explain biotic and abiotic factors in the ecosystem

The Fraction of Cancer Attributable to Lifestyle and Environmental Factors in the UK in 2010 docx

The Fraction of Cancer Attributable to Lifestyle and Environmental Factors in the UK in 2010 docx

... hormones in the UK in 2010 S42 DM Parkin 11. Cancers attributable to infection in the UK in 2010 S49 DM Parkin 12. Cancers in 2010 attributable to ionising radiation exposure in the UK S57 DM Parkin and ... resulted in declines in dietary salt intake, and there has been an equivalent reduction in the incidence of gastric cancer (Tominaga and Kuroishi, 1997); however, there have been other changes in prevalence ... Hiom and Catherine Thomson for their questions and comments; Colette Pryor for collating incidence data and Katrina Brown for invaluable support in preparing the report for submission. Funding This...

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Roles of AP-2 transcription factors in the regulation of cartilage and skeletal development doc

Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Roles of AP-2 transcription factors in the regulation of cartilage and skeletal development doc

... AP-2d, and AP-2e. The proline-rich and glutamine-rich N-terminus, which is important for transactivation, is shown in yellow, and contains the PY-motif (green). The helix–span–helix domain at the ... nervous system, retina, and developing heart [6]. AP-2e expression has been detected in the developing olfactory bulb, neural tis- sue, especially the midbrain and hindbrain [7,14], and hypertrophic ... domain at the C-terminus shown in blue medi- ates dimerization and, together with the basic domain, (red) DNA-binding. ‘*’, amino acids that are identical in all sequences in the align- ment; ‘:’,...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Alternative initiation of transcription of the humanpresenilin 1gene in SH-SY5Y and SK-N-SH cells The role of Ets factors in the regulation ofpresenilin 1 pptx

Báo cáo khoa học: Alternative initiation of transcription of the humanpresenilin 1gene in SH-SY5Y and SK-N-SH cells The role of Ets factors in the regulation ofpresenilin 1 pptx

... ER81 and PEA3), ER81 and ERM being the most related [35]. PEA3 members all contain the highly conserved ETS domain. ERM contains two DNA binding inhibitory domains flanking the Ets domain: the ... by four factors: their site of synthesis and chemical modification, the presence of specific Ets promoter motifs and the set of nuclear factors with which they interact in the tissue being considered ... target sites in different genes. In addition promoter sequences flanking the Ets motif determine activity t hrough protein–protein interactions between Ets factors and factors binding at adjacent...

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The Fungal Community Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem Third Edition docx

The Fungal Community Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem Third Edition docx

... of scale and heterogeneity in the ecosystem is a confounding factor in our attempts to understand ecology and community functioning. However, these factors are inherent in ecosystems, and we need ... real-world scenarios. These models are useful for predicting changes in global scale patterns due to changes in ecosystem level processes and for understanding the impact of abiotic change on biotic communities and ... some of the questions regarding the observations, characterizations, and functional attributes of fungal assemblages and their interactions with both the environment and other organisms. In addition,...

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Common factors in the performance of European corporate bonds – evidence before and after financial crisis pdf

Common factors in the performance of European corporate bonds – evidence before and after financial crisis pdf

... exhi- bited in Figure 2. We find that the level and the slope factors, together, explain 98.7% and 98.2% of the total variation of the respective term structures (see Figure 2). 16 Both, the inter- est ... parsimonious and orthogonal representations of the risk factors in order to examine further determinants of the sample bonds’ performance. The extracted risk factors from the interest rate and default ... (see Pilotte and Sterbenz, 2006, and Derwall et al., 2009). Our main findings can be summarized as follows: (i) Incorporating slope and level factors of the respective interest and default...

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Báo cáo khoa học: NrpRII mediates contacts between NrpRI and general transcription factors in the archaeon ¨ Methanosarcina mazei Go1 pot

Báo cáo khoa học: NrpRII mediates contacts between NrpRI and general transcription factors in the archaeon ¨ Methanosarcina mazei Go1 pot

... domains participate and are required for the full 2-oxoglutarate response. Evidence was obtained that the conserved amino acids C148 and L195 located in the first, and C389 and H435 located in the ... that added anking BamHI and EcoRI sites and facilitated cloning the 580-bp fragment into the BamHI and EcoRI sites of pET28a, fusing six histidine codons in front of MM2184. The resulting plasmid was ... with TBP and ⁄ or TFB. As Methanopyrus kandleri contains a sole NrpR consisting of one single NrpR domain with a N-terminal HTH domain [26], it is of specific interest to elucidate whether the single...

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prevalence and influencing factors of the lower reproductive tract infections among sex workers in the centre for treatment - education- labour ii hanoi and evaluation of the intervention

prevalence and influencing factors of the lower reproductive tract infections among sex workers in the centre for treatment - education- labour ii hanoi and evaluation of the intervention

... for the policy and planning programs in order to expand this intervention modul for the other centers over the nation. 3. Scientific and practical meanings of the thesis Scientific meaning: The ... indicators was the fastest growing, then to the attitude indicator and the practising indicator were slowly increased. The results of this study on the improvement of knowledge on preventing ... evaluations on incidences and efectiveness of interventions, in order to improve the knowledge and pratising for FSW, who were being in the Center II. The thesis has proved the evidence on...

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Báo cáo khoa học: " Seroprevalence of low pathogenic avian influenza (H9N2) and associated risk factors in the Gyeonggi-do of Korea during 2005-2006" pps

Báo cáo khoa học: " Seroprevalence of low pathogenic avian influenza (H9N2) and associated risk factors in the Gyeonggi-do of Korea during 2005-2006" pps

... around (within 1 km) in other cases. The question defined disinfection as practicing entire places related to the farm, such as an entrance to the farm and nearby road, in and out of the poultry ... taking instructions from owner Đ Foot disinfectant at the entrance of the building Frequency of renewing the disinfectant ∥ Wearing separated boots at each building On the farm Off the farm Yes No Active Not ... [19]. The reagents for the HI and the AGP tests were obtained from the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (Korea) and Animal Genetics (Korea), respectively. According to the...

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Báo cáo y học: "Angiogenic and angiostatic factors in systemic sclerosis: increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor are a feature of the earliest disease stages and are associated with the absence of fingertip ulcers" doc

Báo cáo y học: "Angiogenic and angiostatic factors in systemic sclerosis: increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor are a feature of the earliest disease stages and are associated with the absence of fingertip ulcers" doc

... for any human and murine cytokine, including murine endostatin. The minimum detectable concentration of endostatin was less than 12 pg/ml, and the interassay and intra-assay vari- ances were less ... endostatin and bFGF and other clinical parameters No correlation of VEGF, endostatin and bFGF levels with skin score, carbon monoxide diffusion capacity and the presence of teleangiectasias and other ... SSc. According to the hypothesis that the angiogenic effects of VEGF are inhibited by a concomitant increase of angio- static factors, another strategy for the treatment of ischemic symptoms in SSc is the...

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Báo cáo y học: "Dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity and/or structure homologs: Contributing factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis" doc

Báo cáo y học: "Dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity and/or structure homologs: Contributing factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis" doc

... monocytes, thereby increasing the inflammatory response and exacerbating degeneration. Some of the proposed interactions and mechanisms are outlined in Fig. 3. The DASH family members, predominantly ... only the half-life but also receptor preference and downstream signaling. In this article, we examine the role of DPPIV homologs, including CD26, the canonical DPPIV, and their substrates in the pathogenesis ... resting T cells correlates well with the low CD26 surface expression and the rapid upregulation and sustained signal following activation supports a role for CD26 in maintaining and regulating...

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Báo cáo y học: " Subjective memory complaints, vascular risk factors and psychological distress in the middle-aged: a cross-sectional study" pptx

Báo cáo y học: " Subjective memory complaints, vascular risk factors and psychological distress in the middle-aged: a cross-sectional study" pptx

... have examine d the relations hip between vascular risk factors and SMC, with conflicting results [3,17]. Neither of these studies examined the SMC-vas- cular risk factor association as their primary ... 62 years. There is uncertainty regarding the significance of SMC. They may be an early marker of cognitive decline with an underly- ing pathological basis, a feature of normal ageing and/ or a ... of cognitive decline. Vascular risk factors have an important role in the development of dementia and possibly MCI. We therefore aimed to test the hypothesis that vascular risk factors were associated...

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Báo cáo y học: "Prevalence of Overactive Bladder, its Under-Diagnosis, and Risk Factors in a Male Urologic Veterans Population"

Báo cáo y học: "Prevalence of Overactive Bladder, its Under-Diagnosis, and Risk Factors in a Male Urologic Veterans Population"

... (OAB-V8) 9 ). Questions on LUTS included urinary frequency (2 questions), urgency (2), nocturia (1), incontinence (2) and emptying (1). The questionnaire also included medical and surgical history, ... the general population. Since OAB is a compilation of lower urinary tract symptoms, the prevalence of LUTS should be higher. Irwin et al. 2 in their 5-country population study reported the ... possi- ble effective and fast screening tool. Our study also examined the risk factors for OA B i n m en. We found that OAB increased with age: 49% in men aged 40-49 years to 79% in men aged 70-79...

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Báo cáo y học: Esterified Hyaluronic Acid and Autologous Bone in the Surgical Correction of the Infra-Bone Defects"

Báo cáo y học: Esterified Hyaluronic Acid and Autologous Bone in the Surgical Correction of the Infra-Bone Defects"

... attaching to a surface (36a and 36b) [8,9]. The application of exogenous HA and HA-based biomaterials showed good results in ma- nipulating and accelerating the wound healing proc- ess in a ... facilitate the application of bone graft in the damaged site and on the other hand, it creates an environment with a rich content of HA, with all the advantages deriving from the phenomenon. The ... before treatment and at 10 days, and 6, 9, and 24 months after treatment . Clinical Measurements To assess the treatment results, the following pre-operative and intra-operative clinical parameters...

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