... than the control group on all the measures used, and that these differences were statistically significant on all tests except the Passage Reading Test Effects sizes calculated on the basis of ... these programs were mentioned by less than one per cent ofthe schools that responded to the survey From these responses it is clear that the preferred approach to the support of students with ... Word Attack Skills Test, 40 on the Diagnostic Reading Testand 52 on the Developmental Spelling Test While this study was based on a relatively small sample of schools and students, and encountered...
... UDS S, Pad T, UDS S, UDS S, CST, Pad TS S, UDS S, Pad T, UDS UDS S, CST, Pad T, UDS S, Pad T, UDS S, UDS UDS S UDS S, UDS NR PT PT PT PT PT PT NR PT PT PT NR PT PT PT PT PT NR NR PT PT PT Therapist ... conducting this systematic review andfor assessing the quality ofthe evidence are based on the processes outlined by the Joanna Briggs Institute [26] andthe Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the ... T = pad test, CST = cough stress test, UDS = urodynamic studies, NR = not reported, PT = physiotherapist, OP = outpatient information for quality assessment contributing to their lower quality...
... zero thanks to the positivity ofthe integrand Therefore, Hd ≥ implies that lim Var( ε→0 ε ,T ) = +∞ This completes the proof of Theorem Smoothness ofthe intersection local time In this section, ... of H H,1 exp iu ξ, StH − Ss + u2 |ξ|2 Var StH,1 − Ss for all t, s ≥ Existence ofthe intersection local time The aim of this section is to prove the existence ofthe intersection local time of ... a rather special class of self-similar Gaussian processes The aim of this paper is to prove the existence, smoothness, regularity ofthe intersection local time ofS H andS H , for H = and d...
... HPV-positive tumour cells Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions AR performed CTL assays, assisted animal immunisations, analysed the ... FPwt-infected Vero cells and tested forthe presence of antibodies against the HPV-16 E6 and E7 proteins before the first and after each immunisation The ELISA was essentially performed as previously ... ELISA assays, statistical analyses, assisted animal experiments, and production of recombinant proteins; CZ performed cytokine quantification, analysed the data andthe study results and prepared...
... as follows, for every T >0, TTTs SH SH dsdt, t = (1:3) where (ã) denotes the Dirac delta function It is a measure ofthe amount of time that the trajectories ofthe two processes, SH and ... so-called intersection local time for sub-fBms, a rather special class of self-similar Gaussian processes The aim of this paper is to prove the existence, smoothness, regularity ofthe inter section ... follows that lim d (s, t u,v ) dudvdsdt s, t, u,v s, t, u,v (1) [0 ,T] 4 for all T This completes the proof Regularity ofthe intersection local time The main object of this section is to prove the...
... preparation and revision ofthe manuscript as well as in giving access to SAXS, SEM and TEM facilities MU participated in electronic and optical microscopy experiments SM carried out the synthesis of ... particles with inner mesostructure forms in the bulk solution and some of those particles also adhere to the silica layers on the surface of CMCs Finally, upon calcination, the CMCs (hard templates) ... fluorescent namely, the dye strongly adsorbs on the surface of silica microcoil, indicating that the surface is negatively charged, as expected from the highpH synthesis conditions On the other hand,...
... Jozef Banas andthe referees forthe very helpful comments and suggestions to improve the contents and presentation of this paper The work was also supported in part by the National Natural Science ... of a unit sphere Therefore, considering its applications, it is important to discuss trace bounds forthe product of two matrices In symmetric case, a number of works have been proposed forthe ... bounds forthe solution ofthe ARE see 6– 16 Moreover, in terms of 2, , we know that an interpretation of tr K is that tr K /n is the average value ofthe optimal cost J ∗ as x0 varies over the surface...
... where the pk s denote the usual power sum symmetric functions (see [12, I.8] for notation and details) Let Par denote the combinatorial species of set partitions So Par[n] denotes the set partitions ... interesting part ofthe story The context forthe present paper is the algebra T = K x of noncommutative polynomials, with W -module structure on T obtained by considering it as the tensor space ... Because Par is the composition E ◦ E+ ofthe species of sets and nonempty sets, we also know that its cycle index series is given by plethystic substitution: ZE◦E+ = ZE [ZE+ ] See Theorem and...
... Hypothesis of hybridization between these two species is supported by the success of interspecific controlled hybrids has still not been studied Among the reasons for this, is the fact that interspecific ... the second peak of which was situated on the side ofthe species in the majority represented in the neighbourhood, the sessile oak The comparison ofthe mean values ofthe groups on the first ... greater (two cases in both species) or smaller (three cases in both spcies) than those ofthe progenies ses/ses and ped/ped, respectively The sign test did not show any direc- in this case (results...
... had to execute thetest by themselves After that, there was an introduction in theoretic background andtest procedures ofthe neuropsychological tests Last, all raters had to execute the tests ... measure of executive cognitive functions The TMT-A assesses processing speed, the TMT-B cognitive flexibility und task swifting Both parts ofthe Trail Making Test consist of 25 circles distributed ... by staff members ofthe Dept of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, UMCM Study nurses of trial sites are supervised in monthly intervals Forthe assessment of depression severity, 17 psychologists and...
... at the similar level to WT Thus, the results of real-time RT-PCR were consistent with those of Western blotting analysis These data suggest that the PPPY motif, but not the PSAP motif, plays ... was set to 100% The data are shown as averages and standard deviations of independent experiments Statistical analysis was performed by using theStudents t- test (*: p < 0.01) RD-114 production ... are shown as averages and standard deviations of independent experiments Statistical analysis was performed by using theStudents t- test (*: p < 0.01) (B) CRFK cells were transfected with the...
... RT-PCR tests were re-tested to confirm the validity ofthe initial testand as a check for false positive results RNA was re-extracted from fresh tissue sap and amplified by RT-PCR using the same ... analysis ofthe CP gene Data from all the tests positively identified the virus as PVM Sequence analysis of these PVM isolates and eight other known PVM strains/isolates showed that all PVM isolates ... subjected to restriction digestion andthe RFLP pattern was used to determine whether they matched PVM patterns Positive samples were then subjected to bioassay (see below) Bioassay Tissue sap from...
... capacity for person-to-person transmission [7] Contact patterns provide important information for understanding the transmission properties ofthe pathogens, themselves, as well as where to concentrate ... days This interest- The impact dynamics of an outbreak Figure short-term of a person 's immune responsiveness fortheThe impact of a person 's immune responsiveness forthe short-term dynamics of ... fact that given the same starting point in state space, the value of z (t) and w (t) depends only on the integral ofthe count of infected cells y from to t, and not on the specific trajectory taken...
... create the classification model and a test set to predict future classifications Thetest set (or “holdout data”) is the one where it is known where the observations should be classified The discriminant ... the right ofthe PCA observations plot because those are the large and most positive values Therefore, the observations plot should read (from right to left): Class 3, Class 1, and then Class ... often the rule correctly classifies these observations Therefore, the classification procedure is based on the known class membership of each ofthe samples in the data set A drawback to this...
... colorimetric methods Mutants displaying desired characteristics are then verified and sequenced The best mutant is then selected as the template forthe next round of mutagenesis The process is repeated ... AGCGGATCAG GTGGAAAAAG CGGTTCAGTT TGCGGTGGAT 241 ACCTTTGGTG CGCTGCATCT GGCGGTGAAC AATGCGGGCA TTGGTGGCGC GAGCGCGCCG 301 CTGGGTGATT ATAGCTTTGA TGATTGGCAT CGTGTGATCG ATGTGAACCT GAACAGCGTG 361 TTTTATAGCA ... enantiomers ofthe substrate The determination of catalyst enantioselectivity for asymmetric transformations from a prochiral substrate is dependent on the measurement of product ee except in cases of...
... diseases As such, the analysis of these biomolecules enables the detection of early onset of diseases (i.e malfunctioning metabolism or biosynthesis system), to control and monitor their progress ... the design can be directly inputted into the microfabrication system to allow direct translation ofthe design onto the substrate Unfortunately, it is unsuitable for mass production because of ... dielectric constant ofthe buffer, ζ is the zeta potential and η is the viscosity ofthe buffer The buffer parameters are affected by the composition ofthe buffer used, its pH as well as the type...
... Nevertheless, all the three hypotheses assume a trade-off between growth andthe biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (Coley et al., 1985) In the literature, a number of studies report on the ... treatments were measured alternately 2.7 Statistics Statistical analyses were performed with PASW statistics software (Version 20.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA) Means were compared by analysis of ... centellosides were calculated by summing up the concentrations of asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid, and madecassic acid 2.6 Net photosynthesis The net photosynthesis (Pn) of ten adult leaves...
... the market price of insurance risk A mathematical interpretation ofthe above quotes is that the best estimate is calculated under the assumption that the market price of risk is zero .The risk ... of a company s liabilities exceeds the value of its assets is called balance-sheet insolvency or technical insolvency This thesis concerns mathematical and statistical concepts used to assess ... may be used The second step is to decide on a segmentation of asset and liability classes that is optimal in some sense, andthe third and final step is to model the marginal distributions and dependence...
... front of other people The last thing the shop wants is a bad name .& GO TO THE TOP Shouting at the shop assistant is not a good idea Go straight to the top and ask to speak to the manager Take ... English Test (PET), which was revised in 1996 The book offers thorough practice in all the written and oral papers ofthetestand helps students to develop the skills they need in order to pass the ... the OMR sheet within the time allowed Forthe Listening Test , extra time is allowed for candidates to transfer their answers onto the OMR sheets Sample answer sheets for all the papers are provided...