... as the unit of analysis The second chapter contains a review ofthe relevant literature on decentralization This chapter contains a discussion ofthe particular focus ofthe studies, the unit of ... decisions, or financial intervention Inthe recent literature, there are several studies ontheeffectsof fiscal decentralization on economic growth in various countries The results of these ... training, welfare program administration, planning, and zoning County governments have experienced a change in their functions and an increase in their levels of activity in many categories of...
... calculation, the QDIP system is made up of InAs/GaAs So, the second term has the same impact onthe strain distribution Inthe following, we will have a look at the relationship ofthe strain distribution ... effect onthe strain distribution in QD and the corresponding band offset The second one is the degree of anisotropy of elastic property, which is described by elastic constants In our calculation, ... is the variation ofthe length of bond i, and dXij is the variation ofthe angle between the i’th and the jth bonds The total elastic energy is the sum of P all bond energies Eelastic ¼ Ei : The...
... ranges Instead, an asymmetric link is caused by the difference in interference conditions at the ends ofthe link that produces different link qualities inthe two directions The main distinction between ... executing ping operations from node A to every other destination (i.e., B, C, and D) The duration of each ping operation depends onthe distance between the sender and the destination In all the experiments, ... to the destination, one of which involving the unidirectional link From the performance results, we identified possible failures of Blacklisting technique in AODV and the advantages of using only...
... dependence ofthe number of one-year-old seedlings on cutting intensity The highest proportion (65%) of one-year seedlings was found onthe control plot with 431 fructifying trees per hectare, the lowest ... in bold The values of determination coefficient (r2) represent the contribution to the total variance (the measure in what a change in one variable causes a change inthe other) As for the other ... of cutting on changes inthe species composition of natural regeneration in comparison with the parent stand The more intensive the cutting (greater canopy opening), the less abundant the species...
... fairly constant in all plots during the first months and then increased substantially The amounts of K in needles decreased rapidly from the beginning ofthe incubation until the end ofthe study ... release began In contrast, in twigs no elements were lost from the beginning ofthe incubation period There was an initial accumulation of N in slash needles during the three first months in all plots ... 2a) Inthe thinned stand, there was subsequent accumulation of N, resulting in net accumulation of this element by the end ofthe study period Inthe harvested plots, onthe other hand, there...
... a “water saving strategy” to face up to the Summer dryness conditions they live in, in contrast to the Landes families which are shown as water consumers in such situation Onthe other hand, under ... W.K., Influence of shoot structure on light interception and photosynthesis in conifers, Plant Physiol 79 (1985) 1038-1043 [7] Chaves M.M., Effectsof water deficits on carbon assimilation, J ... developing a criterion for the early selection of rapidly growing trees in: Toward the future forest: applying physiology and genetics to the domestication of trees, Yale Univ Sch For Environ Sud...
... baseline; ‡P < 0.05 control versus lactated Ringer's early interventions (i.e fluid infusion) inthe absence of other confounding factors bution of blood flow within the gut wall cannot be determined ... Duranteau J, Sitbon P, Teboul JL, Vicaut E, Anguel N, Richard C, Samii K: Effectsof epinephrine, norepinephrine, or the combination of norepinephrine and dobutamine on gastric mucosa in septic shock ... preparation A strain of Escherichia coli O55B, provided by the Adolfo Lutz Institute of Infectious Diseases, originating from the stool of a patient with gastrointestinal sepsis, was used inthe study...
... from the non-infarcted LV to avoid contamination of viable myocardial tissue by necrotic tissue The infarction size was estimated by weighing the excised scar tissue The non-infarcted LV from the ... to examine theeffectsof ASI on cardiovascular parameters in long-term heart failure as an outcome of MI in rats where LVIDd is the LV internal diameter in diastole, and LVIDs is the LV internal ... with the model group (Table 5) Results Effectsof ASI onthe LV functions Three weeks after coronary artery ligation, the FS ofthe animals inthe model group markedly decreased and further decreased...
... availability in soils, while lacking study onthe effect of biochar on phosphorus availability in soil, specially the interactions of biochar and available P in soils The combination of high concentrations ... means the difference in P concentrations in soils would go to P fractions Conclusion and recommendation Poowong Low soil had a low concentration of phosphorus while that concentration inthe Poowong ... be explained due to the concentration of phosphorus in this soil is low, therefore, the adding biochar is going with the adding P sources That led to the increase in phosphorus fractions In high...
... Increased pollution ofthe aquatic environment inthe coastal zone and salinity intrusion ofthe Huong River lead to water scarcity This in turn results in conflicts inthe use of natural and water ... magnitude of sea level rise Result also indicates that the salinity intrusion during dry season inthe Huong River basin due to a series of effect of sea level rise, water reduction and increasing ... process ofthe preparing the ICZM strategy has not yet considered the changes in climate as well as their impacts on natural conditions ofthe study area Hence the study, in close consultation with...
... depends onthe quality ofthe conditions for the provision of services The facilities ofthe restaurant to achieve comfort, luxury and modern The aesthetics ofthe restaurant and the safety ofthe installation, ... index Indices are reported on a to 100 scale The survey are modeling methodology quantifies the strength ofthe effect ofthe index onthe left to the one to which the arrow points onthe right There ... part ofthe process of consumer products cuisine 1.1.2 The industry of food and beverage in Viet Nam Culinary Vietnam is calling the method of cooking, spice blending principles and general eating...
... z Inthe Discussion we present the reasoning behind these simplifications Our aim is to assess theeffectsof super-infection and re-infection in a MTB infection that presents long period of ... more inoculation in cured persons than infection in latently infected persons, we must have q’ < q Onthe basis ofthe above assumptions, we can describe the propagation of MTB infection in a ... duration of contact Let us consider this kind of dependency as = k , where k is the constant of proportionality, ω is the frequency of contact with infectious particle, c is the duration of contact...
... anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious and diuretic effectsThe combination of these herbs might explain their efficacy in improving the quality -of- life (QOL) in cancer patients (Read, 1977) 10 Theeffects ... patients through improving their quality of life (by palliating the side effectsof conventional therapy), stimulating their immune system and inhibiting tumor growth 23 The conventional treatment for ... principal ofthe Singapore College of TCM and Chairman, TCM Practitioners Board Examination Committee, Singapore Singaporeans of Chinese descent, who comprise 76.8% ofthe total population (Singapore...
... considerd as the path coefficients inthe path model The indirect effectsof independent variables onthe dependent varialbe through the mediating variable of EMJOSA were the total products of ... promote the image ofthe company to the customer The retention of experienced staff inthe field of tourism is an important factor for the development ofthe company Thus, research findings have contributed ... 95% confidence, there is no mediation or indirect effect Onthe other hand, if zero does not occur between the LL and the UL, then we can conclude that, with 95% confidence, the mediation or indirect...
... 2005) Interestingly, the N-terminal domain of DNMT1 plays a role inthe stabilization ofthe protein This has been shown by the deletion ofthe first 118 aa to force initiation of translation at the ... increase incell death in MCF7 cells 127 36 Induction of micronuclei correlates with a decrease incell viability and increase incell death in MRC5.SV40 cells 128 xii 37 Immunostaining of MCF7 cells ... structure consisting ofthe C-terminal catalytic domain linked to the N-terminal regulatory domain through a lysine- and glycine-rich (KG) linker domain The C-terminal catalytic domain is highly conserved...
... figure The profiles for the generation of hydrogen gas inthe solution containing TCE had the similar properties compared with the one inthe solution having iron only Inthe solution containing ... reaction, + TCE degradation reaction by ZVI, + TCE degradation reaction by ZVI inthe presence of chloride ions Investigating theeffectsof chloride ions on TCE degradation by ZVI + The effect of ... Thesis for the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering TheEffectsof Chloride Ions onthe Hydrogen Gas Generation and TCE Degradationin Aqueous Solutions Containing Zero Valent Iron By...
... ammonium Increase in diffusional resistance of substrate into the biofilm due to the growth ofthe outer heterotrophic layer over the slower growing nitrifers During Phase 2, the diameter of biofilm ... circuit intheflowofthe wastewater Recirculation between the two columns was achieved using a peristaltic pump to connect theflow from the bottom ofthe packed bed column to the bottom ofthe UCBR ... The corresponding conversion rate of NH4+-N to NO3 N deteriorated from 100% to 55% over the same period The deterioration inthe specific ammonium oxidation rate was due to the rapid growth of...
... to the concentration of Zn being higher inthe chicken manure than inthe composted manure There were no significant effectsof biosolids application on concentration of Rev Aq Reg Cd and Pb in ... is the concentration of elements, a is the intercept, b is the slope of yi against the corresponding value of yi, xi the biosolids dose, and eij is the random error effect Results 3.1 Theeffects ... (Table 2) 3.3 Theeffectsof applying biosolids on trace metal concentrations in soil The concentrations of Rev Aq Regdigestible Zn in soils were increased significantly by application of biosolids...
... selective inhibitor of Glc6P hydrolysis [31], for evaluating the role of Glc6P, we determined the effect of different inhibitor concentrations onthe Glc6P content and the rate of glycogen synthesis in ... changes in gene expression, including up-regulation of lipogenic enzymes and down-regulation of glucokinase mRNA levels [38] Inthe experimental conditions used in this study, involving incubation ... rather than the elevated concentration of Glc6P or Fru2,6P2, determines the increased glycolysis during activation of glucokinase However, following chronic elevation of Glc6P, an increase in...