... adhesins on the cell wall of these bacteria allowing the colonization of both colonic and vascular tissues [106,107] Altering the profile of bacterial flora The members of gut microflora contribute ... clarify the underlying mechanisms that could be pursued by S bovis/gallolyticus for the etiology or propagation of colorectal tumors The hypothesized mechanismsofthe etiological association of S ... intestinal functions, including the development of mucosal immune system, the absorption of complex macromolecules, the synthesis of amino acids and vitamins, andthe protection against pathogenic...
... consequence ofthe physical laws of our universe andthe subatomic structure oftheoxygen atom As we shall see in Chap 2, the existence ofoxygen atoms is in turn a necessary result ofthe evolution of ... reaction ofthe singlet and triplet states of dioxygen with themselves or with other compounds Only a handful of these are of importance in living systems Their chemical properties and generations ... Thus, the higher the pH value, the lower the proton concentration and therefore the degree of dissociation of water This behavior of water depends strongly on the temperature, the higher the temperature...
... method of creating truth can have a fighting chance at reaching the heights that it is capable of So it is that through a mixture ofthe two schools of thought andthe work ofthe two men ... mastered it that theatre can reach a point of beauty and truth and can display reality and drama in a way that doesn't need to adapt with the changes of life because it is based in life The theatre that ... in life The theatre that emerges from this blend has its roots deep in the heart of humanity and what people truly want, and, consequently, will never die ...
... response ofthe parts ofthe body (specificity, site of action), andthe complaints ofthe victim (clinical signs and symptoms) The culmination ofthe practice in France is represented by the commercialization ... to the sick andthe poor, Catherine tested toxic concoctions, carefully noting the rapidity ofthe toxic response (onset of action), the effectiveness ofthe compound (potency), the degree of ... work on the bioactivity ofthe estrogenic compounds resulted in the synthesis of diethylstilbestrol (DES), hexestrol, and other stilbenes andthe discovery ofthe strong estrogenic activity of substituted...
... about the rectilinear propagation of light, and one can also derive the height ofthe flagpole from the length ofthe shadow, the elevation ofthe sun, and laws about the rectilinear propagation of ... The hubcaps, the mud flaps, andthe fuzzy dice are features of a fine machine, but none of these is a part of any of its mechanisms If these features are removed, the machine changes, but themechanisms ... motivated in part by the pleasure of understanding Unfortunately, the pleasure of understanding is often indistinguishable from the pleasure of misunderstanding The sense of understanding is at best...
... of cytotoxicity of both effector CD8 + T-cells [155] and NK cells [156] The immunosuppressive activities of MDSCs may depend on the activity of ARG and/ or reactive oxygen species they produce [150,157,158] ... types of carcinoma cancer may use different anti-immune strategies depending on the spectrum of host anti-carcinoma immunity in patients Further understanding of these mechanisms by which Du and ... of TGF-beta1 and Gal-1, expression of immune inhibitor ligands (B7-H1 -H3 and -H4), upregulation of IDO and/ or ARG activity and/ or expansion of cellular immunosuppression by MDSCs and Foxp3 Treg...
... as the cut-off and fitted linear models to each part ofthe curves The results are shown in Table The slopes ofthe linear functions are therefore the estimates of gene duplication rates for the ... It shows that the slopes ofthe linear functions ofthe NEW gene set (Hn and Mn) are located between the slopes ofthe two parts ofthe FAM2 gene set (Hp1 and Hp2 in human; Mp1 and Mp2 in mouse), ... retroposition The rates are the slopes ofthe linear functions (red lines) fitted to the curves ofthe cumulative distributions of retrogenes All ofthe linear functions are fitted to the part ofthe curves...
... the DDC model only requires that the joint effect ofthe duplicates fulfil the original functions The signature of positive selection in the retention of retrogenes votes for the prevalence of ... conceived and performed the experiments XD participated in the discussions ZW and GD collected the data ZW, GD and YL wrote and revised the manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... Given the signature of positive selection (Figure 4), we propose that the dosage model is more prevalent in the fixation of tandem duplicates In fact, the dosage model predicts that the fitness of...
... understanding ofthe pathophysiology of wounds, and improved techniques in monitoring the response ofhealing have led to continuing developments in the treatment of chronic wounds The practice ofwound ... known as the rate ofwoundhealingThe decrease in thewound area is technically termed as wound contraction and is the main component in woundhealing This also represents the rate of epithelialisation ... of NO donors and inhibitor on woundhealing 151 5.2.1 Effects of GSNO on woundhealing 151 5.2.2 Effects of SNAP on woundhealing 155 5.2.3 Effects of GSH on woundhealing 157 5.2.4 Effects of...
... broader sense of utilit ari anism inherited and absorbed the el ement s V of rites and musi c from the Zhou politi cal culture Xun Zi ’s empiricism reflect ed the t rend of ret urning to the empi ... erns of cultures — the poli tical and intellectual culture s ofthe Zhou d ynast y and t he Warri ng St ates peri od Speci fi call y, uti litari anism was the mainst ream thinking duri ng the ... ABSTRACT Xun Zi was one of t he great est C onfuci an thinkers in the pre-Qin peri od The purpose of thi s t hesis is to i nterpret the basi c charact er of his philosoph y First of all, it argues...
... 288-292。不同的是,郭沫若专注在宋钘与荀子的比较,而杜国庠使用了“宋 尹学派”的提法,白奚使用了“稷下学派”的提法。 16 Masayuki Sato, The Confucian Quest for Order: The Origin and Formation ofthe Political Thought of Xun Zi (Leiden: Brill, 2003), p.162 17 在荀学研究中,人们常用名学、辩学等概念指代荀子的逻辑学,其涵义虽未 ... 质。其实,荀子说的“礼”只是科学意义上从经验事实中归纳出来的原理,而 不 是 哲 学 意 义 上 的 形 而 上 学 。 见 The Confucian Quest for Order: The Origin and Formation ofThe Political Thought of Xun Zi , pp.230233。 106 徐复观〈荀子政治思想的解释〉,见《中国思想史论集续编》,页 ... Graham, Disputers ofthe Tao : Philosophical Argument in Ancient China, p.107 “Crisis”一词见该书第二章标题,但该章中实际使用 的概念是“形而上学的疑惑”。 51 关于本体论的概念和历史的详细综述,有兴趣的读者请浏览 Raul Corazzon, “Theory and History of Ontology”...
... determine the toxicity of nanomaterials andthe extent possible threats to the environment and living organisms Therefore, nanotoxicology is the study ofthe potential risks of nanoparticles, and this ... Alzheimer’s disease, and Huntington’s disease 1.2 Objectives ofthe research The specific objective ofthe project is to understand the processes of internalization of Ag and TiO2 nanoparticles ... physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials and their potential risk to the environment and human health Where the size, shape, and surface ofthe nanoparticles are precisely controlled, the...
... examined the students in both the experimental group andthe general The group has the same tests, the same amount of time The purpose ofthe test is to assess the results ofthe awareness of students ... subjects thebasic principles of Marxism - Leninism in the colleges and universities of Thai Nguyen province 1.2.2 These issues need further thesis solved First, the theoretical system on the use of ... principles and measures proposed in the thesis feasible pedagogical experimentally 4 New contributions ofthe thesis In theory, system theory of opinions and give their views of methods of presentation;...
... requirements ofthe VUV photolysis of water according to Eq (1) are related to the formation of high local concentration of hydroxyl radicals (OH.) and a series of other species (Gonzalez and Braun, ... considerable disadvantage ofthe majority ofthe degradation processes introduced above is the need to add external agents into the aqueous medium In such situation, the effectiveness ofthe processes relies ... nm) andthe Xe excimer lamp (emitting at 172 nm) The depth of this reaction volume is defined by the high absorption cross-section of water at the wavelength VUV(λ
... words instead ofthe advised 250-265) It has a sound structure, your position is clearly expressed, the information is well-organized, and structure-wise the sentences are fine The vocabulary ... outweigh the disadvantages Overall, I am convinced that we should further promote globalization and meanwhile the local government should take measures to combat culture assimilation and sweat ... sentences are fine The vocabulary is impressive and there were only a few grammatical errors (see comments underlined in blue) Overall, this seems to be a band 7.5 + essay ...
... the piece of discourse under analysis The later includes the type of communicative event, the topic, the purpose ofthe event, the setting, the xii participant andthe relationships between them ... medium ofthe language activity It is the manifestation ofthe nature ofthe language code being used Halliday and Hassan include here: “Mode is the function ofthe text in the event, including therefore ... renovation cause and to raise its economy's competitiveness on the one hand, and on other hand to affirm the consistency ofthe Party and State's policies to integrate the national economy into the world...
... CHAPTER TWO The Sources ofthe Problem The spirit of capitalism is alive and well in Corporate America Darwinian economies, governed by thebasic laws of supply and demand, vastly favor the strong ... creation of products and services and then selling and delivering them to the marketplace A talented CEO can rally the troops and march on to victory in the marketplace But the success of a CEO ... drives the United States more than other countries The second is the uniquely American cult ofthe deified CEO and his entourage, making them worthy of vast sums of money to attract and retain them...
... may provide the competent authorities the authority to inform the right holder ofthe names and addresses ofthe consignor, the importer andthe consignee, andofthe quantity ofthe goods in ... into the Party's territory of copies ofthe work; B the first public distribution ofthe original and each copy ofthe work by sale, rental or otherwise; C the communication of a work to the public; ... BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ANDTHE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON TRADE RELATIONS The Government ofthe United States of America andthe Government ofthe Socialist Republic of Vietnam...
... some ofthe weaknesses and problems that can affect the quality of studies investigating the potential causes of cryptorchidism and hypospadias Quality assessment ofthe various studies andofthe ... registry-based and all were questionnaire-based, so the level of proof that they offer regarding EC exposure andthe disorders is relatively poor Nevertheless, the best designed of these studies ... must know the full range of such ECs, the level of human exposure to each EC and their doseresponse anti-androgenic effect; in the context of TDS the latter has to involve in vivo studies These new...