... for refining PAR models and determining the potential impact of the different angular distribution of PAR profiles in shaping crown morphology and in influencing light interception by the understory ... atmosphere to the viewer [27] Since the scattering is proportional to the inverse fourth power of the wavelength, the scattering of short PAR wavelengths is thus greater than the scattering of the longer ... the spruce plots was measured just once inthe morning under clear sky conditions Some of the data for clear sky conditions had to be eliminated when clouds were noted later during the scanning...
... primitives, there is plenty of future work to be done in examining the theoretical underpinnings of these results In particular, the extent to which the estimated slope of the marginal cost curve ... that the large OEMs not pay these list prices Instead, at a minimum, they get percentage discounts off of them depending on their size As long as these are the same across the OEMs in my data, then ... are the fixed effects from the GMM estimation routine They can be interpreted as the mean utility levels (δ) from the underlying structural model The CPU coefficients include the constant from the...
... hurricane conditions included in Section 10 prior to referencing any of theconditions or methods presented herein The commentary summarizes the technical basis and assumptions used in deriving theconditions ... of hurricane conditions has been derived for reference by other API standards using the latest hindcast storm record and incorporating the industry's best understanding to date of the regional ... within the guidelines included in this document 1.1 BACKGROUND The hurricane metocean conditions presently contained inthe 21 st Edition of API RP 2A-WSD have not been updated since 1993 Since...
... payments increase in a more linear way as the number of chronic conditions increase Discussion As expected, based on earlier findings inthe literature, prevalence of the six chronic conditions included ... these conditions; that is, the chronic condition variables indicate the clinical "presence" of theconditions as inferred from the pattern of diagnosis and procedure codes appearing inthe fee-for-service ... accumulated inthe CCW, the expanded history of beneficiary services increases the value of this already rich data source While the findings in these data presentations support the types of conditions...
... found the source of the fire The three liter can of kerosene was undoubtedly the fire initiator We took the little pails at the corner of the lab to put out the fire While we were struggling with ... friends and I have seen the man, possibly the culprit, loitering inthe canteen outside during the break We really hope that the man can be traced and proper action be taken against him ... engulfed in thick fumes and smoke The acid compartment of the cabinet exploded and also caught fire The smell was unbearable In between desperate gasps of breath, we shouted for help In a few minutes...
... selected inthe plantation and equipped with 12-m high scaffoldings to give access to the crown of the trees The summer drought was increased inthe "dry" treatment by restraining external inputs ... were sampled early inthe morning, wrapped in an airtight black plastic bag to reduce water The was losses, and brought to thelaboratory where they analyzed the next day Inthe laboratory, branches ... paper the values of gL computed with the second technique = inthe flux/potential relathe summer for one tree from the control and one from the dry plot are shown in figure The slope of the regression...
... period, soil moisture declined The weather conditions during the study period differed from the long-term average (table II) Except in May when rainfall was high, the other months were much drier ... and g The initial slope was different s between species and during the growing season Water use efficiency (WUE) increased as water stress was induced inthe trees Q macrolepis experienced the ... on gas exchange The knowledge of how environmental conditions influence gas exchange may improve the understanding of oak species habitat within the Mediterranean forest complex There is a lack...
... 20% inthe plain stand, compared to 50% inthe mountain stand Nevertheless, we cannot attribute this difference to an intrinsic difference inthe stomatal behaviour, because soil and rooting ... ) -1 beginning (0.08 cm·s until mid-August (0.02 cm·s while inthe watered plot, g ), -1 s remained quite stable, around 0.05 cm·s -1 After the rain at the end of August and the beginning of ... them displayed their maxima earlier than others Throughout the season, the maximum F varied between 1.2 and 1.9 d , -1 ·h -2 ·dm dm according to the trees Increasing the soil water deficit induced...
... Neither of them has been involved inthe planning or performance of the study or inthe interpretation of the results None of the authors are affiliated to these companies in any other ways http://www.actavetscand.com/content/49/1/1 ... management factors inthe herds influence the size of the fall in plasma vit E after weaning more strongly than they influence the plasma level at weaning The mean plasma Se concentration of the piglets ... registered inthe Norwegian In- Gris system The In- Gris litter recording system includes the majority of pig breeding units in Norway, with 70.1% of all breeding sows in 2002 [13] For herds to 6, the...
... and in ammatory responses, with a dramatic increase in circulating TNF-α when intraportal glucose was administered Fasting on the other hand seemed to attenuate the response to endotoxin In liver ... feeding during the early postoperative period induced major haemodynamic modifications within the graft, where the immunoinflammatory insult occurs [119], including almost halted arterial hepatic in ow ... Glucose intake induces an increase in activator protein and early growth response binding activities, inthe expression of tissue factor and matrix metalloproteinase in mononuclear cells, and in plasma...
... Iida et al Ring contraction mechanism of vitamin B12 Fig The highlights of previously postulated mechanisms of the ring contraction process inthe biosynthesis of vitamin B12 inthe anaerobe ... formed from the migration of ring D followed by cleavage of the carbon–oxygen bond of the c-lactone at C1 of 13C,18O-precorrin3x [8–10] as shown inthe lower row of Fig We were interested inthe mechanism ... of the ring contraction process inthe biosynthesis of vitamin B12 postulated on the basis of the isolation of factor IV from the anaerobe P shermanii 176.395, 177.654, 178.409, and 178.724) in...
... This index is based on the relationship between the mean dbh and the number of trees per unit area In order to check whether the density index SDI significantly modifies the variation of the true ... comprehensive hypotheses on the observed regularities in variation of the stem form of the studied larch partial populations The authors of the present study are of the opinion that their results ... (Allen 1993) In such a case possible differences inthe values of the form factor may be a result of differences inthe diameter and height of trees of individual provenances To eliminate these differences...
... technique aims at draining lymph (already inthe collectors) and stimulating the formation of lymph (the flow of interstice fluid to the lymphatic capillaries) Increases in interstice pressures, ... both ongoing and in press, show that the association of these activities with compression mechanisms maintain losses achieved during lymph drainage 8,9 First, the working pressures of the main muscle ... which can be used inthe control of exercising Eight devices have been developed that involve the main muscle groups with the objective of improving the mobility of joints and reducing trophic muscle...
... that proteins constituted the essential of the remaining COD inthe effluent of reactor R5 The higher concentration of proteins observed inthe effluents of reactors could be explained by their low ... control The increase in COD removal parallel with the reactor order could be explained by the augmentation of the contact time between the pollutants and the biomass In fact, the HRT in R1, R3 ... activities inthe former system were essentially superior to the latter On the other hand, when the biomass concentrations inthe bioaugmented system in a sub-reactor were inferior to the control...
... for the coupled system Inthe novel process being proposed, the proper selection of microalgal species is the foundation and key point of the microalgal cultivation unit Considering the inorganic ... key points of the novel process, which determine the wastewater treatment efficiency and the net energy production of the whole process Therefore, the key techniques of the novel process are indentified ... flocculation of the organic pollutants in wastewater, because the flocculated and filtrated organics need to be further fermented anaerobically and the inorganic flocculants contained inthe filtrated...
... modes, the boundary conditions of the channel transport model are the fluxes exchanged between the channel and the GDLs as in well as the channel inlet conditions ( SR in , RH in , Ptot , y in ) ... between the inlet and outlet vapor pressures inthe channel The difference between the inlet and the outlet water vapor pressure is here due to the flux inthe x-direction (mainly related to the ... current, there is no liquid water inthe middle of the cell along the channel This is interpreted in this work as an under- humidified cell and may lead to drying On the other hand, if the operating...
... through -the- thickness flaws or pinholes inthe membrane, or delaminating between the polymer membrane and gas diffusion layers [6-10] Therefore, in order to acquire a complete understanding of these ... using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) methods The strength of the CFD numerical approach is in providing detailed insight into the various transport mechanisms and their interaction, and inthe ... The model reflects the influence of numerous parameters on fuel cell performance including geometry, materials, operating and others to investigate thein situ stresses in polymer membranes The...
... Corresponding altitude shifts in vegetation occurred inthe major mountain blocks (Wooller et al., 2003) The Sahara changed dramatically during these cycles During the last interglacial, conditions ... a minimum or inhibited altogether Further east, on the Russian Plain, the dense temperate forest of the last interglacial maximum was replaced by open, harsh, loess-steppe with the onset of the ... the Russian Plain during the Briansk Interstadial with the southern limit of the range of a number of Arctic plants being 1200 km further south than today (and a further 600 km during OIS 2) Steppe...