... (cost ofthe investment in goods and services)] This represents the profile of investments within the black box ofthe available input of added value Practical aspects ofthe definitions ofthe ... coordinated changes ofthe characteristics of parts in relation to the characteristics ofthe whole, and changes in the characteristics ofthe whole in relation to the characteristics ofthe parts Section ... transactions, and food .The definition ofthe size of parts (lower-level compartments), in terms of EVl, has to be done in a way that guarantees the closure ofthe assessments ofthe size ofthe whole across...
... measure ofthe rate of oxidation of oxyHb RESULTS The effect of pH on the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hb was studied The rate of decrease ofthe concentration of oxyHb increased as the pH was ... in the absence and presence of EDTA, on the oxidation of Hb A0 The mean ± SD of three independent experiments is shown Other conditions as in Fig Our studies ofthe effect ofthe structure ofthe ... comparison ofthe effects of rough and smooth LPSs of E coli, both in the presence and absence of EDTA (Fig 1) The rate of oxidation was increased in the presence ofthe LPSs of both the smooth...
... and endothelial cells [73] In theory, hiPSC technology could allow the production of specific cell types for the treatment of various patients or diseases [74], but the suitability of these cells ... hypothesized to be the in vitro human equivalent ofthe hemangioblast, characterized by expression ofthe endothelial markers PECAM-1 (CD31), Flk-1 (KDR) and VE-cadherin (CD144), but not the ... in the endothelial cells of patients suffering Fig Schematic representation of hematopoietic development in the embryo The surface markers proving hematopoietic commitment at each stage of the...
... entrapped in 0.1 ml ofthe final packed erythrocytes Efficiency of entrapment The percentage ofthe loaded amount of pravastatin to the total amount of that added during the entire loading process ... administration of statins with certain juices [6] or inhibition of Pgp [3] Unfortunately these strategies are frequently associated with increase the risk of side effects ofthe statins [3,7].Therefore the ... recovery The percentage ratio ofthe hematocrite value ofthe final loaded cells to that ofthe initial packed cells, both measured using equal suspension volumes In vitro characterization of pravastatin...
... trichloroacetic acid None ofthe other constituents ofthe lyso-PAF AT assay, such as the type of buffer solution, the type and concentration ofthe enzymatic preparation, the temperature and the pH had any ... ofthe lipid products ofthe lyso-PAF AT assay In order to identify the lipid products ofthe lyso-PAF AT assay, the enzymatic reactions were terminated by lipid extraction using the method of ... the presence ofthe degradative enzyme of PAF (PAF-AH) in human kidney tissue, in this work an attempt is made to investigate the presence ofthe biosynthetic enzyme of PAF, lyso-PAF AT, in the...
... wellbeing (i.e., happiness) The clinical relevance ofthe mediating role of physical activity can be inferred by comparing the magnitude ofthe indirect effect to that ofthe Page of 11 (page number not ... calculate the confidence intervals square and the likelihood ratio R2 (also known as McFadden's R2) [26] The degree of mediation was determined by calculating the indirect effect as the product ofthe ... and their standard errors when using binary data [28] We followed their recommendations to evaluate the degree of mediation as the percentage ofthe total effect that could be attributed to the...
... epithelium ofthe ecto-cervix and vagina [7] Of these, MUC4 and MUC5B are reported to be the major mucin genes expressed by the endo-cervix [8] The variation, under hormonal influence, ofthe ... aggregation ofthe virus by the mucins, leaving no free viruses to pass through the filter paper into the filtrate to cause viral infection On the other hand the 100% infection ofthe CEM-SS cells ... example the production of MUC5B was reported to increase at the mid-cycle and decrease during the secretory phase ofthe menstrual cycle whilst MUC4 increases during the luteal phase ofthe menstrual...
... frames) The value ofthe optical flow ofthe moving pixel at the frame of change is significantly higher than the standard deviation of its flow values in the previous frames, whereas the value ofthe ... extracted for the activity areas ofthe video of a tennis hit, shown in Figure The table shows the curvature ofthe original and smoothed contours, and the maximum smoothing stage at which there are ... expected as they contain the silhouette ofthe first person walking in the corridor, and their main difference is the size ofthe activity region, rather than its contour In frames 60–100 there are...
... problem is the erroneous estimation ofthe background image B(i, j, n) The noised versions of both the intensity and the background images deteriorate the efficiency in the estimation ofthe foreground ... omitting the corresponding indicators (l; AD) for the sake of simplicity This is to be followed throughout the rest ofthe paper for all the wavelet-based quantities, unless otherwise stated The above ... the original works of Collins et al [25] and T¨ reyin et al [26], o the role of parameters am and cm is clear: the first controls the pace ofthe adaptation speed by means ofthe averaging length...
... minor impact on the con- Goal was the further strengthening of core segments solidated statement of income and the results ofthe 60.2% (1998: 59.3%) of net sales derived from the segment Group ... suffered from the devaluation tional imports from various Group companies The higher ofthe Real, recovered by the end ofthe year Group region cost level was primarily due to the cost of distributing ... liabilities In the case of sale impairment loss is recognized in the statement of income and lease-back transactions, there is no change in theThe recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s...
... anti-CCP2 in population In Figure the results ofthe anti-CCP2 assay are plotted against the results ofthe AhFibA assay Table shows the cross-tabulation ofthe results ofthe AhFibA and anti-CCP2 ELISAs ... on the other The clustering of RF at a long distance from ACPAs illustrates the different nature ofthe antibody systems [24] Two different explanations can be hypothesized to account for the ... all of these patients met the ACR criteria for RA In 463 patients the diagnosis of RA could be excluded A further 388 patients had undifferentiated arthritis and were further withdrawn from the...
... dried, the seeds produce an oil with 80% punicic acid, the 18-carbon fatty acid, along with the isoflavone genistein, the phytoestrogen coumestrol, and the sex steroid estrone The seed coat ofthe ... cardiovascular and other chronic diseases preventing effects in vivo [8-11] In these studies the major effect ofthe pomegranate extract consumption was the reduction of oxidative stress, inhibition of p38-mitogen-activated ... test whether these same plasma samples exert anti-inflammatory effects, we determined whether the presence of these plasma samples in the assay mixture or culture medium can (a) inhibit the enzymatic...
... runs The standard error ofthe loss estimate was simply the standard deviation ofthe observed differences divided by the square root ofthe number of runs in which a difference was calculated The ... analysis The potency losses associated with lyophilization were calculated as the average ofthe differences observed between the liquid samples and the -70°C (lyophilized) samples tested in the same ... contains the following: a minimum of 1350 plaque forming units (PFU) of Oka/Merck varicella virus, approximately 18 mg of sucrose, 8.9 mg of hydrolyzed gelatin, 3.6 mg of urea, 2.3 mg of sodium...
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... repair of damaged lesions and can reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents Therefore, keeping in mind the importance ofthe BER pathway in the repair of such damage induced by chemotherapy, ... efficiency of chemotherapeutic regimens Hypothesis The hypothesis was that since Ape1 is involved in the repair of DNA damaged by chemotherapeutic agents, identification of a small molecule inhibitor of ... reduction ofthe critical cysteines in the DNA binding domains ofthe transcription factors increases their DNA binding ability thereby activating them and resulting in the transcription of several...
... function ofthe temporal history of motion They use the two components (MEI and MHI) for representation and recognition of human movement Moreover, the other approaches based on encoding the information ... Illustration of segment-based approach Histogram of Oriented Gradient HOG was proposed by Navneet Dalal in [15] It describes the spatial appearance and shape of objects The use ofthe aggregating of histograms ... risk of covering several subtopics and thus give a lower score on each ofthe included subtopics In the second place, long segments run the risk that they include the relevant fragment but that the...
... two The intensity and duration of each event, coupled with the demographic situation ofthe initial population in the core area, would have been the key elements in the extent and direction ofthe ... least to the later expanding populations, because ofthe structural similarity of these environments to those ofthe source areas and also the availability of mammalian herbivores (Chapter 2) The ... 5) The period is also marked by the arrival of Moderns and Mode technology There has therefore been a consistent global cooling from 70–0 Myr The last Myr, the period ofthe colonisation of Europe...
... earth The hand of a child - The hand of a lock The heart of a man - The heart of a matter 37 The tongue of a man - The tongue of a shoe The tooth of a person - The tooth of a comb The head of a ... hands of a farm 13 The heel of a person - The heel ofthe hand 14 One's leg - The leg of a trip 15 One's brain - The brains of a family 16 The bosom of a person - The bosom ofthe church 17 The ... part There are various types of similarity: - The similarity of shape E.g: The teeth of a saw, the head of a cabbage - The similarity of position E.g: The tail of procession - The similarity of...
... sulphur dioxide and other greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere and causes the temperature ofthe earth to rise • This leads to disruption ofthe weather patterns eg drought, ... problems Burning the timber increases the level of carbon dioxide in the air Less trees means less carbon dioxide absorbed for photosynthesis Soil is eroded as it is exposed to the wind and rain ... enable farmers to grow more food as they are replacing the nutrients removed from the soil by plants • However, if too much fertiliser is added and it then rains, the fertiliser finds its way into...