... Following the suggestions of scientific literature on the advantages ofthe compactness, reliability, ease of use and affordability ofthe 980 nm Diode Lasers, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of ... are reduced [17,18] The lasers normally adopted offer the enormous advantage of being conveyed in a fibre, which serves as the working tip at the end ofthe handpiece The use of flexible, length-adjustable ... intelligent machines" can replace "the brain and hand, skill and experience" ofthe specialist The aim of this study was to verify the reliability and efficacy of one of these compact portable diode...
... requirements for vitamins In practice, a number of problems arise The first of these is the definition ofthe word requirement The U.S usage (Institute of Medicine, 1997) is that the requirement is the lowest ... what we know ofthe biochemistry ofthe vitamins, and to explain the extent to which this knowledge explains xxiii xxiv Preface the clinical signs of deficiency, the possible benefits of higher intakes ... and the adverse effects of excessive intakes In the decade since the first edition was published, there have been considerable advances in our knowledge: novel functions of several ofthe vitamins...
... kind of mode of presentation, but not under the mode that presents colors visually This kind of response stands in need of a theory of senses or modes of presentation, and ofthe objects ofknowledge ... content of a belief is the conditions its truth puts on the subject matter ofthe belief, the objects the notions and concepts in the belief are of. ¹³ The subject matter fallacy is ‘ the fallacy of ... able to determine the colors of things, or about the nature ofthe color properties that we can see that things ⁵ The contrasting views ofthe nature ofthe color properties themselves are not...
... Besides, most ofthe interviewes also reported that they only kill the necessary quantity for the feeding of their own family, and that in most cases they offer part ofthe hunted game to their neighbours ... http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/7/1/1 Page of 11 The use ofthe P tuberosa feathers as a domestic tool represents another ecosystem service important to the lives ofthe riverines and the presence of these tools in every ... species is the lack ofknowledge on fundamental aspects ofthe family behavioural ecology, such as the type of habitats that the birds prefer, how they interact with each other, and how they establish...
... risk of developing VADS [44] Therefore the presence of one of these disorders should raise the clinician’s level of suspicion However the majority of patients with VADS not have any of these ... independent ofthe application of CMT Do chiropractors and other practitioners of manual therapy not have to worry about VADS? The weight ofthe evidence currently suggests that the most likely ... the chiropractic visit, went on to experience a stroke independent ofthe application of CMT [24] These case-control studies were not able to substantiate either of these theories Following these...
... on the level ofthe exact PEV and the number of samples Res2 caling from the scale of Var(u) to the scale of σ g improved the approximation ofthe PEV and four ofthe 10 formulations gave the ... u usingthe pedigree and the distributions ofthe original data, modified to account for the fact that the expectation of Xb does not affect the distribution of random variables [15,16] thus the ... versions of these formulations, which rescale the formulations from the Var (u) and to the σ g in order to account for the effects of sampling on the Var(u) Two new formulations ofthe sampled...
... twist (called first twist) of single yarn The reason is that return ofthe twist due to the rotaion ofthe hook should be protected and that in case of normal stitching, the form becomes stable ... and softening point (゚C) of sewing thread Both points are the indication of thermal resistance Melting point means the temperature that sewing thread melts by heat Softening point means the temperature ... Numbering ofthe thread thickness Thread thickness is calculated from the mutual relations between length and weight The thickness is not represented by the diameter since the cross section of fiber...
... requirements for vitamins In practice, a number of problems arise The first of these is the definition ofthe word requirement The U.S usage (Institute of Medicine, 1997) is that the requirement is the lowest ... what we know ofthe biochemistry ofthe vitamins, and to explain the extent to which this knowledge explains xxiii xxiv Preface the clinical signs of deficiency, the possible benefits of higher intakes ... and the adverse effects of excessive intakes In the decade since the first edition was published, there have been considerable advances in our knowledge: novel functions of several ofthe vitamins...
... describing either the nature ofthe approach or the practical application ofthe approach The primary source of information is a monograph by Bell et al (1997), which describes the nature of and concepts ... described in Chapter and the results ofthe hypothesis tests are presented in Chapter Chapter further explores the results ofthe hypothesis tests by presenting a variety of supplemental statistical ... how the SSA approach can be used in practice (Bell and Solomon 2002) The focus of this portion ofthe literature review is on the theoretical basis and general nature ofthe approach, thus these...
... of Profs Mary P Harper and Leah H Jamieson References Current Research Our current research effort consists ofthe development of algorithms for extracting the prosodic information from the speech ... constraint to the network, our processing time is incremented by this amount In contrast, Bear and Price, by doubling the size ofthe grammar are multiplying the processing time by a factor of when ... the ambiguity introduced by the speech recognition system which is not present in text-based systems Acknowledgement This research was supported in part by NSF IRI9011179 under the guidance of...
... impact of game The vitality of plants is not affected by thecurrent air-pollution situation – The predominant group of forest types in the Krušné hory Mts is 7K Therefore the majority ofthe analyzed ... surface to the tip ofthe terminal bud If the terminal bud was damaged, the height was measured up to the terminal bud ofthe highest-reaching lateral branch, which was likely to substitute the terminal ... the stocking of birch stands and that the number of injured plants decreases with the increasing stand density (Kubík 2007) The smoothing of total heights and increments of underplanting in the...
... and then gave them the meaning ofthe new words appearing in the passage Next, the teacher let them the reading task for 30 minutes The rest ofthe time was used to answer the question in the ... because of its effect on the number of participants in the third range of mark In the third range of mark, these two groups were oppositely different The ratio ofthe participants who could get the ... above, the figure was quite different among ranges of mark in these both groups of participants In the first range of mark, the number of participants in the first group was lower than that of the...
... craniotomy because ofthe proximity ofthe sinus to the orbit and the anterior skull base [5] The frequency of bilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus has been reported in 3-4% to 10% of several populations ... observers and was 0.86 Fig Unilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus; on the right, the absence ofthe frontal sinus, and on the left, the limited aeration ofthe frontal sinus; axial view (A), right ... also depend upon the extent of pneumatization [11] The extent of pneumatization results in the individual size and shape ofthe frontal sinus An absence of pneumatization in the frontal bone...
... all are there Another type of decision is one in which people are unsure ofthe importance of their criteria In this case to sharpen their knowledgeofthe criteria a wide selection of alternatives ... dependence ofthe priority of elements on the priority and number of other elements The principle of comparative judgments is applied to construct pair-wise comparisons ofthe relative importance of ... preparation of questionnaire, pre-testing of questionnaire for the confirmation and interpretation ofthe factors and then processing ofthe completed questionnaire and reporting The second part of the...
... many other filling materials The thermal resistance in the borehole is of great importance for the design ofthe system A high resistance will result in a larger temperature difference between the ... 2-8] Since the aspect ratio is small, the heat transfer is often treated as transient in the bedrock and steady-state inside the borehole usingthe borehole thermal resistance to describe the heat ... ways of choosing the equivalent radius as discussed in the introduction Those mentioned there are valid for conductive heat transfer using constant heat flux at the pipe wall The choice of the...
... appropriately - The teacher uses a good balance of English and Vietnamese - There are clear stages to the lesson - the activities used are successful - the timing ofthe activities is appropriate - there ... follow - the objectives are clear and achievable - there is an awareness of student problems - the teacher understands and can explain the plan - the lesson plan shows a good understanding ofthe ... content ofthe lesson and all students, good motivation of students’ learning (2 points) Results (2 points) 10 Most students understand and master the focus ofthe lesson; how to apply the knowledge...
... Avoid using 's to form the possesive of a noun that does not name a person Instead of: Your foot’s bottom is soft and vulnerable to infections, cuts, and bruises Write: The bottom of your foot ... foot is soft and vulnerable to infections, cuts, and bruises About author Hans Anderson 2007-Present: Lecturer at FPT Greenwich Programmes, FPT University 2007: M.S., Computational Mathematics, ... at FPT Greenwich Programmes, FPT University 2007: M.S., Computational Mathematics, University of Minnesota 2001: B.A., Computer Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN ...
... draw rm conclusions If we ask whether the introduction of a knowledge management system improves the quality of software, only one ofthe studies, from the Software Engineering Laboratory gives ... we ask: Does the introduction of a knowledge management system: Improve the quality of software? Lower the cost of developing software? Improve the work situation of employees in an organisation? ... Most ofthe project members say use ofthe Extranet has supported the work on the project and saved time, it is also easier to nd documents and other information Further claims are that the use of...
... workers), one ofthe two less successful did improve on par with the average ofthe other four, but the other unsuccessful plant actually experienced a reduction of productivity of 20% (The six plants ... even further The proposition that theory subconsciously makes these assumptions is also reflected by the fact that most of them see the objective ofknowledge transfer to be accomplished knowledge ... chain of hotels or supermarkets, a software vendor or a consulting company, regardless ofthe nature ofknowledgeThe method of analysis is generalization to theory, and given the level of abstraction...
... evidence of ability bias in the cross-section estimate ofthe return to Hebrew knowledgeThe coefficient on growth of Hebrew knowledge is 07 while the coefficient on Hebrew knowledge in the cross-section ... at the College of Management in Israel under the direction of one ofthe authors The survey is not intended to be representative ofthe Israeli or immigrant populations but instead targets the ... goal is to estimate the effect of English and Hebrew proficiency on wages If the covariates were randomly assigned, then the regression would recover the causal effect of these proficiencies However,...