Search results for "SVI"

Castronovo di Sicilia: analisi di contesto e alcuni fatti stilizzati

2009

Differentiation of herpes simplex virus-induced fusion from without and fusion from within by cyclosporin A and compound 48/80.

1991

Treating strains of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in culture with either cyclosporin A or compound 48/80, allowed the strains to be divided into two groups. Group 1 contains the strains ANG and HFEM of HSV-1 and Lux syn (HSV-2) producing fusion from within (FFWI) and fusion from without (FFWO). Cyclosporin A fails to inhibit both types of fusion at concentrations up to 100 microM. Strains ANG and HFEM belong to the syn 3 marker locus group identified for HSV-1. Group 2 contains all other fusion-producing strains of HSV tested so far. Cyclosporin A inhibits FFWI at concentrations as low as 10 to 20 microM. These strains belong to the syn locus marker groups 1, 2, 4 and 5. From the fact that mut…

Two mutations in gB-1 and gD-1 of herpes simplex virus type 1 are involved in the "fusion from without" phenotype in different cell types.

1996

Previous studies have shown that certain strains of herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) are able to induce “fusion from without” (FFWO) which means no transcription or translation of the viral genome happens. The main determinants for FFWO in BHK cells are mutations in the C-terminal part of gB-1. But single mutations in this part of the genome are not sufficient to transfer the FFWO phenotype also to Vero cells. Here, we report that FFWO of HSV strains indeed need additional mutations in the N-terminal part of gD in order to produce the FFWO phenotype in BHK and Vero cells. By marker transfer we are able to show that loss of mutations in the N-terminal part of gD influences the ability t…

Mazzarino: la costruzione di una piccola capitale

2009

Il contributo ripercorre attraverso un esame delle architetture più significative -una sorta di percorso monumentale-,la storia e l'evoluzione di un centro feudale dell'eltroterra siciliano, dalle incerte ipotesi relative alla fondazione del primo nucleo abitato alla sua trasformazione in piccola capitale dei possedimenti della famiglia Branciforte. Dall'esame delle strutture del castello che domina l'abitato, da un'altura a nord dello stesso, alle realizzazioni tardo-settecentesche, l'intreccio tra emergenze architettonico e sviluppo urbano fanno di Mazzarino un caso emblematico delle dinamiche e dei modelli che guidano la trasformazione di centri analoghi in Sicilia nel passaggio dal medi…

Endringskapasitet – en nøkkel for å lykkes med gevinstrealisering i spesialisthelsetjenesten? : En studie av hvordan mellomledere opplever at endring…

2018

Masteroppgave i helse- og sosialinformatikk HSI500 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 Background: If an organisation is to reap the potential benefits of new technology, it must modify its work processes. However, the specialist health service appears to be experiencing significant challenges because it is constantly under pressure to change and improve its efficiency. This can weaken its capacity for change and, at worst, lead to long-term reductions in productivity and efficiency. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how middle managers in the specialist health service feel they can influence developments in change capacity. The aim is to contribute to an awareness of the importance…

PUBLIC TRUST IN CHARITIES : EVIDENCES FROM FINLAND AND SWEDEN

2019

Master's thesis Innovative governance and public management ME523 - University of Agder 2019 Public sector across the globe is currently experiencing a decline in public trustand this issue has been widelydiscussed across the globe. While working as a fundraiser in summer 2018, the author discovered that charities are struggling to recruit and keep their regular donors. Donations from general people areone of the mainsources of charity funding. Individuals who donate to charities do not receive a direct benefit in exchange for their support to charities. Moreover, they don’t have all the necessary information, on which they can decide to donate. Trust is what facilitates the transactions be…

Modelling the Reverse ElectroDialysis process with seawater and concentrated brines

2012

Technologies for the exploitation of renewable energies have been dramatically increasing in number, complexity and type of source adopted. Among the others, the use of saline gradient power is one of the latest emerging possibilities, related to the use of the osmotic/chemical potential energy of concentrated saline solutions. Nowadays, the fate of this renewable energy source is intrinsically linked to the development of the pressure retarded osmosis and reverse electrodialysis technologies. In the latter, the different concentrations of two saline solutions is used as a driving force for the direct production of electricity within a stack very similar to the conventional electrodialysis …

Intimate male partner violence impairs immune control over herpes simplex virus type 1 in physically and psychologically abused women.

2004

OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a worldwide problem and a cause of significant distress and threat to health. Studies have focused mainly on mental health, and few have considered the effect on physiological systems. The aim of this research was to determine whether IPV also compromises the immune system, as evidenced by a decrease in immune regulation over herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the latent virus that causes cold sores. METHODS: Physically abused (N = 47) and psychologically abused women (N = 27) were compared with nonabused control women (N = 37). Information about sociodemographic characteristics, lifetime history of victimization, and mental heal…

La scuola in ospedale: un’opportunità di ‘attraversamento’ del rischio per il bambino ospedalizzato

2004

Aim. The paper reports research on the subject of "Overcoming the illness risk in the School in Hospital service" the aim of which was to monitor this particular service so as to assess whether or not the activities proposed are directed by the model of overcoming inherent risks as defined and reported here. Four research directions were taken to verify the hypothesis whereby the service takes on a supportive-transformative value which enables the hospitalized child to study through his/her illness and is thus able to develop by activating support, protection and diagnosis functions. Methods. The investigation was carried out using the single case methodology which provided for continuous o…

Coping strategies and locus of control in childhood leukemia: a multi-center research

2015

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a very distressing experience for children and requires a special effort of adjustment. Therefore, it seems to be crucial to explore coping resources for the experienced risk condition. In this sense, the study focuses on coping strategies and locus of control in children with ALL during the treatment phase, and on their possible relation. The correlation between children and maternal coping strategies is also investigated. The participants involved were an experimental group of 40 children with ALL and their mothers, and 30 healthy children as the control group. The tools used were: the Child Behavioral Style Scale and the Monitor-Blunter Style Scale t…