... gases (H2 and He), and therefore does not suffer from the formation of new “cluster” species observed with the use of more reactive gases such as ammonia The performance of CRC based ICP-MS instruments ... ionization ofthe elements of interest can be maintained, but the potential interfering polyatomic ions can be attenuated, due to the fact that they are ionized in a different region ofthe plasma ... used, rather than pure oxygen, avoiding the use of highly flammable or explosive gases in the laboratory The oxygen is added either in the spray chamber or using a T-connector before the torch...
... of photosynthesis, gas exchange of plants was measured by infrared gas analysis Measurements were performed during the first h 508 ofthe light phase, representing the time period of photosynthetic ... assessment ofthe trajectory of interconversion rates as a function of time of cold exposure, (b) comparison ofthe magnitudes ofthe various interconversion rates, and (c) lineup ofthe accessions ... The rate of net starch synthesis (rCO2 !Starch )was deter- mined by interpolation of measured starch contents (unit: C6) and calculation ofthe first derivative of this function The flux rate of...
... followed bythe sinking ofthe earth’s surface, and the inflowing ofthe waters ofthe ocean, forming the most remarkable labyrinth of inlets, sounds, straits, channels and passages on the face ofthe ... systematic effort has hitherto been made forthe exploration ofthe entire group Under the direction ofthe Dominion Government, the waters and shores ofthe north and east coast ofthe islands ... Official Report ofthe Exploration ofthe Queen Charlotte Islands with the opportunities afforded after the influx of whites into their country for obtaining money bythe prostitution of their females,...
... second conformation ofthe side chain of Glu221, which also adopts two conformations but not correlated with the anomeric form ofthe bound mannose is shown in dark green site for subunit B The crystal ... arm in the monosaccharide binding site [34] The conformation ofthe GlcNAcb(1–2)Man entity occupying the )1 and M subsites of LOL roughly resembles the conformation seen in the NA2F complex of PAL ... the )1 subsite of PAL is energetically favorable and contributes significantly to the higher affinity of PAL forthe pentasaccharide M592 (Table 3) In the case of A on the other hand, binding of...
... of mouse weight) [13] Clone 3F was matured by three cycles of directed evolution The use of a set of stringent conditions in the third cycle allowed the selection of several improved clones The ... therapeutic applications [17] We constructed the dimeric form of our scFvs by shortening the linker from 15 to amino acid residues Neither ofthe diabodies, 3F or C1, was able to neutralize the ... corresponding germ lines For clone 3F, VH3-VK3 were the closest families for VH and VL domains, respectively In the case of C1, VH3Vk1 were the families with highest scores The specificity of these two scFvs...
... rather on the regions initiating or impairing insertion of a segment in the membrane Therefore, in the case of M8 where the length ofthe M8 recombinant peptide is probably shorter than that of ... outside the surface envelope ofthe enzymes Cavities are colored by atom type (red stands for O, blue for N and yellow for S) beginning ofthe transmembrane domain The presence of this string of polar ... envelope ofthe enzymes Cavities are colored by atom type (red stands for O, blue for N and yellow for S) The backbone position ofthe ten polar residues lining the proton pathway and contacting the...
... and their healthy peers The MMQL-UK (CF) was used as the basis forthe development of an adult form (MMQL-UK (PF)) Methods Before wider administration ofthe MMQL-UK (PF) could take place, the ... component in the questionnaires for 12–18 and 19–25 year olds No parent form is available forthe original MMQL forms The anglicised MMQL-UK (CF) version ofthe questionnaires (based on the 12–18 ... the looked after children group as the proxy form was completed bythe carer as opposed to the parents as in the other exemplar groups All the groups showed similar correlations and as such the...
... and widen the technological means forthe formation of colloidal patterns Methods The synthesis process of bare g-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and DMSA-coated g-Fe2O3 nanoparticles The synthesis of bare ... and the colloidal relaxation time If the relaxation time is above the period of field, the assembly can occur If the relaxation time is below the period of field, there is no attractive force ... with the frequency increasing, the magnetic relaxation time of cluster is more and more Page of above the period of external field (The relaxation time is constant while the period of field is the...
... study the influence of growth temperature on the purity of prepared tube samples, we give the curve (Fig 4) showing the dependence of ID/IG on the growth temperature From Fig 4, two kinds of ID/IG ... temperature was raised to the setting value in Ar atmosphere at a flow rate of 200 mL/min before CH4 was introduced into the reactor at 60 mL/min for 30 min, then CH4 was turned off and the furnace was ... accords with the result ofthe TEM image (Fig 3a) The intensity ratio, ID/IG, is observed to decrease with increasing temperature (at 800 °C, the ID/IG is 0.47) Raman spectrum ofthe sample grown...
... determine how the major components ofthe amalgam (Cu, Zn and Hg) diffuse into the structures ofthe teeth Curson and Crocker20 determined the concentrations of Zn and Pb in the pulp ofthe teeth ... Na, K is important forthe maintenance of electrical potential in the nervous system and, therefore, forthe efficient functioning of nerves and muscles The mean concentrations of Na in healthy ... in the Pulps of Healthy and Carious Teeth The pulp contains the nerves and blood vessels ofthe teeth The blood vessels feed the tooth and keep it alive and healthy The nerve endings inside the...
... reflectance in the visible yet reduced reflectance in the NIR and SWIR regions ofthe spectrum Analysis of vegetation spectra 519 Figure Summary of F-ratio tests of significance ofthe variance ofthe ... differences in these factors are also conjectured forthe eucalypt foliage These a priori expectations were tested with the null hypothesis of no treatment viz no species effect With the assumption of a ... colinearity, the approach should also reduce the dimensions ofthe data with a minimum of information loss It must accomplish this reduction without losing the ability to interpret the results Transforming...
... Morphological analysis In the second case ofthe figure, the heterozygote deficit (f) must be considered The frequency ofthe phenotype A+ is the sum ofthe frequency ofthe genotype P : +/+ All ofthe ... means ofthe comparison ofthe RAPD marker frequencies of a subsampling of these progenies and ofthe adult population Analysisofthe morphological characters MATERIALS AND METHODS Sampling The ... neighbourhood, the sessile oak The comparison ofthe mean values ofthe groups on the first axis of DFAa by means ofthe F-test showed a significant difference between the two groups of pedunculate...
... validity ofthe new model fortheanalysisofthe mechanisms of cartilage destruction by SFB Both MMP-1, capable of cleaving intact collagen [44], and MMP-3, responsible forthe cleavage of other extracellular ... protein from the cartilage matrix was strongly augmented bythe SFB, further underlining the contribution of SFB to the disruption ofthe cartilage matrix homeostasis Therefore, the COMP appearance ... established the modified, present form ofthe model, performed the real-time PCR, the immunohistochemistry and the respective data analyses and wrote the manuscript D Pohlers performed some ofthe experiments...
... ratio of one male for twenty females The offspring were generated according to a prolificacy of 115% Each year, 1/3 ofthe males and 1/5 ofthe females were replaced by offspring at random The remaining ... −0.40) The suppression ofthe common environment effect due to the dam acted on estimated genetic maternal effects by increasing them above their true value, irrespective ofthe true value ofthe ... the contribution ofthe dam to the genotype of her offspring, the direct genetic variance being inflated by part ofthe genetic maternal variance It seems that another part of maternal heritability...
... on the other hand, is homozygous forthe « high » allele (A All ofthe l ) l progeny from the standard cross have inherited the A allele from the father and are, therefore, heterozygous A The ... outline the sequence ofanalysis using a hypothetical example The hypothetical standard for this example is homozygous for « - » alleles (M ATHER & JINKS, 1982) and has low expression ofthe character ... however, will be a function ofthe relative frequency of each allele In the gene pool in figure 1, for example, the number of isofemale strains segregating high frequencies ofthe « white » allele would...
... responsible forthe surgical part ofthe investigation CM and ARR carried out the LIFE/DEAD-assay and 2-photon microscopy PZ was involved in the design ofthe study, evaluation ofthe results ... covered the clinical part EV was involved in the design ofthe study and histomorphological evaluation TG conceived the study and was involved in the evaluation ofthe data as well as the writing of ... tissues) the amount of which was set at 100% The fraction of dead cells was 15% in native tissues and increased to 38% at the end of cultivation De novo DNA synthesis After termination ofthe 16...
... duodenum cells Therefore we conclude that W2 could be one ofthe candidates forthe development of Th1 focusing vaccines of horses Competing Interests The authors hereby declare that they have no ... the manuscript SI: participated in the design ofthe study and drafting the manuscript EM: participated in the design ofthe study and drafting the manuscript ST: participated in the design of ... adjacent to the ATG start codon greatly increases the efficiency of translation and hence overall expression ofthe gene product It functions by slowing down the rate of scanning bythe ribosome...
... coefficients, with the intention of dropping one ofthe variables if the correlation was ≥ 0.7 or ≤ -0.7 In the analyses for cows, the herd's proportion of cows above the third lactation and the herd's ... in the model the estimates of age are at risk of being incorrect When estimating the model without the disease complex, the odds for veterinary treatment in the LL procedure for animals at the ... the contribution ofthe potential explanatory variables can be evaluated using the likelihood ratio test Further, the PQL procedure is preferable forthe evaluation ofthe model fit Because the...
... synchrony The data should speak for themselves 7) The DNA distribution of cells should be narrow in the synchronized cells and these distributions should then reflect the movement of cells through the ... during the cell cycle of eukaryotic cells There are no fundamental problems with the statistical analysis, but there are problems with the underlying experiments that form the data base foranalysis ... performed but the cells are all recombined together and analyzed These combined cells should not give a variable pattern of gene expression This controls for perturbation ofthe culture by the...
... in the ROC curves bythe low true-positive rate at the extreme left ofthe plot (b) The 95% confidence interval forthe AUC for each analysis technique was estimated by bootstrap resampling of ... defined as the distance between the start of one arrayed element and the start ofthe next Thereby, the measurement recorded at each arrayed element will be used in the calculation of at least ... width of portion ofthe peak above the significance cutoff, 'array density' ofthe peak, and the P value for that peak The array density value is defined as the average number of arrayed elements...