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... surface ofthe coils The differences in contrast ofthe two specimens (CMC-COOHs and silica coils) can also be clearly observed by the optical microscope (Figure 2) The images are a proof that the ... most of CTAB is adsorbed on the CMC-COOH surface TEM images of silica hollow microcoils are presented in Figure The photographs at low magnification show unambiguously thehollow nature ofthe ... ofthe specimens; the very thin silica walls allow the transmission ofthe electron beam The fine structure ofthe walls can be imaged at higher magnification Arranged channels of about 3-nm width...
... contains 14 points The multiport admittance matrix ofthe connection is modeled as detailed in Appendix A On the other hand, forthe sake of simplicity, the two-port admittance matrix ofthe melamine ... depends neither on the number nor on kind of complex parts Besides, the relocation or the addition of complex parts in the HBN does not require rebuilding the finite element system In the presented ... (7), the weak integral formulation ofthe problem can be rewritten as Z ! : ð3Þ Following the reciprocity principle [13], the determinant of Q is equal to À1 The minus sign comes from the fact...
... is, the chemical composition ofthe polymer which construct the selective layer, the steric relationship of polymer chains in the selective skin, the morphology ofthe selective skin and the ... selectivity which is the ratio of concentrations ofthe preferentially permeating component in the permeate and in the feed, respectively [100] Because ofthe existence of a trade-off relationship ... and selectivity could clarify and quantify the contribution by the nature ofthe membrane to the separation performance For example, forthe dehydration of aqueous butanol mixtures, water flux increased...
... nutrient)] The ADC of dry matter, nutrients in the tested ingredient were calculated according to the following formulae: ADC of DM of test ingredient (%) = (ADC of DM ofthe test diet - 0.7 x ADC of ... the digestibility of protein of cassava meal for Mekong river catfish was very low with the value of 35.8%, so two times less than the result of our study for grass carp This big difference of ... and 3.2 The digestibility of protein Table shows the digestibility of protein of three plant-ingredients for grass carp Table Digestibility of dry matter of three plant - ingredients for grass...
... relatively easy to perform One ofthe major applications of genome sequencing of plants is functional genomics In simple words, an understanding ofthe function of genes and other parts ofthe genome is ... elucidation of specific biosynthetic enzymes, and the identification of end-products The complete genetic makeup of an organism has been generated in the plant sciences as well Because ofthe success of ... All of these data are then used in the second step to reconstruct the biochemical reaction networks that underlie the cellular function of interest When such data are put into the format of a...
... effect on the adenoma formation Taken together, the results of these three groups, the efficacy of berry preparations, Mirtoselect from V myrtillus, and C3G in the Min/+ mouse, warrant the further ... is the common name forthe flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum L (Gaster and Holroyd, 2000), a member ofthe Hypericaceae family Its yellow flower has been gathered forthe feast of St John the ... except forthe treatment exposure If neither the investigators nor the study subjects know who was allocated into the treatment group or the control group, then the RCT was “double-blinded.” Neither...
... people may also need different types of care, depending on whether they are still in school or whether they are married Indeed, the extent of sexual activity outside of marriage varies greatly In one ... will not provide them with services, either because they believe the centers cater exclusively to the needs of pregnant women, infants, and small children or because they think that the staff will ... exchange for sex (Alan Guttmacher Institute 1998) ■ Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have the highest rates of STIs worldwide, with over two-thirds of all reported cases (Morell 1995) The...
... been conducted by the Bank for International Settlements (the “Promisel Report”), the Bank of England, the Group of Thirty, theOf ce ofthe U.S Comptroller ofthe Currency, the Commodity Futures ... majority of both the Board of Governors ofthe Federal Reserve System and the Directors ofthe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as well as the secretary ofthe Treasury agreed Thus, the moral ... rates move in the future A party’s credit exposure, therefore, is not the notional value ofthe contract, as it is for a loan, but the “replacement cost” ofthe contract.17 Thus, the typical derivatives...
... justify the use of INDs in actual conflict on the grounds that the benefits of IND use (or theThe Challenges of Acquisition 23 costs of nonuse) exceed the risks, such a decision runs the risk of ... whether the therapeutic or prophylactic benefits of a drug or vaccine exceed the risk of use In the case of drugs and vaccines for CBW defense, the appropriate risk-benefit analysis against the ... strengthen Office ofthe Secretary of Defense (OSD) policy oversight of relations with FDA regarding drugs and biologics for CBW defense RESEARCH METHODS The study examined the pertinent sections of...
... word and the boundary words ofthe argument On the target side, the translation ofthe verbal predicate, the translation ofthe head word ofthe argument, as well as the boundary words ofthe translation ... 2006), the movements of predicate and its arguments across translations are like the motions of a planet and its satellites Therefore we consider the reordering of an argument as the motion ofthe ... of A the translation of Ap the translation of Ah the leftmost word ofthe translation of A the rightmost word ofthe translation of A Table 2: Features adopted in the argument reordering model...
... place when the owners ofthe company leave the profits ofthe company in the business rather than taking the money out ofthe company in the form of dividends The cumulative amount of this reinvestment ... Assets The assets section ofthe balance sheet is a financial representation of what the company owns The items are presented at the lower of their purchase price or their market value at the time of ... advantage of other profitable opportunities, the owners may leave all or part of their profit in the company The portion of total profits ofthe company that the owners have reinvested in the business...
... nutrient)] The ADC of dry matter, nutrients in the tested ingredient were calculated according to the following formulae: ADC of DM of test ingredient (%) = (ADC of DM ofthe test diet - 0.7 x ADC of ... the digestibility of protein of cassava meal for Mekong river catfish was very low with the value of 35.8%, so two times less than the result of our study for grass carp This big difference of ... and 3.2 The digestibility of protein Table shows the digestibility of protein of three plant-ingredients for grass carp Table Digestibility of dry matter of three plant - ingredients for grass...
... marketplace The oil crises ofthe 1970s, the deregulation of electricity and gas markets, the ebb and flow of various conflicts in theMiddle East, Y2K fears, air-quality concerns, the recognition of ... use the term “effectiveness” in the context ofthe role the incentive plays in stimulating deployment, and the degree to which the program reduces barriers to deployment The authors gathered information ... regions ofthe state On the other hand, only a small fraction of those claiming the tax credit take advantage ofthe low-interest loan Furthermore, the property-tax exemption complements the tax-credit...
... compounds of interest in the prevention of colon cancer In the present study, we investigated the relationship of different structural factors of procyanidins, such as the mean degree of polymerization ... However, the development of effective and safe agents forthe prevention and treatment of cancer remains inefficient and costly, and falls short ofthe requirements for primary prevention among the ... assay The culture was incubated for 72 h in the absence or presence ofthe polyphenolic mixture at its respective IC50 values The cells were then trypsinized, pelleted by centrifugation [371 g for...
... labeling of segments They demonstrate that their models achieve comparable results to SPADE without the use of any context-free features Once again, segmentation is the part ofthe process where the ... that the full finite-state system is considerably better than the basic finite-state system, demonstrating the utility of these approximations ofthe SPADE-like context-free features The performance ... boundaries in the RST-DT not correspond to a well-formed subtree in the human annotated discourse parse for that document Therefore, to perform accurate and efficient parsing ofthe RST-DT at the paragraph...
... from home] forthe same reason that they are very nice there They talk well; they always remember me and ask me how I am.” -Latina Woman, Southwest Research shows that on the basis ofthe Latino ... Guidelines for Medicaid Practitioners (University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Community Programs) This toolkit introduces the fundamentals of cross-cultural practice, and offers steps ... their needs and express their opinions However, they did not always feel they could so because they were uncomfortable or embarrassed to talk about such topics or because they did not think they...