... maintaining water inthe plant system, excessive control on the rates of transpiration is necessary under salinity stress conditions The inability of stomatal closure in saline conditions has ... functional studies in E coli III Determination of global gene expression profile of salt glandrich tissues a) Comparative transcriptomics of salt gland-rich tissues in response to salt stress b) Bioinformatic ... differential gene expression in response to salt treatment was examined inthe salt gland-rich tissues using subtractive hybridization and transcriptomics The present study showed that the amount of salt...
... LOADING AND APOPTOSIS A great advance in excitotoxicity came with the understanding that neurons can die by apoptosis In response to excitotoxicity the neuron activates apoptosis i.e., dismantling ... dysfunction Sustained depolarization has been ascribed to various underlying mechanisms, and ROS seem to play a key role in several ofthe suggested hypotheses In neurons as in other tissues, ... OF DISTINCT GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR CLASSES IN EXCITOTOXICITY L-glutamate, the most abundant excitatory transmitter inthe brain, binds to different classes of receptors comprising different types...
... immunoassays, participated inthe discussion of results and drafted the manuscript GF carried out immunofluorescence staining assay, participated inthe discussion of results and drafted the manuscript ... of transcriptional factors, such as CREB/ATF, NF-kB and SRF (Serum Responsive Factor) As Tax plays such an important role ingene expression and pathogenesis of HTLV viruses, numerous studies ... participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study andinthe discussion ofthe results RSA conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination and drafted the manuscript All...
... immunoassays, participated inthe discussion of results and drafted the manuscript GF carried out immunofluorescence staining assay, participated inthe discussion of results and drafted the manuscript ... of transcriptional factors, such as CREB/ATF, NF-kB and SRF (Serum Responsive Factor) As Tax plays such an important role ingene expression and pathogenesis of HTLV viruses, numerous studies ... participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study andinthe discussion ofthe results RSA conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination and drafted the manuscript All...
... dedicate this thesis to those who find inspiration and use in its findings and analyses It has been a truly enjoyable and rewarding experience making the observations, generating the hypotheses and uncovering ... findings in this thesis further highlight the diverse functions of GDNF ligand receptor system and provide novel insights into the underlying signaling mechanisms The combinatorial interactions of ... knowledge - 31 - ofthe biosynthesis, processing and regulation of these ligands and receptors is still limited This complexity in GFL signaling is further increased by ligand receptor promiscuity, regulation...
... will explore the role of these MP inthe physiology of haemostasis as well as pathology of thromboembolism The final section will discuss the current state of art inthe methods used to detect and ... risk factors for venous thrombosis is necessary in order to increase the prevention of this disease in high risk individuals and groups of patients The major risk factors for thrombosis include ... sudden and severe drop in platelet counts should alert the intensivist The thrombocytopenia remains one ofthe most sensistive indicators for micro- (in the setting of sepsis) or macro-circulatory...
... will explore the role of these MP inthe physiology of haemostasis as well as pathology of thromboembolism The final section will discuss the current state of art inthe methods used to detect and ... risk factors for venous thrombosis is necessary in order to increase the prevention of this disease in high risk individuals and groups of patients The major risk factors for thrombosis include ... sudden and severe drop in platelet counts should alert the intensivist The thrombocytopenia remains one ofthe most sensistive indicators for micro- (in the setting of sepsis) or macro-circulatory...
... vessels, is mainly attributed tothe presence of a lateral gradient in auxin concentration, auxin transport occurring preferentially towards the lower half ofthe bent stem This hypothesis is supported ... of other phytohormones in this process are somewhat conflicting Several observations indicate that tension wood induction is a complex process The response to gravity, in terms of lateral auxin ... by experiments showing that exogenous IAA induces or suppresses tension wood formation, when applied tothe lower and upper sides of an inclined stem, respectively Reports concerning the intervention...
... The range of possible scores on both Positive Coping of School Anger Expression Index and Destructive Expression for School Anger Expression Index categories is to 20 Destructive expression includes ... unsafe to express anger inthe school setting; or that they have learned not to share those feelings in school There are some limitations to this study This was a cross-sectional study of self-perceived ... includes aggressive responses and positive coping includes more socially acceptable responses Some ofthe items of Positive Coping of School Anger Expression Index are: “When I’m upset, I calm myself...
... might be interesting to revisit the standard clinical protocols in a way to increase the disease treatment success inthe cases of platinum-resistant EOC, which can account to as much as 80% of all ... revisit the standard clinical protocols in a way to increase the disease treatment success inthe cases of platinum-resistant EOC In conclusion, we have characterized the clinicopathological and ... epithelial neoplasias: 83 adenomas, 19 borderline tumors and 146 cancers, registered inthe two main cancer services ofthe state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, as described inthe Methods section The...
... grassy understory in Missouri, lowa and eastern Nebraska and Kansas Eastern portions of these forests presently stretch fromthe previously glaciated sections of southern New England into western ... SG (1991) Response of gas exchange to water stress in seedlings of woody angiosperms Tree Physiol 8, 1-9 Ni BR, Pallardy SG (1992) Stomatal and nonstomatal limitations to net photosynthesis in ... presentday forests in response to land-clearing and logging (Whitney and Davis, 1986) The decrease in T canadensis and P strobus in these examples can be related, at least in part, to their inability...
... conditions Income was defined as total gross income from all sources, including employment earnings, transfer income, and income from other sources such as investment properties A multiple linear ... adjusted for in all regression models Regression analysis was undertaken on log-transformed data in order to satisfy the assumptions of linear regression analysis, and regression diagnostics confirmed ... looked at the indirect costs ofmental illness have generally focused only on loss of income from wages and salaries They exclude, for example, reduction in income from other sources and for government...
... type, we assessed the proportion of patients receiving the service, the rate of use and rate of admissions, the time to first use ofthe service, andthe annual health care cost, in terms of total ... partial hospitalization/day treatment, crisis services, and any acute-care services; as well as the total duration (in days) of each of these services andthe rate of admissions tothe facilities providing ... analysis excluding such patients did not change the direction nor the statistical significance of any ofthe findings For instance, total 1-year costs for switchers and non-switchers after excluding...
... children and, in most ofthe cases, burn injuries included the head and both hands These results were in agreement with the findings of our study The length of hospital stay andthe mortality increased ... and shoe polish In patients, the color ofthe shoe polish was visible even when scars had epithelized, since the dye had penetrated deep into the inner layers ofthe skin Conclusions Burn cases ... more likely Scalding was the most frequent cause of burns in this study This is in line with some reports from other countries that describe high rates of scald burns in children of this age range...
... discusses the framing of social problems and how these gain ‘agenda status’ to be considered for policy-making, as well as the key actors inthe process The linkage between the streams is to explore ... Inthe case of my thesis, this relates tothe ways in which: the news media construct stories, policy is debated and implemented, the public make sense of school shootings Since school shootings, ... Developments Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide a descriptive synopsis ofthe key contextual facets shaping the research of this thesis: the case studies used as prisms through...
... changing practices in newborn resuscitation and perinatal care Nonetheless, the incidence of Grades (Gr) – IVH has not changed over the last ten years, andthe role of genetics factors inthe ... present with rapidly increasing head circumferences, enlarging ventricles on radiologic examination and signs of increased intracranial pressure, but the signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus may ... accompany the introduction of blood into the CSF Some of these cases of PVL after IVH have also progressed to porencephaly (Greek for “hole inthe brain”) 34, so it is important to distinguish enlarged...
... observed movements occurring with or against the tidal current was also assessed to evaluate patterns of active and passive swimming To minimize the possibility of misclassifying a movement (i.e., ... Brown-Peterson, N J., and J S Franks 2001 Aspectsofthe reproductive biology of Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis, inthe northern Gulf of Mexico Proceedings ofthe Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute ... movements of fish as they either (1) left Ossabaw Sound and took up new positions at fixed structures located just outside ofthe sound or (2) remained within the sound but out of range ofthe receiver...
... following professors for their inspiring works: Prof Oussama Khatib of Stanford Univ USA and Prof Frank L Lewis of Univ of Texas Arlington, USA Special thanks to Denny Oetomo Ph.D ofThe Univ of ... components ofthe first moment of inertia of Link i, six components ofthe inertia tensor of Link i andthe moment inertia ofthe motor (scalar) • The (2 × 1) joint friction parameters are comprised ... was proposed by Lewis et al [74, 75] It has several interesting characteristics: The proposed strategy does not have strong constraints and was also shown to have a satisfactory performance, The...