use and omission of the definite article in english exercises

... project and in the analysis and interpretation of data and contributed substantially to the drafting of the manuscript. VFP partici- pated in the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data. KMJD ... to the acquisition of data. HRG contributed to the revision of the draft of the manuscript. GDK contributed substantially to the conception and design of the project and to the revision of the ... those of the World Health Organisation [34], the International Diabetes Federation [35], and the European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance [36], in order to ensure that the definition used...

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... half the height of the orbit and extends just above the top of the most-anterior ethmoid cells. By the age of 8 years, the top of the frontal sinuses is at the level of the orbital roof, and ... craniotomy because of the proximity of the sinus to the orbit and the anterior skull base [5]. The frequency of bilateral absence of the frontal sinus has been reported in 3-4% to 10% of several ... upon the extent of pneumatization [11]. The extent of pneumatization results in the indi- vidual size and shape of the frontal sinus. An absence of pneumatization in the frontal bone results in...

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... against a sequence between the N-terminal and the first trans- membrane domain of the protein of the human and rat CB 2 receptor. The specificity of the CB 1 and CB 2 antibodies was described in ... dehydrogenase and FAAH were selected on the basis of the sequence of the FAAH gene (NCBI accession number AF098010) by including the introns 5476–6026 and 6173–6296, and of the sequence of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate ... interactions is sup- ported by the observation that preabsorbing of the CB 1 antibody with its corresponding blocking peptide eliminated almost all of the staining of these bands (Fig. 3A). The...

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... performed 3Â-RACE and 5Â-RACE to obtain the missing ends of the cDNA, and then used primers encompassing the start and stop codons, with larval fat body cDNA as template, to obtain eight individual ... patterning in early embryonic development and in the antimicrobial immune response in larvae and adults. We have investigated the function of Spa ă tzle in a lepidopteran insect, Manduca sexta, in ... reported in other genes, such as human and Drosophila G s a (the a-subunit of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein) isoforms [41,42]. ProSpa ă tzle-1 mRNA was detected in hemocytes and fat bodies of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 09:22

... CaM-binding domains, and contains at least one conserved potential CaM-binding motif [46]. Additionally, the binding of CaM at the C-terminus and the binding of NADPH at the extreme N-terminus ... including the dehydrogenase domain. Spe- cific binding of the FNR is mediated by a unique series of proline/serine-rich repeat motifs located in the C-terminus. For the integration into the Tic ... N-terminus, anchoring it in the IEM, whereas the C-terminus of the protein projects into the stroma (Fig. 1) [34]. Two motifs can be located in the C-termi- nal half of the stromal domain: (a) the...

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... protein content in their latex; and (2) the pres- ence of other cysteine proteinases or isoforms in the latex. To investigate these two hypotheses, the protein concentration per milligram of dried ... sequences coding for cys- teine proteinases in the latex of V. stipulata and V. · heilbornii. Based on these sequences, the evolution of the cysteine proteinases within the Caricaceae was investigated. ... cysteine proteinases The N-terminal amino acid sequences of the proteins VXH-I, VXH-III, VXH-IVa and VXH-IVb are shown in Fig. 6, and are compared with the known N-terminal sequences of the cysteine...

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... toolkit 2 was used to create Hindi language models using the target side of the train- ing corpus. Training, tuning, and decoding were performed using the Moses toolkit 3 . Tuning (learning the λ values ... pre- dominantly SOV in its word-order, correct case marking is a crucial part of making translations convey the right meaning. 801 Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the ACL and the 4th ... likely. The separation of the lemma and suffix helps in tiding over the data sparsity problem by allowing the system to reason about the suffix-case marker com- bination rather than the combination of...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 00:20

... keeping them motivated in the long term. You can also give points during the 14 and involvements in speaking lessons. 3. Scope of the study  Actually, attracting students‟ interests and involvements ... of the matter and the difficulties they encounter as well as what activities they like doing in speaking lessons.  Third, more information needed for the findings of the survey will be gathered ... school in Quang Ninh province. 2. Purposes of the survey questionnaires With a view to provide a thorough insight into the real situations of teaching speaking, survey within the scope of the...

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... appetites demanded peas and pork rather than hulled corn and tallow. Two of the crew, one at the bow and the other at the stern, being especially skilled in the craft of handling the paddle in the rapids, received ... to the woods of northern Wisconsin. In the years immediately following, the Neutral Nation and the Eries fell under their power; they overawed the New England Indians and the Southern tribes, and ... 57.] The Character and Influence of the Indian by Frederick Jackson Turner 16 Wisconsin the Indian trading post was a thing of the past. The birch canoe and the pack-horse had had their day in...

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... indirect object, object of a preposition, the complement , the prepositional object, and the object of preposition. The subject of a verb Eg: A plane is taking off (Khuê,1999: 27) The ... In this chapter, I have looked at the theoretical background of noun in English and Vietnamese equivalents. Their definitions, characteristics and types are also taken into this chapter. In ... the next chapter, my study will concentrate on the formation of plural nouns in English and in Vietnamese to help learners compare the differences between the formation of plural nouns in English...

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... time and UV spectra (inset 3 in D) corresponding to the 7-DHP standard (inset 2 in D and inset in C). The product was at the limits of detectability in the c ontrol sample with the reaction s topped ... produced in the skin. The level of 7-DHP production and its hypothetical conversion into other metabolites (including 17-, 20-, 21- and 11-hydroxy-7- DHP) are the subject of investigations in our ... proteolytic processing. These bands and other smaller ones are also seen when the MLN64 gene is tran sfected into COS- 1 cells [37]. The relative proportions of the two bands in the 48–55-kDa range in human skin...

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... differ in how much they use the prosthesis and in the type of activities they can perform with their prosthesis [7]. Walking ability with a prosthesis depends on several fac- tors including patient's ... prosthesis to maintain their mobility level. The training program is offered to amputees after the con- clusion of routine prosthetic rehabilitation and participa- tion is voluntary. The inclusion ... were informed of the aim of the study and gave their written consent. Data from the other rehabilitation units con- tained no personal identifying information. The study was approved by the Local...

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... Quality of life measured with the Profile of Quality of Life in the Chronically Ill (PLC) revealed mean values for capacity of performance in the patient group in the same range as in the control ... measured with the Profile of Quality of Life in the Chronically Ill (PLC). In this ques- tionnaire the two aspects of QoL, performance capacity and well being, are weighted equally resulting in an eval- uation ... training at the time of the inquiry in contrast to approximately one third in the general population. The labour force status (table 6) in the patient collective resembled the status in the general...

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... base. The practice of urban forestry could be up- graded and brought into the mainstream of forestry science. It will therefore be of interest to evaluate the for- ests of other cities in both the ... in Guangzhou, China Original article Heterogeneity and differentiation of the tree flora in three major land uses in Guangzhou City, China C.Y. Jim * Department of Geography, The University of ... AREA AND METHODS The study focuses on the central built-up areas of Guangzhou, the capital of the South China Guangdong Province [15]. It accommodates a population of 3.6 mil- lion in 116 km 2 of...

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