... was at the outlet point, the height of which was fixed during the observation period The water treatment apparatus was set just in front ofthe weir, and water levels inthe paddy field andthe ... analysis and does not require any biological and biochemical knowledge or skills Thus, the quinone profiling has high affinity with analysts Moreover, quinone composition usedin quinone profiling ... Akita-Komachi Rice, andthe planting rate was 0.30 m (ridge pitch) and 0.15 m (planting pitch) The paddling and transplanting were conducted on June and June 8, andthe inundation began on June in 2007 A...
... demand by enhancing the expression of HMG CoA reductase and LDL receptors (negative feedback) At the required dosage, the resins cause diverse gastrointestinal disturbances In addition, they interfere ... texture and bulk make ingestion an unpleasant experience The statins, lovastatin (L), simvastatin (S), pravastatin (P), fluvastatin (F), cerivastatin, and atorvastatin, inhibit HMG CoA reductase The ... from interstitium into the capillary bed The fluid content of tissues thus falls andthe edemas recede The decrease in plasma volume and interstitial volume means a diminution ofthe extracellular...
... saw a significant improvement in their knowledge and they also increased their confidence inthe efficacy of their treatment and their feeling of being in control of their diabetes (Steed et al ... changes the significance ofthe concept with respect to its original point of departure andthe concept then loses much ofthe aura of power implicit inthe classic roles of patient and clinician In ... problem of health professionals’ lack of training in health educational methods The role ofthe facilitator often requires the learning of new skills therefore the details ofthe training that has...
... enzyme produced inthe reaction ofthe lysate inthe presence of endotoxin The system consists of LAL reagents and endotoxin controls inthe form of a single-use polystyrene cartridges The cartridges ... factors interfering with the reaction between the endotoxins andthe LAL As a consequence, the suitability ofthe regents and materials usedandthe product itself has to be established The endotoxin ... [12] and several clinical studies are ongoing to evaluate the efficiency ofthe intra-arterial administration of BMC into an ischemic limb [13,14] During the production ofthe BM-MNC as medicinal...
... on the economic and social dimensions of life in Africa by increasing labour capacity [4], maintaining educators [5], increasing survival of children [6] and even raising educational attainment ... WHO Stage condition) at the time of ART initiation; (2) receipt of D4T inthe first-line regimen; or (3) receipt of nevirapine (NVP) inthe first-line regimen Inthe subset of patients where data ... health and implementing partners ofthe Global Fund and PEPFAR and should be fairly representative of clinics in these countries Third, the data we analyzed were collected inthe course of routine...
... out of 37 criteria The other three methods have each included less than half ofthe OECD reporting requirements in their list of criteria Some ofthe reporting requirements inthe OECD guidelines ... of any other factors in addition to the ones mentioned by the four methods Result ofthe study evaluations The purity ofthe test substance was not stated in six ofthe nine studies Neither stability ... evaluations For three ofthe selected studies, a clear description ofthe test procedure was lacking, the majority ofthe studies would benefit from improving their reporting ofthe study The chosen study...
... (see Fig 7) The centre solid line is the linear regression andthe curved dotted lines are 95% confidence intervals The coefficients ofthe straight line are reported together with the regression ... extensive understanding of their short-term and longterm changes The typical dynamic sequence of encroachment of abandoned grazing areas ofthe Karstic region [see above and 9, 10, 24] is in accordance ... 24] andthe typical climate has been defined as a pre-Alpine continental climate Mean rainfall is about 1150 mm with a maximum in autumn and a minimum in winter (between January and March) Winter...
... be minimized In addition, the DRIs and ULs are based on the healthy population and their application to individuals with a clinical diagnosis is not known As there is an incomplete understanding ... CF, and EB were all involved in design and implementation of some ofthe data collection, as well as interpretation ofthe results All authors read drafts near the completion of writing, and ... Zaalberg and colleagues partially replicated the results, finding 34% fewer reported prison ‘incidents’ for the group receiving the active formula, and a 14% increase in those who were taking the...
... sepsis, andin patients receiving lowdose heparin [3] Inthe Administration of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Early Stage Severe Sepsis (ADDRESS) study [1], Abraham and colleagues assessed the role ... analysis Control and experimental groups were evenly matched in terms of their baseline characteristics, disease severity, type of organ dysfunction, and source of infection There were no statistically ... differences in 28-day or hospital mortality between groups, but rates of serious bleeding were greater inthe DrotAA group both during the infusion (2.4% vs 1.2%, P=0.02) andinthe 28-day study...
... line of inquiry allows whether or not acquiring firms internalize the economic value associated with theintangibleassetsofthe target firm Intangibleassetsof a firm are akin to latent assets ... internal andthe external cost of capital is due to the information asymmetries between the inventor andthe investor, moral hazard on the part ofthe inventor due to the separation of ownership and ... tangible information inthe form of financial statements On the other hand, a firm with highly intangible assets, has a harder time reporting information about itself inthe form of financial...
... activities mainly focused on the authenticity ofthe materials andthe learning situations, the notion of appropriateness in English communications andthe teaching of social parameters inthe speaking ... grandma = grandmother, grandpa = grandfather, etc Weinstein (2001, p.15) says, in speech, people take shortcuts However, there is notthe same danger of misunderstanding as there is in writing ... frequency and competence of using colloquial English in their speaking classes Then, the study focuses on investigating the factors influencing the use of colloquial English inthe classroom setting...
... applications in mind, we have identified and addressed several important growth challenges involving InN Our findings are discussed inthe rest ofthe thesis inthe following order: In Chapter 2, the main ... than the corresponding value of 8.5% for the InGaAsP/InP system, enabling better optical confinement and waveguiding These advantages in terms of effective masses, conduction band offset, and ... mismatches of -10% and -12% respectively with InN, resulting inthe generation of many misfit dislocations inthe growing InN film with densities inthe order of 1010 cm-2 Growing an additional InGaN...
... immunomodulatory and/ or anti-tumor effects and could palliate the side-effects (nausea, insomnia, pain and fatigue) of chemo- and radiotherapy The investigation was carried out in two phases Inthe clinical ... The aim of herbal treatment is to strengthen and restore the yin and yang balance, the Five Organs System, the external and internal factors in order to cure the cancer In conventional medicine, ... diuretic effects The combination of these herbs might explain their efficacy in improving the quality -of- life (QOL) in cancer patients (Read, 1977) 10 The effects ofthe prescription herbs initially...
... ratios of alcohol/water is consistent with XRD results well The magnetism ofthe samples prepared in pure water andin alcohol/water media is also investigated, as shown in Fig The value of saturation ... patterns ofthe samples prepared in pure water andin alcohol/water media XRD pattern of Fig 1a matches cubic Fe3O4 (JCPDS card no 75-0033) well, indicating that the sample prepared in water ... obtained in alcohol/water media inthe presence of F127 For comparison, we performed the same coprecipitation processes in alcohol/water media (5:1) without F127 TEM image and XRD pattern of the...
... approaching a basal level at h after mitosis Thus, thein vivo andin vitro activitiesof DNA synthesis corresponded with the minimum ofthe inhibitory activity inthe cell cycle The activity of DNA ... only found inthe multinucleated plasmodia andnotinthe mononucleated amoebae, it is speculated that the periodic change ofthe inhibitory activity is involved inthe maintenance ofthe plasmodial ... an amountof 0.38 ± 0.03 U ofthe reporter DNA polymerase (the arrow in Fig 1) During continued addition ofthe polymerase, the enzyme activity increased in parallel with the activity of the...
... participated in its design and coordination DX contributed effort in designing, performing, and analyzing the results and conclusion All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests ... curcumin-induced apoptosis Disruption ofthe function of Bcl-2 protein leads to permeabilization ofthe mitochondrial membrane [39] We therefore investigated the effects of curcumin on MMP using ... The antiproliferative effects of curcumin in these cell lines were further determined using clonogenic assays Curcumin inhibited clonogenic growth in a dose-dependent manner, and completely inhibited...
... couple of weeks after the activity of branch buds began to decrease in these branches (fig 10) The cessation of radial growth andthe beginning of branch shrinkage also coincided with the beginning ... assumed to indicate a loss of water and, secondly, the shrinkage of branch bases started at the beginning of branching inthe recently initiated tier The developing tier exhibited more and more ... composed of a few leaves and internodes growing rapidly, continued by a slowgrowing vertical segment ending in a rosette of leaves In one ofthe trees studied, the accidental death ofthe main apex...
... process occurring inthe encounter [12-14] These findings suggest the need for a better understanding ofthe impact of approaches such as SDM, in which the involvement of both members ofthe physician-patient ... to the relevance and scientific quality ofthe content, the educational structure ofthe workshops, the trainers, andthe workshops in general After the onset ofthe trial, investigators andthe ... place during the winter of 2007, while the second and third periods lasted, respectively, 17 and weeks and took place during the summer of 2007 and winter of 2008 Retention of participants in the...