7—use of protective barrier systems to enhance concrete durability

... Box fermentation of 100kg of beans from pods stored for days and spread in sun for hours prior to placement inboxes Treatment 4: Heap fermentation of 100kg of beans from pods stored for days Treatment ... length of fermentation time, pod storage, pod storage plus spreading of beans and washing of cocoa prior to drying As such a co-operative trial would require time and resources out side the scope of ... of results to date In the cocoa processing manual, the practices of one week pod storage, spreading of beans and washing of beans post fermentation will be recommended A fermentation period of...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... concentration of total phosphorous in the effluent of different reactors CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that when the reaction medium ratio of zero valent iron to modified bentonite to silica sand ... rate of 84.87% This is followed by reactor III with a maximum removal rate of 67.10% The removal rate in reactor II is lower than that in reactor III The least efficient for COD removal is reactor ... modified bentonite was easily saturated and disabled as a reaction medium Reactor Efficiency for Total Phosphorus (TP) Removal Fig illustrates the efficiency of the reactors for the removal of TP The...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:17

... concentration of cytosolic biliverdin-IXa The paucity of information on the biliverdin binding site has hampered the development of inhibitors of BVR-A With this in mind, and in the absence of a crystal ... although it is possible to specifically measure the activity of BVR-A with biliverdin-IXa, it is not possible to specifically measure the activity of BVR-B with any of the free acids of biliverdin (IXa, ... (v ⁄ v) methanol from the stock solution of ester (blue); addition of 37 lM BSA from a stock solution of 50 mgÆmL)1 produced the red trace and subsequent addition of 50 lM NADPH produced the...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 02:20

... State evaluations of the ability of biometric systems to reduce fraud Since benefits are denied to those who refuse to provide a finger image, refusals are often the primary factor in the cost ... well as to the demonstration offices in San Antonio, in December 1996 and June 1997 The purpose of the visits was to observe LSIS and to conduct interviews and focus groups with operators, eligibility ... authorized in the legislation to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), permitting the DMV to provide the hardware, software, equipment maintenance,...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 22:20

... predominantly of the C5 segment, after cervical laminoplasty has become one of the most notorious complications affecting patients' post operative satisfaction because of the disabling symptom of paralysis ... Motor function of the upper extremity Impossible to eat with chopsticks or spoon Possible to ear with spoon, but not with chopsticks Possible to eat with chopsticks, but inadequate Possible to ... showed to associate with higher risk of occurrence of palsy (OR 6, p = 0.025) Multiplicity of compression, defined by or more compression from preoperative MRI, showed higher rate of development of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... prove useful in study of the response to infectious agents and vaccines [8] ACT1 is expressed within 16 to 24 hrs of stimulation with A similar to the kinetics of appearance of CD25 ACT2 is expressed ... then distributed in 50 µl aliquots to wells of 96-well V-bottom microtiter plates containing either 50 µl of PBS-HS (negative control) or µg of mAb in 50 µl of PBS-HS and incubated for 30 minutes ... the unique features to emerge from the study of the immune system of cattle is the presence of two complex subpopulations of γδ T cells, one subpopulation that is similar to γδ T cells described...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 15:20

... identification of antigen-specific T cells independently of their cytokine secretion profile, the possibility of sorting unstimulated T cells and of having a tool for the antigen-specific detection of T ... not analyse the cytokine secretion profile of CD8+ T cells in response to chlamydial peptides in these two patients The example of patient no is shown in Fig 5a, with 0.02% of HLA-B27/Chlamydia ... binding to any of the other HLA-B27 Chlamydia peptide tetramers In patient no we were able to repeat this experiment and obtained a similar result, with 0.02% of tetramer binding to CD8+ T cells To...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... Pons-Kerjean N, Coffin B, Hay JM, Flamant Y, Msika S: Iterative cytoreductive surgery associated with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal ... FA: Extensive cytoreductive surgery followed by intra-operative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with Page of mitomycin-C in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin ... described by others [24,25] Postoperatively, none of the patients in this series developed neutropenia which has reported to occur in up to 39% of HIPEC patients using Mitomycin C at a higher dose[26]...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... assess the effect of adrenaline; and that of groups and should assess the effect of the duration of IPC A 2- Page of hour HIPEC was impossible due to intolerance of the animals Atomic absorption ... presence of Page of complete culture medium with fetal bovine serum to inhibit trypsin The PROb cells were suspended in ml of serum-free Ham’s F10 medium and then injected into the peritoneum of anesthetized ... mg/l of cisplatin in two successive 1-hour peritoneal baths at 37°C after complete cytoreductive surgery [20,21] However, the ability of hyperthermia and adrenaline to enhance the effect of cisplatin...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... publication of this case report A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Case presentation A respondent to a newspaper advertisement with symptoms of ... all major muscle groups The history, systems review, and other examination findings seemed to corroborate her diagnosis of RLS; Page of the differential diagnosis of neuropathy could be excluded ... related to the unique responsiveness of RLS to dopaminergic agents and opioids - both systems implicated in the placebo response The question of whether our patient’s improvement was likely due to...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... current project Although the presence of a stable core of experienced professional staff might help to offset this barrier, strategies would have to be implemented to involve agency nurses in any training ... questionnaire to identify team climate can be used to collect data to identify the barriers and facilitators to change Furthermore, such a broad approach to data collection gives a range of key stakeholders ... structure often led to communication problems Furthermore, shortages of nursing staff were evident, however this was part of a wider national problem A lack of qualified nurses had led to use of agency...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22

... publication of this case report A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Case presentation A respondent to a newspaper advertisement with symptoms of ... all major muscle groups The history, systems review, and other examination findings seemed to corroborate her diagnosis of RLS; Page of the differential diagnosis of neuropathy could be excluded ... related to the unique responsiveness of RLS to dopaminergic agents and opioids - both systems implicated in the placebo response The question of whether our patient’s improvement was likely due to...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... proinflammatory cytokine production (IL-6 and TNF-α) in response to bacterial vaccine Effect of6 Effect of adjuvants on proinflammatory cytokine production (IL-6 and TNF-α) in response to bacterial ... -vaccinated groups Effects of adjuvants on inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) In order to determine whether adjuvants exert any effects on induction of inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6 and/ ... to detection of each isotype Results are expressed as mean ± SEM A Isotypic profiles of anti-E coli antibodies B Relative levels of IgG1 and IgG2a anti-E coli antibodies C Isotypic profiles of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:23

... assessment, monitoring and evaluation of services [33] The UN Process Indicators have been shown effective tools to guide the design of EmOC programs and to monitor the provision of EmOC services ... records review to provide a snapshot of the services available on the day of the assessment A room-by-room walkthrough and inventory of essential drugs, supplies and equipment were used to assess ... zone medical officer (Médecin chef de zone) was counted as a doctor at the hospital despite his other nonclinical duties The lack of a doctor is of particular importance with regards to procedures,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... separated into burn injuries of separate degrees), and the inclusion of combined spinal fracture codes in AIS08 necessitated the inclusion of 43 further codes into this list Use of free text ... 40:999-1003 16 Wang D, Lu L: Assessment of the injury severity score in evaluation of multiple maxillofacial injuries Chin J Stomatol 2008, 43:646-649 Page 13 of 13 17 Dalkey NC: Delphi Rand Corporation; ... insufficient to derive ISS and NISS values To rectify this, a complementary mapping tool for the AIS08 dictionary is required Page of 13 The VSTR study also demonstrated that the accuracy of mapping...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... on ventilator settings of assist control (AC) 30 (respiratory rate was 34), positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) of (zero) mm Hg, tidal volume (Vt) 650 ml, FiO2 1.0, with an ABG of pH 7.28, ... report a case of severe traumatic brain injury with dramatically elevated intracranial pressure in the setting of ARDS that successfully responded to use of INO that was used as an adjunct to traditional ... suddenly decreased to 78% with diminished breath sounds bilaterally, and bilateral chest tubes were placed with improvement of the SpO2 to 90% Subsequent computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... number of those who did had reduced Table 5: Results of students’ speaking performance in cycle Level & N of Ss Poor Average Good Very good Excellent N of Ss N of Ss N of Ss N of Ss N of Ss Pronunciation ... skills factors, in which their knowledge is not sufficiently automated to ensure fluency As a result of these limitations, there may be also affective factors such as lack of confidence of self-consciousness, ... that he wishes to make a move from the focus to the clarification of role play‟s level onto a scale After all, it is better to take the definition of Byrne about role play due to its full information,...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2015, 08:10

... were asked to participating in group writing The class was divided into groups of or to construct texts that were similar to the model based on the topic given The teacher walks around to help the ... skill is still considered to be the most onerous and demanding out of the four In spite of those permanent problems, there are ways to refine the teaching of the skill to help language students ... stages of ―modeling‖, ―joint negotiation‖, and ―independent construction‖ In ―modeling‖, learners are exposed to the context of communication to arrive at the understanding of the social purpose of...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2015, 14:29

... guidance of the teacher or under the guidance of a task which forces the students to pay great attention to the text in order to arrive at a profound to detailed understanding of the text not only of ... quickly in order to get the gist of it, to know how it is organized, or to get an idea of the tone or intention of the writer” It means that the purpose of skimming is simply to see what a text ... the key to motivate students to read texts they not find interesting Interest is the first criterion to select a reading text Other factors are the variety of topic, length of texts, rhetorical...

Ngày tải lên: 15/07/2015, 12:58