... six rheumatology departments in the region of Utrecht, The Netherlands, to participate in a randomized, prospective clinical trial At entry to the trial, patients were randomly assigned to a group ... CS846-epitope, and CPII All assays are described and were used as recommended by the manufacturer (Ibex, Montreal, Canada) Clinical variables Spearman rank correlations were calculated to determine ... number of assays have recently become available to measure the degradation and repair of bone and cartilage These biomarkers have been tested mainly in patients with osteoarthritis [8,9], and to...
... thrombosis andto investigate possible modalities for its treatment and prevention Materials and methods Mobilization of autologous stem cells by G-CSF In order to test whether G-CSF can mobilize autologous ... leukocytosis and systemic elevation of inflammatory profile which canbe attenuated by simvastatin but not by tirofiban treatment To further determine if simvastatin act through its antiinflammatory ... showing that G-CSF can promote inflammatory profiles and cardiac thrombosis that leads to cardiac dysfunction, are in contrast to previous reports showing G-CSF therapy tobe beneficial in acute...
... focuses on to better mobilize and maximize resources, the others being (i) private sector development and private sector operations, (ii) gender equity, (iii) knowledge solutions, and (iv) partnerships ... describes the application of the SEA methodology to the GMS regional PDP It shows how a set of indicators may be defined and used to capture the wider impacts of power planning, andto analyze PDPs ... values that canbe ascribed to indicators that are most readily monetized are then compared quantitatively All of the scenarios are designed to meet the same demand throughout the region, and all...
... making.5 In addition, since 1971 a series of executive orders and directives by OMB have required EPA and other federal agencies to consider the benefits and Cost-Benefit Analysis CanBe Useful ... summaries canbe a significant benefit to decisionmakers In an April 1984 report, we recommended that RIAs include executive summaries that identify (1) all benefits and costs—even those that cannot be ... monetary values to some benefits may be difficult, if not impossible When benefits and costs cannot be described in monetary terms, the guidance recommends that RIAs include quantitative and qualitative...
... chemicals as ubiquitous agents may convert normal PrPC into PrPSc more easily when PrPC is exposed to exotic PrPSc Because both native PrPC in brain homogenates and recombinant PrP canbe converted ... have been shown tobe involved in many reduction–oxidation reactions NADPH and NADP+ can bind the active site of glucose phosphate dehydrogenase competitively to regulate the speed of the pentose ... prion protein Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98, 7170–7175 35 Billington RA, Bruzzone S, De Flora A, Genazzani AA, Koch-Nolte F, Ziegler M & Zocchi E (2006) Emerging functions of extracellular pyridine...
... cells (A) Surface and total protein were isolated by biotinylation and analyzed by western blot Using Cx43 and GFP antibodies to conrm proper translation of Cx43eYFP constructs, bands of approximately ... but signicant decrease in surface protein degradation between WT and the Y286A mutant but not between WT and any of the other mutants We expected to see a greater difference between WT and Y286A ... 3D), and cells infected with eGFP only showed a diffuse cytoplasmic signal but no specic surface localization (Fig 3E) Localization of plaques in the XZ plane is shown in Fig (see below) To conrm...
... and good training anyone canbe a fluent and confident speaker • A great asset you will use throughout your career Presentation • • • • To get across the message, To inform, To explain, andTo ... Points • Maybe the best way to get your message aross • Keep it simple • The fewer the bullets the better • Avoid “death by bulltet points” – dozens of really boring slides read off by the presenter ... to blame them for a bad or poorly received presentation • Learning to use them is only a part of becoming a better presenter • Can enhance or ruin the message • Powerpoint slides should not be...
... radial and left radial arterial lines, a pulmonary artery catheter and a foley catheter with temperature probe to measure bladder temperature as an indicator of core body temperature Cerebral monitoring ... tracheostomy A right subclavicular incision was also madeand the right axillary artery was exposed Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was instituted with an arterial cannula introduced into the right ... but early results seem tobe encouraging [4] Our limited experience confirms this trend [5] However these are very complex and time-consuming operations and good results canbe obtained only if...
... thought of canand could and tried to use them inappropriately This kind of error is believed tobe caused by a mixture of mother tongue interference and cultural differences To summarize, after ... have to go to class today (I had to go to class yesterday Mary must have been sick yesterday I had to go to class yesterday 22 (2)lack necessity(negative) I didnt have of I dont have to go toto ... students made errors when they chose canand could to complete the sentence Obviously, can may and could canbe used for permission, but may is more formal and more polite than canand could...
... and BMI categories on the risk of type DM Total unprocessed meat, red meat and poultry were categorized into groups (lower quartile, second and third quartiles combined, and upper quartile) and ... risk of diabetes in participants with BMI
... appeared The verbs below canbe used as either copular or non-copular verbs: to appear to become to get to feel to grow to keep to look to remain to smell to sound to stay to taste to turn If the ... the verbs to be, canbe modified by predicative adjectives, but cannot be modified by adverbs of manner He is happy The wind is strong In these examples, the predicative adjectives happy and strong ... verb is tobe modified, a predicative is required after such verbs; whereas if the verb is tobe modified, an adverb is required In the pairs of example below, the verbs to grow, andto keep...
... once Let it be done at once Do not beat the dog Let the dog not be beaten Let me it Let it be done by me Or let me be allowed to it You can begin the sentence with “you” if you want to put emphasis ... followed by the adverb “not” and then the affirmative imperative form For example: Negative Infinitive Base TobeBe Do not BeTo Do Do not Do To eat Eat Do not Eat To drink Drink Do not Drink To go ... addressed to: For example: Please help me Let me be helped Or You are requested to help me Don’t touch it Let it not be touched You are warned not to touch it The passive form has to begin...
... /prep_of_directions _to_ into_on _to_ pdf.pdf) Note: All these verbs (except transfer) canbe used with toward, as well as with toBe aware that to suggests movement toward a specific point, and toward suggests ... of “into” 3.2.1 With verbs expressing motion, into and in are may be used interchangeably 3.2.2 Using in or into with the verb move 3.3 Use of “onto” 3.3.1 "Onto" can generally be replaced by "on" ... /prep_of_directions _to_ into_on _to_ pdf.pdf) Eg 2: Let’s move into the living room where we canbe more comfortable (simply means 'go') Eg 3: We will move into the new house by the end of the month (bring all belongings...
... case: to advise (that) to ask (that) to command (that) to demand (that) to desire (that) to insist (that) to propose (that) to recommend (that) to request (that) to suggest (that) to urge (that) By ... remember and learn by heart their meaning and usages E.g - Long live the Queen! - God, save the motherland! - Heaven forbid! - Truth be told, - Be that as it may… - Come what may… - Suffice it to ... referring to the present, the past or the future 22 E.g - She urged that he write and accept the post - I demand that I be allowed to call my lawyer - He demanded that he be given the right to express...
... has to think clearly about what and how to write in order to have a good writing Therefore, it is time for us to pay more attention to appropriate grammar and lexis usage because good grammar and ... 5.2.1.2.Synonym errors : Amazing- incredible, unbelievable, fabulous, wonderful, fantastic, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary Unbelievable (Unbelievable skill) AMAZING (an amazing decision) Wonderful ... madeby 90% students and the preposition errors are madeby 97% students specially And adjective / adverb - 24 - ,verb form, verb tense ,pronoun, article, parallelism, run-on sentences made by...
... “A number of” and “The number of” A number of + plural noun + plural verb Ex: A number of students are going to the class picnic A number of applicants have already been interviewed The number ... speaking, reading and writing Thank to it, learners can master and use this foreign language In all four skills, speaking canbe considered tobe the skill which requires learners to spend very much ... have to 37 _ Ask them to tell you what they have to before they it (in their mother tongue if need be) to check their understanding _ Have fill in activities ready for the quick finishers – but be...
... meanwhile /z/ is alveolar one The palato- alveolar sound needs the tongue tip, blade and rims tobe close against the alveolar rigde and side teeth, the front of the tongue tobe raised and when ... pronunciation errors relating to vowels and consonants madeby students was madeby the author Then, the data was analyzed and summarized into tables and charts Format of the Study The research ... processed with both statistical and interpretive methods They were clarified and summarized into tables and charts for later generalization Comments and judgments were madeby the researcher in connection...
... writer and the reader The writer can see what information to include and what information to exclude The reader can see what the paragraph is going tobe about and is, therefore, better prepared to ... concerned to form a framework for the analysis, and then collected books and materials to find and select necessary information Secondly, the data collected from the survey were analyzed and sorted to ... first word from the left-hand margin or by leaving extra space above and below the paragraph A paragraph canbe as short as one sentence or as long as twelve sentences The number of sentences is unimportant;...
... with both AND( 14%)(" Elizabeth was sound asleep, and At least she pretended to be" ) and BUT(60%)( " Elizabeth was sound asleep, but At least she pretended to be" ) selection belongs to poor language ... also can find relation of sequence between clauses are expressed byAND Here two and so andand then are mentioned With and so, the following samples are analyzed: [17] I cant stand this, and ... [30] into contrast implication although they seem tobe so because two clauses in each not completely contrast It is more likely tobe differentiation In [31], [32] ANDcanbe replaced byto or...