... fatigue, the tests were administered inthe following order: functional reach, chair sit -and- reach, TUG, handgrip, and back scratch After a 5-min break, the 6-min walking test was administered ... improve the efficacy and efficiency (e.g selecting the most appropriate tests for monitoring and reporting needs and achievements related to HRQoL) inthe assessment and monitoring of Health Enhancing ... community-dwelling individuals who had been recruited inthe framework of the ELAY program To obtain a suitably wide spectrum of people inthe study population, thereby reducing the risk of bias, the recruitment...
... the data analysis and contributed to interpretation of the results and editing the manuscript All authors contributed the interpretation and discussion of the results They read and approved the ... number of individuals inthe Komo-Ise cohort from 1993-2000 Subjects inthe Komo-Ise study were men and women aged 40-69 years living inthe village of Komochi andthe downtown area of the city ... [16,17] included 12,630 middleaged and elderly persons The original goal of the study was to examine the relationship between lifestyle and sociodemographic risk factors and mortality Figure shows the...
... HIV-2, and HTLV-I single and dual infections within the same population in a community setting in Africa The population was antiretroviral treatment naïve at the time of the study; thus these ... men and women explaining the previous finding of higher prevalence of dual infections inolder women Methods Study area and population The study area is divided into three adjacent districts, Bandim ... *Including both HIV-1 single and HIV-1 + HIV-2 dual infections †Including only HIV-2 single infections ‡ MRR = Mortality rate ratio, comparing with HIV-negative § CI = confidence interval #The...
... MBP conceived the study and wrote the first draft NSG helped with the study design, statistics and editing the manuscript SLN provided input into the study design and helped draft the manuscript ... significant bias inthe response, the error will serve to reduce the observed estimate of the association The similar results found inthe exploratory and confirmatory datasets strengthen the validity ... advice and helped edit the manuscript IBH provided overall supervision for the project and helped draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The...
... 66m, and 60m, respectively Stream water samples were collected at themiddle parts of the grove from points Sampling points St.1 and St.2 are inthe same stream, and sampling point St.3 is inthe ... and periphery of the Seto Inland Sea The location of the research area andthe distribution of the citrus groves in Matsuyama region are shown in Fig Matsuyama is situated in Shikoku Island in ... inthe other stream The two streams flow together to be one stream andthe sampling point St.4 is situated inthe joined stream, which is the only stream that flows into the reservoir The reservoir...
... oxygen consumed per minute and per mg protein The rate of oxygen consumption in state andin state 4, respiratory control ratio (RCR) of oxygen consumptions instatesandandthe ADP/O ratio were ... the consequence of precocious impairment inthe inner membrane The decrease in enzymatic Lon protease activity may be the result of either a loss of efficiency in relation to damaged protein and/ or ... a decrease inthe amount of this protein inthe matrix We have not detected any significant modification inthe amount of this protein inthe matrix We can conclude that the decrease in this enzymatic...
... 0.1% Chaps and 150 mM NaCl and protease inhibitors [5 lgÆmL)1 pepstatin A, lgÆmL)1 aprotinin, and mM phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride]) and lysed by three cycles of freezing and thawing in liquid ... isolog H and L The L isolog is ubiquitously expressed in all the tissues whereas the H isolog is detected inthe heart and skeletal muscle tissues [3] The Northern blot in Fig 1E shows that in both ... carried out initially at 100 V until the protein samples were within the stacking gel, and then at a constant current of 18 mA (500 V) for 5–6 h The proteins were transblotted onto a poly(vinylidene...
... of MIH and CHH inthe sinus gland during the moult cycle As individual SG from single crabs always contained almost identical profiles and quantities of peptides (preliminary experiments using pairs ... traps inthe Menai Strait, UK, and maintained in a recirculating seawater system under ambient conditions MIH and CHH were purified from sinus gland extracts by HPLC and quantified by amino acid ... Yoshimura, S., Kawakami, T., Aimoto, S & Sonobe, H (2000) Changesinthe amounts of the molt-inhibiting hormone in sinus glands during the molt cycle of the American crayfish, Procambarus clarkii Zool Sci...
... old All these thousands of charming beings raised their voices together and competed with the birds in song, swaying up and down in charming lines, singing and laughing inthe cool shade They were ... nor the glorious sea How plainly 'the bright stars' andthe 'glorious sea' shew joy inthe beauty of the world! Inthe oldest Scandinavian poems the inflexible character of the Northerner andthe ... together, and to the boding crows with three-fold note greeting the ruddy torch of the rising dawn; andinthe half light of the morning to hear the nightingale warbling inthe bushes, andthe swallow...
... from their wives, the women inthe sample said they received the most emotional support from their children and from their friends and relatives, at both time points Both men and women received the ... emotional and instrumental support reported, for the most part, increased These findings are consistent with the social convoy model and with socioemotional selectivity theory, in showing that older ... functioning and two criteria of cognitive functioning to identify those functioning inthe top third of the age group The selection criteria included the following: (a) no reported disability on the...
... Controlling shareholders may prepare ex ante for the unification-induced dilution of their voting power by increasing their holdings in advance And, after the unification, they may reverse the initial ... levels, and, not surprisingly, changesin ownership have been as rare inthe sample of unifying firms 12 Because of collinearity between thechangesinthe controlling shareholders’ voting rights and ... difference inthe controlling shareholders’ voting power between unifying and non-unifying firms in year -2 0.3% 2.7% Mean difference inthe controlling shareholders’ voting power between unifying and...
... times were 2–5 The conformational changes induced in HDC by histidine and histidine-analogs involve alterations inthe environment of the aromatic amino acid residues of the protein Fig Thermal denaturation ... how long the enamine remains inthe active site and its rate of attack on the aldimine bond, and can be modified by slight differences inthe position of the residues [41] As covalent binding was ... spectra Summarizing, data shown in Fig reinforce our previous findings on the tautomeric forms of the internal aldimine inthe free holoenzyme [19] andthe reaction carried out with the suicide analog...
... planning program, supporting its goal of reducing unintended pregnancies and increasing male involvement and responsibility in family planning Depending on the degree of conservatism inthe community, ... inthe Arab WorldThe League of Arab States has led efforts to establish regional policies and strategies inthe areas of population and development and youth well-being inthe Arab world, defined ... technologies and become more integrated into theworld economy, the demand for modern skills is increasing, making much of the material taught in public school systems in MENA obsolete Studies of the...
... Government in 1986, andthe 167 consequent widening of the export market for marine and farm products between Vietnam and countries across the world, have been fueling the rapid changesin rural ... by the authors With these regulations, the resource users, instead of independent unit in using the lagoon’s resources as before, have to join inthe FA When they become the FA’s member, they ... disease during these periods made them unable to cover the costs for feeding and prevention of disease Moreover, the high pressure from loan interest for the initial investment pushed them to abandon...
... Reassessing the State’s Role in Industrial Land Markets The Low Access to Land in MENA Countries Sources of Inefficiencies in Land Markets Getting the Incentives Right in Enclaves Power and Rent ... 8.2 The Lasting Influence of the Old Business Elite in MENA: Older Firms The Lasting Influence of the Old Business Elite in MENA: Older Entrepreneurs among Younger Populations Less Educated Business ... 8.2 The Lasting Influence of the Old Business Elite in MENA: Older Firms The Lasting Influence of the Old Business Elite in MENA: Older Entrepreneurs among Younger Populations Less Educated Business...
... males and females intheUnitedStates using the 2006–2010 NSFG, and also presents trends in these measures since 2002 Background Inthe last two decades, fertility research intheUnitedStates ... from the minor: If either the parent or the minor declined to give written consent, the minor did not participate inthe survey The response rate for the 2006–2010 NSFG was 77% overall and 75% ... from the NSFG, because mothers report information for the birth registration system Not all mothers report information about the fathers of their babies, and if they do, their reports of the father’s...
... non-wage income but inequality in non-farm income has declined between 2002 and 2004 and increased in 2006 andin 2008 Inthe case of expenditures, as statistics reveal, inequality in total expenditure ... understand the way the people spend on their food, non food items As the breakdown Gini has shown, inequality in total income increases over the times but it is more moderate than the inequality in ... poorly The economy was in a severe downturn at the end of the 1970s andthe beginning of 1980s The growth during this period was low, even minus Inflation was very high and protracted Trade and...
... seen inthe developing worldThe main shortcoming of past efforts lies inthe weak link between the improvements inthe level, quality, and distribution of human capital and economic growth, income ... continues to be disappointing Also, the region has not yet caught up with the rest of theworldin terms of adult literacy rates andthe average years of schooling inthe population aged 15 and ... pulls all of the pieces together Primary Findings The main finding of this report is that the MENA region has made significant strides inthe education sector, having started inthe 1960s and 1970s...
... examinations (one covering topics such as accounting, financial reporting and financial statement analysis andthe other the civil law, labor act and company act of Albania) On the other hand, the ... of the most important changes that have affected the landscape of the accounting/auditing regime in Albania They have been effective for reporting years beginning in January 2008 and are mandatory ... focus in analyzing information and playing a crucial role inthe decision-making arena of their companies Before ‘90s in Albania there was no use of computers in accounting All the accounting procedures...
... structural changesinthe flaps near the mutated Ile46, andinthe interactions of the mutated Thr82 and Val84 with indinavir [18] Local changesinthe mutated residues were also observed inthe crystal ... local and more distal changes propagating to the inhibitorbinding site Fig Structural variation in residues 81–82 near indinavir Stereoview showing the benzyl group of indinavir interacting with ... 51¢)54¢ in PR relative to the values inthe two mutants Ile50¢ was ordered in all three structures andthe side chain fitted well inthe S2 binding pocket created by the t-butyl group of indinavir...