... re-evaluation of cases Reliability is most important during the data collection phase, and involves the use of case study protocol as well asthe case study database already mentioned Validity and ... that the application ofthe methodology is as likely (perhaps inherently) at fault asthe methodology itself Qualitative research as preparation - As mentioned above, qualitative research has a ... researchers are to be able to repeat a research programme: It is for this reason that researchers like Yin are especially adamant that a case database be created and maintained to \allow repetition and...
... Rhodophyceae (red algae) Cyanidioschyzon merolae Nuclear DNA Chloroplast DNA Cyanidium caldarium Chloroplast DNA Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) Thalassiosira pseudonana Nuclear DNA Chloroplast DNA Odontella ... for details), although it was not detected by the immunological assays Psb P Cyanobacteria Glaucophyceae Red algae Diatoms Haptophyceae Brown algae Prasinophyceae Euglenophyceae Green algae Higher ... suggests that C paradoxa PsbU has a higher homology with the red algal protein than with the cyanobacterial one The C paradoxa thylakoid membranes also contained a band cross-reacted with anti-(R-PsbQ¢),...
... tomography ofthe pelvic cavity at the levels ofthe neoplasm was detected at the L5 spine level, and palliative radiation therapy in that area was suggested Despite aggressive surgical treatment along ... Gross pathological examination revealed a large mass on the left lateral wall that measured 7.0 cm across its greatest dimension The surface ofthe tumor on the mucosal side was smooth The mass ... M, Alameda Aragoneses V, Blanco Espinosa A, Moreno Arcas P, Requena Tapia MJ: Malignant fibrohistiocytoma ofthe bladder [in Spanish] Actas Urol Esp 2000, 24:581-583 Froehner M, Manseck A, Haase...
... Misra S, Agarwal PK, Tandon RK, Wakhlu AK, Misra NC: Bladder teratoma: a case report and review of literature Indian J Cancer 1997, 34:20-21 Agrawal S, Khurana N, Mandhani A, Agrawal V, Jain ... associated with bladder diverticuli and vesical stones [5] This tumour was a solitary tumour at the apex ofthe bladder It contained calcified material and fat The anterior midline position ofthe ... and the patient as well asthe Figure Sweat glands, hyalinized fibroblastic tissue Sweat glands, hyalinized fibroblastic tissue Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical...
... this article as: Ypsilantis and Tisi: Involvement ofthe genicular branches in cystic adventitial disease ofthe popliteal artery asa possible marker of unfavourable early clinical outcome: a case ... Goodreaau JJ, Bergan JJ: Summary of cases of adventitial cystic disease ofthe popliteal artery Ann Surg 1979, 189:165-175 Cassar K, Engeset J: Cystic adventitial disease: a trap for the unwary ... underwent a surgical exploration of his popliteal artery under general anaesthesia through a posterior approach that allowed adequate exposure ofthe popliteal artery and cysts Evacuation of all three...
... his last check in 2003, approximately three weeks after therapy simplification (Figure 1) Neither a preNNRTI GRT assay was available at that time, nor samples of plasma drawn in advance ofthe ... for a systematic evaluation of GRT in naïve patients and after any type of interruption of NNRTI-based HAART regimens, as well asthe need for a wise strategy of NNRTI interruption Abbreviations ... absence of selective pressure, after administration of EFV for a year and a half In such a case, the authors postulated a possible eradication ofthe wild type quasispecies before HAART failure...
... whereas the anterior wall appeared hypokinetic and the apex akinetic A coronary arteriography performed on the same day showed a total occlusion ofthe LAD branch in its proximal part along with an ... the anteroseptal AMI was complicated by VSD near the LV apex The episode of hypotension at the fifth post-infarct day was probably the manifestation ofthe second cardiac rupture (FWR), which was ... apical part of contained bythat shows a( pseutinuity ofthe parasternalnarrowinterventricular and the right Modified left athroughcavitythe between the left septum and Modified left parasternal...
... of architecture has been observed in the structural organization of organisms throughout the biological scale as well as in technological and dynamical systems where the management, control and ... integrated the classical mathematical framework of degeneracy with a new topobiological interpretation that knits together the structural and functional dimensions of biological organisms Page 12 of ... dynamics ofthe mammalian MAPK1,2 signaling network: bifan motif regulation of C-Raf and B-Raf isoforms by FGFR and MC1R FASEB J 2008, 22:1393-1403 Lipshtat A, Purushothaman S, Iyengar R, Ma’ayan...
... Second, the concurrent validity ofthe instrument was calculated for the participants that underwent the global screening by means ofthe BARO as well asthe elaborate forensic diagnostic assessment ... finally, the CPB workers evaluated the BARO asa useful and practicable instrument The BARO allows the formulation of well-founded advice Internal consistency analysis has shown that the Yindex and the ... informants The additional travelling time in particular might have increased the total duration ofthe assessment Further adaptations that help to increase the perceived usefulness ofthe instrument...
... for the environmental variance, considering the genetic covariance and the other environmental covariance parameters as nuisance parameters Let m be the vector of all these nuisance parameters The ... sub-diagonals and D is a diagonal matrix ofthe inverse of innovation variances Score and information matrices for D and L parameters can be calculated as functions ofthe rst and second derivatives ofthe ... statistic can also be decomposed to check the parametric assumptions on innovation variances and antedependence parameters For the genetic part of Model 10, the innovation variance was assumed quadratic,...
... What are the goals and strategies ofthe company? What makes manage and measure strategy of an organization so difficult? How the company manages their business strategies? How the company leader ... a handful factors at the same time, and therefore they can not be as rational as in the classical planning approach Moreover, a strategy is a way in which managers try to simplify and order a ... must measure what is strategically important As early as 1983, Kaplan wrote about how organizations could measure organizations’ performance He argued that the missing measurements are ofthe non...
... concentration of AT and the rates of interaction in the presence and absence of heparin pentasaccharide (Table 1), one can calculate that the half-life of enzyme activity in the absence of heparin ... (M)1Æs)1) Antithrombin Thrombin – Heparin Heparan High affinity heparin Heparin pentasaccharide – Heparin Heparan High affinity heparin Heparin pentasaccharide – Dermatan sulfate Heparin Heparin Heparin ... release of heparin from the granules of mast cells which are found lining the vasculature [28,29] Thus the AT may act asa sentinel to prevent escape of active procoagulant enzymes from their...
... hyperphosphorylation occurs because of an imbalance in the activity of tau kinases and phosphatases [3] One particular tau kinase pertinent to metal dyshomeostasis in AD is glycogen synthase kinase-3 ... down-regulated by decreased availability of intracellular Cu [83] and up-regulated by increased availability of Cu [84] Collectively, these data present a strong case for the native role of APP ⁄ Ab ... Modulation of metal availability for treating AD P J Crouch et al research attention as potential therapeutic targets Plaques and NFTs, however, cannot be regarded as ‘upstream’ causative factors...
... 2000 from Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada, 2002) The data and analysis related to the availability and quality of childcare for Canadian women and those from the four comparisons nations comes ... Canada and four comparison nations, 2001 Canada Overall rank Seats in parliament (%) Female legislators, senior of cials, managers (%) Female professional and technical workers (%) Ratio female:male ... disabilities—is relatively low as compared to all nations except the US The low US rate may reflect the lack of available Table Reports of being a victim of crime as percentage of total population...
... Primer location Amplified band (bp) P553 P554 P557 P558 GTGATTCTCTGCTAGATGTTG GGCACTCGAACAGTCATATTG ATTAAGGAGCTTCGGGAGATG CTCTTATACCCAATGCTGCTG First pair GCCTTTGAGTCCATCACTAAC CCAGTGTCTTGGCAGGAATC ... was isolated at the Albany Medical College and stored at )80 °C The skin and internal organs were harvested from female C57BL/6 mice aged weeks at telogen and anagen stages ofthe hair cycle as ... [29] The chemical structure ofthe standard had been confirmed by NMR analysis The standard was further purified by RP-HPLC and stored at )70 °C Materials and methods Enzymatic assays Biological materials...
... kinase assays indicate that the cytoplasmic domain ofthe siglec protein can be phosphorylated by representatives of at least three of four major families of kinases: Jak3, Lck, Emt but not ZAP-70 ... 11783–11786 Hanasaki, K., Varki, A. , Stamenkovic, I & Bevilacqua, M.P (1994) Cytokine-induced beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase in human endothelial cells mediates alpha-2,6-sialylation of adhesion ... contains several genes that may be associated with immune disease such as stem cell growth factor (SCGF), markers associated with airways hyperreactivity in asthmatics and platelet activating factor...
... 5¢-CATCTTGAAAGTCGGTGCGGGAGAAGCAA CACAATGC-3¢ (the reverse primer was the complementary sequence); pCA(E45 7A) forward primer, 5¢-CATCTTGA AAGTCGGTAAGGGAGCAGCAACACAATGC-3¢ (the reverse primer was the complementary ... control); lane 2, CA mutant RGA (D24 8A) ; lane 3, CA mutant AGD (R24 6A) ; lane 4, CA mutant KGA (E45 7A) ; lane 5, CA mutant AGE (K45 5A) ; lane 6, CA double mutant AGD ⁄ AGE (R24 6A ⁄ K45 5A) used asa negative ... (0–0.5 m) at a flow rate of 1.0 mLÆmin)1 The wildtype and mutated forms of recombinant cardosin A were autoactivated and assayed for activity as described by Castanheira et al [34] Binding assays In...