... the sale ofthe products were used to finance the industrialization of Holland andthe expansion of Dutch power in their colonies including Indonesia During the colonial period, using the profits ... for the sake ofthepeople themselves As Bebbington (2000) recalls in a post-structural critique of land use inthe Andes, the government argued that there were peopleand places that are poor, ... from Kecopokan were buying and using mobilephones to open their interpersonal communication opportunities, they were exposing themselves and their families to impacts that may accompany the technology...
... level of mobile- density in developing countries is likely to be between 100and 120 mobilephonesper100 inhabitants Teledensity and Percentage Share ofMobileinSelected Developing Countries ... the Gompertz model with the saturation level of 120 mobilephonesper100 inhabitants is the best model to depict the diffusion ofmobilephonesin India Assumptions and Projections of Mobile- density ... During the year 2015-16, there will be 71 mobilephones for 100peopleinthe country Analysis show that the no ofmobilephones will exceed the no ofpeopleinthe country by 2022-23 Future Mobile...
... his earlier comments and for pointing out the simple proof ofthe upper bound in (3) References [1] N Alon, Thenumberof spanning trees in regular graphs, Random Structures and Algorithms (1990) ... and so h(G) ≤ m(G)2 andthe upper bound in part (b) of Theorem follows from the upper bound in part (a) The lower bound requires more work For ≤ k ≤ n/3 , let Φk be the set of all 2-factors in ... these lengths correspond (respectively) to the segment containing x, the segment containing x , andthe remaining segment Going round the cycle Ci , starting at x and ending at x, the vertices x,...
... polynomial in x and y of degree ≤ deg f + By induction and (4) it follows that the coefficients of G are rational numbers This proves the lemma End ofthe proof Since G is a polynomial of degree ... j ≥ k The inequality is clear if j < k Part (c) is proved using the same correspondence used in part (b) The straightforward but tedious calculation is omitted Proof of Lemma Suppose n = and let ... 1)m−n+1 if ≤ n ≤ m Indeed each ofthe n terms inthe sum representing p( m, n) is divisible by this quantity A second consequence of part (3) is an efficient algorithm for computing p( m, n) Algorithm...
... the MLC The coverage ofthe PTV is approximately independent ofthe LV Paying attention to the optimal protection ofthe OAR the use of a high LV would be the best choice On the other hand a high ... defined by the user The purpose of our study was to analyse the impact of different DR and LV on the "actual fluence maps" using the same "optimal fluence map" and thereby the impact on thenumber ... no competing interests Authors' contributions DW participated inthe design ofthe study and carried out the treatment plans CFH participated inthe draft ofthe manuscript HV performed the statistical...
... xNPSi describes the integral of carbon uptake per hour Data points were spline-interpolated to obtain timecontinuous information on net photosynthesis during the whole period of cold exposure The ... in mind that the sink export rate in our model is composed of assimilate export to sink organs and flux into further pools of carbon-containing metabolites and structural components, e.g amino ... resulting from upper, lower and mean values of parameter sets described metabolic changes during cold exposure within the SDs of experimental results (Fig 5A–D), thus proving reproducibility of the...
... receptor-blocking experiments The rates of uptake of both the lipid and protein components are not matched by the rate of cellular metabolism of these species, resulting inthe accumulation of ... turnover ofthe apoB protein It is shown that both lipid and protein are taken up, in a time-dependent manner, via scavenger receptor SR-A- and CD36-mediated processes, and that the uptake of lipid and ... esters and glycated apoB inthe cells The rate of removal ofthe latter species is slow, with only 20 30% ofthe glycated protein being degraded over a 24 h chase period In contrast to the rapid and...
... affected in their funding behavior by the state of development ofthe least developed countries * For the purposes ofthe present paper, data produced within the framework ofthe UNFPA/UNAIDS/NIDI ... present paper has brought to the fore what driving forces might be relevant in explaining the provision of foreign aid towards family planning and HIV/AIDS programs The empirical results of this paper ... pay is approximated by the share of GDP inthe group of 14 OECD/DAC countries If each and every country carries the burden of financing a pure public good in line with its ability to pay, the coefficient...
... in jumping aboard the Pinterest train either, with 50% with active profiles and another 40% planning to join by the year’s end Percentage 37 The State of Social Media Marketing Detailed Findings ... distribution of responses, which we believe supports the validity ofthe findings across company expertise levels The State of Social Media Marketing Major Findings MAJOR FINDINGS We present the major findings ... resources 15 The State of Social Media Marketing Percentage Major Findings Numberofpeople Key Findings #6: Top Social Platforms: The Big 3: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn Still Dominate 89% use...
... changes in protein conformation inthe presence of denaturing agents The tryptophan residues buried inthe hydrophobic interior ofthe protein emit fluorescence when excited at 280 nm When the protein ... unfolds inthe presence of denaturing agents, the exposure of buried residues reflects the conformational changes inthe protein The coat protein of MS2 has two tryptophan residues, Trp32 and Trp82 ... encountered inthe form of dimers [5,14] To understand the importance of capsid protein–protein contacts for the stability of coat protein, we determined the stability of dlFG and compared it with the...
... developed the software and firmware required for control ofthe i-LIMB hand All stages were completed under the supervision of SV Both authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests ... None ofthe subjects had previous experience controlling a prosthesis The experimental protocols were in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration and assessed in accordance with the University of ... which people act in anticipation of their actions inthe absence of externally-arising cues The formation and maintenance of internal models has been studied in healthy individuals (reviewed in...
... present the proofs of our main results Proofs of Theorems 1.3 and 1.6 Since the proof of Theorem 1.3 will rely heavily on Theorem 1.6 as well as on its proof, we start by proving Theorem 1.6 Proof of ... (R+ ) = Δ∞ (R+ ), and Ᏼγ (R+ ) Δγ (R+ ) for < γ < ∞ The purpose of this paper is to study the L p mapping properties of singular integral operators Tφ,Ω,h in Rn along the surface of revolution Γφ ... TΩ,h and φ,Ω by Ω The investigation ofthe L p -boundedness problem ofthe operator TΩ began with ´ Calderon and Zygmund in their well-known papers [7, 8] The operator Tφ,Ω,h , whose singular...
... together with RANKL inthe absence or presence of IL-1β and diacerein or rhein at 20 μg/mL (n = 8) At the end ofthe incubation period, TRAP staining was performed andthenumberof TRAP-positive ... citation purposes) erein/rhein on the synthesis of major proteases involved in bone remodelling/resorption, namely MMP-13 and cathepsin K Moreover, we sought to gain new insight into the effects ofthe ... manuscript preparation, and statistical analysis J-PP participated in study design, analysis and interpretation of data, and manuscript preparation JM -P participated in study design, analysis and interpretation...
... working designing, and authoring E.N.G-T participated inthe analysis and interpretation ofthe data andin writing and revising this report C.R -P participated inthe experimental design of this ... inthe conception and experimental design ofthein vitro HIV-1 manipulation and infection assays, inthe analysis and interpretation ofthe data, andinthe writing and revision of this report ... layer oriented on top Media containing PVP-coated AgNPs was added to the upper chambers, and after 20 of treatment, the RPMI+10% FCS media containing PVP-coated AgNPs inthe upper chambers was removed...
... estimates the costs of non-fatal TBI in motorcycle users not wearing helmets in Hanoi, Vietnam, in their first year post-injury The study examined costs from the perspective ofthe injured patients and ... increased pain, anxiety and affected cognition While none ofthe minor TBI patients faced difficulty in mobility and self-care, anxiety and pain were persisting problems, with continuing compromise of ... zero pre-injury, the disparity post injury reflected the level of severity (Figure 2) In term of intangible costs, the health related quality of life ofthe patients inthe first year post-injury...
... age 59y as the proportion of trips for shopping, personal business and visiting friends and family increase So it appears that shopping is the main reason for making a trip once people retire ... activity, and combined with trips for personal business accounted for nearly half of all trips out ofthe house Increasing opportunities and convenience for shopping and undertaking personal business ... for all purposes [n=2519] as opposed to trips) The mean trip frequency per week by trip purposes is presented in Figure The most frequent purpose for a trip was for shopping (3.9 SD 2.7 trips·wk-1)...
... training in each sampled pair of training and validation data sets as well as the total numberof validation bulls over all samples for the specified amax values Fifteen pairs of training and ... large-scale population genotype data: Applications to inferring missing genotypes and haplotypic phase Am J Hum Genet 2006, 78: 629- 644 Purcell S, Sham P, Daly MJ: Parental phenotypes in family-based ... for the offspring of training individuals of 0.85 and 0.75 based on 2,200 and 1,000 training individuals, respectively Solberg et al [13] and Habier et al [2,27], in contrast, fitted single SNPs...
... fibrinolysin and phospholipase A, which directly degrade periodontal tissues (Schenkein et al., 1999) The activity of these enzymes promotes the permeation ofP gingivalis into the gingival epithelium ... cell line OPG osteoprotegerin PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cells PBS phosphate buffered saline PBST phosphate buffered saline with Tween PCR polymerase chain reaction pg/ml picograms per mililiter ... 21 Chapter 1: Introduction 22 1.1 Periodontal disease The periodontium is a term that refers to the specialised periodontal tissues that support the teeth in their positions inthe upper and lower...