... Fig Levelsof total and phosphorylated (p) forms of eEF2K and eEF2 in AD and control brains (A) When compared with controls, level of p-eEF2K (Ser366) significantly increased, andlevelsof total ... Li et al Results Levelsof total and phosphorylated mTOR in AD and control brains Levelsof total mTOR did not show a significant change between AD and control (Fig 1A) Levelsof mTOR phosphorylated ... have found increased levelsof phosphorylated (p) p70S6K [6] and p-eIF4E [10] in AD brains In the current study (Table 1), levelsof total and p-forms of mTOR, 4E-BP1, eEF2, and eEF2K were investigated...
... cytokine levels in seizure patients (A-D) Correlation between serum levelsof IL-1b and HMGB1 (A), IL1b and IL-6 (B), IL-1b and TNF-a (C), and IL-6 and TNF-a (D) in febrile patients (N = 82) IL-1b levels ... a 57% decrease of TNF-a levelsof febrile controls (Table 3, p < 0.05) Comparisons of TNF-a levels among afebrile and febrile controls, and the four seizure groups showed higher levels in the ... patients was 51.4 pg/mL Comparisons of IL-6 levels among afebrile and febrile controls, and the four seizure groups showed significantly higher IL-6 levels in first and recurrent attack febrile seizure...
... first report of the presence of OP-1 in the SF of asymptomatic organ donors, of OA patients, andof RA patients, and report statistical differences between the SF concentrations of this growth ... ME, Thonar EJ-MA: Synovial fluid levelsof tumor necrosis factor α and oncostatin M correlate with levelsof markers of the degradation of crosslinked collagen and cartilage aggrecan in rheumatoid ... interpretation, and writing of the data BSF was involved in the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of the data and in drafting the manuscript MM was involved in sample acquisition and analysis of the...
... those of healthy controls, andlevelsof BAFF that were 200-fold higher, thus suggesting high intrathecal levelsof APRIL and BAFF to be a feature of SLE Although increased levelsof both BAFF and ... with and without NPSLE (Figure 2c) No correlation between cerebrospinal fluid and serum levelsof BAFF/APRIL The correlations between CSF and serum levelsof APRIL and between CSF and serum levels ... APRIL and BAFF in CSF of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, (d) APRIL and BAFF in serum of SLE patients, (e) IL-6 and APRIL in CSF of SLE patients, and (f) IL-6 and BAFF in CSF of SLE...
... hormone and cortisol levels in healthy men JAMA 2000, 284:861-868 Matchock RL, Mordkoff JT: Chronotype and time -of- day influences on the alerting, orienting, and executive components ofattention ... group in terms of melatonin and GH secretion rhythms Salivary melatonin and GH levels in the RCR group peaked at 04:00 h and reached a minimum at 08:00 h In contrast, the levelsof both hormones ... characteristics of melatonin and GH, both of which show circadian rhythms under naturalistic conditions We measured secretion patterns of melatonin and GH as indices of a student’s life rhythm and examined...
... polymorphisms of leptin and leptin receptor genes and plasma levelsof leptin and leptin soluble receptors in survivors of childhood ALL The study assessed the influence of chemo- and radiotherapy ... plays a role of peripheral signal informing of the energy storage and thus participates in the long-term regulation of appetite and the amount of ingested food [6] Plasma levelsof leptin depend ... inhibitory effect of the peripheral signal informing of the accumulation of body stores of energy We cannot explain the presence of particular clusters of leptin receptor levels (above and below 15...
... objectives of the present study were to evaluate the effects of synthetic ACTH (tetracosactid) and porcine CRH on the plasma levelsof cortisol and PGF2α metabolite in cycling gilts and castrated ... cross-reactions of the antibody were 16% with 15-keto-PGF2α, and 4% with 13,14dihydro-PGF2α The intra-assay coefficients of variation ranged between 3.4 and 7.6% for different ranges of the standard curve and ... metabolite levels in both cycling gilt as well as castrated boars The administration of CRH to pigs resulted in an elevation of cortisol levels in Effect of ACTH and CRH on cortisol and PGF2α...
... ADHD and had a symptom severity of at least 1.5 standard deviations (SD) above the normative values of the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Wehmeier et al Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental ... experience of physical and emotional symptoms and positive health sensations and observed limitations of activity (22 items) Physical comfort Positive and negative somatic feelings and symptoms ... adolescents is often the result In adolescence, symptoms of inattention and impaired executive function (EF) generally have a greater impact on school functioning than the symptoms of hyperactivity and...
... dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area of the patch and the length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication effect with reductions of first-pass ... evaluated and are the primary focus of this report Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2009, 3:39 The study consisted of experimental ... stress the importance of caregivers as change agents of the child, in turn, children are reciprocally change agents of the caregiver andof family life in general Caregivers of children in the Ritalin...
... Delp and Jones findings are important for understanding the relationship between pictures and attention, but Table Effects of text alone vs text plus cartoons on patient attention, recall, and ... One contribution of pictures to health education is to attract the attentionof patients and families and to stimulate them to attend to the information 3.2 Do pictures draw attention to health ... educational imbalance, and where they are fearful of appearing stupid and fearful of rejection or abandonment As a result, they are hesitant to admit that they not understand directions or the...
... study, the effects of rapamycin on the LPSinduced increase in Oct-2 protein and on the expression of iNOS and G-CSF protein and mRNA were evaluated in macrophages, and the involvement of Oct-2 in LPS ... were pretreated with 200 ngÆmL)1 of rapamycin for 30 (lanes and 4), followed by incubation with (lanes and 4) or without (lanes and 3) LPS for h The levelsof Oct-2 and b-actin were measured after ... for 24 h with 7.5 lg of empty vector (lanes and 5) or plasmid encoding DN-mTOR (lane 6), then incubated in the presence or absence of LPS for 30 and the levelsof total and phosphorylated p70...
... MODELS ANDLEVELSOF COHERENCE Toward a Definition of Comprehension SITUATION MODELS ANDLEVELSOF COHERENCE Toward a Definition of Comprehension Isabelle Tapiero University of Lyon University of ... trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tapiero, Isabelle Situation models andlevelsof coherence ... INTERNAL “OBJECTS” OF SITUATION MODELS Theoretical and Empirical Evidence for Two Main xxi Levelsof Representation: Referential and Causal Coherence 1.1 The Semantic Level of Representation (Kintsch...
... these levelsand roughly explains their interrelationships Its center of gravity lies on the molecular and cellular levels Nevertheless, its explanations of how certain viruses, chemicals, and ... of microscopy and scientific knowledge Case load itself also increased, less because of environmental pollutions than because of changes in diet and life style An affluent diet rich in meat and ... vary greatly across countries Natives of Japan had high rates of stomach but low rates of colon cancer Natives of Hawaii had high rates of colon but low rates of stomach cancer Was the difference...
... plasma and mRNA levelsand the low occurrence of APA Furthermore, this mutation reduces the expression of the luciferase (Luc) reporter gene by twofold and disrupts the binding of nuclear trans-acting ... The size of the DNA insert and fidelity of DNA polymerase was confirmed by restriction analysis and DNA sequencing The wild ()1C) and mutant ()1A) type fragments were then inserted upstream of the ... Trisborate and mM EDTA) at a constant voltage of 190 V, then dried and autoradiographed using intensifying screens The concentration of nuclear protein extracts used in each reaction was lg and that of...
... Assessment of Living and Working Conditions, with Special Attention to Forced Labor 11 Tapping rubber trees The clearing of land, breeding in the nursery, and the weeding and pruning of fields and young ... history and development of the rubber sector in the country, and the impact of severe poverty and social and economic instability on the labor force and employment patterns The civil war and subsequent ... politics, and history of Liberia; the rubber sector, its supply chain and workforce; and a summary of past human and labor rights concerns in the rubber industry; the methodology and limitations of...
... questions of the nature and generation ofconsciousness Descartes in fact provides an example of a somewhat sketchy theory of consciousness: a theory that makes states ofconsciousness one and all ... linking consciousness to the notion of representation and his brain-theory of the generation ofconsciousness Since Descartes maintains that every state ofconsciousness involves an idea and ideas ... Hacker 1993) and, I take it, philosophical grammar consists in setting forth a proper understanding of the nature and role (or use) of concepts Of course, the proper understanding of Ryle and Wittgenstein...
... 15 questions and asked about diners’: (1) demographic characteristics, (2) levelsof health consciousness, (3) frequency ofand reasons for dining at the restaurant, (4) method of item selection ... proportions of medium- and high-calorie diners Additionally, 47% of low-calorie diners held a bachelor’s degree compared to 13.3% and 28.6% of medium- and high-calorie diners (p = 0.004) In terms of age, ... International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10:21 http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/10/1/21 Page of Table Characteristics of survey respondents and definition of variables (N=138)...
... equation and related formalisms, e.g by Wade and Kalisz (1990), Heisler and Damuth (1987), Endler (1986), Lande and Arnold (1983), and Rice (2004) 26 Evolution and the Levelsof Selection of z ‘due ... ‘additivity criterion’ of Lloyd and Wimsatt Evolution and the Levelsof Selection is discussed, as is Brandon’s ‘screening off’ criterion, Vrba’s ‘emergent character’ criterion, and Damuth and Heisler’s ... Emergent Relations and the Damuth–Heisler Approach 119 4.2 Screening Off and the Levelsof Selection 4.3 Realism versus Pluralism about the Levelsof Selection 121 125 4.3.1 Pluralism and Causality...
... Representations and Responses of the Dorsal and Ventral Attention Systems 31 Relationships between Different Types ofAttentionand the Major Forms of Meditation 40 Table Examples of Ego/Allo Terminology ... three times: ‘ AttentionAttention Attention. ’’ The man now demands: ‘‘What does that word Attention mean, anyway?’’ Ikkyu replies: ‘ Attention means attention. ’’1 The cultivation of attentional ... particular kind of cessation, said to arise out of the ‘‘deepest state of concentration and attention. ’’ When it occurs, ‘‘the body and Training Attention mind are dissolved, the experience of the ordinary...