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... known to lead to corrosion, slagging and fouling of boilers and agglomeration when used in fluidized beds [12] Onthe other hand, RDF ash is richer in calcium and silicon, while poorer in phosphorus ... conditions and at developing kinetic models for the pyrolysis and combustion of these fuels, for which there is lack of information inthe literature The obtained data should be useful for the ... and m∞ is the normalized amount ofthe solid residues (minerals) at theendofthe experiment A separate equation was used for each component to describe the dependence ofthe reaction rate on...
... Activation protocol modelling endothelial injury By combining different conditions of neutrophil and endothelial activation, we intended to mimic patterns of adhesion molecule expression as they ... 50, Leonberg, 71229, Germany Authors’ contributions AP and BN conceived ofthe study, participated in its design and coordination, and drafted the manuscript VS and AH carried out the adhesion assays ... mechanism contributes to leukocyte accumulation in rodents, humans and primates are not able to sustain endothelial P-selectin expression beyond the very first minutes of inflammation because of...
... of c-Jun and AP-1 activation [22] Regulation ofthe activity of AP-1 occurs at two levels, depending on its concentrations andonthe level of its phosphorylation [26] Inthe present study, there ... Activating protein (AP)-1 is another major transcription factor for many inflammatory mediators, including TNF-α It comprises a family of related transcription factors, consisting of heterodimers and ... mg/kg intravenously) and heparin were administered, and both caval veins, the aorta andthe left atrium were cannulated and total CPB instituted for 120 minutes in all animals This included 30 minutes...
... (VAatten) inthe second part ofthe experiment Horizontal continuous line and horizontal broken lines are the mean andthe upper (mean + standard deviations) and lower (mean - standard deviations) ... (VAatten) inthe second part ofthe experiment Horizontal continuous line and horizontal broken lines are the mean andthe upper (mean + standard deviations) and lower (mean - standard deviations) ... be an important tool inthe future because it might allow the intensivist to monitor the regional lung ventilation and volume at the bedside in ICU patients andto manage ventilatory settings on...
... variation of solar radiation and average temperature ofthe present experimentalstudyandthe theoretical results of [1] in January Figure 12 The time variation of solar radiation and stored ... surrounding and then ascends towards the top ofthe tank creating the stratification Joudi et al [1] had presented a numerical studyon a similar system for January and June Inthe present investigation, ... results of [1] in June Figure 10 The time variation of solar radiation and stored energy ofthe present experimentalstudyin August andthe theoretical results of [1] in June ISSN 2076-2895 (Print),...
... increasing demands of diabetic animal models and/ or usefulness of anticancer drugs in many fields, the regional distribution and relative frequency of pancreatic endocrine cells, especially insulinand ... Distribution of chromogranin containing cells inthe porcine gastroenteropancreatic endocrine system J pn J Vet Sci 1987, 50, 395-404 17 J ansson, L and Sandler, S The influence of cyclosporin A onthe ... frequency of different endocrine cells inthe pancreas ofthe various vertebrates including various species and strains of rodents, the reports dealing with the endocrine cells inthe pancreas of the...
... was used[10] Abduction, external rotation, movement of hand to neck, hand to lower spine and hand to mouth are the five dimensions of this test (Table 1) Each dimension is graded on a 5-point ... botulinum toxin inthe subscapularis to reduce muscle force and tone in that muscle Relation between muscle atrophy and passive and active function The volumes of external rotator (infraspinatus) ... point ofthe glenoid A second line was drawn from the anterior tothe posterior margin ofthe cartilaginous glenoid GSA is the angle between the medial scapula line andthe posterior glenoid line,...
... programs Theuseof maintenance care according tothe structured interview – results ofthe Danish study No problems in understanding or relating tothe questions ofthe survey were noted among the ... your definition ofthe concept of maintenance care?" In addition, the chiropractors were encouraged to provide their own definition of maintenance care as response toan open-ended question ("What ... relapse ofthe condition In fact, this corresponds tothe definition of secondary prevention, and none ofthe respondents discussed a tertiary prevention scenario What people think that they and what...
... agriculture and cause difficulties tothe development of trade, social infrastructure and transportation and communication links However, the country has transformed from a landlocked to a land link and ... obtaining a lasting interest inan enterprise resident in another economy The lasting interest implies the existence of a long-term relationship between the direct investor andthe enterprise and ... FDI inflows have an important and positive role onthe Transportation and Communication, by showing significantly positive correlations between FDI and five indicators of Transportation and Communication...
... confident in interpreting, describing, and analyzing graphs and charts inthe IELTS writing task Implications ofthestudy Based onthe findings ofthe study, there are some implications inthe research ... experience and discovery new meaning of words and conveys it tothe audience In language teachers’ opinion, writing is one ofthe two productive skills including speaking and writing and is ―a language ... reported on a 9-band scale (available in Appendix A) designed to be simple and easy to understand with demarcations in half bands for the Listening and Reading but only whole bands for the rest The...
... Introduction, Development, and Conclusions Part A presents the introduction and background tothe study, the purposes ofthe study, the scope ofthe study, and its significances and limitations ... needs, and expectations The researcher hopes that the methods and findings of this study can make a contribution to ESP teaching and learning Organization ofthestudy This thesis is structured into ... DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS This chapter reports the results ofthe data analysis ofthe present studyThe present study consists of one set of questionnaires andthe interview questions on teachers’...
... organization of information; the familiarity ofthe topic; the explicitness and sufficiency ofthe information; the type of referring expressions used; andthe type of relationship described in ... organized into meaningful units basing onthe listener’s linguistic knowledge Inthe parsing, the meaning is constructed inthe short-term memory by comparing the incoming information with the ... base in understanding the nature of listening andthe factors that affect listening comprehension The previous and influential researchers (Brown and Yule, Byrnes, Anderson and Lynch, Underwood and...
... electrons with spin andthe other to electrons with spin Since the spin and spin channels are independent (spin is conserved), they can be regarded as two resistors in parallel andthe GMR can ... configuration ofthe neighbouring moments and can result from cation-cation interactions and cation-anion-cation interactions The latter type of interaction is referred to as a superexchange interaction [20] ... sensitive tothe doping concentration andthe distribution of impurity ions onthe tetrahedral and octahedral interstitial sites ofthe cubic spinel structure of Fe3O4 The second part of this thesis investigates...
... d2 and d3 In order to check the robustness ofthe regression results andto gain further insights into the intergenerational transmission of religiosity mechanism, each regression inthe analysis ... transmission of attitudes can be used to explain the transformation inthe social landscape during the British Industrial Revolution whereby the landed elite was replaced by the hardworking industrial ... as the motives for religious participation, the determinants of religiosity, the influence of religion on economic decision-making and attitudes, the impact of religion on income and education,...
... occurring during the stay are thought to be additional factors to take into consideration to achieve customer satisfaction We chose to our studyinthe travel and tourism industry not only because ... based on Zuckerman (1979)’s concept of Sensation Seeking Tendency, which consists inthe inclination for certain types and intensity of emotional stimulation), and emotional content ofthe experience ... (Dube and Menon, 2000; Arnould and Price, 1993) and have tried to assess the importance of in- process and retrospective emotions on customers’ overall evaluation ofthe service Inthe travel and tourism...
... Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia and Montenegro tothe transition economies list (WorldBank, 2002a) Every now and then, IMF, the World Bank and some other economic monitoring organizations add and ... looking up to them for all kinds of licensing and government contract bidding As there are few institutions or monitoring mechanisms in transition countries to monitor operating government officials, ... market and gain a lot of investor attention from all over the world, it is important to understand how the business-government relationship functions in these fast growing economies and understand...
... speaking, many researchers have provided several definition and explanations of this concept According to Chancy (1998) speaking refers tothe process of building and sharing meaning through theuse ... considered because helping the students improve their intonation and pronunciation was lied inthe teacher's intention However, it should be made clear that the students' leaning intonation and ... from the students but less tickets than that pronunciation and intonation had Meeting approval of numerous students, intonation and pronunciation come out at the top ofthe list As mentioned...