... was the onset of displacement ofthe marker on the head ofthe third metacarpal and the end ofthe cycle was the return ofthe marker to the starting point after completing the drinking task As ... analysis A descriptive analysis was made ofthe clinical and functional variables by calculating the median and interquartile range ofthe quantitative variables and the frequencies and percentages of ... proximally and the Z-axis was the line that joined both epicondyles inthe lateral direction Inthe hand, the origin was at the midpoint between radial and ulnar styloid ofthe wrist, the Y-axis was...
... [8–10] In fact, since the bigger QDs have lower transition rates than the smaller ones, the carrier transfer fromthe latter to the former causes a slight increase ofthe radiative decay time ... the QD ground-state and the InGaAs quantum well lowest state This suggests that at high temperature the thermal escape becomes the main non-radiative process Figure shows a comparison among the ... have found that the higher energy states ofthe QDs don’t act as intermediate stages inthe carrier relaxation, while the carriers can cool down to any lower energy states following a relaxation...
... resulted in an increase inthe performance of HsRXR as a partner for CfEcR Particularly, replacing three amino acids (DAK) located inthe loop between helices and of HsRXR with the amino acids (EVR) ... inthe presence of ligand was maximum inthe case of HsRXR and minimum inthe case ofthe Hs–LmRXR chimera, and LmRXR was between these two (Fig 9) These data suggest that the EcR and USP can ... chimeras between HsRXR and LmRXR The amino acids that are from HsRXR are shown with a pink background The amino acids from LmRXR are shown with a green background The amino acids that were mutated...
... Bioanalyzer Inthe absence of CSPs and inthe presence ofthe equivalent amount of BSA inthe according buffer a distinct band of transcription product was also present as a small amount of undigested ... occurrence of intramolecular RNA base pairings on mRNA encoding the protein of interest These secondary structures are able to mask regulatory sequences on the mRNA, for example the ShineDalgarno sequence ... interpreted as a binding of CSP directly to RNA due to the absence of DNA This binding property can result in an increased accessibility of ribonucleases to the mRNA or of masking of regulatory sequences...
... as a cholesterolbinding domain Peptides that specifically bind to or are able to induce the formation of cholesterol-rich domains are quite rare and peculiar, and therefore attract a lot of attention ... has a + net formal charge, and the negatively charged lipid For MPRP-I, the partition constant increase was not as high and inthe case of MPRP-S the partition constant remained unchanged relative ... that specifically bind to or are able to induce the formation of cholesterol-rich membrane domains It was proposed that a small amino acid sequence (LWYIK) within the MPR is a cholesterol-binding...
... set of data points Fig The time course ofthe absorbance changes at (A) 276 K (d) and (B) 250 K (s) These data are taken fromthe absorption spectra of Figs and In both panels, the data have ... older work Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters are summarized in Table The Arrhenius activation energy calculated fromthe data of Fig is 12 kcalÆmol)1, also about the same as found in earlier work ... K An equation containing the sum of three exponential rates was fit to the data thereby yielding three rate constants at each temperature The fitted lines are included inthe figure The typical...
... signal, ofthe decaying tails of previous pulses This summation of tails adds differences to the pulses, interpreted as noise inthe model and causing a reduction inthe calculated HNR as the introduced ... by the PDA, and a comparison of several amplitude measures can be found in [21] In practice, the detected pulse boundaries and amplitudes differ fromthe real ones, causing a reduction inthe theoretical ... “Investigation ofa glottal related harmonics-to-noise ratio and spectral tilt as indicators of glottal noise in synthesized and human voice signals,” Journal ofthe Acoustical Society of America, vol...
... routes indicated in red The total length of these routes is 40 km The ranges are calculated as the distance froma location noted as the “imaginary transmitter” ITx The location ((x, y, z)-coordinates) ... between ITx and the location ofthe sample inthe window that is the furthest away fromthe transmitter ITx An analogous definition is used for RE|5 A comparison ofthe values of R, RCINR|5 and RE|5 ... transmitters inthe SFN Inthe network no static delay is used, that is, all transmitters transmit at the same time The locations ofthe transmitting base stations (Tx) are a tower at the Rooigemlaan-Groendreef...
... absorption is again a direct measure ofthe presence ofthe photo-generated carrier at the probing energy states We will begin the analysis ofthe data fromthe degenerate induced absorption measurements ... in order to purge the tube Following this the temperature was ramped to 800 °C in an Ar flow of 100 sccm at a rate of 30 °C/min Upon reaching TG, the flow of Ar was maintained at 100 sccm for a ... whereas the y-axis indicates the induced absorption The behaviour appears to be complex and varies over the probing spectral range For some ofthe probing wavelengths there is a sharp drop in the...
... 2 σe σAo σAm 2 σe σAo σAm σAoAm 2 2 σe σAo σAm σC 2 2 σe σAo σAm σAoAm σC Analysis models (Co)variances estimated A AMR AC AMRC 2 σe σAo 2 σe σAo σAm σAoAm 2 σe σAo σC 2 2 σe σAo σAm σAoAm σC ... 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 offspring was discarded 372 V Clément et al so that the ... structure Table II Values of variance components and parameters used for simulation Variances, covariances and parameters A AMR0 AMR25 AMR50 AMR0C AMR25C AMR50C Population σP hAo h2 Am rAoAm σAoAm /σP...
... Thermography furthermore images a pictorial summary ofthe heat gradients generated and can thereby visualise the thermal patterns ofthe skin resulting in useful mapping ofthe underlying circulation ... processing the thermographic images in AmberTherm software (Amber, USA) Temperatures were recorded at the centre ofthe teat tip, at the mid-teat, and at the centre ofthe teat base The ambient ... preparation This stands in contrast to Neijenhuis et al (2000) who claim an increase in teat diameter of about 12% and an increase of only about 10% in teat canal lengths from preteat preparation...
... Any professional level educational system must adopt the tenets ofthe academy: scientific thinking, rigor and critical analysis Faculty inthe academy have the dual duties of being teachers and ... study aimed at unearthing problems within medical education than it was a factfinding task dedicated to verifying the prevailing view of medical school academia and its insufficient base in science ... recognized that a research base was vitally important to our future Dr Watkins was one ofthe pioneers inthe National Chiropractic Association's efforts to raise educational standards inthe 1930s and...
... CONCLUSION Recapitulation I examined the data by doing a simple count of how many ofthe categories for openings (Schegloff 1968) appeared inthe data, and in what combinations to get an idea of how ... remarks Although telephone call openings appear at first sight to be a relatively simple and invariable routine, there is actually great variation inthe way they are realized across languages, ... communicate with each other, for example, speaking on the telephone or face-to-face, writing a letter or sending an e-mail message, reading the newspaper or interpreting a graph or a chart The way in...
... differences inthe ways particular activities are carried out and signaled Using Conversation Analysis (CA) as the methodology, this study illustrates the cultural characteristics ofthe format and interactional ... conversation is a challenge to anybody learning a foreign language and remains a sensitive area in intercultural encounters, even for those who have mastered the basics ofa foreign language and ... conversation openings is that they have a "perfunctory" character (Schegloff, 1986:113) In other words, in opening a telephone conversation, participants go through these routines ina rather automated...
... Structural insights into the mechanochemical nature of a- CT catalysis A more detailed analysis ofthe inuence of chemical glycosylation on the dynamics of a- CT fromthe theoretical simulations was additionally ... these parameters Analysis ofthe changes in internal hydrogen bond composition for the protein-glycan conjugates indicates that for all ofthe conjugates there was also an increase in these internal ... conjugates were independent ofthe size ofthe glycan (Tables and 5, [36]) The analysis revealed that the changes in these parameters statistically correlate for both the acylation and deacylation...
... characterizations of N-domain+ and C-domain+ will facilitate understanding ofthe roles of these domains inthe intact molecule The observation that N-domain+ exists as a dimer, whereas C-domain+ exists as a ... pET-2 8a to produce plasmids pSIB1-Cd and pSIB1 -a3 +Cd, respectively The sequences ofthe 5¢ PCR primers were 5¢-AGAGAGAA TTCATATGTCAGATTTGTTCAG-3¢ for N-domain+, 5¢CTGAAAACGCTAAGCATATGGGTATTACGA-3¢ ... C-domain+, and C-domain– The primary structures of these variants are schematically shown in comparison with that ofthe intact protein in Fig Because a long a3 helix spans both the N- and C-domains, and...
... thein uences of aromatic amino acid auxotrophy on weak acid resistance was initiated in response to the finding that losses of Pdr12p or of Azr1p appeared to be exerting opposite effects on acetate ... indicated by the initial plating (Fig 1), underlining the importance of progressing from initial plating assays (Figs 1–3) to detailed studies of growth kinetics for any full characterization ofthe effects ... intermediates (e.g shikimate) that allow aromatic amino acid synthesis to occur independently ofthe transketolase reaction [19] Weak acid stress in yeast is acting ina fundamentally different way...
... Dallolio coordinated data entry and data analysis, Dr Savoia provided assistance with data analysis and the narrative ofthe manuscript All authors revised the text and provided information and ... mobility impairment Angina, asthma and COPD mainly affected the usual activities domain Angina was associated with the anxiety and depression domain with 210% increased odds of reporting impairment ... domain, and a 370% increased odds inthe usual activities domain (OR = 4.7, 95% C.I 3.3–6.7) Having a headache at least once a week affected mainly the pain and discomfort domain with a 300% increased...
... allowed for a 60% response rate The final study had greater statistical power than envisaged as the final response rate was 76% Analysis All statistical analyses were undertaken using the statistical ... ethnicity) and in turn the main study was representative ofthe UK military in 2003 [9] The final sample size was 821 (see Figure 1) Participant Tracing Participants were approached through an invitation ... educational attainment, greater pre-enlistment vulnerability, holding a lower rank, and being inthe Royal Air Force Alcohol abuse was assoTable 1: Mental health disorders inthe KCMHR military...
... collecting the data, performing the data analyses and writing the article LS also collected data ISB, LS and HM participated inthe planning ofthe study and discussions during data analyses, read the ... participated as the main supervisor ofthe whole process ofthe study: planning ofthe study, analysis ofthe data and reading, discussion and improvement ofthe manuscript All authors have read and approved ... article as: Tøien et al.: Health related quality of life in trauma patients Data froma one-year follow up study compared with the general population Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation...