... neck of femur is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Hip
fracture places considerable physical and physiological strain on the patient and upon
the resourcesofthe NHS. In 1990 there ... armamentarium of options for
the fixation of hip fractures. Irrespective ofthe technique employed the goal of
surgery is the same—it is undertaken in the hope that it will afford the patient ... upon to discuss the
pros and cons, the intended benefits and risks of particular surgical procedures with
patients and their families. While the epidemiology and pathology of venous
thromboembolism,...
... Department of State. A few ofthe groups on the official list,
however, are guerrilla organizations. These include the FARC, the LTTE, and the
PKK. To be sure, the FARC, the LTTE, andthe PKK engage ... integrate the good and bad parts of
the self, which are instead split into the “me” andthe “not me.” These
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The ... Zealots’
justification for their killing of other Jews was that these killings demonstrated
the consequences ofthe immorality of collaborating with the Roman invaders,
and that the Romans could not protect their...
... of terrorist groups and individuals. The approach used in
this study is twofold. First, the study examines the relevant literature and
assesses the current knowledge ofthe subject. Second, the ... allow
for the collection and study ofthe literature produced by each group in the form
of autobiographies of former members, group communiqués and manifestos,
news media interviews, and other resources. ... describes the German terrorists of the
Baader-Meinhof Gang as “children without fathers.” They were sons and
daughters of fathers who had either been killed by Nazis or survived Nazism.
Their children...
... nineteenth and twentieth century the states of West-
ern Europe and North America could come to dominate the rest of the
world and leave their imprint upon it. Notwithstanding the presently
The Economics ... Who must bear the
burden of this? It is recognized and I have of course no intention
of disputing the validity of this—that in one sense there can be no
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Here ... question. From the
point of view ofthe consumers, its response to their security demands
must be considered arbitrary. Do we need one policeman and one
Fallacies ofthe Public Goods Theory andthe Production...
... series of material and behavioural constraints, not the least of
which is the enthusiasm of those at the grassroots, which in the case of the
agricultural reforms means the farmers andthe local of cials ... rights, the government
sets the incentives faced by the manager ofthe farm. Assuming that the
main contribution ofthe manager is ‘effort’, then the nature ofthe farm
organization will determine the ... from the farm’s point of view (and in the terminology of
production economics) , the higher output can be said to come from the rise
in the farm’s fixed factor. From the point of view ofthe relationship
between...
... AT-MSCs, AT-MSC-Hepa, human primary hepato-
cytes andhuman liver. The RNA sample ofhuman primary
hepatocytes was used as the total RNA reference. The pro-
cess of hybridization and washing was performed ... AT-MSC-Hepa andhuman liver (Table 3).
Noticeably, ofthe 20 genes in the blood clotting cas-
cade that are included on the chip, a total of 14 and
15 genes were elevated in AT-MSC-Hepa and human
liver, ... 4 6 9
Synthesis and degradation
of ketone bodies
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Urea cycle and metabolism
nof amino groups
8920
a
The expression level ofthe gene is higher (fold change > 1) com-
pared with the expression...
... if, and how much exposure there is to fungal β-(1,3)-glucan
and endotoxin. Therefore the objective ofthe project was to assess whether
automobiles are a potential source of exposure to these ... smoke (SHS) and to investigate the interaction
between pollutants from SHS and vehicular emissions [10]. They measured the
number concentration and size distribution of UFP and other air pollutants ... aldehydes and
terpenes) were investigated and quantified in showrooms [15]. Also, the levels ofthe
same chemicals were measured in the private houses ofthe car vendors for
comparative purposes. The...
... families and five orders, finds accep-
tance as food by the locals. Out ofthe 81 species, 9 are
representatives ofthe Odonata, 17 ofthe Orthoptera, 16
of the Hemiptera, 15 ofthe Hymenoptera and ... generations.
Conclusion
Unfortunately the availability of all types of modern
food stuffs andthe degradation ofresources makes eth-
nic people worldwide (and the Galo and Nyishi are no
exception) inclined to abandon their ... sure that
practices of entomophagy and entomotherapy do not
disappear; on the other hand, we need to protect the
biodiversity ofthe region and to conserve the valuable
insect resources found in...
... together in the
genome. For example, all ofthe genes coding for components ofthe capsid are grouped
together in the left-hand third ofthe molecule, and genes controlling integration of the
prophage ... offshoot of
basic research into DNA synthesis and modification in living cells, and most of the
manipulations make use of purified enzymes. The properties of these enzymes, and the
way they are ... structure. The cleavage and packaging processes recognize
just the cos sites andthe DNA sequences to either side of them, so changing the
structure ofthe internal regions ofthe e genome, for example...
... directly
stimulates the formation of MNCs within the tumor.
These results suggest that the effects of GCT-CM,
including the stimulat ion of chemotaxis and prolifera-
tion of rOPCs but not osteoc lastogenesis, ... signaling and that this
signaling plays important roles in recruiting OPCs into
the GCT tissue. On the other hand, ZD4190 did not
completely block the basal level of chemotaxis and pro-
liferation of ... correlation
between the pY-Flt-1 and pY-FAK expression levels and
the clinical stage of GCTs at presentation. The biologi-
cal aggressiveness ofthe tumors was classified as pre-
viously described [25]. In the...
... stimula-
tion, andthe addition of ZD4190 to the GCT-CM inhib-
ited these effects (Fi gure 4a and 4b) . These results
suggest that GCT-CM enhanced the chemotaxis and
cell proliferation of OPCs via ... possible that the VEGF produced by GCTs directly
stimulates the formation of MNCs within the tumor.
These results suggest that the effects of GCT-CM,
including the stimulat ion of chemotaxis and prolifera-
tion ... by a chemotaxis assay andthe growth of OPCs was examined
using a cell proliferation assay. The expression of VEGF and activatio n of Flt-1 and FAK in clinical GCT samples and
in OPCs were detected...
... suggested by the data. Nevertheless, what can be the
interpretation of these values? Two explanations can be
offered. First, in Israel, as in many other education sys-
tems, the evaluation ofthe pupils' ... education, gender and
age.
Results
Figure 1 presents the distribution of VAS scores for the two
years combined. The minimum score reported was -20.
The mode ofthe distribution is 71–80, andthe distribu-
tion ... to the com-
mon interpretation of VAS, since true HRQL is unknown.
It does exclude, however, the notion of a reference point
being the mean score in the population. The end-digit
properties of...
... between decompositions of these
unions. This flexibility of decomposition andthe automorphism group allow the desired
solution to be constructed. The use of these methods to solve the pancyclic 2-factorization
problem ... only obstacle towards the
solution of these problems is the construction of pairs of 2-factors with the same cycle
type, the Oberwolfach aspect ofthe question.
The obvious next cases to solve are ... Prof. E. Mendelsohn and Prof. A. Rosa for initially proposing the
anti-Oberwolfach family of problems. The author was supported by PIMS postdoctoral
fellowship, the Department of Mathematics and...