... research visits and doctoral program IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination ... the income effect is consistent with parents declining the freely provided combined vaccine in favor of buying single vaccines on the market However, the size of the income responses is fairly ... outline of the paper is as follows Section II provides a background, including a research and media timeline Section III describes the area-level data and the trends in the uptake of childhood immunizations...
... consequence of the increase intotal carotenoid levels or of the increase of a specific intermediate Pharmacological experiments with inhibitors of various steps in carotenoid biosynthesis [13,14] could, ... [3] (B) AS-h lines 1,2,3 (this paper) • A third gene showing induction in both cases is CrtISO Its gene product is involved in the isomerization of cis double bonds during the synthesis of lycopene ... more variable trends: the immediate product of β-hydroxylation, zeaxanthin, decreased 2- to 8-fold, while violaxanthin increased significantly in two out of four lines and neoxanthin increased significantly...
... Depending on the values of h and a, it is possible to induce mixed mode I II, I III, or III III, loading at the fronts of the corresponding main notches By using four failure planes in different ... mixed mode IIIIII loading, as shown in Figure 1.6 Modes IandII crack tip loading conditions were created in the specimen by subjecting it to an axial load, while mode III crack tip conditions ... tip KIθ unified pure mode I stress intensity factor KIIθ unified pure mode II stress intensity factor KIIIθ unified pure mode III stress intensity factor KI0 mode I stress intensity factor with...
... I, IIandIII fracture toughness, KIC, KIIC and KIIIC, respectively, of the test material The evaluation of KIC and KIIC will be dealt with in the following discussion, while that of KIIIC will ... K IC = K I0 ⋅ FIC , (4.1) K IIC = K II0 ⋅ FIIC , (4.2) while for pure mode II loading, where KI0 and KII0 are the respective stress intensity factors obtained from K-calibration curves shown in ... crack tip would approach infinity However, infinite stress cannot develop in a real material, hence, a certain range of inelastic zone must exist in the vicinity of the crack tip Since concrete is...
... loading (in which α=90° and α=0, respectively), as K IC = K I0 ⋅ FIC (4.3) K IIIC = K III0 ⋅ FIIIC (4.4) and The respective stress intensity factors, KI0 and KIII0, were obtained from the K-calibration ... normalized unified pure mode IandIII stress intensity factors, KIθ /KIC and KIIIθ /KIIIC, respectively, of Figure 4.29 The figure also shows the unified fracture envelope, specified by equation ... justify a fully-pinned condition at each point, in the analysis The geometrical configuration of the loading fixture is depicted by Figure 4.18 Differing combinations of modes IandIII loading...
... of beam group D Figure 4.39 Failure of mixed mode I – II – III fracture test specimens 133 KIIθ KIθ KIIIθ ( KIC )2+ ( KIIC ) + ( KIIIIC )=1 2 √(K II θ / KIIC)2 + (KIIIθ / KIIIC) 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 ... K I0 ⋅ FC , (4.7) K II = K II0 ⋅ FC (4.8) K III = K III0 ⋅ FC , (4.9) and where KI0, KII0 and KIII0 are the stress intensity factors, due to unit loading, obtained according to the numerical ... servo-hydraulic testing machine In order to achieve differing mode I/ mode IIand mode I/ mode III loading ratios, each beam group (according to §4.4.1) was subjected to various loading cases, as depicted in...
... relatively weak during a flooding stage Therefore, we conducted continuous observations at three transverse points over the river during five periods of flooding in the routine observation period ... and analyzed inorganic ions and organic matter The water samples taken at the three points spanning the river during the five flooding-stages were analyzed individually, and the representative ... during one of the five flooding events The data reflected the differences in traveling time of river water from their main pollutant sources and the lack of uniformity of rainfall distribution in...
... advisory team that is raising/managing the fund (“industry statistics”) • The funds included in the statistics are: private equity funds making direct private equity investments, mezzanine private ... donation with the stipulation to invest it and use the gains for specific objectives so that the principal remains intact • Growth fund: Funds whose strategy is to invest in or acquire relatively ... their activity data to our survey Without their commitment providing comprehensive and verified pan-European statistics would not be possible We also thank all regional and national private equity...
... measuring fPSA and calculating the percentage of fPSA aids in distinguishing cancer from other benign prostate conditions such as benign prostate hyperplasia, particularly for the population in ... It is extremely important to obtain an accurate diagnosis before trying to find a cure Many diseases and conditions share common symptoms The information provided here should not be used during ... for Clinical Pathology Abstract Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assays differ in calibration and response to different PSA forms We examined intermethod differences intotal PSA (tPSA) and...
... University, University of Nairobi, Makerere University, University of Rwanda, Sokoine University, University of Florida, CAB International and the Academy for Educational Development On the development ... informant interviews were carried out with livestock field officers in both areas to elicit background information pertaining to the introduction, adoption (planting and use) and sustainability of ... shrubs and use Quantitative monitoring by organizations involved in disseminating fodder them as feed? shrubs and researcher validation (Franzel and Wambugu 2007) Direct quantitative monitoring...
... some limitations One limitation of this study is the relative small number of patients which have been enrolled, particularly in the investigation of a rarely existing syndrome In this connection, ... Determination of muscle loading at the hip joint for use in pre-clinical testing J Biomech 2005, 38(5):1155-63 14 Bricteux S, Beguin L, Fessy MH: [Iliopsoas impingement in 12 patients with a total ... stair climbing make flexion and extension much Figure Illustration of the inclination angle for the respective group Correlation between inclination angle and group-specific characteristic of the...
... clinical improvement, survivorship, longevity and peri-operative factors including surgical time, hospital stay, complications, total blood loss and costs (£5515 for hip resurfacing, £4195 for hip ... aseptic loosening [6], abnormal gait, joint instability [7] and dislocation [8] A discrepancy in such restoration is the leading cause of patient dissatisfaction [6] and has profound implications ... perioperative complications in 35 patients undergoing hip resurfacing compared to 79% and 13% respectively in 33 patients with a small head THR Conclusion This study provides further evidence that...
... = vi+5 Thus, v2 v7 , v3 v8 and v4 v9 are edges Suppose that there is an edge joining {v5 , v6 } and {v7 , v8 , v9 }, say v5 v7 If v6 v7 is an edge, then in Observation 2, taking V = (V8 \ {v4 ... contradicting Observation Hence there is no edge joining {v1 1 , v1 2 } and {v1 3 , v1 4 } Suppose that there is an edge joining {v1 , v4 } and {v1 1 , v1 2 , v1 3 , v1 4 }, say v1 v1 1 Then in Observation ... contradicting Observation Hence, v1 0 is adjacent to no vertex in N (v) If v1 0 is adjacent to v5 or v8 , say v5 , then v5 and v1 0 have a common neighbor In Observation 2, taking V = (V1 0 \ {v4 }) ∪ {v} ,...
... intestines from the automated stapler The abdomen was again inflated and the lifted jejunum was led into the abdominal cavity Connection with anvil, and anastomosis The anvil and the main unit ... stapler in this report the anvil head and the main unit of the automated stapler, and conducting firing(Figure 1) We used Surgitie™ for purse-string suture of esophagus Methods Site of insertion ... calibrated in 5-cm increments starting with the anvil head The tip of the tube is called a valve tip Pursestring suture is enabled by connecting the center rod of Figure Components of EEA™ OrVil™...
... supervised the manuscript drafting YSC advised and interpreted of data KK participated in critical revision of the manuscript YMS participated in critical revision of the manuscript JH carried ... survival curve is shown in Figure Discussion An 11 year (1995-2005) experience with thymic epithelial tumors was previously reported [8] The 5-year survival rate for a Masaoka stage IV (including ... patients that had mediastinal thymomas with pleural dissemination at initial presentation were enrolled and received a standardized multidisciplinary approach to treatment All patients had induction...
... ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat in vivo hind limb model Free Radical Research 2008, 114-23 13 Sandovici M, Henning RH, van Goor H, Helfrich W, de Zeeuw D, Deelman LE: Systemic gene therapy with interleukin-13 ... obtained during this study complement previous studies which provided evidence of leukocytosis following various surgeries such as total hip replacement surgery, and provide further evidence of increased ... significant changes in vWF concentration following TKR surgery were evident, with an increase from baseline up to day postoperative and similarly for THR surgery although not significant A significant...
... German and English history, and amongst vii viii Notes on the contributors his publications are Natural Law and Bureaucratic Perspectives: Studies in Prussian Intellectual and Social History in the ... political meanings. But conversely British political life was often depicted as tumultuous, divisive and faction-ridden, and this may have reinforced prejudices against representative politics, ... introduced In revolutionary contexts – including Ireland – newspapers were instrumental in the politicisation of populations andin displaying and interpreting the new politics of popular assemblies...
... foreign direct investment, equityand bond financing and syndicated loans) financing China’s economic expansion is raised via Hong Kong Economic links between China and Taiwan have also proliferated ... following twelve countries in the Asia Pacific region: five Asian crisis countries (Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand), China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia ... the view that financial and trade integration increases business cycle synchronization in Asia Using the VAR method, we find empirical evidence that positive capital flow shocks (capital inflows)...
... adhesive, migratory, and angiogenic capacity [22] and fail to respond to vascular endothelial growth factor Mice treated with obese EPCs exhibited reduced EPC homing in ischemic hind limbs in vivo ... http://www.medsci.org Int J Med Sci 2011, water and body mass index were determined for each participant before dieting intervention and each six days following intervention Assay of lipid profile A fasting ... hypertriglyceridemia to plasma concentrations of biochemical markers of inflammation and endothelial activation (C-reactive protein, interleukin -6, soluble adhesion molecules, von Willebrand factor,...
... antibody positivity seems to be associated with increased synovial fluid oxidant activity (increased MDA and MPO levels) in patients with RA And this increased oxidative activity in synovial fluid may ... related increased oxidative activity in RA patients Anti-CCP antibodies are directed against antigens containing the nonstandard amino acid citrulline, for example, citrullinated fibrin, which is ... (U/ml) negative positive Serum CAT negative (k ml−1) positive Whole Blood CAT (k ml−1) negative positive Serum MDA (nmol/ml) negative positive Whole Blood MDA (nmol/ml) negative positive Serum MPO...