... new bone formation of the same VEs in conventional radiographs, a VE in MRI was defined as 'positive' for inflammation if the inflammatory activity was present inthe anterior half of the VE only ... those edges that showed inflammatory lesions at BL as compared with those edges that had not been inflamed in either the BL or the 2yFU Nevertheless, our findings are in line with previous data ... problems inthe assessment of the thoracic spine in standard x-rays [4], this part of the spine was not available for analysis As recently proposed, we defined 'definite radiographic damage' as the...
... action Inhibit myosin II ATPase activity by binding to myosin II-ADP-Pi Blebbistatin and inhibit the release of the ADP Inhibit actin polymerization by binding to the barb end of the FCytochalasin ... Overexpression an actin crosslinking protein α-actinin increased the accumulation of actin filaments at both equator and the entire cortex, leading to delayed cytokinesis and cytokinesis failure On the contrary, ... fluorescence intensity inthe bleached region at time infinity it indicates the fluorescence intensity inthe bleached region at time t t1/2 indicates the half recovery time To calculate the turnover...
... result, they showed how the model could, in principle at least, explain theformation of the dermal condensations that initiate feather primordia in skin and bone in limb rudiments, although they ... microfilament bundles at the apical ends of cells inthe invaginating plate He did find sparse bands of such filaments which probably contained actin in these cells, but they were indistinguishable from ... certainly, in appearance at least, a very simple derivation But the infinitely more difficult problem remains not only to ascertain the special role that each of these processes performs inthe individual...
... are indicated in bold/underlined) from the template of a pUC19 plasmid DNA containing GH1 (Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, China) The 677-bp GH1 DNA fragment (including the ... was gradually increased from 17% to 35% during the first week of feeding and then maintained at the same concentration for another weeks [25] Food intake was recorded daily inthe control and ... higher inthe GH1-treated control group than inthe control group throughout the experiment (Figure 2A) The body weight inthe control group was 26.47 ± 1.02 g at the end of the study but did not increase...
... damage to the small intestine in endotoxinaemia In both of these studies, the effect of antithrombin on the leucocyte– endothelium interaction could be abolished by indomethacin, which is an inhibitor ... leucocyte adhesion to the endothelium Antithrombin inhibited the tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α induced increase in E-selectin expression in endothelial cells by inhibiting the interaction of NF-κB ... namely the α and the β forms, which not differ from each other in their thrombin inhibiting effect, but they differ in their affinity for heparin Under normal conditions, 85–95% of circulating antithrombins...
... by the doing (build the house) or impacted by the doing (fix the car) ‗Range‘ or ‗Scope‘ is a participant specifying the scope of happening and is the only one being out of the influence of the ... ‗See‟ inthe list of these authors (the other two are recorded with small proportion) Second, there is coincidence inthe lists of two-word verbs despite the differences in criteria of selecting them ... She painted a portrait of the artist (is ‗creative‘ since the outcome is the creation of the portrait) (2) She painted the house red (is ‗transformative‘ since the outcome is the transformation...
... and then result inthe increased movement of water into the interstitial fluid in NP 1.4.8 Epithelial rupture theory Larsen et al proposed the epithelial rupture theory which may explain the ... from turbinate tissues, indicating a significant increase in absorption of sodium ion [Bernstein et al., 1997] These interesting findings suggest that the micro inflammatory environment in NP would ... disruption of the mucociliary clearance occurs, resulting in retention of secretions inthe surface contact, preventing or slowing drainage, predisposing the patient to infection and leading to inflammation...
... atoms The difference between the on-dimer and the in- dimer configuration is that inthe former, only the π bond of the dimer is broken while inthe latter, both the σ bond and the π bond of the ... trace the reaction path and hence gain insight into the kinetics of the SiH3 decomposition process in addition to the studies of the energetics Finally, the surface diffusion process of the decomposition ... made in this work and helping with the printing logistics My Husband and family, Chin Ming and Mr and Mrs Chong, for their patience and understanding during the times that I needed to focus on the...
... toxicity In fact, the name ‘cardiotoxin’ was originally coined based on the efficacy of the toxin in arresting the isolated heart, which was the primary action resulting in death following in vivo ... unit inthe crystal and the hydrophilic portions of CTXs were prevented from binding to the membrane by toxin-toxin interactions The three-finger loop region, on the other hand, 21 Introduction interacted ... The bound water molecule plays a delicate structural role intheformation of the membrane-binding motif of CTXs by forcing the tip of loop II to form a ώ shape resulting inthe bridging of the...
... interactions as the main driving force in protein folding, which initiate the quick formation of the compact hydrophobic core at the beginning of protein folding while theformation of the secondary ... explain the observations of the folding intermediates in large proteins by assuming that large proteins fold by multinucleation Therefore, a stable folding intermediate will be detectable if individual ... the equilibrium unfolding intermediates i.e molten globule and the intermediates inthe kinetic folding process Therefore, great efforts were made to determine whether the equilibrium unfolding...
... manner, whether you move along the rows of the table, the columns of the table, or even the diagonal Indeed, inthe Swedish data the monotonicity extends across the property boundary as well Inthe ... to 0.15 inthe US and 0.20 in Japan This is consistent with the interpretation of the results in chapter concerning the class identities of married women inthe labor force in Sweden and the United ... this is the correct interpretation of the age coef®cient, then such generational cleavages in ideology appear stronger inthe US than inthe other two countries, perhaps indicating that the experience...
... face errors in using it, especially in writing skill The author chooses the topic “An investigation into thecommon errors in paragraph writing made by the second year students at Vinh University ... give their opinions and suggestions for the teaching and learning writing skill in general and paragraph writing in particular 2.1.4.2 The description of the analysis of the students’ papers Inthe ... than others This part is the investigation into the students’ opinions about learning writing skill and paragraph writing as well as the amount of their practicing time at home The following tables...
... consider in detail the nature of the process involved inthe manufacture of bank credit, the relation of loans to other magnitudes inthe balance sheet in both individual and collective banking, the ... supply of the purchasing power that banks make it their business to lend The accepting bank buttresses the credit standing of the drawer, who then secures the funds desired from a lending institution ... of the Credit Department since 1900 TheUnderlying Forces The Rise of the New Business Department and its Relation to the Credit Department The Influence of the Federal Reserve System upon the...
... cDNA sequences using the RACE method in both strains revealed the presence of a single point mutation in 1337 nucleotides of BmIVD Inthe sku mutant, the 1127th guanine from the start codon was ... wild-type BmIVD indicated that all the side chains inthe loop connecting helices I and J are exposed on the surface of the monomer, pointing toward FAD or its neighbouring monomer inthe tetramer ... Isoalloxazine ring of FAD is required for theformation of the core inthe Hsp60assisted folding of medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase subunit into the assembly competent conformation in mitochondria...
... cytokines, including IL-1b, TNF-a and IFN-c (B) Chemokines expressed inthe joint recruit leukocytes into the joints In addition to functioning in cell trafficking, several chemokines have other biological ... subclasses include the CC chemokines (where the cysteines are neighboring) and the CXC chemokines (where the cysteines are separated by one amino acid) The CXC chemokines mainly act on neutrophils ... et al Chemokines inthe joints of patients CXC chemokines C and CX3C chemokines Interleukin-8 ⁄ CXCL8 (a ligand of CXCR1 and CXCR2) was the first chemokine identified to be involved in leukocyte...
... to the carp IL-10 sequence The most highly conserved stretch inthe IL-10 family is at the C-terminus inthe C-helix and at the Nterminus of the F-helix; a similar pattern was also found in carp ... in carp IL-10 The first cysteine forms a disulphide linkage with the third cysteine found on the D-helix The second cysteine forms a disulphide bond with the fourth cysteine between the D–E helix ... The underlined amino acid residues are the signal sequences of the respective genes The asterisk indicates the residues important for an interaction with the IL-10R/R1 receptor chain The accession...
... SDS/PAGE, the hemocyanin fraction shows two distinct polypeptide bands with apparent molecular masses inthe range of 75 kDa, but no other contaminating protein detectable by Coomassie staining, suggesting ... suggesting that the preparation results in >95% pure protein (Fig 1) Antibodies raised against the hemocyanin fraction show staining of the two 75 kDa bands in Western blot, but not recognize any other ... observed in SDS/PAGE and in 2D PAGE (Figs and 2; Table 1) The N-terminal amino acid sequences (see above) allow the assignment of the HcA clone to the major sequence of the upper hemocyanin band in the...
... farming communities to address are: • • 4.2 Maintaining farmers' and rural income; Reinforcing the economic position of farmers within the food chain; fostering vitality and productivity inthe ... favoured maintaining broadly the current level of the CAP budget Most who commented argued in favour of the CAP’s aims being established prior to the future budget being set, rather than the other ... raised the issue, saying the budget should be maintained at present levels or increased Many were aware that the CAP will have to compete hard for EU budget money inthe coming financing period...
... the distinct mechanisms for recovering these types of missing information interact with two types of discourse inference to predict the phenomena noted inthe previous section We illustrate the ... referential forms as to whether they leave behind an empty constituent inthe syntax and whether they are anaphoric inthe semantics Empty constituents inthe syntax are not in themselves referential, ... with inthe treatment of VP-eUipsis, perhaps at the cost of some degree of theoretical inelegance However, this aspect was crucial for handling the gapping data, since the infelicity of gapping in...