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... (blocked arrows) of different stages in the proposed pathway are indicated Genistein is an inhibitor of tyrosine protein kinase and competitive inhibitor of ATP in other protein kinase reactions; ... switches off the induction of Bcl-2 and rather predominates Bax in controlling apoptosis within the perinatal lung This reinforces the presumption that signaling pathways mediating apoptosis in response ... online http://respiratory-research.com/content/3/1/26 a decrease in the thickness of the interstitium, thinning of the epithelium and separation of the terminal air units This stage also marks the...

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... understanding of the influence of substrate color on the final shade of all-ceramic restorations Thus the objectives of these in- vitro studies are as follows: (i) To evaluate the intrinsic color ... all-ceramic restorations and its influence on the esthetics in the gingival region Gingival tissues that are not influenced by the color of the root facilitate the use of composite supported by ... product of the interpretation of a physical stimulus by our brain The factors and conditions relevant to color matching involve defining the nature and dimensions of color; quantification of color and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/10/2015, 11:24

... minutes at 4˚C in the dark, washed and resuspended in 0.5 ml of PBS For intracellular measurement of HLA-DR the PBMC were fixed for 10 minutes in 1% paraformaldhyde, washed in PBS and then incubated ... 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 ... staining Figures 3a-d show the intracellular and surface staining of PBMC in a healthy control and from a septic patient These images illustrated a high intracellular expression of HLA-DR within...

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... compare the benefit of using calliandra, that is the value of the extra milk produced, with the costs of planting, cutting and feeding calliandra Beginning in the second year after planting 500 ... transporting the equivalent quantity of dairy meal for protein, with the cost of using calliandra, that is planting, cutting and feeding it Beginning in the second year after planting 500 calliandra ... wealth ranking to show (a) the number of wealth classes in the area, (b) differences among the households in the sub-location in terms of their well-being, (c) the causes and indicators of these differences,...

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... painful temporomandibular disorder as classified according to the RDC/TMD [15,16] From the axis II information, the duration and impact of the pain were assessed The influence of the duration of ... VB, The Netherlands, 3Research Innovation Group in Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University Groningen, Page of University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, PO Box 275, 9700 VB, The Netherlands and ... of the culture and value system of which they live with the relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns." This concept incorporates different aspects of individuals, including...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... a quicker understanding of the underlying injuries and thus shortens the time between entering the hospital and the initiation of therapeutic interventions This seems obvious in level trauma centers, ... does not demand imaging Exclusion of coexisting injuries is of overriding importance in the initiation of NOM Currently, NOM is used in up to 90% of renal injuries This is because of the particularly ... writing process and took care of the word processing and layout MG was involved in drafting the manuscript and created the reference list KJP participated in the design of the study and gave valuable...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 01:20

... acorns during winter The insulating role of leaf litter along a winter season in a Q faginea stand in the Zaragoza province was monitored to check its insulation capability MATERIALS AND METHODS ... been considered the starting point of the exotherms as suggested in several studies [10, 12] Some freezing and exotherm profiles are shown in Figure It is remarkable the presence of an apparent ... the ones recorded by us, it can be observed that minimum temperatures Figure Typical freezing and exotherm profiles for the four species studied (in increasing order of frost resistance) Exotherms...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:22

... subscapularis and continued as the Axillary nerve The anterior division of the upper trunk gave a branch that joined with the anterior division of the middle trunk to supply the deltoid muscle It then joined ... exploration of the axilla and can even fail the nerve block of infraclavicular part of the brachial plexus Though the variations that we have mentioned here may not alter the normal functioning of the ... expose the roots and trunks of the plexus The divisions and their branches were followed to the muscle they supplied for confirmation The left side brachial plexus was also inspected and was...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... the analysis and interpretation of the data MB participated in the design of the study and the statistical analysis RJ and MP participated in the design of the study and coordinated the data acquisition ... measure in clinical trials but rather advocate for the incorporation of multiple self- and clinician-reported scales into the design of clinical trials in addition to CGI in order to gain further insight ... explanation is that in our study the therapist who did the single rating was also member of the team of therapists and might have influenced the consensus rating in his favoured direction Nevertheless,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... therapy and the rates following administration of such therapy in patients who switched to a biologic while being followed in the NDB These data are shown graphically in Figure and in detail in Table ... FW drafted the manuscript, and participated in the conception, design, data collection, and data analysis of the study KM helped in the drafting of the manuscript, and participated in the conception, ... well in the distribution curves at time zero for the HAQ and PCS in Figure What is the contemporary rate of change in health status in RA? We examined the rate of change in health status in detail...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:23

... the engineering profession employed in each industry is calculated using the data in the Engineering Statistical Handbook MINING • • • • • The mining industry contributed 7.8% to GDP in the December ... in the mining industry This was 1.7% of total employment that month In the 2006 Census there were 9,347 engineers employed in mining (6,622 with degrees and 2,725 diplomas) This was 3.7% of the ... employed in manufacturing industries This was 10.0% of total employment that month In the 2006 Census, Manufacturing, at 18.8% of the engineering profession, was the second largest employer of engineers...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 22:21

... environment by exploring governance issues relating to the quality of financial reporting and auditing in Singapore In spite of its size, Singapore plays an important role in setting standards of corporate ... survey of investors, auditors and directors (Goodwin and Seow, 2000) and the listing requirements of the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES, 1998).1 The independent variables investigated in our ... between the two groups There are a number of other limitations which should be borne in mind when interpreting the findings of the study Some of the non-significant results relating to the audit...

Ngày tải lên: 06/01/2015, 19:49

... information from weak ties in situational conversation (Reingen and Kernan 1986; Brown and Reingen 1987) • Individual influence in the buying systems in a B2B context (Ronchetto, Hutt and Reingen ... marketing relationships – – – – – Viral marketing via the Internet Social Networking Sites Blogging Podcasting Instant Messaging Interdisciplinary research opportunities are plentiful! Findings ... networks influence behavior and outcomes in an industrial marketing context • Typical Methods – – Interviews and surveys (consumer marketing) Case studies, interviews, document analysis and other...

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... to the maximum value, the better the situation in terms of development The maximum and minimum values are defined through the observation of the world tendencies in terms of indicators for the ... (longevity) and the right to a decent standard of living (income) Regarding education (HDI-E), the indicators are the literacy rate of the population over 15 years and the proportion of people ... value-minimum value) Thus, the closer the observed value is to the minimum value, the smaller is the numerator and therefore the worse the situation of development Conversely, the closer the observed...

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... during the process of germination, and their differing sensibility to high temperatures, ash, and the effect of both of these together E globulus is the species with the smallest seeds, and is the ... obtained from plantations in Galicia in the years 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 The fruit was collected and seeds obtained between the end of summer and the beginning of autumn The seeds were stored ... fire The period of time in which the mature seeds remain enclosed in these cones or capsules depends on the species, the environmental conditions in which they grow and their degree of serotinity...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... determinism of the previously defined wood quality criteria entails the discovery of where the variability of wood properties occurs in a set of standing trees and which factors influence it, either ... other words, does the wood react similarly to an increase in ring width and to maturing whatever its position in the log and whatever the tree? In the initial analysis, the within-tree variation ... consisted in automatically measuring the density and ring width of each scanned ring and then cal- culating its earlywood and latewood densities according to the earlywood-latewood boundary set on the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... band) and the presence of a high level of NADP-GDH activity in the fungus (one major band and one minor band) Both GDHs were detected in spruce ectomycorrhizas (Fig A) In the Beech-H crustuliniforme ... Dissection of the mycorrhizal tissues in spruce confirmed these results: the vascular cylinder free of fungus and the cortical region including host cells and fungal hyphae revealed identical isoforms, ... for aspartate aminotransferase, the distinct isoforms found in mycorrhizas, always corresponded to the host root isoforms, whereas the fungal form found in the fungus cultivated in pure culture...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... identified and the severity of inflammation was determined by calculating the focus area relative to the total area of the gland [15] The differences in inflammation between the congenic strains and the ... through the endothelial lining and into the SG [33] The reduced gene expression of Ifnz is of interest because the gene lies in the Nss1 congenic region The gene product is known to be inhibitory of ... common finding in the SGs of pSS patients [35,36] We also found up-regulation of the genes encoding the CC chemokine receptor (CCR)7 and its ligand CC chemokine ligand (CCL)19 The ligands CCL19 and...

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