... value of PP, while, moreover, the value of MS provides us with information about the generalization capacity of automata: the lower the value of MS, the larger the generalization capacities ofthe ... if, the POS tag ofthe head is the same as that ofthe right head, i.e., the word was attached to the correct word-class, even though the word is not the correct one in the sentence Clearly, the ... transformed into a PCFG, the number of rules in the resulting grammar is proportional to the number of arcs in the automaton, and the number of nonterminals is proportional to the number of states...
... antibodies work? The answer is that the quality and the quantity ofthe immune response generated by the vaccine is different to those ofthe natural infection The main characteristics ofthe immune ... species and not reorganize themselves They have maintained their basic genomic organization for a period exceeding the 100 million year period Furthermore, the spectrum of diseases associated with ... few decades the efficacy of a papillomavirus vaccine is fundamentally predictable Nevertheless, the large number of different genotypes among the HPV viruses questions the number of HPV viruses...
... view ofthe body weight support system used in the Partial view ofthe body weight support system used in the study The rail that the electric motor slides along, the load cell, and one ofthe ... http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/6/1/43 directions for a few seconds to register the neutral position data ofthe joints and segments for further normalization ofthe joint and segmental angles During the trials using the BWS system, ... to keep their balance because the BWS system enabled them to walk by themselves safely In interventions, the BWS provides physical support instead ofthe physical therapist, who can then focus...
... distribution The inset of (b) shows the Au nanoparticle The inset of (c) corresponds to the EDX analysis ofthe Si NWs shows the histogram plot forthe diameter distribution ofthe synthesized Si ... the pores ofthe AAO mask and will be responsible forthe constant dimensions ofthe synthesized nanowires Figure shows the surface ofthe AAO-Si substrate, once the Figure Diagram ofthe CVD system ... into the alloy puddle, favoring the melting of Si into the alloy [33] The diameter ofthe nanowires ranged from ca 30-50 nm, with an average size of ca 40 nm and was related to the pore size of the...
... allow forthe level of adherence to drug therapy regimes to be monitored Additionally, such an analysis would facilitate a more accurate assessment ofthe progression ofthe patient in terms of their ... physicians The utilisation of VL data, with knowledge ofthe presence (or lack) of drug resistant mutations, should allow clinicians to form a more accurate picture ofthe adherence levels of their ... although there is some concern over the long term efficacy when the information content is low Page of (page number not for citation purposes) AIDS Research and Therapy 2009, 6:9 The ability of patients...
... Wee Liang for helping me in the synthesis ofthe NDA-AD cross-linker, Derek for helping me in the synthesis ofthe dialdehyde and Liquian and Hongyan for their help in the peptide synthesis - ... construction ofthe protein-based PTP-probes (A) the peptide for pTRAP probe and (B) the peptide forthe ppCAP probe 7.3 LC-MS profiles ofthe purified pTRAP and pCAP peptides 158 160 xxviii List of ... in professional life I dedicate this thesis to you Kala- my dear sister Last but not the least I thank the NUS for financial support in the form ofthe research scholarship iii Table of Contents...
... into possible alternativeapproachesfor control of AIV in poultry particularly against the HPAI H5N1 subtype Antivirals 2.1 Chemotherapy The use of chemotherapeutic agents for control of AIV in ... amantadine-resistant variants threatens the effective use ofthe drug for control of human influenza epidemics and/or pandemics [70], therefore the extra-label use of amantadine in poultry was banned ... eliminate the virus [75,76] In the early 2000s, oseltamivir was discovered as a potent and selective inhibitor ofthe NA enzyme of influenza viruses [50] It is currently the drug of choice for the...
... as DFMO retards the growth ofthe pancreas [101], but does not inhibit the secretory functionofthe exocrine part ofthe organ [102] The cellular functions ofthe polyamines in the pancreas were ... A further functionofthe polyamines, specific to spermidine, is the formation of hypusine, an integral component ofthe eIF5A [10] As the latter factor is essential forthe proliferation of mammalian ... SSAT The apparent synergism between the polymorphism ofthe ODC gene and the use of aspirin was proposed to be a combined result of an inhibition of polyamine biosynthesis and an activation of their...
... follows for (π, f ) ∈ Sn,A : If R(π,f ) = ∅, let φ((π, f )) = (π, f ) Otherwise, let (i, j) ∈ R(π,f ) be minimal under the lexicographic ordering of R(π,f ) Let π = (i, j) ◦ π, the product ofthe ... Beissinger, who was the first to explore [1] combinatorial proofs using colored permutations, for their assistance References [1] Janet Beissinger Colorful proofs of generating function identities ... 49 of Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997 With a foreword by Gian-Carlo Rota, Corrected reprint ofthe 1986 original the electronic journal of...
... linking ofthe membrane to the cytoskeleton Role ofthe membrane microdomain, the lipid raft, in EHEC ⁄ EPEC infection Adherence of EPEC ⁄ EHEC to epithelial cells is closely associated with the formation ... filopodia formation [13] These effectors seem to act only at the early stages of adherence Therefore, it is unlikely that Map and ⁄ or EspH are necessary forthe formation of a condensed microcolony ... (4,5)-bisphosphate, it is not clear whether Annexin A2 triggers the segregation of certain lipids or whether formation ofthe lipid raft induces Annexin A2 clustering Although formation of a lipid raft is necessary...
... 1.4 1, then we have the opposite inequality for In Section we will give an application of Inequality A within the pluripotential theory Proof of Inequality A A crucial tool in Lemma 2.2 is the following ... 2 Journal of Inequalities and Applications Since Euler’s days the research of these special functions and their generalizations have had great impact on, for example, analysis, mathematical ... Lemma 2.2 is the following theorem Theorem 2.1 Let ψ x Γ x /Γ x be the digamma function Then for x > it holds that ψ x > x , 2x2 ψ x >− Proof This follows from 3, Theorem 1 − − x x 2x 2.1 see...
... analysis ofthe political economy ofthe development of medicine, the competition for control of biomedical innovation governance is driven by the anticipated demand of future populations for improved ... review the extent of their autonomy and the style ofthe bureaucracy that implements their policies States, politics and multidimensional governanceof biomedical innovation The implications ofthe ... support governance measures that reinforce the model of innovation that has served them well in the past Forthe developing economies, on the other hand, approaches to innovation based on their...
... Group ofthe University of Valladolid History of evaporative cooling Many examples ofthe application ofthe phenomenon of evaporative cooling can be found, such as the metabolic regulation ofthe ... temperature through the evaporation of sweat from the skin, the use of cooling towers or evaporative condensers, the cooling of pools by the evaporation ofthe water, etc Furthermore, it was the most widespread ... distributions [7] As the main resistance to heat-transfer can be found in the air on the dry face ofthe system, the advantage ofthe higher thermal conductance of metals than that of plastics is negligible...
... involves the use of mercury lamps, which generate 90% of their energy at a wavelength of 253.7 nanometers Exposure of bacteria to UV results in cross-linking ofthe thymine dimers ofthe DNA in the ... ofthe most resistant organism(s) of concern for each alternative processing technology? • How users determine the effectiveness of an alternative processing technology? These are but a few of ... the quality ofthe Þnished product, the scientiÞc community has stepped up efforts to identify and review the kinetics and use of nonthermal alternative processes.31 Most notably, as a part of...
... detailed information on the planned activity ofthe AIFM, the identity and characteristics ofthe AIF managed, thegovernanceofthe AIFM (including arrangements forthe delegation of management ... protection ofthe interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning ofthe second paragraph of Article 58 ofthe Treaty, in respect ofthe formation of public ... order to reflect the net asset value ofthe shares or units ofthe AIF The rules applicable to the valuation of assets and the calculation ofthe net asset value per unit or share ofthe AIF shall...
... N-terminus ofthe H-protein In conclusion, the substrate properties ofthe alternatively encoded Flaveria H-protein FtGLDHAA in the P-protein reaction of GDC differ significantly from those ofthe normal ... criteria of integrity Methods Enzymol 148, 403–420 32 Bradford MM (1976) A rapid and sensitive method forthe quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein–dye ... our method for producing recombinant H-proteins leaves a small extension of four amino acid residues at the N-terminus of each recombinant protein after removal ofthe His tag (Fig S4) The kinetic...
... denote the new or earlier described variants for which new data are given in the text The length in nucleotides (nt) ofthe cloned sequences, without the poly(A) tail, is shown at the left ofthe ... Alignment ofthe predicted hKLK3 proteins The signal peptide is highlighted in yellow and the propeptide in blue The amino-acid residues ofthe catalytic triad are in red, while the binding site forthe ... We looked for putative regulatory sequences because ofthe complexity ofthe splicing events affecting the middle ofthe hKLK3 gene Intron contains a high concentration of G triplets; these are...
... used for PCR amplification a + c for amplification ofthe larger IA transcript; b + c for amplification ofthe shorter IB transcript (B) PCR amplification ofthe two specific transcripts and ofthe ... Identification of a functional proximal promoter for X laevis Alignment ofthe 5¢-flanking region of exon IB from the XlMGP gene with the 5¢-flanking regions of ATGcontaining exons of mouse, rat ... identifies forthe first time, the presence ofalternative promoter usage forthe MGP gene and provides clear evidence for differential expression of this gene during the very early stages of embryonic...
... thus on the SNR ofthe corresponding tone forthe different users If we denote by bi the number of bits that could be transmitted on the tone of interest for user i, and by KLMS the number of pilot ... to limit the quantity of bit rate needed forthe tracking, we propose another method which takes advantage ofthe coordination that is present at the transmitter (CO) The principle ofthe proposed ... gain ofthe sign method as a functionofthe ratio between the power ofthe interference coefficients to estimate Pinterf and the noise variance The constellation sizes are 16 where bi denotes the...