relationship of invasive groundcover plant presence to evidence of disturbance in the forests of the upper midwest of the united states
Invasive Plants and Forest Ecosystems doc
... result of invasion by cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), one of the most notorious invasive plants of forest ecosystems of the southeastern United States The ability of invasive species to alter ... from Asia In Chapter 8, Hossain examines the effects of alien invasive plants on hill forest ecosystems of Bangladesh According to Hossain, in addition to invasive understory species, the introduction ... sometimes determine the date an invasive plant is introduced into the country or region The likelihood of invasion increases with the time since the original introduction ‘‘Minimum residence...
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Báo cáo sinh học: "Heterogeneity of variance components for preweaning growth in Romane sheep due to the number of lambs reared" doc
... same trait in single- and twin-reared lambs; i.e to determine whether the number of lambs suckling affects the variance components that act on pre-weaning growth, 2) whether applying the multiplicative ... following effects were tested: type of birth, sex of the lamb, year, season, age of the dam, age of the sire, and age of the lamb at weighing Models were fitted using the mixed procedure of SAS® ... influence on the ability of the ewe to rear two lambs but not on her ability to suckle a single lamb Our results for the relative importance of the litter effect (7 to 12%) are in the range of...
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Growth in 2012 revenue, supported by the transformation of the business model pptx
... target of opening 35,000 rooms (excluding Motel 6) in 2012 Of the new rooms, 48% were opened in the Asia-Pacific region, 28% in Europe, 14% in Latin America and 10% in Africa/Middle East The expansion ... trends The Group continued to transform its business model, with: The rapid development of its hotel base, which expanded by a total of 38,085 rooms in 2012, of which close to 11,700 in the fourth ... dynamic of existing hotels in Europe Fast organic growth in emerging markets The strategic acquisitions of Mirvac in Australia/New Zealand and of Grupo Posadas’ hotels in Latin America Accor therefore...
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Tài liệu Impossible Certainty - Cost Risk Analysis for Air Force Systems ppt
... probability modeling, and a wide variety of other mathematical tools The modern use of analytic techniques to examine cost risk began in the mid-1950s, with a series of studies examining the alarming propensity ... The Cost of Future Military Aircraft: Historical Cost Estimating Relationships and Cost Reduction Initiatives.” The purpose of the project is to improve the tools used to estimate the costs of ... estimated cost of an illustrative project The lowest possible value of the cost is $0, and moving to the right on the x-axis increases the probability of being below each point In this case, there is...
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SWOT ANALYSIS FOR BURGER KING IN VIETNAM
... boomed the market in obtained the turnover of VND 39 billion just within 10 days, from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the 11th day of the year For the meantime, it has reported the 30% increase ... 30 The three big guys in the market themselves have been challenging violently with each other The first one, KFC was one of the first international players in entering into fast food market in ... Changing of lifestyles and habit (switch to fast food due to increasing busy life, less time spent cooking & eating) Increasing popularity of fitness and healthy trend; Increasing interest to healthy...
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Quantitative Risk Analysis for Project Management A Critical Review pptx
... This is exemplified in the development of insurance practices beginning in the 1700s and accelerating towards the end of the 20th century with the advent of sophisticated mathematical techniques ... demographic information about their insurees; this estimate, coupled with information about their policies, in turn allows them to estimate the amount of money they will have to pay off in the time ... assessing risks This involves an estimation of both the uncertainty of Bernstein, 1998 - - the risk and of its impact Again, an insurance company can estimate the number of deaths in a...
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TECHNICAL GUIDELINES (WATER MANAGEMENT CONCEPT) FOR PAPER MAKERS IN EUROPEAN REGIONS WITH DIFFICULT BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ON HOW TO OPERATE MILLS WITH MINIMUM WATER USE pdf
... quality of the water leaving the cooling circuit is an increase of temperature The cooling water network should be fed by the fresh water system and recycled to the raw water tank of the paper machine ... cleanliness of the obtained condensate is the great advantage of the technique However, so far no evaporation plant exists for the treatment of paper making process waters, mainly due to the high investment ... on the operation of the machine, the quality of end-product and even the production costs due to the increased use of chemicals In the different actions listed below, it is very important to...
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báo cáo hóa học:" A retrospective study of risk factors for poor outcomes in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in surgical patients" pptx
... especially in the elderly [10,11] In the UK, the most common strains of MRSA are EMRSA15 and EMRSA16 [12] The latter has been particularly successful in developing resistance to erythromycin and ciprofloxacin ... ‘bug-bear’ of a surgical practice: reducing the incidence of MRSA surgical site infections Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2006, 88(2):222-3 Gray JW, George RH: Is the incidence of ... My literature review has shown the overall scarcity of literature related to outcome of MRSA infection and in the context of a wealth of information regarding the epidemiology, more comprehensive...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Migration and Risk Factors for HIV Acquisition in Pregnant Women in Baja California, Mexico" pptx
... other at risk populations in Tijuana and other border cities throughout the US-Mexico border Funding Information Figure Map of Mexico Map of Mexico States of origin of migrating pregnant women, Tijuana ... address the intention of these migrant women to return to their home communities, HIV surveillance is needed in these communities In our study, migration was not associated with risk of HIV acquisition; ... Ruiz-Calderon J, et al.: HIV-1 infection in a cohort of pregnant Women in Baja California, Mexico: evidence of an emerging crisis? [ThPeC7301] Program and abstracts of the XV International AIDS Conference;...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Risk factors for delayed conception in Korean dairy herds" potx
... fo ecnedicni hcae rof dlof 0.2 dna 3.3 yb desaercni noitpecnoc deyaled fo doohilekil eht ,oitar sddo eht no desaB noitpecnoc deyaled rof srotcaf ksir tnacifingis eb ot dnuof ton erew sredrosid ... dedulcni sitirtem ,eroferehT sngis lacinilc rehto htiw noitanibmoc ni ro enola ,noitanimaxe latcer a yb devresbo suretu degralne dna egrahcsid yduolc a :sngis lacinilc gniwollof eht fo ecneserp ... ytisrevinU lanoitaN kubgnuhC eht fo eettimmoC scihtE laminA eht fo lavorppa eht htiw demrofrep erew serudecorp eht llA spukcehc htlaeh evitcudorper dna ,sredrosid mutraptsop dna gnivlac fo snoitinifeD...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " Seroprevalence and risk factors for bovine brucellosis in Jordan" pptx
... †Mixed farming: raising sheep and/or goats along with ‡ cattle Yes: means the presence of the factor, No: means the absence of the factor biggest from the size point of view, and this affect the quality ... rate and the vaccination history The management information included the water source, the cleaning practices, the veterinary services and the workers’ farming behaviors All the farms we studied ... al The prevalence of this disease in small ruminants ranges from 27.7% to 45% [2,3], but the prevalence of bovine brucellosis in Jordan is unknown The objectives of this study were to determine...
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Báo cáo y học: "Prevalence of and risk factors for perioperative arrhythmias in neonates and children after cardiopulmonary bypass: continuous holter" docx
... vasodilatation during rewarming (0.5 to μg/kg/minute) If necessary, catecholamines (epinephrine, dobutamine) were administered while weaning the patient from CPB All patients left the operating theatre ... significant if the t-test’s p value was less than 0.05 The presence of risk factors in the various types of arrhythmias was analyzed using the Fisher exact test The risk factors were entered into a stepwise ... effect against arrhythmias has been attributed to estradiol which inhibits the release of inflammatory cytokines[21] Estradiol is higher in newborn girls than in boys, which may explain why, in our...
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báo cáo khoa học: " A group randomized trial of a complexity-based organizational intervention to improve risk factors for diabetes complications in primary care settings: study protocol" ppsx
... stronger in intervention clinics Determine: the cost of the intervention from the perspective of the organization providing the PF intervention activities; the net cost (revenue minus cost of services ... limited to these five strategies A discussion of each of these tools in the 'toolbox' will occur as an initial step in the facilitation intervention The purpose of this discussion is to stimulate the ... trained chart auditor who is blinded to assignment of clinics to intervention or control groups The abstraction will take place at baseline, after the conclusion of the delayed intervention in the...
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Risk Analysis for Engineering 1 potx
... for zoning and planning approval, and for the selection process of contractors causing delay accumulation in finishing the project leading to additional financial burdens on the client The project ... reached of the presence of the approximations types of uncertainty CHAPTER INTRODUCTION Slide No 52 Information Uncertainty in Engineering Systems (cont’d) ̈ Ignorance and Uncertainty in Nonabstracted ... System System boundaries can include: • The twenty-nine members alone, or • Including the supports, the roller and the pin, or • Including the piers and foundation CHAPTER INTRODUCTION Slide No 15...
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Risk Analysis for Engineering 2 pot
... contract as an instrument to transfer the risk from the owner to the contractor, the contractor risks only his fees, whereas the owner runs the risks of not having the plant at all Although there are ... ownership, financial soundness, inadequate experience, etc In the face of immense competition, the contractor squeezes his profit margin to the maximum just to stay in the business Contractors sometimes ... for zoning and planning approval, and for the selection process of contractors causing accumulated delays in finishing the project leading to additional financial burdens on the client The project...
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Risk Analysis for Engineering 3 pot
... constructed by showing the alternatives for decision-making and associated uncertainties • The result of choosing one of the alternative paths in the decision tree is the consequences of the decision ... The boundaries for the problem can be determined from first understanding the objectives of the decision-making process and using them to define the system Slide No 36 CHAPTER 3a SYSTEM DEFINITION ... defined as the detailed study of the system's performance requirements to ensure that the completed system achieves its intend utility to the customer and meets the goal stated • According to...
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Risk Analysis for Engineering 4 docx
... Each causal influence relationship is described by an arc connecting the influencing variable to the influenced variable The influence arc has a terminating arrowhead pointing to the influenced ... be used to update the beliefs attached to each relevant node in the network • Interviewing a patient produces the information for the box of visiting Asia to certainty (100%) as shown in Figure ... fail the test in two cases of being non-defective and being defective The probability of failing the test can then be computed by adding the two joint probabilities as follows P (failing the test)...
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Risk Analysis for Engineering 5 docx
... correlated) into Eq 11 satisfy the limit state Z = in Eq 11 use a numerical root-finding method Compute a new estimate of the design point by substituting the resulting obtained in previous step into ... reliability index substitute Eq 10 into Eq 11 satisfy the limit state Z = in Eq 11 use a numerical root-finding method Compute a new estimate of the design point by substituting the resulting obtained in ... Using a Nonlinear Performance Function • The derivatives in the above table are evaluated at the failure point The failure point in the first iteration is assumed to be the mean values of the...
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Risk Analysis for Engineering 6 pot
... Consider Line of the three manufacturing lines – The three lines manufacture 20%, 30%, and 50% of the components, respectively – The quality assurance department of the producing factory determined ... Because of the high contribution of Line to the defective probability, a quality assurance engineer subjected the line to further analysis – The defective probability for Line was assumed to be ... The last row of the table is the normalizing factor for cases where a non-defective component results from a test The factor in this case is denoted ND in the table For example, the normalizing...
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Risk Analysis for Engineering 7 pps
... Estimation for the Exponential Distribution (cont’d) – Recalling the definition of the gamma function of Eq 80, the integral in the denominator of Eq 91 is ( +T ) r f ( |T ) = ( + r) r+ -1 - (T + ) ... obtained for these components are given in Table 27 – The parameters of the hazard rate functions of the series system composed of these components were obtained using Eqs 99a and 99b as given in ... ̈ Estimating Binomial Distribution (cont’d) – In order to obtain the Bayesian estimate for the probability p, a binomial test, in which the number of units n placed tested is fixed in advance,...
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