... slagging and fouling of boilers and agglomeration when used in fluidized beds [12] On the other hand, RDF ash is richer in calcium and silicon, while poorer in phosphorus and alkali, indicating ... of 45ml/min, at a linear heating rate of 10oC/min Preliminary tests with different sample masses and sizes and gas flow rates were carried out, in order to check the influence of heat and mass ... and turkey litter in a fluidized bed reactor Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2009, 15(2), 247-252 [2] Singh S., Wu C., Williams P.T Pyrolysis of waste materials using TGA-MS and...
... corresponding curves for predicted rolling-fractions determined by ANCOVA of logarithms (continuous line: intact HUVEC, discontinuous line: injured HUVEC with platelets) In contrast to intact HUVEC, ... limitations since it neither includes true infection nor simulates all aspects of sepsis in an intact organism For instance, we had to abstain from inducing true endotoxin tolerance since this would have ... P-selectin revealed that the increased adhesion was largely due to platelet P-selectin In contrast to its lacking effect in intact HUVEC++/PMN++, P-selectin blocking WASP12.2 decreased PMN adhesion in...
... heparin were administered, and both caval veins, the aorta and the left atrium were cannulated and total CPB instituted for 120 minutes in all animals This included 30 minutes perfusion during which ... related to increased synthesis of interleukin-10 in myocardium [2,20] In the present study we investigated the signalling pathways involved in this Animals The study was approved by the supervising ... Technology, Inc., Frankfurt am Main, Germany), and polyclonal goat anti-human actin (DAKO, Glostrup, Denmark) The bands were detected using a chemiluminescent system Restaining with actin antibody...
... adequate and individualized recruitment procedure Clinical implications EIT analysis could be refined and extended further by implementing pixel-by-pixel analysis and by better defining atelectasis, ... predicted) and positron emission tomography (VPET) in the first part of the experiment The regression line was drawn over all experimental points pertaining to normal and acute lung injury conditions in ... predicted) and positron emission tomography (VPET) in the first part of the experiment Horizontal continuous line and horizontal broken lines are the mean and the upper (mean + standard deviations) and...
... secretion of gastrin, cholecystokinin, secretin, glucagon, insulin, motilin and gastric acid [16] and the absorption of amino acids, glucose and fatty acids in the gastrointestinal tract [2] To ... Results In this study, all four kinds of the immunoreactive endocrine cells were detected using antisera against insulin, glucagon, somatostatin and PP in the pancreatic islets, which were distinguished ... increasing demand for diabetic animal models in many fields, the regional distribution and relative frequency of pancreatic endocrine cells, especially, insulin- and glucagon-producing cells in laboratory...
... gastrin, cholecystokinin, secretin, glucagon, insulin, motilin and gastric acid [19] and the absorption of amino acid, glucose and fatty acid in the gastrointestinal tract [2] So far as investigated, ... and relative frequency of different endocrine cells in the pancreas of the various vertebrates including various species and strains of rodents, the reports dealing with the endocrine cells in ... somatostatin-immunoreactive cells in the equine pancreas Cell Tissue Res 1976, 172(4), 447-454 15 Hsu, W H and Crump, M H The endocrine pancreas In: McDonald, L E and Pineda, M H (ed), Veterinary endocrinology and reproduction,...
... length and an increased mechanical stiffness [8] Since glenohumeral deformations arise in infancy [9], information on the relation and interaction between muscles characteristics and deformation in ... shoulder muscle size Such information may be clinically relevant since it is on these muscles that treatment in OBPL infants and young children to correct deformities and improve function is often ... measured using two methods: 1) measurements of maximum thickness of the infraspinatus and subscapularis muscle and 2) measurements of volume of a standardized segment of the subscapularis, infraspinatus...
... respondents Nor was clinical findings-guided maintenance care generally more commonly selected in the Danish than in the Swedish study Although we could find no specific information in other studies ... recovery in a patient with recurrent symptoms "Symptom-guided maintenance care" was the preferred answer for 72% whereas the remaining 28% would recommend "clinical findings-guided maintenance ... with knowledge of their clinical practice profile The inclusion criteria were that they used maintenance care and were willing to submit to the interview The interview instrument (described below)...
... and AFTA which giving foreign investors in flavor of investment incentive especially in tax policy and land policy However with the implementation of Investment Law in 2004 which given huge investment ... understanding the relationship between FDI inflows and economic development in the context of a developing country This is especially interstesing and important since the research context in this ... inflows to developing countries FDI is defined as cross-border investment by a resident entity in one economy with the objective of obtaining a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another...
... expectations and experiences in academic writing, and especially the IELTSspecialized training when understanding and following the the graphic information to reproduce it into written form in English in ... writing task 1 The writing skill and academic writing skill in English 1.1 The writing skill There are different definitions about writing skill in English depending on each linguist’s point ... to the findings of the study, Vietnamese learners have difficulties in interpreting the graph, using various structures in expressing their ideas, and overcoming with anxiety in practicing IELTS...
... listening to teacher instructions in English (36.4%), listening to teacher inquiries in English (37%), responding to teacher inquiries in English (21.8%), understanding peer oral reports in English ... courses (Braine, 2001), lack of ESP training (England, 2006), inappropriate instructions and poorly designed syllabi (Braine, 2001), and student ignorance or inability to foresee their needs and rights ... teachers’ inquires in terms of reading, writing, and listening and speaking, respectively Speaking activities received relatively less attention than the others in the class Though speaking was...
... missing information Examples of while-listening activities include putting pictures in order, completing pictures, drawing pictures, arranging items, following a route, completing grids, completing ... O’Malley and Chamot, 1989) Duzer (1997) agrees, for the most part, listing the following nine stages in listening process: (1) determining a reason for listening; (2) taking the raw speech and depositing ... pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary and grasping his meaning Rost (1994) points out: Listening is vital in the language classroom because it provides input for the learner Without understanding input at...
... insight into the inverse spinel structure of Fe3O4 and the resulting magnetic and electrical behaviour Spin dependent transport phenomena, interlayer coupling mechanisms, and the GMR effect in ... promising for incorporation in practical spintronic devices because they have electrons at the fermi level in a single spin state, either spin or spin , which theoretically results in a spin polarization ... current in the trilayer flows through two channels, one corresponding to electrons with spin and the other to electrons with spin Since the spin and spin channels are independent (spin is conserved),...
... dominant group Kirby et al (2002) examined the determinants of discount rate by using information from Amerindians in a horticultural and foraging society of the Bolivian rain forest In doing ... In the initial phase, facing a steep upward-sloping age-earnings profile, time intensity of religious activities tends to decrease as individuals minimize opportunity costs which are mainly in ... on income and the impact of income on religious participation They find evidence that membership in religious bodies reduces per capita income by altering individual preferences, and that income...
... feeling side of consciousness, in contrast to the cognitive side of consciousness, this-is-to-say thinking Here, feeling includes “pleasure and displeasure, happiness and sadness, liking and ... main definitions proposed in the literature They tried to analyse in the literature the common elements that appeared in the miscellaneous definitions of satisfaction andin the consumers’ definitions ... whole in their mind Although it is proper to point out the inaccuracy of a sequential conceptualisation of service on an operational and supply chain basis, it is still interesting to examine Chase...
... likely to involve in innovations and new investment Therefore, when building and maintaining business-government relation, firms should ensure that they can balance the costs and benefits in order ... profit and thus having less money left to put into innovation and reinvestment 17 Having strong government relations means that firms are capable of influencing policies and regulations in their industry ... good business environment to operate inand these firms are doing fairly well However, firms which underinvest in innovation and reinvestment in the long run may become rigid in operations and will...
... process of constructing meaning that involves producing and receiving and processing information" (p 1, cited in Bailey, 2005) Bailey (1993) divides the oral proficiency into four components; ... ditTiculties in speaking, the author- after providing several popular ways of speaking such as information gap, brainstorming, storytelling, interview, picture describing, reporting, story completion ... (Stain, 1999) Functions (speech acts) in language are nomis or the appropriate ways to accomplish the goals in speaking such as thanking, requesting, apologizing, refusing, warning, complimenting,...