... and more In this study, we intend to analyze the behaviour of species, Pinus pinaster, Pinus radiata and Pinus sylvestris, during germination, inrelationto fire and to try to integrate the results ... important role in determining the survival ofthe seedlings (Moreno and Oechel, 1992) To discover the adaptive advantages inthe event of a fire ofthe reproductive strategies of each ofthe species ... species is not due tothe high temperatures directly favouring the germination of their seeds, but due to other circumstances such as the opening ofthe pinecones or the preparation of an appropriate...
... hinge joint The complexities involve the coupling motion inthe other axes The kinematics ofthe tibiofemoral joint as discussed inthe earlier section involves the study of motion between the ... bones Kinetics ofthe tibiofemoral joint looks at the forces and energy that is involved in either maintaining static equilibrium or initiating dynamic activity for the joint Inthe knee joint the ... SUMMARY In this study the kinematics and kinetics of weight bearing knee activities were examined inthe context ofthe mechanical factors related tothe risk of osteoarthritis (OA) inthe tibiofemoral...
... clay of lagoonal facies inthe central part passing into silty clay of flood plain, oxbow, coastal swamp and peat facies inthe direction from the plain tothe modern coastline. The ... and marine facies (formed inthe final stage of each cycle). Based on this point of view, the Quaternary sediments inthe Red River Delta can be divided into the following hydrogeological ... Hai Hung Formation inthe upper sequence and the fine sediments of deltaic and marine facies of Vinh Phuc Formation inthe lower sequence. The sediment of Vinh Phuc Formation was weathered (Fig. ...
... With a bone saw the ribs were cut along the anterior axillary line and the chest plate containing the sternum, the medial part ofthe upper eight to nine ribs and the surrounding soft tissues was ... presented here was gathered inthe course of fresh cadaver autopsies carried out inthe Department of Forensic Medicine at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria The medico-legal office and local ... Analyzing the bilaterality ofthe transversus thoracis, it was established that in 55.8% ofthe cases there was symmetry between the left and right side muscles However the remaining 44.2% of the...
... study has examined the incidence of these anomalies inthe Lebanese population (around million total population) The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of different forms of anomalous ... origins of coronary arteries from the aorta were entered into final data analysis Angiography was indicated to evaluate the coronary artery disease in these patients The overall incidence of primary ... origin ofthe coronary arteries were excluded At least two independent investigators reviewed the films, which were selected for further assessment, prior tothe final classification Inthe event...
... upstream of hbpS and ending at the 5¢-end of binding site III, and containing a deleted binding site II) To determine whether SenR had already been in a phosphorylated form within E coli, the obtained ... activation ofthe transcription ofthe operon encoding a proline dehydrogenase and a proline permease [23] PutR has been suggested to facilitate the DNA binding of CRP by direct protein–protein interaction ... Further single replacements within each binding site (I, II or III) may reveal the essential role of single nucleotides inthe specific interaction with SenR The position ofthe SenR operator...
... record the passing ofthe first hegemony of Kish tothe "Kingdom of Eanna", the latter taking its name from the famous temple of Anu and Ishtar inthe old city of Erech The text continues: The kingdom ... is of native workmanship, but the influence of Egypt may be seen inthe technique ofthe carving, inthe winged disk above the figures, and still more inthe representation ofthe goddess in ... account ofthe world's history down to that point The Deluge hero is there a Sumerian king named Ziusudu, ruling in one ofthe newly created cities of Babylonia and ministering at the shrine of his...
... machinery The date of enumeration ofthe source population was 31st of December 1986 according tothe plants payroll roster There was staggered recruitment into the study, the baseline being ... analysis of exposureresponse inthe same cohort The objective ofthe present study was to assess the incidence of Raynaud's phenomenon inrelationto hand-arm vibration exposure in a cohort consisting ... worker to be included inthe prospective analysis had to be a "no case" at the base line The "prospective" cases were included inthe retrospective analysis but for these cases date of onset was their...
... Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007, 49:11 mRNA coding for the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, found in inflamed areas ofthe lung, is probably due tothe function of IL-10 in counteracting the host ... rows representing profiles of genes and columns representing profiles of samples The gene dendrogram is shown tothe left ofthe matrix and the dendrogram ofthe samples is shown above the matrix ... reported to result in a local production of proinflammatory proteins or mRNA encoding the cytokines interleukin (IL) -1α, IL-1β, IL-6 and the chemokine IL-8 [2-5] Likewise bioactive protein and/or...
... helped to draft the manuscript AJ and HZ were involved significantly inthe study, interpreting data and composing the manuscript MA coordinated the study He has been involved in many ofthe studies ... performed, the better the prediction of fertility capability The main finding of this paper is that the fluorescence value/million spermatozoa of H258 and H342 stained spermatozoa assessed by an automatic ... milligrams of H258 were diluted in 200 ml of BTS, mixed for 30 inthe dark, and stored in 2-ml aliquots at -20°C Six milligrams of H342 were diluted in 200 ml of BTS, mixed for 30 inthe dark, and stored...
... by the gut directly tothe liver Drug-metabolizing enzymes detoxify many xenobiotics but bioactivate the toxicity of others to reactive intermediates This leads tothe hypothesis that underlying ... from 50 to 150 μM) than the therapeutic dose in humans Furthermore, the cells were incubated with drugs inthe absence of albumin, where albumin sequesters 95 to 99% of plasma troglitazone, thereby ... schematic diagram ofthe level of complexity from genome tothe proteome The increase in complexity of biological molecules moving from genome to transcriptome to proteome level The number of estimated...
... the increase in output due to a unit increase inthe input ofthe factor; that is, the partial derivative ofthe production function with respect tothe factor In a competitive equilibrium, the ... So the results ofthe comparative analysis offer help tothe experts making the comparison ofthe reports inthe two accounting systems ⇒ During the analysis ofthe Hungarian FADN I took the ... inthe regulation ofthe financial accounting systems inthe two countries During the analysis ofthe Dutch financial accounting system the method of comparative financial accounting was used There...
... reported four main integrated rubber farming systems inthe South of Thailand emerging during the financial crisis inthe late 19 1990's The major systems included 1) Rubber intercrop farming, 2) Rubber-rice ... year to year Most of Thailand receives the majority of rain during the Southwest monsoon Generally, the quantity of rainfall decreases with increasing distance from the sea, but the amount of rainfall ... On the other hand, inthe far Northeast, along the Mekong River, over 2030 mm is received annually Variation inthe average amount of rainfall is therefore notable inthe Northeast During the...
... that the more the noun's relationto human becomes closer and the more the level of abstract ofthe noun becomes lower the numbers of verbs that are closely related to them ~id therefore have to ... equivalents in detail at the lower level categories (2) To each verb found inthe process ofthe association, consults ordinary dictionary of translation equivalents and word usage of verbs and obtain the ... (1) Find a pair of verb and associated translation equivalent ( D o , Play : ~ - & ) that can be associated in common to a part ofthe structure ofthe categories as in Fig.l, and then find appropriate...
... divided into two major categories: any form of exercise, excluding walking, lasting a minimum of 30 minutes per day, and walking alone, again for a minimum period of 30 minutes Both groups where then ... state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increased body weight on the subjective perception ofthe quality of life should not be underestimated [12-14] Certain adverse effects of excess ... status inthe Serbian urban population, and the first to use the SF-36 generic assessment scale outside the clinical setting [28,29] We would like to highlight the importance ofthe application of...
... were added to increase the number of younger individuals and immigrants within the sample Ofthe 2300 invited, 1691 persons (803 men and 888 women) participated inthe follow-up For the present ... dichotomized according to whether the woman was born in Norway or not Marital status was dichotomized according to whether the woman was married/cohabitating or not Place of residence variable ... (WA) were missing for 12 cases (2,01%) problems However, all data collection was conducted inthe presence of a trained investigator, which may have assisted in overcoming shortcomings The question...
... should be told at the beginning ofthe research Their reasons focused on reducing the children being taken aback upon learning their status during the course ofthe research and for enhancing the children's ... deciding whether or not disclosure should be a component ofthe research, being mindful that the minors participating inthe research may in fact want to know that they have HIV Participation inthe ... have to let them grow up to a certain age They will have to be told when they have a sense of understanding and wisdom giving such information to a child can be fatal to him and at that moment, then,...
... one ofthe drivers of good vision at a population level Competing interests However, the causality ofthe association between the prevalence of visual impairment inrelationtothe number of ophthalmologists ... determinant of eye morbidity at a national level To confirm these findings, it would be worthwhile to study the relationship between regional visual impairment rates and indicators of other eye-care ... participate The three most frequent reasons for refusal were lack of time (22.7%), the non-compulsory character ofthe INSEE survey (10.7%), and lack of staff to help the interviewer (7.3%) In total,...
... conduct ofthe study and the editing ofthe article BR contributed to shaping ofthe article and the editing ofthe article GEE contributed tothe statistical analyses and the editing ofthe manuscripts ... other in some characteristics; however inthe genetic counseling setting it is interesting to analyze them together since they are very similar with regard tothe risk they are living with, they ... correlation between the independent variables (avoidance, attention, and fear) was not too high to include them as independent determinants inthe regression models To investigate the ability of...
... divided into two major categories: any form of exercise, excluding walking, lasting a minimum of 30 minutes per day, and walking alone, again for a minimum period of 30 minutes Both groups where then ... state of health ofthe individual, the influence of increased body weight on the subjective perception ofthe quality of life should not be underestimated [12-14] Certain adverse effects of excess ... status inthe Serbian urban population, and the first to use the SF-36 generic assessment scale outside the clinical setting [28,29] We would like to highlight the importance ofthe application of...