... Microfauna andSoilHealth Numerous workers have established the potential of using protozoa and nematodes as indicators ofsoilhealth because of their tremendous abundance, their production of ... Because ofthe trophic interactions that link the activity ofthesoil protozoa andthe nematodes both to plants and to the bacteria andthe fungi (4), such reductions in microfaunal abundance and ... reports on the metabolic status of each of these whole cell biosensors can be used for ecologically relevant and rapid assessment ofsoilhealth (40) Examples of these biosensors andthe ecological...
... microprofiles of O2, NH4+, NO2-, and NO3- in the autotrophic nitrifying biofilm (B) The distribution and magnitude ofthe estimated specific rates of net consumption and production of NH4+, NO2-, and ... the spatial organization of nitrifying bacterial populations andthe in situ activity of these populations within the biofilms was discussed Microsensors For analysis of microbial structure and ... condition, microprofiles of NH4+, NO2-, NO3-, and O2 in the biofilms were measured by use of microsensors, andthe spatial distributions of in situ nitrifying activities were determined The relationship...
... biofilms of OUS82, RO2, RO3, RO12 and RO18 cultivated for 24 and 48 h The xvi List of Figures centre of each bubble gives the value of biofilm biomass The size of each bubble is a measure of ... understanding into the community structure associated with membrane biofilms, their metabolic characteristics, andthe mechanism of biofilm formation and development For the management of membrane ... aspects of these membrane biofilms remains to be elucidated A more complete understanding into the diversity of biofilm microorganisms, together with their biofilm formation mechanisms and ecological...
... ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION OF TEREPHTHALATE AND PHENOL CHEN CHIA-LUNG (MSc, NCKU) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE...
... to facilitate the identification and isolation in the future Findings in this thesis further improved our understanding on the diversity, distribution, abundance, and dynamics ofthe microbial ... during the start-up period A T-RF with a length of 100-bp was predominant in both sludge bed andthe biomass taken from the surface ofthe packing materials on Day 346 The 100-bp T-RF was further ... in the sludge bed but not on the biofilm attached on the surface of packing materials was observed during severe environmental perturbations The finding suggested that the attached growth in the...
... these processes, organic compounds are degraded and converted into methane and carbon dioxide in the absence of oxygen and other electron acceptors These anaerobic treatments offer a number of ... ring or polyurethane particles) are placed in the upper region ofthe reactor (zone of fixed-biofilm process) andthe inoculum is seeded at the base ofthe reactor (UASB form) As active anaerobic ... and aesthetics in appearance As a result, the demand of raw materials such as terephthalate and phenol for the manufacturing of plastic or petrochemical-related products has increased, andthe production...
... proportionate to the values ofand degree of reliance on the information systems and to the severity, probability, and extent of potential for direct and indirect, tangible and intangible harm ... ensure that the policy is current It is the responsibility ofthe Data Security organization to facilitate the review of this policy on a regular basis Because ofthe dynamic nature ofthe Internet, ... policies and are responsible for their strict enforcement Scope ofthe Policy The scope should explain the policy's applicability—that is, who and what are covered by it The applicability ofthe policy...
... zero even at the 95% level in Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK andthe US Moreover, while in some countries, (including Finland, the UK andthe US) residential ... also for these countries the existence of cointegration could not be rejected We therefore specify the VAR models in the level ofthe variables Nevertheless, we neither impose the number of cointegrating ... to offset the macro economic effects ofthe collapse ofthe bubble).2 Of course, it is by no means clear that central banks are better able to judge the appropriate level of asset prices and the...
... group-decision On the other hand, Ballmer has reduced a level of management to manage more easily and efficiently Microsoft structure is less flat therefore, the span of control is narrower andthe gap ... ahead, the scale of Microsoft rose larger with a number of employees It is reason why he has delegated a second tier of executives Ballmer gave up old line of hierarchy that in the hands of Gates and ... Introduction: In the case of Microsoft Corp Software Company, after 27 exist years, Microsoft network is broadened in 105 countries and region with 78000 people The success of Microsoft is a proof for...
... The other questionnaire was answered by the household at the end ofthe six-day survey for each day ofthe study period The questions were read before and after each period of water use, andthe ... However, the continued over-withdrawal of water resources since the 1980s has led to the depletion of aquifers, reducing water availability on the one hand and increasing cost of water supply on the ... that most ofthe water supply systems depend on groundwater, and that part ofthe municipal water is directly discharged into the environment The next task consisted of calculating, the per capita...
... Is the tense ofthe verb correct the intended meaning ofthe sentence? Are there any time markers which control tense? Do the tenses of all the verbs in the sentence fit logically with one another? ... on the meaning ofthe sentence • When two words are joined by either or , neither…nor…, not only….but also…., the pronoun should agree with the part that is closer • The verb that goes with the ... verbal phrase is the same as the subject ofthe main clause, the sentence is correct If the two subjects are different, the sentence is wrong OBJECTIVE 5: CHECK PRONOUN FORM, AGREEMENT, AND REFERENCE...
... Prepostion Different They can both be used in many positions, including at the beginning ofthe sentence Skill 60: Distinguish Other, Another, and Others Other, another, and others are very easy ... to the period of time from the past until the present The past perfect (had PP) refers to the period of time that started in the past and ended in the past, before something else happened in the ... another book (ADJ) I have other book (ADJ) I have another (Pronoun) I have others (pronoun) DEFINITE I have the other book (ADJ) I have the other book (ADJ) I have the other (pronoun) I have the...
... both C# and VB, constructors have a special syntax In C#, constructors have the same name as the classes whose objects they instantiate and they don't indicate a return value For example, the default ... constructor for the SqlCommand class is: public SqlCommand( ); In VB, the constructor is represented by a call to a class's New subprocedure The equivalent call to the SqlCommand class constructor ... use the object-oriented modifiers listed in Table A-4 A.5.4 Events Events are declared in C# using the event keyword, which is followed by the delegate type returned by the event andthe name of...
... function ofthe ratio ofthe capitalized financial value ofthe firm relative to the replacement (purchase) cost ofthe unit of capital The key variable is marginal q, the ratio ofthe future ... further analysis ofthe components of expenditure in the wake of crises would help improve understanding ofthe crisis channels between the corporate sector andthe rest ofthe economy Finally, ... component for each year less the average contribution ofthe previous eleven years; and (iv) the effect ofthe crisis on GDP was calculated as the product ofthe deviation ofthe contribution to growth...
... efficiency, and product mix ofthe various sectors can be explained only on the basis of an understanding ofthe design and performance ofthe infrastructures So the information-gathering phase ofthe ... ofthe issues could strengthen the assessment of both the financial structure and development Thehealthofthe insurance and collective investment sectors is often intertwined with that ofthe ... Infrastructures C The effective transfer of money between customers ofthe same andof different institutions is one ofthe main functions ofthe financial systems While the stability assessment ofthe payment...
... blank and asked to choose from the four choices the best possible answer Use the two-pass system to answer the Sentence Completion questions m First pass: answer all the questions that you see the ... have both a subject and a conjugated verb It expresses a complete thought For example, "He went to the store" "He" is the subject, "went" is the verb, and "to the store" is the adverb clause telling ... is performing the action Structure: Grammar Tip 43 Articles: a, an andthe are all articles Articles are used before nouns; "a" and "an" are used as nonspecific modifiers and "the" is used as...
... example would be, "There were no samples that matched the pattern." "There is", "there are", "there were", "there was", "it is", and "it was" are examples of no main verb or subject and are classed ... with the rest ofthe sentence, that contain errors of diction, or that contain extra words If there is no subject or verb, eliminate choices that not supply both a subject and a verb for the sentence ... subject is plural (we, they, you) your verb must be plural For example: n (We, they, or you) are happy n (I, he, she, or it) is happy n If you've found the main subject andthe main verb, what else...