... particularly when the time interval between the injury andthe operation is short Do not forget to insert a drain inthe vicinity ofthe repair In a minority of cases, if you feel that there is an increased ... Concerning penetrating injury ofthe pancreas; if a parenchymal injury is noted, it is important to determine the integrity ofthe main pancreatic duct keeping in mind the intra operative criteria introduced ... collateral vessels Taking into consideration the effort, the loss of time andthe additional loss of blood during the repair ofthe vein, it is worth considering ligation ofthe IVC inthe patient with...
... DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE ii PREFACE This thesis is submitted for the degree of Master of Engineering inthe Department of Mechanical Engineering, National ... deformation to the nanoparticles, indicative of both sliding and rolling taking place This shows that the loading conditions determine if ‘rolling’ (low loading) or ‘rolling and sliding’ (high loading) ... with the constraints ofthe MEMS silicon fabrication route However, the challenges facing such coatings are the high cost involved in solid coating, example diamond or carbon coating, andthe inability...
... operating inthe Microfinance sector 3.2 The need for a separate category of NBFCs operating inthe Microfinance sector arises for a number of reasons 3.3 First, the borrowers inthe Microfinance ... the amount ofthe loan However, the larger the loan, the larger the amount ofthe repayment installment, and a large installment may strain the repayment capacity ofthe borrower and result in ... 1.1 Introduction The Board of Directors ofthe Reserve Bank of India, at its meeting held on October 15, 2010 formed a Sub-Committee ofthe Board to studyissuesand concerns inthe microfinance...
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... produced, and how the artefact is produced using those materials For example: what are the origins ofthe yellow, red and black pigments of parietal paintings ofthe Magdalenian era inthe caves ofthe ... founded in 1997 with the main objective of promoting research and education inthe field of cultural heritage, based on the directions and recommendations given inthe Professional Guidelines ofthe ... ofthe paint layer, the characteristic touche ofthe author, the eventual existence of an underlying painting, the pentimenti, the alterations, the restorations, the modifications of frame, the...
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... pressures and short-term survival, in comparison to the single use of epinephrine This study adds some evidence to the existing literature ofthe epinephrine-vasopressin combination benefits and further ... interpretation ofthe clinical outcome in vasopressin studies The authors recognize several limitations inthe interpretation ofthe present findings Thestudy was conducted on apparently healthy pigs and ... vasoconstrictive Page of (page number not for citation purposes) effect ofthe combination ofthe two drugs in comparison to epinephrine alone inthe first minute of CPR with an increase of CPP This increase...
... to understand the public’s perception of quarantine and social distancing methods, as these methods will be the first line of defense in attempting to contain or lessen the severity ofthe outbreak ... Question The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of college students regarding quarantine and social distancing methodsinthe event of an influenza pandemic Based on the proceeding ... survey their classes iv Abstract Kylene Joy Baker COLLEGE STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF QUARANTINE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING METHODSINTHE EVENT OF AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Inthe event of another pandemic influenza,...
... known protein by expressing the protein in fusion with BD domain and then screening proteins in fusion with AD It also allows the identification of specific binding sites on proteins in combination ... harbor inactivating mutations in different regions ofthe molecule, are capable of reconstituting an active enzyme by sharing their intact domains (Langley and Zabin, 1976; Marinkovic and Marinkovic, ... from the αA helix, βB strand and aromatic side chain ofthe (F/Y) DA motif The BB loop, connecting the second β-strand and second helix, extends away from the rest ofthe TIR domain forming a...
... mediate the interaction with other proteins The DNA-binding domain resembles an eight-stranded β-barrel, where several loops between the β strands of this domain participate in DNA-binding Between the ... binding to the tyrosine kinase domain of JAK and therefore reducing the JAK kinase activity However, CIS has been reported to interfere with the phosphorylated tyrosine on the specific cytokine ... STUDYOFTHE ASSOCIATED PROTEINS OF STAT3 AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THEIR FUNCTIONS: ROLES OF GRIM-19 AND PIN1 INTHE REGULATION OF STAT3 ACTIVITY LUFEI CHENGCHEN B Sc (Hons), NUS A THESIS...
... War Memorial The photograph ofthe original painting was taken by the author inthe course of her investigations, and is not an official reproduction ofthe painting (ART40317) inthe Australian ... photograph and two hyperspectral images of a painting inthe collection ofthe Australian War Memorial Left: Photograph ofthe original painting Centre and Right: Hyperspectral images ofthe painting, ... reflection, andthe shape ofthe capillary determines the overall flux gain andthe uniformity ofthe focussed spot Gains in flux of 100 and more have been reported However, there is a degradation in the...
... Finally, the kernel informs the hardware physical map module ofthe new virtual to physical mapping With the exception ofthe hardware validation, all of these steps are implemented in a machine-independent ... surviving the introduction of new hardware architectures and was never able to efficiently support the large body of UNIX software used within the academic community [16] In addition, from the point ... Mach runs on the majority of workstations and mainframes within the Department of Computer Science, and supports projects in distributed computing and parallel processing such as the Camelot distributed...
... Garcia-Amador, ‘Latin America andthe Law ofthe Sea’, in L M Alexander (ed.), The Law ofthe Sea: A New Geneva Conference Proceedings ofthe 6th Annual Conference ofthe Law ofthe Sea Institute, Kingston, ... Regionalism inthe pre-UNCLOS III law ofthe sea The law ofthe sea is inherently global The International Law Commission assumed as much in its codification ofthe subject inthe 1950s; andthe words ... protection ofthe marine environment in either the Arctic or the Antarctic Secondly, there is nothing inthe 1982 LOS Convention or in general international law to inhibit the making of such regional...
... structure of predicative propositions that express the meaning of being and that at the same time retain the inscription ofthe trace In analysing the said, Levinas brings to the fore the intrinsic binarism ... is the mark of everything that is present’.27 The ‘moving force’ ofthe showing of saying that brings beings into their own is owning or appropriation that yields the opening of a clearing in ... relations of possession, the realm of economy understood in terms of money, ownership and exchange The calling in question ofthe I, coextensive with the manifestation ofthe Other inthe face,...
... to the extremely important invention ofthe printing machine, the number of ancient writers' readers increased greatly andthe reading and studying ofthe Greek and Roman culture became an interest ... only " the revival of interest inthe ancient culture of Greece and Rome "but also "the discovery ofthe world and humanbeings" More than that, it implies "the awakening of man's mind and capacity, ... work, the play "The Merchant of Venice" - Studying the theme "The victorious laugh of love, friendship, justice and commonsense" inthe play "The Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare V Themethods of...
... tissue and gastrointestinal tract, as well as other sites, are known to reach the CNS to effect changes in feeding behavior and energy expenditure Thus, insulin, leptin and ghrelin, as well as other ... closely and rapidly with reciprocal changes inthe levels ofthe orexigenic and anorectic Signaling mediators inthe treatment of obesity neuropeptide expression inthe hypothalamus [22] Thus an increase ... entry of fatty acid into mitochondria Thus, the steady-state level of malonyl-CoA in these tissues is determined by the relative activities of ACC and malonyl-CoA decarboxylase Role ofthe AMP-dependent...
... Thus, integrin-dependent cell volume sensing and signaling integrates into the overall context of insulin signaling Similarly, sensing of glutamine-induced hepatocyte swelling by integrins feeds into ... Osmosensing and signaling in mammalian cell function F Schliess et al [7] On the other hand, hyperosmotic shrinkage prevents insulin-induced hepatocyte swelling and proteolysis inhibition, indicating ... swelling [12,13], insulin-induced hepatocyte swelling is registrated by the integrin system, leading to a Src-dependent activation ofthe p38-type MAPK and thereby inhibition of 5800 autophagic...
... "Tell ofthe Tablets," andthe "Great Tell," and, rising as they inthe centre ofthe site, they mark the position ofthe temples andthe other principal buildings ofthe city CHAPTER IV 51 An indication ... Memphite kings These facts, ofthe situation of Itht-taui, of their burial inthe southern an ex ofthe old necropolis of Memphis, andofthe fori of their tombs (the true Upper Egyptian and Thebian ... tell, then, Aha and Narmer were the first conquerors ofthe North, the unifiers ofthe kingdom, andthe originals ofthe legendary Mena In their time the kingdom's centre of gravity was still in the...
... at each phase ofthe cell cycle by various complexes of cell-cycle-related molecules, including cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases, their inhibitors andthe retinoblastoma protein (RB), as well ... calorie intake induces expression of RMI1 and E2Fs in adipocytes, and these changes in expression are expected to increase a positive interaction between the molecules The increased expression of ... recruitment of preadipocytes [12], suggesting that these cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors are important inthe regulation of adipocyte number The S-phase kinase-associated protein (Skp)1–CullinF-box...
... hybridizes to the center ofthe input target RNA The asterisk indicates the input target RNA; the arrow indicates the digested product bands The amount of digested product obtained is indicated at the ... punctate perinuclear and cytoplasmic staining of other structures than appear following liposomal transfection The corresponding PO-ODN shows a similar pattern and intensity as the PS-ODN inthe ¯uorescent ... levels of either RNase H1 or H2 The discrepancy between thein vivo andin vitro measurements could be due to a compartmentalization of a component inthein vivo system On the other hand, we...