... call the former sense the data-structure view of plans, andthe latter the mental phenomenon view of plans Work in plan synthesis (e.g., Fikes and Nilsson [8], Sacerdoti [15], Wilkins [18], and ... true if and only if the act of G doing a at t is ezecutable, andthe relation G E N ( a , / / , G , t ) is true if and only if the act of G doing a at t generates the act of G doing// at t The function ... enables another Since this paper does not further consider plans with enabling actions, the advantages ofthealternative definition will not be discussed 208 more general statement regarding the...
... union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, andbetween them and their in-laws The definition of marriage varies ... themselves In the family, the role of a husband and a wife are equal Women not kept their family name but used their husband's family name formally They not pay much attention in fate marriage; they can ... their mate Their parents not prevent of against their choice, they even get marriage and tell to their parent later Children can leave home when they are 18 years old or when they can live themselves...
... appropriate are not known for Thai population Besides the UK weights, there are a number of other countries having their own populationbased preference weights for the EQ-5D [7,9-14] Of these, the United ... Distribution of EQ-5D scores derived from the UK, US, and Japan preference weights The Bland-Altman plot of UK and Japan weights showed that 96% ofthe difference scores were betweenthe limits of agreement, ... interview-based comparisonofthe TTO and VAS values given to EuroQoL states of health by the German population In Proceedings ofthe 15th Plenary Meeting ofthe EuroQol group: 1–2 september 199 8; Hannover...
... dramatically (Fig 1) Type G1 now accounted for 44.8% ofthe isolates and became the most prevalent genotype, andthe number of untypeable strains was reduced from 36.9 to 2.1 % The other common G types ... during 199 2 199 7 and a significant number of rotavirus strains were untypeable using the Das primer set [26] It is likely that the Das primer set could not detect most ofthe G1 rotaviruses in the ... Kapikian AZ, Chanock RM, Flores J: Comparisonofthe amino acid sequences ofthe major neutralization protein of four human rotavirus serotypes Virology 198 7, 161:153-159 Hoshino Y, Nishikawa...
... dramatically (Fig 1) Type G1 now accounted for 44.8% ofthe isolates and became the most prevalent genotype, andthe number of untypeable strains was reduced from 36.9 to 2.1 % The other common G types ... during 199 2 199 7 and a significant number of rotavirus strains were untypeable using the Das primer set [26] It is likely that the Das primer set could not detect most ofthe G1 rotaviruses in the ... Kapikian AZ, Chanock RM, Flores J: Comparisonofthe amino acid sequences ofthe major neutralization protein of four human rotavirus serotypes Virology 198 7, 161:153-159 Hoshino Y, Nishikawa...
... hemispherical photographs The goals ofthe study were (1) to evaluate the instruments based on the consistency of their respective measurements; (2) to evaluate the instruments based on their ability to ... contribution ofthe light scattered by the foliage From aboveand below-canopy measurements, the LAI-2000 PCA computes the transmittance for each sky vector, and then inverts them into PAI or averages them ... coefficients, out of a 14 × matrix of correlations, were significant at the 5% level, andthe number of disregarded zenithal rings prior to the calculation of PAI and sky openness did not influence the quality...
... functioning of each method was not deteriorated by the other The relationship obtained with thecomparisonofthe two methods over the whole period (n 589) is presented in figure The slope ofthe regression ... from thermopile meathermopile was composed of surements The four thermojunctions in series, located on either side of a mm thick rubber The sheath conductance ofthe gauge is calculated during the ... when no sap flow occurs between 2300 and 0400 hours The sap flow rate (F) is calculated lows [2, 10]: as fol- where Cp is the heat capacity ofthe xylem sap and dT the temperature increase of the...
... for the plans resulting from the optimization IM PTV Figure one DSS for Comparisonofthe patients the plans optimized with IM and DVH ofComparisonofthe DVH ofthe plans optimized with IM and ... parameters The dose was normalized to the average dose ofthe PTV, the prescription dose was the goal dose of 56 Gy Evaluation Since one objective ofthe study was to quantify the quality ofthe optimization ... for one ofthe patients The DVH ofthe PTV show a better target coverage and homogeneity for the plan optimized with DSS The DVH ofthe parotids illustrates the compliance to the DVO of both...
... the small number of patients, the scope ofthe study covering only a period of one year, the lack of operator-passenger differentiation, results of breathalyzer ofthe drivers, andthe lack of ... under the vehicle Carlson et al have determined that most ofthe tractorrelated injuries (82%) occurred betweenthe hours of 6:00 am and 5:59 pm [6] In our study, throughout the day, the number of ... facilities These injuries can be significantly damaging and frequently, they can be prevented The passing laws allowing the regulation of sale, maintenance, traffic record and use of these vehicles, and...
... the necessary modifications However, because ofthe unprecedented nature ofthe Department of Human Services year 2000 issue, its effects andthe success ofrelated remediation efforts will not ... only for the current quarter and did not include previously billed unpaid amounts The department had outstanding rebate billings dating to 199 1, the start ofthe program Because ofthe inherent ... audit ofthe financial statements ofthe State of Minnesota as ofand for the year ended June 30, 199 8 We also have audited certain federal financial assistance programs administered by the Department...
... Hernández acknowledges the supports by the UNESCO regional Office of Science and Technology at Montevideo, andthe UNESCO Regional Office of Cultura at La Habana and by UNAM for the stay at Center of Investigations ... availability of water through the year [9] The value of aboveground biomass of CV is in the range values of floodplain forest at CM site In contrast, the similarities of aboveground biomass between CM and ... Meteorological Office, Bracknell, UK, 199 7 [19] Hassink J., The capacity of soils to preserve organic C and N by their association with clay and silt particles, Plant Soil 191 (199 7) 77–87 [20] Hernández...
... SOLE Inc, andthe University of Calgary Olympic Oval High Perfor- Page of mance Fund The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Brian Noehren, Chandra Lloyd and Andrea Bachand for their assistance ... the line of view ofthe camera lens The calibration object was removed and photos were then taken ofthe medial aspect ofthe foot during both sitting (10% WB) and relaxed standing (50% and 90% ... represents AH The horizontal distance between B and E yielded the TFL drawn on the image indicating the distal end ofthe hallux, the most posterior aspect ofthe posterior heel, andthe horizontal...
... large number of waves, the composition ofthe sample will stabilize, becoming independent ofthe seeds from which recruitment began, and thereby overcoming any bias the nonrandom choice of seeds ... manuscript SV conducted the statistical analysis and wrote the first draft ofthe manuscript All ofthe authors contributed to the final version ofthe manuscript Acknowledgements The study was supported ... within the previous six months Risk behaviours and characteristics were compared betweenthe two groups Table presents the univariate comparisons of IDUs in the pharmacy and SEP groups The majority...
... studies of IDU, this study is limited by its cross-sectional design and its use of non-random sampling As well, the possibility exists that the merging of users of SEPs and pharmacies within the ... http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/33 of all HIV infections are the result of injection drug use [2] This problem persists despite the fact that the World Health Organization and a number of other multilateral organizations and ... transmission of HIV and other blood-borne diseases, SEPs themselves are an efficient means of reducing health risks among hard-to-reach, stigmatized, and hidden populations [6,7] The limits of SEPs...
... complications betweenthe two techniques This is in agreement with two other studies comparing these techniques [5,12] Although the total number of complications in the two groups in the study of Ambesh and ... explained by the poorly controllable dilation with the forceps [9] Although the study of Añón and colleagues did not find any significant differences, in three of 26 patients in the GWDF group there ... Rhino; GWDF, guide wire dilating forceps; NS, not significant tion ofthe cannula: one of them died on his first day on the ward, possibly owing to an obstructive blood clot in the cannula The...
... Review ofthe theories related to cohesion and translation - Analysis and synthesis ofthe collected data Design ofthe Study The thesis consists of three parts: Part I: Introduction states the ... for success of this translation andthe failure ofthe other There have been some works that analysed and contrasted cohesion between English and Vietnamese so far The purpose of these works ... oriented towards the receiver ofthe text or message Formal equivalence is related to the form and aesthetics ofthe text, includes word plays andthe individual stylistic features ofthe source...
... concentration of 500 lM, and these were further diluted as necessary in the same buffer Surfactant P20 is a 10% aqueous solution ofthe nonionic surfactant Polysorbate 20 The purpose ofthe surfactant ... experiment Further experiments will be performed to clarify this Figure 2B,D shows the nonspecific binding of CB and CB1 (respectively) to the chip surface in the absence of liposomes; the level of nonspecific ... 80% ofthe liposome RU is lost at 100 lM CB3 Moreover, the amount of nonspecific binding of CB3 to the sensor chip surface in the absence of immobilized liposome was not significant (Fig 2F) The...
... TABLE 6 THE TOTAL FREQUENCY OF VERB USE AND NOUN USE OF 25 NORBS IN COLEC AND LOCNESS 157 TABLE THE TOTAL FREQUENCY OF VERB USE AND NOUN USE ANDTHE RATIO OF VERB USE AND NOUN USE ... TABLE 10 THE FREQUENCIES OF 25 VERBS AND THEIR EQUIVALENT NOUNS IN COLEC AND LOCNESS 162 TABLE 11 THE TOTAL FREQUENCIES OF VERB USE AND NOUN USE OFTHE 25 V-N PAIRS AND THEIR RATIOS ... English in the aspect ofthe width and depth of verbs? (By the width of verbs, I mean the size of vocabulary in verbs By the depth of verbs, I mean the range of senses of verbs andthe many words which,...
... members ofthe diplomate pilot cohort for their help in developing the questionnaires; members ofthe main cohort for carefully completing them, and previous team members who worked on the project: ... has an indirect effect on working as a UK nurse and therefore supports the theory of planned behaviour If 1, and are satisfied then self-reported job satisfaction Page of 12 (page number not for ... and other studies is that there is a clear association between certain components of nurses job satisfaction and intention to stay (or leave) the profession or organization [1,5] The effect of...
... The increasing and decreasing tendencies of PERV betweenthe two studies were similar in the kidney, but the timing of dropping andthe patterns in other organs were different Furthermore, the ... according to the user manuals The ratio ofthe PERV gag / pig GAPDH was expressed so the density ofthe lower band was divided by the density of upper band which represents PERV gag and pig GAPDH, ... primer, another containing only pig GAPDH, andthe last mixing both PERV gag and pig GAPDH together with cDNA from the PK-15 cell The ratio betweenthe separate reaction and duplex reaction of RT-PCR...