... growth curves ofthe sample trees bythe slope ofthe curves, prior to the competition effects Potential height growth rate is possibly equal to the observed growth rate competition bythe surrounding ... partly bythe positioning ofthe middle part ofthe zone of crown contact, on the test trees, for the past years (we recall that this position was presumably set at the point of stabilization ofthe ... photosynthetic efficiency ratio was derived from this work, based on the evolution of apparent photosynthesis along thegrowth season The area underthe curve of a given year was divided bythe corresponding...
... connected with the electrode Therefore, a detailed understanding ofthe nature andthe formation ofthe conductive filament is essential for the understanding ofthe RS mechanism By using in-situ ... amount of ions and defects, but once a small numberof them connect between the two electrodes, the rest ofthe filament stop developing due to the lack of electric field which is limited bythe compliance ... used in the formation ofthe conductive filament The dependence ofthe RS behavior on the electrode materials is thus important for the understanding ofthe switching mechanism Most ofthe studies...
... understand that Europe has developed at the cost of their colonies They plundered the riches ofthe kings and people ofthe countries they colonized They exploited the mineral resources ofthe colonies ... regarding the rise ofthe economic power of Western Europe andthe United States andthe causes ofthe decline ofthe economic power It is also an appeal to the professional economists and academicians ... verge of collapse? Or does it mean the prosperity ofthe limited companies and business houses ofthe nation, their assets and profitability or the wealth and prosperity ofthe super rich or the...
... several tens of such nanowires reveal that the diameter ofthe core andthe thickness ofthe shell are relatively uniform, in the range of 20–30 nm The inset shows the SAED pattern recorded perpendicular ... nanoparticles (minor component in the products) are found to coexist with the nanowires, and some of them self-assemble together and appear in the form of short chain Further magnified TEM images and SAED ... direction ofthe nanowire, suggesting a different phase composition between the central part andthe two peripheries ofthe nanowire, which leads to the coaxial core-shell structure TEM observation of...
... degree of disruption ofthe mycelium and some loss ofthe acyl-CoA during the purification procedure Anyhow, an approval ofthe procedure with known concentrations of acetyl-CoA and propionylCoA ... determined under standard assay conditions Km values for the substrates oxaloacetate, acetyl-CoA and propionyl-CoA were determined by measuring the release of CoASH in dependence ofthe concentration of ... in the range of 0.19 and 0.019 mm The Ki for propionyl-CoA was determined in the presence of 0.15 mm propionyl-CoA and varying concentrations of CoASH Pyruvate excretion to the medium after growth...
... however the shape effects ofthe 1D nanomaterial remained relatively unexplored Furthermore, the anisotropic growthofthe crystal contributes to the formation ofthe nanorods At the first step ofthe ... candidate to study thegrowth habit of hexagonal structure under different experimental conditions To understand thegrowth mechanism ofthe 3D ZnO nanostructures, the ZnO product is also synthesized ... EDAX pattern ofthe ZnO product, with the inserted box showing the region selected for the analysis, andthe derived elemental composition The analysis shows that the region consists of compounds...
... sticking coefficients are less than 1, two types of interfaces may be formed, the GaAs-like andthe InSb-like, according to thegrowth conditions Therefore, in InAs/GaSb SL growth, the interface controls ... cutoff wavelength In SL material growth, the control of interface type and quality dramatically affects the overall material quality [13] As InAs and GaSb have no common atoms and both arsenic and ... between the heavy-hole and light-hole subbands induced bythe strains in the SL Tunneling currents in SL detectors are reduced due to the large electron effective mass The band structures of the...
... sticking coefficients are less than 1, two types of interfaces may be formed, the GaAs-like andthe InSb-like, according to thegrowth conditions Therefore, in InAs/GaSb SL growth, the interface controls ... cutoff wavelength In SL material growth, the control of interface type and quality dramatically affects the overall material quality [13] As InAs and GaSb have no common atoms and both arsenic and ... between the heavy-hole and light-hole subbands induced bythe strains in the SL Tunneling currents in SL detectors are reduced due to the large electron effective mass The band structures of the...
... During the VSS growth, the catalyst remains solid at the top ofthe NW and enhances the adsorption and decomposition ofthe precursor Figure shows a TEM image ofthe PtSi catalyst at the top of a ... this condition, there is no tapering ofthe NW The inset in Figure 4d shows a SEM image ofthe catalyst after growthThe cylindrical-faceted shape is typical of VSS growth increase ofthe NW growth ... First, the composition ofthe SiGe NW has been studied as a function ofthe temperature andofthe gas ratio: R = PGeH4/(PSiH4 + PGeH4), where PX is the partial pressure ofthe precursor X The germane...
... 7.3 mM of PEI for 40 h on the bare FTO substrate and on the TiO2-coated FTO substrate with the ZnO seeds prepared by dip-coating The mean values ofthe nanowire dimension, the array density and ... images of two samples prepared with 7.3 mM of PEI for 30 h on the FTO substrates with ZnO seed layers prepared by spin-coating and dip-coating The mean values ofthe nanowire dimension, the array ... wires cm-2) The effect ofthe TiO2 blocking layer on the photovoltaic performance of a DSSC was investigated The current– voltage characteristics ofthe DSSCs for the bare and TiO2coated FTO substrates...
... trees growing in the first row (next to the track) in comparison with the group of trees from the second andthe third row (11.1 and 8.8 m) On the other hand, the h/d ratio and height were not ... (present) width of tracks was determined by means of surveyed positions of trees (and their rows) and reconstructed axis (centre) ofthe track in plot The only exception was plot 4, where the track ... postponing further operations into the phase when the stand reaches the top height hdom 20 m Programme differs from programme only in the simulation of machinery use and consequently in the width of tracks...
... selected The intensity of thinning can be indicated bythe standardized stand density index (SSDI), which is the quotient between the SDI ofthe thinned stand andthe SDI ofthe control stand [37] ... beginning ofthe study, the growing stock ofthe thinned and control subplots was almost the same Before the last thinning in 2001, the growing stock ofthe control stands C1 and C2 was 23% and 18% ... Thinning operations began rather cautiously during the pole phase ofthe stands – at the age of 70 years Specifically, we studied the efficiency of selective thinning by comparing stand structure and growth...
... required bythe fungus [11, 35] The lack of stimulation of seedlings growthbythe fungi could also be influenced by nursery practices like the fertilisation levels, the type of substrate, or the container ... However, the benefices of these fungal structures could be minimised under nursery conditions On the other hand, the type of potting substrate did not affect P pinea seedlings growth Composted ... composted pine-bark even totally prevented the formation of mycorrhizas The relatively high pH value (7.7) ofthe substrate could have reduced the efficacy of all fungi tested Since most of them...
... induced bythe mechanical stress due to the tunneling activity ofthe insect and can be considerably amplified bythe fungi introduced bythe beetle into the wound [14, 20] The level of resistance of ... Map ofthe forest of Orléans, with limits ofthe state forests, the massifs andthe zones of pine forests The numbers ofthe plots from where the isolates were originating are indicated collected ... each isolate, andthegrowth was recorded each day during days bythe measurement of orthogonal diameters from which the diameter ofthe agar plug was subtracted In 1995, growthofthe 15 isolates...
... 1996), these seedlings were then cut at the root collar, andthe root system was extracted from the container and hand washed The shoot was separated into needles and stem The needle, stem and root ... mortality caused bythe osmotic effect of high salt concentration in the rooting zone, intensive competition from vegetation, and contamination of underground water system and rivers if the products ... investigate the applicability of a numberof different controlled-release fertilizer products The fertilizers were either applied into the root plug of containerized ponderosa pine stock in the green...
... give the stand a chance to recover, instead the phase of recovery was monitored by continuous measurements A directly adjacent non-roofed part ofthe stand (ambient control D0) and a roofed control ... year The higher thenumberof cones formed during the vegetation period, the smaller was thegrowth in height ofthe trees DISCUSSION Thegrowth increment of trees must be considered to be the ... ofthe control trees as early as one year after the drought, the dominated roofed trees on D3 developed better in the following years than the trees ofthe other two roofs The radial growth of...
... related to the size and height of branches, the competitive status of individuals, andthe size andgrowthof individuals MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Study site and data collection At the end ofthe growing ... three-dimensional coordinates ofthe base ofthe main stem of an individual H: height ofthe leader shoot tip (tree height), z : height ofthe base of a branch thegrowthand mortality of first-order ... case, the horizontal deviation ofthe leader shoot tip from the base ofthe main stem was determined and necessary corrections were made in the coordinates ofthe leader shoot andthe bases of first-order...
... experiment the drought started in the second half of July and continued until the end ofthe experiment Under natural conditions, the forest floor underthe Scots pine stands in which blue jays and ... absence of fertilization andthe high peat content ofthe substrate, growth was not limited by nutrient availability Moreo- wing under ver, at the end root ofthe experiment no evidence of hypoxia under ... in 70 year old stand of Scots pine Silva Gand 52, 1-27 Madsen P ( 1994) Growthand survival of Fagus sylvatica seedlings in relation to light intensity and soil water content Scand J For Res 9,...
... procedure and copy numbers were calculated from 2-ΔΔCt, the copy number ratio of expanding target genes andthe internal control gene (b-actin) to determine the mRNA expression levels ofthe target ... For the mice in the UTI group, the volume of their xenografted tumors gradually increased at a rate less than that ofthe mice in the control group (P < 0.05) For the mice in the TAX group, the ... the volume of their xenografted tumors also gradually decreased relative to the controls For the mice in the UTI+TAX group, the volume of their tumors decreased with the greatest rate and extent...
... Giang and Bac Kan In particular, there is almost no study of taro on a numberof different types of land including: single-crop land and lowland in the river bank Therefore, the study ofgrowthand ... measure yield and yield components; Preliminary accounting ofthe economic efficiency of taro variety in the experiment - The indicators of evaluating the quality of tubes through senses and analysis ... yield components and yield of KMYB on types of soil On a single-crop farmland, the density, season andthe interaction between density and season affected the productivity ofthe KMYB 1, the most...