a high internal consistency reliability coefficient for a test indicates that the items of the test are very similar to each other in content it is important to note that the length of a test can affect internal consistency reliability
... Long An, Tiền Giang, An -18- Giang, Kiên Giang, Cà Mau, Sóc Trăng, Bạc Liêu, Đồng Tháp, Bến Tre, Hậu Giang, Vónh Long, Trà Vinh thành phố Cần Thơ Vò trí đ a lí Nam Bộ: ph a bắc tây - bắc giáp Cam-pu-chia, ... ngữ Nam Bộ Như vậy, không gian đ a lí tiếng miền Nam, phương ngữ miền Nam hay phương ngữ Nam tác giả xác đònh rộng Không gian đ a lí phương ngữ Nam Bộ xác đònh hẹp Ranh giới PNNB trùng với ranh ... chinh phục vùng đất ph a Nam bàn tay khối óc mình, cần cù, lam lũ: “Họ to n tiên phong vũ trang óc phiêu lưu mạo hiểm, cán b a, lưỡi cày, lưới ” [59; 60] Hoặc “Nam Kì chinh phục gươm vó ngựa...
... insulin-binding protein [6] Although the reported binding of IGFBP-7 to insulin awaits confirmation [7,8], itcan compete with insulin for binding tothe insulin receptor (InR) and inhibit the autophosphorylation ... consistent with the hypothesis that Imp-L2 acts upstream ofthe intracellular IIS cascade at the level ofthe ligands Immunohistochemistry in larval tissues revealed that, besides strong expression in ... conditions Hyperactivation ofthe dInR pathway leads to increased accumulation of nutrients in adipose tissues, precluding them from circulating and thus resulting in starvation sensitivity at the...
... importance, and warrant similar and additional investigation in different populations and geographic areas An additional limitation inthe current study was our inability to identify and test partners of ... or without drug-resistant strains engaging in sexual risk behavior are followed in clinical care, targeted prevention and risk reduction strategies situated within the clinical care setting may ... drug-resistant HIV had a substantial amount of continued unprotected sexual risk behavior that could result in HIV transmission In addition tothe risk of HIV transmission in general, itisof further...
... study based on a nationally representative community sample assembled by Statistics Canada (Canada's national statistical agency) in 1994 The target population forthe NPHS consisted of house- http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/9/19 ... episodes This emphasis should perhaps be reversed so thatthe instruments can obtain a valid and detailed assessment of current mental health status and then assess past history using a smaller ... that refer to lifetime episodes and then explore these episodes in detail, returning tothe more recent past through the inclusion ofa small number ofitems asking about the timing of similar...
... and activating immune cells, stimulating the release ofother proinflammatory mediators and regulating apoptosis In contrast, IL-10 isthe paradigmatic anti-inflammatory cytokine It exerts its ... study, carried out DNA testing and participated inthe writing ofthe manuscript RJ and SB participated inthe acquisition ofthe data and performed DNA testing AC conducted data analyses and interpreted ... saving in patients admitted to hospital with sepsis • Timely and adequate antibiotic administration is associated with decreased mortality in patients admitted tothe hospital meeting criteria...
... Parental Behaviour (PPB) Based on pre-existing literature, we developed an inventory that consisted of 32 items [33] Factor analysis resulted in factors explaining 34% ofthe variance for mothers ... a total impact score was calculated This was based on a scale attached toeach item ranging from -2 to +2 and indicating how unpleasant or pleasant the respective event was [29] The alpha coefficients ... study A more than nine-fold increase of PSU was observed in this period with a slight majority of females ina rather small risk group in early adolescence and a male predominance in males at later...
... 5'-CAC CAG AAC AAA AAG GTT CTG TC-3' 5'-AAG TCC ATG AAG ACT CAC ACC AT-3' 5'AAG ACA ATC CAC GTG TGG CTC AAG-3' 5'-CGA TTT TTG TAC CAT CTG CAG AAA-3' 5'-GAC ATG AAT GGC AAA TGT GAG AAA C-3' 5'-AGT ... Healthcare) according tothe manufacturer's instructions Statistical analysis Statistical analyses of all data from three or four replicates for comparison were carried out by one-way ANOVA followed ... observed as compared with thatin COCs cultured with FSH and LH for 2.5 h The respective value of among Areg, Ereg, and Adam17 mRNA were normalized according to those of -actin mRNA to evaluate arbitrary...
... condition Itis normally higher during daytime and summer time + Itis an advantage of water that heat holding capacity is quite high leading to more stable water temperature than embient temperature ... Environment management of culture area and ponds * What water parameters needs monitoring + Pond area, water deapth + Transpearency (by algae density) + pH, alkalinity, salinity + Dissolved oxygen ... Familiar tool to check water temperature is themometer 2.3 Water transparency Water transparency is an indication of: + Algal community + Light panitration In shrimp ponds suitable algal density...
... Max actual Min actual Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average 33.00 Bold figures indicate thatthe ... and Nghe An towards the end ofthe period, An increase in alkalinity in Ha Tinh corresponded to drop in temperature, pH and salinity, and Environmental quality data analysis shows thatitis unlikely ... Alkalinity in all water sources generally remained within the safe range of 80-120 mg/l Alkalinity is defined as the sum of exchangeable bases reacting to neutralise acid when an acid is added to water...
... environment issues Small-scale shrimp aquaculture is also required associating individual farm into group in order to reduce constraints and bring into play advantages for example shrimp disease risk ... “centre” of training courses Ineach training course, the expert provided training materials (handout) and presented the main ideas ofthe lesson, then trainees were divided into small groups to discuss ... demonstration farm, namely Mr Anh, Mr Ngan and Mr Van trial farms Those aqua-club are managed by Dai Thang aquaculture cooperative V EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AQUACLUBS/ASSOCIATIONS AS A...
... variable The appearance of “Ks” inthe denominator ofthe term “Ka/Ks” might seem to imply that changes in Ks can change the value of Ka/Ks, but this is not true inthe standard formulation of Ka/Ks, ... results are exactly what is expected under the standard formulation of Ka/Ks, and are not consistent with the hypothesis that decreasing Ks causes increased Ka/Ks in our data Minor-form exons display ... observed increase in Ka/Ks is real, or an artifact of decreasing Ks Specifically, are these data consistent with the standard formulation of Ka/Ks (in which Ka/Ks is independent of Ks, because the...
... much attention of both teachers and learners, they are generally less aware of its importance And teaching and learning listening isa really new challenging job It seems that listening isthe ... student practice listening inthe class they may ask the teacher to repeat the recording Unfortunately, in many cases itisinthe teacher’s hands and on his decision and not in hands ofthe learner ... grammar when learning English Thus, their abilities to speak and listen in English are weak In addition, they learn English in normal classrooms with a cassette Itis not easy for them to listen...
... strains Surprisingly, the microsomal fraction of an extract ofthe resistant insect D melanogaster also displayed a strong binding capacity The determination ofthe characteristics ofthe binding ... neither bovine insulin nor BBI were able to displace PA1b from its binding site, suggesting thatthe potential binding capacity of PA1b to an insulin binding protein, or a putative similarity with ... of PA1b (named leginsulin in this paper) is able to compete with bovine insulin for binding toa soybean globulin exhibiting functional similarity tothe rat insulin receptor In our case, neither...
... involved inthe proton translocation step (b) Internal polar cavities inthe cytoplasmic domain The cavities identified in this domain trace a clear path that starts inthe center ofthe b-strands forming ... RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Comparison ofthe ion binding sites in ATC1_RABIT with the equivalent region in PMA1_NEUCR In ATC1_RABIT and other mammalians P-type ATPases [35,36], several amino acids involved ... determinants for control ofthe gateway tothe Ca2+ binding sites by site-directed mutagenesis [51,52] The next cavity inthe transmembrane domain is located above the ion-binding site region (cavity...
... were taken for Scatchardanalysis forthe determination of Kd values Table Calculated Kd values ofthe EpoR peptides as determined by Scatchard analysis ND, not determined due toa lack of interaction ... found to act as potential competitor to SHP2 forthe binding ofthe same tyrosine Y759 inthe gp130 receptor subunit [16,17] Additionally, it was recently shown thatthe binding site of SHP2 inthe ... N., Taniguchi, T., Fujita, T., Kanakura, Y., Komiya, S & Yoshimura, A (1997) A new protein containing an SH2 domain that inhibits JAK kinases Nature 387, 921–924 Naka, T., Narazaki, M., Hirata,...
... All the patients reported clarity ofthe Hausa language and ease of understanding of all theitemsThe final version ofthe Hausa translation of IKHOAM (see Additional file 2) The anchors (English) ... validity of Hausa version of IKHOAM since most activity limitations in OA are consequent to pain The VAS has been validated inthe Nigerian clinical setting [8,9] Data Analysis Descriptive statistics ... been shown to be valid and internally consistent [6] The purpose of this study was to translate IKHOAM into Hausa language and to investigate its validity and internalconsistency This would hopefully...