... reported association of Leukocyte Telomere Length with functional 10 ReviewsonSelectedTopicsofTelomereBiology variant in the promoter area of uncoupling proteins (UCP2) among T2DM patients ... telomere length 40 ReviewsonSelectedTopicsofTelomereBiology 3.1 Role of the capping complex in Drosophila telomere length control The frequency of spontaneous HeT-A transpositions to the chromosome ... Logistic regressions for association between (Bone Mineral Density)BMD and tertiled Telomere Length (TL) (Tang et al., 2010) 14 ReviewsonSelectedTopicsofTelomereBiology In contrast Valdes...
... Facts On File DICTIONARY of EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY The Facts On File DICTIONARY of EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY Edited by Elizabeth Owen Eve Daintith ® The Facts On File Dictionary of Evolutionary Biology ... dictionary is one of a series covering the terminology and concepts used in important branches of science The Facts on File Dictionary of Evolutionary Biology is planned as an additional source of ... environment (adaptation versus adaptability) See adaptive evolution; natural selection adaptationist program The investigation of the adaptive value of a character adaptive evolution Evolutionary...
... important contributions Functionalization of gold nanoparticles follows largely on work initially conducted on the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) [29] of molecules on planar gold ... weight alcohols [32] As the content of Stober's publication, the silica spheres had been synthesized in the high concentration of ammonia because of the formation of spherical particles Initially, ... proper optical frequencies, the conduction band electrons in the gold are excited, resulting in a resonant, coherent oscillation of these electrons This resonance condition leads to extensive light...
... junctions, and although the most common site for mutations is in exons 5-8, which encode the DNA binding domain of the protein, over 13% of mutations lie outside this region[14] Mutation of p53 ... histone modifications DNA methylation is the only commonly occurring modification of human DNA and results from the activity of a family of DNA methyltransferase enzymes (DNMT) DNA methylation ... Scientific Publishers, for their permission to base much of this review on the chapter on Therapeutic Applications in: Macdonald F, Ford CHJ, Casson AG Molecular Biologyof Cancer Oxford, Garland Science/BIOS...
... consequences of baseline heterogeneity on baseline resistance and of non-homogeneous airway narrowing on airway responsiveness were predicted based on computational models Bates (14) was one of ... of genetics of asthma (182) The functions of these genes in ASM, if any, will need to be investigated, as are the consequences of the risk variants on these functions Non-muscle factors In contrast ... total level of ASM activation and, ultimately, the amount of airway narrowing achieved In addition, one of the causes of AHR can be the contractile synergistic interactions that are often observed...
... spontaneous and non-radiative recombination govern the carrier lifetime They strongly depend on the position along the active zone and the operating conditions Furthermore, telecommunication ... injection and the carrier’s recombination Amplification results from stimulated recombination of the electrons and holes due to the presence of photons The interaction between photons and electrons ... 32 SelectedTopicson Optical Amplifiers in Present Scenario Symbol L Description Length of active region Cross section area of active region Confinement factor Injected / Bias current of the...
... Each of these groups represents a number of beds of sand, of stone, of clay, of slate, and of various other materials Fig 1.—Ideal Section of the Crust of the Earth On careful examination, it ... (Baltimore, III A LECTURE ON THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS (South Kensington Museum, December 16, 1876) NEW YORK LECTURES ON EVOLUTION LECTURE I THE ... term the course of Nature, has emerged But, once originated, the conception of the constancy of the order of Nature has become the dominant idea of modern thought To any person who is familiar...
... containing PTFE 434 SelectedTopicson Optical Fiber Technology Fig (a) WAXD patterns of “crystalline” POFs of EFA at draw ratio = (b) Comparison of WAXD profiles of EFA to PTFE (c) WAXD profile ... amorphous region Probably, fixed annealing contributes acceleration of transition from a part of amorphous region to the crystal region Crystallization of amorphous parts brings about formation of lower ... radiation is passed from the stationary placed laser to the variable operation area In such situation the modal consistence strongly depends on the fiber configuration On the other hand, if one...
... because of its molecular composition For example, the superposition of all the possible vibrational energies (phonons) for silica form a continuum that covers a band of 40 THz (phonon 7.5 ... both based on the upconversion phenomenon that is responsible of multi-photon absorption These Rare-Earth Doped Optical Fibers 19 devices depend on the development of special types of glasses ... transitions between electronic levels is that the dominant phonon energy is 377cm-1 which is one of the smallest phonon cutoff among oxides (Ubaldini & Carnasciali, 2008) Laser operation has been...
... production of various stock sizes, instead of grading seedlings within a given population; and second, to evaluate competing vegetation effects by means of competition – free seedlings, instead of ... influenced by non-crop vegetation ( – treated, without competition; – control, with competition) during the third growing season after spruce planting on sites (A), and (B) regardless of vegetation and ... need to control vegetation by monitoring the competition-crop relationships is confirmed [8, 14] In addition to effects on light availability, our results indicate that release treatments of boreal...
... terms of conformal avoidance; ii) as a consequence Page 16 of 19 (page number not for citation purposes) Radiation Oncology 2009, 4:2 there is no evidence to prefer one solution over the other on ... width of the helicoidal slice) of 2.5 cm (at the time of the study, the 1.0 cm beam was not commissioned for the tomotherapy unit in London) In principle, a tighter conformation of doses along ... the clinical implementation of tracking A second consideration is linked to the use of two arcs, some of them non co-planar, for the RA plans Undoubtedly, the application of two arcs was necessary...
... factorisation process is possible to limit a comparison of performances to the optimisation phase On the other side, the impact of dose calculation algorithms in some range of clinical conditions is ... application of models to estimate secondary cancer induction from the observed 3D dose distributions This is an important aspect of paediatric radiation oncology, and detailed descriptions of linac ... model for the calculation of the risk of secondary cancer induction was applied because of no consensus about their value Hence, the analysis was limited to the evaluation of physical quantities...
... Conclusion Qualitative studies carried out alongside trials of complex health system interventions could offer insights into intervention mechanisms, and give authors of systematic reviewsof ... satisfaction with the intervention Perceived benefits were particularly the establishment of a trusting relationship and the feeling of being supported, but also the provision of information such ... publications Descriptions of qualitative methods and results were often sparse, particularly for six of the studies [12,16,23-25,31] where authors offered little or no information about data collection...
... type of low back pain with the intent of improving spinal function in order to avoid a relapse of the condition In fact, this corresponds to the definition of secondary prevention, and none of ... "What is your definition of the concept of maintenance care?" Interview of 11 Danish chiropractors who use maintenance care Type of information Description of responses History of low back pain Three ... strategy G ("other") were never the most often selected responses Open-ended question: "What is your definition of the concept of maintenance care?" Only one of the chiropractors expressively defined...
... vegetation, wildlife and natural ecosystems Concurrently, the progression of warfare and its effects on the environment continued with the invention of weapons of mass destruction While today, weapons ... of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Conclusions Based on the findings and interpretations of the study, the following conclusions are drawn: The historical root of ... While today, weapons of mass destruction act as deterrents and the use of weapons of mass destruction during World War II created significant environmental destruction On top of the great loss in...
... Inequality in Song of Solomon 146 1.2.2 Gender inequality in Tar Baby 160 1.3 Emotional Abandonment 172 1.3.1 Emotional abandonment in Song of Solomon 172 1.3.2 Emotional abandonment ... Statement of the Problem This study is an analysis of insights on pursuit for meaningful life in the selected works of Toni Morrisonto gain honest implications of the themes to the study of meaningful ... Republic of the Philippines females pursuing a meaningful life is reflected in the selected works of Toni Morrison and gain honest implications on the study of the meaningful family life among Vietnamese...
... representation of the conceptual framework DEFINITION OF TERMS This section presents the terms defined conceptually and operationally for a better understanding and appreciation of concepts as ... focused on the youth gleaned from the selections, which helped in unveiling the implications of the writer’s agape on noted Vietnamese students’ values SIGNIFICATION OF THE STUDY The relevance of ... professionals, college instructors of literature, students of literature, members of the community, and other researchers Viet Nam’s Ministry of Education and Training and Educational Institutions:...
... insights on pursuit for meaningful life in selected works of Toni Morrison namely Song of Solomon and Tar Baby, pointing out the events and situations which show honest implications of the themes ... representation of the conceptual framework 8 2.5 Definition of Terms This section presents the terms defined conceptually and operationally for a better understanding and appreciation of concepts ... theoretical basis of the study 11 CHAPTER IV INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA The manifestation of the sufferings of Black women in the selected works of Toni Morrison 1.1 Racial oppression The novels...