... collaboration with DG Education and Culture, Directorate A, Unit A1 (Lifelong
Learning: contribution to the Lisbon process).
The IPTS contribution to the strategic policy work of DG EAC consists of ...
1. The Use ofthe Internet for Information and Learning Purposes
Over the last few years, the Internet has had a profound effect onthe private and professional
lives of European citizens, offering ...
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... interaction.
The first is theinteractionofthe learner with the machine. As the sophistication of
multimedia design has increased, so have the types and forms of interaction, although
they have ... identify the
potential (and dangers) for education of virtual reality.
Human- machine interaction though is only the basement or foundation of interaction
for learning. What matters to educators is the ... explanations or answers not previously considered by the designer of the
multiple choice questions.
Consequently, a more common form of response is the use of words or phrases,
usually typed into the...
... TheEffectsof Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan is a publication
of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control ofthe Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers ... hormone levels.
The Effectsof Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan
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The short- and long-term outcomes of ACE include a multitude
of health and behavioral problems. As the number of ... initiation
of smoking, sexual activity, and illicit drug use.
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As the number of A CE increases, the number of co-occurring
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health conditions increases.
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The Effectsof Childhood Stress on...
... dis-
tribution to units within the MACOM. These requirements were not counted
in the OPTEMPO budget process at the national level. After the implementa-
tion of SSF and the elimination ofthe retail ... reflecting theeffectsof unit turn-in behavior irrespective of credit policy.
xvi TheEffectsof Equipment Age on Spare Part Costs: A Study of M1 Tanks
2002. There is no upward trend in the figure, ... onthe effect of age on spare part costs, we use
the available data to study theeffectsof equipment age on both estimates of
spare part costs, with and without turn-in behavior. We define the...
... Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 (Programs), the Office of the
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3 (Operations and Plans), the Office of the
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (Logistics), the Office ofthe Assistant ... sponsored by the
Office ofthe Assistant Secretary ofthe Army for Acquisition, Logis-
tics, and Technology (OASA[ALT]), onthe impact of age onthe M1
Abrams mission-critical failure rate. The ... Comparison of Battalion Failure Distributions and
Poisson Distribution in 2nd Infantry Division 80
B.6. Comparison of Battalion Failure Distributions and
Poisson Distribution in 3rd Infantry Division...
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carbon offsets. While we include the gross revenues associated with offsets, this report does not
consider the potential effectsofthe offsets markets on commodity prices. The removal of
cropland ... on Energy and Commerce on May 21. The analysis is based
on the energy price effects estimated by EPA and published in their June 23 analysis of HR
2454. Theeffectsof higher energy costs on ... expenses, other farm expenses, and the value of agricultural production stays the
same.
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To assess the impacts of HR 2454 beyond 2018, we assume the underlying structure ofthe
agricultural economy...
... 12B. The effect ofthe presence of the
adenylates onthe ability of POR-PChlide
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to undergo
photoconversion was checked by comparing the efficiency
of photoconversion of PLB samples containing ... during the course of prepar-
ation cannot be excluded, but that still leaves unanswered
the question of how the addition of micromolar concentra-
tions of NADPH suffice to drive the conversion of ... disaggregation, removes these constraints
destabilizing the cubic phase, resulting in the relaxation
of the membrane into the planar configuration characteris-
tic ofthe prothylakoid region ofthe etioplast...
... contribute to
the culmination of these effects in spontaneous abortion
[321].
The generation of ROS [322-324] is often associated
with DNA strand breaks induced by THC [315]. Epoxi-
dation of ... [109].
Iron mediates production of ROS via the Fenton reac-
tion and induces OS [111]. In the peritoneum of patients
with endometriosis, accumulation of iron and heme
around endometriotic lesions ... prevent the accumulation of iron in and
around endometriotic lesions [115]. Future studies in-
vestigating the use of iron chelators may prove beneficial
in the prevention of lesion formation and the...
... than
control pcDNA–HEK293 cells. Nontoxic concentra-
tions of each polyphenol were used in combination
with increasing concentrations of etoposide to deter-
mine theeffectsofthe polyphenols on ... inhibi-
tion of MRP4-mediated cGMP uptake, whereas they
were of limited potency against MRP1 (Table 6).
Data from flow cytometry, which assessed the effects
of polyphenols onthe accumulation of fluorescent ... a
moderate effect on MRP5-mediated BCECF efflux
(Fig. 5B).
Effect of polyphenols on MRP1- and
MRP4-mediated ATP hydrolysis
The effectsofthe polyphenols onthe MRP1- and
MRP4-mediated ATP hydrolysis...
... chairman ofthe ASCE Committees on Wind Effects, Dynamic Effects, and the Reliability of Offshore
Structures and recipient ofthe Federal Engineer ofthe Year Award from the National Society of Professional
Engineers ... the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of
appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public. The Institute...
... month. These
sex hormones also
contribute to the
basic health of the
heart, bones, liver,
and many other tis-
sues. Finally, during
pregnancy the
placenta produces a
hormone (human
chorionic gonado-
tropin, ... Additional Information is
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current practice of minimizing the use of X-rays on
pregnant women, the use of newer equipment that re-
duces the risk of exposure, and the use of ... brain and the pituitary gland. Hor-
mones are chemicals that are formed in the body and
circulate in the blood. These hormones regulate the
menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and the production of
breast...
... Based on Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) data
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The Effectsof Land Use onthe Mobility of Elderly and Disabled and Their Homecare
Workers, and theEffectsof Care on Client ... providers, and the extent
of care consumers received. The six interrelated hypotheses predicted that, given the
income constraints of both populations and the disability constraints ofthe consumer ...
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In terms of language, about 5% of consumer and provider respondents used the
Spanish version ofthe survey, while 7.4% of Contra Costa IHSS consumers consider
Spanish to be their primary...
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hazard rates.
Two key assumptions may underlie the referred overestimation of the
transitory eect ofthe Prever scheme: the absence of a second hand
market and the assumption of a constant ... eect of Plan Renove onthe hazards. In contrast, we
use a theoretical model to quantify the eects of Plan Prever on sales
and the average age ofthe stock, through the mean of its eect on
the ... individual valuation of nondurable goods,
and the consideration of a stationary stochastic process –a Poisson
process– for the underlying uncertainty. Besides the simplification of
the problem, this...
... glucose concentrations (5–20 mm). The concentration
control coefficient of glucokinase on Glc6P (1.4–1.7) was relatively inde-
pendent of glucose concentration, whereas the flux control coefficients of
Glc6P ... independent of glucose concentration
(1.4–1.7); second, the rate of glycogen synthesis is a
sigmoidal function of Glc6P concentration when deter-
mined over a range of glucose concentrations and
activities ... inhibitor of Glc6P hydrolysis [31],
for evaluating the role of Glc6P, we determined the
effect of different inhibitor concentrations on the
Glc6P content and the rate of glycogen synthesis in
hepatocytes...