... effect of depression on the mental aspect of QoL went through the mediator of pain, and over 72% ofthe effect was direct When depression was the mediator, depressive symptoms accentuated the negative ... effects of pain on physical QoL The indirect effect of depression on the pain-QoL link pathway was 0.08, indicating that about 75% ofthe effect of pain on QoL impacted through the mediator of depression, ... test each of these three-variable mediation chains The results of separate regression analyses showed none ofthe socio-demographic variables predicted QoL (all p > 0.05); they were therefore...
... types of students in other university, NEU students are the perfect entity to take the research The study illustrates the effects of music cover and NEU students’ behaviors towards the spread ofthe ... understand the lyrics ofthe original song and they make comparison, they mainly recognize that major of covered songs are not as good as the original ones Hence, they may look down on the musicians, ... newer, brings the song back to the listener with the whole new style and the performance is completely like remaining the life for the song The cover music in Vietnam is the kind of music, which...
... vertical profiles ofthe oil concentrations in the sediments in the O simulator The oil concentration in the surface sediments decreased from 0.9 in day down to 0.5 l m-2 in 35 days, whereas they were ... infiltration rate of seawater down to a third The accumulation of fuel oil C on the tidal flat sediment (Fig.7) is mainly responsible for the decrease in the filtration rate Also, the growth of benthic ... for the reduction of infiltration rate The concentration of chlorophyll-a in the surface sediment in day 23 was higher than that before the oil spill In day 58, the infiltration rate in the O...
... by the observation ofthe main combustion chamber that the dense soot appears at almost the same time ofthe flame (at 380°ATDC of Conventional, in Figures 11a and 11c ) As the formation ofthe ... the others Because of shortage of oxygen in the charge of cylinder in the EGR case, amount of burnt fuel and consequently accumulated heat release are less than the others Figure 10 shows the ... respect to the two half ofthe bowl(don’t shown contours) At 420°CA, these eddies are larger than that of 400°CA and the eddy formed in right half of bowl is larger than that of left half of bowl...
... in Brainstorming Chart 3: The experimental groups opinion about the effects of brainstorming Chart 4: The experimental group view on the use of brainstorming Table 8: The reasons of approval of ... Rationale ofthe Study 1.2 Aims ofthe Study 1.3 Scope ofthe study 1.4 Methods ofthe Study 1.5 Design ofthe sSudy PART II: CONTENT CHAPTER I: THEORICAL BACKGROUND 1.1 Overview of Writing ... written at all The choice here depends on the out come desired, the complexity of brainstormed area, the size ofthe class and the dynamics within the group In summary, the author will use the first...
... in the labour force if they were to become employed The outline ofthe paper is as follows: the aims ofthe research and the analytical approach are described in this chapter; a review ofthe ... flow-on effect that reduces the productivity ofthe rest ofthe team, so the lost productivity exceeds the wage ofthe absent individual Pauly et al observe that the costs of absenteeism due to illness ... approximation ofthe effect on wages of an additional year of schooling in percentage terms.1 The larger the value ofthe coefficient, the less accurate it is as an approximation ofthe percentage...
... USA) at the ÔServeis Cientifico-TecnicsÕ ofthe University of Barcelona, using the 488 nm line of an argon laser and standard optical emission filters Percentages of cells at each phase ofthe cell ... to verify that the relatively low uptake of WP631 was at the origin ofthe low apoptosis, and whether longer periods of treatment could cause significant apoptosis in the presence of this bisintercalator ... using the autofluorescence ofthe anthracycline as unique fluorophore in the microscopic assay WP631 accumulated progressively in the cell, and the nucleoli encircled by the fluorescence of WP631...
... neither of these two groups over time was related to the presence of an APOE-4 allele It has been previously established that APOE variability is not associated with the rate of progression of ... clinical evidence of AD or QD Therefore, the observed effect of APOE-4 on memory over time can not be attributed to the onset of either AD or QD in these individuals In fact, the healthy elderly showed ... B, Smit JH, Geerlings MI, Lindeboom J 1997 The effects of intelligence and education on the development of dementia A test ofthebrain reserve hypothesis Psychol Med 27(6):1337– 44 [49] Schmechel...
... interested in the inter-avin ET reactions, so the pH dependence ofthe kinetic behaviour at 600 nm was analysed, reporting on the formation ofthe blue, neutral sq species ofthe FMN and the FAD cofactors ... NADPH In the following, a synopsis ofthe gathered results is used to support the hypothesis that the blue di-sq is kinetically less exposed at elevated pH The protonation state ofthe N5 in the avin ... H2O and D2O The symbols are the same as those in (B) Figure S5 presents the ratio of kfast and kslow in H2O and D2O as a function ofthe pH value (D) The pH dependence ofthe SKIEs for the up phase...
... lowered or the concentration of KCl was increased The results suggested that the effect of salts on the oligomeric state of CDase I-5 correlated with the dissociation ofthe dodecameric form ofthe ... L541 of a molecule is the major part contacting the adjacent b-strand from T50 to V54 ofthe other molecule in oligomerization H539 is in the center of that contact region The nitrogen (NE2) ofthe ... consisted of a hexamer of dimeric units, and that the formation ofthe supramolecular assembly resulted in an increase in the catalytic efciency compared with that ofthe dimeric unit ofthe enzyme...
... Participants in the previous experiments might well have discerned the purpose ofthe studies from the nature ofthe displays they were shown or the nature ofthe adjustments they were allowed ... placing the object at or near the center ofthe frame and that, if it were off-center, there would be a bias for the object to face into the frame Because the rest ofthe conditions dictated the ... for the overall analyses of variance Given the close correspondence between the probability data and the BTL scale values, the middle range of most ofthe probabilities, the magnitude of the...
... each region The values ofthe calibrated import prices are also a function ofthe value ofthe elasticity of substitution between import sources ( σ in figure 1) The smaller the value of this elasticity, ... Then, the level of poultry production in the ROWE region is the sum of production in these exporting countries Poultry production for the ROWM region is obtained by subtracting the quantity of ... accounts for about 10% of world consumption The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effects of sanitary barriers to poultry trade in the context ofthe economic incentives and other trade policy...
... strongly affect the stereoselectivity of epoxidation The presence ofthe anionic lipid PtdSer increased the formation of DE2 twice as much as that of DE1 Even the relatively small portion ofthe negatively ... demonstrated by the ratio ofthe formation rates ofthe two diol-epoxides, DE2 and DE1 These differ only in the conformation ofthe 9,10-epoxy-group, anti in DE2 and syn in DE1 The respective ... oxidation ofthe (+)-7,8-diol was less pronounced Effects of nonbilayer lipids on the metabolic rates of epoxidation We analyzed the effects of a typical member ofthe nonbilayer class of phospholipids,...
... measure ofthe rate of oxidation of oxyHb RESULTS The effect of pH on the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hb was studied The rate of decrease ofthe concentration of oxyHb increased as the pH was ... in the absence and presence of EDTA, on the oxidation of Hb A0 The mean ± SD of three independent experiments is shown Other conditions as in Fig Our studies ofthe effect ofthe structure ofthe ... comparison ofthe effects of rough and smooth LPSs of E coli, both in the presence and absence of EDTA (Fig 1) The rate of oxidation was increased in the presence ofthe LPSs of both the smooth...
... amount of thinking [Illustration: =Regions ofthe head and action ofthe different parts ofthe brain. =] =140 The brain. = The nerves ofthe body go to thebrain as well as to the spinal cord Thebrain ... thebrain for only one kind of work =142 The senses.= The cells ofthe body send word to thebrain over the nerves The eye tells of sight, the ear of sounds, the nose of odors, the mouth of tastes, ... beginning ofthe nerves ofthe body =141 The mind.= The mind is the real man It is the thinking part of himself It lives in the body and works by means ofthe cells ofthebrain If these cells...
... consider as costs of uncompensated care and how they calculate the costs To the extent possible, examine whether the purchases of nonprofit hospitals and the consolidations of community health ... combination ofthe two methods They then reduced these costs by any payments they received—such as Medi‑Cal reimbursements from the State or payments from the patient The remaining costs represent the ... with other hospitals that are part ofthe same organization The fourth hospital we reviewed operates under its own license, separate from the other facilities that are part ofthe same nonprofit...
... pH ofthe CCA soil was probably due to the similar pH ofthe soil and each ofthe amendments The application ofthe neutral pH amendments increased pH ofthe acidic ASC soil at first However, there ... from CCA soil in the absence ofthe fern, but decreased in the presence ofthe fern For the ASC soil, both treatments reduced As leaching regardless ofthe presence ofthe fern The results indicate ... significantly increased the amount of As leached from the soil Nevertheless, in the presence of Chinese brake ferns, phosphate showed the biggest decrease in As leaching as compared to the other treatments...
... around the ligand-binding site of liganded hemoglobin The conformation of Val(E11) in the a and b subunits relative to the heme plane is quite dependent on the nature ofthe anions and the pD ofthe ... The time course and the yield ofthe geminate phase are both sensitive to the immediate environment ofthe heme, and to the dynamics of structural changes in the protein Hence, the analysis of ... experiment The approach is based on determination ofthe bimolecular association rate constant of O2 rebinding and the quantum yield of BR, c The latter value is defined as the ratio ofthe number of...
... sulphate, and those of Pilsen (the home of clear lagers – are soft waters Water and Taint Water is a common source of Taints in beer Typically, water is the source ofthe majority of taints associated ... associated with sulfate ions In the presence of sulfate, sodium creates an unpleasant harshness, so the rule of thumb is that the more sulfate in the water, the less sodium there should be (and vice ... Sterilise the wort Brewhouse Chemistry During mashing, the presence of minerals is critically important for a number of reasons: Calcium The calcium ion is by far the most influential mineral in the...
... significantly the concentrations ofthe organic matter The increase in the organic matter induced by the amendment is due to the manures which has three roles of organic matter sources, of protection ofthe ... (Na) percentage of above 2.5% have been outlined by Cock and Howeler (1978) In the other side, the farms generate an enormous amount of manure The disposal of these wastes is one ofthe main environmental ... Harris (2002) pointed the importance of manure as a nutrient source in the nutrient balances of two farming systems The objectives of this study were: i) The characterisa-tion ofthe different organic...