... spinal cord Controlled differentiation of glial precursors and spinal cord repair The remarkably consistent and robust support of endogenous axon regeneration, neuroprotection and functional recovery ... glial-restricted precursor cells into spinal cord contusion injuries: survival, differ entiation, and effects on lesion environment and axonal regeneration Exp Neurol 2004, 190:289-310 32 Cao Q, Xu ... support of axon growth and expression of Olig2 and inhibitory CSPGs, supports the hypothesis that they are functionally similar GDAs and suppression of axon-growth-inhibitory scar formation Our study...
... system an impaired provision of credit by banks could have severe ampli…cations on real economic activity and in‡ ation The monetary policy actions taken by the ECB (and other central banks) since ... money demand shocks and real income The assumption is plausible, since money demand shocks can depend on factors di¤erent from real income (and loan demand) such as institutional frameworks and/ or ... signi…cant relation between GDP and loan growth, on the one hand, and GPD growth and changes in credit standards, on the other hand Results, which are reported in Table 3, panels A and B, suggest...
... other chronic conditions than HRQL scales [12-15] One of these tools is based on Antonovsky’s core question ‘What may keep one healthy?’ For Antonovsky, SOC is based on three components which are ... this concept as a short-hand personality trait term which “covers a conglomerate of concepts” related to reaction to a variety of stressors and coping mechanisms and not only as ‘locus of control’ ... global HRQL and physical functioning [46] and in face of contradictory results fatigue, physical and emotional functioning in breast cancer and global health and particularly social functioning in...
... compilation ª 2006 FEBS 1717 Toxic actions of puroindoline-a and a1-purothionin P Llanos et al progressive recruitment of monomers would increase the pore size Under our conditions, once the cationic ... muscle fibres (A), and the influence of extracellular Ca2+ concentration on the effect of a1-PTH (B and C) Note that in (A) only a1-PTH produces membrane depolarization, and in (B) and (C) increasing ... the PINs Separate pools of the PTH-containing and PIN-containing crude fractions were dialyzed against deionized water and freeze-dried, and a1-PTH, a2-PTH and b-PTH were separated (at room temperature)...
... nicotine and PFC transection - 14 - Conclusions We demonstrated that the ratio of AMPA/NMDA responses of VTA DA neuron could be enhanced by single nicotine injection even within one hour, and AMPA/NMDA ... potentiation in dopamine neurons Nature 2001, 411: 583-587 Saal D, Dong Y, Bonci A, Malenka RC: Drugs of abuse and stress trigger a common synaptic adaptation in dopamine neurons Neuron 2003, 37: ... restriction on the probability distribution in information theory We calculated the KL divergence for each pair of AMPA and NMDA signals, under different experimental conditions (nicotine and saline and...
... subsequent studies, a connection was established between HIV infection and virus recognition of co -receptors expressed on the target cell surface The principal co -receptors, CCR5 and CXCR4, like the ... cells; +: uniform strong positive expression; i: intermittent strong positive expression; -: no detectable expression SE and CE were strongly and uniformly positive with a polyclonal antibody to ... for all of the tonsils examined Expression of HIV co -receptors CXCR4 and CCR5 Several previous studies have reported expression of the principal HIV co -receptors, CXCR4 and CCR5, on cultured epithelial...
... analysis and evaluation of the data, and reviewed and contributed to the final version of the manuscript AW participated in the preparation of the animals, fixation of the specimens, and blood ... total score of for acute inflammation Chronic joint inflammation – based on the parameters hyperplasia of synovial lining cells, infiltration by mononuclear cells, and fibrosis of synovial membrane ... con- Histological findings in synovial tissue and articular cartilage: haematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining (a, c, e, g, and h) for acute inflammation (arrowheads), chronic inflammation (*), and...
... isolated isoflavones on PYY have not been reported, and only one study investigated effects of isolated isoflavones on total ghrelin concentrations [19] In addition, no long-term randomized controlled ... regulation of body weight Preprandial ghrelin was not affected by isoflavone consumption The isoflavone contents are not likely to explain the observed beneficial effects of soy consumption on energy ... macronutrient intake, both across the treatments and compared to baseline (wk4 - wk0; interaction treatment vs time, P = 0.634) Effect of isoflavone consumption on PYY During isoflavone consumption,...
... actionson CAT(0) spaces and manifolds It is shown that matrix groups can only act trivially on low-dimensional spheres and that matrix group actionson low-dimensional CAT(0) spaces always have ... generalizations of results obtained by Bridson-Vogtmann and Pawani concerning special linear group actionson spheres and of results obtained by Farb concerning Chevalley group actionson CAT(0) ... rational Chern character is induced from the one with Z[ S1n ]-coefficients 1.3 Matrix group actionson CAT(0) spaces and manifolds In this section, we study group actionson CAT(0) spaces and...
... assumption that the contemporaneous correlation between innovations in interest rates and equity prices is due solely to reactions by monetary policy is not only implausible for the reasons mentioned, ... decisions on the current, as opposed to the historical, valuation level, households’ ability to borrow will be more sensitive to current economic conditions and monetary policy Thus, Tsatsaronis and ... increases may be more contractionary since households have less equity and thus may be more prone to default in conditions of economic hardship Figure shows that the reaction of property prices...
... trial J Nutr 2006; 136: 404-408 Bredsdorff L, Nielson IL, Rasmussen SE, et al Absorption, conjugation and excretion of the flavonones, naringenin and hesperetin from alpha-rhamnosidase-treated orange ... a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled protocol to compare the effects of p-synephrine alone and in combination with different amounts of hesperidin and naringin on: (1) resting metabolism, ... calorie consumption over placebo was only 79 kcal, an increase between calorie consumption in the absence of hesperidin and in the presence of 100 mg hesperidin Figure Over-Placebo Comparisons of...
... isothiocyanate (FITC) conjugate, clone L243 (Becton Dickinson, UK) and with a mouse IgG anti-human CD14 R-phycoerythrin conjugate (R-PE), clone M5E2, (Becton Dickinson, UK) to identify monocytes Briefly ... secreted by mononuclear leukocytes including monocytes It functions as a growth and differentiation factor for immature phagocytic cells and clinically it is used to enhance reconstitution of the ... Introduction Impaired monocyte function has been described in sepsis and has been characterised by inadequate respiratory burst, activation, antigen presentation and lowered expression of Human...
... Station of the First and Second Optimization CONCLUSION The purpose of optimal operation for water distribution system is to reduce the energy consumption as much as possible in condition of ... obtained after the first optimization, and will be considered as the dispatching commands After that, during the second optimization, the pump parallel operation scheme and the speed ratio of speed ... optimal operation OPTIMAL OPERATION MODEL OF MIXED-PUMP STATIONS WITH OPERATION-MODE ADAPTABILITY The First Optimization Model with Operation-mode Adaptability The outlet flow and pressure of...
... description of research questions, setting, instrumentation, and data collection techniques This chapter also presents and discusses the results and findings of the study, Chapter is Results and Discussions ... nor spontaneous, it requires conscious metal effort According to Peacock (1986, p.13) writing is continuing and stained act of communication, so spoken devices such as hesitation, digression and ... movements, facial expressions, pitch and tone of voice, stress and hesitations, consequently, student have to compensate for all the disadvantage As writers, students have to get used to the ideas...
... national renovation cause and to raise its economy's competitiveness on the one hand, andon other hand to affirm the consistency of the Party and State's policies to integrate the national economy ... situation (institutional or non ’ institutional; its location, participants; action(s); topic(s) and purpose) and domain, subject matter, or content present in a particular language context and ... aside and opened a new bright future for both countries Since then, the two countries have signed a number of economic and trade agreements, including those on copyrights and one on the operations...
... Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms, 1971 (Geneva Convention); B the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and ... (UPOV Convention (1978)), or the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, 1991 (UPOV Convention (1991)); and E the Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying ... International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, the UPOV Convention (1978), the UPOV Convention (1991) or the Treaty on Intellectual...
... socioeconomic profiles and ethnicities in each setting, allows for a 10 broader consideration of the "immigrant paradox." On the one hand, generally similar social and demographic conditions in ... institutions such as the educational and health care systems, andon markers of health and social inequality In this study we add to the long-standing sociological focus on the socioeconomic incorporation ... migration decisions and/ or cultural practices of families from Latin America (e.g., Landale, Oropesa and Gorman 2000; Palloni and Arias 2004) The predominant focus on Hispanics raises questions...