... employed in the reactions are silane and disilane The mechanisms ofthe pyrolysis of these precursors have been an area of intense research for many years There have been debates about whether the kinetics ... time taken to proof read my thesis My parents, Mabel and Jack, and auntie Sandy, for their emotional and moral support duringthe course of this work My sibling, Tian Xiang and Vera, for helping ... topic address only the energetics ofthe initial and possible final states, and only a few address the dissociation pathway ofthe SiH3 group In this work, an attempt was made to trace the reaction...
... composed of 81% of 3HB and 19% of 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) (Sigma-Aldrich Japan K.K., Japan) was used as the standard of 3HV unit in PHA These standards were also digested and analyzed by gas chromatography ... Conversion rate of DOC to PHA For SBR reactors, the value of conversion rate to PHA, CRP value, was calculated as the amount of PHA increased duringthe anaerobic phase divided by the amount of carbon ... from the carbon mass balances in the anaerobic or microaerophilic zone of these studied reactors MATERIALS AND METHODS Activated sludge reactors Activated sludge was collected from the reactors as...
... weather, and near the rarer homesteads towers the hawk, looking for his prey Now and again come glimpses ofthe bay, ofthe great island of Innisturk, of Clare Island, andof Innisboffin Wilder and ... feeding-cake and manure, have claims quite as good as that ofthe landlord, and, as they think, a great deal better Tradesmen who have fed and clothed people, and others who have helped them to fatten their ... of laughter Taking little heed ofthe pelting shower the "omadhaun," who wears a red bandanna like a shawl, and waves a formidable shillelagh, makes a harangue which, so far as I can understand...
... military duty than the militia campaign of 1862, or that ofthe following year, must always be a heartfelt appreciation of, and gratitude for, the services ofthe brave veterans ofthe War ofthe ... levelled, and in response to roll-call there appeared the lawyer, the physician, the preacher, the magistrate, the banker, the merchant, the manufacturer, andthe railway official in his multifarious ... Ewell, and Stonewall Jackson With the occupation of Maryland, matters reached an alarming crisis, andthe imminent danger to Pennsylvania became at once evident The boldness and celerity of the...
... next sampling interval A trap for the removal of carbon dioxide and ozone (Ascarite II, Thomas Scientific) was placed downstream ofthe water trap in the Rt-Alumina/FID channel An ozone trap (KI-impregnated ... valve, the standard addition solenoid valve andthe water trap cooling, heating and valve circuitry were switched at the appropriate times duringthe sampling cycle by a relay module (SDMCD16AC, ... for a total of 83% ofthe cumulative variance (Table 2) Each ofthe six factors accounted for a statistically significant portion ofthe variance (P < 0.01, where P is the statistical probability...
... accelerator andthe car shot away in a roar of blasting jets Tom and Captain Strong watched the car disappear and then turned back to the shack Each felt the same emotion, an unspoken determination ... marksman, and Roger's luck at the wheels of chance, the cadets wearily returned to the Polaris As they neared their section ofthe fair site they heard a harsh voice appealing to a small crowd around ... Solar Guard; and here and there, the black and gold ofthe officers ofthe Solar Guard The three cadets hurried to the nearest slidewalk, a moving belt of plastic that glided silently across the...
... custom-made software Data reduction and statistical analysis The data were analyzed offline using custom routines developed in Matlab (The Mathworks, USA) The × (left/right) and Y (forward/backward) ... to a bar at the back ofthe wheelchair For the expert group, the joystick was the same model as the hand-controlled joystick normally used by each participant Any specialized handle (e.g., ball) ... direction was calculated within each of these time bins We then computed the intra-trial mean and variability of joystick direction based on these data Inter-trial means and standard deviations were...
... 5'-gga gat act ccc agg tgc aa-3' 5'-ctg cca tga tct cct tca ca-3' 121 Cathepsin H 5'-gg cag agc ctc aga att gc-3' 5'-act ggc gaa aca aca ttt gc-3' 109 Cathepsin K 5'-ggg cca gga tga aag ttg ta-3' ... reflects the cartilage degradation duringthe development of AIA A, articular cartilage; F, femur; I, infiltrate; P, patella The proteoglycan content in articular cartilage was decreased on days and ... in accordance with the manual Microarray data analysis The MG_U74Av2 oligonucleotide chip (array A; Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA, USA), representing all functionally characterized sequences (about...
... participated in writing the manuscript AS, EB, and CBSW assessed and analyzed the mRNA data EPK critically read and edited the manuscript FE and RB participated in the design and coordination ofthe ... nodes of rats with AIA Time course and other details as in Fig AIA, antigenAIA induced arthritis sure ofthe local immune system to the antigen Whether the early IL-2 mRNA peak in the SM of AIA rats ... antigen-induced arthritis (AIA) (day 0) or afterwards (at hours and on days 1, 3, and 6) Data were originally expressed as ng/mg total protein and then related to values of day (fold change; peak values...
... given the decreased oxygen levels and presence of inflammatory mediators duringthe course of OA, a causal role for HIF-1 in preventing cartilage damage is reasonable to assume It seems likely that ... Arthritis Research & Therapy Vol No Pfander et al reported that mechanical overload of bovine cartilage discs leads to an increased expression of VEGF -A via HIF-1 In conclusion, the α-subunit ... that OA chondrocytes, which are metabolically activated, rely on HIF-1 to instigate anaerobic ATP generation via increased glucose uptake and utilization in order to compensate for the accelerated...
... statistical analysis and final approval ofthe version to be published ZAA has been involved with the statistical analysis and design ofthe tables/figures WMB has been involved with the statistical ... Stam MR, Th Van Lin EN, Vight LP Van Der, Kaanders JH, Visser AG: Bladder filling variations during radiation treatment of prostate cancer: Can the use ofa bladder ultrasound scanner and biofeedback ... standard deviations Over two standard deviations the mean PVR reported are similar between the two groups albeit variable due to the intrinsic accuracy of ± 20 cc ofthe bladder scanner The radiation...
... several components ofthe plasminogen activation system and to enhance the activity of tissue plasminogen activator [29] and matrix metalloproteinases and [30] Degradation of extracellular matrix ... four animals studied per time point and expressed as the mean ± standard deviation The destructive zone did not appear until day 21 p.i and was defined as synovial tissue adjacent to areas of cartilage ... light/darkness cycle was 12 hours, andthe rats were fed standard rodent chow and water ad libitum The health status ofthe animals was monitored according to guidelines ofthe Swedish Veterinary...
... 'solicited' diaries as a data collection method A range of qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques are then applied to the analysis of such data (for a detailed description ofthe use of diaries ... undertook the interviews, analyzed the data, constructed the typology, and drafted the results PH participated in the analysis ofthe data through critical appraisal of individual narratives and in the ... Research Council, Australia PH is a Health Scientist ofthe Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Canada and holds the Markin Chair in Health and Society at the University of Calgary...
... 'solicited' diaries as a data collection method A range of qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques are then applied to the analysis of such data (for a detailed description ofthe use of diaries ... undertook the interviews, analyzed the data, constructed the typology, and drafted the results PH participated in the analysis ofthe data through critical appraisal of individual narratives and in the ... Research Council, Australia PH is a Health Scientist ofthe Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Canada and holds the Markin Chair in Health and Society at the University of Calgary...
... becoming increasingly prevalent in clinical microbiology laboratories, and is essential for public health surveillance of circulating strains, determination of annual vaccine mismatch and therapeutic ... carried out the Combimatrix testing, JB assessed assay design, SB analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript, SJD conceived the idea for the study References Subtype analysis of influenza A is becoming ... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity ofthe CombiMatrix influenza A detection system for influenza A subtype analysis compared to the Luminex RVP assay, an...
... flooding of each animal Measurements Pressure and flow at the airway opening (Pao and Vao ) were measured by a transducer (PXLA0025DN, Sensym, Milpitas, CA) connected to the tracheal tube and by a Fleisch-type ... control and treated group Figure shows the time courses of Raw andofthe estimates ofthe constant phase model parameters Raw significantly increases in both the control andthe treated group ... including, of course, airways resistance and lung compliance A further complication in the evaluation of respiratory mechanics during edema development is the repeated use of BAL that may cause ventilation...
... severity of sepsis and systemic inflammation and there are no data available as to the relation of PCT concentrations andthe severity of multiple organ dysfunction during systemic inflammation ... serve as a surrogate marker for the severity of MODS, since the correlation of PCT concentrations and score values is weak These findings have an impact on the interpretation and design of comparative ... increased to its maximum values duringa less severe stage of disease Further advantages of PCT are its more rapid kinetics; PCT reacts faster than CRP both during an increase or decrease of inflammation...
... Composition of SARS cardiac arrest team andthe number of HCWs to train The usual cardiac arrest team at the time had ward nurses assisting the arrest team This was changed during Phase because it ... (Laerdal™, SimMan) placed in a bed in an empty negative-pressure patient room on a ward In preparation, all necessary equipment to manage a SARS cardiac arrest was placed outside the room and all ... develop the cardiac arrest protocol and was involved in the proof reading ofthe article All authors read and approved the final manuscript Planning can improve crisis management for future disasters...