history epidemiology and geographical differences in prevalence

... have no competing interests Authors' contributions JW participated in the study design, supervising experiments, data analysis and manuscript drafting XK and JS participated in performing the experiments, ... collection and analysis XZ, KB and MO participated in data analysis and MS drafting BB and RH provided the study subject samples and data collection, finance support TD participated in statistic ... Americans in Baltimore and Chicago (see Table 4) In contrast, DQB1*02 and the haplotype DRB1*03-DQB1*02 are susceptible to HCV infection in European and Northeastern American Caucasians in Baltimore...

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... Kantrowitz ER (1993) Conversion of a magnesium binding site into a zinc binding site by a single amino acid substitution in Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase J Biol Chem 268, 21497–21500 44 ... coordinator at the M3 site of rIAP-I Catalytic differences in metal preferences between rIAPs and hPLAP may reflect the subtle coordination of amino acids constructing the M3 space No differences in ... human foetal intestinal alkaline phosphatase Comparison with the isoenzymes from the adult intestine and human tumour cell lines Biochem J 211, 553–558 36 Smans KA, Ingvarsson MB, Lindgren P, Canevari...

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... blots washed and incubated with diaminobenzidine and hydrogen peroxide A combination of the biotinylated lectins Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA; 10 lgặmL)1) and Maackia amurensis agglutinin (MAA; ... represented by bands which were much larger and more intense than those for dimeric tryptase There was in all cases a corresponding reduction in band size and staining intensity with increasing degree ... left- and righthand sides of the ring in Fig 10A [23] This region is comprised of ve histidines, nine lysines, and four arginines in each subunit The pH prole data suggest that as the pH increases,...

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... how information from trainees and graduates was valuable to them in designing and implementing health programmes, e.g introducing rubella vaccine and hepatitis B vaccination programmes in Thailand ... HIV-related trainee projects and their impact on policy and practice in Zimbabwe include: 23 • a study of infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers in 2003 that led to increased training in feeding counselling ... health training programme and its integration into the public health infrastructure allowed the new resources to strengthen and expand the system for a more rapid and widespread effect Reinforcing...

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... ance Tests of1 Coordinated stability and (B) Near tandem balTests of (A) Coordinated stability and (B) Near tandem balance During the stair ascent and descent tests, 45% and 52% (respectively) ... communityliving older population and thus presented with a range of pathologies The study findings revealed significant age-related differences in all seven functional mobility tests examined These findings ... Age-associated differences in sensori-motor function and balance in community dwelling women Age Ageing 1994, 23:452-460 Berg KO, Wood-Dauphinee SL, Williams JI, Maki B: Measuring balance in the elderly:...

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... PDZ binding motif that may represent a virulence determinant PDZ domains are protein-interacting domains that are involved in a variety of cell signalling pathways In addition, Obenauer and colleagues ... mucosa, and trachea The chicken/49 and mink/84 virus have also been shown to differ in their ability to induce interferon (IFN) production in mink lung cells [8-10] In an effort to better understand ... avian influenza viruses The H10 viruses have histidine (H), glutamate (E) and glutamine (Q) at amino acid positions 177, 184, and 216, respectively, in H10 numbering at the receptor-binding site...

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... suppression often and become good at it, and therefore suppression usage is associated with ameliorated consequences In addition, Chinese and Indians showed differences in their reappraisal and expression ... Reappraisal and Suppression, and Their Relationship with Subjective Well-being among Chinese and Indians Overview Objectives and Hypotheses Method Participants Measures Results Preliminary Analyses ... Forty Chinese females and forty-one Indian females were involved in this experiment Higher reappraisal scores are associated with healthier CVR profile and higher positive emotion ratings during...

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... appreciation of Confucian and Hindu worldviews will be helpful to understanding the similarities and differences in socialization goals and practices in Chinese and Indian cultures Firstly, there ... useful in describing the group differences in the mean expression level, but it is insufficient in detecting the differences in specific behavioral tendencies For example, Chinese and Indians ... between Chinese and Indians In the terminology of cultural psychology, Chinese and Indians are both considered interdependent groups, and they both express emotions to a moderate degree and EMOTION...

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... Figure 1) Imaginal Pointing Direction Task (I-PDT) The I-PDT required the participants to imagine standing at particular landmark, facing another landmark, and point to a third target landmark based ... (imagined heading) and then point to a specific target from the imagined perspective by using a pointing device Altogether, participants performed six practice trials and 52 test trials (4 pointing ... trials and 72 test trials (8 pointing directions x imagined orientations) presented in a randomized sequence The imagined orientation was computed as the angle between the imagined heading and the...

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... Cathay-Keris and Shaw Brothers closed down their Singapore studio due to financial difficulties in sustaining the film industry in Singapore, it also marked the end of the Pontianak in films within the ... or shamanism and animism (Windstedt, c1982) Such texts sought to understand Malay eclecticism in the maintenance of animism, Hinduism and Islam over History From these writings certain ideas are ... “manifests physical power” and performing daily routines such as walking, sitting and sleeping (Skeat, c1984: 44) Both the body and semangat have life entities of their own, existing independently of each...

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... population-based study of urinary symptoms and incontinence: the Canadian Urinary Bladder Survey BJU Int 2008; 101:52 Milsom I, Abrams P, Cardozo L, Roberts RG, Throff J and Wein A How widespread are ... Heidler S, Ponholzer A and Madersbacher S Prevalence of the overactive bladder syndrom by applying the International Continence Society Definition Eur Urol 2005; 48:622 Irwin D, Milsom I, Hunskaar ... of urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, and other lower urinary tract symptoms in five countries: results of the EPIC study Eur Urol 2006; 50:1306 Herschorn S, Gajewski J, Schulz J and Corcos...

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... proliferation and promotion of apoptosis in this model Dietary supplement containing Schisandra chinensis has been shown to reduce prostate cancer cell growth and induce apoptosis by inhibiting androgen ... contain various anti-carcinogenic compounds including lunasin and lectins that were shown to induce apoptosis in malignant cells [13] As CKBM contains these compounds, this would partially explain ... Cruz) for 90 min, and then incubated with Link reagent (LSAB kit, DAKO) for 60 at room temperature Sections were incubated with Streptavadin (LSAB kit, DAKO) for 60 min, and further incubated with...

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... were back pain/ sciatica (39% and 37% in FFS and HMO systems, respectively), musculoskeletal complaints (24% and 22%), dermatitis (17% in each), and varicosities (15% and 14%) Longitudinal Data ... here tInformation regarding the comorbid medical conditions was obtained from the patient during a structured medical history interview conducted by a trained clinician If information regarding ... During the 4-year follow-up, average changes in physical and mental health were indistinguishable between HMO and FFS systems Physical health scores declined about points in both systems, lowering...

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... Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970; and his doctorate in education from North Carolina State University in 1991 He has published on topics including men in nursing, nursing informatics, and nursing ... sharp increase in the number of pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land and a sharp increase in crimes committed against them Also, at this time, there was much in ghting among European kingdoms and ... mentioned, there was a decline in the number of monasteries and male nursing orders combined with a relative increase in the number of convents and female nursing orders, beginning during the Renaissance...

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... women living in the Ruhr area and an adjacent rural area in Germany at baseline and at follow-up Total Group (n = 2116) Baseline in 1985-1994 Follow-up in 2006 Change in rural area Change in urban ... baseline and who agreed to further examinations in the questionnaire follow-up in 2006 The women were invited in a randomized manner from four cities in the Ruhr area (Duisburg, Dortmund, Essen and ... p0 prevalence at baseline, pt prevalence at followup, E baseline exposure at baseline, ΔE exposure decline (exposure at baseline minus exposure at follow-up), t follow-up time, Sbaseline smoking...

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... legal institutions, not just in his monographs, but also in letters and orations, including the widely read Philippicae and speeches against Catiline Cicero and Livy took the proper province of ... Liberdade: Justice and the Courts in Brazil and the United States of x Preface America (2003); and Chapter 15 as “Republican principles in international law” in 11 The Connecticut Journal of International ... perceived the threat to settled institutions in republican doctrine and blamed the schools and universities for instigating the English Civil War, by teaching “Cicero, and other Writers [who] have...

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... Enrollment of cases in hospital, clinical examination and recording, data interpretation and manuscript preparation; BD: Field investigation, Clinical examination and recording, data interpretation, ... showing INDIAN PEDIATRICS JUNE 10, 2012 [E-PUB AHEAD OF PRINT] KAR, et al HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE eosinophilia and two cases with neutrophilia Routine and microscopic examination of stool and ... Stool, urine and blood samples (3-4 ml) were collected from subjects for investigation Routine blood examinations including complete blood count, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, urine routine and...

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... provincial and municipal authorities in the study area and were linked to a digital map of all roads in the Netherlands (NWB), using GIS Other land use data were obtained from a European land ... age and neighborhood income adjusted smooth plots) and Table (exposure quartiles, crude and adjusted) Both smoothing splines and analyses by exposure quartiles first show a slight increase in prevalence ... adjusted for average monthly income, age (continuous) and gender In the present study, the age, gender and income adjusted OR for diabetes when living within 250 m of a main road was 1.09 (95%CI:...

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... clauses stipulating registration by courts and other institutions remained, in any case in the treaties involving France and Spain The disappearance of personal co-ratification and of the co-ratification ... Series (since 1946) Liber Extra of Decretals of Pope Gregory IX Introduction randall lesaffer Since the 1960s and more particularly since the end of the Cold War, interest in the history of international ... ruler or state In the modern doctrines of international law, it implies that the state is the highest lawmaking and law-enforcing power in the international legal order The formation of international...

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