... ofthe host cell to finish the life cycle HBV replication and viral protein synthesis inthe infected cells are fairly well elucidated However, theearly steps of HBV infection including ofthe ... B) The role of this permeable domain in HBV internalization needs further investigation Over-expression of Serine protease inhibitor Kazal inthe HBV insusceptible hepatoma cell lines If the ... the QLDPAF sequence may have a more general role in viral infection There are differing reports about the role of MHBs inthe generation of HBV inthe transfected cells and in mediating HBV infection...
... volume ofthe Au nanometric grains forming the film can be obtained The XEI software for the analyses ofthe AFM images allow to obtain the distribution ofthe grains radii, R, and ofthe grains ... continuous line is the fit by Eq allowing the determination of 1/z = 0.3 ± 0.1 in agreement with the predicted value Finally, from the AFM analyses reported in Fig 1, statistical data on the radius, ... analyzed by using the XEI software The XEI is the PSIA-AFM image processing and analysis program The XEI software allows users to extract several information from the sample surface by utilizing various...
... of XPS, STM and PL can not determine the compositional variations within the dot but TEM allows the determination of several levels of information: from the elemental mapping ofthe dot, to the ... mainly localized inthe grain boundaries and the surface ofthe sub-grains This provides us useful information for obtaining high quality diamond in controlling the grain size of 15 Chapter Introduction ... nanomaterials and it is the main focus of this thesis In this thesis, the synthesis of a wide-range of different nanomaterials has been studied They range from CuInS2, CuInSe2, ZnS, ZnO, BN to SiC These...
... as the key factor in catalyst design However another important factor is the composition ofthe boride phase inthe design ofthe catalyst, since this will influence the eutectic melting point ... shell at the surface ofthe FeB particle, with the Fe playing the role of catalyst To fully understand the growth mechanism ofthe BN nanomaterials, the FeB catalysts were nitrided inthe in- situ ... from the wetting incompatibility of BN with iron and the increasingly smaller volume inthe cage following the inward growth ofthe BN hexagonal layers The reaction in this study is a vapor-liquid-solid...
... obtained from the L23 edge of Si, and the K edge of C and O Silicon is found in both the body and the tip ofthe cone although theSi signal at the tip arises from the overlap ofthe Ni M and Si ... at 80˚ Since the SiC wire acts as a template for the lateral growth of SiOx, the turning SiC wire causes a similar turn inthe conical SiOx deposit around it, resulting inthe growth of a bent ... drawing ofthe SiC crystal structure is shown in figure 5.9 The schematic shows the three layer stacking sequence of ASiAcBSiBCCSiCC with alternating Si and C layers Since the stacking sequence along...
... 1.3.2 Conceptual frame work ofthestudy Internal Analysis External Analysis Strategic Choice The analysis of current performance of industry and company is based on the process of strategic management, ... as the basis for analysis in following chapters Chapter External analysis External factors including legal, economic, weather condition and technological factors are analyzed Customer analysis ... Process The sewing lines usually consist of 35 machines, 22 of them are sewing machines and other functional machines like button-stick machine, buttonhole, hole sewing machine Each worker (machine)...
... little from their surroundings Probably all ofthe minerals deposited within the bone have been recrystallized from solution by the action of water percolating thru them The degree of mineralization ... once resided The natural bone mineral, the hydroxyapatite, is virtually unaltered too – it has the same crystal structure as that of modern bone Although nothing remains ofthe original collagen, ... North America (B) The composition of fossils (C) Determining the size and weight of fossils (D) Procedures for analyzing fossils 22 The word “counterpart” in line is closest in meaning to (A) (B)...
... analysis ofthe probability of closure shows that the initial size ofthe store is a significant predictor of closure The level of starting wages has a numerically small and statistically insignificant ... and of Table present estimates ofthe effect ofthe minimum-wage increase on the incidence of free meals and reduced-price meals The proportion of restaurants offering reduced-price meals fell in ... estimate ofthe "reliability ratio" (the ratio ofthe variance ofthe signal to the combined variance ofthe signal and noise) The estimated reliability ratios are fairly high, ranging from 0.70...
... the intestinal gland 90 Sae-kwang Ku et al Fig Serotonin-IR cells intheinthe GI tract of ddY mice These IR cells were located inthe epithelium and gastric or intestinal gland regions ofthe ... polypeptide Gastrointestinal endocrine cells of ddY mouse 89 Table Regional distributions and relative frequencies ofthe gastrointestinal endocrine cells inthe gastrointestinal tract ofthe ddY mice ... situated inthe intestinal regions In this study, close typed cells were mainly located inthe gastric or intestinal gland regions whereas most of open typed cells were found inthe epithelial...
... support at the various stages ofthe writing of this dissertation I also thank A/P Yung Sai-shing for reading the first draft ofthe dissertation and Dr Lin Peiyin of NUS for making invaluable suggestions ... DEPARTMENT OF CHINESE STUDIES NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2005 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am most grateful to my supervisor Dr Gabriel Wu Yeow Chong, Assistant Professor of National University of Singapore, ... 中国四十年代现代主义诗潮新论 THE MAKING OF MODERNITY: A STUDYOFTHE MODERNIST CHINESE POETRY INTHE 1940S 张松建 ZHANG SONG JIAN (M A ZHEJIANG UNIV.) 新加坡国立大学中文系 博士学位论文 A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY...
... ofthe Eastern Han, Wei and Western Jin Dynasties in depth The part ofthe conclusion sums up the main views ofthe whole text Through the accurately dissecting toward the background, official ... political situation and social trend of thought The whole structure and contents are as following: The first chapter of this thesis is the introduction Following is the second chapter, tracing the ... conditions, will there be other possibility? Are there any differences on the conditions to remain their status between the Han period and the other period of time throughout the medieval China? The whole...
... Tragedy -of- the- Commons thesis Addressing the issue ofthe rationality ofthe acts of individuals and the irrationality of aggregate actions, the ecologist Hardin (1968) formulated the concept ofthe ... (Union) The Union of Concerned Scientists accused Lomborg of misusing, of misrepresenting or misinterpreting data, of using flawed logic, of using statistics inappropriately, and of hiding value ... limit or prohibit the taking ofthe action Inthe case of environmental degradation caused by the deforestation ofthe tropical rain forest, the risks involved in reducing the extent of carbon sequestration...
... et al also found that intheearlystageof atherosclerosis, the number of Cx43 gap junction plaques increased and the diameter of gap junction became smaller in during endometrial thickening ... Buckinghamshire, UK) were identical for all experimental conditions The intensity ofthe bands was determined by laser scanning the films followed by quantitative densitometric analysis using ... (Cohu Electronic, Irvine, CA), and the intensity ofthe bands was determined using Kodak Digital Science 1D 2.0 imaging software Statistical Analysis Data are presented as mean ± SD Data of multiple...
... to visualize and measure the sizes of single protein molecules and their complexes within CYP11A1 system AFM Visualization ofthe Individual Molecules of AdR, Ad and CYP11A1 By using the AFM ... protein For Ad, the concentration was 0.2 mM The measurements were made up to the accumulation ofthe signal during 200 s The calibration ofthe correlometer was performed using the set of latexes ... higher hmax than the ones of individual AdR and Ad Inthe binary mixture, the share of these objects inthe positive wing ofthe Δr = (r(h) AdR+Ad [r(h)AdR + r(h)Ad]) distribution with the height 1.8–2.6...
... bind huge amounts of water, and are responsible for the resilience of cartilage Intraarticular injection of hyaluronan has been wildly utilized clinically as pain relief for theearlystageof ... containing mgin formulated concentrate was injected into the right knee The injections were performed initially at days and every week thereafter under anesthesia of 10 mg sodium pentobarbital ... weekly intraarticular hyaluronan injection helped maintain the smoothness ofthe surface ofthe articular cartilage (Figure 2) Histological analyses demonstrated that 30 km of strenuous running induced...
... hypothesis, blocking HPV E5-induced cell fusion is a promising way to prevent the progression of cervical cancer Additionally, establishment of a role of cell fusion in carcinogenesis of cervical ... levels of all three oncoproteins in host cell are low for tight restriction intheearly stage, and expression of E5 is nearly not detectable in all late stages for integration [3] Moreover, the ... accepted that increasingly deregulated expression ofthe E6-E7 oncogenes of high-risk HPVs has been identified as the major transforming factor inthe pathogenesis of cervical dysplasia and derived...
... Critical Care Vol 11 No Cankayali et alearlystageof sepsis has not been performed yet We aimed to observe electrophysiological alterations intheearlystageof sepsis In this study, an ... recordings intheearlystageof sepsis, we obtained EMG recordings ofthe rats inthe first 24 hours after CLP We did not aim to observe clinical signs of sepsis; therefore, the animals were euthanized ... electrophysiological finding intheearly phase of CIP [2,6,16] and marked prolongation of latency values appeared inthe first 24 hours of sepsis Our findings are supported by the previous studies In some...
... silicide on single crystalline Si On poly -Si, layer inversion (inversion ofthe position ofthe silicide and the poly -Si due to poly -Si grain growth) was reported to start at 550ºC39 The driving force ... annealing a thin-film metal -Si composite deposited in one ofthe following methods: • Metal on Si or poly -Si: metal is deposited either by sputtering, evaporating or electroplating; • Cosputtering ... where the dominant diffusing species is theSi atom This movement ofSi atoms into the metal film causes silicidation to occur inthe sidewall in MOSFET gate structures The possibility of silicide...
... disempowering behaviours ofthe abuser Formal sources of support include specialised agencies, legal and criminal justice providers, medical professionals, counsellors and mental health professionals, ... health services (13%) Reasons for not seeking formal help included normalising or minimising the violence, feeling shame, fearing reprisals, believing they should deal with it alone and fear of ... and pride Finally, this thesis would not have been possible without the generosity ofthe participants The candidness ofthe police, when discussing their experiences and the challenges they face,...
... peripheral insulin resistance by inducing the release of stress hormones They also alter insulin receptor signalling [12-16] and create insulin resistance Due to these actions, glucose uptake in fat ... subject of speculation, but almost certainly include pre-existing increased insulin resistance and dysfunction of beta cells Insulin resistance is present inthe acutely ill [13,15,18,28] in different ... immunomodulation in sepsis Intensive Care Med 2004, 30:748-756 16 Aljada A, Ghanim H, Assian E, Dandona P: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibits insulin-induced increase in endothelial nitric oxide...