... effect of depression on the mental aspect of QoL went through the mediator of pain, and over 72% ofthe effect was direct When depression was the mediator, depressive symptoms accentuated the negative ... zero The Sobel test [24] determined whether pain carried the influence of depression to QoL These criteria were also applied totestthe mediating effect of depression A series of four regression ... > 0.05) The result of Sobel test offered further evidence for the partial mediating effect of depression tothe pain-QoL association (z = -4.045, p < 0.001) (Figure 2) Chronic Pain Grade classificationb...
... exposure to all types of students in other university, NEU students are the perfect entity to take the research The study illustrates the effects of music cover and NEU students’ behaviors towards the ... made the song newer, brings the song back tothe listener with the whole new style and the performance is completely like remaining the life for the song The cover music in Vietnam is the kind of ... has Vietnamese lyric based on the melody ofthe song ofother country Therefore, some people think the melody is stolen For that result, they don’t like this music There are some familiar faces,...
... 2004 Concentration of hopane, non-biodegradable constituents in the oil, in the sediment was determined to estimate washout and biodegradation ofthe spilled oil Total number of bacteria in sediment ... in the C simulator Fig shows population density of macrobenthos in the C simulator In the C simulator before day 0, total population density of macrobenthos ranged from 225 to 525 m-2, and the ... as a biomarker Fig.7 shows vertical profiles ofthe oil concentrations in the sediments in the O simulator The oil concentration in the surface sediments decreased from 0.9 in day down to 0.5...
... is larger than theother cases thus, the amount of burnt fuel in this case is more than the others Because of shortage of oxygen in the charge of cylinder in the EGR case, amount of burnt fuel ... fuel consumption (BSFC) ofthe IDI engine to increase and the total engine efficiency to decrease compared to that of a DI diesel engine Because of these disadvantages ofthe IDI diesel engines, ... are two centers of soot production visible in the contour plots, one has attached itself tothe glow plug channel opposing wall and theother spreads itself tothe whole area ofthe glow plug channel...
... writing, they have the luxury of selecting and arranging only the most promising ideas The aims of this activity are to introduce and arouse the learners interest tothe topic to help them want to ... points they would like to cross off and others they would like to expand on According to Walters (1983) ways of organizing brainstorming comprises pyramid brainstorming, from to individual tothe ... Brainstorming Chart 3: The experimental groups opinion about the effects of brainstorming Chart 4: The experimental group view on the use of brainstorming Table 8: The reasons of approval of the...
... reduces the productivity ofthe rest ofthe team, so the lost productivity exceeds the wage ofthe absent individual Pauly et al observe that the costs of absenteeism due to illness are likely to ... requiring their remaining employees to pick up the slack This effectively passes the costs ofthe illness onto theother employees who are required to work harder or longer hours to meet the shortfall ... of human capital are likely to increase standards of living As part of its report on the potential benefits ofthe NRA, the Commission was asked to estimate the potential future benefits to the...
... aimed to verify that the relatively low uptake of WP631 was at the origin ofthe low apoptosis, and whether longer periods of treatment could cause significant apoptosis in the presence of this ... and apoptosis, for example p53, not contribute tothe sensitivity of solid tumors, which often are p53–/– [19], to antitumor drugs However, this does not appear to apply to cells of hematological ... whether the time-dependent survival curves in presence ofthe drugs (Fig 2) were merely due to a slower absorption of WP631 Two approaches were used, which take advantage ofthe fluorescence of...
... factor, in which visuospatial and tests of reasoning were the main contributors These included the Rosen Drawing Test [45], matching and recognition components ofthe Benton Visual Retention Test ... Mayeux et al / Neurobiology of Aging 22 (2001) 683– 689 tors (Table 1): (1) A memory factor, where the seven subtests ofthe Selective Reminding Test [7] were the main contributors (2) A visuospatial/cognitive ... Test [4] and the Identities and Oddities ofthe Mattis Dementia Rating Scale [37] (3) A language factor, where language measures were the main contributors The Boston Naming Test [32], the Controlled...
... synopsis ofthe gathered results is used to support the hypothesis that the blue di-sq is kinetically less exposed at elevated pH The protonation state ofthe N5 in the avin sq may depend on the solution ... in the stopped-ow experiments cannot be assigned tothe deprotonation ofthe blue sq species The crystal structure of CPR does not show any protonatable residues close enough tothe avin-N5 to ... m the slope We chose to t this to a linear rather than to an exponential function, because the number of data points required for the resolution ofthe two fast phases excluded the use of the...
... the dimeric form On theother hand, if the pH ofthe enzyme solution was elevated to 7.0 after dissociation at pH 6.0, the reverse was observed The peak corresponding tothe dimeric form ofthe ... within the range of 5.07.0; thus, modifying the structure of CDase I-5 by protonation and deprotonation might allow these residues to interact with the charged groups ofother residues The isoelectric ... T540 tothe adjacent monomer, of which G538 forms a hydrogen bond tothe carbonyl oxygen of M51 Two residues at the N-terminus (H49 and H89) of a subunit were located close tothe C-domain of the...
... trials, we asked them to find the position that they found least aesthetically pleasing to provide data anchoring theother end ofthe aesthetic scale Method Participants All ofthe participants ... be a bias toward placing the object at or near the center ofthe frame and that, if it were off-center, there would be a bias for the object to face into the frame Because the rest ofthe conditions ... to produce the most pleasing aesthetic effect Theother way of characterizing the facing bias is to say that the direction the object faces is opposite the direction from the frame’s center to...
... million tons in 2002 Thus, trade now accounts for about 10% of world consumption The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effects of sanitary barriers to poultry trade in the context ofthe ... compared tothe previous scenario This helps the US and the EU increase their sales of low-value poultry to China, due tothe substitution effect, and allows both countries to offset some of their ... the existing trade patterns In particular, we analyze the case where Brazil becomes an exporter of low-value poultry to Russia and the ROWM region Given the growth ofthe Brazilian sector into...
... strongly affect the stereoselectivity of epoxidation The presence ofthe anionic lipid PtdSer increased the formation of DE2 twice as much as that of DE1 Even the relatively small portion ofthe negatively ... metabolism the stimulation by the incorporation of Ole2PtdEtn was less but also pronounced (fourfold to Fig Effect of phospholipids on the total epoxidation (A) and the ratio of diolepoxide-2 to diolepoxide-1 ... demonstrated by the ratio ofthe formation rates ofthe two diol-epoxides, DE2 and DE1 These differ only in the conformation ofthe 9,10-epoxy-group, anti in DE2 and syn in DE1 The respective...
... dissociation ofthe Hb into dimers, then the observed rates of oxidation caused by each ofthe LPSs studied should be similar to each other, i.e simply that ofthe rate of oxidation of dimers The increase ... measure ofthe rate of oxidation of oxyHb RESULTS The effect of pH on the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hb was studied The rate of decrease ofthe concentration of oxyHb increased as the pH was ... in the absence and presence of EDTA, on the oxidation of Hb A0 The mean ± SD of three independent experiments is shown Other conditions as in Fig Our studies ofthe effect ofthe structure of the...
... tothe brain over the nerves The eye tells of sight, the ear of sounds, the nose of odors, the mouth of tastes, and the skin of feelings All these messages go tothe back part ofthe brain They ... keep the nerves and blood tubes ofthe skin from being hurt =125 The nails.= The top scales of epithelium at the ends ofthe fingers become matted together to make the nails The nails keep the ... liver change the food to blood; the cells ofthe heart pump the blood to feed all the cells ofthe body; the red blood cells carry air for the cells to breathe; and the cells ofthe skin and...
... determine whether the changes in prices resulted from the acquisition of another facility or were due toother factors, such as increased cost to provide services Because the new owners applied their ... separate from theother facilities that are part ofthe same nonprofit organization The organizations indicated on Schedule H that they use the same charity care policy at all ofthe hospitals they own ... understand what they consider as costs of uncompensated care and how they calculate the costs Tothe extent possible, examine whether the purchases of nonprofit hospitals and the consolidations of community...
... pH ofthe CCA soil was probably due tothe similar pH ofthe soil and each ofthe amendments The application ofthe neutral pH amendments increased pH ofthe acidic ASC soil at first However, there ... fractions ($ 80% of total As) On theother hand, in the CCA, soil As was mainly present in the stable Fe–As and Ca– As fractions ($ 80% ofthe total As) (Fig 1) Phosphate rock and the two composts ... significantly increased the amount of As leached from the soil Nevertheless, in the presence of Chinese brake ferns, phosphate showed the biggest decrease in As leaching as compared totheother treatments...
... and the quantum yield of BR, c The latter value is defined as the ratio ofthe number of O2, which succeed in escaping into the surrounding medium after photodissociation, tothe number ofthe ... The time course and the yield ofthe geminate phase are both sensitive tothe immediate environment ofthe heme, and tothe dynamics of structural changes in the protein Hence, the analysis of ... around the ligand-binding site of liganded hemoglobin The conformation of Val(E11) in the a and b subunits relative tothe heme plane is quite dependent on the nature ofthe anions and the pD of the...
... sulphate, and those of Pilsen (the home of clear lagers – are soft waters Water and Taint Water is a common source of Taints in beer Typically, water is the source ofthe majority of taints associated ... brands • SAB Ltd is the South African operation of SABMiller plc and currently produces 25.9-million hectolitres of beer per annum and 14-million hl ofother beverages through its soft drinks division, ... associated with sulfate ions In the presence of sulfate, sodium creates an unpleasant harshness, so the rule of thumb is that the more sulfate in the water, the less sodium there should be (and vice...
... than the range of values for organic fertilisers (C:N = - 15) (BOE, 1998) The carbon of these manures might have started its biodegradation process during the storage in heaps at the margins ofthe ... significantly the concentrations ofthe organic matter The increase in the organic matter induced by the amendment is due tothe manures which has three roles of organic matter sources, of protection ofthe ... (Na) percentage of above 2.5% have been outlined by Cock and Howeler (1978) In theother side, the farms generate an enormous amount of manure The disposal of these wastes is one ofthe main environmental...