... for the separate evolution of H2 and O2 from water with a solar energy conversion efficiency of 0.23% The hydrothermally treated Vis-TiO2/Ti/Pt could, thus, be considered a unique photofunctional ... Reaction time profiles of the separate evolution of (*) H2 and (~) O2 under solar light irradiation on NaOH(5)-Vis-TiO2/Ti/Pt, Vis-TiO2/Ti/Pt and UV-TiO2/Ti/Pt in an H-type glass container and the ... patterns of Vis-TiO2/Ti and NaOH(X)-Vis-TiO2/Ti and (b) the expanded XRD patterns of (a) (2u = 5–158) Fig XPS spectra of the Ti 2p (right) and Na 1s (left) peaks of the Vis-TiO2/Ti and NaOH(X)-Vis-TiO2/Ti...
... some of the key findings that have led to our current understanding of the molecular mode of action of glyphosate and the molecular basis for glyphosate resistance Structure and function of EPSPS ... the protonated form and binds with its phosphonate group ligated by charge interactions with Arg21 and Arg111, and its carboxyl group in contact with Arg73 The shortness of the hydrogen bond between ... 2D) The presence of Ala100 in the CP4 enzyme is of no consequence for the binding of PEP, but glyphosate can only bind in a condensed, high-energy and noninhibitory conformation Glyphosate sensitivity...
... definition ofmolecularepidemiology (1): (1) the definition, identification, and tracking of relevant pathogen species, subspecies, strains, clones, andgenes by means ofmolecular technology and ... about defining the notion of clonality 2.4 Clones, Clonal, Clonality There is great confusion in the use of the terms clones, clonal, and clonality When speaking about a clonal species, many authors ... choice of a molecular method will depend on the type of questions to be addressed, on the degree of genetic diversity of the species to be analyzed, andon the mechanisms responsible for generation...
... causation, propagation, dissemination, spatial and chronological development of the disease It focuses on the role of genetic and environmental risk factors, ondisease etiology and distribution among ... investigations of TB outbreaks and institutional TB transmission After that applicationswereexpanded to large populations and inter-populations for the determination of recent transmission and risk ... distributions of M tuberculosis are different in different geographic areas 1.3 Molecularepidemiologyof TB – Applications and achievements 1.3.1 Definition ofmolecularepidemiologyof TB Molecular epidemiology...
... [39,41] For restriction endonuclease digestion, approximately to 1.5 mm of a plug was cut and incubated with 250 µl of restriction buffer containing 20 U of SmaI at 25°C for h After DNA digestion, ... Collection Manassas, VA USA) were used as the positive and negative controls respectively Plasmid isolation, transformation and conjugation The modified method of Birnboin and Takahashi was used for ... determining epidemiologyof clinical and carrier staphylococci andmolecular studies of their acquisition and dissemination ofresistance in a hospital setting in northern India Materials and methods...
... its coordination and design andmolecular analysis 12 13 14 Denton M, Kerr KG: Microbiological and clinical aspects of infection associated with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection Clin Microbiol ... relationships between isolates and therefore to provide information to identify targets and strategies to control the spread of nosocomial pathogens The sources and precise modes of spread of S ... infection with S maltophilia is one of the least subjective diagnoses to make based on the isolation of S maltophilia from blood cultures associated with signs and symptoms of infection In contrast,...
... SolRgene can be considered the primary resource for information on R genesof Solanum for the scientific community and potato breeders Construction and content Data source of accessions The current ... passport data of the accessions, and phylogenic classifications Conclusion: Solanum section Petota forms the basis of the SolRgene database, which contains a collection ofresistance data of an unprecedented ... The relational MySQL database schema is segmented into seven main entities: Accession information, genotype information, population information, experiment information, disease observations, R SolRgene...
... demonstrated that an assemblage of 300–450 nucleotides at the 5' end of the HEV ORF2 region was highly conserved and that phylogenetic analysis based on this region provided accurate information ... molecularepidemiology investigations of HEV among swine, and particularly human, populations should be undertaken to assist in HEV control and prevention List of abbreviations HEV, Hepatitis E virus; ... 4d (10/65) and 4h (9/65) Subtypes 4h, 4i and 4d were found in both swine and humans, whereas 4b was found only in swine and subtype 4a only in humans Conclusions Six different swine and human...
... Laboratory for the Western Pacific Region/Division of Arboviruses, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Republic of Korea Received: 26 April 2010 Accepted: ... undertaken with a grant from the National Institute of Health, Korea Centers forDisease Control and Prevention Author Details WHO Japanese Encephalitis Regional Reference Laboratory for the Western ... the preparation of the manuscript JEC, SYK, JR, and WYC collected the specimens and contributed to the data analysis YRJ and MGH contributed to the data analysis and the preparation of the manuscript...
... http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/188 Page of Table Isolate identification, accession numbers and additional data for 33 SAV study isolates Isolate Site Region identification (Endemic/Nonendemic) County ... included in SAV transmission, and horizontal transmission pathways appear to be most important for the spread of SAV and PD between seawater populations [2,7-9,13-15,19-25] The aim of this study was ... proportion of susceptible populations (sites) affected in Norway compared to Ireland and Scotland Based on the published reports, PD also appears to have been present in Scottish aquaculture for a longer...
... major and minor), 3.3% due to blood and blood products contamination and in 23.1% patients the mode of contamination was not known and was sporadic The dominant mode of contamination in patients with ... filled for each patient contained demographic characteristic, possible mode of transmission, area/district, and estimated time of infection along with complete address and contact numbers of the ... Albrecht J: Randomized trial of interferon alpha2b plus ribavirin for 48 weeks or for 24 weeks versus interferon alpha2b plus placebo for 48 weeks for treatment of chronic infection with hepatitis...
... homes of chronically infected persons [58], which may explain the non-sexual interpersonal spread of HBV such as among household contacts Household contacts of subjects with chronic HBV infection ... fields ofmolecular diagnostics, epidemiology, evolution and genomics of viruses 17 Authors' contributions 19 The author compiled the above information for writing the background section of his ... A, C and D) in comparable proportions [52,63,64] Apart from only one study on subgenotypes of genotype A [67], there is a lack of data on the distribution of subgenotypes of HBV genotypes A and...
... Lindemulde E, Wigal S: Development of a new once-a-day formulation of methylphenidate for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: proof -of- concept and proof -of- product studies Arch Gen ... addition, the relatively long study duration (12 weeks) may provide valuable information on longer term treatment outcomes In conclusion, treatment with OROS MPH for 12 weeks in children and adolescents ... extended duration of ADHD symptom control, consistent with an up to 12-hour duration of action [14-16] The impact of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is well-established [17,18] and it has...
... impact on the H-bonding pattern and the local β-sheet conformation, possibly impacting inhibitor binding The same expectation holds for the conformation of the neighboring loop consisting of the ... Network of non-covalent residue interactions for the NS3-4A protease and the corresponding list of protein-ligand interactions Network of non-covalent residue interactions for the NS3-4A protease and ... important forresistance development at V36 and T54 and has a conservation of 100% L44 was found to be involved in mechanisms of drug resistance at T54 and showed a conservation of 94% A conservative...
... being the evaluation of existing clinical models for outcome predictions in RCC, and the second being the evaluation ofmolecular models in RCC, and corresponding molecular insights For the first ... comparison of the model with the predictor of the Karakiewicz nomogram only with the one with predicators of both the Kattan nomogram and the Karakiewicz nomogram b : The comparison of the model with ... comparison of the model with the predictor of the Karakiewicz nomogram only with the one with predicators of both the Leibovich prognostic score and the Karakiewicz nomogram b : The comparison of...
... (2001) Molecular ecology of tetracycline resistance: development and validation of primers for detection of tetracycline resistancegenes encoding ribosomal protection proteins Appl Environ Microbiol ... sequencing and compare with known sequences Once sequence ofgenes were verified we can further studied in which way the resistance was done Conclusion: The aim of study was to clone the antibiotic resistance ... under step of extraction of total DNA or stored under – 80oC for later use Determination of MIC (Minimal Inhibition Concentration) of E.coli DH5a/pUC19 Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs)...
... Results and Discussion Identification of PLA2 genes We obtained 96 clones of PLA2 genes per snake species Complete nucleotide sequences were further analyzed for 81 clones of V a aspis, 80 clones of ... introns (Table 3) Exons 3, and the 5¢ part of exon encode the mature protein; exon encodes the 5¢-UTR, and exon and part of exon encode the signal peptide The 110 nucleotides at the 3¢ end of exon ... used for amplification of the Bov-B LINE retroposon; b specific primers used for amplification of the ammodytoxin B gene; c specific primers used for amplification of the ammodytoxin A and C genes; ...
... scattering allows for the observation of the LO phonon mode from only a monolayer of CdTe QDs (166.0 cm–1) (Fig 4a, b), the mode is redshifted due to confinement of optical phonons [14] It is noteworthy ... with a thin shell of semiconductor nanocrystals, and explained by multiphonon-assisted excitation of an electron from the ground state to the excited state through the mediation of the shallow trap ... pronounced peak in absorption and a single band edge PL band The blue shift of the QDs absorption band by ~610 meV with respect to bulk CdTe indicates a strong electronic quantum confinement effect Fig...
... confidence interval) for ENO and means (95% confidence interval) for EBC pH and Alt a1-spècific IgG4 values P values are for the comparison with baseline values within groups For abbreviations ... allergen) for the treatment of allergic rhinitis with or without asthma demonstrated the good tolerance of the preparation, together with the induction of strong allergen-specific IgG4 antibody responses ... mild airway responsiveness Therefore, the lack of effect of SIT on methacholine and AMP responsiveness might be consequence of the low degree of airway responsiveness in our population Finally, it...
... suggest shared disease pathways in different models for autoimmune diseases controlled by the same genes within this interval On the basis of potential candidate genes located within the re-defined ... Dissections ofdisease loci in models for autoimmune diseases have shown that one locus can contain more than one gene linked to disease [5,6] In one study, a locus of approximately 20 cM contained ... interval, or investigations of polymorphism in, or close to, candidate genes from susceptible and resistant mouse strains, speculations ondisease mechanisms has to be considered preliminary The...