... in the details ofthe game than in the game play itself; the unfolding ofthe answers ISthe narrative that has me hooked… a meta-narrative" [20] In another editorial "Meta Mystery," Maria Bonasia, ... nongame sites In this sense, itis reasonable to argue that nothing about this virtual play was simulated The computer-driven alternate reality the Beast created was make-believe, but every aspect ... level, this statement emphasizes the location-based aspects of pervasive entertainment The Nokia Game, like the Beast, is played "in reality," that is, in everyday, real environments with players'...
... relevant in the context of placebo effects It has an 'exotic' conceptual framework with an emphasis on the 'individual asa whole' Itis associated with frequent patient-practitioner contacts, and ... Furthermore, acupuncture analgesia is probably associated with its counter-regulation of spinal glial activation, PTX-sensitive Gi/o protein-mediated and MAP kinase-mediated signal pathways, and ... (in patients with pain) [49-53] Deactivation of limbic structures has been associated with an increased activity in hypothalamus and the resulting activation of pain and sympathetic inhibiting...
... φ1 initial approx (case 1) φ2 initial approx (case 1) 1 0 −1 −1 initial approx (case 2) initial approx (case 2) −2 10 −2 (a) Enclosure ofthe first state variable 10 t t (b) Enclosure ofthe second ... either analytically or numerically To obtain an initial approximation for the analytical reference solution a set of linear ODEs xapp (t) = flin (xapp (t)) ˙ (9) with the same dimension asthe ... simulation results on the quality ofthe initial approximation, and the perturbation approach for calculation of analytical reference solutions Second, VAL E NC IA-IVP is compared in detail with...
... primers: Aba, 5¢-ATGGACGCTGAAT TCCGTCACGACTCTGGTTACGAAGTTCACCACCAG AAGCTGGTG-3¢; Abb, 5¢-GTTCACCACCAGAAGCT GGTGTTCTTCGCTGAAGACGTGGGTTCTAACAAG GGTGCT-3¢; Abc, 5¢-CACAACGCCACCAACCATCAGA CCGATGATAGCACCCTTGTTAGAACCCAC-3¢; ... CCGATGATAGCACCCTTGTTAGAACCCAC-3¢; Abstart, 5¢-GCGTAGGGTCGACATATGGACGCTGAATT CCGTCACG-3¢; Abstop, 5¢-CCTGCCGAGCTCCTATTA CACAACGCCACCAACCATCAG-3¢ The PCR solution was prepared in the buffer supplied with the enzyme, ... indicated that an N-terminal aspartate is not necessary for neurotoxicity An additional advantage ofthe N-terminal methionine isthe fact thatthis residue will not be easily seen in NMR spectra...
... Accordingly, the OAAI is not a measure ofthe total activity ofthe obstetric anesthesia services Based on these limitations, itis important to appreciate that although the OAAI is numerically identical ... epidural labor analgesia and cesarean delivery The OAAI isa formula composite comprising data taken from the annual numbers of epidurals and cesareans in each institution In this study, these data ... denominator isa more reliable measure of activity than annual delivery numbers A limitation ofthe data upon which this secondary analysis is based isthat data were selfreported and not corroborated;...
... molecular mass of 202.3 kDa and an isoelectric point of 4.94 The 3¢-UTR region had 205 basepairs, and a polyadenylation degenerated signal was located 38 basepairs downstream from the stop codon After ... increase dramatically during the vitellogenic period, and then peaks one day after the blood meal [24] This particular pattern is surely related to the haematophagous regime and anautogenic features ... oviposition, when BgVgR also accumulates in the cortex ofthe subbasal oocyte When this subbasal oocyte occupied the basal position just after oviposition, the BgVgR had clearly accumulated in the...
... was rather a marvel, inasmuch as she was willing to take in washing, and it well too, but Gladys had no higher rank for that She was herself rather a pathetic little soul, 39 By the Light ofthe ... By the Light ofthe Soul Chapter II Maria and her father entered the house, which was not far It was a quite new Queen Anne cottage ofthe better class, situated in a small lot of land, and with ... her that such an obvious fact scarcely needed words of assent “Damp asit is, too,” said her mother Mrs Edgham extended a lean, sallow hand and felt ofthe dainty fabric Itis just as limp as a...
... health care costs and prescription opiate abuse In addition, the paper examines the devastating consequences that opiate abuse has on the individual abuser and their family members, as well as ... States dollars The data source used was an administrative database of medical and pharmacy claims of 16 selfinsured employer health plans with approximately two million patients The data were used ... Unfortunately, the rising prescription abuse has lead to a national health care crisis, impacting many areas of our society both financially and emotionally This paper reviews the current relationship...
... 10.1186/1749-799X-5-33 Cite this article as: Takigami et al., Functional bracing for delayed union ofa femur fracture associated with Paget's disease ofthe bone in an Asian patient: a case report Journal of Orthopaedic ... functional brace in the treatment of delayed union ofthe tibia [13-15] We speculate thatthis treatment was advantageous becausethe external fixator and functional bracing did not violate the fracture ... disease in Australia, New Zealand, North America and most European countries, but it has a low incidence in Scandinavia, and is extremely rare in the Japanese population, with a prevalence of...
... 1,300–1,400 Altitudinal category Stage breakdown over 1,400 the virgin forest that decides on the degree ofits diversity, and namely the percentage ofthe overall area share ofthis stage as well asthe ... spite ofthe fact thatthis value, in the growth stage ofthis spruce virgin forest, increases with the ascending altitude, its influence was not confirmed in testing (Table 1) An analysis ofthe ... They are acid or very acid, with great stocks of humus and with the lack of easily accessible nutrients The average annual temperature reaches about 2–2.5°C and the average annual precipitation is...
... data; Marage, unpublished data) In unmanaged sites, the height of snags was higher in the last DBH class This situation was due to the broad range of stages of decomposition ofthis DBH class 3.3 ... when the degradation phase was not included in the analysis Density of SDT was not be affected by management status but was affected by developmental phase (Tab IVb) The degradation phase appeared ... increasing temporal and spatial gaps in the availability of CWD density within managed stands and an increasing distance between remnant old growth stands In our study sites, the spatial pattern of...
... small thatthe intervals [ai , + 2ε] are all disjoint: Namely, the gradient ofthe ith parabola at x = is smaller than the gradient ofthe (i + 1)st parabola at x = (or more specifically itis enough ... scaling the whole configuration, we may assume thatthe x-coordinates of all points of P are properly between and Then, the gradient ofthe ith parabola is at x = and + 2ε at x = Let ε be so small ... (2010), #N35 of convex parabolic segments: The ith segment isa part of an expanded copy ofthe ith parabola (containing the piece between x = and x = 1) From the discussion above, these parabolic...
... transmembrane signaling In addition, becausethe severity ofthe skin rash has been associated with treatment efficacy [7], one should consider the possibility thatthe therapy may not be as ... rash in an area that had previously been irradiated for SCC and present a brief review ofthe literature Case Report A 78-year-old Caucasian male was diagnosed with a well differentiated squamous ... carcinoma (SCC) ofthe skin over the left ear This was initially excised and treated with adjuvant radiation treatment using 12 MeV electrons between January and March 2008 An initial dose of...
... siRNA- mediated knockdown of MATR3 Pools of siRNAs were obtained from Dharmacon: MATR3 siGENOME SmartPool (UAGAUGAACUGAGUCGUUA, GACCAGGCCAGUAACAUUU, ACCCA GUGCUUGAUUAUGA, CCAGUGAGAGUUCAUUU AU), ... 0.05% SDS, 150 mM CGAGATCCGTTCACTAATCGAATG B GGATTAACTGCGAATCGTTCTAGC C CGAGATCCGTTCACTAATCGAATG BA1 (b-actin) CATGTGCAAGGCCGGCTTCG BA4 (b-actin) GAAGGTGTGGTGCCAGATTT Kula et al Retrovirology 2011, ... presence of Rev MATR3 has been characterized asa component ofthe nuclear matrix structure and has also been suggested to play a role in nuclear retention of hyperedited RNA with the assistance of the...
... JL, Krishnaswamy G: Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis and its manifestation as anaphylaxis: a case report and literature review Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2003, 90:469-77; quiz 477, 571 Slater ... the fact that, as mentioned above, the pathogenesis of APD is incompletely understood Treatment Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is usually resistant to conventional therapy such as antihistamines ... identified cause, dermatologic diseases associated with the menstrual cycle have been labeled autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) [4] The first documented case of APD was in 1921, in which a patient's...
... during the implementation ofthe study in this chapter In the next chapter, the analysis ofthe data and the findings will be identified in detail 21 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS This chapter deals with ... provide an adequate explanation for this fact In addition, half ofthe participants thought thatthe time allowed in reading lessons in class was another found - out factor One ofthe teachers added ... of Education as well as study subjects, data collection instruments, data collection procedures and data analysis method Chapter 3, ANALYSIS OF DATA, gives a detailed analysis of data collected...
... value of viscosity The WHC can be defined asthe ability ofa protein gel to retain water against a gravitational force The level of water retained in a gel is affected by the same factors that ... functional properties ofthe proteins isolated from yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) dark muscle by acid-aided and alkaline-aided processes N Kamali-Damavandi1, A R Shaviklo2*, A Motamedzadegan3 ... moisture A significant difference was found in TBARS level between the isolated products The lowest TBARS value was found in acid-aided isolate and isolate treated at pH 11.5 The TBARS value of...
... using a free-space measurement system The system consists of transmit and receive horn antennas operating at X-band The complex permittivity of materials is calculated from the values of γ, in ... between the phase angle ΔΦ measured with two material sample between the two antennas, namely: ΔΦ = Φ2 - Φ1 (11) -360di ε , isthe phase angle of λ0 material sample ( i = 1,2 ) Consequently the phase ... standing wave ratio ofthe pyramidal horn antennas are 20 dBi and 1.15 at center frequency In this model, the distance between the antenna and the material sample is 250mm ( d0 = 250mm ) The two...
... for the study are quantitative and qualitative methods The former is defined asthe use of numbers asits basis for making generalizations about a phenomenon; and the latter is used to gain an ... ofthe study as well asits aim and scope It also presents the methods used for the data collection and analysis on the data In this chapter, the significance and the structure ofthe study are ... about the likelihood of actualization ofthe situation, and itisthe aspect of ability meaning that informs their categorization of ability as extrinsic 2.2.2.2 Deontic Modality (Intrinsic) Traditionally,...
... first case we use the market as an indicator Thisisa major difference The first case is gambling; the second is going with the odds using the relative strength ofa particular stock as an indication ... consider trading when the break finally occurs The problem with a narrow range isthat you can’t trade within itbecauseas soon asthe stock (index) bounces from the low, it s already almost near the ... earlier CAPITULATION Capitulation isa reversal setup It s that fast, sharp decline with vertical movement and volume-pace pickup that are necessary components because they suggest panic Capitulation...