... from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of Medicine The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... engineers It is autonomous in its administration andinthe selection of its members, sharing withthe National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government The ... ofthe National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions...
... in pathology in Gsn-L mice, only the gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines inthe brains of Gsn-H mice was determined Significant reductions in brain levels of early cytokines, including ... significant portion ofthe experiments presented inthe manuscript, and participated inthe writing ofthe manuscript QC participated inthe design ofthe study andthe preparation ofthe animal model ... to the injury site, which in turn, slows the clearance of myelin debris and consequently remyelination [22] Consistent with these findings, we noticed that gelsolin infusion could accelerate the...
... ’docking’; and ’cutting-line combinations’ refers to the com- binations of edging and docking lines MATERIALS AND METHODS Two heuristic procedures for the edging/docking of flitches were examined The ... cutting lines Cutting line combinations were generated by varying the coordinates of each edging and trimming line between predetermined limits." These limits, by the authors’ own admission, involved ... which define the lower edge of , the board Now the worst wane onthe upper edge ofthe board (ie worst deviation from j+1 p K) is due to the minimum value of y in (z,y) jk jk U ie ymin andthe worst...
... Monoamine transporters inthe moth CNS (Eur J Biochem 270) 665 one each corresponding to the fruity Na+/Cl-dependent serotonin anddopamine transporters Onthe other hand, sequence comparisons ... [30] The existence of dopaminergic neuronsinthe insect CNS implies that a dopamine transporter would need to be expressed by these neurons to clear the chemical from the synaptic space Octopamine ... (1989) Dopamine- like immunoreactivity ă inthe brain and suboesophageal ganglion ofthe honeybee J Comp Neurol 280, 4358 Wendt, B & Homberg, U (1992) Immunocytochemistry ofdopamineinthe brain of...
... contributions AK, TT and TS conceived, designed and coordinated the study IM, TT, TO and HO evaluated the clinical outcome TN and IM determined the plasma concentrations of 5-FU AK, MY, KK and ... administration of 5-FU or CDDP, and identification of responders via patient genetic profiling [10] 5-FU exerts its anticancer effects through inhibition of thymidylate synthase and incorporation ... showing the plasma concentrations of 5-FU to correlate with clinical response and/ or toxicity in colorectal cancer, and head and neck cancer [12-21] Although the therapeutic drug monitoring has...
... studied the correlation existing between the annual andthe seasonal rainfall andthe annual trunk growth, andthe only correlation shown is that ofthe rainfall values inthe spring season, there ... correlation between the growth ofthe rings andthe rainfall in any other season or the annual total Figure shows the relationship between these two variables; spring rainfall and ring growth on that ... interdependence of either 3.3 Vegetation If we observe the figures showing the distribution ofthe different plots along one ofthe analysis axis (Fig 7) andthe distribution ofthe homogeneous groups within...
... resuscitation but without evidence of intrinsic kidney disease The aim was to investigate the single and combined haemodynamic and renal effectsof plasma expansion by infusion of albumin andofthe ... apart In our opinion, the observed increase in SVRI was a consequence of resolution ofthe underlying septic vasodilation rather than an effect ofthe infused albumin The authors ofthe second ... in SVRI This finding is in contrast with results of other studies investigating theeffectsof plasma expansion on haemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis One actually reported an increase in...
... phase of CPR and a continuously decreasing contribution ofthe ILA inthe further course of CPR Adrenaline was administered according to the arterial blood pressure and our goal was to keep the ... set in this situation Conclusions The blood pressures were not impaired by keeping the ILA system open during CPR compared withthe immediate clamping ofthe ILA withthe onset of CPR and PaO2 and ... participated inthe design ofthe study and revised the manuscript JS participated in design and coordination IF performed the analysis and interpretation ofthe data and revised the manuscript NW conceived...
... acquainted withthe management and real doses ofthe medicine, which was certainly in this instance made very much too strong; and notwithstanding the caution to stop the further exhibition when ... woman with a scrophulous tumour ofthe eye, a remarkable swelling ofthe upper lip, and painful tumours ofthe joints ofthe fingers, much relieved; but the medicine was left off, on account of ... placed in bed, the faintness and sickness continued; severe rigors ensued, and violent vomiting; these vomitings continued through the night, andinthe intervals he lay in a state nearly approaching...
... Part 37 Effectsof auxins on growth and saponin production in callus cultures of P ginseng Planta Med., 47, (1983) 183 [4] S Liu, J.J Zhong., Simultaneous production of ginseng saponin and polysaccharide ... concentration of macro elements inthe MS medium Cultures were maintained in 300 ml conical flasks for weeks Concentration of macro element NH4NO3 KNO3 Determination and analyses Extraction and ... used inthe experiment andthe inoculum size g/flask (fresh weight) The other cultural conditions were done as described by [9] Results and discussion Effectsof macro elements on biomass and ginsenoside...
... volume and gas concentrations before the start of each test Peak oxygen consumption and oxygen consumption at and 4-minute intervals were determined by taking the mean of twelve consecutive 5-second ... and prostacyclin [12], decreased atherogenic activity of blood mononuclear cells effecting the production of cytokines [13], and a reduced accumulation of collagen inthe arterial wall [14] Therefore ... further progression or supervision to the exercise training programme was provided a reduction inthe adherence ofthe training sessions occurred; 81 % and 84 % were completed in week to week and...
... functioning Onthe other hand the nonresponders experienced a decrease inthe role-emotional domain scores and had improvement inthe physical function and bodily pain domains, such that the scores ... combination of interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin Compared to the baseline, the responders sustained a significant decrease inthe domain score of vitality while ofthe domain scores declined in ... years, thetreatmentof Hepatitis C has evolved [3-5,8,10,11] The approved therapies at present include monotherapy with different interferon preparations and combination therapy with interferon and...
... solution of Equation on 0, π ∪ π 2,π ; which satisfies one ofthe bound- ary conditions and both transmission conditions Lemma Let w (x, l) be a solution of Equation and l > Then, the following integral ... studied in [10] Let w1(x, l) be a solution of Equation on [0, π ], satisfying the initial conditions w1 (0, λ) = 0, w1 (0, λ) = −1 (6) The conditions (6) define a unique solution of Equation on [0, ... [0, π ] [2, p 12] After defining above solution, we shall define the solution w2 (x, l) of Equation on [ π , π ] by means ofthe solution w1(x, l) by the initial conditions w2 π π −1 , λ = γ δ w1...
... total input of 500 kg of MMC for one of rice, an additional 430 kg of rice is expected Taking into account the price of MMC andof rice, financially one VND invested on MMC generates 2.6 VND in ... expected Taking into account the price of MMC andof rice, financially one VND invested on MMC generates 2.1 VND in return Effectsof MMC B2006-32-21 on rice grown in degraded soil in Hiep Hoa ... effect on paddy rice It would increase the height of rice, increase the number of ears, and reduce pest and disease infection In particular, yield of paddy rice planting in alluvial soil in Gia...
... solution of safranin for one minute, and rinsed in 96% alcohol The microsections were then placed on slides and mounted in Canada balsam for microscopic examination The width (mm) ofthe pith andof ... that only the light conditions prevailing in 1999 were evaluated, and that we have no information about the conditions prevailing before canopy release in 1995 The number of sampled seedlings, the ... stand andthe growing regeneration Removing overstory induces high spatial variability within the stand Both canopy release and gap opening induce sudden changes in seedling growth conditions Before...
... examination (a) Inthe control CIA mice treated with saline, massive cellular infiltration and erosion of bone were observed inthe ankle joint In CIA mice treated withthe highest dose of IFN-β ... IFN-β in comparison with controls The expression of IL-18 and IL-1β was reduced inthe animals treated withthe highest dose of IFN-β, andthe expression of IL-10 was higher than in controls These ... µg per injection per mouse), limited hyperplasia ofthe intimal lining layer and cell infiltration ofthe synovial sublining were detected and a decrease in bone erosions was observed (b) Infiltration...
... impact of BAFF and APRIL on B-cell development/function andthe deviated levels in SLE and RA, it was of interest to study theeffectsof rituximab-induced Bcell depletion on these cytokines We chose ... expression due to effectsof different treatments inthe different rheumatic diseases One concern withthe increased availability of BAFF, even if only temporary, is the risk of an increased output of ... is the association of increased BAFF and APRIL levels with different forms of (non-Hodgkin) lymphomas [9,11,37] In parallel, data exist on increased risk of lymphomas in patients with SLE and...
... irradiated with various kinds of ionizing radiations (X-rays, carbon-ions 13 keV/μm, carbon-ions 70 keV/μm, iron-ions 200 keV/ μm) Because of long cellular doubling time, the colony size of U-CH1-N ... revealed that one allele of p53 had a mutation carrying a C > G substitution at nucleotide residue 412 within exon 4, converting the corresponding amino acid from proline to arginine (Figure 1C) Parental ... Accelerator in Chiba) The accelerated ions used in this study were carbon ions (290 MeV/n), neon (400 MeV/n), silicon (490 MeV/n), argon (500 MeV/n), and iron ions (500 MeV/n) The details concerning the...
... Research & Therapy Vol No Andersson et al Introduction Aseptic loosening of a joint prosthesis is associated with remodelling of bone tissue inthe vicinity ofthe prosthesis Histopathological and morphometric ... the cup and femur component with clinical signs of loosening but no migration) and (severe osteolysis around the cup in three directions andwith widening ofthe medullar expansion ofthe upper ... 5h) Effectsof neutralising antisera on bone-resorbing activity in SFs The role of different cytokines in SF-induced bone resorption was investigated by incubating mouse bone organ cultures with...
... strain RP62A grown inthe presence of 0.16 μM (one-quarter ofthe minimal inhibitory concentration) and 1.25 μM (twice the minimal inhibitory concentration) IQ-143 and without the drug For the ... because the control incubation was processed inthe same way as the samples treated with IQ-143 Presumably, the accumulation of AMP points to direct inhibition of NADH oxidation by complex I ofthe ... the influence of different concentrations of IQ-143 The combination of all data withthe strain-specific metabolic models showed an effect of IQ-143 on energy metabolism, DNA and RNA elongation...