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and 2005. Continuous at 10-min intervals water discharge data at the downstream ... respectively. In this
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and nutrient intake in apparently healthy male
elderly individuals: A study from Pakistan
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individuals’ food intake and habits, activity, cultural
influences, and the economic and social situation pro-
vide a database for nutritional assessment. ... 16:289-98.
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Cite this article as: Alam et al.: Relationship between anthropometric
variables and nutrient intake in apparently healthy male elderly
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cell wall polysaccharides, in particular pectin. Two types of
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nase and b-galactosidase. b-1,4-Endogalactanases cleave
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... charge of parabutoporin, this could explain the
higher antibacterial activity on Gram-negative bacteria for
parabutoporin compared to opistoporin 1. Also with mag-
ainin analogs, an increase in ... being least active against
S. marcescens. Mastoparan is far less active in inhibiting
growth of Gram-negative bacteria and melittin is only active
against three of the Gram-negative bacteria at ... South-African scorpi-
ons are most active in inhibiting growth of Gram-negative
bacteria, while melittin and mastoparan are more active
against Gram-positive bacteria.
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... in Cambodia. Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
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Taiwan and Their Outcomes: A ... countries in Southeast Asia. For
example, ina separate analysis of the SEC data not included in this report, results indicate that the percent
of older Cambodians reporting limitations conducting activities ... Affairs, Labor and Veteran Affairs and HelpAge International . 1998.
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protein databases, showing high homology to cis-prenyl-
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AAM92884, AAM92885, ... Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of cDNA
encoding
cis
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linkage to lactose in other H. in uenzae strains, is present
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G. Anderson, Queensland Institute of Medical Research
(Brisbane, Australia). All cell lines were grown in MEM
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RA, and that MCP-4 ⁄ CCL13 may serve as a new tar-
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language-based problems, one of which is that of language teaching and learning. Based ... necessary vocabulary,
grammar and writing style through reading
passages. Particularly, as suggested by Beck
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between cavities and unilateral apical infiltrates, haemoptysis
and cavities, and unilateral apical infiltrates and fever. This
model provided significant...