... has facilitated the availability of different indirect laryngoscopes The major advantage of these devices is that direct vision ofthe glottis is available With the objective of pointing out ... guide channel for the endotracheal tube could face the challenge of advancing the tube into the trachea The tip ofthe tracheal tube must pass through an acute angle to enter the larynx and has ... simulate the precise conditions in an outof-hospital patient; on the other hand, one advantage of manikin studies is that they allow for strict standardisation of study conditions Therefore, the simulation...
... both); the genetic length ofthe map: Haldane and Kosambi functions of distance calculated on the combined map (B + V) (the Kosambi function is used for the calculation ofthe ratios in the other ... bee,forcontaining sequencesize andinthename ,map of colA PDFandKosambithe a microsatellite-basedthethe scaffolds ,the Additionallinesscaffolds ,the4 .0),areof theThecoordinates markers, the Hal- 21 22 23 24 25 ... Characteristics ofthe third-generation linkage mapofthe honey bee Number of markers Genetic length (cM) Recombinant Haldane function Kosambi function B map Density of markers V map Physical map Number of...
... underscoring the importance ofthe interactions between the Tyr OH and the side chains of Asn174 and Asp148 in TEV protease (Fig 4A) The importance of these interactions is further supported bythe results ... determinants A comparisonofthe natural cleavage sites for the two enzymes, together with the results of kinetic analyses reported here, indicate that the residues in the P3 and P4 positions ofthe substrate ... effects ofthe mutations Hence, the results are consistent with the predicted role for these residues (based on crystal structure) in the interaction with substrate The loss of activity ofthe mutants...
... hand, and on the other bythe attitude ofthe speaker towards the message and the addressee "Thus into the domain ofthe organization of utterance pertains all that is connected with the processual ... kind of perspective The conditions ofthe act of communication are determined bythe general character and regularities ofthe linear materialization and linear perception of utterance on the ... basic hypotheses, the second of which can conveniently be elaborated in terms of Ong's list ofthe characteristics of an orally-based language The two hypotheses and their respective sub-hypotheses...
... Senior Lecturer of Anesthesia and Director ofthe Obstetric Anesthesia Unit at Shaarei Zedek Medical Center He is the current Chair ofthe Israel Association of Obstetric Anesthesia His main ... 3) There was no clear relationship between the anesthesia workforce allocation to the labor ward and the obstetric anesthesia workload as measured bythe OAAI (Figure 4) Figure Correlation of ... experience of personnel Accordingly, the OAAI is not a measure ofthe total activity ofthe obstetric anesthesia services Based on these limitations, it is important to appreciate that although the...
... Tyranny ofthe Dark “THERE WAS IN HIS LOOK AN EXPRESSION OF ACKNOWLEDGED KINSHIP“ The Tyranny ofthe Dark The red went out ofthe sky The golden eagle of cloud flew home over the illimitable seas of ... HAND ON THE RAILING“ THE TYRANNY OFTHE DARK BY HAMLIN GARLAND AUTHOR OFTHE CAPTAIN OFTHE GRAY-HORSE TROOP“ “HESPER“ THE LIGHT OFTHE STAR“ ETC ETC LONDON AND NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS ... roar cut off the ribald music and the clamor ofthe engines precisely as the bank shut away the visible town, leaving the little row of pretty cottages in the ward ofthe mountains and the martial,...
... measure ofthe rate of oxidation of oxyHb RESULTS The effect of pH on the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hb was studied The rate of decrease ofthe concentration of oxyHb increased as the pH was ... absence of EDTA In contrast to the results with the LPSs of E coli, EDTA decreased the rate of oxidation However, the rate of oxidation mediated bythe smooth LPS was less affected bythe presence of ... minnesota In the presence of EDTA, the oxidative effect ofthe rough E coli LPS approaches that ofthe smooth S minnesota LPS The results of experiments, in which the oxidation of Hb A0 bythe four...
... analysis ofthe amino acid sequences ofthe majority ofthe currently known Lon proteases The results of site-directed mutagenesis of E coli Lon protease and insights from the crystal structure of ... due to the proximity ofthe negative charge ofthe side chain of Glu706 from the neighboring subunit The mutation of these residues might interfere with the oligomerization required for the proteolytic ... Successful determination ofthe crystal structure ofthe proteolytic domain of E coli Lon [30] allowed us to explain the loss of proteolytic activity ofthe mutants at these sites [25] These three residues...
... above the capitals At the uppermost section ofthe entablature there is another cornice that outlines the roof ofthe entire building (picture 16) The main component ofthe faỗade is flanked bythe ... the end ofthe exhibition, find himself on the ground floor, near the exit By doing this, the viewer is made to experience the entire building, from the top ramp, to the bottom and perceive the ... intrigues and appeals to the aesthetic side ofthe viewer Both Museum's are products of their environment and accomplish the aesthetic effect that the art works inside them possess If the Met is considered...
... lactis The results are presented in Table and Fig 4A For the cluster of lowest energy, both the position and the conformation ofthe ligand are close to those observed in the 3D structure ofthe ... into the active site ofthe human DPP-IV; 3, docked into the active site ofthe crystalline structure of PepX from L lactis; and 4, docked into the active site ofthe modeled structure of PepX ... group ofthe ligand and the NH2 of Asn470 (equivalent to Asn710 in DPP-IV) Another potential bond can be proposed between the OH atom of Tyr380 and the carbonyl group ofthe ligand Finally, the...
... in the share ofthe over 65s in the populations ofthe EU15, US and Japan will inevitably occur due to the fact that the post-war baby-boom generations in the latter areas will be reaching the ... that the rate of dissaving is very similar to that predicted by a life-cycle model of household behaviour” 20 Box 2: Theories of Saving and the Dominance ofthe Life Cycle Paradigm THEORIES OF ... expenditures would have the effect of breaching the 60% rule and would have to be financed either on the revenue or the expenditure side ofthe budget Since the bulk ofthe increase in government...
... were the subjects of a blizzard of fawning media stories and biographies With the bursting ofthe high-tech bubble in the late 1990s, the image ofthe Fed as the deft and all-seeing helmsman ofthe ... being and was accepted as essential to the operation ofthe market economy As in the case of his exposition ofthe theory, Rothbard’s treatment ofthe history ofthe Fed is fundamentally at odds with ... Rothbard’s presentation ofthe basic principles of money-andbanking theory in the first eleven chapters ofthe book guides the reader in unraveling the mystery of how the central bank operates...
... color, the more exposed the residue) ofthe disks drawn behind some ofthe residues to denote the difference in their solvent exposure as a resultofthe presence ofthe ligand; the ligand solvent ... molecule B The receptor exposure is shown bythe size and intensity (the darker the color, the more exposed the residue) ofthe disks drawn behind some ofthe residues to denote the difference in their ... their solvent exposure as a resultofthe presence ofthe ligand; the ligand solvent exposure is shown by smudges drawn behind some ofthe ligand atoms to denote the extent of solvent exposure Symbols:...
... with the partial inactivation of GSK-3 by insulin The rates of glycogen synthesis in the combined presence of GSK-3 inhibitors and insulin were the same as with insulin alone, despite the further ... by inactivation of phosphorylase To determine the role of inactivation of phosphorylase in the stimulation of glycogen synthesis by insulin, we determined the combined effects of insulin and various ... glycogen synthase (assayed in the absence of Glc6P) In the absence of insulin or CP-91149, the relation between the rate of glycogen synthesis and the activity of glycogen synthase was sigmoidal...
... pre-MBA income will be one ofthe determinants of his/her incremental income The other, the post-MBA income, is a function ofthe school, the candidate, and the state ofthe economy (GDP growth ... such as the median incomes of students by school before and after the MBA and the program’s cost (tuition and fees) A final aspect ofthe rankings, the percentage of students that have a job offer ... degree is the additional salary that results from the degree, while the cost ofthe investment is the foregone income and associated tuition and fees The internal rate of return (IRR) on the MBA...
... increases the slope in the transition region ofthe unfolding curve for apo¯avodoxin but it has no effect on the slope ofthe curve for ¯avodoxin Furthermore, the slope ofthe curve for the holoprotein ... plots ofthe logarithm ofthe equilibrium constant (Kapp) for the unfolding of apo¯avodoxin calculated at 2.94 M (j) and 3.43 M (d) urea vs the logarithm ofthe mean activity of NaCl (ln a) the ... on the ionic composition ofthe solution The change in protein ¯uorescence as a function ofthe concentration of urea is consistent with a two-state model of unfolding, as are the kinetics of the...
... whom they report Furthermore, separating the potential of strategies from the variations in their implementation clarifies the performance of management By controlling for the effect ofthe strategy ... applications of game theory to economics One ofthe benefits for the mathematical theory of games is a difficulty for strategic management: Perhaps the most important aspect ofthe theory of games as ... ofthe University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Texas at Austin May 2006 UMI Number: 3245797 UMI Microform...
... the back ofthe animals The split human keratome biopsies were then grafted onto the back ofthe animals The grafts were protected by a bandage during the following two weeks All the transplantation ... we tested the compounds topically and compared the results to the findings from the plaque test The effect on the biomarkers showed the same trends as observed in the plaque test study The epidermal ... [15-17] However, these studies compared the biomarker profiles before and after treatment with the calcipotriol ointment and they did not assess the effects ofthe vehicle on the biomarker responses...
... information about wider effects of oral health on daily living The main advantage of generic measures is that they allow comparisonof various domains of quality of life for the condition being studied, ... treatment These findings differed according to the indicator used to assess the impacts of oral conditions on participants' quality of life (the overall score or the prevalence of oral impacts) or the ... adolescent reported an impact on any ofthe performances, the frequency ofthe impact (scale from to 3) and the severity of its effect on daily life (scale from Page of (page number not for citation...