... interpretation of data, manuscript preparation, and statistical analysis SKT participated in acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and manuscript preparation SC participated in acquisition ... preparation, and statistical analysis J-PP participated in study design, analysis and interpretation of data, and manuscript preparation JM-P participated in study design, analysis and interpretation ... acquisition of data and manuscript preparation All authors read and approved the final manuscript 13 14 15 16 Acknowledgements The authors thank Virginia Wallis for her assistance in manuscript preparation...
... differentiation J Immunol 2004, 173:4523-4528 Mitsuyasu H, Yanagihara Y, Mao XQ, Gao PS, Arinobu Y, Ihara K, Takabayashi A, Hara T, Enomoto T, Sasaki S, Kawai M, Hamasaki N, Shirakawa T, Hopkin ... requires validation in a prospective study of early RA patients Approaches that regulate Th17 cells or neutralize their products are under evaluation in the treatment of RA and may be particularly attractive ... H2SO4, was added to each well ELISA plates were read by a Synergy HT plate reader (Biotek, Winsooki, VT, USA) and analyzed by KC4 software (Biotek) Statistical analysis The data were analyzed...
... of sealed unit as used for 1% O2 Statistical evaluation All data are expressed as the mean ± SD, and were compared using Student’s t-test andthe ANOVA Duncan test with the sas statistical package ... inhibits articular chondrocyte death AA B B Fig Evaluation of articular cartilage after experimentally induced osteoarthritis (A) Photomicrographs of articular cartilage (B) The evaluation of osteoarthritis ... pressure was applied to the medial side ofthe straight patellar ligament A 21-gauge spinal needle was inserted through the fat pad into the intercondylar space lateral to the straight patellar ligament...
... on the kinetics of factor X activation in the absence of factor Xa at the initiation point ofthe reaction Yet this mechanism based on the hypothesis ofthe interaction between TFPI and Xa–VIIa–TF ... providing a significant amount ofthe Xa–VIIa–TF complex The mathematical model has shown that the analysis ofthe inhibition curves ofthe Scheme A development of Scheme by addition ofthe reaction of ... though it is clear that the apparent values of kcat and Km may have a more sophisticated interpretation than the constants in the classical scheme of Michaelis This approach was used in the present...
... (13-methyl-[1,3]-benzodioxolo[5,6-c]1,3-dioxolo-[4,5-i]-phenanthridinium chloride) (Fig 1), a benzophenanthridine alkaloid derived from the plant Sanguinaria canadensis, has been shown to have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer ... signal was similar to that ofthe assembly of microtubule proteins in the absence of sanguinarine, indicating that at high concentrations sanguinarine either induced aggregation of tubulin or altered ... upregulation of pro-apoptotic Bax, downregulation ofthe antiapoptotic protein Bcl2, inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-jB), and suppression of...
... pmol/reaction) for ABCA1 (forward primer 5'-GAAGTACATCAGAACATGGGC-3' and reverse primer 5'GATCAAAGCCATGGCTGTAG-3' with 234-base pair amplified fragment) and 27-hydroxylase The cholesterol 27-hydroxylase-specific ... experimental data Statistical analysis was performed using SigmaStat version 2.03 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Data was analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance on ranks Pairwise ... hours After isolation of total RNA, the RNA was reverse-transcribed andthe cDNA amplified by quantitative realtime polymerase chain reaction as described Signals obtained from the amplification of...
... syntactic theory and semantics apparently explain the meaning ofthe spoken word 3 - The Northern Vietnamese dialect andthe English spoken by Anglophone community of England, America, Australia, ... putting aside the views of conversational principle and maxims, and conversational contract, the distinction between normative and strategic politeness is rather loose and relative in that almost all ... it, andthe rhetorical features that constitute it as a symbolic act” (Halliday and Hassan 1989:45, cf Vartalla 2001) Although the terms “hedge” and “hedging” have been part of linguistic vocabulary...
... Grammartical Structures ofthe equivalent translation The target language is English andthe source Adjective Warm language is Vietnamese The data are classified into semantic and pragmatic features ... hyponym of animal 2.2.1.7 Semantic field The semantic structure of vocabulary ofa language can be studied in a precise and systematic way by means of componential analysis of which the theory of ... have studied of adjectives as well as semantic and pragmatic characteristics ofthe adjective Warm and its adjectives of temperature However, the adjective Warm is basically Vietnamese equivalents...
... least and only spoke if necessary, meanwhile the things such as standing in front ofthe class and observe, stand at any place in the classroom and observe and remaining in the teacher’s seat and ... level of proficiency) and they just wanted to the practical activities that can help them a lot in the oral test The reason why all of them liked games activities is that they wanted to have an ... have an overview ofthe learning process in the orientation program, to be aware ofthe importance of learning as well as the activities The second thing is that the administrator andthe faculty...
... technological mandates and instead enhance funding and encourage collaborative, multifaceted, and multi-stakeholder initiatives and approaches to enhance online safety via innovation and cooperation ... members and speakers and funds for meeting accommodations and staff support An unfunded mandate creates obstacles that can easily distract from the great work that such mandates can lead to by placing ... author and media professor at the University of Southern California, also cautioned us against sensationalist media coverage of digital teens He said that what he and his fellow researchers of...
... deprotonation and reprotonation of C2¢ Whether the epimerase reaction follows the same reaction intermediate as that ofthe aldolase reaction or themechanismof deprotonation and reprotonation of C2¢ can ... dihydroneopterin aldolase Y Wang et al Fig Summary ofthe kinetic constants for the SaDHNA-catalyzed (top panel) and EcDHNA-catalyzed (lower panel) reactions Sa and Ec represent SaDHNA and EcDHNA, respectively ... (Fig and Table 1) These measured rate constants are also reasonable in that the association rate constants are similar between NP and MP and 2248 between HP and HPO in accordance with the similar...
... Expression and purication of human recombinant IF and TC The recombinant Cbl binding proteins and their fragments were isolated from plants and yeast as described earlier [9,17] Preparation ofthe unsaturated ... observation points to a reduced number of potential proteinligand bonds when the two domains are taken apart On the other hand, simultaneous interaction ofthe two fragments domains with the sandwiched ... calculation of k+ We have tested the application ofthe uorescent analogue CBC as a tool for investigation ofthe binding kinetics of nonuorescent ligands Cyano-cobalamin (CNCbl) was examined in the...
... oxyheme appeared at 540 and 579 nm Then, a broad band appeared at around 660 nm, and was maximal 9–12 after initiation ofthe reaction The spectral features ofthe final reaction mixture were analogous, ... band so that it almost vanished after 30 min, and instead, an absorption peak appeared at 637 nm, suggesting the formation of CO–verdoheme The 637 nm band disappeared gradually and was replaced ... absorption bands Heme catabolism by HOs of mammals, pathogenic bacteria, cyanobacteria and probably insects is considered to have a similar mechanism, because the characteristic absorption bands of verdoheme...
... tyrosinase from Rastonia solanacearum environmental pH, may also affect the expression ofthe most appropriate enzyme Apart from the physiological roles and environmental advantages of having several ... structure data 266 ´ D Hernandez-Romero et al The only data so far available are for sweet potato (Ipomoea batata) catechol oxidase [26] The catalytic copper center is accommodated in a central four-helix ... A novel tyrosinase from Rastonia solanacearum ´ D Hernandez-Romero et al A B C particular catechol to o-dopaquinone is also called dopa oxidase (DO) activity On the other hand, laccases...
... characteristics ofthe AIF managed, the governance ofthe AIFM (including arrangements for the delegation of management services), arrangements for the valuation and safe-keeping of assets andthe systems of ... the AIF andthe value ofthe shares and units ofthe AIF OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p 201 28 EN The valuator shall ensure that the assets, shares and units are valued at least once a year, and each time ... accordance with existing applicable valuation standards and rules, in order to reflect the net asset value ofthe shares or units ofthe AIF The rules applicable to the valuation of assets and the...
... monitor the acetylation status ofthe MMTV promoter subjected to TSA treatment, we used a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (ChIP) and evaluated the acetylation status ofthe so-called B- and nucleosome ... TSA-treated and nontreated oocytes Dark bars show TSA-treated cells smearing ofthe nucleosomal pattern both in the promoter and vector sequences (Fig 3A, both panels, compare lanes 1, and 13 and ... compare lanes 1, and 3, 4) However, TSA alone tended to induce transcription at a weak level, also in the absence of hormone (Fig 1C, compare lanes 1, and 5, and 9, 10) A further effect of TSA...
... Klabin and Aracruz that present data for years 2003, 2004 and 2005 and Cenibra which data are available only for 2005 ** The companies not have this value calculated All plants, excepting Aracruz and ... lower than Cenibra in all parameters Votorantim, Suzano Bahia Sul, Ripasa and International paper are integrated producers ofthe writing and printing paper By calculating the average ofthe three ... their educational level because they feel a mental and physical fatigue Table presents the quantitative indicators of human capital efforts andthe wages expenses ofthe companies from the sample...