... provocation (as < /b> the ratio lowest/baseline FEV1) was compared between treatments in an additive analysis of < /b> variance model with subject, period and < /b> treatment as < /b> fixed factors and < /b> the test-day baseline ... article as:< /b> Aalbers et al., Protective effect of < /b> budesonide/formoterol comparedwith formoterol, salbutamol and < /b> placebo on repeated provocations with inhaled AMP in patients with asthma: a < /b> randomised, ... AG, Rasidakis A:< /b> Comparison of < /b> formoterol and < /b> terbutaline for as-< /b> needed treatment of < /b> asthma: a < /b> randomised trial Lancet 2001, 357:257-261 Pauwels RA, Sears MR, Campbell M, Villasante C, Huang S,...
... et al Critical Care 1998, 2:79 http://ccforum.com number of < /b> bacteria after hand-washing/the number of < /b> bacteria before hand-washing)] Values are calculated from raw data and < /b> expressed as < /b> mean ... Each value was analysed using Mann-Whitney (between two groups) or anlaysis of < /b> variance (ANOVA; among three groups) tests Statistical significance was considered at P < 0.05 The number of < /b> bacteria ... Osaka 565, Japan 2Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan Published: 22 May 1998 References Doebbeling BN, Stanely GL, Sheetz CT, et al:...
... stigmatized [28], immigrant adolescents may feel less comfortable reporting behaviours that might be perceived as < /b> deviant Such social desirability may be seen as < /b> a < /b> bias, as < /b> well as < /b> an adaptation ... study A < /b> major advantage as < /b> well as < /b> a < /b> challenge of < /b> the study was the comparison of < /b> the Norwegian-Vietnamese and < /b> the Norwegian community samples Some basic information available in both samples ... PD: Assessing Asian American family acculturation in clinical settings: Guidelines and < /b> recommendations for mental health professionals In Handbook of < /b> mental health and < /b> acculturation in Asian American...
... of < /b> leaf litter Comparedwith those of < /b> conifers, leaf-litters of < /b> broadleafs had less recalcitrant materials and < /b> faster decay rate for dry matter, as < /b> well as < /b> faster actual release of < /b> N O xylocarpa ... Table I NF represents the evergreen, broadleaved C kawakamii forest in mid-subtropical China with high purity (85% of < /b> total stand basal area for C kawakamii), old age (∼ 150 year), and < /b> large area ... xylocarpa (OX), and < /b> Castanopsis kawakamii (CK), and < /b> an adjacent natural forest of < /b> Castanopsis kawakamii (NF); (ii) quantify nutrient return through litterfall Monthly rainfall; Monthly mean temperature...
... For an n × n-matrix A,< /b> denote n N2 A < /b> − g A < /b> λj A < /b> 1/2 , 4.9 j where N A < /b> is the Frobenius Hilbert-Schmidt norm of < /b> a < /b> matrix A,< /b> N A < /b> Trace ∗ AA , and < /b> λ1 A < /b> , λ2 A < /b> , , λn A < /b> are the eigenvalues of < /b> A,< /b> ... Ax k Bx k −m f k with commutative matrices,” Journal of < /b> Mathematical Analysis and < /b> Applications, vol 318, no 1, pp 63–76, 2006 S Elayi and < /b> S Zhang, “Stability and < /b> periodicity of < /b> difference equations ... stability problem was not investigated in this paper Kipnis and < /b> Komissarova investigated the stability of < /b> the system xn Axn−1 Bxn−k , 4.3 where A,< /b> B are m×m-matrices, xn ∈ Rm By means of < /b> a < /b> characteristic...
... equilibration between additions at 25 °C The absorbance between 350 and < /b> 750 nm was measured on a < /b> Beckman DU7400 single-beam spectrophotometer Assay of < /b> DmDHO by measuring bilirubin formation The catalytic ... addition of < /b> NADPH to both the sample and < /b> reference cuvette As < /b> depicted in Fig 9, the myoglobin Soret band shifted from 393 to 425 nm with the appearance of < /b> a/< /b> b bands at 568 and < /b> 538 nm and < /b> A4< /b> 25 increased, ... metabolism [30] In the present study, we found a < /b> putative HO gene in D melanogaster by homology searching in FlyBase, a < /b> database of < /b> genetic and < /b> molecular data for the fruit fly The D melanogaster...
... [41], and < /b> in Norway spruce [19] The light branching habit is probably an effect of < /b> phase change or ageing Branching behaviour is known to be influenced by plant age and/< /b> or maturation [12, 15] A < /b> decline ... each variable Height increment as < /b> a < /b> percentage of < /b> initial height was also used in the analyses because height at planting differed between stock types plants A < /b> factorial ANOVA following a < /b> randomised ... fibrous root dry weight ratio also showed the same trend 3.2 Root growth potential and < /b> burst in greenhouse tent and < /b> variation was lower each year, whereas values often changed greatly and < /b> variation...
... Journal of < /b> Applied Biomaterials & Biomechanics 2003, 1:19-32 Akagawa Y, Hosokawa R, Sato Y, Kamayama K: Comparison between freestanding and < /b> tooth-connected partially stabilized zirconia implants after ... followed by months of < /b> loaded healing (68% for sandblasted zirconia implants and < /b> 73% for sandblasted and < /b> acid-etched titanium implants) However, the surface topography was not measured or described ... zirconia implants with surface modification after weeks of < /b> healing in the tibia of < /b> rabbits Scarano et al [10] observed 68% BIC of < /b> the untreated zirconia implants after weeks in the tibia of < /b> rabbits...
... performance and < /b> design of < /b> air- breathing PEM fuel cells Litster and < /b> Djilali [1] developed a < /b> single-phase one-dimensional semi-analytical model of < /b> the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of < /b> planar air- breathing ... porous gas < /b> diffusion layer and < /b> catalyst layer is described by two physical mechanisms: viscous drag and < /b> capillary pressure < /b> forces, and < /b> is described by advection within the gas < /b> channels Water transport ... density increase with decreasing height of < /b> the fuel cell, decreasing ambient < /b> temperature < /b> and < /b> increasing ambient < /b> relative humidity Hwang et al [4] developed a < /b> single-phase 3D model of < /b> coupled fluid...
... (Hsp9 0a,< /b> forward primer GCTTGAAGCAAGCCTCGATGCCT GAGGAAACCCAGACCCAA, reverse primer CAGT AGCTTCATCTTTTCGGTCTACTTCTTCCATGCGTGA; Hsp9 0b, forward primer GCTTGAAGCAAGCCTCGAT GCCTGAGGAAGTGCACCATGGA, reverse ... kinase-5 (ERK5) mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase [18] GR assays indicated that human Hsp9 0a < /b> and < /b> Hsp9 0b, as < /b> well as < /b> the native yeast Hsp90s, were all capable of < /b> activating GR in these strains ... tryptophan Automated measurement of < /b> the b- galactosidase activity due to basal and < /b> stress-induced expression of < /b> the interaction-responsive, GAL7 promoterregulated LacZ gene of < /b> PJ69-4 was as < /b> previously...
... (SMP) assay (a)< /b> Intra-assay and < /b> interassay variability, (b) linearity, and < /b> (c) receiver operating characteristic analysis The intra-assay and < /b> interassay variability, expressed as < /b> coefficient of < /b> variation ... performance characteristics To evaluate the performance of < /b> the assay, the precision, reproducibility and < /b> linearity were analyzed The intra-assay and < /b> interassay variabilities (coefficient of < /b> variation ... high-performance liquid chromatography The molecular mass was found to be 1708.1 Da (average; Precision and < /b> reproducibility Measurements of < /b> imprecision (interassay and < /b> intra-assay variability) were taken...
... scan, a < /b> right anterior mediastinotomy and < /b> bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy findings were normal, and < /b> cytological analysis of < /b> a < /b> transcarinal aspiration showed a < /b> small number of < /b> lymphocytes and < /b> macrophages ... fissure between the upper and < /b> middle lobes Enlargement of < /b> the paratracheal, para-oesophageal and < /b> hilar nodes was noted Biopsies were taken from the right upper lobe, paratracheal nodes, para-oesophageal ... evidence of < /b> fungal colonisation was found in the resected lung Although COP has been associated witha < /b> variety of < /b> infections including fungal infections, we are not aware of < /b> any association with ABPA...
... 2004 at Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai, China xiv ABBREVIATIONS 15dPGJ2 Å3 ABCA1 ACO Acrp30 AD AF-1 AF-2 AM aP2 apoA-I apoA-II apoA-V apoC-III AR bp Bio Cal CAP350 CARM-1 CBP ... in Singapore and < /b> other East-Asian populations with relatively high allelic frequencies This variant was associated with perturbations in plasma lipid levels and < /b> modulated the association between ... Characterization of < /b> flavonoids on PPARα and < /b> PPARγ activity 103 3.3 Characterization of < /b> flavonoids and < /b> PPARα ligands on a < /b> natural PPARα V22 7A < /b> variant 124 3.4 Mechanism(s) elucidation of < /b> attenuated...
... eucalyptus biomass gasification in a < /b> downdraft gasifier using three different configurations: single stage (SS), two-stage air supply (AA) and < /b> two-stage airand < /b> air -gas < /b> (AG) The tar content in the gas < /b> ... combustion reactions, leading to a < /b> decrease of < /b> the LHV of < /b> the gases Jaojaruek et al [4] in a < /b> downdraft gasifier with two-stage air supply also using eucalyptus biomass as < /b> fuel, obtained as < /b> a < /b> result an ... this case there was an interest to confirm that at a < /b> two-stage gasification, the main gas < /b> quality indexes, such as < /b> tar and < /b> particle content, are linked to the gasifier operational parameters (Air...
... Abbreviations ACC: American College of < /b> Cardiology; AHA: American Heart Association; CABG: coronary artery binding graft; CK: creatine kinase; MACE: major adverse cardiac events; MI: myocardial ... Chicago, USA) Continuous variables were described as < /b> mean ± standard deviation (SD), and < /b> categorical variables were reported as < /b> percentages or proportions Comparison of < /b> continuous variables was performed ... 30 days; late, >30 days and < /b> very late, >1 year) Myocardial infarction was defined as < /b> a < /b> creatine kinase (CK) elevation >2 times above the upper limit of < /b> normal levels with any associated elevation...
... 001 04 307 Abbreviations: CABG, Coronary artery bypass graft; MACE, Major adverse cardiac event (ie, death, myocardial infarction, and < /b> target vessel revascularization a < /b> Indicates patients who ... and < /b> target vessel revascularization (TVR) MI was defined as < /b> the elevation of < /b> creatine kinase (CK) > times above the upper limit of < /b> normal with any associated elevation in the CK myocardial band ... was associated with poor overall clinical outcomes comparedwith outcomes associated with SES treatment Also, in the multivariate analysis, after adjusting for clinical variables, we found that...
... father a < /b> than bas < /b> c but d and < /b> > a < /b> 48 I am teacher a < /b> the ba < /b> c an d no article > b 49 My uncle is good engineer a < /b> the ba < /b> c an d no article > b 50 That is eraser a < /b> the ba < /b> c an d no article ... being started by hand But now they are started by electricity a < /b> used b being c But now d are > b 33 This house is often broken off and < /b> a < /b> lot of < /b> things are taken away a < /b> is b broken c off d away ... my garden," the woman said a < /b> because b for c by d as < /b> soon as < /b> > a < /b> 156 The woman has hurt her back for too long a < /b> to bend b by bending c for bending d owing to you bend > b 157 A < /b> lot of < /b> passengers...
... together with the input variables, control variables and < /b> state variables Considering a < /b> system element with an input variable x(t), a < /b> state variable s(t), a < /b> control variable c(t) and < /b> an output variable ... basin management and/< /b> or ecosystem-based river basin management (Nakamura, 2003) Embedded in these approaches are the concepts of < /b> participatory management and < /b> adaptive management (Miser and < /b> Quade, ... conducted by means of < /b> the Morris analysis, as < /b> in this chapter Examples of < /b> the decision variables in RaMCo are the number of < /b> fish blasts, the total capacity of < /b> urban wastewater treatment plants, and...
... 2.2.2 Gradable and < /b> non- gradable adjectives According to L G Alexander (1988, 108) adjectives can be also divided into gradable and < /b> non- gradable Gradable adjectives mean a < /b> large class of < /b> words ... case Such as:< /b> Have you got any bread? Do you want white or brown? (Michael Swan, 1996, p14) White and < /b> brown are adjectives as < /b> heads of < /b> a < /b> noun phrase They mean that white bread and < /b> brown bread ... sentence An adjective as < /b> head of < /b> an adjective phrase or as < /b> its sole realization can be an exclamation: How good of < /b> you! An exclamation is a < /b> sentence spoken with emphasis and < /b> feeling Attention...