... size ofthe populations (Ne) was estimated from the average increase in inbreeding during the last generation for the animals with known parents and grandparents The results are presented in table ... were affected by a lack of information at the same rate than inthe case where only the maternal side was affected but at twice as high a rate In fact, even when n,,, equals n , f a sire-common ancestor-dam ... randomly sampled at any autosomal locus ofa given animal has a 0.5 probability of originating from its sire, and a 0.5 probability of originating from its dam Similarly, it has a 0.25 probability of...
... whole canopy layer, in order to obtain a representative value of transpiration for the average unitary leaf areaThe flux density of transpiration expressed per ground area was subsequently obtained ... CONCLUSION The Mediterranean oak forest that has been investigated seems to dissipate most ofthe available energy as latent heat inthe morning and gradually increase the release of sensible heat inthe ... placed 1.5 m above the top ofthe canopy Heat storage into the canopy biomass was evaluated assuming that its temperature could be related tothe temperature ofthe air inside the canopy (Thom,...
... is injured, resulting ina high rate of negative or non-therapeutic laparotomies [5] FAST FAST is useful in trauma evaluation to identify intraabdominal fluid, a herald of significant organ injury, ... hematuria determines whether there is any further need for imaging and what the treatment options areIn case of gross hematuria, a MDCT scan is the gold standard for the evaluation of renal injury ... injury inthe absence of hemoperitoneum on FAST can be as high as 29% [11] Ina recent study, 13% ofthe patients with clinical signs of abdominal injury and a negative FAST for intra-abdominal fluid...
... conveys the information ofthe UEs becoming scheduling candidates tothe FDPS Inthe FDPS, the PRBs at Layer are directly allocated tothe SCS received from the TDPS Ina mixed traffic system, a classifier ... the FDPS phase, the PRBs are directly allocated tothe UEs and their data are transmitted It delivers the allocated data after packet scheduling to physical level (L1) devices, and then the L1 devices ... many available data as possible, while RT traffic UEs not receive more data than their target data rates In Figure 3(c), the MP algorithm also shows the best capacity of RT traffic because more capacity...
... using a factor calculated from the intensity ratios of internal standards inthe test and reference samples The presence ofthe internal standard probes at different locations ofthe array allowed ... 5¢-CTGTGACCAGCACTGTCT CAGTTT-3¢; reverse, 5¢-CCCAGTGAGGATTGGATGA ACTA-3¢), SPARC (forward, 5¢-GAGACCTGTGACCT GGACAATG-3¢; reverse, 5¢-GGAAGGAGTGGATTTAG ATCACAAGA-3¢), TGFBR2 (forward, 5¢-TGGACCCT ACTCTGTCTGTGGAT-3¢; ... upregulation of several mRNAs, although the underlying mechanisms are unclear siRNAs can activate dsRNA-dependent protein kinase and TLR3 pathways, leading tothe activation of transcription factors...
... model appears to also provide a tool to investigate the effects of chronic exposure toa small amount of G93ASOD1, as seen inthe motor neurons of FALS1 patients To explain the different amounts of ... concentrations inthe cell extracts were inthe middle ofthe range ofthe standard curve (0–0.20 pmol) The amount of GSH was calculated by subtracting twice the amount of GSSG from the total The ... Aguirre P, Valdes P, Aracena-Parks P, Tapia V & Nunez MT (2007) Upregulation of {gamma}-gluta` mate–cysteine ligase as part ofthe long-term adaptation process to iron accumulation in neuronal...
... education of occupational safety in maintaining and preventing poison of pesticides Expand the model to all district and other tea growing areas, trial research of model in other tea growing areas ... points ofthe dissertation - The dissertation gave indicator of KAP and structural disease of farmer growing tea in Thai Nguyen Particularly the model building intervention to protect the health ... stages to maintain the sustainability ofthe model CONCLUSION KAP actual situation ofthe farmers growing tea - The tea cultivator’s knowledge of pesticides: Full understanding ofthe effects of pesticides...
... according to Sandoz [31] 2.3 Statistical analysis The mean by ramet at each stage of sampling was submitted toa variance and a covariance analysis [30] according tothe following linear model: Xij ... Realising the selection on standing trees with an ultrasound method has the advantage of keeping the trees alive but leads toa loss inthe gain ofthe selection This method also has the advantage ... penetration depth ofthe striker pin were taken inthe basal part ofthe trunk For this reason, only data from the basal log collected in laboratory are considered in this section For each characteristic,...
... intervention arm passed the online training with the practice PG The multivariate analysis of variance failed to show a difference in participants’ reporting of mental effort as a function of training ... appropriate and effective uptake by its Table Training Satisfaction and Self-Efficacy Ratings (1 to scale; means and (standard deviations)) Training Satisfaction and Self-Efficacy Overview Tutorial ... Grimshaw J, Hunt C, for the AGREE Collaboration: Development and validation of an international appraisal instrument for assessing the quality of clinical practice guidelines: the AGREE project Qual...
... strain was tolerant and the DBA/2J (D2) strain was non-tolerant to BAL protein, PMNs, and macrophages following repeated ZnO exposure Because inbred mouse strains are virtually identical at all ... functionally associated with nuclear factor (NF)-κB, a key transcription factor inthe regulation ofthe inflammatory process [28,29] Additionally, activation of ADPRT1 plays a role in endotoxin-induced ... receptor (Ptafr) and phospholipase A2 (Pla2) that have been implicated as potential mediators of toxicant-induced BAL protein increases [35-37] Interleukin (IL)-6 protein was increased following...
... would fall through the cracks Since estimates ofthe number of children exposed to parental MI in Canada are not available, the aim of this paper is to use data from the Canadian Community Health ... but may arguably lead to an underestimation ofthe burden of mental disorders in Canada's adult population [43] and as a consequence, to an underestimate ofthe number of children exposed to parental ... such as the Incredible Years Program, a behavioural training program targeting parents in high risk families, have been well studied [6,7,59-64] and are known to improve parenting skills and parental...
... 10% ofthe teachers asked their students to read the text from the beginning tothe end, and then did the reading tasks 20% of them asked the students to read each paragraph, then stop and see the ... language It can be understood as the ability to obtain the information as required inthe reading text as efficiently as possible There are three elements appearing inthe reading process They are ... that reading texts play a crucial role in teaching and learning reading because through them new grammar, phonetic and lexical items ofthe target language are introduced Furthermore, texts are...
... fuel (RDF) and SHW) supply rates inthe precalciner and the bypass stream were all maintained at almost constant levels in order to keep the degree of calcination of hot meal, the thermal energy ... characteristics and types of chemical and hazardous wastes vary greatly, it is difficult to specify a typical analysis and generalize about the impacts of burning of chemical and hazardous waste Some researchers ... determination of proximate analysis, heating value, bulk density and particle size distribution The proximate analysis was carried out using a Las Navas Automatic Multiple Sample Thermogravimetric...
... discount all dollar amounts to 2002 dollars, at an annual rate of percent We then estimate the net benefit of increased educational attainment to taxpayers in 2002 dollars Becauseof data limitations ... lifetime to estimate the benefits to taxpayers ofthe increase inthe individual’s educational attainment 4 The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increasesin Students’ Educational Attainment We discount all ... notwithstanding the benefits to taxpayers that are unique to either example, many ofthe principal effects of increasing a student’s education arethe same for both More generally, there area large...
... obtained if crystalline celluloses with the same polymorphic form are used as substrates, becausethe q value is independent ofthe surface areaof each sample Inthe present study, although the ... in Fig The k values of all samples declined linearly with increase in q when a logarithmic scale was used for the y-axis The calculated values of k at q fi (k0) and reduction rate of k (B) are listed ... than on the samples without ammonia treatment (cellulose Ia-rich and Ib) The adsorption parameters (Kad1, Kad2, A1 , A2 , Amax, A1 ÆKad1, and A2 ÆKad2) listed in Table show that the difference made...
... performed in this study for cases were usually inthe normal range and our findings in fact show the changes of these tests in working population The clinical importance of these subtle changes of liver ... surveillance of workers exposed to low level VCM Naturally, liver transaminases and especially ALP and GGT are available, noninvasive and affordable tests for screening of workers exposed to VCM to ... and the control group was 48 male office workers from the same complex Having at least years of working experience was the inclusion criteria Environmental monitoring showed a concentration of...
... The coating had a minimum total crystallinity of 65% The minimum HA fraction inthe crystalline phase was 90% The average tensile and shear strength ofthe coating were ≥ 34 MPa and ≥17 MPa respectively ... soft -tissue pixels adjacent tothe edge ofthe implants were counted Osseointegration was defined as bone -to- implant contact and calculated as theratioofthe number of bone pixels relative to ... Bone Joint Surg Am 2003, 85 -A: 885-889 49 Herrera A, Canales V, Anderson J, Garcia-Araujo C, Murcia-Mazon A, Tonino AJ: Seven to 10 years followup of an anatomic hip prosthesis: an international study...
... and (2) bad Clinical examination One trained and calibrated dentist (IK) conducted all clinical examinations ina shaded area with natural daylight as the source of illumination and with an assistant ... urban and rural areas (Table 7, 8) The oral problems perceived to cause the impacts on each ofthe performances are shown separately for urban and rural residents in Fig In both areas, toothache and ... Spearman's rho 0.42 to 0.64 inthe urban area and from Spearman's rho 0.62 to 0.82 inthe rural area, were above the minimum level of 0.20 for inclusion of an item into a scale [23] Cultural...
... array There are two differences between a MIMO radar array and a conventional phased array First, the orthogonal waveforms ina MIMO radar array enable the radiated energy to cover a broad sector, ... that ofthe receiving beam 3.2 Frequency Offset-Dependent Beam Let θ denote the apparent angle ofthe transmitting beam Then, the relationship between the apparent angle and the nominal angle can ... the null locations ofthe subarray beam are just the same as some certain locations of grating lobes This is shown in Figure If the number ofthe nulls inthe subarray beam is just equal to the...
... observation trial in an areaof natural regeneration under a canopy gap This was created specifically for regeneration during the winter of 1987/1988 at Affoltern, Switzerland, using the irregular ... (Photo: W Kreis) from the seedling stage to sapling stage, from 1989 to 2001 (13 years) To examine natural regeneration dynamics, cleaning practices were not applied inthe gap 5.1 Material and ... conducted into alternative, affordable methods of vegetation management This applies to natural as well as artificial regeneration, especially on large regeneration cuts with no remaining shelter...