... (ntumpane) ofthe Kele in Congo, the xylophones used bythe Northern Chin of Burma, the banging on the roots of trees practised bythe Melanesians, the yodelling ofthe Swiss, the humming ofthe Chekiang ... corners ofthe world, from the Fuegian of southernmost Chile to the Inuit of northernmost Alaska, and from the Maori ofthe remote Cook Islands to Siberian Yakut Some of them describe, of course, ... The Meaning of Tingo Hey you! O nce the first encounter is out ofthe way the correct form of address is important Most of us know the difference between the intimate French tu and the more impersonal...
... “delivery” to the “target organ” (the decision-maker) This fate and transport terminology is adopted because it is part ofthe vernacular of many of those providing the information and of many ofthe ultimate ... AET (The Alliance for Environmental Technology) 1994 A Review and Assessment ofthe Ecological Risks Associated with the Use of Chlorine Dioxide forthe Bleaching of Pulp AET (The Alliance for ... not on the basis of any new data, but by essentially splitting the difference between two “fundamentally irreconcilable theories about the carcinogenicity of dioxin.” Regardless of whether the decision...
... on the irradiated organs, their radiosensitivity, and the age distribution of those given X-rays CT scans were responsible forthe largest number of cases ofthe nine listed cancers followed by ... (before age 15 years) accounted for nine cancers (13% ofthe total for CT scans; table 4) The estimated average number of cases of cancer per million examinations varied widely with the type of ... for older individuals for all the included countries However, in the UK, about 20% of cancer cases are diagnosed in those aged 75 years and older Therefore, the total annual number of cases of...
... found in C5, the other tree with CSD One obvious reason forthe lack of recombinants in tree C5 is that it was a much younger tree than the other two at the time of sampling Analysisofthe relative ... through R4 forthe RdRp sequences and H1 through H3 forthe HSP70h sequences The R1 lineage was further divided into R1a and R1b groups on the basis of there being >50% boostrap support for a small ... four ofthe HSP70h recombinants (HM1, HM2, HM4, and HM7) are genuine As none of these recombinants were found in both ofthe trees with CSD, they can also be excluded as causal agents ofthe disease...
... be described by two functions/ models, one forthe steep slope over the first years beginning at the pith (juvenile wood) and the second forthe later part ofthe curve (mature wood) These models ... to 20 y at other sites The rate of change in wood density from pith to bark determines the size ofthe juvenile wood zone and has a major effect on the uniformity ofthe wood within the bole Jayawickrama ... standard formulae [12] The standard errors ofthe estimated parameters were calculated from variance of ratios, using an approximation based on a Taylor series expansion The significance ofthe variance...
... the pair For example, G123C mutation was observed only in stem-loop C ofthe mother On the other hand, G94A unique mutation in stem-loop B was conserved both in mother and child (VT5 & VT6) The ... analysisof mother (VT5) and child (VT6) pair indicate that stem-loop D and E have undergone some changes These kinds of changes in the total number or the length of stem-loop structures in the ... India along with its impact on the formation of multiple stem-loop structures These structures show significant differences with respect to either the length or number of stem-loop structures when...
... considerably from other haplotypes and complicated the resolution ofthe network (data not shown) For this reason, this haplotype was excluded from further analysisThe general organization ofthe haplotype ... in the River Drin basin, the eastern limit ofthe range of S farioides, and close to the type location of Prizren, which shares the same water shed Thus, the results from this study support the ... congruence ofthe distribution ofthe Balkan haplotype cluster and the range of S farioides As reported previously [10,13], haplotypes ofthe Balkan cluster, including AdPrz, on the one hand and other...
... order to meet the need of our patient of removing the lipomatous formation while keeping the tattoo intact, during the surgical treatment ofthe lipoma, we followed the exact lines ofthe tattoo ... square for days was applied followed bythe use of a sticking plaster (Leukoplast®) In the postoperative phase, we recommend the use of a silicone gel, to be applied morning and evening for at ... skin using this aesthetic procedure was found in literature The intent ofthe case study is to highlight the use of pre-existing tattoo outline to minimize the appearance of surgical incisions...
... Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Feng and Lee point from the U–T1/2 plot in Fig ofthe discussed paper is not as difficult as that implied bythe discussers 1003 Taylor, ... Taylor, D.W 1948 Fundamentals of soil mechanics John Wiley & Sons, New York 700 pp Feng and Lee References Casagrande, A., and Fadum, R.E 1940 Notes on soil testing for engineering purposes Harvard...
... buffer at a flow rate of ml/h and ml fractions were collected The void volume ofthe column was determined bythe elution of Blue Dextran (Pharmacia) Other analyses - 147 - Journal of Water and ... of 95 ml) The A280 to A260 ratio ofthe UV-absorbing peak indicated it was composed mainly of nucleic acid In the profile ofthe NaOH-extracted polymer (B), the elution volume (80 ml) of saccharide ... (of 3.2% and 3.6%, respectively) Table shows molar ratios ofthe constituent neutral sugars ofthe polymers Although the molar ratio varied by polymer, the main constituent sugar was glucose for...
... column of 0.025m diameter and 0.5m length The inlet flow rate was controlled by adjustable flow meters in up -flow mode operation The column was divided into sections: one for LA and another for ... the column is one ofthe key factors for a feasible arsenic treatment system To determine an appropriate LA/AC-Fe ratio, the value of V/WACFe (V, the volume of drinkable water produced from the ... capacity for LA and AC-Fe are 0.48mg/g and 1.18mg/g, respectively) However, it is also possible to realize that the longer the portion of AC-Fe, the higher the adsorbent cost Therefore, optimizing the...
... L(R)-equations The observation of storm-runoff events is not so easy to carry out sufficient times ofthe observation Then, the samples of storm-runoff loads were supplemented with the storm-runoff loads ... mm forthe irrigation period and 0.23-0.67 mm forthe other period, as mentioned above LD was evaluated bythe procedure shown in the foregoing section The daily and cumulative net-loads of TN ... on the average of three years The net-load ofthe cropping period was 22.5 kg ha-1, which occupied 63% ofthe annual net-load During the puddling and transplanting period, 43% ofthe net-load of...
... values, that the first-order kinetics does not fit the experimental data for RH-Fe5% Therefore, the adsorption kinetics ofthe process should be further analyzed Assuming that the rate of arsenic ... to investigate the effects of pH values within the range of 5-9, of initial arsenic concentrations within the range of 1.42 - 7.39 mg/L and of adsorbent doses within the range of 0.5 - 5.0g/L, ... and the charge state on the surface of adsorbent also varies with pH The different charge between arsenic components in the solution and the charge state on the surface of adsorbent is one of the...
... isolated by TLC - 189 - Mutagenicity ofthe isolated TC3MP (c) and the synthesized 2C5M4NP (d) was examined Before conducting the Ames assays, the mutagenicity of these compounds was investigated by ... exchanged with dichloromethane and DMSO to use for GC/MS analysis and the Ames assay, respectively The preincubation method ofthe Ames assay was performed with the method using - 186 - Salmonella typhimurium ... K (1976) Chemical changes of some organic compounds in chlorinated Water I Formation ofthe P=O analogs from the P=S type of organophosphorous pesticide, The Journal of Hygienic Chemistry, 22(4),...
... measured as well as the pH value ofthe solution for two cases with different dosage of adsorbent, whereas the initial concentration of cadmium and the volume of solution were the same The results are ... measured bythe atomic absorption analysis described above, and the amount adsorbed was calculated The variation of pH in the solution was also measured forthe adsorption rate - 306 - Journal of Water ... Rigaku, Japan) forthe estimation ofthe form of Cd on the charcoal Adsorption of Cadmium Two-hundred milliliters (for adsorption rate estimation; results are shown in Fig 2) or 100 mL (for adsorption...
... sea level The water in the stream is the leachate from the grove and it flows into a collecting reservoir at the foot ofthe hill The surface area ofthe reservoir is about 7300 m2 and the average ... from the culture solution as the algae from the reservoir grew up The ratio ofthe nitrate consumption to the algal growth was in the range of 48-70 μg-N/μg-Chl.a There was no clear tendency of ... throughout the year The considerable processes for nitrate removal seemed to be photosynthesis by algae and biological denitrification at the bottom ofthe reservoir, since there were a lot of algae,...
... However, HTC process offers the possibility of increasing the energy density of bamboo by means of a basically exothermic and relatively simple process The principal objective ofthe present work ... evidenced bythe stark change in the heating value ofthe samples, which is a consequence ofthe rearrangement ofthe chemical bounds, especially those between carbon, oxygen and hydrogen The HTC ... were prepared by plotting the absorbance versus concentration for each standard From calibration graphs, concentrations of a sample were calculated by comparing the absorbance ofthe sample solution...
... Like the ‘mazeway resynthesis’ earlier proposed as the breakthrough ordeal ofthe protagonist of a cultural revitalisation movement among the Seneca Indians, the success of extreme states of reintegration ... ‘both the resources ofthe individual and the support his effort is given bythe community’ (Wallace, 1961, p 192) The second version frankly admitted that phenotypically close approximations of ... thankfully, the protocols of ethnography demand (Again, these accounts are often by- products of long-term field projects.) All too commonly, patience is rewarded not by mutual breakthroughs of...
... forthe C longepetiolatum Costerm apud Phamh found in Vietnam As a part ofthe research on the essential oils of Medicinal and Aromatic plants ofthe Vietnam flora, especially in the course of ... course of systematic study of Lauraceae in Vietnam, we reported herein on the chemical constituents ofthe essential oils obtained by hydro distillation ofthe leaves of C longepetiolatum GC/MS- ... on the chemical composition ofthe leaf oil of Cinnamomum longepetiolatum Consterm apud Phamh in Vietnam Acknowledgements The Authors wish to thank Assoc Prof Dr Vu Xuan Phuong, Institute of...