... µ is the vector of genotypic means (µ − a, µ + d, µ + a) associated respectively tothe major gene genotypes AA, AB and BB, U is the vector of polygenic genetic values and E is the vector of residuals; ... and error variances were run per trait For every chain, 10, 30 or 50% ofthe phenotypic variance was assigned tothe polygenic variance andtheremaining part was assigned to error variance The ... of residuals We tried to minimise the impact ofthe non-normality of residuals by using a Box-Cox transformation Yet, departures from other assumptions, such asthe homogeneity ofthe distribution...
... discussions Source of support: Charité Faculty funding References 10 Conclusion As a conclusion, the use ofthe presently described approach to assess research quantityandquality may be used to 1) ... database Web of Science During the period from 1900 to 2006 a number of 3489 filed items were found to be connected to animal models of asthma, the first being published in the year 1968 [14] These ... models of asthma, the field of immunology ranked first As a last step the numbers of published items were categorized with regard to specific animal species Here it was found that mice were the...
... In order to be able to conduct and monitor the progress ofthe trial for the patients' safety and according tothe World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki andthe European and Italian ... over baseline Astothe assessment ofthequalityof analgesic care, the adequacy of pain management will be assessed firstly using the IPM, an index assembled by grouping with explicit and pre-planned ... approaches to assess thequalityof analgesic care at individual level Qualityof life and other relevant patient reported outcomes Qualityof life, satisfaction measures and symptoms/side effects...
... price ofthe query should reflect thequalityofthe query result Thequalityofthe query result is affected by (1) the amount ofthe data items needed to answer the query and (2) thequalityofthe ... qualityofthe query result is affected by (1) the amount ofthe data items needed to answer the query and (2) thequalityofthe data items needed to answer the query (the qualityof a data item ... data items needed to answer the query (the qualityof a data item is defined as its price) One strategy of pricing queries is to define the price of a query asthe aggregation ofthe prices of the...
... handle language games better, the study will also give some basic steps to use them in class, with the role of teachers in some types of language games To know the attitudes ofthe teachers and ... are the reasons why English has been widely taught and learnt in Vietnam and also around the world today To satisfy the essential demand today, English has been taught as one ofthe compulsory ... satisfactory and sufficient information As a result, the method was chosen to make full use of rather than advocating one and disposing the other so that the reliability and validity ofthe research...
... wars” ofthe late 1960s and 1970s hastened the end of civilized discussion asthe gulf between the Left and Right grew, andasthe attacks ofthe one on the other grew ever more vitriolic Much of ... Dialogue ofthe Deaf At least five developments over the past half-century have contributed to today’s Dialogue ofthe Deaf These range from the culture wars ofthe 1960s and 1970s, tothe triumph of ... how there are many different forms of deductive logic relevant to problem solving, and that some ofthe most useful of these are quite new These include the logic of game theory, of risk assessment...
... scientists andthe governors in order to improve thequalityof rice production The Soc Trang extension center reported a total post-harvest loss of 13.38% for the year 2003 They calculated the demand ... i.e., the common discussion on the need and methods to improve thequalityand reduce losses in rice production in the MRD andthe technical aspects on harvesting, drying and milling For the common ... fields in the MRD have small size which are suitable for medium and small scale harvesters Soft soil base is another problem challenged the moving of harvesters The company has targeted to solve...
... process, so in the gasification system, the moisture ofthe fuel is a vital parameter Relative humidity ofthe material is asthe ratio between the amount of moisture contained in the material andthe ... relationship The higher the humidity was, the more difficult for ignition process and gasification, thus, the lower the system efficiency If the humidity was too high, the equipment was unable to operate ... performance was at its maximum when the velocity varied from 2.5÷5cm/s (maximum at 4.05cm/s) and decreased when Va was out of this range The reason could be when air velocity was too low or too high, there...
... upon light -quality, -quantity and light/dark cycles, the fumigation with /3-pinene modified pigment and a-tocopherol levels (Table I) Fumigation with j3-pinene led to an increase in chl b and car ... reduced the level of a tocopherol in the dark controls (D) Low intensity of white light (wL), red light (rUD, RL) and far-red light (fr/D) increased a-tocopherol levels Under conditions of j3-pinenemediated ... 3:1 mixture of quartzsand and vermiculite irrigated with tap water Cultivation took place in glass vessels in continuous white light (16 ) M W/ The incubators were placed for 48 h in the various...
... beginning of class Then teacher calls on students randomly to answer the questions on the card If they don‟t know the answer, teacher should ask them to facilitate a short discussion with the class to ... effective is the group work applied in English lessons? What are the solutions to improve group work activities in English classes? Scope ofthe study First of all, both qualityandquantityof language ... aim of varying the data of different kinds of students As for the procedure, the set of questionnaire was distributed to students to see whether the textbook content can meet students‟ needs and...
... disease progression from chronic hepatitis C to cirrhosis, HCC, and death The liver biopsy is the gold standard for the grading and staging of chronic hepatitis C The activity of liver disease ... 2006, 49 and cytokine response tothe HCV.[28, 29] The competency ofthe immune response plays a significant role in the development of chronic hepatitis C, as well asthe progression of liver ... may also increase the risk of HCV-associated liver damage Age at Time of Infection Several studies have shown a significant association between the rate of fibrosis andthe age at time of infection.[38,...
... disclose themselves by a comparison of MANY kinds of morality In every ‘Science of Morals’ hitherto, strange asit may sound, the problem of morality itself has been OMITTED: there has been no ... it, ‘Faith,’ or as I call it, the herd’) has hitherto triumphed Unless one should make an exception in the case of Descartes, the father of rationalism (and consequently the grandfather ofthe ... only the authority of reason: but reason is only a tool, and Descartes was superficial 192 Whoever has followed the history of a single science, finds in its development a clue tothe understanding...
... isolated, purified, and studied the in vitro and in vivo activity of many of these novel compounds Similar efforts were conducted at the Kitasato Institute in Tokyo led by Satoshi Omura [17] The ... [34] and aflatoxin is known to be produced on corn, cottonseed, peanuts, and tree nuts in the field [35] These toxins cause hepatotoxicity, teratogenicity, immunotoxicity, mutation, cancer, and ... [159] The antibiotic was extracted from soil and shown to be active against Rhizoctonia solani.Addition of geldanomycin itself to soil also controls disease Potato scab disease is caused by Streptomyces...
... not to touch those that are not so, as well asthe Blossoms: They employ the most handy Negroes in this Work, and others follow them with Baskets to gather them, and lay them in Heaps, where they ... Points ofthe Salts, and restores the usual Softness tothe Blood, like as Spirit of Wine united with Spirit of Salt, makes a soft Liquor of a violent Corrosive This same sulphurous Unctuosity at the ... Nursery, andof its Cultivation, till the Fruit comes to Maturity 16 Chap IV Ofthe gathering the Cocao-Nuts, andofthe Manner of making the Kernels sweat; and also of drying them that they may...
... Rajputs or Kshatryas ofthe north-west, the Arabs, Parsees, and Mahrattas ofthe west coast, the Singhalese ofthe extreme south, the Tamils ofthe east, andthe Bengalis ofthe north-east Mongolians ... anatomy, as in the case ofthe abnormal length ofthe hind toe and nail ofthe Jacana It is not that the habit of running over floating leaves induced the change, but that an all-wise Creator so ... inhabiting the chain of mountains tothe north, from Little Thibet on the west to Bhotan on the east, and then sweeping downwards southerly to where Tenasserim joins the Malay Peninsula They...
... life-history approach andof easily measured fitness estimates such as LRS Predicting life-history plasticity Life-history theory not only predicts the mean value of a trait, but has been developed to ... reproduction, number and size of offspring, inter-clutch interval, and juvenile and adult survival The effects of changes in the magnitude of each of these traits on the others (e.g increased offspring ... not only the size ofthe hatchling, but also thequantityof resources stored in the egg and expended in metabolism during the course of development Note that the data for fish eggs in the field...
... reference tothe character that they inherit from the place where the wine is produced Consumers who visit producers are particularly sensitive tothebeautyofthe landscape, tothe architecture ofthe ... villages andto any other element that belongs tothe region of production." Thus terroir includes event the landscape, as if it affected thequalityandthe taste ofthe wine Tinlot becomes a bit ... notion of terroir tonatural endowments which are nontransferable, and which are likely to really influence in a measurable way both thequalityandthe taste of a wine: soil, subsoil, slopes and...
... as a common-pool resource), it means that 38 ECONOMICS OFTHE ENVIRONMENT one person’s use ofit reduces the ability ofthe other to either use or enjoy it Exclusivity refers tothe ability to ... way, such as with a certificate of ownership or title to an asset Divisibility indicates the ability ofthe holder ofthe right to divide up the asset or the flow of benefits from the asset For ... prevent others from using or enjoying a flow of benefits from the good or asset Much ofthe focus ofthe property rights literature is on understanding the nature ofthe rights, who has them, and the...