... the Corel Photo paint software Then, to quantify the areas of TW identified within each ring, Visilog 5.3 image analysis software was used It was easy to separate them because of the different ... tangential direction and mm in the radial one (i.e thickness of the line) They were then transferred onto a transparent Mylar film containing additional information such as pith location and annual ... to clearly reveals that the inevitable simplification of the shape by the operator always leads to an enlargement of the surface Such an effect was partially – but not completely – compensated...
... RNA 6000 Series II Nano kit (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, USA) Probe preparation and array hybridization For synthesis of probes (targets) for ATH1 and tiling arrays, μg of total RNA was used as ... the Affymetrix GeneChip® Tiling 1.0R Array (Affymetrix Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA) to provide an initial whole-genome expression atlas forA thaliana, dubbed 'Arabidopsis thaliana Tiling Array ... transcriptome Tiling array studies of human and C elegans indicated that about half of all transcripts are not polyadenylated [20] In contrast, our data suggest that nonpolyadenylated RNAs make a more limited...
... foreign language VOA news 3.1 What is VOA news? 3.2 Some fast facts of VOA news 3.3 VOA broadcasts 3.4 VOA and Technology VOA news – a kind of authentic materials 4.2 The Advantages of authentic materials ... authentic materials 4.3 The Disadvantages of authentic materials 4.4 Sources of Authentic Materials VOA news as a kind of language teaching materials 5.1 Benefits of VOA news in teaching speaking 5.2 ... purpose The study aims to apply VOA news as a kind of language teaching materials in teaching speaking skills to the third-year English major students of Department of foreign languages at Hong Duc...
... individuals with unilateral spatial neglect to cross streets in a safe and vigilant manner [24] VR can give human versatile sensory information artificially and easily for the visual, vestibular, and ... portions and a right and then a left correct answer rates were analyzed 34 points were set as a cutoff value Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ... (VR) has many advantages over other ADL rehabilitation techniques and offers the potential to develop a human performance testing and training environment [23] and also a VR system for training...
... is cut into manageable pieces and shipped to mills as far away as South Korea, Malaysia, China and India Some reports indicate that a portion of the structural steel may be contaminated with a ... releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances” and to “collect and manage information concerning the amount, location and nature of hazardous substances” such as those discharged as a ... volumes of particulate matter, there was not a single recorded violation of national health standards for particulate matter This strongly suggests that a review of the adequacy of existing standards...
... and standard deviations for each parameter and time interval were calculated for each patient and used for further analysis Significant changes in the mean and standard deviations of these parameters ... patient’s contorted self-awareness–and reliable The latter is the prerequisite for obtaining meaningful data on a patient’s physical status and may be particularly valuable for assessing a patient’s ... in MS, for the design and evaluation of treatment and rehabilitation programs aimed at improving symptoms and for evaluating a patient’s ability to perform occupational tasks Author details Division...
... quadratic tetrahedrons for cortical bone, cancellous bone, and implants, and a 20-node quadratic hexahedron for the axial force applicator Contact elements were quadratic triangular for cortical ... storage and analysis Mechanical testing Experiments were performed using an Instron 8874 (Canton, MA, USA) with a capacity of ± 25 kN, a resolution of 0.1 N, and an accuracy of ± 0.5% Hip implants ... model and experimental strain at Locations to were calculated as described earlier For the Modular hip implant data (Table 1), the average differences for Locations to at axial loads of 700 and...
... were calculated for each patient and used for further analysis Significant changes in the mean and standard deviations of these parameters were used as probable indicators of fatigue It was assumed ... medio-lateral sway of the upper body were calculated for each step using the three-dimensional coordinates of the infrared markers Mean and standard deviations for each parameter and time interval ... data on a patient’s physical status and may be particularly valuable for assessing a patient’s ability to perform occupational tasks and consequently for determining a patient’s entitlement for...
... of participant responses and additional analysisof the demographic data may reveal if a predisposition exists for certain individuals to sustain injury, and/or if a particular anatomical area ... Classroom Males % Another limitation was that, although data was collected for participant height and weight, the association of injury Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Chiropractic ... Mior and Diakow's epidemiological survey of 320 Canadian chiropractors found the overall prevalence of back pain was 87%, and that low back pain was predominant in 74% of the responding chiropractors...
... which have only used major trauma patients in evaluating changes in major trauma classification are Table Victorian major trauma criteria met using AIS98 and (mapped) AIS08 Criteria met using AIS98 ... which has a substantial impact on estimates of major trauma classification using AIS08 These codes disproportionately affect the patient population, as one third of patients had at least one of these ... the available dictionary map More specifically, the effect of AIS version change on major trauma numbers will be ascertained by evaluating both major and non-major trauma patients Additionally,...
... Pedro Soares pedromortaguasoares@gmail.com Rute Santos rutemarinasantos@hotmail.com António Oliveira-Tavares oliveiratavares@netvisao.pt Jorge Mota jmota@fade.up.pt Joana Carvalho jcarvalho@fade.up.pt ... that these results are related to the fact that many experts are programme leaders and thus, are more aware of practices that pertain to Leadership Also, experts may have been aware of the fact ... 70 AACVPR: Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs 4th Edition edition American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Champaigh, IL.: Human...
... methods of translation as followed: Source Language Emphasis Target Language Emphasis Word -for- word translation Adaptation Literal translation Free translation Faithful translation Idiomatic translation ... is a paraphrase much longer than the original, a so-called „intra-lingual translation‟, often prolix and pretentious, and not translation at all Adaptation: This is the „freest‟ form of translation ... knowledge for any translation evaluator who would like to evaluate the quality of translation, including definition of translation, translation methods, translation equivalence, and translation assessment...
... vasculature and angiogenesis Reverse primer ATGGGGTATTTGAGGGTCAG TACCCTCCTTGCGCTCAATC GCGATTCCTTTTGGAGAAGAC TCGATATCCACATCGTCAGC CCGTCGTGGAGACGTCAA CGAGGAGAGGACACAAAGCT TCCACAACTGCTTCCTGATG CACACGACTCAATGCGTACC ... potential, BPA was outlawed from manufacturing of baby bottles in EU and Canada [49] Cleaning agents may contain a pool of solvents, detergents, fragrances, disinfectants, etc., many of which may cause ... CA: Caudal artery; CV: Caudal vein; DA: Dorsal aorta; DLAV: Dorsal longitudinal anastomotic vessel; PCV: Posterior (caudal) cardinal vein; Se: Intersegmental vessel B-E: No significant alteration...
... content analysis As it was remarked, “data obtained from qualitative research is usually detailed, rich, deep and qualitative study typically involves a small number of research subjects” (Barnes, ... performance, using them over time so as to reveal change, growth, and increasing degrees of integration Such an approach aims fora more complete and accurate picture of learning, and therefore ... what standards to apply; assessment also prompts attention to where and how program goals will be taught and learned Clear, shared, implementable goals are the cornerstone forassessment that...
... Shariff ARM, Nuruddin AA 2004 GIS-grid-based and multi-criteria analysisfor identifying and mapping peat swamp forest fire hazard in Pahang, Malaysia Disaster Prev Manage 13(5):379À386 Jaafari ... at 00:53 15 March 2016 Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 883 Nandi A, Shakoor A 2010 A GIS-based landslide susceptibility evaluation using bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses Eng ... control management in Chilla forest range of Rajaji National Park Uttaranchal (India) [thesis] Enschede: International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation Razali SBM 2007 Forest...