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... application of vibration The leg was clamped in place for the duration of the vibration period to prevent movement of the tendon relative to the vibration probe Immediately after vibration, subjects ... discharge from the affected muscle Further investigations into the importance of the γ-loop have relied on prolonged vibration to experimentally attenuate the afferent portion of the γ-loop A vibratory ... Ferrell WR, Baxendale RH: The action of knee joint afferents and the concomitant influence of cutaneous (sural) afferents on the discharge of triceps surae gamma-motoneurones in the cat Exp Physiol

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... NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PUBLIC HEALTH PENG QIAO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2005 NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PUBLIC ... explanation of these conditions in order, which were given in Cheng and Tong (1993) Conditions (A.1)-(A.4) are self-explanatory Condition(A.5) is the introduction of a weight function ω, the purpose of ... depends on the value of X If the conditional distribution of Y |X... explore the association between death probability and levels of air pollution shortly before the death,

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... fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Masters of Nursing (Coursework) School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Health Queensland University of Technology July 2015 Keywords Care coordination, ... number of studies, inconsistencies across the included studies, and the poor quality of the included studies Conclusion: There was insufficient evidence to evaluate whether care coordination is ... Interventions 45 4.3 Outcome measure instruments 48 4.4 The effects of care coordination 49 4.4.1 The effects of care coordination on symptoms 49 4.4.2 The effects

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... p.81), on the one hand, the researcher clearly advised them of the protection of the learners’ anonymity and the confidentiality of their information, and she tried to develop a rapport with these ... some of the teachers not have good pronunciation, so it is difficult for the students to know whether they themselves pronounce correctly or not , the accuracy in pronunciation is one of the ... corrected, I reviewed them, familiarized myself with the words and structures, and was no longer afraid of making these mistakes, especially the ones on pronunciation” 3.7 Elaboration of content This was

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... group from that of the experimental group and dividing the result by the pooled standard deviations of the experimental group and control group Means and standard deviations of depression/anxiety ... Finally, 21% of studies only employed the individual (i.e., one -on- one) intervention Cumulative meta-analysis We explored the evolution of evidence of the effects of psychological interventions on depression ... deaths) in 2012 The numbers of new cases and deaths were 3.07 million (21.8% of world total) and 2.20 million (26.9%) [24] The second reason is due to the high prevalence of depression and anxiety

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... collocations on the pretest and 83% on the posttest The higher level reading group demonstrated knowledge of 20% of the collocations on the pretest and 77% on the receptive collocation posttest, and the ... multiple-choice and gap-filling tasks within the online practice units, the research questions focused on the learning effects of the concordancer alone, and no discussion was made of how the different ... the time the higher level learners could focus on the collocations One reviewer suggests that the provision of the L2 forms of the target collocations on the answer sheet may have increased the

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... in the more traditional classroom setting” (p 24) The U.S Department of Education conducted studies and surveys on the subject of technology in the classroom, and found that the most common teacher-reported ... opportunities for understanding, confidence, and fluency of mathematical concepts Through repeated practice, students have the chance to ask questions, make connections and correct misconceptions, all aspects ... St Catherine University SOPHIA Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers Education 5-2017 The Effects of IXL Practice on Geometry and Fraction Achievement Amanda Wood St Catherine

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... utility of sending the child to college The degree of altruism is 0 < y < 1 and C is the total cost of college The solution to the decision problem of the parents depends on the values of Us(a,T) ... choose the educational standards and how students would respond to these standards Their main focus is how the policy maker sets standards; parents play no role in setting the standards On the contrary, ... (1.24) The first part of equation (1.24) is the utility of effort associated with the first period of college The second and third parts of equation (1.24) correspond to the expected utility conditional

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... Across the Lifespan is a publication of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Julie ... The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health ... Across the Lifespan. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 2008. The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health across the Lifespan Stress

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... studies on the effects of P deficiency on CO 2 assimilation rate in this species. In this paper, we determined the effects of P defi- ciency on the photosynthesis and non- ... (1979) Photosynthesis in Sitka spruce. VIII. The effects of light flux density and di- rection on the rate of net photosynthesis and the stomatal conductance of needles. ... the convexity of the quantum response of the potential electron transport of needles and was fixed at 0.79 (Leverenz and Jarvis, 1979). a is the initial slope of the

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... construction and revision of the manuscript, UHS participated in revision of the manuscript, BJ participated in the conception and design of the study, LBJ participated in the collection of tissue ... performed the serum analyses and revised the manuscript. IP assisted in the collection of tissue samples and data. AB participated in the conception of the study, BN assisted with the TMA construction ... et al.: Effects of radiation therapy on tissue and serum concentrations of tumour associated trypsin inhibitor and their prognostic significance in rectal cancer patients. Radiation Oncology

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... Uppsala, Sweden and 2 The National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Email: Sofia Jonasson* - sofia.jonasson@medsci.uu.se; ... protection against MCh-induced bronchoconstriction [5,6]. Most investigations of murine models of airway inflam- mation have focused on bronchial responsiveness and [...]... of DI may blunt bronchoconstriction ... dissembly of contractile filaments, thereby allowing for reorganization of the contractile apparatus and better adaptation to the new smooth muscle cell length. In spite of recent investi- gations and

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... availability, and security, and/ or co-allocation of multiple resource types to meet complex user demands – the utility of the combined system is significantly greater than that of the sum of its parts ... Resource management of Virtual Network is the key success factor 34 ON- DEMAND COMPUTING a a a ON- DEMAND COMPUTING IS ONE OF THE GREATEST BENEFITS OF GRIDS IN ON- DEMAND COMPUTING, A FIRM DOES NOT BUILD ... Baseline Baseline+Grid 15 One of the early goals of the ESI study was to evaluate how grids affected the demand for broadband access These charts provide some illustrations from the research 10 2002

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... Further, they dominate the process of defining crisis. Debate continues over the theoretical implications of finance capital in the relations and structures of the state and over the role of ... 1975) They argue that the state must regulate and take on the economic functions of the "free market" economy because of the deepening contradictions and crisis tendencies of ... lending consortia reduces the number of nonparticipating competitors and fuses the interests of the participants. The manager clause, often included as a term-loan stipulation (or condition of the

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... involves the number of oocytes that will be developed during any given spawning season and is related to the condition of the fish at the beginning of the repro- ductive cycle. Once the oocytes ... size, a and b = the parameters of the linear regression equation, and P = the P-value for the slope of the linear regression. Fecundity for mean length is the estimated fecundity for the mean ... http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1080/19425120.2011.608592 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne

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... concentration resulted in a proportional decrease of keratinase production 3.4 Effect of feather concentrations... feather concentrations on growth and feather degradation of ... the results and then select appropriate feather concentration. 2.2.7. Effect of time course on growth and feather degradation of Bacillus pumilus K8 This activity examined the growth and feather ... acrobically on glucose. Figure 6: Effect of carbon sources on growth and feather degradation of B.pumilus K8 Fig. 6 shows that the concentrations of support the highest production of keratinase

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... Effect of feather concentrations on growth and feather degradation of Chryseobacterium indologenes K14 The effect of different feather concentrations on growth and keratinolytic enzyme production ... sources and nitrogen concentrations on growth and feather degradation of Chryseobacterium indologenes K14 ................................ 12 3.4. Effect of feather concentrations on growth and feather degradation ... source and nitrogen concentration. 2.2.6. Effect of feather concentrations on growth and feather degradation of Chryseobacterium indologenes K14 This activity examined the growth and feather degradation capability of C. indologenes K14 at different feather concentrations

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... forming the links between emissions on the one hand and exposure and effects on the other hand. The EUROAIRNET information system is developed and maintained by the European Topic Centre on Air ... design and site selection • Selection and evaluation of measurement methods and equipment • Management of the laboratory and training of personnel The major components of quality control are: • Controlling ... calibration and analysis methods in laboratory and field conditions; • the participation to ISO and CEN activities for the standardisation of measurement methods; • the organisation of inter-comparisons...

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... Sources of Carbon Monoxide 7 Health Effects of Carbon Monoxide 7 Prenatal Effects of Carbon Monoxide 8 Airborne Particles 8 The Challenge of Measuring Particle Pollution 8 Sources of Particle Pollution ... The Health Effects of Air Pollution on Children Fall 2000 - 1 - Introduction Air pollution has many effects on the health of both adults and children. The purpose of this article ... terms of the types of cells and the overall structure of the alveolar region. Figure 1 shows a magnified view of the structure of the normal gas-exchange region of the lung. It is called the...

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... PREMATURITY AND INFANT MORTALITY 36 EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT  A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE for the health consequences of ambient air pollution. The ability of DEPs ... draw some conclusions about the currently available evidence on air pollution and pregnancy outcomes. AIR POLLUTION AND CHILDHOOD MORTALITY The possible impact of air pollution on children’s ... in London during 1992–1994 (76) revealed a strong relationship between nitrogen 24 EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT  A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE In addition, there...

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