words majority and minority are used in a variety of ways
Tài liệu Design, Lifestyles and Sustainability. Aesthetic Consumption in a World of Abundance pptx
... more becoming a matter of practice: eating at particular restaurants, staying at particular hotels or choosing particular means of transportation Cultural capital, in Holt’s interpretation, is ... Contemporary Studies of Sustainable Consumption A vast number of articles focusing on sustainable consumption have appeared in sustainability-oriented academic journals since the beginning of the ... are circulated; a frantic translation of incoming images into collages of ‘ideal companies’; less frantic but steady attempts to translate those images into the local practices and vice-versa;...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 17:20
Information Contagion and Inter-Bank Correlation in a Theory of Systemic Risk potx
... and Mullineaux, 1987) as the formative reason for the commercial-bank clearinghouses in the U.S., and eventually for the Federal Reserve Chari and Jagannathan (1988), Jacklin and Bhattacharya ... evidence against a significant role being played by inter-bank linkages in contagion.16 9.3 Herding Linked to Managerial Reputation Scharfstein and Stein (1990), Rajan (1994) modeled herding behavior ... real-estate sector looked less attractive from an ex-ante standpoint Interpreting such behavior at the level of an individual bank or institution may perhaps suggest a behavioral inefficiency on part of...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 09:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Sp1 and Sp3 are involved in up-regulation of human deoxyribonuclease II transcription during differentiation of HL-60 cells pptx
... both basal and PMA-mediated induction of DNase II transcription These sites bind Sp1 and Sp3, and protein levels and binding of Sp1 and Sp3 are increased in PMAtreated cells These findings indicate ... II activity allele in man, Yasuda et al [6] found that DNASE2*H has a G residue at nucleotide )75 of the DNase II promoter, whereas DNASE2*L has an A residue, and a transient transfection assay ... to the increased Sp1 binding to GC boxes and DNase II promoter activity Other mechanisms, such as interactions with other factors, may also be involved in increasing the DNA binding and transcriptional...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:21
báo cáo hóa học: " Anandamide inhibits Theiler’s virus induced VCAM-1 in brain endothelial cells and reduces leukocyte transmigration in a model of blood brain barrier by activation of CB1 receptors" pdf
... in cerebral vasculature by anandamide provides a new mechanism that may explain the therapeutic action of increased anandamide tone in neuroinflammatory diseases like MS Additional material Additional ... VCAM-1 Arrows indicate VCAM-1 immunostaining Scale bar is 50 μm (B, D) Quantification of intensity of VCAM-1 staining as described in Material and methods in the ipsilateral or contralateral hemispheres, ... Garc a- Merino A, Ramos JA, Di Marzo V, Fernández-Ruiz J: Decreased endocannabinoid levels in the brain and beneficial effects of agents activating cannabinoid and/or vanilloid receptors in a...
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20
Báo cáo y học: " Differential effects of cigarette smoke on oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokine release in primary human airway epithelial cells and in a variety of transformed alveolar epithelial cells" potx
... evidence of apoptosis in primary human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) Primary human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) were treated with media alone (control) and various concentrations of ... of cigarette smoke on oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokine release in primary human airway epithelial cells and in a variety of transformed alveolar epithelial cells Respir Res 2006, ... chromatin condensation, whereas necrotic or late apoptotic cells had normal/condensed nuclei that were brightly stained with ethidium bromide and appeared red Percentage of viable (white bars), apoptotic...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:21
Báo cáo y học: " Differential effects of cigarette smoke on oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokine release in primary human airway epithelial cells and in a variety of transformed alveolar epithelial cells" pps
... in a variety of alveolar epithelial cell lines as well as in primary human small airway epithelial cells However, CSE triggered NF-κB activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine release in primary ... 111:476-494 Rahman I, Biswas SK, Kode A: Oxidant and antioxidant balance in the airways and airway diseases Eur J Pharmacol 2006, 533:222-239 Marwick JA, Kirkham PA, Stevenson CS, Danahay H, Giddings ... and ethidium bromide Lactate dehydrogenase assay LDH release, an indicator of membrane integrity and viability of alveolar epithelial cells, was measured in various treated samples, and compared...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20
Báo cáo y học: "Assessment of balance and risk for falls in a sample of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older" potx
... church and activity groups Ads in local senior newspapers also used the header "Are you well-balanced?" These were placed in a popular local senior publication as a means of reaching a greater ... Marital status Married or living with partner Widow/widower living alone Single/divorced living alone Race/ethnicity White Black/African American Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic American Indian ... over age 65 fall, and half of those will have a repeat fall[13] Falls are responsible for two-thirds of all unintentional injury deaths in older adults[4,5] Fear of falling affects confidence in...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20
An investigation into how visual aids are used in the process of teaching english to10th grade classes at krongbuk high school
... Visual aids are considered as good teaching aids, there are a lot of visual aids that teachers can use in the process of teaching in general and in teaching English in particular Blackboard is ... ultibase.rmit.edu.eac/Articles/nov 03/adey anju1.htm) 2.2 The advantages of using visual aids in teaching English Visual aids should be used in the process of teaching in general and in teaching English in particular ... visual aids can be used at any stages of the lesson: to help in presenting new language or introducing a topic; as part of language practice; and reviewing language that has been presented earlier...
Ngày tải lên: 23/04/2015, 23:05
PRESSURE, STRESS, STRAIN AND LOANGDING FORM USED IN THE CALCULATION OF CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT
... Shear Bending Bearing Axial Discontinuity Membrane Principal Classified of Stress Primary stress a General: o Primary general membrane stress o Primary general bending stress b Primary local stress ... to a combination of loads acting simultaneously are called stress categories Types of Stress Define a direction of stress or relate to the application of the load Tensile Compressive Shear Bending ... Secondary stress a Secondary membrane stress b Secondary bending stress Peak stress, F STRAIN LOADINGS • Loadings or forces are the "causes" of stresses in pressure vessels • Type of loading:...
Ngày tải lên: 08/06/2016, 11:17
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: "MACHINE-READABLE COMPONENTS IN A VARIETY OF INFORMATION-SYSTEM APPLICATIONS" potx
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 20:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Apo a-lactalbumin and lysozyme are colocalized in their subsequently formed spherical supramolecular assembly doc
... Holo a- lactalbumin (holo a- LA) was purified from bovine whey as reported by Caussin et al [31] Apo a- lactalbumin (apo a- LA) was prepared by dialysis of a solution of holo a- LA against deionized water ... conformational changes in a- lactalbumin Protein Sci 8, 554–561 31 Caussin F, Famelart MH, Maubois JL & Bouhallab S (2003) Mineral modulation of thermal aggregation and gelation of whey proteins: ... an assembly of an elementary dimeric entity containing a molecule of LYS and a molecule of apo a- LA The occurrence of a heterodimer form between lysozyme and a- lactalbumin at neutral pH has already...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 07:20
Báo cáo y học: "A cross-sectional study of the number and frequency of terms used to refer to knowledge translation in a body of health literature in 2006: a Tower of Babel?" pps
... training assistance in implementing the reading/categorizing guidelines and inter-rater reliability checks KAM, CL, and NLW planned and carried out the analyses and interpretation of the data All ... process and appropriateness studies 10 Patient educational and clinician educational material Each article in the database was classified as being about KT or not about KT An example of a KT paper is ... used by our group involves establishing a database of articles, some of which are about KT and some of which are not about KT The potential search filters are tested against this article database...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21
Báo cáo y học: " Hemoglobin a and b are ubiquitous in the human lung, decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but not in COPD" potx
... equal loading was standardized against Ponceau S staining of the membranes (Sigma Aldrich, St Louis, MO) [24-26] Quantitative analysis of the Western blot bands as well as the calculation of ... disturbed Page 11 of 13 Additional material Additional file 1: Table S1 Detailed data of the morphometrical analysis of Hba and Hbb positive area (sum of the bronchial/alveolar epithelium and interstitium; ... study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The authors thank Tiina Marjomaa...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:22
Báo cáo y học: "B-lymphocyte stimulator/a proliferation-inducing ligand heterotrimers are elevated in the sera of patients with autoimmune disease and are neutralized by atacicept and B-cell maturation antigen-immunoglobulin" pdf
... versus a plasmablastic signature Blood 2005, 106:1021-1030 Watanabe R, Fujimoto M, Yazawa N, Nakashima H, Asashima N, Kuwano Y, Tada Y, Maruyama N, Okochi H, Tamaki K: Increased serum levels of a ... then resuspended in 100 μl of assay buffer and analyzed by using a Luminex 100 machine (Luminex Corporation, Austin, TX, USA) The total assay time was hours The assay had a broad range (~100 pg/ml ... corresponding disease-activity data were available (that is, SLEDAI scores, anti-dsDNA Abs, C3 and C4 levels, and ESR) indicates that elevated heterotrimer levels may be associated with increasing...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 12:20
Báo cáo y học: "Markers of collagen synthesis and degradation are increased in serum in severe sepsis: a longitudinal study of 44 patients" pdf
... experimental data have shown that renal damage increases the release of a collagen synthesisstimulating factor [24] Previous data thus suggests that acute renal failure is associated with increased synthesis ... collagen I and III propeptides have been showed to be elevated in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with ARDS during the first days of disease and are associated with increased ... Caucasian sex- and age-matched volunteers were used as controls (seven male and eight female) This is a part of a larger study investigating wound healing and collagen metabolism in sepsis Measurements...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20
The ethnic triangle state, majority, and minority in indonesia, malaysia, and singapore
... awarding me a Research Scholarship for four years and the Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, RCHSS, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) for providing me a Ph.D Candidate Research Grant during my final ... language In Pakistan, the main cleavage seems to be religious sect, while in South Africa the main cleavage is race The difference between Malays, Chinese and Indians in Malaysia and Singapore ... conflicts in Southeast Asia, especially the cases of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, this study examines the effects of policy and institutional factors on changes in state-majority-minority relations...
Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:56
Single and dual task tests of gait speed are equivalent in the prediction of falls in older people a systematic review and meta analysis
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Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2016, 23:09
Rock samples of pebble to cobble size are used in the every pebble tells a story activity
... most grains are harder than a nail Coarse to fine grain, surface is shiny, foliation (wavy or flat layers), softer than a nail Rock has layers* Rock has distinct “sugary” look, layering may be ... Identification Flowchart Rock has crys tals (“coars e grained”) Layers are wide bands Fine grained matrix Rhyolite (I) Coarse grained Granite (I) Fine grained matrix; black, dk gray Light gray Basalt ... generation of metamorphic layering called foliation (“wavy” layering); injection of minerals (usually quartz and feldspar) in veins and dikes that often cut across the foliation; and the development of...
Ngày tải lên: 30/11/2016, 16:54
Báo cáo y học: "Mirror-Image Arachnoid Cysts in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"
... management approaches, he was managed conservatively and was healthy on a follow-up Figure Neuroimaging of the twins (a) Cerebral CT of twin A shows a vast lesion of cerebrospinal fluid intensity in ... that MZ with discordant handedness showed opposite brain activity patterns in language and a mental rotation task Sommer et al 14 have suggested that late splitting of the egg may play a role in ... head surgery17 In our case, the lack of a previous history of trauma, infection and head surgery leads us to believe that the AC was due to a congenital anomaly Mirror images in MZ and AC are...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:00