... The ChemicPvl BasisofLife That the fundamental life processes must either wholly or partly, to specific chemical structures is generally conceded, "but there is a prevailing opinion that the ... charges The nitrogen atoms at the ends ofthe spiral will probably unite with the ions of inorganic salts, the presence of which is necessary for the nourishment of all living organisms It will ... Inheritance of structural variations; The rod-like or thread-like form of many ofthe lov^rer organisms; The optical activity of substances obtained from living tissues; The large porcentage of wat...
... or required further explanation ofthe need for their samples I often thought ofthe irony ofthe situation At these reunion parties, Dr Garcia would oversee the administration ofthe electrical ... (3) elucidation ofthechemicalbasisof heredity, the molecular basisof disease has been addressed in the context of how mutations affect the structure, function, or regulation of a gene or its ... with the arrowheads representing the short, direct repeats formed at the point of insertion The left half of Alu contains the A and B boxes ofthe RNA polymerase III promoter The two halves of the...
... itself both at the level ofthe immediate chromatin environment ofthe intergenic region, and also at the level of topological status ofthe DNA as a result of transcription ofthe adjacent genes ... DnaC [14] Rather the role of ATP in the reaction is to serve as a switch that controls the activity ofthe helicase The ATP bound form of DnaC severely inhibits the helicase activity of DnaB and ... by unwinding of this intrinsically less stable region of duplex [6] A further level of complexity arises from the fact that DnaA is a member ofthe AAA+ family of ATPases This class of protein...
... attributed to the proliferation of spermatogenic cells around the pubertal stage, and the reduction in the population of Sertoli cells relative to the spermatogenic cells Even though the GR content ... during their migration through the epididymis, the oxidation of sulfhydryls is related to the acquisition of motility [4,5] During epididymial migration, sulfhydryls in the nucleus and the tail of ... protein and the mRNA for GR (Fig 1C), which appears to be due to different turnover rates ofthe protein in these tissues Immunohistochemical localization of GR in male reproductive system ofthe adult...
... tongues of flame that I refer to You have the air creeping in over the edge ofthe dish forming these tongues Why? Because, through the force ofthe current and the irregularity ofthe action ofthe ... In the middle ofthe flame, where the wick is, there is this combustible vapour; on the outside ofthe flame is the air which we shall find necessary for the burning ofthe candle; between the ... have one ofthe most beautiful illustrations ofthe general nature of a candle that I can possibly give The fuel provided, the means of bringing that fuel to the place ofchemical action, the regular...
... thought of as being in the domain ofthe doctor These nurses need to be taught skills during the first weeks of training which are themselves based on sound knowledge One ofthe skills they need ... existence ofthe individual The blood has the task of transporting: water and nutrients from the digestive system to the cells; oxygen from the lungs to the cells; carbon dioxide from the cells to the ... valve on the left and pulmonary valve on the right The aorta is the main artery taking blood from the left side ofthe heart for distribution around the body 31 THE BIOLOGICAL BASISOF NURSING:...
... The structural basisof calpain behavior Y Benyamin two parts, DIIa and DIIb, come closer together, with concomitant release of constraints between the domains (large arrows) ... questions are raised by these molecular studies What is the correlation between the in vitro and in vivo Ca2+ requirements for calpain activity? How the two isoforms target their specific substrates ... and oscillations of [Ca2+], in particular those involving specific phosphorylations of calpastatin, calpains and targets The following Minireviews develop three themes on the role of calpain and...
... it arises in the same way with the lexis The first stage is likewise one of translation equivalence, the second stage is the use ofthe determining features ofthe target language The question ... equivalences The autonomy thus acquired by the lexis ofthe target language allows the thesaurus stage ofthe dictionary to be the same for one target language whatever the source language, and at the ... language, and the particular determining features ofthe latter The less use made of comparative systematization, the more use must be made ofthe particular systematization ofthe target language...
... characterized the contribution of these assay components by omitting them individually In the absence of ferredoxin the reaction rate decreased to 46.5% ofthe complete reaction while the absence of ascorbate ... account for the failure ofthe PsHO1 probe to detect any HO2-like sequences in Southern blot experiments Whatever thebasisofthe recovery of phytochrome responses in older pcd1 plants, they still ... region of Arabidopsis thaliana HO1 (AtHO1) and was used as thebasis for the design of gene specific primers The 5¢- and 3¢-ends ofthe pea HO1 cDNA were obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA...
... Professor ofthe History of Science and Medicine at the University of Chicago Among his publications are Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior, The Meaning of ... had the patience to read through the entire manuscript The deep knowledge of these scholars ranged from the history of science to contemporary biology, from the logic of argument to the logic of ... however, the aspirations ofthe liberals crashed upon the failure ofthe Frankfurt Parliament Periodically through the 1830s and 1840s, students in the new Burschenschaften (the fi rst of these...
... in the common sense ofthe word Chance and confusion play no role in the weather, in the irregular pattern ofthe earth’s orbit, in the growth pattern of a tree, or in the population limits of ... to further the systems basisof architecture: function as the foundation of design and industrial standardization as thebasisof construction The Bauhaus sought to close the gap between the progress ... coincidence that placed these presentations back to back: the last ofthe structural eras and the first ofthe environmental ones The changing ofthe guard officially occurred in the early 1970s and...
... between thethe spiral and the —CO— groups at the end of —NH— groups ofthe newly formed The two hydrogen atoms ofthe newly formed diketopiperazine ring- diketopiperazine ring imide groups ofthe ... parts 15 ofthe molecular structure of every enzyme and determine the specificity thereof Side-chains of one sort or another are probably attached to all sides ofthe protein portion ofthe enzyme ... carbon atoms at the free end ofthe spiral After assimilation of each new diketopiperazine ring, the configuration of atoms at the end ofthe spiral will be the same as it was before, the will spiral...
... length of human life, according to the Greeks, was in the hands ofthe Fates, or Moerae These three sisters, daughters ofthe Goddess ofthe Night, measured out the beginning, the middle, and the ... percent of what it was at the end ofthe nineteenth century These factors still compromise the survival of women in some parts ofthe world T h e reason for the longer average lifespan of women ... isolation of many elderly people T h e overall loss ofthe ability to control the image of ourselves seen by others may be one ofthe most devastating changes of growing old, ranking with the fear of...
... years It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in 92.52% ofthe sample, and it was the father in 7.48% ofthe sample No parent in the patient group refused to participate in the study, ... questionnaire in 89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% ofthe sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample Distribution of all participants in terms of gender and age group ... Score, the mean is computed as the sum ofthe items divided by the number of items answered in the Emotional, Social, and School Functioning Subscales The sequential validation procedure of the...
... ofthe time Some ofthe time All ofthe time Knee pain present at night: None ofthe time Some ofthe time All ofthe time Knee pain worse on movement: None ofthe time Some ofthe time All of ... practice The lack of standardisation in the choice of instruments limits the generalisability of results Furthermore, ofthe five instruments included in the review that were based on the views of ... ensured that the views of patients with knee problems formed thebasisof item construction Therefore the KQoL-26 has high content validity as a measure of knee-related quality oflifeThe instrument...
... scores ofthe DQOL were moderately correlated with the D-39S (except sexual functioning) and the RAND-12 Magnitudes in the correlations of all DQOL domains with the physical relevant domains ofthe ... among domains ofthe DQOL with the D-39S and the RAND-12 As described in the Introduction, because the DQOL essentially measures satisfaction and impact of diabetes treatment, whereas the D-39S measures ... discriminant validity ofthe DQOL against the D-39S and the RAND-12 In general, domain scores ofthe DQOL were moderately correlated with the D-39S (except sexual functioning) and the RAND-12 PHC and...
... the ED and at the time of follow-up (FU) Another consideration is validity: the strength ofthe association between the candidate instrument and other relevant outcomes (construct validity) The ... correlated with the PedsQL™ total scores at FU, with the exception of caregiver missed work or school (Table 1) The negative direction ofthe correlation reflects that the longer the duration of fever ... analyzed by means of a paired t-test The effect size was then calculated by dividing the overall mean change in score by the standard deviation ofthe score at baseline As a point of reference, an...
... Finally, there was no report by the patients or guardians of any lack of comprehension regarding the questions The lack of validation studies on assessment scales ofthe quality oflife among ... individuals off treatment Therefore, the occurrence of illness implied limitations and difficulties The analysis ofthe Corrected Item-Total Correlation proved the satisfactory homogeneity ofthe instrument ... treatment on the quality oflifeof patients Moreover, decisions for the implementation of improvements in public healthcare may be adopted based on the impact of interventions on quality oflife [1]...
... cross-cultural adaptation, the group of specialists stated that the concept ofthe impact of childhood cancer on the quality oflifeofthe families used for development ofthe original instrument was ... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality ofLife Outcomes 2008, 6:35 the health-related quality oflifeof parents/guardians The score is computed as the sum ofthe 20 ... illness, the assessment ofthe heath-related quality oflifeof parents and families could contribute toward their healthcare needs [3,21,22] This study presents the reliability and validity of the...