endocrine neuronal and defense mechanisms in the body

... (U.S Army Corps of Engineers 1951) The remaining 32,265 (79,727 ac) were in agricultural land These figures include existing roads, buildings, and other infrastructure and therefore overestimate ... cotton production and a decrease in available farmland Within the CSRA, land-use intensity peaked in the 1920s with the peak in cotton production and following extensive forest cutting Approximately ... aquatic invertebrates As a result of reintroducing or regenerating appropriate native species, restoring natural hydrological cycles in the lowlands and regular burning in the uplands, controlling...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 19:20

... between clinicians and basic researchers in order to move from the clinic to the laboratory and back into the clinic In an attempt to increase the efficacy of medical treatment for neuropathic pain, ... appears there is both anatomical segregation (laminae I-IV) and integration (laminae V) of painful and nonpainful stimuli at the level of the spinal cord, providing the substrate for distinct pathophy‐ ... gastrointestinal, hepatic, respiratory and immune functions and finally led to termination of the studies For these reasons, no further evaluation of the efficacy of amino‐ guanidine in treating...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 23:20

... in the initial and final months will be minimal compared to the time around discharge During the first two months (initial phase) the PSW will work on building rapport, developing and maintaining ... contributions to the study design and the development of the intervention and the study protocols All authors have been involved in drafting the manuscript and have seen and approved the final version ... contact The final phase of the intervention will involve the PSW 'weaning' the young person from the support of the PSW by encouraging the young person to be proactive in managing their mental...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... chronic care in the Netherlands Our objectives are to validate the original 34-ACIC and to reduce the number of items of the original 34-item ACIC while maintaining validity, reliability, and sensitivity ... given the difficulty in producing organizational change With these shortcomings in mind, we conclude that the psychometric properties of the ACIC and the ACICS are good and the ACIC-S is a promising ... subscale (’informing patients about guidelines’) was missing in the baseline measurement Eighty-nine professionals filled in the questionnaire at T0 and fifty-three respondents filled in the questionnaires...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... (7%), and agro-based industries (2.7%) One interesting feature that needs investigation is the rapid increase in BOD loads from the other sectors over the years, resulting in a decline in the amount ... artificial reefs with the hope of creating a new breeding ground for marine fishes A study by Zainuddin and Razak (2000) and recent evidence on the increase in marine landings on the West Coast suggest ... Sg Pinang, Sg Perak, and Sg Klang are short and steep Open water bodies, natural wetlands, and manmade lakes such as dams, and ex-mining pools are mostly found in the Klang and Kinta Basins These...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 15:21

... limitations in 12 mind and accounting for their presence minimized their harmful effects on the study and its participants Theoretical and Conceptual Framework The study examined the changes ... and expanding the pool of interviewees minimized respondent bias (Miles & Huberman) Understanding the political dynamics within the organization (Punch, 1994) and how conflict can arise within ... in many industries including farming, telecommunications, and electrical industries Electrical cooperatives originated in the United States with the creation of the Rural Electrification Administration...

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 01:02

... presented by the software as different tabs Each tab contains the corresponding job tasks The linkage between tasks and tabs is held up in the database preserving the flexibility of the system The acquired ... intrusive and disturbing technique The presence of an observer may directly influence the physician's behaviour [8] To minimize the possibility of affecting behaviour, the observer should stand ... Results from the analysis showed, this job task methodology is having a sufficient validity and reliability in observing physicians in different medical settings [7] Competing interests The authors...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... dialysis is ineffective in clearing copper from the body, it will be an essential requirement to sustain life in event of acute kidney injury[1] Peritoneal dialysis is ineffective in maintaining the ... drops in the haemoglobin level The Cu2+ ion oxidizes the Fe2+ ion in haemoglobin to Fe3+ resulting in its conversion to methaemoglobin[2] This manifests as cyanosis and loss of oxygen carrying ... upper gastrointestinal bleeding, methaemoglobinaemia and hepatitis The investigation results are summarized in table Within the first four days since admission, he became anuric and oedematous...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... and HIV services at a district hospital increased HIV counselling and testing of TB patients and improved TB screening and case detection in HIV-infected individuals enrolled into care.[19] In ... there is the opportunity for these latter institutions to play a critical role in establishing and strengthening a coordinated approach to both diseases thereby ensuring communication and collaboration ... developed;[9,10] how and if these tests can be used, and whether their associated cost will be prohibitive in these settings is yet to be determined Likewise, the treatment of HIV in the setting of active...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... well-being SMW theory posits that successful aging is a life-long process of realizing and sustaining well-being, even in the face of declining resources Rather than being the process of neutralising ... aging requires the proactive management of resources in an environment of increasing losses and declining gains [2], and depends on individuals’ abilities to self-manage their lives and aging ... take initiatives (be instrumental or self-motivating in realizing aspects of well-being); (2) invest in resources for long-term benefits; (3) maintain variety in resources (achieve and maintain...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... division lines The first was the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the swift dismantling of central planning, and the shock therapy of price liberalization in 1991–1992 The second event was the financial ... preserve their labor collectives because these were factors enabling them to maintain their own social status in their city and region On the other hand, in an attempt to take complete control over their ... activities, and to resort to state capture and rent seeking in their relations with governments using the weakness of public institutions and the remaining soft budget constraint The causes of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... plans on the level of USSR ministries had about 60,000 items On the other hand, in China, in 1957, the plan of the central government included 532 items, and, by 1973, their number increased ... facilities in different regions In the literature, these differences in economic organization in the USSR and China were labeled U-Form and M-Form, by analogy with the linear -and- functional and matrix ... control, especially in situations in which working teams or public administration has a stake in the capital and in cases involving dispersed property There were clear differences in the organization...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... more inclined to invest in open JSCs On the other hand, as illustrated in the previous section, the understanding by corporate executives that the biggest advantage of a closed company lies in the ... investment financing and financial consulting services for the corporate sector, and the development of these local financial institutions is an overriding factor affecting the fundraising abilities ... other terms and conditions included in an agreement between the seller and the purchasing third party This is done in order to confirm whether any of the other shareholders of the company or the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... harmony in the self-organization of the firm As is discussed later, the bargaining hypothesis and the agency theory assume different positions regarding the manner in which the bargaining power ... Yakovlev (2004), and Guriev & Rachinsky (2005) for details on the financial-industrial groups and oligarchs in Russia 14 In other words, domestic individual shareholders, including employee shareholders, ... obtaining capital gains by having stock in their companies Furthermore, it suggests that they have a strong desire to prevent outside intervention by their company management and discipline by...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... main cause In such a case, the foreign shareholders may simply call for the CEO to take the responsibility following practices in place in the United States and Western Europe On the other hand, ... if the dominant shareholder, who is in many cases either a rich Russian private investor or a nonfinancial corporate shareholder including holding companies and other business groups, exists in ... simultaneously, we can increase the statistical powers to reject the null hypothesis The second reason is the importance of the distinction between the turnover of CEOs and other high-ranking managers...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... certification, and marketing and “0” otherwise To estimate improvements in marketing, the value “1” indicates the same level or an increase in marketing budgets, and “0” indicates their decrease Independent ... enhancing the business efficiency and extend the restructuring terms thereof In the context of this reasoning, we intended to check a hypothesis according to which activity in modernizing those ... also in the provinces, providing opportunity to improve the managerial quality in Russia On the other hand, the existing shortage of qualified management personnel in the regions limits the potential...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... PM The Banking Sector and Corporate Finance 237 somewhat low, due in particular to the slowing of the oil and gas sector, the investment boom is continuing Capital intensive infrastructure and ... of cash inflows for the financing of current activity and equals if the enterprise did not experience a serious shortfall in cash flow during 2001–2004 and in other cases The FINSELF indicator ... important both in providing recourse for restructuring and in managing the restructuring processes Subsidiaries in the groups took a broader set of corporate restructuring instruments in the four years...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... analysis is focused on the incentives of owners and CEOs to participate in associations, the factors behind their choices, and the benefits they gain for their businesses within an institutional environment ... Organization and Development of Russian Business Concluding remarks The above analysis clarifies certain aspects of the corporate financing mechanism now evolving in Russia Since 2000, the financial institutions, ... presented in the first section of this chapter as a part of the evolution of state business relations in modern Russia The second section contains the main hypothesis regarding the incentives to join...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... of international currency reserves As a consequence, Alexei Kudrin was recognized in March 2005 by the international business-magazine, The Banker, as the Finance Minister of The Year On the other ... hypothesis The third section contains a description of the methodology The fourth section contains empirical results and discussion The last section is a presentation of the main findings and the ... corporate takeover in the cases of the Russneft Oil Company in 2006–2007 and the conflict surrounding the TNK-BP in the spring of 2008 The years 2006–2007 were also marked by the establishment...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20