... just as the title of this thesis suggests, to discover the walls’ functions throughout their many occupations between 1099 and 1291 The purpose of this chapter is to set the scene ofthe thesis ... Frankish era, thus leading me to choose these sites as the major case studies of this thesis It was later decided that a full analysis of Jerusalem s walls was unnecessary and key points were ... interpretations into the thesis s aims, effectively by-passing the research rut 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION AND AIMS This then leads us to the central question of this thesis: what were the social and military...
... using presumably high-fidelity host DNA polymerases It is surprising, therefore, thatthe basal mutation rates of ssDNA viruses are orders of magnitude higher than those oftheir hosts [15] The ... state the genomes of these viruses are subject to mutagenic processes that are less frequently experienced in dsDNA [4]; (2) geminivirus genomes, and those of some other ssDNA viruses, are not sufficiently ... grasses andthattheir substitution rates may therefore be as low as 10-8 substitutions per site per year (subs/site/year; [23]) – i.e ten thousand times lower than their basal mutation rates...
... using presumably high-fidelity host DNA polymerases It is surprising, therefore, thatthe basal mutation rates of ssDNA viruses are orders of magnitude higher than those oftheir hosts [15] The ... state the genomes of these viruses are subject to mutagenic processes that are less frequently experienced in dsDNA [4]; (2) geminivirus genomes, and those of some other ssDNA viruses, are not sufficiently ... grasses andthattheir substitution rates may therefore be as low as 10-8 substitutions per site per year (subs/site/year; [23]) – i.e ten thousand times lower than their basal mutation rates...
... Angiogenic and angiostatic factors in systemic sclerosis: increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor are a feature ofthe earliest disease stages and are associated with the absence of fingertip ... concentration and oxidative stress markers suggests that these drugs improve endothelium injury A decrease of sVCAM-1 by nifedipine was previously reported in SSc [24] The improvement of all these markers ... improvement ofthe vasospastic disease Whatever the mechanism involved, the concomitant decrease of sVCAM- Angiogenesis seems to be impaired in SSc and this could result from excessive angiostatic...
... treatment of allergic and immunological disease andthe molecular biology of inflammatory cells, cytokines, and other factors Mini reviews, commentaries and editorials will be systematically and periodically ... create, develop and build Clinical and Molecular Allergy The submission, peer review, and publication of manuscripts will be done by an efficient, online process This method will shorten the time for ... free of charge "BioMed Central will be the most significant development for disseminating the results of biomedical researc h in our lifetime." Sir Paul Nurse, Cancer Research UK Your research...
... Nowadays, finding covered songs are so easy, they appear in most CDs of most singers “Music cover” is not a new concept Most singers choose to cover a song of other musicians or singers to make their ... types of students in other university, NEU students are the perfect entity to take the research The study illustrates the effects of music cover and NEU students’ behaviors towards the spread of ... studies and shows what the achieved points andthe weakness in each study are After that, it states personal opinion of reporter about previous studies andthe purpose to this research Data analysis...
... understanding ofthe causes of performance and how those characteristics andtheir effects change over time The practical implications of these results are also noteworthy These results suggest that ... heterogeneity suggesting the presence of further moderators Table presents the results ofthe meta-analyses with covariates Two sets of analyses were used to provide a more complete test ofthe hypotheses ... simultaneously This study then performs a multi-method investigation to test the issues raised herein First, using meta-analyses, this paper tests if the variety of past findings of these relationships...
... services will assume that they not object to having their responses, or parts thereof, published on the Commission s website and/ or quoted in reports analysing the outcome ofthe consultation process19 ... fat, salt and sugars, such as energy-dense snacks and sugar-sweetened soft drinks, andthe marketing of such products in schools26 Industry self regulation could be the means of choice in this field, ... management aspects, physical exercise has also independent positive effects on the prevention of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, osteoporosis and depression, and contributes...
... review of this study Any remaining errors or omissions are the sole responsibility ofthe author As the author of this study has worked independently, her views and conclusions not necessarily ... University Professor Steve Globerman, Western Washington University Professor Jay Greene, University of Arkansas Professor James Gwartney, Florida State University Professor Eric A Hanushek, Stanford ... University of Rochester Professor Lynne Kiesling, Northwestern University Professor Edward Lopez, San Jose State University Professor Ross McKitrick, University of Guelph (Canada) Professor Sandra Peart...
... between tissues For simple comparison of two groups (WT vs PV– ⁄ –), the Student s t-test was used Significance levels were set at P < 0.05 Acknowledgements The project was supported by the Swiss National ... induced the latter process [6] and here we show that also MLC isoforms are not changed in PV– ⁄ – TA Unaltered mRNA levels of TnIfast andthe slow isoform, SERCA2a, together with previous results [5,6,16], ... differences in the ratio between mRNA and protein signals in the different tissues is indicative of complex regulation (see the Results and Discussion sections) A final comparison between the mRNA and...
... about stroke or other abnormality The first element of a mental status test should be the assessment ofthe patient s level of awareness, because awareness affects the rest ofthe evaluation Note ... surroundings, the physician can assess visuoconstruction or the ability to copy and produce figures on demand, such as a cross, square, and cube The physician can also assess general fund of knowledge ... previous diagnoses (i.e., fibromyalgia, attention deficit disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder) The psychiatrist diagnosed the patient with possible AD on the basis ofthe PET result,...
... explicit results can be derived with respect to the steady-state response ofthe system (discussed here) and its kinetics (see next subsection) Weak binding corresponds to high values ofthe dissociation ... give rise to bistability in the response ofthe system Bistability would impart very special properties, such as sharp response thresholds and hysteresis The first theoretical evidence of this phenomenon ... kinase activity This ultrasensitivity depends also on the dissociation constants for the kinase–target and phosphatase–target interactions To be specific, the dissociation constants ofthe various...
... lactose-positive Salmonella is isolated (see 4.4), the TSI slant is yellow Thus, preliminary confirmation of Salmonella cultures shall not be based on the results ofthe TSI agar test only (see ... detection of Salmonella necessitates four successive stages (see also annex A) NOTE The Salmonella may be present in small numbers and are often accompanied by considerably larger numbers of other ... examine the plates (9.4.3) for the presence of typical colonies of Salmonella and atypical colonies that may be Salmonella (see Note) Mark their position on the bottom ofthe dish Typical colonies of...
... to the markets to sell the products from their gardens that they not use for their families This is another opportunity that women have to have access to some cash and buy other needs such as ... so that other groups ofthe sul-rio-grandense society help in the processes of awareness of local communities The struggle does not build itself.”, stated one ofthe rural workers Such extension ... continuously work on such issues, showing and encouraging other families to participate in discussions It is a process that needs to be constructed together with the families Rio Grande Sul is the state...
... disease and dementia will find this book of interest, including physicians, medical students, psychologists, scientists, graduate students, and allied health professionals including nurses, social ... acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, the first class of drugs approved by the FDA for treating Alzheimer s disease In 1984, the first clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer s disease was published, and ... chapters of this volume, these related neurodegenerative diseases have clinical and neuropsychological features that aid in the diagnosis andthat distinguish them from Alzheimer s disease In this sense,...
... assess their genuine effectiveness The subjectivity of sexual arousal also makes research of substances that enhance or subdue it challenging Sexual arousal is as much a process ofthe mind as ... its single-use applicator, then inserts the applicator into the urethra opening at the tip of his penis As the suppository dissolves, the alprostadil diffuses into the surrounding tissues and ... foundation of most CVD, including CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD), which is atherosclerosis ofthe coronary arteries Symptoms Most often the only symptoms of atherosclerosis are the forms of heart disease...
... managing and disposing of transuranic and mixed wastes DOE s inventory of transuranic and mixed wastes (TM wastes) includes about 155,000 cubic meters of waste stored on some 30 DOE sites and another ... wastes from its sites, the size ofthe inventory translates to a multidecade effort that will require handling, characterizing, shipping, and disposing of hundreds of thousands of waste drums and ... inventory—characterizing the contents of hundreds of thousands of waste containers, retrieving at least a portion of buried wastes, providing treatments as necessary, and shipping the wastes to designated disposal...
... sustainable resource use, assuming thatthe depletion of natural resources is sustainable if their use leads to the creation of other assets of equal value In the language ofthe economics of sustainable ... indicator andthe policy target for that issue are expressed in the same units, such as ozonedepletion equivalents Emissions of greenhouse gases alter the composition ofthe Earth 's atmosphere so that ... over the causes of such emissions, such as the combustion of coal, oil, and other fossil fuels andthe clearing and burning of tropical forests, inspiring research, and influencing policy actions...
... analysis was performed using the t-test unless specified otherwise in the figure legends Assessment of axon degeneration in SCG cultures SCG were dissected from 0–2 day old pups and cultured as described ... apoptosis and stress resistance Yeast Sir2 and its mammalian homologue SIRT1 are upregulated upon caloric restriction and this is associated with increased lifespan [8] SIRT1 controls the activity ... NMNAT isoforms being able to compensate for the nuclear isoform Studies describing subcellular localization ofthe three NMNAT isoforms are based on the overexpression of fusion proteins which...
... the end ofthe 186 0s as the Schaaffhausen, the first ofthe joint-stock banks The size of individual private banks was less important because oftheir habits of working together closely Banks ... raises the interesting issue of how they survived and prospered As Table shows, credit banks always held fewer total assets than the Sparkassen, and as late as 1880 private banks held more assets, ... mostly reflects the growth of incomes in Prussia Critics also made much ofthe short office hours kept by most Sparkassen In the early 186 0s, 73 of Prussia s 268 Sparkassen were open two days...