... fraction inthe presence of both apoE isoforms However, a greater increase inthe ordinate maximum and area under the curve is obvious inthe presence ofthe apoE4 isoform (Fig 7C, open symbols), indicating ... particular, the binding footprint for the apoE4 isoform, corresponding to 3.0 amino acids per phospholipid, is almost twofold greater than the apoE3 isoform (Table 2), suggesting these isoforms differ in ... (1999) Characterization of apolipoprotein E-containing lipoproteins in cerebrospinal fluid: effect of phenotype on the distribution of apolipoprotein E Clin Chem 45, 1431–1438 55 Funahashi, T., Yokoyama,...
... deposits of households 0. 95 0. 95 no harmonised interest rates harm onised interest rates 0. 85 0. 85 0. 75 0. 75 0. 65 0. 65 0 .55 0 .55 0. 45 0. 45 2003 0. 35 19 95 2004 20 05 0. 35 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 ... March 20 05, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations was reduced by 75 basis points in all The (minimum) interest rate on main refinancing operations was lowered from 2. 75 to 2 .50 per ... their determinants The matrices Xi,t and Zi, t include the same covariates inthe regressions ofthe categories of deposit interest rates; inthe regressions ofthe categories of lending interest...
... 0 0 100 50 0 0 0 2, 250 250 900 2, 150 150 PF 0 LF 450 0 0 400 1,400 750 1, 450 1,200 300 0 0 700 350 0 1, 450 Seedlings 5 0 2 50 66 89 90 142 31 15 PF Saplings 127 19 13 32 111 22 20 88 52 130 123 ... harvesting By initially decreasing overstorey density and basal area, canopy openings created by logging triggered a rapid increase in recruitment into the seedling and sapling layers The fact ... approach the structure and composition of a primary forest two decades after harvesting MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted on the northwest-facing slope of Changbai Mountain inthe northeastern...
... to 20.2% Of all deaths in calves less than weeks old, 55 % occurred during the first week of life, and 27% occurred during the second week of life Later study [ 15] confirmed that 89% ofthe diseased ... clinical signs were observed in any one ofthe calves in both groups during the period As was indicated, all of them were from well-managed herds The calves in this study had very high levels of ... feeders There are various methods used in early assisted suckling, especially the amount and time of colostrum feeding after birth [6,16,17] In view ofthe results inthe present study, the method...
... avian lineage and within each NA subtype, the viruses clustered inthe same branches The NA protein plays an important role during the entry ofthe virus into the cells and inthe release of viral ... factor is inhibited by the influenza A virus NS1 protein Journal Of Virology 2000, 74:7989-7996 58 Min JY, Krug RM: The primary function of RNA binding by the influenza A virus NS1 protein in infected ... activity by inhibiting the dsRNA-mediated activation of protein kinase R and the activation of transcription factors NF-κB and IRF-3 [53 -57 ] On the other hand, others claim the primary function of NS1...
... distribution ofthe avian receptors varied from 40-70% in most ofthe epithelial cells of large intestine inthe bird species (Table 1) We did not observe the presence of either type of receptors inthe ... of ducks ofthe age groups was an interesting finding, especially considering the dominant presence of a2,3SA-gal receptors in epithelial cell ofthe large intestine The presence of avian type ... receptors for binding to initiate infections The presence of avian receptors inthe trachea and bronchial epithelium and their absence in other parts of lung support previous findings that influenza...
... (Figure 3) The software then calculated the area of stain within the region of interest based on previously determined stain specific colour plane settings The amount of positive stain area was then ... region of interest of defined band depth (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 μm) is projected into the parenchyma from the sub-epithelial basement membrane trace (black lines) The stain of interest ... staining B) Medium airway α-SMA staining C) Small airway Picrosirius Red (PSR) staining D) Medium airway PSR staining E) Small airway fibronectin staining F) Medium airway fibronectin stainingData...
... branch correction in HYPHY [14] Inthe latter case, we took recombination into account by first detecting recombination breakpoints with GARD [ 15] , and then estimating the dN/dS ratios independently ... are in fact under a stronger selection pressure either because of genetic differencesinthe magnitude, specificity, or potency ofthe natural immune response, or because ofdifferencesin factors ... genetic differencesinthe intrinsic (no-preconditioned) immune response to HIV-1, or is it a consequence ofthe conditioned immune response induced by vaccination with rgp120? Comparison of vaccine...
... anchor the pyranose ring ofthe sugars into the binding sites ofthe lectin The positions of mannose observed inthe GNA/ Man complex were used as starting positions to anchor mannose inthe carbohydrate-binding ... software 2.0.2) to determine the binding kinetics These affinity and kinetic values are apparent values as the injected concentrations ofthe evaluated compounds did result in biphasic binding ... 2G12 [43] binding of gp120: the binding signals ofthe snowdrop GNA lectin and the GNAmaize lectin are diminished by 30% and 15% against 2G12 pre- Page 14 of 16 bound gp120, respectively These data...
... worth noting that in general, the violence used in property offences involving violence, often is relatively light [7] In about 50 % ofthe cases, the violence used consists of threats in order ... was found in 75, 5% ofthe Dutch families inthe non-incarcerated population and in 57 ,1% ofthe Dutch families with an incarcerated son (Chi = 11.2, df = 3, p = 0.01) The high-conflict mother-son ... with the neglectful mother-son relationship type, even when taking the educational level ofthe parents, single-parenting, and incarceration ofthe child into account In fact, the neglectful mother-son...
... TABLE 4. TOTAL FERTILITY RATES IN WOMEN IN SINGAPORE 1 955 -2007 37 TABLE 5. NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN SINGAPORE BY CALENDAR YEAR .47 TABLE 6. BIRTH ORDER OF OLDEST CHILD REGISTERED INTHE BIRTH REGISTRY INTHE PERIOD ... between users (current and/or previous) with breast cancer. In women participating inthe Canadian National Breast Screening Study, breast cancer risk was not related to any ofthe B vitamins (folate, thiamin, riboflavin or niacin) or methionine ( 95) ... cohorts. A more recent study (incident cases from 1968-2002) modeling the trends inthe ethnic groups showed that the cohort effect was present inthe Chinese and Malays but absent in Indians (144). In Chinese the age-period-cohort model had the ...
... within the timed path The participants were also instructed to continue walking past the end ofthe m path for a further m, to ensure that the walking pace was kept consistent throughout the ... laterally by 2 .5 cm with the heel ofthe front foot 2 .5 cm anterior to the great toe ofthe back foot (Figure 1B) Participants chose which foot to place inthe forward position for the test and they were ... Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6:31 the targeting of interventions for people who exhibit a decline in their functional status at an early stage, prior to the occurrence of falls...
... than the other MCP joints Likewise, in both groups the second and third PIP joints were more frequently affected than the other PIP joints In conclusion, the pattern of inflammation ofthe individual ... coordination ofthe study REMT participated inthe design ofthe study and reviewed the draft manuscript TWJH participated inthe design ofthe protocol, contributed to the coordination ofthe ... and the interphalangeal joins ofthe hands and feet The scores for the left joints and the right joints were summed The summed scores were divided by the total numbers of patients; the resulting...
... may be involved in determining thedifferences observed in selected breeds or lines The adaptive significance of such inter-breed variations in endocrine activities has to be considered in he ... from differencesinthe developmental stage ofthe endocrine system at the time of testing As an alternative hypothesis, the existence of a structural difference between European and Chinese ... methods A Animals The purebred piglets used in this study were offspring from the Chinese breeders introduced in France in 1979, either from the first [Jia-Xing (JX), Mei-Shan (MS) and Jin-Hua (JH)...
... studies Nevertheless, there were differences between the three studies in terms ofthe other determinants In KORA environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and the use of at least one drug influencing lung ... for the strong negative effect might be that inthe SHIP study the rate of obesity was twice as high as inthe other two studies Our data are in line previous findings describing an impairment of ... studies indicates differencesinthe patterns of determinants and their effect sizes However, these differences were not statistically significant, and the Page of 11 effect ofthe major determinants...
... together contain all the alkaloids found in Coptis chinensis except palmatine Therefore, a combined formulation ofthe two North American herbs may provide most ofthe alkaloids in Coptis chinensis ... contains alkaloids such as berberine, palmatine, epiberberine, coptisine, jaterorhizine and columbamine Hydrastis canadensis also contains alkaloids such as berberine, hydrastine, hydrastinine ... Coptis chinenesis All three herbs contain hydrastinine and berberine Coptisine is present in Coptis trifolia and Coptis chinenesis Palmatine is only detected in Coptis chinensis, whereas hydrastine...
... Association of Reappraisal with Emotional and Cardiovascular Reactivity 37 44 45 45 47 47 48 49 52 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 58 61 62 62 62 63 65 67 CHAPTER IV Study 3a – Individual and Ethnic Differencesin ... CE in Different Situations by Ethnicity Marginal Means for CE in Different Situations by Gender Pearson Correlations Between ERQ.S Score and Well-Being Scales 26 26 28 28 29 46 54 55 57 57 59 ... Results Preliminary Analysis: Descriptive Statistics Hypothesis Testing Group Differencesin ERQ.S Cross-situational Variation of Emotion Expression among Ethnic Groups Other Findings Discussion...
... on the NUS campus The purpose ofthe study was explained, and after obtaining the consent from the volunteer, a booklet of questionnaires was passed to them It took about 15 minutes to finish the ... useful in describing the group differencesinthe mean expression level, but it is insufficient in detecting thedifferencesin specific behavioral tendencies For example, Chinese and Indians ... certain degree in Indian society (Sinha, Sinha, Verma, & Sinha, 2001) Therefore, the expression level in front of not close others was also high among Indians, compared to among Chinese There...