... phosphorus sink as discussed above should also allow for complying with the standard SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA There are many definitions of sustainability and sustainable development, depending on the ... of organic substances, and aerobic post -treatment The process scheme is shown in Figure As far as we know the specific combination of technical and nature-based processes is a novel approach for ... biogas The performance ofthe reactor largely depends on stable process conditions and a low suspended solids loading This was achieved by an optimization ofthe upstream DAF process The EGSB reactor...
... factors In paper 11 , they keep working on the same topic and derive global estimates forthe singular integrals of these composite operators in δ-John domains The purpose of this paper is to estimate ... is given by d 1.6 Ω |u |s dx 1 /s 1.9 The differential forms can be used to describe various systems of PDEs and to express different geometric structures on manifolds For instance, some kinds of ... energy in physics It is clear that the singular integrals are more interesting to us because of their wide applications in different fields of mathematics and physics In recent paper 10 , Ding and...
... Eleven of these dealt with musculoskeletal disorders and 12 with non-muscular disorders The objective ofthe rest ofthe case studies could not be determined based on the titles alone Discussion ... clinical trial In other words, there is no first level evidence available in relation to the effectiveness of manual therapy for spinal disorders inthe young population As forthe rest ofthe ... recommendations based upon hot air and instead start creating a proper robe forthe emperor He needs it Competing interests As researchers, our interest is to further researchin this area This might...
... pneumonia is the leading cause of under-5 mortality, responsible for 18 percent of deaths An analysis ofthe combined resultsof six published studies indicates that the diagnosis and treatmentof childhood ... Data analysis was conducted using Microsoft Excel software Standard scores, or z-scores, were created for each of ‒ the indicators usingthe following formula: z=(x−x) /s where: z = The standard, ... distinguished essayists explore the many reasons why the United States, as a nation, must continue to invest in lifesaving maternal and child health programs U .S investment in basic health care for...
... devices to treat conditions such as gastroesophageal refluxing disease The use of biochemical sealants in place of sutures and staples is decreasing the invasiveness of some procedures Finally, as ... expertise of anatomists, physiologists, chemists, physicists, engineers, computer scientists, bioinformaticians, pharmacologists, and clinicians of many specialties Imaging systems can simplify ... observed the trends, and funding of interdisciplinary research projects has begun to increase Based on the assessments of several groups of scientists and through literature reviews, this manuscript...
... k Define the set SbyS p1 , , pn | pk ≥ 0, ∀k 1.15 We wish to show h p ≥ on the set S subject to the constraint p1 · · · pn Suppose the minimum of h p is inthe interior ofSBythe Lagrange ... show h p ≤ on the set S defined before, subject to the constraint p1 · · · pn Suppose the maximum of h p is inthe interior ofS Applying the Lagrange multiplier method for finding the constrained ... that the minimum of h p inS subject to the constraint p1 · · · pn occurs on the boundary of S, where some ofthe pk must be zero At the minimum, say po , we are back to the case of n − or less,...
... Reducible systems In this section, we give a theorem on the structure ofthe matrix S n , and provide an example for illustration Theresultsin this section are discrete analogues ofthe ones given in ... is, SB then A n must be a constant matrix as well BS, Stability of linear systems It turns out that to obtain a stability result, one needs take S n , a periodic matrix Indeed, this allows using ... reduced form 1.5 under some additional conditions In this study, we first give a theorem on the reducibility of 1.1 into the form of 1.5 and then obtain asymptotic stability ofthe zero solution of...
... statistical analysis and writing ofthe manuscript SN is responsible forthe physical aspects of IMRT planning and treatmentofthe children HB is responsible forthe anaesthesia management ofthe ... than the potentially increased risk of secondary malignancies We tried to increase chances of cure the patients accepting possible risks in a matter of decades in case of success IMRT was feasible ... is responsible forthe clinical treatmentofthe children as head ofthe division of radiation oncology inthe German Cancer Research Center JD is responsible forthe clinical treatmentof the...
... sinusitis including tenderness inthe left infraorbital region and nasal stuffiness In this case a small bone window inthe lateral wall ofthe maxillary sinus was performed in order to obtain ... endoscopic view ofthe foreign body inthe supero medial aspect ofthe maxillary sinus Intraoperative endoscopic view ofthe foreign body inthe supero medial aspect ofthe maxillary sinus Figure ... maxillary sinus Computed tomography scan (coronal plane) showing the foreignof the upper first the supero medial aspect ofthe maxillary Figure sinus and partial mucosal thickening ofthe sinus upon the...
... dexamethasone (10 -5 M) plus anacardic acid (20 μmol/L) for 24 h Statistical analysis Results were expressed as the mean ± SD Variance analysis was used for statistical comparisons between groups by Student s ... proteins were under-expressed in mice with OVAinduced asthma We also found that treatmentof these mice with dexamethasone resulted inthe restoration of PTEN expression In vitro studies using ... regulation of PTEN expression in human airways may be useful forthetreatmentof asthma Declaration of interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests The authors alone are responsible...
... INTRODUCTION • VARICOCELE: ABNORMAL DILATATION OFTHE PAMPINIFORM PLEXUS OF VEINS OFTHE TESTIS • EXACT ETIOLOGY: REMAINS UNCERTAIN • HYPOTHESES: RELATES TO THE ANATOMY OF TESTICULAR VASCULARISATION ... OFTHE TESTIS AND THE SEMEN ANALYSIS) DIAGNOSIS • PATIENT IN STANDING AND SUPINE POSITIONS • CATEGORIZED INTO THREE GRADES (DUBIN AND AMLAR CRITERIA): • GRADE I: NOT VISIBLE IN SUPINE POSITION, ... VALSALVA MANEUVER IN A STANDING POSITION • GRADE II: NOT VISIBLE IN SUPINE POSITION, PALPABLE INTHE STANDING POSITION WITHOUT A VALSALVA MANEUVER • GRADE III, VISIBLE THROUGH THE SCROTUM IN THE...
... advantages in terms of competition with other enterprises in same industry - Pointed out the "happiness" ofthe people participating in Fair trade - Besides, the project also pointed out the drawbacks ... difficulties which have still existed between the parties participating inthe Fair trade - there is also the largest findings ofthe study - Thereby, making policy recommendations to overcome the difficulties ... VII Conclusion Researchresults - Project has shown the difficulties of a cooperative or a enterprise registered to participate in Fair trade, but when organic products were certified, there would...
... means multiple independent validations) The existence of Berkson s bias has been statistically assessed [23] Acknowledgements TheResearchin this study was financed partly bythe Ministry of ... controls gathered inthe hospitals and the same cases, the first showed significant values inthe three predictors studied whereas the second only showed them in two of these First was more efficient ... (OR) in a structural manner inthe designs of cases and controls [23] As a final step inthe validity study, a “bootstrap” analysis was applied to the complete sample of cases and controls [25-26]...
... and filtering ability of SS in inlet water were improved byusing smaller zeolite for those MSL systems However, those MSL1, and started to cause clogging inthe surface ofthe systems in January, ... of two sets ofthe systems or settling the rest period ofthe system during the season in which water is less polluted This procedure contribute to make treatment more stable In soil types, although ... an on-site MSL system used for this study The MSL system was composed of soil mixture layers and zeolite Six sets of MSL systems were constructed and operated with six different conditions (Table...
... farmers consider that the clam died by polluted water from upstream, others think that is by sedimentation The losses of clam stocks were one ofthe biggest problems inthe coastal area The reason ... address in Tien Giang, especially downstream as Go Cong Dong area 3.2.1 To limit saline intrusion inthe East of Tien Giang Saline intrusion inthe area is increasing which causes damage for rice ... River As forecast of Division of Water Resources Institute, the saline intrusion (4g/l) will reach to 10-12 km from upstream (Tien Giang DARD, 2004) The reasons of increasing saline intrusion are...
... suitable for professional investors and investors having a sufficiently large investment portfolio so as to be able to absorb the higher risks of loss associated with these investments Nevertheless, ... This is consistent with the principle of subsidiarity 3.4 Comitology The proposal is based on the Lamfalussy process for regulating financial services The proposed Directive contains the principles ... and the effective safe-keeping of assets invested by Community investors The relative importance ofthe activities of AIFM in some financial markets, especially in those cases where the AIF they...
... Peptide synthesis and labeling Peptide synthesis was performed by solid phase on a Pioneer synthesizer (Applied Biosystems, Forster City, CA, USA) following the Fmoc chemistry protocol The Tat ... containing cell culture medium ofthe D-form or the peptides was proposed as the reason of this apparent increased uptake, as the rate of uptake was the same in serum-free medium [17] As already stated ... in these mutant cell lines as ef®ciently than in wt-CHO or in HeLa cells The internalization ofthe peptide in these cell lines was monitored in parallel by ¯uorescence microscopy and by FACS...
... comprehensively informed themselves about these issues and have endeavoured to pass this information on to other interested persons Because of their high age (the average is 85 years), their decreasing ... welcomed, as it actively supports the local initiatives for senior citizens and increases sensitivity ofthe Minden population to ageing issues Results and effectiveness By means of comprehensive public ... Poland is still in its early stages Inthe short time that has passed since the beginning ofthe system transformation (1989 – the first non-communist government), it has not been possible to form...