... during the second face -to- face meeting in November 2007 and finilised by the beginning of 2008 (Table 1) In January 2008, a central training was organised in one ofthe coordinating centers to ... Inthe months before the start ofthe intervention, all centres organised local training(s) forthe research staff being responsible forthe adoption ofthe IDEFICS intervention inthe local community ... (altering the perceptions of pros and cons ofthe desired behaviour so that children give preference tothe desired behaviour) Reinforcement (providing reinforces (e.g incentives) forthe performance...
... difficult to learn among the four skills in English language learning In order to teach the students English speaking so that they become more interested in and maintain their interest in speaking ... objective ofthe study Within a framework of a minor thesis, the study is aimed at using information gap activities to motivate students in speaking lessons forthe first-year non-English major students ... Teaching speaking 1.1.1 Concepts of speaking 1.1.2 The role of speaking in foreign language teaching 1.1.3 Factors affecting English speaking ability 1.2 Information...
... [9,10] They are ofthe same order of magnitude and thus cannot account for our very different experimental results We believe that a thin oxide layer forms during insertion ofthe sample into the ... tension tend to wet the substrate This could explain the formation of smaller droplets inthe case of gold than inthe case of indium on a bare silicon surface, i.e after desorption step for indium ... recovery ofthe crystalline structure around the pores is therefore possible even at the relatively low temperatures used forthe wire growth Conclusions The different behavior of gold and indium...
... signal was observed in all peptides containing tyrosine 23 or 53 but not in peptides containing tyrosine 20 alone According to these results, tyrosines 23 and 53 could be involved inthe dimerizations ... the INSERM unit 350 for his hospitality We are indebted tothe Curie Institute and especially to Dr V Favaudon forthe use and maintenance ofthe linear accelerator and for fruitful discussions ... proteins MS of HEWL gave a small peak corresponding to 11 286 Da and another one corresponding to 3047.5 Da (Fig 4) For TEWL, we find 3055.7 Da forthe smaller moiety This allows us to determine the...
... dynamic data are included inthe training set The OVR mode for SVM creates a boundary for each class separating it from all the others Including the dynamic portion inthe training set increases substantially ... subjects ofthe normalized errors for each training section, as well as the results for each subject The relative performance ofthe training sections confirmed the trend ofthe non-normalized error ... have interaction, thus they have tobe optimized together This increases significantly the time required to train the algorithm and the amount of data required for training On the other hand, the...
... spread but the presence of flaming drips, while V-0 shows self-extinguishing behaviour without burning drips While the increase in melt viscosity is tobe expected on incorporation of well-dispersed ... with the release of BuOH and excess water After this stage, the pressure ofthe reactor was reduced to less than 100 Pa and maintained for 1.5 h The excess water and BuOH was separated fromthe ... resulting inthe formation of a well-dispersed polymer nanocomposite To our knowledge, this is the first one-step synthesis of a fire retarded PET/TiO2 nanocomposite tobe reported Furthermore,...
... 24-fold for MMP-3; Figures 11e, f) Expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines The influence ofthe pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL1β on the gene expression of IL-6 and IL-8 was also assessed in ... shown) Total RNA was then isolated using the RNeasy® Micro kit according tothe supplier's instructions including a DNase digestion step Following removal ofthe SFB (in the case of co-culture), the ... according tothe procedure described above for RNA isolation; inthe case of samples from co-culture experiments, a step with lysis ofthe SFB layer and subsequent PBS washing ofthe remaining...
... performed adjacent to a boar All the sows included had a weaning to service interval ofor days Parity ranged fromto Parity and the number of AI or matings were recorded and included inthe ... consecutive days the sow or gilts had been inseminated or mated A variation inthe number ofservices might be due to variable duration of oestrus, orto variations in oestrous symptoms Long oestrous ... others still had increasing concentrations This indicated that the peak ofthe E1S curve may occur before day 28 after first mating or insemination in some cases Such differences may be due to...
... equivalent ofthe final officially approved version of my thesis No emendation of content has occurred and if there are any minor variations in formatting, they are the result ofthe conversion to digital ... could re-adsorb 98.12% ofthe initially applied Pb, compared to 61.55% re-adsorbed in soil without VZ The high level of Pb retained inthe soil matrix inthe presence of VZ may be due tothe significant ... levels of lead in soils The toxic effect of heavy metals on plant growth can be reduced by the addition of calcium Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of calcium...
... astutely has been dramatically amplified, in part because ofthe phenomena of increasing returns, in part because of new information technology, and in part because ofthe changing role of intellectual ... an organization is on one or two of these factors, if the third factor is weak or misdirected, that organization has no potential to turn its intellectual capital into corporate value Therefore, ... and therefore they have difficulty in attracting investors and banks and therefore, this affects their business performance The more the pharmaceutical firms accounts, values and discloses its intellectual...
... suggests the number offactors F tobe one as in Figure 3(d) This value is rational since both ofthe eye-blinks originate from a certain vicinity (frontal lobe ofthe brain) and occupy the same ... distribution ofthe eye-blink factor has been identified using PARAFAC Forthe first time in this work, we have utilized the vector of spatial signature ofthe eye-blink factor resulted by the STF modeling ... Frequency (Hz) 25 Time (s) Factor Factor Factor Factor (a) (b) The spatial signature of factor The spatial signature of factor (c) (d) Figure 6: The extracted factors by using PARAFAC; (a) and (b)...
... expected to gain further insight into the details on what are formed inthe adsorption process The information can help inthe design of a polyaminebased adsorbent for various specific application oriented ... studied the activated carbon adsorbents and classified them into micropore, mesopore and macropore ones, according tothe pore size ofthe adsorbents In 1978, Barrer reported the study of adsorption ... the adsorbates are being adsorbed on the adsorbent surface due tothe adsorptive affinity between them This process continues until the equilibrium between the amount of adsorbate on the adsorbent...
... requirement to use or maintain living organisms forthe process The process advantages of selecting non-viable biomasses have led to considerable research into the use of these systems forthe removal of ... groups ofthe biosorbents Since thethe maxium uptake of Cr(VI) was observed at about pH 2, pH was choosen for further studies in order to minimise the volume of acid needed for adjusting the pH to ... quantity of sorbent is kept uniform, the number of ions competing forthe available binding sites on the biomass increases at higher initial concentrations ofthe sorbate As a result of this, more...
... main topic Then, link the sections to each other and, finally, connect the end of your article tothe beginning, closing the loop – now the chain will drive our motorcycle Let’s look at linking ... in information or context tobe understood The reader is forced to supply his or her own interpretation, which could be different from what you, the writer, mean Empty words seem to give information ... Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Ar ticles tobe Published in English, June 2011 EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles tobe Published in English To...
... a distinct issue This is also reflected in factor analysis The four factors that emerge explain 71% ofthe total variance The SCCT can be divided into subscales on the basis ofthe factor analysis ... testing They were not blind to clinical diagnosis Only brief training was given, as all of them were already experienced inthe field There was no specific training concerning the SCCT because the ... Table The analysis (by using the Keiser-Fleish criterion of eigenvalues larger than 1) produced four factors explaining 71% ofthe total variance The scores inthe subscales created on the basis...
... database The locus name can be clarified in publications by adding a code forthe type of probe in upper case letters in parentheses F for RFLP, A for RAPD, E for endogenous viral genes, M for microsatellite, ... separating comma: If the linear order and phase ofthe genes on the same chromosome are known, are listed in order fromthe end ofthe short arm (p) tothe end ofthe long arm (q) ofthe chromosome ... DNA PROBES use of DNA probes adds another level of nomenclature tothe system: the probe name Probe names cannot be used directly for locus symbols because one probe often detects polymorphisms...
... possible to determine the force F12(µ) F12(µ) is a frictional force or Stokes force that results from viscous forces involved inthe interaction between phases F12(µ) is calculated using the difference ... stress inthe zone of boundary layer separation is equal to zero [4] Therefore, in accordance with the above, trauma may create transient conditions forthe formation of rouleaux orforthe interlacing ... creating conditions for atheromatosis Therefore, our understanding ofthe mechanism of blunt trauma tothe vascular wall, which takes into account local hemodynamic and rheological factors, can be...
... bromide or phosphine is a quick and effective tool forthe control of stored-product insect pests In view ofthe scheduled phaseout of methyl bromide under the Montreal protocol, the role of phosphine ... needed to obtain a total mortality ofthe test insects were comparable to those in space fumigation tests (see Table 16.7) For CS2 , higher concentrations 16 Biofumigants forthe Control of Pest Infestation ... and methods employed inthe current study are described as follows The tested stored-product insects were laboratory strains of S oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, T casteneum,...
... be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed tothe authors ... engineering of freezing tolerance in plants should include such an analysis ofthe dynamics of metabolism to gain comprehensive information about the effects of individual overexpression or knockout ... homologous to 514 the phloem loading transporter AtSUC2 [20,24] However, it has tobe kept in mind that the sink export rate in our model is composed of assimilate export to sink organs and flux into...
... intermediate casing extends tothe top ofthe hydrocarbon-bearing formation Cement is pumped between the intermediate casing and the intervening formations to isolate the well bore fromthe surrounding rock, ... habitats and corridors to inform planning, prevention, mitigation and reclamation of surface effects • Establishing effective field monitoring and enforcement to inform on-going assessment of cumulative ... Exploration and production in Europe has inthe past mainly been focused on the apex ofthe triangle However, opportunities at the top ofthe triangle are becoming increasingly inadequate to meet...