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Bone Metabolism: The Role of STAT3 and Reactive Oxygen Species

Bone Metabolism: The Role of STAT3 and Reactive Oxygen Species

... hours in a saline bath, and mechanical testing was conducted by threepoint bending using a microforce testing machine (Vitrodyne V1000; Liveco, Inc., Burlington, VT) Loads were applied in the ... in part caused by an increase in the basal level of ROS and/ or insensitivity of ROS levels in response to mechanical loading 30 In order to further investigate the role of oxidative stress in ... loaded, and served as internal controls Calcein was injected days after the first loading bout, and alizarin was injected days after the first loading bout These injections were administered interperitoneally...

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University buildings in Greece: Energy analysis of heating and cooling demand

University buildings in Greece: Energy analysis of heating and cooling demand

... because of the increased internal gains resulting from the presence of significantly higher number of people in the spaces The comparison of cooling energy demand profiles of classroom (Figure 5) and ... Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta, USA, 2005 ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Applications American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers, ... Labs and the Hydraulic buildings, while the Main Corridor, the Main Theaters and Block D are the less consuming buildings At this point it must be reminded that the energy demand of a building...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10

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HOW TO IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS IN TOEIC THE CASE OF questions and responses  short conversations

HOW TO IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS IN TOEIC THE CASE OF questions and responses short conversations

... 25 Saying GOODBYE 26 Asking for information 28 Giving direction and instructions 29 Thanking people and responding to thanks 30 Making, accepting and declining invitation ... opinions, Agreeing or Disagreeing 38 15 Requesting and offering assistance 39 16 Attracting attention and Warning 40 17 Expressing and receiving sympathy 42 18 Hiding feelings ... Making and responding request 33 10 Apologizing and responding 34 11 Making excuses 35 12 Complimenting and responding 36 13 Complaining 37 14 Express opinions,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:59

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SUCCESS IN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION - QUALITY OF SEMEN AND DIAGNOSTICS EMPLOYED pptx

SUCCESS IN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION - QUALITY OF SEMEN AND DIAGNOSTICS EMPLOYED pptx

... deposited in the female within 15 minutes between thawing and insemination, in a water-bath at 35°C for a minimum of 45 seconds, always maintaining thermal homeostasis during this interval; 2) ... increase the convenience of semen handling and the number of inseminations in a short period Because the size of breeding herds continues to increase and the use of estrus synchronization (as well ... semen in farms The aim of this review is to bring into focus a summary of our current understanding of the use of sex-sorted sperm in TAI and ET programs and some strategies to optimize the use of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 12:20

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Báo cáo khoa học: ATP-dependent ligases in trypanothione biosynthesis – kinetics of catalysis and inhibition by phosphinic acid pseudopeptides doc

Báo cáo khoa học: ATP-dependent ligases in trypanothione biosynthesis – kinetics of catalysis and inhibition by phosphinic acid pseudopeptides doc

... obtained previously by varying the concentration of phosphinate and initiating with enzyme Modality of inhibition The mode of inhibition of the slow-binding phosphinate was determined by examining ... understanding of the kinetic and chemical mechanism of GspS and TryS involved in the biosynthesis of glutathionylspermidine and trypanothione is crucial for the design of inhibitors against these ... an insertion of 17 amino acids in the amidase domain and two in the synthetase domain (one of 14 amino acids and the Fig Conservation of key functional residues identied for EcGspS in CfGspS and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 04:20

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Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry in the Second Quarter of 2011 and Results for the First Half of 2011 potx

Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry in the Second Quarter of 2011 and Results for the First Half of 2011 potx

... differences in the universe of reporting countries Including Ireland for all months Including Ireland from December 2010 EFAMA Quarterly Statistical Release N°46 (Second Quarter of 2011) Trends in the ... regarding the strength of the global economic recovery and increasing tensions in the euro area, which sparked lower demand for equity and bond funds Differences in totals between quarterly and ... Total Equity & Balanced Funds of funds (4) Other Total (excl Ireland & Netherlands) of w hich guaranteed funds Total (incl Ireland & Netherlands) 36,733 in No in % (3) in No (1 No full data breakdo...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

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Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry in the Second Quarter of 2012 and Results for the First Half of 2012 pdf

Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry in the Second Quarter of 2012 and Results for the First Half of 2012 pdf

... as investors continue their search for yield in a low interest rate environment Differences in totals between quarterly and monthly net sales reflect differences in the universe of reporting ... Quarter of 2012) Trends in the UCITS Market Net Sales by Country of Domiciliation Twelve countries recorded net inflows into UCITS in the second quarter of 2012, with four countries attracting net inflows ... inflows in excess of EUR billion: Ireland (EUR 13 billion), Switzerland (EUR billion), Denmark (EUR billion) and Luxembourg (EUR billion) Luxembourg and Ireland attracted net inflows of EUR 22...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

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Aesthetic issues in spatial composition: effects of position and direction on framing single objects pot

Aesthetic issues in spatial composition: effects of position and direction on framing single objects pot

... concerning the rule of thirds by examining more positions between the quarter-line and mid-line positions studied in the present experiment, including ones that are precisely at the one-third and ... decidedly off center and facing out of the frame, violating these conventions to convey feelings of isolation, loneliness, and/ or longing Although such considerations are beyond the scope of the ... asymmetries in off-center compositions The genesis of this line of research appears to be an early claim by Wölf in (1928), as reported in Gaffron (1950), that aesthetically pleasing paintings generally...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 17:20

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Báo cáo khoa học: Epoxidation of benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol by human CYP1A1 in reconstituted membranes Effects of charge and nonbilayer phase propensity of the membrane pot

Báo cáo khoa học: Epoxidation of benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol by human CYP1A1 in reconstituted membranes Effects of charge and nonbilayer phase propensity of the membrane pot

... stoichiometry of 0.9, and molar lipid/protein ratio of 1200 The intra- and interday degree of variation in relative P450, reductase, and lipid content did not exceed 10% in any of the vesicular ... temperature in Ela2PtdEtn (about 65 °C) than in Ole2PtdEtn (about 10 °C) and has been used to investigate the impact of the hexagonal phase forming tendency by Yang and Hwang [31] Data in Fig 1A and in ... characterized in terms of P450, reductase, and phospholipid content The amount of CYP1A1 was determined by CO difference spectrometry using an extinction coefficient of 91 mM)1Æcm)1 [26] Rates of NADPH-cytochrome...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 10:20

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Reproductive health in nomadic communities: Challenges of culture and choice pdf

Reproductive health in nomadic communities: Challenges of culture and choice pdf

... having multiple sexual partners, engaging in unprotected sex, having sex with older partners and consuming alcohol and illicit drugs.5 Findings indicated that the sexual debut of nomadic youth in ... Deprived of their traditional livelihoods and thrust into a foreign way of living, one in which the foraging contributions of women are viewed as inferior to the cattle-rearing and wage labour of men, ... desired changes However, the following challenges stand in the way of increasing the uptake of modern FP: women need to be involved in decision in all matters relating to their reproductive health,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 16:20

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The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation potx

The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation potx

... Wei, and Jay Haney of ICF International; and Martin Ross and Lauren Davis of RTI International During all phases of the study, from initial design to final report drafting, the Project Team and ... analysis include both “online” analyses (shown in color), that feed information on uncertainty into the analytical chain at various points and propagate it through the remaining steps in the chain, and ... incorporation of the effects of learning-by-doing on projections of direct costs Third, this report incorporates new information on the benefits of air pollutant regulation, including use of an integrated...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 16:20

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Success in Artificial Insemination - Quality of Semen and Diagnostics Employed docx

Success in Artificial Insemination - Quality of Semen and Diagnostics Employed docx

... deposited in the female within 15 minutes between thawing and insemination, in a water-bath at 35°C for a minimum of 45 seconds, always maintaining thermal homeostasis during this interval; 2) ... increase the convenience of semen handling and the number of inseminations in a short period Because the size of breeding herds continues to increase and the use of estrus synchronization (as well ... semen in farms The aim of this review is to bring into focus a summary of our current understanding of the use of sex-sorted sperm in TAI and ET programs and some strategies to optimize the use of...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 21:20

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DYING TO BE MEN: Psychosocial, Environmental, and Biobehavioral Directions in Promoting the Health of Men and Boys pptx

DYING TO BE MEN: Psychosocial, Environmental, and Biobehavioral Directions in Promoting the Health of Men and Boys pptx

... beliefs and behaviors, like other social practices that women and men engage in, are a means for demonstrating various forms of femininity and masculinity In examining constructions of masculinity and ... adopting health-promoting behaviors by engaging Key Determinants of the Health and Well-Being of Men and Boys TABLE 1.3 Thirty-One Key Determinants of the Health and Well-Being of U.S Men and ... gender and men’s health This fi rst chapter examines the main in uences on the health of men and boys in the United States It does so by identifying and discussing 31 key determinants of physical and...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

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SUCCESS IN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION QUALITY OF SEMEN AND DIAGNOSTICS EMPLOYED potx

SUCCESS IN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION QUALITY OF SEMEN AND DIAGNOSTICS EMPLOYED potx

... deposited in the female within 15 minutes between thawing and insemination, in a water-bath at 35°C for a minimum of 45 seconds, always maintaining thermal homeostasis during this interval; 2) ... increase the convenience of semen handling and the number of inseminations in a short period Because the size of breeding herds continues to increase and the use of estrus synchronization (as well ... semen in farms The aim of this review is to bring into focus a summary of our current understanding of the use of sex-sorted sperm in TAI and ET programs and some strategies to optimize the use of...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 04:20

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Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology pot

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology pot

... transfusion of blood, draining off the urine, injecting the bladder, female injection, anatomical injection, administration of food and medicine, cupping, drawing the breasts &c."[132] John Weiss, inventor ... elbow and that the instrument be thrust into the most prominent vein This streamlined vein puncturing implement reduced the possibility of injecting air and bacteria into the blood.[85] It was, and ... brass and ivory latches and a red plush lining Those finding such instruments in Bloodletting Instruments in the National by Audrey Davis and Toby Appel their attic or in a collection of antiques,...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:20

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ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION RATES OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN GROUNDWATER: A SUMMARY OF FIELD AND LABORATORY STUDIES pdf

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION RATES OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN GROUNDWATER: A SUMMARY OF FIELD AND LABORATORY STUDIES pdf

... microbial consumption of oxygen or nitrate that was supported by the electron acceptor demand of materials in the landfill leachate Consequently, the rate of supply of oxygen and nitrate into impacted ... an overestimation of the degradation rate In general, the concentrations of oxygen and nitrate are insignificant in ground waters that have been impacted with leachate from landfills This condition ... health of humans and the environment Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 the U.S EPA is appointed the task of managing these risks through the development and implementation...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 19:20

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Báo cáo sinh học: " Detection and frequency of recombination in tomato-infecting begomoviruses of South and Southeast Asia" pptx

Báo cáo sinh học: " Detection and frequency of recombination in tomato-infecting begomoviruses of South and Southeast Asia" pptx

... recombinant forms, recombination hot spots and frequency of recombination documented in this study would provide new information for understanding the diversity and evolution of tomato-infecting ... evolving Although a few specific recombination events have been described so far in tomato-infecting begomoviruses [2629], a full accounting of recombinants, recombination breakpoints and recombination ... Deviations in the tree order of individual sequences and of group of sequences between fragments of defined length indicate conflicting phylogenetic relationships Alternatively, individual non-recombinant...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

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Báo cáo hóa học: "The toxicity of cadmium and resulting hazards for human health" ppt

Báo cáo hóa học: "The toxicity of cadmium and resulting hazards for human health" ppt

... absorption by the skin: binding of a free cadmium ion to sulfhydryl radicals of cysteine in epidermal keratins, or an induction and complexing with metallothionein [15] Handling Of cadmium in the body ... transporting complexes, endocytosis of proteins Cd-MT, Cd-Protein Figure Handling of cadmium in human body Handling of cadmium in human body Figure legend text: Metabolism, storage and excretion of ... change, and an increase of the mitotic index of the skin cells Also cadmium concentration in blood, liver and kidney increased, thus indicating percutaneous absorption [14] Concerning zinc and calcium,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

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Báo cáo hóa học: " Detection and frequency of recombination in tomato-infecting begomoviruses of South and Southeast Asia" pptx

Báo cáo hóa học: " Detection and frequency of recombination in tomato-infecting begomoviruses of South and Southeast Asia" pptx

... recombinant forms, recombination hot spots and frequency of recombination documented in this study would provide new information for understanding the diversity and evolution of tomato-infecting ... evolving Although a few specific recombination events have been described so far in tomato-infecting begomoviruses [2629], a full accounting of recombinants, recombination breakpoints and recombination ... Deviations in the tree order of individual sequences and of group of sequences between fragments of defined length indicate conflicting phylogenetic relationships Alternatively, individual non-recombinant...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

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