... required The thermostabilities of E160H, E160R, and E160K were almost the same as that ofthe wild-type lactate oxidase, andthe thermostabilities of E160Q and E160A were slightly higher than that of ... between the NH2 of Arg143 andthe main-chain carbonyls of Lys181 and Asn182 directly, andthe main-chain carbonyl of Glu184 by way of a water molecule However, in lactate oxidase, the exchange ofthe ... (Stratagene) and purified the lactate oxidase, as described above Thereafter, we compared the irreversible thermostability andthe temperature dependence ofthe Km value with the wild-type, E160G, and...
... features of qigong (Brown and Knoferl, 2001) There are three main features of qigong: postures and movement, state of mind, and breathing The aim of practicing qigong is to cultivate qi to help the ... measures The results ofthe self-concept scale and quality of life measure are summarized in Tables and There is no significant difference in terms of time and group effects DISCUSSION Results from the ... Questionnaire The questionnaire consists of 28 questions on a five-point scale This indicated that the whole spectrum ofthe five-point scales was utilized in the reflection of quality of life ofthe participants...
... to the change ofthe cell membrane and formation of holes (arrows) on the surface ofthe relevant cell into cancer cells and increase the concentration of drug in cancer cells and thus could ... produce some holes and/ or result in the release ofthe cytosol out ofthe cancer cell and thus make the cell death, whereas at the lower concentrations of Ni nanoparticles, the relevant Ni nanoparticles ... further induce the apoptosis and/ or necrosis of cancer cells Moreover, when the combination with the anticancer drug quercetin, the lipid–lipid affinity ofthe lipid-soluble quercetin and the...
... duration, X+6 weeks andthe m.c high (34 %) It is possible that some seeds were in the early stages of germination and that the higher the m.c., the stronger the negative effectof drying After drying ... the arrival ofthe seeds in the laboratory = The seeds were tested in the laboratory, after receiving the dormancy breaking treatments, before and after drying and after 1, and years of storage ... drying (table II) there was no effectof prechill duration in the range of X to X+4 weeks whatever the moisture content The best values for GP and MGT were always obtained in the range of 30-32 % (even...
... bound/free on the Y-axis The maximal binding is a measure ofthe total number of receptors present in the tissue andthe equilibrium dissociation constant is the measure ofthe affinity ofthe receptors ... Co is the counts per minute bound in the absence of unlabelled cAMP and Cx was the counts per minute bound in the presence of standard or unknown unlabelled cAMP From the Co/Cx value for the sample, ... from the standard curve using appropriate dilutions and calculated for picomoles/g wt ofthe tissue A standard curve was plotted with %B/Bo on the Y-axis and IP3 concentration (pmoles/tube) on the...
... artery at thetipofthe Swan-Ganz catheter andthe cardiac output was computed from the recorded temperature change The mean of at least three consecutive measurements was used Measurements of pulmonary ... Scandinavica 2009, 51:22 Authors' contributions GN planned and organised the study and was in charge ofthe practical work GN and SM collected and analysed data and prepared major parts ofthe ... by the combination of detomidine and butorphanol was a further decrease in ventilation, with additional increase in PaCO This finding is probably an effectof butorphanol since theeffectof the...
... The TBVs of offspring in each generation were derived by: where g and 9D represent respectively the TBVs of an offspring, of its sire and s , g i of its dam The term representing theeffectof ... achieved by the hierarchical and factorial sibship schemes In addition, to disentangle the effects ofthe mating design andthe use of full brothers, results of factorial (2 sires per dam) and hierarchical ... 2, and respectively With n = there are 8, 28, 56 and 70 combinations for r = 1, 2, and Because the number of dams, and hence the number of different combinations possible, was 32, all but of the...
... about that, therefore theeffectof promotions to employees’ performance differently depend on each individual, the level of employees, the age of employees and each kind of organizations, and so ... is so important to the success ofthe sector/organization, while labor is essential to it The labor ofthe organization does everything daily andthe whole existing time ofthe organization Without ... that, in both state and other sectors the main contribution to the success of each single sector is the performance of its employees However, from the nature of each group, the state sector has...
... supervisors Prof Teoh Swee-Hin and A/Prof Jerry Chan I would like to thank them for their constant sharing of knowledge and ideas, their patience and understanding, andthe many hours they have each ... is often neglected, likely to be essential for the maturation and long term efficacy of these bone grafts upon clinical translation 13 There is also a lack of understanding on the importance of ... region ofthe epiphysis and metaphysic (Eriksen et al 1994; Deng and Liu 2005; Gruber 2008) The periosteum surrounds the outside of bone except at areas covered by the articulating cartilage, and the...
... about that, therefore theeffectof promotions to employees’ performance differently depend on each individual, the level of employees, the age of employees and each kind of organizations, and so ... is so important to the success ofthe sector/organization, while labor is essential to it The labor ofthe organization does everything daily andthe whole existing time ofthe organization Without ... that, in both state and other sectors the main contribution to the success of each single sector is the performance of its employees However, from the nature of each group, the state sector has...
... membranes andthe translocation of proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi and to cause disassembly ofthe Golgi complex [37] and hence might be influencing processes other than through ... 90% ofthe [3H]PtdBut accumulating within the first of stimulation Effectof PI3-kinase and ARF inhibitors on O2 À and PLD activation Selective pharmacological inhibitors were used to assess the ... intact and degranulated vesicles and diffusely over the cytoplasm of neutrophils Label was absent over the nuclei and plasma membrane No difference in the distribution was observed in any of the...
... ð1Þ where S is the adsorption ofthe adsorbate (%); C0 is the initial concentration ofthe adsorbate in the soil-less blank (mg/l); Cf is the final concentration ofthe adsorbate in the filtrate (mg/l) ... determination The suspensions in the bottles were continuously agitated for 24 h and their pH values were periodically measured and adjusted back to the natural pH ofthe soil At the end ofthe agitation, ... soil:water ratio of 1:20 The parent material, weathering processes, and absence of carbonate content were factors that contribute to the acidity ofthe soil The EC value ofthe soil was low Organic...
... Large-scale FESEM images ofthe top (a) and back (b) sides ofthe TNTs array on the Ti wire; (c) large-scale and (d) enlarged FESEM imageofthe TNTs array being lifted off from the underlying surface; ... (Figure 2c,d), while the exposed surface ofthe Ti wire substrate became bumpy and roughened The pattern ofthe bumps well matched with that at the inner side ofthe TNTs (Figure 2b) These results suggested ... Inset: SAED ofthe TNTs (g) XRD spectrum ofthe annealed TNT array Furthermore, the structural parameters ofthe prepared TNTs can be tuned by varying the anodization conditions including the electrolyte...
... from theimage that the diameter ofthe nanorods varies from 140 to 180 nm, andthe length is of several hundreds of nanometers Figure presents the temperature dependence ofthe dc conductivity of ... to the alloy may raise the energy of some lone-pair states sufficiently to broaden further the band inside the forbidden gap The electronegativities of Ga and Se are 1.52 and 2.14 According to these ... in the range *104 cm-1, which is consistent with the result of other workers [32, 33] The present system of GaxSe100-x nanorods obeys the rule of indirect transition andthe relation between the...
... desiccator and weighed to calculate the percentage of solubility Swelling power was the ratio in weight ofthe wet sediment to the initial weight ofthe dry starch The solubility was the ratio ofthe ... properties of starch However, very little data are available on the combined effectof SDS and sonication on the physicochemical properties of starch Therefore, the main objective of this study ... amylopectin ratio and phosphorus content and by the characteristics ofthe amylose and amylopectin in terms of molecular weight/distribution, degree of branching and branch length, and conformation...
... for the five years of collection over data of temperature and rainfall to prepare the graphics The total number of individuals of Lepidoptera major and lesser important pests andof those ofthe ... temperature and rainfall during the five years of study with Pearson correlation based on a significance level of 5% with the t test Theeffectof age ofthe plantation on monthly mean annual number of ... they were counted and identified by comparing them to individuals ofthe Museum of Entomology ofthe UFV andof other centres of insect identification in Brazil Frequency index (IF) for each major...
... estimated from the average count per field multiplied by the ratio of field area/coverslip area (= number of particles in 20 μl), then by the ratio ofthe volume ofthe injection Page of 13 (page ... thetipof a ml syringe (Luer-Lok, sterile, BD Medical, Melbourne, Australia) until it became saturated with the liquid Thetipofthe syringe was gently pressed against the side ofthe filter and ... 5-10 μm (Figure 2C and 2D) Treatment with weak acid (0.5% acetic acid) dissolved the crystals This, together with their shape, andthe absence of other likely candidates in the tablet formulation,...
... canthus ofthe eye, C; the most lateral point on the corner ofthe mouth, D; soft tissue pogonium which is the most prominent point at the midline on the chin and E; most inferior point on the angle ... molars The duration of operation in the hand of a single surgeon could be a reflection ofthe difficulty and hence duration of tissue injury associated with the operation [25] The longer the duration ... longer the duration of tissue injury, the more the amount of mediators released and therefore could be a reflection ofthe severity of pain, swelling and trismus The commonest type of impaction, mesioangular...
... found effective FZHY CCl4 intoxication time phase Figure liver of CCl4 MMP2/9 rat fibrotic Dynamic changes of induced activity andeffectof FZHY on Dynamic changes of MMP2/9 activity andeffectof ... the FZHY formula and designed the clinical trials YYH, LMX, CHL and PL conducted the clinical trials and other experimental studies CHL prepared the manuscript All authors read and approved the ... (KcCM) We tested theeffectof all kinds of conditional media on quiescent HSC We found that the control Model FZHY Figure FZHY on α-SMA expression in fibrotic liver Effect of2 Effectof FZHY on α-SMA...