This study addresses the relationship between information structure and intonation in French. More specifically, it tests whether phrase-initial rises (LHi) are associated with the left edge of contrastively focused constituents in whinterrogatives. Since LHi distribution has also been correlated with length, the study further examines the relative contribution of constraints operating at two d...

A stoichiometric unit of the light-harvesting complex I and the reaction centre (LHI-RC complex) has been isolated from a carotenoid-less mutant of the purple non-sulphur bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum by mild solubilization of photosynthetic membranes with the phospholipid detergent diheptylphosphatidylcholine. Dialysis of the isolated LHI-RC complexes in the presence of added dioleoyl-sn-pho...

BACKGROUND Starting HAART in a very advanced stage of disease is assumed to be the most prevalent form of initiation in HIV-infected subjects in developing countries. Data from Latin America and the Caribbean is still lacking. Our main objective was to determine the frequency, risk factors and trends in time for being late HAART initiator (LHI) in this region. METHODOLOGY Cross-sectional anal...

Rhodobacter capsulatus ORF1696 mutant strains were created by insertion of antibiotic resistance cartridges at different sites within the ORF1696 gene in a strain that lacks the light-harvesting II (LHII) complex. Steady-state absorption spectroscopy profiles and the kinetics of the light-harvesting I (LHI) complex assembly and decay were used to evaluate the function of the ORF1696 protein in ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a serious public health problem and non-invasive biomarkers improving diagnosis or therapy are strongly required. Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has been a promising target for this purpose. In this study, we evaluated the potential of long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) hypomethylation as a blood biomarker for CRC. LINE-1 hypomethylation level in plasma c...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study is to optimize the effective dose of heparin and ligustrazine hydrochloride injection (LHI) for drug combination. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animal clinical study of LHI was performed by the rat's model of induced arteriovenous shunt thrombosis. Experimental animals were grouped into several groups and separately treated with both LHI (20, 40, 80 mg/kg, i...

There are substantial differences among taxonomic groups in their capacity to reach remote oceanic islands via long-distance overwater dispersal from mainland regions. Due to their permeable skin and intolerance of saltwater, amphibians generally require human-assisted dispersal to reach oceanic islands. Several Litoria frog species have been introduced to remote islands throughout the Pacific ...

A basic constituent of French intonation is the Accentual Phrase (AP), which includes two distinct tonal events: a final LH* accentual rise and an initial LHi rise. A previous study had shown a difference between the rising movements according to the the position of the AP within the intonational phrase (IP): prenuclear (P, IP-initial) versus nuclear (N, IPfinal). The present paper explains thi...

Background Malignant cerebral edema (MCE) is a life-threatening complication of large hemisphere infarction (LHI). Therefore, fast, accurate, and convenient tool for predicting MCE can guide triage services facilitate shared decision-making. In this study, we aimed to develop validate nomogram the early prediction risk in acute LHI involving anterior circulation understand potential mechanism M...