... study, the effect of NaCl concentration onthe kinetic constants and thermodynamic stability of VsEndA and VcEndA was investigated In addition, theeffectsof reciprocal mutations of two non-conserved ... boundary conditions, andthe resulting grid was adopted as the boundary condition for one further focused calculation The protein molecules occupied 90% ofthe box in the final calculations The molecular ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1595 Effectsof salt on Vibrio endonucleases L Niiranen et al Table Thermodynamic parameters ofthe thermal unfolding of VsEndA and VcEndA as a function of NaCl concentration...
... been conducted to assess theeffectsof fertilization or liming on different parts ofthe forest ecosystem In this context, information is available about the concentration of nutrients in the ... soil andthe leaves, the crown condition andthe tree growth [3, 4, 15, 23, 28, 41] Some authors studied the effect of fertilization onthe stocks of elements in different parts ofthe ecosystem, ... to investigating the treatments effect onthe ground vegetation The aim of this paper is to present the results concerning the response ofthevascular plant community This response is analysed...
... between parents and other adults, the microcontext of interactions between parents and children, the macrocontext ofthe neighborhood one lives in andthe availability of basic educational and health ... incidences of LBW among the population There should be reason to anticipate similar effectsonthe level ofthe household with respect to cognitive and mental health outcomes Despite the importance of ... to “poverty” rather than, for example, low educational levels of parents Once a convergence is reached onthe net and correlation effectsof poverty on a variety of indicators, the task ahead...
... predevaluation behavior ofthe accounts Furthermore, an attempt will be made to isolate theeffectsof devaluation alone by standardizing for theeffectsof other exogenous variables 11 The Equations The ... devaluations, the residuals ofthe balance of - payments equation in the year of devaluation are positive and at least one standard error in size None ofthe negative residuals are that large In contrast, ... equations (1) and (2) ~ ~ i t h othe t exchange-rate variable Excluding the exchange rate in the estimated equation means that the residuals ofthe equation represent theeffectsof devaluation and...
... with the single sugar concentrations, the total sugar concentration, the nitrogen and quercitol concentrations and C:N ratios ofthe bark andthe defoliation as the predictor variables, were conducted ... can be concluded that the decrease in frost hardiness ofthe RD trees was not due to a reduction in the concentrations of these sugar compounds In contrast, the concentrations of raffinose and stachyose ... relative conductivity (RC; %) ofthe incubation solution andthe duration of bark tissue incubation (h) during the investigation period The slope is a relative measure of freezing injury, and is...
... macrophages via the complement receptor (CR)-3 The immune response will then be turned on, one ofthe actions is the phagocytosis ofthe monoclonal antibody tagged tumor cells Page of 11 (page number ... impact onthe elimination half-life, volume of distribution and clearance [27] The low systemic blood level of β-glucans after ingestion does not reflect the full picture ofthe pharmacodynamics of ... caution as most ofthe proposed mechanisms are based on in vitro The uptake and subsequent actions of β-glucan on immune cells Figure The uptake and subsequent actions of β-glucan on immune cells...
... pressure and host translation selection exists in the processes of HBV evolution The synonymous codon usage pattern of HBV is a mixture of coincidence and antagonism to that of host cell But the difference ... a the synonymous codon usage pattern of human cell was calculated based onthe data ofthe synonymous codon usage frequencies of human cell The codon usage bias of HBV suggests that some synonymous ... reflect the characteristic of HBV evolution to some degree In this case, the codon usage variation might be one of factors to drive HBV evolution The effect of mutation pressure on codon usage of...
... proportional to the concentration of rat TNFα in the sample A standard curve was obtained by plotting the concentrations of rat TNF-α standards versus their absorbences The TNF-α concentration ofthe ... citation purposes) ofthe laser penetration depth of about 1–2 mm, IMBF reflects the blood flow in the whole gut wall In contrast, FCD reflects only the perfusion ofthe capillaries ofthe focused ... of 50 pg/ml Thus, the inflammatory response is not a result of preparations before the start ofthe experiment (insertion of catheters, laparotomy, among other factors) The dopexamine infusion...
... average penetration depth for reaction pile driving EFFECTSOF TIME ON CAPACITY OF PILES DRIVEN IN SAND 233 around ten months of their installation The make-up and test histories ofthe CLAROM piles ... 14 and 20 m depth: these are more extensive in the region ofthe jet-grouted pile (section AA) than around the control pile (section BB) The CPT programme allowed these variations in ground conditions ... by the test on R6 236 JARDINE, STANDING AND CHOW INTERPRETATION Factors that were addressed in the interpretation ofthe pile load tests include the potential variations in ground conditions and...
... explain, and predict theeffectsof visuals on reading comprehension, among them, the theory of mental models (Johnson-Laird [20]), the transmediation theory (Siegel [21]), the repetition hypothesis ... The translation task would evaluate theeffectsof pictures on students’ understanding ofthe texts andthe questionnaire was used to assess student viewpoints ontheeffectsof pictures on their ... speed on to the main road directly in front ofthe other car The third picture showed that one car, although it braked hard, hit the motorcycle, andthe other car hit the corner ofthe T-junction...
... reproduction has been noted, but this may be due to effectsof contaminants onthe female ofthe species, rather than the male Moreover, the mechanisms of action by which some oftheeffects occur ... mosquitofish population, and that anti-androgenic chemicals were a possible cause oftheeffects (Toft et al.,2003) Similarly, effectsonthe gonopodia of male mosquitofish taken from polluted wetlands ... produced in females, and when found in males in elevated concentrations it confirms the presence of sex hormone disrupting contaminants in the environment, and indicates feminisation ofthe male Reduced...
... from the known volume (i.e., the volume ofthe chamber) andthe density of air at room temperature The concentration ofthe methanol was calculated from the ratio between the mass of methanol and ... IV and V microwire sensors with their lengths and widths kept constant This was done to study theeffectsofthe PPy thicknesses onthe sensitivity responses ofthe microwires The thicknesses of ... ratios ofthe microwires One type of film and five types of microwire sensors were fabricated using the ILL method for either conducting polymer Tables and give the corresponding dimensions of these...
... by changing the distribution of interface states andthe electron occupation on them In some cases, even the concentration ofthe adsorbed gas ions can be measured from the change of potential ... adsorptionrdesorption kinetics of NO x gas region width, and e is the permittivity ofthe semiconductor From the charge neutrality condition between the interface charge Qi andthe space charge in depletion ... characteristics of WO film mostly through the chemical nature of GB rather than the modification of physical properties of polycrystals Conclusion The origin of binder effectsonthe sensing characteristics...
... This monograph is based upon papers and discussion from the RAUS Review Conference onthe Endocrine and Reproductive Effectsof Marijuana, held March and 2, 1983, in Rockville, Maryland The conference ... data onthe effect of marijuana on human reproductive systems, but Dr Mendelson reported onthe available data andon his own considerable work in this area In his study oftheeffectsof marijuana ... with DNA and are intimately involved with the structural and transcriptional properties ofthe genome Variations of these proteins and their mode of association with other genome components may...
... NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2008, 5:13 There were no significant effectsof group and condition onthe mean and variability of step width The average step width ofthe LBP group andthe controls ... condition; INCO = incongruent Stroop condition; MOVE = movement related Stroop condition Error bars represent standard errors theeffectsof dual-tasking and not to the order of presentation of ... Furthermore, the addition of an attention demanding task causes an aggravation of this behavior In a sense, the secondary task can be considered a perturbation ofthe information processing system, ...
... substances, as well as the safety assessment in the framework ofthe laws about consumer and cosmetic products Conclusion The major conclusions of our literature review onthe safety of topically applied ... refocus on testing the final formulation rather than the isolated constituents [191] The effect of ethanol as penetration enhancer for other constituents ofthe formulations must especially be considered ... alcohol ingestion In addition, the contact time should be shorter in the case of topical ethanol application because ofthe fast evaporation ofthe alcohol Ethanol as a penetration enhancer Systematic...
... amplifier The speaker (Focal JM Lab Chorus 705V) fit snugly in the upper part ofthe box andthe animal enclosure in the lower section The diaphragm ofthe speaker was 16 cm above the floor ofthe ... contributed to the writing JMW contributed to data collection LK contributed to the interpretation ofthe results HS conceived ofthe study, participated in the design and drafted the manuscript ... assess the optimal combination of amplifiers, loud speakers, number of firings (each click ofthe mouse ofthe computer provided a single firing), their sound intensity andthe mode of their delivery...
... investigated the effect ofthe dropping rate of NaOH into the precursor solution, droplet size, and amount ofthe NaOH solution andthe hydrothermal reaction time onthe hydrothermal formation ofthe ... view ofthe nanowhisker deformed in the presence of electron beam, which is confirmed by the random bulging and smearing ofthe nanowhisker surface The deformation ofthe nanowhiskers in the presence ... MgBO2(OH) nanowhiskers with other synthesis parameters kept constant The morphology preservation and crystallinity improvement in the thermal conversion ofthe hydrothermal synthesized MgBO2(OH) nanowhiskers...
... attained of cycles ofthe former is only one unit less than that ofthe latter Conclusions 3.3 Effect of Li + ion onthe behaviour of positive electrodes An examination was also made oftheeffectsof ... Number of i 50 60 70 cyclea Fig Relationship between the coefficient of utilization ofthe positive active material andthe n u m b e r of cycles onthe condition ofthe electrolyte containing ... Table In view ofthe above-mentioned effective action of AS onthe positive electrode andthe important action of graphite onthe improvement ofthe active-material utilization during the initial...
... very young, and hence vulnerable, population of patients Chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline in the absence of radiation The best data onthe cognitive effectsof chemotherapy alone have come ... need to continue using various combinations of chemotherapy and cranial radiation The excellent correlation ofthe in vitro and in vivo results of Noble and colleagues’ study [1] raises the hope ... to adverse effects than were the leukemia and lymphoma cell lines In addition, sublethal concentrations ofthe drug were associated with suppression of cell division in clonal assays Systemic treatment...