... FrenchHealth Ministry files; day-care centres were not included. The sample was stratified according to eighteen strata[24]. The probability of selecting an institution wasinversely proportional tothe ... especially whenincreasing life expectancy is predicted to continue [8]. The use of registers to estimate the prevalence of blindnessis controversial, since a high proportion of visuallyimpaired ... Quality of Life OutcomesOpen AccessResearchPrevalence of visual impairment inrelationtothe number of ophthalmologists in a given area: a nationwide approachAntoine J Lafuma1, Antoine P...
... but the germinative behaviour of many species in the presence of ash is stillunknown. The aim of this experiment was to anal-yse the effect of ash on the seed germina-tion ... of the studies which mention the positive effect of ash on the regeneration of different species refer to the survival, vital-ity or development of the emerged seedlings,but ... reducecompetition from other seedlings. The data obtained in this experiment indi-cate that low concentrations of ash neitherstimulate nor inhibit germination in P.pinaster, P. radiata...
... lacking p15INK4bareresistant tothe growth-inhibitory effects of gefitinib.As the level of p15INK4bis increased by MEK inhibi-tors, but not by Akt inhibitors, the induction of Fig. 3. The ... CIP1is involved in gefitinib-induced growthinhibition in HNSCC [58]. Another group of cell-cycleregulatory molecules – those ofthe INK4 family – hasalso been implicated in gefitinib-induced inhibition ... byCDK inhibitors, including those ofthe kinase inhibitorproteins (KIP) family and the INK4 family (Fig. 3). The KIP family consists of p27KIP1, p21WAF1 ⁄ CIP1andp57KIP2; and the INK4...
... the state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increasedbody weight on the subjective perception ofthe quality of life should not be underestimated [12-14]. Certainadverse effects of excess ... asked to ascertain whether the subject was an active smoker.Physical exercise was divided into two major categories:any form of exercise, excluding walking, lasting a mini-mum of 30 minutes ... compatiblewith the prevalence of obesity recorded in other countries[7]. Problems arising from the increase of obesity in the population include not only the mechanical impact of excess weight and its...
... the state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increasedbody weight on the subjective perception ofthe quality of life should not be underestimated [12-14]. Certainadverse effects of excess ... population, and the first to use the SF-36 genericassessment scale outside the clinical setting [28,29]. Wewould like to highlight the importance ofthe application of SF-36 in a society undergoing transition, ... asked to ascertain whether the subject was an active smoker.Physical exercise was divided into two major categories:any form of exercise, excluding walking, lasting a mini-mum of 30 minutes...
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... signaltransducers then bind to these adaptors to initiate mul-tiple signalling pathways, including mitogen-activatedprotein kinase, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase ⁄ AKT and the signal transducer and activator ... Cohen’sdiscovery ofthe ‘tooth-lid factor’ led tothe identifica-tion ofthe genetic causes of certain types of humancancers, and tothe genetic classification of a variety of tumors of apparently the same ... extracellulardomain is subdivided further into four domains. The tyrosine kinase domain consists of an N-lobe and aC-lobe, and ATP binds tothe cleft formed betweenthese two lobes. The C-terminal regulatory...
... epithelial cancers [9]. Two such inhibitors of the tyrosine kinase activity of EGFR (EGFR-TKIs), gefiti-nib and erlotinib, compete with ATP for binding to the tyrosine kinase pocket ofthe receptor, therebyinhibiting ... sensitivity to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in non–small cell lung cancer Imatinib was designed to compete with ATP at the ATP-binding site within the tyrosine kinase domain of ABL, which is ... ATP-binding cleft of the tyrosine kinase domain ofthe receptor and therebystabilize the interaction with EGF-TKIs, leading to anincrease of 100-fold in sensitivity to inhibition byEGFR-TKIs...
... and breastcancer risk. Int J Cancer. , 117(4), pp619-628. Factors in uencing the risk of breastcancer – established and emergingApril 2008 8Factors in uencing the risk ofbreastcancer ... incidence ofbreastcancer than western women) who migrate tothe USA. Within one or two generations the incidence ofbreastcancerinthe descendants of migrant Japanese women increases to ... doubled the risk ofbreastcancer for the daughters of the women who took it55. This shows how a hormone, when present at the wrong time (in this case during the developmentof baby girls in the...
... Unable to take the risk of plunging to his death, he instead allows himself to be taken into custody-where he finds apowerful incentive to believe what Trinity and Morpheus have been telling him ... However, something always happens to convince the hero to change his mind. InThe Matrix, Neo goes back to work and later finds himself edgingaround a window ledge at the direction of a mysterious ... Lukebuys a couple of androids, one of which has a message that leads tothe beginning of hisadventure. This device ofthe potential hero being either sought out or roped into peculiarcircumstances...
... that exist in every society regarding the qualities ofthe sexes, and which in many cases influence the behavior of people in their social relationships. According tothe literature, the patients ... with the choice ofthe sex. Indeed, studies have attempted to reveal a connection between the demographic information ofthe respondents and their preference ofthe sex of their doctor. It ... half ofthe women exhibited a preference based on the sex of their gynecologist, with their majority choosing a female gynecologist. The above finding is in agreement with the results of the...
... compared the seedlings planted inthe soil with intensive impact of spruce litter and the seedlings planted inthe sub-strate from the beech stand (without thein uence of acid litter). In the ... amounts of manganese (MnT) that were inthe toxicity range on both examined plots. Another negative finding was high amounts of toxic aluminium, primarily in needles of adult trees growing on the ... loss) nutritional factors did not seem to play a dominant role inthe initial stages of needle yellowing.Most studies concerning the interaction of pol-lutant stresses and mineral nutrient concentrations...