... information about the hard and thesoft processes is extracted from the tracking and the muon systems ofthe CMS detector and thus the derived observables are insensitive to the uncertainties ofthe calorimetric ... to study the dependence ofthe UE activity on the hard interaction scale, which is related to the invariant mass ofthe dimuon pair The inuence ofthe ISR is probed by the dependence on the transverse ... characterizing the energy dependence ofthe cutoff scale The number of MPIs in an event has a Poisson distribution with a mean that depends on the overlap ofthe matter distribution ofthe hadrons...
... with the etching rate ofthe pore of AAO in the pore widening process Fig (a) SEM image of AAO in side view and (b) schematic diagram ofthe pore widening of AAO The top shape of AAO is like the ... Because the etching rate ofthe top surface of AAO is much slower compared with the etching rate ofthe side wall of AAO, it is assumed that the top surface of AAO is not etched much To verify the ... becomes slow because the packed part is denser than the other parts Unfortunately, the etching rate ofthe top surface of AAO could not be obtained because the surface ofthe porous-type AAO was...
... decrease ofthe stress range there is corresponding increase ofthe influence ofthe welding RS on the fatigue life of welded joint Fig.1 Fatigue curves of butt welded joint in ... The effect of RS on the fatigue life of welded elements is more significant in the case of relieving of harmful tensile RS and introducing of beneficial compressive RS in the weld toe zones The ... UltrasonicMeasurementof Residual Stresses Ultrasonic Method of Residual Stress Measurement One ofthe promising directions in development of non-destructive techniques for residual stress measurement...
... Ultrasonic Study ofthe Self-Association 82 et al.6 They found that the reaction rate decreased due to the passage of sonic waves through the medium Such studies as a function of concentration ... deals with themeasurementof U, ρ and η, and computation of related parameters at 303 K in the ternary mixture of aniline+ethanol+cyclohexane thereby the exact interactions between the component ... increasing mole fraction of aniline The increasing trend of η revealed that the addition of aniline increases the effective molecular area.14 The increased in area due to the addition of a cyclic molecule...
... Reliability ofthemeasurement and relevance for measuring the mechanical propertiesof individual trees 2.1.1 The starting point: Koizumi’s method [14, 19] The principle ofthe MOE measurement ... Determination of this radius R, allows to calculate the MOE ofthe sample according to the force applied, the shape ofthe beam and the distances between forces and Figure Principle ofthe pure bending ... dedicated to apply the bending force and the second one to measure the resulting deflection ofthe trunk The center ofthe device is routinely placed 1.3 m above the ground Diameter ofthe trunk is...
... the mandibles ofthe animals with burs Thematerials MTA and VERRM were then implanted in these bony cavities MTA and VERRM were implanted using Teflon cups as the carrier for thematerialsThe ... is Portland Cement There are kinds of MTA available: one is Gray MTA and the other is White MTA The main difference between the two is the lack ofthe aluminoferrite phase in the White MTA, Introduction ... Some ofthematerials are no longer used because of their various disadvantages (Jou & Pertl 1997) For example, the disadvantages of amalgam are corrosion, microleakage, discoloration ofthe tooth...
... all of this information is needed to establish the mass and energy balances across the gasifier and thereby, the chemical efficiency ofthe process Considering that the amount of condensables in the ... Moreover, the operating conditions in the cold trap (e.g., the solvent used to absorb the tar) vary across the investigations (see e.g [16]), influencing the nature ofthe collected liquid The use of ... contents ofthe raw gas, and the respective H/C ratio depends only on the streams entering the reactor and the amount of char converted, as in Eq (11), where Yi,F is the mass ratio ofthe ith...
... conditions [22] In the traumatically injured brain, however, the synthesis of MT1 and MT2, as well as the synthesis of GIF, are up-regulated by reactive astrocytes in the vicinity ofthe lesion [23] ... remains no clear consensus on the role of GIF in the pathogenesis of AD, and therefore we will briefly review some ofthe current thoughts on the role of GIF in AD There are numerous pathological ... partly explaining the vast neuronal loss in the AD brain Further investigation ofthe increased neurotrophic activity ofthe AD brain revealed that it correlated with the loss of a specific neuroinhibitory...
... effective therapy tailored to the patient page 10 of 123 RIVM report 265001001 RIVM report 265001001 page 11 of 123 Preface This report describes the state -of- the- art ofmaterials and devices in the ... place the nanotechnology applications in medical technology in the right perspective, it is necessary to have a basic understanding ofthe origin ofthe unique propertiesof nanomaterials Therefore ... definitely an ambitious goal 4.2.1 Thermotherapy In general, thermotherapy refers to hyperthermia as well as thermal ablation therapy Hyperthermia therapy is based on the fact that tumour cells are...
... OPERATION OF VRAE seconds The message “Off! ” flashes on the LCD display and the display will go blank, indicating that the monitor is turned off Turning off the multi gas monitor with the AC adapter ... reduce the absorption of these gases by thematerials in the gas passage These gases include: Cl2, ClO2, PH3, NH3, and HCN If liquid or other objects are sucked into the water trap in the inlet ... any dust and other particles from entering the monitor and prolong the operating life ofthe sensor To install the water trap filter, simply insert the water trap into the front ofthe inlet probe...
... Responsiveness ofthe DHI-N was supported, as the hypotheses of correlations between change scores ofthe DHI-N versus the VSS-sf-N total, as well as the COOP/ WONCA sum, were confirmed However, the hypotheses ... outstanding discrimination The best cutoff point of scores was identified, where the sum ofthe percentages of misclassified participants was lowest [52] We hypothesized that the DHI-N would demonstrate ... denotes measurement error, and is expressed in the unit ofthemeasurement tool The difference between two measurements for the same subject is expected to be < 2.77 Sw for 95% pairs of observations...
... individuals off treatment Therefore, the occurrence of illness implied limitations and difficulties The analysis ofthe Corrected Item-Total Correlation proved the satisfactory homogeneity ofthe instrument ... investigation Finally, there was no report by the patients or guardians of any lack of comprehension regarding the questions The lack of validation studies on assessment scales ofthe quality of life among ... for the analysis of this hypothesis Construct validity was assessed by means of correlation analysis between the subscale scores ofthe PedsQL™ 3.0 Cancer Module and the scores ofthe PedsQL™ 4.0...
... assessing the functioning of specific limbs or joints The 51 studies identified by the main search that examined themeasurementpropertiesofthe original language version of one ofthe 26 retained ... and the equivalence of translated versions ofthe questionnaires, only studies examining themeasurementpropertiesofthe original language version were included In case the original language of ... linking their content to the ICF and to appraise the currently available evidence ofthe quality of their measurementproperties in order to offer recommendations for the use of PF scales for various...
... to the loss ofthe 50 patients randomized to the in-clinic condition, there was an imbalance in the number of patients per group, and in the distribution of stage of disease, type of treatment, ... across modes of administration ofthe CARESSF Annals of Oncology 1996, 7:381-390 17 Karnofsky D, Burchenal J: The clinical evaluation of chemotherapeutic agents in cancer Evaluation of Chemotherapeutic ... and standard deviations for the QLQ-C30 scales, as well as for the characteristics ofthe patients were calculated The internal consistency ofthe multiitem scales ofthe QLQ-C30 was assessed by...
... representation ofthe PCA analysis of DNR The X-axis is the first principal component (PC1) and Y-axis is the second principal component (PC2) The diameters ofthe circles indicate DNRs The plots ... et al., 2007) Evaluation of denitrification activity of microorganisms Batch experiments for the evaluation of DNR, and a quinone analysis for the evaluation ofthe microorganism community structure ... on the community structure ofthe microorganism (Hiraishi, 1989) Isoprenoid quinones are used as coenzymes in the electron transport chain for respiration of microorganisms The major type of...
... if the present structures are characterized with local materials, namely, “Tufo of Matera” for the structures ofthe "Sassi of Matera," and “Stone of Fasano” for the structures ofthe "Trulli of ... using the software EnergyPlus These allowed quantifying the excellent seasonal thermal behavior of these structures when compared with external climatic variables Themeasurement procedure of thermophysical ... situ Themeasurement campaign ofthe materials, realized from June to July 2007 with maximum values of indoor–outdoor temperature difference, consisted ofthemeasurementof thermal conductance of...
... investigation ofthe psychometric propertiesofthe Malay language version ofthe job performance instrument with a sample of respondents from the Malaysian Public Service agencies In specific, the objectives ... objectives of this study were twofold: firstly, to assess the internal consistency reliability ofthe job performance dimensions and the total score, and secondly, to assess the construct validity ofthe ... profound impact on the performance ofthe public sector as a whole These bases prompted the need for practitioners and academia to systematically examine antecedents of job performance among the...
... quences of our decisions are in the future and in distant parts ofthe organization While the computer-based microworlds described below are new, the principle of learning through microworlds ... construct an explicit model on the computer ofthe assumptions behind the plan.3 The plan called for a 20 percent annual sales growth, a continuation ofthe growth rate ofthe past ten years And it ... that you are the manager of a claims adjusting office, sitting with your partner, another claims office manager, in front of a personal computer screen displaying the status ofthe ' 'claims...
... Research on the reliability of describing the quality ofthe muscle reaction and the angle ofthe muscle reaction is patchy There is more focus on the angle ofthe muscle reaction as opposed to the quality ... method of assessment – level ofmeasurementThe Tardieu method of assessment provides a composite measure of spasticity The quality ofthe muscle reaction (X) is a categorical level ofmeasurement ... statistical analysis The key aspects ofmeasurement scales are considered before going on to examine the attributes of instruments for themeasurementof spasticity Level ofmeasurement There are four...