... compared to the β-TCP Also, at four weeks, the healing of these defects was similar to that ofthe control group Onthe other hand, our ultrastructural investigation revealed that the CPCBB caused ... that the successful interaction of a bone graft substitute with the host tissue under normobaric conditions may not be indicative ofthe similar process under hyperbaric environment Conclusion ... 41,3±5,4 Electron microscopy observations In the ultrastructural evaluation ofthe periosteum in one and two week specimens in the control groups without HBOT, there were numerous chondroblasts...
... RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Effects ofthe addition of polyferric sulfate on phosphorus removal and nitrification Phosphorus concentration was immediately decreased at the beginning ofthe experiment in ... might be important for further investigation Number of ammonia oxidizers and copy number of amoA mRNA The time courses ofthe copy number of amoA mRNA and the number of ammonia oxidizer are shown ... cessation of activity This range of time-lag is reasonable to explain the result of this study Certainly, there must be some other factors affecting the ammonia oxidation performance and/or the...
... diffusion of silicon atoms from the surface to the catalyst/NW interface Here, h is the height ofthe NW and O is the atomic volume of a silicon atom in a silicon lattice, the factor is the ratio of ... in the critical region ofthe fluxes, depending onthe initial conditions onthe catalyst particle surface (which generally are weakly controllable), the surface may come to Fig The solutions of ... incapable of describing these fine details in the surface distribution of atoms, nevertheless correctly predicts the dependence ofthe concentration onthe flux in the catalyst’s central part, where the...
... applications The 2-MeV ions only have a minor effect on optical properties ofthe LED devise after irradiation with moderate fluences Conclusion In summary, theinfluenceof He+ ion irradiation onthe ... emission increase after the He+ ion irradiation The decrease in the UV emission is due to degradation in the crystalline quality after the He+ ion irradiation The enhancement in the green emission ... comparison ofthe PL spectra ofthe ZnO NRs before and after the He+ ion irradiation is shown in Figure 2d It shows that the PL intensity ofthe near-band-edge decrease and the PL intensity of the...
... Also, the range of motion is adjustable in the tilt stepper, so that the extent of flexion and extension can be increased or decreased depending onthe condition ofthe patient Therefore, the tilt ... Participants With the permission from the local Ethics Committee and the informed consent ofthe volunteers, the response ofthe blood circulation was analyzed in healthy subjects The exclusion criteria ... 0.0001) and in the interactions (F (3, 18) = 8.68, p < 0.0009) For the group treated onthe traditional tilt table, pairwise comparisons with the t-test with additional Bonferroni's correction showed...
... applications The 2-MeV ions only have a minor effect on optical properties ofthe LED devise after irradiation with moderate fluences Conclusion In summary, theinfluenceof He+ ion irradiation onthe ... emission increase after the He+ ion irradiation The decrease in the UV emission is due to degradation in the crystalline quality after the He+ ion irradiation The enhancement in the green emission ... comparison ofthe PL spectra ofthe ZnO NRs before and after the He+ ion irradiation is shown in Figure 2d It shows that the PL intensity ofthe near-band-edge decrease and the PL intensity of the...
... dilution effect This finding could indicate a dominant influenceof wastewater constituents onthe toxicity ofthe recombinant samples under dry weather conditions An influenceof flow conditions on ... weather conditions This assumption is supported by the already demonstrated significant correlation between the toxicity of fraction with the concentration levels ofthe pharmaceuticals diclofenac ... http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/2 resulting in lower concentrations of pharmaceuticals and other wastewater constituents [6] The purification efficiency ofthe STPs depends strongly onthe hydraulic retention of...
... dilution effect This finding could indicate a dominant influenceof wastewater constituents onthe toxicity ofthe recombinant samples under dry weather conditions An influenceof flow conditions on ... weather conditions This assumption is supported by the already demonstrated significant correlation between the toxicity of fraction with the concentration levels ofthe pharmaceuticals diclofenac ... http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/2 resulting in lower concentrations of pharmaceuticals and other wastewater constituents [6] The purification efficiency ofthe STPs depends strongly onthe hydraulic retention of...
... interaction The other type of excitations can be derived using the random phase approximation, corresponding to summation of “bubble” diagrams These excitations, called magnetoplasmons, are analog of ... elementary excitations in the system are caused by electron transitions from one ofthe filled Landau levels to one ofthe empty levels [14] Such transitions can be observed in cyclotron resonance or Raman ... eigenvalues ofthe full Hamiltonian of relative motion ′ H ′ = H0 + V ′ in the basis ofthe bare magnetoexcitonic states (11) As discussed in the Introduction, a relative strength ofthe Coulomb...
... focuses ontheinfluenceof pine weevil during the first three years following planting In order to allow comparisons with other studies, background data onthe recolonization of ground vegetation ... common around the globe and the conversion of these anthropogenous coniferous forests, which were planted in Europe from the end ofthe 18th century, into natural broad-leaved forests is one ... in southern Sweden Root undercutting at a depth of approx 15 cm was done on broadleaved seedlings in the nurseries in the middle ofthe first growing season 2.3 Data collection The photosynthetic...
... pruning on cork production The climate is continental Mediterranean and the potential vegetation is that ofthe Sanguisorbo agrimonioidis-Quercetum suberis [15] type of cork oak forest in all ofthe ... group of trees, comparing these with others which had not been pruned 2.1.1 Synchronic study: characteristics ofthe sample The choice of sites was made after a complete examination ofthe cork ... to their circumference over cork at breast height, covering all the diameter classes present in the area One ofthe samples consisted of 40 trees which were not going to be pruned, and the other...
... consequence ofthe longer period since the last thinning Onthe contrary, the differences in LAI values were higher in the wet site than in the dry site: in the former, the LAI in the thinned ... limits ofthe use of this method in estimating LAI and to determine whether the modifications due to silvicultural operations and to different climatic conditions affected the accuracy ofthe methods ... especially those regions where these environmental constraints are severe for a long time during the year, such as the Mediterranean region These aspects led us to question whether variability in...
... (LAD) could be contoured with the help of a radiologist and was therefore further explored for the purpose of this study These patients were older than the others and some of them had slight ... M: Positron emission tomography for radiation treatment planning Strahlenther Onkol 2005, 181:483-499 Yahalom J: Transformation in the use of radiation therapy of Hodgkin lymphoma: new concepts ... to the other organs at risk and PTV Compared to the results in the original group of patients, the dose distributions in the other contoured organs at risk remained essentially unchanged The...
... inform the field in the identification of proteins associated with the development of immunity and in the elucidation of their role in pathogenesis of meningococcal infection Hopefully, these ... against strains of a wide range of serosubtypes The contribution ofthe PorA protein to the protective effect of OMV vaccines is illustrated by the predominantly serosubtype specificity ofthe resulting ... analysis ofthe immune response to OMV vaccines [10,11] and studies ofthe development of natural immunity induced by colonization with meningo cocci [12] have suggested that a minor component of the...
... shift in the population of bacteria present in the nasopharynx The aim ofthe present experiment was to evaluate theinfluenceof consecutive systemic enrofloxacin administrations onthe presence ... enrofloxacin and r2 ≥ 0.973 for ciprofloxacin) All concentrations in the placebo calves were below the limit of detection (4.6 ng/mL) Maximal plasma concentration (Cmax), elimination rate constant ... adding the estimated terminal portion ofthe curve (Ct/ke), where t is the last time of measurable plasma concentrations after the first dose Enrofloxacin is de-ethylated into ciprofloxacin, but the...
... to conclude that leg elevation induced a favourable condition in the right ventricle of these patients Onthe contrary, with the right ventricles dilated and a lower basal ejection fraction, the ... function recorded before the induction of anaesthesia 168 We have to underline, however, that the conclusions drawn onthe right ventricular oxygen supply/demand ratio in the two loading conditions ... considered negligible in the evaluation ofthe haemodynamic differences observed in the patients studied Concerning the data recorded by the thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction...
... report the results of these analyses and additional exploratory analyses of both the PROWESS and ADDRESS databases We discuss the results of these analyses in the context of their implication onthe ... Administration required the sponsor to conduct a randomized placebo-controlled trial of DrotAA in the nonindicated population of severe sepsis patients at lower risk of death (the Administration of Drotrecogin ... stockholders of Eli Lilly and Company Authors' contributions P-FL and EA participated in the conception and design ofthe study, in the development and conduct of analyses, and in the clinical...
... Calculation of Muscle Onsets The latency time from initiation of deltoid activity to trunk muscle activation was found by determining the time between the onset of deltoid firing and the onset of muscle ... preactivation ofthe muscles Five repetitions of this movement occurred over the course of 20 seconds If the experimenter noticed volitional preactivation (abdominal bracing) in any ofthe muscle groups the ... and therefore provide little stability Muscles function much like guy wires on a ship's mast The greater the tension in the guy wires and the greater the number of guy wires, the greater the...
... by the researcher in the way intended by the respondent” (Saunders et al., 2009, p.371) For this reason, the aims ofthe research and the content ofthe questions together with the instructions ... charge of their own learning Nonetheless, with the traditional respect for the teacher, the students viewed their relationship with the teacher as the one of hierarchy but not of equality Furthermore, ... the end ofthe questionnaire This, together with the consistent formatting and familiar layout, hoped to contribute to the reliability ofthe questionnaire as well as the data collected One of...