uncertainties of sampling and sample presentation

... incremental samples The sample must be representative of the entire cross-section flow of material The amount of sample and number of increments must be determined prior to sampling Randomized sampling ... engaged in sampling and sample preparation must be qualified by training and experience and possess a thorough understanding of sampling practices and techniques or under the direct supervision of such ... of material will be represented in the gross sample Due to the variability of lime and limestone products and the wide variety of sampling equipment, caution must exercised in all stages of sampling...

Ngày tải lên: 10/07/2014, 23:20

... Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CMU, Geneva, Switzerland,2Department of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland E-mail: andre.stutz@isb-sib.ch ... inhibition of c6 glioma cells in monolayer and spheroid cultures by the combination of carvedilol and imatinib M Erguven1, A Bilir2, S Tuna2 and N Akev1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, ... Additional knowledge of the role of genes in IS may improve our understanding of the cause of IS, provide new insights in prevention and factors that influence the outcome of IS, as new therapeutic...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 07:20

... chromatogram of ␮g As l−1 arsenic standard and trace monitor of m/z 53 3.5 Pre-concentration of water samples by nitrogen-purge Pre-concentration using a nitrogen-purge showed recoveries of >80% of all ... immediately after sampling For this, we used an amount of each ␮g As l−1 and 1.25 mM EDTA, and incubated the samples in the dark at 20 ± ◦ C for seven days A set of control samples were spiked ... Table Concentrations of arsenic compounds in rainwater, river water, and soil-pore water, and recoveries (%) of arsenic compounds as determined on original samples and on samples pre-concentrated...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:22

... to isolate and discuss the process of sampling First, evidence suggests that the gathering and manipulation of samples is one of the most time-consuming (and thus, central) aspects of electronic ... fosters an incomplete understanding of sampling and spreads a certain amount of misinformation In his essay, Sample and hold: pop music in the digital age of reproduction’, Andrew Goodwin frets over ... from machine-generated music and unleashes a barrage of incriminating descriptors of sample- based music, such as: ‘orgy of pastiche’, ‘stasis of theft’, and ‘crisis of authorship’ (Goodwin 1990:...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 13:20

... feasibility of ADAPT for rehabilitation of arm and hand function after stroke, and provide justification for continued investigation of clinical efficacy Furthermore, safe automatic presentation of functional ... ADAPT allows both delivery of large intensity of training and longitudinal measurements of performance and limb use However, the design of ADAPT departs from that of most other current robotic ... key, etc, each of which requires active reaching and manipulation The different tasks and tools were designed to engage training of different grasps (power, overhand, and pinch) and arm movements...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... out -of- band noise and IMPs of all the stages between the antialiasing filter and the THA capacitor As a result of sampling, these noise and IMPs fall within the signal spectrum The impact of this ... Th + Tc ≥ 2Ts for bandpass u(t), for baseband u(t) (8) It follows from (8) that L ≥ is required for bandpass sampling and L ≥ is necessary for baseband sampling Only bandpass sampling is considered ... requirements for the speed of D/As, replacement of an analog DMx by a digital one, and removal of SHAs 3.5 Advantages of the SCs and RCs and challenges of their realization Both SCs and RCs with internal...

Ngày tải lên: 23/06/2014, 00:20

... Simple Random Sampling 53 Stratified Random Sampling 54 Systematic Sampling 56 Other Sampling Designs 57 Estimating Sample Numbers: How Many Samples are Required References 63 Environmental Sampling ... Wastewater Sampling Groundwater Sampling 86 Soil and Sediment Sampling 89 Hazardous Waste Sampling 90 92 Biological Sampling Air and Stack Emission Sampling 92 References 84 93 Questions and Problems ... professionals However, there is currently a very diverse and diffuse source of literature in the field of environmental sampling and analysis The nature of the literature often makes beginners and...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 17:20

... Simple Random Sampling 53 Stratified Random Sampling 54 Systematic Sampling 56 Other Sampling Designs 57 Estimating Sample Numbers: How Many Samples are Required References 63 Environmental Sampling ... Wastewater Sampling Groundwater Sampling 86 Soil and Sediment Sampling 89 Hazardous Waste Sampling 90 92 Biological Sampling Air and Stack Emission Sampling 92 References 84 93 Questions and Problems ... professionals However, there is currently a very diverse and diffuse source of literature in the field of environmental sampling and analysis The nature of the literature often makes beginners and...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 17:20

... between 1.5 and 1.8 m (5 and ft) long and approximately 35 mm (13⁄8 in.) in outside diameter and consist of two polished Kinds and Size of Samples and by Whom Taken 5.1 A cement sample secured ... Amount of Testing 7.2 Protection of Samples—As samples are taken, place them directly in moisture-proof airtight containers to avoid moisture absorption and aeration of the sample If the samples ... eliminate excess air in the sample and avoid moisture absorption and aeration of the sample Samples shall be treated as described in the section on Preparation of Sample Amount of Testing 9.1 General—When...

Ngày tải lên: 10/07/2014, 23:20

... measures and organizational adjustments at Group level have been made These include the introduction of a leaner management structure for Europe, and the creation of a Project Management Office ... production at the end of 2013 and resolve current capacity bottlenecks In view of the positive development of the Indonesian market, Holcim has approved the construction of a second identical ... Industries UK and Holcim France Better operating results were primarily achieved by the Group companies in Azerbaijan and Russia The new and leaner management structure of Europe is deployed and in...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 21:41

... 2003 of achieving in the medium term a payout ratio of one third of net income attributable to equity holders of Holcim Ltd Europe: Rise in earnings from eastern Europe Construction activity and ... countries of eastern Europe as well as in Russia and Azerbaijan cement deliveries increased We also lifted sales volumes in France However, demand was lower in Central Europe and Spain Our sales of ... full-year inclusion of Foster Yeoman in the UK By contrast, sales of ready-mix concrete showed a moderate decline That said, lower sales volumes in Spain and Switzerland were virtually offset by the...

Ngày tải lên: 28/07/2014, 20:20

... Lebanon and third of Switzerland – but also on the potential to reduce CO2 and will be commissioned between the end of their lifetime These installations are under construction and the possibility of ... materials and the stabilization of prices at a low level both i mpacted results Higher sales of cement and aggregates in Europe  Higher sales of cement and aggregates; volumes of ready- mix concrete ... France, Germany, Switzerland and Russia, as well as some parts of Eastern Europe  Slow construction activity in Italy, Spain and the UK; deconsolidations and closures of ready-mix concrete plants...

Ngày tải lên: 01/08/2014, 18:16

... board MOE and both means of the two halfues boards and of the four standard samples There is no relationship between the top and bottom samples, nor between the trunk MOE and the bottom samples ... among MOE valof standing trunks, large boards, half-boards and standardised samples The trunk MOE is mainly linked with the large board MOE and the mean of the two top standard samples There ... wood samples at a moisture content of 12 % The precision of the estimation of the trunk MOE is limited by the precision of the measurement of de and, overall, d (formula (1)) About 80 % of the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... Koizumi and Ueda [13] and used to measure the stiffness of standing tree trunks (trunk MOE) Fairly strong positive relationships between MOE and specific gravity of samples of different shapes and ... study level): Lhi, Dcu and Ene Thus two of them, Lhi and Dcu, were excluded from the study of the modelling of the boards and of the standard investigate parameters, a samples MOE (but not from ... the profile (latewood peaks and false rings) ty values of dc To the possible redundancy of the density correlation study was conducted among them For boards and standard samples density profiles,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... usually becomes Page of 22 delusional, and include delusions of exceptional mental and physical fitness or special talents It also may include delusions of wealth, and some kind of grandiose identity ... deprivation and guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and ultimately thoughts of death and suicide The extent to which this negative way of thinking is primary or secondary is a matter of debate ... Mood Euthymia refers to the normal range of mood, and the absence of any disorder Mourning refers to the experience of sadness as a consequence of a loss of a loved one It includes, crying, sadness,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21

... the prevalence of alexithymia and its association with anxiety and depression in a sample of Greek COPD outpatients Page of Methods Sample From the outpatients list of scheduled appointments at ... Greek population of women (one -sample t test P < 0.01) [29] Clinically significant levels of anxiety (score ≥ 44 for men and ≥ 46 for women) were present in 37.1% of men, and in 45.7% of women The ... 24% and 35.3% of the sample presented mild (BDI score 10 to 14) and moderate to severe (BDI score ≥ 15) depression, respectively (Table 3) Mean FEV1 percentage of predicted, age and years of education...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21

... Classification of Tumors Pathology and genetics of tumours of soft tissue and bone Lyon: IARC Press; 2002, 247-251 Rastogi R, Garg R, Thulkar S, Bakhshi S, Gupta A: Unusual thoracic CT manifestations of ... http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/50 and III tumors were 0, 13, and 23%, respectively [5] The incidence of pulmonary metastases varies with the primary tumor and stage of disease Bone tumors such as osteosarcomas and Ewing’s ... Journal of Surgical Oncology 2011, 9:50 http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/50 CASE REPORT WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Open Access Case of an unusual clinical and radiological presentation of pulmonary...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... to test the effect of post-translational modification on uptake and presentation of CII No differential effect of the inhibition of uptake on presentation of the glycosylated and non-glycosylated ... blockade of macropinocytosis prevented intracellular accumulation of CII and resulted in profound blockade of antigen presentation to T cells The involvement of macropinocytosis in uptake of autoantigens, ... stained and imaged at the same gain and offset levels as the positive cells and no fluorescence was observed Results Mechanisms of CII uptake in macrophages and DCs To study the mechanisms of uptake...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

... definition of QOL as individuals’ perception of life in the context of the culture and value system in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns [25] Page of ... RM, Varni JW, Hilário MO: Quality of life of children and adolescents from São Paulo: reliability and validity of the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 Generic ... doi:10.1186/1471-244X-11-71 Cite this article as: Al-Fayez and Ohaeri: Profile of subjective quality of life and its correlates in a nation-wide sample of high school students in an Arab setting using...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... first aim of the study was to examine the rate of PGD in a sample of orphaned and widowed survivors of the genocide As a second goal, we examined the following potential correlates of PGD: gender, ... the context of violence Results of the present study demonstrate that the severity of PTSD is associated with the severity of PGD Both, PGD and PTSD may be the result of traumatic loss and may be ... predictors of prolonged grief reactions We aimed to examine individual factors (gender, bereavement status) and contextual and deathspecific factors (mode of death, severity of symptoms of PTSD,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22