... very
efficient monitoring method as well as quantifying method for detection of dead and
live bacteria after the plasma treatment.
CONCLUSION
For sterilization effectsof low-temperature ... 2004: Evaluation of the Roles of Reactive Species, Heat, and
UV Radiation in the Inactivation of Bacterial Cells by Air Plasmas at Atmospheric
Pressure. - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, ...
for both, the activation of carriers and for the treatment of bacteria.
Heat treatment. For studying of temperature effectson bacteria degradation
the samples (bacteria on substrate carriers)...
... stimulation can
improve postural control is under debate [12]. The effect
of STN stimulation alone can be studied after overnight
withdrawal of anti-PD medication and by turning the
stimulation OFF and ... comparison,
posturography tests have the advantages of allowing a
standardized and reproducible procedure of using exter-
nal balance perturbations and a quantification of the pos-
tural responses.
Posturographic ... during quiet stance and during the periods with
vibratory stimulation, and it was irrespective of visual input and sway direction.
Conclusion: In this sample, STN stimulation alone significantly...
... differences
in the timing of assistance between the therapist-control-
led and patient-controlled conditions, we calculated the
onset of the control signal and the onset of orthoses
plantar flexor ... level of cognitive attention and coordina-
tion required.
The amplitude and timing of the control signal was simi-
lar for the patient-controlled orthoses and therapist-con-
trolled orthoses conditions. ... without-orthoses condition (p < 0.05) (Table
2). The average time for double support in the therapist-
controlled orthoses condition was 88 ms longer than the
without-orthoses condition and 55 ms longer...
... interacts with N10 and E97 of the second
subunit. The backbone NH group of R98 forms a
hydrogen bond with the backbone CO of F102. Fur-
thermore, the orientation of the side chain of the two
residues ... Sweden)
eluted with a linear gradient of 0–1 m NaCl. The fractions
containing the protein were pooled and precipitated by
addition of ammonium sulfate to a concentration of 75%.
The precipitated protein ... nm.
Excitation and emission band passes were set at 5 nm.
Denaturation studies were performed by incubating 10 lm
protein with various concentrations of urea and guanidinium
chloride for 45–60 min, and...
... the
membrane of cells.
Inhibitory effectsof VVA1 on the hemolytic and
cytotoxic activity of VVA2
The effectsof VVA1 on the hemolytic activity of
VVA2 were studied by incubation of human red ... Rochat
H, Harvey AL, Montenay-Garestier T & Menez A
(1990) Delineation of the functional site of a snake
venom cardiotoxin: preparation, structure, and function
of monoacetylated derivatives. ... the formation of VVA2 oligomers.
Interaction of VVA1 and VVA2 by amphipathic
a-helix
To identify the binding sites in VVA1 responsible for
direct interaction with VVA2, peptide competition
assays,...
... high concentrations of AACOCF
3
.The
increase in AA at low concentrations of AACOCF
3
could
also suggest that an AACOCF
3
-sensitive pool was
destined for product formation, and the inhibition of ... Low concentrations of
AACOCF
3
prevent PAF and LTB
4
formation by inhibiting CoA-IT
and/ or 5-LO. Higher concentrations of AACOCF
3
prevent AA
release from PtdEtn resulting in a decrease in AA and ... the presence and absence of 10 l
M
AACOCF
3
and reactions terminated by the addition of methanol/
chloroform (2 : 1, v/v). After phospholipid extraction,
PAF was isolated by TLC on silica gel...
... socio-economic background.
Author details
1
Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong,
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
2
Department ofSocial Work, Hong Kong Baptist
University, Hong ... 8:1
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depression, and QoL, considering the mediating effects
of both pain and depression on two core dimensions of
QoL, physical and mental.
Methods
Following ... distinction in
social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical
considerations. Journal of Personality andSocial Psychology 1986, 6:1173-
1182.
24. MacKinnon DP, Lockwood CM, Hoffman...
... posi-
tion data in terms of average position and fluctuation of
positions, and compared each of them between different
periods: visual-stimulus-motion versus no-visual-stimu-
lus-motion, and vection ... 1.63 mm over 30 kg of body weight.
Second, head position was measured in six degrees of free-
dom (the rotations and translations along the axes of yaw,
pitch and roll of the standing observer) ... and
vection on postural movement, and the after -effects. To
investigate the effectsof visual-stimulus-motion and vec-
tion, we separated the COP and head position data into
two different pairs of...
... healing phases. The controlled temporal regula-
tion of growth factor action is necessary because of the
interaction of the different factors. Less information on
the interactionof factors is available, ... effects of
growth factors on the production of osteopontin and osteo-
calcin. Biomed Sci Instrum 2006, 42:31-36.
30. Gonnerman KN, Brown LS, Chu TM: Effectsof growth factors on
cell migration ... enhanced the in vitro bone formation
synergistically [40]. Therefore, for optimal stimulation of
bone repair the controlled and local delivery of factors
and factor combinations is mandatory [14,41,42]....
...
characteristics
of
sea-
sonal
and
ontogenetic
changes
in
the
tissue-water
relations
of
Acer,
Populus,
Tsuga,
and
Picea.
Can.
J.
Bot
56,
635-647
Effects
of
long-term
water
stress
on ...
W.
(1960)
Transpiration
and
photosyn-
thesis
of
detached
leaves
and
shoots
of
Quer
cus
pubescens
and
Q.
ilex
during
desiccation
under
standard
conditions.
Bull.
Res.
Counc.
Isr. ...
into
consideration.
Thus,
the
reduction
in
net
photosynthesis
was
always
greater
on
long
and
sunny
summer
days
with
high
daily
integrals
of
water
vapor
saturation
deficit.
On...
...
UK
Department
of
the
Environment,
the
Commis-
sion
of
the
European
Communities,
the
NE
Forest
Experiment
Station
of
the
USDA
Forest
Service
and
the
US
Environmental
Protection
Agency, ...
autoclaved
and
the
total
conductivity
(C-)
of
the
solution
determined.
Based
on
the
assumption
that
the
rate
of
leakage
of electro-
lytes
from
a
detached
shoot
is
controlled ...
of
the
above
equation
and
substitution
of
the
measured
conductivity
values,
the
rate
of
change
in
conductivity
or
normalised
leakage
rate
(k)
was
calculated.
A
comparison...
... development
of local protocols focusing on the prevention of severe
complications (n = 4); the communicationof patient
information (on the disease, its comp lications, the neces-
sit y of strict control, ... Grol
2
Abstract
Introduction: This study examined the short- and long-term effectsof a quality improvement collaborative on
patient outcomes, professional performance, and structural aspects of chronic care ... whether the region was
an intervention or control site. To assess the reliability
ofthedataextraction,weaskedtheon-siteabstractors
to perform a re-extraction on a random subsample of
10% of the medical...
... cellsFigure 2
TSH and T4 concentrations 8 weeks after transplantation of stem cells. TSH and T4 serum levels of all groups 8
weeks after BM derived cells transplantation. All concentrations of T4 are ... whether
adult bone marrow cells are able to aid in the reconstitu-
tion of thyroid parenchyma, we conducted a study based
on the implantation of male derived BM cells into thyroid
gland of female ... control).
Conclusion: Both a significant increase of TSH and decrease of T4 can be induced as
early as day 40 after a low dose of I
131
in rats. Restore of normal thyroid function can
be spontaneously...