... reduction (50-60% ofthe basal area ofthe unthinned plots) of stocking (table II) The differences were slighter in the wet site as a consequence ofthe longer period since the last thinning Onthe ... to maximize the advantages of a high light absorption and to limit the consequences of water shortage, high temperature and irradiance The utmost importance of these adaptations concerns especially ... options for the conversion of Turkey oak coppice into high forest The natural evolution of aging no silvicultural operation applied) compared with the conversion into high forest by thinnings of...
... inform the field in the identification of proteins associated with the development of immunity and in the elucidation of their role in pathogenesis of meningococcal infection Hopefully, these ... analysis ofthe immune response to OMV vaccines [10,11] and studies ofthe development of natural immunity induced by colonization with meningo cocci [12] have suggested that a minor component ofthe ... study of outer membrane preparations andthe vesicle/vaccine preparations derived from them by deoxycholate extraction One-dimensional SDS-PAGE of an OMV vaccine preparation followed by tandem...
... situation This continued domination of Malaysian economy by the Chinese intensified the tension across the Chinese andthe native (Malay) population and contributed substantially towards the mass ... the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Univerisiti Malaya Aim This study aimed to develop an understanding oftheinfluenceof gender and ethnicity onthe use of ICT among the students in the ... Singapore, andthe islands of Dinding and Province Wellesley) andthe increased demands for labor on rubber plantations as well as tin mines during the colonial era (between the nineteenth and mid-twentieth...
... evaluate theinfluenceofthe post and core color onthe final shade of three all-ceramics of different thickness The types and fabrication of composite cores (1 mm thick) and post were as mentioned ... restorations One ofthe most important considerations in the selection of filler is the optical characteristics ofthe composite The monomer resins used in dental composites have a refractive index of ... might influencethe esthetics if used under all-ceramic restorations and its influenceonthe esthetics in the gingival region Gingival tissues that are not influenced by the color ofthe root...
... diffusion of silicon atoms from the surface to the catalyst/NW interface Here, h is the height ofthe NW and O is the atomic volume of a silicon atom in a silicon lattice, the factor is the ratio of ... in the surface concentration, andthe corresponding slowdown ofthe axial growth As a result of such fluctuations in the input flux andthe surface coverage during the growth process, variations ... the ‘‘strange kinetics’’ formalism We will deliberately restrict the application ofthe MCsimulation to this part of a growing nano-object alone and only to the above-mentioned key stage of the...
... common around the globe andthe conversion of these anthropogenous coniferous forests, which were planted in Europe from the end ofthe 18th century, into natural broad-leaved forests is one ... by mixing coniferous and broadleaved seedlings Acknowledgements: We appreciate the assistance of Per-Olof Erlandsson, Sven Nilsson, Gustav Fredriksson and Gunnar Isacsson from the Regional Forestry ... in southern Sweden Root undercutting at a depth of approx 15 cm was done on broadleaved seedlings in the nurseries in the middle ofthe first growing season 2.3 Data collection The photosynthetic...
... differences in the composition ofthe biochemical parameters investigated, neither in the sun nor in the shade crown By contrast, in the sun crown the leaf-area based concentrations of antioxidants and ... amounts of total ascorbate and a-tocopherol (figure 1) and lower concentrations of photosynthetic pigments (figure 2) than leaves in the shade crown Only the contents of total glutathione did ... despite the economic importance of Fagus sylvatica only a few studies focused on seasonal and spatial changes of antioxidants and pigments [11, 12, 19, 29, 30] Differences in the content of antioxidants...
... pruning on cork production The climate is continental Mediterranean andthe potential vegetation is that ofthe Sanguisorbo agrimonioidis-Quercetum suberis [15] type of cork oak forest in all ofthe ... as the height to which the trunk is stripped, the total length of stripping, the surface area stripped, andthe indices and coefficients of stripping which reveal the intensity of stripping The ... Our thanks go to all the owners ofthe sites, the Forest Service ofthe province of Cáceres for allowing us to record data, and all those involved in the collection of field and laboratory data,...
... Radiation Oncology 2007, 2:30 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/2/1/30 the combination of one of these risk factors with smoking [7-11] Combined radiochemotherapy is the gold-standard in treatment of ... between the three treatment protocols Onthe other hand only 10 patients were treated outside the RTOG protocol andthe differences between the three protocols in dose and chemotherapy are only ... 19 The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests 20 Authors' contributions 21 SM participated in the conception and design ofthe study, SM, GW and VH collected the data SM and...
... purposes) Information was collected onthe size ofthe ICU andthe hospital (expressed as the number of ICU and hospital beds, respectively), the numbers of intensivists and nurses, whether the ICUs had ... major finding ofthe present study, the initial focus ofthe study was not only onthe volume-outcome effect, but also ontheinfluenceof other organizational ICU characteristics on in-hospital ... estimates and that none ofthe findings were attributable to theinfluenceof individual ICUs participating in the study Another limitation of this study is the fact that the questionnaire was...
... analysis and writing the drafts for the manuscript GB: idea development, statistics and presentation ofthe findings, TLH: PI ofthe young-HUNT study, development ofthe idea and supervision of method, ... 1) attention problems, 2) conduct problems, 3) symptoms of anxiety and depression and 4) symptoms of muscular pain and tension The variables were derived by factor analysis of parts ofthe Young-HUNT ... high level of anxiety/depressive symptoms Attention- and conduct problems Variables concerning attention- and conduct problems were derived from the school adjustment part ofthe questionnaire,...
... AMOS version 18.0 software 1.5 New contributions - Build the researching model onthe impact of satisfaction on loyalty and repurchase behavior under the moderation of involvement and fashion style, ... difference of d=0.746, d=0.815, d=0.694, d=0.657 respectively CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION AND LIMITATION OFTHE STUDY 5.1 Conclusion Based onthe result ofthe study, we have the main ... Build the brand advantage by create point of different, unique positioning to reduce the impact of competitive and consolidation the involvement of customer 2/ Secure the brand: Register the brand...
... teaching and learning implications Part C – Conclusion This part summarizes the study, states the concluding remarks, the limitation ofthe research and offers suggestions for the further research ... for the sentences with two or more actions, they considered actions in the sentence apart instead of considering the relationship between actions or the order of actions Student conjugated the ... mind the progressive or the perfection ofthe actions in the sentences They did not also mention to the relationship between the actions in the sentence As a result, S4 conjugated all verbs in the...
... Equilibrium in the Money Market According to the theory of liquidity preference: The interest rate adjusts to balance the supply and demand for money There is one interest rate, called the equilibrium ... Quantity of Money Changes in the Money Supply The Fed can shift the aggregate demand curve when it changes monetary policy An increase in the money supply shifts the money supply curve to the right ... Quantity of Money Y1 Y2 Quantity of Output Changes in the Money Supply When the Fed increases the money supply, it lowers the interest rate and increases the quantity of goods and services demanded...
... Electron microscopy observations In the ultrastructural evaluation ofthe periosteum in one and two week specimens in the control groups without HBOT, there were numerous chondroblasts and rarely ... compared to the β-TCP Also, at four weeks, the healing of these defects was similar to that ofthe control group Onthe other hand, our ultrastructural investigation revealed that the CPCBB caused ... Evaluation The animals healed uneventfully and they continued their routine physiological activities During the experiments, two rats were lost and had to be replaced because ofthe complications of...
... indication ofthe effects of 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 their ... some ofthe literature and reports the main findings relating to the effects of education (section 2.1) and health (section 2.2) on wages 2.1 Education and wages Theinfluenceof education on wages ... Estimate the effects of each ofthe target conditions on general health Combine the estimates from steps one and two to estimate the effect of each ofthe target conditions on wages There is...
... Equalization determines whether • The organization uses the property for the actual an organization qualifies for the exemption and operation ofthe exempt activity issues the certificate if the qualifications ... separate from the other facilities that are part ofthe same nonprofit organization The organizations indicated on Schedule H that they use the same charity care policy at all ofthe hospitals they own ... recommendations to the Legislature, and one recommendation to the State Board of Equalization (Equalization) We reviewed the information that the tax board and Equalization provided to us in response...
... negative values of NEE during the rest ofthe day NEE was positive most ofthe day on 24 June 2003 On 15 July, 2002, extremely dry conditions resulted in negative NEE the entire day with the most negative ... 147–165 Tucson, USA: University of Arizona Press Flanagan, L, LA Weaver, and PJ Carlson 2002 Seasonal and interannual variation in carbon dioxide exchange and carbon balance in a northern temperate ... 2008) Herbivory and precipitation are two ofthe most important factors that affect the structure and function of grasslands (Knapp et al 2002; Bradford et al 2006) Grasslands in the USA were historically...
... created in the ARSTAN application The chronology has low values of autocorrelation The standard regional tree-ring chronology was also established The range ofthe created regional tree-ring chronologies ... March ofthe year in question (Fig 3) The standard regional tree-ring chronology shows a decrease in the radial increments starting at the beginning ofthe 1970s and ending at the end ofthe 1980s ... factors the regional residual index tree-ring chronology andthe climatic time series of average monthly temperatures and precipitation for the area ofthe Orlické hory Mts were used The length of the...
... pattern of natural regeneration [15] lead to a high spatial variability of light in the understory andof competition between saplings An example ofthe difficulty to understand the effects of subtle ... between the measured parameters were analyzed using non-linear functions of Table Curve 2d software (SPSS Inc.); the coefficient of determination (r2), the statistical significance ofthe regression ... regression explained better the relationship than a simple linear regression Furthermore, for all the examined parameters, the 95% confidence limits ofthe regressions for Norway spruce and silver...