... considered This interesting approach was successful inthe experimental setting of acute lung injury and needs to be verified in clinical indications other than lung transplantation Competing interests ... transplantation Inthe cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung, reduced surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, ... substitution of surfactant may bridge the patient to recovery ofthe graft The combination of iNO and surfactant proved to be successful in experimental severe reperfusion injury [15], strengthening Della...
... into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these studies the hypothesis ... the effects of rhAPC in an ovine model when the bronchial artery is tied off to clear its mechanism in ALI Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Page of ... capillaries The activated neutrophils release reactive oxygen species and proteases that damage the parenchyma [15] The final proof of this hypothesis was to deplete the animals of their neutrophils and...
... measured by smoking, drinking, exercising andthe body mass index – contribute to explaining the gradient We find that the effects of education on smoking, drinking, exercising and eating a proper diet ... one ofthe indicator is ordinal andthe others are continuous We list below the synthetic indicators, the observed variables used for each indicator andthe interpretation we propose, based on the ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother andthe father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal...
... andthe linea alba, andthe VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior wall ofthe aorta andthe internal face ofthe recto-abdominal muscle perpendicular to the aorta When the aortic ... for future interventions in NAFLD and indeed in all the metabolic diseases [20] On the other hand, a recent observation has highlighted theroleof spleen as further non invasive marker of chronic ... the moment of study Discussing possible mechanisms and explanations for our findings, we can argue that IR presence isthe most important factor in determining the fat deposition in organs (in...
... a monthly basis attended by the treating intensivist, the radiologist andthe pathologist Interesting cases should be published with the aim of education and improving knowledge of epidemiology ... on the basis of isolation of Candida spp from tracheal aspirates and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid Recent published guidelines ofthe Infectious Diseases Society of America on the treatment of invasive ... means a joint effort of both intensivists and pathologists The clinicians need to inform the pathologist about the patient’s pre-mortem status, the expected findings andthe unsolved questions The pathologist...
... articulated The following questions guide the analysis oftheroleof microfinance in financial inclusion inthe thesis (I) How the two major microfinance models in India, the SBLP andthe MFI models, ... regarding the level of interest rates charged by MFIs As the thesis links microfinance and financial inclusion, a framework to analyze financial inclusion is presented in Chapter The details ofthe ... that microfinance can be a useful means of increasing financial inclusion inthe 10 This was mentioned in her article urging MFIs to focus on financial inclusion by expanding the range of financial...
... program in Botswana maintains the hegemony andthe gap between the poor andthe rich, the major and minority groups In order to redress poverty the adult education program needs to be aware ofthe ... people literate in Setswana only and there is very little material in other languages Literacy can be established and maintained if only there is a wider coverage of languages and there is an adequate ... teach (medium of instruction) reflects the interests of those elite In countries in which one ofthe languages dominate, there is usually an issue about where to place other languages inthe education...
... data.' At the simplest level, the issue ofthe quality of labor isthe issue ofthe measurement of labor input in constant prices and a question of correct aggregation It is standard national-income ... isthe level of schooling, QS isthe quality of schooling, LH are the learning inputs at "home," and G isthe original genetic endowment If one were to substitute this equation into the original ... of lack of relevant data They used the education ofthe total labor force in a state for the measurement ofthe quality ofthe labor force of individual industries within the same state But the...
... Corticosteroid Therapy of Septic Shock (CORTICUS) [8] study, clinical equipoise remained for the issues of adreno-corticotrophin (ACTH) administration, cortisol testing, andthe therapeutic use of hydrocortisone ... as the underlying risk of mortality increased the log odds mortality under steroid treatment decreased (Table 5) The removal ofthe CSG study [32] attenuated the negative slope ofthe line Inthe ... function ofthe hazards of all the competing events and not solely ofthe hazard ofthe event to which it refers Hypothesis tests for the cumulative incidence function not necessarily equate with the...
... of economics is mostly individual decision-making field of strategic management has used the concepts of uncertainty from these disciplines and applied them to the issues ofthe firm, including ... be obtained inthe market exchange This comparison on the reasons ofthe existence ofthe firm leads to the second comparison on how uncertainty works inthe two theories ofthe firm In transactio ... this sense, can be avoided when the firm is established andthe transaction is internalized The boundary ofthe firm is determined by the degree of behavioral uncertainty that is involved in...
... 13 and maintence of intracellular membrane compartments and their resident proteins in eukaryotic cells Endosomes also play a rolein cellular signaling The G protein signaling occurring on the ... pathogen and determines the severity ofthe disease However, the genetic and biochemical control ofthe onset of conidiation, andthe regulation of proper morphogenesis during this stage, are poorly ... through cAMP (Wingender-Drissen and Becker, 1983), the protein kinases Snf1 and Pho85 (Wang et al., 2001), andthe TOR signalling pathway (Francois and Parrou, 2001) Glycogen is one ofthe most abundant...
... metabolism in Magnaporthe conidiogenesis, we assessed the effect of G6P and G1P on conidiation in atg8Δ strain G6P is an efficient inhibitor ofthe active form of Gph1.41 The addition of 0.5 ... identify proteins differentially regulated inthe atg8Δ mutant and investigate theroleof autophagy and nutrient utilization during conidiation andin planta growth in Magnaporthe By genetic and biochemical ... The full-length genomic copy of Magnaporthe ATG8 was introduced into the atg8Δ mutant for genetic complementation analysis The replacement of ATG8 andthe single-copy ectopic integration of the...
... viii LIST OF TABLES Table Page Table List of M oryzae strains used in this study 23 Table List of oligonucleotide primers used in this study 27 Table List of plasmids used in this study ... appressorium) in fungi has been observed, but limited information is available on the mechanism and functional roleof autophagy in such processes In this study, an essential role for autophagy-assisted ... 4.2.4 Investigation of pexophagy inthe atg20∆ mutant 100 4.2.4.1 Pexophagy is defective inthe atg20∆ mutant 100 4.2.4.2 Pexophagy is not induced during Magnaporthe conidiogenesis and pathogenesis...
... description of our research methodology andofthe elaboration ofthe survey instrument Chapter consists inthe presentation ofthe results ofthe statistical analysis ofthe data we collected A discussion ... review ofthe main definitions proposed inthe literature They tried to analyse inthe literature the common elements that appeared inthe miscellaneous definitions of satisfaction andinthe consumers’ ... feeling side of consciousness, in contrast to the cognitive side of consciousness, this -is- to-say thinking Here, feeling includes “pleasure and displeasure, happiness and sadness, liking and disliking,...
... managers The objective of this skill is to enhance mutual understanding and respect on the basis of identification and recognition ofthe values and needs ofthe communication object This isthe basis ... practices 7)Information processing and thinking capacity • The power of your brain is incalculably large The manager have an enormous potential for creativity, innovation and invention They knowing how ... to the person you are talking to • 4.Take into account that you can be wrong • 5.Leave the space for others to think • 6.Timing isthe key • 7 .What you send iswhat you get • 8 .What kind of rules...
... member is assessed by the others; • rules for information provision, governing disclosure, sharing and reporting of information Information iswhat keeps the incentive mechanisms alive and going: ... searching, inspecting, testing, evaluating, interpreting and judging are parts ofthe production process of information; disseminating information to the general public through reports or advertising ... profitability is declining The internalization of information within the same institution may thus enhance intra-circuit and inter-circuit stability by reducing the incentive to overfinancing The...
... delivery This increase in sophistication and understanding of brand equity and advertising can be largely attributed to increased consumer exposure and understanding of both ads and branding 23 In an ... in Marketing The appearance andtheroleof advertising is increasingly higher inthe market economy Advertising shows the rapid growth in technology and lifestyle, in people’s tastes and consumption ... roleof Vietnam’ s advertising industry inthe economy Present situation andthe contributions of Vietnam’s advertising industry Since the opening policy and law of foreign investment, advertising...
... consists, in brief, ofthe establishment ofthe Faculty of Arts andthe Faculty of Medicine in 1935, the Faculty of Economics and Law in 1936, the Faculty of Theology in 1942 and, finally, the ... This gave rise to an inquiry inthe Danish Parliament, the Folketing, on theroleofthe University as the principal shareholder in Cheminova The listing of Cheminova on the Stock Exchange in ... scientist view the results of their research andtheroleofthe university in relation to industry and government The knowledge base and its rolein innovation are explained in terms of changing...
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