... -80oC The extraction of DNA was performed with Fast DNA SPIN Kit for Soil (Qbuiogene, USA) according to the instruction by the manufacturer Inthe preliminary step to nawwor down thespeciesof ... quantitative In order to more accurately determine thebehaviorof nitrifiers, a quantitqative PCR method (Quanching Primer-PCR) for the determination of Nitrobacter species was developed by using the ... affected the activities of nitrite oxidizing bacteria - 31 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol.5, No.1, 2007 Figure Behaviorof nitrate and nitrite at the end ofthe aerobic tank Behavior...
... The Impacts of Introductions and Stocking of Exotic Speciesinthe Mekong Basin and Policies for Their Control The Impacts of Introductions and Stocking of Exotic Speciesinthe Mekong Basin ... 37 FISOFT/DIAS/INDEX.HTM SHOWING SPECIES INTRODUCED INTO COUNTRIES OFTHE MEKONG BASIN vi The Impacts of Introductions and Stocking of Exotic Speciesinthe Mekong Basin and Policies for Their ... Stocking of Exotic Speciesinthe Mekong Basin and Policies for Their Control x The Impacts of Introductions and Stocking of Exotic Speciesinthe Mekong Basin and Policies for Their Control xi The...
... outline basic principles of aquatic chemistry and water–rock interaction that determine the composition ofnatural waters and therefore influence the radionuclide behaviour inthenaturalenvironment ... non-existent inthenaturalenvironmentNatural water, whether inthe atmosphere, inthe ocean, lakes and rivers, or below ground, always contains dissolved minerals and gases as a result of its interaction ... solubility product SP in logarithmic scale on the ordinate against the mol fraction XAC ofthe component AC inthe solid and the activity fraction XAC-aq ofthe component AC in solution on the abscissa...
... observed on the western side ofthe mountain range are actually typical speciesofthe coastal plains which found their refuge inthe rugged western foothills of Mt Pangasugan The dominant role of Shorea ... consists of 36 plots of 100 m2 each located inthe primary forest ofthe western foothills of Mt Pangasugan, within the forest reserve ofthe Leyte State University (LSU) The plots were mainly located ... Philippines The second data set consists of 21 plots of 100 m2 each inthe southeastern outliers of Mt Pangasugan The area belongs to the “Community Based Forestry Management Area” (CBFMA) of the...
... hills originating from ancient shorelines in portions ofthe Carolinas, Georgia, western Florida and southern Alabama and Mississippi Dominant species on the more xeric sites include Pinus elliotii, ... were dominated by Quercus in combination with other species (table II) The leading tree species Q alba, Q velutina, Q rubra, Q prinus, Carya spp, Castanea dentata and Pinus spp (including P strobus ... intense deer browsing are acting in concert to prevent adequate oak canopy recruitment CONCLUSION The rise in oak dominance inthe eastern United States at the beginning ofthe Holocene epoch...
... neighbouring countries were also present inthe Czech Republic for a report on the family Fagaceae, including the genus Quercus L, to be included inthe second volume ofthe Flora ofthe Czech ... with speciesofthe submeridional vegetation zone prevail) and along the marginal areas ofthe Mesophyticum (a region with a flora and vegetation ofthe temperate zone within the limits ofthe ... sites The distribution ofthe newly distinguished oaks inthe Czech Republic is shown in figure except for Q frainetto for which only one herbarium specimen exists The localities of all oak species...
... This finding is similar to the result of studies on square head climbing perch and climbing perch inthe Mekong Delta of Vietnam These strains of climbing perch had differences inthe shape of head ... highest percentage of Cytosin (31%), then Thymine, Adenin and Guanine In contrast, Thymine makes up the highest percentage (~30%) inthe nucleotide composition ofthe other species Transitional substitiutions ... Thailand are inThe Indochinese Peninsula This is the first part of Southeast Asia, while the second part is Malay Archipelago with Indonesia and Malaysia Therefore, the snakehead speciesin Vietnam...
... Chemical speciation of heavy metals in marine sediments Increasing awareness ofthe important role of sediments inthe transport and storage of heavy metals inthe marine environment has led ... Some ofthe anthropogenic sources of heavy metals include industrial wastes and byproducts generated by mining and smelting, production and use of materials containing the heavy metals, burning of ... oxyhydroxides govern thebehaviorof heavy metals inthe water column Suspended particulate matter (SPM) inthe water column is one ofthe main sources of heavy metals inthe marine ecosystem, and...
... of one edge ofthe metal- thiolate cluster to the surrounding environment [7–9] Upon incorporation ofthe incoming Cd2+ ion into the metal- thiolate cluster at the crevice site, rearrangement of ... emphasizing the wrapping ofthe polypeptide backbone in a left-handed coil around the metal- thiolate cluster, which is shown inthe spacefilling model as located inthe center ofthe domain Metal ... with the Cd4a species is due to expansion ofthemetal binding domain to accommodate the fifth Cd2+ This suggests that the additional Cd2+ ion is inserted into the core ofthe domain, becoming...
... group of SDS molecules Whether the C-terminus has a regulative role inmetal transport remains to be investigated further It is of interest to investigate whether the peptide is inserted into the ... absence ofthe paramagnetic metal ions The amplitudes ofthe spectra inthe presence ofthe paramagnetic metal ions were normalized to the least affected cross-peaks The paramagnetic metal ions ... disappearance ofthe cross-peaks of Ala13 inthe TOCSY spectrum (Fig 6B), a significant reduction in intensities ofthe cross-peaks of Leu9 and Phe16, and a moderate reduction in intensities ofthe cross-...
... the analysis of living trees, this procedure indirectly evaluates the variability ofthe dying-off of trees within individual developmental stages Inthe advanced phase ofthe growth stage, the ... is caused by the same mechanism, the trees ofthe previous generation are dying off, including fir Dynamics of diameter structure innatural forest To explain the mechanisms of tree species persistence ... 2002) The situation at PRP (initial phase ofthe breakdown stage) is characterized in Table In spite ofthe sporadic presence of spruce inthe upper layer in 1972, beech is a dominant species Other...
... selected for the experiment both inthe CO spring and inthe control site In July (just before the second day of measurements), the amount of xylem embolism was evaluated on ten terminal branch ... from the time taken by the re-equilibration ofthe bridge, ie, by the heat pulse to travel the distance from the midpoint ofthe two probes to the heat (2.5 mm) (Hüber and Schmidt, 1937); the ... branch segments (similar in age and size) from the upper part ofthe crown for each treatment Branches were col- early inthe morning and placed in a sealed plastic container Inthe laboratory, branches...
... bands were wider inthe former than inthe latter (figs 4A, B) The staining ofthe wood background following the phloroglucinol-HCl test was less inlayers with wide band spacing than in those with ... 5B) These types of concentric and repeated variations - inthe spacing of parenchyma bands and inthe intensity of staining were not always closely correlated, especially inthe lower trunk segments ... with other vegetation They had been subjected to full sunlight As thespecies T superba is disseminated throughout the evergreen rain forest inthe south ofthe Ivory Coast and it invades the secondary...
... temporal aspects ofthe growth of young Terminalia superba trees inthe same natural environment, including the lateral and radial growth ofthe tree Inthe present paper, shoot growth of main stems ... (fig 10) The cessation of radial growth and the beginning of branch shrinkage also coincided with the beginning of branching in a recently initiated tier (fig 9) Thus radial growth of branches ... internodes growing rapidly, continued by a slowgrowing vertical segment ending in a rosette of leaves In one ofthe trees studied, the accidental death ofthe main apex just after the initiation of a new...
... number of samples taken in Korea Inthe case of Tokyo and inthe Philippines, urban runoff from roads on rainy days contributes to the increase inmetal concentration inthe sediments of receiving ... on the uniform distribution of these metals inthe sediments ofthe lake The higher concentration inthe northwest part ofthe lake is probably due to reverse flow ofthe polluted Pasig River in ... samples taken inthe eastern side of Manila Bay The concentration profiles inthe sea sediments show the decrease in lead and zinc concentrations inthe sediments with the increase inthe distance...
... ofthe going concern assumption inthe preparation ofthe financial statements.3 The auditor considers the appropriateness of management’s use ofthe going concern assumption even if the financial ... Whether the forecasts consider potential losses of revenue, including whether an inability of an entity to obtain letters of credit affects its international trade; • Whether increases inthe ... the cost of borrowing have been factored into management’s analysis, including potential increases in margin sought by banks and the effect of alternative sources of financing; • Whether the forecasts...
... several others inthe Philippines, and the public hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members ofthe Movement for the Survival ofthe Ogoni People (MOSOP) in November 1995 in Nigeria The subsequent ... waste dumping, natural resource exploitation, and the consequent degradation ofthe means of subsistence of indigenous people The roles ofthe state and MNCs in suppressing the rights of communal ... non-core countries Basically, institutionalized discrimination refers to the policies ofthe dominant institutions inthe core and thebehaviorof individuals who control these institutions and implement...
... only originate from the action of UGGT Furthermore, when the incubation was performed inthe presence of 20 lM kifunensine, the formation of Man4GlcNAc2 and Man8GlcNAc2 species was strongly inhibited ... look at the end products of processing, most ofthe Man5GlcNAc2 was converted into Man4GlcNAc2, in contrast with the small amount of Man6GlcNAc2 originating from the Man9GlcNAc2 species ERAD of glycoproteins ... Glycoprotein fraction Most ofthe evidence for the occurrence of degradation signals involved in ERAD has been obtained by studying the effect of inhibitors of demannosylation (kifunensine and...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions inthe examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... areas of geoscience: in collecting data that allow assessment ofthe quality of water, in gaining a fundamental understanding of what natural processes are important inthe transport of contaminants ... Estimates ofthe number of contaminated sites inthe United States range inthe hundreds of thousands, with a variety of contaminants present inthe soils and ground waters Some ofthe issues...
... book of life, the genome The genes inthe cells of your little finger are the direct descendants ofthe first replicator molecules; through an unbroken chain of tens of billions of copyings, they ... some of them became In particular, the brains ofthe brainiest animals were bigger and bigger in each successive age: the biggest brains inthe Paleozoic were smaller than the biggest inthe Mesozoic, ... beetles, in beech trees, in bacteria They even mean the same inthe misleadingly named archaebacteria living at boiling temperatures in sulphurous springs thousands of feet beneath the surface of the...