... deteriorate about 1.5% per year inwork capacity [6,7] andwork disability increases with increasing age [5,8,9] The connection between work ability and physical and mental health has been established in ... considering other factors in addition to health to understand and possibly prevent disability Psychosocial factors, such as mental demands at work, controllability of work, time pressure, and leadership/ ... elsewhere) Working time was measured by working days per week Four days and more per week were coded as full time work, and one day and less – part time work The influence of psychosocial and work...
... conducted by using one-way ANOVA in SPSS 14 (Table and 2) The main analyses Page of conducted were multilevel linear regression analyses using MLWin (version 2.02) We defined two levels in our multilevel ... This indicates that the increasing SES disparity in changes in FV intake over time could partly be explained by an increasing SES disparity in accessibility and preferences of FV over time No significant ... shows an increase in SES disparity in FV intake among 10- 12 year olds from 2001 to 2008, wherein low SES children had a steeper decline in FV intake than high SES children This increase in SES...
... respect to incidence rate (1961 to 1985, 1986 to 1995, 1996 to 2000, and 2001 to 2007) and calendar period of diagnosis with respect to case fatality (1961 to 1985, 1986 to 1995, 1996 to 2000, and ... 0.96 (0.82 to 1.13) Calendar period of diagnosis 1961 to 1985 1986 to 1995 1996 to 2000 282 1 .10 (0.95 to 1.27) 129 0.90 (0.73 to 1 .10) 2001 to 2007 237 1.20 (1.01 to 1.43) 76 1 .10 (0.83 to 1.45) ... is high and close to 100 % [9]; 2) The National Population and Housing Censuses cover demographic, occupational and socioeconomic factors, such as income, occupation and education for the total...
... apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosisinducing ligand (TRAIL) [14,15], which selectively induces apoptosis in malignant, but not nonmalignant, cells [16] TRAIL binds to death ... TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in HCT116 human colon carcinoma cells by inhibiting the translocation of Bax from the cytosol to the mitochondria, thereby preventing the release of cytochrome c and progression ... centrifuge and A-4-62 rotor Cells were permeabilized in 0.1% sodium citrate, 0.1% Triton X -100 , and 50 lgÆmL)1 propidium iodide, and analyzed by FACS using a Becton-Dickinson (Franklin Lakes,...
... postulated to play an important role in the etiology of autism Investigators have proposed infectious, autoimmune, and cytokine-related etiologies These information initiate our interest to measure ... administration of LPS to fetal sheep results in the extravasation of plasma proteins and macrophages into the brain [46] TNFa and IL6 are cytokines involved in cell-mediated immune response and ... activation and neuroinflammation in the brain of patients with autism Ann Neurol 2005, 57:67-81 10 Jyonouchi H, Sun S, Le H: Proinflammatory and regulatory cytokine production associated with innate and...
... Geoderma 109 (2002) 85 102 [16] El Karkouri K., Martin F., Mousain D., Dominance of the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogon rubescens in a plantation of Pinus pinea seedlings inoculated with Suillus collinitus, ... diversity index tends to be less sensitive to sample size and minor species compared with other diversity indexes [23] 2.2 Field collection and laboratory analysis Twenty square plots (10 × 10 m) ... Moyersoen et al [34] and El Karkouri et al [16] This work was carried out to determine the phenology and diversity of the ECM in natural forests of A acuminata in relation to some soil parameters...
... mechanisms to withstand environmental conditions in sun and shade-grown seedlings Osmotic and elastic adjustments are found to help cork oak seedlings to maintain turgor during moderate water stress and ... subjected to a series of two soil-drying cycles of 51 and 38 days (W–), respectively, beginning on 23 July and extending to 24 October Moderate water-stressed seedlings (W–) were watered to runoff ... decrease in osmotic potential (Ψ 100 and Ψπ0) as water availability decreased and PFD increased, allows seedlings to maintain a water potential gradient from the soil to the plant andto facilitate...
... petraea and an increasing length growth of these branches with increasing Response of beech and oak to shading 167 Figure Growth components measured on seedlings of oak and beech exposed to full ... Photosynthetic acclimation to shade: probing the role of phytochromes using photomorphogenic mutants of tomato, Plant Cell Environ 16 (1993) 929–937 Tasker R., Smith H., The function of phytochrome ... growth patterns related to seedlings grown up in open field [9, 10] This was ascertained with seedlings under the canopy of old stands [11, 19, 21, 31] as well as in shading experiments [5, 22,...
... to containerized stock [15] and desiccation or injury to roots during planting activities [27] Stock type, scarification, and vegetation can interact to influence plantation success [10, 29, ... NV = no vegetation; • = numbered containerized seedling; = non-marked containerized seedling; = numbered bare-root seedling; = non-marked bare-root seedling Large spruce stock seedlings and competition ... XWP of seedlings at LC was not influenced by scarification or stock type (Tab III) At RP, stock type and scarification interacted to influence midday Large spruce stock seedlings and competition...
... subalpine fir site index and primary site factors were examined [4], and the decline in subalpine fir site index with increased elevation and latitude was quantified [35] However, little is known about ... with increasing elevation − about m in height with every 100 m increase in elevation and 1.4 m in height with every 1° in latitude [35] − it is logical to expect a decline in radial growth and ... follows a gradient of increasing elevation from the SBS to ESSF to AT (Alpine Tundra) zone, with subalpine fir being present in both SBS and ESSF zones (ranging from about 600 m to sometimes over...
... and branching order) which are in turn split into growth units (GUs; see figure 2), internodes and nodes bearing a bud and a leaf Each organ is positioned in the 3D space by its coordinates and ... [44, 60] Another factor is the increasing complexity of the stand structure being studied While it is possible towork at the stand level with a monospecific, regular and evenly-aged stand, this ... by computing the distance over which pruning suppresses correlations (i.e., in determining the wood length in which buds can react to pruning) in relation to intensity, date, etc of pruning A better...
... significant in beech Drought resulted in less partitioning to leaf biomass and increased partitioning to the fine root biomass In pedunculate oak, but not in beech, drought in combination with ... models are given in tables I and II Shading increased biomass partitioning to stems and branches at the expense of partitioning to fine roots, although the effect on partitioning to fine roots was ... (diameter > mm) and fine roots (diameter < mm) Leaf area (one-sided) was determined using an LI- 3100 area meter (LI-COR Inc, Lincoln, NE, USA) In order to determine dry weight, the leaves and fine roots...
... considerably shorter in damaged trees than in the ’healthy’ individual tested, but there was no difference in tube length be- germination was containing no lower in tween the windward and leeward sides ... damaged trees Increasing ABS concentrations also reduced pollen tube length in the ’healthy’ tree, but not significantly in declining trees artificial Moreover, in the ABScontaining cultures, ... vegetation and from directly exposed and declining individuals On these latter trees, pollen was taken both from the windward and the leeward sides for comparative analysis Pollen viability was determined...
... action involves inhibition of protein synthesis by restricting binding of aminoacyl t-RNA to 30S ribosomes [2] Tetracyclines are believed to interfere the mitochondrial protein synthesis that let to ... activity levels in cells treated with cisplatin and oxaliplatin in combination with doxycycline (p = 0.001 and p = 0.039 respectively) These findings corresponded with the findings obtained in caspase ... doxycycline include long duration of actions and feasibility of oral administration It has shown to inhibit cell proliferation and invasion andto induce apoptosis in colorectal cancer cell lines [13,14]...
... procedures like total and near-total glossectomy Patients were followed every week during the treatment protocol Tumor response was determined during therapy by physical examination, and restaging was ... supply to the oral cavity Tumors arising in this site are amenable to selectively infusing the specific branches of the external carotid artery, particularly the lingual and facial arteries Using ... Contributed to concept and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting and revising the manuscript KTR: contributed to concept and design, analysis and interpretation...
... stomatal opening and enhanced tolerance to dehydration [10] Guard cell-specific MYB genes are thus focal points in understanding stomatal regulation in plants and represent molecular targets to ... signalling and engineering drought hardiness in plants Nature 2001, 410( 6826):327-330 Cominelli E, Galbiati M, Tonelli C: Transcription factors controlling stomatal movements and drought tolerance ... analysis of GUS expression in pVvMYB60:GUS leaves in response to ABA (H) GUS staining of stomata in a control leaf (I), GUS staining of stomata following hours of exposure to 100 μM ABA Galbiati et...
... post-inoculation with E amylovora, but expression of PR-2, PR-5 and PR-8 was not induced in either mock-inoculated or P syringae-inoculated apple shoots (Fig 4) PR-1a is not induced in response to ... representing each inoculation method were collected at each time point Elicitor treatment Elicitors were sprayed to run-off using a hand-pumped atomizing sprayer Elicitors were diluted in water and ... syringae pv tomato, nor was PR-1a expression induced in response to treatment with compounds known to elicit SAR in other plants Thus, we conclude that PR-1a, PR-1b and PR-1c are not involved in...
... Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) [19] Participants received local anaesthetic by Lignocaine 1% and 10% spray in the nose and ... organized into layers similar to the histological sections The linear and orientated pattern was less clearly defined in the ‘mixed’ group and was a combination of the patterns seen in the ‘wispy’ and ... magnification) and corresponding FCFM images Fibres were thin and loosely organized in the ‘wispy’ group (a), whereas these were thick and linearly organized into a layer in the ‘lamellar’ group (c) No specific...
... receptor degradation = 2.5 nM-1·min-1 = min-1 = 2500 nM-1·min-1 = min-1 = 4000 nM-1·min-1 = 200 min-1 = × 107 min-1 = 10 min-1 = nM-1·min-1 = 10 nM-1·min-1 =0 = min-1 = 2.2 µM·min-1 = 0.4 nM-1·min-1 ... Janovick JA, Lin X, Conn PM: Simultaneous and independent visualization of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor and its ligand: evidence for independent processing and recycling in living ... 0.02/min to 0.005/min we obtain a good match to the rat data (closed circles in Figure 16), and by changing v1 from 0.02/min to 0.05/min we obtain a good match to the hamster data (stars in Figure...
... concentration of the post binding wash, and there was no detectable protein in the solution (data not shown) indicating 100 % binding efficiency of the recombinant protein to the column Dialysis of ... solution and apply mass spectrometry to determine what proteins are present To determine if there is a direct interaction between endogenous p65 and endogenous SIMPL and if the interaction is cytokine ... the Harrington lab It was already known that Drosophila contained a homologue of NF-κB and its inhibitor IκB Upstream of these two proteins in the same pathway was the serine/threonine kinase pelle...