... protein increases the expression of Fas ligand on the surface of liver-infiltrating T cells leading to the induction of hepatic inflammation and liver damage [12,13] Another important mechanism of ... cells fromthe donor mice (n = 7) were pooled and injected through the tail veins ofthe recipient mice (n = 7) Twenty million cells suspended in 75 μl of PBS per mouse were injectedThemice ... peptides, as indicated by the decrease inthe CFSE stain intensity As the cells proliferate, the cell population shifts to a lower intensity due to the decrease of staining inthe cell membranes of proliferating...
... Organisations are increasingly encouraging informal learning through the media of mentorship programmes and communities -of- practice Cox (1993) quoted the work of Kram (1985) in defining a mentoring relationship, ... ascertain the perceptions of employees within the banking sector in South Africa The qualitative phase ofthe research entailed in- depth interviews with subject matter experts within the industry ... South African businesses are faced with the immense challenge of transforming themselves to be reflective ofthe post-apartheid South Africa, while remaining competitive within the global marketplace...
... Ti4+ The oxygen atom inthe cyclohexene ring of II may H-bond to the -SiOH group on the surface ofthe solid hosts with the methyl groups inthe ring causing the chain to be located away fromthe ... favored by the ease of oxidation ofthe terminal groups of I Localization ofthe charges inthe dication of I contributes to its stabilization due to the effect of solvation, whereas the delocalization ... signals in cases where the methyl group is located close to the surface of a matrix This is due to the large anisotropy ofthe methyl group protons (line broadening from incomplete averaging of the...
... contributions of general ability, oral English proficiency, performance in English on the reading measure of interest at the beginning ofthe study, and number of years of formal instruction in English ... at the beginning of third grade, and the others were transitioned into allliteracy instruction at the end of third grade Over the course ofthe study, we collected data at four points in time from ... years of reading instruction in Spanish and year of reading instruction in English, and for those children with years of reading instruction in Spanish and years of reading instruction in English...
... binding by both reducing the rate constant for binding as well as increasing the rate constant for Ca2+ dissociation, could be explained by 2-APB binding to either one or both of these sites In ... 2-APB The Hill coefficient changed from 1.6 ± 0.2 inthe absence of 2-APB to 0.9 ± 0.1 inthe presence ofmM 2-APB These results demonstrate that 2-APB inhibits Ca2+ binding to the Ca2+ATPase in ... 7.2 (A) shows the rate of change ofthe tryptophan fluorescence induced by Ca2+ binding inthe absence or presence ofmM 2-APB (B) shows the rate of change of tryptophan fluorescence induced by Ca2+...
... some ofthe protocols for the viral infections and the culture ofthe cells used in this study KFR helped inthe editing ofthe final versions ofthe manuscript and contributed to the analysis of ... We, therefore, hypothesized that P gingivalis co-infection increases HIV1 transferof infectious R5-tropic HIV-1 from oral keratinocytes to permissive cells Inthe absence of productive infection ... determine if P gingivalis affects HIV-1 replication inthe oral keratinocytes, TERT-2 cells were pre-incubated with the bacterium and inoculated with either HIV-1 strain RNA was extracted from the...
... programme of managing the treatment of medical wastes by allocating more and more supervisors for the processes of containment, collecting, transporting and treating in wastes centres Firstly, inthe ... together with Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Ministry of Planning and Investment, have invested the matter in various hospitals and submitted the project of constructing the ... can also be the product ofthe research and testing of biological products 1.1.2 Definition according to the Ministry of Public Health of Vietnam Medical wastes are material in form of solid,...
... rates of synthesis of desired products, and synthesis of compounds not present in intact plants In fact, it was discovered inthe course of these studies that biosynthesis of many types of plant ... great deal of potential use for many human ailments, they are often made in only trace amounts within the specific plant species that produce them Furthermore, the biosynthesis ofthe various ... growing, higher yielding forest trees; (3) improvements inthe postharvest storage and handling of crops; (4) the use of plant hormones to improve rooting responses of cuttings, enhancement of...
... Marine Paint Sơn tàu thuỷ Marine paint is the general name for paints belonging to the marine field The most common marine time is anti-fouling paint mentioned above The marine paints vary in ... Part I is the INTRODUCTION, consisting of reason ofthe study, aims ofthe study, scope ofthe study, method ofthe study and design ofthe study Part II is the DEVELOPMENT, containing three ... bear in their mind without feeling bored with researching The simple way for them to absorb these kinds of terms is studying by heart or saying again and again Because the form of term in both...
... learn from each other, without interacting with the environment Knowledge transfer theory attempts to explain the factors that drive or hamper transfer But in terms ofthe dependent variable, the ... ‘pattern-matching’ method (Yin, 1994) THE CASE The reported case concerns a corporate-spanning knowledge transfer programme initiated in SCAP in 1997 The objective ofthe programme is to spread ... inthe way we have here, albeit taking into consideration what settings the findings were taken fromIn terms of future research, there ought to be plenty of opportunities, considering the increasing...
... the groups DISCUSSION Tuberculosis is becoming increasingly common inthe elderly and burden ofthe disease in them is likely to continue to increase substantially.3,4 Moreover, with increasing ... symptoms in elderly patients with TB This results in a delay inthe presentation ofthe elderly to health care facilities, thereby resulting in a delay inthe commencement of ATT The delay in presentation ... hence must be kept in mind during the diagnostic evaluation of elderly patients.11 Several findings ofthe current study are in accordance with the results of this meta-analysis Inthe present study,...
... until the middle of 2004 The results ofthe review are described in a number of reports (see box) This report presents the summary ofthe main findings, while a more extensive discussion ofthe ... Environment ofthe Commission on the strategic direction ofthe CAFE programme The approaches to answering the questions were rather complex The procedure for preparing the report Health aspects of air ... needs to be a system for maintaining the literature database and for developing the science of meta-analysis for the purpose of monitoring research findings, summarizing the literature for health...
... have joined other FATF members in informing our financial institutions about the findings ofthe report Our authorities have issued advisories to our domestic financial institutions that they should ... being undermined by those so-called “offshore financial centers” (OFCs) that not comply with international standards In addition to ongoing initiatives inthe FATF and the OECD, the Report ofthe ... protect the international financial system against the effects of these failures These measures could include: a Market incentives including disclosure, in which the market’s assessment of a jurisdiction’s...
... climate inthe north, and an increas- ingly continental climate on moving towards the south The annual mean temperature close to thethe southern part ofthe Pasvik Valley, about 100 km fromthe ... sent to the laboratory for analysis During the winter the samples in all the individual collectors had to be transported to the laboratory for thawing, weighing and bulking Maintenance of to the ... were established at the beginning of June 2004 For logistical reasons the plot in Russia was established at the beginning of October 2004 The equipment for collecting the rain and snow samples...
... for the promoters could be interpreted as reflecting differences inthe mode of binding The promoter p53R2 seems to be less dependent on the stability ofthe protein, indicating that it either ... depending on the cut-off value used to discriminate between the two severity classes inthe test data The broken line represents prediction on test data and the full line on training data The straight ... [38], involved in DNA or zinc binding A cavity is a volume inside the protein that is not occupied by any atom fromthe protein and not accessible fromthe outside A pocket is a cleft into the...
... as the residues inthe corresponding positions in other GH-57 members, could be of interest The glucose molecule (in the middle) is also shown The PDB X-ray coordinates, 1K1W, were used [16] The ... that inthe future further subfamilies will be identified, owing to the appearance of new members or by subdivision ofthe existing subfamilies Indeed, there are several GH-57 candidates inthe ... Importantly, the overall integrity of all subfamilies was saved in all trees, including the Pfam-tree, based on simplified alignment of 300 N-terminal amino acid residues Therefore, together with the...
... one ofthe causes for the decline in science teaching and learning in primary schools Findings fromthe 2006 TIMSS showed that there had been a significant decline inthe hours spent teaching ... thinking, as expressed inthe following extract fromThe Sense of Wonder,” which I have titled ‘Something to think about,’ not only highlights the significance of wonder and the influence of ... towards science The well documented decline of secondary school students’ interest in being involved in further studies in science is becoming increasingly evident in students in primary school...
... eosin staining We examined the expression of these proteins in a cancer-free layer of squamous epithelial cells, carcinoma in situ (CIS) and invasive cancer, all of which were observed inthe ... protein and chromatin-bound protein After the band intensities were quantitated in each protein, the concentrations of these proteins in total and chromatin-bound fraction were determined The ... we compared the synthesis of Mcm4 protein between the two cell lines After pulselabeling with [35S]methionine, Mcm4 protein was immunoprecipitated The immunoprecipitates were stringently washed,...