... Germany) we scanned the heart and surrounding structures of 32 patients ECG-triggered in endexspiration and produced the standard views ofthe long and short axes, as well as the left ventricular ... implementation and limitations Eur J Echocardiogr 2000; 1 (3) : 154-170 Mirsky I, Parmley WW Assessment of passive elastic stiffness for isolated heart muscle andthe intact heart Circ Res 19 73; 33 (2): 233 -2 43 ... assessment of global and regional myocardial function, and a differentiation between infarcted and non-infarcted segments Further research for the definition of cut-off values and technical standards will...
... [29 31 ] andofthe proteins that form the ribosomal stalk [32 ] In the present study, we characterized thetwo c-tubulin isotypes, c-T1 and c-T2, of E focardii, model their 3D structures, and ... (T297P and T303P, respectively) 537 2 Tertiary structural differences between E focardii c-T1 and c-T2 Figure shows the superimposition ofthe 3D structures of c-T1 and c-T2 from the side andthe ... adjacent to the T3 loop and within the T5 loop may influence the binding affinity and hydrolysis of GTP and ⁄ or the egress of GDP and Pi, which may in turn control the assembly and stability of new...
... 3. 4 1.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 ± ± ± ± 0.8 3.3 1.1 3. 7 ± ± ± ± 0.1 0.9 0 .3 0.4 On the other hand, C212S showed a 3. 4-fold increase in Km Furthermore, the effect of mutating thetwo ... C 339 A, decreased significantly Moreover, there was a complete loss of activity in all three mutant enzymes (Fig 4) These results demonstrate that the cysteine residues in positions 33 0, 33 9 and ... protein bands on the immunoblots was quantified by densitometry scanning andthe intensity of each band was determined using the NIH Image software The enzymatic activity ofthe P-DN42 and mutant...
... 6.3A, B and C, 6.4A, B, C and D, 6.6A, 7.1, 8.1A and B, 8.3A, 10.3A, 10.5, 10.6, 10.8, 11.2B, 12.5, 13. 1, 17.1, 17.2, 17 .3; Anna Jones drew Figures 6.5A, B, C and D, 6.7A and B, 11.3A and B, and ... of their time (or 2 .3 days per week) in food gathering; for the rest ofthe week they are free to indulge in other pursuits.14 Over the millennia, the !Kung have acquired an enormous amount of ... known as the Epipalaeolithic in the Near East), lasted from the end ofthe last major glaciation c 18,000 BP until the end ofthe Younger Dryas c 11,600 BP This period marked the beginning of the...
... populations andthetwo European oak species Q petraea (Matt) and Q robur L Levels of tannins in the heartwood of these two species have been reported to be greater than those found in the heartwood of ... during the first 30 years before declining The concentration of ellagitannins in each heartwood zone was then expressed as a percentage of that in the youngest heartwood (years 0-5) The means and ... logs and cutting of bolts, two staves were removed and used for this study These staves were cut from the outer heartwood, near the base of north and south facing sides ofthe bole Therefore, for...
... functioning of each method was not deteriorated by the other The relationship obtained with the comparison ofthetwo methods over the whole period (n 589) is presented in figure The slope ofthe regression ... between 230 0 and 0400 hours The sap flow rate (F) is calculated lows [2, 10]: as fol- where Cp is the heat capacity ofthe xylem sap and dT the temperature increase ofthe sap through the heater ... easy control ofthe sensors, the low energy needs andthe low number of datalogger connections The transpiration was calculated on the basis of sapwood area which represented 90 % ofthe crosssectional...
... misdeployment ofthetwo stents became apparent Instead of being inserted in a coaxial way, the distal end ofthe lower andthe proximal end ofthe upper stent were found side by side B) Both stents andthe ... advantage over general anesthesia The eversion endarterectomy enabled the simultaneous removal ofthetwo stents andthe underlying carotid plaque As the proximal part ofthetwo ‘hugging’ stents could ... this, andthe off-label use of both the Coroflex (Coroflex Please, B Braun Melsungen AG, Melsungen, Germany) and Enterprise (Codman Enterprise, Raynham, MA, USA) stents The first step ofthe treatment...
... The Many Panics of 1 837 People, Politics, andthe Creation of a Transatlantic Financial Crisis In the spring of 1 837 , people panicked as financial and economic uncertainty spread within and ... The Many Panics of 1 837 People, Politics, andthe Creation of a Transatlantic Financial Crisis JESSICA M LEPLER University of New Hampshire 32 Avenue ofthe Americas, New York, ny 100 13 24 73, ... Explosion,” 1 838 13 The Times,” 1 837 viii page xvii 21 23 25 26 29 29 31 116 152 207 2 13 251 Acknowledgments The failures of this book are entirely self-made; the successes are the product ofthe support...
... bands are completely filled and are mainly of oxygen 2p character On the other hand, the σ* and π* bands are dominated by the vanadium 3d orbitals and constitute the so-called 3d// andthe isotropically ... for the physics of graphene and consist oftwo inequilibrium K points where the Dirac cones are located The positions oftwoof them are given by K ( , ), K ' ( , ) a0 3a0 a0 3a0 13 ... ………………………………….… .31 3. 1 Omicron Nanoprobe System 3. 2 Growth of Carbon Nanowalls 3.3 Preparation of Nanoprobes 3. 3.1 Ex-situ Fabrication of Nanoprobes Using the Lamella Drop-off Technique 3. 3.2 Tip Approaching...
... Growth and protein secretion of EHEC EDL 933 and EPEC E 234 8/69 in DMEM at 37 oC with 5% (v/v) CO2 52 Fig III.2 Comparison of ECP production among EHEC EDL 933 and EPEC E 234 8/69 wild type strains and their ... are the major virulence factor in these two pathogens The following sections will review the common features ofthe chromosomal PAI of LEE andthe filamentous TTSS complex in EPEC and EHEC I.2 .3. 1 ... inoculation of gnotobiotic piglets Note the intimate attachment ofthe bacteria to the enterocyte membrane with disruption ofthe apical cytoskeleton Note the loss of microvilli andthe formation of a...
... ear ofthe artificial head with a hearing aid dummy The distances between the microphones ofthe hearing aids andthe entrance to the earcanal on the artificial head are given in mm model of a ... on the head and on the pinnae [14] Also reflections and diffractions ofthe sound from the torso influence the HRTFs An analytical approximative model ofthe sound propagation around the head is the ... ball The pseudocode was implemented in MATLAB and 8-channel HRTFs were calculated for the microphone positions corresponding to the entrances ofthe ear canals ofthe HATS andthe positions of the...
... i=1 i=1 j=i+1 where pi and p j are the frequencies ofthe ith and jth alleles in the population To identify the mother trees ofthe seedlings in the four plots, we then detected adult trees ... positions of seedlings and their respective mother trees The direction ofthe horizontal (x and y) axes have no particular significance, while the positive and negative orientations along the z axis ... from their respective candidates using the other three markers Similarly, mother trees of 79 and 83 seedlings were identified in plots C and D, respectively, using just the three markers The mean...
... http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/2/R49 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 enhancement in a plasmid vaccine model is regulated in part through the Ig constant-like domain of CD80/86 J Immunol 20 03, 171: 431 1- 431 9 Herold ... after the onset ofthe disease, the overexpression of CD40 precedes the onset of lupus and is sustained even during the course ofthe disease We therefore propose that the decreased ratio of CD80 ... anti-DNA and analyzed the data RC participated in the design ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript SG conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination, and helped...
... time points during the first 24 hours and then on days and after the inclusion in the study APACHE II (acute physiology and chronic health) scores at the time of admission to the intensive care ... greater than the upper level ofthe reference standard (149 pg/ml) and only seven patients had a value less than the reference standard mean ( 43 pg/ml) Biomarker levels after the institution of positive ... respectively There was no difference among the levels of IL-6 at the three different time points (p = 0 .34 ) The horizontal line represents the median, the box encompasses the 25th to 75th percentile, and...
... SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING ANDTHE FACULTY OFTHE LEONARD N STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... June 30 , 20 03 (not tabulated) To summarize, Table 10 documents that 1) the lag between insider transactions andthe receipt ofthe Form by the SEC and 2) the lag between the filing date andthe ... outstanding Book-to-Market is the ratio of book value to market value of equity, calculated as ofthe beginning ofthe fiscal quarter Size is the natural logarithm of market capitalization as of the...
... tiling of a 12 × 12 × 11 box with × × and × × cubical bricks The preceding example helps reveal the equivalence of Theorem and Theorem Thetwo sub-boxes R1 and R2 in Theorem are non-trivial and ... sub-rectangles R1 and R2 of respective sizes (αv) × z2 and β × z2 We will show that Ri is a multiple ofthe brick Bi for i = 1, 2, which willcompletethe proof Claim 1: The sub-rectangle R1 of size (αv) ... characterization in terms ofthe edge lengths ofthe box andthe bricks For real numbers v and w we denote the set of all nonnegative integer linear combinations of v and w by v, w = {αv + βw...
... social and psychological dimensions, overlapping with measures of quality of life (QOL) [1 -3] A great deal ofthe well-being of any nation will be determined by physical and mental health and existing ... between the Omnibus and Ethnibus surveys Gender, first language, marital status andthe number of adults living in the household were also considered but were not significant predictors of any ofthe ... Age and Ageing, 2009 38 (6) Streiner, D and G Norman, Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their development and use (3rd edition) 20 03: Oxford University Press Grundy, E and G Holt, The...
... on top of apple to make into shape evocative of a seashell If using a kumquat, a traditional Tet fruit, use white sugar to keep the natural orange colour ofthe fruit You must also keep the stalk ... leftovers until the fourth day of Tet It would also be highly inauspicious to sweep the rubbish from the house as all the good luck you have been working hard at will disappear with it ... Place in a bowl of cold water and lime Soak overnight Wash carefully and dry Cover in red sugar Stir very carefully in a dry pan over low heat until sugar melts and solidifies Take off heat Press...