... of floodwater draining from the upstream areas, the overland flood water entering from Cambodia across the Vietnam border, the inland high rainfall and the effects of high tide from the sea, ... sea, yearly between 1.2 and 1.9 million hectares of land are inundated, mainly the Northern parts ofthe MD known as the LongXuyen quadrangle and the Plain of Reeds. Along the 600 km-coast, the ... ranking ofthe wetlands inthe MD and the South East region. Today, each MD wetland forest managing board finished the wetland situation analysis report as part ofthe action plan. The analysis...
... itall too easy to ignore ecosystem services as much as economics had until then: The benefits from those uses thatare damaging the area are measurableby the dollar. The values ofthe system in ... values in decisionmaking under then existing laws and regulations. Jim invited J. B. to join the grantteam. Jim also spent a sabbatical year at Stanford in 2001–02, as did Geoff Heal,making Stanford ... “ecosystem assets have the importance of water and are gradually acquiring the scarcity of diamonds as the human population and its aspirations grow”(11). One can only hope that long before the day...
... habitat is the main habitat of the food plant ofthe larvae of Clouded Apollo, while this habitat is the main feeding andmating place of adult and while this habitat provides suitable migration and ... many other semi-natural habitats, are declining due to the aban-donnement of traditional agro-pastoral techniques such as extensive grazing and mowing. The species typical of these habitats are ... et al., 1999), the population area and number of individuals isincreasing at the Northern boundary ofthe population. Results show that there is an overallincrease inthe number of Clouded Apollo...
... the local market for them. That is, the amount to be imported equals the forecasted annual consumption amount 40 The above figure explains clearly the common area and other individual areas ... specifically. Hence, what arethe challenges faced by firms in implementing GMP standards? The challenges faced by pharmaceutical manufacturers in Vietnam in attaining GMP compliance are divided into ... adequate facilities, calibrated and maintained equipment, fully retrievable raw data and overviewed by all independent quality assurance officer. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are required that all...
... thisdisease. These include microvascular complications that induce damage to the retina, nephrons and peripheralnerves, and macrovascular disease that is associatedwith accelerated atherosclerosis ... assayProtein concentrations were quantified using the bicinchoni-nic acid assay (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA) with 60 min of incubation at 60 °C, using BSA as a standard.Data analysisData are expressed ... products arising from glycation, rather thanpurely the loss ofthe parent amino acid, which is the key factor in terms of receptor recognition [29]. There are no data available on the extent of Lys...
... purification. The tagged protein had a similar activity in crude yeastextract as the untagged protein, indicating thatthe tagwas not interfering with the protein activity. The tagged protein was ... generated inthe catabolic pathwayfor d-galacturonate (Kuorelahti et al., unpublishedresults). In these pathways, the sugar acids d-gluco-nate, d-galactonate and l-galactonate (in the d-galac-turonate ... 25 min, and the supernatant used for the analysis. The protein content of the extract was estimated using the Bio-Rad proteinassay, and c-globulin was used as a standard.Enzyme purification and...
... presumedocular tuberculosis among pulmonary tuberculosis patients ina tertiaryhospital inthe Philippines. Journal of Opthalmic Inflammation andInfection 2013 3:1.Lara and Ocampo Journal of Opthalmic ... Ultimately, the ophthalmologist and internistshould increase their awareness and understanding of TB and its possible ocular involvement because the dis-ease is curable and blindness is preventable ... (TB) and has the highest number of cases per head in Southeast Asia. Almost two thirds of Filipinos have TB, and up to five million people are in- fected yearly [1], making it a major public health...
... categorized the TB lesion of each subject as mini-mal, moderately advanced, or far-advanced, based on the clas-sication ofthe National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association of ... 2001 by the Korea Institute for Health and So-cial A airs. Based on the 2000 Population Census ofthe Nation-al Statistical Oce of Korea, a stratied, multi-stage, clustered, probability ... exclude the eect of smok-ing, a potential and strong confounding factor. Smoking is a ma-jor cause of COPD (6) and also increases the risk of developing TB (7). In most studies, a medical history...
... strongly and nonlinearly on the temperature T ofthe system. As the temperature increases the nonlinear absorption coefficient increases until it reached the maximum value (peak) and then it decreases. ... confined by an infinite potential in the (,xy) plane and are free inthe z direction in Cartesian coordinates (,,xyz). The laser field propagates along the x direction. In this case, ... the nonlinear absorption coefficient ofa strong EMW) tend toward zero, the nonlinear result will turn back to a linear result. Numerical results obtained for a /GaAsGaAsAl CQW show that...
... 130–138.21. Takahashi, N., Nakagawa, H., Fujikawa, K., Kawamura, Y. &Tomiya, N. (1995) Three-dimensional elution mapping of pyri-dylaminated N-linked neutral and sialyl oligosaccharides. Anal.Biochem. ... Yoshida, T., Wada, Y., Awaya, J.,Kurono, M. & Takahashi, N. (1991) Calculated two-dimensionalsugar map of pyridylaminated oligosaccharides: elucidation of the jack bean a- mannosidase digestion ... reducing end GlcNAc. Whensubjected to linkage analysis, glycan B1 gave terminal Fuc,terminal Man, terminal Gal, 3,6-linked Man, 4-linkedGlcNAc and, importantly, a peak that can be assigned as4-linked...
... on a plate moving in declination at the same rate that an equatorial star moves in R. A. All trails will then have the same exposure. The rate ofthe clock which drives the plate in declination ... indexed; and they shallprepare for publication an accurate summary ofthe transactions ofthe Society at each of itsmeetings.ARTICLE VI. The Treasurer shall receive and deposit in such bank as may ... Society.They may also appoint a Librarian, and such other assistants as may be required. The Library ofthe Society shall be kept in San Francisco, and shall be open to the use of all the members.ARTICLE...
... and the flavincofactor [9] was probably released inthe presence of chaotropic agents, and the active site ofthe enzyme opened, facilitating the arrival ofthe substrate and leading to anincreased ... to the increase in Km, i.e. a decrease inthe affinity of theenzymeforthesubstrate.Thedecreaseinkcat,however, can be only partially explained by the observedincrease in Km. The main reason ... nm in the presence of perchlorate anions, i.e. a decrease in the asymmetry ofthe tryptophan residue and/or the flavincofactor inthe active site, may result from dissociation of the flavin cofactor...
... T.F. BAYARD, Secretary of State. A Compilation ofthe Messages and Papers ofthe Presidents 9 In my annual message ofthe 8th of December last I said: In the application ofthe acts lately passed ... limits and jurisdictionthereof against aiding, abetting, countenancing, or taking any part in such unlawful acts or assemblages. In witness whereof I have set my hand and caused the seal ofthe ... inthe Indian Territory early last summer causedconsiderable alarm and uneasiness. Investigation proved that their threatening attitude was due ina greatmeasure to the occupation ofthe land...
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