... criteria ofthe microarray analysis profiles ofthe treatment groups cultured in the presence of glucosamine, both with and without IL-1β, clustered closely together on one branch ofthe hierarchical ... depiction oftheeffectsof glucosamine on the biology ofthe chondrocyte We therefore selected doses of both IL-1 and glucosamine that provided robust responses in our bioassay (NO synthesis) ... whereby the cells fromthe large cultures were trypsinized, pooled and seeded into 20 flasks of 25 cm2 volume These flasks were then divided into four treatment groups to evaluate theeffectsof glucosamine...
... pollution of these waters could have harmful effects on theinside flora and fauna The Ebrié lagoon is one ofthe fish reserves of Abidjan That is why the public authorities are regularly analyzing these ... water, the expansion of which provokes the formation of micro air bubbles The particles, that are likely to decant, accumulate at the bottom ofthe truncated part and are then evacuated towards the ... this framework that the Ivorian Refining company gave us some samples of these waste waters The samples were taken fromthe outlet ofthe treating tank in which polluted waters from different sources...
... on the number of stocks and the current price ofthe company’s stock) Once vested, the award had the same market value as any other share of common stock fromthe organization Employees ofthe ... performance and the guidelines ofthe specified grids For the bonus pay plan, the company set targets, which were based on the pay band ofthe employee at the beginning ofthe year The company paid ... on the name ofthe pay form; however, when considering theeffects associate with the type of reward, the name ofthe pay form conveys specific meaning with regard to the compensation that is offered...
... in teach- TheEffectsofChildhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan 11 ing children about safety and providing them with skills that may reduce their risk of abuse.18 However, the research ... of stress by themselves As a result, the stress response system gets activated for a prolonged amount of time This can lead to permanent changes in the development ofthe brain The negative effects ... development Papers summarizing the scientific literature can be found on-line at www.developingchild.net TheEffectsofChildhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan TheEffectsof Toxic Stress on Adult...
... health outcomes using explicit weighting schemes The construction of these weights and the estimation ofthe summary indicators were beyond the scope ofthe Working Group discussion The choice of ... occurred by mid-year, the size e ofthe population at the start ofthe year was e=m+d/2 The probability s of surviving to the end ofthe year (conditional on being alive at the start) is s = (e ... to ascertain theeffectsof such situations (38,39) Interpretation ofthe coefficients fromthe existing cohort studies as reflecting theeffectsof longterm exposure depends on the assumption...
... made on the basis ofthe structure ofthe 5¢UTR ofthe plus-RNA, the structure ofthe 3¢-end ofthe minusstrand RNA being at that time unavailable In the present study we investigated the involvement ... the 341 nt fromthe 3¢-end ofthe minus-strand RNA, complementary to the HCV 5¢UTR, folds into six stem loops With the exception ofthe short SL-A1 stem loop, the one closest to the 3¢-end, these ... that the deletions or the base changes did not alter the structure ofthe other domains ofthe (–)IRES RNA as determined by predicted secondary structure with RNA Draw software The structure of the...
... atom ofthe side chain carboxylic group of Glu668 and between the carbonyl carbon atom of Pro ofthe substrate Ala-Pro-pNA and the Ser630 oxygen atom ofthe enzyme to hold the substrate insidethe ... affect the type of inhibition and the Ki value ofthe oligopeptides Tat(1–9) and Trp2-Tat(1–9) On the other hand, corresponding to the fourfold difference ofthe Km values ofthe hydrolysis of both ... group ofthe enzyme A hydrophobic interaction ofthe side chain of Met1 of Tat(1–9) with the phenyl ring ofthe substrate Ala-Pro-pNA resulted in a fixation ofthe aromatic leaving group Rather...
... questions about the value of money received and the value of food/clothes received during the past year The measure shown in the table indicates whether they received either money or food/clothes valued ... Look at the line corresponding to the number of persons on the list of older persons above The person to interview is circled Count down fromthe top ofthe list of older persons to find the ‘1st’, ... asked them to assess their economic status relative to others in their community, the second whether their income was sufficient to meet their expenses, the third how satisfied they were with their...
... 439.1 Table summarizes the sociodemographic and psychological characteristics ofthe sample at the time ofthe first interview The majority ofthe sample was White (83%; the remainder was African ... oftheeffects were consistent with predictions The data pattern (see Table 1) showed that whereas men received the most emotional support from their wives, the women in the sample said they received ... (corresponding to the three types of support from each ofthe three providers), and results are discussed separately for each type of social interaction A summary ofthe analyses is shown in Table Emotional...
... cells from establishing themselves in inappropriate parts ofthe body, angiogenesis (the formation of blood vessels), and the role ofthe immune system in protecting the body from harm from within ... person) to the other members of their team As students move through the activity, encourage them to “tell” their stories to the rest ofthe team, using first person language and representing the person ... happens came fromthe work of Herman Muller, who noticed in 1927 that X-irradiation of fruit flies often resulted in mutant offspring Might the two known effectsof X-rays, promotion of cancer and...
... because ofthe rate of growth ofthe price of tradable goods, which enters in the definition ofthe gross interest rate which governs the size ofthe wedge between the producer and user cost of intermediate ... overpredicts the magnitude ofthe changes From a deficit of about percent the current account to GDP ratio increased to a surplus of about percent in the data and about 10 percent in the model As the interest ... 1980s, the Mexican crisis ofthe first half ofthe 1990s and the East Asian and Russian crises ofthe late 1990s On average, more than 85 percent ofthe fall in output observed during these episodes...
... ‘autonomy’ - ofthe play and its capacity of producing ethical effects in the minds ofthe spectators in the theatre and in their behaviours outofthe theatre The ‘being apart’ ofthe stage was ... distribution ofthe sensible, which defines their way of being together and politics is about the transformation ofthe sensory fabric ofthe ‘being together’ So far it seems that the paradox ofthe ‘apart ... lies in the separation between the stage and the audience, between the performance ofthe bodies on the stage and the passivity ofthe spectators in the theatre What must take the place ofthe mimetic...
... with the accuracy ofthe land registry The IPA gives the holder powers of act on behalf ofthe land owner in the use and transaction ofthe property and the facility to legalize the transaction The ... cutoff an important agricultural and tourist area fromthe rest ofthe West Bank 42 Lastly, all these constraints raise the cost of local food and reduce the competitiveness ofthe sector There ... Administration in the large area under its control and evaluates theeffectsof that system on the economic activity and the livelihood ofthe Palestinian residents ofthe area It then shows how the ensuing...
... question is whether the sum ofthe discounted net social benefits during the life ofthe infrastructure justifies the investment cost The description ofthe costs and benefits ofthe HSR lines ... measured in the primary market consist ofthe cost savings in the conventional mode and the product ofthe value of time, the average time savings and the number of passengers shifting fromthe conventional ... affected by the introduction ofthe new mode of transport Many other markets in the economy are affected as their products are complements or substitutes ofthe primary markets The treatment of these...
... bare tree to the left The Rockies sit in the background, extending about a sixth ofthe way fromthe bottom ofthe frame Parts ofthe sky are the same shade of black and white as the snow-covered ... to the right ofthe center ofthe frame He also had the mountains reaching the top ofthe frame so that the sky was cut off when looking at the image from left to right Figure 2.3, a replica of ... miss the fact that the buildings on the right side ofthe image are much taller than those on the left Also of note are the converging lines ofthe image They make the buildings look as if they...
... that they can be, directly or indirectly, implicated in the control ofthe crystal orientation [21] On the other hand, the b- and c-axes ofthe nacre tablets are oriented in parallel to the growing ... in account in the model Furthermore, fromthe dozen primary structures of nacre proteins that have been described so far, most of them correspond to proteins ofthe pearl oyster or the abalone ... inhibition of CaCO3 precipitation First, the effect ofthe nacre matrix started to occur above lg ofthe ASM and the delay ofthe reaction was dosedependent At approximately 50 lg of nacre ASM,...
... with the accuracy ofthe land registry The IPA gives the holder powers of act on behalf ofthe land owner in the use and transaction ofthe property and the facility to legalize the transaction The ... cutoff an important agricultural and tourist area fromthe rest ofthe West Bank 42 Lastly, all these constraints raise the cost of local food and reduce the competitiveness ofthe sector There ... Administration in the large area under its control and evaluates theeffectsof that system on the economic activity and the livelihood ofthe Palestinian residents ofthe area It then shows how the ensuing...
... in terms ofthe types of cells and the overall structure ofthe alveolar region Figure shows a magnified view ofthe structure ofthe normal gas-exchange region ofthe lung It is called the gas-exchange ... all studies of its health effects find other pollutants present that may account for some oftheeffects Part ofthe problem is due to the nature ofthe data being collected The levels of particulate ... carbon monoxide from those of other pollutants In addition to carbon monoxide generated outside, there are also important indoor sources ofthe pollutant The most important of these are combustion...
... tenure and the auditors’ desire to retain the clients About 55 percent ofthe other Tier firms24 and 65 percent ofthe other Fortune 1000 public companies25 were uncertain whether the risk of an audit ... projecting their responses to the population of these firms The presentation of this report focuses on theThe 92 Tier firms with 10 or more public company clients represented about 90 percent ofthe ... with the client and the desire to retain the client Concerns about the potential effectsof mandatory audit firm rotation include whether its intended benefits would outweigh the costs and the...