... for the body of water is continuous andthe cause is generally regarded as a combination ofmarine transgression andthe warming up ofthe seas at this time Onthe other hand themarine rocks of ... (Metacopa, Ostracoda) 275 IV BIOLOGY MOGUILEVSKY ,and WHATLEY, C Cytogeneticstudiesonmarinemyodocopid A R Ostracoda: ThekaryotypesofGigantocyprisdracontovalis Cannon, 1940andMacrocypridina ... from the Pliocene onward One ofthe best known innovations ofthe 1960’s was the careful analysis of pitting andthe introduction of pit notation first seen in the work of Liebau (1969, 1977 and...
... applicable The definition of first, second and third trimester is the one used in the study and differs from one study to the other; for each parameter the non-pregnant reference value is the mean of ... culture of amnion cells and amniotic membranes revealed no accumulation of SCC in the supernatant, and no mRNA expression of SCC was found in the amnion, the cord or the placenta using a northern ... women and found that concentrations of inhibin B fell to undetectable concentrations (
... differences in the experimental conditions used (Darrall, 1989) Ozone concentrations were often unrealistically high and there has been little work done to study the interaction of ozone with environmental ... calcium and potassium in both spruce clones and calcium and potassium in beech only The interaction of drought and ozone had a significant effect on calcium levels in the Istebna clone and potassium ... during the vegperiod andthe ozone levels (monthly averages) since the trees were planted Ozone showed the often reported fluctuations during the year with the maximum levels occurring in spring and...
... slighthy during the first 11 d and then declined The shape ofthe curve is similar to that for transpiration Conclusions Initiation and development of current yr needles affected the results of gas exchange ... experiment The patterns of g evolution at the constant temperature of 8.7°C and at a were throughout the experiment but the former was usually 20-30% higher (Fig 3) Conductance at a constant 12°C ... (Table I) The transpiration rate increased in seedlings at constant 12°C during the first 11 d and then declined sharply (Fig 2) At constant 8.7°C, the transpiration rate remained at the same...
... branch ofthe left RLN before laryngeal entry (Figures and Figure 3) Discussion The safety of thyroid operations mainly depends onthe surgical anatomy ofthe ILN The nerve has many variations on ... localized in last 2-3 cm ofthe RLN, was discovered as a third variation ofthe ILN in our patient Conclusion The co-existence of three variations ofthe ILN, a right non-recurrent nerve, bilateral ... bifurcation ofthe ILN and left SILAB, is an extremely unusual coincidence in one patient The coincidence of a right nonrecurrent nerve and bilateral bifurcation of both right and left nerves in the...
... fuel the impetus for taxonomic revisions ofthe Scleractinia Findings will also be useful for future forecasts of reef evolution in the region and may contribute to the designation of conservation ... recontructions based on mitochondrial sequence data and morphological characters are incongruent The results of this study will provide crucial information onthe evolutionary history ofthe Faviidae and ... Coral taxonomy, barcoding and phylogenetics Species are the basic units of biodiversity and their precise definitions are vital to our understanding ofthe natural environment and evolution (Claridge...
... treatment of chronic hepatitis C He was involved in many ofthe early studies (since 1989) of interferon mono-therapy, consensus interferon trials, Rebetron combination therapy and treatment studies ... to interferon monotherapy The effect of longer treatment as a principal can be seen in the initial studies with interferon monotherapy in which the SVR increased from 6% with months of treatment ... diagnosis of ascites Much of his research and clinical effort has been in the developing of a non-invasive evaluation of liver function using the quantitative liver-spleen scan andthe treatment of...
... characterized by continuous generation of variant viral genomes, competition among them, and selection ofthe fittest mutant distributions in any given environment [23] The coexistence of distinct ... found in other geographic regions ofthe world, the same studies were carried out for strains isolated in North America and Europe The results of these studies are shown in Figs 1B and 1C, respectively ... to determine the extent of distribution of this particular signature BLAST studies, onthe other hand, have shown that only type HCV strains circulating in the South American region have 100%...
... could then excrete these organisms into the environment and so infect zookeepers and other humans [10] Evaluation ofthe environmental spread of Salmonella strains in the reptile department ofthe ... de Jong B, Andersson Y, Ekdahl K Effect of regulation and education on reptile-associated salmonellosis Emerg Infect Dis 2005, 11, 398-403 10 Kim KH, Kim KS, Tak RB The distribution of Salmonella ... detected Salmonella spp andthe results of serotyping Common name No of Samples Salmonella positive Mangrove snake Green iguana Yellow anaconda Indian python Burmese python Macaw 1 ment and then were...
... the Central Limit theorem The mean andthe coefficient of variation, asymmetry and kurtosis ofthe distribution ofthe phenotypic variance ofthe total number of bristles on both sternites of ... phenotypic variance The overall mean andthe coefficient of variation, asymmetry and kurtosis ofthe distribution ofthe mean ofthe total number of bristles at generations 0, and 10 are shown, ... variance between the lines, the variances ofthe phenotypic and additive variances ofthe lines will be the same and, therefore: where fl j CV(V and h are the coefficient of variation ofthe phenotypic...
... distribution, namely the proportion of samples classified into that component The sum ofthe wis should be equal to The μi and σi2 are the mean and variance ofthe normal distribution, and m is the ... distribution of genotypic variation under a variety of evolutionary scenarios [1-3], there is no theory describing the expected distribution of transcriptional variation, and neither are there many ... interactions The following additional data are available with the online version of this paper Additional data file summarizes the analysis ofthe distribution of rare TACs among lines within each of...
... relationship matrix ofthe allelic QTL analysis for function-valued traits 181 effects at the ith QTL conditional on marker data (M) andthe position (ci ) onthe chromosome The gametic relationship ... second half, the QTL was detected in 95 percent ofthe cases with the random regression model and only 16 percent ofthe time with the 305d model The difference was even more pronounced for the ... SIMULATION STUDY The aim ofthe simulation study was to assess the ability of longitudinal models to fit different patterns of QTL effects over time and to compare their power of detection to traditional...
... INTRODUCTION In this part, the researcher will present the rationale ofthe study, the aims, the research questions, the significance, the scope, the method andthe design ofthe study Rationale Over the ... attention to the disc playing and try to get the answers themselves They were willing and confident to give reasons for their answers if being requested Onthe other hand, only a small part of class ... based onthe results found from all data collection instruments Design ofthe study The study consists of three main parts: Part A, Introduction presents the rationale ofthe study, the aims, the...
... study consists of three parts: Part A – Introduction – states the problems and rationale ofthe study, the aim, the scope, the method, the significance andthe organization ofthe study Part ... Questions 4, 5, 6, and were to investigate the students’ perception ofthe value of indirect corrective feedback on their writing accuracy Andthe last question, question was some expectations ofthe ... structure, idea connections or other addition and connection (4) Editing: In this stage, the writers work onthe mechanics of writing such as spellings and punctuations Writing in the abovementioned viewpoint...
... suitable for the styles of one -on- one interaction with the students and presentation III.2.2 Teachers’ responses Teaching One -on- one interaction Styles Classroom with the Presentation Discussion Teamwork ... and vocalizations) Proxemics (the study ofthe use and perception of social and personal space) Artifacts (including the use of objects such as jewellery and cosmetics and other decorations ... instruction, and tests because there is less opportunity for the students to be out of line The objective of these activities is to have the students focus and concentrate onthe key information of the...
... the end ofthe study In all three groups and sub-groups, none ofthe normal scores were abnormal by the end ofthe study Thus, it was our conclusion that the absence of changes in the unit- and ... Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, Office ofthe Surgeon General Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report ofthe Surgeon General; 2004 http://surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/content.html ... have concomitant adverse effects on bone health [9-13] including the increasing use of SSRIs for the treatment of depression [14-17] and contraceptives [18] Since intentional and unintentional...
... Both the rising stage andthe recession stage ofthe river flow were observed except the 1st survey In the 3rd and 4th survey, the authors surveyed the second andthe third storm event out ofthe ... Where, [A] is the concentration of ion “A” (meq/L), [Cl] is the Cl concentration (meq/L), ([A]/[Cl])P and ([A]/[Cl])I are [A]/[Cl] ratio at the flow peak and at the initial condition, respectively ... storm events and relationships between pollutant loads and runoff patterns In addition, origins of various ions were deduced by examining the temporal variations of ion composition The following...
... the washout of sludge from the reactor, and therefore, we investigated the effect of surface loading rate and aeration rate onthe selection of well-settling sludge andthe formation of aerobic ... granulation in a continuous-flow reactor We focused our attention onthe controllable factors influencing the selection of well-settling sludge because the sludge selection is one ofthe most ... previous studies Based onthe preliminary experimental results, we decided the control strategy for the selection of well-settling sludge Then, we applied the strategy to the formation of aerobic...
... following conditions are no longer satisfied: • The number of leaf node events exceeds the constant number • The reduction in entropy is more than the threshold Consequently, the list of questions is ... Supposing one of a certain group of characters often occurs as a neighbor to one ofthe other groups of characters, and supposing characters are clustered and organized in a hierarchical fashion, then ... the same domain The MI-word clusters were constructed according to the domain ofthe training set The tag set consisted of 209 part -of- speech tags 16 For the word model decision-tree, three of...