... about the ecosystem they enjoy and care about and can see the results of their work through journal publications and policy changes NOAA is helping to maintain and further the motivation and enthusiasm ... the invasion of alien algae and where planting may serve the dual purpose of reseeding the native species and controlling the recolonization and spread of alien algae along the fringe of alien algae ... directly support the economy of southeast Florida The organization andtrainingof a group of dedicated volunteers was accomplished; their energy and enthusiasm could be translated into other habitat...
... California The views and opinions of authors expressed herein not necessarily state or reflect those ofthe United States Government or any agency thereof, or The Regents ofthe University of California ... stay in the fields to enrich the soil are collected As an example ofthe magnitude ofthe CO2 intensity of collecting and transporting biomass residues, according to the Biofuels Emissions and Cost ... assumes that the latent heat of vaporization of water in the material is not recovered, whereas the HHV includes the heat of condensation of water This report provides the energy content of fuels...
... With the inclusion of items ofthe participation chapters ofthe ICF, the WHODAS-II covers a wider spectrum of disability than just physical function The same applies to the BI and SIP These ... responsible for the search strategy and conceptualisation ofthe manuscript MOV and PTK reviewed the included papers PTK, ET and MVDL supervised the study andthe interpretation ofthe results All ... (n < 25) only On the other hand, the SF-36 PF-10 is the only generic PF scale that was rated positively for responsiveness Except for the MHIQ, the other health profiles, (SIP and NHP) demonstrated...
... Conclusions, including the results ofthe November 2001 Workshop Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Management capabilities and approaches APEC andthe MRCWG have a role in liaising ... limited and unbalanced Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Priorities and hazards for Economies Variable levels of activity and management capability Ships’ ballast water and hull ... and hull fouling are the most important vectors International shipping, aquaculture and biodiversity are most threatened values Amount of commercial shipping and number of trading partners...
... standards, and then monitored and given feedback on their portrayals and their checklists throughout their trainingand during all ofthe administrations ofthe clinical skills examination Otherwise, ... List of Figures and Tables Figure 3.1 The Stones ofthe Dolmen Table 2.1 Summary of Requisite Skills for the Coach andthe SPs Table 6.1 Overview ofthe SP Training Sessions Leading to the CPX ... support and clarification from the SPs themselves, from health care professionals, from other SP coaches, and from books, workshops, andthe Internet THEIMPORTANCEOF SELECTING THE RIGHT SPs One of...
... date and time ofthe examination;* & the survivor's narrative ofthe rape, in her own words; & the findings ofthe clinical examination; & the nature ofthe samples taken; & a conclusion * If the ... Record the anatomical position ofthe wound(s) Size Measure the dimensions ofthe wound(s) Shape Describe the shape ofthe wound(s) (e.g linear, curved, irregular) Surrounds Note the condition ofthe ... a focus on the survivor and her needs; with an understanding ofthe provider's own attitudes and sensitivities, the sociocultural context, andthe Remember: the survivor's autonomy and right to...
... contributions TW designed and carried out experiments and drafted the manuscript AL carried out the assay in the clinical trials MG aided in the design ofthe experiments and review ofthe manuscript All ... change in the overall expression ofthe CCR2 receptor as well as the cell's capacity to internalize the ligand The inter-person reproducibility ofthe assay was demonstrated by testing the pre-dose ... antagonist The sensitivity ofthe assay, or the ability ofthe assay to demonstrate inhibition of ligand internalization at low concentrations of CCR2 inhibitor, was determined by serially diluting the...
... is valued on the same scale using the same variant ofthe same valuation technique, as was the case for the CAMPHOR and EQ-5D models, then the valuations should be comparable [25] The valuation ... designed and managed the study, identified the items for the valuation exercise and wrote the manuscript JR designed and managed the valuation survey, conducted analysis and reported on the valuation ... candidates for exclusion However, it was the aim to include a reasonable spread of items in terms ofthe degree of severity they represented The logit severity ofthe selected items ranged from -1.25...
... mount bandgap reference device This supplies a highly stable +5 volt to the active devices The very low current drain ofthe circuit allows the use of this ultrastable and low noise method of regulation, ... allowed to reach the photodiode Bearing in mind the adequate but limiting factor ofthe 100 μV resolution for the measuring equipment, the input voltage noise floor and drift ofthe instrument’s ... noise floor ofthe electronic system, equivalent to an output of 3.87 mV peak to peak from the analogue buffer stage, will be the overall limiting factor for the resolution ofthe instrument The following...
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... shall form a part ofthe record of tests ofthe addition If the processing addition is a liquid, the specific gravity and percent water content shall also be part ofthe record 4.2.1 The specific gravity, ... manufacturers stating the name ofthe addition, the amount used, andthe type of cement in which used, and 13.1.7 The highest amount of addition that has demonstrated compliance with the specification ... the time of shipment stating the water content and specific gravity ofthe samples ofthe material taken during production or transfer and certifying that the specific gravity value is within the...
... conformations The one on the left is called the trans conformation, andthe one on the right is the cis- conformation In Latin, trans means "on the other side" So when the hydrocarbon groups ofthe amide ... groups, that is, the amide groups attach to the phenyl rings opposite to each other, at carbons and Kevlar is shown in the big picture at the top ofthe page Nomex® , on the other hand, has meta-phenylene ... chain of a polyglycol, usually about forty or so repeats units long, is soft and rubbery The rest ofthe repeat unit, you know, the stretch with the urethane linkages, the urea linkages, and the...
... impression ofthe stability of results Additionally, the means andthe standard deviations ofthe differences concerning each SCCT item between rating and re-rating were calculated andthe plots ofthe ... The Pearson’s R correlation coefficient, among the SCCT items andthe PANSS (Positive, Negative and General Psychopathology scales), the YMRS andthe MADRS are shown in Table The results ofthe ... since the copy of a cube test was introduced, little has been done to standardize it This may be due to the complex pattern of these tests and a preference ofthe examiners to score them on the...
... from the authors on request) Seven out ofthe GPs andthe psychiatrists who collected and discussed the data had more than 20 years of clinical experience The CS diagnosis was the "gold standard" ... this cut-off on the 29 symptoms list as well as for the full list The ROC curve for the FCSE yielded the cut-offs of symptoms for women and for men, but different cut-off for self-report, and 5, ... conception and design; CF acquisition of data; MCS statistical analysis and interpretation ofthe data; MCS and CF drafting the manuscript; AB, MF and WR interpretation of data, critical revisions of the...
... [26] The variability ofthe results of Rasch analyses across a range of diseases suggests that the performance ofthe HADS may vary by diagnostic group and reinforces the need for clinicians and ... ofthe scale caused by removing the effects of local dependency in the data through the testlet design The performance ofthe HADS has been called into question following Rasch analysis in other ... test These estimates are then compared andthe number of significant t-tests outside the ± 1.96 range indicates whether the scale is unidimensional or not Generally, where less than 5% of the...
... developed the SPSQ-C, took part in the statistical analyses, discussion ofthe design and in the preparation ofthe ms CGS supervised the design and execution ofthe study and made contributions to the ... the analyses, took part in reading the ms and approved to the final version ofthe ms TF developed the SPSQ-C, took part in the preparation ofthe manuscript and made major contributions to the ... Different cut-off levels have beentested in the development phase ofthe SPSQ-C [1] and this was also done when the adult version ofthe SPSQ was developed [32] The cut-off used is the closest...
... the reproducibility ofthe assay the standards were run on six different days and similar CT values were found for the given inputs of IVT-RNA The data is the representative ofthe test (Figure ... designed and carried out all the experiments MMG envisioned and supervised all the studies Both the authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they ... Sequence alignment of GFP variants in GenBank showing the location of primers and probe GFP sequences were selected from data bank and aligned using MEGA4 software The references of sequences are...
... the intensity and spectrum ofthe illuminating sunlight, the redox properties ofthe dye andthe efficiencies ofthe charge injection process and collection ofthe electron in the semiconductor ... Secondly, the dye needs to match the energy levels with the semiconductor and redox-mediator in the DSSC As mentioned above, the LUMO ofthe dye needs to be higher than the conduction band ofthe semiconductor ... band ofthe semiconductor andthe HOMO of dye is lower than the redox potential ofthe 14 Chapter Literature Review electrolyte These energy level differences present the...
... serves to strengthen and fix the positions ofthe functional moieties for the creation ofthe complementary binding sites Upon the completion ofthe polymerization reaction, the imprinted polymer ... extremely advantageous for the subsequent application ofthe particles Nonetheless, due to the presence of surfactant and other additives, the polymer may be contaminated Other than the normal o/w emulsion ... 1984) The positioning of these hydrophobic patches at the oil or air phase is thermodynamically more advantageous and hence, the “trapping” ofthe protein molecule at the interface This gives the...
... emphasize theimportanceof learning tend to use cognitive strategies that help them to understand and remember specific items ofthe language, whereas learners who emphasize theimportanceof using the ... test at the beginning ofthe school year The group of student was selected to be the target population of this research firstly because ofthe relative number of males and females in the group ... remember andthe new words After some time, I usually forget the meaning and use ofthe words.” “If I see the words in the exercises many times, andthe teacher explains the new words, then I can...