... temperature The mass of air was calculated from the known volume (i.e., the volume ofthe chamber) and the density of air at room temperature The concentration ofthe methanol was calculated from the ... ratio between the mass of methanol and that of air inside the test chamber The same applied to acetone The concentrations of methanol vapor ranged from 1.3 to 6.4 ppt This range of methanol concentrations ... from Figs and that the SI had an approximately linear relationship with the vapor concentration Therefore, the SI was assumed to be directly related to the vapor concentration, instead of its higher...
... pg/ml the coefficient was 3.8, and at a rat TNF-α mass of 168.3 pg/ml it was 6.5 Statistical analysis The data analysis was performed by means ofa statistical software package (SigmaStat; Jandel ... absorbence measured at 450 nm is proportional to the concentration of rat TNFα in the sample A standard curve was obtained by plotting the concentrations of rat TNF-α standards versus their absorbences ... Erkrath, Germany) All data were expressed as group mean ± standard error ofthe mean After establishing that the data conformed with tests of normality of distribution and equality of variance, they...
... Based on his finding, Hudson concluded that the visuals may have facilitated reading comprehension because they offered additional contextual information to the students, confirming the value of ... acquisition The study Research using DCT as a rationale has demonstrated that a combination of verbal and nonverbal coding systems works better for both L1 and L2 reading than either system works alone ... road toward a junction with a minor road on my left Another car was traveling along the main road coming from the opposite direction, and a motorcycle was approaching the intersection along the...
... HEALTH OF MALE VERTEBRATE WILDLIFE MALES UNDER THREAT 2.5 mammals Predator mammals in contaminated areas are at risk, because bioaccumulative contaminants can build up in the food chain Furthermore, ... detrimental effectson some UK otters (Mason and Macdonald,1994) In addition to the deleterious effectsof PCBs and other organochlorine contaminants, habitat destruction has also had a negative impact ... causes it seems that they cover a large part ofthe North Sea as there has been widespread population declines ranging from the Wash to the Shetland (Lonergan et al.,2007) The Sea Mammal Research...
... studies ofthe salt-dependent kinetics ofa non-halophilic and a saltadapted enzyme have been published to date In the comparison of halotolerant Dunaliella salina carbonic anhydrases dCA I and dCA ... VsEndA and VcEndA by increasing the Tm value Salt also affected the shape ofthe thermograms, making the denaturation peaks narrower and sharper with increasing salt concentration DSC of VsEndA ... catalytic rate may reflect the dependence of kcat onthe substrate binding and dissociation rate constants, as found in the cold adaptation of cod trypsin [39], or, in the case of VsEndA, may be...
... processing of pain signals As a result, gait can proceed in a more fluent and automatic fashion This hypothesis is based onthe notion that both acute and chronic pain have a strong attentional component, ... step Angular rotations ofthe pelvis and thorax were obtained form the angles ofthe segment with respect to the axial in the transverse plane of motion and calculated as the four quadrant arctangent, ... length in the CONTROL condition relative to the other dual-task conditions was due to some additional familiarisation ofthe participants with the treadmill, as this condition was always presented...
... Additional anesthesia was administered if necessary to maintain areflexia Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Stimuli were presented to the left ear through an insert earphone, and ABR was recorded between ... those of an actual M16 firing (88 μsec) due to the absence of an initial supersonic shock wave, accompanying the explosive force ofthe firing, and that the small dimensions ofthe exposure box caused ... drugs leads to the suggestion that such a noise also induces ROS, and not only direct mechanical (frank) damage (tearing), as has been suggested [1,12] Page of It has been shown that NAC can protect...
... added to the lead paste, the density ofthe lead paste, for a suitable hardness, was 3.6; on average, the active material of each plate (15 Ah) was 14.13% less than that ofthe comparison plate (without ... are given in Table Results and discussion 3.1 Effectsof graphite and carbon-containing materials onthe behaviour of positive electrodes Graphite and some carbon-containing materials are characterized ... coefficient of utilization ofthe active materials with the number of cycles is shown in Fig As can be seen from the data, all the four additives in the lead paste increase the coefficient of utilization...
... devaluations, the residuals ofthe balance of - payments equation in the year of devaluation are positive and at least one standard error in size None ofthe negative residuals are that large ... DEVALUATION T h e pattern ofthe I-esiduals for the trade balance contrasts sharply with the pattern for the balance of payments The average balance of payments residuals are negative for the ... the predevaluation behavior ofthe accounts Furthermore, an attempt will be made to isolate theeffectsof devaluation alone by standardizing for theeffectsof other exogenous variables 11 The...
... Survival and functional results Acta Neurochirurgica 1979, 48:1-15 Raimondi AJ, Tomita T: Advantages of ‘total’ resection of medulloblastoma and disadvantages of full head postoperative radiation therapy ... action, AraC had similar effectsonthe same cell populations as BCNU and CDDP The effect of radiation This fascinating study is likely to act as a wake-up call for neuro-oncologists To put the ... neuroprotective therapies are available, we will need to continue using various combinations of chemotherapy and cranial radiation The excellent correlation ofthe in vitro and in vivo results of Noble and...
... and diameter increment As for the fall of leaves at the end ofthe growing season, no differences were noted between particular variants Onthe basis ofthe evaluation of colour changes at the ... leaves was demonstrated by the analysis of its level in the dry matter of leaves during the spring season The amount of nitrogen increased nonlinearly with the increasing rate of ammonium nitrate ... for the creation ofa fat body and eggs Kula (1988) mentions similar results in the increased consumption of food in the creation ofa fat body in females of Lochmaea caprae (L.) Differences of...
... with the single sugar concentrations, the total sugar concentration, the nitrogen and quercitol concentrations and C:N ratios ofthe bark and the defoliation as the predictor variables, were conducted ... sugars (particularly those of raffinose and stachyose) and, perhaps, through an additional reduction ofthe concentrations of N compounds, repeated defoliation decreases the capability ofthe bark ... can be concluded that the decrease in frost hardiness ofthe RD trees was not due to a reduction in the concentrations of these sugar compounds In contrast, the concentrations of raffinose and...
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... Covariance Analysis with TREATMENT as categorical variable and 1994 data as covariable was performed The data from the 8B stand were not used in the statistical analyses because the presence of ... month ofMay was warmer in 1998, favouring the germination ofthe herbaceous plants June was moister in 1998 and this may also have favoured their development The analyses of variance reveal a significant ... Mohamed A. D., Ranger J., Dambrine E., Bonneau M., Gelhaye D., Granier A. , Theeffectsof limestone and of limestone plus NPK fertilization onthe soil and mass balance ofa spruce stand (Picea abies...
... and the characteristics ofthe induced reaction The present paper investigates the relationships between tree water status and the characteristics ofthe induced reaction beetles, MATERIALS AND ... However, these authors observed only weak variations of these compounds in the needles and in the roots ofthe same tree and in those of Pseudotsuga macrocarpa and Cedrus atlantica, with a leaf predawn ... to a decrease in fungal vitality Some data on response regarding the between water stress and the induced defence reaction have been obtained A constant negative correlation was observed between...
... of values was done by oneway analysis of variance (ANOVA) Finally, to test the existence of an interaction between MTX and TRH, two ways analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied Results Prolactin ... beginning ofthe ascending phase ofthe peak and the end ofthe descending phase ofthe peak The mean hormone level was calculated by the mean of all samples collected from each rat during the 3-hour ... determining the mean hormone levels, the absolute and relative amplitudes of prolactin peaks, their frequency and the pulse duration The program also calculates the mean half-life ofthe hormone The absolute...
... codon usage pattern of HBV is antagonistic to that of its host [37, 38] The codon usage pattern of HBV is a mixture ofthe two types of codon usage The coincident portion of codon usage pattern ... relationship based on synonymous codon usage in HBV The PCA detected the first principal component (f1’) which can account for 23.65% ofthe total synonymous codon usage variation, and the second ... the first systemic study to analysis the synonymous codon usage pattern and evolutional dynamics of HBV as well as the relationship between codon usage pattern of HBV and its host Result Synonymous...
... combination ofthe nonpeptide mixed endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan and the COX inhibitor diclofenac They found that the combination of bosentan and diclofenac induced systemic and pulmonary ... continuously monitored (Space Labs Inc., Redmond, WA, USA) All measurements were obtained at baseline (before the start ofthe study) and again at 24, 48 and 72 hour after the start of infusion ... shock The arachidonic acid pathway is highly activated in macrophages, monocytes and other inflammatory cells, resulting in the formation of eicosonoids PGs are involved in all phases ofthe inflammatory...
... chemical interactions between the pile material, sand mineralogy and groundwater ionic concentrations Fig Original database of pile capacity against time in terms of: (a) total pile capacity; ... reduce local qc values One way of gauging the overall effectsof local variations in ground conditions on capacity is to apply the CPT-based capacity calculation procedures set out by Jardine & ... approximately ặ15%, and the good correlation with driving records suggests that the variation was primarily natural rather than induced by installation activities The tabulated values indicate that the...
... is the most profused among the four dopaminergic patyways, and constitute about 80% ofthe dopaminergic systems As part ofasystem called the basal ganglia motor loop and one ofthe major dopamine ... particularly the frontal lobes As an essential part ofthe normal cognitive function ofthe dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (part ofthe frontal lobe), it is also thought to be involved in motivational ... hydrophobic domains predicted to traverse the plasma membrane (Sunahara et al., 1991) Among these domains, the amino acids are thought to be in the α-helical configuration Asparagine- 10 Chapter 1:...