exposure factor or likelihood factor

... growth factor- induced porcine oocyte maturation Mol Reprod Dev 1995, 42, 311-317 Downs SM Specificity of epidermal growth factor action on maturation of the murine oocyte and cumulus oophorus in ... transported back to the laboratory within h Ovaries were removed from the tract and washed free from blood in fresh PSS, and then repeatedly slashed with a #10 scalpel blade or shaving blade (Dorco, ... suggest that epidermal growth factor (EGF) acts on cells as both a paracrine and autocrine regulator of ovarian function [3,12] The EGF is one of many growth factors found throughout the body,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:20

... growth factor, or transforming growth factor Inter- and intra-assay variances for VEGF, sVEGFR-1, and sVCAM-1 were lower than 10% The minimum detectable concentration was less than pg/ml for VEGF, ... receptor 1; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor R313 Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol No Allanore et al that VEGF signalling is impaired in SSc, but more experimental data are needed in order ... activities specific for endothelial cells It interacts with two receptor tyrosine kinases, VEGFR-1 (flt) and VEGFR-2 (flk) A defect in VEGF receptors could account for VEGF signalling abnormalities in...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... Damme N, Cuvelier C, De Vos M, Mielants H, Veys EM, De Keyser F: Immunomodulatory effects of anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy on synovium in spondyloarthropathy: histological findings in ... disease, whereas in the first years inflammation might be the driving force Invariably, a major improvement in the BASFI has been reported in all studies with infliximab Imaging data, especially by ... the ‘gold standard’ tool for assessing disease modification However, these data are not yet available Moreover, with regard to radiological evaluation, there are two important limitations First,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... (ulceration lasting months or more) and /or bone (bone exposure and necrosis) reactions occurred Statistical Analysis For a statistical analysis, a Student’s t-test for normally distributed data ... explanation for poor local control was poor oral hygiene including dental factors in the elderly in previous study [12], which could be modified by careful intervention In addition, in the study reported ... 80 or over showed good outcome including four locally controlled HDR patients Therefore age is not a sole factor on a local control rate by brachytherapy, other confounding factor such as tumor,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... involving several transcription factors and gene activator/repressor proteins For example, it has been recently reported that NF-κB collaborates with other transcription factors (early growth response-2 ... osteoclastogenesis through interaction with receptor activator of nuclear factor κB, osteoprotegerin, and receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand Arthritis Rheum 2004, 50:3831-3843 Asagiri ... transcriptional factor of osteoclastogenesis induced by macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) in a culture of murine precursor cells [13],...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... for chronic inflammatory sinusitis [12] Sinus aspergilloma is often asymptomatic and may therefore be overlooked during the workup performed before starting TNFα antagonist therapy Furthermore, ... using the following keywords: (rheumatoid arthritis OR ankylosing spondylitis OR spondylarthritis) AND (aspergilloma OR fungus ball OR aspergillosis OR sinusitis) Case reports, case series, and ... pain, or hemorrhagic rhinorrhea Serology for aspergillosis was negative in the three tested patients For four patients, CT scans of the sinuses obtained before surgery were available as films or...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... homozygotes on uniform congenic or hybrid backgrounds for locomotor activity and masking ability The current results conclusively demonstrate that EGFR is not an essential mediator of locomotor or masking ... uniform congenic lines indicate that EGFR is not a required mediator of the locomotor or masking behaviors, though it may modulate the activity of other pathways involved in control of locomotor ... an abnormal masking response in one trial followed by a near-normal response in a subsequent trial (data not shown) Conclusion The mice used to originally implicate EGFR as a major mediator of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20

... evidence now implicates acetaldehyde as a major underlying factor for the carcinogenicity of alcoholic beverages and especially for oesophageal and oral cancer Acetaldehyde associated with alcohol ... the metabolic formation from ethanol becomes the major factor at the 2-min sampling point Conclusions: This study offers a plausible mechanism to explain the increased risk for oral cancer associated ... in the saliva was judged to be of microbial origin [15] For this reason, poor dental status or lack of oral hygiene are associated with a higher risk for cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... observation carried forward; LR: likelihood ratio; NOR-VEAC: Norwegian Very Early Arthritis Clinic; PsA: psoriatic arthritis; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; RF: rheumatoid factor; ROC: receiver operating ... analyses Dr Mjaavatten's work was supported by a grant from the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority The NOR-VEAC study was funded by the Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation ... stiffness >1 hour, as well as IgM rheumatoid factor (for the analysis with anti-CCP) or anti-CCP (for the analysis with IgM RF), respectively lihood for having persistent arthritic disease increased...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 12:20

... used for all analyses of effectiveness Patients in both studies were stratified into two major subgroups: no prior TNF antagonist and one or more prior TNF antagonists (prior IFX or ETN or both) ... reason except for "other." bOne or more swollen joint count (0 to 44) cOne or more inflamed enthesis in Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score or fascia plantaris or both dReference ... History of prior anti-TNF therapy Prior ETN or IFX or both No prior aUsed ETN/IFXa 182/348 (52.3) 0.130 0.194 272/345 (78.8) as reference value ACR50, American College of Rheumatology 50% or more...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:22

... Growth factors that can stimulate VEGF production include epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and insulin like growth factor (IGF) ... consensus binding sites for growth factor regulated transcription factors [12] The presence of these regulatory sequences suggest the synergistic effect of boyh hypoxia and growth factors at the level ... collaboration between three different families of growth factors: VEGFs, angiopoietins and ephrins [13] Incorporation of those three different kinds of growth factors in a model of vascular formation...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... spaces, total ETS exposure, and large indoor areas in men For women, significant values were found for heavy ETS exposure in small spaces and in large indoor areas and for total ETS exposure [60] ... Thorax 2004, 59(4):342-346 Morice AH, Kastelik JA: Cough 1: Chronic cough in adults Thorax 2003, 58(10):901-907 Morice AH, Geppetti P: Cough 5: The type vanilloid receptor: a sensory receptor ... expression of inflammatory markers have not been analysed in detail previously Therefore, a recent study assessed the correlation of ETS exposure with the expression of inflammatory mediators in airway...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... Interest rate risk factor, Lr: Liquidity risk factor, and Cr: Credit risk factor, Sr: Solvency risk factor or Capital risk factor, 2.6 Previous study 2.6.1 Factors affect to bank’s risks exposure Although ... factors The five factors identified as the main factors that contribute to banks’ risk exposure in the Malaysian banking scenario are liquidity and interest rate factor, domestic market factor, ... identified are Interest risk factor, Liquidity risk factor, Credit risk factor, and capital risk factor In this study the author uses the following ratios as the measures for the four financial risks...

Ngày tải lên: 18/05/2015, 03:42

... Con số factor loading lớn biến quan sát nằm dòng Biến quan sát vari có factor loading lớn nằm cột biến quan sát vari thuộc nhân tố Biến gss7 có factor loading lớn 0.769 biến gss8 có factor loading ... trọng số nhân tố có trị tuyệt đối nhỏ giá trị (ví dụ: 0.3) Hình Khi bấm nút Scores, hộp thoại Factor Analysis: Factor Scores xuất Chọn Save as variables bạn muốn lưu lại nhân số (đã chuẩn hố) nhân ... Prentice-Hall International, Inc, Factor loading tiêu để đảm bảo mức ý nghĩa thiết thực EFA (ensuring practical significance) Factor loading > 0.3 xem đạt mức tối thiểu, Factor loading > 0.4 xem quan...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2012, 09:05

... Con số factor loading lớn biến quan sát nằm dòng Biến quan sát vari có factor loading lớn nằm cột biến quan sát vari thuộc nhân tố Biến gss7 có factor loading lớn 0.769 biến gss8 có factor loading ... trọng số nhân tố có trị tuyệt đối nhỏ giá trị (ví dụ: 0.3) Hình Khi bấm nút Scores, hộp thoại Factor Analysis: Factor Scores xuất Chọn Save as variables bạn muốn lưu lại nhân số (đã chuẩn hố) nhân ... Prentice-Hall International, Inc, Factor loading tiêu để đảm bảo mức ý nghĩa thiết thực EFA (ensuring practical significance) Factor loading > 0.3 xem đạt mức tối thiểu, Factor loading > 0.4 xem quan...

Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2012, 14:21

... teaching For some, it means no more than replaying television programmes on a video recorder for viewing in class or private study For others, it implies the use of a video camera in class to record ... really determine whether or not he is on task? If the pupil is thinking about or processing the subject material, formulating a question or an answer, or simply listening and absorbing, he may be judged ... classroom work, or it can be used to introduce a range of activity for five minutes A ten-minute programme can be useful for more advanced students Less advanced students may wish something much shorter...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:44

... policy for the access request, extracts the information that needs to be collected, and sends an inquiry to the client device and /or data aggregator The client de-vice and /or data aggregator receives ... system using the textural information, employing different wavelet transforms The wavelets used for the analysis are Biorthogonal, Symlet and Discrete Meyer Algorithm For Palm Print Based Authentication: ... for each wavelet type B One time password The motivation for using one-time passwords is that the compromise of one password should not affect the security of sessions involving another password...

Ngày tải lên: 31/07/2013, 09:43

... Tikekar [16] reported an experimental investigation and developed correlation for heat transfer coefficient and friction factor for metal grit ribs as roughness element on absorber plate Jaurker ... developed correlations for the same Bhushan and Singh [23] have given the correlation for Nusselt number and friction factor for solar air heater duct having artificially roughened absorber plate Promvonge ... 1, 2012, pp.33-48 43 5.2 Friction factor (f) The friction factor (f) is plotted as function of Reynolds number (Re) for all absorber plates having different orientation of roughness geometry...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 15:28

... main reason or source of motivation for students studying English (LoCastro 1996) Certainly, a high percentage of both junior and senior high school students identify the major reason for English ... with no opportunity to use the target language and therefore, no chance to interact with members of the target group Lukmani (1972) found that an instrumental orientation was more important than ... learning English for academic purposes while at the same time wishing to become integrated with the people and culture of the country Motivation is an important factor in L2 achievement For this reason...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... form valid for all Bx1 ; x2;  = exp f,x1 C1   , x2C2   , A g ;  and all x1; x2 satisfying 0: 1x1 + x2 + (*) 322 We must have Bx1 ; x2; 0 = 1; 8x1 ; x2 satisfying (*); because = corresponds ... dW1t; q dX2t = a21X1 t + a22X2 t + b2 dt + Y t dW3t: (SDE1’) (SDE2’) CHAPTER 32 A two -factor model (Duffie & Kan) 321 32.2 Zero-coupon bond prices The value at time t  T of a zero-coupon ... 2C1 C2  , C2  , C1 C2  , 2 2 C 2 2 2C  2 C2  ; ; ; (1) (2) (3) CHAPTER 32 A two -factor model (Duffie & Kan) 323 We first solve (1) and (2) simultaneously numerically, and then integrate...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 02:20