... Martin, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad, Turks and Caicos, and the Virgin Islands [5] In 1978, DENV-1 was implicated in large mainland outbreaks perhaps occurring at the same time in Colombia, ... DENV-1/CO/188_Guaviare/1987 isolates and the remaining strains (PP = 0,82) As the time goes by, we can see a sustained increase in number of isolates and a rapid spread of viruses, which included few changes ... 263_Choco/1979 and DENV-1/CO/150_Choco/1979 were slightly distant from the remaining strains and appeared in close proximity to some Caribbean Island and other American isolates (Trinidad, French Guinea) Interestingly,...
... oceanography and coastal engineering, which results in numerous empirical formulas describing runup characteristics of wind waves and swell available in the engineering literature (see, for instance, ... runup and backwash heights and maximum runup and backwash velocities of the shoreline) in nonlinear and corresponding linear theories (extremes of sea level oscillations R(t) and velocity U (t) in ... peak Fins are the n-th cos and sin coefficients of the time series ofof reflected wave amplitude and that of the incident wave Fig Probability density function of the incident wave field in linear...
... Role of cysteines in oligomerization – effects of introducing an additional cysteine In a previous study, we found that mutating residue 19 in the t peptide of Torpedo AChE considerably increased ... Ba and Bb, suggesting a predominant in uence of the catalytic domains on oligomerization This may be due in part to the difference in N-glycosylation of AChE and BChE, which carry four and nine ... anchoring of cholinesterases NeuroSignals 11, 130–143 ´ Massoulie J & Bon S (2006) The C-terminal T peptide of cholinesterases: structure, interactions, andin uence on protein folding and secretion...
... walls off the injured site and contains the inevitable microbial contamination that occurs following a breach in the integument of this marine animal The basic elements of clotting and inflammation ... natural ligand are increasingly being recognized and consist of release of a specific series of tyrosine kinases and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) that result in activation of transcriptional ... terminus of peptides and proteins In the case of fibrin, removal of carboxyl-terminal lysine residues renders the fibrin less sensitive to lysis by decreasing the ability of plasminogen and tissue-type...
... role of AP-2a and AP-2e in chondrogenesis Overview of the differentiation stages during chondrogenesis and the involvement of transcription factors (henatoxylin and eosin-stained section of an ... temporary shut-off mechanism during unfavorable conditions [35,36] Little is known about the interaction of AP-2 and its binding partners in cartilage However, at least CBP ⁄ p300-interacting transactivator ... tumorigenesis and genetic diseases [47] Most analyses of the regulation of AP-2 and the interactions of the transcription factor with binding partners, as well as of the regulation of target gene...
... Skeleton of Peregrine Falcon * CHAPTER V SKINNING AND PRESERVING BIRDS * Fig 22 — Starling — Showing Position of First Incision and the Commencement of the Removal of the Skin * Fig 23 — Skin of Bird ... CHAPTER II DECOYING AND TRAPPING ANIMALS * Fig — Loop in wire * Fig — "SPRINGE," OR SNARE FOR BIRDS * Fig — "Springe" FOR SNIPE * Fig — "FIGURE of 4" TRAP * Fig — PLAN AND METHOD OF SETTING CLAP-NET ... DRESSING AND SOFTENING SKINS OR FURS AS LEATHER * Fig 35 — Scraper with which to dress skins * CHAPTER XI RELAXING AND CLEANING SKINS — "MAKING-UP" FROM PIECES * CHAPTER XII Colouring Bills And...
... Cryptography is a useful and widely used tool in security engineering today. It involved the use of codes and ciphers to transform information into unintelligible data. 2.2.2 ... as an "Internet", and the Internet as we know it today is born. The mid‐80s marks a boom in the personal computer and super‐minicomputer industries. The combination of inexpensive desktop machines and ... standards‐setting entities to govern the growing network [10]. Vinton Cerf is elected the first chairman of the INWG, and later becomes known as a "Father of the Internet." [10] In ...
... of predicate sense disambiguation and argument role labeling separately In terms of sense disambiguation results, incorporating FP A and FG worked well Although incorporating either of FP A and ... assignment of the nodes is determined considering all factors In this work, we use linear models Let x be words in a sentence, p be a sense of a predicate in x, and A = {an }N be a set of possible ... predicate sense and its argument roles By doing this, both tasks are mutually in uenced, and the model determines the most plausible set of assignments of a predicate sense and its argument roles simultaneously...
... financial reporting affects both real actions—the number of ESOs granted and their contractual terms and financial reporting decisions—managements’ estimates of volatility, dividend yield and interest ... recognition of those values on the face of financial statements In these settings, disclosure provides a different quantity and quality of information In contrast, the evolution of accounting standards ... recognition of capital leases, Imhoff and Thomas [1988] find that lease structures change; firms substituted capital leases with operating leases and non-lease financing Within one year of adopting FAS...
... education and training development in the period of industrialization and modernization and mission until 2020” in December 1996 In June 1999, the Ministry of Education and Training developed and submitted ... countries, Minister of education and training Nguyen Thien Nhan and Singaporean Minister of education signed on Apr 25th 2007 the memorandum of understanding between the Vietnamese and Singaporean ministries ... relations in education and training is increasingly enhanced and extended towards improving quality and efficiency with diverse methods and types of training to meet the requirements of the State of...
... spruce stands over 50-years old were considered The total area of such stands was 3900 (2413 in Slovakia and 1488 in Poland).The Figure Distribution of the stands (%) in the mountain slopes in the ... measurements of the volume of felled infested trees and the estimated volume of standing infested trees Based on the data from forest compartments, mean indices of yearly tree mortality per of spruce stands ... during growing seasons 1992–1999 from stations in the Tatra Mts Figure Age structure (%) of the stands in Polish (PL) and Slovak (SK) part of the study area, based on the percentage of stands in...
... contain detailed individual-level data on treatment In contrast, clinical trial datasets contain detailed information regarding initial treatment and may potentially facilitate detailed analyses of ... similar finding reported in a single BNLI study [14] A major limitation of clinical trial data, however, is that the specifics of salvage therapy are often not recorded, and the completeness of long-term ... obtained for breast and for lung, using a cell initiation/inactivation/proliferation model [19], which had previously been validated using recent radiationinduced second-cancer data in Hodgkin's...
... attenuation of autoimmunity Herein we present data on the regulation of IL17 responses by the Th1 cytokine IFN-γ and the Th2 cytokine IL-4 in CIA treatments Hematoxylin and eosin staining of paws ... study demonstrating that Th17 cells were predominant in the draining inguinal lymph nodes whereas IL-17-producing γδ T cells were predominant in the inflamed joint [27] Although increased systemic ... finding was the significant level of IL-4 in the arthritic joints (Figures 1d, 2c and 3c), in the absence of detectable amounts of IL-4 in the lymphoid organs and only small amounts of IL-4 in...
... enhancement, and vegetation, as well as being combined with AV damage The incidence of extended subvalvular chordae in the myxomatous group was higher than that in the other groups, and the incidence of ... College, Beijing 100037, China 2Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China 3Department ... 3Department of Pathology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China Department of General Surgery, Beijing...
... remaining muscles were sutured together over the glenoid fossa and any remaining bony prominences using 4-0 polyglactin (Vicryl suture, Ethicon), and the skin incision was closed in a running ... ending in a classic neuroma is not defined, and understanding the microanatomy of these situations is important both in clinical peripheral nerve surgery, as well as for the standardization of ... increased nerve cross-sectional areas of the distal nerve endings in our study are mostly due to increased amounts of connective tissue stroma and inflammation in response to injury [5] The increased...
... to any of the constituent studies because of their limited sample sizes Competing interests QUOROM provides a system for rating studies to be included in meta-analyses of randomized clinical ... shown in tables and The first analysis, in which R-CVP and R-CHOP are compared as frontline chemotherapeutic agents, included the R-CHOP study of Hiddemann et al [5] and the R-CVP study of Marcus ... analysis and 1.48 (95% CI: 991–2.22) in the second Anthracyclines are always included in the treatment regimen for diffuse large cell lymphoma, but the role of anthracyclines in treating patients...
... attention on identifying and testing mechanisms that facilitate or inhibit EBP dissemination and implementation [3-5] Theory and research indicate that the adoption and use of EBPs is influenced by ... frameworks outlining the components needed for successful adoption and implementation of innovative behaviors within organizations by identifying attitudes as an influence in the adoption ofand adherence ... conducts internal research and/ or evaluation, provides data regarding EBP; 7) agency provides EBP training materials or journals; 8) provides time off or funding for individual training/education in...
... microbicides’ and ‘integrated condom programming’ by primary donors: the governments of Europe, including the EU, and the government of the USA Both Europe and USA increased funding to research into vaccines ... for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants Guidelines on care, treatment and support for women living with HIV/AIDS and their children in resource-constrained settings Geneva ... condom programming to research into vaccines and microbicides between 2003 and 2004 It also shows that 2008 might be the beginning of a shift towards slightly increased investments in integrated...
... worsening of symptoms and transient risk of suicidality at the beginning of therapy (due to breaking out of avoidance behavior), but was rarely observed [28] Therapist training and monitoring of ... recognizing the consequences of their behavior and interacting more effectively with others Other goals of CBASP include the transferal of social problem solving strategies to the daily living, the interpersonal ... eight clinical sites in Germany: 1) Department of Clinical and Developmental Psychology, University of Tuebingen, (Site Principal Investigator: Martin Hautzinger, PhD); 2) Department of Psychiatry,...