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... Amount of Organic Carbon/amount of PAC ( mg g-1) adsorption capacity of PAC does not totally due to the adsorption of DOM on PAC 10 AC AC AC AC PAC on P on P on P on P ion ion tion New tion ba ... aeration tank, and PAC in the bacterial cultivations Summary and conclusions The objective of this study is to clarify the effectof DOM and biofilm on the adsorption capacity of PAC in the aeration ... aeration tank 3rd incubation of glucose on PAC 4th incubation of glucose on PAC 10 0.1 10 100 1000 -1 E quilibriumC oncentration of 3,5-D P(m l ) C g Figure Adsorption isotherm of 3,5-DCP onto...
... antioxidant [2,3] Flavonoid is considered to be one of main bioactive components of Ipomoea batatas leaf [3] In the world, there some studies on bioactive components and the effects of natural compound ... extract fractions on blood fasting glucose level and plasma insulin secretion in type 2-diabetic mice Table Effectof extract fractions on blood fasting glucose and plasma insulin secretion in obese-diabetic ... Especially, insulin secretion stimulating effectof the EtOAc fraction was 25.74%, higher as compared to other fractions 3.4 Effectof ethyl acetate fraction on lipid parameters of obese-diabetic mice...
... (eds.), Health and environmental assessment of contaminated sites, Proceedings of the Fifth National Workshop on the Assessment of Site Contamination, National Environment Protection Council Service ... Cu and phosphate added Cu (ppm) P2O5 kg/ha 0 50 100 200 100 40 100 60 100 80 3.1 Effects of Cu application on plan growth and Cu accumulation in plant The results of the effects of added Cu on ... combination of phosphate application on heavy metal uptake [1, 4] The main purpose of this research is to investigate the relation between contents of Cu in soil and Cu accumulation in plant, and...
... induce migration and proliferation of fibroblasts and keratinocytes [28-30] The second component is hyaluronic acid, a major component of the extracellular matrix that has chemotactic and proangiogenic ... the designof the preclinical assay SMT: participated in the designof the preclinical assay MEY: developed the IIS and participated in the preclinical assay design He worked on the draft of the ... (asterisk) free of hairs and only a small region of granulation tissue below (gt), flanked by profuse bundles of hair.follicles (arrowheads) F: High magnification on the asterisk region from E; thicker...
... synergistic effectof combination alendronate and calcitriol therapy onbone mass and strength might become evident Finally, we did not examine bone strength of the femoral neck in a configuration simulating ... for total bone area, were also observed with alendronate alone Therefore, no synergistic effects of alendronate and calcitriol were observed in terms ofbone mass in OVX rats In terms of the mechanical ... Allegri A, Bisogno S, Marcolongo R: Effects of combined treatment with calcitriol plus alendronate onbone mass andbone turnover in postmenopausal osteoporosis: two years of continuous treatment Clin...
... Figure Effectof tempering time on HRY at drying temperature of 800C and 900C for 2.5 and 3.0 Reference HRYs of A10 and OM2717 were 54.5% and 43.26%, respectively (triangular dot) 84 Table Main effects ... dependent on settings and length of operation of the rice mill We had to make many repetitions of experiments and readjustments to the milling system to achieve an optimum operating condition 86 ... Figure Effectof tempering time on total colour difference and yellowness of A10 and OM2717 varieties at various drying temperatures and drying times 90 Conclusions With the studies being done to...
... increment of P brutia growing in Kahramanmaras, the Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Selection of material and study area The study area of both control and defoliated ... Kanat et al Marmara regions (40%) and Aegean (10%) [1, 12] It has a volume of more than 161 million m3 and an annual volume increment of more than million m3, million m3 of which is allowed to ... increment of the pine trees Effectof defoliation by Thaumetopoea pityocampa 93 Table I The results of rmANOVA for annual diameter increment of control and defoliated Calabrian pine trees on the...
... fungi-contamination or to pre-emergence seedling dumping-off 3.2 Mother-tree genotype effect Mother-tree genotype main effect was highly significant for germination and seed deterioration but none of ... GA main effect was significant for germination, germination time, germination period and for contaminated seeds Cold treatment duration was a highly significant main effect for germination time, ... germination time, germination period and for pre-emergence dumping off The interaction GA cold was highly significant for germination and dormant seed number Mean germination of the control was low (35.5%)...
... part of the explanation However, cambial activity also interferes by long-term effects through variation in the conducting capacity of the main stem References Discussion and Conclusion The control ... which one sets growth on first, from the presence of a third bud and from the direction of this deviation Fig displays the distribution of the degrees of dominance in selected subpopulations where ... deviation of the basipetal progression of the secondary xylem strands, which proceed seemingly at random clock- or counterclockwise The outcome of competition between the uppermost shoots consequently...
... an effectof age in both sexes on the total weight of feathers (absolute and per cent of body weight) and an effectof sex on per cent of feathers On the contrary, the age × genotype interaction ... eαβTq with µ = population mean aα = mean effectof sex bβ = mean effectof age (4, 6, weeks) mT = mean effectof genes (K and k+ ) (ab)αβ , (bm)βT , (am)αT = two-way interaction effects (abm)αβT = ... genotype had no effecton the weight of feathers, neither in absolute terms nor in per cent of body weight These observations are in agreement with the conclusion of Dunnington and Siegel [2]...
... between studies: the proportion of diabetic and non-diabetic patients; definitions of “tight” and “normal” glycaemic control during and/ or after surgery; and the method of measuring the outcome measures ... extraction, editing/revision of document RPA data extraction and interpretation; statistical analysis/interpretation, drafting of original document, editing/revision of document, study supervision ... 0.09) (Figure 6) Discussion To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review and meta-analysis conducted solely on the effects of tight and conventional glycaemic control in patients undergoing...
... competing interests Authors' contributions All authors: 1) have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) have been involved ... mitochondrial dysfunction, leading to a failure of aerobic energy metabolism and lactate accumulation, b) activation of mitochondrial and cytoplasmic nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and production of ... calpain which is mediating axonal damage in SCI One of the consequences of mitochondrial dysfunction, COX and lipoxygenase activity and NOS activation is the formation of reactive oxygen species...
... analysis of spleen andbone marrow cells from N17 H-Ras and GFP control mice Flow cytometric analysis of spleen andbone marrow cells from N17 H-Ras and GFP control mice Expression of GFP (X-axis) and ... Infection, transplantation and colony assay ofbone marrow cells Bone marrow cell infection and transplantation were performed as described previously [12] Briefly, 5-fluoroucil (5-FU)- treated bone ... proliferation and differentiation in vitro Ras inhibition affects erythroid proliferation and differentiation in vitro A) Total colony counts of sorted GFP bone marrow cells from N17 Ras and control...
... concentration of TNF-α revealed low inhibitory effects on gene expression of α-SMA and collagen type I, the expression of these two transcripts was significantly downregulated upon addition of ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/12/1/R4 Page 11 of 16 Figure The tumor tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) on collagen contraction The effect ofeffect ofnecrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) on collagen gel gel contraction ... by inhibition ofprotein synthesis and activation of matrix metalloproteinases Moreover, there is evidence that TNF-α is capable of antagonizing TGF-β1-induced upregulation of type I and III collagen...
... several adult lung diseases and alterations of surfactant proteins have been reported in variety of lung diseases, the effectof IL-13 or IFN-g on the expression of surfactant proteins in primary adult ... contribute to the pathogenesis of lung diseases by disordering homeostasis in the alveolar space Additional material Additional file 1: Effectof IL-13 and IFN-g on expression of surfactant proteins ... IL-13 reduced the levels of proSP-C and mature SP-C and IFN-g increased the level of proSP-C Hence, the effects of IL-13 and IFNg on SP-C did not depend on the differentiation factors that were used...
... conducted by Amato and coworkers [21] However, the relative contributions of low Vt and elevated PEEP to the prevention of VILI remain uncertain and controversial The effectiveness of low Vt or increased ... primary goal of determining the role of multiple ventilator strategies (combination of Vt and PEEP) on alveolar stability and VILI The order of the nine combinations was randomized Ventilation was ... acetic acid (22°C), and the molecular weights of the gelatinolytic zones were compared with standard MMP-2 and MMP-9 The concentrations of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were calculated by scanning of the gels using...
... legislation and the Standard Operating Procedures of the Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain and Resuscitation The sponsor organisation for the trial is Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust ... Heartlands/Good Hope Rationale for study design The use of the initial control phase at all sites enables within-site comparison of each intervention with standard care, while the inclusion of Solihull ... Page of 17 deeper’; ‘Switch over faster to compressions’ Visual feedback provides information on the adequacy of chest compression depth, compression and ventilation rates and the duration of interruptions...
... investigation of the contribution of power Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 12 (Spring): 24–49 ———, and ——— 1998 Organization and economic explanations of audit committee oversight Journal of ... violation and manipulations of accruals Journal of Accounting and Economics 17 (January): 145–176 ———, and C W Park 1997 Smoothing income in anticipation of future earnings Journal of Accounting and ... Blue Ribbon Commission on Audit Committees: A Practical Guide Washington, D.C.: The National Association of Corporate Directors and The Center for Board Leadership National Commission on Fraudulent...
... environment, and increase the complexity of the accounting system that uses a computer CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS Conclusions Based on the problem formulations, formulation of hypotheses and ... (2001); system of internal control Codes of professional conduct accountant 10 PAF skills level with quality control standards 10 commitment ofPAF on audit quality 11 Responsibilities of PAF’s individual ... business and profession Public accountants must learn, understand and apply the new provisions in the accounting principles and auditing standards established by professional organizations (SukrisnoAgoes...