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The meaning of tingo and other extraordinary words from around the world

The meaning of tingo and other extraordinary words from around the world

... Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Group (Australia), ... without telling anyone where you are going’ Similarly, in Indonesia, minggat means ‘to leave home for good without saying goodbye’ On re ection Snobs and chau◊eurs Words don’t necessarily keep ... without regret’ I savoured the direct logic of Danish, the succinctness of Malay, the sheer wackiness of Japanese, and realized that sometimes a dictionary can tell you more about a culture than...

Ngày tải lên: 15/01/2014, 10:51

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Control of Dioxins (and other Organochlorines) from the Pulp and Paper Industry under the Clean Water Act and Lead in Soil at Superfund Mining Sites: Two Case Studies in EPA''''s Use of Science potx

Control of Dioxins (and other Organochlorines) from the Pulp and Paper Industry under the Clean Water Act and Lead in Soil at Superfund Mining Sites: Two Case Studies in EPA''''s Use of Science potx

... EPA issues congressionally-mandated national strategy to investigate, identify, and remediate dioxin contaminated areas EPA cancels 2,4,5-T registration Hazardous Solid Waste Act requires EPA to ... incremental reduction in AOX appears to be on the order of 50-70% The reductions in AOX are also associated with reductions in conventional pollutants such as chemical and biological oxygen demand ... Procedures External Review Draft EPA (U.S Environmental Protection Agency) 1996 EPA releases new data on pulp and paper discharges; considers regulatory and voluntary options July press release...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20

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Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries docx

Risk of cancer from diagnostic X-rays: estimates for the UK and 14 other countries docx

... organspecific radiation doses were available However, when these cancers are considered together as a group, there is strong evidence that they are radiation-inducible with a proportionate increase per ... authors contributed to design of the study, interpretation of the results, and critical revision of the manuscript Both authors discussed and approved the final version Conflict of interest statement ... 1950–87 Radiat Res 1994; 137: S68–97 Preston DL, Mattsson A, Holmberg E, Shore RE, Hildreth N, Boice JD Jr Radiation effects on breast cancer risk: a pooled analysis of eight cohorts Radiat Res 2002;...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 01:20

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Báo cáo hóa học: " Genetic variation and recombination of RdRp and HSP 70h genes of Citrus tristeza virus isolates from orange trees showing symptoms of citrus sudden death disease" potx

Báo cáo hóa học: " Genetic variation and recombination of RdRp and HSP 70h genes of Citrus tristeza virus isolates from orange trees showing symptoms of citrus sudden death disease" potx

... sampled from trees C3, C5 (both with CSD) and C6 (without CSD) are represented by blue, green and red dots respectively Multiple dots on particular branches represent identical sequences Whereas branches ... trees (A) Largely recombination free maximum likelihood phylogeny of 252 HSP70h gene fragment sequences Sequences sampled from trees C3, C5 and C6 are represented by blue, green and red dots respectively ... Coloured dots beside the schematic representations of the recombinant sequences represent the numbers and origins of recombinant sequences sharing similar mosaics (C) The relative population representation...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

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Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: " Genetic control of the time of transition from juvenile to mature wood in Pinus radiata D. Don" pdf

Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: " Genetic control of the time of transition from juvenile to mature wood in Pinus radiata D. Don" pdf

... juvenile and mature wood is diffuse and the region where one type of wood starts and the other stops, frequently referred to as transition wood [49] Generally, transition from juvenile to mature wood ... were controls and tree plot in replications VRC54 was planted at Silver Creek in 1986 with 52 full-sib families of which were controls and single tree plot in 20 replications In VRC52, there were ... juvenile to mature wood in radiata pine, there may be an opportunity to select for a reduction in transition age and therefore decrease the proportion of the log containing juvenile wood A prelude to...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

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Báo cáo y học: " Genetic and functional analysis of HIV-1 Rev Responsive Element (RRE) sequences from North-India" pdf

Báo cáo y học: " Genetic and functional analysis of HIV-1 Rev Responsive Element (RRE) sequences from North-India" pdf

... ********** ***** *** **** ***** Stem Loop-C CONSENSUS_C RRE-S1 RRE-S2 RRE-S3 RRE-S4 RRE-S5 RRE-S6 RRE VT1 RRE-VT1 RRE-VT2 RRE-VT3 RRE-VT5 RRE-VT6 RRE-D1 RRE-E3 CONSENSUS_B Clustal Co | | | | | | | | ... ******** ****** *** ** **** * Stem Loop-E CONSENSUS_C RRE-S1 RRE-S2 RRE-S3 RRE-S4 RRE-S5 RRE-S6 RRE-VT1 RRE-VT2 RRE-VT3 RRE-VT5 RRE-VT6 RRE-D1 RRE-E3 RRE E3 CONSENSUS_B Clustal Co Stem Loop-D Stem ... evolution and selection pressures exerted The interaction of HIV-1 Rev with RRE is critical for viral gene expression and replication of the virus Data from various geographic location and subtypes...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

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Báo cáo sinh học: " Genetic architecture of trout from Albania as revealed by mtDNA control region variation" ppsx

Báo cáo sinh học: " Genetic architecture of trout from Albania as revealed by mtDNA control region variation" ppsx

... (Figure and Table 1) were sorted among three species and one genus: S ohridanus (5), S letnica (5) and S peristericus (20), and Salmo sp (57) While the first two species are easily recognizable on ... control region and on a Kimura 2-parameNeighbour-joining (NJ) Neighbour-joining (NJ) tree for genus Salmo based on 561 bp of the 5'-end mtDNA control region and on a Kimura 2-parameter substitution ... overfishing and intense poaching (authors' personal observations) on the population sizes of native trout, the present distribution and composition of trout in Albania may relatively faithfully reflect...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 13:21

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Báo cáo y học: " Surgical Removal of lipoma from an area with tattooed skin"

Báo cáo y học: " Surgical Removal of lipoma from an area with tattooed skin"

... adhesions with the muscular plane The procedure involved hemostasis obtained with manual pressure and sterile dressing, and three-layer sutures to eliminate the space remaining after lesion removal ... fully satisfied with the result obtained 396 Figure Four months post-operative result DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS No similar case of surgical removal of lipoma from an area with tattooed skin using ... surgical treatment and in the follow-up examinations MT drafted the manuscript and revised the literature sources MM and GD participated in the follow-up examinations ADI revised the literature sources...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:35

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Coefficient of consolidation from the linear

Coefficient of consolidation from the linear

... & Sons, New York 700 pp Feng and Lee References Casagrande, A., and Fadum, R.E 1940 Notes on soil testing for engineering purposes Harvard University Graduate School Engineering Publication, ... Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Feng and Lee point from the U–T1/2 plot in Fig of the discussed paper is not as difficult as that...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2013, 14:48

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made of,in,from,by

made of,in,from,by

Ngày tải lên: 18/08/2013, 04:10

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Comparison of Methods for the Extraction of Bioflocculants from Activated Sludge

Comparison of Methods for the Extraction of Bioflocculants from Activated Sludge

... polymer components shown in Table Conclusions Four different microbial polymer extraction methods (steaming extraction, NaOH extraction, SDS extraction, and washing extraction) were compared to develop ... 2005 concentration, although this effect was not observed at concentrations greater than ppm Effects of cations on flocculating activity Figure shows the effect of cations at a concentration of ... final concentration of ppm, and the relative A660 was calculated as described above To estimate the concentration of cations, kaolin clay suspension (5,000 ppm) prepared in to 50 mM calcium ion solution...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

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Removal of arsenic from synthetic groundwater by adsorption using the combination of laterite and ironmodified activated carbon

Removal of arsenic from synthetic groundwater by adsorption using the combination of laterite and ironmodified activated carbon

... iron The preparation of iron-modified activated carbon (AC-Fe) was conducted by impregnation with 5% of iron onto AC (theoretical calculation based on weight) The impregnation method for preparation ... of the regression coefficient r2 Therefore, adsorption process of arsenic onto LA and AC-Fe may be described by Langmuir isotherm and the adsorption capacities were 0.48mg/g and 1.18mg/g, respectively, ... isotherm Figure and Figure are non-linear plots of the most common used isotherms: Langmuir, Langmuir-Freundlich and Freundlich for AC-Fe and LA Apparently, Langmuir-Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

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Evaluation of Loading Rate of Nitrogen from Rice-Paddies by Small Watershed Method

Evaluation of Loading Rate of Nitrogen from Rice-Paddies by Small Watershed Method

... concentrations were summarized in Table Long-term fluctuation The concentrations of the irrigation, pumped up from Lake Biwa, were relatively stable, and the annual average concentrations were ... irrigation and precipitation were 2176 (ranged from 1806 to 2586) and 857 (716-928) mm, respectively, on average for the three cropping periods The drainage and percolation were 2282 (1771-2740) and ... fields TN concentrations of drainage, percolation, and irrigation were shown in Fig 2, in which the average concentrations and standard deviations of the storm-runoff observations were included...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

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Removal of arsenic from simulated groundwater by adsorption using iron-modified rice husk carbon

Removal of arsenic from simulated groundwater by adsorption using iron-modified rice husk carbon

... arsenic concentration in solution (mg/L) KLF(L/mgs) and n are Langmuir-Freundlich constants, and Q0, represents the adsorption capacity of adsorbent, (mg/g) KLF and Q0 are calculated using the nonlinear ... coefficients k1, k2, and qe of pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order kinetics and the corresponding linear regression correlation coefficient r2 are shown in Tables and It can be seen that ... literature survey, there are very few studies on iron-modified rice husk carbon as adsorbent for the removal of arsenic from drinking water, although there are many research papers on arsenic removal...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:38

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Production of Trichloromethylphenol from Organophosphorus Pesticide Fenitrothion by Chlorination

Production of Trichloromethylphenol from Organophosphorus Pesticide Fenitrothion by Chlorination

... chlorinated fenitrothion sample and some related samples by using GC/MS in the present study MATERIALS AND METHODS Chemicals and Sample Preparation Fenitrothion and fenitrooxon were purchased in purity ... operated in electron-ionization mode with an ionization voltage of 70 eV, and a scan mass range of m/z 45-350 Fractionization with TLC and Ames Salmonella Mutagenicity Assay To obtain pure compounds ... but fenitrothion and 2C5M4NP were not detected Yield of fenitrooxon and 3M4NP were 25 mol% and 23 mol%, respectively The rest of the unknown CBPs were calculated to be 52% (A) c Relative Intensity...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

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Removal of Cadmium from Aqueous Solutions by Charcoals Prepared from Giant Reed (Arundo donax)

Removal of Cadmium from Aqueous Solutions by Charcoals Prepared from Giant Reed (Arundo donax)

... and it is one of the important features of charcoals prepared from giant reed With the increase in preparation temperature, the mesopores were diminished, and charcoals with abundant micropores ... transferred into a 0.01 N HCl solution After hours of contact time, the concentration of cadmium in solution was measured and the amount desorbed was evaluated RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Components ... adsorption of nickel on an adsorbent prepared from giant reed However, there are only a few studies regarding cadmium adsorption on charcoal prepared from giant reed with simple methods In this study,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

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Characteristics of Leachate from Citrus Groves and their Changes in the Collecting Reservoirs in Matsuyama, Japan

Characteristics of Leachate from Citrus Groves and their Changes in the Collecting Reservoirs in Matsuyama, Japan

... considered RESEARCH PROCEDURE Location: Matsuyama region and periphery of the Seto Inland Sea The location of the research area and the distribution of the citrus groves in Matsuyama region are ... kinds of culture solution based on the reservoir water were prepared Four of them were prepared with different nitrate concentrations The reservoir water was filtered (0.45 μm) and the filtrate ... the stream and the concentrations of dissolved Al and Mn became lower The pH value further increased and it reached basic conditions in the reservoir, and dissolved Al and Mn were removed more from...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:17

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Characterization of biochar from hydrothermal carbonization of bamboo

Characterization of biochar from hydrothermal carbonization of bamboo

... and average results are presented Results and discussion 3.1 HTC process conditions A temperature measurement was possible using a thermocouple inserted directly into the closed reaction chamber ... solution Deionized water was atomized after each reading of standard or sample The calibration curves were prepared by plotting the absorbance versus concentration for each standard From calibration ... (absorbance readings), using standard solutions for calibration For each element determination, the recommended wavelengths were set and burner position as well as flame conditions (C2H2, air, N2O) were...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:30

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Outcomes elsewhere - course of psychosis in ‘other cultures’

Outcomes elsewhere - course of psychosis in ‘other cultures’

... studies on their own initiative In one, as a side benefit of this research interest, subjects ‘were in close contact with the centre and were very closely monitored’, their clinical status and life ... circumstances were commonly known, and they ‘remained on active follow-up and treatment’ (Varma and Malhotra, 2007, p 125) At the other, the Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF, the Chennai research ... sequentially or concurrently, if rarely with cross-consultation – are the rule throughout South India (Campion and Bhugra, 1998; Kapur, 1979) In rural areas, religious temples provide respite and asylum...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 09:20

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