... assistance, E Christiansen and H Solheim for field assistance during their visit to Sweden and comments on the manuscript, N Rollison for revising the English, and F Lieutier for translating the ... temperature was stable during the procedure and close tothe standard 15 °C (up tothe first living whorl at m height) transported tothe laboratory within 24 h, and cold-stored at +2 °C until the next ... branches), andthe number of live whorls were recorded The trees were classified as surviving, survival uncertain, dying or dead, according tothe appearance of the foliage andthe inner bark A stem disc...
... osteoclastogenesis in the absence of RANKL [22] In contrast to TNF-α and RANKL, IL-1β is not able to trigger osteoclastogenesis but can activate preformed osteoclasts [16] IL-1β is synthesised as pro-IL-1β, ... osteoblasts and stromal cells of the bone marrow [13] and fibroblast-like synoviocytes [16] RANK (receptor activator of NF-κB) isthe essential signalling receptor for RANKL in osteoclastogenesis ... intracellular adaptor proteins called TRAF (TNF receptor associated factor) One of these, TRAF6, is known to be involved in osteoclastogenesis induced by RANKL as well as by TNF-α [24,25] and in IL-1β...
... arising from the conversion of the lamellar phase tothe rippled gel phase, and a second, more energetic, main transition at 23.2 °C, resulting from the conversion of the rippled gel phase tothe ... equipped with its standard ESI source and operated under the control of masslynx 3.5 software (Waters) [46] Solid-phase peptide synthesis and purification Synthesis and purification of the peptides were ... they exhibit much more cooperative lipid phase transitions Asthe thermotropic phase behavior was not completely reproducible, we performed at least 10 scans Thermogram analysis, using the last...
... respondents’ issues, concerns, and ideas were included andto identify common themes The team met several times to discuss and reassess the overall themes Results The themes emerging from the focus ... person has TB, they automatically have HIV, and they not want to know They are afraid of the fact that HIV is not curable So when they have TB they are afraid to go and test and hear bad news Another ... languages, as well as concern about limited access to antiretroviral treatment: Posters that are in English are not easy to understand as it is not a mother tongue to all Some patients say if they...
... identity to CNPV Divergence is therefore more easily detected in the nucleotide sequences due tothe increased number of changes and nucleotide sequences were therefore used for analysis of the P4b and ... nucleotide identity tothe various FWPV isolates and 74% identity tothe various CNPV isolates PEPV was found to belong to subclade A2 with 98% similarity to Falconpox virus (FLPV) and Albatrosspox ... in the summer months when the penguins spend the majority of their time on land (moulting and/ or nesting) and there are large numbers of mosquitoes present, which act as mechanical vectors to...
... 2011) and taking the weight of the infant at the time into account The intake value was calculated using the following equation:@@@ Statistical analyses The data are shown as mean and standard ... (SD) for normal and non-normal distribution, as determined using the Shapiro–Wilk test Student’s t test was used in the case of normal distribution, andthe chisquared test was used to compare two ... maternal breast milk and salivary cortisol and cortisone levels from lactating mothers (n = 78) for the three subgroups based on their birth weight of babies Salivary cortisol and cortisone levels...
... need for admission tothe university or institution they wish to attend. The test comes in the pBT and iBT forms ‐ meaning the paper‐based test (being phased out) andthe Internet‐based test (to become the ... Students work in pairs in which one member has read Story A andtheother Story B. Students interview one another; using the information from the interview, they then write up or orally repeat the story they have not read. ... (1) read, listen, and then speak in response to a question (2) listen and then speak in response to a question, and (3) read, listen, and then write in response to a question. The TOEFL iBT includes a Speaking section. This section includes six ...
... democratization of the people in economic and political terms may be helpful in this context The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, which is often referred to in Thailand asthe ‘tom yum kung’ crisis, as if it ... temporarily) returned to their previous levels prior tothe crisis (World Bank, 2010) This is problematic and renders much of the rest of the programe vulnerable tothe charge that it is either just window-dressing ... known as fiscal rectitude The crisis also had the more positive aspect of requiring certain banks to address the issues of non-performing loans and assets and forcing the revaluation of some assets...
... genus of the Iridoviridae, we used the HV-Cons lower primer set on DNA from two isolates of largemouth bass ranavirus (LBV) One was the type virus, theother was a case isolate from a diseased largemouth ... 80.28% (171 aa) identity to each To test the utility of this assay for Lymphocystis disease virus (LDV) genus of Iridoviridae andthe use of this assay directly on tissues, DNA was extracted from pathogno- ... disease Also, the amino acid sequences of DNA polymerase of many large DNA viruses have been compared to evaluate virus relationships and compared tothe DNA polymerases of other organisms to...
... animals and hunt there Daily management is under their control via the Ministry of Environment in Doha But the local populace is not otherwise involved and understanding of issues is patchy, asthe ... controls the establishment of stock herding camps and hunting activity It is necessary to obtain a permit issued by the Ministry of the Environment to establish a camp and also to register animals ... of the students assisting us We visited many of the villages in the region and some of the stock camps to talk with people The informal interviews took the form of semi-structured discussions They...
... Infection on other Bd tissues Additional assays were used to investigate the ability of Fg and Fc to infect other tissues and assess the potential of Bd as a model for other cereal diseases caused ... macro-hairs Association with the base of macro-hairs was frequently observed (Figure 2g) and this correlated with the earliest visible host response: an amber-brown discolouration of the base of the ... resistance to FHB are widely recognised; resistance to initial infection (type I) and resistance to spread within the head (type II) [12] The palea and lemma tissues of barley have been shown to...
... this, it is plausible that lowering the health risks of consuming something could increase consumption tothe point that the total social risk will increase It must be the case that there is ... relegate them tothe realm of, at best, speculative hypothesis But it is easy to take advantage of laypeople's tendencies to accept at face value all manner of urban myths andother misconceptions, and ... any disease has been shown to be caused by ST) But total tobacco consumption in Sweden is among the highest in Europe Anti-tobacco extremists, therefore, consider the Swedish experience to represent...
... submitting them tothe SSA o Configure anti-spam e-mail software so that e-mail from the SSA isn’t tagged as spam o Ensure that the user ID that’s assigned tothe employee who is attesting tothe accuracy ... Inquire whether other departments will need year-end reports from Payroll, and send memos toother departments thanking them for their timely input last year and reminding them that their cooperation ... boss was unreasonable? Bet he never asked you to perform oral surgery or fill in for the bomb squad Talk about other duties as assigned!” Even if your direct supervisor swamps you with petty tasks...
... Consequences These three factors the As, the Bs, andthe Cs of behavior and what they have to with ABA—are the main topics of the first part of this book Contingency of reinforcement The As, Bs, and Cs ... class, Class of behavior On theother hand, behaviors that are similar to each other because of their effects, regardless of their appearance, are said to belong tothe same response class In other ... Analysis AO is satiation If Dick eats too much candy and gets sick to his stomach, than he has probably temporarily abolished the effectiveness of candy as a reinforcer In some cases the candy...
... health and development landscapes There is a clear trend towards increasing coordination, and towards alignment and harmonization; global attention to these factors will continue, and demands the ... agendas This greater diversity, and a health landscape that is increasingly crowded in terms of actors and issues, have increased the challenge of maintaining the profile of SRH in sectoral and ... sector – each site experienced this dilemma to varying degrees The findings of the case-study in Malawi show increases in development assistance tothe health sector occurring at the same time as...
... development, among other diseases, of diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive lung disease, atherosclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and some types of cancer ... that the inhabitants of Mexico City develop to air pollution (7) Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity in healthy adults and elderly people, to ascertain the ... approved the research protocol for this study Weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) were obtained as anthropometric measurements Weight was measured with the subject in a fasting state and after...
... so asto minimise pollution, and maintain the safety of their co-workers and themselves This means that licensing procedures will have to be more detailed and rigorous Improving standards of storage ... enthusiastic in their appreciation and deployment of the technology and training provided by the project and sustainability of the process into the future is secure One issue that arose in the final ... the discipline and promotion of industry ‘best practice’ and has substantially enhanced the capacity of the collaborators to deliver highly effective, up -to- date training courses to this sector...
... known associations between, on the one hand, CpG islands andthe least tissue-specific genes and, on theother hand, the TATA box andthe most tissuespecific genes However, they are not the sole ... [3] from the fertilized egg tothe blastocyst The question arises asto whether there is an association of genes having start CpG islands andthe developmental stage of expression (that is, embryonic ... the one hand, the TATA box and tissuespecific genes, and on theother hand, the YY1 site and nonspecific genes Finally, we identified trends in promoter classes based on CpG island and TATA box...
... articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system The nature and nomenclature of these ... current and future happenings of their life The last capability found in social cognitive theory isthe vicarious capability This isthe ability of humans to observe others and gain skills and knowledge ... proactive approach to creating their own livestock care legislation (White, 2009) This legislation was given the title of “Issue 2” and was decided by voters on November 3, 2009 The issue passed with...
... chips andthe tool during a drilling operation, as well as diminishes the torque, the thrust force, andthe tool wear Additionally, the conventional twist drills appeared to be inadequate todrill ... decreases the chip deformation during the drilling operation, reduces the friction between the upward moving chip andthe drill, and helps to diminish the thrust force, the torque, andthe tool ... located towards thedrill periphery asthe ratio of the web thickness tothedrill diameter increased Calculated results indicated that both the torsional rigidity andthe strength of a drilland the...