... e 10 with the development of bronchial asthma has been reported [33] These studies emphasize the importance of identifying the responsible allergens as they might have an impact onthe clinical ... 2) The biologic function of polcalcins is still unclear However, due to their pollen-specific localization and their ability to bind calcium, it has been proposed that polcalcins function in the ... Calcium association induces conformational changes in the three-dimensional structure and two conformational states of CBPs can be distinguished, i.e the closed calcium-free “apo”, and the open calcium-associated...
... high-risk to examine the impact of the frequency of the high-risk group onthe relationship between the sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV Note that the frequency of the high-risk group defined ... that the lines cross when the frequency of the high-risk group is equal to 30%, that is, the frequency of disease in the total population The pattern remained the same when we repeated the analyses ... high-risk group and the disease risk in the population In addition, selection of high-risk groups with clinically useful combinations of sensitivity and PPV is only possible when the AUC values are...
... 22a) The methoxy and amide groups scattered along the pectin chains not interact with Ca2+ Their presence could hinder the formation of the ‘egg box’ structure with alginate Therefore interactions ... not be attributed only to bonds between Ca2+ and alginate but also to the possible interaction between the carboxyl groups of SA and other hydrophilic groupson KC This band in the range of 1640-1645 ... Since the carrageenan molecules contained negatively charged sulphate groups, it was not surprising that the tensile properties were strongly influenced by the addition of cations The cations can...
... attributed to the deformation of the alginate matrices when subjected to strong compression pressure during in vacuo filtration and adhesion of microspheres in close contact with one another during ... of the matrix to different extents Unravelling the cross-linking mechanisms and their effects on matrix integrity would assist in the control of the interaction between Ca2+ and alginate with the ... thickness Onthe other hand, evolution of CO2 from the reaction between H+ and CaCO3 resulted in the formation of abundant minute cavities, hence, contributing to volumetric increase of the internally...
... indicated by their relatively low Ca2+ content (Tables and 8) Onthe other hand, a fairly linear relationship (r2 =0.86) was observed between the viscosity of sodium alginate and the Ca2+ content, ... a strong influence of the polymer viscosity onthe extent of cross-linking in the microspheres In film formation, the sodium alginate was in direct contact with the cross-linking solution while ... Among these alginates, MA and NI had low G while FL had high G contents Thus, this further supported the earlier suggestion that the viscosity of the alginate would influence the interaction...
... helped to reduce their costs and increase their productivity? Have we contributed to the development of their business strategy or the transformation of their business?” 13 Inside The Minds If you’re ... our financials Traditionally companies close their books onthe 30th of the month So by the 15th or 20th day of the next month, they start to know what their financials are for a period that closed ... traditional workplaces and increase the efficiencies of workers The Art of Consulting I think the art of consulting starts with the ability to understand our customers in the context of their...
... helped to reduce their costs and increase their productivity? Have we contributed to the development of their business strategy or the transformation of their business?” 13 Inside The Minds If you’re ... our financials Traditionally companies close their books onthe 30th of the month So by the 15th or 20th day of the next month, they start to know what their financials are for a period that closed ... traditional workplaces and increase the efficiencies of workers The Art of Consulting I think the art of consulting starts with the ability to understand our customers in the context of their...
... includes the definitions of Banking, Board, Women in the boardroom and firm performance, and the descriptions of the theories used to explain the relationships between the two constructs Woman onthe ... ensure the strategic guidance of the firm, the effective monitoring of management by the board, and theboard s accountability to the firm and the shareholders Since one of theboard s obligations ... proportion of women ontheboard a Proportion of Women ontheboard was measured by Total members of women onboard divided to total members onboard b Blau index Diversity within an organizational...
... shows that the action of a Singer group of Σn−1 onthe (d − 1)-flats is similar to the action of a n-cycle of the symmetric group on n elements onthe set of d-element subsets Lemma 2.2 The G-stabilizer ... case Permutation Groups We now turn to the problem in permutation group theory which motivated both the preceding and the following work on Singer groups It is a direct consequence of the orbit-counting ... n) and switching the order of summation, so we need only prove the latter Once again, we proceed by induction onthe number of prime divisors of (n, d) In the case (n, d) = 1, the formula is clearly...
... naturally in their writing; they did not make any errors in the use of reiteration Since thewriting course for the first year students focuses onthe skills of simple narration and description, the students ... cohesion, or the ties and connections which exist within a text Renkema (1993) considers cohesion as the connection which results when the interpretation of a textual element dependant on another ... comparison The cohesion of conjunction can be interpreted in terms of either experiential function of language that is the relation between the meanings in the sense of representations of content,...
... For the same period (winter or summer), the slopes for Athens are steeper than those for Thessaloniki, an observation confirming this conclusion, since Athens is located southern and evidently the ... were increased The reduction in the yearly values of HDD was in the range of 9.5 to 22% in Athens, and in the range of to 9% in Thessaloniki, depending onthe base temperature, with the highest ... 8975 Conclusion The 1983-1992 and 1993-2002 decades temperature data comparison of Athens and Thessaloniki reveals an increasing trend of the monthly average values, resulting in reduction of the...
... of questionnaires, one onthe teachers and the others onthe students in pre – improvement stage and post – improvement one The questions are of the three – kinds: close – ended questions, open ... – writing activities in a writing lesson, the difficulties they often meet while conducting these activities and solutions to solve the problem In addition, their suggestions of how to make the ... and Conclusion Part 1: Introduction presents the rationale, the research questions, the method of study, the research procedure, the scope of the study, the significance of the study and the design...
... reasons: The first and also the leading reason is that they have no one to read and comment their writings (41.7% of the respondents); the second one is due to the difficulties they have in writing ... write only when they know that their writings would be read and evaluated by their teachers, as the confession of 75.8% of the respondents Since students depend so much onthe teachers, their ... in theirwritinggroups and whether writers improve their texts as a result of the interactions The research revealed that the students' attitudes toward assistance from their peers varied considerably,...
... for the opinion Finally, the author mentions life lessons In the essay, the three reasons will make up the three main idea paragraphs in the body of the essay In addition, the author will mention ... a person to teach others to a job Which one of the following is the most important for you to consider in making your selection? - the person's education - The person's work experience - The quality ... responsibility, they can learn the value of money, and they can learn how to work as a member of a team These lessons will help them throughout their lives These three reasons will form the body...
... examines the impact of alignments according to their orientation toward precision or recall Among the five alignments above, SU and SG are recall-oriented while the other three are precision-oriented ... use only a small portion of the phrases with more than words although the majority of the phrase table contains phrases with more than words on one side It is surprising that the inclusion of ... training The top row in Figure shows the distribution of the phrases generated by the five alignments (using a maximum phrase length of 7) according to their length The “j-i” designators correspond...
... upon them which they not desire They will never have anything which they wish for, but everything which they abhor They will long to rid themselves of their torments and to find peace; but there ... repentance.1 Men conceal their sense of the injuries which they receive, either because they are good, and know that it belongs not to themselves to punish those who offend them; or because they are unable, ... make amends for the evil which they have done; and never will it be concealed from them that there is no longer the least hope of remedy They will call to mind the lights which they received from...
... tunicamycin at the concentrations indicated in the figure legends After h, fresh medium containing the same concentration of the glycosylation inhibitor was added Three days later, the conditioned medium ... Inhibition of tyrosine sulfation had an even more profound effect onthe interaction between HCII and heparin The observation that higher NaCl concentrations are required for the dissociation of the ... position of this fucose unit to the proximal GlcNAc residue could be confirmed by MS/MS of the respective molecular ions by the identification of a fragment ion generated by the cleavage of the chitobiose...
... sharply onthe specific objective of the lesson Children may work individually or in pairs, showing their decisions ontheir whiteboards so that the class can choose the most appropriate suggestion ... explain why one decision might be preferable to another • pause during thewriting to focus discussion onthe specific objective but, otherwise, move the rest of the composition on quickly so ... are the characteristics of effective writing? As learners develop as writers, they demonstrate that they can: • engage their reader(s) • adapt theirwriting to suit the audience and purpose of the...