... contributing to the spread of diseases of catfish since downstream operators are pumping the infected water from canals into their ponds (Phan et al 2009) Levels of fish-disease organisms in the ... application as fertiliser, but a 76 % increase in K in order to minimise insect damage There was no difference in yields between two treatments over two succeeding crops in 2009 (Table 15) This demonstrated ... unclear Clogging of soil pores can be a consequence of using wastewater containing suspended particulates However, in padi rice, slowing of percolation rates by pore clogging is not likely to harm...
... Polymorphisms in AR-CAG repeat have been intensively studied as determinant of susceptibility to prostate cancer inIndian population [8,9] however; its association with breast carcinoma inIndian population ... 11(15.7%) cases had family history of breast/ovarian cancer Histopathology examination showed Infiltrating Duct Carcinoma in 74.2% cases and infiltrating lobular carcinoma in 7% cases Twenty three ... inhibiting HABax-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells [34] The AR may thus serve as an important independent predictor of responseto NACT and may help in the tailoring of the regime to a...
... Authority (“IDA”) to understand the regulator’s views of, and plans to promote, B2C ecommerce in Singapore Finally, an Internet survey was administered to 900 businesses in Singapore to obtain their views ... due to the small domestic market size in Singapore, investors are reluctant to invest in businesses that target only the domestic market In addition, the businesses themselves are reluctant to invest ... businesses and determine the factors needed to bring growth and progression to B2C e-commerce in Singapore Page 32 of 123 An Exploratory Study of Business to Consumer E-Commerce Adoption by Businesses...
... exposure to ETS [47] Interestingly, such spread of exposure is occurring in the face of enacted laws banning smoking in public buildings, worksites, and transportation in Syria since the nineties ... respiratory problems, likely to be widespread in our population due to overcrowding and poor housing conditions, such symptoms can be non-specific indicators of chronic bronchitis in our setting, ... Caudill S: Measuring environmental tobacco smoke exposure in infants and young children through urine cotinine and memory-based parental reports: empirical findings and discussion Tob Control 1999,...
... unbalancing the offspring of each animal according to their genetic superiority; and (C) the minimum coancestry method, as in selection method (A) but designing mating according to the minimum ... using the criterion given in Geweke [12] For each variance, √ a scale parameter (“shrink” factor, R) was computed, which involves variance between and within chains The shrink factor can be interpreted ... factor by which the scale of the marginal posterior distribution of each variable would be reduced if the chains were run toin nity It should be close toto convey convergence The shrink factor...
... Refining, expanding, and reinforcing its knowledge base using new findings as reported in literature or new experience from domain expertise; Adding further functional capabilities; and Adding ... background in civil engineering/ water resources Dr Lariyah’s major field in hydrology/ urban drainage Dr Lariyah has earned her PhD in civil engineering from Kyoto University, Japan E-mail address: ... such sources was felt to be the most difficult and time consuming task in this rapid prototyping ESCES The knowledge acquisition was performed by classifying and summarising information needed for...
... differences in IT maturity An interesting finding is that scheduling and timing risks were handled significantly worse by those managing projects working on interactive systems than those working with ... than other industries We conjecture that this finding can be explained by the types of systems being developed within these industries For example, systems in the retail business (e.g., point of ... requirements changes Environmental factors influencing the requirement risks were 4.3 Subcontracting Risks Three environmental factors influenced the management of subcontracting risks: 1) the amount...
... gain in life expectancy in the absence of selected risksto health, world, 2004 World Eight cardiovascular risks Seven child risks All 24 risks Top 10 risksto health by WHO region Top 10 risks ... attributable to five environmental risks, and to all five risks combined by region, 2004 24 Table 7: Percentage of total disease burden due to and 10 leading risks and all 24 risksin this report, ... can be explained by infections, and environmental and behavioural exposures 3.2 Potential health gains from reducing multiple risk factors Reducing or eliminating the risks described in this report...
... Quality teacher training is a critical component in preparing and supporting educators and education personnel toaddress issues relating to SHN and HIV, and in implementing and sustaining an effective ... and Trinidad and Tobago, support is given to a Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) in education with one national sectoral plan including all education sub-sectors in a country The SWAP brings together ... for incorporating school sanitation and other SHN information to aid monitoring in this area This allows SHN information to be available frequently without greatly adding to resources required to...
... training needed by researchers The original study committee interpreted the charge to include clinical research, and it monitored clinical research scientists and training The monitoring of clinical ... rewarded Creating a clear and rewarding career path for clinical investigators is an essential first step toward attracting and retaining clinical investigators committed to conducting patient-oriented ... clinicians working in industry (Martinez, 2003) Facing increasingly strained finances, academic institutions not allocate sufficient resources to clinical research and the faculty necessary to...
... contributes to advances in field programs by translating recent research into tools appropriate for developing country settings.48 In addition to offering grant support to leading scientists, NIH also invests ... annual increase in MNCH funding in this period, in part due to a significant increase in funding for nutrition, which Congress and the Administration began counting separately from MNCH starting in ... objectives.8,9 Importantly, in addition to the Administration’s interest in augmenting MNCH, Congress has and continues to show a strong interest in this area Figure 1: Key Global Milestones in MNCH+ t 1982...
... sputtered Pt film, using photolithography and lift off processes The samples were kept in dry air and no conditioning step was carried out before testing To investigate the ozone sensing properties ... using a pen-ray UV lamp (Stable Ozone Generator UVP/185 nm) The intensity of the UV radiation was varied by shifting a shutter around the lamp The different ozone concentrations are obtained in ... maximum with increasing temperature [11] At T = 423 K the gas desorption kinetic is slow, which results in a high recovery time The shortest times inresponse and in recovery are obtained at 523...
... overall exposure (Intaketotal) shown in Eq 1: Intake Intakeskin Intakeinhalation total (1) Skin exposure Consumers can be directly exposed to formaldehyde dermally by wearing clothing processed ... formaldehyde levels may decline initially after washing, the levels may start increasing again after multiple washes This can be explained by noting that during washing and ironing, resins fixed on clothes ... health risk to consumers from formaldehyde in monitored clothing The values of MOEs are calculated by Eq 7, i.e., MOEtotal = NOAELoral/Intaketotal while MOEinh = NOAELinhalation/Intakeinhalation...
... tends to be defined in terms of limitation in basic Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as eating, dressing, bathing, toileting or Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) such as cooking, ... living in nursing homes have urinary and/or fecal incontinence Studies have found that incontinence is an important factor in the decision to institutionalize elderly patients Yet incontinence is ... care in skilled nursing facilities The continuum of care is interrupted when new clinicians need to take over the care • In combination with creating a continuum of care, clinicians work in different...
... growing rapidly in China, India and Brazil; photovoltaic cells for solar power in China, wind turbines in India, and ethanol in Brazil Much of the output of photovoltaic cells and wind turbines ... global investment to fall Investment in primary sectors (AFF, and mining and quarrying) declines, as is typical with economic growth The proportion of investment in primary sectors is highest in ... for the industrial sector 55 Table IV-15 Investment flows in the manufacturing sector in 2000, by source and region (percentage) 56 Table IV-16 Investment flows in the industrial sector by region...
... therefore releasing it from the cytoskeleton into the cytoplasm [3] Our aim in this study was to gain a better understanding of the role of hDlg phosphorylation by p38c when cells are exposed to hyperosmotic ... the concentrations indicated Cells were exposed to 0.5 M sorbitol for 60 min, and then incubated for h in sorbitol-free medium (in the continued absence or presence of inhibitor) Endogenous levels ... proteasome inhibitor PSI, 60 before treatment with sorbitol or UV irradiation, as in (A), followed by 14 h incubation in stimulus-free media (in the continued absence or presence of protease inhibitor)...
... symptoms when infected lead, as well as some concepts of labor sanitary The second chapter has pages to show research content and methodsas following: Mornitoring and measuring environmental factors ... Company in 2011; the interviewing result about the labor environmental factors effects on employees’ health including tables of knowledge, illess, and using personally protective equipments in manufacturing ... lead monitoring in a decorative ceramic tiles factory in Singapore Choy KD, Lee HS, Tan CH Occupation Health Department, Ministry of Manpower Singapore 059764 Kenneth-CHOY @ mom.gov.sg Environmental...
... a touching symptom because of absorbing much lead not a symptom of poisioning Lead abdominal pain: a sign of severe poisoning, abdominal pain with vomiting Paralytic symptoms at head and fingers ... disease examing at GS Company through quantitive ∆ALA urine from 2009 to 2011 2009 2010 Monitoring Infection infection Total 198 2011 Monitoring Infection Total infection Per Perc Per Fre Fre Total ... caused by production Plan of environmental monitoring is implemented through the following steps: + Monitoring the working environment is to detect harmful factors in the workplace by periodic inspection,...