... acquisition and analysis of data and participated in drafting and editing the manuscript AOT and RS managed the data collection and analysis JC participated inthe coordination ofthe study and supervised ... achieved The lack ofa standard approach to assessing PA programmes forthe elderly makes it difficult to compare the quality of both the planning and the delivery of such programmes In this way, being ... that these results are related to the fact that many experts are programme leaders and thus, are more aware of practices that pertain to Leadership Also, experts may have been aware ofthe fact...
... established A relational database allows the definition of data structures, storage and retrieval operations and integrity constraints In such a database the data and relations between them are ... which extend the semantics ofthe C++, Smalltalk and Java object programming languages to provide full-featured database programming capability The combination ofthe application and database development ... bioinformatics databases, a rational design of architecture will help us to define the scope ofthe database, focus on certain pharmaceutical problem, and pave the way forthe information collection At...
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... parents because they are more protected against within-family drift Second, as a major constraint, the average EBV ofthe future individuals for an overall combination of many traits of economical importance, ... Matings a j and mating b j remain for final consideration Then, the possible matings assigned to the ordered pair (action 1, action 2) are: a j and a j, b j and b j, a j and b j, b j and a j Each ... further Then, optimal solutions for x are searched ina continuum, using a full analytical approach The final step consists of taking into account practical constraints Practitioners are able (or...
... CV and MM participated inthe statistical analyses FV participated inthe conception ofthe study, participated inthe statistical Di Bartolomeo et al Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation ... variables age and NISS was determined with fractional polynomial transformation Max AIS and num_inj were treated as nominal, i.e using dummy or indicator variables A binary variable expressing ... Cesena, Corsi Amedeo - Azienda Usl di Rimini, Fabbri Andrea - Azienda Usl di Forlì, Ferrari Annamaria - Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia, Ferri Enrico - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria...
... consultants and contractors involved in investing and delivering infrastructure, as well as in utilizing infrastructure services for trading activities There are four major factors that the thesis ... acquisition and building capacity of local firms A model ofthe impacts of these factors on the efficient use of public investments in infrastructure was examined and validated Among these factors, ... investments in infrastructure in planning and delivery in Vietnam In addition, the chapter provides an understanding ofthe planning process at the national level, and major tasks of government agencies...
... CCTGTACTCGA 5’ 5’ GGA 3’ ddGTP GGACATG GGACATGAG ddATP GGACA GGACATGA ddCTP ddTTP GGAC GGACATGAGC GGACAT GGGACATGATGAGCT CATGAGCT CATGAGC CATGAG CATGA CATG CAT CA C ILLUSTRATION 3-4 Principle of ... full-length of mig-2 cDNA They are: Mig bam F: 5’- AGGATCCGGAAGGAGCCATGGCTCTGGA-3’; Mig xho R: 5’-ACTCGAGCGCAACAGACTAGAACATGGCC-3’ BamHI and XhoI cutting sites were incorporated into the primers forthe ... Thus integrins are believed to mediate all their signaling effects by recruiting and activating different intracellular signaling and adaptor proteins ECM binding initiates clustering of integrins...
... protein (DAP), the deathassociated protein kinase (DAPK2), and the serine/threonine kinase 1 7a (STK1 7A) , a member ofthe DAP kinaserelated apoptosis-inducing protein kinase family, as well as Volume ... obese WAT place in 15 A sketch ofthe hypothetical map of pathophysiological interactions taking A sketch ofthe hypothetical map of pathophysiological interactions taking place in obese WAT Dashed ... important than initially thought inhuman WAT [45] In addition to macrophages, several other lymphoid cells may synthesize families of cytokines, promoting a local inflammatory state and, thus, affecting...
... probability of Ca2+ channels, either localized inthe membranes of intracellular Ca2+ stores or inthe plasma membrane Such Ca2+ entry channels inthe plasma membrane and Ca2+ release channels in intracellular ... activation of subcellular Ca2+ signalling and the induction of global Ca2+ waves, which occurred in an oscillatory manner [47] In terms ofstructureactivityrelationship these data indicate that the ... synthesis of cADPR are still a matter of debate An ADPRC that acts mainly as a cyclizing enzyme has been purified and cloned more than 10 years ago from the ovotestis of Aplysia californica [19,20]...
... mapping ofthe linguistic tests to comparisons ofquantitative variables was in most cases straightforward, and always at least plausible The analysis ofthe linguistic tests and their combinations ... presented aquantitative analysis ofthe performance of measurable linguistic tests forthe selection ofthe semantically unmarked term out ofa pair of antonymous adjectives The analysis shows that a ... phases ofthe system that further analyze these groups and determine their scalar structure An automatic method for extracting polarity information would also be useful forthe augmentation of...
... intervals of melting, DT) of DNA and its complexes are presented in Table Aquantitative estimate ofthe binding parameters was obtained by subtracting the values describing the thermal transition of ... width ofthe transition interval DT was determined as a half-width (i.e width at half height) ofthe heat absorption curve All values of thermodynamic parameters were calculated for mol base pairs, ... complexes has shown [28] that intercalation and external binding of ligand with DNA, characterized by the parameter r (the number of mol of ligand per mol of base pairs), depend on the ratio of DNA and...
... saturation’ can be applied iteratively, by asking after each stage or cycle of searching whether the latest sample of literature has added anything new to our understanding ofthe intervention and whether ... relatively transparent approach to conducting the review, and allows forthe inclusion of both quantitative and qualitative evidence During the analysis phase ofthe review, we will use realist-review ... (RTA), which can be used for instances when the accounts in an article are similar; refutational analysis, which can be used when the accounts are contradictory and an attempt is made to explain...
... are transient and the rapid dissociation leads to partner exchange, rather than rebinding ofthe same CD2-CD58 pairs [40] There are two features of CD2-ligand interface that make it unusual as ... are able to lyse virus-infected or tumor cells displaying foreign Ag on their surface The activated macrophages and NK cells can destroy intracellular pathogens residing in major intracellular ... Phase II clinical trial for Alefacept CD58-IgG1 fusion CD2/CD58 FDA approval for chronic (Amevive®) protein interaction plaque psoriasis Efalizumab anti-CD1 1a humanized LFA-1/ICAM-1 FDA approval...
... SAR analysis include various data mining and visualization methods to systematically analyze SARs on a large-scale and ex9 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION tract available SAR information from compound data ... features ofthe LASSO approach include the addition of topological relationships conveyed inthe graphs and the “forward−backward” analysis capacity of scaffold and corresponding compound information, ... [37] Shanmugasundaram, V.; Maggiora, G M Characterizing Property and Activity Landscapes Using an Information-Theoretic Approach In Proceedings of 222nd American Chemical Society National Meeting,...
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... Recommendation 6: Create mechanisms for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about the current and future markets for accounting professionals and accounting faculty Available information ... something less than an attainable goal 22 A Professional Responsibility A necessary condition forthe ready availability of reliable accounting information is a vibrant and robust accounting profession ... education inthe United States and Canada supported by the Carnegie Foundation forthe Advancement of Teaching, the authors of Educating Lawyers: Preparation forthe Profession of Law (Sullivan et al...
... negative when the substance on the right is a substrate ofthe reaction Then the arrow points backward, i.e away from the substance and there is a right-hand factor a equal to )1 In uences ofthe ... Clarke [22], we linearize the system of Eqn (3) inthe vicinity ofthe steady state We this to investigate the stability of this state In this way we obtain thein uence a small change inthe ... of paths through reaction-centered graphs ofthe type of Graph (these paths may contain parallel and antiparallel arrows) The sign of that element therefore depends on the both the sign and the...