... The significance ofthe multiple determination coefficients R2 andthe significance ofthe increase in R2 by including additional variables into the model were tested using the distribution of ... defoliation of oaks inthe spring – especially when occurring in consecutive years – reduces the frost hardiness ofthe bark inthe following winter via a reduction inthe content of soluble sugars and/ or ... concentration and frost hardiness, particular amino acids such as arginine and proline can play an important role in freezing tolerance [38, 51] In addition, the occurrence of soluble cryoprotective plant...
... effects on the expression of GABAAR subunits α1, α3, and γ2, normalizing γ2 and significantly increasing α1 and decreasing α3 Changes to α1 and α3 occurred in both sham and injured animals, indicating ... with human TBI [28,29] Animals were anesthetized under 3.5% isoflurane in a carrier gas consisting of 70% N2O and 30% O2 The surgical incision was re-opened andthe animals were connected to the ... components in most ofthe GABAAR found inthe hippocampus, and were chosen based on their relative abundance and their potentially important contributions in GABAAR function When the expression of these...
... Our intention is to assess theeffectsof varying the model’s parameters inthe backward bifurcation We analyze the system (2) in steady states Assessing theeffectsof multiple infections and ... attracting regions containing one ofthe equilibrium points P0 and P+ In other words, there is a surface (or a frontier) separating two attracting basins generated by the coordinates ofthe equilibrium ... The parameters μ and a are the natural and additional constant mortality rates and j is the overall input rate, which describes changes inthe population due to birth and net migration To maintain...
... presence andthe therapeutic efficacy of anti-EGFR antibody in serum from the DNA vaccine group of mice A) Anti-EGFR antibody titer inthe mice serum The serum anti-EGFR antibody in mice was determined ... number of IFN-γ-producing EGFR-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in both spleens and inguinal lymph node was determined using flow cytometry inthe presence of recombinant extracellular domain of human ... recognizes and binds to specific ligands, a hydrophobic membrane-spanning region, andan intracellular catalytic domain that serves as the site of tyrosine kinase activity [1,2] High EGFR protein expression...
... than between 11 and 12, and was higher when the number of patients cared for during the day and night was 6-10,rather than 11-15 or more than 16 In addition, the PCS and MCS differed significantly ... medical institutions in Taiwan With the rapid increase inthe elderly population in Taiwan, the demand for nurses at medical institutions has grown substantially Therefore, a closer understanding of ... care attendants are asked to complete pre-job training in brokerage agencies prior to working in Taiwan Pre-job training includes language and nursing care training [6], in which veteran foreign...
... adults (Study 1); with ageing (Study 2) and after high-intensity interval training (HIT) inthe elderly (Study 3) and after voluntary inactivity and resistance training in healthy young adults (Study ... properties and adaptations ofthe NKA following training, inactivity andin ageing In animals, studies utilising isoform-specific antibodies have found the α1 isoform to be equally abundant in oxidative ... upregulation ofthe NKA α1, α2 and β1 isoforms and decreased β3 isoform following training, in both red and white gastrocnemius muscle (Ng et al., 2003) However, theeffectsof a longitudinal training...
... and 1-4 branchings, andthe more common 1-3 main chains and 1-6 branchings.18 This fraction also is highly active in vitro andin animal models of cancer, although activity in these experimental ... hospitals in Shanghai, Beijing, and other areas in China, with a total 189 patients The double-blind study used the same doses and test materials as the previous study, and examined PSP against the ... response rates claimed inthe Chinese study, inthe Japanese study less than 50 percent ofthe leukemias and cancers ofthe prostate, brain, stomach, and bone seemed to respond The disease subgroups...
... from any such single vantage point No single window of access can possibly show the entire “shape ofthe elephant” in any scholarly field; indeed, it is the inadequacy of relying on any single vantage ... assume the vividness, the delicacy, and importance of insects seen through a magnifying glass… Ask the sumtotal ofthe value of human life and we are puzzled with the length ofthe account andthe ... scholarship and finding “something quickly”: I) Scholars seek, first and foremost, as clear and as extensive an overview of all relevant sources as they can achieve They want to see the shape of the...
... stretchingband of unhydrolyzed AKD and thus can indicatethe active-AKD presentin the mixture The p peak at 1468 cm-’ indicatesthe -CH2- bendingbandof both hydrolyzedand unhydrolyzedAKD, andthe ... th industry partners opportunities and facilitate the transfer ofthe industry and who rise needs ofthe industry; of industry and implementation information, providing of those technologies in ... hydrolysis ofthe AKD in water In order to studytheeffectsof other factors on the hydrolysis kinetics, theeffectsof temperatureand pH on the AKD hydrolysis were also examinedin this study Figure...
... on the analysis ofthe money markets, Frankfurt, Germany, November 2007; Vienna Graduate School of Finance and NHH (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration) European winter finance ... conference, 2009; and seminars at Norges Bank, National Bank of Poland, Helsinki School of Economics, andthe universities of Amsterdam, Konstanz, Lugano, Rochester, and Zürich European Business School, ... results point to a potential source of competitive advantage of size in banking and thus relate to the banking literature on the advantages and disadvantages of size See, e.g., Peek and Rosengren...
... controlled in vivo by specific interactions between FadD29 and PKS15 ⁄ on the one hand, and FadD26 andthe FasI system on the other hand Further investigations, including protein interaction studies and ... in our knowledge ofthe biosynthesis of DIMs and PGLs, thein vivo functions of these FadD proteins in this pathway remain to be established and ⁄ or completed For instance, the involvement of ... NdeI and HindIII, and cloned between the NdeI and HindIII sites of pMV361e, a pMV361 derivative containing the pblaF* promoter instead ofthe original phsp60 promoter and carrying a Km resistance...
... on the one hand and exposure andeffects on the other hand The EUROAIRNET information system is developed and maintained by the European Topic Centre on Air Quality on behalf ofthe European ... type of users of compiled information • Methods of dissemination to these users • Time spent with the following tasks: a) maintaining the system, 2) analysing and 3) preparing and disseminating ... health and environmental data are not the same that those who analyse them and disseminate the findings, feed-back of these findings and discussion about the dissemination strategies between these...
... scientific innovations requires independent studies inandof itself at the levels of theory and practice Roland Barthes, The Death ofthe Author’, in Roland Barthes, Image-Music-Text, trans and ed ... ‘Kubla Khan’) Like writing, reading so often begins in romance and ends in pragmatism On first looking into the Ion of Plato or Coleridge’s ‘Kubla Khan’, the idea ofthe poet as divinely inspired ... meaning and true intent of my texts inthe wars and aftermaths I foretell; fill up the emptiness ofthe intentional at this time of writing (1888) with the consequences, in uence, legacy and historical...
... the same is occurring inthe mutant R97M, because there is no data on the interactions between the substrate andthe arginine residue Finally, another aspect ofthe R97 and Y331 inuence on catalysis ... determinations using mM MUbglc as substrate The pH stability ofthe recombinant Sfbgly50 (n) was checked by incubating the enzyme inthe same buers for an equal length of time and determining the ... shape and volume of residues 97 and 331 side chains are conserved inthe mutants R97M and Y331F, but the hydrogen bond-forming atoms have been removed In mutant E187D, the distance between the...
... to the cash rate, than it was in mid 2007 (Graph 4) Most ofthe increase inthe major banks’ debt funding costs occurred during 2008 and early 2009, at the peak ofthe dislocation in markets Since ... banks’ debt funding costs since the onset ofthe financial crisis has been larger than that experienced by the major banks This mainly reflects the larger rises inthe costs ofthe regional banks’ ... peak of around 350 basis points in mid 2009 Since then, spreads on new loans have declined, and are now closer to the average margin on existing loans As such, the average margin on outstanding...
... groups The first group consisted of close family and friends, the second of classmates and teachers andthe third of more distant contacts They found that 88% were infected inthe first group 42% in ... group in Jinan, China [15] Zangger et al investigated totally 53 contacts of 15 years old African origin girl with pulmonary TB living in Switzerland [16] They divided the contact persons into ... contacts and gender, age, closeness to the index case, AFB positivity ofthe index case and radiological degree ofthe disease Only a relationship between presence of cavity in index case and TB...
... coverage In Dar es Salaam, most studies have concentrated inthe Msimbazi River and Creek andthe harbour area, at the expense of other areas The same can be said of Zanzibar and Tanga In Zanzibar, the ... Environmental 13 23 Mgana, S and S Mahongo, 1997: Land-based sources and activities affecting the quality and uses ofthe marine, coastal and associated freshwater environment: Tanzania Mainland Report ... done by Martinez (1998) Other reviews include that of Bryceson et al (1990) who assessed the state ofthe marine environment inthe East African Region, including Tanzania In another study, Bryceson...
... credit and obtain cash advances against a revolving line of credit, and clients make payments against the outstanding balance Clients pay an agreed interest rate on the outstanding balance, cash ... effectsof electronic banking and financial infrastructure on financial sector competition Research Question How electronic banking and financial infrastructure influence competition inthe financial ... service quality and adoption of banking technology in India following privatization of state-owned banks inthe late 1990s In their review of Brazilian banking sector, Nakane and Weintraub (2005)...