effects on fatigue and mental performance

... residual stresses and hence has only a small influence on fatigue resistance Galvanizing is an exception and is detrimental However, under corrosive environmental fatigue conditions these plating ... Effects 41 SUMMARY & DOS AND DON’TS IN DESIGN  Do consider the beneficial and harmful effects of residual stresses for all long-life (high cycle) and intermediate-life fatigue applications and ... and ring core layer removal sectioning X-ray diffraction neutron diffraction ultrasonic magnetic methods  ASTM has standard test methods for the hole-drilling method and for X-ray diffraction...

Ngày tải lên: 24/05/2014, 20:32

... 18.8% Conclusion In conclusion, this non-interventional prospective study demonstrated that treatment with glatiramer acetate was associated with a reduction in patient-reported fatigue ratings and ... Sanofi-Aventis and Teva 10 Authors' contributions RA, JH and TZ were responsible for the conception of the study TZ drafted the article All authors contributed to the interpretation of the results and revising ... study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki (Hong Kong Amendment) and pertinent national legal and regulatory requirements Each patient provided written, informed consent and was...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... freezing affected REL and survival The effects of desiccation and freezing on planting stock quality and field performance varied and depended upon the length of exposure and species A main result ... survival and their standard deviations ferent correlation coefficients depending on treatment and species (table II) More significant and higher associations between all vitality indicators and plant ... minor but non-significant changes after 24 and 48 h C sativa and F ornus exhibited a slight increase in REL Effects of desiccation and freezing on seedlings 63 Figure Effect of desiccation on vitality...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... ergogenic effects of betaine on resistance exercise, particularly on strength and power performance To this end, we conducted a carefully controlled randomized crossover design study using recreationally ... or placebo supplementation In addition to performance testing, some blood variables were measured, and special attention was given to dietary and activity control among and within subjects Subjects ... pre-testing during D1 and D2 for both the P and B conditions [13] After 14 days of B supplementation, plasma betaine concentrations were significantly greater than corresponding baseline and placebo (48...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... the effects chronic GPLC supplementation has on exercise performance in trained persons It was the purpose of the present investigation to examine the effects of 28 days of varying GPLC dosing on ... Goldstein: Long-term glycine propionyl-lcarnitine supplemention and paradoxical effects on repeated anaerobic sprint performance Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010 7:35 ... Inc Authors’ contributions PJ was responsible for study design, data collection, statistical analysis, and manuscript preparation EG was responsible for data collection, input and analysis as...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... reduction reaction did not take place under these conditions To make the reduction reaction proceed, under similar reaction conditions and identical molar ratios of gold salt, thiol, and 9-BBN, ... formation process dependence on concentration of stabilizing ligand (ODT) present and solution temperature In this section, we discuss the correlation of these reaction parameters with the size and ... place exchange reactions, and migration of thiolated ligands would lead to less particle organization Correlation of Particle Size and Size Dispersion with Rate of Nucleation and Growth Time We...

Ngày tải lên: 18/09/2013, 21:27

... questions can be same for both of them to find out the effect of monetary incentive on their effort and task performance Survey questions only continue to be conducted if and only if the respondents ... higher quality of work and be less liable to take time off” In addition, it helps to “avoid clashes and non-cooperation and brings harmony, unity and co-operative outlook among employees” (Gauray ... help to demonstrate that there is a close relationship between PAT and monetary incentive or managers’ choice and monetary incentive PAT has made a significant contribution to understand the choice...

Ngày tải lên: 13/03/2014, 14:20

... For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND permissions page (http://www.rand.org/publications/ permissions.html) Published 2009 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main ... change and reductions in youth violence Based on prior theory and literature on the relationship among economic development, community organization, and violence, we posited that the social connections ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDF cumulative distribution function CED community economic development CI confidence interval CPTED crime prevention through environmental design FBI Federal...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 03:20

... polarized along the length of the QR, which reduces the confinement of the exciton, and thus, the coulomb interaction of the electron and hole for a given bound exciton is reduced and exciton−exciton interactions ... coherent acoustic phonons Upon pump photon excitation, a coherent phonon is generated within the NCs This coherent acoustic phonon is coupled via a piezoelectric and deformation potential; thus, ... CONCLUSION Time-resolved ultrafast TA spectroscopy was used to explore the intraband relaxation and coherent acoustic phonons in QDs and QRs of various sizes We found that intraband relaxation...

Ngày tải lên: 06/05/2014, 08:55

... polarized along the length of the QR, which reduces the confinement of the exciton, and thus, the coulomb interaction of the electron and hole for a given bound exciton is reduced and exciton−exciton interactions ... coherent acoustic phonons Upon pump photon excitation, a coherent phonon is generated within the NCs This coherent acoustic phonon is coupled via a piezoelectric and deformation potential; thus, ... CONCLUSION Time-resolved ultrafast TA spectroscopy was used to explore the intraband relaxation and coherent acoustic phonons in QDs and QRs of various sizes We found that intraband relaxation...

Ngày tải lên: 06/05/2014, 08:58

... rate-of-return condition, equation (6), to form the short-run framework for simultaneous determination of r and e Let us rewrite equation (1) to show the dependence of S and I on r, and of X on e and a ... growth is, by contrast, less pronounced, and national income now stands Charles R Bean is a reader in economics at the London School of Economics and a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy ... countries and theoretically in models of imperfect competition The second set of questions concerns the effects of misalignment How severe are these effects on employment and production in the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 17:00

... research reports of sonication effects on nanofluid properties are limited in the open literature In this work, sonication effects on thermal conductivity and viscosity of carbon nanotubes (0.5 ... ultrasonication effects on the nanofluid preparation is reported in the open literature Amrollahi et al [17] investigated the ultrasonication time effects on sediment and the thermal conductivity ... Ultrasonication effects on thermal and rheological properties of carbon nanotube suspensions Binglu Ruan*1,2 and Anthony M Jacobi1 Mechanical Science and Engineering, University...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 17:20

... preamble The beacon frame is controlled and broadcasted by the coordinator and is mainly used for synchronization and resource allocation purposes Figure 11 shows the energy consumption of a TDMA ... Communications Society Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON ’04), Santa Clara, Calif, USA, October 2004 [23] W Ye, J Heidemann, and D Estrin, “Medium access control ... medical applications,” Computer Communications, vol 28, no 10, pp 1266–1275, 2005 [30] N Chevrollier, N Montavont, and N Golmie, “Handovers and interference mitigation in healthcare environments,” in...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 23:20

... glial-restricted precursor cells into spinal cord contusion injuries: survival, differ entiation, and effects on lesion environment and axonal regeneration Exp Neurol 2004, 190:289-310 32 Cao Q, Xu ... (Sigma); polyclonal anti-NG2 (Chemicon); monoclonal anti-neurocan (clone 1F6, Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank); polyclonal anti-GFP (Molecular Probes); monoclonal antihPAP (Sigma); polyclonal anti-hPAP ... spinal cord Controlled differentiation of glial precursors and spinal cord repair The remarkably consistent and robust support of endogenous axon regeneration, neuroprotection and functional recovery...

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 18:21

... physiological effects of stratification on Douglas-fir seeds and the possible expression of those effects during germination In this aspect of the study, we investigated the complex interactions among ... coefficient on only one function suggests that they were not highly correlated among themselves In the first function, SPEED was associated strongly (0.94) with RNA, DNA, and EC ; this combination of ... stratified only and stratified, redried seeds is needed to explain why partial drying not only preserves the physiological effects of stratification but also enhances them Discussion and Conclusions...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:21

... and (d) at recovery (the next following sample [2 to months] after repopulation) Three patients were followed for 12 months after repopulation and two patients for 24 months after repopulation ... correlations, a positive correlation between DAS28 and serum levels of BAFF and negative correlations between levels of APRIL and B-cell frequency and number, are now subject to further investigations ... 115:3083-3092 Jonsson MV, Szodoray P, Jellestad S, Jonsson R, Skarstein K: Association between circulating levels of the novel TNF family members APRIL and BAFF and lymphoid organization in primary...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... morphometric analyses of bone tissues from patients reoperated on due to aseptic loosening have demonstrated enhanced osteoclast formation and bone resorption as well as new bone formation [1-3] The relative ... analyses from one individual experiment were repeated at least once with comparable results Results Effects of SFs on bone resorption in mouse calvarial bones SF-induced bone resorption was measured ... Lie A, Conaway HH, Lerner UH: Inhibition of hormone and cytokine stimulated osteoclastogensis and bone resorption by interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 is associated with increased OPG and decreased...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... prevented lethal infection of Staphylococcus aureus in rats [39] Conclusion Our study confirms the inhibition of avian and human influenza A virus infection by PVP-I and demonstrates that PVP-I ... used as control, inhibited A/Memphis/1/71 (H3N2) infection by 62% and 73% at concentrations of 0.13 μM and 80 μM, respectively, whereas it inhibited A/DK/HK/ 313/78 (H5N3) infection by 20% and 37%, ... Quantification of minimum fetuin (left panel) or PVP-I (right panel) concentration required for inhibition of virus erythrocyte agglutination (B) Visualization of virus erythrocyte agglutination under...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:22

... reflected in one study [10] by failure to demonstrate an improvement in organ dysfunction and survival Hence, the indication for its use in septic patients was abandoned, beyond its function to provide ... to the patient's condition and clinical need Measurements Haemodynamic monitoring was done using a thermodilution pulmonary artery catheter with continuous cardiac output monitoring (Vigilance; ... days and all vasopressors (noradrenaline, adrenaline and dopamine) were discontinued on day Available online http://ccforum.com/content/9/4/R294 Table Effects of pulse high-volume haemofiltration...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:21

... has made substantial contributions to study conception and design CV has made substantial contributions to study conception and design and data collection Authors' information *Members of the 'Sopravvivere ... substantial contributions to study conception and design, data analysis and has been involved in drafting the manuscript LR has made substantial contributions to study conception and design, acquisition ... and has been involved in drafting the manuscript LD has made substantial contributions to study conception and design and acquisition of data MM has made substantial contributions to study conception...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20