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... INTRODUCTION Rough handling or root and/ or shoot expoto ambient conditions before planting are very important for seedling performance, because these treatments directly affect water relations and ... was conducted between 11:30 and 14:30 in favorable conditions, under partially cloudy skies with no wind Air temperature and relative humidity on the ground were measured during exposure, and ... (1981) Effects of root or shoot exposure before planting on the water relations, growth, and survival of Sitka spruce Can J For Res 11, 703-709 Mulligan C (1985) Effects of air drying on survival,...

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... the effects chronic GPLC supplementation has on exercise performance in trained persons It was the purpose of the present investigation to examine the effects of 28 days of varying GPLC dosing on ... Goldstein: Long-term glycine propionyl-lcarnitine supplemention and paradoxical effects on repeated anaerobic sprint performance Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010 7:35 ... Inc Authors’ contributions PJ was responsible for study design, data collection, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation EG was responsible for data collection, input and analysis as...

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... using the Pearson correlation coefficient; the result was 0.89 A concurrent triangulation strategy was adopted Standard statistical tests included the Pearson correlation test, and a One-Way ANOVA ... relating to Remuneration and Compensation’ and FirmQ2 (H10) and FirmTrs2 (H11) As to ‘compliance relating to Director and Executive Education and Development’, positive correlations were found with ... sub-indices: Shareholders Rights and Equitable Treatment; Board of Directors; Directors Remuneration and Compensation; Director and Executive Education and Development; Disclosure and Transparency, Role...

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... for environmental, social and governance performance The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland and considers economic, 11 relevant data and constructs the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Once a ... relations and communications reasons Finally, by identifying sustainable firms based on policy adoption decisions that were made a sufficiently long time ago - and as a result introducing a long ... mission of the organization We view culture consistent with Hills and Jones (2001), as ―the specific collection of values and norms that are shared by people and groups in an organization and...

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... length (cm) and L3 area (cm2 ) and (b) L3 and L4 yield (g) of Zea mays L cv Volga in relation to Cd concentrations in a modified Hoagland nutrient solution or logarithm of Cd concentrations in plant ... and Khan N S 1983 Influence of lead and cadmium on the growth and nutrient concentration of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and egg-plant (Solanum melongena) Plant Soil 74, 387–394 Khan D H and ... The effects of Cd on the concentrations of P and Mn in maize are given in Figures 7a, b, respectively With increasing Cd accumulation, Mn contents were lower in both leaves and roots, while P contents...

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... hepatic malignancy One question addresses the constituents of commonly available milk thistle preparations, and three questions address the common and uncommon symptomatic adverse effects of milk ... selection and outcome criteria, sample sizes, adequacy of randomization process, interventions and comparisons, cointerventions, biases in 22 outcome assessment or intervention administration, and ... questions (selection criteria) are given in Table 17 Table Key questions and selection criteria for evidence 18 Literature Search and Selection Methods Sources and Search Methods English and non-English...

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... concentration variation of step function The lowest plot in Fig displays the expected time profile of ethanol concentration for the sequence of injection and 20 recovery period In our detection ... possible oxidation state components Annealing conditions W6+ component a W5+ component a BE (eV) b None N2 , 400 ◦ C N2 , 600 ◦ C O2 , 300 ◦ C O2 , 500 ◦ C a b FWHM (eV) Population (%) BEa (eV) ... conditions of (A) nitrogen and (B) oxygen They were observed with an Ar-ion laser excitation at 514 nm close to the wavenumbers of the strongest modes of monoclinic tungsten oxide The two bands...

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... Maryland 20857 Marijuana Effects on the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems ACKNOWLEDGMENT This monograph is based upon papers and discussion from the RAUS Review Conference on the Endocrine and ... directly and definitively Availability of a series of cloned human genes permits evaluation of drug-related effects on specific genes, on defined regions of genes, and on transcription and processing ... in a nontranscribed structure, conformation, and transcriptional state What we must now additionally take into consideration is that expression of genes can be associated with modifications in...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 12:20

... description of electric field effects on protein structure, dynamics, and function Information provided by surfaceenhanced vibrational spectroscopy Redox proteins immobilized on SAM-coated Ag and Au ... marker bands not only respond to changes in the oxidation state of the central haem iron, but also reflect alterations in the coordination sphere, such that these marker bands allow monitoring ... overall rate constant Upon further increasing of the field strength, and thus increasing mobility restrictions of the protein, the contribution of orientational dynamics decreases, and electron transfer...

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... random collisions between the substrate and kinase Efficient phosphorylation of PAG-RLP* consequently occurs only after phosphorylation of Tyr168 and Tyr181, which according to our interaction ... observation may indicate an increase in PPII conformation caused by stabilization of the proline-containing peptide upon binding to the SH3-domain [34] Ligand binding over a concentration range ... strands b4 and b5 The variable loops n-Src and RT are principal determinants for ligand recognition, orientation, and specificity of this domain, with residues Tyr91 and Tyr137 forming interaction...

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... the Congress on Practices of the Consumer Credit Industry in Soliciting and Extending Credit and their Effects on Consumer Debt and Insolvency Submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1229 ... to report on the effects of credit solicitation and extension on consumer debt and insolvency This report is submitted in fulfillment of the Federal Reserve’s obligations under section 1229 of ... several months Regulation of Revolving Consumer Credit Depending on its charter, a financial institution that conducts credit card lending is subject to supervision and regulation by one or more...

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... to monthly) and infrequent (less than monthly) • the duration of feedback, categorised as prolonged (one year or more), moderate (between one month and one year) and brief (less than one month) ... not done For cluster randomisation trials, we rated protection against contamination as done Further, for these study designs, we rated concealment of allocation as done if all clusters were randomised ... of screening, sensitization, and feedback on notation of depression Journal of Medical Education 1980;55: 942–949 Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes...

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... expression, NO production and nitrite accumulation Under our experimental conditions, co-incubation with NE (0.1–10 µM) inhibited LPS-dependent NOS2 expression and NO and nitrite production, via ... understanding of the contrasting effects of PKA and AC inhibitors on nitrite production and NOS2 expression may therefore help to explain reported divergent effects of cAMP on microglial NOS2 The effects ... lowest concentration (0.1 µM) tested (Figure 10B) Effects of blocking IL-1β production on NOS2 expression The above results suggested a link between microglial NOS2 expression and IL-1β production...

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... the non-flooded soil layer on Q robur alone, and none at all on Q rubra Newly grown roots were thick, non-ramified and white along their whole length Their formation began from the third week on ... accumulation of toxic species such as reduced manganese or iron cations (Gambrell et al, 1991).Root dysfunctions in turn on induce marked stress effects on shoots Reduced root hydraulic conductance (Andersen ... species, the effects of water-logging were much more limited, and only few changes could be observed No clear Mn accumulation was detected in leaves or roots DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Effects of...

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... flooding effects on xylem sap contents Effects of water stress on xylem sap composition have sometimes been assessed; Scuiller (1990) observed only limited increases in osmotic potential and ion concentrations ... mineralization and a colorimetric procedure (Technicon Autoanalyser), Mg, K, S and Mn concentra- while leaf P, Ca, tions were determined after wet mineralization ICP quantitation (HClO + H and ) O ... arborea (Osonubi and Osundina, 1987), Cryptomeria japonica (Yamamoto and Kozlowski, 1987), Picea sitchensis (Coutts, 1981), Pinus contorta (Coutts and Philipson, 1978) improve oxygen diffusion through...

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... anti- Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/7/3/R677 inflammatory effects (day 8) and proinflammatory effects (day 29) are locally restricted Conclusion In conclusion, HA appears ... analysis and evaluation of the data, and reviewed and contributed to the final version of the manuscript AW participated in the preparation of the animals, fixation of the specimens, and blood ... con- Histological findings in synovial tissue and articular cartilage: haematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining (a, c, e, g, and h) for acute inflammation (arrowheads), chronic inflammation (*), and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... interpretation, statistics, and manuscript preparation SDY contributed to design, performance, analysis, and interpretation of the first study BLP designed and performed the third study and contributed ... Gündüz B, Stetson MH: A test of the coincidence and duration models of melatonin action in Siberian hamsters: the effects of 1-hr melatonin infusions on testicular development in intact and pinealectomized ... 30:97-107 10 Gündüz B, Stetson MH: A test of the coincidence and duration models of melatonin action in Siberian hamsters II The effects of 4- and 8-hr melatonin infusions on testicular development...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20

... little is known of the effects of chronic creatine supplementation on muscle creatine phosphate levels and performance There is only one published study demonstrating that ingestion of substantially ... creatine supplementation include enhanced muscle creatine phosphate and muscle glycogen content, increased plasma volume, and alterations in substrate selection and oxygen consumption Although there ... current study and that of Rico-Sanz and Marco Englehardt et al [8] also reported submaximal oxygen consumption data, and found no effect of creatine supplementation on oxygen consumption during cycling...

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... Kennish Eutrophication Processes in Coastal Systems: Origin and Succession of Plankton Blooms and Effects on Secondary Production in Gulf Coast Estuaries, Robert J Livingston Handbook of Marine ... Section I) on exploration of eight specific horror stories that have emerged partly as consequences of coastal pollution Section II considers effects of coastal pollution on resource species and ... Pollution on Biochemical and Structural (Cellular) Events in Adult Fish Prior to Spawning .137 Effects of Pollution on Embryonic and Larval Development 139 Effects of Coastal Pollution on...

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... role was expanded to include international chemical and environmental studies of mercury poisoning in humans 1997 — Monitoring of methylmercury concentrations in fish and shellfish continued in ... Coastal Pollution: Effects on Living Resources and Humans and in damage to human health Environmental protection has received increasing attention there since the late 1960s, when the consequences ... at a huge cost in environmental degradation and human suffering Minamata continues as a stark illustration of that reality, and one that the Japanese people recognized and began changing in the...

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