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... Section studies the data cross-sectionally Section presents the panel analysis and provides the main results ofthe paper Section concludes The Appendix contains an overview ofthe structure ofthe ... operation ln(assets) andthe equity ratio are available monthly In the regressions, for each operation we use the values of these two variables at the end ofthe month prior to the start ofthe ... deviation of 28.83 billion On auction days, the swap spread has an average of 5.91 bps, with a standard deviation of 8.66 bps The volatility ofthe swap rate has an average of 5.32 bps on auction...
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... a long nitridation times must be avoided because it leads to formation of AlN onthe surface, which degrades the properties ofthe epilayer [6] 2.2 Silicon Carbide (SiC) The main advantage of ... Where n s and n1, are the refractive indices ofthe substrate andthe corresponding layer respectively, d1, is the geometrical thickness ofthe corresponding quarter wave layers and λ B is the target ... simulation andthe formulas from Eq (1) to (7) in previous section are used The objective of this simulation is to show how the change in the DBR substrate will result in the difference of reflectivity...
... procedures, and these contaminants may mimic the effect of serum Optimal glucose concentration depends upon the culture medium; i.e., 1.0-1.5 mM in SOF [6] and TLP [11], and 5.56 mM in TCM199 The beneficial ... beneficial effectsof co-culture included a reduced glucose concentration, an increase in the levels of L-lactate and pyruvate [5], and a reduced oxygen concentration [27] The inhibitory effect of glucose ... containing NEAA alone In conclusion, the use of a two-step culture system, including the use of a serum-free media at the cleavage stages, followed by the inclusion of serum for the differentiated...
... enhancing the photosynthetic capacity [11] and by increasing the uptake ofwaterand nutrients, and their accumulation in the seedling tissues [3, 8] Environmental conditions marked by the Mediterranean ... production [36] The quality of a substrate for conifer production is directly related with its water retention capacity andthe porosity [18], and usually a mixture of equal parts of sphagnum peat and ... 10 mL ofthe target spore suspension ofthe corresponding fungus The final inoculum concentration was of 106 spores per seedling for M ambiguus and 107 spores per seedling for R luteolus and R...
... Smith F.A., Walker N.A., Effect of photon irradiance onthe growth of shoots and roots, onthe rate of initiation of mycorrhizal infection andonthe growth of infection units in Trifolium subterraneum ... Press, Chicago and London, 1994 [19] Fetcher N., Strain B.R., Oberbauer S.F., Effectsof light regime onthe growth, leaf morphology, andwater relations of seedlings of two species of tropical ... photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFD) measured over the daytime in the sheltered tunnel and outdoor in full sunlight The use of shelters leads to an alteration ofthe local climate Among the...
... late season flushing had ceased, the year-end height and basal diameter of each seedling planted in the field was recorded The height was the distance from theground to the tip ofthe longest ... diameter and height and diameter increments ofthe 4month-old seedlings were generally greater than those ofthe acorns, none of these differences were significant during any year ofthe study The ... to water quality and yield - a subject of increasing public scrutiny and concern - since a large percent ofthe state’s water originates at high elevations and flows through the oak woodlands...
... significant effect on α2 expression Theeffectsof DZ on α1, α3, and γ2 expression were the same as theeffectsof diltiazem on these subunits DZ sig- Gibson et al Journal of Biomedical Science ... in most ofthe GABAAR found in the hippocampus, and were chosen based on their relative abundance and their potentially important contributions in GABAAR function When the expression of these proteins ... neuronal excitability and pharmacological responsiveness after TBI These studies, therefore, support the hypotheses that TBI alters the constituent proteins ofthe GABAAR and that these alterations...
... vasoconstriction pattern after injection of AVP Marshall and colleagues [14] reported strong AVP-mediated vasoconstrictive effectson proximal arterioles ofthe spinotrapezius muscle ofthe rat Important ... substantial contributions to conception and design as well as analysis of data and have been involved in revising the mansucript for intellectual content All authors gave final approval ofthe version ... high dose NE therapy alone [3,12,22] Conclusion When interpreting the results of this study, and particularly when drawing conclusions for the clinical setting, important limitations need to be...
... [34] Conclusions Ischemic conditioning seems to prevent HIF-1a mRNA induction in the rat liver after ischemia and reperfusion This suggests that the protective effectsof ischemic conditioning ... conditioning not involve the HIF-1 system Onthe other hand, the magnitude ofthe HIF-1a response might be a marker for the degree of I/R injuries after liver ischemia Page of Further studies need to ... surgeons would be reluctant to induce more than 30 minutes of ischemia onthe liver The mechanisms responsible for the protective effectsof IPC and IPO are only partially understood In the present...
... where k is the constant of proportionality, ω is the frequency of contact with infectious particle, c is the duration of contact and ϱ is the amount of inhaled MTB It is accepted that persons with ... z In the 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 latency ... Transmission occurs when as few as one infectious particle is subsequently inhaled and deposited in the terminal alveoli of another person The likelihood of this is a function ofthe concentration of...
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... information system design and implementation, and others, so that investors are fully informed about the types and magnitudes of these fees The SOX andthe SEC’s regulations are apparently based onthe ... consider rotation of audit firm (p 39)” In addition, the report illustrates the existence of certain circumstances that merit consideration of rotation, and recommends serious consideration of ... points of two, four and five years for identifying the firms with short and long auditor tenure The results ofthe tests (untabulated) on short and long auditor tenure based onthe cut-off point of...
... ofthe performance of LRPON is presented in Section III In Section IV, we show the simulation setup of an OCDMbased LR-PON, the simulation results, and discussion Finally, Section V concludes the ... Planck's constant; f is the optical frequency; bandwidth; and Bopt is the emission factor (or the population-inversion factor) Other noise that should be taken into account at the ONU includes the thermal ... find the best location to put the EDFA in the network The rest of this paper is organized as follows In Section II, we present the architecture of an OCDM-based LR-PON The theoretical analysis of...
... health and QOL Therefore, studies onthe negative impact of occupational stress should focus not only on mental and physical health but also ontheeffects they have on QOL [10-13] Recent studies on ... standard deviation were used to illustrate the distribution of Vietnamese care attendants based on their personal backgrounds and job responsibilities In addition, the Student’s t test and oneway ... regression analysis oftheeffectsof personal background and various dimensions of occupational stress onthe QOL of Vietnamese care attendants (N = 264) Variables B Beta R2 ∆R2 t F Modelone SF-36...