... determine the roles of these DHSs on the transcription of Ig-b gene and on the maintenance ofthe active chromatin state Results Generation of DT40/Cre cells with a long deletion in one allele ofthe ... (given in kb) was determined by kHindIII Size ofthe bands observed in each autoradiogram is indicated at the right side The 6.6 kb band detected in lanes b, c, and d in autoradiogram (B), and lanes ... state ofthe cells with any deletion inthe regions I–IV inthe Ig-b locus, judged by DHSs as the indicator, was the same as that in predeletion cells, the region required for the maintenance of the...
... pressure of arterial oxygen soned that, if the institution of positive pressure ventilation increased the severity of lung injury, the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and IL-8) [14] and ... not increase In fact, the level of IL-8 was significantly lower at the later time point Thus, the institution of a low tidal volume strategy in patients with ALI may not worsen lung injury in these ... acceptance ofthe null hypothesis, namely that the institution of positive pressure ventilation is not associated with an increase in biomarkers of lung injury The total number of patients in this...
... approach to the problem was used to integrate many ofthe experimental findings in to a more comprehensive theory of understanding [14] The analysis suggested that changes inthe capacitance ofthe lower ... due to their inherent lower center of gravity and proportionately larger mass inthe lower extremities Examining the theoretical consistency ofthe hypothesis inthe context ofthe current considered ... also incorporated into the structure ofthe mathematical model Since much ofthe past research on the postflight OI issue has focused on the complex interactions of autonomic, neurohormonal and...
... column in Business Week magazine The holding period decreases significantly over the period of trading, reflecting learning on the part ofthe brokers about the temporary nature ofthe Business ... remaining periods inthe day This “Insider Period and Remaining Day” variable captures the effects of other market participants who are learning of, or reacting to, the informed trading These participants ... with the fact that informed trading only makes up about 5% of Thursday volume However, the “Insider Period and Remaining Day” variable in Models and shows that the Buyside index increases after informed...
... lymph node through their production of CCL19 andthe serine isoform of CCL21 (Luther et al., 2000) thereby defining the boundaries ofthe T cell zone In addition, these chemokines also support ... Spiegel and Milstien, 2003) S1P is synthesized in vivo by the phosphorylation of sphingosine and enzymes are involved inthe phosphorylation reaction; sphingosine kinase and (Sphk1 and Sphk2) In addition, ... entry into the lymph node via HEVs consist of steps: tethering and rolling of lymphocyte on HEV endothelium, activation of surface integrin, firm adhesion of cells onto HEV endothelium and finally,...
... diagrammed here and defined inthe model For the sake of clarity, the age coordinate is expanded artificially during the embryonic phase The proliferative phase initiates at the time of germline-soma ... model distinct rate of female germ cells inhumans undergoes three The number changes, as diagrammed here and defined intheThe number of female germ cells inhumans undergoes three distinct rate ... first half of fetal development and then begin a progressive decline that extends throughout the reproductive years The initial phase initiates with the separation ofthe germline from the soma,...
... Side-chain packing inthe regions responsible for the stability of HT c-552, andthe corresponding regions inthe wild-type PA c-551 and its quintuple mutant The mutated residues inthe quintuple ... aeruginosa (PA c-551) Comparisons ofthe two proteins indicated that the amino-acid residues are 56% identical [5], and that the root mean square deviation for their main chain folding is ˚ within ... c-552, but not in most ofthe others at the corresponding positions It is likely that some of them are the residues responsible for stability, andin fact Ala7, Met13, and Tyr43 in HT c-552 have...
... interpretation ofthe data andthe drafting and revision ofthe manuscript PM was involved inthe conception and design ofthe study, analysis and interpretation ofthe data andinthe revision ofthe manuscript ... manuscript GL was involved inthe conception and design ofthe study, collection and interpretation ofthe data andinthe revision ofthe manuscript All the authors have read and approved this ... Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors’ contributions DR was involved inthe conception and design ofthe study, collection, analysis and interpretation...
... as the cut-off and fitted linear models to each part ofthe curves The results are shown in Table The slopes ofthe linear functions are therefore the estimates of gene duplication rates for the ... retroposition The rates are the slopes ofthe linear functions (red lines) fitted to the curves ofthe cumulative distributions of retrogenes All ofthe linear functions are fitted to the part ofthe curves ... distributions ofthe cumulative number of duplicated genes in TAGs as a function of Ks were plotted in R [46] in both two-copy gene families andinthe entire genome The interval ofthe data points in terms...
... allows the head to accelerate at impact, resulting in diffuse brain injury (Foda and Marmarou, 1994; Marmarou et al., 1994) Depending on the severity of injury, the induced brain injury results in ... Leo increased the activities of SOD, CAT, GPx and GST in brain tissue but only the increase in SOD was significant Furthermore, the expressions of Bax and PARP were significantly reduced while the ... may contribute to the induction of apoptosis, this includes the formation of free radicals, increase in excitatory amino acids and intracellular Ca2+, Bcl proteins, p53 and other transcription...
... warmhearted, and welcome us They told us everything they did in Vietnam and they thought about Vietnam in their travels Therefore, they helped us in getting information for our interview But, in generally, ... destinations and world heritages in Vietnam? Which is the destination in Vietnam you like the most? And Why? What kind of tourist service have you used in Vietnam? What is your opinion about the ... obtaining information by designing, asking questions and analyzing their results in a short report? So that, it is very interesting with the student because it helps student to developing higher...
... the material is available or not, the interest ofthe class andthe teacher, the place in which the work is being carried out, the nature andthe content ofthe listening text itself If one of ... Types of listening There are many different types of listening We can classify these according to a number of variables, including listening purposes, the role ofthe listener andthe types of text ... pleasing and interesting when they are listening With this type of listening, students are not reinforcing a structure or practicing a grammar point linked to the rest ofthe course 1.1.3 Listening...
... information from weak ties in situational conversation (Reingen and Kernan 1986; Brown and Reingen 1987) • Individual influence inthe buying systems in a B2B context (Ronchetto, Hutt and Reingen ... marketing relationships – – – – – Viral marketing via the Internet Social Networking Sites Blogging Podcasting Instant Messaging Interdisciplinary research opportunities are plentiful! Findings ... resources within the network Points of Difference: • SN theorist (and early marketing researchers) seek to describe individual actors and their relations/patterns of connections – • Sociometric theory….Whole...
... way of driving home the point about the unity of concept and intuition at work in Kantianism, Hegel noted: “if Kant had considered the Idea of an intuiting understanding inthe light ofthe above ... rivers, and ponds become lakes), we find that the whole way of talking about the world exclusively inthe terms of individuals coming-to-be and passing-away – in other words, the “doctrine of being” ... as the principle ofthe figurative synthesis, i.e., ofthe forms of intuition; space and time are themselves conceived as synthetic unities, and spontaneity, the absolute synthetic activity of the...
... financial hub ofthe ASEAN region The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) made significant investment in Thailand, both inthe financial institutions sector andthe industry sector, ... relevant inthe electronics and automobile sectors, two ofthe most important recipients of FDI The influx of new foreign investments has benefited the country in terms of industrial growth, including ... a reduction in foreign investment restrictions, andthe devaluation of asset prices The majority of FDI into Thailand originates in Japan, the US and Singapore and is concentrated in export-oriented...
... restatement ofthe fact that financial saving is only one type of saving The main other types of saving are represented by the components ofthe leakage on the right hand side ofthe equation According ... of working capital for the financing of inventories, goods in process, trade credit and advances to workers is obtained through bank financing The supply of bank credit determines the level of ... real interest rate, saving and investment: that saving is positively related to the real rate of interest; that investment is determined by prior saving; and that the effect ofthe real rate of interest...
... trend of FDI into Vietnam First, within the manufacturing, while during the early part of 1990s, the majority of FDI inflows were in oil and mining sector, by the end ofthe last century and early ... to the fact that Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city are the two main economic hubs ofthe country The concentration of FDI in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh has been attributed to the increased cost of living and ... measure of provincial allocation of FDI flows There are various measures of FDI including the amount of FDI during 1988-2006; the amount of FDI in 2006; the number of FDI projects in each province...
... majoring in financing and banking These students were chosen from 400 students in a department basing on their good scores in their entrance exam to university, their results ofthe language proficiency ... process of compiling, piloting, recompiling and delivering the questionnaires will be discussed in more details inthe next part ofthe chapter) Hopefully this can help minimize the shortcomings of ... questionnaires • Indentifying emerging themes inthe questionnaires • Formulating and revising the interview questions • Interviewing a group of informants 45 CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
... returns in both the domestic country andthe US for bonds Standard errors are reported in parenthesis J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe Jstatistic to test the null hypothesis that the overidentifying ... borrowing in US dollars, converting to the domestic currency, lending at the domestic interest rate, and converting the proceed back to dollars The stock and bond returns are excess returns over the ... converting to the foreign currency, lending at the foreign interest rate, and converting the proceeds back to dollars The stock and bond indices are total market returns from Datastream, the interest...
... represented inthe East of Germany The higher banking-profit realized in these regions derive indirectly from the incentives of these banks in establishing lending relationships Following modern banking ... because of their knowledge of regional economy andofthe supply of financial services, they also spend the regional savings only inthe region, and therefore reduce capital drains from the poorer ... banks in these markets are not investing in relationship (Cetorelli/Gambera 2001: 621) The more intensive the competition of banks in a region is, the smaller is the readiness of banks to invest in...