... detected; RIF resistance not detected MTB detected; RIF resistance detected MTB detected; RIF resistance indeterminate MTB not detected; RIF not detected Xpert MTB/RIF test for detection ofpulmonary ... name and manufacturer of the reference standard • Details of index test: software version of test • Details of comparator: type of microscopy: light or fluorescence; type of smear: direct or concentrated; ... A: The reference standard for the diagnosis of active pulmonary TB is solid or liquid mycobacterial culture Review question B: The reference standard for detection of rifampicin resistance is...
... nano-interfaces of semiconductors and organic materials towards opto-electronic and bio-electronic applications Main interests lie in characterization and modification of material, electronic, and ... size was characterized by Lx values, which were determined using autocorrelation function Root mean square (RMS) values were employed forcharacterizationof amplitude variations of topography ... technologically [24,25] Characterization and understanding of interactions at organic-inorganic interfaces is extremely important also for human safety [26] AFM is one the main methods for such studies...
... written informed consent from the patients for preoperative PET /CT, and then collected their preoperative staging data and surgical results for this retrospective study PET /CT imaging Before PET /CT ... undetectable by CT scanning Contrary to above usage of PET -CT in gastric cancer, we focused on the prediction of surgical finding through the result of preoperative PET -CT The results of our ... other SUV cutoffs for primary tumors or even with conventional enhanced CT scanning (sensitivity of 17.6%, specificity of 87.9%, accuracy of 69.9% and a positive predictive value of 33.3%) (Table...
... adduct APEC, 1b, Figure 1) [15] were suitable functionalized congeners for this purpose [16] New ligand probes with fluorescent reporter groups are needed for detection and characterizationof ... 100-180 for conjugates and and 50-110 for conjugates and The presence of all the functionality, including TA and CGS21680, was determined by IR spectroscopy of the QD conjugates IR spectrum for free ... conjugates of quantum dots forcharacterizationof G protein-coupled receptors: strategies for immobilizing A2A adenosine receptor agonists Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2010, 8:11 Page 19 of 19 ...
... left unpassivated Bottom: effective density of states of amorphous silicon as a function of electron energy [1-2] 46 x Figure 4.2 (a) Schematic of the structure of a-Si:H and µc-Si:H thin film ... part of the impedance [Im (Z)] as function of frequency • A plot which consists of magnitude of impedance (|Z|) as function of frequency and phase angle of the impedance (Φ) as function of frequency ... Current Ec Energyof Conduction Band Ef Fermi Energy Ev Energyof Valence Band G Conductance Im(Z) Imaginary part of impedance k Kilo n Refractive index P Non-ideality factor of Constant Phase Element...
... from (low) – (high) For example, picture of a baby or a couple hugging is of high valence i.e pleasant pictures; picture of mushroom or stool is of neutral valence i.e neutral pictures and low valence ... Spectrum ICA-based EEG Energy Spectrum This chapter describes the biological basis of ICA-based EEG Energy Spectrum, as well as the principle of ICA-based EEG Energy Spectrum, which includes Independent ... Figure 3.1 Some Brain Activities 18 ICA-based EEG Energy Spectrum For simplification, each of this activated neuron group can be viewed as one electrical source and all the electrical sources are...
... investigate the effect of Oct-1 or Oct-2 on Prm3-directed luciferase expression, the previously described pcDNA3:HaOct-1 or pcDNA3:HaOct-2 plasmids [46] encoding Oct-1 and Oct-2, respectively, were ... 5¢-dTAATCACAAGCAAATCTTCTCTC-3¢; corresponding to NTs )115 to )92 of Prm3); (b) mutated Oct-1 ⁄ 2* (Kin193; 5¢-dGAATTAATCACAAGCAAGTCTTCTCTC GCCTCCCAGTC-3¢; corresponding to NTs )119 to )83 of Prm3 where ... over-expression of both Oct-1 and Oct-2 significantly increased Prm3directed luciferase activity in HEK293 and HEL cells Hence, it is evident that Oct-2 can function as a transacting element capable of regulating...
... A 1-L culture of E coli yielded mg of pure GAPDH with a specic activity of 146 11 Uặmg)1 when NADPH was used as cofactor and a specic activity of 35 Uặmg)1 when NADH-dependent activity was monitored ... value of histidine The pKb values were also the same for all activities studied, and corresponded to the pK of cysteine The pH optimum pKa ỵ pKb of native GAPDH for NADPH-dependent activity ... NADPH was cofactor They were slightly higher for recombinant GAPDH (9 ã 105 M)1ặs)1) than for the native enzyme (3 ã 105 M)1ặs)1) when NADH was used as cofactor ể FEBS 2003 Kinetics of native...
... influence of each element and respective concentrations on the crystal structure of the films, optical/thermochromic performance and effectiveness on the reduction of the semiconductor-metal ... derivative of both curves of the hysteresis loops (heating and cooling) and considering the mean value Results and discussion Structural characterization The crystal structure of the three sets of films ... diffraction spectra are shown in Figure The XRD patterns show the range where the most significant reflection peaks of VO appear The poor signal intensities of the crystallitereflected plane directions...
... Allcock Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry Thesis Advisor Chair of Committee Karl T Mueller Associate Professor of Chemistry Alan J Benesi Lecturer in Chemistry James P Runt Professor of Polymer Science ... synthesis, and characterizationof polymeric materials forenergy storage applications, which include small molecule electrolyte additives, solid polymer electrolyte, and gel polymer electrolyte systems ... for deprotection and lithiation of polymers 6-9 .139 4.2.9 Preparation of polymer electrolyte samples for impedance analysis 140 4.2.10 Preparation of films for static water contact angle measurements...
... absorption (blue) and (b) photoluminescence (red) spectra of CdSe NPs (t = min) 8.2.3 Structural Characterizationof ZnSe and CdSe NPs The XRPD spectra of the synthesized ZnSe and CdSe NPs are shown ... spectra of CdSe NPs synthesized with/without HPA To examine the effect of HPA on the growth of CdSe NPs, the samples were synthesized in various HPA concentrations and absorption spectra of the ... TOP/TOPO/HPA surfactants respectively In this study, it is found that trace amounts of HDA and HPA are crucial for the formation of high quality ZnSe and CdSe NPs In the case of ZnSe, a broad...
... performance of the Time Warp protocol [DAS97] In particular, they studied the time performance of the Time Warp protocol as a function of the available memory space Chapter Performance Characterization ... point of time One event may have to be processed after another event Therefore, Chapter Performance Characterization 90 the degree of dependency among events is affected by the strictness of the ... order of the BL protocol is stricter than that of the BTW protocol Chapter Performance Characterization 98 Theorem 3.8 The event order of BTW protocol is stricter than partial event order Proof...
... DNA One µl each of the first-strand RT reactions (Section 3.2.8) was used in 10 µl of real-time PCR reaction, which contained 5.8 µl of dH2O, 1.2 µl of 25 mM MgCl2, 0.5 µl each of forward and reverse ... manufacturer’s instructions with adjustment Briefly, each 10 µl of reaction mixture contains 0.8 µl of 25 mM MgCl2, 0.5 µl of each primer (10 µM), 0.2 µl of RT-PCR Enzyme Mix, µl of RT-PCR Reaction ... reactions were performed for all samples at the same time Briefly, µg of total RNA was used in each 20 µl reaction, which contained µl of random hexamers (50 ng/µl), µl of 10 mM dNTP mix, µl of...
... manner The interaction of the electrons with the atoms of the sample produces signals and information of the sample surface such as composition, topography and electrical conductivity A SEM has ... frequency for the Ge nanowire sample was 1000 Hz, 0.03 s of time constant was sufficient for stability 3.11 Ceramic heater setup for temperature dependence characterizationof thermal conductivity ... Si substrate for dispersing Ge nanowire and depositing the contacting electrodes The Si substrate sample selected for dispersing the Ge nanowires and depositing the contacting electrodes is similar...
... inhibition of Pgp [3] Unfortunately these strategies are frequently associated with increase the risk of side effects of the statins [3,7].Therefore the developments of novel pharmaceutical formulations ... system of primaquine: in vitro characterization J Microencapsul 1992; 9(3):357-364 34 Hamidi M, Tajerzadeh H, Dehpour AR, Rouini MR, Ejtemaee-Mehr S In vitro characterizationof human intact erythrocytes ... effect of time on loading efficiency and loading process was done for the previous concentrations for different times (15, 30, 60, 120 minutes) and compare the results [24] Study the effect of...
... HVAC, electrical installations, lift and escalator, and other equipment 6.2 Establishment of policy framework for building energy standards The practice of building energy standard forenergy saving ... Methodology for Optimising the Energy Performance of Buildings in Bahrain Energy and Building.2008, 40, 1297-1303 [50] Energy Efficiency in Buildings EU Forum Driving Investments forenergy efficiency ... building energy conservation actions were carried out as buildings will need large amount ofenergy supply for their operations in the following years [23] Therefore, the requirements of building energy...
... pH, protein content, cellulase and xylanase activity 2.9 Enzyme characterization The crude enzymes of TMC were characterized with respect to their activity under different pH (3-10) and temperature ... the formation of organic acid and reduced levels of ammonia after compost processing [41, 42] Table Characterizationof yard waste compost samples Specifications YWCa-I YWC-II Location Bottom of ... 100% of activity for at least days at 550C and retained 47% activity at 800C [52] whereas the residual activity of a Caldibacillus cellulovorans cellulase was 83% after incubation at 70°C for...