... subcellular distribution of PLD and the consequences of priming and activation were determined using immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis of neutrophil cytosol and membrane fractions using ... the presence of both PLD1 and PLD2 isoforms in human peripheral blood neutrophils, with PLD1 being the more abundant isoform At a protein level, the major isoform was shown to be PLD1 as immunoprecipitation ... lysates of several cell lines that express PLD1 (U937, NIH 3T3 and CCL39) or PLD2 (Rat1) only Differences in the molecular mass of the band corresponding to PLD were observed according to the presence...
... aqueous and subsurface systems, namely )2, 0, +4, and +6 The fate and transport of Se in contaminated sites are very much influenced by its chemical form and speciation Selenite and Se(VI) are the predominantly ... effect of the presence of equimolar As(III) on As(V) adsorption On the other hand, the competitive effect of equimolar As(V) on As(III) adsorption was small and apparent only on kaolinite and illite ... types of minerals In addition, the abundance of soils in a variety of geochemical environments and their influence on adsorption of contaminants suggested the need for more characterization of As and...
... NH2 of Arg143 and the main-chain carbonyls of Lys181 and Asn182 directly, and the main-chain carbonyl of Glu184 by way of a water molecule However, in lactate oxidase, the exchange of the E160G ... thermostability mechanisms of the E160G mutation on the basis of this model structure, and the precise molecular structure of lactate oxidase would have to be known to so Our group and other researchers ... temperature dependence of the Km values of Fig Temperature dependence of the Michaelis constant (Km) values of wild-type, E160G, V198I and E160G/V198I lactate oxidases The Km values of wild-type (d),...
... identify the common features of qigong (Brown and Knoferl, 2001) There are three main features of qigong: postures and movement, state of mind, and breathing The aim of practicing qigong is to ... consumption and metabolic rate Li and Sun (1997) stated that practice of Qigong could help to prevent heart disease It can regulate blood pressure and strengthen the heart by setting the body and mind ... clearing mind of stray thoughts, and long and deep breathing, all help a person achieve a state of well-being and reduce mental and physical tension It may further help to improve the sense of self-efficacy...
... contribution to acquisition and analysis of the data T Ifukube and T Izumi were involved in conception and design of the study, interpretation of the data and revision of the manuscript for important ... performance of ADL As the common clinical test for USN, in the first evaluation of the frequency of presence of neglect for ADL for the Patient A and B, USN symptom was existed eight and seven ... in activities for the frequency of presence of neglect for ADL The area of neglect had a profound effect on dynamic ADL, for example, dressing, transferring, and locomotion The common cancellation...
... http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/94 Page of Figure Large-scale FESEM images of the top (a) and back (b) sides of the TNTs array on the Ti wire; (c) large-scale and (d) enlarged FESEM image of the TNTs array being lifted off from ... peeled off (c) FESEM image of a free-standing cylindrical TiO2 tubule with its Ti core completely removed by chemical etching Top (d) and bottom (e) view of the TNT array by FESEM (f) TEM image of ... surface; (e) FESEM image of the underlying bumpy surface of an inner Ti wire core; (f) FESEM image of the TNTs prepared by anodization of the Ti wire at 30 V in an electrolyte of ethylene glycol containing...
... where, r0 and DE represent the pre- exponential factor and activation energy, respectively, and K is Boltzmann constant On the basis of best fitting of our data with thermally activated type of conduction, ... conduction, the values of activation energy and pre- exponential factor are calculated, and these values are given in Table On the basis of the calculated values of activation energy and pre- exponential ... our present system, the value of pre- exponential factor (r0) is of the order of 101 X-1 cm-1 On the basis of this value of r0, it is suggested that the conduction is taking place in the band...
... permeation and uptake of quercetin into SMMC-7721 cancer cells 123 On the basis of these observations, the cytotoxicity suppression effectof quercetin on SMMC-7721 cells in the absence and presence of ... multiple effects as anticancer drug In the present study, we have utilized the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) to explore the effectof quercetin alone and quercetin in the presence of Ni nanoparticles ... Fig DPV study of quercetin residue outside SMMC-7721 cells in the absence and presence of Ni nanoparticles a 50 lmol/L of quercetin solution; b 50 lmol/L of quercetin solution and cells incubated...
... study was to evaluate the effects of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), sonication and combination of both treatments on the removal of starch granuleassociated proteins of corn and mung bean starch because ... pores and channels Fannon et al (1993) have proposed that the presence of pores as an anatomical feature of some starches, and the absence of these in other starches affected the pattern of attack ... no significant effect could be recorded after any of the treatments 3.5 Swelling power and solubility analysis The swelling power and solubility provide measures of the magnitude of interaction...
... five years of collection over data of temperature and rainfall to prepare the graphics The total number of individuals of Lepidoptera major and lesser important pests andof those of the most ... of Nova Era, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil from August 1991 to July 1996 DISCUSSION Figure Mean temperature (ºC) and rainfall (mm) (A) and total number of individuals of Lepidoptera (B) andof ... show that this area presents low probability of occurrence of outbreaks of Lepidoptera pests of eucalyptus This can be due to the fact that this area presents about 40% of the land covered by native...
... with n number of germinated seeds after t days and i i N total germinated seeds at the end of the test = 3.1 Effectof prechilling conditions: moisture content and duration Two series of tests were ... 30, 32 and 34 % m.c and X, X+2, X+4 and X+6 weeks for the durations (X weeks) The longest duration thus corresponds to 12 weeks of pretreatment In this paper ’prechilling’ will designate prechilling ... content and the duration of chilling and ii) to follow prechilling conditions, A part of the seedlot (25 kg) was prechilled just after arrival The following m.c and prechill durations were applied...
... the specific binding of the radioligand on the X-axis and bound/free on the Y-axis The maximal binding is a measure of the total number of receptors present in the tissue and the equilibrium dissociation ... absence of unlabelled cAMP and Cx was the counts per minute bound in the presence of standard or unknown unlabelled cAMP From the Co/Cx value for the sample, the number of picomoles of unknown ... bars represent 75 μm Nandhu et al Journal of Biomedical Science 2011, 18:5 http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/18/1/5 Page of 10 Table mGluR5 and NMDA2B expression in the Cerebral cortex of the...
... non-sterile methods of preparation and injection procedures This is seen with local skin and soft tissue infections, which are the most common cause of hospital admissions of injecting drug users ... significant risk of formation of morphine crystals in the tablet extracts,, and conditions of preparation could reduce this problem by decreasing pH or, preferably, increasing the volume of water Although ... injections, and abandoned them in favour of μm filters However, these blockages can be prevented by the use of a preliminary, coarse filter, such as the cigarette filter applied here The combination of...
... interrelation of complaints after removal of impacted mandibular third molars The duration of operation in the hand of a single surgeon could be a reflection of the difficulty and hence duration of tissue ... Day and (p = 0.01, 0.004) when Figure Effectof age on postoperative pain, swelling and trismus A Influence of age on Postoperative pain B: Effectof age on Postoperative swelling C: Influence of ... contribute much to the output of variables of pain, swelling and trismus DAY7 Discussion Severity of pain, amount of swelling and degree of trismus are the primary indicators of patients discomfort...
... Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51:22 Authors' contributions GN planned and organised the study and was in charge of the practical work GN and SM collected and analysed data and prepared major parts of the ... standard deviation of the blood flow log distribution (Qmean and log SDQ, respectively), shunt (perfusion of lung regions with VA/Q < 0.005), and the mean and standard deviation of the ventilation ... distribution of perfusion, with absence of low VA/Q regions, negligible intrapulmonary shunt and no diffusion limitation of oxygen, were similar to that found in previous studies [14,18] The presence of...
... Fischer JE: GCSF and IL-8 for early diagnosis of sepsis in neonates and critically ill children – safety and cost effectiveness of a new laboratory prediction model: study protocol of a randomized controlled ... fit) The fitted models and parameter estimates are presented in Table We present two unconditional and two final models Because the SEP and DG predictors take on three and two discrete values, ... category as a predictor (model A) or the septic category with diagnosis as predictors (model B) both reduces the variability of baseline CRP values and their rates of change by about 20% and 1.5%,...
... found effective FZHY CCl4 intoxication time phase Figure liver of CCl4 MMP2/9 rat fibrotic Dynamic changes of induced activity andeffectof FZHY on Dynamic changes of MMP2/9 activity andeffectof ... inhibit and improve the reversal of hepatic sinusoidal capillarization and that FZHY's actions are associated with protection of SEC and inhibition of HSC activation )1 Coordinated effects of FZHY and ... related antigen (vWF) expression and serum HA level FZHY significantly improved twisting and occlusions of hepatic sinusoids, and alleviated loss of fenestrate in SEC and formation of continuous subendothelial...
... TBVs of offspring in each generation were derived by: where g and 9D represent respectively the TBVs of an offspring, of its sire and s , g i of its dam The term representing the effectof Mendelian ... o-! is the genetic standard deviation; r,! and r represent the accuracies of selection for males and females and i and iF M F represent the selection intensities for males and females These last ... matrix and inbreeding where OF is the rate of inbreeding per generation and F and F are the average t _ t inbreeding coefficients of animals born at generations t andt - respectively Description of...
... area of steel for a given width As′ = area of steel per ft of length for a given width B, b = width of cross section C = weight of portland cement per yd of concrete, lb Ceq = weight of portland ... I c (4.5) where L and AB = the length and area, respectively, of the member undergoing volume change, and I c and h = the average moment of inertia and height respectively of the two supporting ... generation of the cement by heat of hydration, cal/gm = moment of inertia of gross concrete section subjected to flexure by the restraining forces = ratio of distance between centroid of compression and...