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... k i , second-order rate constant of inhibition; r, partition ratio; k on , association rate constant; k off , dissociation rate constant; K d , thermodynamic equilibrium dissociation constant. (Received ... mechan- isminFig.4wasperformedtoobtaintheoreticalinsight into the effect of the second-order rate constants and concentrations of TM and PAI-1 on the rate of thrombin/ PAI-1 complex formation. For various combinations of k on and k off for the thrombin/TM ... reaction, is dependent on the starting concentration of free thrombin molecules (which itself is dependent on the total TM concentration) (Fig. 5B). Consequently, the maximal concentration of this

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... division of the raw data by the donor value at RT for 24 h Since donors served as blocks and contributed an observation from each condition (i.e each combination of temperature and duration level), ... 0.001 Olson et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2011, 9:26 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/9/1/26 Page of 13 Table Effect of exposure to different incubation conditions on PBMC ... effect of ambient temperature on specimen temperature, and effects of temperature on mononuclear cell yield, viability and immunologic function Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 9:26 Page 13 of

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... Department of Physical Education, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-City, South Korea *Corresponding author: Sukwon Kim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Physical Education ... levels of sound Since pink noise contains all frequency... interests Authors’ contribution SP and SK have made substantial contributions to conception and design, interpretation of data ... participants to stand on surfaces with different slope conditions in order to isolate the effects of vestibular system only on postural stability Another limitation was lack of pink noise

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... This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formatted PDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon. Effects of betaine on lipopolysaccharide-induced ... i.c.v. injection of saline (5 µL) itself on mouse - 7 - behavior. The sham control animals were administered the vehicle (i.c.v. and s.c.) instead of one of the drug solutions. Experimental ... modifications. The apparatus consisted of a wooden open-field box (30 x 30 x 35 cm high). The task was divided into three different sessions (the habituation, familiarization, and retention sessions)

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... relaxation of smooth muscle [23]. The effects of coffee on bone metab- olism are still controversial, although several studies have suggested that caffeine and/or heavy coffee consumption are ... http://www.josr-online.com/content/1/1/7 Page 7 of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Effects of caffeine on the osteoblasts: Changes in biochemical parametersFigure 4 Effects of caffeine on the ... inflammation and systemic bone loss: a model for inflammation-induced bone disease. J Bone Miner Res 1993, 8:625-634. 33. Fuller K, Chambers TJ: Effect of arachidonic acid metabolites on bone resorption

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... BT070079 CONTE NT Introduction Effects of temperature on enzyme-catalyzed reactions Example and Application Conclusion • Living processes consists almost entirely of biochemical reactions. Without ... being consumed by the reaction Introduction about enzyme-catalyzed reaction. Optimal temperature of human enzyme is about 35-40ºC, of bacteria is about 70ºC or higher Factor effects on enzyme-catalyzed ... clustering of hydrophobic groups, misleadingly called hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, and van der Waals interactions are all weak interactions (weak bonds) between

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... in the level of the domestic portion of high-powered money, the portion of high-powered money directly under the control of the monetary authorities. The effect of this variable on the trade ... equations have only three positive... predictions of the monetary approach that devaluation will produce a stock adjustment of the money supply On the other hand, there continues ... the 16 devaluations, the residuals of the balance of - payments equation in the year of devaluation are positive and at least one standard error in size None of the negative

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... predawn water potential of needles. Further confirmation of a lack of alteration of hydraulic con- ductivity in lifted seedlings could be drawn by concomitant water potential and gas exchange measurements ... growth of new components, pointing to the absence (1) of consumption of C reserves for respiration and (2) of no important N release in the soil after lifting as pre- viously demonstrated on Quercus ... seedling components were inversely related to those in N concentration. Total carbon content of seedlings increased significantly with time, whereas the C content of needles and of old roots

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... fects of fertilization or liming on different parts of the forest ecosystem. In this context, information is available about the concentration of nutrients in the soil and the leaves, the crown condition ... Rodenkirchen H., Effects of acidic precipitation, fertilization and liming on the ground vegetation in coniferous forest of southern... disappeared from the only beech CONTROL plot ... was conducted with the support of the “Division Nature et Forêts” of the. .. VII and VIII) 4 CONCLUSION This study deals with the response of the vascular ground vegetation

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... groups of three plants were inoculated with each fungus. Con- trols consisted of two additional plants treated in a similar way but with plugs of PDA only. At the end of ... increase of transpiration); 2) a rapid increase in the stem diameter corre- sponding to rehydration, starting soon after the afternoon decrease in transpiration; and 3) a second ... identification. Monitoring The microvariations of stem diameter were mea- sured with a set of LVDT (model DF ± 2.5 mm, accuracy ± 10 μm, from Solartron [Solartron Metrology,

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... depending on the conditions of immune activation and the immunizing antigen, acute stress may enhance the acquisition and expression of immunoprotection or immunopathology. In contrast, chronic stress ... secondary immune responses. 7 This suggests that depending on the condition under which the immune response is initiated, stress can enhance the acquisition and expression of immunoprotection ... weeks before sensitization and either discontinued Dhabhar, Enhancing versus Suppressive Effects of Stress on Immune Function 7 on sensitization, or continued an additional week until challenge,

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... cellular migration, activation of adhesion molecules, cellular proliferation, cytokine production and regulation of apoptosis [12,13] Chemokines contribute to homeostatic migration as well as entry ... 5.5 ± 0.8) Stimulation with a low concentration of CCL20 (10 ng/ml) decreased the proliferation of anti-IgMstimulated peripheral blood B cells In contrast, a high concentration of CCL21 (1000 ng/ml) ... B cells could contribute to the pathogenesis of RA by antigen presentation, autoantibody production, and inflammatory cytokine production One of the mechanisms for accumulation of B cells in synovial

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... Effects of winter on genetic structure of a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster C. BIÉMONT Biologie des Populations, Université Lyon 1, F 69622 ... 1974 ; BIÉ MONT , 1983). Thus, the comparison of populations and genera- tions on the basis of the distributions of the viability ratios reflect the amount of deleterious ... populations ATANABE of Drosophila melanogaster Evolution, 30, 109-118 VERDLOV WooL D., S E., 1976 Sib mating populations in an unpredictable environment : effects on components of fitness

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... observed. Altitude of origin also affected the τ of eclosion and oviposition rhythms of D. ananassae strains [17,19]. Latitude of origin as well influenced τ of eclosion rhythm of D. littoralis ... Page 10 of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Conclusion This appears to be the first report analyzing the effects of high altitude of origin on the circadian locomotor activity of D. helvetica. ... labora- tory conditions. The male of the haH strain had unimodal activity pattern with onset of activity occurring in the subjective forenoon, ~4.5 h after lights -on. The male of the laH strain,

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... Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and 2 Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic ... is one of the key components of the fungal cell wallFigure 1 β-glucan is one of the key components of the fungal cell wall. The basic subunit of the fungal β-glucan is β-D-glucose linked to one ... and solution conformation were shown to have an impact on the elimination half-life, volume of distribu- tion and clearance [27]. The low systemic blood level of β-glucans after ingestion does

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... 1) The most common reasons for discontinuation across all depression-related categories were adverse events and withdrawn consent with asenapine, lack of efficacy and withdrawn consent with placebo, ... olanzapine results appeared to be less consistent Controlled studies of asenapine in patients with acute bipolar depression are necessary to confirm the generalizability of these findings Keywords: asenapine, ... Organization reported that bipolar affective disorders rank within the top 10 causes of disability among all medical conditions, as measured in years lived with disability [7] Although a number of treatment

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... the inhibition of bone formation (confirmed by bone histomorphometry) and lower concentrations of bone for- mation markers (especially OC) [60, 61]. By contrast, data on bone resorption markers ... hormones are major determinants of bone turnover in older men. Low concentration of the bioavailable fraction of 17-estradiol is strongly associated with higher levels of the markers of bone ... 48 Week Serum Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase (ng/ml) Placebo 5 mg of alendronate 10 mg of alendronate FIGURE 3.3 Effects of alendronate on biochemical markers of bone resorption in 259 patients...

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... concentration and total kinase concentration, respectively, and K M is the Michaelis–Menten constant of the kinase. The con- centration of the complex [TK] approaches the total concentration of ... expressed the response of the active fraction to a change of the kinase concentration as a function of the concentra- tions of the two forms ([T] and [T*]) and the elastici- ties of the enzymes ... of the kinase (G–I). (A) Contour plot of the response coefficient R T Ã K T as function of the total concentration of the phosphatase and the kinase (normalized to the phosphatase concentration)....

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 07:20

... combination of text and visuals elicits beneficial effects in terms of comprehension of the material. Visuals not only offer additional contextual information to facilitate comprehension, perhaps ... additional contextual information to the students, confirming the value of DCT. Furthermore, Hall, Bailey, and Tillman [31] conducted a study to examine the effects of illustrations on reading ... significantly better on the translation task because the inclusion of pictures with the text provided readers with two sources of information instead of one. The positive effect of pictures on reading...

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... specification is parsimonious because of the difficulty of estimating a nonlinear system with cross- equation restrictions. The choices of outputs and inputs is consistent with the intermediation or ... additional details about the data set. IV. The Profit Efficiency Effects of Megamer~ers The Level of Profit Efficiency. We begin discussing the results with some information on the levels of profit ... ‘ standard profit efficiency model in equations (1) and parameters of the model. The level of profit efficiency the ratio of predicted profits to maximum or optimal profits on the frontier (7r/7r0) ...

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