... already provided by the prevalence figures The correlation coefficient (Spearman's Rho) between the weighted OIDP-total on the one hand and OIDP SC sum scores on the other was 0.97 The predictor variables ... and Thailand [12] From Tanzania, Masalu et al [13] reported that the English OIDP frequency questionnaire fulfilled the psychometrical requirements underlying the scoring of the eight items and ... Tanzania: Kibaha and Bagamoyo districts (rural) in Pwani region and Kinondoni district (urban) in Dar es Salaam city border of the village, folding the paper and randomly picking one name The next household...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20
... (standardized and fit for computer processing); the protocol describing the rights of the adolescent and caregivers, and regarding the duties of the examiner; the semi-structured interview on the ... assessment, while others were not Because of the need to use standardized screening methods and to increase the reliability and validity of the diagnostic work of the CPB, the development of ... German, Russian and Finnish It is being used in Switzerland, Austria and Finland The German-language version was validated in Switzerland [17] Current study After the development of the instrument...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:22
Biological properties and the nutrition value of an Isochrysis strain as a live food for geo-duck larvae
... grew the better in f/2 than in the ESM media and ASW media The growth of Isochrysis galbana H5 reached the highest peak after 10 days culture (7.15 x 10 cell/ml) It is suggested that f/2 is the ... culture Furthermore, growth characteristics have been shown to have a significant impact on the lipid and fatty acid profiles [1,7] In this study, medium f/2, ASW and ESM were used The cells were ... per day Conclusions The Isochrysis strain were successfully isolated from Vandon, Quangninh and identified as Isochrysis galbana The suitable medium for strain was f/2 The Isochrysis galbana...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2015, 00:34
Thermal properties of the vernacular buildings envelopes: the case of the "Sassi di Matera" and "Trulli di Alberobello
... find the thermophysical properties of different blocks: density, dampness, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and specific heat For the measurement of thermophysical properties in the ... verify and quantify the thermal characteristics of the envelopes of the Mediterranean tradition and also to demonstrate their capacity to assure internal comfort conditions Measurements of the indoor ... determine the materials’ thermophysical parameters that comprise the envelope (calcarenite sandstone and calcareous stone) useful to integrate and validate the results achieved through the in situ...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 14:58
Tài liệu Psychometric properties of the quality of life scale Child Health and Illness Profile-Child Edition in a combined analysis of five atomoxetine trials pdf
... as well as for the domains and sub-domains Furthermore, the sub-domains were correlated with the domains and the total score, and the domains were correlated with the total score The items/sub-domains/domains ... coefficients with 95% CIs between the sub-domains and the domains and between the domains and the total score at baseline, at endpoint after the placebo-controlled period, and for the change from baseline ... sub-domains and domains and between domains and the total score were similar at baseline and endpoint The correlations for change from baseline were usually slightly smaller The RA and the PA sub-domains...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20
Tài liệu A Dissertation on the Medical Properties and Injurious Effects of the Habitual Use of Tobacco pptx
... strength to the weary, vivacity to the stupid, and wisdom to men void of understanding; capable of soothing the sorrows of the afflicted, of healing the wounds of the spirit, and assuaging the anguish ... On the contrary, by poisoning and relaxing the vessels of the gums, it may impair the healthy condition of the vessels belonging to the membranes of the socket, with the condition of which, the ... offence In these habits we resemble the Aborigines of our country They load their huge pipes with the dried leaves of this plant, and when lighted, they breathe the dark cloud of smoke from their...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Toggle switches, pulses and oscillations are intrinsic properties of the Src activation/deactivation cycle doc
... by presenting the pulse of Src activity in the plane of the inactive and active fractions, si and s1 If the duration of the stimulus exceeds the critical value, the trajectory in the (si, s1) ... domain binds to pYi on the C-terminal tail, and the Src homology (SH3) domain binds to the linker between the SH2 and kinase domains at the back of the small lobe, preventing the formation of a productive ... dashed and solid lines, respectively (D) The trajectories (red) that correspond to the time-dependent responses in (C) and the QSS curves (black and blue) are shown in the plane of si and s1...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo Y học: Electrochemical, FT-IR and UV/VIS spectroscopic properties of the caa3 oxidase from T. thermophilus docx
... at 415 and 442 nm, and for the oxidized form at 403 and 422 nm The b–band can be seen at 517 nm and the a–band at 547 nm and 603 nm The difference signals that can be observed between 400 and 700 ... c the Soret band was reported to absorb at 418 nm, the b-band at 520 nm and the a–band at 550 nm [18] The deviations of approximately nm between the signals of horse heart cytochrome c and the ... work we study the electrochemical, UV-VIS and FT-IR spectroscopic properties of the caa3oxidase from T thermophilus in the presence and absence of cyanide, and compare the observed properties to...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 15:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo Y học: Short peptides are not reliable models of thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the N-terminal metal binding site in serum albumin doc
... interpretation and modelling of Cu(II) and Ni(II) transport by albumins On the other hand, the direct thermodynamic and kinetic characterization of Ni(II) binding at site I in HSA and BSA was obtained These ... where the a carbon of the His residue is the sole source of chirality [10] However, while positions of the component dd bands and of CT transitions are relatively constant, their absolute and relative ... slow step of the rearrangement of Ni(II) ion, between the high spin octahedral and the low spin square planar forms The latter is present in the 4N complex, while the former in all other substrates/products...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 04:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo Y học: The effects of low pH on the properties of protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase and the organization of prolamellar bodies of maize (Zea mays) pot
... related and strongly point to the importance of changes in the surface properties of the PLB membrane The obvious candidates for the driving forces in the case of the pH-dependent changes are either ... in the ability of POR to bind NADPH and a rapid disassembly of the PLB The pH-driven spectral changes are compared to those seen in aged PLB The effects of adenosine, AMP, ADP, ATP and NaF on the ... long-range order in the samples This breakdown in PLB structure, like the conversion of the POR complex, is irreversible There is no evidence of the reformation of organized PLB if the pH of the low pH...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 04:20
Tài liệu MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE HEART AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE VASCULAR SYSTEM ppt
... understand the basic anatomy of the heart and how whole organ ventricular properties relate to the properties of the muscle cells To understand the hemodynamic events occurring during the different ... contraction and instantaneous atrial volume) The pressure of the point at the bottom right corner of the loop is the pressure in the ventricle at the end of the cardiac cycle and is called the end-diastolic ... rises and falls during each beat and this underlies the cyclic rise and fall of muscle force The greater the peak calcium the greater the number of potential actin-myosin bonds, the greater the...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 09:20
Báo cáo " The magnetic properties and charge-ordering state in La1-xCaxMnO3 (x = 0.46; 0.50) compounds " doc
... the observation of the jumps at TCO=156 K and 150 K on the a.c susceptibility versus temperature plots for the x=0.46 and 0.50 samples, respectively Fig shows the temperature dependences of the ... Mn3+ and Mn4+ ions depends on the type of eg orbital occupied at the Mn3+ site, leading to the following charge/orbital pattern: along the a-axis, the same in-plane arrangement of Mn3+ and Mn4+ ... intervals, the magnetic The magnetic properties and charge-ordering state in… 29 entropy change, ∆Smag, can be approximately calculated using isothermal magnetization measurements [7] Fig presents the...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 14:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Physicochemical properties and distinct DNA binding capacity of the repressor of temperate Staphylococcus aureus phage /11 doc
... precisely, the )21 to )48 and )52 to )87 regions of the top strand and )24 to )53 and )58 to )87 regions of the bottom strand were protected by CI (Fig 3B) The centers of these two sites harbor the ... by scanning the intensities of all the bands shown in the autoradiogram of the gel shift assay (I) and plotted against the respective repressor concentrations Curves 1, and f denote the status ... major groove of the DNA helix [1] Therefore, the data also suggest that the interaction between CI and the operator DNA may occur through the major groove of the operator DNA helix The absence of...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 00:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Structure analysis of the flavoredoxin from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Miyazaki F reveals key residues that discriminate the functions and properties of the flavin reductase family pdf
... b sheet with the b12 of the other monomer, and towards the C-terminus, the subsequent residues, Phe182Lys186, pass through the a2 vicinity of the other monomer For the FeR dimer, the N-terminal ... present the crystal structure of DvMF avoredoxin and discuss the key residues for ligand binding and metal ion binding, based on the crystal structures Results Cloning and sequencing of the avoredoxin ... Structure of the FMN-binding region The hydrogen bonds and salt bridge that encompass the ribitol moiety and the phosphate group of FeR and M acetivorans avoredoxin are moderately and completely...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 02:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Spectroscopic and kinetic properties of the horseradish peroxidase mutant T171S Evidence for selective effects on the reduced state of the enzyme potx
... peroxidases and is a consequence of the strong H-bond between the proximal His and Asp residues that is weakened at alkaline pH Therefore, on the basis of their sensitivity to pH, the bands at 220 and ... between the magnitude of the changes in Fe-His band frequencies and the redox potential values This is exemplied by the case of CCP and its mutants D235E, D235N and D235A [27] The H-bond between the ... demonstrated the sensitivity of the proximal region in determining the electronic and structural properties of the haem pocket In the present study we attempt to obtain further insights into the extent...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 21:20
Báo cáo Y học: Properties of the Na+/H+ exchanger protein Detergent-resistant aggregation and membrane microdistribution potx
... calculating the total volumes and concentrations of the fractions, together with the relative amount of Na+/H+ exchanger present in the supernatant and the pellet [19], it was found that over 80% of the ... of aggregation was evident at the top of the gels The amount of aggregate present at the top of the Western blot of the gels was not equal in amount to that lost at the lower molecular mass This ... standard procedures in the presence of Triton X-100 The results are shown in Fig 3E,F The Na+/H+ exchanger was present in the low density fractions (4 and 5) and was again present in the higher density...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 16:20
Báo cáo Y học: Electrostatic properties of the structure of the docking and dimerization domain of protein kinase A IIa doc
... 30° These values were deduced using the combined information of the intensities of Jab couplings from the 2D DQF-COSY spectrum and the NOE intensities of the HN-Hb and Ha-Hb cross peaks from the ... calibration and ˚ they were Ha-HN (i, i + 3) (3.4 A) for the 2D 1H-1H 15 NOESY and the 3D H- N NOESY-HSQC, Ha-Hb ˚ (i, i + 3) (3.4 A) for the 3D 1H-13C HMQC-NOESY and by visual inspection for the 3D ... atoms: Nt of the N-terminus, Nf of Lys, Cf of Arg, and Nd or Ne of His (depending on the position of the initial hydrogen in the neutral form) The initial protonation and flip state of His, and flip...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 22:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Biochemical properties of the human guanylate binding protein 5 and a tumor-specific truncated splice variant Mark Wehner and Christian Herrmann doc
... Biophysical properties of hGBP5a ⁄ b and hGBP5ta M Wehner and C Herrmann hand, interact dynamically with the bound nucleotide, and usually bind nucleotides in the micromolar range In addition to these ... mantGTPcS and mant-GTP of 0.066, 0.072 and 0.025 lm)1Æs)1, respectively The dissociation rate constant obtained from the intercept of the plot in Fig 4, parts B and C (kintercept ) and the directly ... determine the stoichiometry, enthalpy change, dissociation constant and thereby the change in entropy in a single experiment No label is required in these experiments as the heat change of the reaction...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 10:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Essential role of the C-terminus in Melanocarpus albomyces laccase for enzyme production, catalytic properties and structure pdf
... loses its chloride ion and probably also the T2 copper, as the B-value of the T2 copper was rather high On the basis of the anomalous signal, the estimated occupancy of the T2 copper was about ... of the Sc(L559A) mutant may thus explain the more loose binding of azide to the trinuclear copper center As the hydrogen bond between the C-terminus and His140 is broken, and the stability of the ... into the plasmid vector pMS175 [16] containing the mature MaL sequence without the presequence and prosequence and the C-terminal extension of the native protein The plasmid pMS175 is built on the...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 00:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Effects of cardiomyopathic mutations on the biochemical and biophysical properties of the human a-tropomyosin docx
... Summary of the thermodynamic parameters determined by DSC for the wild type (WT) and mutant Tms The uncertainties listed are the standard errors of the mean and included the uncertainty in the determination ... parameters for the thermal-induced unfolding of wild type (WT) and mutant Tms The values are the mean ± standard deviation of at least three experiments Tm1 is the midpoint of the thermal transition ... by the repeatability of the DSC endotherms upon rescanning and the recovery of the native far-UV CD spectra upon cooling (data not shown) The Tm of each Tm transition is shown in Table 2, and they...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 18:20