... applicable, and observed and expected occurrences of hybrids were compared using a chisquare test Greenhouse Measurements of Interspecific Seed Set and Hybrid Fitness We measured componentsof fitness ... pollen viability, and seed mass) on the progeny of the pure intra- and interspecific pollen treatments (see Pollen Competition above) The hybrid and parental offspring of 10 M lewisii and 10 M cardinalis ... difference of means Value computed as the mean of M lewisii and M cardinalis Measure of fertility equal to the mean of relative F hybrid pollen viability and seed mass Value based on rates of hybrid...
... Number Fig NMR spectroscopy of the interaction of PSBD and E3int Plots of the (A) 15N and (B) 1HN chemical shift changes between the [15N,1H]-HSQC spectra of free PSBD and the PSBD–E3int dimer (10 ... representing the PSBD of the dihydrosuccinyltransferase chain of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex of E coli [12] andof the dihydroacetyltransferase chain of the PDH complex of B stearothermophilus ... arrangement of structural motifs and loops, with the exception of loop L2 where differences exist Previously it was noted that upon superposition of the NMR structure and crystal structure, the tip of...
... brain and results in rigidity and tremor of the limbs Alzheimer’s isolates the hippocampus and regions of the cerebral cortex due to death of acetylcholine-rich neurons, causes dementia, and prevents ... cytotoxic and immunological effects The exclusion of these genes, however, often reduces the efficiency and length of transgene expression Control of the gene product will be a critical aspect of successful ... inheritance of early-onset Parkinsons’ has been established, and a susceptible gene associated with this group has been located on the long arm (q) of chromosome at band 21 224 COMPONENTSOF CELL AND...
... conception and design of the study, the analysis and the drafting and revision of the manuscript MJ participated in the conception and design of the study and the drafting and revision of the manuscript ... has been the standard method of item analysis and has been a valuable tool over many years [20] However, CTT depends on the nature and size of the sample and the nature and number of items as well ... Measurement of patient outcome in arthritis Arthritis and Rheumatism 1980, 23:137-145 Lequesne MG, Mery C, Samson M, Gerard P: Indexes of severity of Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee Scandinavian...
... other componentsof the detergents to function effectively - "anti-redeposition" properties Phosphates help break up large particles of dirt into smaller ones, which can be washed out, and they ... well as necessitating a complete change and reinforcement of other elements of the formulation The formulation of phosphate-free detergents After 30 years of research no adequate substitute for ... used to reduce deposition of calcium and magnesium salts which result from the poor ion removal properties of zeolite A - reinforced surfactant system : higher total surfactant load and/ or modified...
... accurate and appropriate use of expressions which are in the broadest sense idiomatic is one distinguishing mark of a native command of the language and a reliable measure of the proficiency of foreign ... structural components; (2) similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese idioms in terms of semantic components; and (3) similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese ... investigation of idioms in English and Vietnamese in terms of structural and semantic components There are three foci: (1) similarities and iv differences between English and Vietnamese idioms in terms of...
... normality and variance homogeneity of values GE and GC The effect of testing-times T (1 and 2), months M (1, … 12) and seed origin (expressed by altitude of seed collection A = 500–1,500 m) on GE and ... values (in %) and also by means ofseasonal indexes (Šmelko 1998), which standardise their course and eliminate the differences in the level of GE and GC between the examined seed lots Seasonal index ... testing times T1 and T2 on the level of 59.1% with standard deviation of ± 17.3% and variation coefficient of 29.3% The shape of values distribution indicates (according to coefficients A and E) a slight...
... 20-year mean annual temperature of 14 ºC (absolute maximum and minimum of 39 ºC and 0.2 ºC, respectively), mean relative humidity of 80 %, and mean annual precipitation of 733 mm per year [11] Previous ... their standard deviations Table I Average values and standard deviations of the Fv/Fm parameter in response to freezing temperatures in sun and shade leaves of Laurus azorica during warm and cold ... seasons Table II Average values and standard deviations of the Fv/Fm parameter in response to freezing temperatures in sun and shade leaves of Persea indica during warm and cold seasons L azorica...
... hundred measurements of cambial layers were selected randomly to obtain the mean and standard deviation Seasonal phenological changes of the trees were recorded at the time of each sample collection ... prominent in MDF and DDF The length of fusiform cambial cells ranges from 291 to 440 µm and 17 to 23 µm in width Cambial rays are uni-multiseriate and 165 to 361 µm and 47 to 87 µm in height and width ... in May in MDF and DDF Whereas, in DDF the cessation of cell divisions and differentiation of xylem and phloem in December coincides with leaf yellowing in October-November In MDF and SF cell divisions...
... (reciprocals of marginal likelihoods) and the MCMPM estimates of heritability for each of the data sets and the lengths of the sampler The estimates of the integration constant for data sets andof table ... HYS were treated as random with normal prior (n) in the analyses of data sets for designs II-F, II-N and II-U where HYS were fixed, random and normally distributed, and random and drawn from the ... Berger and Bernardo, 1992a, b; Hobert and Casella, 1994) Hober and Casella (1994) established necessary and sufficient conditions for the joint posterior density of the fixed and random effects and...
... piglets born (dead plus alive) and the ovulation rate The age at puberty of daughters of HLW sows of the first group, born in Nouzilly, and contemporary daughters of LW and MS sows was determined ... following analysis of variance model : where the fixed effect of the genotype (HLW, LW or MS), the random effect of the jth sow of the ith genotype, jj f S,; the fixed effect of the series of comparison ... sows of this herd (LW) and to Meishan sows (MS) transferred from the experimental herd of Le Magneraud There were series of comparison of the genotypes Sows were mated (MS) or inseminated (HLW and...
... feasibility of a method for developing standardised labels and definitions of BCTs included in complex interventions and specifying behaviour change interventions in terms of a defined list of BCTs ... field of interventions; since we need a total of 74, we will also ‘snowball’ via our collaborators and research and professional networks Experts include members of the US National Institutes of ... hypothesis of a kappa of 0.6 (i.e., substantial agreement using the Landis and Koch classification [30]) versus an alternative hypothesis of kappa not equal to 0.6, a probability of rating success of...
... “pseudofactors” as artefacts of item difficulty or extremeness and can generate incorrect test statistics and standard errors [11] The purpose of the present study was to analyse common and distinct ... from more specific componentsof depression and anxiety These specific components account for the unique influence of the specific domains over and above the general factor and thus provide unique ... Mplus and FACTOR results, supports the hypothesis of a general distress factor for depression and anxiety which accounts for a large proportion of the communality of depression and anxiety items and...
... was unaffected, and all four grandparents were of French-Canadian origin Family members were considered asthmatics if both a selfreported history of asthma and a history of physiciandiagnosed asthma ... the conception and coordination of the BHS BAR and STW participated in the conception and coordination of CAMP ALK participated in the coordination of the SAGE study AB conceived and acquired funding ... presents the result of one gene The top line indicates the gene name and symbol The upper part of each subfigure shows the exon-intron structure of the gene and the localization of the genotyped...
... between 37% and 53% of the variance in PGIC with a sensitivity of 71% and specificity of 89% In this model higher post visit CSQ and FAB scores were associated with poor outcome at month (OR of 13.5 ... model accounted for between 33% and 47% of the variance in PGIC with a sensitivity of 91.4% and a specificity of 53.8% Regression coefficients reveal that a decrease of one point on CSQ (decreased ... http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/18/1/21 Page of Table Effect of the number of high psychological scores post visit on the proportion of patients improving at month Number of high variables...
... cellsGlass and Mox and immunohistochemical localization of WISH analysis of in normal and zinc-treated embryos WISH analysis of Glass and Mox and immunohistochemical localization of serotonergic ... factor Sox17 [6-10] Orthologs of some of these genes are componentsof the sea urchin endomesoderm GRN Examples include SpGataE and SpGataC (orthologs of Gata4/Gata5/Gata6 and Gata1/Gata2/ Gata3, respectively), ... Dr Andrew Hufton for careful reading of the manuscript, and Professor Bernhard G Herrmann for valuable suggestions We thank Drs George Weinstock and Erica Sodergren, and the Baylor College of...
... amplification and diversification Results and discussion As the basis for our search, we first assembled a set of sequences of mammalian genes that encode componentsof the TNF, IFN, and TLR pathways, and ... Stein et al R251.3 Figure Componentsof the TLR and IFN signaling pathways and intracellular pattern recognition receptors Componentsof the TLR and IFN signaling pathways and intracellular pattern ... Phylogenetic tree of NACHT proteins shared by mammals and fish and diagram of their protein structures Phylogenetic tree of NACHT proteins shared by mammals and fish and diagram of their protein...
... design of records of fixed effects of random genetic effects of sows of random permanent environmental effects of random residual effects matrices relating records to the appropriate fixed or random ... show an effect of 0.5 piglet with a type I error rate of 5% and a power of 90% are as large as 14 000 and 500 This is clearly the main reason why experimental studies ofcomponentsof heterosis ... numbers of piglets born alive (NBA); unadjusted (NW) or adjusted for TNB (ANW) number of piglets weaned per litter; unadjusted (WB and W21) and adjusted (AWB and AW21) litter weights at birth and...
... } Bii’ {a- standing for the matrix of between-family componentsof variance and covariance between environments and £w } for the (p x p) diagonal matrix of residual of variance components Actually, ... corresponding and effects of other factors to be adjusted for, and incidence (row) vector Under that model, the E and M steps defined in [17] and B w [18a] and [18b] for E and in [21] and [23] for ... conditioning and with respect to the mean vector p, ie: where stands for the vector of parameters involved in the matrices of betweenfamily (E and within-family (E componentsof variance and covariance...
... combinations of claudins [19] Localization and function Claudin proteins were first purified as componentsof TJs [20] and are now known to be essential componentsof TJ structure and function ... the field of claudins and TJs From a practical point of view, a better under tanding of TJ s formation and regulation may provide novel avenues for the enhancement of drug delivery and absorption ... representation of the claudin monomer The model depicts the conserved structural features of claudins and some of the known interactions and modifications EL1 and EL2 denote the extracellular loops and...