... consequences forthe comparison ofthe results of this study with the others Jacobsen et al (2006) acknowledged this in the first paragraph of their paper when referring to the other set of studies: ... none of these studies aimed at identifying the network of aesthetic judgment per se” (Jacobsen et al., 2006, p 276) In sum, while the question ofthe brain correlates of judging the beauty of images ... ofthe emotional response associated with aesthetic preference have been captured by two ofthe reviewed studies: the representation of reward value and the awareness ofthe emotional state The...
... letter describes the work and transmits the final report ofthe Committee on Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time fortheStudyof Molecular Dynamics, Second Round The committee ... committee of experts to evaluate the proposals submitted in response to the aforementioned RFP The committee of 17 was chaired by Dr Robert L Jernigan, Director ofthe Baker Center for Bioinformatics ... ofthe meeting, members undertook a detailed discussion ofthe proposals The two primary reviewers were asked to summarize their review forthe committee, which was followed by discussion of the...
... forthe deleted atoms [13] Another point is that one should, in principle, always check whether the mutants not affect the 3D structure ofthe free components themselves, i.e whether or not the ... assessment of which residues ofthe labeled molecule are perturbed by the formation ofthe complex One then repeats this procedure with the second molecule labeled Under the assumption that the perturbed ... the residues that are on the surface ofthe partner proteins The general idea then is that mutation of an interface residue will influence the interaction, whereas for non-interface residues the...
... assess the effects of using generic joint models • Means for validation The results of dynamic simulations are likely to be sensitive to the degree of complexity in the formulation ofthe model ... regarding the role ofthe plantarflexors in propulsion, but their study examined the accelerations ofthe hip rather than the trunk COM [40] Dynamic simulation has also been used to investigate the ... modeling of contact between the feet and the ground; modeling of contact within the joints; the method used to integrate the equations of motion Also important is the scheme used to arrive at the...
... outline ofthe functional-analytic method that we will present in details in Section (For a sketch ofthe main ideas used in the proofs of our main results, see the beginning of Section 3.) By use of ... fixed point theorems) from the wealth of operator theory, in order to assure the existence of a unique solution ofthe operator equation in H or H1 In the case of linear equations, we use the following ... equations of three and four variables The aim of this paper is to present the generalization of this functional-analytic method forthestudyof linear and nonlinear partial difference equations of p...
... at the root ofthe eutherian tree The number of duplications found at the root ofthe eutherian tree are shown for different Ensembl releases (colored numbers) with respect to the number of eutherian ... and the upgrade ofthe guinea pig from low (about 2x) to high coverage (6.7x) Despite this large increase in the number of lowcoverage genomes, the total number of duplications at the root ofthe ... correlate with an increase in the number of duplications Other important factors, such as taxon sampling and the short length ofthe internal branches at the root ofthe eutherian tree, can have a...
... collected in the survey, the reporting of findings ofthe health examination to the participant, the use of stored samples for research, and the provision of health care as part of a survey While ethical ... (significance) ofthe parameter which have universal implication The social meaning ofthe disease or condition, the social context in which the report is made and the nature ofthe health care ... biomarkers because they have the potential for disclosing sensitive health information (e.g., disease status, diabetes, HIV) leading to the misuse of this information to profile individuals for social...
... 4B shows that the majority of Huh7 cells were positive forthe HCV E2 glycoprotein and that the entire aggregate was permissive for HCV infection rather than just the cells at the periphery, ... 10 11 12 13 The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions BS and VT participated in the design ofthe study, performed the experiments and drafted the manuscript ... corresponding x-y sections Red lines indicate the plane from which the z section was taken The scale bar equals 20 μm Relevant to thestudyof HCV, expression ofthe HCV receptors CD81 and SR-B1 were...
... 4B shows that the majority of Huh7 cells were positive forthe HCV E2 glycoprotein and that the entire aggregate was permissive for HCV infection rather than just the cells at the periphery, ... 10 11 12 13 The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions BS and VT participated in the design ofthe study, performed the experiments and drafted the manuscript ... corresponding x-y sections Red lines indicate the plane from which the z section was taken The scale bar equals 20 μm Relevant to thestudyof HCV, expression ofthe HCV receptors CD81 and SR-B1 were...
... Comparison of animal modelsforthestudyof retroviral infection The identification of HIV-1 as the causative agent of AIDS was followed only a year later by the recruitment of chimpanzees forthe ... model Here, we focus on the development of each of these modelsforthestudyof human retroviral infection, i.e., with HIV-1 and HTLV-1 The comparison of all of these models in historical context, ... development over the past 30 years The bottom half ofthe timeline denotes the emergence of key humanized mouse modelsThe top half ofthe timeline denotes the application ofthemodels to HIV-1...
... listing the identity ofthe PCR primers used forthe production ofthe amplicons, their exact coordinates on the genomes, the sizes ofthe probes generated and the success ofthe amplification Also ... in some ofthe expression studies AP performed many ofthe expression studies and the ChIP-chip analysis VL performed the ChIP-chip analysis CD participated in the design and printing ofthe array ... to amplicons of other viruses, only two (proviral LTR and nef) ofthe 11 spotted regions ofthe HIV-1 genome hybridized to the DNA sample The G/C content ofthe entire coding region of HIV is 42%...
... provide the limited resources to those that have the best chance of benefiting from these resources Thus, the grading of prioritization status depends on the status ofthe patient at the time of resource ... eligible for receipt of a limited resource based on fulfilling the above criteria, they are then evaluated forthe presence of any exclusion criteria The presence of any exclusion criteria makes them ... to the triage of limited medical resources and those were used as a foundation for these considerations [11-17] After identification of these relevant paradigms, the Magee-Womens Hospital of the...
... by the law of mass action: ratio ofthe concentrations ofthe free receptor [R] and the free ligand [L], to the concentration ofthe complex [RL] The concentrations ofthe free components are then ... easily distinguishes the products from the free reactants via the amplitude ofthe CCF, as compared to the weak dependence ofthe ACF with the mass ofthe complexes Assuming that there is no cross-talk ... is the viscosity ofthe solvent, and r is the radius ofthe sphere r is related to the mass of a sphere given by the product ofthe density ρ and volume V M = ρV = ρ πr3 (2.21) 17 Chapter Theory...
... IL-13) These mediators can profoundly affect the permeability ofthe vascular endothelium, allowing the migration of circulating immune cells to migrate through the endothelium into the site of inflammation ... pathway, normally reserved for endogenous antigens DCs can be found in the upper layers ofthe epithelium and lamina propria ofthe airways These DCs are at an immature state Therefore, at steady state, ... 1.1 Overview ofthe immune responses involved in allergic asthma The protease activity ofthe allergen allows the allergen to penetrate through the epithelium Activation of PRRs on the dendritic...
... is the range ofthe amorphous Pearson profile Rpb is the range ofthe channeled Pearson profile σ a is the standard deviation ofthe amorphous Pearson profile σ b is the standard deviation ofthe ... channeled Pearson profile γ a is the skewness ofthe amorphous Pearson profile γ b is the skewness ofthe channeled Pearson profile β a is the kurtosis ofthe amorphous Pearson profile - 28 - b β ... amorphous Pearson profiles, respectively, ratio is the ratio ofthe dose ofthe amorphous profile to the total dose and u is the coordinate along the depth A final profile will take the shape as illustrated...
... attempted for three SPT patients in whom the mass was located in the portion of body or tail ofthe pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body ofthe pancreas, resection ofthe midportion ... midportion ofthe pancreas and the mass with preserving the rim ofthe head and tail portion can be achieved However, forthe patient in whom the mass was located within the head ofthe pancreas, ... proposed forthe diagnosis of SPT.6,10,18 Consistently, in our study, the diagnosis of SPT suggested by MRI was ultimately confirmed pathologically Fig The CT scan demonstrated the solid portion of...
... purpose of this study is to document how the local people came to use the biogas plant for sanitation purpose, and to clarify the performance ofthe biogas plant forthe reduction ofthe pollution ... know the benefit of having the connection of their latrines to biogas plants At the installation, the community agreed to share the 20% ofthe installation cost and the 100% of cleaning cost of ... latrine/others Table shows the claimed performance ofthe Figure Change ofthe use of sanitation options sanitation options according to the household interview Before 1999, more than 40% ofthe people...
... optimize the efficiency ofthe drive In this work, we will show how an extension ofthe Park transformation will lead to the 'jxeudo-dq" components ofthe electric variables The electric equations of ... quadratic form of these data, a 24 bit fixed-point DSP (for example the DSP56001) is then sufkient Using this microprocessor, the execution time forthe control and computation tasks ofthe proposed ... electrical equations ofthe machine can therefore be written as follows : are the backemf (p is the number of pairs of poles ofthe machine, is its instantaneous position and Cl is the rotor r a " PW...
... little studyofthe roots of trees is practicable, some knowledge of their forms, varieties, and parts is important The great office ofthe roots of all plants is the taking in of food from the ... etc The taste and odor ofthe bark are characteristics worthy of notice: the strong, fragrant odor ofthe Spice-bush; the fetid odor ofthe Papaw; the aromatic taste ofthe Sweet Birch; the bitter ... chapter therefore will be devoted mainly to the words needed for leaf description, together with their application The Leaf.—In the axil ofthe whole leaf the bud forms forthe growth of a new branch...
... holes to the side ofthe vessel or to grade 2.10.2.4 The vertical stack from the valve should be supported independently ofthe valve Otherwise, the ßow reaction forces can impose stresses on the ... determination ofthe distance between the vessel and the center ofthe pool Þre at which the maximum incident heat ßux to the vessel shell surface will be at the critical value of 7000 British thermal ... LPG Þres: a The time ofthe ÞreÕs inception if there is ßame impingement or engulfment ofthe vessel b The liquid level in the storage vessel and whether it is above or below the area of ßame contact...