... collected in May and June ofthe 2006 and 2007 grazing seasons, inthe Rogaland and Vest-Agder county of Norway, respectively The lambs were 4-6 weeks old andthe samples were collected between two and ... finding and it does not support the role of endothelium inthe pathogenesis of A phagocytophilum infection in lambs, at least at the earliest phases of tick bite inoculation This stands in contrast ... washing in PBS, the sections were incubated with the biotinylated universal antibody from the kit according to the protocol provided by the producer (VECTASTAIN) The sections were further incubated...
... enabling the disruption ofthe outer membrane and facilitating the interaction ofthe toxin with the inner membrane Inthe presence of high Mg2+ ions, the MIC of compounds that are taken up via the ... opistoporins (34%) and pandinin (31%) This means that there is a high conservation in amino acid sequence ofthe peptides inthe venom of scorpions that belong to the same family, independent ofthe ... for the growth inhibiting effect ofthe peptides Experiments with melittin and mastoparan gave the same results The role of LPS inthe interaction was also demonstrated by the lack of effect of...
... due to the existing noise inthe images, there is a degree of uncertainty inthe determination ofthe edge position even by experienced operators; therefore, in this situation theassessment method ... segmentation Therefore, success inthe segmentation can be obtained as a combination ofthe OSSR and USSR The combination of these values is carried out through an operator, T, which satisfies the following ... operators are the minimum andthe multiplication Figures and show the graphic representation of both operators In this work, the multiplication operator will be used to make the combination of...
... In forest soils of Europe, the C/N ratio ranges between 10 and 100 inthe organic horizon the majority ofthe C/N ratio values occurring within the limits 10–100, in mineral horizons within the ... stand The main indicator ofthe biomass decomposition rate is just the content of nitrogen and N/C ratio, which is given by the close relationship ofthe C/N ratio and soil transformations of ... (in nKCl) pH was determined Inthe surface humus, values of both actual and exchangeable pH decrease with increasing depth (Figs and 3) in all stands andthe lowest values were determined in the...
... joint to the tip ofthe hoof, ear length (LA) from the root ofthe ear to the tip, and height at the withers (AC) as the distance from the tip ofthe fore leg to the highest point at the withers ... both the time of farrowing andthe morphometric parameters This confirms the findings of Maillard and Fournier (2004) that in case there is an abundance of food available during the preceding ... than the value given by Moretti (1995) in Switzerland At the age of 9–10 and 11–12 months, the body length is greater inthe Kostelec area, and it is the same inthe Doupov area and Šumava as in...
... Lv-shCD36-NC in physiological saline, was instilled into the lungs using a 14-gauge needle inserted into the trachea through the epiglottis ofthe larynx The site of surgery was sutured andthe rats ... manuscript) Inthe current study, a rat silicosis model was generated by intratracheal instillation, andthe inhibitory effects of Lv-shCD36 on the activation of LTGF-β1 andthe resulting antifibrotic ... fibrosis and collagen accumulation intheratmodelof silicosis, and therefore, it could inhibit the development of silicosis Figure Hydroxyproline content ofrat lungs Hydroxyproline content of rat...
... revealed the presence of a very thin p-terminal green band on the der(5) chromosome, demonstrating the reciprocity ofthe exchange, and allowed an accurate localization ofthe breakpoint on the p-terminal ... chromosome painting: metaphase spread of a pig heterozygous carrier ofthe rearrangement 393 394 A Ducos et al (breakpoint near the centromere, inthe 5p12 band) by the main part ofthe long arms of one ... far [4,10] In France, the very important development of artificial insemination (AI) since the end ofthe 1980’s [12] has resulted in an intensification ofthe control programmes, andin a drastic...
... 5/2012 onwards and stabilising at 0‰ during a period of months (8/2012 – 12/2012) The variation of salinity caused by the heavy precipitation inthe rainy season andthe intrusion of marine water ... the salinity was dramatically higher inthe dry that inthe rainy season Inthe annual salt effect regions, salinity increased gradually from 12/2012 to 3/2013 reaching the highest point of 28±1‰, ... but there was a downtrend of salinity from 4/2012 onward and dropping the lowest point of 8±2,7‰ Inthe seasonal salt effect, the salinity grew to 14,2±4‰ from 1/2013 to 3/2013 after decreasing...
... ISP and Qcr10p represent the last subunits incorporated into the bc1 complex On the other hand, the absence of Qcr9p inthe DQCR9 ⁄ DQCR10 strain prevented the binding of ISP (Fig 4B) Interestingly, ... bind to each other during the assembly ofthe bc1 complex is also unknown Furthermore, as inthe case ofthe biogenesis of other multi-subunit complexes ofthe mitochondrial respiratory chain, ... required for the incorporation of Qcr9p into the bc1 sub-complex A further novel finding inthe DISP ⁄ DQCR6 strain is the appearance of an intermediate form of cytochrome c1, which migrated in a molecular...
... district administration offices ofthe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), andthe Provincial Governments ofthe Government of Vietnam Apart from the descriptive analyses ofthe data, ... indirect but a positive influence on the catfish farming sector resulting inthe development of an expanded international market and an increase inthe unit price The catfish farming sector in ... BOBP/REP/52 Bay of Bengal Programme, Madras, India, 60 pp Table The number of operational farms inthe main catfish farming provinces ofthe Mekong Delta in 2008 The number of catfish farming operations...
... plexus ofthe enteric nervous system inthe stomach Taurinergic neurons inthe muscle layer ofthe gastrointestinal (GI) tract might be involved in motility ofthe GI tract andthe function of endocrine ... taurine-containing cells intherat stomach is confirmed, as indicated by CSAD- and taurine-positive cells We found the presence of taurine-containing cells and taurine-induced acid secretion in ... magnification ofthe area in (A) showing taurine-positive processes inthe antrum (E) A higher magnification ofthe area in (B) showing taurinepositive processes inthe body Taurine-immunoreactive...
... used generating unit models andthe ability of ERIS to support these models are discussed inthe following sections THE EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (ERIS) The Two State ModelThe basic ... analysis andin multi-state modeling of generating units Generation Equipment Status Reporting System - Fiqure The simplest representation of a generating unit is the two-state model shown in Figure ... therefore generate all the information required to produce detailed models or reduced models as required Derated Models (Three-State Model) The derating adjusted two-state modelof a generating...
... means optimizing, increasing the efficiency and durability of already existing infrastructures and built environment, cutting out what is superfluous and investing in intellectual and cultural ... virtuosity ofthe train is not always confirmed in real cases, and heavily depends on the energy investment for infrastructure, including the energy embodied inthe materials andthe necessary ... tourist and sport resorts make the valley a tourist attraction (is also was the base ofthe 2006 Winter Olympics) There are many industries, including mining, and many military roads built in previous...
... structural integrity ofthe active FLS, point mutations were initiated aiming at the substitution of glycine residues by alanine or proline andthe exchange of proline by glycine Glycine residues ... Protein concentrations were determined according to Lowry [39] following the precipitation with trichloroacetic acid inthe presence of deoxycholate [40] and using bovine serum albumin as a standard ... for the substitution of glycine by alanine and proline, respectively, or of proline by glycine (Table 1) Each individual mutation was verified by DNA sequencing using the dideoxynucleotide chain-termination...
... electroplating, smelting, and ore processing (ATSDR 1994) Mine tailings and drainage from mines can contain high concentrations of zinc (Cobb et al 2000) The fate and transport of zinc (Zn+2) inthe ... (the concentration ofthe metal inthe plant) will be better explained by the change inthe independent variable (the metal concentration inthe soil) As a result, the R2-value will increase thereby ... nature of complexing ligands, andthe concentration ofthe metal inthe soil As pH increases, there is an increase in negatively charged binding sites on soil particles, which facilitates the adsorption...
... with the amino group andthe N3 atom ofthe cytosine (Fig 1) This study uses site-directed mutagenesis to further explore the contribution of these amino acids interacting with the pyrimidine ring ... consisting of three domains, the CORE, the LID andthe NMPbind [1] A characteristic of bacterial CMP kinases is an extension ofthe NMPbind domain by 40 amino acid residues forming a three-stranded ... a twofold increase inthe kcat Km ratio with UMP as substrate over the kcat Km ratio with CMP as substrate The relative increase inthe specicity ofthe D132A variant for UMP over CMP and dCMP...
... means optimizing, increasing the efficiency and durability of already existing infrastructures and built environment, cutting out what is superfluous and investing in intellectual and cultural ... virtuosity ofthe train is not always confirmed in real cases, and heavily depends on the energy investment for infrastructure, including the energy embodied inthe materials andthe necessary ... tourist and sport resorts make the valley a tourist attraction (is also was the base ofthe 2006 Winter Olympics) There are many industries, including mining, and many military roads built in previous...
... Netherlands, andthe Scandinavian nations Most markedly is the Netherlands where average height has increased at the greatest rates The Netherlands was inthe late nineteenth century a land renowned ... than the South people For example: Europeans in North America were far taller than those in Europe inthe eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, in fact the tallest inthe world The original indigenous ... having legs and arms relatively long in proportion to the size ofthe trunk ofthe body, assist in heat loss Low body volume decreases the amount of metabolizing tissue, and also decreases the...
... plots the intervention rate, the annual growth rate differential inthe loan market (growth rate of supply growth rate of demand), the annual increase in industrial production andthe ratio of ... we present the empirical results indicating that the loan rate was an increasing function ofthe intervention rate inthe period under consideration 1.3 The Variations inthe Interest Rate Spread ... standing for the loan interest rate, the bond interest rate andthe income elasticities of loan demand respectively, y the real output and p the price of output The positive dependance on income...