... companies However the exact formulations for these media are proprietary, andthe lack of this vital information would hinder process optimisation and characterization studies for further production ... option On the other hand, the insulin-replacement must preserve the original culture growth rate and viability A reduced growth rate would lengthen the culture duration and thus increase the overall ... is reserved for Dr Victor Wong3,4 and Dr Peter Morin3 for their encouragement and patient guidance throughout my candidature I tried to list the names of all others who had made this thesis possible...
... reduces the completion of chemotherapy The causative factors of phlebitis include the pH and osmotic pressure of the solution, the size of the vein used, the size and material of the catheter, andthe ... animals and in the distal part of the vein in of the animals Edema (Grades 1-3) was found in the proximal part of the vein in of the animals and in the distal part of the vein in of the animals ... the proximal region of the vein in animas and at the distal region in of the animals, edema (Grade 3) at the proximal region in animal and edema (Grade 2) at the proximal region in animals, and...
... were performed at 24 and 48 h After 48h culture media and cells were collected for ELISA and RNA extraction respectively RNA preparation and cDNA synthesis Extraction of total RNA was performed ... prepared A standard curve was used to transform Ct values to the relative number of DNA molecules Triplicates of each sample and standard curve were performed in all assays The quantity of cDNA for csp ... cycles at 95°C for 15 s, and 60°C for Quantification relies on the comparison of the critical threshold cycle (Ct) of an unknown sample against a standard curve of known quantities Ct is the amplification...
... systole and diastole (method of calculation) The absolute duration of left ventricular systole was defined as the time interval between the onset of the R-wave andthe minimal volume on the time-activity ... time The phase angle corresponds to the relative sequence and pattern of ventricular contraction during the cardiac cycle The mean phase angles were computed for right ventricular (RV) and LV ... subgroups and may not have contributed to the observed differences in temporal characteristics induced by exercise On the other hand, there is consistent evidence that isovolumic contraction time as the...
... and Lee, and Cohen and Soto, their major difference being the mathematical strategy to obtain projections of educational attainment in the past and in thefuture 14 ALFREDO ALARCON YANEZ In the ... each country andfor each region in the world • Cohen and Soto (2006) offer another educational attainment database It includes information for 95 countries forthe 1960-2000 period They state that ... conducted The results of this study concern therefore mainly the characteristics of the US labor market and educational system, even if some inferences can be made to other countries The main...
... within 30 hours after the start of the experiment, and in sediment (pore water), the concentration was 0.0 mg l-1 forthe duration of the experiment The sediments from the uplake areas were oxidized ... DIP release from the bottom sediments was investigated The experiments were performed using uplake (N1 and K1) and midlake (N7 and K3) samples collected in July The uplake samples and one of three ... was removed from the upper portion of the column using silicon tubing and a plastic syringe The water layer from the surface of the sediment to 10 mm above the surface, defined as the boundary layer,...
... acetate and glucose (Cech and Hartman, 1990) Acetate and glucose were fed to the activated sludge in this experiment, therefore it was thought that both PAOs and GAOs were cultured in the SBR tank and ... Fe The former can be released in the anaerobic condition but the latter cannot be done The chemically combined phosphorus in the activated sludge was increased by the Fe addition It was, therefore, ... coagulant in the activated sludge was decreased by the removal of excess sludge after the cease of coagulant addition (Mishima and Nakajima, 2003c) On the other hand, the relationship between CFe and...
... of the TCP entities wants to indicate the end of the session to the other TCP entity The FIN bit is set to the value one or turnedon. The window size, sometimes just called the window, is the ... reflecting the fact that 1460 bytes of data plus the 20 bytes in each of the IP and TCP headers andthe 18 bytes of Ethernet header and trailer will total 1518 bytes This is the maximum size of an Ethernet ... Figure Since we need to understand most of the fields in the TCP header, we will review all of them forthe sake of completeness The combination of the TCP header and its data is called a TCP segment...
... research (48): 1) “there are no other Chinese clients/users,” 2) the professionals there are not Chinese,” 3) the professionals not understand your culture,” 4) the professionals there not speak ... participants whether they were able to comprehend English and whether they were able to speak English; choices ranged from “very well” to “not at all.” A score was assigned from the questions to form a ... participants whether they would need help in performing activities such as light household chores Participants were asked to indicate their ability to perform each of the ADL and IADL, from no...
... descriptive statistics forthe loan and bank characteristics used in our analysis The statistics are subdivided for non-TARP and TARP recipients as well as forthe period before and after the TARP capital ... as Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds in the UK, ABN Amro in The Netherlands, Allied Irish Bank in Ireland, Dexia in Belgium, Hypo Real Estate in Germany, and Fortis in the Benelux (Iannotta et ... the data along these two dimensions, we can report the difference between TARP to non-TARP banks (column 3) andthe difference between the period before and after the TARP infusions (row 3) The...
... X) where A and B were found to be 1.00 ± 0.07 and 0.0016 ± 0.0009, respectively, where y stands forthe corrected Po and X forthe Hp As the fitting revealed no voltage-dependence of the inhibition ... acting on either side The decreased open time constant together with the decreased number of the open events led to the decrease of the open probability The voltage-dependence of the inhibitory ... through its conducting pore, the EGTA-Ca buffer was applied on the cis side The calculated free calcium concentration was equal on the cis and in the trans sides On the other hand, voltage step measurements...
... Subasinghe and Phillips, M 2004 Introduction and movement of Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus stylirostris in Asia andthe Pacific Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for ... Garada J and Mishra J.K., 2002 Growth And Survival Of The White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei) Reared Intensively In The Brackish Water Of The Israeli Negev Desert The Bengis Centre for Desert ... based on length and weight Aquaculture 283, 13–18 Brock J.A and Main K.L., 1994 A Guide To Common Problems And Diseases Of Cultured Penaeus vannamei The World Aquaculture Siciety The Oceanic Institute...
... advocate for these treaties? To illustrate this trend, consider the fact that there are currently 103 treaties for France, 83 for Italy, 147 forthe Germany, 102 forthe United Kingdom, and 48 forthe ... Commission and was a Visiting Research Fellow at the World Bank and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California She is the author of Corruption and Government: ... dite_dir/docs//webiteiit20051_en.pdf 14 Examples of the former are the extension of the prohibition of performance requirements andthe strengthening of transparency provisions; examples of the latter are clarification...
... or NaCl/Pi for 30 at 37 °C and then fMLP (100 nM) forthe times indicated (C) [3H]PtdBut accumulation after TNFa (200 UÆmL)1) or NaCl/Pi for 30 at 37 °C and then fMLP (100 nM) for 10 The data represent ... activation andthe secretory and oxidative responses, we examined the differential effects of the immediate PLD products, PtdOH and DAG, on these processes Butan-1-ol leads to the preferential formation ... membranes andthe translocation of proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi and to cause disassembly of the Golgi complex [37] and hence might be influencing processes other than through...
... possible value of 100 forthe individual and group ranking tasks, respectively (see Figure 4) On the other end of the spectrum, BeamTrees averaged 36 and 32 for each aesthetic ranking task Logical ... response and task abandonment The visualization technique showing the widest range of discrepancy (although not evident in averaged ranking) between the group andthe individual metric is the SunBurst, ... efficient and effective did not necessarily embody aesthetic beauty Windows Explorer and SpaceTree, two of the fastest and most accurate displays, were amongst the lowest ranked aesthetically In the...
... only help the researcher understand the framework and theories around the topic, and is not updated information Therefore, in order to develop the research well, the researcher needs to combine ... 2001) For example the nature market in UK and US are the capitals markets, thus the main users belong to these countries are the investors In contrast, Germany and other continental countries, the ... language for easy understanding The questions were established as short and in easy form Accordingly, these questions encourage the respondents eager to fulfill all of them The budgeted time for completeness...
... Erlenmeyer flasks andthe solution was then mixed at 200 rpm and 20 ◦ C for 30 The solution was filtered through a 0.45-µm filter (Millipore, USA) andthe filtrate samples collected were used for analyses ... physicochemical nature of NOM and colloids It may thus provide insight into the phenomena occurring at the interface among the membranes, the adsorbents, andthe adsorbates present in intact and chlorinated ... USA) and reagent pillows When the prechlorination of raw water was applied in the experiments, the initial UV absorbance was defined as the UV absorbance of raw water after chlorination and used for...
... incubation in standard conditions, the cells were incubated for h under normoxia or hypoxia; thereafter, the medium was removed andthe cells were fixed for 10 with NaCl ⁄ Pi containing 4% paraformaldehyde ... vector andthe pCMVb normalization vector After incubation, luciferase and b-galactosidase activities were assayed The results are expressed as the ratio between the luciferase activity andthe ... activity, and thus the expression of corresponding target genes, raising the attractive possibility of the use of this small molecule in cancer therapy In an effort to extend these results to other...