... Thermogravimetric analyses of CaMeOHCa and CaMeOHCaO 43 Figure 3.4 Comparison of FTIR spectra of CaO, CaMeOHCaO and CaMeOHCa 44 Figure 3.5 Catalytic activity of CaO, CaMeOHCaO and CaMeOHCa for transesterification ... presence of alkaline catalyst at atmospheric pressure and a temperature of approximately 60– 70 °C in the presence of an excess of methanol (Srivastava and Prasad, 2000) Table 2.1 shows the typical ... methoxide, as prepared by reacting calcium metal and methanol, resulted in a catalyst with a surface area of 32 m2/ g and a pore volume of 0.19cm3/g Fromthe TGA analysis, the molecular formula for the...
... NRT declined after wave in Canada, the UK, and Australia and after wave in the US Use of any SSMs increased up to wave (2006) but then may have stabilised, indicating an increased use of prescription-only ... strategy Based in part on this knowledge base, the UK smoking cessation strategy has involved training a national cadre of stop smoking advisors and specialists, froma variety of Page of 11 health ... Behavioral Research and Program Evaluation ofthe National Cancer Institute of Canada/Canadian Cancer Society Author details VicHealth Center for Tobacco Control, The Cancer Council Victoria, Rathdowne...
... physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat pain from cancer at any stage ofthe disease with the hope of raising awareness ofthe types of therapies that may be appropriate and increasing ... metastases Myeloma Breast cancer Lung cancer (small and non-small cell) Headache Brain metastases Germ cell tumours Lymphoma and Leukaemias [Breast cancer] [Small cell lung cancer] Abdominal pain ... Moscol A, Zaharia M, Zaman S, Perez Escutia MA Fractionated half3 body irradiation (HBI) for the rapid palliation of widespread, symptomatic metastatic bone disease: a randomised phase III trial of...
... Baray Mien Kandal Kien Svay Dei Edth Preaek Aeng S’ang Preaek Ambel Traevy Slaa Prey Veaeng Peam Ro1 Peam Ro Prey Kandieng Battambang Battambang Ta Pung Village Sach Sou Sambour Meas Kha Sdau ... a larger share ofthe SEC sample than ofthe national population of elderly and, as indicated above, since the literacy level of Phnom Penh elderly is above the national average, this also has ... n .a n .a n .a aaaaaa n .a n .a n .a n .a 40.8/31.4 b n .a 72.3/65.0 b n .a 19.6/10.6 b n .a n .a n .a n .a n .a n .a aaaaaa Marital status (% distribution) Men currently married widowed other Women...
... asa percentage of assets) The primary drivers6 ofa plan’s overall level of fees were: •Plan size as measured by number of participants; •Average participant account balance in the plan; and ... dollar amount This amount was then divided by the total plan assets to arrive at the ‘all-in’ fee asa percentage of plan assets Also, each plan’s total dollar fee amount was divided by total participants ... participant) T • he median participant was in a plan with an ‘all-in’ fee of 0.78% of plan assets Plan Size and Asset Allocation Appear to be Primary Drivers ofthe ‘All-In’ Fee The ‘all-in’ fee varied...
... although, as V volvacea produces at least one other laccase isoform in addition to lac1 [1], this and possibly other laccase isoforms may be contributing to the total laccase activity detected at the ... late in the substrate colonization phase when a sharp increase in both parameters was recorded (Fig 6A, B) There was also good correlation between total laccase activity and lac1 expression although, ... colour and the spectral maxima near 600 nm that characterize all the blue oxidases Furthermore, guaiacol is a poor substrate for the enzyme In both cases, lac1 resembles the ÔwhiteÕ laccase (POXA1),...
... life; asa class, they assemble data about the population asa whole Students examine the data the class assembles and draw a set of important generalizations about cancer from them These generalizations ... discovery that bacteria cause a variety of important human diseases, was that cancer is an infectious disease Another idea was that cancer arises fromthe chronic irritation of tissues This view received ... the power of preven tion asa defense against cancer Part ofthe reason may be that the only data we have about factors related to cancer are drawn from whole popula tions These data cannot tell...
... repeat fragment assembly was also studied Recently, Wang et al showed that AD P-tau dephosphorylated by protein phosphatase did not aggregate into filaments, whereas several protein kinases and their ... nucleation of aggregation is suggested Filibration of R4 is considerably easier than that of pR4 In addition, the aggregation kinetics was also derivedfromthe time dependence ofthe relative ... R4 and pR4, a local conformational difference was deduced fromthe proton chemical shift deviation of NH and aH However, there was no remarkable structural perturbation fromthe CD spectra Furthermore,...
... digitonin-permeabilized cells, suggesting an association of cPLA2 -a with intranuclear membranous invaginations ofthe nuclear membrane [33] To further investigate the nuclear localization and nuclear membrane ... J, Takano T, Papillon J, Khadir A & Cybulsky AV (2001) Cytosolic phospholipase A2 -alpha associates with plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear membrane in glomerular epithelial cells ... the calcium-induced relocation of cPLA2 -a in EA.hy.926 endothelial cells We show that cPLA2 -a relocates to intracellular membrane compartments that are distinct fromthe ER and the Golgi apparatus...
... degradation activity of P hilaris cellulase against crystalline cellulose, Avicel (Merck) was used under the same conditions asthe CMCase assay Optimal pH for P hilaris cellulase activity against ... enzymes, such as xylanase and mannanase P hilaris cellulase was proposed to belong to GHF and the signature sequence of GHF was found in the aminoacid sequence (Fig 3) GHF is the largest GHF and includes ... endoglycosylceramidase, b-mannanase, exo-b-1,3glucanase, endo-1,6-b-glucosidase, b-xylanase and some other enzymes, in addition to cellulase (endo-b-1,4-glucanase) On the basis of sequence homology,...
... first language Many EFL teachers in Vietnam also regard this asa vital reason when analyzing their learners’ errors Nonetheless, as Savignon [15] puts it, the analysis of learners’ errors by means ... (Kasper, [14]) When language teachers consider language asa means of communication in social contexts, and pragmatic function asthe primary function of language, they will find it essential ... through language use Grabe and Kaplan [5] also emphasize that only teachers who understand theory and make a transition from theory to practice can make the most appropriate decisions for a successful...
... Lhacer and M Nakane, 2001, The Determinants of Bank Interest Spreads in Brazil,” Joint Research ofthe Central Bank of Brazil and the University of Sao Paulo Barajas, A. , R Steiner and N Salazar, ... easily comparable across banks The ex-post spread is the difference between the average rate charged on loans and the average rate paid on deposits The average rate charged on loans is calculated by ... for the negative relationship was that as small open economies, the countries ofthe ECCU are exposed to external shocks and are vulnerable to hurricanes and other natural disasters These negative...
... Ralph J Cicerone is president ofthe National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter ofthe National Academy of Sciences, asa parallel ... INTRODUCTION The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) case exemplifies a broader challenge faced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other federal agencies that operate ... large amounts of research-quality data and value-added real-time operational support Asa result, uncertainty in space-based measurement of tropical rainfall has been greatly reduced from earlier...
... Thermomechanical analysis A thermomechanical analyzer (Mettler TA4000, Switzerland) with a flat-ended, loaded probe (dia mm) is used for thermomechanical analysis PVC samples are heated at 10oC/min from ... samples This is explained by the crosslinking PVC in the presence of DAPC and TMPTMA as mentioned above At any concentration of TMPTMA, a maximum ofthe PVC samples also appears at 0.4 phr of ... presence of TMPTMA asa plasticizer It improves the molecular mobility, melting and softening of PVC and a result, Ts decreases with increasing Table 1: Softening point ofthe PVC samples containing...
... Bansback, et al., which was based on the individual items ofthe HAQ, and treating each asa categorical variable[8] We estimated the SF-6D using model fromthe paper which used the HAQ domain ... between the HAQ and the EQ-5D and SF-6D asa basis for mapping, we tested associations between the HAQ, EQ-5D and SF-6D at baseline and for change over time using Spearman’s rank because the HAQ and ... in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis and interpretation of data, and drafted the manuscript; ML participated in the design ofthe study and the statistical analysis...
... status at baseline US Spain Australia Belgium All patientsa Patients not hospitalized at baseline All patientsa Patients not hospitalized at baseline All patientsa Patients not hospitalized at ... hospitalization The intent ofthe analysis was to compare populations with a similar clinical status (outpatients at baseline); however, the high rates of baseline hospitalizations in Australia and ... method of financing mental health care (that is, out -of- pocket payment, tax-based, social insurance, private insurance, or external grants) and available funds allocated for mental health care [1]...
... established, its aim was to study thenatural history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) The net was deliberately cast wide at the time of recruitment as it was always clear that patients would not satisfy ... With regards to the CRP and HAQ, it seems probable that the baseline values are important predictors ofthe later course ofthe disease because they are surrogates for the cumulative disease activity ... in rheumatoid or inflammatory polyarthritis J Rheumatol 2004, 31:442-447 Suzuki A, Yamada R, Chang X, Tokuhiro S, Sawada T, Suzuki M, Nagasaki M, Nakayama-Hamada M, Kawaida R, Ono M, et al.: Functional...
... protection against FV was confirmed using a live attenuated FV vaccine Nonpathogenic F-MuLV, which replicates poorly in adult mice, was used as attenuated vaccine Further attenuation ofthe virus was achieved ... Sugahara D, Tsuji-Kawahara S, Miyazawa M: Identification ofa protective CD4+ T-cell epitope in p15gag of Friend murine leukemia virus and role ofthe MA protein targeting the plasma membrane ... human cytotoxic T cell clones are restricted by class II HLA antigens J Immunol 1984, 133:754-757 Yakushijin Y, Yasukawa M, Kobayashi Y: Establishment and functional characterization of human...