... difference-image algorithm works as follows: the digitized color image is acquired in RGB format The first step of the algorithm is to transform this RGB color space format image into HLS (hue, lightning, saturation) ... from pixel coordinates to world coordinates is done by a table look up in one step The latency introduced through is very low due to the distributed approach In world model coordinates, the contour ... to the information, which is really necessary for platform navigation Therefore the platform r is approximated by a cylindric bounding box, whose parameters are determined in the platform geometries...
... selective inhibition of cell growth, with normal human cell lines being relatively unaffected; (d) senescence; (e) inhibition of telomerase activity in cells; (f) competitive inhibition of hPOT1 binding ... minimal duplex DNA affinity (and therefore more generalized toxicity), and assays for duplex:quadruplex selectivity are routinely performed in many laboratories The structural requirements for ... single-stranded overhang Inhibition of hTERT by siRNA, antisense or small-molecule inhibitors selectively inhibits cancer cell growth and strongly suggests that induction of telomere shortening...
... converts, in mammals, nicotinamide (a form of vitamin B3) to NMN, a NAD precursor Thus, the NAD pool is maintained, at least in part, by visfatin, which is important, for instance, in b-cell insulin ... affects intracellular NAD concentrations in primary human macrophages Primary human macrophages were transfected or not with non-silencing control or silencing siRNA against human visfatin (A), or ... Visfatin induction by PPARc inhuman macrophages Introduction Originally discovered in liver, skeletal muscle and bone marrow, and also known as pre-B-cell colonyenhancing factor (PBEF), a cytokine...
... NaCl/Pi containing 10 mM L-arginine The radioactivity corresponding to the incorporated L-[2,3,4-3H]arginine was directly measured by liquid scintillation counting of the filter in a Packard model ... L-arginine transport mainly Fig L-Arginine uptake in the presence or absence of Na+ in the external medium L-Arginine uptake was measured in washed platelets (2.0 · 108 platelets) resuspended in ... experiments in the absence of Na+ were performed L-Leucine was ineffective on + L-arginine in ux in the absence of Na , confirming the presence of the system y+L inhuman platelets (Fig 2) Data indicate...
... critical chain or total systems throughput Alternatively, elevating system capacity might mean investing in IT infrastructure, additional management training, etc In certain cases, elevating the ... managing system-wide critical resources, and through the management discipline involved in prioritizing projects Uncertainty The uncertainty and risk inherent in projects has been a major issue ... Scheduling An enormous body of research addresses the problem of obtaining a minimal baseline schedule by taking both precedence and resource constraints into account—the so-called resource-constrained...
... condition is measured inaccurately, then incorrect path switching decisions may be taken Therefore, obtaining accurate path conditions and reducing the error path information are very important 6 EURASIP ... the channel error in a wireless network [3] Experiments were performed using NS2 [4], to demonstrate that the proposed solution performs better than the original mechanism at minimizing the degradation ... wireless networks called qualityaware SCTP This mechanism uses cycle counting—rather than single counting as in standard SCTP—to detect path failures Cycle counting improves on the original path...
... (phosphorylated at serine in its carboxy-terminal domain) were monitored in parallel All three factors showed pronounced binding to the GAPDH promoter, indicating assembly of an active PIC containing ... does not correlate with PIC formation and TFIIB binding in vivo The high prevalence for the occurrence of motif combinations in TFIIB-dominated genes in illustrated in Figure 5e In line with the ... activators on NC2 This is also the result of our in vitro binding studies using VP16 as a model for transactivators On the other hand, core promoter elements are the major determinant for PIC binding...
... digoxigenin-11-dUTP or biotin-16-dUTP FISH was carried out according to [20] For combined probing of rDNA and non-coding satellite DNA, in situ hybridisation was performed using 20 ng of digoxigenin-labeled ... fixed for 30 in freshly prepared 4% (w/v) formaldehyde solution containing phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH 7.3), washed for 45 in PBS and digested at 37°C for 25 in a mixture of 2.5% pectinase, ... Corporation, USA) The incubation times were h for Alexa 488 and Rhodamine, each, and h for QD565 Working solutions of QDs and antibodies were prepared either in × SSC,1% BSA, 0.1% Tween 20 or...
... were also more common inpatients with abdominal infections than in those with respiratory infections Secondary infections were more common inpatients with abdominal infections (70 patients, ... inpatients with abdominal infections Mortality rates in studies of infection and sepsis in the ICU are quite variable In studies in surgical ICUs, ICU mortality rates inpatients with abdominal ... abdominal infection Secondary infections were defined as infections occurring more than 24 hours after onset of a preexisting infection, at a site other than the abdominal or respiratory system for...
... against both ovarian and renal carcinoma, but not against Wilms' tumor or lung adenocarcinoma Interestingly, a recent paper that examined gene expression in mouse models of colon carcinoma in ... chemokine signaling can also affect migratory behavior For instance, mesenchymal stem cells in the tumor stroma are able to increase breast cancer cell motility through paracrine CCL5 signaling ... representation of the original data in a new coordinate system in which the axes (principal components (PCs)) are chosen to capture as much variation in the data as possible in a decreasing order, that...
... of weight-supported treadmill training versus conventional training for walking during inpatient rehabilitation after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2003, 17(3):153-67 ... Wingendorf I, Hoölig G, Koch R, Hesse S: Repetitive locomotor training and physiotherapy improve walking and basic activities of daily living in subacute, nonambulatory stroke patients: a single-blind, ... the training of stair climbing Subjectively, he rated the locomotor training positive but demanding, particularly during the simulated stair climbing He noticed a constant improvement in his...
... that the Index scores generated using the original baseline data (original baseline: 75.0; then-test baseline: 69.2, p < 001) When Index scores at months were compared with the baseline scores generated ... theory is that they should be using the same internal criteria for rating T1 as they are now using for rating T2 Differences between the original T1 rating and the retrospective T1 rating indicate ... and in response to changing circumstances [4] Individualised measures of QoL (IQoL) increase respondents' discretion in selecting the domains most important to their QoL and, in determining the...
... were investigated A 13-item, two-factor model, as identified in the exploratory factor analysis, was investigated allowing Whilst the structure matrix in the exploratory factor analysis indicated ... screening for psychological comorbidity is importantin musculoskeletal rehabilitation settings It is necessary, however, for clinicians, who are considering using the HADS as a screening tool, ... among patients with musculoskeletal diseases in particular [2,3] It is therefore important for clinicians involved in musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs to consider screening patients for elevated...
... well-being and insight into the patients' illness perceptions The non-verbal PRISM-RII is a promising tool that can be used both inresearch and clinical settings, in particular also patients ... located in the centre of one's life than in the bottom right corner In addition, in our experience with the original PRISM, several patients put the illness disk in the center of the sheet, commenting ... predictor of SIS Further research into the content validity of PRISM-RII is warranted, including cognitive debriefing sessions It is not clear if using a single question on degree of suffering in...
... difference in the CTC score favoring the cream (P = 0.004) The cream CTC score in all patients during RT was no larger than the gel CTC score On the other hand, inpatients (20%) the gel CTC score was ... through technologic initiatives plateaus, the importance of protecting normal tissues will increase Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions ... phospholipid skin cream was supplied by Ocular Research of Boston (ORB), Inc., Boston, MA Any experimental investigation with human subjects reported in this manuscript was performed with informed consent,...
... mortality include those relating to innovative financing measures; investment inhuman resources, both in terms of strengthening pre-service education and emphasizing in- service training for health-care ... tracking of interventions for universal access to reproductive health and helping in decision-making for enhancing programmes Such support might include in some cases, supporting implementation research ... planning services for postpartum women will continue Proposed issues for systematic review include: integrating family planning services, expanding counselling opportunities, reaching women in...
... can be made in small sizes Wearable health monitoring systems integrated into a telemedicine system are novel information technology that will be able to support early detection of abnormal conditions ... occurs within superframe interval without EGTS (successful in CAP) (b) Emergency alarm occurs within superframe interval without EGTS (successful in EGTS) every node by coordinator We form a group ... request/confirm for bulky and /or regular data transmissions The CFP is activated upon request from a node to coordinator for allocating time slots depending on the node’s requirement Upon receiving this...