... cells to upregulate prostaglandin synthesis, resulting in increased permeability ofthe blood-brain barrier [46]; thus the administration of LPS to fetal sheep results inthe extravasation of plasma ... proteins and macrophages into the brain [46] TNFa and IL6 are cytokines involved in cell-mediated immune response and their production has been shown to be associated with tissue inflammation and ... autism Investigators have proposed infectious, autoimmune, and cytokine-related etiologies These information initiate our interest to measure concentrations of Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ together with caspase3...
... preparation and conduct ofthe study andthe editing ofthe article BR contributed to shaping ofthe article andthe editing ofthe article GEE contributed tothe statistical analyses andthe editing of ... characteristics; however inthe genetic counseling setting it is interesting to analyze them together since they are very similar with regard tothe risk they are living with, they share some common ... attention, and fear) was not too high to include them as independent determinants inthe regression models To investigate the ability ofthe models (which includes avoidance, attention, and fear) to...
... biomass investment in branches in low light However, in our study, there was an increase inthe fractional investment in needles with increasing Qint inthe fertile site, and no effect of Qint inthe ... tree inthe infertile site) The slope ofthe Rb vs Ls relationship of 0.26 cm–1 was larger (P < 0.001 according to ANCOVA) inthe fertile than inthe infertile site (0.07 cm–1), demonstrating ... needles hint at lower rate of nutrient loss inthe bog than inthe forest Reduced rate of age-related declines in needle N contents and thus, inthe functional activity of needles inthe infertile...
... but the germinative behaviour of many species inthe presence of ash is still unknown The aim of this experiment was to analon the seed germination of Pinus pinaster Aiton, Pinus radiata D Don and ... from the biomass of individuals of their own species Ash RESULTS was Ash solutions were obtained by diluting the corresponding amountof ash in distilled water and periodically watering the seeds ... 1.46 inthe case ofthe -1 g L treatment, 50.00 % ± 1.62 in that of -1 the g L and 48.33 % ± 1.43 for the 0.5 g Ltreatment The control results coin-1 cided with these, and gave a value of 48.88...
... expected inthe En line than inthe Ew line However, no such pattern was found for egg number or egg weight inthe lines investigated genetic a The lines originated from the same cross of various ... significant in both the En and Ew lines (P < 0.001) The fit for the additive genetic component ofthe Ew line was also significant (P < 0.03); however, for the En line, the slope ofthe additive ... Number of eggs laid decreased and egg weight, increased with age To take into account the dependence between the mean andthe variance, data was transformed to a logarithmic scale The method used to...
... its insulin-sensitizing and anti-diabetic effects The overall aim of this thesis was to have a better understanding ofthe roles of ethnicity, genetic variants and dietary factors inrelationto ... lacking Polymorphisms inthe CDH13 gene are not broadly studied andthe mechanisms of T-cadherin in adiponectin signaling and insulin resistance are unclear at the moment 14 AIMS OFTHE THESIS The ... serum insulin concentrations determined at 4, and minutes The insulin index was defined as the ratio between peak serum insulin response and fasting serum insulin concentration Based on fasting...
... levels: at the base, at 5% of total height and subsequently at intervals of 10% up to 65% and at 90% of total tree height, that corresponded to a diameter of approximately cm andthe limit ofthe commercial ... progresses within the tree to regulate theamountof sapwood [1] This explains the different distribution pattern of heartwood and sapwood within the stem andthe positive relationof tree growth ... especially in diameter, with coefficients of variation ofthe mean around 20% (Tab II) The extent andthe pattern ofthe within-tree development of heartwood inthese eucalypt trees are in general...
... band) andthe presence of a high level of NADP-GDH activity inthe fungus (one major band and one minor band) Both GDHs were detected in spruce ectomycorrhizas (Fig A) Inthe Beech-H crustuliniforme ... Dissection ofthe mycorrhizal tissues in spruce confirmed these results: the vascular cylinder free of fungus andthe cortical region including host cells and fungal hyphae revealed identical isoforms, ... beech!ctomycorrhizas These results suggest that the repression may come from the host plant, since the same fungus gives rise to two kinds of responses depending upon the plants However, to date, the mechanism of...
... acknowledge the risk of influential interaction between the interviewer andthe interviewed during the interviews that could influence the statements ofthe interviewed e.g., the use of leading questions ... applied inthe dairy sector in many ways and for many reasons Inthe following we will discuss the consequences of variation and bias inrelationto monitoring of animal disease incidence on herd and ... perceptions and reasoning behind generation of data andto describe the interaction and relations between the recording of metritis scores and veterinarians' decision making connected to metritis...
... restoration effort to reduce the grazing pressure by sea urchins inthe barren grounds inthe inner areas ofthe bay MATERIALS AND METHODS Study site The study was carried out inthe inner and ... substratum ofthe bottom sediment, percentage covers of macroalgae and seagrass, andthe population of infauna were quantified inthe 50 m × m belt transects inthe outer (Line 1) and inner (Line 2) ... boulder, cobble and pebble (Table and 2) Thus, the bottom sediment was not a major factor leading tothe different distribution of sea urchin inthe outer and inner areas ofthe bay Restoration effort...
... ligand-binding domain; a transmembrane domain; an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain; and a C-terminal regulatory domain [2] The extracellular domain is subdivided further into four domains The ... discovery ofthe ‘tooth-lid factor’ led tothe identification ofthe genetic causes of certain types of human cancers, andtothe genetic classification of a variety of tumors of apparently the same ... ligand binding, as described below (Fig 1A) Eleven ligands are known to bind tothe ERBB family of receptors [3] These can be classified into three groups (a) ligands that specifically bind to...
... [39] These results showed that the introduction of five arginines into the Ser/Thr surface increased considerably the thermotolerance inthe presence ofthe substrate Another trend is that in thermophilic ... appears to mimic the binding ofthe xylose ring inthe active site The binding of glycerol to a single site may suggest that this site is the strongest binding subsite for the xylose subunits of xylan ... reflected inthe increased frequency of total number of atoms, charged amino acids and hydrogen bonds Another feature appears to be the increase inthe number of residues inthe b-strands This indicates...
... and problems related to soil The LDD has trained soil doctors since 1995, and presently there are 55 000 soil doctors in villages in Thailand (LDD 2005b) They are in charge of coordinating land ... best in a climate similar to that in its area of origin inthe Amazonas, where the rainfall is heavy and there is no dry season (Rao and Vijayakumar 1992) In northeastern Thailand, the annual rainfall ... Theamountand timing of rain is much more important to nature and agriculture in Thailand than is temperature Rainfall can be unpredictable, andtheamountof rain can vary much from place to...
... Changing trends in technology and manufacturing are a further source of misclassification, possibly playing a role in some sectors like food manufacturing and dry cleaning Inthe case ofthe food ... related tothe design, conduct, interpretation, or publication ofthe research The findings and conclusions in this report are those ofthe authors and not necessarily represent the views ofthe ... AW and MG interpreted the data and contributed tothe writing ofthe manuscript and all authors participated in revisions ofthe manuscript and approved it Acknowledgements The authors wish to...
... footprinting ofthe chromatin assembled at 70 mM salt The primer was located 196 bp upstream ofthe lac operator L1, hybridizing tothe bottom strand, as depicted inthe cartoon inthe left-hand ... due to R3 binding (D) Higher-resolution MNase footprinting ofthe chromatin assembled over d30 and d35 The 5¢ boundary ofthe nucleosome between L1 and L2 is close tothe 3¢ edge of L1 in d30 and ... absent inthe lower panel (d35) (F) Higher-resolution MNase footprinting ofthe chromatin assembled over d35 shows the increased nuclease sensitivity ofthe top strand ofthe DNA inthe presence of...
... However, the lesson ofthe hero-tale is that these things are useless if the hero doesn't believe in himself InThe Matrix, the Oracle tells Neo that he isn't "The One," meaning the guy who's going to ... unaware ofthe outside world and that there is a better place for them than inside the cave A few escape and come intothe light When they do, they realize how much they have missed and cannot and ... Morpheus, Trinity, Neo andthe others are waging a war against A.I run rampant, the creators of that AI were their own ancestors Star Wars is decidedly less complex, and doesn't bother to give us...
... facies and silty clay of lagoonal facies inthe central part passing into silty clay of flood plain, oxbow, coastal swamp and peat facies inthe direction from the plain tothe modern ... Hai Hung Formation inthe upper sequence andthe fine sediments of deltaic and marine facies of Vinh Phuc Formation inthe lower sequence. The sediment of Vinh Phuc Formation was weathered (Fig. ... swamp and marine facies (formed inthe final stage of each cycle). Based on this point of view, the Quaternary sediments inthe Red River Delta can be divided into the following ...
... contributions TM and OB had full access to all ofthe data inthe study and take responsibility for the integrity ofthe data andthe accuracy ofthe data analysis OB and TM conceived and designed the study ... follow-up (0 to 14, 15 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64, 65 to 69 and 70+) and calendar period of follow-up (1961 to 1965, , 2001 to 2005, 2006 to 2007 Case ... immigrants and native Swedes are in line with the results of studies inthe US [41,42] The decrease in breast cancer case fatality is probably reflecting the better prognosis and, thus, increasing...
... record the passing ofthe first hegemony of Kish tothe "Kingdom of Eanna", the latter taking its name from the famous temple of Anu and Ishtar inthe old city of Erech The text continues: The kingdom ... migration into Canaan and closing with Joseph's death in Egypt But the aim ofthe book is not confined to recounting the ancestry of Israel It seeks also to show her relationto other peoples inthe ... is of native workmanship, but the influence of Egypt may be seen inthe technique ofthe carving, inthe winged disk above the figures, and still more inthe representation ofthe goddess in...
... relationto human becomes closer andthe more the level of abstract ofthe noun becomes lower the numbers of verbs that are closely related to them ~id therefore have to associate to them (nouns) ... equivalents in detail at the lower level categories (2) To each verb found inthe process ofthe association, consults ordinary dictionary of translation equivalents and word usage of verbs and obtain the ... (1) Find a pair of verb and associated translation equivalent ( D o , Play : ~ - & ) that can be associated in common to a part ofthe structure ofthe categories as in Fig.l, and then find appropriate...