... visualization ofthe data [14,15] Gene annotation and functional pathway analysis was based on the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) 2007 software [16] and GeneCards ... to the miRNA array at room temperature overnight and the slides were washed and scanned by GenePix scanner Pro 4.0 (Axon, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) Data processing and statistical analyses The raw data ... Sherman BT, Hosack DA, Yang J, Gao W, Lane HC, Lempicki RA: DAVID: Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery Genome Biol 2003, 4:3 17 Sugaya M, Fang L, Cardones AR, Kakinuma...
... knowledge about language, usually vocabulary and grammar I.1.3 Purposes of language testing As testing, teaching and learning cannot be separated from each other, a language test must be able to serve ... may be affected by the nature ofa test. ” A glance at studies to date on washback effect of language tests shows that the most closely researched area is test impacts on participants, namely test- takers ... framework of CC by Canale and Swain (198 0a) , has become a widely accepted and chosen model oftesting in comparison with the traditional one which takes the form oftesting knowledge about language,...
... found a place for both the human and the extrahuman, for David’s dirge forthe mighty as well as for Mary and Martha’s astonished joy at having a brother, four days dead, restored to life The grace ... Grace to Glory” at death () The power of death assumed social as well as theological form – and the two arenas reinforced each other in a symbiosis that intensified their impact for as long as ... rites are not forthe dead but forthe living The belief in Purgatory had been swept away by the earliest Reformers, along with the attendant practice of praying forthe souls ofthe dead, especially...
... have shown that the so-defined ratio can be estimated by assaying the acid phosphatase activity encoded by PHO5 (GLAM ratio), and that the ratios obtained from acid phosphatase assays are in fact ... presence of sublethal amounts of MPA (B) mRNA levels ofthe transcription units and strains analyzed in (A) cultured in the absence of MPA The relative values ofthe mRNA levels with respect to the ... GAL1pr::PHO5-lacZ and GAL1pr::PHO5LAC4 forthe following assays The mRNA ratios calculated for these two transcription units in the spt4D strain and in the isogenic wild type confirmed again the...
... kcat value was about 0.27% that for AdoCbl, and the rate of mechanism-based inactivation (kinact) with this analogue was as slow as that with the regular coenzyme As judged from the kcat ⁄ kinact ... AdoCbl The alcohol dehydrogenase-NADH coupled assay method [55] was also used forthe assays of both diol dehydratase and ethanolamine ammonia-lyase The reaction mixture contained an appropriate amount ... homoadenosylcobalamins was measured with AdoCbl-dependent ethanolamine ammonia-lyase as well The time courses ofthe ethanolamine ammonia-lyase reaction using AdoMeCbl and AdoEtCbl at a concentration of...
... each relation the address of its parameters Of course, all of them are not to be filled in All the information thus annotated is then translated into an XML format Annotation ofthe example of ... Table 1: Annotated chunks and relations Annotation formalism The definition ofthe annotation formalism is the core element ofthe evaluation process Indeed, the formalism must have a coverage ... question answering application, where a parser is often needed to parse both the questions and the huge set of candidate answers, the use of XML makes easier the selection ofthe paser forthe task at...
... boundaries of urban areas Malaysia District boundaries Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Australia (New South Wales) China Spain Vietnam Seaward boundary National tidal area, bay and sea National ... a clearly defined map line, it is a gradual transition strip of land and water This strip of land and water is named coastal zone or coastal area [1] This is a special and important part ofthe ... Thuan), the seaward boundary is calculated miles ofthe coast, and landward the boundary of all coastal districts ofthe provinces in the region Taking the landward boundary based on marine districts...
... Jon A Arnot and Frank A P C Gobas (ii) the parameterization ofthe model to reflect Canadian conditions and (iii) the calibration ofthe model to a large BCF and BAF database The resulting QSAR ... transformation, field derived BAF data are subject to several other environmental and analytical factors that could produce low BAFs BAF-QSAR application: Areas of application ofthe BAF-QSAR ... hydrocarbons (PAHs) For this class of chemical substances a reasonable database exists that can be used for calibration Also, similar mechanisms for metabolic transformation may apply to this class of chemical...
... Although a precise analysis ofthe mode of action of Xgh7 4A has not been performed, Xgh7 4A appears to be an endoglucanase because it has an open cleft Comparison ofthe XEG and OXG-RCBH active sites ... calculated from a plot of initial reaction rates versus substrate concentration using Prism (GraphPad Software, San Diego, CA, USA) One unit was defined as the amount of enzyme that released lmol of ... (both Amersham Biosciences) Analysis of kinetic parameters The kinetic parameters were determined at various concentrations ofthe substrate, tamarind seed xyloglucan (Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma,...
... covalent adducts ⁄ equivalent of OBP was finally calculated by subtracting the values determined in the ultrafiltrates from the initial amounts of HNE The second aliquot of each sample that had ... progressive formation of HNE–OBP adducts after incubation with increasing amounts ofthe aldehyde, and a spectrophotometric titration that allowed quantitative determination ofthe HNE reactive amino acids ... mechanism might be considered as an extracellular counterpart ofthe chemical inactivation of HNE that occurs intracellularly via GST and other enzymes that 5138 are abundantly expressed in nasal...
... incubated protein aggregate The MTT reduction ability ofthe cell culture after addition of a- Syn or DA was also measured as a comparison The concentration of all a- Syn forms forthe MTT assay was ... analogs with a- Syn and some amino acids (A) UV-vis spectra of a- Syn with DA, CA, HQ and Q after reaction for 24 h The a- Syn alone sample was as a control The concentration of a- Syn was 200 lM and ... DA analogs (A) SEC analysis ofthe reaction products showing the large molecular mass fractions The graphs display incubation of a- Syn alone (black), the reactions of a- Syn with DA (red), CA...
... other theory we know of can account forthe validity of these two arguments Both of these theories take it that is wine is true ofthe (abstract) kind claret in addition to an individual quantity ... stuff For example, if man' is a predicate true of objects and kinds, then (s man') is the mass predicate formed therefrom Also, we shall want to be able to form the name ofa kind from a predicate: ... (# water') is the name ofthe kind water and (# (cheap'(wine')) is the name ofthe kind cheap wine The rules forthe relevant portion of our theories are () is our symbol for lambda abstraction):...
... for inexperienced operators This should include a demonstration ofthe appearance of an adequately treated weld, as well as a demonstration of unacceptable welds, and an explanation ofthe factors ... useful for documentation and for measuring the local geometry at the weld toe Data pertaining to the procedure should be recorded forthe purpose of quality control and quality assurance The data are ... to a factor of 2.2 on life (for m = 3, the appropriate value for FAT 90 and lower) However, the maximum class that can be claimed is the closest category below the FAT value obtained when the as-welded...
... were among the "inventoried" assays available from ABI, and are described in Table cDNA synthesis, preparation of samples for TLDA assay and measurements of RNA concentration were performed as ... 10.1186/1479-5876-8-51 Cite this article as: Arai et al., Development and application ofa biomarker assay for determining the pharmacodynamic activity of an antagonist candidate biotherapeutic antibody to IL21R ... housed and cared for according to the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care guidelines The Wyeth Institutional Animal Arai et al Journal of Translational Medicine 2010,...
... participated in the study design, analysis and interpretation of data and drafting the manuscript BM participated in the acquisition of data and the revision ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved ... additional useful information on patient satisfaction with BPH pharmacotherapy above and beyond what was already provided by global satisfaction A draft ofthe questionnaire was developed on the basis ... criteria such as requiring a patient to have a minimum score of 12 or greater in the LB participated in the study design, the analysis and interpretation of data and revision ofthe manuscript AG participated...
... provided for individuals who have a DHC grade of or 5, or grade with an AC of or above All other cases were therefore classified as having no need For DAI, 10 occlusal traits were assessed and a score ... related to the participant's oral impact In other words, occlusal traits that affect dental appearance and have an impact on participants' daily lives may not be captured by IOTN In addition, DAI ... treatment For that, the prevalence of oral impacts was calculated as the percentage of adolescents reporting one or more items 'fairly often' or 'very often' for OHIP-14 [23] and as the percentage...
... Inspired and motivated by Ceng et al [2], Takahashi and Zembayashi [14], Takahashi and Zembayashi [9], the main aim of this paper is to introduce and investigate a new iterative method for finding a ... et al Fixed Point Theory and Applications 2011, 2011:91 http://www.fixedpointtheoryandapplications.com/content/2011/1/91 Page of 11 and Takahashi [10] and Takahashi et al [13], Takahashi and ... YJC and ZW carried out the studies on nonlinear analysis and applications, wrote this article together and participated in its design of this paper All authors read and approved the final manuscript...
... derivative,” Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol 336, no 1, pp 171–179, 2007 11 A Aziz, “Inequalities forthe derivative ofa polynomial,” Proceedings ofthe American Mathematical Society, ... Dewan, J Kaur, and A Mir, “Inequalities forthe derivative ofa polynomial,” Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol 269, no 2, pp 489–499, 2002 13 K K Dewan, N Singh, and A Mir, ... | Lemma 2.5 is according to Chanam and Dewan 10 Proof ofthe Theorems Proof of Theorem 1.1 By hypothesis that the polynomial p z has all its zeros in |z| ≤ k, where k ≥ 1, therefore all the zeros...
... Finally, the ability to realize almost all commonly used TFDs by the same hardware represents a major advantage ofthe proposed MCI design On the other hand, the fastest sampling rate in the ... Editor ofthe IEEE Transactions on Image Processing He is a Member ofthe Yugoslav Engineering Academy, and a Member ofthe National Academy of Science and Art of Montenegro (CANU) Professor Stankovi´ ... cycles and the ability to share functional units within the execution ofa single TFD are the major advantages ofthe proposed design The paper is organized as follows After the introduction, MCI architectures...