... connections The present study aimed to detect the expression of Cx40 and Cx43 in the artery at early stage of high fat diet induced atherosclerosis and to investigate theeffectsof AT1 antagonist ... gap junctional connection Cx43 was up-regulated when the smooth muscle cells changed from contraction type to the conversion type in vitro (8) Cx43 is required for the formation ofthe atherosclerotic ... the formation of atherosclerosis (9) Javid et al also found that in the early stage of atherosclerosis, the number of Cx43 gap junction plaques increased and the diameter of gap junction became...
... Authors’ contributions CA conducted the study and contributed to the writing JMW contributed to data collection LK contributed to the interpretation ofthe results HS conceived ofthe study, ... amplifier The speaker (Focal JM Lab Chorus 705V) fit snugly in the upper part ofthe box and the animal enclosure in the lower section The diaphragm ofthe speaker was 16 cm above the floor ofthe ... single injection just before the exposure to the impulse noise, similar to the timing of injections found to provide protection from continuous broadband noiseThe type of impulse noise chosen...
... age at the beginning ofthe study, duration of TRT before the study, doses of TRT and way of administration, degree of normalization ofthe testosterone level, duration of TRT during the study) ... Regulation of mineralization Regulation of bone turnover Glucose regulation Regulation of collagen fibrillogenesis Regulation of bone formation Osteoclast recruitment Inhibition of mineralization ... 56] The evaluation ofthe activity of BRUs on each subdivision provides a histological estimation of bone turnover with the measurement and calculation ofthe tetracycline-based bone formation...
... and predict theeffectsof visuals on reading comprehension, among them, the theory of mental models (Johnson-Laird [20]), the transmediation theory (Siegel [21]), the repetition hypothesis (Gyselinck ... The translation task would evaluate theeffectsof pictures on students’ understanding ofthe texts and the questionnaire was used to assess student viewpoints ontheeffectsof pictures on their ... was 80 out of 120 Because the goal of this research was to investigate theeffectsof pictures onthe reading comprehension of EFL college students with low proficiency, the researcher only recruited...
... analysis of either prices or profits should control for efficiency Otherwise, the observed relationship between market structure and prices or profits may confound theeffectsof I’Studies oftheeffects ... little research onthe market power effectsof bank mergers Studies oftheeffectsof mergers on profitability ratios or equity values may confound changes in profit efficiency with changes in the ... Efficiency Effectsof Megamer~ers The Level of Profit Efficiency We begin discussing the results with some information onthe levels of profit efficiency of merging and nonmerging banks The more...
... Intentionally Left Blank TheEffectsof Taxation on Multinational Corporations A National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report TheEffectsof Taxation on Multinational Corporations Edited ... Relation ofthe Directors to the Work and Publications ofthe National Bureau of Economic Research The object ofthe National Bureau of Economic Research is to ascertain and to present to the public ... Carson Professor of Economics and is Finance at the Graduate School of Business of Columbia University and a research associate ofthe National Bureau of Economic Research The University of Chicago...
... between parents and other adults, the microcontext of interactions between parents and children, the macrocontext ofthe neighborhood one lives in and the availability of basic educational and health ... incidences of LBW among the population There should be reason to anticipate similar effectsonthe level ofthe household with respect to cognitive and mental health outcomes Despite the importance of ... was the job ofthe schools) Laosa (50) found that Chicano mothers praised their children less often and used more nonverbal cues than white mothers One limitation of these studies was that they...
... reproduction has been noted, but this may be due to effectsof contaminants onthe female ofthe species, rather than the male Moreover, the mechanisms of action by which some oftheeffects occur ... survival of this species (Jenssen,2006) The impacts of contaminants onthe Svalbard polar bear population are inconclusive but there are suggestions of contaminant-related population level effects ... males in elevated concentrations it confirms the presence of sex hormone disrupting contaminants in the environment, and indicates feminisation ofthe male Reduced reproduction has also been included,...
... race by Contra Costa.21 The “other” race was 22.3% (153 out of 685) The “other” category does not include non-responses; 685 answered for either one ofthe races or several ofthe races (the latter ... needs of consumers and providers, and the extent of care consumers received The six interrelated hypotheses predicted that, given the income constraints of both populations and the disability constraints ... information removed All calculations by author 40 In terms of language, about 5% of consumer and provider respondents used the Spanish version ofthe survey, while 7.4% of Contra Costa IHSS consumers...
... boundary conditions, and the resulting grid was adopted as the boundary condition for one further focused calculation The protein molecules occupied 90% ofthe box in the final calculations The molecular ... activity conditions ofthe native enzymes [11] The denaturation peaks were symmetrical, except for some exothermic distortion ofthe thermograms after the denaturation peak, especially in the VcEndA ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1595 Effectsof salt on Vibrio endonucleases L Niiranen et al Table Thermodynamic parameters ofthe thermal unfolding of VsEndA and VcEndA as a function of NaCl concentration...
... strong and two exchange curves intersects However, if there is a monopolistic condition on one side ofthe market, the monopolist will try to get the maximum profit from the other side So the ... in bearing onthe opportunities for corruption "1 .The monopoly power of officials 2 .The degree of discretion that officials are permitted to exercise 3 .The degree to which there are systems of ... corruption suggest the policies for reducing corruption in Armenia The first chapter ofthe essay mainly deals with the terms, definitions, concepts and types of corruption Corruption as one of the...
... work, we explored theeffectsofthe surface-to-volume ratio onthe sensitivity of a microsensor We further examined theeffectsof each individual dimension onthe sensitivity of a microsensor ... microwire sensors with their lengths and widths kept constant This was done to study theeffectsofthe PPy thicknesses onthe sensitivity responses ofthe microwires The thicknesses ofthe PPy layers ... calculated from the known volume (i.e., the volume ofthe chamber) and the density of air at room temperature The concentration ofthe methanol was calculated from the ratio between the mass of methanol...
... thus be the result of a shift ofthe rate constants ofthe branched part of mechanism, i.e increased cleavage at the expense of complex formation Therefore, the products ofthe reaction were ... insight into the effect ofthe second-order rate constants and concentrations of TM and PAI-1 onthe rate of thrombin/ PAI-1 complex formation For various combinations of kon and koff for the thrombin/TM ... part ofthe effect of thrombin onthe proliferation and migration of vascular SMC [4,34] In the context ofthe vessel wall, TM might therefore function as a regulator of PAI-1 inactivation by...
... Orwoll I Introduction 211 Contents xi II Mechanisms of Androgen Action in Bone: The Androgen Receptor 212 III Effectsof Androgens onthe Proliferation and Differentiation of Osteoblastic Cells ... Characteristics of Effective Mechanical Loading 132 B The Curvilinear Nature of Skeletal Response 133 C The Role of Bone Geometry 134 V Translating Theory into Practice~Exercise and Bone 135 A Limitations of ... Epidemiology of Fractures L Joseph Melton 111 I Introduction 11 Effectsof Age 111 Effectsof Gender IV Effectsof Race V Effectsof Geography VI Secular Trends VII Public Health Implications References...
... to take the metal rod with the red thing on one end and the green cap onthe other end Take that and then look in the other parts - there are three small red pieces Take the smallest one It looks ... two holes onthe side Okay There's a tube about one inch in diameter and about four inches long Two holes onthe side ~ These reversions gave the impression of being out -of- sequence parenthetical ... interpretation that minimizes the overall cost ofthe set of assu.mptions needed to prove that the text is true The interpretive cost is a weighted function ofthe individual costs ofthe assumptions...
... in the regulation of gait One common way to study effectsof cognition on gait is by examining the effect of a secondary cognitive task onthe control of locomotion The dual-task methodology ... compared the effect of a cognitive secondary task on a range of gait parameters in a group of LBP sufferers and a group of controls Based on earlier studies onthe control of pathologic gait we reasoned ... condition; INCO = incongruent Stroop condition; MOVE = movement related Stroop condition Error bars represent standard errors theeffectsof dual-tasking and not to the order of presentation of...
... operation ofthe urinary concentrating mechanism [5] Furthermore, dietary betaine suppresses the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) with oxidative stress, and the protein expression of proinflammatory ... influences of i.c.v injection of saline (5 µL) itself on mouse -6- behavior The sham control animals were administered the vehicle (i.c.v and s.c.) instead of one ofthe drug solutions Experimental ... mechanism behind the ameliorating effectsof betaine on memory impairment is not mediated by the expression of these genes, which is the mechanism by which betaine suppresses the expression of proinflammatory...
... (in the size of 500 – 1000 bp) that led to cell death in the first day's culture; while in the concentrations of 0.5, 1.0 or 2.5 nM caffeine, the appearance of DAN fragmentation appeared at the ... actions and cellular responses Coffee is one ofthe most widely consumed psychoactive beverages throughout the world Many investigators have demonstrated that caffeine, one ofthe main constituents ... while in the concentrations of 0.5, 1.0 or 2.5 nM caffeine, the appearance of DAN fragmentation appeared at the 3rd day's culture with the characteristic laddering pattern in the size of 200 –...
... attained of cycles ofthe former is only one unit less than that ofthe latter Conclusions 3.3 Effect of Li + ion onthe behaviour of positive electrodes An examination was also made oftheeffectsof ... Number of i 50 60 70 cyclea Fig Relationship between the coefficient of utilization ofthe positive active material and the n u m b e r of cycles onthe condition ofthe electrolyte containing ... Table In view ofthe above-mentioned effective action of AS onthe positive electrode and the important action of graphite onthe improvement ofthe active-material utilization during the initial...