... with the technical aspects of data import and management, and refer the interested reader to the documentation ofthe software package prada for a thorough discussion of these [19] Selection of ... used forthe different assays, each specifically measuring the phenotype of interest In the case of cell proliferation, the antibody detected the incorporation ofthe thymidine analog BrdU into the ... amino-terminally tagged constructs ofthe same genes Additional information is added to the plot by using further formatting options, for instance crossing out of wells discarded from analysis or plotting...
... established thesoil crust Land suitability for paddy and vegetation crops was evaluated based on the distribution ofsoil in the study area [1, 2] Thesoil characteristics can be derived from soilsamples ... contrast, the contents of DIM and TRI is from to 10 times lower than the standard - Thesoil environment in some two-crop places is not polluted Residual of pesticide in thesoil is below the tolerance, ... sulfate soil (SJ) - Saline soil class including soil types: low saline soil (Mi), medium saline soil (M), high saline soil (Mn) and saline soil with aegiceras (Ms) - Alluvial soil class including soil...
... 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 ... × foliage age forthe balsam fir samples, and species forthe eucalypt samples) at frequency k (k = 1, …, TT), β i is a × row vector of fixed effects ( β 0i , β1i , β 2i ) forthe ith group and ... 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...
... swaps the class labels ofthe original data, preserving the proportions ofthe classes, and the modified t-statistic is computed using this permuted set for each gene The same ordering can be performed ... set of genes ofthe same size as the pathway being evaluated The p-value assigned for a pathway is the proportion of permutations that have aggregated scores higher than the score computed forthe ... depends on the correlation ofthe gene with the one ofthe two phenotypes We theref phenotype The enrichment score is the maximum deviation from Moreover, in the permutation test the FCS and...
... 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 ... 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 ... Krapp A, Hofmann B, Schafer C & Stitt M (1993) Regulation ofthe expression of rbcs and other photosynthetic genes by carbohydrates – a mechanism forthe sink regulation of photosynthesis Plant...
... 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 ... 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...
... another area that is likely to be important in the economic context ofthe subsector analysisFor example, one ofthe objectives ofthe Bangladesh study was to investigate the link between the ... leading to the exploitation of weaker participants in the chain The Way Forward Normally, the objectives designed at the beginning ofthe research will indicate the way forward once the research ... combination of these elements is a prerequisite for making use of any ofthe other four capital assets For example, before a fisherman can get a good catch, he needs to know the location ofthe fishing...
... lengths ofthe core domain either at the 5¢- or 3¢-terminus (tTG/8 to tTG/12) Fig Schematic drawing ofthe cloning of 12 different tTG regions Reference numbers ofthe amino acid residues at the ends ... residues at the ends ofthe cloned sequences are shown C-terminal end ofthe core and the nearby loop The results ofthe Western blotting are depicted in Fig Using His-probe, all the expressed tTG ... wells for a better interpretation ofthe reactivity of cloned antibodies and patients’ sera The overall response ofthe cloned antibodies indicates that the recognized region is located in the...
... 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 ... built usingthe topology-based alignment (see Fig 1) The position ofthe side chains and hence of cavities in this domain are therefore considered as less reliable than in other parts ofthe model ... 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...
... 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 ... classified in the space ofthe other species over the analyses Molecular analyses The allele frequencies ofthe RAPD loci in the adult trees ofthe stand, calculated according to the two hypotheses:...
... 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 ... 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 ... higher amount of damage than the respective monocultures Collagen synthesis In view of an amplification ofthe potential net loss of collagen from the cartilage matrix, the synthesis of collagen...
... biopsy The time of local control was defined as the duration from the beginning date of SBRT to the date of local recurrence The time of survival was duration from the beginning date of SBRT to the ... study, the mortality ofthe patients with chemotherapy was 3.659 times higher than that ofthe patients without chemotherapy (p = 0.042) In these 13 patients receiving chemotherapy, the number of ... cm) The mean age ofthe patients was 69 years (range 46~76) ofthe patients had co-morbidities The short-term therapeutic effects of local tumor control were evaluated using direct method The...
... 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 ... despite the theoretical advantages of this model, some data and model conditions can affect the validity and precision ofthe estimation of variance components The first source of bias lies in the...
... 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 ofanalysisusing a hypothetical example The hypothetical standard for this example is homozygous for « - » alleles (M ATHER & JINKS, 1982) and has low expression ofthe character ... indicate the degree to which Z-values in the resulting dendrogram were concordant with the original Z-values The use of this analysis assumes the presence of clusters The acknowledgment of this...
... threaten the external validity ofthe composite indicator Prevention metrics Much ofthe job of pediatric health professionals is to prevent illness or illness exacerbation Therefore, metrics of primary ... not imply replacing the measurement of individual metrics of quality Rather, composites merely summarize the information contained in the individual metrics and make that information more digestible ... LOS: length of stay; SMR: standardized mortality ratio The italicized items are the eight core metrics in Pedi-QS report The other items were initially rejected either because of lack of evidence...
... During the design stage, it is therefore important to consider whether collection of additional samples will have the potential to produce useful data in the future, either as an adjunct to the ... example, through the use of automation (Figure 2) It also limits the impact of analytical variability and thereby improves the power of subsequent analyses in which data derived from thesamples are ... programs from the start ofthe study The sample collection and processing protocol should be underpinned by a study-wide quality program with the aim of producing samples and data that are fit for research...
... threaten the external validity ofthe composite indicator Prevention metrics Much ofthe job of pediatric health professionals is to prevent illness or illness exacerbation Therefore, metrics of primary ... not imply replacing the measurement of individual metrics of quality Rather, composites merely summarize the information contained in the individual metrics and make that information more digestible ... LOS: length of stay; SMR: standardized mortality ratio The italicized items are the eight core metrics in Pedi-QS report The other items were initially rejected either because of lack of evidence...
... respectively Therefore, usingthe most sensitive statistical/endpoint analysis method of volume correction, the separate and integrated analysisofThe FEV1 declined significantly in both the combined ... deliver The current analysis, however, provides evidence of augmentation therapy reducing the rate of progression of lung tissue loss The data, therefore, permit future studies to be powered for ... statistical adjustment ofthe alpha level Integrating the data from the studies increased the numbers and hence the power ofthe observations By usingthe most sensitive method for assessing emphysema...
... and functionality ofthe cells Furthermore, specimens of breast cancer were also treated like the lung tumor samples to verify the efficiency ofthe used drug concentrations on the chosen biomarkers ... 60% in the native tumor tissues, shifting the mean value above the corresponding mean value ofthe untreated cultured tumor samples Therefore, the median values are also given in Table The general ... 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...
... 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 ... 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 competing ... increases the efficiency of translation and hence overall expression ofthe gene product It functions by slowing down the rate of scanning by the ribosome and improving the chance of it recognising the...