... 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 ... 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 final settling ... buried in the SS, allowing the bacteria to take up CO2 again. From these results, after 20 min, the TC log-inactivation ofthe two samples could not reach 2.67 (result of SS = 1.67 mg/L). The results...
... described in the Materials and methods. Completion ofthe hydrolysis wasconfirmed by the disappearance ofthe (Met1)-ONC(M23L) signal in the MALDI-TOF mass spectra 1 h after the addition of AAP. The ... calculating the slope of the curves of Pyr-ONC (M23L) vs. time. From the rates of cyclizationshowninTable1,itcanbeinferredthattheformation ofthe N-terminal pyroglutamyl is not dependenton pH in the ... hydrogen bonded to the e-amino group ofthe Lys9 side-chain, which simultaneouslyinteracts with the main phosphate ofthe substrate [32]. The closer positioning ofthe N-terminus to the mainprotein...
... Besides the ancient contest with Athena for the possession of the land, he appears as the father of Theseus, the chief Athenian hero. He is merged in other Attic heroes, likeAigeus and Erechtheus. ... exceptions, the safest rule in all these cases is that the attribute is original and the god is added.[20:1]It comes out very clearly in the case ofthe snake and the bull. The tremendous mana ofthe ... see who has the best of itthen!' There will be a rich reward hereafter for the suffering virtuous. The typical Athenian ofthe Periclean age would have been in the first state of mind. His...
... it into the constant term of βx. Asa result, the joint distribution of V1, V2has two parameters: the variance σ2 of Viand the correlation ρ of V1and V2. The latter equals the fraction ... on the correlation ρ between the unobserved determinants,as the latter is the only source of correlation ofthe former. Secondly, the presence of a within-twin pair correlation between the ... Mathe-matical Biosciences 198, 1–13.37 4.3 Sensitivity analyses and additional results4.3.1 The effect ofthe timing ofthe birth in the year and the businesscycle around the birth yearThe...
... in the finished product, then adjustments will have to be made to the product's design. Similarly, market research, which examines the extent and nature ofthe demand for products, has the ... process, helps determine production planning. A product's design is not only the result of product research, but is also influenced by testing and market research. If the testing ... sales by devising suitable advertising for the goods. Thus the reality of consumer goods manufacturing goes well beyond a simple linear production process. ...
... unexpecteddeaths [24]. This further supports the view that the morepreventive intervention by an emergency team is delivered, the lower the number of cardiac arrests. The dose ofthe Rapid Response Systemefferent ... the concept of RRT dose, to assesswhether RRT dose improves patient outcomes, and to assesswhether there is evidence that inclusion of a physician in the team impacts on the effectiveness of ... Response Teams (RRTs) review patients duringearly phase of deterioration to reduce patient morbidity and mortality.However, reports ofthe efficacy of these teams are varied. The aims of this...
... Department of Psychotraumatology of the University of Heidelberg (Germany) assembled a comprehen-sive list of 400 qualified psychotherapists offering immediatesupport nationwide when needed. These ... suffered at least loss of one rel-ative, for example, a partner or child, and two mothers of ourcohort lost both of their children. The majority of patients com-plained of nightmares, emotional ... aftermathWith respect to the tsunami's psychoemotional aftermath, the full impact ofthe wave on the mental health ofthe survivors isstill unknown [2]. In February 2005 the World Health Organi-zation,...
... callingcriteria to increase the ease of utilisation ofthe MET system atour institution. Furthermore, the timing and frequency of patient observations reported in the study would be typical of most hospitals. ... on the activation of all MET calls is maintained ona hospital switchboard logbook that includes the date andtime ofthe call, as well as the ward where the MET reviewoccurred. The details of ... Activation ofthe MET service was not uni-form over the 24-hour period (Fig. 1).Over the study period, 53% ofthe 2568 calls occurred in the 14 hours between 18:00 and 08:00 (58% ofthe day)....
... piece of evidence for the control of the classification bias of this article (with regard to the selection ofthe controls) has been shown in the work Varol et al [27], where the normality of ... interest in the re-cords gathered by the different collaborators. The fruit of that qualitative examination was the rejection of a total of 9 controls and 3 cases at the defining moment of the construction ... the construction ofthe data package. The funda-mental cause was the lack of fulfilment ofthe inclu-sion criteria. The assembly ofthe previous data package with a total of 93 records (53...
... preparation of questionnaire, pre-testing of questionnaire for the confirmation and interpretation ofthe factors and then processing ofthe completed questionnaire and reporting. The second part ofthe ... seventy five percent ofthe responses have been checked for overall consistency in the filed. The consistency on each matrix has been checked at the time of detail processing ofthe data. The highly ... amount of money. For them, R&D activities are less important than high profit and cash flow.1.3Objectives ofthe Study The objective ofthe study is to address the measurement problem on the...