... unquestioning loyalty (Hofstede, 1991, p.260) Although the contrast of cultural I-C has been used to explain and organize a wide variety of behaviors in a number of different cultures, the use of cultural ... group composition on communication processes (i.e the influence of input on processes) Second, the theory seeks to predict the relationship between communication processes and group outcomes in ... of individual goals (Triandis, 1995) In this connection, members of collectivistic cultures draw on the “we” identity, whereas members of individualistic cultures draw on the “I” identity (Hofstede,...
... reduction of the number of design variables and, as a consequence, of the number of required measurements Identification of the position of the phase change front requires to build up a series of direct ... expensive and time consuming stage of the analysis Through application of sensitivity analysis and some basic algebraic manipulations (Nowak et al., 2000), minimization of the objective function equation ... Application of Bezier splines allows the modelling of the phase change front using a much smaller number of design variables The Bezier curve (Draus and Mazur, 1991) is built up of cubic segments Each of...
... with a SLR of 3.30, 2.61, 1.68 and 1.52, respectively ANK3 was the only significantly down-regulated gene with a SLR of -5.02 Figure Hierarchical clustering analysisof gene expression profile in ... specific biological processes from the classification systems of the gene ontology annotation [35] The gene ontology analysisof the identified genes is shown in Table The biological processes associated ... concentrations of ethanol (100 mM) induced the expression of genes involved in the metabolism of ethanol [16] In addition, the metabolism of ethanol 33 results in an increased production of toxic metabolites...
... neglect of other equally urgent health issues This may possibly be a reflection of the time and attention devoted at that level to coordination of these activities One senior Ministry of Health official ... provide monthly reports to the provincial office of the PEPFAR implementer These were in addition to quarterly reports that form part of the Ministry of Health processes and the MoH's twice-annual ... districts At the time of conducting this research, six public sector clinics in one of the focus districts provided treatment to a population of 363 734 (GRZ 2000) with a staff of three doctors,...
... by the total area of the entire BV expansion spectratype profile Only peaks representing 40% or higher of the total profile area were considered significant expansions in our analysis When expansions ... reconstituted mice Lack of disease in controls clearly indicated a key role for B cells in the onset of pathology Phenotypic analysisof lymphocyte infiltrate in the pancreata of B cell-reconstituted ... expansions of the BV16 to BV20 Vong et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9:101 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/101 Page of 10 Figure Spectratyping profile of B cell-reconstituted...
... by the total area of the entire BV expansion spectratype profile Only peaks representing 40% or higher of the total profile area were considered significant expansions in our analysis When expansions ... reconstituted mice Lack of disease in controls clearly indicated a key role for B cells in the onset of pathology Phenotypic analysisof lymphocyte infiltrate in the pancreata of B cell-reconstituted ... expansions of the BV16 to BV20 Vong et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9:101 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/101 Page of 10 Figure Spectratyping profile of B cell-reconstituted...
... well as the use of the T4 Gene 32 Protein, which may increase the yield of PCR products [3032] Sequence analysisof the PCR-positive samples revealed the presence of a mixture of bacterial DNA ... understanding of the contribution made by intestinal microflora to human biology is needed to elucidate the potential role played by microflora in the pathogenesis of ReA [41-44] Our approach of cloning ... the role that this variety of intraarticular bacterial DNA plays in the pathogenesis of ReA and other forms of arthritides However, detection of bacterial DNAs in the ST of patients with arthritis...
... Large-scale gene expression profiling of mESC adipogenesis To uncover the genes involved in the early steps of adipogenesis, we compared gene expression profiles of mESCs in which adipocyte development ... indicated in Additional file 2, the expression profiles of 29 of these genes gave comparable patterns to the microarray analysis, i.e a validation rate of 96% Adipocyte development is associated with ... red-to-green scale, allowing intuitive visual analysisof the selected pathway Figure 4a depicts a stationary view of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Page of 16 Genomes (KEGG) canonical Wnt signaling...
... INTO THE USE OF GAUSSIAN PROCESSES FOR THE ANALYSISOF MICROARRAY DATA SIAH KENG BOON (B.Eng.(Hons.), NUS) A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ... Box plot of testing example 864 along iteration of MCMC samplings Box plot of testing example 2055 along iteration of MCMC samplings Box plot of testing example 4422 along iteration of MCMC samplings ... plot of testing example 3128 along iteration of MCMC samplings A.3 Box plot of testing example 864 along iteration of MCMC samplings A.4 Box plot of testing example 3752 along iteration of MCMC...
... principle of automated sequencing 37 2.6 Removal of endotoxin by two-phase extraction with Triton X-114 44 2.7 Overview of the mechanism of GST pull down 48 3.1 Interactions profiles of GST-CRP-2 ... profiles of GST-CRP-2 62 3.2 Interactions profiles of GST-CRP-1 64 3.3 Densitometric analysisof CRP-1 and-2 interactions with CFH proteins 65 vi 3.4 pmf profiles of CRP-2 interacting proteins 68 3.5 ... Amphipathic profile of the C-terminal portion of rCRP-2 α-helix 110 4.2 3-dimensional representations of functional rCRP-2s 115 4.3 Model of CRP-2 activity 116 3.9 3.14 4.1 vii LIST OF TABLES Table...
... installation of RM2000 and GP2000 Please always uninstall old program versions before installing a new program release! 1.2 Unit dependency of Import/Export of RM2000 Export and Import of RM2000 ... upgraded or the validity of a time limited version has expired New RM2000/GP2000 users as well as existing RM7 users must get a licence file from Tdv or one of the support offices in order to run ... calculation is numerically extended to cover more exactly “creep of creep” effects ( it is possible to decrease number of time steps ) Extensions of British Standard live load calculation Added possibility...
... Ownership of the program and the documentation remain with TDV Austria Use of the program and the documentation is restricted to the licensed users Unlicensed use of the program or reproduction of the ... point’ arrow at the top of the screen and the insert symbol Accept the default name Define the Connection Points Click on the intersection point of the CL’s at the bottom of each beam in the position ... Management” is used for the automatic accumulation and superposition processesof certain files during the construction schedule analysis Construction Schedule Loads Lmanage Load Info Lcase Modify...
... 5-1 MATERIAL OF PRE-STRESSING TENDONS 5-2 DEFINITION OF TENDONS (TENDON PROFILES) 5-4 Creating New Tendon Profiles 5-4 Assignment of Structural Elements ... side of the screen #NODE Definition of nodes and their attributes #ELEMENT Definition of elements and their attributes #TENDON Definition of tendons and their attributes #SPECIAL Comparison of ... re-generate it A typical example of the application of macros is the generation of the Finite Element mesh for the computation of the cross-section properties of cross-sections with standard shapes...
... because of activity against key pathogens Consideration of the influence of appropriateness of empiric therapy against subsequently identified pathogens was beyond the scope of this economic analysis ... LLC Role of the sponsor SM, AQ, and NK of Johnson and Johnson met authorship criteria by participating in the study design, analysisof results, interpretation of findings, and drafting of the ... Independent statistical analysis The accuracy of the data analysis was independently verified by William Shannon, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington...
... cut-off value 15 for strain of –6.5 % a sensitivity of 23 % and specificity of 87 % was calculated for the detection of infarcted segments (AUC 0.6, confidence interval 0.53 – 0.64) A 111 cut-off ... cut-off value of –10.34% resulted in a sensitivity of 54 % and specificity of 59 % (see Table 6) The intra- and inter-observer variation of our data is congruent with the data of Jarnert et al ... (Sre) 0.60 ± 0.35 s-1 The analysisof tissue velocities demonstrated a gradient of systolic (S´) and diastolic (early E´ and late A´) velocities from the apex to the basis of the heart with significant...
... crux of individualism is the ethnic diversity of various individuals It is not the particular view of the individual that makes them an individualist, but it is the differing views of a group of ... childhood asthma Journal of Asthma 1998; 35: 213–7 Sarafino EP, Gates M, DePaulo D The role of age at asthma diagnosis in the development of triggers of asthma episodes Journal of Psychosom Res, 2001; ... School of Laughter Yoga, described laughter as a “powerful form of exercise that gives you more of a cardiovascular workout than many ‘regular’ aerobic activities (7) Similarly, two stages of laughter...
... same type of credit This kind of L/C allows the seller to transfer all or part of the proceeds of the original letter of credit to a second beneficiary, usually the ultimate supplier of the goods ... the beneficiary of the issuance of letter of credit, it just processes the documents and has no direct liability on the letter of credit; besides, it might “confirm” the letter of credit, in which ... set of rules on the issuance and use of letters of credit The UCP is utilised by bankers and commercial parties in more than 175 countries About 11-15% of international trade utilises letters of...
... According to statistics of the IT Industry Department, the US is a big software exporter but its import of software accounts for 30% of the total spending for software of the world and its payment ... because of some difficulties 2.5.1 Scale of operation In general, most software outsourcing companies are of small scale and facing up with dispersed, unprofessional development The scope of software ... 40% of the local enterprises interviewed said they spend money on software application About 20% of software applications by local enterprises are simple, mainly Office software Only 1.1% of the...
... to the formula: Changes in the level of phosphorylated JNK1&2 (-fold of control) = absorbance of hypoxia-treated cells/absorbance of control cells RT-PCR analysis Total RNA was extracted from ... transfection of Bag-1 Morpho/AS to JAR cells did not alter the expression of PTEN after the exposure to hypoxia, which would mean that the expression of PTEN, and also that of Bcl-X, was independent of ... expression profiles of proteins involved in the mitochondrial (bcl-2, bax, and bcl-x, etc.) and stress reaction-related pathways of apoptosis (Fig 2) Table Altered protein expression of JAR cells...
... variants (TV) of exon of the hCDC4 gene Arrows mark the position of the detected mutation in the 5’ UTR of Exon 1-TV3 and the new intronic SNP downstream of exon 10 (B) Chromatograph of the mutation ... exchange of nucleotide (nt) 108 of the exon sequence (Figure 1B) Being located in an untranslated region of the exon, the mutation has no consequence for the hCDC4 protein Sequence analysisof hCDC4 ... the detected mutation in exon Similarly, analysisof samples containing the C/T SNP downstream of exon 10 led to the identification of cleavage products of approximately 101 bp and 444 bp in size...