... due the fact that the increase in biomass negatively affected thegrowthandsurvivalofthe clams Inthe bigger stocking size (1.7 cm), the final production ofthe clam was significant increased ... to increase thegrowthand production The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of stocking biomass ofthe two sizes of M lyrata on growth performance andsurvival to enhance the ... condition andfood availability could be explained as the main reasons for the impact ofthe stocking biomass on survival rate Stocking size had been detected effecting survivalofthe Manila clam, in...
... to the fact that the increase in biomass negatively affected thegrowthandsurvivalofthe clams Inthe bigger stocking size (1.7 cm), the final production ofthe clam was significantly increased ... The estimation ofthe economic benefit of clam cultured inthe intertidal areas is showed in table The net profit is calculated based on the output cost and input cost and price ofthe clam The ... difference (p>0.05) inthe biomass gained inthe treatment T5 and T6 nor percentage of biomass gained inthe treatments T7 and T8 In both size groups, the increase in biomass certainly impacted on...
... increase inthe Si-Si bonding resonance inthe 600°C films following an abrupt increase after s of annealing, support the proposed growth model These spectra also exhibited large changes inthe ... 9a The peak PL energy was determined by applying a Savitzky-Golay smoothing filter to remove the effects of noise without distorting the shape ofthe spectra and locating the energy at which the ... density ofthe AD film Annealing caused a sharp increase inthe PL intensity even at the shortest annealing times Following this sudden increase, the total power density for the 600°C anneals continued...
... potential Thein vitro cell invasion and migration assay were performed andthe number of invading and migrating cells were counted Invasion and migration activity of SaOS2 cells were assessed inthe ... for inhibiting growth, triggering apoptosis, and reducing invasion activity To this day, there have been many strategies used to inhibit COX-2 expression and activity, including inhibitors and ... To detect Page ofthe interference effects of different target, COX-2 mRNA and protein levels were determined using RT-PCR and western blotting Recombinant lentivirus vectors and control lentivirus...
... Satur and several others inthe Philippines, andthe public hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members ofthe Movement for theSurvivalofthe Ogoni People (MOSOP) in November 1995 in Nigeria ... to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of him/herself and his/her family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, andthe right ... waste dumping, natural resource exploitation, andthe consequent degradation ofthe means of subsistence of indigenous people The roles ofthe state and MNCs in suppressing the rights of communal...
... fh is intra-reused on the branch (Q3, Q2) ofthe tree in Figure We define br(e1, e2) as the number of vertices inter-reused on the branches e1 and e2, and br (e) as the number of vertices intra-reused ... genomes of their common ancestors (denoted MR, MRD, and QH in Figure 4) and further estimated the breakpoint inter-reuse between pairs of branches ofthe phylogenetic tree The resulting table in Figure ... for the sites of rearrangements inthe human lineage 18 out 162 breakpoints between MRD and QH were used inthe human lineage, resulting in 18 = 162 ≈ 11% accurate prediction of human breakpoints,...
... levels of proinflammatory cytokines including IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and TNFα [12] LPS is a cell wall component of Gram-negative bacteria, and is the main endotoxin implicated inthe initiation ofthe ... for the conception and design ofthe present review, as well as the intellectual content, drafting and revision ofthe manuscript TMH and JAB also contributed significantly to the design ofthe ... cardiomyocyte differs from that ofthe adult and may lead to differences inthe cardiac response to sepsis and inflammation In addition to underlying differences inthe structure ofthe neonatal cardiomyocyte,...
... throughout the production, finishing and processing system; and welfare factors, both ofthe animals in terms of exhibiting natural behaviors and being free of disease, suffering, and mortality, andof ... many interesting scientific discoveries arose from these endeavors Following the sequencing ofthe bovine genome, which led to the discovery of millions of bi-allelic SNP, andthe creation of subsets ... training Industry populations have advantages for genomic prediction Inthe case of elite or widely used industry animals, the individuals included inthe training data will be relevant to the...
... inthe KIND2 domain of v-KIND contain the core MAP2 binding module To identify the core MAP2-binding site within the KIND2 domain (amino acids 456–620), we analyzed five EGFP-fused KIND2 domain ... inthe central domain of MAP2 contain the v-KIND binding core module MAP2 consists of three main structural domains: the cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit RII binding domain, the ... 1B) The results obtained indicate that the KIND2 domain is necessary and sufficient for the targeting of v-KIND to dendrites of neurons To investigate the MAP2-binding characteristics ofthe KIND...
... spacing inthe catalyst bulk, and k is the factor ofthe order 0.5 The input flux Jinp is determined by the number of molecules, which impinged and would be really adsorbed on the surface (if the ... shell growth, a sharp decrease inthe surface concentration, andthe corresponding slowdown ofthe axial growth As a result of such fluctuations inthe input flux andthe surface coverage during the ... solution of rate equations describing thegrowthof NWs The second two MC experiments reproduce a fragment of a Fig The MC simulations ofthe kinetics for spreading ofthe mobile atoms across the...
... ArgA145 and ArgB263, on the negatively charged COO– inthe aminic part determines the position ofthe substrate within the S1¢-binding subsite O atoms ofthe main chain CO groups of LeuB387 and TrpB240, ... atoms ofthe side chain d-guanidino group of this residue are involved in H-bonding as follows: Ne with the O atom ofthe main chain CO group ofthe TrpB240; Ng1 shares H bonding with O atom ofthe ... subsite Substrate binding induces conformational changes involving the ArgA145PheA146 fragment ofthe protein chain, acting as a flap, first opening and then closing the groove [45] The catalytic reaction...
... dependent on both the presence of a hydrophobic patch andthe capacity ofthe protein to bind LPS An understanding ofthe molecular mechanism that is responsible for the high binding affinity of antimicrobial ... the unbounded protein, whereas the pellet represents the insoluble fraction containing the PGN bound protein (B) Scatchard plot andthe corresponding binding curve of RNase interaction with PGN ... RNase and RNase bactericidal activity M Torrent et al including skin, gut andthe respiratory and genitourinary tracts, and its expression can be induced by in ammatory agents andbacterial infection...
... harvested and used for the determination of IL-12 and TNF-alpha, the representative cytokines of cell-mediated and innate immunity The cytokine concentration of supernatant were measured by enzyme-linked ... significantly increased the viability of control BMCs within the range of concentration (2-50 μg/ml) andin irradiated BMCs (10-50 μg/ml) BMCs were cultured without cytokines, which may maintain their survival ... And also, there is another possibility that fucoidan may induce the cell deathof some specific cell types whereas it enhances thesurvivalof other cell types of BMCs The effects of fucoidan...
... time post injection (Figures and 5b) Aggrecan matrix staining within the vicinity ofthe injected cells was also observed week following injection, andthe intensity ofthe matrix staining increased ... performed the type X collagen and Alizarin red staining, and participated in interpretation ofthe data AJF participated in interpretation ofthe data and contributed to the preparation ofthe final ... strategy and reducing costs Future studies will involve the investigation ofthe behaviour of these cells following injection into degenerate human IVD tissue explants, andthe influence of a loaded,...
... genitourinary and 4.5% late gastrointestinal sequelae Table shows the crude incidence of gastrointestinal and geniturinary complications http://www.ro-journal.com/content/2/1/9 Discussion Inthe ... brachytherapy [22] Based on these studies andin other smaller reports, Nelson and O'Quin introduced guidelines for hysterectomy after irradiation [15,23] Several institutions around the world then ... Kao MS, Hederman MA: Randomized study of preoperative radiation and surgery or irradiation alone inthe treatment of stage IB and IIA carcinoma ofthe uterine cervix: final report Gynecol Oncol...
... and JS participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study, and drafted the manuscript MR has assisted in writing the manuscript AH and AS analyzed microbiological and sequencing data, and ... aAccession number ofthebacterial species inthe EMBL database bLength of alignment on which the 16S rDNA inserted sequence andthe corresponding sequence inthe database are similar cIn the '% similarity' ... regard to the ST The detection of such a variety ofbacterial groups after cloning and near fulllength 16S rDNA sequencing obtained in ST samples has raised the question if the identical bacterial...
... [21-24] These cytokines may be involved inthe atherosclerosis to different extents, activating and inducing the migration of monocytes inthe vessel structures and eliciting the evolution to macrophages ... release of endothelin-1, IL-6 and TNFa in endothelial cells leading to direct vessel injury by continuous endothelial damage Recent observations showed that the homeostasis ofthe endothelial ... determined using Student’s t test with *p < 0.05 smooth muscle and endothelial cells To study the effects of HIV-1 on the differentiation of these cells, the interaction of HIV-1 and recombinant...
... definition of a vector of complete data x (where x includes the data vector andthe vector of fixed and random effects ofthe model, except the residual effect) and on the definition ofthe corresponding ... Although the estimation ofthe parameters inthe model is generally the main interest in an analysis, tests of hypotheses are usually required in assessing the significance of effects andin model ... effects In contrast, using the standard approach, interactions “rank of calving*period of birth” and “twins*period of birth” were either significant or not significant depending on the structure of the...
... across the river, then through the desert on the west bank, taking the dead pharaoh to his final resting place inthe Valley ofthe Kings There, the last rituals, including the “opening ofthe mouth” ... strips of linen, first the head, then each toe and finger, then the arms and legs, and finally the trunk were painstakingly wrapped The bandages were kept tight and coated with resin to stiffen them ... raise the lid ofthe sarcophagus and then lift out the coffins, because they were so heavy Here the second coffin is being slowly lifted out ofthe outermost coffin PULLEY SYSTEM Frame A linen...
... Evaluation oftheGrowth Simulator 99 Chapter Applications oftheGrowth Model DIGROW 101 7.1 Estimation oftheGrowthand Yield of Forest Stands and Determination ofthe Target Diameter ... in this chapter Chapter presents the evaluation ofthegrowth model consisting ofthe following aspects: evaluation ofthe model approach itself, validation ofthe mathematical growth model and ... starting from the flowering process andthe formation of seedlings They indicated that the seed resources in Dipterocarp forests were plentiful andthe season of seed dispersion often occurs at the...