... Dilatation ofthe cervix is required to allow the curette to pass into the uterine cavity, and the greater the gestation ofthe pregnancy, the greater the amount of dilatation required Priming ofthe ... that the continuance ofthe pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health ofthe existing child(ren) ofthe family ofthe ... although the exact mechanism of this is poorly understood The higher the dose of oestrogen within COC, the greater the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) Type of progestogen also affects the risk of...
... processes the image stack to enhance the contrast of edges The user then draws a line in the last frame ofthe series along the midline ofthe root from the tip to the base The algorithm uses the midline ... programs, predict their spatial domain of action and link the activity of these pathways to thecontrolof specific phases of growth Then we used genetic approach to dissect the functions of these signaling ... oxidase (AAO) catalyzes the final step in ABA synthesis, which is the oxidation ofthe abscisic aldehyde to abscisic acid In Arabidopsis, the knockout of AAO3 gene, one ofthe four AAOs, causes...
... from the environment When the cells are suffering from dehydration, the turgor pressure ofthe cells against their cell walls is reduced, which can reduce the rigidity of plants and make them ... a diagram ofthe root structures of wild type and these two mutants Instead of two layers of ground tissue, these two mutants only have one, which is called the mutant layer In scr, the mutant ... the nucleus Here we used the Pro35S::EIN3:GFP to investigate the spatio-temporal changes of ethylene signaling during salt stress First, we focused on the temporal profile ofthe activation of...
... point, then the sum ofcontrol coefficients would add up to )1 (as they for thecontrol on the cell division time) The four steps delaying the RP the most (i.e with the highest positive control ... E/Cdk2:p27 For each ofthe intermediates, the ratio of its gradient in the correlation plot and the gradient of cyclin E/Cdk2:p27 was close to the value ofthe co -control coefficient ofthe intermediate ... (positive control) , whereas the others advanced the RP (negative control) The CiRP for all reaction steps sums up to 0; this is to be expected on the basis of our definition of RP as a fraction of the...
... How the Microsoft host controller driver uses the USBSTS register During the process of taking controlofthe host controller from the BIOS, the Microsoft host controller driver monitors the ... How the Microsoft host controller driver uses the USBSTS register During the process of taking controlofthe host controller from the BIOS, the Microsoft host controller driver monitors the ... and then halts) MAXP How the Microsoft host controller driver uses the USBCMD register When it takes controlofthe host controller from the BIOS, the Microsoft host controller driver clears the...
... problems with the connected devices and the speakers are turned on Gathering information is by far the most important step ofthe troubleshooting cycle Step Given the above scenario, what are the most ... verifying the proper installation ofthe sound card in the PCI slot If the problem still exists, check for system resource conflicts Finally, update or reinstall the driver Step The first aspect ofthe ... solution involves gathering correct information, knowledge ofthe computer components, and the ability to recognize symptoms The problem has been isolated to a bad installation ofthe sound card -...
... intermediate by the unique action ofthe serpin, whereby the RCL ofthe serpin inserts into the major A b-sheet causing the protease to be rapidly translocated from the top to the bottom ofthe inhibitor ... polymers of serpins, where the insertion of another molecule’s RCL takes place [8] Both of these result in the irreversible inactivation (generally) ofthe serpins, and, in the case ofthe anticoagulant ... years, involves the attack ofthe protease on the P1-P1¢ bond in the reactive centre loop (RCL) ofthe serpin [5] The catalysis ofthe peptide bond cleavage appears to be arrested at the acyl intermediate...
... Simulating the effect ofthe addition of mM unlabelled arginine on the distribution of radioactivity in cytoplasmic intermediates ofthe urea cycle As the pattern of distribution of radioactivity ... urea cycle intermediates were added to the cells, in order to assess the influence of these added substrates on the rate of urea synthesis Model Written in Mathematica, the basic model simulates the ... [10], but aspects of channelling and the effects of subcompartmentation ofthecycle were not explored Hence, the aims ofthe current work were to: (a) extend this model in the widely available...
... 24-month cycle, the fleet meets the goal only 76 percent ofthe time The two-deployment cycles meet the goal more often: 88 percent ofthe time for the 36/42-month cycle and 99 percent ofthe time ... in the operations and safety ofthe ship, the integration ofthe ship and the air wing, and the integration of all the ships in the carrier strike group (CSG) Because of their complexity, the ... training and the sustainment of readiness, the FRP lengthened the carrier cycle from the notional 24 months ofthe IMP to 27 months The FRP did not change the 6-month length of PIAs or the 10- -month...
... results The effect ofthe timing ofthe birth in the year and the business cycle around the birth year The first column of Table presents estimates ofthe PH model where the transitory component of ... changes with the cyclical indicator ofthe business cycle at birth Their data are from the Netherlands and contain the social class ofthe parents at the moment of birth They conclude that there are ... light on these by studying the importance ofthe timing ofthe macro fluctuations around the year of birth and by interacting the effects with regional indicators and the degree of urbanization The...
... half the world's exports of paper come from Canada (over a fifth ofthe total), Finland, Sweden and the US The US is also a major importer The main Northern exporters of pulp are Canada and the ... consumption These criticisms gained official recognition in the UK, with criticism of high targets for recycled paper made by a Select Committee ofthe House of Lords180 32 Despite these reservations, ... production of paper both increased by 12-13 per cent towards the end ofthe 1980s, making it one ofthe world's most rapidly expanding pulp markets18 The 1990s have also seen a rapid proliferation of...
... areas ofthe gold did not fully adhere to the Si substrate prior to removal ofthe AAO mask Further studies into the masking process should improve the yield and uniformity ofthe nanodot array These ... caused by the uneven acid diffusion through the AAO pores The presence ofthe protective layer also focuses the etching process on the bottom side ofthe barrier layer, which is comprised of a hexagonally ... After 40 of etching, the barrier layer is finally breached by the acid (Figure 2d) Note that the initial opening is uneven across the surface The majority ofthe cells have an opening of ∼10 nm,...
... products on the basis of their (current) life cycle environmental impacts They will be identified on the basis ofthe environmental impacts ofthe whole volume ofthe product used The impact per euro ... some ofthe products investigated Most ofthe data used is from the end ofthe 1990s, with 2000 as the reference year New policy initiatives cannot therefore be initiated on the results of this ... improve the environmental performance of products and services throughout their life cycles The life cycleof a product is often long and complicated It covers all the areas from the extraction of...
... drive control, we designed the Pendubot to hang off the side of a table coupling link one directly to the shaft ofthe motor The mount and bearings ofthe motor are then the support for the entire ... design and controlof an underactuated two link robot called the Pendubot We first give details ofthe design ofthe Pendubot, discussing the components ofthe linkage and the interface to the PC ... observing that thecontrol effort remained less than the maximum torque ofthe motor when swinging the links to their upright position and balancing them there The final component ofthe Pendubot’s...
... KOK, with the exception ofthe replacement ofthe Chief ofthe General Staff by the President ofthe National Bank.57 With the decisive shift in favour ofthe Council of Ministers under the 1997 ... of Defence and the Chief ofthe General Staff); approval of declarations of war or states of emergency, ofthe overseas deployment of armed forces and of decisions on the operational use ofthe ... government The second element of democratic controlofthe military relates to thecontrolof defence policy (understood as the broad direction ofthe development ofthe armed forces, encompassing defence...
... particular during the differentiation of renal tubules representing the origin of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and in the regulation ofthe cell cycleof parietal epithelial cells ofthe Bowman's ... lesions mostly of clear cell subtype is rather linked to the methylation ofthe UCHL1 promoter DNA This is further supported by the fact that a correlation between the methylation status ofthe CpG ... defined by either methylation of all CpG sites or only few unmethylated CpG sites within the core region ofthe CpG islet, was found in the RCC cell line MZ1851LN The status ofthe methylation...
... where Ah is the amplitude ofthe h-th harmonic and N is the total number ofthe analyzed harmonics (N = 10 in this study) The denominator ofthe equation represents the total power ofthe N harmonics ... analysis The average values ofthe above parameters were computed for each subject over the different trials From these values, the sample mean and the standard error ofthe mean (s.e.m.) were then ... level The results ofthe regression analysis between the RMS values and the Fnare illustrated in Figure (where the results relevant to the shoulder have been omitted for the sake of clarity) In the...
... on average, when holding the handle, the rotation axis ofthe wrist coincided with the axis ofthe motor Between the handle and the lever, a force transducer was mounted The motor was equipped ... environment P C describes the human controller, i.e impedance ofthe wrist (inverse of admittance) Torque disturbance, d, together with the human (reaction) torque, T, are the inputs ofthe external environment, ... result ofthe position deviations As the gain of EMG is ambiguous, only the phase ofthe estimated reflexive impedance was used, which is affected primarily by the neural time delay ofthe reflexes...
... midplanes ofthe wheels parallel to the xz plane, i.e if ∂γ =1, ∂φ the position ofthe wheels on the ground is similar to that ofthe wheels of motorcycles The strong camber forces then add to the ... in the highest gear the apparent increase ofthe inertia ofthe wheel may be of 200% or 300%, in the lowest gear the inertia may increase by one or two orders of magnitude The deceleration ofthe ... between the axles in the same ratio as the stiffness ofthe suspensions The sum ofthe gains on the two axles is, however, the same Note that the device with a PID controller succeeds in keeping the...
... expertise They expect salespeople to teach them things they don’t know These are the core skills of Challengers They are the skills ofthe future, and any sales force that ignores the message of this ... “majors” in sales These five profiles are not groups that we put together based on our interpretation ofthe data or our view ofthe world We let the analysis tell the story The five profiles are statistically ... result, they tend to follow their own instincts instead ofthe rules In many ways, the Lone Wolves are the “prima donnas” ofthe sales force the “cowboys” who things “their way” or not at all More often...