... Origin of vertebrate visualand nonvisual arrestins (Eur J Biochem 269) 5115 Comparison of two types of cDNA and genomic DNA revealed that splicing of intron 11 resulted in the shift ofthe reading ... similarity andthe position ofthe intron to the vertebrate type of arrestin (Fig 1) Therefore, it may be presumed that the function was lost in vertebrate visual arrestin during the evolution The branch ... on the nucleotide sequence ofthe PCR products, specific primers were synthesized and used for 5¢- and 3¢-RACE Based on the sequence of 5¢- and 3¢flanking region of ORF of Ci-arr (Ar-full-N (5¢-CTGT...
... mentioned The men, especially the husband andthe grandfather, sip alcohol and tell their family members what they see and hear or remind them of right or wrong things in life The others also ... denoting the objects covered by the scope ofthe notion expressed in the word, andthe significative function is the function of expressing the content ofthe respective notion The function of rendering ... difficult The oldest or the husband ofthe family sits at the head ofthe table and others sit in descending order according to age or wherever they like The meal starts when everyone has their own...
... recognizes, with comparable efficiencies, both ofthe yeast and both ofthe human isoforms of Hsp90 indicated that the levels of Hsp90 expression in strains PP30[pHSC82b], PP30[pHSP82], PP30[hHsp90a] and ... interaction of these MAP kinases withthe two isoforms of human Hsp90 was strengthened by heat shock (Fig 5A) The stronger interaction of ERK5 with Hsp90b, relative to Hsp90a, was then confirmed ... resistance can arise with mutation to Hsp90, with altered cochaperone function andwiththe loss of plasma membrane drug efflux pumps [35] The results of this study point to the two isoforms of human cytosolic...
... Tao, had received the transmission of these eight forms and revised them as the Eight-Section Brocades Other theories suggest that the Eight-Section Brocades is a collection of various Daoyin ... 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 ... 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...
... for the diagnosis of cancer (EGC) was 67% and 71% (cut-off value of 5.5 ng/ml), and 71% and 67% (cut-off value of ng/ml) The sensitivity and specificity of serum CEA levels for the diagnosis of ... 66% and 72% (cut-off value of 4.5 ng/ml), and 70% and 64% (cut-off value of ng/ml) There was no difference in sensitivity and specificity of serum CEA and HMGB1 levels among the cancer groups with ... for the diagnosis of cancer (EGC) was 28% and 79% (cut-off value of ng/ml), and 40% and 66% (cut-off value of 2.5 ng/ml), respectively In contrast to CEA, the sensitivity and specificity of serum...
... assess the strength of association between the low ficolin-3 and high CRP levels on the one hand andthe unfavorable outcome ofthe disease on the other hand, we repeated the analysis as above in the ... indirect measure ofthe severity ofthe stroke, the concentration ofthe S100β in the follow up samples as an indicator ofthe infarct size, andthe outcome ofthe disease assessed by the modified ... control The lower limit of detection in these assays is ng/ml of ficolin-2 and ng/ml of ficolin-3 The inter-assay coefficient of variation (CV) is 7.1% and 4.7% andthe intra-assay CV 4.3% and 3.9%...
... Figure The simulation model consists of two plates and nanofluids between them The nanofluids comprised eight Cu nanoparticles withthe diameter of nm and liquid Ar as base fluid H is the height of ... agglomeration, andwiththe increase of pressure, the agglomeration effect of nanoparticles is different, which shows that with higher pressure, the more obvious the agglomeration effect is Andthe nanoparticles ... simulated the shock and friction process of nanofluids, the micro-rotation motion of nanoparticles in the shock and friction process is Page of visually observed by molecular dynamics simulations Therefore,...
... further growing was performed on the basis ofthe complex evaluation of parent trees (the health status was the main criterion, and both the individuals with intensive growth dynamics andthe ... started in the eighties, at the time ofthe culmination of air-pollution disaster In that period, within the programme ofthe gene conservation of indigenous forest tree species in the Krkonoše ... controlled desiccation On the other hand, the worst-growing clone 548 had the least favourable values of these parameters – The results of measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence and water losses during...
... immunoreactivity of both iNOS and nNOS in the same lesion Materials and Methods Selection of cases Two cases of goats withnatural listeriosis (6 months old and 2.5 years old) (Cases and 2) and two controls ... is the first study of NOS expression in the goat brain with listeriosis The involvement of iNOS in bovine and caprine listeriosis has been reported previously, andthe increased expression of ... found in the neuronal processes Both nNOS and iNOS immunoreactivity were found in a proportion ofthe neurons in the brainstem andthe staining pattern was similar to those of control brains with...
... Frequency of occurrence ofthe impossibility to measure kr withthe transient mode ofthe HPFM (negative correlation between flow and pressure) as a function ofthe growth substrate andthe state of ... measurements) and then withthe dynamic mode except for the first batch of plants (1998) for which it was the opposite After the measurement of kr, the shoot was connected to the HPFM and measurements ... system andthe water potential gradient imposed to the roots can have an osmotic or hydrostatic nature Potometers allow to get the resolution ofthe single root keeping the integrity ofthe plant The...
... pattern of normality: proliferative sheets and layers of epithelium; islands of epithelium in the connective tissue with squamous metaplasia; islands of epithelium with squamous metaplasia and an ... the tooth, the less the inflammation The presence of inflammation increased withthe progression ofthe rhizogenesis, and this may be due to the physiology of eruption or proximity to the oral ... expected and that of reduced epithelium (40.6%) less frequent than expected These data prove that the transformation ofthe reduced epithelium into squamous epithelium with maturation ofthe follicle...
... drafted the manuscript PS participated in the design ofthe study, performed the statistical analysis ofthe data and drafted the manuscript GB performed the statistical analysis ofthe data and ... in the design ofthe study and drafted the manuscript HK participated in the design and conduction ofthe study, was involved in patient care and reviewed the manuscript DTB conceived ofthe ... (percentage of CD19 + cells) Results Clinical characteristics ofthe patients and response to rituximab therapy The clinical and laboratory characteristics ofthe RA patients who were treated with rituximab...
... and chordal transfer The methods of MV replacement included a mechanical prosthetic valve and bioprosthetic valve The method of choosing the type of surgical method depended on the location of ... contributions WWC, LXL and WLL participated in the design and coordination ofthe study, HSW and TDL participated in the data collection, SX and JY revised the manuscript, WH and BZG performed the statistical ... enhancement, and vegetation, as well as being combined with AV damage The incidence of extended subvalvular chordae in the myxomatous group was higher than that in the other groups, andthe incidence of...
... conduction blocks within the brachial plexus [1] These blocks range in severity and location within the plexus and primarily affect the child's ability to move and effectively use their affected ... range of elbow flexion and extension and shoulder abduction and flexion in children with OBPP These movements were chosen as they primarily assess the C5, C6 and C7 nerve roots, which are the most ... active range of elbow flexion and extension and shoulder abduction and flexion in children with OBPP We found that there was little agreement in the muscle grades, withthe paediatric physiotherapist...
... roentgenogram ofthe left elbow We removed the Kirschner wires from both the elbow andthe shoulder andthe splint as an outpatient procedure after weeks of radiographic healing and a range of motion ... the combination of ipsilateral fracture ofthe elbow and forearm Gausepohl et al [7] reported a case with fracture dislocation ofthe elbow combined with unstable distal forearm fracture ofthe ... shoulder motion, with elbow extension and/ or flexion of 0° to 130°, pronation and/ or supination of 80° each and equal to the uninjured side Discussion Stanitski and Micheli [1] first used the descriptive...
... group The hybridisation signals were observed in the cytoplasm ofthe epithelial (Figure 8), mononuclear and reticular cells When using the probe on the sections ofthe uninfected animals or the ... was either a technical problem, or the amount of vaccine virus was so low that it was under the level ofthe detection capacity ofthe VI test in quite a number of animals As further tools of direct ... and summarizing ofthe findings and wrote the draft ofthe manuscript FK applied for funding ofthe project, participated in the design ofthe study and performed the second animal experiment inclusive...
... planned and conceived the experiments and analyzed the results RAG, ST, HZ and HJ performed the tests and analyzed the data HJ developed the XMRV WB test HZ developed the gag qRT-PCR test BCS and ... provided on the right ofthe WB Sizes of expected viral proteins are provided to the left ofthe WB c Representative WB results for CFS cases and persons without CFS Lane 1, 1:250 dilution of anti-Friend ... Shows the number of states within the U.S that participants were recruited from, the average participant age, the average time since the onset of CFS symptoms, the race and gender of participants...
... than in the MIL andthe CON group (Figure 3) Discussion To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first prospective and randomized trial comparing the effects of adrenaline and milrinone ... intermediate care unit was at the discretion ofthe physicians and nurses in charge Withthe exception ofthe hemodynamic goals given above andthe prohibition of using diuretics or hydroxyethylstarch ... groups within two to four hours The ADR group received 1.2 ± 0.5 mg of adrenaline and 0.6 ± 1.6 mg of noradrenaline, andthe MIL group received 21.6 ± 7.7 mg of milrinone and 0.7 ± 0.8 mg of noradrenaline...
... report the results of these analyses and additional exploratory analyses of both the PROWESS and ADDRESS databases We discuss the results of these analyses in the context of their implication on the ... the conception and design ofthe study, in the development and conduct of analyses, and in the clinical trials and data collection WLM, JJ, and DRN participated in the conception and design of ... (c) and PROWESS (d) with no patients removed from the analysis and also withthe first through fourth single enrolled at each in removed patients removed from the analysis and also withthe first...