factors determining the choice between the two systems

... Figure 2.2 shows the outlines of some of the major plates and adjacent continents The plates float on the asthenosphere of the mantle The crust and the upper mantle above the asthenosphere is sometimes ... biosphere of the Earth The structure of the Earth can be separated into the core, the mantle, and the crust Of these, only the upper part of the crust is habitable by living organisms The crust is not ... expression of the genetic determinants of the enzymes in the DNA regulated their formation and function as well as the timing of their appearance in the cell The appearance of enzymes in the cytosol...

Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 02:21

... undertook this study to evaluate the HRQOL in these patients using the SF-36 questionnaire and to investigate the factors that significantly impact HRQOL in these patients Subjects and methods ... divided into two parts Initially, SF-36 subscale scores for the participants were compared across the two main study groups using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) Then, the SF-36 subscales ... while the ESWL patients reported the highest HRQOL scores The overall test statistic was statistically significant (p < 0.001) for the eight subscales, indicating that there was a correlation between...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... studies [34,42] The higher the score, the higher the perceived QoL - The socio-demographic characteristics: age, sex (female/male), level of education of the father and the mother (1: End of ... coefficient was 0.52 The higher the score, the higher the perceived importance - The QoL-social relationships and QoL-environment domains were measured with the subscales of the WHOQOL-BREF [26] ... in the languages used for the investigation: German [39], French [40], English and Romanian [41] The scale is easy to administer, to complete and to score (the higher the score, the higher the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... was similar to the range for the other items (1.6% - 8.1%), and the WHO data (1.7% - 8.8%) Also, the ceiling effect for the five items (17.6% - 53.9%) was within the range for the other items (13.1% ... when the psychological factors entered the equation In other words, the contribution of personal and parental background factors to QOL seemed to be important because of the impact they had on the ... and for the cooperation of the school’s psychologists At the preliminary stage of the study, the research team hosted the psychologists of the selected schools at meetings facilitated by the Ministry...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... the first two factors* R176.6 Genome Biology 2007, Volume 8, Issue 8, Article R176 Ji et al In the chemical space formed by the two factors (Figure 2), one can find some differences between the ... clear that the more folds the ligands cover, the higher the average RotBonds are for the ligands interactions tions between protein-binding ability and the four kinds of parameters The protein-binding ... something about the nature of the independent variables (called factors) that affect them [48,49] In the present analysis, two factors, which can explain 65.5% of the variance, were extracted...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:20

... systems are able to sustain themselves against the downward pull of the Second Law of Thermodynamics and how thermodynamics affects the origin of information-rich, living systems Finally, we will ... through the use of information, to survive and exist in a nonequilibrium state, resisting the pull toward equilibrium that is described by the Second Law of Thermodynamics For them, the origin ... which the Second Law of Thermodynamics seems to naturally move systems in the opposite direction, toward greater randomness This chapter will begin with a brief introduction to information theory,...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 07:20

... Surgeries and medications The dentist the history-gathering phase of treatment, the should determine whether the patient has any dental practitioner should be alert to the history of surgery, as ... including the development of cancer guide patient care of the upper aerodigestive tract Also, a strong relationship has been noted between developHEALTH HISTORY FACTORS ment of oral premalignancy in the ... what the practitioner must know as the oral and head and neck examination and treatment plan evolve In conducting the initial patient interview, the dentist should assess health-related risk factors...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... bp; two molecules of the hairpin should be generated for every copy of the stuffer sequence, therewith the intensity of the band corresponding to the hairpin is expected to be greater than the ... pGLu883∆Xba provides the trans acting factors necessary for replication of the minigenome Southern blot analysis of the transfection assays are shown in figure The blot was hybridized with the LuIII Lt-Lt ... a result of replication, the arrangement of the arms in the hairpin change resulting in hairpins with the GAG triplet present at the 5'end of the molecules This forces the molecule to go through...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... bp; two molecules of the hairpin should be generated for every copy of the stuffer sequence, therewith the intensity of the band corresponding to the hairpin is expected to be greater than the ... pGLu883∆Xba provides the trans acting factors necessary for replication of the minigenome Southern blot analysis of the transfection assays are shown in figure The blot was hybridized with the LuIII Lt-Lt ... a result of replication, the arrangement of the arms in the hairpin change resulting in hairpins with the GAG triplet present at the 5'end of the molecules This forces the molecule to go through...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... improving the quality of care http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/records/proms/ Pages/aboutproms.aspx The gap between the knowledge of QoL and the perception of its importance documented in the present ... answered the questionnaire and we not know why about 70% of the physicians did not answer It could be that they were not interested in the target of the study and in this case the conclusion of the ... and GO contributed to the design of the study and to the statistical analysis MF contributed to the writing and the revision of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... and the warehouse receipt to the importer’s bank Step The importer is notified by the bank Step The importer requests the bank to release the merchandise The importer signs a trust receipt The ... the purchase price if the buyer pays within the specified time shorter than the credit period Cash Discount Period – The number of days after the beginning of the credit period during which the ... release papers to the warehouse Step The importer goes to the warehouse Step The warehouse transfers the possession of the merchandise to the importer Step Importer’s customers buys the merchandise...

Ngày tải lên: 12/07/2014, 07:20

... alveolar epithelial cells On the other hand, these cells are one of the main sources of VEGF in the lung [11] Thus, the death of alveolar epithelial cells could be partially responsible for the decreased ... stress [41] These confounding factors may explain the differences between our observation and those of others Further investigation is required to address these questions Despite the increased ... mainly in the cytoplasm, which was not noted in the other two groups This phenomenon indicates that the function of VEGFR-2 may be altered by the inflammatory responses in the lung tissue Further...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... if in the investigator's opinion there was potential for further symptom reduction, try the next higher dose No further titration was permitted after the final dose-adjustment visit at the end ... applied to intact skin [22] The dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area of the patch and the length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication ... answered by the subject's caregiver Not all items and scales were utilized in the study (refer to the Appendix 1) The AIM-C was completed by the subject's caregiver at baseline and at week The MSS...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... and the spirit, or the subconscious and superconscious mind They must be one When the subconscious is flooded with the perfect ideas of the superconscious, God and man are one “I and the Father ... out The subconscious is impressed with the truth that God is the Giver and the Gift; therefore as one is one with the Giver, he is one with the Gift A splendid statement is, “I now thank God the ... Any man who does not know the power of the word, is behind the times “Death and Life are in the power of the tongue.” (Prov 18:21.) 12 CHAPTER THE LAW OF PROSPERITY “Yea, the Almighty shall be thy...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 09:17

... 1B shows the pattern seen after the development of the blot With increase in time of incubation, the intensity of the band for the monomeric protein decreased, whereas the bands for the higher ... exists in the literature Among the various factors that affect the kinetics of a-synuclein fibrillation, the role of dopamine is probably one of the least understood [14] As mentioned earlier, the loss ... were 80% of the original concentrations present in the original samples The components of the reaction mixture did not dampen the signal of the neurotoxin (data not shown) To find the reason for...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 19:20

... communities, as long as they remain free to choose between small and large banks for their banking services The first section of the article reviews the three major changes in the banking system—consolidation, ... The biggest change has been in the importance of so-called megabanks, those that hold more than $100 billion of assets At the end of 1999, there were eight of these giant companies Together they ... called bill presentment In this case, the bank collects the bills itself and transmits them to the consumer over the Internet, where the customer can review them along with his account balances...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 11:20

... nor the other For though, at their leader's cue, they have hailed the Matron, they have not seen her They are blind The spectacle of men particularly young men who have given their sight for their ... more than the sadness would be on the one hand the kindliness, brisk but not officious, of the staff, and on the other the spontaneous geniality of the battered occupants of the beds The orderlies ... witnessed!) On the one hand, then, the seriously ill patient is not annoyed by the rovings in the ward of the walking patients; and on the other the walking patients are not irked by the necessity...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... increased from the base to the top portion There was no significant variation in Klason lignin content or ash content from the base to the top portion of the bamboo The outer layer had the highest ... through biosynthetic pathways [Liese 1987] The lignin present in bamboos is unique The lignification process undergoes changes during the elongation of the culm, the full lignification of the bamboo ... variance also showed there was no difference between top and middle portions for ash content; the ash content in the bottom portion of the culm was the lowest Figure 2-12 showed the ash content at...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 09:20

... the needs of the test, but on the other hand, other teachers may think that tests force them to teach what they don’t find suitable or appropriate for students Spratt (2005) has stated that the ... students In other words, the washback on the side of the educational setting is one coin with two sides, depending on the stakeholder’s point of view Pedagogical Implications By analyzing the possible ... interests, and choices Students at the same time will be encouraged and motivated to work harder On the other hand, the negative washback is that teachers will usually teach to the test, narrow the curriculum...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 12:20

... from the terrace of the palace to the courtyard below The horrible deed was done but the wretch was not dead Then the Emperor commanded the shattered body of the dying man to be dragged up the ... and, under the leadership of their own princes, proved themselves to be the best and truest soldiers of the imperial army, even far from their home in the farthest limits of the realm The great ... other faiths, with one of the greatest stains in the history of humanity When a tax-collector gathered the taxes of the Hindus and the payment had been made, the Hindu was required "without the...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 12:20