... obviouseffect onthe hydrolysisof AKD; thus, the acceleration ofthe hydrolysisrate in buffer solutionsmay be mainly contributedto anionicions HzPOd’, C032-andHC03’ To further study the anionic effect, the ... 8) This further confirmed the catalyticeffect ofthe bicarbonate onthe AKD ion sizing, which was studiedpreviously [4], and also indicatedthe catalytic effect ofthe bicarbonate onthe AKD hydrolysis ... solutionand a PCC suspensionshould not be attributed to theeffectsof pH and dissolved anions (carbonateand bicarbonate)because both systemswere adjustedto the samepH in the experiments ,and the theoretical...
... relative to the market’s expectation ofthe cash rate The cost of long-term wholesale debt continues to place upward pressure on banks’ funding costs, as still nearly one-fifth of bonds outstanding ... also fallen since the onset ofthe financial crisis, as the amortisation ofthe outstanding stock of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) has exceeded new issuance Furthermore, Australian ... about one-fifth of banks’ funding, and is priced mainly off 1-month and 3-month bank bill rates Prior to mid 2007, bank bill rates closely tracked the market’s expectation for the cash rate with the...
... peptide penetration ofthe hydrocarbon core ofthe membrane and subsequent aggregation [22,37] In order to test the effect of zinc addition in the present experiments on peptide binding and bilayer ... high-resolution sensor Other experimental conditions were as in Fig (A) and (B) p-Polarized PWR spectra obtained for the bilayer in the presence of mM Zn ions, as a function of time, after the addition of ... assume that the peptide layer onthe DOPC and SM membrane surface consists of such a mixture of oligomers and secondary conformations This accounts for the isotropic nature of this layer in these two...
... environment and given national government control of inflation and monetary policy, competition and concentration determine bank behavior andthe countenance of appropriate risk levels Bank concentration ... cost and marginal revenue Concentration measures the density ofthe banking industry by the number of firms present in the market Measuring Competition and Concentration The structure-conduct-performance ... merchants or other points of service The value ofthe card is stored on a central server, not onthe card, and is read through the magnetic strip onthe back ofthe card Prepaid and stored value...
... have made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation ofthe data MK has been involved in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically ... Ferromagnetic contamination in the lungs and other organs ofthe human body Science 1973, 180:745-748 Nemoto I: A model of magnetization and relaxation of ferrimagnetic particles in the lung IEEE ... performed and Scheffe's multiple comparison test was conducted Results Fiber concentration and weight concentration in exposure chamber In the lung magnetometric evaluation, the arithmetic mean (standard...
... Where n s and n1, are the refractive indices ofthe substrate andthe corresponding layer respectively, d1, is the geometrical thickness ofthe corresponding quarter wave layers and λ B is the target ... a long nitridation times must be avoided because it leads to formation of AlN onthe surface, which degrades the properties ofthe epilayer [6] 2.2 Silicon Carbide (SiC) The main advantage of ... simulation andthe formulas from Eq (1) to (7) in previous section are used The objective of this simulation is to show how the change in the DBR substrate will result in the difference of reflectivity...
... procedures, and these contaminants may mimic the effect of serum Optimal glucose concentration depends upon the culture medium; i.e., 1.0-1.5 mM in SOF [6] and TLP [11], and 5.56 mM in TCM199 The beneficial ... beneficial effectsof co-culture included a reduced glucose concentration, an increase in the levels of L-lactate and pyruvate [5], and a reduced oxygen concentration [27] The inhibitory effect of glucose ... containing NEAA alone In conclusion, the use of a two-step culture system, including the use of a serum-free media at the cleavage stages, followed by the inclusion of serum for the differentiated...
... enhancing the photosynthetic capacity [11] and by increasing the uptake of water and nutrients, and their accumulation in the seedling tissues [3, 8] Environmental conditions marked by the Mediterranean ... up in order to check the effect ofthe factors: (a) inoculation with spores ofthe five ectomycorrhizal fungi and (b) type of substrate, on mycorrhization and development of P pinea seedlings ... 10 mL ofthe target spore suspension ofthe corresponding fungus The final inoculum concentration was of 106 spores per seedling for M ambiguus and 107 spores per seedling for R luteolus and R...
... to the Soil Taxonomy [75] The texture ofthe upper horizons was loamy (4045% of silt in the two first horizons, Tab I) andthe clay content was relatively low (24% in the first horizon and only ... outside the cylinders at the start ofthe incubation period, which also corresponded to the content at the end ofthe previous incubation period The leaching of NO (from October 1993) and NH ... between nitrification and ammonification ( = 0.05) Figure Deposition of mineral nitrogen to the soil in kgãha1ãmonth1 Figure Evolution of mineral nitrogen contents ofthe undisturbed and incubated...
... Smith F.A., Walker N.A., Effect of photon irradiance onthe growth of shoots and roots, onthe rate of initiation of mycorrhizal infection andonthe growth of infection units in Trifolium subterraneum ... photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFD) measured over the daytime in the sheltered tunnel and outdoor in full sunlight The use of shelters leads to an alteration ofthe local climate Among the ... from the soil level to the apical meristem, in order to describe the kinetic of leaf production and shoot growth At the end ofthe experiment (350 days), the seedlings were harvested andthe following...
... diameter and height and diameter increments ofthe 4month-old seedlings were generally greater than those ofthe acorns, none of these differences were significant during any year ofthe study The ... were measured and recorded Seedlings were then cut at the cotyledon scars, andthe shoots and roots dried at 70 °C for days These were then weighed andthe total seedling weights and shoot root ... late season flushing had ceased, the year-end height and basal diameter of each seedling planted in the field was recorded The height was the distance from the ground to the tip ofthe longest...
... significant effect on α2 expression Theeffectsof DZ on α1, α3, and γ2 expression were the same as theeffectsof diltiazem on these subunits DZ sig- Gibson et al Journal of Biomedical Science ... in most ofthe GABAAR found in the hippocampus, and were chosen based on their relative abundance and their potentially important contributions in GABAAR function When the expression of these proteins ... neuronal excitability and pharmacological responsiveness after TBI These studies, therefore, support the hypotheses that TBI alters the constituent proteins ofthe GABAAR and that these alterations...
... 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 The TNF-α concentration ofthe ... citation purposes) ofthe laser penetration depth of about 1–2 mm, IMBF reflects the blood flow in the whole gut wall In contrast, FCD reflects only the perfusion ofthe capillaries ofthe focused ... of 50 pg/ml Thus, the inflammatory response is not a result of preparations before the start ofthe experiment (insertion of catheters, laparotomy, among other factors) The dopexamine infusion...
... [34] Conclusions Ischemic conditioning seems to prevent HIF-1a mRNA induction in the rat liver after ischemia and reperfusion This suggests that the protective effectsof ischemic conditioning ... conditioning not involve the HIF-1 system Onthe other hand, the magnitude ofthe HIF-1a response might be a marker for the degree of I/R injuries after liver ischemia Page of Further studies need to ... in the cytoprotective effectsof IPO In this sense, the HIF-1a mRNA response could to be a marker ofthe degree of I/R injury, i.e., the higher HIF-1a mRNA response after ischemia, the more pronounced...
... infiltration Theeffectsof CD8+ T Cell- Depletion or CD4+ T Cell- De pletion onthe Efficacy of Gene Gun Administration of Non-coating EGFR DNA vaccine The efficacy of gene gun administration of non-coating ... performed the experiments; CML provided advice onthe design ofthe study and commented onthe manuscript; CCL conceived and supervised the study, participated in the preparation ofand commented onthe ... vivo vaccine theof CD8+ T effectsof non-coating EGFR DNA tion of CD8+ or CD4+cell-depletion or CD4+ cell-depleThe effectsgene gun administration (A) ProtocolTfor depleon Theeffectsof CD8+ T...
... information system design and implementation, and others, so that investors are fully informed about the types and magnitudes of these fees The SOX andthe SEC’s regulations are apparently based onthe ... consider rotation of audit firm (p 39)” In addition, the report illustrates the existence of certain circumstances that merit consideration of rotation, and recommends serious consideration of ... points of two, four and five years for identifying the firms with short and long auditor tenure The results ofthe tests (untabulated) on short and long auditor tenure based onthe cut-off point of...
... ofthe performance of LRPON is presented in Section III In Section IV, we show the simulation setup of an OCDMbased LR-PON, the simulation results, and discussion Finally, Section V concludes the ... Planck's constant; f is the optical frequency; bandwidth; and Bopt is the emission factor (or the population-inversion factor) Other noise that should be taken into account at the ONU includes the thermal ... find the best location to put the EDFA in the network The rest of this paper is organized as follows In Section II, we present the architecture of an OCDM-based LR-PON The theoretical analysis of...
... health and QOL Therefore, studies onthe negative impact of occupational stress should focus not only on mental and physical health but also ontheeffects they have on QOL [10-13] Recent studies on ... standard deviation were used to illustrate the distribution of Vietnamese care attendants based on their personal backgrounds and job responsibilities In addition, the Student’s t test and oneway ... regression analysis oftheeffectsof personal background and various dimensions of occupational stress onthe QOL of Vietnamese care attendants (N = 264) Variables B Beta R2 ∆R2 t F Modelone SF-36...
... forms the dense outer shell of most bones and it accounts for 80% ofthe total bone mass Cortical bone is mostly found in the shaft portion of long bones andthe outer shell found around the spongy ... cancellous bone Onthe other hand, cancellous bone consists of a network of struts surrounding interconnected spaces It is the spongy interior bone tissue which makes up 20% ofthe total bone mass ... to the long axis ofthe collagen fibres In the body, woven and lamellar bones are structurally organized into trabecular and cortical bone Bone comprises of several components They are the bone...
... Kanneliya and Kottawa These 14 studies highlighted the importance ofthe remaining rainforests ofthe wet zone for the 15 conservation of woody plant, animal diversity and for the protection of watersheds ... zone, dry zone, and intermediate zone (IUCN, 1993; Fig 2.1a) 10 Whereas the entire dry zone is lowland, the other two zones are further subdivided on 11 the basis of altitude (MENR, 2002) In the ... between the mainland andthe island in the Western Ghats–Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot as a result of been frequent migrations (Ashton and Gunatilleke, 1987) The southwest section ofthe island...