describe biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

Báo cáo y học: "Prevalence of Overactive Bladder, its Under-Diagnosis, and Risk Factors in a Male Urologic Veterans Population"

Báo cáo y học: "Prevalence of Overactive Bladder, its Under-Diagnosis, and Risk Factors in a Male Urologic Veterans Population"

... the demographic data. Mean age was 68 years old (quartile range: 59-77). The major ethnicities were European American (44%), African American (37%) and Hispanic Ameri- can (11%). Table 1. ... detection and treat- ment initiation. The OAB-V8 questionnaire is a possi- ble effective and fast screening tool. Our study also examined the risk factors for OA B i n m en. We found that OAB increased ... OAB, incontinence, male, urology, veterans INTRODUCTION Recent international population and non-population studies reported overactive bladder (OAB) in 10-17% of the adult population, depending...

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Managing and Practicing OD in an IT Environment - A Structured Approach to Developing IT Project Teams

Managing and Practicing OD in an IT Environment - A Structured Approach to Developing IT Project Teams

... workplaces: Organizing and managing for dignity, meaning and community. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Managing and Practicing OD in an IT Environment 245 Copyright â 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing ... establishes the definition of quality for all involved, and Managing and Practicing OD in an IT Environment 261 Copyright â 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic ... and ignorance, and OD is equally challenged in establishing its relevance and credibility. Through careful, system- 268 Logan Copyright â 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print...

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Nutritional Status and Associated Factors in Institutionalized Elderly docx

Nutritional Status and Associated Factors in Institutionalized Elderly docx

... following nutrients: iron, zinc, niacin, thiamin, vitamins B 6 and B 12 . Statistical analysis consisted of descriptive analysis and chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and ANOVA to determine ... home and shopping for foodstus [22]. us, we can see the importance of the care provided by nursing sta, in providing support in meeting mobility needs and principally those related to eating, ... performance in the ability to perform activities of daily living and greater dependence on care, including meals and purchase of food [19]. e results of the Health, Welfare and Aging in Latin...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Transcript profiling reveals diverse roles of auxin-responsive genes during reproductive development and abiotic stress in rice pdf

Báo cáo khoa học: Transcript profiling reveals diverse roles of auxin-responsive genes during reproductive development and abiotic stress in rice pdf

... processes, including metabolism, transcription, signal transduction, and transport (Fig. 1B), indicating that auxin-responsive genes perform crucial functions in various aspects of plant growth and ... studies in Arabidopsis found crosstalk between auxin and other plant hormones [21–24]. Our study also shows that genes involved in cytokinin (e.g. cytokinin-O- glucosyltransferase, cytokinin dehydrogenase, ... reveals diverse roles of auxin-responsive genes during reproductive development and abiotic stress in rice Mukesh Jain 1 and Jitendra P. Khurana 2 1 National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR),...

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Báo cáo khoa học: Structural origins for selectivity and specificity in an engineered bacterial repressor–inducer pair pdf

Báo cáo khoa học: Structural origins for selectivity and specificity in an engineered bacterial repressor–inducer pair pdf

... positioning of the ligands and the conformations of the residues lining the binding site (Table 2). In an initial comparison of the ligand positions of tetracycline, dox and atc in TetR, these ligands ... ligand in binding site II. To account for this observation, the occupancy of the ligand in binding site II was estimated at 50% and that in bind- ing site I at 100%. When using these values during ... posi- tioning of atom Cd) in the ligand-free and ligand-bound structure. Overall, when considering both the main chain fold and the conformations of the side chains, the structures of ligand-free...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "INTEGRATING TEACHING THE ENGLISH TENSE: NAIVE AND FORMAL GRAMMARS IN AN INTELLIGENT TUTOR FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING" pdf

Báo cáo khoa học: "INTEGRATING TEACHING THE ENGLISH TENSE: NAIVE AND FORMAL GRAMMARS IN AN INTELLIGENT TUTOR FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING" pdf

... - 154 - • ~ • TEACHING THE ENGLISH TENSE: INTEGRATING NAIVE AND FORMAL GRAMMARS IN AN INTELLIGENT TUTOR FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING Danilo Fum 1, Bruno Pani 2 and Carlo Tasso 2 1 Dipartimento ... in a set of reference grammars and by extracting a set of tense features representing the ideas and concepts which were utilized in providing such explanations. Then we described according ... 154. Fum, D., Giangrandi, P. and Tasso, C.: Tense Generation in an Intelligent Tutor for Foreign Language Teaching: Some issues in the design of the verb expert. Proceedings of the 4th Conference...

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The Fraction of Cancer Attributable to Lifestyle and Environmental Factors in the UK in 2010 docx

The Fraction of Cancer Attributable to Lifestyle and Environmental Factors in the UK in 2010 docx

... (2003) European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Dietary fibre in food and protection against colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition ... hormones in the UK in 2010 S42 DM Parkin 11. Cancers attributable to infection in the UK in 2010 S49 DM Parkin 12. Cancers in 2010 attributable to ionising radiation exposure in the UK S57 DM Parkin and ... –S89 Tominaga S, Kuroishi T (1997) An ecological study on diet/nutrition and cancer in Japan. Int J Cancer 10(Suppl): 2–6 Tsugane S (2005) Salt, salted food intake, and risk of gastric cancer: epidemiologic...

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unsicker - cell signaling and growth factors in development

unsicker - cell signaling and growth factors in development

... Differentiation Factors 912 24.6 VEGF and VEGF Receptors 913 24.7 Other VEGF Family Members: Involvement in Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis 914 24.7.1 Angiopoietins and Ties in Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis ... Heidelberg (Neuroanatomy Secretary Heidelberg) and to Dr Andreas Sendtko and the Wiley team for having initiated and promoted the project. Heidelberg and Göttingen September 2005 Klaus Unsicker and Kerstin ... function and fertility. An increasing body of evidence has led to the proposition that several GFs are important mediators of such communication and crucial in controlling and determining female and...

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Global Firms and Emerging Markets in an Age of Anxiety ppt

Global Firms and Emerging Markets in an Age of Anxiety ppt

... (Conner and Prahalad 1996; Grant 1996; Ko- gut and Zander 1992, 1996; Spender 1996; Tsoukas 1996), which are increas- ingly being used in the field of international management (Kogut and Zander 1993; ... become disadvantageous would usually be intangible, that is, routines (Nelson and Winter 1982) or competencies (Prahalad and Hamel 1990) that are developed in one market and ingrained in the firm and the ... multinationals in China. In chapter 11, “Entering Emerging Markets: Ignorance and Discovery,” Johanson and Johanson, present their findings based on detailed case studies of the entry into and...

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Global Firms and Emerging Markets in an Age of Anxiety pptx

Global Firms and Emerging Markets in an Age of Anxiety pptx

... multinationals in China. In chapter 11, “Entering Emerging Markets: Ignorance and Discovery,” Johanson and Johanson, present their findings based on detailed case studies of the entry into and ... Krogh, Ichijo, and Nonaka, 2000) and even to transfer within the same firm, both in a single country (Szulanski 1996) and across countries (Kogut and Zander 1993; Zander and Kogut 1995). Here, we characterize ... (Conner and Prahalad 1996; Grant 1996; Ko- gut and Zander 1992, 1996; Spender 1996; Tsoukas 1996), which are increas- ingly being used in the field of international management (Kogut and Zander 1993;...

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situation of hiv, hbv, hcv infection and associated factors in some high risk populations in hanoi, 2008-2010

situation of hiv, hbv, hcv infection and associated factors in some high risk populations in hanoi, 2008-2010

... strains in this pandemic belong to group M and can be classified into nine subtypes (A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J and K) 16 circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) and at least 30 unique recombinant forms ... among injecting drug users and female sex workers: Study results about distribution HIV genotype and subtype showed that stability and predominant of CRF01_AE recombinant among IDUs and FSWs. ... among IDUs and FSWs, HCV-6 and HCV-1 genotypes ware similar. 3. Several influencing factors increase the transmission of HIV, HBV, HCV among IDUs, FSWs, HDPs and MTPs in Hanoi, 2008-2010:...

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Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Can understory vegetation accurately predict site index? A comparative study using floristic and abiotic indices in sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) stands in northern France" ppt

Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Can understory vegetation accurately predict site index? A comparative study using floristic and abiotic indices in sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) stands in northern France" ppt

... (SWC 0-150 and Mg/K) and floristic indices (CA Axis 1 and Axis 3) and was better than corresponding models with only abiotic or floristic indices (M5 and M3). Model M8 including SWC, Mg/K, humus form and ... combining climate- topography-soil and floristic indices (Tab. II). M6 combined the CA Axes and soil water capacity and was slightly better than models M4 and M1. Model M7 combined abiotic indices ... productivity, and environmental factors in Pinus sylvestris L. stands in southern Finland, Vegetatio 93 (1991) 57–72. [42] Nieppola J., Long-term vegetation changes in stands of Pinus syl- vestris in southern...

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Báo cáo y học: "Risk and resiliency factors in posttraumatic stress disorder" pptx

Báo cáo y học: "Risk and resiliency factors in posttraumatic stress disorder" pptx

... risk factors that make an indi- vidual vulnerable towards developing a disorder [8]. Risk factors can be divided into two main categories: severity and type of traumatic event, and predisposing ... Davis GC, Andreski P and Peterson E Traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in an urban population of young adults Arch Gen Psychiatry 1991, 48:216-222 18. Collins DL, Baum A and Singer ... disturbance and stress than those participants using problem-oriented coping and denial, which is a form of avoidance. Hence, when stress is chronic, and the sources of stress are not easily changed,...

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báo cáo khoa học: "Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: correlation between symptoms at presentation, tumor location and prognostic factors in 47 consecutive patients" pot

báo cáo khoa học: "Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: correlation between symptoms at presentation, tumor location and prognostic factors in 47 consecutive patients" pot

... as indications for adjuvant therapy. Histolo- gical processing was obtained with formalin fixation fol- lowed by paraffin inclusion, 3 μm sectioning, and staining with he matoxylin and eosin. ... SC, NP and LL controlled quality of data and algorithms; SC, LL, EP, EI and AR performed data analysis and interpretation; SC, LL and NP performed statistical analysis; SC, LL, NP, MC and VZ ... pain. Bleeding in the digestive tract and abdominal pain were more frequent in gastric GISTs (58% and 61%); acute abdominal symptoms were more frequent in jejunal and ileal GISTs (40% and 60%), p...

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