... designing the study, analysing the data and writing the paper GB participated in designing the study, analysing the data and writing the paper All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... Janssen RG, Smeets HJ, van Os J, Prins MH: The influence of 5-HTTLPR and STin2 polymorphisms inthe serotonin transporter gene on treatment effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in ... search and analysis and participated in writing the paper ZR participated in analysing the data and writing the paper AL participated inthe genetic and statistical analysis HSA participated in designing...
... number of meaningful contacts, including the agent types involved and the zone where the interactions took place Both agents involved inan interaction recorded the interaction unless one ofthe ... specialized software for data analysis including and in addition tothe AgentVerifier CE, JD and LD were involved in drafting parts ofthe manuscript All authors were involved in revising the manuscript ... processes involve the immune system at some level Any insight that can be gained through the application and combination of modeling and network analyses tothe current body of knowledge ofthe immune...
... complying with the remodeling ofthe wound volume resulting from the clearance of edema inthe injured tissues [15-19] The saline-swollen artificial skin model, and the stain dropped over the suture ... stain by the wound bed The diffusion ofthe stain was followed up every minutes (0, 2, 4, 6, and min), with digital photos (3 per suture) taken ofthe suture threads until the remaining stain ... hernia The suture threads and hydrocolloid were removed on the fifth postoperative day, and three digital photos of each suture line were analyzed to measure the width ofthe scar using the IAS...
... these is the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Initiated in 1984 by the Indian Government, and supported by the Netherlands, UK and voluntary organizations, the aim ofthe GAP is to build a number of wastewater ... 43(2009) Introduction The Ganga is a major river in India, flowing east through northern India into Bangladesh Its basin covers 861,404 km2, which is approximately 26 percent ofthe total land area of ... whether and how much the Indian public values any efforts to reduce pollution levels inthe Ganga via reduction ofthe amount of untreated raw sewage deposited therein through the improvement of...
... for the BEP were obtained for integer values ofthe Nakagami fading parameter m The STBC coding was also considered in [13], where the authors applied the SISO equivalency of STBC in order to analyse ... signal fed tothe detector may include only a single additive distortion term, which comprises the effects ofthe original additive noise, the MD, and the error in MD compensation In [15], the probability ... illustrate the proposed methodThe paper also shows how this approach can be used to reduce the number of operations required for detecting signals inthe presence of fading This can be seen as the main...
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... time point It also assumes that the overall pattern of change within a sample generalizes to all individuals; individual differences in change are relegated tothe bin of random error Anindividual ... series of time-points from individuals from a range of birth cohorts to be combined inthe analysis of age trajectories In this paper, we show how to use SAS PROC MIXED [12] to fit theindividual ... significant slope variance indicates that they varied in rate and direction of change in physical health The average Individual growth models are increasingly used toanalyzethe change in QOL data over...
... thickness On the other hand, resistance ofthe seed layer increased with increasing thickness As a result, the Jsc ofthe device increased up tothe optimum film thickness, after which it began to decrease ... planar, and most ofthe photo generated excitons were unable to reach the interface This resulted in a large recombination probability in locations distant from the interface due to low exciton-diffusion ... substantial improvement in PV performance can be explained in two ways First, improvement in PV performance was the result ofan increased exciton dissociation interface area between ZnO and the...
... position ofthe window, the average CINR ofthe samples inside the window is determined The window stops sliding when the average CINR within the window drops below the required CINR|MFER5% value These ... because thein uence ofthe height difference on the range is negligible compared tothein uence ofthe x, ycoordinates CINRR and ER are the average values of CINR and E, respectively, over the samples ... antennas, the “imaginary transmitter” ITx, and the routes (in red) used to determine the range to synchronize the transmitting frequency ofthe different transmitters inthe SFN Inthe network no static...
... also shown inthe histogram for BDalb (Fig 1a), showing an alkalinising effect in 91% of samples The influence of chloride was variable, producing both acidifying and alkalinising effects in approximately ... effect on the total base deficit, according to their net charge [6,7,11] If formulae quantifying the effect of albumin and chloride on the base deficit are applied and subtracted from the total base ... -7.4) The unmeasured anionrelated base deficit was greater than the total base deficit; this was predominantly due tothe alkalinising effect of hypoalbuminaemia (mean albumin effect on base deficit...
... is the only way to obtain an approximation of cause and effect and thereby gain insight into mechanisms of action However, the recognition ofthe prevalence of complex, nonlinear systems in nature ... periods of time inthe lungs of mice in a murine model of asthma These were mature, antigen presenting dendritic cells that maintained the presence of antigen-specific THELPER-2 cells inthe lung In ... and to attract agents to migrate The Portals also participate inthe transport of some signals to Zone Portals are a means of transferring agents and signals from one zone to another They are randomly...
... still there and still fairly substantial A combination of factors the need to come to terms with rising spending, the intuitive appeal ofthe theory, and the prominence of Evans and Fuchs—convinced ... selling health insurance and did not want to be told whether and how to so) opposed the proposal The president ofthe Insurance Economic Society of America asked, “Can you imagine the horde of ... rating inindividual insurance markets causes the sick and the old to pay higher premiums than the healthy and the young, eliminating the “insurance” afforded by cross-subsidization To further...
... damping frequency and the carrier frequency, and would be the intrinsic characteristics ofthe system L is the quantity of vibration mode ofthe system hlm(t) and hln(t) are the initial angles ... describes the dimension information of defect and the sensitivity of striking energy, and alm(t) is the characteristic function of transmission path Inthe other term, nr is the number of roller, ... frequency for bearing vibrations However, the most important problem inthe implementation ofthe above envelope detection method is how to designate the resonance frequency inthe range ofthe first-vibration-mode...
... Motivation in reading 13 2.4.1 The importance of motivation in reading 13 2.4.2 The role ofthe teacher and the students in teaching and learning Reading 13 2.4.2.1 The role ofthe ... vs instrumental motivation 2.2.3.2 Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation 2.3 An overview ofthe nature of reading 2.3.1 Definitions of reading 2.3.2 Types of reading ... reading skill tothe students‟ learning English and future career 35 4.3.2.2 The role of reading materials tothe motivation for learning reading skill 36 4.3.2.3 The students‟comments on their current...
... significance ofthe study and methods ofthe study Chapter deals with an overview ofthe theoretical background ofthe research It is concerned with the issues relevant tothe topic ofthe research ... the brain to dominanly partcipate inthe reading process The eyes are on messages and the brain then has to identify the meanings of those messages ( Harmer ( 1989:153)) So the speed of reading ... “Reading is a tool, and its definition is influenced by the reader‟s purpose and the demands ofthe situation Trying to define reading in terms of one single function is like trying to define a hammer...
... significance ofthe study and methods ofthe study Chapter deals with an overview ofthe theoretical background ofthe research It is concerned with the issues relevant tothe topic ofthe research ... motivation and reading strategies, classification ofthe reading, motivation in reading, the importance of motivation in reading, factors affecting students’ motivation inthe learning environment, the ... ofthe key factors that determine student ’success or failure in language learning One ofthe major concerns of educators and parents is motivating students so that they work at the best of their...
... scale changes Keypoint indexing methods begin with keypoint detection and localization, and then followed by extraction ofan invariant descriptor from the intensities around the keypoint Inthe ... extraction of edge and boundary features, such as the Canny operator, the Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG) operator, the thresholding technique in [6], the classification methodin [7], the region growing in ... applied The fingerprint matching methodin [3] attempts to automate a human expert’s behavior in process of aligning two fingerprints While comparing two fingerprints, a human expert used to firstly...