... because ofthe pesticidal properties of these chemicals (Fenwick at al., 1983) and because ofthepotential use of methyl ITC as fumigant for wheat (Ducom, 1994) In our study on the rates of sorption ... used The main component of one ofthe oils was pulegone and ofthe other is not yet totally identified, and it is called SEM76 In space fumigation, these two volatiles caused total mortality of ... quick and effective tool for the control of stored-product insect pests In view ofthe scheduled phaseout of methyl bromide under the Montreal protocol, the role of phosphine in grain protection...
... native a-helices ofthe N-terminal 185 residues ofthe functional domain ofthe HA2 subunit ofthe influenza virus hemagglutinin protein and to detect conformational heterogeneity ofthe protein within ... deprived ofthe unpaired Cys was more prone to aggregation than the wild type, pointing to a contribution ofthe free thiol in the pathway leading to the formation of native bonds [61] The number of ... microscopy, is ofthe order of 0.1 lm (in the image X, Y plane) due to the diffraction limit ofthe employed light Even in laser scanning confocal microscopy, the highest resolution of about 0.5...
... another section ofthe valley stretching from the town of Grande Isle to the town of Hamlin The two areas were delineated as the research site because they are areas that contain all four ofthe ... distribution He mapped the surficial geology ofthe area describing the geologic unit, the materials present, the topography, and the origin ofthe unit The geologic units identified in the two study ... used as the field-check for evaluating the validity of soils maps to represent the surficial geology ofthe study areas The localities of 248 point stations out of a total of 301 in the study...
... the University of California, the University of California Energy Institute or the sponsors ofthe research Readers with further interest in or questions about the subject matter ofthe report are ... results of and information about energy research at the University of California campuses Any conclusions or opinions expressed are those ofthe authors and not necessarily those ofthe Regents ofthe ... enzyme loading of 10 mg enzyme protein/g glucan recovered 79.1% ofpotential glucan and 88.2% ofpotential xylan in solution from ADC final, and 83.3% ofpotential glucan and 89.1% ofpotential xylan...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a ... that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the Councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National...
... with the following parameters L consisted of three labeling schemes: the set L wd of word labels, the set Lpt of preterminal labels, and the set Lnt of nonterminal labels The order < ofthe model ... guarantees The central question driving this paper is whether we can jettison these guarantees and still obtain good performance in practice For the decoding ofthe probabilistic model ofthe previous ... and test sets with an off -the- shelf tagger, namely the Brill tagger (Brill, 1994) Thus the object of our computation was HLPD ECODE(H, n, w), where n was the length ofthe sentence, and partial...
... support the kind of modularised NLG architecture that the RAGS initiative presupposes Some ofthe complexity in the RICHES system is there to demonstrate thepotential for different types of control ... access the data representations in a shared blackboard space and this allows the modules to be defined in terms of their functional role, rather than say, the kind of data they manipulate or their ... way to pipelining: the second module in a pipeline waits for the finalise event ofthe first and then starts processing, the third waits similarly for the second to finalise etc Synthetic events allow...
... display the VR environment [9] The subjects were asked to place their hands on the table with the palms facing downwards, and faced the monitor at a distance of approximately 70 cm The image on the ... movements to interact with the VR environment By adjustably mapping the movements of both the paretic and healthy limb onto the virtual limbs, the system offers individual training of upper limb motor ... Neurorehabilitative potentialof combined VR NIRS applications Taken together the findings ofthe uni- and bilateral groups, the results show that our VR system can activate the action-observation...
... clinometer, the soil texture (relative % of clay, silt and sand) hand-estimated in the field, the soil pH (ISO 10390 norm), the humus type [17] and, if present, the depth of apparition ofthe reduction ... abundance ofthe total numbers of tree seedlings and saplings often reflected variations of these dominant species Table I Influences of regional and local environmental factors on the types of Norway ... of saplings for the different clusters are shown in Figure A particular characteristic ofthe Norway spruce plantations was the presence of few (1–3) dominant tree species in composition of the...
... However, despite its benefits, whole saliva is not the direct source ofpotential biomarkers, and the complexity ofthe fluid [7] makes identification ofpotential biomarkers challenging In contrast ... peptide mixtures of known quantities and loading ≤ ug of total peptides Therefore we concluded that the remaining 95% of each sample was equivalent to 10-20 μg of protein for the purposes of shotgun ... taken during the SCX fractionation The magnitude ofthe UV absorbance levels were similar to those measured when fractionating other complex samples of known quantities in the range of 12-15 ug,...
... are offering the Staff Jeans products, but thepotential implementation or not of a RFID project lies completely on the management of these firms The annual cost of personnel education and further ... efficient, and ultimately the quality ofthe product rises This, in turn, leads to an improvement in the profitability ofthe firm, and a rise in its goodwill The use of RFID makes the production process ... updated by the on duty nurse and handed over to the incoming staff at the end of each shift Although, the nurses spent large amount of time on updating the paperwork at the bedside ofthe patient,...
... Purpose ofthe Thesis The purpose ofthe present thesis is creating a valuable analysis ofthe major markers that define the Dabba customer in Finland, what is the market context, what is the profile ... factors that they learn about the environment they live in It is no small task to create the profile ofthe Dabba customer in Finland but the author outlined in this section ofthe thesis the major ... providing both the theory required by the question and the next question as a natural outcome ofthe analyzed theory, as illustrated in the below figure Figure Thesis structure 10 The first question...
... along the southern coastline and offshore islands of Singapore has led to the loss of many of these vital habitats However, mangrove areas have increased due to the lack of development along the ... does to affect the collections of other months due to the small size ofthe sampled area relative to the shore, and the random placement ofthe quadrats each month 2.2.3 Measurement of physical ... resulting in the loss of mangrove forests, coral reefs and sand/mudflats The disappearance of these habitats was documented between the 1950s and the 1990s, but there has been no assessment ofthe changes...
... system, in the distal segment ofthe tubule Inhibition of glucose reabsorption in the kidney, mediated by the SGLT cotransport system, represents a promising therapeutic target for the control of hyperglycemia ... consider because they are not hydrolysed by β-glucosidases in the intestine and can be administered orally [27] Therefore, the aim ofthe present study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of some thioglycosides ... hydrolysis-resistant, synthetic S-analogs of natural O-glucosides involved in the biosynthesis of chrysomelidial and salicin These substances are synthesized and secreted as part of a defense mechanism...
... a variety of routes including pronuclear microinjection and SMGT [74, 75, 76] In the context of human germline gene therapy, such vectors offer thepotential advantage of eliminating the threat ... contributed to the embryo, the resultant offspring will be chimeric (up to ca 50% of animals) The ESC contribution to a mouse can high (up to ca 80% ofthe cells), and will often include the germline ... reports provide evidence of post-fertilisation transfer and maintenance of transgenes Several ofthe studies report the subsequent generation of viable progeny animals, the cells of which contain transgene...
... some ofthe weaknesses and problems that can affect the quality of studies investigating thepotential causes of cryptorchidism and hypospadias Quality assessment ofthe various studies and ofthe ... largely inaccessible for evaluation ofthe fetus and ofthe fetal testis, even if study ofthe mother (her 16 Male Reproductive Health Disorders and thePotential Role of Environmental Chemical Exposures ... limitations on the scope of this review Two overviews are used to set the scene for the review First, an assessment ofthe latest evidence on the prevalence of human TDS disorders and whether this...
... Next, the CERHR prepares the NTP-CERHR monograph The NTP-CERHR monograph includes the NTP brief on the chemical evaluated, the expert panel report, and all public comments The goal ofthe NTP ... approximately 58% of what was inhaled was retained in the body Twelve percent ofthe initial body burden was in the gut and 85% was in the lung Seventy-three percent ofthe dose to the lung was cleared ... dose-dependent amounts The parent compound increased from 30 to 55 and 60% after doses of 0.1, 11, and 1,000 mg/kg, and the percentage ofthe oxidative derivative ofthe monoester and of MIDP at the same doses...
... one net advantages: the tax relief on debt interest Behind the use of WACC (the average ofthe costs of these sources of financing) as the NPV discount rate is the assumption of an unchanging capital ... gearing Two of these, the advantage of debt being ‘cheaper’ than equity and the disadvantage ofthe cost of equity rising because of increase financial risk, exactly offset each other This leaves ... years in the life ofthe investment The ARR does not guarantee that the cash inflows are the same in a given year It simply guarantees that the return averages out to the average of return’ (thefreedictionary.com)...