... individuals and organizations produce and reproduce their material subsistence and organize time and space They are also symbolic systems, ways of ordering reality, and thereby rendering experience of ... pricing of children (Zelizer, 1994), and attempts to purchase tribal land (Espeland, 1998) In the context of symphony orchestras, we use the notion of market logic to refer to broader notions of self-interest ... critics may expand the scope of their commentary and evaluation to include aspects of orchestral marketing, audience instruction, use of metaphor and analogy from other genres, and non-aesthetic...
... low rate of missed opportunities occurs, we believe, as a result of a high level of staff awareness and education regarding the importance of considering a diagnosis of HIV infection, and because ... and care but also for primary and secondary prevention efforts [15] Despite the increasing number of HIV treatment programs in resource-poor settings however, uptake of testing is often low and ... health care setting and on health care providers' experience and training, and by offering testing in the context of comprehensive clinical care, provider-initiated testing offers a unique opportunity...
... ASTM Annual Book of Standards, Part 31, D3694-78 “Standard Practices for Preparation of Sample Containers and for Preservation of Organic Constituents,” American Society for Testing and Materials, ... levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask and diluting to volume with acetonitrile One of the external standards should be at a ... calibration standards at a minimum of three concentration levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask To each calibration standard,...
... and 6.7 It is recommended that the secondary dilution standard be prepared at a concentration of 15 µg/mL of each internal standard compound The addition of 10 µL of this standard to 5.0 mL of ... concentration of the stock standard Optionally, stock standard solutions may be prepared using the pure standard material by volumetrically measuring the appropriate amounts and determining the weight of ... program The minimum requirements of this program consist of an initial demonstration of laboratory capability and an ongoing analysis of spiked samples to evaluate and document data quality The...
... The addition of 10 µL of this solution of mL of sample or standard is equivalent to a concentration of 30 µg/L of each surrogate standard 6.8 BFB Standard—Prepare a 25 µg/mL solution of BFB in methanol ... 51, and 86 101 103 96 61 and 98 63 65, 83, 85, 98, and 100 96 61 and 98 83 85 98 62, 64, and 100 97 99, 117, and 119 117 119 and 121 127 83, 85, and 129 112 63, 65, and 114 75 77 130 95, 97, and ... 15-40% of Mass 95 30-60% of Mass 95 Base Peak, 100% Relative Abundance 5-9% of Mass 95 50% of Mass 95 5-9% of Mass 174 >95% but 101% of Mass 174 5-9% of Mass 176 Table...
... “Microdetermination of Derivatives of Phenols and Mercaptans by Means of Electron Capture Gas Chromatography,” Analytical Chemistry, 40, 1009 (1968) ASTM Annual Book of Standards, Part 31, D3694-78 “Standard ... calibration standards at a minimum of three concentration levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask To each calibration standard, ... known constant amount of one or more internal standards, and dilute to volume with 2-propanol One of the standards should be at a concentration near, but above, the MDL and the other concentrations...
... levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask and diluting to volume with mobile phase One of the external standards should be at a ... calibration standards at a minimum of three concentration levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask To each calibration standard, ... known constant amount of one or more internal standards, and dilute to volume with mobile phase One of the standards should be at a concentration near, but above, the MDL and the other concentrations...
... levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask and diluting to volume with hexane One of the external standards should be at a concentration ... calibration standards at a minimum of three concentration levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask To each calibration standard, ... a known constant amount of one or more internal standards, and dilute to volume with hexane One of the standards should be at a concentration near, but above, the MDL and the other concentrations...
... materials Nitrosamine reference standards and standard solutions should be handled and prepared in a ventilated glove box within a properly ventilated room Apparatus and Materials 5.1 Sampling equipment, ... levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask and diluting to volume with methanol One of the external standards should be at a concentration ... calibration standards at a minimum of three concentration levels for each parameter of interest by adding volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask To each calibration standard,...
... volume of L When sample volumes of L are to be extracted, use 250 mL, 100 mL, and 100 mL volumes of methylene chloride for the serial extraction of the base/neutrals and 200 mL, 100 mL, and 100 ... parameter of interest by adding appropriate volumes of one or more stock standards to a volumetric flask To each calibration standard or standard mixture, add a known constant amount of one or ... Area of the characteristic m/z for the parameter to be measured Ais = Area of the characteristic m/z for the internal standard Cis = Concentration of the internal standard Cs = Concentration of...
... hygiene—Thorough washing of hands and forearms after each manipulation and before breaks (coffee, lunch, and shift) 4.3.1.4 Confinement—Isolated work area, posted with signs, segregated glassware and tools, ... method of determining cleanliness of work surfaces and tools is to wipe the surface with a piece of filter paper Extraction and analysis by gas chromatography can achieve a limit of sensitivity of ... check standard must be prepared and analyzed NOTE: The frequency for the required analysis of a QC check standard will depend upon the complexity of the sample matrix and the performance of the...
... function estimation for any family of nonstationary random processes” by J Sandberg and M Hansson-Sandsten, the covariance function estimate of a zero-mean nonstationary random process in discrete time ... implementation The design method of this perceptually optimized wavelet is based on the critical band structure and the temporal resolution ofhuman auditory system The construction of this compactly supported ... robust in the sense that it is often close to optimal for many other random processes as well Three papers are concerned with applications of wavelet and wideband signal processing In the paper...
... equivalent characterizationof the semiconvex hulls of K that turns out to be a suitable generalization of the representation of the convex hull of K as the set of all centers of mass of (nonnegative) ... F + − F − is a matrix of rank-one, and F is contained in the rank-one segment between F + and F − Thus F ∈ K (2) and this concludes the proof of the theorem The proof of Theorem 2.2.3 used the ... connected to the notion of quasiconvexity of functions in the sense of Morrey, and the understanding of quasiconvexity is one of the great challenges in the calculus of variations However, three conceptual...
... to the assessment of obstructive and restrictive* lung disorders (*requires additional hard- and software) • quick, easy-to-handle • repetitive and/ or longitudinal measurements of airway responsiveness ... each series of challenge doses the lung should be briefly hyperinflated to standardize the volume history Measurements are made of the absolute values of the responses of Cdyn and RL and as a percentage ... inspiration and expiration and the timing comparison of early and late expiration and is used as a non-invasive measure of bronchoconstriction is defined as the tidal flow at the midpoint of expiratory...
... for conception and design of the study; for acquisition of data, and its analysis and interpretation; and for drafting the manuscript HM was responsible for conception and design of the study; ... Study of agreement between trends of StO2 and SvO2 In ten patients from group A and eight patients from group B, StO2 and SvO2 (Vigilance CEDV; Edwards Lifesciences) were continuously monitored and ... of the study; for acquisition of data, and its analysis and interpretation; and for drafting the manuscript Acknowledgements StO2 in the absence of changes in SvO2 and shock in thenar muscle Concordance...
... mechanisms of GLUT4 dysregulation to develop new drug targets and therapeutic strategies for the treatment and/ or prevention of insulin resistance and T2D While a complete understanding of how insulin ... myotubes and L6 myotube protocols v Abstract Nolan John Hoffman THE EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM ON SKELETAL MUSCLE MEMBRANE/CYTOSKELETAL PARAMETERS AND INSULIN SENSITIVITY A recent review of randomized ... identify new drug targets of therapeutic interest and develop novel strategies for the treatment and/ or prevention of obesity and T2D While the complex links between obesity and insulin resistance...
... teachers, Prof Phoon Kok Chan Weng Kwang, Prof Meng Qiang, Prof Ong Say Leong, Prof Fwa Tien Fang, Prof Tat, Ms Susan Lopez-Nerney, and Ms Ho Laina for expanding my knowledge, extending my vision, and ... through and His eloquence, sharpness, and great sense of humor have impressed me deeply and made my every meeting and discussion with him always full of joy and unforgettable memories I would also ... the culmination of input, work and encouragement of many people who have helped and accompanied me for the four years that I have spent at National University of Singapore First of all, my deepest...
... examples of flows are computed The efficiency of the method is confirmed on the basis of numerical experiments The ideas of the method of computation of flows in sectors are used in the problem of flow ... challenges of numerical simulation of flows in sectors and cones 1.1 Overview of Viscous Flows in Sectors and Domains with Corners Fluid flows in sectors and cones have a wide range of applications ... efficiency of the method was evaluated CHAPTER INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 17 The results of the current research may contribute to a better understanding of evolution of flows in sectors and...
... Construction of Partial Sentence Tree In an SDS, it is often beneficial to define a set of keywords K, and a set of non-keywords N Each word w ∈ K should be indicative of the DA of the sentence The set of ... detection, we essentially need to model the relationship between the random DA and the random DR Denote the random DA by X and the random DR by Y Given a text corpus, let nij be the accumulated count ... multiplicity of the eigenvalue for L equals the number of disjoint connected components in G In our implementation, we find the q eigenvectors of the normalized Laplacian matrix of M of the smallest...
... targets and national climate goals in Sweden and Finland In the climate-conscious Europe of today, with increasing energy prices, the threat of depletion of fossil fuels and the introduction of new ... district heating demand, and the type of existing heat production Paper III uses the model from Papers I and II and expands the methodology to address also the question of pricing of pulp mill excess ... million tonnes of pulp and 89 million tonnes of paper and board in 2009 (CEPI 2011) Within CEPI, a majority of the pulp, >60%, is produced in Scandinavia, mainly in Sweden and Finland, whereas...