... poverty andthe percentage of people older than 65 years (Pc ), and on the average ofthedaily values of PM10 and O3 >65 "O " PM level over the period 1987±1994 in location c (X c 10 and X c ... parameters ofthe spatial model Section summarizes the results, compares between the posterior inferences under the two models and assesses the sensitivity ofthe results to the choice of lag structure ... account ofthe time dependence ofthe outcome, we calculate, for each city, the autocorrelation function ofthe standardized residuals Fig displays the 20 autocorrelation functions; they are...
... stems Using sensors in stems, the sapflow of coppice was computed and plotted against the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) (Fig 3) The relationship is quite the whole good and reveals an apparent limit ... (2.8) caused by thinning and also by poor weather Conclusion The method used here enabled continuous measurements of forest transpiration throughout the entire growing season These results will be ... 28.4°C and 16.5°C, with -d2 CM global radiation Rg of 2637 J and a sapflow of 2.05 mm (Fig 1) By d’ contrast, on 31 July 1987, a cloudy day, 7-! 20.6°C, T 12.2°C, Rg 744 n i m -d2 J-cm- and sapflow...
... members and three ex of cio members — the governor, the superintendent of public instruction andthe director of agriculture The statewide election of trustees and a system of county and legislative ... their schedules to five games The crisis was a major factor in the creation ofthe National Collegiate Athletic Association and expediting the development and standardization ofthe rules ofthe ... squad Thecoach handed out a rigid set of training rules and switched Bart Macomber from the line to the backfield A faculty member and an alumnus assisted in the drills and scrimmages At the end of...
... professor of mathematics and physics, Columbia University, authorofThe Elegant Universe Alan Guth, professor of physics, MIT, authorofThe Inflationary Universe William Hanson, authorofThe Edge of ... complementary The key to understanding the future is to grasp the fundamental laws of nature and then apply them to the inventions, machines, and therapies that will redefine our civilization far into the ... Preston, authorofThe Hot Zone andThe Demon in the Freezer Raman Prinja, professor of astrophysics, University College London David Quammen, science writer, authorofThe Reluctant Mr Darwin Katherine...
... By the Light ofthe Soul A Novel By Mary E Wilkins Freeman AuthorofThe Debtor” The Portion of Labor” “Jerome” “A New England Nun” Etc etc 1907 To Harriet and Carolyn Alden By the Light ofthe ... plumy masses of shadow, themselves like the substance of which dreams were made The trees grew thickly down the slope, which the church crowned, and at the bottom ofthe slope rushed the river, ... looked at the softly flushed little face, with its topknot of gold, the delicate fairness ofthe neck, and slender arms, and she had a rapture of something more than possession The beauty ofthe child...
... members and three ex of cio members — the governor, the superintendent of public instruction andthe director of agriculture The statewide election of trustees and a system of county and legislative ... their schedules to five games The crisis was a major factor in the creation ofthe National Collegiate Athletic Association and expediting the development and standardization ofthe rules ofthe ... squad Thecoach handed out a rigid set of training rules and switched Bart Macomber from the line to the backfield A faculty member and an alumnus assisted in the drills and scrimmages At the end of...
... in the community and 2) to assess the relationship between the functional ability (motor impairments of lower extremity, balance and walking distance) of these individuals to the amount ofdaily ... example), and yet the relationship of this variable to HRQL in individuals with stroke is unknown Thus, the aims of our study were 1) to determine the contribution ofdaily PA to the HRQL of individuals ... describe the study population The measures of PA and health-related Page of quality of life variables were not normally distributed therefore the median and interquartile range (IQR) were presented and...
... Comparison ofdaily versus thermodynamic constants diurnal and N is the number of diurnal observations The number of points, n, for each daytime period in which I was recorded to assess i the effect of ... outside ofthe general cluster of points The specific conditions of those days were investigated in detail and were found to result from rain night The effects of nighttime recharge in general and ... here and in the previous study may involve the length and timing ofthe present study (266 d through an entire growing season) versus that in the previous study (50 d in the early part of a growing...
... 0.0001 The application ofthe periodic model andthe statistical analysis ofthe "Cosinor" enabled us to define the periodic parameters and their acrophases (expressed in hours) during the days of ... other hematochemical parameters Further studies involving experimental manipulation of feeding time and ration quality can produce the necessary knowledge for the optimization ofthe use of these ... procedures and conducted bibliographic research All authors read and approved the final manuscript Results and discussion The results obtained during the experimental period indicate the existence of...
... isoelectrical line ofthe external ECG ofthe fetus, calculated by hour and a graph of hourly fetal movements was plotted At nighttime, external ECGs ofthe fetus and EEGs ofthe mother were recorded ... processing ofthe findings regarding the duration of each type ofthe oscillations and "active" and "quiet" hours ofthe fetus yielded a reliable result (p < 0.001) (Fig 8, Fig 9) The analysis of locomotor ... analysis ofthe findings and discovered certain irregularities in the distribution of one or another type of oscillations across a daily rhythmogram Further, having computed the amount of time...
... of individual, hand-to-hand combat Grand strategy, on the other hand, remained the preserve of Tiw.11 In India, too, much the same phenomenon was apparent in the role of Indra, the chief ofthe ... authors, the patience of readers andthe economics ofthe publishing industry conspire to keep this account at the level of grand theme or contour rather than of exacting detail It is therefore ... the mainstream of legal analysis, largely as a result ofthe crumbling of older conceptions of legitimacy andthe rise of new aspirations for democracy andthe self-determination of peoples The...
... results and wrote the manuscript AVB and VG participated in patients' inclusion and follow-up IPR was involved in the analysis of results and writing the manuscript All the authors read and approved ... approved the final version Acknowledgements The authors are very grateful to Edita Lukić, Goran Madžarac and Alen Švigir for their help in the acquisition and arrangement ofthe data Page ofAuthor ... is the cut-off value in the Recommendations ofthe American Heart Association [35] andthe trigger for initiation of insulin treatment for ICU patients recommended by the American College of...
... study of Kress and colleagues andthe ABC trial Neither of these two studies reported rates of coexisting alcohol and other drug use disorders Although one patient in the study of Kress and colleagues ... at the recommendation ofthe medical team and in case at the request ofthe patient's next of kin Discussion The main findings from our study are the following: compared with DIS, the use of ... analysis and interpretation, and drafting ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements The authors wish to extend their gratitude to the nurses in the Medical...
... sensitivity and specificity, unlike PPV and NPV, should be less dependent on the prevalence in the population, and more reflective ofthe test itself, lessening the impact of any unique features ofthe ... All other coauthors have nothing to disclose Authors’ contributions All authors made substantial contributions to conception and design, and to the analysis and interpretation ofthe data TRM and ... other RA therapies where the drugs are typically discontinued if they are not effective Because of similarities in both the descriptive characteristics ofthe study populations of biologic and...
... lag screws and Charnley prostheses, respectively [5] The authors reported that all constructs based upon the Charnley prostheses andthe commercial spacers did not fail at 3000 N; the other two ... 8) At the time of prosthesis reimplantation, the spacer head can be easily removed andthe modular prosthesis parts (neck and head) placed This procedure offers a stable fracture treatment and ... removal, and insertion of a cement-coated modular prosthesis with a spacer head The cement mantle ofthe prosthesis is also antibiotic-loaded according to the sensitivity profile ofthe causative organism...
... action of CY in the stomach in this study was due to the activation of p53 and therefore leading to the suppression ofthe c-Myc/ODC pathway All these findings could explain the mechanism of CY ... the blood supply and proliferating cell number in both the gastric and duodenal mucosae Subcutaneous administration of AP at the dose of mg/kg daily significantly promoted the recovery rate of ... Experimental animals and drug administration This study was conducted with the consent ofthe Committee on the Use of Live Animals in Teaching and Research ofthe University of Hong Kong Male ICR...
... complete exclusion of claudin-1 from the nucleus (Figure 1B) This implies that active PKC may exist in the nucleus of melanoma cells, andthe presence of active PKC isoforms in the nuclei of many cell ... signal (CLDN1-NLS), there is increased expression of claudin-1 in the nucleus, but there are still large amounts of claudin-1 in the cytoplasm as well B) All ofthe claudin-1 in the nucleus can be ... were seeded onto the filters The total volume on the top ofthe filter was adjusted to 800μL of serum free medium and 800μL of medium containing 20% fetal calf serum was placed in the lower well...
... of bone graft in the damaged site and on the other hand, it creates an environment with a rich content of HA, with all the advantages deriving from the phenomenon The present study’s clinic and ... proliferation, migration, and differentiation ofthe epithelial cells [2,12,18,19] Following the surgical treatment of adult periodontitis, the epithelial regeneration ofthe periodontal attachment ... and gave final approval ofthe version to be published FRG assisted with manuscript revision All authors read and approved the final manuscript Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they...
... transaction to the acquire and is reimbursed the amount ofthe sales ticket by the acquirer (4) - The acquirer then summits the ticket to the issuer for payment, via the ICO interchange and settlement ... maintaining the flow of funds and information between issuing and acquiring members The exchange of financial information is called clearing The exchange ofthe actual funds for the transaction andthe ... accumulation of 12 months The growth of total profit showed that the Department has continuously made an effort to diversify the variety of services to meet and satisfy better customers’ needs and demands...