... imposed by the exporting country, typically at the request ofthe importing country’s government consumers ofthe product in the exporting country experience Consumers ofthe product in the importing ... suffer a an increase in well-being as a result ofthe VER reduction in well-being as a result ofthe VER producers in the importing country experience an increase in Producers in the exporting country ... experience a decrease in well-being as a result ofthe VER well-being as a result ofthe quota The aggregate welfare effect for the country is found by TO WHOLE COUNTRY summing the gains and losses...
... for the review ofthe previous NRC assessment ofthe SBIR at the Department of Defense, SBIR: An Assessment ofthe Department of Defense Fast Track Initiative While this previous experience has ... with the Memorandum of Understanding and the Congressional mandate, the study will not seek to compare the value of one area with other areas; this task is the prerogative ofthe Congress and the ... statement Instead, the document provides a summary of current thinking on the project, as it has evolved from the discussions ofthe Research Team and the Steering Committee, as well as other interested...
... at the merits ofthe SATS vision is the influence ofthe vision on the NASA GA technology program Another important reason, however, is that in promoting the SATS outcome NASA anticipates large ... deployment (see Box P-1 ofthe Preface for the statement of task) The absence of credible examinations of SATS by NASA compelled the committee to undertake its own analyses ofthe concept’s plausibility ... 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...
... peak at 7.65 mL on the elution profile Increase ofthe temperature of incubation was accompanied by the simultaneous increase ofthe peak eluted at 7.65 mL and decrease ofthe peak eluted at 8.65 ... parameter A of actin was close to 2.4 Increase ofthe time of heating at 43 °C leading to decrease of parameter A up to 2.2–2.3 was accompanied by further decrease ofthe initial rate of polymerization ... that depending on the state of actin the 3D mutant of HSP25 can either increase (if A < 2.4) or decrease (if A > 2.4) the initial rate of polymerization We also analyzed the effect of HSP25 and its...
... the archive of old issues just as accessible asthe current issue Online, it is as easy to search across a million records as to search across a hundred records The rise ofthe Internet and the ... is the partnership rate of heterosexual women of a certain age a reasonable measure ofthe lack of availability of partners for single men ofthe same age group (and vice-versa)? Despite the ... aside from the case of same-sex couples the data show no change in the partnership rate of adults in the U.S We suspect that one ofthe reasons that the partnership rate in the U.S has not risen...
... and the nuclei, free of cytoplasmic capping as judged by light microscopy, were pelleted by centrifugation for at 200 g to separate them from the cytoplasmic fraction The cytoplasmic fraction was ... the cytoplasmic staining was strongly reduced Only cells expressing aB-crystallin S19D/S45D/S59D show the nuclear bodies, indicating that at least part ofthe detergentinsoluble fraction ofthe ... nuclear bodies, but the combination S19D/ S45D had the strongest effect The largest number of positive cells was obtained with the S19D/S45D/S59D mutant These results confirm the correlation between...
... make haste to help us! There was a cold night smell in the chapel But it was a holy smell It was not like the smell ofthe old peasants who knelt at the back ofthe chapel at Sunday mass That was ... along the rods, of water being splashed in the basins There was a noise of rising and dressing and washing in the dormitory: a noise of clapping of hands asthe prefect went up and down telling the ... and thud ofthe footballers the greasy leather orb flew like a heavy bird through the grey light He kept on the fringe of his line, out of sight of his prefect, out ofthe reach ofthe rude feet,...
... is sown as well When the last crop has been cut, the latter grows through the stubble The growth of this plant is such that as alfalfa is more cultivated, the stock-bearing capacities ofthe country ... tenants owing to the purchase by syndicates of whole blocks of buildings, and the subsequent re-letting of them at immensely increased prices In the first six months of last year there were more ... conducive to the most economic working, nor yet to the breeding ofthe finest strains of stock, for which a large capital is required A form of evasion, however, has been found in the formation of limited...
... case it is termed currency and according to their purchasing power they are termed hard, soft and weak Though coins and notes are issued by the Government ofthe country, there is a limit to their ... the poor cannot With the power of money, individuals as well as states can dictate terms The Middle East countries have found new wealth because of their oil deposits and they have become a very ... more complicated, there are other negotiable instruments which are as good asthe minted coins or the printed notes Money gives purchasing power but this power is not absolute as it is on various...
... All of these items, whether they are designed to help us in the kitchen, comfort us in the bathroom, or improve the way we look and feel, are for the most part unnecessary Rather than improve the ... will cushion you from the hard bottom ofthe tub as you bathe Of course if it gets mildew on it It might be better located in the trash can Finally you can sit in comfort on the toilet on a plush ... Although these devices may save time in the actual cutting, just thinkof how much time the person lost trying to find the device in the first place and the cleaning it up afterward The same...
... distributed in the ileum and pelvic flexure [16] Therefore, it is suggested that the difference in the distribution ofthe 5HT4 receptor is at the base of different effects of mosapride in thesmall intestine ... placing the other two electrodes on the other apexes (EIG miniamplifier; Fig 1) At a sampling rate of Hz, the frequency was measured within the range of 1.6∼12 cycles per An electrogastrographic ... were fed 0.7 kg of alfalfa softened by hot water 47 h after operation The quantity of feed was then gradually increased over a period of days until the amount of their meal diet reached its former...
... preoperative diagnosis was encountered irrespective ofthe duration ofthe symptoms, the location ofthe tumor within thesmall bowel or the diagnostic procedures used The mean time to establish ... these cases The rate of diagnosis ofsmall bowel tumors of all types by laparotomy varies between 40 and 80% in the literature [25] In our study, the rate of diagnosis during laparotomy for small ... management of adenocarcinoma ofthesmall bowel over the last decade in an effort to determine the factors influencing the long-term survival The median follow up of patients was 7.9 years ranging from...
... daily) and was discharged five days later The antibiotic was continued for 10 days at the same dose During the follow-up there was no sign of infection and complete mucosal closure was achieved ... Histological evaluation revealed the typical hallmarks of an early ONJ lesion, including areas of necrotic bone coinciding with signs of infections as well as areas with increased bone turnover (Figure ... follow-up period was relatively short (limited to 36 months following the commencement ofthe study and 12 months after the third and last infusion of zoledronic acid) [6] In light ofthe fact that...
... scan ofthe abdomen and pelvis showed a large collection of contrast media in the left upper quadrant associated with multiple small pockets of air, suggestive of perforation most likely in the ... to 6% of gastrointestinal tumors and 1% of gastrointestinal malignances arise from thesmall bowel [8] They are more common in the ileum, consistent with the higher number of lymphocytes there ... late stage Page of disease, and a poor performance status, as well as delay and contraindication of chemotherapy The prognosis of synchronous primary lymphoma in thesmall and large bowel correlates...
... CS was the attending surgeon on the first case AK was the attending surgeon on the second case and author ofthe initial draft NA assisted on the operation ofthe second case and collected the ... in the colon and in the rectum [10-13] In our first patient, the cause was metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma ofthe breast in the ileum, a condition which, to the best of our knowledge, has ... Page of Figure Microscopic slide ofthe surgical preparation, H-E stain, ×40 Diffuse infiltration ofthe muscularis layer ofthe intestine from lobular carcinoma ofthe breast with obvious neoplastic...
... with the LCLC on the lateral epicondyle to its isolated insertion at the tubercle on the supinator crest The function ofthe LCLC and the importance of each component and the surrounding soft ... ray ofthe dislocated elbow was not performed in view ofthe pain and the obvious clinical appearance confirming the diagnosis A check x-ray following the reduction confirmed relocation ofthe ... calcification in the lateral joint region ofthe elbow (Figure and 4) On further questioning the patient and her parents, they recollected that the patient had dislocated the same elbow at an age of years...
... bosselated mass, not related to the ulcer, was noted occupying the head and neck ofthe pancreas There was no evidence of local invasion A biopsy ofthe pancreatic mass was taken The patient’s ... other extramedullary plasmacytomas In our patient, the diagnosis of multiple myeloma was made immediately following the diagnosis ofthe plasmacytoma ofthe pancreas The typical presentation of ... with the plasmacytomas occurring either de novo or secondary to another extramedullary plasmacytoma The most frequent sites of extramedullary plasmacytomas are the nasal fossae and other parts of...
... in diameter in the posterior segment ofthe upper lobe ofthe right lung and multiple lesions neighboring the former, some of which were cystic and the others solid (the largest was cm in diameter) ... was revealed in the superior segment ofthe lower lobe ofthe right lung (Figure 2) On the first day of hospitalization, massive hemoptysis persisted Increased respiratory failure and decreased ... was indicated The upper lobe bronchus ofthe right lung was completely obliterated while the anterior and posterior segments ofthe upper lobe were destroyed In addition, one ofthe cysts in the...