... typographus Dendroctonus ponderosae has been responsible for the death of 80 million pine trees between 1979 and 1983 in USA and 4.7 million of m3 of pine per year in the north of America [30] Trees ... the first one were used for induced reaction zone and sapwood measurements, and those in the second one were used for hydraulic conductivity assessment Ten induced reaction zones were randomly ... induced reaction consisting of an active accumulation of secondary metabolites (terpenes, monophenols, ) around the attack point, that limits the progression of the aggressor; in a second step, the...
... indication of the effectsof education and health on labour productivity In the case of education, it is likely that on average across the community, the effect of a person’s level of education on ... the effectsof education (section 2.1) and health (section 2.2) on wages 2.1 Education and wages The influence of education on wages has been investigated extensively Often this has been done ... health and higher levels of education Failing to account for the feedback effectsof wages on health and education can lead to biased estimates of the effectsof health and education on wages...
... positioned decidedly off center and facing out of the frame, violating these conventions to convey feelings of isolation, loneliness, and/ or longing Although such considerations are beyond the ... instructions for that condition The order of the left- and right-facing constraints was counterbalanced across participants Results and discussion The image location of the center of the object and ... comparisons for each object consisted of the 14 pairs of opposite-facing comparisons at the same position, the 42 pairs of left-facing comparisons at different positions (the permutations of positions...
... reproduction purposes only Nonprofit Hospitals Statute Prevents State Agencies From Considering Community Benefits When Granting Tax‑Exempt Status, While the Effectsof Purchases and Consolidations on ... understand what they consider as costs of uncompensated care and how they calculate the costs To the extent possible, examine whether the purchases of nonprofit hospitals and the consolidations of ... Corporations Code Section 5031, a corporation is considered an affiliate of another corporation when the latter controls the former or when both corporations are under common control As part of our...
... (1994) Condensation of supercoiled DNA induced by MnCl2 Biophys J 67, 1678– 1681 25 Luck G & Zimmer C (1972) Conformational aspects and reactivity of DNA Effectsof manganese and magnesium ions on ... activating mode of histone H1 and Mn2+ on DNA hydrolysis by rmDNase1l3 may be caused by their similar influence on DNA conformation and not by displacement of histone H1 Our data demonstrate that ... degradation on their own [7,23] Indeed, Mizuta et al [23] have demonstrated that histone H1 functions as a co-activator of DNase c, leading to the degradation of pDNA and chromatin at physiological ionic...
... concentration of zinc nitrate and potassium hydroxide solutions (Molar) Experimental 2.1 Preparation of pigments ZnO samples were prepared by hydrothermal method and used for the evaluation of ... multiple-scattering effects were carried out for randomly rough surfaces characterized by rms heights of the order of 5–10 nm, and transverse correlation lengths of the order of 100 nm, i.e surfaces with ... crystals on a large scale, and all of the nanorods have diameters of about 50 nm and lengths of 300 nm Fig (i–k) exhibits the FESEM images of nanoparticle-decorated ZnO pigment The surfaceof ZnO...
... of Chicago Press Chicago and London RICHARD MARSTONthe James R F Guy Professor of Finance C is and Economics in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a research associate of ... rate -of- return condition, equation (6), to form the short-run framework for simultaneous determination of r and e Let us rewrite equation (1) to show the dependence of S and I on r, andof X on ... experiences of individual countries and theoretically in models of imperfect competition The second set of questions concerns the effectsof misalignment How severe are these effectson employment and...
... negative effectsof depression on mental functioning The indirect effect of pain on the depression-QoL pathway was 0.043, suggesting that about 28% of the effect of depression on the mental aspect of ... University, Hong Kong 3Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 13 14 Authors’ contributions WSW, STMC and RF designed the questionnaire WSW and VBKF performed ... R, Wong WS: The prevalence of chronic pain, fatigue, and insomnia in the general population of Hong Kong Final report to the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong Wong...
... on the effectsof the combination of medications and electroacupuncture The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectsof electroacupuncture, corticosteroid, and combination of two treatments ... 1992, 4, 34~52 Sorjonen, D C., Dillon, A R and Pow ers, R D Effectsof dexamethasone and surgical hypotension on the stomach of dogs: clinical, endoscopic and pathologic evaluations Am J Vet Res ... Cage confinement was applied concurrently Eva lu a tion Neurological examination After induction of paresis, all dogs were examined everyday on motor and sensory functions by postural reaction,...
... affected REL and survival The effectsof desiccation and freezing on planting stock quality and field performance varied and depended upon the length of exposure and species A main result of our study ... 3.1 Effectsof desiccation and freezing on plant quality The mean REL value of control plants was almost 20% for C sativa and F ornus and 33% A pseudoplatanus (figure 2a) After h of desiccation, ... of the final survival assessment Effectsof desiccation and freezing on seedlings 61 62 K Radoglou and Y Raftoyannis water of known conductivity (Cin), shaken and then left at 20 °C for 24 h After...
... tree distribution in the bottomland plains of the south-eastern United States (Gardiner and Hodges,1996), and were consistent with the observed distribution of Nothofagus solandri and N menziesii ... antenna and photosystem core chlorophylls A detailed discussion on this issue lies beyond the aims of our experiment Effects of waterlogging on growth and photosynthetic performance of leaves: ... soil conditions, and a low tolerto limitations in Q rubra seedlings fertility Despite the fact that shading was imposed late, after completion of elongation, it had a significant influence on photosynthetic...
... the needles infection in ambient air fumigation The fumigation with higher ozone concentrations could be sterilizing The effect of the ozone fumigation and fungal infection on the epicuticular ... than that of uninfected control needles (Fig C and ozone D) Discussion Air pollutants, especially S-compounds are known to alter the structure of epicuticular waxes of conifers (Cape and Fowler, ... complicated and not very well understood, since the effectsof ozone vary greatly with different plant and fungus species (Heagle, 1982) The fact that lower ozone concentrations might predispose conifers...
... RNA-expression vs protein expression) Authors' contributions Noticeable was the minor influence of irradiation and the combination of goserelin incubation and irradiation on cell viability One limitation ... for effectsof goserelin incubation on protein expression and phosphorylation Clonogenic cell survival and cell viability were measured after incubation with different goserelin concentrations and ... h, and goserelin irradiation (t = irradiation on) tion with different concentrations of 60 h after(from 12 h beforeh) with Gy (A), Gy (B), Gy (C) and Gy (D) and incubaViability of Viability of...
... Hauger RL: On the control of tonic LH secretion in sheep: a new concept for regulation of the estrous cycle and breeding season In Endocrinology - Proceedings of the V International Congress of Endocrinology ... Gündüz B, Stetson MH: A test of the coincidence and duration models of melatonin action in Siberian hamsters II The effectsof 4- and 8-hr melatonin infusions on testicular development of pinealectomized ... Gündüz B, Stetson MH: A test of the coincidence and duration models of melatonin action in Siberian hamsters: the effectsof 1-hr melatonin infusions on testicular development in intact and pinealectomized...
... al.: Effectsof ulinastatin and docataxel on breast tumor growth and expression of IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-a Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2011 30:22 Figure 10 Effectsof UTI and ... and TAX on the weight and restraining rate of breast tumor xenografts in nude mice Figure Effectsof UTI and TAX on IL-8 mRNA levels in MDAMB-231 cells Figure Effectsof UTI and TAX on transplanted ... breast cancer and the effectsof ulinastatin on its expression level Chin J Biol 2009, 22:548-551 10 Gong Y, Sun X, Huo L: Expression of cell adhesion molecules, CIM 4s and Ecadherin, and microvessel...
... role in initiation of cell apoptosis and consequent activation of ERK pathway and p-ERK-dependent upregulation of uPA expression In addition, reports have shown that pretreatment of cells with ... http://www.jeccr.com/content/30/1/71 Figure Effectsof docetaxe and ulinastatin on expression of uPA, uPAR and p-ERK1/2 in mouse exografts Shown are the quantitative results of uPA, uPAR and p-ERK1/2 expression ... significance Results Effectsof ulinastatin and docetaxel on MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells invasion Absorbance value at 570 nm reflects the number of cells penetrated the Matrigel and membrane of the Transwell...
... of PHVHF and the effect of this treatment on haemodynamics, oxygenation and 28-day all-cause mortality The cornerstone of therapy continues to be early recognition, prompt initiation of effective ... higher dose haemofiltration seems reasonable Ronco and coworkers [12] demonstrated survival benefits by increasing the haemofiltration dose (35 ml/kg per hour) beyond the conventional renal dose ... days and all vasopressors (noradrenaline, adrenaline and dopamine) were discontinued on day Available online http://ccforum.com/content/9/4/R294 Table Effectsof pulse high-volume haemofiltration...
... dysfunction and increased myocardial oxygen consumption That is one of the reasons why significantly larger doses of additional therapy (inotropes, vasopressors, atropine, and bicarbonate) were ... epinephrine/norepinephrine on end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration, coro- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) nary perfusion pressure and pulmonary arterial blood flow during cardiopulmonary resuscitation ... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Available online http://ccforum.com/content/11/2/R39 Table Variables associated with restoration of spontaneous circulation and hospital admission...
... hematopoiesis, and motion For motion to occur, the connective tissue components (ligaments and tendons) are essential To carry out this function, ligaments connect bone to bone and tendons connect muscle ... tendon 87 Collagenase and treadmill running effectson the mechanical propertiesof the Achilles tendon 90 Collagenase and treadmill running effectson the gene expression of the Achilles tendon ... springing action of tendons serves many functions, including conservation of energy, amplification of muscle power output, and attenuation of muscle power input [75] First, in birds and moderately...