... embedding the watermark into the 16th directional subband, we hide another version of the watermark into the 1st and the 4th subband, and thus we could embed 34 KB of data into the host image without ... values were 47.09 and 0.9838, respectively The results of hiding more amounts of data into the highest and other directional subbands of the Lena test image are shown in Table The PSNR and NC values ... subbands are also shown in columns andof the same table, respectively We used the 1st and the 4th directional subbands that have the highest level of energy after the 16th subband In addition to...
... heat and cold resistanceand the induction of thermotolerance in four populations of D melanogaster, two from temperate and two from subtropical areas Our aim was to evaluate i) the amount of genetic ... variability for different resistance traits and ii) their correlations; to identify whether iii) this resistance relates to the climate of the localities of origin andto determine whether iv) ... (Morrison and Milkman, 1978; Kilias and Alahiotis, 1985; Quintana and Prevosti, 1990 b; Jenkins and Hoffmann, 1994; Krebs and Loeschcke, 1996) Maintenance of at different temperatures in the laborato...
... study entry, and were naïve to protease inhibitorsand lamivudine (3TC) or had received no more than weeks of ZDV plus 3TC in the year prior to study entry and none in the months prior to study entry ... evaluation of drug resistanceand subsequent viral failure as this regimen was demonstrated to result in a suboptimal virologic suppression compared to protease inhibitor-based regimens A total of 92 ... is important to remember that resistance is not an all-or-none phenomenon, and treatment failure is not defined by a resistance test In order to better understand both the virology of mutated viruses...
... [51,52] and cloned subsequently [53] Another major gene, TLR4 (Toll-like receptor 4), previously named Lps, belongs to a family of innate immune system receptors (Toll-like receptors) and is involved ... contributed to the chapters related to candidate genes and genomic approaches AV contributed to the chapters related to genomics approaches and QTL detection CB contributed to the chapters related to ... protocols that have been used for genetic studies Many factors have to be taken into account to assess Salmonella resistance i.e infectious doses, Salmonella serotypes and strains, route and...
... inversion of subject and operator is perfectly normal English and only neither/ nor is used in this way The use of Subject – operator inversion with neither/ nor is equivalent to the use of “cũng ... of which using Inversion is one essential part Inversion is phenomenon in which either a verb or an operator stands before subject It is device used to reduce the length of the sentence andto ... phenomena of inversion in English In spite of this fact, due to my lack of time, experience and knowledge, this study can not fail to have mistakes Therefore, your criticisms are very useful and important...
... the development, implementation and use of systems to informate organizational actors and automate business processes (Checkland and Howell, 1998) However, Boland et al (1994) argue that information ... this are offered by Butler (2000) and Broendsted and Elkjaer (2001) who, following Boland et al (1994) and Pentland (1995), recognize the narrow focus of extant perspectives on knowledge and recommend ... had to capture the technical understanding of application engineers and relate this to Analog’s products and their attributes in order to build cases for the KATE-Tools platform This activity took...
... 43% sequence identity to the C-terminal third of Phl p [29,30] Thermal denaturation of insect cellexpressed Phl p was monitored by far-UV CD in the range of 20 °C to 90° and showed an irreversible ... crystals belonged to the orthorhombic space group P212121 and diffracted X-rays to ˚ a resolution of 2.9 A (Fig 4) Phl p and Phl p belong to different clusters of proteins as determined by phylogenetic ... allergenic activity Disruption of the native structure of respiratory allergens allows for the maintenance of important T cell epitopes of a given allergen and simultaneously preserves sequences...
... used to be dominated by the young, and relatively few people survived into old age.3 As the proportion of the very old and the very young increases, the proportion of those in their youth and ... ate and whether they were able to satisfy their hunger, and their ability to access health care Data were cleaned by checking and correcting entry errors and inconsistencies, then entered on to ... the hospital more often 18% than women 9% Also 10% of men and 7% of females spent more money on medicines Men also helped others to visit health facilities 17% of men and 10% of women More men...
... regions of the two proteins These might lead to specific targeting of each isoform to different micro-environments of the plasma membrane or to isoform-specific interactions with other proteins of the ... control RNAi α3 isoform of SP RNAi Fig Effect of transfection with various RNAi on expression of a subunit isoforms (A) Expression of a subunit isoforms in SK-N-AS cells without and with transfection ... both a1 and a3 subunits are essential for survival, and that the a1 and a3 isoforms have distinct roles in SK-N-AS cells and loss of one cannot be compensated by the other Based on these and previous...
... (Ransod; Randox Laboratories) and the same autoanalyzer as above Isolation of liver mitochondria Liver mitochondrial fraction was prepared according to the method described by Hogeboom and Schneider ... group, a part of the fresh liver was used to isolate mitochondria andto perform mitochondrial function tests by flow cytometry Analytical methods in serum Analytical parameters (total protein, ... model of aging was previously characterized [4] attending to the evolution of serum levels of IGF-I, free testosterone and total antioxidant status Effect of IGF-II therapy on anabolic hormones and...
... prostaglandins and thromboxane could have proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory properties [6] Leukotrienes are potent constrictors and proinflammatory mediators Leukotrienes LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4 ... curve of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGD2 with PGE2-d4 as internal standard and b) without internal standard Figure the corresponded product the deuterated standards with Standard chromatogram of ion ... scans Standard chromatogram of the deuterated standards with the corresponded product ion scans nal standard to the corresponded group of substances than without internal standard Reliability of the...
... (Ransod; Randox Laboratories) and the same autoanalyzer as above Isolation of liver mitochondria Liver mitochondrial fraction was prepared according to the method described by Hogeboom and Schneider ... group, a part of the fresh liver was used to isolate mitochondria andto perform mitochondrial function tests by flow cytometry Analytical methods in serum Analytical parameters (total protein, ... model of aging was previously characterized [4] attending to the evolution of serum levels of IGF-I, free testosterone and total antioxidant status Effect of IGF-II therapy on anabolic hormones and...
... was carried out to check how proficient the students pronounce /θ/, /ð/, to compare the students’ proficiency of the classes taught by the teachers andof the classes taught by the researcher ... However, in contrast to /ð/, the sound is pronounced with the blade of the tongue resting against the lower part of the back of the upper teeth The tip of the tongue sticks out of the mouth slightly ... lessons teaching /θ/ and /ð/pronunciation Item 15 is to investigate students’ use of IPA to transcribe /θ/ and /ð/ pronunciation Item 16, 17 are to discover realities of describing θ/ and /ð/ 2.3.2...
... overexpression of proteinases and deregulation of the balance between proteinases and their inhibitors We investigated the expression patterns of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), tissue inhibitorsof matrix ... production and secretion of proteinases and their inhibitors are regulated by cytokines, we investigated the expression of different cytokines at the mRNA and protein levels Several cytokines were differentially ... mRNA and protein level To complete our oligonucleotide chip and PCR results, we investigated MMP expression and activity by fluorescence assays and zymography Preparation of total RNA Materials and...
... mechanisms of HOX gene expression and participate to the elaboration of the code referred to as "combinatorial HOX code" In this way, normal and alternative splicing of HOX pre-messengers [45,46] often ... sequences of HOXA7 to -A13 genes of the patients we investigated This probably refutes the hypothesis of dominant or loss-offunction mutations like those found in HOXD13 [31,32] and seems to show ... combinations to trigger positional identity of embryonic cells This determines the patterning and segment identity along the anterior-posterior axis of the skeleton and a variety of organ systems...
... The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between asthma-specific quality of life and both levels of psychological distress and psychiatric disorders assessed by standardized tools, ... between general and different subscale scores on the AQLQ(S) on the one hand and, on the other hand, levels of psychological distress and rates of psychiatric disorders, and the extent to which the ... (never) to (very often) Total and subscale scores (depression, anxiety, anger and cognitive disturbance) are calculated as a percentage of the total possible score out of 100 Scores of > 20 are...
... partial blocking of R5 viruses by AMD3100 andof X4 virus by SCH-C is caused by disturbance of the membrane colocalization patterns of the CD4 receptor and the appropriate coreceptor essential for ... NL4.3 and the R5/X4 strain HE We also compared the infectability of the U87.CD4.CCR5.CXCR4 cells and the antiviral activity of the chemokine receptor inhibitors SCH-C and AMD3100 with that of the ... the interaction of SCH-C with CCR5 and that against NL4.3 is established by binding of AMD3100 to CXCR4 In case of the R5/X4 strain HE both inhibitors play an essential role and showed additive...