... i.e DIMs and PGL-tb; and (b) to address the question ofthe function ofthe two related molecules DIM A and DIM B According to the accepted model of DIM and PGL biosynthesis [17], DIM A and PGL-tb ... bacteria ofthe PMM56 mutant strain were present in the spleen of these mice For the determination ofthe number of PMM56 bacteria present in the spleen of these four mice, we thus chose a value of ... roles ofthe various members ofthe DIM family, e.g DIM A and DIM B, in these functions have never been investigated The recent developments in our understanding ofthe biosynthetic pathway of DIMs...
... for the validity ofthe positive relationshipbetween TQM and innovation andthe multidimensional view on therelationshipbetween TQM and organizational performances The practice meaning ofthe ... innovation involves the discussion ofthe definition of innovation, the type of innovation, the generic implementation process of innovation, andthe prerequisites of successful innovation The literature ... SEM models, the structural model ofthe general relationshipbetween TQM and organizational performance, the measurement model of TQM multidimensionality andthe structural model ofthe multidimensional...
... here: the jungle andthe dining room These two contexts were among the main tropes ofthe late colonial imagination Between them the colonials negotiated part of their relationship with their Other, ... Tasting the durian has become a sort of rite of passage through which the newcomer approaches the colonial‟s Other But the risk of becoming the Other, the risk of hybridisation, is high And so the ... Certainly, officers and clerks could not feast on durians as coolies did The durian was diverted from the office, another central arena ofthe colonial social life But the officers, clerks, and other...
... unlike the IMF’s, is linked to the date ofthe liberalization Eichengreen forthcoming reviews the data and methodological differences among most of these and other studies (For discussions ofthe ... and liberalization, on the one hand, and growth and growth volatility, on the other, were tradeoffs in democracies We explore briefly both lines of inquiry as a guide to further research 13 The ... “clusters” of political economic policies and structures Of relevance to this study, the levels of Openness are, without question, part of a broader cluster of policies and processes, and are therefore...
... health We therefore briefly discuss in section the main elements oftheSocial Security and pension system in the Netherlands Section presents a model for healthand work decisions ofthe elderly ... introduce the latent variables representing the true value of general health, H* , andthe true value of work W G W related health, H* Rather then one measure for each type of health, H* and H* ... on the history ofhealth related decisions (the vector Z of section 3) We therefore have to assume that • encompasses elements ofthe initial stock ofhealthand decisions made in the course of...
... slow release ofthe cleavage products from the protein The amplitudes ofthe initial burst (2.78 and 2.83 nM) gave a ratio of DNA/protein of 0.94 : As will be discussed further, these data indicate ... valid and argues that RNA splicing does not occur as a result of rapid dissociation ofthe proteinÆDNA complex Furthermore, the fact that the protein was saturated with the same amount of either ... model assumes that the 50-fold excess of DNA nearly saturates the protein prior to the addition of pre-RNA It further assumes that either the dissociation of bound DNA is slow or the 400fold excess...
... amounts On October 2008, the ECB, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of Sweden andthe Swiss National Bank, with the support ofthe Bank of Japan, have carried ... banks to their customers, therefore they have effects on the behaviour of borrowers and consequently on the real economy On the other hand, prices set by banks influence their profitability and soundness ... one ofthe main drivers ofthe rates charged by banks on loans The interest rates set by Central Bank affect the interbank rates, which are the basis ofthe process of defining the cost of money...
... genes of zebrafish S Karanth et al with other enzymes and transport systems, andthe transcriptional regulation of specific genes [2–6] By functioning in the transport and metabolism of retinol and ... of FABP4, FABP5, FABP8 and FABP9 of mammals, and tetrapod FABP4, FABP5, FABP8 and FABP9, andthe teleost fish fabp11 genes might have arisen from a common ancestral gene [12] On the basis ofthe ... Canadian Institutes ofHealth Research (to E Denovan-Wright), andthe National Institutes of Health, the European Commission as part ofthe ZF-Models integrated project in the 6th Framework Programme...
... background ofthe study, the statement ofthe problem, the purpose ofthe study, the rationale, research questions, significance ofthe study, definition of terms, assumptions, and limitations, andthe ... Southeastern United States the wages per-capita are the lowest in the nation Florida is one ofthe largest states in the geography and it represents about 35% ofthe total workforce in the Southeast ... the what, the why, andthe benefit to the community is the first step in a series of steps to broaden the development ofthe community Establishing trust is critical to the objectives ofthe program...
... results ofthe APPROVE trial, which showed rofecoxib reduces the recurrence of adenomatous polyps as well as the risk of advanced adenomas at one and three years after randomization [5] Use of immune ... our understanding of malignancy in RA forward but raises many important questions for future research First, as much ofthe literature they cite (and most ofthe patients included in the meta-analysis) ... V: Anti-TNF antibody therapy in rheumatoid arthritis andthe risk of serious infections and malignancies: systematic review and meta-analysis of rare harmful effects in randomized controlled...
... For the assessment of structural changes by conventional x-rays, complete sets of radiographs ofthe cervical andthe lumbar spine in the lateral view at BL and 2yFU were taken Because ofthe ... conceive ofthe idea for the study, prepared the data and performed data analysis, and helped to write the manuscript JL analysed the data, performed the statistical evaluation, and helped to write the ... In this study, the primary outcome was based on the analysis of VEs because the patterns of spinal inflammation andthe development of syndesmophytes are likely to differ in andbetween individuals...
... which we return in the third and final article ofthe series A review of studies ofthehealth effects of structural adjustment carried out for the Commission on Macroeconomics andHealth [99] found ... statement by the Knowledge Network and not represent a position ofthe Commission on SocialDeterminantsof Health, the WHO or Health Canada Funding agencies had no role in the study's design, the collection ... Security Council: Final Report ofthe Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth ofthe Democratic Republic ofthe Congo 2003 [http://www.tcf.org/Publica...
... aspects ofthe viral life cycle [7,8] The first details the latest findings on the role that the non-structural viral proteins Vpr and Vpx (the first conserved among all primate lentiviruses; the ... exclusively by members ofthe HIV-2/SIVSM lineage) play during the early phases of infection of macrophages, while the second provides a thorough description ofthe process of virion particle production ... described by the accompanying review of Gras and Kaul [11] Finally, the interplay between macrophage polarization andthe effect that different viral proteins exert on the activation status of macrophages...
... reviewing and contributed to the writing ofthe report HJM contributed to appraising the content andthe writing ofthe report CDS contributed to the supervision and conceptualisation ofthe project and ... dysphoric mood and low self-esteem that increases the risk of over-eating The reasons for the non-linearity oftherelationshipbetween BMI and psychological adjustment require further exploration ... therelationshipbetween obesity and reported emotional or behavioural symptoms There was no evidence of a moderating effect of household income on therelationshipbetween obesity and either...
... understanding ofthecomplex Page of interconnections between acute brain dysfunction, sedation, and sepsis However, we need further progress in our understanding ofthecomplex pathophysiology of ... arousal, or is there a fundamental change in the pathophysiology ofthe acute brain dysfunction with this transition? These questions remain unanswered at present The paper by Pandharipande and colleagues ... mechanical ventilation of septic patients adds an additional layer of complexity to understanding acute brain dysfunction in these patients As noted by Pandharipande and colleagues [1], there is some...
... validate the extent of practice usage andthe approximate date that serious efforts began The sole source of detraction from their approach’s validity relates to the size of many ofthe companies ... position to know the extent of usage of a complexand subtle set of practices such as TQM across companies the size of Hewlett Packard, 3M, and Proctor and Gamble Hendricks and Singhal (1996) ... 2002) Huson and Nanda (1995) go one-step further and mail surveys to firms asking them to confirm the date of practice adoption Increasing the precision on adoption date is one ofthe recommended...