... testing ofthe signi®cance of observed eects was limited by the substantial interaction of independent variables (sludge treatments with soil pH) In view of this andthe ongoing nature ofthe ... (Cycles and 2), followed by substantial declines resulting from the heavy loadings of Cycles andThe decline continued through Cycle The depression in pH was again attributed to N and S oxidation The ... comparison among stabilization methods In: Wilson, T.E (Ed.), Water Resources andthe Urban Environment-98, Proceedings ofthe (1998) National Conference on Environmental Engineering, Chicago, Illinois,...
... (male) for the purpose of sex .The surrogate explains:"I take them out of their chair, put them on to the bed, make them comfortable, please them, wash them, dress them and put them back in their wheelchair" ... social skills and consequently be considered to be vulnerable.CONCLUSIONS.Tuppy Owens and members ofThe Outsiders Club co-operated willingly inthe shooting ofthe film - to their credit They not ... or a bad thing ?THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEEThe Outsiders Club's Management Committee consists of four people, includingTuppy Owens, she is the only able-bodied person onthe committee Inthe film,...
... adults and those living in long-term care settings Conclusion The self-report ofseasonalchangesin mood and behavior andof poor illumination indoors seem to be relevant indicators ofthe HRQoL and ... andthe degree of these seasonalchanges similar to that of winter blues yields the odds ratio of 2.97 for suffering from mental ill-being to a marked extent Oftheseasonalchangesin mood and ... ill-being The intensity ofseasonalchangesin mood and behavior has a negative effecton mental well-being that was second to Table 2: Regression analysis ofthe determinants ofthe sum score on the...
... are demonstrated inthe work presented in most ofthe papers contained in this special issue ofthe Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation One glance at the academic affiliations ofthe ... discipline, andin which the goals for each discipline becomes overlapping with the skills and goals ofthe other fields of endeavor andofthe consumer [2] Such interdisciplinary interactions are ... Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2007, 4:18 laborative interactions in which the engineers, clinical scientists, and clinicians are comfortable with the language of each respective...
... during the drought andinthe preceding year (Table 4) The narrative describes the movements andthe conditions ofthe immigrant and resident livestock as well as the condition ofthe rangelands ... Nairobi, the human population pressure has resulted in a continuous influx of people, growing land use changes, and fragmentation of lands Since the 1990s pastoral lands have increasingly been ... in Goshen.” During the colonial period in East Africa at the beginning ofthe twentieth century, the idea that mobility has benefits gained support when the colonial administration in Kenya and...
... heavily on financial markets inthe EU and beyond The complexity of a number of financial instruments andthe intrinsic vulnerability ofthe underlying assets also explain why problems inthe relatively ... to monetary policy), inthe sense that the government (usually the Finance minister) remains politically responsible for maintaining the stability ofthe financial system, andthe failure of one ... compare the solvency standing of insurance companies across the Community; - the differences inthe definition of regulatory capital regarding financial institutions are striking within the EU...
... almost completely the dilution of their voting power caused by the one share-one vote regulation, making the regulation appear useless Onthe other hand, the one share-one vote regulation may have ... offset the dilution of voting rights they incurred upon unification by: 1) increasing their holdings prior to the unification (ex-ante preparation), and 2) by buying shares afterwards; by the end of ... illusionary Controlling shareholders may prepare ex ante for the unification-induced dilution of their voting power by increasing their holdings in advance And, after the unification, they may...
... conclusions Conceptualizing and Measuring Standard of Living International comparisons ofthe standard of living raise three issues The first is regional diversity Both Europe and Asia contained ... dimension of standard of living The first is economic: There are many indicators of economic well-being including the history of income, food production, wages, and prices What they tell us about the ... welfare during industrialization inthe context ofthe economic development since the Middle Ages Steckel, one ofthe pioneers in analysing heights within an economic context (e.g Sandberg and Steckel...
... [27] In AD and Down's syndrome, IL-1β production is increased in microglial cells inthe vicinity of amyloid plaques [28,29] Initial studies examining the association of polymorphisms inthe IL-1 ... responses following Aβ deposition as well as inthe production of substrates necessary for neuropathological changes seen in AD To gain additional insight into the role of IL-1 signaling on microglial ... a group of cytokines that exhibit a large number of biological responses [25] Interleukin-1β is a key mediator of host response to infections and a primary cause of inflammation [25] In vivo,...
... study theseasonal patterns ofsoil water content in dehesas in order to characterise the pattern of water consumption of trees, particularly during the summer, and (iii) to determine the nature of ... the determination of θ, in order to get the dry weight ofsoil A total of 1290 determinations were done Aliquots of three randomly selected trees per plot were used for the determination ofthe ... changesinsoil water content These results indicate the importance ofthe edapho-climatic conditions inthe interpretation of tree-pasture interactions 4.2 Lateral water uptake by trees Thinning usually...
... results and those of Mondal et al [26] in terms ofthe number andthe contents ofthe OXA-IR neurons, the increase-tendency inthe number ofthe OXAIR neurons inthe LHA ofthe fasting rats was consistent ... investigate theeffectofthe high-fat diet onthe expression of OXA and NPY inthe hypothalamus ofthe induced SD obese rats as well as theeffectofthe fasting on normal SD rats Materials and Methods ... Park et al other areas involved ofthe hypothalamus inthe regulation of feeding [28,29] Onthe other hand, several studies reported other regulatory effects of OXA onthe feeding conditions For...
... understanding the calcicole calcifuge phenomenon The presence of a fungus associated with the root system defines new soil- plant interactions, the fungus -soil interface becomes the dominant one ... (1978) The response of Helianthemum chamaecistus Mill to mycorrhizal infection in two different types ofsoil Plant Soil 50, 719-722 Kinzel H (1983) Influence of limestone, silicates andsoil pH on ... in understanding the behaviour of calcifuge and calcicole plants is the multiplicity of factors affecting their response (Kinzel, 1983) It is now obvious that all these factors interact together...
... efficiently into cells by attaching protein transduction domains to their amino-termini One such protein transduction domain is derived from the TAT protein of HIV; Jeffrey Marx (Medtronics Inc., Minneapolis, ... animals The session on MSCs overlapped with sessions on ‘Cartilage repair’ and ‘Bone healing’, as well as certain topics considered in a session on ‘Other orthopedic applications of gene therapy’ Steven ... gene therapy Indeed, these disciplines may find themselves Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/7/6/273 inthe forefront when it comes to clinical applications Many of these...
... positive findings in vivo onthe progression of lesions in studies conducted inthe experimental canine model of OA [64-66] Blocking the cyclo-oxygenase and leukotriene pathways In view ofthe concept ... addressed; among them are the effects of some ofthe growth factors onthe formation of osteophytes andon their inability to counteract the action of a number of catabolic factors Until we control the ... can block the activity of MMPs The action of MMPs can be controlled in a number of ways, but the main avenues explored are inhibition of their synthesis and transformation ofthe pro into active...
... Prevention in Injection Drug Users inthe Southern Cone of Latin America In 1999 Global Research Network Meeting on HIV Prevention in Drug Using Populations Second Annual Meeting Report, NIDA, Washington; ... guidance on field methods for conducting the survey and assisted in writing the questionnaire SRF conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript ... responded that, in both 2001 and 2004, they spent “zero hours” in these activities: changesin time of drug use; work; looking for work; and hanging out inthe neighbourhood Inthe case of the...
... mutation had no impact onthe susceptibility to zanamivir Table Inhibition ofthe enzyme activity ofthe A(H1N1) isolates in Yamagata inthe NA inhibition assay Viruses Amino Acid at position 275 in ... sequenced for the identification ofthe H275Y mutation inthe NA gene The sequencing results demonstrated that 2.5% ofthe 2007-2008 isolates and 100% of 2008-2009 isolates had the H275Y mutation associated ... United Kingdom Hemagglutination inhibition test The hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test was performed in microtiter plates with 1% guinea pig erythrocytes and post-infection ferret antisera against...
... in day and day Discussion The main findings ofthe present study were that during the PMI there was a distinct increase in proportion of PMN while the increase in SCC was slight and that the most ... prolonged milking interval of 24 hrs The concentration of fat, protein and lactose in morning and afternoon milk (column A) andthe calculated average output/hr during the interval between milkings ... role in regulating the osmotic pressure it is also influenced by the content of ions in milk However, inthe present study no analyses were done onthe content of sodium and potassium ions The...
... is the volume fraction ofthe second phase), not only the shape and size ofthe erythrocytes but also the irregular arrangement ofthe particles and their collisions with each other and with the ... coefficient of constraint, ρ- density ofthe first phase, K(µ) – coefficient of phase interaction, µ1 and µ2 – viscosi- ties ofthe first and second phases, f2 – the volume fraction ofthe second phase ... sedimentation of particles, dependent onthe concentration and velocity of a single particle in an infinite fluid, can be derived using statements from the interpenetrating model [13] andthe Euler...
... = = the Ab titer ofthe kth chick, a constant, the fixed effectofthe ith sex ofthe chick, the fixed effectofthe jth MHC genotype, the random additive genetic effectonthe Ab titer inthe ... haplotype combinations in similar numbers of animals = = = RESULTS Antibody titer distribution inthe i F and F populations titer distributions inthe H and L lines ofthe 9th generation andinthe crosses ... effects onthe antibody response Results ofthe estimation of MHC haplotype effectinthe Ab titer inthe F and F I I populations, using Method I, are given in table VI Inthe F population, the 119...
... decline at the end of their working life due to physical deterioration; undermining the linkage between the contribution andthe pension amount; and exposing the pension level to the risk of inflation ... contribution to improve pensions placed the country in a stronger position to confront the recession Onthe other hand, the reform deepened liberalisation inthe investment ofthe fund and transformed ... from invested pension funds depended onthe size ofthe reserves, the concentration versus diversification ofthe portfolio, the inflation rate andthe state's role in using the reserves and fixing...