... amount of wastewater increases by 46% inthe future due to higher industrial production and it reaches the level of 1995 in 2005, then BOD inthe river will increase to 3.68mg/l (the increase in ... downstream Kaunas Impact of agricultural runoff is not analysed as the main interest ofthe study is pollution originating in Kaunas and the impact of water management inthe city on the Nemunas river ... is the project of environmental impact minimisation at the tannery JSC Vilkas in Kaunas Within the frame ofthe project water recirculation scheme inthe primary processing ofthe wool skins...
... and wrote the draft and final version of this study protocol SL co-ordinated the development and pilot-testing ofthe measures SC co-ordinated the international selection of performance indicators, ... the nested data structure to avoid inappropriately inflated accuracy We will examine qualitatively how the results of each country are related to theassessmentofthe quality indicators by the ... questionnaires These procedures were tested in a pilot studies in some general practices in each ofthe countries, and the results were discussed in a plenary international meeting of all researchers in...
... to define best cut-off values for definition of responders to medication (decrease ofthe BIS-Index or SE/ RE), with the increase inthe processed EEG variable between the time points -30 minutes ... is certainly due to the medication However, if the time between -30 minutes and -2 minutes is taken into account, then the principal component ofthe rise in RE/SE/BIS lies before the intervention, ... but not influenced, by GE Healthcare Instrumentarium/Datex-Ohmeda was not involved in any way in collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in writing ofthe manuscript, or inthe decision...
... perfusion to the brain We found that HR increased and HRV parameters indicated a shift to sympathetic dominance during the sitting posture In contrast, BP was higher inthe prone than inthe sitting posture ... sympathetic dominance during sitting (supporting work of others), and BP was higher during the prone posture In studies of effects of interventions on autonomic regulation ofcardiovascular function, ... cardiovascularfunction A Portapres® (Model-2, Finapres Medical Systems, The Netherlands) continuously measured BP and HR, using a finger cuff around the middle finger ofthe right hand The Portapres®...
... above 60 with some being inthe 90s, Trail Making is widely utilized as one ofthe choice measures inthe global assessmentof brain functioning; specifically attentional functioning (Groth-Marnat, ... above 60 with some being inthe 90s, Trail Making is widely utilized as one ofthe choice measures inthe global assessmentof brain functioning; specifically attentional functioning (Groth-Marnat, ... to the identification ofthe risks and the rate of withdrawals among this population, while there are significantly limited data regarding the information on the attentional functioning of high...
... Problem 2-18 If the tension inthe cable is F1, determine the magnitude and direction ofthe resultant force acting on the pulley This angle defines the same angle θ of line AB on the tailboard ... determine the orientation θ ofthe third chain,measured clockwise from the positive x axis, so that the magnitude of force F in this chain is a minimum All forces lie inthe x-y plane.What is the ... asin ⎜F' sin ( β ) ⎞ ⎟ FR ⎠ φ = 2.4 deg Problem 2-23 Determine the magnitude and direction ofthe resultant FR = F1 + F2 + F3 ofthe three forces by first finding the resultant F' = F + F and then...
... MO] containing luciferin and luciferase The reaction ofthe luciferin ⁄ luciferase mixture, energy donor (ATP) and oxygen results inthe emission of light The intensity ofthe bioluminescence ... Results and Discussion The main finding of this study is the identification of a metabolic gene switch from fatty acids to glucose inthe murine female heart at baseline linked to enhanced mitochondrial ... al Metabolic gene switching in murine female heartfunction [8] Likewise, high fatty acid oxidation rates inthe diabetic heart results in reduced cardiac efficiency [9] In addition to its cytoplasmic...
... also evident inthe Fabry mice (Fig 7A) The VT1 binding inthe Fabry mouse lung (Fig 7C) was increased inthe bronchiolar epithelium Staining of bronchiolar epithelial cells inthe lung was significantly ... staining in Fabry mouse; (C, D) lung – epithelial cell staining increased in Fabry mouse; (E, F) brain microvascular endothelial staining in Fabry mouse Magnification ·16 no VT1 staining of normal ... of HUS in man The increased Gb3 expression in virtually all the renal tubules ofthe Fabry mouse shows that the lack of Gb3 detection in most tubules ofthe wild-type mouse [13] is a result of...
... methods, the traditional linear interpolation and the interpolation using cubic spline functions, we can see the advantage ofthe later one The cubic spline functions give smoother curve of profiles ... ) 3hk (9) (10) The solution ofthe problem is assumed to be exist and unique The main difficulty inthe setting up ofthe interpolation problem using spline function is to find the right boundary ... to decrease as the depth increases However the analysis ofthe vertical profile of temperature at these points shows the existence ofthe strongly mixed layers At these points, the temperature...
... impedances increased to the extent that electroencephalographic evaluation was impaired The degree of sedation was measured continously using BIS monitoring Patients were maintained at BIS levels inthe ... and bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase and creatinine (Vitalab Flexor, Dieren, The Netherlands) were determined at baseline (15 before start ofthe study), immediately after sedative infusion ... have been raised regarding the use of BIS inthe ICU concerning the widespread use of opioids (which reduces the validity of BIS) [15,16], interpretation difficulties in neurological diseases...
... ones These surprisingly different results might be model or protocol dependent Otherwise, as the mechanisms ofthe cardiac depressant effects of these induction agents is likely to involve Page of ... isolated hearts and focused on the direct cardiac effects ofthe applied induction agents The advantages of this method are to measure mechanical and metabolic properties inthe absence ofthe confounding ... source(s) other than described inthe statement No author or participant has any financial interest inthe subject matter, materials or equipment discussed or in competing materials The laboratory in...
... targeted skipping of murine dystrophin exons 19–25 The optimised cocktail consisting of nine individual AOs (No 1–9) was used in all experiments to induce exon 19–25 removal Skipping of single exons ... A of and 10 nM and inthe untreated control (Figure 4) Inthe majority ofthe treated samples the full length amplicon was missing Products representing transcripts missing combinations of other ... RT-PCR 4of shortened transcripts induced inthe presence of background alternative splicing RT-PCR of shortened transcripts induced inthe presence of background alternative splicing RT-PCR pattern of...
... boiling in a microwave and then immediately poured into a glass Coplin jar The Coplin jar was then placed into the 100°C water bath and the slides were then placed in to the Coplin jar for 20 minutes ... examined to determine the total volume ofthe precursor The area per point was 0.01 mm² and was determined at 4X magnification When measuring brain volume, the area inside the ventricles was included ... EXPRESSION INTHE TS65DN MOUSE MODEL OF DOWN SYNDROME A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Purdue University by Cherie Nicole Billingsley In Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements for the Degree of...
... Here n2 is the refractive index ofthe surrounding n2 cw0 (π) τ medium From the definition ofthe Pointing vector, we can readily obtain the intensity distribution for the left PGB as follows: ... w0 is the spot radius ofthe beam waist at the plane z = 0, ρ is the radial coordinate, x is the unit vector ofthe polarization along the x direction, k = 2π λ is the wave number, ω0 is the carrier ... other axis through the origin of trap This means that the stable region is a sphere, in whose surface there are maximum centripetal forces In every cross-section through the origin of trap, the...
... opening a door, entering the adjacent room and closing the door behind them This task had two variations; the first involved initially pushing the door open, moving through the doorway and pushing ... pushing the door closed on the other side The second variation involved pulling the door open towards the chair, proceeding through the doorway, and finally reaching for the doorknob to pull the ... side ofthe PW placed adjacent to a wall They then executed a series of maneuvers in an attempt to place the opposite side ofthe PW to the opposite wall (see Figure 1D-E) As inthe 180° turning...
... farmers in each ofthe participating villages, have jointly underpinned the success of this project at all levels The overall success ofthe project is indicated by firstly the strong promotion ofthe ... outside ofthe core project in two additional provinces (Bac Lieu and Tra Vinh) During the life ofthe CARD project, another related project was carried out in Bac Binh district in Bin Thuan Province, ... from institutes (3 inthe south, one inthe north) and high ranking politicians, attended the final meeting The national and provincial television and print media covered this event Secondly, the...
... joint in their results, i.e too distance between the trees, increased rate of self pollination due to high scattering ofthe trees, genetic drift, stochastic selection effect of position ofthe ... resulting from the ancient fractioning ofthe natural range of Abies around the Mediterranean basin, have probably contributed to the maintenance, such high homozygosity levels The artificial origin ... an increasing variation in genetic parameters from the northern Alpine to the southern Italian A alba populations Our results also confirmed such a clinal northern-southern gradient within the...
... where Final(i) is the set of final offspring of sire i, and NonFinal(i) is the set of non-final offspring Dams are sampled according to equation (3), and final offspring according to: Again, the ... a joint sample of all variables inthe block can be obtained usingthe random propagation method Therefore, usingthe described form of blocking, we can obtain random samples from the joint distribution ... removing the directions ofthe links Links are then added between parents The added links (seen in figure 1b as the dashed links) are denoted ’moral links’, and the resulting graph is called the...