... valuable adjunct onthe healing of bone lesions indifferent anatomical regions with ischemic perfusion, the current knowledge about its influenceon bone graft substitutes used in oral reconstructive ... among the crucial factors that determine the interaction ofthe bone grafts with the recipient tissue During the healing process, precursor cells and different signaling molecules mainly originate ... which take into account different characteristics ofthe tissues involved in host tissue – bone graft interactions The use of adjunctive HBOT to improve bone healing in autogenous bone transplants...
... that they increase the wettability ofthe carbon support, thereby facilitating the access ofthe aqueous solution ofthe metal precursor to the internal pore structure during the impregnation stage ... the electronic interaction at the platinum–carbon interface, which modify the electronic structure ofthe metal The metal–support interaction also affects the crystalline structure ofthe metal ... cells The use of these non-conventional carbon materials as support allowed studying thein uence of support properties onthe physicochemical properties of catalysts Thus, the main conclusions...
... dilution effect This finding could indicate a dominant influenceof wastewater constituents onthe toxicity ofthe recombinant samples under dry weather conditions An influenceof flow conditions on ... assurance The negative controls documented the alterations inthe bioluminescence intensity ofthe tested bacteria inthe absence of any toxicant during incubation The inhibition ofthe positive controls ... estimating the elimination efficiency for thedifferent analytes, we used the concentration values ofthe corresponding influent and effluent samples In case of a concentration below the LOQ,...
... dilution effect This finding could indicate a dominant influenceof wastewater constituents onthe toxicity ofthe recombinant samples under dry weather conditions An influenceof flow conditions on ... assurance The negative controls documented the alterations inthe bioluminescence intensity ofthe tested bacteria inthe absence of any toxicant during incubation The inhibition ofthe positive controls ... estimating the elimination efficiency for thedifferent analytes, we used the concentration values ofthe corresponding influent and effluent samples In case of a concentration below the LOQ,...
... percentage of surviving seedlings in four overstory densities with and without permethrin treatment at the end ofthe growing seasons in 2001–2003 and following planting inthe spring of 2001 For ... The mean frequency of seedlings with feeding scars from pine weevil was calculated for the three years using data from the annual inventories and the number of living seedlings In addition, the ... in diameter growth between the two insecticide treatments 3.1 Re-colonization of ground vegetation Three growing seasons after planting in 2001, the cover of ground vegetation near the seedlings...
... coefficients with either content (MC) increasing initial hydration state moisture or on assay responses of Fig shows the average response of Douglas fir pollen lots to conductivity and germination tests ... data) Work must continue to evaluate the effect of hydration on viability responses for all species and, in particular, investigate the effect of hydration at low temperature onin vivo fertility ... acceptable In white spruce (Picea ,glauca), however, these hydration conditions did improve the correlation between germination and yield but had little or even negative effects on other assay responses...
... of nitrate of leaf NR activityof nodulafed plants Administration of mM NaN0 to 11 mo old nodulated plants did not increase leaf NR activity, whereas the 10 mM NaN0 dose induced high enzyme activity ... After 72 h of induction, the highest NR activity was found inthe apical fully expanded leaf and corresponded with the highest nitrate content (Table I) When a new leaf expanded, the NR activity ... activity decreased inthe previous leaf and the highest enzyme activity was found again inthe new leaf (Fig 2) When the nitrate supply was withdrawn, the enzyme activity recovered its minimum value...
... Positron emission tomography for radiation treatment planning Strahlenther Onkol 2005, 181:483-499 Yahalom J: Transformation inthe use of radiation therapy of Hodgkin lymphoma: new concepts and indications ... for the finding of similar PTV coverage with all three techniques Interestingly, the PTV was more sensitive than the organs at risk to introduction of strong LAD dose constraints Discussion Figure ... pre-existing damage 10 11 12 13 14 15 Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests 16 Authors' contributions CN and MM participated inthe conception and design of the...
... progression[15] The aim of our study was to investigate the role of ING4 inthe pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis by assessing its expression both inthe bleomycin (BLM)-model and in two different ... Discussion Inthe present study we analyzed, for the first time inthe literature, the expression profiles of ING4 inthe experimental model of pulmonary fibrosis as well as in patients with two different ... signaling was further investigated and revealed overexpression of HIF-1a inthe alveolar epithelium, both inthe bleomycin-model and human pulmonary fibrosis suggesting a role in disease initiation...
... inthe carriers ofthe PRKAG3 mutation in m longissimus dorsi and in m semitendinosus than inthe noncarriers In all muscles theactivityof HK was higher (P < 0.05) inthe carriers and theactivity ... exist in this muscle These may be influenced by the mutation, resulting in overall higher glycogen content The higher synthesis of glycogen inthe muscles ofthe carriers ofthe PRKAG3 mutation ... carriers ofthe PRKAG3 mutation than inthe non-carriers only in m longissimus dorsi, and there was no difference between genotypes regarding HAD activityin any ofthe muscles Theactivityof LDH...
... regulation of gene expression in plants, combined with the studies in fungi, suggest that transcriptional regulation of genes involved in protein synthesis by carbon and nitrogen signaling interactions ... Transcriptional regulation by carbon and nitrogen interactions Transcriptional regulation by carbon and nitrogen interactions (a) Interactions between carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) signaling can be explained ... been done onthe transcriptional control of protein synthesis by carbon and/or nitrogen signaling inplants However, it has been shown in yeast that genes encoding ribosomal proteins are induced...
... therefore be indicative of infection and their response to inflammation Further evidence for this was the dose- dependant increase in shedding of HL-60 HLA-DR upon incubation with the inflammatory ... than the level of HLA-DR inthe cell lysates (5ul of a in 10 dilution, from x 106 PBMC) The shed HLA-DR therefore seemed to represent a small fraction ofthe total HLA-DR ofthe cell, however the ... expression (b) The fluorescent image of a section though healthy control PBMC showing the surface expression of HLA-DR (c) Fluorescent image of intracellular staining for HLA-DR of a section through...
... overall conclusion as for the full analysis, indicating no effect ofthe order ofthe testing situation Table shows data from the in- home testing The majority ofthe consumers (80%) tasted the cheese ... scores given inthe previous sessions Statements from the consumers during the testing and results from the ANOVA ofthe acceptance ratings ofthe cheese samples inthe first testing session only, without ... 50% ofthe consumers did the testing alone Fig Illustration of interaction effects between product and testing location Average rating for each product in each testing location H ¼ in home testing,...
... production by photosynthetic bacteria Effect ofnitrogen levels and initial acetate concentrations Continuous illumination Upon investigation ofthe effect ofnitrogen levels and initial acetate concentrations ... Effect ofnitrogen levels and initial propionate concentrations Continuous illumination The effect ofnitrogen levels and initial propionate concentrations on hydrogen production from pineapple ... illumination The effect ofnitrogen levels and acetate concentrations on hydrogen production under periodic illumination was conducted At each level of total nitrogen, the hydrogen production potential...
... (positive onthe Y axis) show high contribution of components other than rain water The two lower quadrants (negative onthe Y axis) show high contribution of rain water components including airborne ... DP The X axis shows the contribution ofthe water component sources The two right quadrants (positive onthe X axis) show high contribution from springs The two left quadrants (negative onthe ... the main components are shown in Fig 2(1) Inthe figure, the X axis accounted for 46.9% ofthe variation and the Y axis accounted for 16.7% ofthe variation Water components inthe figure are...
... explain the result of this study Certainly, there must be some other factors affecting the ammonia oxidation performance and/or the amount of amoA mRNA, then continuing care should be taken into ... cDNA of amoA mRNA The profiles of T-RFLP in Run are shown in Fig Table shows the species of ammonia oxidizer ofthe major T-RFs (219, 283, 354 and 491 bp) Although almost all ofthe heights ofthe ... inthe case of Fe/P molar ratio of 5, copy number of amoA mRNA obviously decreased and 40% of ammonia remained at the end ofthe batch experiment According to the result of T-RFLP analysis, there...
... saturation constant for CDP–TDP The fitting curve obtained is also shown in Fig and the constants ofthe obtained regression lines and the coefficient of determination are summarized in Table The ... biodegradation activity drop with a decrease in DP to the increase in CODMn However, further study onthe internal production will be required for the exact evaluation ofthe role of biodegradation activity ... when DP was inthe range of 0.006 to 0.007 mgP/L Effect of biodegradation activity change on DOM concentration in Lake Biwa Effect of biodegradation activity change on DOM concentration in Lake Biwa...
... pollute the water • They may even end up inthe food chain Inthe 1960s, DDT inthe food chain threatened bird populations Many birds of prey came close to extinction What can we Do? Organic Farming? ... problems Burning the timber increases the level of carbon dioxide inthe air Less trees means less carbon dioxide absorbed for photosynthesis Soil is eroded as it is exposed to the wind and rain Less ... Improvements in agriculture health and medicine have produced a dramatic rise inthe human population This increase in population size leads to an increase in pollution and higher demand for the world’s...
... information from weak ties in situational conversation (Reingen and Kernan 1986; Brown and Reingen 1987) • Individual influenceinthe buying systems in a B2B context (Ronchetto, Hutt and Reingen ... Communication across subgroups •Diffusion of Innovation •Likelihood of Activation as a referral source Influence Findings based onthe Structural Perspective • Brand congruence exists within social ... likely to influence others • Those who know and provide information but have no influence • Those who are likely to be influenced via passive or active solicitation of info – Profile of actors...