Three-dimensional (3D) motion capture systems have been used to identify athletes in high risk of injury, but due their cost, lack portability and qualified technicians, an alternative is needed, such as two-dimensional (2D) systems. The purpose this study was examine the criterion-related validity three measures frontal plane knee alignment (Frontal projection angle [FPPA], knee-to-ankle separ...

Macrophages play an important role in the acute tissue inflammatory response through the release of cytokines and growth factors in response to stimuli such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Macrophage inflammatory effector functions are also influenced by interactions with the extracellular matrix (ECM). Such macrophage-ECM interactions may be important in regulating chronic inflammatory responses....

Glucocorticoids are potent antiinflammatory drugs. They inhibit the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules. It has recently been proposed that the underlying basis to such inhibition is the induction of the protein I kappa B, which inhibits the transcription factor NF-kappa B. The latter is a key activator of the genes encoding cytokines and adhesion molecules. The prese...

The minimal region of the human tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) gene promoter necessary for its transcriptional induction by phorbol esters (PMA) in human T and B lymphocyte cell lines has been localized between -52 and +89 nucleotides (nt) relative to the gene's transcriptional start site. Comparison of these sequences to those required to mediate virus or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) indu...

We construct explicit examples of half-sided modular inclusions ${\mathcal N}\subset{\mathcal M}$ von Neumann algebras with trivial relative commutants. After stating a general criterion for triviality the commutant in terms an algebra localized at infinity, we consider second quantization inclusion large and one-parameter family N}_\kappa\subset{\mathcal M}_\kappa$, $\kappa\geq0$, such that N}...

In this study, Kappa number prediction and diagnosis in continuous Downflow Lo-Solids cooking application is investigated. Gustafson’s Kappa number model is applied for the prediction of the blowline Kappa number. New cooking temperature set point is solved iteratively based on the difference between the predicted and target blow-line kappa numbers. The main active variables for the Kappa numbe...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate involvement of the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) in the increased expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) stimulated by interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) in primary rheumatoid synoviocytes. METHODS We treated early-passage rheumatoid synoviocytes with IL-1 beta and examined the time course of NF-kappa B translocation to the nucleus by Western blot ...

The rational meromorphic functions on $\mathbb{C}\backslash\mathbb{R}$ are studied. We consider the some classes of one, as generalized Nevanlinna $\mathbf{N}_{\kappa}$ and Stieltjes $\mathbf{N}_{\kappa}^{k}$ classes. By Euclidean algorithm, we can find indices $\kappa$ $k$, i.e. determine which class function belongs to $\mathbf{N}_{\kappa}^{k}$.

statement of problem: the gonial angle plays an important role in ensuring a harmonious facial profile. changes in this angle especially after surgery may be an aesthetic concern for both the patient and the surgeon. purpose: the aim of the present study was to evaluate gonial angle changes after mandiblular setback with the bssro technique and to measure postsurgical relapse two years after su...