... supportive ofthe intercept as a meaningful measure of value Use ofthe intercept as a phenomenological measure ofthe value ofthe product is also intuitive inthe absence ofthe S-model The use of ... measure ofthe uncertainty that the individuals inthe segment have inthe value ofthe good Thus, if individuals were absolutely certain ofthe value, the slope would be in nite and there would ... On the valuation of goods andselectionofthe best design alternative The fact that the values determined for the intercepts are close to the respective EEVs ofthe tickets supports the use of...
... chlorate, in inducing structural alteration of HS chains, prevents the bFGF binding Our results indicate that the presence of sodium chlorate abolishes the bFGF biological effects in developing Sertoli ... implication of cAMP increase, the second messenger of FSH, inthe bFGF regulation was evaluated by addition to the culture medium of either mM dbcAMP or 10 lgámL)1 cholera toxin Their addition increased ... mRNA in immature cultured rat Sertoli cells Sertoli cells were incubated for 24 h inthe absence of 100 ngáml)1 FSH (lane 1) or inthe presence of 100 ngáml)1 FSH and increasing concentrations of...
... product ofthe second round of PCR was cloned andthe 1066 bp sequence encoding 125 amino acids ofthe A-chain, the 19 amino acids linker, and 216 amino acids ofthe B-chain ofthe ml gene was obtained ... (Met153 ofthe ML1p and ML2p B-chains and Met156 ofthe ML3p B-chain corresponding to the ricin B-chain Leu152; and Met234 ofthe ML1p and ML2p B-chains corresponding to the ricin B-chain Leu233) ... Asn255 and Gln256 ofthe ricin B-chain inthe second sugar binding site [28] The exceptions are the replacement of Trp38 fi Ser inthe ML2p B-chain and Tyr252 fi Phe inthe ML3p B-chain (Fig 2) The...
... binding ligand Sodium ions may still bind to the N373L mutant through coordination to the other ligands ofthe binding site (center I), but the binding becomes much weaker as emphasized by the ... feature inthe proposed mechanism is the binding of Na+ ions from the cytoplasm at D203 and S382 including sites and their delivery into the periplasm as a proton enters the channel from this site and ... option As the next step, we envisage binding ofthe second Na+ ion to the Y229 and S382 including site (center II) As these residues are within the hydrophobic core ofthe membrane the electroneutrality...
... andinthe afternoon: 6-MWT; day inthe morning: 6-MWT, andinthe afternoon: 6-MWT; day inthe morning: maximal exercise test, andinthe afternoon: 6-MWT During all tests, they carried the ... characterize the metabolic evolution during the ˙ 6-MWT, VO2 and HR were noted every 30 s The reliability and intensity ofthe 6-MWT were assessed using the mean ˙ VO2 and HR values recorded during the ... the second day ofthe study (one inthe morning andthe other inthe afternoon) have been used to assess the test daily reliability The fifth 6-MWT, conducted on the same day as the maximal exercise...
... within the HD transgene andthe site of integration ofthe transgene [10], which appears to lead to differences inthe amount of protein produced from the transgene Therefore, the length ofthe ... below the corresponding sequence ofthe mouse CB1 gene at the intron–exon junctions andthe approximate size ofthe intron separating the two CB1 exons is 18.4 kb The relative positions of RPA-1 and ... defining one ofthe toxic functions of mutant huntingtin The length ofthe trinucleotide CAG repeat within the HD gene is correlated with the time of symptom onset, rate of disease progression and...
... line), andthe binding affinity values andthe magnitude ofthe spectral shift are given in Table Interaction of Ab with binary lipid bilayers As shown by the data in Fig 3, and by the KD values in ... 4.7 ofthe SM bilayer membrane Therefore, peptide binding is occurring to three different membrane structures in these studies The data presented in Table show that the binding interaction ofthe ... Factors affecting Ab binding in lipid bilayers Fig Binding and aggregation of Ab in a DOPC ⁄ SM ⁄ cholesterol (1 : : 1) bilayer inthe presence of mM zinc ions Spectra were obtained using a high-resolution...
... the canopy andthe understorey is presented in figure The increase inthe canopy PAR reflectance at the beginning and at the end ofthe day is due to the interception ofthe top ofthe plant canopy ... (PAR) intercepted andthe combined effects of water vapour concentration and air temperature Internal CO concentrations inthe intercel2 lular spaces ofthe leaves andthe water stress ofthe canopy ... the beginning of July and 0.07 at the beginning of October This increase could be due to the increased stand reflectivity at low incidences, which has already been mentioned, and perhaps to the...
... require continued ICU care The highest mortality rates were identified inthe group of patients admitted to the ICU following initial care on a standard ward following surgery The findings of this ... to data and take responsibility for the integrity ofthe data andthe accuracy ofthe analysis References 10 Conclusion The present study confirms the existence of a large population of high-risk ... convince clinicians and managers either ofthe need to introduce new therapeutic approaches or to provide additional resources for postoperative care The aim ofthe present study was to ascertain...
... progeny testing (fathers and mothers of bulls selected for annual mating; 2) Selectionof potential young bulls from data of their phenotype, growth rate and semen quality in individual testing; 3) ... testing - The parental milk yield potential of father and mother of breeding male calves - The effectiveness of pedigree based selection 2.2.2 Individual performance based selection for Holstein ... sector THE NEW CONTRIBUTiON OFTHE THESIS - The thesis is the first scientific work to sucessfully evaluate and select Holstein Friesian dairy breeding bulls though selection steps of progeny testing:...
... damaged The most common failure on the floating roof is the sinking ofthe floating roof The floating roof overtopped by the liquid inside the tank andthe roof sunk To the worst case, the tank ... and/ or tilting ofthe roof • Loss of buoyancy of floating roofs due to liquid in pontoon • Roof drain leaking or being blocked • Derailing of rolling ladder on top of a floating roof • Buckling ... Floating Roof Tanks Floating roof tanks is which the roof floats directly on top ofthe product There are types of floating roof: Internal floating roof is where the roof floats on the product in...
... Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, andthe defense Intelligence Community iii iv Assessment ofthe Content, Design, and Dissemination ofthe ... dissemination ofthe content These activities were designed by the RWC staff to influence the four constructs in xiv Assessment ofthe Content, Design, and Dissemination ofthe Real Warriors Campaign the ... providing a brief overview of campaign activities that support those goals, including thedesignofthe campaign, development of campaign content, and dissemination and marketing ofthe campaign The...
... present thedesignand control of an underactuated two link robot called the Pendubot We first give details ofthedesignofthe Pendubot, discussing the components ofthe linkage andthe interface ... by observing that the control effort remained less than the maximum torque ofthe motor when swinging the links to their upright position and balancing them there The final component ofthe Pendubot’s ... 3.1 Coordinate Description ofthe Pendubot l1 is the length of link one, lc1 and lc2 are the distances to the center of mass ofthe respective links and q1 and q2 are the joint angles ofthe respective...
... watermarking; (ii) necessity of obtaining the consensus ofthe inventors ofthe watermarking systems to use it inthe contest; (iii) necessity of using a complete system, including the exploitation of ... Table 5: The ten best results ofthe BOWS hall of fame, at the end ofthe two phases ofthe contest The attacks carried out inthe second phase ofthe contest are the ones with the dates in Italic ... succeeded inthe first phase, and 17 inthe second one In particular, it is interesting to note that the best results were obtained by researchers expert and well known inthe watermarking area The...
... understand the reasons for the observed gap between clinical practiceandthe guideline recommendations, or the use of theory to guide thedesignofthe intervention used to implement the guidelines ... be use ofthe theory within the ‘some conceptual basis’ category Stage of use Choice /design of intervention The choice /design category refers to the use of theory to guide the choice of intervention, ... There was poor reporting ofthe rationale for using specific theories and constructs Inthe case of many ofthe theory-based studies considered in this review, it was difficult to determine the...
... observation ofthe GRT results, and did most ofthe writing, supported by FS and EM; LC and EP performed RNA sequencing and sequence interpretation; AS and GA contributed the DNA results and critical ... transcriptase inhibitor; NVP, nevirapine; PI, protease inhibitor Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient ... al reported on the persistence of K103N mutation after EFV interruption in patients failing to EFV-containing regimens, documenting variable decay kinetics for the K103N containing quasispecies...
... understand the reasons for the observed gap between clinical practiceandthe guideline recommendations, or the use of theory to guide thedesignofthe intervention used to implement the guidelines ... be use ofthe theory within the ‘some conceptual basis’ category Stage of use Choice /design of intervention The choice /design category refers to the use of theory to guide the choice of intervention, ... There was poor reporting ofthe rationale for using specific theories and constructs Inthe case of many ofthe theory-based studies considered in this review, it was difficult to determine the...
... Because ofthe increased interest in non-iceberg types of lettuce, introgressing Tvr1 into romaine, leaf, and other susceptible types is of high priority for the lettuce industry However, the breeding ... located inthe coding region, they are synonymous and not lead to changes in amino acids Linkage disequilibrium Intra- and inter-locus LD were analyzed on nine markers flanking the Tvr1 gene Intra-locus ... Figurechromosomal linkage group 2, showing nine markers linked to the Tvr1 gene Part of Part of chromosomal linkage group 2, showing nine markers linked to the Tvr1 gene The map on the left is based...
... test the null hypothesis of marginal symmetry, namely that the probability of an observation being classified into cell [i,j] inthe contingency table is the same as the probability of being classified ... difficult to estimate the importance of these factors in this study because we know neither the time of infection nor the infective dose, the latter of which is probably lower than inthe experimental ... in ammonia contents and pH inthe litter is generally seen during the period when the broilers are raised inthe houses, and these increases are detrimental to the survival of Salmonella (Turnbull...
... lists of differentially expressed genes during E coli and S aureus infections, including the up-regulation of superoxide dismutase andthe down-regulation of interleukin The analysis ofthe microarray ... infection when the transcription of 1190 genes was affected Many ofthe most up-regulated genes at this time point are associated with thein ux of neutrophils into the infected gland, including ... the S aureus uninfected quarters The most up-regulated genes included metallothioneins and lipopolysaccharide binding protein, indicating that an immune response has been triggered inthe uninfected...