... 56] The evaluation ofthe activity of BRUs on each subdivision provides a histological estimation of bone turnover with themeasurement and calculation ofthe tetracycline-based bone formation ... with the inhibition of bone formation (confirmed by bone histomorphometry) and lower concentrations of bone formation markers (especially OC) [60, 61] By contrast, data on bone resorption markers ... age at the beginning ofthe study, duration of TRT before the study, doses of TRT and way of administration, degree of normalization ofthe testosterone level, duration of TRT during the study)...
... and predict theeffectsof visuals on reading comprehension, among them, the theory of mental models (Johnson-Laird [20]), the transmediation theory (Siegel [21]), the repetition hypothesis (Gyselinck ... The translation task would evaluate theeffectsof pictures on students’ understanding ofthe texts and the questionnaire was used to assess student viewpoints ontheeffectsof pictures on their ... performance Onthe contrary, the impact of pictures diminishes when they not reflect the linguistic complexities ofthe text The effect of pictures on reading comprehension largely depends onthe quality...
... analysis of either prices or profits should control for efficiency Otherwise, the observed relationship between market structure and prices or profits may confound theeffectsof I’Studies oftheeffects ... onthe market power effectsof bank mergers Studies oftheeffectsof mergers on profitability ratios or equity values may confound changes in profit efficiency with changes in the exercise of ... and keep the data consistent and comparable over time The specification ofthe profit finction and estimation of profit efficiency closely follow the procedures of Berger, Hancock, and Humphrey...
... Intentionally Left Blank TheEffectsof Taxation on Multinational Corporations A National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report TheEffectsof Taxation on Multinational Corporations Edited ... Relation ofthe Directors to the Work and Publications ofthe National Bureau of Economic Research The object ofthe National Bureau of Economic Research is to ascertain and to present to the public ... motivation Within multinational firms, the higher the share of overseas operations in the total production ofthe multinational, the higher the ratio of home employment to home production, more often...
... between parents and other adults, the microcontext of interactions between parents and children, the macrocontext ofthe neighborhood one lives in and the availability of basic educational and health ... accidents or physical abuse/neglect Most of these studies also based their measurementof socioeconomic status on parental education or occupation, thus not determining the net effect of income on children’s ... incidences of LBW among the population There should be reason to anticipate similar effectsonthe level ofthe household with respect to cognitive and mental health outcomes Despite the importance of...
... needs of consumers and providers, and the extent of care consumers received The six interrelated hypotheses predicted that, given the income constraints of both populations and the disability constraints ... information removed All calculations by author 40 In terms of language, about 5% of consumer and provider respondents used the Spanish version ofthe survey, while 7.4% of Contra Costa IHSS consumers ... ii Abstract TheEffectsof Land Use onthe Mobility of Elderly and Disabled and Their Homecare Workers, and theEffectsof Care on Client Mobility: Findings from Contra Costa, California...
... strong and two exchange curves intersects However, if there is a monopolistic condition on one side ofthe market, the monopolist will try to get the maximum profit from the other side So the ... corruption suggest the policies for reducing corruption in Armenia The first chapter ofthe essay mainly deals with the terms, definitions, concepts and types of corruption Corruption as one ofthe ... decisions and government contract The use of these kinds of connections for personal gain is usually described as influence peddling." Patronage is another form of corruption The assignment of government...
... Contents Contributors xix Preface xxiii Chapter I Epidemiology of Fractures L Joseph Melton 111 I Introduction 11 Effectsof Age 111 Effectsof Gender IV Effectsof Race V Effectsof Geography ... Orwoll I Introduction 211 Contents xi II Mechanisms of Androgen Action in Bone: The Androgen Receptor 212 III Effectsof Androgens onthe Proliferation and Differentiation of Osteoblastic Cells ... Dimorphism ofthe Skeleton 280 B Maintenance of Bone Mass 283 IV Effectsof Estrogen on Human Bone Metabolism and Calcium Homeostasis 286 A Bone Loss Patterns over Life 286 B Accelerated Phase of...
... to take the metal rod with the red thing on one end and the green cap onthe other end Take that and then look in the other parts - there are three small red pieces Take the smallest one It looks ... two holes onthe side Okay There's a tube about one inch in diameter and about four inches long Two holes onthe side ~ These reversions gave the impression of being out -of- sequence parenthetical ... difficult, then consideration is in order ofthe difficulties posed by noninteractive discourse phenomena for the design of preliminary systems For one thing, the discourse phenomena of noninteractive...
... effect of ambient temperatureon specimen temperature, and effectsoftemperatureon mononuclear cell yield, viability and immunologic function Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 9:26 Page 13 of ... effect oftemperature during shipping to assess its variation based on season ofthe year, and to assess the impact oftemperatureon PBMC viability and function In multiple studies in the HIV ... analysis The proportion of CD4+ cells among PBMC was measured as the number of CD3+CD4+ cells divided by the total PBMC Similarly, the proportion of CD8+ cells among PBMC was measured as the number of...
... Lê Ph ơng An Bùi Nhất Tiên BT070026 BT070153 BT070011 BT070004 BT070079 CONTENT Introduction Effectsoftemperatureon enzyme-catalyzed reactions Example and Application Conclusion Introduction ... agent that changes the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction Factor effectson enzyme-catalyzed reaction Optimal temperatureof human enzyme is about 35-40ºC, of bacteria is about ... effectson enzyme-catalyzed reaction Low temperatures slow the rate of formation ofthe enzyme-substrate complex because the molecules move at slower speeds and so not come in contact with one another...
... predevaluation behavior ofthe accounts Furthermore, an attempt will be made to isolate theeffectsof devaluation alone by standardizing for theeffectsof other exogenous variables 11 The Equations The ... in the residuals test, the improvement is consistent with the predictions ofthe monetary approach that devaluation will produce a stock adjustment ofthe money supply Onthe other hand, there ... patterns ofthe average residuals ofthe non-1967 devaluations are essentially the same as the patterns when the 10 1967 devaluations are included T h e conclusions ofthe paper are therefore...
... compositions ofthe cells expressing connexin26 and connexion32 are slightly different Collective physical properties Because high concentrations of anionic lipid are needed to affect channel function, ... lipid bilayer The helix is the sixth transmembrane α-helix ofthe potassium channel Kv The lysine side chain can be seen hydrogen bonding to phosphate and ester oxygens of a phosphatidylcholine ... function, there is another possible mechanism for theeffectsof anionic lipid that needs to be considered Large changes in the chemical composition of a bilayer will result in changes in collective physical...
... Montes et al increases the illumination onthe stems and in the case of Q faginea this produces an intense sprouting from the stem, instead ofthe reoccupation of openings through the horizontal ... using the transformation L(d) of Ripley’s function K(d) Solid lines: K function value for the real distribution ofthe trees; grey lines: 90% confidence interval boundaries of L(d) of a Poisson ... quality of forests and provides information about the occupancy ofthe different vertical strata by the vegetation, in contrast to Leaf Area Index (LAI), which focuses onthe quantification of photosynthetic...
... at the beginning of root regeneration (day 13), and on days 27 and 41 The significance oftheeffectsof lifting and time and their interaction are indicated for the different variables; ns, non ... at the beginning of root regeneration (day 13), and on days 27 and 41 The significance oftheeffectsof lifting and time and their interaction are indicated for the different variables; ns, non ... strongly correlated with their N concentration even if the relationship between N concentration and CO2 assimilation capacity is weaker in conifers than in other species due to lower rates of photosynthesis...
... Controls consisted of two additional plants treated in a similar way but with plugs of PDA only At the end ofthe experiment isolations were made from all the plants to confirm the presence ofthe ... transformation was needed for the DE data ANOVA tests of both variables showed a significant (P < 0.05) interaction between the inoculation treatment and the period ofthe assay Because ofthe interaction, ... detecting the real water status ofthe plant The micrometric measurementof shrinkage and swelling of stem diameter seems to be a sensitive indicator of plant response to environmental conditions and...
... or macrophages via the complement receptor (CR)-3 The immune response will then be turned on, one ofthe actions is the phagocytosis ofthe monoclonal antibody tagged tumor cells Page of 11 (page ... citation purposes) Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2:25 http://www.jhoonline.org/content/2/1/25 β-glucan1is one ofthe key components ofthe fungal cell wall Figure β-glucan is one ofthe ... information with caution as most ofthe proposed mechanisms are based on in vitro The uptake and subsequent actions of β-glucan on immune cells Figure The uptake and subsequent actions of β-glucan on...
... case, the codon usage variation might be one of factors to drive HBV evolution The effect of mutation pressure on codon usage of HBV To analyze if the evolution of HBV is shaped by mutation pressure ... Distribution ofthe codon usage index, ENC, and GC content at synonymous third codon positions (GC3%) The curve shows the expected codon usage of GC compositional constraints alone account for codon ... a the synonymous codon usage pattern of human cell was calculated based onthe data ofthe synonymous codon usage frequencies of human cell The codon usage bias of HBV suggests that some synonymous...