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... above the umbilicus The SAAT was defined as the thickness between the skin-fat interface and the linea alba, and the VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior wall of the aorta and the ... obesity (BMI and WC, [21]) A second point of the problem to stress is whether the weight control can slow down the progression of IR and the worsening of fat deposition in organs in these obese ... MND, CD and PF helped to draft the manuscript TM and TG performed ultrasound TG participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis All authors read and approved the final...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:22

... one of these studies collected data on the number of poultry kept by the sampled households in the study year and, in the case of Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana, on the number of poultry sold and the ... income and wealth According to this method of matching, the two groups—which include the treatment group of households representing the result of the HPAI-induced supply -and- demand shocks and the ... on the type and quantity of assets owned by the households Therefore, these datasets allow us to investigate in detail the role of poultry (both as a source of income and as an asset) in the...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 01:20

... determinants of the presence of Zn(II), and therefore of the Zn- or Cu-thionein character of the polypeptides Hence, the two full-length peptides, CeMT1 and CeMT2, give rise to mixtures of complexes, ... stoichiometry and the homogeneity of their preparations These differences are a result of the different coordination capacities of the respective C-terminal moieties and are attributable to the four ... reported for the native and recombinant Cd(II)–CeMT2 isoform [16,20] The slight blueshift of the spectrum of Cd6Zn1–CeMT1 in relation to that of Cd6–CeMT2 is attributable to the influence of the Zn(II)...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 02:20

... of food label use, the relationship between the perception of labels and the actual and meaningful use of the information in the labels is influenced by factors associated with understanding the ... representation of the Germanspeaking part of Switzerland Questionnaire The questionnaire contained questions about all of the variables and constructs listed in Fig Most of the predictor concepts and the ... may decrease understanding of the label(30) and on the other might cause people to not even look at the label if they think they will not understand the numbers on it anyway Furthermore, shopping...

Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 17:00

... instant of Big Bang, of the order of 10114 ergs.cm-3 and it represents the energy density at the beginning of time when the size of the universe was of the order of r0 The entire evolution of the ... gravitation itself MATHEMATICAL BASIS OF THE THEORY The success of the geometrization of gravity by the general theory of relativity had led Einstein and others, ipso facto, to further extend the geometrical ... results: (1) The mass of everything from the elementary particles all the way to the mass of the universe, is given by (22) (2) In the limit of r0 = the field equations of the unified field theory...

Ngày tải lên: 24/04/2014, 17:07

... 10 of 12 Irrespective of these points, what the patient believes is the nature of their injury and their understanding of consequences may have important implications for the manner in which they ... a result of their injury Participants were also asked for their assessment of the seriousness of the injury in terms of threat to life and threat of disability The questions were: “At the time, ... the same household and their relationship with the respondent [8] We assessed the highest educational qualification using the two questions from the Census [8] The first of these determines the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... Fragile X syndrome and the FMR1 gene Schematic representation of the location of the FMR1 gene on the long arm of the X chromosome (a) The FMR1 gene comprises a polymorph repetition of the base pairs ... syndrome and the MECP2 Gene Schematic representation of the location of the MECP2 gene on the long arm of the X chromosome (a) The MECP2 gene is constituted by coding exons .The majority of mutations ... assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the child, assessment of family functioning, administration of standardized diagnostic instruments that operationalize the DSM criteria, and measures of...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 05:20

... state Effects of leptin on phagocytes The role of leptin in the regulation of important macrophage functions is further emphasized by alterations in the phenotype of those cells during chronic leptin ... leptin does not play a major role in the regulation of the inflammatory process in experimental models of hepatitis and colitis in mice, emphasizing the critical role of adipose tissue-derived leptin ... is a part of the cytokine cascade, which orchestrates the innate immune response and host defense mechanisms [28,29] Like other members of the IL-6 family, leptin was shown to activate the Janus...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

... temporal and spatial accessibility and overall acceptability of NSP Intrinsic advantages of each can offset the shortcomings of the other Despite the relatively small volume of publications a clear and ... modes of NSP The most important advantage of dispensing machines is their anonymous and off-peak services when other outlets are closed The findings of French trials consistently found that these ... articles/reports on this topic and wrote the first draft of the manuscript KMC critically analysed the manuscripts, corrected and revised all the versions Both the authors read and approved the final manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... investigators of the ARIC study and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the ARIC study or the NHLBI The coauthors had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility ... of follow-up was used as the underlying time metric For deaths, the exit date was the date of death reported on the death certificate and, for survivors, the exit date was the date on which the ... determine the role of DM in modifying the effect of obesity Materials and methods Study population The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study is a prospective, population-based study of the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... intuitions of the research problem and helps formulate the empirical models The empirical methodology confirms the results found by the analytical methodology and adds the generality of the findings ... Three of the six research hypotheses are addressed by the analytical models in Chapter 4, and five of the six research hypotheses are addressed by the empirical models in Chapter and Chapter The ... supervision; (3) standardization of work processes; (4) standardization of output; (5) standardization of skills; (6) standardization of norms In terms of the consequences of coordination, several...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2014, 00:47

Ngày tải lên: 14/11/2014, 06:28

... through the uptake and clearance of infectious targets and contributes to the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, control of immune responses and the resolution of inflammation The understanding of the ... matrix of the cell membrane but they also determine the nature of all communication within the cell 1.3.2 Classification of the repertoire of lipids The basic structure of biological membranes is the ... multitude of different and essential functions in the cell A primary role of lipids in cellular function is the formation of a membrane that separates the inside of a cell from the outside of a cell...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:01

... Yawen and Mr Wu Feiyi for their support and encouragement in the research, and, for the memory we shared I acknowledge the receipt of the Research Scholarship from the National University of Singapore ... produced by modifying the N6 and C2 positions of the adenine ring and the 5’-position of the ribose moiety of adenosine (Fig 1.3); chemical structures of xanthine, xanthine derivatives and non-xanthine ... physiological roles of adenosine A milestone in the development of understanding about P1 receptor would be the official report of the nomenclature Introduction Fig 1.2 Schematic of the A1 adenosine...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 16:07

... functions of immune system through regulation of the proliferation of B and T cells, stimulation of immunoglobulin production and 13 modulation of the activity of neutrophils, macrophages and natural ... promote the effects of GH through prolongation of the half-life of GH in the serum by decreasing the rate of clearance and subsequent degradation (Clark et al., 1996) GHBP is also located in the ... from the pituitary gland under the control of the hypothalamus It belongs to a large family of evolutionarily conserved hormones including prolactin and placental lactogens (Kopchick and Andry,...

Ngày tải lên: 16/09/2015, 17:13

... stimuli, and excessive release of the proteolytic enzymes will damage and slough off the pulmonary epithelial and endothelial cells The damaged endothelium and epithelium then results in ALI and ARDS ... enter and leave the blood to reach the site of injury or infection Furthermore, they also cleave and activate pro-IL-1β, TNF and TGF-β, and in the case of MMP-9, aids in the recruitment of neutrophils ... In the modulation of cell death and cell migration, MMPs cleave the Fas ligand and enable it to bind to the Fas receptor to elicit apoptosis, and also aids in the release of vascular endothelial...

Ngày tải lên: 13/10/2015, 16:41

... all but of the 11 subjects for the duration of the anesthetic This result suggestsa central mechanism as the mediator between the myofascial trigger points andlight sensitivity; however, the phenomenon ... slowly and gradually increasing the pressure of the algometer tip against the marked test site Identical protocols were used to assess pain thresholds in the study group and the control group, and ... between the time of the final injection andcompletion of the data collection procedure Control Group In addition to the symptomatic subjects a group of 10 volunteers with no history of chronic neck...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... Innate and adaptive immunity in acute and chronic lung inflammation A variety of host and environmental factors contribute to the development of acute and chronic lung inflammation Recognition of ... tissue injury and death of the host Ligands of TLRs Microbial ligands Constant interactions between the respiratory tract and the environment pose a major challenge to host immunity and necessitate ... in the induction of distinct gene programs and cytokine expression patterns that control the recruitment of downstream molecules and regulate the identity, strength, and kinetics of gene and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:20

... creating and advancing liquidity to producers; along the circuit, the financial system governs the supply and demand of funds and, at the end of the process, it determines the condition for the closure ... conceptualization and recent evidence CTF clarifies the role of the financial system in the functioning of a monetary market economy of production At the start of the circuit process, the financial ... institutions and strengthen the complementarity between the formal and the informal sectors The poorest people of rural and urban societies live beyond the frontier of formal finance, or outside the formal...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2012, 09:33

... pathology of chronic diseases, and using antioxidants, such as the EPRT device used in this experiment, might change the concept of management of chronic diseases Conflict of Interest The authors ... (11-13) The combination of the low levels of antioxidants and raised levels of free radical play a major role in delaying wound healing in aged rate and diabetic rats (14) It has been found that chronic ... Popliteal and pedal pulses were absent bilaterally with poor capillary refill The left foot was red and inflamed up to and including the medial malleolus The lateral aspect of the great toe and second...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39