... health questionnaire: the ASSESS survey (Assessment of Symptoms and Experiences of Sjögren 's syndrome) for this study based on recommendations of a panel of Sjogren 's investigators The survey included ... Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CESD) [16] The PROFAD-SSI was also used to assess sicca severity Description ofthe instruments used The PROFAD-SSI is comprised of eight domain scores that reflect ... foundation (SSF-PSS) were classified as "possible" PSS if they reported a diagnosis of Sjogren 's syndrome and history of a positive minor salivary gland biopsy and/ or a positive anti-SSA/Ro or anti-SSB/La...
... first dose in clinic Clinical assessments as indicated Clinical assessments as indicated Clinical assessments as indicated 30 60 Treatment Period (Days) 90 http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci ... outcome The investigator assessed the adverse events and decided causality Classifications were as per the Coding Symbol Thesaurus of Adverse Reaction Terms (COSTART) U .S Food and Drug Administration ... products, including glucosamine and chondroitin, one month prior to study and during the study, other than multivitamin and mineral supplements containing vitamins and minerals as the sole medicinal...
... diseases, such as lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum These diseases will be discussed in “Diseases of Lettuce Seed Crops” section below Resistance to premature bolting In ... Sclerotinia overwinters inthe soil as sclerotia, which germinate when soil temperatures increase inthe growing season The disease progresses most quickly when the soil is moist, the air is Organic ... during flowering can damage the seed Rain during harvest can cause seed shattering, sprouting of seeds inthe seed heads, and encourage discoloration and diseases ofthe seed Higher temperatures...
... system working VHF bands have a lot of important applications Therefore, the study of information transceiver systems inthe band VHF to understand the structure, the transmission characteristics ... voice signals These characteristics include the following + Changes inthe slope ofthe analog input signal determine the step-size changes ofthe digital output signal + The feedback loop is adaptive ... noise The nature of downconversion is the same with upconversion, the difference is input signal andthe position in system If the upconversion be used in transmitter, downconversion is inversely...
... whereas the focus was primarily on the SPE of more polar substances Due to the sequential arrangement of Oasis HLB and C18ec inthe SSPE design, there is a significant overlap inthe extraction spectra ... analysis, standard stock solutions ofthe analytes andthe internal standards were prepared both in methanol and hexane and stored at 7°C The working standard solutions were prepared by further ... xenobiotics in native wastewater samples that occur in both fractions This may complicate the interpretations ofthe biological effects of these fractions On the other hand, this SSPE procedure ensures...
... whereas the focus was primarily on the SPE of more polar substances Due to the sequential arrangement of Oasis HLB and C18ec inthe SSPE design, there is a significant overlap inthe extraction spectra ... analysis, standard stock solutions ofthe analytes andthe internal standards were prepared both in methanol and hexane and stored at 7°C The working standard solutions were prepared by further ... xenobiotics in native wastewater samples that occur in both fractions This may complicate the interpretations ofthe biological effects of these fractions On the other hand, this SSPE procedure ensures...
... range of strategies in exploring the soil and using its water and mineral resources Some, for example Dicorynia guianensis, form dense mats of thin and highly branched roots, intercepting fluxes of ... this finding andthe presence of nodules on D guianensis The systematic occurrence of nematode galls due to Meloidogyne sp on young seedlings of D guianensis and P venosa suggests that this parasite ... position (the sub-family Caesalpinioideae inthe Leguminosae) and to other studies in Africa (eg, Alexander and Högberg, 1986; Fassi and Moser, 1991) .The Caesalpinioideae sub-family is the dominant...
... differences in protein synthesis by FLSs in health and disease Previously, proteomic studies were initiated to determine the protein composition and expression patterns of FLSs [4] One ofthe proteins ... tissues (Figure 4a,b) Staining inthe perivascular regions ofthe small vessels is also noted (Figure 4c) In these cases, the staining appears to be largely extracellular, suggesting that the secreted ... rehydrated in descending graded ethanol and processed through the same immunostaining steps as for frozen sections Results Mass spectrometric analysis of two-dimensional SDS-PAGEseparated synovial fibroblast...
... total resection of a primary mass In this case, staging after resection ofthe primary tumor revealed a solitary metastasis inthe vertebral body of L1 This is unusual because metastases have ... radiation In our case, the superficial intraosseous extension ofthe tumor within the vertebral body, which occupied zones to 9, according to the staging system of Boriani et al [23], (Weinstein Boriani ... outcome in this case with a disease-free interval of now 10 years at present strongly justifies en bloc spondylectomy and instrumented reconstruction in a solitary paraganglioma metastasis of a...
... nodules (Stage I) and tiny collagen fibers inthe lung of rats inthe silica+Lv-shCD36 group Compared to the silica andthe silica+Lv-shCD36-NC groups, the number of nodules inthe lungs of rats in ... silicosis was induced by an intratracheal administration of silica dust, resulting in varying degrees of fibrotic silicosis [15] Following silica-induced lung injury, AMs were stimulated and they secreted ... synthesis, and further prevention ofthe development of lung fibrosis These effects may be through the suppression ofthe association ofthe TSP1/L-TGF-β1 complex with CD36 Our data support the...
... of admissions each patient incurred The number of admissions includes both new cases of aSAH and any re-admissions following episodes inpreviousyearsThe number of admissions each patient incurred ... admissions where aSAH was the primary diagnosis was the main source used inthe calculation ofthe hospital inpatient admission costs andthe number of patients with aSAH If co-morbidities costs ... andthe number of inpatient bed days, had the greatest impact on aSAH-related costs with changes of 16% and 5% respectively Discussion This paper reports the first cost -of- illness analysis of aSAH...
... has district-level administrative units including districts, towns The inner city consists of inner districts which include of wards Thethe suburbs consists of outer districts which include of ... Disposal Complex ofthe City 3.3.3 The gathering places, transfer stations of solid waste inthe communes and districts The network of gathering places, transfer stations of solid waste must ... levels, the district URENCOs; Create mechanisms of synchronous operation inthe entire system of solid waste management; 3.7 DISCUSSION OFTHE FINDINGS OFTHE RESEARCH 3.7.1 Discussion on the...
... Resolvin D1 RvE1 Resolvin E1 s. s Somatosensory cortex S1 P Site-1 protease S2 P Site-2 protease SCAP SREBP cleavage-activating protein SDS Sodium dodecyl sulfate SM Sphingomyelin SNRIs Serotonin-noradrenaline ... present in high levels inthe brain andthe highest level of lysophosphatidic acid binding proteins and receptors are found in brain tissue (Das and Hajra, 1989) Lysophosphatidic acid causes retraction ... 1.3 Synthesis and metabolites of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids as well as the enzymes involved 19 Fig 1.4 Transmission of sensory inputs to the brain 27 Fig 1.5 Basic structure of...
... receptors induces some ofthe symptoms of schizophrenia in otherwise normal persons, indicative of excess dopaminergic transmission (Horrobin, 2002) Elevation in brain iPLA2 activity was observed in ... with superoxide dismutase (SOD1) mutations iPLA2 in pathological diseases Neurodegenerative disorders with high amounts of iron inthe brain include Parkinson s disease, Alzheimer s disease and several ... dramatic loss of dopaminergic neurons inthe substantia nigra (SN), resulting in bradykinesia, tremor and rigidity There are two forms of inherited PD Mutations inthe gene coding for α-synuclein and...
... oils and as a cooling and insulating fluid for industrial transformer and capacitors In addition, PCBs were also used as plasticizers in sealants, caulkings, synthetic resins, rubbers, paints, ... agency, Singapore Northeast National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration xvi NUS OCCs OCPs OM PAHs PCBs PLS PM3 POA ppLEFRs PUF QSPR RH S. D SE SEA SFE SIM SML SOA spLFERs SRM SSW SVOCs SW Temp TSM ... provide more insights into the transport of these selected compounds under various natural conditions To assess the relative importance of key transport processes, to assess sources, and to validate...
... Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, especially from the Organic Synthesis Group for providing the analytes used inthe study and all users ofthe GC MSD for sharing the use ofthe instrument ... such as atropine and diazepam The blister agents cause blistering ofthe skin and extreme irritation ofthe eyes and lungs They can be very persistent inthe environment These chemicals cause incapacitation ... according to a test scenario, performing stability studies to ensure the stability of spiking chemicals inthe matrices, preparing the test samples as well as dispatching a set to each ofthe participating...
... irradiation was maintained as neither evaporation losses nor propoxur decomposition was observed during the process The extracts of goldfish, tortoises and sea lettuce were stable and a 3-days delay ... sources (sunlight, darkness, indoor incandescent lighting and artificial UV lighting) Hydrolysis was found to be very much 143 pH-dependent irrespective ofthe type of water matrix Light intensity ... mass spectrometry, coupled to microwave-assisted extraction technique, was also been applied to analyze the residues of N-methylcarbamate and related compounds (propoxur and its metabolisms as...
... recovery (AR) results that the combination of A1 and B2 would result in a maximum response Since effects of duration time and volume ofthe solvents (factors C and D) are minor, less solvent and time ... Based on methods described inprevious work [22, 23], the results ofthe sums of squares for different variables and so-called interaction columns for each extraction species were calculated (see ... was observed during the process The extracts of goldfish, tortoises and sea lettuce were stable and a 3-days delay prior to analysis was possible 139 5.5 REFERENCES [1] C.M Kamanavalli, H.Z Ninnekar,...
... on the relative polarities ofthe class of analytes: recoveries increase inthe order of increasing polarities (Triazines > PCBs > PAHs) 4.2 OPTIMIZATION OF MICROWAVE-ASSISTED EXTRACTION AND SUPERCRITICAL ... results are shown in Table 4-10 A minor modification is that the SS (sum of squares) for each main factor is the sum of SS from three columns since each of them has three degrees of freedom and ... few investigations focusing on optimization of SFE parameters for the extraction of this class of pesticides Considering the above, it is of interest to use SFE for extracting carbamate pesticides...