potential adverse effects of beta carotene supplementation in cigarette smokers and heavier drinkers
báo cáo khoa học: " Silencing of beta-carotene hydroxylase increases total carotenoid and beta-carotene levels in potato tubers" ppt
... violaxanthin increased significantly in two out of four lines and neoxanthin increased significantly in one line The final product of the competing ε-β-branch, lutein, increased 4- to 7fold in all ... from α- and carotene increases in both cases; in AS-e lines, lutein levels remain relatively stable, while those of β-β-xanthophylls show a moderate increase; in AS-h lines, the product of hydroxylation, ... detection in the Wt and in transgenic lines, with the exception of phytofluene, which shows from moderate to strong increases in both AS-e and AS-h lines • By far, the highest increase obtained in both...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Effects of Noun Phrase Bracketing in Dependency Parsing and Machine Translation" ppt
... Computational Linguistics Michel Galley and Christopher D Manning 2009 Quadratic-time dependency parsing for machine translation In Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the 47th Annual Meeting of the ... rightmost noun in the phrase 5 Conclusion This paper has demonstrated the benefit of additional noun phrase bracketing in training data for use in dependency parsing and machine translation Using the ... Computational Linguistics Ying Zhang, Stephan Vogel, and Alex Waibel 2004 Interpreting bleu/nist scores: How much improvement we need to have a better system In In Proceedings of Proceedings of Language...
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Báo cáo y học: " Toll-like receptor 2 expression is decreased on alveolar macrophages in cigarette smokers and COPD patients" docx
... expression of this molecule on monocytes and AM involved in drafting the manuscript PZ, KD and BS conducted the clinical part of the study and were involved in the design and coordination of the ... activation and elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines have been found [21] On the other hand a depressed capacity for LPS-induced cytokine release of TNF-α and IL-6 from AM of smokers ... expression of AM from non -smokers, smokers, COPD patients Comparing AM from non -smokers (A and B), smokers and COPD patients we detected a markedly lower expression of TLR2 on AM from smokers and COPD...
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Báo cáo y học: " Potential therapeutic effects of branched-chain amino acids supplementation on resistance exercise-based muscle damage in humans" pps
... muscle proteins (i.e creatine kinase (CK), myoglobin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aldolase, troponin), the influx of serum proteins, increased population of inflammatory infiltrates in the muscle ... sarcolemma and Z disks resulting in increased serum levels of CK Of note, the time-release and clearance of CK depends mainly on the type of exercise and its variables (volume, intensity, and duration) ... source and/ or participate in translation initiation signaling pathway involved in muscle remodeling Functionally, this appears to have some consequence in muscle pain Concerning the time-frame of supplementation, ...
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Báo cáo y học: "Adverse effects of adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of human transforming growth factor beta 1 into rabbit knees" potx
... adverse effects following intraarticular injection of the low dose (1 × 107 particles) of Ad.TGF-β1 Alterations in joint anatomy after intra-articular β Ad.TGF-β1 injection Three days after injection ... antigen-induced arthritis (AIA), rabbits were sensitized to ovalbumin by intradermal injections of mg ovalbumin emulsified in Freund’s complete adjuvant Arthritis was initiated in both hind knees of ... knee joints Intra-articular injection of Ad.TGF-β1 virus into the rabbit knee resulted in dose-dependent elevated levels of expression of TGF-β1 in the synovial fluid, but not in the serum Intra-articular...
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Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "The effects of transplanting stress on photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and leaf water potential in Cedrus atlantica Manetti seedlings: role of root regeneration" pdf
... 16, 23 and 30 after trans- planting In experiment 2, seedlings were transplanted in minirhizotrons The plants were given optimal fertilization and the root systems were maintained at 20°C in order ... recovered its initial value The start of recovery in A was concomitant to the beginning root regeneration (Fig 3) References Discussion The results of this study support the previous findings of several ... authors showing that A (Stupendick and Shepherd, 1980), s g and WP (Sands, 1984; Aussenac and El Nour, 1986) are affected by transplanting stress However, the decline of A due planting was to...
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Báo cáo y học: "Relative effectiveness and adverse effects of cervical manipulation, mobilisation and the activator instrument in patients with sub-acute non-specific neck pain: results from a stopped " ppt
... up point Pain decreased by points in the Activator group, points in the manipulation group, and points in the mobilisation group A reduction in pain of at least points is considered a clinically ... overestimating the effect of advertising and the lack of adequate time for screening and treating patients in the study We limited advertising to the major newspaper and magazines of the Bournemouth ... measurement of clinical pain intensity: a comparison of six methods Pain 1986, 27:117-126 67 Bolton JE, Wilkinson RC: Responsiveness of pain scales: a comparison of three pain intensity measures in chiropractic...
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Study of relationships between plasma 25hydroxyvitamin D and insulin resistance, and effects of vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance in gestational diabetes mellitus
... of proteins participating in lipid metabolism; Maintaining intracellular calcium ion level; Suppressing proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, Interleukin-1β, Interleukin6; Suppressing renin ... 25-hydroxyvitamin D with insulin resistance and effects of vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance in gestational diabetes mellitus" with the following objectives: To determine the prevalence of ... (HOMA) of IR HOMA was developed on basis of interaction between blood glucose and insulin in fasting steady state and non-linear equations derived in experiments HOMA1 was introduced by Mathews in...
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The effects of bottom up techniques in teaching listening skills to first year students at the university of fire fighting and prevention
... students; and - Formulating pedagogical implications and making suggestions for improving the teaching and learning of the listening skills at UFFP Scope of the study In this study, the investigator intended ... used in the type of listening is often within the students’ current ability so that they find it pleasing and interesting when they are listening With this type of listening, students are not reinforcing ... This includes talking to learner in the target language, raising learners’ awareness of their listening styles and strategies and introducing a range of materials, speaking styles and listening...
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Tài liệu PCR-RFLP ANALYSIS OF BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN GENE IN MURRAH BUFFALOES pdf
... and Mahalinga Nainar 2007 Electrophoretic pattern of betalactoglobulin in buffalo milk Tamil Nadu Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 3:150-155 Meignanalakshmi,A., Mahalinga Nainar,A and ... at any age of the animal irrespective of sex and eliminates the need for the milk of lactating females Fig.1 Agarose gel electrophoresis of PCR products of beta- lactoglobulin gene in Murrah buffaloes ... Meignanalakshmi and Mahalinga Nainar genotyping beta- lactoglobulin in Sahiwal and Tharparkar catte breeds Milk protein genes might be useful as genetic marker and is a promising alternative to...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Concepts and tools to exploit the potential of bacterial inclusion bodies in protein science and biotechnology pdf
... a-helices of the N-terminal 185 residues of the functional domain of the HA2 subunit of the in uenza virus hemagglutinin protein and to detect conformational heterogeneity of the protein within IBs ... result in crosslinking and misfolding Recombinant protein production might induce aggregation and elicit stress responses Heterologous protein production is by itself cause of toxicity for cells, independently ... reported in (A) (continuous line) In this subtracted spectrum, the band at 1627 cm)1 due to intermolecular b-sheets in aggregates is well resolved allowing the kinetics of IB formation within intact...
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Báo cáo khoa học: The in vitro effects of CRE-decoy oligonucleotides in combination with conventional chemotherapy in colorectal cancer cell lines potx
... reduction in cyclin D and E expression Disappointingly, the specific interactions between CDKs and cyclins were not assessed, and the effects of CDO on p21waf1 were not investigated, making direct ... activity, and showed that CDO alone did not increase the extent of staining However, in cells that had been cocultured with CDO and a cytotoxic drug, staining was significantly increased, indicating ... further increases in SA-b-gal staining that were significantly greater than those seen in cells cultured with SO and drug (all P < 0.001), indicating a synergistic effect of CDO and cytotoxic drug in...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Transcriptome profiling analysis reveals multiple modulatory effects of Ginkgo biloba extract in the liver of rats on a high-fat diet pdf
... Acbd6 (acyl-CoA-binding domain containing 6), Scd2 (stearoyl-CoA desaturase 2) or associated genes, Sorbs3 (sorbin and SH3 domain containing 3) and Etnk1_predicted (ethanolamine kinase 1) were downregulated ... reticulum protein that blocks the processing of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) by binding to SREBP cleavage-activating protein, thus preventing the latter from escorting SREBPs ... extract on the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro and on intimal thickening and interleukin 1beta expression after balloon injury in cholesterol-fed rabbits in vivo J Cell Biochem...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Cooperation of two carotene desaturases in the production of lycopene in Myxococcus xanthus pot
... thio-b-d-galactoside (0.5 mm) to increase expression of crtP, and incubated at 28 °C for 48 h [5] In the case of M xanthus, 100 mL of CTT was inoculated with mL of culture in stationary phase, and incubated at 33 ... phytofluene and f -carotene in decreasing amounts On the other hand, CrtIb is itself incapable of introducing any double bonds into phytoene We have demonstrated that a 4310 Fig General representation of ... identified cis-f -carotene as a major carotene, and trace amounts of all-trans-f -carotene and cis-phytoene [5] The expression of crtIa in this strain resulted in the accumulation of the four dehydrogenated...
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NETWORKED SOCIETY CITY INDEX : Triple-bottom-line effects of accelerated ICT maturity in cities worldwide ppt
... relationships are complex and intertwined Effects in one part of a society produce effects in other parts through a complicated web of linkages and interdependencies Studies of ICT effects on society ... later this year, covering benefits from the “Life of Citizens” and “Life of Business” perspectives Assessing the effects and benefits of ICT maturity within a city framework brings several opportunities ... fact base regarding the effects of ICT on society, effects that are continuously investigated within Ericsson A simplified overview of the interdependencies between ICT and its effects on society...
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Cognitive effects of acute tryptophan depletion in the healthy elderly potx
... some of these factors, the effects of ATD, specifically on word learning, has recently been examined in a mega-analysis of data from a number of studies, including our own, in order to examine ... functions than the analysis of Sambeth et al Factors which can be examined in this analysis are the overall effects of ATD in a larger group and in addition the effects of age and gender The analysis ... treatment and interactions between treatment, gender and dose are shown in Table There were no main effects of treatment on any neuropsychological variables There were no independent effects of age, interaction...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Retinal pigment epithelial cells secrete neurotrophic factors and synthesize dopamine: possible contribution to therapeutic effects of RPE cell transplantation in Parkinson''''s disease" doc
... attempt to determine whether the neurotrophic effects of RPE cells play a role in restoring the function of nigrostriatal system in the transplanted model of PD, and to examine whether RPE cells ... transplantation As the role of GDNF and BDNF was demonstrated in the neuroprotection of RPE-CM against 6-OHDA and rotenone neurotoxicity in vitro, we measured the levels of GDNF and BDNF in the RPE cell-grafted ... Animal Center of Shanghai, China) were anaesthetized with chloral hydrate (400 mg/kg, i.p.) and VM tissues were dissected from embryonic brain and trypsinized into single-cell suspension using sterilized...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Comparison of the effects of vitamin D products in a psoriasis plaque test and a murine psoriasis xenograft model" docx
... conducted according to Declaration of Helsinki principles and Good Clinical Practice The study was a single centre, investigator blinded, within-subject randomised, active- and vehicle-controlled, repeated ... deparaffinized and rehydrated and then incubated in hydrogen peroxide (3%) for to quench endogenous peroxidase (optimal immunohistochemical staining of CD4 required blocking of endogenous HRP after incubation ... extent of stratum granulosum, extent of parakeratosis, extent of inflammatory cell infiltration and frequency of neutrophil microabscesses Statistics Clinical data: Since the effects of three...
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Báo cáo sinh học: "Shipping blood to a central laboratory in multicenter clinical trials: effect of ambient temperature on specimen temperature, and effects of temperature on mononuclear cell yield, viability and immunologic function" potx
... temperature inside packages of blood specimens during shipping in the U.S., 2) changes in temperature inside packages simulating hot or cold ambient temperatures during shipping, and 3) the effects of ... The effects of extreme high ambient temperatures on maintaining internal temperatures within the range of 15-35°C was tested on the newly designed JVI shipping container The shipping container ... gathering and organization of shipping data RJF was instrumental in concept of study ARC assisted in the in vitro studies and data analysis JHF designed and tested the shipping container from...
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