... good/better /the best bad/worse /the worst many(much)/more /the most little/less /the least far/farther(further) /the farthest (the furthest) Double comparison(So sánh kép) + Same adj: Short adj:S + ... er + and + adj + er Long adj:S + V + more and more + adj Vd: The weather gets colder and colder His daughter becomes more and more intelligent + Different adj: The + comparative + S + V the + ... S + V (The + comparative the + từ dạng so sánh hơn) Vd: The richer she is the more selfish she becomes The more intelligent he is the lazier he becomes Dạng khác(càng ) The + S + V + the + comparative...
... Evidence for the roles of histamine and prostaglandins as mediators in exercise-induced asthma: the inhibitory effect of terfenadine and flurbiprofen alone andin combination Eur Respir J 1990, ... Boushey is Chief ofthe Division of Allergy/Immunology and Director ofthe Asthma Clinical Research Center at the University of California Competing interests SDA is the inventor ofthe mannitol ... 2.5% incline Speed and incline were increased over minutes so that heart rate (HR) reached 80-90% of predicted maximum (220age) and then was maintained for minutes for a total duration of minutes...
... negations used in ‘Gone withthe wind’ 39 3.1.1 The frequency of using the negators inthe novel andin translated version 39 3.1.2 The frequency of using “NOT” inthe novel 39 3.1.3 The frequency ... theories Design ofthe study The study is divided into three parts Part A is the Introduction ofthe study It includes the rationale for choosing the topic, the aims, the methods and design of ... part ofthe scope that is most prominently or explicitly negated The scope ofthe negation normally extends from the negative word itself to the end ofthe clause, or to the beginning of a final...
... of those assetsand accordingly, these assets would not be eligible for measurement at amortised cost This may lead to some inancial assetsinthe portfolio being measured at amortised cost and ... IFRS for Investment Funds What arethe new classiication requirements for inancial assets? IFRS Financial Instruments has introduced new classiication categories for inancial assetsThe classiication ... interest Interest (variable or ixed) for the purposes ofthe SPPI test is deined asconsideration for the time value of money andthe credit risk associated withthe principal amount outstanding during...
... OBJECTIVES OFTHE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR ANDTHE CONDUCT OF AN AUDIT INACCORDANCEWITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON AUDITING Asthe basis for the auditor’s opinion, ISAs require the auditor to obtain reasonable ... AUDITING TheNatureof Financial Reporting OVERALL OBJECTIVES OFTHE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR ANDTHE CONDUCT OF AN AUDIT INACCORDANCEWITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON AUDITING the completeness of information, ... Conduct of an Audit inAccordancewith ISAs Natureofthe ISAs (Ref: Para 18) A53 The ISAs, taken together, provide the standards for the auditor’s work in fulfilling the overall objectives of the...
... has on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year We have made huge steps forward in improving survival andin preventing thousands of new cases ofthe disease, both inthe UK and ... focus, complemented with public-facing information and influencing public policy Within each of these areas a portfolio of work will be targeted at the basic understanding of cancer, primary prevention, ... to increase people’s understanding ofthe disease Increasingly we are using our website to make information easily accessible, using different formats, such as our science blog We will increasingly...
... Fig 2B In this image, the spherical particles are orange, resulting from the combination ofthe fluorescence signals ofthe two labelled proteins incorporated into the microspheres After the superimposition ... visualization ofthe same spheres inthe same area ofthe image Furthermore, the size ofthe spheres observed with FITC (Fig 4A) was identical to the size ofthe spheres observed with RBITC (Fig 4B) The ... (driving forces, natureand energy ofthe interactions) leading to different supramolecular structures [3], and for the control and orientation of protein interactions and cluster formation We are...
... both basal and PMA-mediated induction of DNase II transcription These sites bind Sp1 and Sp3, and protein levels and binding of Sp1 and Sp3 are increased in PMAtreated cells These findings indicate ... dose-dependent increase in luciferase activity was seen inthe presence of increasing amounts ofthe pPacSp1 plasmid, and a similar, but much smaller, effect was seen using pPacUSp3 In contrast, when pDNaseII()249/+72)-Luc ... lanes and 9) These results suggest that both Sp1 and Sp3 are able to bind to the GC boxes and that binding of Sp1 forms complex C1 and binding of Sp3 forms complexes C2 and C3 PMA treatment increases...
... levels of IgG and IgA, but not of IgM, asin our patients with early RA [8] Our second important finding was the absence of an association between the BAFF gene polymorphism and either RA or any of ... activation [32] Investigation ofthe role of APRIL inthe B-cell activation of patients with early RA therefore appears useful Lastly, one ofthe important results ofthe study was the association ... between the increase in some markers of Bcell activation and disease activity (assessed by DAS28) and between the increase in some markers of B-cell activation (total IgA and kappa FLCs) and disease...
... participated inthe development ofthe methodology, conception and coordination ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Authors' information ... river water samples and performed nucleic acid extraction ofthe same samples AC collaborated inthe production of standards for the quantification of HAdV and JCPyV andinthe nucleotide sequence ... after the first-round PCR DNA cross contamination was ruled out since no viral strains or plasmids withthe genomes ofthe viruses were available, only for LPyV was a plasmid available inthe laboratory...
... “spot trains” represented Hba and Hbb whereas Hba was also identified inthe other spots The position of both “spot trains” inthe 2-D gel andthe theoretical molecular masses of Hba (15 kDa) and ... Western blot bands as well asthe calculation ofthe corresponding molecular masses was done with Image J 7.0 software (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD) Immunohistochemistry and morphometry ... epithelium as well asin macrophages inthe control and COPD lungs The alveolar epithelium (arrows) of patients with IPF displayed very weak staining in contrast to the situation in controls and...
... kinases [8,19,20] Further supporting a role for the importance of these kinases in controlling microbial infection arethe findings that pathogenic strains of various bacteria block inflammatory ... killing assays To determine the effect of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors on BCG killing, a modification ofthe method of Chan et al [46] using metabolic labelling of viable BCG was used as follows: ... general inhibitor of PTKs (herbimycin A) blocked both the BCG- and SP-ABCG-induced production of nitric oxide andthe killing of internalized BCG, suggesting that one or more cellular kinases was...
... were inaccordancewith current standards Failure of organs was evaluated using the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scale on admission and during the subsequent clinical course [18] Worsening ... micro-organisms isolated in blood andthe sites of infection Predictors of in- hospital mortality A bivariate analysis of risk factors for in- hospital mortality is reported in Table The mortality ... antibiotic therapy was an independent predictor of impairment in inflammatory response This is ofthe utmost importance because the more severe the inflammatory response, the greater the mortality...
... daily basis as an organ specific SOFA score of one to two and organ failure as a SOFA score of three to four A patient was defined to have MOF if the daily SOFA scores of two or more organ systems ... refractory to noradrenaline Noradrenaline support was needed in 86% of cases andthe medium of maximum rate was 0.42 μg/kg/minute (25th to 75th percentile = 0.19 to 1.0) Need for noradrenaline support ... [7,12,14] Increasing collagen propeptide levels (PIIINP throughout the disease process and PINP inthe late phase) were associated withthe development of MOF and death and they correlated with maximum...
... survival, andthe down-regulation of these genes has been shown to be the critical step in tumorigenesis in epidermis and epithelia [76] Interestingly, the involvement of RELA and NFκB1 inthe Wnt/β-catenin ... consistent with either the loss ofthe negative regulation (PTEN and PPAR), orthe suppression of NF-κB and other signal pathways and genes by gaining or retaining p53 functions in cells with mutant ... between NF-κB and p53 nuclear localization and associated protein expression in tumors [35] As a result, and to further examine the validity ofthe results ofthe bioinformatic analysis ofthe present...
... inthe morning, before breakfast ml of them was taken in tube with EDTA, andthe rest in biochemical tube Samples were kept in a cool box at +4 °C until they were transferred immediately to the ... Inflammatory disease activity was defined as a Disease Activity Score (DAS 28) All patients evaluated in terms of RF, CRP, ESR, and anti-CCP2 status DAS 28 scores, tender joint count, duration of morning ... nonstandard amino acid citrulline, for example, citrullinated fibrin, which is found inthe rheumatoid joint [21] The citrulline moiety, which is the essential part ofthe antigenic determinant in these...
... points and weak points ofthe teaching and learning of reading ESP in Department of Linguistics and Vietnamese Studies at USSH – VNU based on the two survey questionnaires andthe observation The ... divided into two chapters − Chapter I presents an overall view of reading and reading in ESP teaching and learning; − Chapter II introduces the advantages of skill-integration in teaching and learning ... introduced as a compulsory subject, the teaching and learning of ESP in general and reading skills in particular are still far from being satisfactory To be more exact, the Communicative Approach...
... carrying out of behavior Final task: To create a list of skills and instruments in favour and against to the behavior change Session Session (Visits or 8) (Visits or 9) Reinforcing factors: The ... groups included the usual care and individual counseling, based on the CHPE or PHPE models, respectively The CHPE model was defined according to the recommendations ofthe Spanish Ministry of Health ... -Predisposing: factors influencing the patient’s motivation to undertake the behavior to be analyzed or encouraged -Facilitators: factors influencing the level of easiness or difficulty the patient and his/her...
... back into the mouse, resulting in recovery and correction ofthe disease phenotype [29] Using similar methodology, another study has shown phenotypic correction ofthe clotting factor VIII disorder ... Nature 464, 112–115 Sabin FR (1920) Studies on the origin of blood vessels andof red blood corpuscles as seen inthe living blastoderm of chicks during the second day of incubation Contrib Embryol ... strain when designing experimental work For instance, truncation of IL2 receptor gamma chain (IL2rc asin NSG mice) inthe genetic background of NOD ⁄ SCID mice has been shown to increase the...