... loads The flow inthe both sides ofthe routine observation period in 2005, mostly winter, was stable Fig shows the changes in TOC and DOC concentrations with the change of flow in 2005, and Fig ... flooding stage Therefore, we conducted continuous observations at three transverse points over the river during five periods of flooding inthe routine observation period Thefrequencyof flooding-stage ... extrapolating to both sides ofthe routine observation period and by compensating during flooding-stages using regression equations Especially, inthe case of an excess of 268 m3/s (mean flow) over the...
... remain the following year are cropped before the start ofthe dying down period Then, after all ofthe above-ground part has died down, the whole plants including the roots and rhizomes are cropped ... these findings, a management method adequate to obtain the biomass ofthe giant reed and maintain the wetland potential is proposed as shown in Fig 10 In this method, the above-ground part ofthe ... for the roots and rhizomes remaining for the next year Thereafter, the giant reeds grow with the rhizome extension, andthe giant reed community inthe wetland is regenerated - 152 - Journal of...
... NSs ofEnglish Results showed that there were differences inthe strategies used by the Yemeni learnersofEnglishand NSs ofEnglish Specifically, the frequency, the order andthe content ofthe ... still a gap inthe literature which needs to be filled to gain a better understanding oflearners interlanguage in general, andof Vietnamese learnersofEnglishin particular Moreover, the literature ... refusal strategy 12 One ofthe contextual variables which many ofthe studies considered when examining theuseof refusal strategies employed by NNSs or learnersofEnglishand NSs ofEnglish is the...
... will use to an address There is a relative power ofthe hearer andthe speaker; the social distance betweenthe hearer andthe speaker, andthe ranking ofthe imposition involve in doing the face ... politeness theory basing on the notion of cost and benefit between S & H: Politeness is a strategyof conflict avoidance calculated on the basis ofthe costs and benefit related to both the S andthe ... Doing the FTA is inthe interest ofthe hearer Strategy 8: Instances in which threat minimizing does not occur Strategy 9: Welcomes Strategy 10: Greeting and farewells Strategy 11: Offers Strategy...
... crying, singing and dancing, eating and nosily drinking, etc ofthe upper class: “there is a great 41 quality of eating and drinking, making love and jilting, laughing andthe contrary, mocking, ... ghosts staggering inthe grim atmosphere ofthe workhouse Inthe world of “Oliver Twist”, the extreme difference betweenthe meals andthe clothes ofthe paupers andofthe masters was one representative ... inthe middle one In “Vanity Fair”, readers can witness a splendid London where the rich andthe powerful are singing, dancing, eating, drinking and even cheating, betraying and swearing in the...
... as a standard The amounts of chromatophores and standard protein inthe different lanes of a single gel were kept inthe linear range ofthe luminol assay response Light-induced ATP synthesis ... mutant, indicating the ratios ofthe ATP synthesis rates, are plotted for the experiments inthe absence (dashed line) or inthe presence (continuous line) of valinomycin As no ATP synthesis could ... differences the ÔacidicÕ solution contained 20 mM Tricine instead of succinic acid Assuming complete equilibration ofthe K+ during the h preincubation (see above), the value ofthe K+/valinomycin diffusion...
... before use (termed Ôsea animalsÕ) Inthe studies to determine the effect of LPS on the expression/activity of (2–5)A synthetase sponges remained for months inthe aquarium prior to useinthe experiments ... factor that causes either the expression ofthe gene encoding the (2–5)A synthetase or the activation ofthe enzyme One potential factor could be the differential load of microbes In a recent study ... inthe Northern blotting approach (Fig 4C, lanes a to c) In contrast, the steady-state level ofthe transcripts increased strongly, even after the short incubation period of 12 h (Fig 4D, lane...
... quest for independence, their increased investment in their children, andthe increased combativeness ofthe new generations of workers By the mid 1970s these struggle were no longer "invisible", ... immigration There has also been a decline inthe number of marriages and married couples inthe US from 56% of all households in 1990 to 51% in 2006, and a simultaneous increase inthe number of people ... replacement, There has also been a decline inthe number of marriages and married couples inthe US from 56% of all households in 1990 to 51% in 2006, and a simultaneous increase inthe number of people...
... (one)], inthe second position [glycine (28), alanine (six), proline (one), methionine (one), arginine (one), or lysine (one)], or in both positions (24) The PGEL motif accounts for 21 ofthe ... being lysine (21 species), arginine (nine) or histidine (four), andthe acidic 1120 residue being glutamate (30) or aspartate (four) Murine and rat pFGE carry the canonical KEDL motif, andthe ... exception ofthe latter, these species, like all PGEL species, are mammals It should be noted that both proline (or methionine and phenylalanine) inthe first position and glycine inthe second...
... for Printing or Copying Extra energy use for printing or copying is the energy required beyond the energy used in active mode We estimated this extra energy use by combining the average imaging ... faxes, and printers as the state during which devices are ready but not printing or copying Instead of defining another mode for printing or copying, we estimated the extra energy use for copying ... force inthe U.S economy In this study, we examined energy use by office equipment and network equipment in both office and non-office settings inthe U.S We classified office equipment into 11...
... 152 THE LIGHTS INTHE TUNNEL / viii Creating a Virtual Job Smoothing the Business Cycle and Reducing Economic Risk The Market Economy ofthe Future An International View Transitioning to the New ... completely newand different industries We can also feel that, in general, the total amount of light inthe tunnel is increasing This is partly due to the new lights constantly streaming into the tunnel, ... are included in our tunnel While these businesses obviously don’t cater directly to the global mass market, they are nonetheless integrated into the activity that occurs inthe tunnel, and they...
... finally feel the impact and also begin to lose their light The owners ofthe businesses inthe tunnel are seeing much of their wealth gradually drain away The tunnel has become a far darker and ... becoming even more sparse inthe tunnel Many ofthe businesses are now failing and whole regions ofthe tunnel walls are growing dark Now we see that many ofthe very brightest lights inthe tunnel ... therefore the wealth of their top employees and shareholders increased These were the brighter lights inthe tunnel that initially became stronger However, as nearlyall businesses inthe tunnel continued...
... hit a ceiling and may actually be seeing some evidence of decline Inthe United States, the media is replete with a continuing parade of stories about the ongoing crisis in both primary and secondary ... declining In recent years, one ofthe fewpositive stories inthe public health and nutrition arena has been the decline inthe smoking rate While the last graph was just an estimate, here is another ... time If you used the lane closest to the building, you line represents population He believed that the two lines would intersect and result in widespread famine Malthus, of course, turned out to...
... over the past couple of decades, but I not think it can continue indefinitely The reason is simple: machines and computers are advancing in capability and will increasingly invade the realm ofthe ... available Nonetheless, the field offers enormous promise and may someday touch nearly every aspect of our lives Amazing new treatments and cures inthe field of medicine, the possibility of generating ... result in increased consumer demand As businesses strive to meet that increased demand, they ramp up production and that means new jobs Faith inthe reasoning behind the Luddite fallacy is deeply ingrained...
... temporary gains these countries may have obtained from offshoring Of course, the overall wisdom of a practice like offshoring has absolutely no bearing on the actions of individual businesses Businesses ... declining while health care costs have been exploding Faced with this, many consumers turned to home equity loans and credit cards in order to maintain their standard of living The collapse of these ... that dragging is going to be the ever-expanding employment of hundreds of millions of workers in China’s manufacturing sector Currently, a large percentage of Chinese manufacturing is focused on...
... is concerned History has shown this again and again One famous example is Lord Kelvin, the inventor ofthe Kelvin temperature scale and one ofthe preeminent scientists of his day Kelvin declared ... machines Over time, of course, those machines have gotten far more sophisticated Imagine a typical machine that is generally representative of all machines inthe economy At one time, that machine ... advantage in terms of attracting and retaining investment India and Offshoring We’ve noted that China does not yet have an integrated, self-sustaining modern economy This is equally true of India India...
... tunnel As we watch, we see that the lights continue to softly impact the panels on the walls ofthe tunnel as consumers purchase products and services The businesses inthe tunnel make no distinctions ... based on the color ofthe lights Over time, the process of creative destruction continues just as it always has Inefficient businesses fail and newones rise up to take their place Among the multitude ... goods and services would not be able to keep up with all the new money now inthe hands of consumers The result, of course, would be inflation: the value of all this new money would fall, and prices...
... dark The entrepreneurs and business owners inthe tunnel are responding to the rapidly increasing demand As the number of lights continues to increase, the speed with which panels are updated and ... radiating with an unprecedented intensity Still, as the ever-increasing cycle of light continues to parade through the expanding tunnel, we sense strongly that it is the seemingly infinite number of ... to the bottlenecks that create shortages of workers in fields such as nursing Therefore, in considering the overall impact of machine automation, the important criterion is not the number of...
... passed the Turing Test The Turing Test is perhaps the most well-known and accepted method for measuring true machine intelligence In practice, the rules would need to be further refined, and it ... consumers need incomes (and confidence inthe continuity of those incomes) to support the sustained discretionary spending that powers the economy Remember: Everything that is produced by the economy ... Eamonn Fingleton, Inthe Jaws ofthe Dragon: America’s Fate inthe Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony, NewYork, St Martin’s Press, 2008 41 Pietra Rivoli, The Travels of a T-Shirt inthe Global Economy:...
... general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences andthe National Academy of Engineering in providing ... services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both Academies andthe Institute of Medicine Dr Ralph J Cicerone and Dr ... of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter ofthe National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers It is autonomous in its administration and in...