... potential importance in our understanding ofthe role of circulating and tissue sources of ACE2, particularly in various disease states Increased circulating levels of ACE2 may reflect a compensatory ... mechanism to alter the balance ofthe renin–angiotensin system to favor the ACE2– Ang-(1–7)–AT7 receptor axis and promote the antifibrotic and anti -in ammatory actions ofthe heptapeptide, as well ... ACE inhibition ameliorated the autoimmune in ammation [7] The present findings by Takahashi and colleagues reveal increased expression of circulating ACE2 in patients with vasculopathy utilizing...
... of Singapore, for his advice, comments, and support at the various stages ofthe writing of this dissertation I also thank A/ P Yung Sai-shing for reading the first draft ofthe dissertation and ... Wah of Yuan-ze University, Zhang Deming of Zhejiang University, and Zhou Jianyu of Hong Kong Chinese University for their reading individual chapters ofthe manuscript I particularly thank Professors ... dissertation and Dr Lin Peiyin of NUS for making invaluable suggestions Above all, I am deeply indebted to Professor Xie Zhixi of Tsinghua University for his generous assistance and insightful criticism...
... Northern Malaya and Southern Thailand, signalling the start ofthe Malayan campaign (Map 3.1) At the beginning of February 1942, with the fall of Malaya into the hands ofthe Japanese, the latter ... Australia, and the combined Axis might of Germany, Italy and Japan Specifically inthe Asia-Pacific theatre of war, one major unfolding of events was the battle for Singapore and the ensuing Japanese ... Singapore became a prime target ofthe advancing Japanese’s aggression 35 Map 3.1 Malayan Campaign: Japanese landing and progress down the Malaya Peninsula, 1941-2 (Adapted from Commonwealth of Australia...
... eukaryotic cell has internal membranes that partition the cell into organelles • Plant and animal cells have most ofthe same organelles BioFlix: Tour Of An Animal Cell BioFlix: Tour OfA Plant Cell ... publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings The Golgi Apparatus: Shipping and Receiving Center • The Golgi apparatus consists of flattened membranous sacs called cisternae • Functions ofthe Golgi apparatus: ... fractionation takes cells apart and separates the major organelles from one another • Ultracentrifuges(may sieu ly tam) fractionate cells into their component parts • Cell fractionation enables...
... security inthe Pacific The United States entered the war in nineteen forty-one after Japanese planes attacked the Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii The surprise attack sank many ships After that, ... of dollars in defense spending for Alaska Today, federal spending is one ofthe most important parts ofthe state economy After the war, Alaskans were more serious than ever about statehood They ... purchase But it was one ofthe best deals the country ever made Alaska proved rich in oil and minerals Gold was found nearby inthe Yukon area of Canada inthe eighteen nineties...
... for the blowing and VG cases The mass flow rate ratio (i.e mass flow rate of air injection to the mass flow rate inthe S-duct) ofthe various cases can be computed for tangential blowing and ... elimination of flow separation inthe first bend and the changes in vortical configuration and position of stream-wise vortices on the outer wall ofthe second bend inthe S-duct The data therefore indicates ... the case for mixed VG configuration are also indicated inthe figures The figures generally show that there is a reduction in ω as vg and blow increases, thus implying that the averaged flow rate...
... acts of mutual aid and sharing The coming together of people of different socio-economic backgrounds alongside more-than-human actors and things in informal sharing networks has made the capacity ... latter into an active archive ofthe 2011 flood In this case, the embodiment and enactment ofthe past ‘enable the ongoing conduct of everyday life’ (B Anderson, 2004: 8; emphasis original) in ... more-than-human, memories ofthe 2011 flood lie at the center ofthe unsettling of everyday life in Ayutthaya In their encounters with memory traces ofthe flood within the landscape, people are constantly...
... drugs and defibrillators Outcome measures Information on the activation of all MET calls is maintained on a hospital switchboard logbook that includes the date and time ofthe call, as well as the ... loudspeakers and paging system, and a detailed log of all calls is maintained Criteria for medical emergency team activation Calling criteria for our MET service are based on acute changes in heart ... frequency of MET service activation during peak periods was compared with the average activation over the 24-hour period Inthe case of nursing handover, the 1-hour period spanning handover (the half-hour...
... ofa monolayer of inner circular muscle, which makes its wall weak, as compared to the small intestine that is formed ofthe inner circular and outer longitudinal muscle layers The vasa recta, ... preserved because the patient had hemoperitoneum In addition, the remaining colon wall was normal, but the bowel preparation was poor The invagination of diverticulum has an advantage over diverticulectomy ... supply the mucosa and submucosa ofthe colon, penetrate the circular muscle The weakness ofthe vascular portals inthe circular muscle possibly causes mucosal herniation into the subserosa [8]...
... number of variables to a minimum number that can explain most ofthe characteristics ofthe original variables Each component extracted from the original set of variables represents a discriminated ... competitors Managers learn that a brand is among very few strategic assets of their organizations that can provide long lasting competitive advantage Inthe ever-demanding global business climate ofthe ... financial brands shows that inadequate support for the brand and, confusion and lack of understanding of branding are two important factors that constrain the success of these brands (Chernatony and...
... following January It is an old story, and perhaps only deserves the light tone in which the soaring ofa young man into the empyrean, and his descent again, is always narrated But as has often ... observing them in silence till they had again vanished into the building, he went on his way Reaching the brow ofthe hill he stopped and looked back The chapel was still in view, and the shades of ... so far as to be almost banished from the countenance, stood reading a chapter Between the minister and the congregation was an open space, and inthe floor of this was sunk a tank full of water,...
... turned into pastures for sheep-raising and wood-making industries They had to join the force of cheap labor and working in such factories England became a typical example of initial accumulation of ... Crusoe and Friday It’s the relation of love and mutualism as Friday shared Crusoe in all the work and activities on the island There is also a very important relation that links the two man It is the ... and having pens for goats Although food was a major conflict inthe begining of his isolation on the island, Robinson Crusoe was able to overcome it and maintain a very successful way of obtaining...
... examining the costing plan for a two-layer jacket (Appendix 5, Table 2) After calculating manufacturing cost, 10% of profit rate is added then 10% of VAT (value-added tax) and another 10% retail ... VINATEX manages forty-seven member enterprises engaging in yarn spinning, fabrics, weaving and garment making; one financial company; three mechanical repair and xxiv spare parts manufacturing ... The information in Table 19 does not indicate market share of each company inthe table, but we can understand that Thaloga might have a large market share of jacket in domestic market, company...