... Central Brain Tumor Registry oftheUnitedStates (CBTRUS). Statistical Report: Primary Brain Tumors in theUnited States, 1992-1997, Central Brain Tumor Registry oftheUnitedStates (CBTRUS), ... patterns of care of brain tumor patients in theUnited States: a study ofthe Brain Tumor Section ofthe AANS and the CNS and the Commission on Cancer ofthe ACS. Clin Neurosurg 1990;36:347-52.12. ... curves for these two distinct types of cancer. Histologic Type of Tumor ClassicationFor brain and other CNS cancer, histologic type is one of three important clinical factors (the others are...
... notes. This crisis led to the ascendancy ofthe Bank of Prussia as the premier note-issuing bank in Germany. DieterZiegler (1993, p.496) notes that part ofthe problem in this crisis was that ... capital at the end ofthe 1860s as the Schaaffhausen, the first ofthe joint-stock banks. The size of individualprivate banks was less important because of their habits of working together closely. ... example, the incorporation ofthe Rhenish RailroadCompany in 1837 required the participation of four Cologne private banks as well as the assistance of both the Frankfurt and Paris branches of the...
... roleseither in the elimination of infected bacteria or the damage of host tissues.There is general agreement that a significant increase of iNOS is important in the pathogenesis of natural listeriosisin ... encephalitis occurred. This isthe first study of NOS expression in the goat brain with listeriosis. The involvement of iNOS in bovine and caprinelisteriosis has been reported previously, and the ... than the number of nNOS-positiveneurons. In natural listeriosis, listeria antigens were easilyimmunostained in the inflammatory cells of microabscesses. In this lesion, the immunoreactivity of iNOS...
... positions ofthe motifs are indicatedby distance from the transcription start site (TSS). The position upstream ofthe TSS of any gene is denotedby ‘–’ followed by the distance from the TSS. In the caspase-8 ... at the last base, G to A, abolished the interaction of HIPPI, so the last motif would notinteract with HIPPI. The other two motifs might be the target of HIPPI. In the upstream sequence of the Table ... acitivity. Thus, the results of promoterassay experiments further confirmed the in vitro resultthat mutation ofthe motif abolished the binding of HIPPI to the specific sequence ofthe caspase-1...
... all the mutants.Dissociation ofthe CDase I-5 mutantsat pH 6.0 and 7.0To elucidate the role of histidine residues in the super-assembly of CDase I-5, the dissociation rate constants of two ... than that of wild-type CDase I-5. The mutation of histidine to valine showed the same effect,even at pH 7 and above. These data indicated that the effect of pH on dissociation ofthe oligomer ... oligomerization. H539 is in the center of that contact region. The nitrogen (NE2) of the histidine residue forms a hydrogen bond to oxy-gen (OE1) in the side chain of Q516, of which the nitrogen (NE2)...
... a role in the transition between thestates E1and E2. Together with the recent determination ofthe crystal structure ofthe sarco-plasmic Ca-ATPase [4], analysis of these and other WDmutant ... the structure of the Ca-ATPase in the E1state [4], P709 is solvent-exposed; it is possible that the tolerance for the s ubstitutions at this site is related to the size and hydrophobicity of ... than the wild-type both in the absence a nd in the p resence of Fig. 3. Normalized zinc-dependent ATPase activity ofthe wild-type andmutated enzymes. TheATPaseactivity(percentageoftheactivityofthewild-type)...
... are used in the analyses. The hypothesis that the effect of decentralization on rural counties is different from that of urban counties is tested. The hypothesis that decentralization has a negative ... sectors ofthe economy are used in the analysis. The data used are from the Regional Economic Information System (REIS) compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Other secondary data from the ... growth theories is provided. Although there is no unified theory on economic growth, the theories in this section provide some contribution to the framework upon which the study is based. The...
... incisions were used. The distal entry ofthe tib-ial tunnel is positioned through the distal aspect of the incision near the tibial tubercle [28]. The femoral tunnelwas drilled through the ... test). Thesepatients were considered at high risk of further knee injurydue to the degree of laxity and the desired level of activity[27]. In order to minimise the development of arthrofi-brosis, ... haemarthrosis,and the occasional necessity for repeated operations, mayincrease the risk of developing OA. Another factor of pos-sible importance might be the required tension of the graft and the...
... constraininterpretation ofthe impact of disease and treatments. In this study, we present content analysis and psychometricevaluation ofthe Quality of Life Appraisal Profile. Our evaluation of this measure is ... major motivat ional theme as it demon-strates yet another dimension ofthe QOL AppraisalProfile and further helps e lucidate the nuances o f the profile. The major theme of reaching an event/milestone ... directlyevaluate their progress toward attainment of each identi-fied personal goal [22].This paper will describe the characteristics of the Quality of Life Appraisal Profile and discuss our system for...
... function φ is not emphasized which is used in the proof. Also, the proof of Theorem 2 is completely analogous to the proof of 3, Cor ollary 1,Remark 2 with the above substitution θ M − x/M ... cases of results given in 3, Theorem 1, Corollary 1, Remark 2.Note that there is a difference in formulation between Theorems 2 and 8;thatis,in Theorem 2,thedifferentiability of a function φ is ... 6,page37. Therefore, w e willlook back only on case i of Theorem 1.By applying Theorem 3 to the function Fx, yx/y, we obtain the following result.Theorem 7. Suppo se that all the conditions of...
... growth hypotheses on the right-hand side ofthesystem which will ensure the mountain pass geometry and Palais-Smale condition for the corresponding Euler-Lagrange functional ofthe system, the authorlimits ... they apply the mountainpass theorem to get the nontrivial solutions ofthethe system. In 30, the author obtains the existence and multiplicity of solutions for the followingproblem:− div|∇u|px−2∇u∂F∂ux, ... |b2|γxυqqx< ∞.3.5 S. Ogras et al. 3theory, the authors use the two basic results on the existence of solutions ofthe system; theseresults correspond to the sublinear and superlinear cases...
... 3d. The rector ofthe parish had part of a furrow, i.e. one of the divisions ofthe common arable field, and paid 2d. a year for it. Another tenant held a cottage in the demesne under the obligation ... of keeping two lamps lighted in the church. Another person was tenant-at-will ofthe parish mill, at a rent of 40s. a year. The rest ofthe tenants were villeins or cottagers, thirteen ofthe ... as they wished, because all the soil ofthe township formed one whole and was managed by the entire village. Even the lord[68] had to conform to the customs ofthe community. Any other system...
... metastasis. The evaluation of distant metastasis showed a rate of 50%overall concordance. The subgroup analysis of distantmetastases was also done. The regions of distant metasta-sis noted ... studiesintheliteratureinvestigatingtheroleofPETinthediagnosis of distant metastasis preoperatively is also verysmall. In a series reported, sensitivity and spesificity of PET in the diagnosis of liver metastasis was 85% ... participated in the design ofthe study and drafted the manuscript. MAand CS performed the statistical analysis, documentation ofthe data,literature analysis and participated in drafting the manuscript....