... in cohort studies This could lead to less variability inthe variables of interest in these patients, and in particular, the ceiling effect may constrain the variation in EQ-5D index scores In ... difference in functional limitations EQ-5D index and SAQ Increases inthe scales ofthe SAQ, which indicate improvements in different aspects of angina, were associated with increases in EQ-5D index ... angina in particular, because there was a small proportion of women in many ofthe studies, so further work could be done in studies with more women to assess the robustness ofthe estimate of the...
... reflected the concentration in soil The contents of Cu in plant increase upon the rates of Cu application, especially at the high rate of Cu above 100 ppm It can be said that the increase of rate of ... accumulation in plant ppm % 2.8 100 3.2 115 5.2 190 8.5 308 The data in Table show the effects of Cu concentration in soil onthe growth rate of Brassica juncea L The height of plants reaches the highest ... possible combination of phosphate application on heavy metal uptake [1, 4] The main purpose of this research is to investigate the relation between contents of Cu in soil and Cu accumulation in plant,...
... This study investigated the effects of Na SO4 additive inthe positive electrode onthe performance of VRLA cells Based onthe results presented herein, we can conclude the following Ž1 The XRD ... composition is independent ofthe amount of Na SO4 additive inthe positive electrodes Plate composition relies heavily onthe cure temperature conditions Ž2 The additive Na SO4 inthe cured ... control for cell testing in all ofthe cell groups The cell capacity data shown in Table are based on initial cell capacity The table includes the values ofthe capacity loss rate and the average delivered...
... precipitation inthe presence of high concentrations of Arg-HCl inthe absence ofthe chaperone precluded analysis oftheeffectof this concentration onthe protective ability of aB-crystallin Reduction-induced ... decrease inthe chaperone ability of aB-crystallin inthe presence of that concentration ofthe additive amount of DTT-induced aggregation of a-lactalbumin was increased in a concentration-dependent ... 4A), precluding analysis oftheeffectof these concentrations onthe chaperone activity of aB-crystallin (Fig 4B,C) None ofthe compounds had an effectonthe morphol- A C 940 B ogy ofthe amyloid...
... alleviate the unfair evaluation "number(数量) of( 的) infections(感染)", the system translates the term into "感染数量" Besides using the Chinese description (C-desc) inthe description field ofthe original ... translating sentences rather than words The other factor is the translation resources comprised inthe MT system Our observation showed that the size ofthe dictionary has a stronger effecton retrieval ... and Douglas W Oard 2003 TheEffectof Bilingual Term List Size on Dictionary-Based Cross-Language Information Retrieval In Proc ofthe 36th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-36),...
... institution already involves the application of a tourniquet for the duration ofthe operation In this study, ischaemic preconditioning was induced by three five-minute cycles of tourniquet insufflation ... Transcriptional responses inthe adaptation to ischaemia-reperfusion injury: a study oftheeffectof ischaemic preconditioning in total knee arthroplasty patients Journal of Translational Medicine ... surgery in our unit The ischaemic preconditioning stimulus consisted of three five-minute periods of tourniquet insufflation onthe upper thigh ofthe operative limb, interrupted by five minute...
... deviation of 22% is significantly lower than the variation inthe number of offspring during the year, indicating that the fluctuation inthe absolute number of juveniles cannot be explained by ... was involved inthe discussions concerning soil protection and helped draft the manuscript KH-R participated inthe design ofthe study and inthe discussion ofthe results and was involved in ... activity One of these tests started in January, and the other, in April Figure shows the mean number of juveniles inthe control vessels (containing the natural soil RefeSol 01A) in tests starting...
... deviation of 22% is significantly lower than the variation inthe number of offspring during the year, indicating that the fluctuation inthe absolute number of juveniles cannot be explained by ... was involved inthe discussions concerning soil protection and helped draft the manuscript KH-R participated inthe design ofthe study and inthe discussion ofthe results and was involved in ... activity One of these tests started in January, and the other, in April Figure shows the mean number of juveniles inthe control vessels (containing the natural soil RefeSol 01A) in tests starting...
... interactions and grain-grain interactions are confirmed inthe ferrofluid system and this make one to think of using the fluid for biomedical applications Grain-field interactions are more favored in ... with the increase in field The appreciable variation inthe values of Z with respect to the external field suggests that the grain-field interaction is strong.20 However, the grain-grain interaction ... provided inthe form of magnetic energy Thus theeffectof external magnetic field increases the size ofthe components inthe medium and at the same time drastically reorient the particles in the...
... efficacious in A3AR knockout mice in which inflammation was induced, thus confirming the role of adenosine and ofthe A3AR inthe regulation ofthe anti-inflammatory response [13] The A3AR belongs to the ... Therapy Vol No Fishman et al supporting the role of adenosine inthe regulation ofthe inflammatory process [8,9] The dichotomy between the high adenosine levels inthe inflamed tissues and the ... swelling of one toe/finger joint; = redness and swelling of more than one toe/finger joints; = involvement ofthe ankle and tarsal-metatarsal joints; = entire paw redness or swelling) The clinical...
... knowledge ofthe genetic basis of responsiveness After the sixth generation of selection, several females from each selection line were mated with males ofthe same line or ofthe other line ofthe ... that in addition to the control ofthe level of a quantitative trait, there may be an independent control ofthe responsiveness of this trait to the environment So far, the traits and organisms involved ... inthe conventional linear model, the performance ofthe j genotype ’’ t onthe i environment, g is partitioned into the average environmental effect (a th ), ; , ;j the average genetic effect...
... that our findings will also stimulate further investigation ofthe therapeutic potential of HBO2 alone or in combination with other modalities such as phototherapy in psoriasis HBO2 therapy may ... ofthe report and participated in its writing NA-W conceived ofthe report, and conducted work and writing RP, ZC, BK, MF, MA, and BL were involved in writing the Discussion JM conceived ofthe ... place inthe management of psoriasis Further studies including large numbers of patients and involving monitoring cytokines and inflammatory mediators will help us to explore theeffectof hyperoxygenation...
... The authors’ clinical interpretation of this statistical finding is biologically plausible: although further injuries increase the probability of death, their contribution to the likelihood of ... overestimate the risk of death in case of multiple injuries because it does not apply any discounting to the second and third worst lesions Onthe other hand, considering only the most severe injury in ... belonging to the same or different anatomic regions NISS maintained the principle of considering the three worst injuries, but abolished any form of discounting and consideration for the regions Essentially,...
... ofthe study, aquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data and writing ofthe manuscript O H: Design ofthe study, aquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data and writing ... reduce the cold induced stress response 16 Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests 17 Authors contribution The authors contibuted inthe following way to the ... prolonged extrications or in multiple casualty situations where available insulation often is inadequate, shivering will then be maintained in order to prevent afterdrop, thereby increasing respiratory...
... p38 MAPKs The activation of JNK played a key role inthe apoptotic action of DHA, as inhibition of JNK either by the specific JNK inhibitor SP600125 or by overexpression ofthe dominant-negative ... activation of JNK when NF-κB is inhibited This may be due to either the decreased expression ofthe antioxidant enzymes or the increased expression ofthe p450 genes In another case, overexpression of ... PPARγ-independent pathway In conclusion, this study provides an insight into the pathways involved inthe role of DHA in colon cancer This study for the first time shows (i) activation of JNK...
... team Inthe NHL teams have the option of “buying out” the player’s contract for two-thirds ofthe remaining value ofthe contract, while the NFL only guarantees 15% ofthe remaining value ofthe ... Specification There were models of primary concern First was theeffectofthe presence of guaranteed contracts onthe length of player contracts Model (1) includes all ofthe players in each ofthe ... Guaranteed Contract Model (2) examines theeffectofthe presence of guaranteed contracts onthe yearly value of player contracts This model also includes all ofthe players in each ofthe three...
... to be independent conditional on latent class In advanced models this condition is relaxed [27,29] Conditional independence ofthe manifest variables is usually examined by inspecting the residual ... for the estimation ofthe specificity of “culture”, “smear microscopy”, and “cavities on X-ray” in a non-deterministic way, whereas the CRS considered them as 100 % specific by definition Most interestingly, ... All clinical and laboratory testing was part of routine examination For HIV testing, specific informed consent was asked and counseling offered Approval for this study was obtained from the relevant...
... high-throughput data (nTRNInfer), inferring protein-protein interactions by parsimony principle (nInferPPI), inferring protein-protein interactions based on multi-domain cooperation (nMDCinfer), molecular network ... biomarker as a new type of biomarkers with protein–protein interactions was initiated and investigated with the integration of knowledge on protein annotations, interaction, and signaling pathway It was ... protein-protein interactions to demonstrate the location and time of altered proteins, interactions or regulations inthe network Dynamic network biomarkers not only show higher or lower expression...
... times per year Inthe spawning season, they gather in small groups and start spawning in sea shore or open sea The fecundity of female in peak of spawning season was estimated from the range 377.000- ... to evaluate the effects of probiotics to the growth and survival rates of cobia larvae in order to determine suitable level of probiotics 1.3 Content ofthe study Study ontheeffectof probiotics ... Langdon (1994) in enhancing survival and growth of Crassostrea gigas larvae Theeffectof probiotics containing lactic acid bacteria inthe feed was conducted by Gildberg et al (1997) onthe subject...
... amplified in six infected patients Inthe other two patients, part ofthe NS5A region including the ISDR (interferon-sensitivity determining region) and the variable region (V3) was amplified Each fragment ... Importance of primer selection for the detection of hepatitis C virus RNA with the polymerase chain reaction assay Proceedings ofthe National Academy of Sciences ofthe United States of America ... RH: Early changes in hepatitis C viral quasispecies during interferon therapy predict the therapeutic outcome Proceedings ofthe National Academy of Sciences ofthe United States of America 2002,...