... idea ofthe high prevalence of edema in the more advanced grades of cellulite The lack of specific clinical and laboratory studies hinders research on cyclic edema andthe dissemination of information ... legs at the end ofthe day Participants were asked to weigh themselves using the same weighing scales at around a.m and p.m for three consecutive days They were requested to use the same clothes ... patients andthe other (28%) required other types of treatments Aminaphtone was the first drug of choice but when treatment failed ginkgo biloba was prescribed For the patients treated with the ginkgo...
... such as the port of entry, the names ofthe importer and exporter, a detailed description ofthe goods, the quantity ofthe goods, the value ofthe goods, the currency, andthe country of origin ... France ,etc The major market ofthe company’s products is North Vietnam The area’s consumption accounted for up to 87% ofthe total sales ofthe company in 2011 The Central Vietnam andthe others took ... director and two deputy director (one deputy director is in charge of finance and administration andthe other is in charge of technique) In which, the general director is the head ofthe company and...
... proposed the necessity of city-wide recycling system and other measures The fluctuation of water consumption in this period reflects the people’s consideration on the WCP introduced The people ... relocation of large-scale factories in Tokyo such as Toyosu Gas, Ebisu Brewery, Kirin Beer and others to the outskirts of Tokyo Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory ... conservation They also continuously make efforts to promote the utilization of SWT devices including the distribution of free SWT-tap developed by them as shown in Fig.7 On the other hand, for triggering...
... neurodegenerative disease Synthesis and secretion of GIF in the brain Cellular and temporal localization of GIF synthesis Whilst the MT1 and MT2 isoforms are ubiquitously synthesized throughout most ... conditions [22] In the traumatically injured brain, however, the synthesis of MT1 and MT2, as well as the synthesis of GIF, are up-regulated by reactive astrocytes in the vicinity ofthe lesion [23] ... into thefunctional roles of this protein in the brain, and in particular its ability to inhibit neurite outgrowth (as described above) Thefunctional role of GIF synthesis and secretion in the...
... containing the double of NrfA subunit in respect to the NrfH subunit Nevertheless, inside these huge aggregates there are species ofthe type a2b2 The present findings are in agreement with the reported ... present analysis, the enzyme is a complex of two different subunits – the pentahemic NrfA andthe tetrahemic NrfH, implying the existence of nine different hemes Thus, a re -evaluation ofthe Mossbauer ... correlations The determination ofthe 3D structure of D desulfuricans ATCC 27774 NrfA [17] enabled to ascertain the spatial characterization ofthe five hemes, namely their proximity andthe axial...
... enhances the binding affinity ofthe dimeric DYNLT andthe resulting complex will be rather stable [15,29] On the other hand, binding of DYNLRB to the preformed complex does not cause further binding ... similarity there is no overlap in known targets ofthe two light chains [1] The bound ligands of LC8 lie in two identical parallel grooves formed at the two edges ofthe dimerization interface The bound ... both the motor andthe cargo protein [8–13] However, recent structural and thermodynamic studies challenged this hypothesis: the two identical binding sites of LC8 andthe homodimeric nature of...
... the outbreak ofthe disease outside the EU (section 2.1) andthe outbreak within the EU (section 2.2) It then charts the process ofthe loss of consumer confidence (section 2.3) andthe subsequent ... offered by the EU to help with the recovery of demand following a crisis, and awareness ofthe availability of these measures among Member States andthe industry should be raised The Commission ... regard to the objectives ofthe CAP, the measures were both theoretically and practically relevant for the objective of ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers The measures were theoretically...
... of words, word forms, and phrases If an item has more than one equivalent in the other language, as many entries as necessary are created EvaluationThe evaluations ofthe Slovenian part ofthe ... In the case of non-related lemmas, one of them is usually much more frequent (as with avto and avt), whereas in the case of related lemmas, the meaning ofthe missing one can be inferred from the ... Slovenian, the text is spell-checked and proof-read, the error-rate is low (Jakopin, 2002) The results of our evaluation will give an approximation of how well the lexical knowledge represented in the...
... illustration ofthe effect ofthe selection ofthe point of departure andofthe mathematical model used to extrapolate below the point of departure on the risk estimate Note that the 5% response ... S-1 Conceptual illustration ofthe effect ofthe selection ofthe point of departure andofthe mathematical model used to extrapolate below the point of departure on the risk estimate, 5, 15 1-1 ... of Immunotoxicity of TCDD, Other Dioxins, and DLCs, 194 EPA’s Evaluationof Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of TCDD, Other Dioxins, and DLCs, 195 EPA’s Evaluationof Other Toxic End Points,...
... information at the level of each transaction • The proper classification ofthe portfolio on the basis ofthe status ofthe borrower, the value ofthe collateral andthe sector Verification ofthe credit ... involving close coordination between the Spanish and international authorities (ECB, the EC, the EBA andthe IMF), andthe support ofthe latter The exhaustive nature ofthe exercise conducted should ... with the utmost rigour, in keeping with the schedule agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and with the aim of achieving a more solvent, healthy and profitable Spanish banking system These...
... participants said they would eliminate "a good bit ofthe time" and a "little bit ofthe time," stating that they were too similar to "most ofthe time" and "some ofthe time," Page of (page number ... important and similar to the type of information they provided to their physicians about the consequences of their nocturnal FM pain These findings, along with the brevity, ease of use, and daily ... about their sleep, an additional indication ofthe overall relevance ofthe measure from the participants' perspectives Ease of administration and response scales Improvements to the format of the...
... conducted the statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript BK and URS were the principal investigators ofthe study; they designed the study's concept and supervised the writing ofthe manuscript ... properties The first psychometric property of interest is the dimensionality ofthe assessment Analyses of this property could reveal whether the children themselves and their parents perceive and judge ... indicator of a chronic health condition Proxy report data were available for 7,166 cases In 82.8% of cases, the proxy was the mother and in 11.4% it was the father The mean age of mothers was...
... conducted the statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript BK and URS were the principal investigators ofthe study; they designed the study's concept and supervised the writing ofthe manuscript ... properties The first psychometric property of interest is the dimensionality ofthe assessment Analyses of this property could reveal whether the children themselves and their parents perceive and judge ... indicator of a chronic health condition Proxy report data were available for 7,166 cases In 82.8% of cases, the proxy was the mother and in 11.4% it was the father The mean age of mothers was...
... Hungarian and UK English versions, and item ofthe South African, item ofthe "somnolence" dimension ofthe German and South African and item ofthe "sleep disturbance" dimension ofthe Hungarian ... correlated with their hypothesized dimensions than with the other dimensions ofthe instrument Based on the results ofthe psychometric evaluation, the different language versions ofthe MOS-Sleep ... level of pain: the higher the mean pain score at baseline, the higher the mean scores ofthe dimensions "awaken short of breath or headache," "somnolence" and "sleep disturbance," andofthe sleep...
... physicians' offices and schools Families interested in learning about the studies contacted the PI After being informed ofthe purpose and nature ofthe study, requirements and responsibilities of subjects, ... support for the qualitatively-derived theoretical underpinnings ofthe instrument The PLA contributes to the advancement of science by offering a tool to measure what is hypothesized to be the primary ... participation The amount of complete limitation from engaging in desired activities due to the condition Review of quality of life measures and domains of activity limitations The newly developed PLA offers...
... TST+/QFT- HCWs is unknown A number of publications suggest it is low [9,27-29] Because ofthe high sensitivity ofthe IGRA andthe low specificity ofthe TST, none ofthe several national guidelines ... compared the performance ofthe TST and IGRA in French HCWs when using a high cut-off for the TST Materials and methods Study setting and study subjects In France the TB incidence in the general ... than the one (10%) observed in German HCWs [16,18] As reported in another study [26] we observed an association between the diameter ofthe TST andthe probability of a positive QFT even though the...
... recommending the IAC to a peer, andthe qualitative comments referring to the lack of science, the low quality ofthe science presentations, andthe need to balance psychosocial and policy content ... did not complete and hand in the questionnaire and, of those who did, 41% did not answer the outcomes question Given the demographics of those participating in the evaluation, the outcomes are ... dissatisfaction with the quality ofthe basic science component at the previous IACs, and/ or the decision to present basic science data at the IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment and other sciencefocused...
... properties ofthe instrument The longitudinal design of LIFE-P enabled us to examine the stability ofthe factor structure ofthe LLDI as disability responsive to change with time and to evaluate the ... (8.8%) and more pulmonary disease (15.6%) compared to the other two study samples The percentages of diabetes (12.4%) and cancer (6%) were higher than the LLD developmental sample and lower than the ... touch with others”, “participate in social activities”, “take care of local errands”) loaded on the factors differently at the three time points With the exception of these items, the remaining...
... participants said they would eliminate "a good bit ofthe time" and a "little bit ofthe time," stating that they were too similar to "most ofthe time" and "some ofthe time," Page of (page number ... important and similar to the type of information they provided to their physicians about the consequences of their nocturnal FM pain These findings, along with the brevity, ease of use, and daily ... about their sleep, an additional indication ofthe overall relevance ofthe measure from the participants' perspectives Ease of administration and response scales Improvements to the format of the...