... hepatocytes involved) Fibrosis stage was defined as S0 (no fibrosis), S1 (mild fibrosis), S2 (moderate fibrosis), S3 (severe fibrosis), and S4 (cirrhosis), and grade of disease activity was defined as ... hepatic steatosis, so as to evaluate the predictors of clinical and pathological characteristics in these patients with steatosis andtheir diagnostic values in hepatic fibrosis Patients and methods ... 2007; 45:507-39 Matthews DR, Hosker JP, Rudenski AS, et al Homeostasis model assessment: insulin resistance and bcell function from fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations in man Diabetologia...
... nutrients, SS and other measured substances Fig - Map ofthe Yodo River and its tributaries METHODS AND MATERIALS Sampling points Over the last ten years, we have been carrying out observations ofthe ... extrapolating to both sides ofthe routine observation period and by compensating during flooding-stages using regression equations Especially, inthe case of an excess of 268 m3 /s (mean flow) over the ... continuous observations at three transverse points over the river during five periods of flooding inthe routine observation period The frequency of flooding-stage observations was set close interval...
... northern sector of South Asia, cultures based on either Confucian, Hindu or Moslem philosophies and an authoritarian, patrilineal system stress co-residence and care by sons andtheir spouses In South-east ... their sons and daughters -in- law, andtheir utter loneliness inthe world of kin (Lamb, in press) Nana Apt (1996) elucidates this perception of “caring in crisis” in her recent book on Ghana s ... countries In examining this issue, some ofthe basic data on living arrangements and support in developing countries inthe light of urbanizing change are reviewed Finally, the author uses his own...
... being not homogenous, the ratios ofthe different binding signals within each lane instead oftheir absolute values have to be considered It can be seen that GT is present mainly inthe CRC and ... one cluster of four guanines, GT-G2 has two clusters of four guanines, GT-G3 has one cluster of seven guanines and one of four guanines The human T-lymphoblast CCRF-CEM cell line was used to ... test the binding abilities ofthe oligomers toward the isolated protein, eEF1A was excised from Coomassie-stained gel and recovered as previously demonstrated [21] Figure illustrates EMSA and...
... Also we found that residents livingin nursing home had lower score in all domains of SF-36 and its domains As others mentioned desirable HQoL inthe elderly occurs when they are supported by their ... using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows version 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Means and standard deviations were computed and reported The eight subscales ofthe SF-36 ... changes in recent years due to factors such as social change, increases in urban living, increases in socio-economic difficulties as well as limited resources, which also affect the QoL of the...
... sexual potency etc Still others assess their aging in terms oftheir capacity for work, their output in relation to standards set in earlier years, their lack of interest in competing with others, ... compare the environment of elderly women residing in old age homes and within the family environment in terms of General feelings Social relationships Personal likings To assess the attitude of elderly ... period of dependence Fig Present feelings towards oldage Economic insecurity Loneliness 97 ELDERLY LIVINGIN OLD AGE HOMEAND WITHIN FAMILY SET-UP from their sons and daughters -in- law during their...
... developments in our understanding ofthe biosynthetic pathway of DIMs have provided the means to investigate the contribution of these compounds to the biology of M tuberculosis Considerable efforts, started ... from the same parental strain, we first addressed the question ofthe specific role of DIM A and DIM B inthe resistance of cells to SDS We demonstrated that the occurrence of comparable amounts of ... chemical shifts obtained by NMR spectroscopy were assigned using chloroform as the reference for protons (7.23 p.p.m) Extraction and purification of DIMs and PGLs SDS resistance assays For each strain,...
... class of books This same conciseness has also been imposed on our author by the inherent dryness and minuteness of his faithful inquiry into hundreds of figures, tables showing the condition of ... cause of sudden and enormous calling inof government bonds, the basis of bank-note issue.] and a very small reserve in specie and legal-tender notes and poor and decreasing deposits On the other ... further withdrawal of deposits, thus requiring the banks to reduce their loans; and so runs on and on to increasing discomfort and uneasiness until panic is speedily produced The practical coincidence...
... protein) Results Increase inthe expression of p53, p21/WAF1, and MDM2 in HCC The expression of p53 and MDM2 inthe pairs was higher inthe HCC tissues than inthe adjacent hepatic tissues (tissues ... pairs of HCC tissues andthe adjacent hepatic tissues Tissues T1-7 were HCC tissues and N1-7 were the adjacent hepatic tissues The expression ofthe housekeeping gene, glyceraldehydes 3phosphate ... MDM2; in addition, for cases, we collected the tissue samples inclusive ofthe HCC and its adjacent tissues from the tissue bank department of this cancer center and subjected these samples to western...
... performed the serum analyses and revised the manuscript IP assisted inthe collection of tissue samples and data AB participated inthe conception ofthe study, BN assisted with the TMA construction and ... important roles inthe remodelling of ECM [5] Trypsin is a potent matrix serine protease (MSP) that hydrolyses a variety of proteins and activates other MSPs and MMPs [8,9] TATI is a trypsin inhibitor ... tTATI and s- TATI concentrations, before and after RT, and clinicopathological parameters, including s- CEA and s- creatinine Classification and regression tree (CRT) analysis was used to assess optimal...
... region)-box (SOX), distalless homeobox, and wingless-type MMTV integration site gene families was induced during differentiation Of special interest is the increased expression of SOX9 (4.4-fold), ... (baseline) and scaffolds The expression patterns of these genes were compared with those of differentiating osteoarthritic (OA) chondrocytes to assess the chondrogenic capacity of these cells ... scoring system assesses the uniformity and intensity of matrix staining, cell density/extent of matrix produced, and cellular morphologies, which is graded according to the Bern Score scale The...
... group Strains of Oogamochlamys were also separated on both FA groups, in contrast to their species assignments as based on the 1 8S rDNA analyses Species and strains formerly assigned to a single ... FA profiles ofthe studied microalgal strains Results and Discussion A database of FA profiles from diverse microalgae The characterisation of FA profiles ofthe SAG microalgal strains was performed ... Seven strains of A obliquus mainly formed up the Acutodesmus cluster, whereas five other A obliquus strains grouped together with strains of Scenedesmus s. str This means that within the same green...
... chloroplasts Inthe early stages of soybean seed development, photosynthesis occurs in seed chloroplasts Subsequently, lipid accumulation becomes the major function of chloroplasts in seeds Genes encoding ... expression of these target genes to control seed development and energy storage in soybeans Discussion As regulators of gene expression, miRNAs are widely present in animals and plants [37-50] There ... Figure Interestingly, the soybean homolog (Glyma05g33260) of Arabidopsis SUPPRESSOR OF GENE SLIENCING (AtSGS3) was detected as the target of Soy_25 (Figure 7a) SGS3 was required for defense against...
... juvenile onset These results might be influenced by the Caucasian ethnicity ofthe study cohort and differences ofthe test systems Cases of neuropsychiatric lupus [28,29] and subtypes of lupus nephritis ... antiribosomal proteins N, P0, P1 and P2 antibodies was assessed and areas under the curve 20 10 SSc pSS R A n=66 n=54 n=90 20 10 SLE SSc pSS n=66 n=54 R A n=90 20 10 H D n=100 SLE SSc pSS n=163 ... laboratory associations of antibodies against recombinant ribosomal P0, P1 and P2 proteins andtheir native heterocomplex in a Caucasian cohort with systemic lupus erythematosus Arthritis Research & Therapy...
... antithrombin Results inthe loss of prostacyclin synthesis by endothelial cells, increased cytokine synthesis, increased leukocyte adherence and chemotaxis Reduced protein C/protein S activity Results ... generates systemic synthesis of bradykinin, resulting in systemic hypotension and tissue hypoperfusion Moreover, focal regions of tissue ischemia as a result of intravascular clot formation stimulate ... ectodomain possesses a sequestered internal ligand that is tethered to the amino-terminus of its extracellular domain Thrombin cleaves the amino-terminus ofthe PAR, allowing the internal ligand...
... presence of one QTL inthe first position and two QTLs in both the first and second positions are as follows: H1: QTL inthe first position but no QTL inthe second position H2: QTLs in both first and ... first and second positions When comparing the hypothesis of one QTL inthe second position with that of QTLs in both the first and second positions, then H1: QTL presence inthe second position ... detected in our analysis scheme For the two-QTL model, positions of interest on the chromosome were searched in two dimensions [3] When we find QTLs inthe same region, we can assume that (1) QTLs for...
... which discusses the current understanding ofthe Standard Model in a brief overview, focusing on its relation with the relevant aspects ofthe top quark used inthe studies in this thesis The second ... ± andthe Z bosons, providing them with mass A summary of some properties ofthe particles inthe SM is shown in Table 2.1 Their masses were rounded andthe errors omitted, with the purpose of ... supports that neutrinos are not massless, although their mass is much smaller than any other particle inthe Standard Model They are assumed massless here though, since their mass is much smaller than...
... properties of most such devices One dimensional quantum spin systems called spin chains is one such class In this thesis, we investigate the dynamics of spin chains from the perspective of quantum information ... upon the directions of spin-spin interaction, spin chains can be classified into three types: Heisenberg spin chain, XY spin chain and Ising spin chain Inthe following, we will describe each ofthe ... from the seminal paper of Anderson in 1957 [61], spin chains have been 24 used as models for studying these phase transitions Inthe light of these studies, several measures like spectral statistics...