... between the assessment ofthe SeP mRNA expression and the measurement of luciferase activity exist For example, whereas in the first case the species assessed is the mRNA (i.e the respective cDNA) of ... with 0.5 mg ofthe indicated plasmids When appropriate, empty pGL3basic plasmid was added to give a total plasmid concentration of mg per well The figures in the bottom row are means of two independent ... attenuate the inhibitory effect ofthe latter on SeP mRNA expression (Fig 3) On the other hand, in the luciferase reporter assays we conducted, Smad did not interfere with the inhibition of luciferase...
... our analysis, RD29A/COR78, COR15A, and KIN1 The distribution of sites and the core sequences ofthe DRE/CRT elements in the promoters of these three genes, as identified with a plant ciselements ... immunoprecipition was conducted with an anti-myc antibody and an anti-His antibody was used as a non-specific IgG control Actin was used as a control for the non-DRE fragment As shown in Figure 4A (left panel), ... sensitivity of guard cells to ABA and an increase in transpired water loss [15] Another example of EAR-repressors are the key members ofthe C2H2 zinc-finger family of proteins, such as ZAT7 [23],...
... puncture in the intended intercartilaginous space was achieved in only 45% of cases Another post-mortem study [35] reported accurate placement ofthe tracheal cannulas in 76% of cases Until now, ... tracheostomy (Fantoni’s technique) For translaryngeal tracheostomy, in contrast to the other techniques, the initial puncture ofthe trachea is carried out with the needle directed cranially and the tracheal ... other invasive procedure, the rate of complications depends not only on the inherent problems ofthe technique but also on the experience ofthe operating physician [14,17], as well as on a proper...
... origin (2) The brand -as- organization The brand -as- organization perspective focuses on attributes ofthe organization rather than those ofthe product or service Such organizational attributes as innovation, ... as: • • • • What is the soul ofthe brand? What are the fundamental beliefs and values that drive the brand? What are the competencies ofthe organization behind the brand? What does the organization ... intelligence A company must understand the following aspects of its territory: • • • • The size and scope ofthe market; The segment in the market; The players in the market and their positions; The trends...
... determined by the value ofthe waste, and in the second place by their ease of extraction, handling and transport Paper, metals and plastics, sorted out as early as possible in the waste chain, therefore ... ideas of its actors and the demand for the goods and services they offer One of those manifold informal activities, namely the informal waste management systems is in the scope of this thesis Many ... its grasp and the more restrictive the scope of regulation is, the more reasons exist to escape it These avoidance mechanisms lead to the weakening of state institutions and the rule of law and...
... distributions [7] Asthe 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 ... interesting the idea of considering and analyzing the use of these devices Another disadvantage is the water consumption associated to the operation of these systems, which is a scarce resource in dry and ... In the last stages ofthe tunnel there will be no mass-exchange because Relative air Humidity (RH) is 100%, and heat exchange neither, asthe air and water temperature are the same Thus, these...
... on the use on the use of giving a text as a model Tables 10: The reasons for the approval the application of giving a text as a model in the future Table 11: The reasons for the disapproval of ... relevancy and the clarity ofthe ideas on the board (some ideas will most certainly be eliminated) If some ideas seem to vague or general, ask the group who wrote them to explain what they mean and ... Many of them are active and hard-working They are eager to learn English and master kills of English All ofthe students realize the importance of learning English 2.2.2 Subject assignment The...
... mutant Fab4E11-H6 The rate constants kon and koff were measured at 25 °C with the Biacore instrument, with MalE–E3-H6 in the immobile phase and Fab4E11H6 in the mobile phase The mean and associated ... systematic scanning ofthe CDR3 loops of mAb4E11 by mutagenesis of their residues into alanine (Ala scanning) The affinities ofthe purified mutant Fab fragments of mAb4E11 for its antigen were measured ... destabilization of their active conformation In an attempt to distinguish between these mechanisms, we predicted the structural classes ofthe CDRs for the Fab4E11 fragment ofthe wild type and analyzed the...
... Source: Canadian Diabetes Cost Model FIG Source: Canadian Diabetes Cost Model Figure The distribution of direct and indirect costs ofthe economic burden of diabetes is shown in Figure Thecost associated ... assessments of diabetes intervention and prevention strategies The Canadian Diabetes Association will be exploring these and other ways that the Model can assist the Association and governments ... policies and strategies In the meantime, the Association calls upon governments to take immediate action in a number of key areas, including the enhancement ofthe Canadian Diabetes Strategy and the...
... of both the ARE and the CRID (Fig 3) The CRID was identified previously asan instability determinant that, in combination with the 3¢UTR, mediates the rapid decay of human Fig Deadenylation of ... h by the Sendaı¨ virus, the cells were then washed with NaCl/Pi and fresh medium was added (A) Every h, the supernatant was sampled and replaced by fresh culture medium The IFN-b was quantified ... whether the two transcripts differed by the length of their poly(A) tail Therefore, total RNA of Hec-1B cells infected by the Sendaı¨ virus was treated (or not) by RNAse H in the presence of...
... corticoid Lipomodulin (-) phospholipase phospholipid Acid arachidonic (AA) A2 (-) AA cyclooxygenasse NSAID lipooxygenase 5-HPETE PG endoperoxyd H2 [G2] Prostacyclinsynthetase leucotrien A leucotrien ... chế tyrosin - kinase, ngăn chặn hoạt tính protein - ras In vitro, quercetin ức chế tyrosin - kinase ngời ung th, ức chế phát triển khối u, làm tăng thời gian sống sót động vật mang u ác Trên mô ... cyclophosphamid làm tế bào ung th giảm đề kháng với gemcitabin topotecan Bromelain Là hỗn hợp protease chứa S, lấy từ thân dứa (Ananas conosus L.Merr, họ Bromeliaceae) Từ 1957, hàng trăm 98 nghiên...
... paleoanthropologists detect in an animal that allows them to decide on one hand that it was the progenitor ofthe chimpanzee, the gorilla, and the orangutan, and yet on the other hand was the ... and (3) the Pongidae (which includes the remaining African great apes such as gorillas, chimpanzees, and the Asian orangutan) It is from the level ofthe superfamily onward that most ofthe present ... Ramapithecus was in man’s lineage because the incisors and canine teeth (the front teeth) of this animal were relatively small in relation to the cheek teeth (as is the case in man) They believe the...
... thousand.5 Wives, children, and hangers-on accompanied the troops and enlarged their impact, as did the crews and of cers aboard the ships of war Their presence was an overwhelming and often ... sailed; artisans, shopkeepers, and merchants failed; and the widows and children of fallen soldiers augmented the ranks ofthe poor.12 The costs of poor relief mounted at a steady rate, and the debts ... policies As a royal of ceholder with ambitions and as a guardian ofthe standing order, he defended the prerogative ofthe Crown and the sovereignty of Parliament His dilemma was how to reconcile the...
... + depreciation)/Total assets CFt − CASHt − Cash and cash equivalents/Total assets MTBt − Market value ofthe assets/ book value oftheassets LEVt − Long-term debt/Total assets EXCESS_RET t − ... quarterly analyst earnings consensus and LOGANALYSTt asthe logarithmic transformation ofthe number of analysts covering the firm before the earnings release date As shown in panel A of Table ... firms manage earnings, financing constraints is a major determinant of accretive repurchases as well as other types of accruals and real earnings management techniques The remainder ofthe paper...
... immunotoxin therapy lead to a delay in the accumulation of tumor-associated ascites and an improvement in the median overall survival of treated animals (Figure 6D) These results confirm the anti-tumor ... well established asan immunotherapeutic target antigen In fact, an anti-human CD52 antibody therapy, Alemtuzumab (Campath) has been developed and is FDA approved for the treatment of CD52 expressing ... majority of VLC are viable Annexin V (-) and PI (-) cells In contrast, in the presence of Alemtuzumab and sera (2), the majority of VLC are Annexin V+ and/or PI + indicating the induction of cytotoxicity...
... adaptation ofthe MEAMS was assessed using the Rasch measurement model [7,8] The Rasch model is a unidimensional model which asserts that the easier the item the more likely it will be passed, and the ... represents an elegant mechanism for establishing and correcting for bias under such circumstances This bias does not necessarily manifest though the ANOVA distributional analysis, and raises important ... contributions AK, SK and AT were involved with the conception and design ofthe study AK and SK arranged the data collection, took part in the interpretation ofthe data, and the Page of (page number...
... can be understood by either looking at the improved connection of TiO2 nanoparticles or the Ag effect ofthe electrons during transition The increased electron lifetime and the reduction ofthe ... electron transit time can explain the increment of Jsc by the addition of ATN Conclusions In conclusion, TN and ATN were added into the TiO2 film of DSSCs An enhanced η of 129% was achieved from the ... for the dye, and the ATN that was added to the TiO2 film enhanced the charge recombination The study has shown that the performance of DSSCs can be strongly improved using fibers An η of approximately...
... for reasons explained later, it might not be as efficient in the initialization phase The precoder can then be computed and transmission can start at the highest rate Then, the channel is changing ... choose the stepsize As in any LMS-like algorithm, the performance is sensitive to the choice ofthe stepsize μ, see (54), and the error variance can be reduced by decreasing μ However the convergence ... amount of bandwidth usage The issue of limiting the quantity of feedback for channel estimation has already been investigated in the MIMO wireless context in [12] and several other papers However the...