biomechanical aspects of motor control in human landing

... trained, as motor skills are shown to improve more than when trained out of context [81,82] Training programs on offer should support individual training goals by offering a personalized training ... training a certain task improves retention of learning effects [3] Training schedules, although very much determinant for training effects, are too often determined on an empirical basis [78] In ... [19] TWrex aims to offer training of e.g following activities: shopping, washing the stove, cracking eggs, washing the arm, eating, making lemonade Limitations in movement of the shoulder (especially...

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... breaking of cambial dormancy (Little and Wareing, 1981Moreover, ABA content increases again in reactivating cambium, for example, in the trunk of Pinus contorta (Savidge and Wareing, 1984), and in ... (Little and Wareing, 1981) show that ABA peaking in late summer is rather incidental and drought-induced During winter, a decrease in the ABA level, often associated with an increase in conjugated ... mainly by exo- and endocytosis A renewal of endo-membranes during this period might be associated with a seasonal inactivation of auxin receptor and carrier proteins Later on, the breaking of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 02:21

... FE: Activity of norepinephrine-containing locus coeruleus neurons in behaving rats anticipates fluctuations in the sleep-waking cycle J Neurosci 1981, 1: 876-886 32 Singer JH, Bellingham MC, Berger ... useful in augmenting GG muscle activity, given the involvement of this transmitter in modulation of sensory pathways such as pain Inhibitory neurotransmitters: γ-aminobutyric acid and glycine Postsynaptic ... thyrotropin-releasing hormone on excitability of rat spinal motoneurons in vivo Brain Res 1985, 335:63-70 22 Kubin L, Reignier C, Tojima H, Taguchi O, Pack AI, Davies RO: Changes in serotonin level in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... “uncomfortable” to engineers who have been long working with machines and tend to step into the world of mechanobiology in the very beginning In the subsection below, another version of statement is ... concentration of ATP on cell surface, in uencing calcium mobilization in an indirect fashion In the meanwhile, there were several other groups providing their results supporting Ando’s point of view ... 3.1 Integrate Cell Experiments in A Single Chip Lab on a chip refers to the integration of some experimental routine occurred in lab into one single chip This concept and its application in analytical...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 18:48

... adaptor proteins ECM binding initiates clustering of integrins in the plane of the membrane and reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, which further stimulates the organization of integrins and ... as a new binding partner for integrinlinked kinase (ILK), which is also an adaptor within integrin-associated cytoskeletal complexes implicated in integrin-mediated signaling (Mackinnon et al., ... gene in mouse that was capable of reversing the acquired drug resistance in murine tumor cells against a panel of anticancer drugs including etoposide, vincristine, cisplatin and tamoxifen Interestingly,...

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... strong element of fortuity in the way the five ‘critical light’ chapters are assembled The image of the kaleidoscope comes to mind in that it points to an infinite number of combinations of either ... would not have been alone in this view Douzinas writes of the bureaucratization of human rights: ‘Official thinking and action on human rights has been entrusted in the hands of triumphalist column ... am indebted to Louis Wolcher for pointing out to me that this was in contradiction with my opening statement human rights is an article of faith’ Wolcher explains: ‘the usual way of interpreting...

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... highlights some of the main findings of the WHO project “Systematic review of health aspects of air pollution in Europe”, which provides essential input to EU policy-making on air quality, in particular ... been linked to exposure to air pollution, including an increased risk of cardiopulmonary disease and a reduction in life expectancy of a year or more for people living in European cities Some of ... scientific judgement of a wide range of experts working in various disciplines related to the assessment of the effects of air pollution on health According to WHO rules, a Declaration of Interests form...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 11:20

... Role of B vitamins and enzymes B vitamins function as coenzymes in the synthesis of purines and thymidylate during normal DNA synthesis Diminished levels of these vitamins may result in misincorporation ... 2005) (1) A point mutation in the coding region for the 5,10-MTHFR binding site (C677T), leading to the substitution of an alanine to a valine effectively increases homocysteine levels increase and ... metabolism of methionine and since homocysteine is an intermediate within this cycle, the body in this way is provided with all organic homocysteine The term homocysteine is used to define the combined...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 23:20

... cystatin F, through analysis of the expression, distribution and properties of the native human inhibitor in U937 cells MATERIALS AND METHODS In silico cloning and sequencing of the human cystatin ... preincubation of the primary antibody with an excess of recombinant cystatin F [5] a total absorption of the signal was apparent Fig Double staining of cystatin F and ER (A) Cystatin F was stained ... suggested function of cystatin F is hypothetical Although most cystatins inhibiting cathepsin L also inhibit cathepsin S, an inhibitory activity of cystatin F against cathepsin S has not yet been reported...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 01:21

... acid seen in cancer tissue compared to that in the corresponding resection margin was also observed at all stages of colorectal carcinoma (Table 2) Interestingly, the level of Neu5,9Ac2 in the resection ... expression of oligo-O-acetylated sialic acid appeared to be completely eliminated Similar findings have been observed in studies utilizing a series of human colorectal carcinoma cell lines [7] and ... developed in methanol/chloroform/ 20 mM CaCl2 (5 : : 1, v/v/v) OAT activity measured using CMP-Neu5Ac as the acceptor substrate was carried out by incubating 50 lg of protein in 30 lL of 50 mM...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 14:20

... protease, legumain, because of removal of the key amino acid in the legumain-binding site of cystatin C [22] The amino acid substitutions reside in opposing parts of the cystatin C molecule, which ... Papain and cathepsin B inhibition The cysteine protease inhibitory capacity in cell lysates was determined by measuring the inhibition of papain as well as cathepsin B To measure the capacity of ... the biological specificity of cystatin C Identification of leucine in the N-terminal binding region as a selectivity-conferring residue in the inhibition of mammalian cysteine peptidases J Biol Chem...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 06:20

... maintain this set of biological checks and balances is intuitively indicative of some importance to maintaining consistent rates of glucose transport, which is in line with the observation in ... described in [7] and herein, is not capable of representing the state of glycolysis determined experimentally in the Teusink et al paper Parameter scanning The manner in which control of glycolytic ... scanning using routines contained in GEPASI METHODS Model A model of branched glycolysis, as described in [7] was obtained in SCAMP format from one of its authors (a kind gift from B Teusink,...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 11:20

... previously mapped binding of these proteins to the FNIII29 of TNX in a study of C-terminal TNX domains [20] The recombinant TNX domains in our previous study were produced in prokaryotic cells ... and Physiology of the Washington University School of Medicine are acknowledged for performing N-terminal sequencing and providing recombinant tropoelastin Claire Lethias of the Institut de Biologie ... significant binding to human collagen type I, III and V; binding to human fibronectin, laminin or irrelevant protein (BSA) was also absent (data not shown) Similarly, we did not find any effect of serum...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 09:21

... N-termini of RGS8 protein [19,20] The N-terminal deletion of RGS8 resulted in a remarkable decrease in the inhibitory effects of RGS8 on Gaq-coupled responses The nine amino acids in the N-termini ... Corp., Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA), according to manufacturer’s instructions In brief, cells were washed twice and resuspended in mL of DMEM One microgram of plasmid DNA in mL of DMEM containing ... proteins T, total protein; M, membrane protein; C, cytosolic protein Arrows indicate a 26 kDa protein of RGS5 and a 13 kDa protein of RGS5s 794 -10 Fig Effects of RGS5 and RGS5s on Ca2+ signaling...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 13:20

... carcinomas corresponds to our finding of strong mRNA expression in Caski and SiHa cell lines [13] Further, we found a strong expression of MMP-15 mRNA in those cell lines These results are in line ... positive control for their expression analysis in general These cell lines are also promising candidates for future investigations dealing with the role of MMPs in tumor invasion and building of metastatic ... analysis of human papillomavirus type 16 sequences in cervical carcinoma cell lines J Virol 1987, 61:962-971 36 Kohler PO, Bridson WE: Isolation of hormone-producing clonal lines of human choriocarcinoma...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... tail and the binding of H1.4 to chromatin, as arginine offers additional hydrogen-bonding abilities to DNA as compared to lysine Lysine 173 in H1.4 is situated in an SPKK motif, one of the known ... the binding of H1.2 to chromatin, may be affected A further nonsynonymous substitution prompted the replacement of lysine with arginine in the C-terminal tail (position 173) of histone H1.4 in ... potential utility of HILIC as a means of investigating the occurrence of sequence variations within linker histone subtypes from various human tumor cell lines By using HILIC we detected amino acid substitutions...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 20:20

... patient during one minute of treadmill walking at the beginning and at the end of the physical exertion test, respectively * indicates significant differences between mean values at the beginning and ... patient during one minute of treadmill walking at the beginning and at the end of the physical exertion test, respectively * indicates significant differences between mean values at the beginning and ... the joints of the lower extremities during walking Interestingly, functional imaging studies have reported increasing evidence that patients with MS experience greater cerebral activity during...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... Persistence in visual feedback control by the elderly Exp Brain Res 1998, 119:467-474 Darling WG, Cooke JD, Brown SH: Control of simple arm movements in elderly humans Neurobiol Aging 1989, 10:149-5 ... are asked to deal with multiple challenging tasks in many activities of daily living Competing interests The author declares that he has no competing interests Acknowledgements The guest editor ... without a thorough analysis of the agerelated modifications of motor control strategies Special issue on "Age-related modifications of motor control strategies" The aim of this special issue (SI)...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... methodological quality of all the included studies None of the included studies used pre-stratification Two items (blinding of persons who implemented the interventions and blinding of patients) were ... list of selected quality items assessing components of internal validity [19] (Table 1) In case of any discrepancy, we obtained the opinion of a third reviewer We divided all quality items into ... Concealment of random allocation Prestratification of prognostically relevant variables Random allocation (description of procedure) Registration of loss to follow-up Blinding of patients Blinding of...

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