... of DNA content by flow cytometry revealed that the inhibition ofcell growth was due to a decrease in the percentage of cells in the S and G2 ⁄ M phases ofthecell cycle (Fig 3B) In a total of ... of CD1d molecules at thecell surface of iron- loaded HepG2 cells in a non-native form may have implications at two different levels; at the level ofthe hepatic cell itself and at the level of ... ironloadingofthe liver epithelial cell line HepG2 influenced the expression of immune regulatory molecules known to function as ligands of selected subsets of T cells, such as MHC class I and...
... Ascertainment ofthe blood transfusion exposure For the ARDS cases, the pRBC transfusions were examined in the time period prior to or at the visit ofthe first recorded ARDS complication For the control ... http://ccforum.com/content/11/3/R63 ately preceding the visit with the onset of ARDS, and (ii) for the No ARDS group, we used the highest SOFA score observed in the ICU (that is, the worst condition) Statistical ... compared them in the two groups (Table 3) The mean duration of mechanical ventilation was nearly triple in the ARDS group compared to the No ARDS group (p < 0.0001) Similarly, mean ICU and hospital...
... that supports good cell growth andproductionof secondary metabolites The role ofthecell cycle in plant secondary metabolite production must also be considered Screening ofcell cultures for ... easy to perform One ofthe major applications of genome sequencing of plants is functional genomics In simple words, an understanding ofthe function of genes and other parts ofthe genome is known ... molecular biology and biochemistry led to rapid advances in the identification of biosynthetic genes, the elucidation of specific biosynthetic enzymes, andthe identification of end-products The complete...
... source of ROS productionandthe primary ROS generated is superoxide anion as a consequence of monoelectronic reduction of O2 Moreover, the main sites of OÀ genera2 tion at the level ofthe mitochondrial ... induced and there is a need to counteract the toxic effects of inflammation and overstimulation of immune cells Upregulation of UCP2 expression may be seen as a response to reduce theproductionof ... approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ofthe University of Balamand and complied with the principles of laboratory animal care Chemicals and reagents Muramyl peptides (MDP and MB)...
... resembling the normal crypts could be seen in the submucosa ofthe appendix The mucous cells showed slight nuclear atypia The endocrine cells were gathered in groups of or and were located basally to the ... existence of cells that contain both mucin and secretary granules within their cytoplasm Therefore we agree with the hypothesis ofthe dual entodermal and neuroendocrine origin of goblet cell carcinoid ... to study the hormonal nature of goblet cell carcinoids, the location of hormones andthe phenotype of endocrine cells Another useful method for simultaneous revealing of mucin secretion and endocrine...
... participated in the design ofthe study and collect the clinical data LR participated in the design ofthe study and collect the clinical data GP participated in the design ofthe study and collect the clinical ... participated in the design ofthe study and collect the clinical data FZ participated in the design ofthe study and collect the clinical data GCP participated in the design ofthe study and collect the ... percentages these lesions have been described in other regions such as the large intestine, rectum, and omentum and with an incidence of less than 5% in the esophagus [4] A The median age of onset...
... Page of Figure Predicted risk of death against maximum age ofred blood cells A locally weighted nonparametric smoother (LOWESS) for the predicted probability of death andthe maximum age ofred ... g/dl The ages ofthe oldest RBCs and unadjusted hospital mortalities for the quartiles ofthe whole study population (n = 757), and hospital mortalities for the quartiles of those included in the ... binomial cut-off point To visually show the relationship between mortality andthe maximum age ofred blood, we also provided a plot ofthe predicted risk of death (as derived from the multivariate...
... phases ofthecell cycle as well as cell size The simultaneous effect of each dsRNA on six different cellular phenotypes was recorded: the percentage of cells with a DNA content of 2N (percentage of ... of reduced G1 cyclin synthesis They are also impaired in their ability to grow, consistent with the known role of protein synthesis in cell growth; the increase in apoptosis may be due to a reduction ... on growth or the distribution of cells in thecell cycle These two possibilities could be distinguished by examining the effect of these dsRNAs on cell number Intriguingly, many of these hits for...
... Department of Biochemistry who, through the peculiarities and profundities of weekly seminar, have expanded the globe of my scientific exploration I thank every single member ofthe Clapp and Yang ... formation, andthe ability of these cells to initiate a JMML-like disease in mice (44, 45) These three cytokines are critical to the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), ... trypan blue exclusion The single value for each individual sample was considered the mean ofthe replicates The standard error ofthe mean was computed from multiple means of biologically-independent...
... the food stocks, andthe mood ofthe garrison The tactics ofthe Daily Mail captured the attention ofthe nation; the newspaper dramatized the situation ofthe town by emphasizing the danger that ... versatility into the entertainments got up to distract the attention ofthe beleaguered townsfolk from the belt ofiron that environed them, and vied with the liveliest in song and dance, was of a piece ... examine both the role ofthe press in the formation of public opinion about imperialism andthe role ofthe press in the formation ofthe concept of public opinion itself Mafeking Night marks the powerful...
... ofthe paper, the principles of lean production will be examined and how theoretically the Internet might affect the implementation of these principles In the second section some examples of ... earlier the aims ofthe lean principles are “to get more out of less,” and we have seen examples of how the Internet can contribute The question is, can we model the situation and add to the theoretical ... time (and now in much ofthe world) Their definition: “Lean production is ‘lean’ because it uses less of everything compared to mass production half the human effort in the factory, half the manufacturing...
... the headloss ofthe kth pump SOLUTION AND REALIZATION OFTHE ESTABLISHED MODEL In view ofthe characteristic of global optimization ability and implicit parallelism, - 70 - Journal of Water and ... can be reduced The key of energy saving is to determine the best speed ratio according to the actual demand of water supply system Because ofthe limitations of speed control devices and characteristic ... a is the Q-H curve of which the pump runs with the rated speed n0, b is the Q-H curve of which the pump runs at the speed of n1, n1=0.75n0, HS is the pump head which can be determined by the outlet...
... topic, the aims ofthe study, the scope ofthe study, the methods andthe design ofthe study 13 Part B is the Development including three chapters: Chapter gives an overview of syntax and semantics ... the theory of negation must include the role of syntax and semantics, it is necessary to take the general viewpoint of these categories andthe relation between them 1.An overview of syntax and ... over the domains of units: there are systems of sentences, of clauses, of groups, of words, andof morphemes Basing on the source language, students are taught to distinguish the similarities and...
... other commercially successful drugs are sold under more than 20 different brand labels The number of proprietary names, therefore, greatly exceeds the number of available drugs For the sake of ... Anacaine Anacin-3 Anacobin Anaesthesin Anamid Anarexol Ancef Ancotil Andriol Andro Androcur Androcyp Android Androlone Andronate Androviron Anectine Anergan Anethaine Anexate Ang-O-Span Angionorm Antilirium ... names, the trade name ofthe original manufacturer will be listed; in the case of some frequently prescribed generics, some proprietary names of other manufacturers will also be listed Brand names...
... between the pre-school class andthe school The repercussion of this is that the child care andthe school now have the same responsible authority, i.e., the Ministry of Education andthe Board of ... the purpose of this thesis is to explore the potentials and alternative goals for change and development ofthe present school pedagogy and classroom practice that integration ofthe school and ... outlook, and personality development These ideas required a reformation ofthe course content andthe classroom practices The old catechetical method with questions and answers andthe transmission of...
... channels.13 The first channel rests on the effect ofthe availability of credit in the economy andthe second one on the effect of liquidity on the allocation of asset portfolios These channels ... pressure on the prices ofthe alternative asset categories, thereby reducing yields and increasing the net present value of real capital investment.19 Both the availability of credit andthe liquidity ... part ofthe loan growth in the euro area is still based on the traditional “originate -and- hold” model of banking, underlining the importance ofthe money and credit nexus for gauging the effect of...
... environmental, and social impacts of biofuel productionand use While a number of studies have examined some ofthe environmental impacts associated with the expansion of biofuel productionand use, most of ... EXPANDING BIOFUEL PRODUCTIONANDTHE TRANSITION TO ADVANCED BIOFUELS will establish annual payments to offset risks for biomass growers and will cover most ofthe costs of preparing the land and ... purchase biofuels, they receive the RIN associated with that purchase If they not choose to purchase biofuels, then they can purchase the RIN instead and meet the RFS mandated level If the demand for...
... switch and alters the expression ofthe two nuclear genome coded isoforms of CytOX V [10,32] The regulation of genes CytOX5a and CytOX5b, coding for the two isofoms Va and Vb, parallels that of genes ... shows the effects of hypoxia on the steady state levels of nuclear genome encoded CytOX IV and Vb mRNAs There was no change in the levels of these mRNAs in macrophages at h of hypoxia, the time ... measure ofthe hypoxic effect on CytOX gene expression, we measured the steady state CytOX mRNA levels The Northern blot in Fig shows the effect of hypoxia on the levels of mitochondrial genome- and...
... one of these studies collected data on the number of poultry kept by the sampled households in the study year and, in the case of Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana, on the number of poultry sold andthe ... as a result ofthe ban on poultry andthe reductions in the demand for poultry products during and after the outbreaks According to the Poultry Farmers’ Association, the total number of its broiler-producing ... is the number of observations, Xi is the forecast value, and Yi is the actual value The closer the value of U is to zero, the better the model fit Estimating Livelihoods Impact of HPAI Using the...