... and accounts for 75% to 85% ofthe total yearly rainfall, whereas the dry season lasts up to 6 months, from February to July and occupies only 15‐25% ofthe total rainfall. ... are already in debt because ofthe loans they took for their initial investment costs. Forthe local government it is also important to have a quick solution forthe issues at the farms asthe shrimp farming ... on diseases. Finally, the impact and area of impact are important forthe aquaculture, agriculture, industries and other land users. Based on these criteria and the preference ...
... CP-pyk (5¢-ACGACTAGTGGATCCATNNNNNAGTTTATTCTT GACANNNNNNNNNNNNNNTGRTATAATNNNNAA GTAATAAAATATTCGGAGGAATTTTGAAATGAATA AACGTGTAAAAATCG-3¢) (N ¼ A, T, G, C) and pykback (5¢-CTCTACATGCATTTCAACAATAGGGCCTG ... ðÀ0:4Þ forthe formate flux and Clas Jacetate Clas % ðÀ0:4Þ forthe acetate flux 2295 Control analysisofthe las operon B Koebmann et al Fig Construction ofa strain with the pyk gene deleted from the ... equal amounts of formate and acetyl-CoA and the resulting acetyl-CoA is then metabolized into equal amount of ethanol and acetate to maintain the redox balance Discussion In this study we quantified...
... ceramic then 32 measurements ofthe sample) was obtained for each sample The absorbance spectrum, represented asa log value(1/R), was obtained by averaging these measurements and comparing them ... content of 6% The meal was mixed and then 15 g was removed with a spatula for disk samples and about g for extreme value samples and placed in a sample cup After the samples had been scanned under a ... available and the number of samples used in the calibration and validation sets for all criteria The descriptive statistics for criteria analysed in the laboratory for these powder samples are...
... H37Ra (MT H37Ra; DIFCO Laboratories, Detroit, MI, USA) was used as an adjuvant to induce arthritis Fresh adjuvant was prepared on the same day as arthritis was induced A volume of 0.1 ml ofa mg ... [26,27] The arthritis severity score for each rat was calculated by adding the scores for each individual paw Measurement of hind paw hyperalgesia and edema The method for measuring hyperalgesia has ... Statistical Package forthe Social Sciences software (SPSS Inc Chicago, IL, USA) was used to analyze the data Throughout the study, the mean ± standard error of means was used to describe the...
... references forthe relevant case reports and literatures are also indicated in the Ishikawa diagram so that readers can retrieve the case reports and relevant literatures easily The potential causes for ... Reports has published the case ofa 22-year-old lactating woman who presented with four months of amenorrhea associated with signs of virilization The patient was diagnosed as having an androgen ... information on an Ishikawa diagram can cultivate lifelong learning habits in medical professionals Medical educators can also apply Ishikawa diagrams to facilitate problem-based learning when teaching...
... that possess a patient database management system that can provide automated input forthe HGI calculation The fact that HGI expresses glucose regulation asa single value has methodological advantages ... scores were available forthe years 1992–1999; for all other parameters there were no missing data Abdominal surgery and trauma were the most frequent reasons for ICU admission A total of 65,528 ... others have hypothesized that 6.0 mmol/l might not be the best target [19] Therefore, we also performed an analysisofthe performance of HGI at cutoff levels other than 6.0 mmol/l Asfor other...
... simulating data, the overall mean was set to 100 and the standard deviation was set to 10 Factors and condition effects are given in the table The estimated session factors are all close tothe factors ... standardisation and factor corComparison of normalisation, standardisation and factor correction Mean (and SEM) ofthe data ofthe molecular-biology data set from Figure A: original data B: normalised data ... correct the data As was demonstrated in the previous paragraphs, normalisation and standardisation both use correction factors that can lead to ineffective correction or even to an increased variation...
... litres/year 4.3 A comparison between the two cases A comparison ofthe results of cases I and II shows that the calculated BWF is the same forthe two cases This was to be expected because the cases ... World Water Week 2007 in Stockholm, the WBCSD launched the Global Water Tool, a free and easy -to- use toolfor businesses and organizations to map their water use and assess risks relative to their ... accurate than the estimates made in the black box case The reason is that in the black box case each PWF is estimated based on the total water footprint ofthe business, which is allocated tothe three...
... Enhanced Ras maturation by heat stress was associated with a heightened activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), a key mediator of both mitogenic and stress signaling pathways, ... [25] The costimulation of phospholipases such as PLC and PLA2 by heat shock and the resultant release of lipid mediators could also enhance the subsequent membrane association and activation of ... properties ofthe lipid phase [35] The mechanisms highlighted above conceivably also operate in the present case The heat-induced activation of kinases such as Akt has been shown to increase HSF1 activity...
... discriminate amongst those who rate the care as excellent Rasch analysis in particular can aid the selection of these additional items Rasch analysis can also further assess the unidimensionality ofthe ... rather than existing as separate scales Forthe same reasons, three domains (physical comfort, technical aspects of care, coordination of care) were combined to form a single domain (coordination ... (Table 2), and their transcripts content analysed This generated conceptual ideas about the main areas of relapse management, with around 1000 statements on people’s Riazi et al Health and Quality...
... discussion that took place asa result ofthe item on the tool, rather than the actual score assigned Thetool was less useful in the government sector, suggesting that additional tailoring ofthe instrument ... organizational pockets that seemed toa better job than others Research was not being adapted, however, on a regular basis In many cases, the roadblock was having a stakeholder partner accept the ... noted that thetool seemed to be geared toa more formal type of organization Furthermore, thetool was focused on management and policy research, not the clinical practice research and the health...
... G, Chandiwana S, Anderson R: A critique of early models ofthe demographic impact of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa based on empirical data from Zimbabwe Proceedings ofthe National Academy of ... (female), patient As many men fail to abide by what is expected of an ART patient, at least until they are more comfortable with their new identity as an ART user and have adopted a more ART-friendly ... given a T-shirt All transcripts were imported into Atlas.Ti, a qualitative analysis software package, through which we began coding the data set Forthe aims of this paper, we repeatedly read and...
... discussion that took place asa result ofthe item on the tool, rather than the actual score assigned Thetool was less useful in the government sector, suggesting that additional tailoring ofthe instrument ... organizational pockets that seemed toa better job than others Research was not being adapted, however, on a regular basis In many cases, the roadblock was having a stakeholder partner accept the ... noted that thetool seemed to be geared toa more formal type of organization Furthermore, thetool was focused on management and policy research, not the clinical practice research and the health...
... geo-relational database Each feature has attribute data linked to it which is stored in a table Attributes can be any item ofa feature which relate tothe map, without being a part of it The attribute ... captured as an ordered string of such co-ordinates A polygon is a closed line The grid-based format of data is captured as information of each quadratic cell in a screen and could be looked at asa ... identifying the location ofthe case farm and all farms at risk within a specified area ofthe outbreak Buffer zones can be drawn around those farms as shown in Fig and with a link to tables ofthe addresses...
... emphasis away from linkage analysis and microsatellite markers towards SNP genotyping and different analytical strategies based on association and haplotype analysis [31–34] Association analyses are ... growing list of candidate genes investigated with regard to traits associated with asthma and atopy The most investigated candidate location for atopy and asthma susceptibility loci has been the 5q31–33 ... Sasaki S, Adra CN, Kitaichi M, Inoue H, Yamauchi K, Tomichi N, Kurimoto F, Hamasaki N, Hopkin JM, Izuhara K, Shirakawa T, Deichmann KA: Genetic variants of IL-13 signalling and human asthma and...
... patient-preferred therapy game (e.g car racing or card playing) The mechanical-assisted training was given supplementary on customary care comprising physical and/or occupational therapy aimed at the maintenance ... functional capacity was assessed with the TEMPA, [27] the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT; normal score = 57) [28] and the 9HPT [29] Forthe TEMPA, the median execution time ofthe unilateral activities ... results on the TEMPA and ARAT revealed even greater and for both measures significant gains relative to baseline than immediately after the intervention period, despite the fact that in the meantime...
... Jan - March 2013 Another direct measurement technique is the ImportancePerformance analysis (IPA) technique IPA was developed by (7) asatoolto ease management decisions The ImportancePerformance ... institutions like the Vaastu Vidya Gurukulam, which gives training in vaastu shastra and a school for Mohiniattam dancer Further, the tourists can learn handicrafts, local cuisines, rural games and mingle ... in a destination and the performance of each item at the destination Based on the above literature this paper, applies the ImportancePerformance Analysis and seeks to develop implications for...
... precipitates The spectrum ofthe material reveals peaks for Ca and Sb The strong decrease ofthe Ca2+ pool in the pistil at the last stages of pistil development coincides with the degradation ofthe ... external biotic and abiotic factors Furthermore, at this stage, the main task ofthe flower bud is to complete the growth and maturation of anthers and the pistil Consequently, the intensity ofthe ... cells as well as in the intracellular spaces between them The stigmatic surface is the main place for signal exchange between pollen and stigma Ca2+ ions are more abundant in the receptive stigmas...
... Journals ofthe American Medical Association Influenza was not a reportable disease: the only evidence ofthe early occurrence was the registration of deaths reported as uncomplicated cases of pneumonia ... on the transmission disease There are two major classes of influenza virus, type A and B these two classes have similar structures, but all A virus proteins are different from B as far asthe ... that was offered was that this “Spanish flu” was actually a different disease Decades later phylogenic testing will find this to be false Other theories were that presence of gas warfare, and...