... study, the validity ofthe diagnostic methods for the tuberculosis is compatible with the literature These methods in the diagnosis of tuberculosis are still valid The minor diversity ofthe results ... Comparisons ofthe other methods according to culture results are given in Table According to culture results specificity, sensitivity, positive and negative predictive values ofthe other diagnostic methods ... (the presence of nodular, alveolar, or interstitial infiltrates predominantly affecting the zones above the clavicles or upper zones; the presence of cavitation affecting the upper zones or the...
... References [1] F E Browder, “Fixed-point theorems for noncompact mappings in Hilbert space,” Proceedings ofthe National Academy of Sciences ofthe United States of America, vol 53, no 6, pp 1272–1276, ... ofthe American Mathematical Society, vol 131, no 7, pp 2133–2136, 2003 [4] H.-K Xu, “A strong convergence theorem for contraction semigroups in Banach spaces,” Bulletin ofthe Australian Mathematical ... convergence ofthe sequence of successive approximations for nonexpansive mappings,” Bulletin ofthe American Mathematical Society, vol 73, pp 591–597, 1967 [13] K Yanagi, “On some fixed point theorems...
... connection with the pressing of garments, to slap with the back the part pressed, thereby keeping the steam in, and making the cloth sweat The face to brush the nap of cloth, thereby refreshing the garment, ... simple, and their practical application involves only ordinary care To gain the good opinion of those who surround us is the first interest and the second duty of men in every profession of life ... and character from the appearance of their dress which they appeared when first introduced to him." In the preparation of this book, it has been the aim ofthe maker to give in a concise form,...
... first stages ofthe painting process Of course, adjustments will be made in some areas before the work is completed Even so, the "direct method" saves a great deal of time and allows the colors to ... photograph The exceptions I make are basically to intensify the focal areas ofthe work Completed When the bodies of color are completely dry, I add texture and linear details to enhance the main ... touch and to keep the eraser and my hand prints off the paper as much as possible The watercolor paper is then taped with masking tape on all four sides to a support such as a piece of masonite, foamcore...
... On the other hand, themethodof fertilisation used can also alter the formation of ectomycorrhizas [4, 8] Ectomycorrhizal fungi have variable nutrient demands for hyphal growth [23] and their ... seedlings of both Mediterranean pines The dosage of nutrients applied with both fertilisation methods was adjusted for avoiding the inhibition of ectomycorrhizas [25,26,33] The objective of this ... (Tab IV) 3.2.2 Effect ofthe fertilisation methodThe height of P pinea seedling was, in general, increased by fertilisation irrespectively ofthemethod used, whereas for the diameter a variable...
... fields Therefore, the sparsity ofthe matrix is the direct result ofthe local nature ofthe radiation/receiving properties ofthe wavelets used This high cost of O N in a direct solution to the ... ofthe wavelet bases used In integral formulations of electromagnetic problems, the application ofthemethodof moments often leads to a dense matrix due to the nature ofthe integral kernel The ... value of Zw where the input power equals the dissipated power Furthermore, the value of Zw at this point would be expected to define the amplitude ofthe cavity field appropriately For simplicity, the...
... including the rationale ofthe study, the identification ofthe problem, the objectives, the scope and limitations as well as the methodology and framework ofthe study Chapter shows the literature ... the formulation the development strategy for the company in the long-term The depth of this study depends partly on the availability ofthe key data ofthe Vietnamese economy and the Plastic Industry ... number of factors including: the additional capacity which they bring with them, their attempts to build market share, or increased costs due to the building up ofthe costs ofthe factors of production...
... Sequence of PAO651f is the reverse complement sequence of PAO651 probe Sequence of PAO846r is the same sequence of PAO846 probe For the quantitative PCR, LightCycler (Roche) was employed The final ... AND DISCUSSION Development of Quantitative PCR method Specificity ofthe primer set was evaluated based on the melting curve and the sequencing analysis Melting peaks ofthe PCR product from activated ... values for the DNA standards versus logarithm of their starting copy number was constructed A typical linear regression line is shown in Figure The averages of R2 value and the slope ofthe calibration...
... variables ofthe appropriate type are created in this while loop, each of which is used to store the result from the Get* method For example, the productID variable is used to store the ProductID ... ProductID is ofthe SQL Server int type, the appropriate C# type for the productID variable is int To get the ProductID column value as a C# int, you call the GetInt32() method Similarly, the productName ... knowing the type ofthe database column If you don't know the type of a column, you can get it using Visual Studio NET's Server Explorer For example, Figure 9.1 shows the details ofthe ProductID...
... GetSqlGuid() Next you'll see how to use some ofthe methods shown in Table 9.7 An Example of Using the GetSql* Methods Let's take a look at an example that reads the ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, ... shows the SQL server types, the corresponding Sql* types, and the GetSql* methods used to read a column as the Sql* type Table 9.7: SQL SERVER TYPES, COMPATIBLE Sql* TYPES, AND GetSql* METHODS ... see you use the GetSqlInt32() method to obtain the column value as a C# SqlInt32 Table 9.8 summarizes the column names, SQL Server types, GetSql* methods, and Sql* return types for the columns...
... Comparison of results for the double pendulum (cont’d) compared by the ratio between the pseudo volume (product ofthe interval diameters of all components of a state vector) of VNODE and the pseudo ... nor series expansion ofthe solution ofthe IVP are necessary The quality ofthe state enclosures depends on the initial approximation xapp (t) Smaller deviations between the unknown exact solution ... stage approach First, a proof of existence and uniqueness ofthe solution ofthe IVP is performed by calculation of guaranteed a priori enclosures of all reachable states in the time interval between...
... linear interpolation The Natural neighbour methodThe Inverse distance methodThe Radial basis functions methodThe Minimum curvature methodThe Kriging methodThe ABOS method … seconds … 16 ... Distribution of points in the example SIBIR Again, the next three figures enable to compare the surface generated by the Minimum curvature, Kriging and ABOS methods In the case ofthe ABOS methodthe ... using the Minimum curvature method 26 Fig 2.4.3c: Interpolation ofthe SIBIR data set using the Kriging method Fig 2.4.3d: Interpolation ofthe SIBIR data set using the ABOS method 27 All three methods...
... intensification of them, are unavoidable.57 At the end of his treatment ofthe “Law ofthe Tendency ofthe Rate of Profit to Fall” in Part Three of Volume Three of Capital Marx links the rupture ofthe contractcredit ... at the two poles ofthe process of sale The money functions, now first as a measure of value in the determination ofthe price ofthe commodity sold; the price fixed by the contract measures the ... labour .; the antithetical phases ofthe metamorphoses ofthe commodity are the developed forms of motion of this immanent contradiction These forms therefore imply the possibility of crisis,...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... Research Council shall consult with and consider the views ofthe Office of Technology and the Office of Advocacy ofthe Small Business Administration and other interested parties, including entities, ... subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of...
... capture the value of these Among the stated preference methods the choice experiment method was deemed preferable to the contingent valuation method, since the former enables estimation ofthe various ... aggregating the average WTP over the population ofthe municipality and comparing this figure to the operating and upgrading costs ofthe STP The result of this revealed that the annual taxes the residents ... reduce the amount of untreated raw sewage deposited in the Ganga The most noteworthy of these is the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Initiated in 1984 by the Indian Government, and supported by the Netherlands,...
... understanding ofthe structure of both the Ab monomer and its various assemblies could help in the design of new therapeutic strategies targeted at preventing the formation or ameliorating the activity of ... concentrated manner at the top ofthe column, or, if bound to the resin prior to packing the column, the salt gradient concentrates the peptide on its way out ofthe column The molecular mass fractionation ... using the devices and loss of peptide on the column resin The only detriment ofthe peptides produced here is the fact that they contain an exogenous N-terminal methionine However, the presence of...
... endothelial cells through an endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition during early development [33] The presence of these cells may cause a dysfunctional cardiac flow and cause the sudden death ofthe ... our system provides an accessible method to examine the endothelial cell biology ofthe mouse, and will accelerate the molecular and cellular analysis of ECs and their heterogeneity in various vascular ... for the latter The PCR products were cloned into the EcoRV site of pZErO-2 (Invitrogen) A XhoI–PvuIIdigested fragment ofthe wild-type SV40T Ag cDNA and a PvuII–EcoRI-digested fragment of the...
... King Live He is the former chairman ofthe Gotham chapter ofthe Young President’s Organization and a graduate ofThe American University Leadership Secrets ofthe World’s Most Successful CEOs ... the main source of our success was the way our employees took the initiative to reinvent their part ofthe company at least once every six months “Most ofthe tools we use are created with software, ... to the success ofthe company It was simple because there really was no question that it was the right thing to “I did not share the proceeds ofthe AMF sale to benefit either the company or...
... at the mouth ofthe Dart But it is no part ofthe signification ofthe word John, that the father ofthe person so called bore the same name; nor even ofthe word Dartmouth, to be situated at the ... in the form ofthe expression The father of Socrates”is an example ofthe one kind (since Socrates could not have had two fathers); the author ofthe Iliad,” the murderer of Henri Quatre,” of ... because the facts themselves are of importance to his interests or to his occupations The business ofthe magistrate, ofthe military commander, ofthe navigator, ofthe physician, ofthe agriculturist,...