... interspersed by a stimulus which deviated from the standard in the intensity of the first component andthe glide direction of the second constituent The number of distinct MMN components elicited ... with missed targets and standard stimulus presentations This suggests the contingency of the N2b amplitude not upon the recognition of the actual deviant targets but instead upon the plausibility ... effect on the latency and amplitude of the evoked MMN, the elicited N2b was found to continuously increase in latency and decrease in amplitude with increasing age These findings suggest the constancy...
... birds and tree There was the agitation, the vacillation, the vibration There was, also, the movement of the time that made the time of day, the time of early evening And moreover, there was the ... how is such an image to greet the murmuring andthe crackling andthe tinkling andthe crying andthe sighing and rumbling andthe roaring of background noise? The question is rushing towards ... Michel Serres, the song of the taut and tenuous agitation at the bottom of the world -'There is background noise, then a noise in the midst of that background noise, and suddenly there's the whole...
... area, then count and number the households and randomly choose the first household Option Divide the cluster by natural boundaries, e.g a stream and a mountain range, then approximate the number ... this region (the others are Japan andthe United States), with 13.2–17.9% of their population already over 65 years In these countries, the increase in the elderly population will be of the order ... population level on the health and nutritional status of the elderly in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia WHO therefore advocated and provided resources for the inclusion of the elderly within...
... weaker with fast migrating bands, which correspond to the LPS core with and without the O-polysaccharide, respectively The serological data obtained andthe identity of the O-polysaccharide structures ... groups at d 23.5 and 23.8 (CH3; 23.7 and 23.9 in P vulgaris O8) and 176.1 and 176.2 (CO; 176.2 and 176.3 in P vulgaris O8) as well as 12 other oxygenbearing ring carbons in the region d 69.6–84.0 ... 000, : 8000 and : 32 000, respectively) and inhibition of the reaction in both PIH and EIA Again, the homologous LPS was a strong inhibitor (1–4 ng) whereas the inhibiting activity of the cross-reactive...
... depression Concurrent and discriminant validity of the Korean version of the GDS was established andthe reported Cronbach’s alpha was 90 (Bae & Cho, 2004) Sensitivity and specificity of the Japanese ... possible health status) Discriminant validity of the Korean and Japanese versions of SF-36 was established and reported Cronbach’s alphas were 93–.94 and 84–.86 in the Korean and Japanese version, ... influenced by loneliness and general health status in Korean and Japanese elderly This corresponds to the study results of Cacioppo et al., (2006) and Tiikkainen and Heillinen (2005) These studies examined...
... objectives to prevent any further deterioration of water bodies, and protect and enhance thestatus of aquatic ecosystems and associated wetlands It aims to promote sustainable water consumption and will ... basins, and to include them in the monitoring programmes Monitoring of both WFD priority substances and other pollutants for the purpose of determination of the chemical and ecological status ... Research and Development 1.1.3 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS Monitoring and data reporting for evaluating the environmental statusand trends need to be coordinated at EU level in the...
... confirmed by the fucosidase digestion, which gave rise to the trimannosyl core, and by ESI-MS analysis (data not shown) The GU(ODS) and GU(amide) of the other three glycans, including the most predominant ... ions at m/z 118 and 189 Other peaks in the gas chromatogram were identified by referring to their retention time and EI spectra, compared against authentic standards attached to the innermost GlcNAc ... with GU(ODS) of 8.8 and 11.3 gave a single peak on the amide-silica column, and hereafter are designated glycan A and glycan C, respectively The GU(ODS) and GU(amide) of these four glycans are...
... level, their presence is only seen outside the cells The assembly and synthesis of HHV-6A begins in the nucleus, the virion acquires a membrane as it passes through the nuclear membrane, and it ... reported in the brain environment [25-27] These observations may partly explain the diminished cognitive function, depression and fatigue in these individuals The presence of HIV1 and HCV in the same ... analysis of the 5'UTR of CIMM-HCV [6] andthe discovery of significant HCV variants [7] Rare insertions and deletions have also been seen by others [8] The analysis of the 5'UTR revealed that there...
... income, and mother employment status at children age months), sex, and skin color of cohort's participants The second level included the dental status at the age of yr The third level comprised the ... this study, andthe range of age differences may explain the different results On the other hand, the epidemiological figures of oral diseases can significantly influence the pattern of the causes ... [21], and gingival bleeding (all the teeth were probed in six sites, and then bleeding was considered after 10 s) In addition, the criteria of the dental aesthetic index (DAI) were adopted for the...
... conceived of the study, conducted the study, analyzed and interpreted the data and drafted the manuscript RD and MBH contributed to the design and interpretation of the analysis All authors read and critically ... between PCS-12 and PCS-36 and between MCS-12 and MCS-36 for the entire sample and by BMI group The Pearson correlation was 0.82 for the physical component summary scores and 0.95 for the mental component ... interaction between the SF-12 summary scores and age, sex, race, and BMI to examine whether the relationship between PCS-12 and PCS-36 and between MCS-12 and MCS-36 might vary depending on these factors...
... level, their presence is only seen outside the cells The assembly and synthesis of HHV-6A begins in the nucleus, the virion acquires a membrane as it passes through the nuclear membrane, and it ... reported in the brain environment [25-27] These observations may partly explain the diminished cognitive function, depression and fatigue in these individuals The presence of HIV1 and HCV in the same ... analysis of the 5'UTR of CIMM-HCV [6] andthe discovery of significant HCV variants [7] Rare insertions and deletions have also been seen by others [8] The analysis of the 5'UTR revealed that there...
... of the two villages of Keneba and Manduar andthe pattern of childhood hepatitis was described [24-26] The two villages are situated kilometres apart andthe inhabitants are of similar ethnic and ... AH and HW participated in the design of the study; HW and SM obtained funding support; MM and SK participated in the laboratory analysis; MM, SC and DJ Performed the data analysis; MM, HW, SM and ... [18,19] The natural history of HBV infection is complex and variable and is greatly influenced by the age at infection andthe level of HBV replication The diversity of clinical outcome of HBV, either...
... standard for planning and managing health and safety at these events In the light of changes to health and safety law, andthe continuing development of best practice by theevent industry, the ... health and safety responsibility for the duration of theeventand that these details are recorded in the safety policy document (The duration of theevent starts at the beginning of the build-up ... access to the venue This will depend entirely upon the type and duration of theeventandthe audience profile The possibility of inclement weather Theevent safety guide Page 17 of 190 Health and...
... for the initial communication of theevent to the media, the public andthe technical community 11 — Theevent rating form also includes the basis of the rating Although this is not part of the ... or the transport of radioactive material: — The radionuclides involved in the events; — The practice for which the source was used and its IAEA Category [1]; — The condition of the source and ... France and in Spain on the potential and actual consequences of radiation source and transport-related events At the request of INES members, the IAEA andthe OECD/NEA Secretariat coordinated the...
... SimTime to the minimum among them In the general case, there may be many events in theevent set, but the principle is still the same—in each iteration of the while loop, we update SimTime to the minimum ... advances the simulated time clock to this time, and then resumes the thread corresponding to the 0.6 event, i.e the thread for machine • The latter generates the value 0.8, then yields SimPy’s event ... event from theevent list, and then resumes the thread corresponding to the 1.2 event, i.e the thread for machine • Etc When the simulation ends, control returns to the line following the call...
... further growing was performed on the basis of the complex evaluation of parent trees (the health status was the main criterion, and both the individuals with intensive growth dynamics andthe ... of clones) After their growing in a nursery they were outplanted in exposed locations where their observation continues and their growth and health status are compared with the ordinary planting ... height and diameter growth among the studied clones in generative mother plantations and clone plantations of the 1st and 2nd generation The higher growth dynamics of clones obtained from the best-quality...
... underplantings and to verify whether the soil environment is a part of predisposition factors influencing their poor health status MATERIAL AND METHODS Description of the area concerned and research plots The ... general (Table 3) and fluctuate in the range of 0.17–0.28% In 50% of the studied plots they are above the limit value (0.2%) and can be an excessive load for the forest ecosystem The content of this ... limit of the lower optimum of 130 mg·kg–1 In the subsequent organomineral horizon (Ae/Ep) the values of Ca indicate the lower optimum reserves in the range of 80–160 mg·kg–1, and in 15% of the studied...
... gain the highest speed between November and March and can cause great damage to stands The spatial distribution of rain and snowfall in the Beskid Śląski Mts and in the western part of the Beskid ... of the degree of threat to spruce stands and of soil degradation The analysis of soils on the sample plots showed that under the stands of the RS-1 plot there are acid brown soils, relatively the ... According to the standards set by Cape et al (1990), the content of calcium in the second year of needles in all the analyzed groups of stands is on the decrease for the growth of trees and, in the first...
... found for FAS andthe FIQ, andthe smallest for the TPS andthe SF-36 PCS and MCS scores The mental component of the generic SF-36 measure improved more than the physical component The SRMs generally ... 10, and so the highest possible score is 100 (the higher the score, the greater the impact of the syndrome on the person) The Italian version of the FIQ has been previously validated [21] The ... also close correlations between the TPS and FAS (rho = 0.391; P < 0.0001), between the SAPS andthe SF-36 MCS (rho = -0.297; P < 0.0001), and between the TPS andthe SF-36 MCS (rho = -0.373; P...
... into the core and silicate melt ascending 187 into the asthenosphere The layering of the Earth within the mantle andthe core was further analysed mathematically by Vladimir Keondjian and Andrey ... predicted the existence of this rift from their early surveys in the Indian Ocean andthe Arabian Sea, but Heezen and Tharp were the first to gather the new Atlantic data and translate them into ... floor to the continents These land-based Earth scientists had invested years in meticulous local mapping, fieldwork and analysis, and ever more refined synthesizing and theorizing They had thereby...