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... secondary and tertiary education On health, it has begun to reduce the prevalence of HIV and has stopped the spread of tuberculosis And on the environment, it has increased the proportion of land area ... between the curve andthe equal distribution line – expressed as a proportion ofthe whole area below the equal distribution line The higher the Gini index the greater the disparities Another measure ... on and off track for the MDGs Table I-2 Countries on and off track for the MDGs Table I-3 Rate of progress needed for off-track countries to meet the child nutrition target Table I-4 Rate of...
... and a threedomain adenylate kinase [24] The present study provides insight into the inter-dependent functional properties ofthe three domains of FlgCK, and lays the groundwork for study ofthe ... in the dimer [15] In contrast, the recently published crystal structure ofthe TSAC of rabbit muscle CK [6] (and the TSAC structure for Torpedo [5]) is highly asymmetrical, with only one ofthe ... study ofthe relationship between these functional properties andthe structural interactions that potentially mediate them Analysis ofthe primary structures ofthe three FlgCK domains Two CK TSAC...
... overexpression ofthe a subunit interferes with FGF-2 export [68], these observations are reasonably supportive of a role for the Na-K-ATPase in the overall process of FGF-2 export On the other hand, ouabain ... activators of tumor-induced angiogenesis [45] The majority ofthe members ofthe FGF family are exported by ER/Golgidependent secretory transport However, FGF-1 andthe 18 kDa isoform of FGF-2 ... associated with the outer leaflet ofthe plasma membrane only in the infectious stages ofthe parasite lifecycle [101,102] The protein is synthesized on free ribosomes in the cytoplasm and becomes...
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... bacteria match that of their mothers’ in over 70% ofthe cases.5 One study has shown that the utilization of therapeutic mouth rinses beginning in the sixth month of pregnancy and continuing until ... diseases are capable of stimulating the excessive production of these physiological mediators, potentially resulting in preterm birth.31 The role of prostaglandins and cytokines in the link between ... adolescent and young adult women.13 Thepotential consequences of chronic eating disorders include the erosion of tooth enamel; enlargement ofthe salivary glands; xerostomia (dry mouth); trauma to the...
... the U.S.) Such was the weight ofthe NSFNET program’s COMMUNICATIONS OFTHE ACM February 1997/Vol 40, No 105 ecumenism and funding ($200 million, 1986–1995) andthe quality ofthe protocols themselves ... specifications ofthe protocols The beginnings ofthe ARPANET andthe Internet in the university research community promoted the academic tradition of open publication of ideas and results However, the normal ... ofthe Internet program at DARPA, he and Clark recognized that the continuing growth ofthe Internet community demanded a restructuring ofthe coordination mechanisms The ICCB was disbanded and...
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... PLX4032 As part ofthe eligibility requirements ofthe trial, paraffin-embedded tissue from a biopsy of a cutaneous lesion was tested and shown to be positive for the BRAF V600E mutation The patient ... writing ofthe manuscript; DN, excised tumors and provided the material for research; RH, in charge of analyzing tumor specimens and participated in writing the manuscript All authors have read and ... although the assay methodology used for the trial may not discriminate between the V600E and V600K mutations Our preclinical data demonstrating similar kinase activity ofthe V600K and V600E...
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... and are therefore not subject to the cell-cycle arrest function of Vpr and even lack the prerequisite ATR induction in the presence of Vpr [132] The findings that demonstrate the importance of ... combination with the aforementioned abilities of Vpr to increase viral replication by inducing G arrest and activating the HIV-1 LTR, thepotentialof Vpr to promote infection ofand survival of macrophages ... the minor and Page of 20 severe forms of HAND have common etiologic mechanisms, there is reason to suspect the importance of HIV infection in macrophages in the central nervous system (CNS) and/ or...
... confounder An example of this potential pitfall occurs when adjusting for physiological scores measured at the time ofthe onset ofthe infection Recording the APACHE score at the onset of infection is ... individually and together, in order to determine as accurately as possible the true independent predictors ofthe outcome under study 10 11 Zavascki and colleagues, in the first reported outcomes study of ... accounted for the intermediate variable of inappropriate therapy, and thereby provided a plausible explanation for the effect of resistance on mortality via its effect on appropriateness of therapy...
... assess the use of DrotAA, it was one of a number of therapeutic interventions on which data was collected The purpose ofthe study presented here is to compare baseline characteristics andoutcomes ... conception and design ofthe registry RB, GM, FB, JJ, KG, and DPS contributed to the development and conduct ofthe principal analyses All authors contributed to drafting and critically revising the ... 2004, and that recruitment in PROGRESS in many countries was largely completed by the end of 2004 Therefore, the SSC guidelines existed for only a small portion ofthe study duration, and thus the...
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... Pervaiz, Professor, Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS Their encouragement and guidance and their critique has been of paramount importance in directing the course ofthe ... Accordingly, the great and urgent need presently is to investigate the role of each ofthe plenitude of genes and proteins important in the progression of cancer NUCLEAR RECEPTORS The nuclear ... directing the formation of a complex where VDAC and ANT isoforms may be at least 25 partially redundant and become included in the PTPC depending upon their availability or on the nature ofthe apoptoic...
... understanding ofthe intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of how these tumourigenic cells resist conventional treatments, self renew and metastasize may allow for the development of novel therapies and ... elucidated, and extrinsic factors ofthe microenvironment may conceivably contribute.36, 37 A better understanding ofthe complex interaction of cancer stem cells and chemotherapeutics is therefore ... possible without the guidance andthe help of several individuals who in one way or another contributed and extended their valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of this study I...