... managing board finished the wetland situation analysis
report as part ofthe action plan. The analysis report consists in a detailed description of
the wetland forest site; the inventory ofthe ...
Fig.1: The Mekong River Basin and Land forms ofthe MD in Vietnam
The main objective of this article isthe presentation ofthe forest wetland inventory
process, applied to both the inland ... forest inthe Upper and the Lower
U Minh areas were burned, accounting for approximately 57% (17% inthe Lower U
Minh and 40% inthe Upper U Minh) ofthe total
Melaleuca forest area. Inthe U Minh...
... claimed
that the gradual attainment of more complete dynamic equilibrium . . . is the
fundamental characteristic” of ecosystems, and thatthe order of stability of all
of the chemical elements isof ... ecology as a discipline is interested in describing
and quantifying the factors that regulate energy transformation and nutrient
cycling within an ecosystem as defined. And because these processes ... program that protects waters ofthe United
States, including wetlands. Under this program the Corps has issued “wet-
land mitigation banking” guidelines that allow a developer intending to elim-
inate...
... alder strip while this habitat isthe main habitat of
the food plant ofthe larvae of Clouded Apollo, while this habitat isthe main feeding and
mating place of adult and while this habitat provides ... Despite the fact thatthe Clouded Apollo is decreasing
in most areas of Europe (Meglécz et al., 1999), the population area and number of individuals is
increasing at the Northern boundary ofthe ... show that there is an overall
increase inthe number of Clouded Apollo in Estonia, with 73% of all sighting having been made
during the last 13 years. The exact reasons for this increase in Estonia...
... it is therefore likely that the
outcome ofthe inhibition of aggrecanase activity in
tendon isthe retention of large proteoglycans within
the extracellular matrix ofthe tissue [22–27].
The ... However, it is
possible thatthe inhibition ofthe catabolism of prote-
oglycans in tendon and other fibrous connective tissues
such as ligament may result in an increase inthe matrix
levels of these ... proteo-
glycans remaining inthe matrix by day 10 of culture
was 45%. This indicates that with the inclusion of
these sulfated agents there was significant inhibition
(40%) of rate of loss of
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S-labeled...
... position ofthe telescope, and take the mean ofthe readings of
the horizontal circle. I t must be remembered thatthe reading ofthe compass needle, when
the sight line ofthe instrument isinthe ... surprising manner since 1875.
The color ofthe red markings in 1875 was most carefully matched in crayons, and I was
finally satisfied with the tint ofthe drawings. In 1881 I found thatthe same ... meridian, is not necessarily the magnetic declination,
since the line of zeros ofthe compass circle may not be inthe same plane with the line of
collimation (as, of course, it should be). The reading...
... 1885,
in relation to the management and conduct ofthe office of district attorney ofthe United States for the
southern district of Alabama."
The incumbent of this office on the 1st day of ... public service ofany examiner in his office, or ofthe inability or refusal of any
such examiner to act inthat capacity; and, on the request ofthe Commission, such officer shall thereupon
name ... be
exerted to maintain the amplest good faith toward China inthe treatment of these men, and the inflexible
sternness ofthelawin bringing the wrongdoers to justice should be insisted upon.
Every...
... thinks thatthe titular head ofthe Church
of England is a lovely lady.
The assumption isthat since the filler ofthe role
Queen of England
is not likely to change within the
time ofthe conversation ... checked in
the following order: the
intensionality
of the descrip-
tor, the
time of reference
of the descriptor, and the
agents
of the descriptor. We must establish the
"level" of ... or time; the predication expresses
the main relation among the various entities referred
to. The intention isthatthe term-list provides the
information to identify referents inthe knowledge...
... at the academic, industrial and governmental lev-
els. In contrast, there is a lot to be done with respect to
translating the insights gained inthe laboratory on the
involvement ofthe TME in ... espe-
cially interested inthe publication of discoveries in four
areas:
1) Clinical models that allow the characterization of the
molecular profile of non-cancer cells inthe TME and of
their soluble ... pathogenesis to the
clinic and the biomedical industry. Translational research
that bridges the laboratory and the clinic is still under
development, and this new section ofthe JTM is espe-
cially interested...
... are interdependent.
Statistical analysis
First, HRQoL scales were constructed and missing data
were imputed based on the guidelines ofthe TAAQOL. In
calculation ofthe scale scores one missing ... missing combined-item
score was allowed for, the missing score is replaced by the
mean value ofthe non-missing item scores. In addition,
missing HRQoL outcomes were handled through the
Expectation-Maximization ... purposes)
influences HRQoL. A potential reason for the lack of effect
is that not the amount, but satisfaction with work and lei-
sure time is more important in explaining HRQoL [18].
Within the disease...
... JH
participated inthe design ofthe study, interpreted the
data and revised the manuscript. AYNSM, PJR and PTCK
interpreted the data and revised the manuscript. PDB con-
tributed to the statistical analysis ... calculated as the mean ofthe ratings of
items that pertained to that dimension, after the score of
each dimension was transformed linearly to a 0–100
point scale, with 100 indicating the best HRQoL ... cancer
studies, the observed excellent HRQoL could be explained
in two ways. First, following the theory of response shift it
may be that (as a result ofthe experience of cancer) the
internal standards,...
... 38% of all new
infections.
Although the primary impact of increasing the prevalence
of male circumcision is to reduce the number of new HIV
infections in men, the number of new HIV infections in
Number ... purposes of this sensitivity analysis. The results of the
sensitivity analysis are shown in Table 2. Each ofthe ini-
tial values ofthe parameters inthe sensitivity analysis is
shown in bolded, ... fees of circumcision increases
because of a higher discount rate, then the cost per infec-
tion averted increases. If the discounted lifetime cost of
ART increases (decreases), then the effect is...
... reduction of their HRQoL, even in mild stages ofthe disease.
The factors determining the HRQoL include sex, FEV
1
, use of oxygen therapy, and number of visits to emergency
rooms and hospital admissions.
Published: ... [19]. The SF-12 is
scored from 0 to 100 so that, the higher the score, the bet-
ter the health condition.
Statistical analysis
The analysis ofthe data was carried out through the statis-
tical ... event inthe natural
history of patients with COPD. It isthe most common rea-
son for medical visits, hospital admissions, and death in
these patients [38]. Furthermore, there is an increasing
evidence...
... purposes)
Background
Retinoblastoma (RB) is a malignant tumor affecting the
retina and isthe most common intraocular malignancy in
children. Inthe Netherlands, the incidence is 1:17,000
newborns ... JH
participated inthe design ofthe study, interpreted the
data and revised the manuscript. AYNSM, PJR and PTCK
interpreted the data and revised the manuscript. PDB con-
tributed to the statistical analysis ... different combina-
tions of chemotherapy and remaining therapies (thermo-
chemotherapy, laser photocoagulation, plaque therapy
and cryotherapy)[5]. Visual acuity was defined as visual
acuity after...