... in uncertainty ofthe BEF by ignoring the uncertainty in stand age increased the error in young and old age-classes Having the uncertainty in stand age included with the Monte Carlo simulation ... despite the varying values for stand age and stocking densities The decreasing rate ofthe BEF as a function of age was steeper intheCzechRepublic than in Finland according to Lehtonen et al [12], ... 60% of constant intraplot residual variance showed that the best way to increase the precision of BEFs would be the reduction in error ofthe biomass Inthe present study, the median value of the...
... information onthe influence of cattle rustling on migration decisions and herd size ofthe pastoralists This study therefore investigated theeffectsof cattle rustling and other householdcharacteristics ... proportions inthe recent past It has changed in nature, scale and dimension due to a number of factors, including the proliferation of small arms inthe region, the commercialization of raiding, ... study intended to elucidate theeffectsof cattle rustling and other householdcharacteristicson migration decisions and herd size amongst the pastoralists in Baringo District in Kenya Gender and...
... with low K andInthe leachate most ofthe nitrogen inthe lime treatments andinthe control was in nitrate form, whereas inthe CaSO treatment the mineralized N was predominantly in ammonium form ... Mg and reducing exchangeable aluminium especially inthe A horizon Further information is required not only to understand the mechanism involved inthe change of nitrogen forms as a result ofthe ... seasons, respectively (Belkacem andThe Nys, 1995) The pH value seems to depend onthe nitrification rate, which is high inthe warm periods and low inthe cold one (fig 4c) Onthe other hand,...
... at day 23 and 58 inthe C and O simulators Fig.8 shows infiltration rate of seawater by tidal action both inthe C and O simulators The infiltration rates of sweater at day 23 inthe C and O simulators ... is mainly responsible for the decrease inthe filtration rate Also, the growth of benthic algae (Fig 3(b)) seems to be responsible for the reduction of infiltration rate The concentration of chlorophyll-a ... day-1 The restoration ofthe infiltration rate is consistent with that of macrobenthic population density as shown later onThe increase inthe infiltration rate is probably due to the decrease in...
... corresponding to the dimer increased as the incubation time proceeded In 72 h of incubation at C, dodecameric CDase I-5 was fully converted into the dimeric form Onthe other hand, if the pH ofthe ... pH and above These data indicated that the effect of pH on dissociation ofthe oligomer was mainly due to the protonation of a single residue rather than a global effect of pH onthe protein In ... forces that contribute to the supramolecular assembly and function ofthe enzyme In addition, the role of histidine residues at the interfaces inthe formation ofthe dodecamer was investigated...
... outbreaks of Newcastle Disease The EU also bans imports from the US and from China The main point of disagreement between the US andthe EU is onthe use of end -of- line chlorine decontamination in US ... markets The order of discussion of these scenarios begins with the longer-run supply elasticities maintaining the existing trade patterns, and then considers changes inthe trade patterns using the ... Russia andthe ROWM declining compared to the base case For Brazil, the substitution and expansion effectsin Russia andthe ROWM reinforce one another, leading to roughly a 300% increase in Brazilian...
... < 0.05) in As concentration inthe first two fractions of WE–As and Al–As with time in both the control andthe treated soils As expected, the greatest reduction of WE–As occurred inthe compost ... Reduction and coordination of arsenic in Indian mustard Plant Physiol 122, 1171–1177 Pongratz, R., 1998 Arsenic speciation in environmental samples of contaminated soil The Science ofthe Total ... have induced an anaerobic environment inthe soil, which was favorable for the conversion of As (V) to the mobile As (III), thereby facilitating As uptake by the fern In contrast, As adsorption onto...
... to the iron atom inthe presence of certain anions It leads to lowering the access ofthe dissociated ligand to the heme Consequently, it leads to increasing the inner-most barrier controlling ... heme, and to the dynamics of structural changes inthe protein Hence, the analysis ofthe GR parameters can give a deep insight into modulation ofthe ligand binding properties ofthe hemoglobin ... oxygenation is assumed to be altered with increasing ionic strength ofthe solvent [31] Therefore, to investigate the effect of NaCl on O2 binding to tetrameric HbA, the contribution of O2 rebinding...
... very sandy soils under the control, sandy under the cattle manure, sandy onthe top horizon (0 - 22 cm) and sandy-clay onthe sub horizon (22 - 55 cm) under the poultry manure The clay contents ... source inthe nutrient balances of two farming systems The objectives of this study were: i) The characterisa-tion ofthe different organic matter in animal manures ii) The determination ofthe ... content, the sum ofthe exchangeable bases cations, the cation exchange capacity andthe bases saturation content are of prime importance in identifying sustainable systems for manures dynamics in the...
... be the parameter in favor to represent the rotational deviation ofthe patella or rotational alignment ofthe patella, independent of regional bone rotation The other implication is that the ... was obtained Results Figure the knee Measurements of PTAs andthe neighboring bone rotation of Measurements of PTAs andthe neighboring bone rotation ofthe knee PTA-G: patella tilt angle of Grelsamer; ... angle of Fukerson As a rotational malalignment ofthe patella, patellar tilting is subjected to the influence ofthe neighboring bone rotation other than the simple inter-relationship between the...
... the content of titanium and an increase inthe relative content of europium are observed with the increasing nominal concentration ofthe dopant inthe samples The XRD patterns ofthe undoped and ... Planck’s constant As the particle size decreases, the phonon is increasingly confined within the particle, andthe phonon momentum distribution increases This situation leads to a broadening ofthe ... explained through the creation of dopant levels near the valence band of TiO2 on Fe+3 ion incorporation Therefore, the relative shift ofthe absorption edge ofthe semiconductor depends strongly on...
... irradiation conditions There were some exceptional cases: i) inthe case of oxidation of 5, the reaction temperature provided by microwave or conventional heating increased the yield of 5b, ii) in ... case ofthe oxidation of 4, the assistance of microwave or ultrasound increased the formation of 1a by cleavage of a methyl group, and iii) 6a and 7a became over-oxidized to indan-1,3dione and ... corresponding ketones under solvent-free reaction conditions assisted by conventional heating (Method D) A test tube (h = 16 cm, d = 1.4 cm) containing 7.89 g (12.00 mmol) of finely ground PP/2CSP and...
... pathways and consumption of electrons and reductant in nonphotosynthetic processes [34] Reductions in stomatal conductance (Gs) in response to water deficits may also enhance the sensitivity ofthe ... where Ci is the internal CO2 concentration, Γ * is the CO2 compensation point inthe absence of mitochondrial respiration and Rd is mitochondrial respiration inthe light The values for Γ * for Sitka ... estimates of Gm before the significance of variations in Gm in tree seedling stock and its relationship to plant performance can be established CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study support the practice...
... Marcelis L.F.M., Harbinson J., Lambers H., Contrasting effectsof N and P deprivation onthe regulation of photosynthesis in tomato plants in relation to feedback limitation, J Exp Bot 54 (2003) ... hydroponic conditions where the nutrient addition rate is controlled accurately MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Plant material and growth conditions Seeds of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Aït.) originating ... from the Landes of Gascogne forest (Southwestern France) were disinfected with a solution of 4% CaCl2 for 10 and then germinated in containers filled with moistened vermiculite The containers...
... after the end ofthe rainy season Moreover, there are strong interactions between fire and termites affecting decomposition of grasses, nutrient cycles, hydrology and spatial heterogeneity of biomass ... source of protein also inthe rainy season [24] This difference inthe phenology of woody and herbaceous plants ensures the availability of quality fodder throughout a large part ofthe year [9] The ... tipped in favor of grasses by burning, low grazing pressure or tree cutting; or in favor of trees by excluding fire and intensive grazing [32] Browsing may prevent seedlings from establishing [3] and...
... 0.05) onthe concentrations of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Mn inthe leaves Irrigation did not influence the concentration of N inthe leaves of either genotype during the season (fig 3) but the concentrations ... to increase the concentration of extractable P inthe soil (Bacon and Davey, 1992) andthe concentration of P inthe leaves of mature fruit trees in some years (Goode and Ingram, 1971; Atkinson, ... INTRODUCTION This report investigates the interaction nitrogen fertiliser and irrigation onthe growth and nutrient relations of cherry seedlings and cuttings inthe liner nursery and the...
... loflazepate, caused weak prolongation in P300 latency inthe Fz but not Cz and Pz regions In contrast, acute and chronic administrations of etizolam and ethyl loflazepate showed no deficits in ... to the sedative and cognitive effectsof benzodiazepines after subchronic treatments [1] Interestingly, subchronic treatment of ethyl loflazepate did not prolong the latency in spite of its long ... acting (EH of h) whereas ethyl loflazepate is long acting (EH of 122 h) With regard to limitations ofthe present study, the sample size was small Conclusions Acute administration of etizolam induced...
... ring-width and maximum-density indices were calculated by substituting climatic data into the regression equations ofthe response functions The response functions used for the calibration of estimated ... first fitting a trend line and then dividing the measured data by the corresponding fitted data for the given year A stiff spline-function [8], passing 50 % ofthe variance ofthe measured series ... uses principal components of monthly climatic data as predictors of ring-width and maximum-density indices (the predictands) The principal components of monthly climatic data were originally...
... Choice of reporter cell-line, and construction of a Tat reporter plasmid Our experiments comparing theeffectsof redox on EBNA1 and Tat were performed in C33a cells for the following reasons Multiple ... representations of epitope-tagged EBNA1 and Tat are shown in Figure 1A, emphasizing the domains of these two proteins that are required to bind their cognate recognition sites on DNA or RNA, andthe ... percent of transactivation observed inthe absence of co-transfected pAPE1 (control conditions) The inset legend indicates the columns corresponding to each effector/reporter combination (B) Immunoblots...
... Other pharmacological effectsof GS involve the modulation of cellular organization processes (increase of gelsolin and decrease of actin) and redox and stress responses (decrease of mitochondrial ... chondrocyte proteins obtained in this work Proteins were resolved inthe to 11 (non linear) pH range onthe first dimension, andon 10% T gels onthe second dimension The 35 mapped and identified ... [35,36] the expression of phospholipase A2 [37,38] and cyclooxygenase-2, [39] andthe concentrations of prostaglandin E2 [40] They also reduce the concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such...