... three times, and an average obtained The height and weight of the elderly who showed postural instability, or who were bedridden, was obtained from knee height and an equation that combines anthropometric ... the moment when the kitchen staff served portions of food in the dining room Immediately following the meal, the difference between what had been served and what remained was calculated in household ... polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids was shown to be inadequate in almost all individuals There was a significantly insufficient intake of potassium (100%), zinc (82.7%) and niacin (65.4%) in the...
... Government-owned Rubber Industry/PTPN) Business of government-owned plantation enterprise (PTPN) may be more developed and sustainable when integrating the upstream industry with downstream industries ... automotive industry and other industries in Indonesia is growing and is likely to continue to grow 21 OPPORTUNITIES The price of natural rubber as a raw material is very fluctuate, on the other hand ... in Indonesia in 2008 was 414,000 tons accounted 15.0 % of the total production, (65 % was consumed by tyre industries) Development of rubber downstream industry: increasing the added value, increase...
... study was to investigate the differences in loneliness, depression, and health statusin institutionalized Korean and Japanese elderly In addition, the predictors of depression were examined in ... Koreans view nursing homes very negatively However, in Japan many view living in nursing homes as positive and may be seen as better than living in their own homes (Tsugaruya, 2004) Asian Nursing Research ... States elderly dwelling in nursing homes were depressed, and Sherina, Rampal, Hanim, and Thong (2006) reported that 54% of the institutionalized elderly in Malaysia were depressed Meanwhile, the level...
... Xiamen, and Shanghai), the north coastal area around Qingdao in Shandong Province, and the northeast area around Tumen in Jilin Province were also identified as acid rain areas Now, acid rain is mainly ... rules would be ineffective Vehicle fuel quality in China has improved in the past decade Low octane gasoline (No 70) is being phased out, and 90, 93, 95 and higher octane gasoline is increasing In ... gasification and combustion, and now a 15 MW unit is being demonstrated in the Jiawang power plant located in Xuzhou city, Jiangsu province Research on flue gas desulfurization (FGD) in China started in...
... Jan Wierzbicki, Ivo Andric (Warsaw, 1965); Kazimierz Z úrawski, Ivo Andri c (Warsaw, 1988) ANDRZEJEWSKI Jerzy (19 August 1909, Warsaw19 April 1983, Warsaw), Polish writer In 1931 Andrzejewski ... underground newspaper founded by Anielewicz, who was also its editor -in- chief Anielewicz was also involved in clandestine teaching andin party propaganda In March or April 1942 Anielewicz co-established ... zycia i twúrczosci Edwarda Abramowskiego (Warsaw, 1933); Oskar Lange, Socjologia i idee spoeczne Edwarda Abramowskiego (Krak w, 1928); Bohdan Cywinski, Mysl polityczna Edwarda Abramowskiego, in: Polska...
... MCS score, as did residence in Belgium and Germany Living in Italy and Spain on the other hand was associated with lower than grand mean MCS scores (p < 0.0001) Interestingly, German respondents ... respondents indicated paid employment (ranging from 1.1% in the Netherlands to 14.4% in Italy, p < 0.0001), and the weighted mean (net) household income was 19,244 EUR (ranging from 11,055 EUR in Spain ... computer-assisted interview-techniques The overall response rate in the six countries investigated was 61.2%, with the highest rates in Spain (78.6%) and Italy (71.2%), and lowest rates in Germany (57.8%),...
... both the individuals with intensive growth dynamics and the slow-growing individuals were selected for a subsequent mixture of clones) After their growing in a nursery they were outplanted in exposed ... to spruce from lower locations; their higher frost hardiness is also known (Hawkins, Shewan 2000; Westin et al 2000a) Therefore progenies of trees best surviving and growing in these specific ... localities were selected within this progeny The evaluation of spruce growth in clone plantations (RP) was based on the measurement of height and diameter growth Diameter growth in young plantations was...
... variant were holding the significant superiority in the crown diameter In 2004, the crown diameter values of the trees in the limestone and basalt variants were by 20% and 18% lower than those in ... content in the initial years after planting This difference, however, gradually diminished A marked rise in foliar P was recorded in 2001, nonetheless, no significant increasing or decreasing linear ... the K cations, in contrast to liming, surely participated in it The increased CEC as a result of liming and also basalt grit application is in line with the expectations and findings of other...
... diamonds, where the diamond D3 is two triples intersecting in two vertices More precisely, it was proved that in any 2-coloring of the edges of an almost complete 3uniform hypergraph with n vertices, ... subject interesting in its own, we determine exactly the 2- and 3-color Ramsey numbers of a diamond-matching: R(kDr , kDr )= k(2r − 1) − (Theorem 4), R(kDr , kDr , kDr ) = 2kr − (Theorem 5) 1.1 Ramsey ... λn, and the smaller one together with the marked components have a union containing more than λn vertices as well We start by applying Proposition 10 to HR and to HB with λ that tends to zero with...
... needles and twigs, than in the thinned stand The greatest weight losses were observed in the plots where logging residues were incorporated into the Figure Remaining slash needles (a) and twigs ... nutrient statusin Pinus radiata 419 Figure (continued) Changes in absolute amount of elements with time for radiata pine slash needles and twigs incubated in the thinned stand andin the prepared and ... Changes in absolute amount of elements with time for radiata pine slash needles and twigs incubated in the thinned stand andin the prepared and unprepared plots after clear-felling indicates that initial...
... substance abuse and psychiatric illness, by both obtaining information from the patient themselves and by reviewing patient charts We also included brief measures of mental statusand mood because ... approximately 10 minutes to administer In the current study the caregiver was a member of the nursing staff caring for the patient during the first two days of hospitalization Mini-Mental State Examination ... association between these domains and the occurrence of behavioral problems in older adults in long-term care and other settings [21–24] Thus, at admission, patients were also administered the MMSE and...
... 30 minutes at room temperature After rinsing in Dako wash buffer, slides were incubated with the Dako LSAB2 biotinylated link for 10 minutes at room temperature, rinsed in Dako wash buffer, and ... visualized using 3-3 diaminobenzidine for minutes Slides were then rinsed in water, lightly counterstained in filtered Mayer’s hematoxylin, rinsed, dehydrated, cleared, and mounted The cells of interest ... on the above preclinical and clinical findings, the objective of this study was to explore the relationships of KRAS and BRAF status with p-AKT and p-ERK expression and with clinical outcomes (response...
... AKESHOTT with et - association of Gpdh-F frequency with maximum rainfall in Asia that was not apparent in Europe or North America In the Wandin North population, Gpdh-F frequency was independent ... samples could be obtained between May and August of that year An initial increase in Tpi-F frequency was observed however, and this trend has previously been observed in a neighbouring orchard population ... reported a decrease in Gpdh-F frequency during late summer a result and autumn in apple orchard and woodland populations in North America consistent with the Wandin North temperature association Macrogeographic...
... Burlingame, CA) for minutes All washing steps were with PBS All slides were counterstained with Mayer’s hematoxylin (Klinipath, Duiven, The Netherlands) and mounted afterwards with Pertex mounting ... ex-smoking and never smoking COPD patients with GOLD stage II-III [36] We did not find a difference in BAL IL-6 and IL-8 and sputum IL-6 between current smokers and ex-smokers with COPD, in line with ... peroxidase activity was blocked with sodium azide 0.1% (w/ v) and hydrogen peroxide 0.18% (w/ v) in PBS for 30 minutes Non-specific binding was blocked in PBS, 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 5% normal...
... pen where the rams were kept Intravaginal sponges containing 60 mg MAP (Syntex SA) were inserted in ewes of both groups on day –12 At sponge withdrawal, all the ewes were mixed and placed in the ... -6, intravaginal sponges containing 60 mg of MAP were inserted in all ewes At sponge withdrawal, ewes were placed together with three adult, sexually experienced marking Corriedale rams Since ... MAP during the nonbreeding season; rams were introduced at sponge withdrawal Time with respect to the sponge withdrawal is equal to the time for ram' s introduction Ewes ovulated and came into estrus...
... was observed In addition, it was indicated that the free fruit scheme was effective in increasing fruit intake in all groups at these schools (including boys and pupils of lower SES) as the interactions ... showing that changes in accessibility and preferences also mediate parts of the increasing SES disparities regarding changes in FV intake within the same age group from 2001 to 2008, wherein ... evaluated within the FVMM project [19], using the same data set as the present study A greater increase in fruit intake within the schools participating in the program (i.e schools with grades...
... Transthyretin mainly acts as a carrier protein for thyroxine and retinol (vitamin A) [28] It is also a marker for nutritional statusand is usually maintained at high levels except during infection and malnutrition, ... of health status on the relationship between AGP and weight gain might indicate that the association between AGP and weight gain is not due to an underlying response to infection, since AGP is ... included in the analyses In general, different pig breed-lines were used on different farms, except on farms B and E, and C and F where common lines were used Also Farm F comprised Landrace as well...
... flows in buildings equipped with windows having this capability show significant energy savings in some locations and seasons Then it is possible, with the new technology for 'smart windows ' and ... electrochromic windows 14 - 15 The major function of electrochromic windows so-called 'smart windows' is to control the flow of light and heat passing the building glazing and the glazing of vehicles In ... at low to intermediate x values for LixWO3 and NaxWO3 and at intermediate x values for KxWO3 Hexagonal phases occur for small incorporation of large ions: KxWO3, CsxWO3, InxWO3 and LixWO3 In case...
... weeks of intervention PEF morning value increases after weeks, weeks, weeks, and 12 weeks After 12 weeks, PEF index in average reaches 101.3% PEF morning value increase 26.3 liter/min after weeks ... treatment (prevention) of BA: According to GINA 2006 - Gaining and maintaining control of symptoms of BA - Maintaining normal activities, including to make efforts - Upholding lung function as close as ... (L/minute) Table 3.27 Changes of number value of PEF Morning - evening indexes before and after treatment After weeks, weeks and weeks of treatment, PEF index increases slowly and after 12 weeks...