clinical and functional assessment of adults

... Perceptual, and Functional Assessment of Voice in Rock Singers Marco Guzman a Macarena Barros c Fernanda Espinoza c Alejandro Herrera c Daniela Parra c Daniel Muñoz b Adam Lloyd d a School of Communication ... Sciences and b Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, and c School of Communication Sciences, Andres Bello National University, Santiago, Chile; d Voice Care Center, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Plastic ... vocally assess a group of rock singers who use growl voice and reinforced falsetto Method: A group of 21 rock singers and a control group of 18 pop singers were included Singing and speaking voice

Ngày tải lên: 11/10/2022, 12:14

... production of certain effector molecules are of central importance in the assessment of functional relevance of interaction traits A detailed collection of physiological properties of Azospirillum ... of this specific group of bacteria and isolates of this particular species could be easily obtained Thus, the influence of the crop plant, management practices, and ecotoxicological effects of ... and agricultural management, a deeper understanding of key interaction and communication processes of the plant and its microbiome within the holobiontic context is urgently needed Conflict of

Ngày tải lên: 14/01/2020, 15:59

... Here we confirm and extend earlier studies of these AAA-peroxins and give a further detailed functional analysis of their cassette structure and interaction. The interaction of Pex1p and Pex6p involves their ... biological function of Pex1p and Pex6p. A B Fig. 2. Two-hybrid interaction of Pex1p and Pex6p harboring point mutations of the WalkerA and B motifs of their ATP-binding sites. A schematic representation of the ... parts of the N-terminal fragment and ⁄ or the second cassette; AB DC EF Fig. 5. Effects of point mutation of the WalkerA and B motifs of the AAA-cassettes of Pex6p on the morphological appearance of

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

... 2B that VBARP-L and VBARP-S are coded by these specific exons VBARP-L and VBARP-S code for precursor proteins of 627 and 435 amino acids and with calculated peptide masses of 69 and 49 kDa, respectively ... distribution of VBARP is independent of the cycling stage of the cells Identification of biological function(s) of VBARP using a siRNA assay To examine the role of endogenous VBARP in the regulation of ... VBARP-L consisted of a 576-bp fragment absent from the shorter VBARP-S and contained a 114-bp UTR (Fig 2A) Intron and exon analysis of VBARP revealed that VBARP-L and VBARP-S contain 11 and exons, respectively

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 21:20

... Fig Nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence (A) and hydropathy profile (B) of human ST6Gal II, and (C) comparison of the sialylmotifs L, S and VS of hST6Gal II with those of previously cloned ... (nucleotide 1–35, Fig 1A) and the 3¢ primer described above The 25 lL of PCR mixture consisted of unit of DyNazyme EXT, 0.3 lM of each primer, 0.2 mM dNTP and 1.5 ng of plasmid DNA Reactions were ... content of asialo-glycoproteins was analysed by GC-MS [30] Construction of expression vectors of hST6Gal II and transfections A truncated form of hST6Gal II lacking the first 33 amino acids of the

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 08:20

... (featuring a K m of 3.1 l M andanapparentV max of 28.49 lmolÆh )1 Æmg )1 ) and a substrate inhi- bition curve (featuring a K m of 13.5 l M ,anapparentV max of 89.47 lmolÆh )1 Æmg )1 and a K si of 5.65 ... lm) and programmed at an initial temperature of 45 °C for 1 min, with a ramp of 10 °CÆmin )1 to 280 °C, and final time of 10 min. Products were identified by compar- ison of retention times and ... by random sequencing of a flavedo-derived cDNA library of C. limon and their char- acterization by functional expression in Escherichia coli. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plant material, substrate, and

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 23:20

... Frankland B Effects of cadmium and lead on radish plants with particular reference to movement of metals through soil profile and plant Plant and Soil 70, 335-345 1983 Kosla T 1986 [Studies of the ... considered The use of Monte Carlo simulations in risk assessment provides an understanding of the degree of uncertainty and variability around a risk estimate that single-point estimates of risk cannot ... secretaries, Christy Hoffman and Sandy Peacock, for going out of their way to help me during my time here A special thanks is extended to Gino Begliutti and Doug Dulaney for their comments and advice during

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:10

... and tough, and protection from microbial degra- dation. This multifunctionality, together with the insoluble ⁄ sticky and complex nature of the adhesive, have hindered any detailed analysis of ... sequence. b The amino acid composition analyzed by amino acid analysis. c Sum of the numbers of Asp and Asn. d Sum of the numbers of Glu and Gln. Barnacle surface-cement protein Y. Urushida et al. 4338 FEBS ... polycrystalline gold and alkylated gold. The arrows and thick arrows indicate the starts of sample loading (2 l M) and washing by the running buffer, respectively. The processes of sample loading and washing

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 05:20

... protein composed mainly of a helices (Figs 1 and 2). The core of Iba2 is a pair of EF-hand motifs, denoted as EF-hands 1 and 2, each consisting of two a helices (aA, aB and aC, aD, respectively) ... cross-linking efficiency of Iba1 and Iba2 or in the overall morphology of the generated filament bundles. Calcium affinity of Iba1 and Iba2 Homodimerization and actin binding of Iba1 and Iba2 were similar ... may be concluded that EF-hand 1 of the Iba proteins is not capable of functional Ca 2+ binding. Function of EF-hand 2 In both Iba1 crystal structures, the loops of EF-hand 2 adopt essentially the

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 06:20

... Comparative structures of CMP and UMP, and interactions between the cyto- sine moiety of nucleotide and various side chains of wild-type CMP kinase. (Upper) Chemical differences between CMP and UMP are ... the distal point of the rest of the protein. Such a dipole will have weak inter- actions with the rest of the protein. Thus, if turned off (by removal of Arg and protonation of Asp185), the protein ... states of native and R188M-modified structures revealed a major difference. In the absence of R188, D185 is cal- culated to be neutral (protonated). Thus, by turning off both charges (of R188 and

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 10:20

... UÆmg )1 protein and recovery levels of 20– 30%. In all cases, the analysis by SDS ⁄ PAGE and native PAGE of purified preparations showed only one protein band of 20–22 kDa (Figs 1 and 2; supple- mentary ... mass of 19 216 Da and a pI of 4.69, in good agreement with MALDI-TOF MS (Fig. 1A) and chromatofocusing data, respectively. The other three N-terminal sequences determined in this work, of Anabaena ... Rao and Dr J. Josse for critical review of the manuscript, and Profes- sor W. Lo ¨ ffelhardt (University of Vienna, Austria) for his assistance in N-terminal protein sequencing and some MALDI-TOF

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 11:20

... incorporation of the ligand. Binding of DAUDA to Ag-NPA-1 caused  20% quenching of the emission of Trp17 indicating FRET between the single Trp residue and the dansyl group. We calculated a value of 3.74 ... lipid- binding proteins of? ??oad their ligands to membranes: differential mechanisms of fatty acid transfer by the ABA-1 polyprotein allergen and Ov-FAR-1 proteins of nematodes and Sj-FABPc of schistosomes. ... good correspondence of the experimentally determined pI of 6.1 and the theoretically deduced pI value of 6.22 was found. A theoretical prediction of the secondary structural organization of Ag-NPA-1

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 18:20

... the supply of bank loans and Qt the annual growth rate of the observed amount of loans The exogenous variables of both loan demand and supply functions and their expected ... valu e of the income elasticity of deposit demand, β y , as compared to the income elasticity of loan demand, λ y .Ifλ y > β y then ∆ > 0 andtherearenoambiguitiesrelating to the sign of the ... simultaneity of a supply regime, of monetary stringency and of a decline in output is striking At any rate, a coexistence of a raising monetary policy rate and of a supply

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20

... aim is a precise definition of the allosteric unit responsible for cooperativity and of the possible role of heterogeneity at subunit level in the modulation of the functional properties [18,27,34]. In ... properties of the protein and to trace the evolutionary pathway of the allosteric behaviour. Results Characterization of the oligomeric state of P. monodon Hc In gel-filtration experiments of native ... whereas the relative size of the peaks a, b and c remain constant (Fig. 4B). The assignment of peaks b and c is based on the well-estab- lished elution pattern of hexameric and monomeric C. aestuarii

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 13:20

... [24] and possible regulation of activities of substance P and related tachykinins [31], whereas cathepsin D is indispensable for protection of the onset and development of a certain type of neuronal ... dis- ruption of structural and functional integrity of a2M in the endolysosome system, we examined the capacity of a2M for interacting with cathepsin E and cathepsin D under acidic conditions and the ... dye front. Fig. 1. Effect of bovine a2M on the proteolytic activities of cathepsin E and cathepsin D. The Hb-hydrolyzing activity of cathepsin E purified from human erythrocytes and rat spleen and cathepsin

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 21:20

... and quality of life. A functional assessment is often used to determine the current and future health care and psychosocial needs of frail elderly. The comprehensive assessment of the frail ... and level of independence. The Get Up and Go Test 3 (see below) is a practical balance and gait assessment test for an office assessment. The Timed Up and Go Test 4 is another test of ... an office-based functional assessment measures the elder's ability to perform self-care and fulfill the important social roles of everyday life. The functional assessment is one of

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... after injuries of upper extremities [22], as a functional index of nutritional status and for determination of impairment [23,24] Handgrip strength was measured for the left and right hands, according ... effects of other variables and confounding factors The ShapiroWilk test and skewness and kurtosis tests were used to determine the normal distribution and homogeneity of variance of height, weight and ... (2.4) Fingers of both hands (3.2) Palms of both hands (4.8) Genital organ (2.4) male and female victims was 77.8 kg and 71.9 kg, respectively (Table 5) Over two thirds of male and female victims...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... instances of the motifs; all the interaction patterns, irrespective of their abundance; and patterns composed of genes taken at random There are 481 instances of motifs in a total number of 9,962 ... coherence of the transcription and the proteinprotein interaction datasets used for finding the motifs and the published annotations deposited research Types of motifs of order n = and n = for ... interaction graph for the cluster of interacting genes centered on CBF1, MET4 and MET28 The graph includes three motifs of type II.2, five of type III.5 and one of type III.7 (see Figure for motif...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 14:21

... extensors and flexors of the hip, flexors and extensors of the knee, and dorsiflexors and plantarflexors of the ankle We used four previously reported tests [1] to evaluate lengthening capacity of pectoralis ... clinical assessment [1] on each subject was performed, including anthropometric data (height, weight and BMI), clinical profile, and measures of musculoskeletal impairment, motor function, and disability ... role of the physical activity program in improving bal- http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/5/1/32 ance, gait and quality of life and the consequences in reducing back pain, risk of falls and...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... microscopic and cultural examination of common bacteria and fungi, and of direct acid-fast bacilli smears (Kinyoun method) and cultures for mycobacteria, and for the microscopic examination of Pneumocystis ... analysis to assess and compare the protein profile of BALFs from a group of SScFib+ and SScFib- patients, respectively Materials and methods Patients The samples consisted of archived BALF samples ... development of the clinical and pathological manifestations of SSc [7,18,19] Abnormalities in lung function occur in about 70% of SSc patients and currently represent the main cause of mortality...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22