... explaining the vast neuronal loss in the AD brain Further investigation ofthe increased neurotrophic activity ofthe AD brain revealed that it correlated with the loss of a specific neuroinhibitory factor, ... conditions [22] In the traumatically injured brain, however, the synthesis of MT1 and MT2, as well as the synthesis of GIF, are up-regulated by reactive astrocytes in the vicinity ofthe lesion [23] ... processes of these cells Astrocytic synthesis of GIF is mainly found in the cortex, brainstem and spinal cord [6] Additionally however, there are also consistent reports of neuronal synthesis of GIF,...
... Evaluationofthe Effectiveness ofthe National Evaluationofthe Effectiveness ofTransmission Prevention of Mother-to-Child the National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission ... age of mother (range) Infant gender Education of mother Marital status of mother Main building material of house Main source of drinking water Type of toilet Main source of fuel Depletion of food ... study, bring the child for routine health services The Consortium Health Systems Research Unit (HSRU) ofthe Medical Research Council (MRC) and School of Public Health ofthe University ofthe Western...
... ofthe DF after administration ofthe 1st GnRH analogue to the cows synchronized using PGF occurred in 75% of cows in the control group, 50% ofthe cows in the Ovsynch + GnRH group and 100% of ... concentration ofthe Ovsynch + GnRH group Values are the mean ± SD The progesterone (P4) concentration was positively correlated with the cross-sectional area ofthe CL (r = 0.89) (C) Summation ofthe ... between the Ovsynch + GnRH group and the Ovsynch + CIDR + GnRH group The length ofthe estrous cycle in one ofthe ovulating cows in the Ovsynch + CIDR + GnRH group was extended to 24 days, while the...
... early in the morning and swelling ofthe legs at the end ofthe day Participants were asked to weigh themselves using the same weighing scales at around a.m and p.m for three consecutive days They ... idea ofthe high prevalence of edema in the more advanced grades of cellulite The lack of specific clinical and laboratory studies hinders research on cyclic edema and the dissemination of information ... patients and the other (28%) required other types of treatments Aminaphtone was the first drug of choice but when treatment failed ginkgo biloba was prescribed For the patients treated with the ginkgo...
... designers Therefore, they can provide the most valid information in theevaluation process Also, their understanding of cultural and political factors ofthe institution in which theevaluation ... appropriateness ofthe material to the aims ofthe course, the author has based upon the analysis ofthe syllabus objectives and that ofthe material 3.1.1 Syllabus objectives analysis The course ... which thefactor in the external evaluation stage actually match the internal consistency and organization ofthe materials staged by the author/ publisher The final step is the overall evaluation...
... ofthe ESP reading texts in the course are useful; 70.7% the learners think that the topics ofthe ESP reading texts in the course are useful and 13.4% the learners think that the topics ofthe ... half ofthe learners (65.2%) find the length ofthe ESP reading texts in the course suitable while over half ofthe learners (67.7%) complain about the length ofthe ESP reading texts in the course ... reading text in the course cause a problem for the learners It can be found that the sudden rise ofthe length ofthe ESP reading texts in the course entails the sudden rise ofthe amount of technical...
... such as the port of entry, the names ofthe importer and exporter, a detailed description ofthe goods, the quantity ofthe goods, the value ofthe goods, the currency, and the country of origin ... France ,etc The major market ofthe company’s products is North Vietnam The area’s consumption accounted for up to 87% ofthe total sales ofthe company in 2011 The Central Vietnam and the others took ... develop their products in the local market At the early stage, the company had the start-up capital of 610 million VND and the labor force of only 12 people Up to present, the capital ofthe company...
... uptake the CO2 dissolved in the water because ofthe existence ofthe CO2 concentration difference between the inside (low) and outside (high) ofthe cell When the water was discharged outside the ... point.) To be sure ofthe effect of SS in raw water, another experiment was conducted with the supernatant from the final settling tank ofthe WWTP (Ube City, Japan) with the same initial TC ... represent the data range.) CONCLUSION (1) The optimum operational condition ofthe device is a pressure of 0.3 MPa When a high-dissolved CO2 device is used for the disinfection ofthe effluent from the...
... water (Miura et al., 2007) Evaluationof denitrification activity of microorganisms Batch experiments for theevaluationof DNR, and a quinone analysis for theevaluationofthe microorganism community ... representation ofthe PCA analysis of DNR The X-axis is the first principal component (PC1) and Y-axis is the second principal component (PC2) The diameters ofthe circles indicate DNRs The plots ... Outline ofthe experimental field and the water treatment apparatus - 422 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol 8, No.4, 2010 Paddy field The characteristics ofthe paddy field and the...
... Beer and others to the outskirts of Tokyo Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory through the utilization of WWR and water conservation efforts mainly due to their cost ... incentives for the relocation of factories TMG to promote sales of SWT devices □ Coincidence of TMG's request for the development of SWT devices to the makers with strategies of makers out of Tokyo ... to discuss the WCP The committee concluded that the basis ofthe promotion was to raise self-awareness to custom over the habit of water users and to stimulate the public mind where the most appropriate...
... cracking Figure shows the schematic diagram ofthe SJBG The SJBG consists ofthe gas producer, purification unit and the generator The gas producer is an 180Nm3/h gas production unit The purification ... efficiency ofthe gasifier without looking at the downstream processes and associated components Figure Schematic diagram ofthe system Johansson Biomass Gasifier Figure shows the photo ofthe 180Nm3/h ... measurement of CO, CO2 and CH4; it employs the use of Palladium/Nickel (Pd/Ni) sensor for measurement of hydrogen content Temperature is measured through the use of type K thermocouples The NDIR...
... t o the other material presentedin the paper, we offer the following comments and questions The cost of unreliability is mentioned in the paper but no cost estimateshavebeenassociatedwiththecalculatedreliabilityindices ... units in the station Some ofthe buses can be supplied from the station common bus or thebuses of other units For this reason, the whole auxiliary electrical system ofthe stationwill have to be ... evaluating the effect of failures in auxiliary electrical spstem on the reliability of a generating unit We would like t o note that the performance of auxiliary electrical system (and of other systems)...
... 1.3.1 Purpose ofthe thesis The main purpose of this thesis is to evaluate and make comparisons between Six Sigma and the existing way of working and the organization in the Cage Factory This ... one ofthe production channels because ofthe complexity ofthe process and the limited time available The types that are being produced in Channel 13 during the time ofthe study limit the types ... Figure 1.5 The outline ofthe thesis The first chapter gives the reader an introduction to the thesis The second chapter discusses the methodology chosen to solve the problem Since the authors...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... Quinn ofthe Department of Energy’s Office of Industrial Technology The committee is particularly grateful to Jim Quinn and Denise Swink and the staff ofthe Office of Industrial Technology for their ... and priorities of each IOF group and consider several factors, such as the size ofthe industrial community, the potential effect ofthe research on OIT goals, the ability ofthe industry to...
... considerably THE RAND EVALUATIONTheevaluationofthe demonstration by RAND consisted of two components: a process evaluation and an analysis ofthe effects ofthe guideline on clinical practices The ... guideline Summary reports ofthe results ofthe final round of site visits for the four participating MTFs are presented in Appendix B The purposes ofthe analysis ofthe effects of guideline implementation ... we gathered information on the interactions ofthe many aspects ofthe system in which the guidelines were being implemented and the roles of a variety of stakeholders These groups included the...
... EVALUATIONOFTHE EXTERNAL AUDITOR QUALITY OF SERVICES AND SUFFICIENCY OF RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE AUDITOR The audit committee’s evaluationofthe auditor begins with an examination ofthe ... Committee Annual Evaluationofthe External Auditor EVALUATIONOFTHE EXTERNAL AUDITOR QUALITY OF SERVICES AND SUFFICIENCY OF RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE AUDITOR continued EVALUATIONOFTHE EXTERNAL ... potential impact on the audit? Audit Committee Annual Evaluationofthe External Auditor The auditor must be independent ofthe issuer and — in the case of mutual funds, independent ofthe investment...