... making the result difficult to interpret because the speed of sound andthe thickness both can contribute to the change ofthe interval Although the authors did discuss the effect of swelling onthe ... frequency response and beam width, and those of pulser/ receiver, such as pulse duration, filter setting, and damping Therefore, unless all affecting factors can be controlled and standardized, ... transducer (incidence angle of ultrasound beam), and curvature ofthe tissue surface besides the tissue state The echo duration can be affected by the characteristics of ultrasound transducer,...
... making the result difficult to interpret because the speed of sound andthe thickness both can contribute to the change ofthe interval Although the authors did discuss the effect of swelling onthe ... frequency response and beam width, and those of pulser/ receiver, such as pulse duration, filter setting, and damping Therefore, unless all affecting factors can be controlled and standardized, ... transducer (incidence angle of ultrasound beam), and curvature ofthe tissue surface besides the tissue state The echo duration can be affected by the characteristics of ultrasound transducer,...
... for deviations in the process and taking corrective action However much we manage to improve the monitoring step, the success ofthe undertaking still dependson how well the causes ofthe problems ... random variation (given the relationships between and distributions of mortality rates, numbers of admissions and severity seen in a large cohort of ICU patients in the USA [6]) One could imagine ... perhaps another important point to be made Statistical process control as practiced in industrial settings is conceived of as having three parts [5], monitoring the process, identifying the reasons...
... to be completed in the subsequent month after the close of each month With the exception of two months the reconciliations were not performed on time In addition, there was a lack of evidence of ... Procedures and Internal Controls ML 08-03 Bank Reconciliations Criteria: Internal control policies and procedures shouldbe in place and implemented to ensure the timely performance of controls and ... financial activity during the unprecedented election year However, the controls and status ofthe finances ofthe Supervisor of Elections were maintained with daily monitoring ofthe office’s banking...
... clustering and is more pronounced ifthe number of contacts per day is low [10] The aim of this paper is to better understand the conditions under which the inclusion of contact repetition and clustering ... for the difference between random mixing models and models accounting for contact repetition and clustering are the correlations between the number of contacts per day and contact repetition and ... certain days ofthe week and others only once in a while In order to investigate the effect of different proportions of repetitive contacts, we vary the fractions of repetitive contacts Parameter...
... common subordinating conjunctions andthe relationships that they show between ideas Relationship Subordinating Conjunctions Cause, reason as, because Choice whether, rather than Condition even if, ... and semicolons, or semicolons alone In the Great Fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down Only six people were injured New York stockbroker Bill Wilson and Ohio surgeon Robert Smith ... rhythm, and polish 183 Strictly Speaking Conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs can also be called transitions because they signal connections between ideas The following table shows some ofthe most...
... Care Act: Regional and County Estimates State policy decisions, the actions ofthe Exchange, and other outside factors will impact the actual number of individuals who benefit from these changes ... fall below those predicted depending onthe strength of outreach and enrollment andthe affordability ofthe products in the Exchange Simplified enrollment and re-determination systems, the use of ... brief are those ofthe authors and not necessarily represent the Regents ofthe University of California, the UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, the UC Berkeley Center...
... appreciation of aesthetic art Or, alternatively, the appreciation of non-aesthetic art could depend on nothing corresponding to the perception of aesthetic properties in the appreciation of aesthetic ... the first version ofthe first solution’ to the problem of non-perceptual art Using the aforementioned propositions, proponents ofthe first solution accept (R) and (S) but simply deny (X) The ... ifthe appreciation of non-aesthetic art should turn out to be radically unlike the appreciation of aesthetic art, the first-solution advocate would have a new reason for asserting the discontinuity...
... without these signs that the description of British Muslims was wrong, there is another factor that should have made them different: security The intimate relationship between the position of British ... foreign affairs and international politics, the second touches on synchronizing the needs ofthe academic and policy communities, andthe last speaks to the sheer enormity ofthe politics of religious ... and by others I will, no doubt, bethe beneficiary of suggestions and influences from many others on this subject in the future Acknowledging their input ahead of time is, I hope, one ofthe best...
... Huppert, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ken Sheldon and so many others, we now know more about the various types of well-being (reflecting hedonic and eudaimonic elements) andthe strategies for deliberately ... astutely identified and attended to this need by introducing Psychology of WellBeing: Theory, Research and Practice In addition, Springer supports the notion that scientific findings shouldbe accessed ... components of well-being and we are clearer about the important constituents of psychological well-being (e.g., positive relations, purpose in life, autonomy) We have also operationalised key...
... matter content decreases The effect of this is that both the ash content andthe fixed carbon content increase as a consequence ofthe concentration ofthe inorganic fraction and carbon in charcoal ... first results in degradation ofthe material and, on carbonization, produces dehydration that results in charring and aromatization ofthe carbon skeleton and creation ofthe pore structure (Caturla ... activated carbons (ACs) generally comprises two steps, the first is the carbonization of a raw material or precursor andthe second is the carbon activation The carbonization consists of a thermal...
... Conformality ofthe PTV coverage was evaluated by the ratio ofthe volume ofthe prescription isodose (60 Gy) andthe PTV (V100%/VPTV) For evaluation ofthe low dose spillage, the ratio ofthe ... of CC calculation Dose to5 thethe PTV as a function ofthe PTV as deterDose to 95% ofthe PTV as a function ofthe PTV as determined using the CC calculation Figure patient ofthe UD (top) and ... to the CC plan 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 PTV [cm ] Figure of function the volume of three plans before recalculation Ratio of PTV for thethe 50% isodose andthe PTV as a Ratio ofthe volume of the...
... numbers that reflect the name ofthe gene product The name should begin with a letter that reflects the first letter ofthe gene product and numbers shouldbeusedwhen necessary The general rules ... #-polypeptide) The first letter shouldbethe same as that ofthe name ofthe gene to facilitate alphabetical listing and grouping The initial character should always be a letter Subsequent characters ofthe ... loci and alleles should follow Shows et al (1987) as modified above A gene can consist of coding and non-coding regulatory and intron sequences The general location of a specific gene onthe genetic...
... population andthe lack of a downside to the use of lower doses of corticosteroids, the routine use of corticosteroids is probably beneficial If physicians not want to use them early, then they should ... methylprednisolone) When lower doses (200–300 mg/day of hydrocortisone) were used, superinfection and other complications were not observed The one study that did have a complication was the study conducted ... and colleagues [9] Patients developed hyponatraemia and increased alanine aminotransferase levels at day 14 The hyponatraemia was probably related to the continuous infusion Conclusion What should...
... ofthe digestion seems to be quite insensitive to variation in both the pepsin concentration andthe substrate protein concentration as long as the pepsin concentration is close to that specified ... into the stomach and then into the gut The development of these digestion assays has demonstrated the importance of using physiologically relevant conditions to investigate the digestion of food ... property of pepsin allows the SGF reaction to be stopped by neutralizing aliquots ofthe solution after different incubation periods These aliquots can then be analyzed to track the digestion of substrate...
... discuss the plot, the characters, andthe setting They then write the story of what they have done so far or their adjustment to the characters, ect As a teacher ofthe American International College, ... wrote all the vocabulary and slang that they had learnt from C and H If they could not understand a word, they would try to figure it out from the context ofthe comic before using the dictionary ... This would be beneficial for the long term realization ofthe educational goals ofthe country in general Teachers should show their enthusiasm for the comic first Clearly, the strengths of comics...
... tắc học thuộc lòng good/better /the best bad/worse /the worst many(much)/more /the most little/less /the least far/farther(further) /the farthest (the furthest) Double comparison(So sánh kép) + Same ... er + and + adj + er Long adj:S + V + more and more + adj Vd: The weather gets colder and colder His daughter becomes more and more intelligent + Different adj: The + comparative + S + V the + ... S + V (The + comparative the + từ dạng so sánh hơn) Vd: The richer she is the more selfish she becomes The more intelligent he is the lazier he becomes Dạng khác(càng ) The + S + V + the + comparative...
... securitisation implies stronger effects of monetary policy onthe economy andon residential property prices (CGFS 2006) Onthe other hand, Tsatsaronis and Zhu (2004) conjecture that the prevalence of ... the large 16 To identify the monetary policy shock it is sufficient to determine the position ofthe monetary policy instrument; the ordering ofthe variables in the groups before and after the ... movements To raise the precision ofthe estimates, we thus follow Goodhart and Bean (2004) and Kohn (2006) discuss the implications of lags for the use of monetary policy in the face of asset price...
... included as controls Thecontrol group consisted of laboratory staff, median age 32 Mortality and focus of sepsis are described in the previous study [22] Sample preparation andflow cytometry ... (FITC) conjugate, clone L243 (Becton Dickinson, UK) and with a mouse IgG anti-human CD14 R-phycoerythrin conjugate (R-PE), clone M5E2, (Becton Dickinson, UK) to identify monocytes Briefly 100 µl of ... expression Our results support the observations seen in the study of Fumeaux et al (2002) demonstrating that a modification of HLADR, post-translationally, may be one mechanism responsible for the...