... environment in Asian cities. The last chapter summarises the findings of the studies and discusses the barriers and opportunities of the air pollution control in the transportation sector, concluding ... the rail/bus stations with parking fee integrated into the monthly train/bus pass and partly separated (painted) bicycle lanes Increase in the initial fare of auto-rickshaws and provide indirect ... saving, slow down in motorization, reduction in congestion and other social benefits as explained in the main text. To provide an indicative idea of such benefits, reduction of CO 2 and other...
Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 14:20
... analyzed to gain insight into the “complexity” of the plan, including the plan sponsor’s number of business locations, the number of payrolls and the method of submitting payrolls. This information ... by their primary line of business and their platforms of investment options may include investment products from other business lines within the company or from other companies. Recordkeeping ... observed in the 2009 Fee Study, which was 0.86% of assets (Exhibit 2). There are a number of factors that may contribute to the decline in the ‘all -in fee between the 2009 Fee Study and the study...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 13:20
Adoption and Impacts of Improved Maize Production Technology: A Case Study of the Ghana Grains Development Project pot
... cocoa. Annual rainfall in the forest zone averages about 1,500 mm; maize is planted both in the major rainy season (beginning in March) and in the minor rainy season (beginning in September). (3) ... cassava. (4) Guinea savannah zone. The Guinea savannah zone occupies most of the northern part of the country. Annual rainfall totals about 1,100 mm, falling in a single rainy season beginning in April ... discussing the survey results, it is worth noting that the rate of adoption of any agricultural innovation can be measured in two ways: (1) in terms of the number of farmers who adopt the innovation,...
Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20
Báo cáo hóa học: " Development and preliminary evaluation of the participation in life activities scale for children and adolescents with asthma: an instrument development study" pptx
... quality of life possesses implica- tions for theory development. Findings of this study pro- vide preliminary support for the qualitatively-derived theoretical underpinnings of the instrument. The ... aloud in English. Scoring of the Participation in Life Activities Scale is completed by computing the mean scores for each of the three indicators before summing the indicator scoresFigure 1 Scoring ... analysis This study was part of a series of studies designed to eval- uate psychometric properties of newly developed instru- ments. In determining sample size, the number of items contained in the target...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20
Báo cáo hóa học: " Reliability and construct validity of the Participation in Life Activities Scale for children and adolescents with asthma: an instrument evaluation study" docx
... each of the three indicators before summing the indicator scoresFigure 1 Scoring of the Participation in Life Activities Scale is completed by computing the mean scores for each of the three indicators ... advertising the studies were offered to families through physicians' offices and schools. Families interested in learning about the study contacted the PI. After being informed of the purpose ... friends, swim- ming in chlorinated pools, riding horses, playing with pets, going to camp, eating certain foods, being indoor or outdoor, exercising, and sleeping [11-17]. Without the use of effective...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20
báo cáo hóa học: " Using animal models to determine the significance of complement activation in Alzheimer''''s disease" pptx
... systemic admin- istration of the excitotoxin kainic acid [108,109], or injection of the neurotoxin colchicine into the dorsal hip- pocampus [109]. Surgical transection of the perforant pathway increased ... extensively studied in the AD brain. There is convincing evidence for activation of both the classical and alternative pathways, resulting in full activation as indicated by the presence of the MAC. Both ... which inhibit differ- ent steps in the complement cascade. All of these regula- tory proteins are produced in the human brain, but less is known about their CNS synthesis in other species [31]. The...
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20
báo cáo hóa học:" The clinical significance of the FUS-CREB3L2 translocation in low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma" pptx
... limb (including buttock and gr oin), 25 related to the trunk, head and neck, and 11 in the upper limb (incl uding axilla). Guillou et al. [13 ] describe a ratio of 23:23:2, and combining othe r ... neurofi- broma or a perineurioma. This may result in inadequate resection, thus increasing the chance of recurrence or metastasi s. The tumour was excised with marginal mar- gins, and the patient had ... ively for the Rose et al . Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011, 6:15 http://www.josr-online.com/content/6/1/15 Page 2 of 6 no role in predicting the c linical outcome in the short and...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20
báo cáo hóa học:" The clinical significance of the FUS-CREB3L2 translocation in low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma" ppt
... Within the positive group, 5 tumours (55.6%) were located in the low er limbs, with 3 tumours (33.3%) in the trunk and 1 tumour (11.1%) in the upper limb. Within the group testing negative, 3 of ... limb (including buttock and gr oin), 25 related to the trunk, head and neck, and 11 in the upper limb (incl uding axilla). Guillou et al. [13 ] describe a ratio of 23:23:2, and combining othe r ... necessary for the paper. RP, JS, TB and SC provided the patients for the study and approved the final draft. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interests The authors...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Functional significance of the signal transduction pathways Akt and Erk in ovarian follicles: in vitro and in vivo studies in cattle and sheep" ppt
... Effects of active immunization of sheep against an amino terminal peptide of the inhibin αC subunit on intrafollicular levels of activin A, inhibin A and follistatin. Journal of Endocrinol- ogy ... produc- tion in this present study might not relate directly to inhi- bition of the Akt and Erk pathways but rather the indirect effect of inhibition of these pathways on regulation of activin-A production/secretion. Granulosa ... growth of other follicles in sheep. Repro- duction 2002, 123: 59-66. 28. Evans ACO, Fortune JE: Selection of the dominant follicle in cattle occurs in the absence of differences in the expression of...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20
Báo cáo hóa học: "Research Article On the Precise Asymptotics of the Constant in Friedrich’s Inequality for Functions " potx
... Hence, the proof is complete. Proof of Theorem 2.3. The proof is completely analogous to that of Theorem 2.2: using inequalities (3.19), (3.42), and (3.43), we obtain the asymptotics of the constant ... (see the analogous lemma in [4]). Lemma 3.2. The number μ ε is the first eigenvalue λ 1 ε of the problem (3.1). For the convenience of the reader we present the details of the proof. Proof. It ... the proof of the main results in Section 3.3. 3.1. The relation between the constant in Friedrich’s inequality and the first eigenvalue of a boundary value problem. Let Ω be some bounded domain...
Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 11:20
Báo cáo nghiên cứu nông nghiệp " Increasing the capacity of the Food Crops Research Institute to enhance the Production and Management of Potatoes in the Red River Delta " pot
... The job of managing the project was made considerably easier by the existing relationship between the research partners and the input of two youth ambassadors. In addition savings in the budget ... by the lack of agreement between the WADA and ITC/AusAID as to the format of the client contract. This issue was resolved in March 2001. To assist the FCRI in the initial stages of the project ... Identify the training needs of FCRI staff and personnel in co- Development of training plan 5 6 3.7 Management of constraints, issues, risks and change Initially the project was constrained...
Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 13:20
introduction of the study on financial instruments accounting for nonfinancial firms in vietnam
... resulting in the confusion and inconsistence in the reporting of firms’ financial situation, affecting the trustworthiness and comparativeness of the indexes in the financial reports. Based on the ... derivatives Recognition of the main assets The author recommends classifying the accounting for financial assets into 4 20 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY ON FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ACCOUNTING FOR NON-FINANCIAL ... financial instruments Most of the studies agree on the main features of a financial instrument, which 1 information on financial instruments should also be included in the Interpretation of...
Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 20:31
Báo cáo khoa học: "Mucin pattern reflects the origin of the adenocarcinoma in Barrett''''s esophagus: a retrospective clinical and laboratorial study" ppsx
... tumors. There was an association between the predominance of mucin expressed in the adjacent epithelium and the pattern of mucin expression in the tumors, may indicating the route of carcinogenesis. This ... cells of the BE under damage could originate an expansion clone capable of initiate the carcinogenesis cascade. The pattern of expression of mucin gene products in adenocar- cinoma arising in BE ... mucin pattern predominance in the adjacent epithelium compared to the mucin tumour expression. Discussion The extension of the columnar epithelium in the esopha- gus is related to the risk of...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:21
Báo cáo khoa học: "The significance of the Van Nuys prognostic index in the management of ductal carcinoma in situ" pps
... of 7 (page number not for citation purposes) World Journal of Surgical Oncology Open Access Research The significance of the Van Nuys prognostic index in the management of ductal carcinoma in ... chances of getting planned radiotherapy in the UK, suggesting that British clinicians may already be using this scoring system to assist in decision making. This paper independently assesses the ... enough [3]. In contrast there are clinicians on both sides of the Atlan- tic who feel the methodology of the aforementioned tri- als, especially regarding the measurement of margin width which...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21
Báo cáo y học: "Association of the microsatellite in the 3'''' untranslated region of the CD154 gene with rheumatoid arthritis in females from a Spanish cohort: a case-control study" ppsx
... scattering of the data in the non-24CAs group was similar to that in the 24CAs group. This indicated that the functional behavior of the samples included in the non- 24CAs group, in spite of the inclusion ... role in modulating the expression of the CD154 gene. As with other cytokine genes, the 3' UTR of the CD154 mRNA contains binding sites for RNA–protein complexes that are responsible for the ... with the hypothesis of the 'common genetic origin' of autoimmune diseases [55,56]. Conclusion In the present study we report the association of the microsat- ellite in the 3' UTR of...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21
Ethical issues in implementation research: a discussion of the problems in achieving informed consent pptx
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21