... that the number of elderly dwelling in institutions such as nursing homes will increase because the number of elderly people in Korea is rapidly increasing Therefore, it is necessary to assess the ... 00 18 05 13.33 29 In this study, the level of loneliness inthe Korean elderly was higher than that ofthe Japanese elderly Furthermore, the level of loneliness that Korean institutionalized ... Previous findings suggest that depression can be associated with an increased risk of incidence of dementia and ideation of suicide inthe elderly (Devanand et al., 1996; Vannoy et al., 2007) Therefore,...
... should be altered in both forms This has been confirmed with the cloning ofthe VHL gene andtheidentificationof germline and somatic mutations of this gene in VHL patients and sporadic RCC ... tumours For all ofthe frozen samples the VHL gene was successfully PCR amplified and sequenced, compared to 71% (12 of 17) ofthe formalin-fixed samples, and 38% (10 of 26) ofthe Bouin's fixed tissues ... fragment and repeating the sequencing procedure using both forward and reverse primers inthe samples fixed in Bouin's solution Regarding the codon 81, 75% ofthe samples (31 fixed and frozen tumours...
... During the dry season, the quantity of transported sediment was lower andthe major input of sediment into the system came from the coastal area The estuarine domain was silting up whatever the ... total inputs inthe wet and dry season, respectively These budgets also indicated that during the wet season, the massive influx of sediment originated from the watershed passed through the estuary ... biển the dry season at each station The budget indicated a water loss by leakage though channels, mangroves and wetlands, which accounts for 20% and 42% ofthe liquid contributions ofthe total inputs...
... normalize the intensity ofthe staining for the different sizes ofthe fragments The final percentage content of each MHC gene inthe total sample was then calculated from the fraction of a specific ... for each isoform, the intensity ofthe MHC band was divided by the intensity ofthe control fragment in that reaction A correction factor was calculated for each band on the basis of its size, ... physiology of fiber shortening resulting from pulmonary hyperexpansion [1–6] affects MHC isoform shifts beyond the influence of a pure increase inthe workload on the muscle In addition to being the...
... engineered FRFG domain in these HIV-1 strains can allow Vpr packaging inthe absence ofthe (Lxx)4 domain The Pr-(Lxx)-/R+ construct still maintains a 15FRFG domain in p6 which resembles the ... both the late phase andthe early phase ofthe HIV-1 life cycle To examine the roles of individual amino acid residues inthe 15FRFG domain during Vpr packaging, Phe15, Arg16 and Phe17 were individually ... and its FG repeat domain contains eight PxFG repeats and no FxFG repeat In contrast, the FG repeat domain ofthe Vpr-interacting nucleoporin Pom121 contains seven copies ofthe FxFG repeats and...
... to DG Themedial septal nucleus (MS) andthe nucleus ofthe diagonal band of Broca (DBB) are the main origins ofthe septal projections The hilus of DG is the main termination area ofthe MS-DBB ... intracellular calcium-binding proteins, containing EF-hand calcium binding motifs, and related to calmodulin and troponin-C The biological roles of Calbindin D28k include calcium regulation and calcium-dependent ... alterations inthe hippocampus andthe dentate gyrus The most frequently observed alteration is massive neuronal loss inthe hilus ofthe dentate gyrus andinthe CA1 and CA3 areas ofthe hippocampus...
... use ofthe COI barcode becomes a standard practice among coral scientists The increasing ease and falling cost of DNA sequencing has not only generated interest inthe barcoding ofthe Scleractinia—reconstructions ... zooxanthellate species, i.e those containing symbiotic dinoflagellates, and these form the basis of coral reefs along the tropical and subtropical coasts ofthe Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Azooxanthellate ... further away from the mainland, likely due to a declining gradient of sedimentation However, no clarification of species limits in these marginal habitats was attempted Inthe recent update of...
... harvesting complex (LHCI), consisting of four members (Lhca1–4) ofthe chlorophyll a ⁄ b binding protein family LHCI is bound along one side of PSI only, inthe vicinity ofthe PSI-F and PSI-J ... 386 and 387, or at the extreme C-terminus of PSI-G (Fig 1) These cassettes were both cloned into binary vectors under the control ofthe 35S promoter and terminator, and into vectors for in vitro ... of their crystal structure of Pisum sativum PSI, in which the loop of PSI-G is suggested to face the stroma The amount of PSI-G inthe transformed knock-out line does not reach the level of the...
... line), andthe binding affinity values andthe magnitude ofthe spectral shift are given in Table Interaction of Ab with binary lipid bilayers As shown by the data in Fig 3, and by the KD values in ... 4.7 ofthe SM bilayer membrane Therefore, peptide binding is occurring to three different membrane structures in these studies The data presented in Table show that the binding interaction ofthe ... larger angles (inset to B) and binding at higher concentrations resulting in shifts to smaller angles Binding to the SM-rich domain is shown in (B) and to the DOPC-rich domain in (C) Data were...
... or lack of information about the correlation ofthe linear and angle parameters ofthe femur does not allow the determination ofthe anatomic structure ofthe femur as a unit ofthe non-linear ... joint Linear Executing the support function Linear Base group Angular Linear All the values were normalized (the procedure of division ofthe meaning of each linear parameter on the meaning of ... ofthe data: X x Thus, the four (4) groups should include the following: first (the meaning ofthe value more than X+x); second (the meaning ofthe value is at the interval X + X+x); third (the...
... rhizogenesis andthe more intra-osseous the tooth, the less the inflammation The presence of inflammation increased with the progression ofthe rhizogenesis, and this may be due to the physiology of eruption ... apex) of rhizogenesis being included inthe study The width ofthe pericoronal space was determined from the half ofthe mesial, distal and occlusal surfaces, the largest width being selected The ... tissue in 79% ofthe cases studied and foci of squamous metaplasia inthe remnants of epithelium in 4% ofthe sample The presence of islands with an ameloblastomatoid feature was reported in dentigerous...
... lowest point ofthefemoral sulcus and through the patella, and measured the distance between the lateral border ofthe patella and this vertical line (a) and between themedial border ofthe patella ... participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study, read the MRIs, and prepared the manuscript YZ participated inthe design ofthe study JN performed the statistical analyses JG participated inthe ... BO indicates the lateral displacement ofthe patella in relation to deepest part ofthefemoral sulcus LPTA shows the angle of patellar inclination, which indicates the tightness or looseness of...
... over 5% of activity, minimum time length of bruxism episode was 250 msec of muscle burst inthe case of tapping and over 500 msec of burst inthe cases of clenching and grinding, and minimum inter-episode ... zygomatic arch andthe inferior border ofthe mandible (Fig 1) Accelerometers were fastened on the forehead as a reference and on the middle point ofthe chin concavity ofthe mandible with vinyl polysiloxane ... patterns: grinding, clenching, and tapping Sleep bruxism activity predominantly consisted of clenching and grinding, which varied between individuals Seventy-nine percent ofthe volunteers were included...
... response in vivo in tissues and organs of Ae triseriatus The goals of this study were to investigate the prevalence of SI+ mosquitoes in sites inthe LACV endemic region, to determine the genetic ... constellation of genotypes andthe majority of these generate I+ phenotypes in their mosquito host The large accumulation of singletons in I+ isolates in third codon positions reflect the activity of error ... SI+ and I+ mosquitoes inthe site (Figure 9) The role that these changes may have in conditioning the establishment ofthe respective phenotypes remains to be determined Sequence analysis of the...
... permeability after EV71 infection in infant mice and further more, the increase of BBB permeability after EV71 infection could result inthe entrance and localization ofthe IgG into brain tissues Autoimmune ... immunodeficiency virus type infection increases thein vivo capacity of peripheral monocytes to cross the blood-brain barrier into the brain andthein vivo sensitivity ofthe blood-brain barrier to disruption ... collected, andthe titers of IgG against EV71 inthe sera were determined by ELISA respectively (Table 2) No lesions in any ofthe brain tissues of immunized mice were observed (data not show), then, the...
... 3) As expected, the predicted SDPs were located in two functionally important regions ofthe protein: inthe DNA-binding domain andinthe effector-binding pocket Seven and two amino acid residues ... shown in [20], and reflects proximity of two distributions, in our case, the gold standard andthe predicted grouping of sequences Inthe case of generated families we have the standard of truth ... pij denotes the probability of a sequence to be inthe i-th group of Greal and j-th group of Gpred Here we treat groupings as random variables over the space of sequences inthe MSA Defined so,...
... by the weight ofthe abdominal content, and increases the pulmonary blood volume inthe dependent parts ofthe lungs under the effect of both gravity andthe increase in cardiac output [7] The ... frequently employed in anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine during theinsertionofthe monitoring catheters) not interfere with respiratory gas exchange and can be safely used in awake, ... completely covering the face In these patients, the only contributing factor to the difference between time andthe basal time is the covering ofthe face by drapes; body position and inspiratory...
... absence of heating A combination of SGF and heat treatment resulted inthe disappearance ofthe protein bands andthe IgE-binding components in extracts from wild-type and GM potatoes, while minimal ... recommendations ofthe Standardization Committee ofthe Northern Society of Allergology [12] An A/H of 0.1–1 and an erythema diameter of