... study, the effect of NaCl concentration onthe kinetic constants and thermodynamic stability of VsEndA and VcEndA was investigated In addition, theeffectsof reciprocal mutations of two non-conserved ... 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 functionof NaCl concentration ... boundary conditions, andthe 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...
... NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2008, 5:13 There were no significant effectsof group and condition onthe mean and variability of step width The average step width ofthe LBP group andthe controls ... 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 ... 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...
... predevaluation behavior ofthe accounts Furthermore, an attempt will be made to isolate theeffectsof devaluation alone by standardizing for theeffectsof other exogenous variables 11 The Equations The ... devaluations, the residuals ofthe balance of - payments equation in the year of devaluation are positive and at least one standard error in size None ofthe negative residuals are that large In contrast, ... equations (1) and (2) ~ ~ i t h othe t exchange-rate variable Excluding the exchange rate in the estimated equation means that the residuals ofthe equation represent theeffectsof devaluation and...
... very young, and hence vulnerable, population of patients Chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline in the absence of radiation The best data onthe cognitive effectsof chemotherapy alone have come ... need to continue using various combinations of chemotherapy and cranial radiation The excellent correlation ofthe in vitro and in vivo results of Noble and colleagues’ study [1] raises the hope ... decline and leukoencephalopathy (not to mention secondary malignancies and adverse effectson endocrine functionand growth) The pediatric neuro-oncology community has recognized the adverse effects...
... pH 6.8) The concentration of 50% cytotoxicity was determined by microscopic observation Based onthe preliminary toxicity study, the acrylamide concentrations used in chromosome aberration assay ... proportional to acrylamide concentrations of 5-50 mM Micronucleus The result ofthe micronucleus test in peripheral blood cells of acrylamide-administered mice is shown in Table The number of naturally-occurred ... isolated from the vehicle control rat (A) andthe acrylamide (60 mg/kg/day)treated rat (B) Thickening and multiple layering ofthe tubular endothelium (arrow), andthe formation of many multinucleated...
... with the single sugar concentrations, the total sugar concentration, the nitrogen and quercitol concentrations and C:N ratios ofthe bark andthe defoliation as the predictor variables, were conducted ... can be concluded that the decrease in frost hardiness ofthe RD trees was not due to a reduction in the concentrations of these sugar compounds In contrast, the concentrations of raffinose and stachyose ... relative conductivity (RC; %) ofthe incubation solution andthe duration of bark tissue incubation (h) during the investigation period The slope is a relative measure of freezing injury, and is...
... been conducted to assess theeffectsof fertilization or liming on different parts ofthe forest ecosystem In this context, information is available about the concentration of nutrients in the ... the soil andthe leaves, the crown condition andthe tree growth [3, 4, 15, 23, 28, 41] Some authors studied the effect of fertilization onthe stocks of elements in different parts ofthe ecosystem, ... more information about developments during the coming years The response ofthe ground vegetation plants is a functionof their autoecology but also of interspecific competition The study reported...
... dependent on SHP-1 and results from caspase activation, cell acidification and mitochondrial dysfunction [34] Apoptosis is induced by SSTR3 as a result ofthe induction of p53 and Bax [35] and is ... Up-regulation of XAF1 mRNA and protein by somatostatin and Octreotide in prostate cancer cell lines To examine the regulatory effectsof somatostatin and Octreotide on XAF1 mRNA and protein expression, ... apoptosis was activated mainly via the induced expressions of SSTR2 and SSTR3 Theeffectsof somatostatin onthe prostate cancer cells may be mediated by enhanced expression of XAF1 through its pro-apoptotic...
... pressure and host translation selection exists in the processes of HBV evolution The synonymous codon usage pattern of HBV is a mixture of coincidence and antagonism to that of host cell But the difference ... a the synonymous codon usage pattern of human cell was calculated based onthe data ofthe synonymous codon usage frequencies of human cell The codon usage bias of HBV suggests that some synonymous ... reflect the characteristic of HBV evolution to some degree In this case, the codon usage variation might be one of factors to drive HBV evolution The effect of mutation pressure on codon usage of...
... proportional to the concentration of rat TNFα in the sample A standard curve was obtained by plotting the concentrations of rat TNF-α standards versus their absorbences The TNF-α concentration ofthe ... citation purposes) ofthe laser penetration depth of about 1–2 mm, IMBF reflects the blood flow in the whole gut wall In contrast, FCD reflects only the perfusion ofthe capillaries ofthe focused ... of 50 pg/ml Thus, the inflammatory response is not a result of preparations before the start ofthe experiment (insertion of catheters, laparotomy, among other factors) The dopexamine infusion...
... http://www.retrovirology.com/content/3/1/66 Figure Effectsof prostratin onthe expression levels of Cyclin T1, Cyclin T2a, and CDK9 Effectsof prostratin onthe expression levels of Cyclin T1, Cyclin T2a, and CDK9 ... We and others have reported that activation of PBLs and resting CD4+ T cells with PHA, a lectin mitogen, induces cell proliferation andthe expression of Cyclin T1 and CDK9, components ofthe ... turnover of memory CD4+ T cells contributes to the maintenance ofthe reservoir, and ongoing virus replication that is below the detection limit may continue to reseed the reservoir in the presence of...
... average penetration depth for reaction pile driving EFFECTSOF TIME ON CAPACITY OF PILES DRIVEN IN SAND 233 around ten months of their installation The make-up and test histories ofthe CLAROM piles ... 14 and 20 m depth: these are more extensive in the region ofthe jet-grouted pile (section AA) than around the control pile (section BB) The CPT programme allowed these variations in ground conditions ... by the test on R6 236 JARDINE, STANDING AND CHOW INTERPRETATION Factors that were addressed in the interpretation ofthe pile load tests include the potential variations in ground conditions and...
... explain, 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 ... The translation task would evaluate theeffectsof pictures on students’ understanding ofthe texts andthe questionnaire was used to assess student viewpoints ontheeffectsof pictures on their ... speed on to the main road directly in front ofthe other car The third picture showed that one car, although it braked hard, hit the motorcycle, andthe other car hit the corner ofthe T-junction...
... reproduction has been noted, but this may be due to effectsof contaminants onthefemaleofthe species, rather than the male Moreover, the mechanisms of action by which some oftheeffects occur ... that the testes ofthe affected toads were malfunctioning Indeed, all the reported effects were considered suggestive of compromised testicular function Steroid hormone concentrations and secondary ... generation, this would not necessarily affect the population in theshortterm Population levels may largely depend onthe number offemale offspring that result from the average females lifetime reproductive...
... from the known volume (i.e., the volume ofthe chamber) andthe density of air at room temperature The concentration ofthe methanol was calculated from the ratio between the mass of methanol and ... IV and V microwire sensors with their lengths and widths kept constant This was done to study theeffectsofthe PPy thicknesses onthe sensitivity responses ofthe microwires The thicknesses of ... ratios ofthe microwires One type of film and five types of microwire sensors were fabricated using the ILL method for either conducting polymer Tables and give the corresponding dimensions of these...
... amplifier The speaker (Focal JM Lab Chorus 705V) fit snugly in the upper part ofthe box andthe animal enclosure in the lower section The diaphragm ofthe speaker was 16 cm above the floor ofthe ... contributed to the writing JMW contributed to data collection LK contributed to the interpretation ofthe results HS conceived ofthe study, participated in the design and drafted the manuscript ... firing, and that the small dimensions ofthe exposure box caused reverberations (reflections) from the surfaces ofthe box with various phases and with a short latency which would degrade, smear and...
... 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 andthe 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 andthe important action of graphite onthe improvement ofthe active-material utilization during the initial...
... evaluation Results Effectson a nutritive plant A basic condition ofthe rapid increase in the nitrogen content in birch leaves was demonstrated by the analysis of its level in the dry matter of leaves ... weight ofthe dry matter of birch leaves affected by the application of ammonium nitrate consumed by weevils ofthe genus Phyllobius the consumption of food by males and females were not statistically ... increased consumption of food in the creation of a fat body in females of Lochmaea caprae (L.) Differences of imagoes in the consumption of food in particular variants cannot be confronted with findings...
... such conditions the growth of saplings is low and shoots often wither during the dry season Due to the existence of these problems in extensive areas and to the increasing interest in the implementation ... Montes et al increases the illumination onthe stems and in the case of Q faginea this produces an intense sprouting from the stem, instead ofthe reoccupation of openings through the horizontal ... presented in Figures and Light lines indicate 90% confidence interval boundaries for the ˆ ˆ function L ( d ) of a Poisson distribution When the L ( d ) function for the real distribution of trees (bold...
... DISCUSSION Since the trees recovered from all inoculations it may be hypothesized that the length ofthe reaction zone was proportional to the duration ofthe struggle between the tree and its ... between the categories of trees the correlations between andthe characteristics ofthe defence reactions (length and resin quantity) were constantly negative (table I) Three of them (2 for the ... consider the observed variations in the tree defence reactions to be a consequence of variation of stored carbo- sibly a longer (table II) or a more = hydrates These conclusions agree with the...