... paths of secondary electrons and fluorescence photons at the absorption edges probed Information onthe bulk ofthe film was provided by the TEY spectra at the Si K-edge and the FLY spectra at the ... composition As the silicon content is increased in the films, the absorption edge shifts to lower energies because ofthe increase ofthe Si-Si resonance peak at 1842 eV and reduction ofthe peak ... for the uncertainty in the data The films used in the isothermal annealing experiments were measured to be moderately siliconrich, having excess silicon contents of 2-3% Of these films, the one...
... compared to the β-TCP Also, at four weeks, the healing of these defects was similar to that ofthe control group Onthe other hand, our ultrastructural investigation revealed that the CPCBB caused ... that the successful interaction of a bone graft substitute with the host tissue under normobaric conditions may not be indicative ofthe similar process under hyperbaric environment Conclusion ... bone graft particles were surrounded by a combination of newly formed bone and cartilage tissue The new bone formation in the defects ofthe CPCBB group was more prominent when compared to the...
... are the % of specimens in the lot concerned by the column below (o): Oil only (0.5): 0.5 % H3BO3 w/w in treatment solution (1.0): 1.0 % H3BO3 w/w in treatment solution CONCLUSION An oil heat treatment ... varying by their drying properties and therefore permeability of their dry film are compared as boron retention agent The impact of these combinations is evaluated for boron retention and biological ... association, 1995, [11] Lloyd J.D., The mechanisms of action of boron containing wood preservatives, Ph.D thesis, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medecine, London, UK, 1993 [12] Lyon F.,...
... out of gated lymphocytes in any ofthe groups throughout the experiment CBH response Theeffectof CSP treatmentonthe CBH response was evaluated in chickens at weeks of age The CBH-1 response ... eradication strategy is needed This study was performed to determine the effects of suppression ofthe cell-mediated immune system on ALV-J infection, as a part ofthe study determine the role ofthe ... post-infection in the Oil group More than half ofthe samples tested had neutralizing antibody at the end ofthe experiment The percentage and titers ofthe neutralizing antibody positive samples in the...
... whether the MDV infection enhanced pathogenicity of ALV-J or not However, the effects ofthe MDV infection might be similar in both treatment group because most ofthe chickens had MDV infection ... cyclophosphamide onthe ontogeny ofthe humoral immune response in chickens J Immunol 1970, 105, 614-619 17 Linna TJ, Frommel D, Good RA Effects of early cyclophosphamide treatmentonthe development of lymphoid ... using monoclonal antibody against envelope glycoprotein The distribution ofthe viral antigen was consistent with previous reports [2,12] At weeks post-infection, the frequency and intensity of the...
... transformation of Vis-TiO2 thin film into the inactive TiO2 nanowires having high surface areas Fig shows theeffectofthe hydrothermal treatmentonthe XRD patterns of Vis-TiO2/Ti The intensity ofthe ... photocatalytic performances through the chemical surface modification Special attentions will be focused ontheeffectofthe hydrothermal treatmentof Vis-TiO2 thin films on their characteristics, photoelectrochemical ... ofthe electronic properties, thus, enabling the absorption of visible light Fig shows the anodic photocurrent ofthe NaOH(X)-VisTiO2/Ti electrode as a function ofthe hydrothermal treatment time...
... the presence of one ofthe vascular surgeons when they were seen and evaluated in the vascular clinic, while control subjects gave informed consent in the presence of one ofthe secondary investigators ... to control for other confounding variables as well as the detection and evaluation of any interaction effect between groups and time/intervention Conclusions In conclusion, our study demonstrated ... assess the impact of pharmacological treatmentof PAD patients Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the impact of pharmacological treatmentonthe biomechanics of gait of PAD...
... http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/2 resulting in lower concentrations of pharmaceuticals and other wastewater constituents [6] The purification efficiency ofthe STPs depends strongly onthe hydraulic retention of ... both fractions This may complicate the interpretations ofthe biological effects of these fractions Onthe other hand, this SSPE procedure ensures that there are no gaps in the extraction spectrum ... weather conditions This assumption is supported by the already demonstrated significant correlation between the toxicity of fraction with the concentration levels ofthe pharmaceuticals diclofenac...
... to the acquisition and the analysis ofthe data GM contributed to the study conception design and interpretation of data GT participated in the design ofthe study, and the drafting and revision ... interaction effectof condition and lamina (F (1,17) = 0.07, p = 0.79) for the DA fibers in the prefrontal cortex, or for the DA fibers in the amygdaloid complex (effect of rearing conditions: F ... action of MP onthe fiber system of DA (Fig 1), nor were there any adaptive changes in the GABAergic system in the prefrontal cortex or amygdala of afore traumatized gerbils There are to date only...
... maintaining the differentiated functions of adult human ATII cells in vitro [48] Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the IL-13 and IFN-g effectonthe expression ofthe surfactant ... that the protein levels of mature SP-B are slightly reduced by IFN-g treatment in the TGFa + KGF system due to the reduction ofthe active form cathepesin H Similarly, the reduction in cathepsin ... shown) or in d of KIA and d of KIAD (Additional File 1A and 1B) The major difference was that in the untreated conditions, the d of TGFa followed by d of KGF showed slightly higher levels of mature...
... NM and AM contributed to acquisition of data and critical revision ofthe manuscript AM, also, contributed to analysis and interpretation ofthe data and to the manuscript draft EG contributed ... Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatmentof acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatmentof Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2008 ofthe European Society of Cardiology ... influence on mechanical ventilation or non-invasive ventilation (NIV) therapy The decision about medical treatment including NIV or mechanical intubation was made solely by the ICU Page of 10 staff...
... professional clients only within the meaning ofthe rules ofthe DFSA and no other person should rely upon the information contained within it For distribution in EMEA, Korea and Taiwan for Professional ... ofthe sovereign debt crisis are cautious about the future for their own region’s government bonds None ofthe Icelandic insurers and just 7% of Italian respondents plan to increase allocations ... feat The level of participation [in QIS5] was almost 70% of all the companies expected to fall under the scope of Solvency II They have shown their ability to the calculations already and while there...
... Psychoemotional aftermath With respect to the tsunami's psychoemotional aftermath, the full impact ofthe wave onthe mental health ofthe survivors is still unknown [2] In February 2005 the World ... estimation about the force with which the victims were hit and swept away by the wave Antiinfective therapy Our intial choice of anti-infective therapy was a combination of a potent quinolone combined ... this unique cohort of patients, in particular with respect to complex wound management, infection and psychoemotional control According to the concept of a trimodal distribution of medical problems...
... contamination PCR reaction triplicates showed no major differences among them and expression levels ofthe internal control were similar in the different experiments The expression levels of csp ... parasite development in the sporogonic [3 - 5], exoerythrocytic [6] and erythrocytic [7] cycle However, there is almost no information ontheeffectof antibodies onthe expression of Plasmodium immunogenic ... Quantification relies onthe comparison ofthe critical threshold cycle (Ct) of an unknown sample against a standard curve of known quantities Ct is the amplification cycle at which the fluorescence...
... 2009, presence of interactions with the metabolism of folic acid Folinic acid therapy is given three times a week to avoid leukopenia Discontinuation ofthe therapy is recommended if the leukocytes ... appears in the presence of an allergy to sulfadiazine Atovaquone therapy is used as second line treatmentof toxoplasmosis Atovaquone tablets 750mg QID have been given for thetreatmentof Toxoplasma ... prove the advantage of one drug toward the other These studies should be completed by strains analyses and comparison of potential resistance toward the antitoxoplasmic drugs Prophylaxy of recurrence...
... fact of considering only one ofthe channels in the regression (either the change, which given the MASTER THESIS: THEEFFECTOF EDUCATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH negative correlation, would lead to ... male individuals go in the same direction than with the whole population, confirming thereby my previous results Conclusion The literature onthe effect of education on economic growth is far from ... specially the definition of human capital In order to measure the impact of this misspecification, the authors analyze two specifications for the regression of economic growth on human capital : • One...
... based onthe ratio of carbon loss as CO2 to the carbon contained in the DF alone In our investigation, the concentrations of CO2 from about to 19% in the exhaust gas were detected during each ofthe ... conversion of carbon, the initial carbon content in the raw mixture and the carbon remaining after the composting Nakasaki et al (1998a) reported that the conversion of carbon during the composting ... ventilation effect by the natural convection (Shimizu and Morita, 1962) However, there have been no studies oftheeffectofthe vertical pipes onthe passive aeration and the composting rate The...
... Amount of Organic Carbon/amount of PAC ( mg g-1) adsorption capacity of PAC does not totally due to the adsorption of DOM on PAC 10 AC AC AC AC PAC on P on P on P on P ion ion tion New tion ba ... theeffectof DOM and biofilm onthe adsorption capacity of PAC in the aeration tank of PACT process Materials and methods 2.1 Operation of powdered activated carbon treatment (PACT) system The ... biofilm developed on PAC, the incubation was The amount of organic carbon was indicator as the amount of biofilm developed on PAC shows the amount of organic carbon on PAC after each incubation...
... ofthe solution inside the photoreactor were continuously monitored The adjustment ofthe pH ofthe solution was done using 1.0N NaOH and 1.0N H2SO4 Theeffectofthe initial pH ofthe solution ... 2001) The dosage of H2O2 in the solution has a remarkable effectonthe rate of degradation ofthe target pollutant When the initial H2O2 concentration is increased beyond the optimum level, the ... determine the effects of initial H2O2 concentration, initial pH ofthe solution and initial PCB concentration onthe degradation of PCBs in water matrix - 10 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology,...
... reduce the effectiveness of disinfectants Therefore, in this study, we examined the effects of turbid substances in suspensions of C parvum oocysts onthe degree of UV inactivation ofthe oocysts ... *Concentrated with ultra-filtration membranes **UV intensity at the surface ofthe suspension ***UV dose at the surface ofthe suspension ****Average UV dose from the surface to the bottom ofthe ... Where, Va is the excystation rate ofthe UV-irradiated sample and V0 is the excystation rate ofthe control sample that was not subjected to UV irradiation RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Effects of various...