... sensation assessments included joint position and vibration Joint position was assessed by moving the terminal phalanx of the great toes and coding the patient’s feeling of the joint position Vibration ... improvement in FBS or glycated hemoglobin, but in the control group, the insulin sensitivity decreased and the fasting insulin and insulin resistance increased, which shows a protective effectin our intervention ... chain High reactivity of ROS determines chemical changes in virtually all cellular components, leading to DNA and protein modification and lipid peroxidation[1] One of the chief injuries arising...
... Fontaine RN, Wang P, Gartside PS: Prospective 10-year evaluation of hypobetalipoproteinemia in a cohort of 772 firefighters and cross-sectional evaluation of hypocholesterolemia in 1,479 men in ... study confirms this only in Yanbu firefighters as concerns serum sodium, (p < 0.05) and chloride, (p < 0.005) Since serum inorganic phosphate is only a minute portion of body phosphate, alterations ... the follow-up examination, (p < 0.0001) Conversely, triglycerides increased over time The proportion of firefighters taking lipid-lowering medications increased from 3% at baseline to 12% at follow-up...
... The effectof tetrandrine on the proliferation of A549 cells The viability of A549 cells was measured using the MTT assay The cells were incubated with increasing concentrations of tetrandrine ... rate of 10-14% in the USA [11] Therefore, it is clear that Synergistic effectof ERK inhibition on tetrandrine-induced apoptosis in A549 human lung carcinoma cells Fig The effects of a PI3K/Akt inhibitor ... plasma membrane integrity It Synergistic effectof ERK inhibition on tetrandrine-induced apoptosis in A549 human lung carcinoma cells 25 Fig Flowcytometric detection of apoptosis of A549 cells...
... younger scions in the second growing season In contrast, in the first growing season, the growth increment of the younger scions is much greater as a percentage of the original scion dimensions Thus ... old seedlings could be found in the stand, scions were collected from container-grown seedlings originating from open-pollinated trees Scions were taken from vigorous terminal long shoots of lateral ... as great as those from the main stems on intact trees Also, is the decline in growth potential of the scions only a function of shoot elongation potential, which in turn limits diameter growth?...
... quiet rest period) in order to determine the effectof chronic supplementation with betaine on plasma nitrate/ nitrite Study Effectof chronic followed by acute ingestion of betaine on plasma nitrate/nitrite: ... during both days of testing Study Effectof chronic ingestion of betaine on plasma nitrate/ nitrite: Subjects were randomly assigned in double-blind manner using a cross-over design to betaine ... minute quiet rest period) and at 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes following ingestion in order to determine the effectof a single dosage of betaine on plasma nitrate/nitrite No food or calorie containing...
... interpretation of the data and drafting the manuscript BW was involved in the conception of the experiment, data collection and interpretation of the data All authors approved the final version of the ... hypoxic conditions in order to maintain adequate O2 delivery, therefore avoiding fatigue exacerbation Several studies in human assessed the effectof hypoxia on inspiratory muscle during inspiratory ... fatigue in exercise performance limitation under conditions coupling increased work of breathing and reduced O2 transport as during exercise in altitude or in hypoxemic patients List of abbreviations...
... Burrin JM, Noonan K, James I, Wood DF, Price CP, Monson JP: A longitudinal study ofmarkersof bone turnover in graves ' disease and their value in predicting bone mineral density J Clin Endocrinol ... (With permission of Kung AW, Yeung SS Prevention of bone loss induced by thyroxine suppressive therapy in postmenopausal women: the effectof calcium and calcitonin J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996; ... post-menopausal women taking suppressive doses of Lthyroxine The variation of BMD in relation to the variation of time in these patients defines functions that can be formulated in mathematical terms...
... until the beginning of resuscitation, time until return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), drugs received during resuscitation, the initial petCO2 (in kPa), pO2 and pCO2 (both in kPa) in peripheral ... and mind-brain relation to the edge of our understanding The main strength of our study is its prospective design With a consecutive recruitment of the patients and the inclusion of three of the ... cardiopulmonary resuscitation [31] Higher levels of petCO therefore indicate better cardiac output and higher coronary perfusion pressure [32] Our findings concerning the association between initial...
... more in line with Skehan and Foster’s predictions Ellis and Yuan [15] reported findings on the effects of three types of planning (no planning, unpressured online-planning, pre-task planning) on ... describing and comparing information, thus directing mental effort at cohering information presented in the graph and not involving diverse lexical items This finding partially supports Robinson’s ... language in a non-English speaking context The purpose of the second criteria was to control the effectof different amounts of IELTS training that the participants may have received before joining...
... Sediment concentration effecton the von Karman constant in main flow region 50 Figure 4.6 Sediment concentration effecton the integration constant 52 Figure 4.7 Sediment concentration effecton the ... matching equation (1) contains four parameters: (1) the von Karman constant in near bed region κ = 0.4; (2) the von Karman constant in main flow region κm which is less than 0.4; (3) the integration ... equations for these regions and tests these two concentration profile equations Chapter Conclusions the thesis concludes with the contributions of proposed logarithmic matching equations and...
... proportion of the molecular mass of smooth LPSs, their greater effecton the oxidation rate may be due to more effective binding of Hb The effects of the various LPSs on the oxidation rate of cross-linked ... increasing the rate of oxidation, suggesting a difference in binding of the two types of LPSs The effectof the LPSs on the rate of oxidation of Hb A0 was much less than on cross-linked Hb and furthermore, ... comparison of the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hb with that of Hb A0 is shown in Fig 3A The effectof the presence of EDTA, known to bind heavy metal cations [16], on the oxidation of both Hbs...
... continuing daily TTP for a period of months The results indicate significant reductions in D/I in the majority of patients so treated reductions in mature elastin degradation following the initiation ... reductions in the sputum levels of D/I with modest reductions in urine and plasma Two months of therapy by anticholinergic blockage for bronchodilitation resulted in reduction in elastin degradation ... identified in COPD The decreases of D/I in urine, plasma and sputum in the majority of patients in this study after initiating long-acting anticholinergic therapy is consistent with reduction in elastase...
... restriction The particular weight loss regimen we examined consisted of severe calorie restriction along with vitamin supplements and administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone ... plasma concentrations of biochemical markersof inflammation and endothelial activation (C-reactive protein, interleukin -6, soluble adhesion molecules, von Willebrand factor, and endothelin -1) ... during treatment may provide an indicator of improvement of vascular health In our study, we analyzed the effectof weight loss on the improvement of lipid profile in plasma and the increase of...
... plain lemon and discussing the flavor and after that, adding sugar on the lemon and tasting again -off-flavors: fruit salad that has been contaminated with onion flavor -discussion of different off-flavors ... exercises on using one’s senses in eating -introduction to restaurant environment and food: preparing of the food, menus, set out of food, ordering of food, setting for dinner S Mustonen et al ... to one food, lychee, which was present in one of the lessons in the first education wave For the control group the corresponding change was 0.56 (effect of education, p = 0.24) Mean change in...
... of cotton leaf area index to plant growth and fruiting, Agronomy Journal 57, pp 61-64 Gomez K Wanchai A and Gomez Arturo A (1984) Statistical Procedures for Agricuktural Research, Awiley Interscience ... cỏc ch tiờu sinh lý v nng sut ca ging bụng Bảng Động thái hiệu suất quang hợp (g/m2 lá/ngy) mật độ gieo trồng khác nhau, Ninh Thuận, vụ đông xuân năm 2008/2009 Hiu sut quang hp giai on (ngy sau ... sinh lý v suất giống VN01-2, Tạp chí Nông nghiệp v Phát triển Nông thôn số 21/2005, Bộ Nông nghiệp v Phát triển nông thôn, tr.106-108 Ashley D.A., Doss B.D., and Bennett O.L (1965) Relation of...
... adjusting the pH of the aqueous PCB solutions Effectof Initial PCB Concentration The results of the degradation of PCBs at different initial concentrations are shown in Figs and In all the initial ... an inhibiting effecton PCB degradation In this study, effective degradation was obtained at H2O2 concentration of about 2800 ml (of the 30%H2O2 solution) per liter and initial PCB concentration ... formed; Determination of the effects of UV intensity to confirm possibility of obtaining higher PCB degradation at shorter reaction time; Analysis of the kinetics of PCB degradation ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
... based on a large number of samples taken in Korea In the case of Tokyo and in the Philippines, urban runoff from roads on rainy days contributes to the increase in metal concentration in the ... metal concentration in sediment, considering that the area of road is more than 15% in most larger cities and that the roof runoff may have similar contamination Conclusion Metal contents in sediments ... identified as factors increasing zinc and lead concentration in the sediments in receiving waters judging from the measurements on roadside deposits and the estimation of the contribution of untreated...
... x-component and increases the magnitude of zcomponent of skin friction at the wall On the other hand, the effectof increasing suction parameter is to enhance the magnitude of both the components of ... sign in the above equation indicates that the suction is towards the plate Due to this kind of injection velocity the flow remains three dimensional All the physical quantities involved are independent ... substituting equations (18)-(22) into equations (10) - (14) and comparing the coefficients of like powers of ε, neglecting those of ε2, we get the following first order equations with the help of equation...