... pain and functional limitations) are only salient in late stage cancer and are, fortunately, of limited importance to the lives of earlystage cancer patients who form the majority of study participants ... 21-item PSCAN after they had read the instructions and agreed to participate The plan was to collect initial data fora 3-month time period rather than setting a particular sample size as a target; ... rationale for this decision was to allow us later determination what percentage of the total number of eligible patients had actually participated; of all patients who had made initial contact...
... Hatayama, T (1999) Molecular cloning, expression and localization of human 105 kDa heat shock protein, Hsp105 Biochim Biophys Acta 1444, 138–142 16 Yasuda, K., Nakai, A. , Hatayama, T & Nagata, ... that SA induced the activation of HSF, the transcription of hsp genes and the accumulation of Hsps in various mammalian cells anda concomitant increase of thermoresistance of cells Thus, SA may ... Hsp10 5a and Hsp70 in various mammalian cells Enhancement of thermoresistance of cells by SA Upon exposure to a sublethal heat treatment, mammalian cells acquire transient resistance to a subsequent...
... et al [19] and recombination rates were estimated accordingly This yielded a marker map flanking a total of 20.74 sex-averaged Morgans (Kosambi), with an average distance of 18 cM between adjacent ... availability and family structure, we selected a set of 528 F2 individuals to perform a whole genome scan in search for QTL affecting growthand carcass characteristics These F2 individuals are ... are the offspring of 20 F1 boars mated on average to four females, and 45 F1 sows mated to an average of 1.8 males Average offspring per boar were 26.4 and per sow 11.7 Selection was not based on...
... the deformation and measure deformations Pawlowski [56] applied a spatio-temporal approach, in which the 10 temporal analysis of the intensity variation at a given pixel provides information about ... static shape measurement and dynamic analysis is carried out on a micro membrane, a coin anda diaphragm ofa speaker The experimental results show excellent agreement with theoretical values Since ... Phase map of the test surface 88 Figure 6.8 Images of the background of the test surface after CRA 89 (a) Image of the background of the test surface before displacement 89 (b) Image of the background...
... curtailment and the average duration of such a curtailment This information can be obtained from a frequency and duration analysis The additional parameters required for such an analysis are ... The ERIS also includes data on transformers, circuit breakers, cables, synchronous and static compensators, shunt reactors and shunt and series capacitor banks A sample of transformer data is shown ... terminal-year" (t .a) basis for terminal related outages Outages are also classified according to their duration Outages of less than one minute are classified as transient outages and those of one...
... antimicrobial activity [2,10] For example, Fimland et al [42] have shown that interchange of large domains of different type IIa bacteriocins, such as pediocin PA-1, sakacin P, and curvacin A, ... Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, CanBiocin Ltd (Edmonton, AB), and the Canada Research Chair in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry References ... backbone w angle restraints were obtained from analysis of dNa/daN ratios [38] The w angle restraint was set to )30° ± 110° for dNa/ daN ratios less than 1, and to 120° ± 100° for dNa/daN ratios...
... Birthday Wanda June, Hannah and Her Sisters and All About Eve In the lower-left corner of the figure we can find movies with few dialogues and few turns, as for instance: 1492 Conquest of Paradise and ... other hand, contain all additional information/texts appearing in the scripts, which are typically of narrative nature and explain what is happening in the scene Figure depicts a browser snapshot ... number of scripts processed Total number of dialogues Total number of speaker turns Average amount of dialogues per movie Average amount of turns per movie Average amount of turns per dialogue of...
... obtained forgrowth rate and backfat thickness MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Animals and data recording A three-generation resource population was developed at the INRA experimental research farm of ... measured for backfat thickness at 13, 17 and 22 weeks of age Backfat measurement sites were the same as for males 292 J-P Bidanel et al Table II Overall means and phenotypic standard deviations ... containing the phenotypic data of F2 animals fora given trait, b is a vector containing fixed effects and covariables, p anda are vectors containing the random effects of common birth litter and...
... specialists anda data manager Inter-rater reliability assessments formed part of this training The intra-class correlation value for interrater reliability of the lay research assistants was 0.98 ... of hazardous drinking behaviour [34].The AUDIT was developed and validated in multinational samples involving Kenya [28] and has been validated in South Africa [31] Page of 10 Translation of the ... Similarly, at a cut -of score of 24 for women and 20 for men, the AUDIT yielded a sensitivity of 60% and PPV of 60% for women, anda sensitivity of 55% and PPV of 50% men for AUDs The sensitivities of...
... professional roles associated with inter-professional acceptance and optimal standards of care [26] Methods Participation and randomization Full details of participation and randomisation have been published ... Foot All joints distal to the talocrural joint Ankle The talocalcaneal, talonavicular, talo-crural and distal tibial-fibular joints Knee The patellar-femoral articulation, tibial-femoral articulation ... sternal-costal joint, costalchondral joints and sternal-clavicular joint Elbow The ulnar-humeral articulation and the proximal radioulnar joint Wrist The radiocarpal joint, distal radio-ulnar joint and...
... Retraction: A descriptive study ofa manual therapy intervention within a randomised controlled trial for hamstring and lower limb injury prevention Wayne Hoskins* and Henry Pollard Department of ... ethics committee approval it has been retracted References Hoskins W, Pollard H A descriptive study ofa manual therapy intervention within a randomised controlled trial for hamstring and lower limb ... Chiropractic, Faculty of Science, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia * Corresponding author: Wayne Hoskins waynehoskins@iinet.net.au Email: Wayne Hoskins waynehoskins@iinet.net.au Henry Pollard...
... systems and fractal geometry Ronald L Lipsman is a Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences at the University of Maryland Professor ... the Basics, contains an explanation of the finer points that are essential for using MATLAB effectively Chapter 5, MATLAB Graphics, contains a more detailed look at many of the MATLAB commands for ... the variable and press ENTER or RETURN MATLAB commands expect particular classes of data as input, and it is important to know what class of data is expected by a given command; the help text for...
... of tanker trucks and/ or rail cars? Are chain -of- custody records maintained for tanker trucks and/ or rail cars? Developing a Food Defense Plan for Meat and Poultry Slaughter and Processing Plants ... materials/chemicals immediately investigated? Are the storage areas for hazardous materials/chemicals constructed and safely vented in accordance with national or local building codes? Is aprocedure ... sanitizers, and disinfectants? Yes No N /A Is the access to inside and outside storage areas for hazardous materials/chemicals such as pesticides, industrial chemicals, cleaning materials, sanitizers, and...
... information A number of health organizations offer materials that can be ordered through the mail, such as: Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum Numerous Korean materials on family planning ... more about local ethnic faith-based organizations and also faith healers They can provide valuable information ß Partner with hospitals Often they have employee language banks of bilingual staff ... Bosnian/Croatian, and Vietnamese Each listing addresses language and culture and describes many organizations that offer educational materials in family planning such as brochures, videos and fliers...
... Participatory and Integrated Development Approach PLA Participatory Learning and Action PLAN An international, humanitarian, child-focused development organization PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal ... Methods for Qualitative Data Analysis Summary of Qualitative Data Analysis Media Medium of analysis Uses Benefits over other media Drawbacks By hand Low-tech analysis of interview data Ease of use, ... Special procedures for the analysis of open-ended questions Part II: Software for the analysis of systematic data 7) ANTHROPAC ANTHROPAC is a software package for analyzing data using various...
... 1–4, and the beginning of Chapter Read that much and you’ll have a good grasp of the fundamentals of MATLAB Read the rest – the remainder of the Graphics chapter as well as the chapters on Programming, ... 126 138 Class double array double array double array double array double array double array char array sym object double array function_handle array inline object function_handle array inline ... detailed look at many of the MATLAB commands for producing graphics Practice Set B, Calculus, Graphics, and Linear Algebra, gives you another chance to practice what you’ve just learned As before,...
... insect-crustacean sister-group relationship is mainly based on the comparative analysis of neural characters in higher crustaceans (malacostracans) and insects For example, in both insects and malacostracans, ... Predators are not the only natural enemies of Daphnia The study of parasites (viruses, bacteria and multicellular parasites) has also gained momentum as a result of their influence on Daphnia ecology ... crustaceans are far from being resolved Several morphological and molecular studies have questioned the monophyly of crustaceans, and either Branchiopoda (such as Daphnia) or Malacostraca (lobster,...
... necessary information to increase their ability to analyse, plan, and react In spite of the large volume of data gathered from transactional databases (operational systems) and the existing information ... Organization; and (9) Using Scorecard Information to Evaluate and Improve Performance To computerize data means dealing with several issues such as data quality, validation, and ownership Cascading ... result ofa strategic analysis of the set of indicators generated in the Course Performance Evaluation Data Mart [12] specified in the SADIA System, a DSS for IST Academic Information [8] Performance...
... March 1994 before planting Statistical analysis Growth parameter analyses were expressed as the mean of 20 individual values at the beginning of the study, to 10individual values at the end, and ... and de-barked stems were manually separated and oven dried at 80 °C for h then at 60 °C for 48 h (to a constant mass) Plant materials were then weighed and powdered using a ball-bearing shaker Except ... fourth leaf from each apex was gathered 15 days before harvesting in September 1994 and June 1995, and also the foliage of trees was harvested in order to estimate the leaf area by cutting up and...