... was maintained at above 4.0 mg/L throughout the experiment pH ofthe reactor was maintained at 7.5 + 0.3 with manual addition of acid (HCl) and base (NaHCO3) Approximately 15 ml of biofilm particles ... half saturation concentration, Ks, had a low sensitivity The purpose ofa sensitivity analysis is to check if the model parameters can be adequately determined with the aid ofthe available data ... substrate ultilization within the batch reactor was derived and used to estimate values ofthe parameters shown in Table The mass fraction parameters, nA and nH have been introduced to differentiate...
... PTP in embryos ofA franciscana marks a cornerstone in our understanding ofthe long-term tolerance, extending for years, to anoxia and diapause, conditions that are invariably accompanied by large ... treated with ADP was not as great as the effect ofthe peptide inthe absence ofthe nucleotide, and therefore a reliable comparison cannot be made Demonstration ofthe function of ANT inA franciscana ... in Artemia mitochondria, as the functional data deviated so significantly from the mammalian consensus As shown in Fig 4A, mitochondria from the crustacean incubated inthe absence of adenine...
... variability and unsteadiness, have an excessive fear of falling that appears to be related to this increased stride variability, and have an increased risk of falls [8,9] Further, the extrapyramidal, ... falls and instability by increasing their stride-to-stride variability Asmall perturbation could then take an already unstable system and cause a fall Regardless ofthe precise explanation, the ... population Age Ageing 1991, 20:175-181 Schaafsma JD, Giladi N, Balash Y, Bartels AL, Gurevich T, Hausdorff JM: Gait dynamics in Parkinson's disease: relationship to Parkinsonian features, falls and...
... leaf mass with year and treatment as main factors and date nested within year Anatomical data were analysed with a factorial ANOVA taking year and treatment as main factors When main factors ... terms of physiological and morphological changes that allow the plant acclimatization to the new conditions [5] Inthe case ofincreasein irradiance as a result of opening the stand, seedlings ... conditions [14, 21] Higher specific leaf mass (SLM) is one ofthe main consequences of increasing irradiance [15, 25] and involves an increaseofthe photosynthetic rate expressed ona leaf area The...
... ages, although lower than the data reported by Barraqueta and Basagoiti [4] for another Pinus radiata plantation ina less limited site in Northern Spain The P content ofthe total biomass was slightly ... substantially following clear-cutting Thus, the mean daily temperatures inthe Table III Annual accumulation, return, leaching and uptake ofthe radiata pine stand For leaching, values in brackets ... to the greater incidence of solar radiation following removal of tree cover Inthe untreated plot, the slash remaining onthe surface may have acted as a mulch keeping the soil warmer during the...
... evidence of apoptosis in primary human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) Primary human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) were treated with media alone (control) and various concentrations of ... effectsof cigarette smoke on oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokine release in primary human airway epithelial cells and ina variety of transformed alveolar epithelial cells Respir Res 2006, ... chromatin condensation, whereas necrotic or late apoptotic cells had normal/condensed nuclei that were brightly stained with ethidium bromide and appeared red Percentage of viable (white bars), apoptotic...
... participated inthe study design and inthe acquisition and analysis ofthe data and helped to draft the manuscript AS participated inthe study design and inthe analysis and interpretation of ... Detailed search strategy is attached as an appendix Abbreviations AUSCAN: Australian/Canadian osteoarthritis hand index; CI: confidence interval; CMC: carpometacarpal; DIP: distal interphalangeal; ... the data and helped to draft the manuscript FD participated in data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation and drafted the final revisions ofthe manuscript KB participated inthe study concept...
... Protein standards were obtained by diluting a stock solution of BSA Linear regression was used to determine the actual protein concentration of each sample Proinflammatory cytokine assay After ... apoptosis in primary human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) Primary human small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) were treated with media alone (control) and various concentrations of CSE; a) control, ... Oxidative stress in asthma and COPD: Antioxidants as a therapeutic strategy Pharmacol Ther 2006, 111:476-494 Rahman I, Biswas SK, Kode A: Oxidant and antioxidant balance inthe airways and airway...
... piritramide (1 mg/kg) and atropine (0.5 mg), anaesthesia was induced with intravenous sodium pentobarbital (12 mg/kg) After endotracheal intubation, anaesthesia was maintained with a continuous intravenous ... central venous catheter was inserted into the femoral vein A 16-G arterial catheter was advanced into the descending aorta via the femoral artery A lateral cut-down was performed inthe cervical ... data acquisition and the statistical analysis, and wrote the manuscript PC wrote the software algorithms for the data analysis, participated inthe statistical analysis and helped to draft the...
... spots inthe C protein at amino acid residue 24 and 26 The region encompassing the first six amino acids for the NS 2a gene was also found variable inthe passaged viruses These mutations are speculated ... 11 Mutations found inthe C protein region ofthe passaged viruses 127 Table 12 The only amino acid mutation found inthe E protein 130 Table 13 Amino acid changes in NS 2a coding region ... fatal encephalitis About 20 percent of infected patients display a range of symptoms including fever, headache, malaise, back pain, myalgias, eye pain, pharyngitis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea,...
... one ofthe most important financial decisions Adjusting a reasonable proportion of debt can help the firm reduce an overall cost of capital, take advantage of tax shield, obtain benefits of financial ... examined as intermediate variable to conduct the test of impact of financial leverage on firm performance Since, the more transparency information is, the more investors‟ attentions increase, and ... Verrecchia 2000; Easley and O‟Hara 2004) - 20 - Financial information is an important means of reducing information asymmetries and monitoring managers to make them more accountable (Fama and Jensen...
... Studies of an Age-Cost Relationship Cost Data Are Lacking in Key Areas A critical factor hampering studies of an age-cost relationship is the lack of detailed maintenance-related data for all relevant ... studies have typically focused onthe spare parts portion of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) accounts, because good maintenance labor hour data are lacking The lack of labor data, as well as the failure ... Indeed, the only ways for budgets to increase are an increasein OPTEMPO, an influx of additional cash during a year to meet apparent funding and maintenance shortfalls, a policy change, or an...
... grassland) Figure shows the regional breakout ofthe potential carbon dioxide equivalent sequestered through afforestation on cropland and pastureland and through soil management at a carbon ... price of $34 per CO2e Figure 4—Carbon Sequestration Potential by Region (based on carbon price of $34/MT CO2e) Pacific Mountain Delta States South East Afforestation from cropland Appalachia Afforestation ... Considerations Using a regional model ofthe U.S agricultural sector, Lewandrowski et al examined the potential for carbon sequestration at various carbon prices At a carbon price of $34 per MT CO2e , they...
... increase inflammatory transcription factor NF-kappa B As a result, concentrations of TNF-alpha, a known mediator of insulin resistance, are further increased The resultant OS creates an inflammatory ... Tamura et al (2008) found that the administration of melatonin led to a reduction of intrafollicular oxidative damage and a net increaseof fertilization and pregnancy rates [391] A physiologic amount ... production from the interaction between NO and the SO anion [21] Inthe absence of L-arginine [19] and in sustained settings of low antioxidant status [20], the intracellular production ofthe SO anion...
... Ushio, T Anzai, K Inubushi, Measurement of concentrations of trace metals in arable soils with animal manure application using instrumental neutron activation analysis and the concentrated acid digestion ... trace metals on sustainability of fertilization and waste recycling in periurban and intensive agriculture in south-east Asia" in Ha Tay and Vinh Phuc provinces, carried out ina collaboration ... peri-urban areas of Hanoi City including Ha Tay and Vinh Phuc provinces (Table 1) The sampled areas are located in delta and lowland areas with a tropical monsoon climate The annual rainfall is 1500-2000...
... trade associations, and private organizations He has lectured nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of wind engineering research into professional practice and participates ... available for wind engineering research, advances are being made ina number of areas, such as the characterization of wind fields and the evaluation ofthe performance ofthe building envelope (AAWE, ... Physical Modeling ofthe Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) A State ofthe Art in Wind Engineering Pp 1–25 inthe 9th International Conference on Wind Engineering London, U.K.: New Age International...
... USA Bistris was obtained from Nacalai Tesque, Kyoto, Japan All other chemicals were of reagent grade and obtained locally Strains and plasmid DNA The plasmid pTSY3 containing the PRC1 gene coding ... would increasethe activity ofthe Leu178 mutant carboxypeptidase Y toward substrates with the basic P1 side chains [21] It was assumed that the lack ofa side chain at position 341 would make the ... Cys341 may have two distinct roles inthe catalytic mechanism: (a) the hydrophobicity ofthe thiol group (Cys341) is involved in substrate binding at the S1 subsite and in maintaining the width and...
... absence of detectable changes in glucose phosphorylation S4048 causes inactivation of phosphorylase As the elevation of Glc6P causes inactivation of phosphorylase in hepatocytes [14], theincreasein ... content inthe incubations with dihydroxyacetone and varying concentrations of S4048 showed saturation of phosphorylase inactivation at 1.4 nmolÆmg)1 of Glc6P and a half-maximal effect at 0.48 ... theeffectsof S4048 on glucose metabolism are not associated with changes in glucokinase activity or compartmentation, and the inactivation of phosphorylase can be explained by the elevation in...
... their ability to bind to actin, ina cosedimentation assay, inthe absence and inthe presence of troponins Inthe absence of troponins, binding of Tms to actin was very weak and only small amounts ... and occur at the g position ofthe repeat The K70T mutation also introduces changes inthe surface charge of Tm All the mutant amino acids are involved in interchain and intrachain interactions ... the main effectsof mutations A6 3V, K70T and E180G are mainly related to the overall stability ofthe protein as a whole, rather than onthe position ofthe mutation inthe polypeptide chain, as...
... degradation and the appearance of intermediate products were essentially the same in both cases and, above all, no appreciable differences inthe rates of disappearance of ATP or appearance of Ino ... stage (i.e V8d ẳ V8r ẳ 0, see below) Taking into account the above values, application ofthe MATHEMATICA-3.0 program [37] to the case ofa reaction mixture containing ATP, ADP and AMP (at the ... was determined from the areas ofthe corresponding peaks, using the absorption coefcients obtained from standard curves; their intracellular concentration was calculated assuming that g of yeast...