... lack of sanitation), while another proportion experiences some other form of deprivation (e.g lack of formal housing) These single deprivations may then be combined to describe the degree ofmultiple ... domain Map 15 shows the Adequate Care Deprivation Domain ofthe SAIMDC forthe whole of South Africa The majority ofthe municipalities with the highest rates of deprived children in the Adequate Care ... intervention The South African Index ofMultiple Deprivation for Children Provincial Indices ofMultiple Deprivation In 2006, a team of researchers from the Centre forthe Analysis of South African...
... expressed the evolution ofthe mean ofthe messages when they are assumed Gaussian, we make use ofthe function J(μ) (12) in order to give the evolution ofthe mutual information through the state ... conservation ofthe symmetry condition ofthe messages through the variable and check node At initialization, the channel observation is symmetric therefore a proof by induction shows the conservation of ... symmetry property ofthe variable and check nodes, the transformation ofthe distributions can be performed under the assumption that the all-one sequence is sent However, forthe state-check node,...
... increase in the expression ofthe gene in the DAA fruit ofthe infiltrated plant compared to the expression in the DAA fruit ofthe WT The analysis ofthe CaOvate genomic sequences obtained from the ... fragment ofthe mRNA ofthe gene (from position to position 962 ofthe mRNA ofthe CaOvate), was EcoRI digested The digestion produced a 794-bp fragment that lacked 168-bp ofthe 5’ ofthe mRNA ... pattern in the Arabidopsis embryo sac [15] The two subfamilies, the one with CaOVATE, AtOFP6, AtOFP7 and AtOFP8 and the other with AtOFP1, AtOFP2, AtOFP3 and AtOFP5, have a significant number of common...
... profile and a more efficient performance were obtained in the case of smaller particle sizes All the curves show the classic “S” shape profile The enhancement ofthe column performance with the ... achieved in the case of PAC2 than that in the case of F400 Regarding the BY dye, F400 showed better performance than PAC2 forthe removal of BY dye This is evident from a comparison ofthe time ... prediction of column adsorption process requires prediction of breakthrough curves forthe effluent The maximum adsorption capacity of an adsorbent is also required in the design ofthe column The Thomas...
... have therefore delivered a powerful blow to the dualist view The sciences ofthe mind have delivered another, or rather a series of others The cognitive sciences – the umbrella term forthe disciplines ... from their food; clearly, these shells are part of their phenotype Hermit crabs find their shells instead of growing them, but their shells play thesame role in their life cycles as the shells of ... descendant ofthe Cartesian view On this everyday conception, I am the set of thoughts that cross my mind This conception ofthe self might offer some comfort, in the face of all the evidence about the...
... bent toward the perpendicular as they travel into the glass Likewise, the path will be bent to thesame extent away from the perpendicular when they exit the other side of glass Effects of Media ... Out of Phase 20° Out of Phase Interference When two waves ofthesame frequency and moving in thesame direction meet, the resulting wave is the additive combination ofthe two waves In the special ... frequency ofthe source and received wave forms is thesame When the distance between the source and receiver of electromagnetic waves is increasing, the frequency ofthe received wave forms is...
... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use forthe general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a ... by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of...
... pocket, which is the exit ofthe electron flow in the PSII complex According to the increase in the sensitivity to diuron in hf-2, the limitation ofthe electron transfer at the exit ofthe PSII complex ... conformational change ofthe PSII complex may cause the decrease of PSII activity in hf-2 by the lack of specific binding of SQDG to the PSII complex Alternatively, the change ofthe lipophilic surrounding ... condition The supplementation of SQDG in the medium enabled the mutant to grow even in the presence of diuron (Fig 3) The exogenously applied SQDG is incorporated into the mutant cells in the form of...
... respectively One ofthe weaknesses of this study is the small sample size In addition, the majority ofthe lesions examined appear to be ofthe Class I type, rather than Class II lesions for which the technology ... appropriate to the purpose ofthe test? Use examiners representative ofthe target or primary clinical providers ofthe test? Show evidence that the test can distinguish cancer/precancer from other conditions ... predictive value Therefore, the lack of apparent control as well as documentation with respect to the manner in which the sample was selected limits the utility of this study Poate et al performed a...
... degrading entities [18] For example, the major role ofthe MMP family is the control of cellular responses critical to homeostatic regulation ofthe extracellular environment and the immune response ... level match-sets are the reference gels ofthe respective quadrants from the 2D gel sections of each condition and the four higher-level match-sets are the reference gels ofthe two different conditions ... procedure allowed for subsequent matching of protein spots first to reference gels ofthesame condition and thereafter to reference gels common to both conditions The stepwise annotation of protein...
... verified the binding of pyrrhocoricin to the E coli DnaK fragment and the lack of a sequence analogous to that of S aureus (Fig 6) To study the interaction ofthe antibacterial peptide and the synthetic ... detected forthe binding fragment ofthe responsive strain E coli, but not forthe nonbinding fragment ofthe unresponsive strain S aureus (Fig 6) If any consequence forthe nature ofthe Ó FEBS ... while the N-terminus served as the pharmacophore and hence the interactive domain with the bacterial target protein, the C-terminal half aided the delivery ofthe pharmacophore into the interior of...
... related to the age of weaning, i.e the shorter the duration of breastfeeding, the earlier the onset of deficiency (73) This is likely due to the combined effect ofthe consumption of complementary ... trivial source of error); and failures to account for either the non-protein component of human milk or the possible under-utilization of some ofthe milk’s protein constituents because of their resistance ... The designations employed and the presentation ofthe material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe World Health Organization concerning the...
... integrated care You can integrate all ofthe services for some ofthe people, some ofthe services for all ofthe people, but not all ofthe services for all ofthe people As indicated earlier in ... comprehensive in their scope Notwithstanding their differences, there is congruence across the frameworks in most of their key elements Among the key elements of these frameworks and in the literature ... point are the results of a comparative study of outcomes ofthe PACE model and those ofthe Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) [Kane et al., 2006] One ofthe barriers to more widespread use of PACE...
... relatively low cost 318 One ofthe early applications of DNA forthe formation of nanowires, in 1998, involved the metallization of dsDNA between two electrodes to form conductive silver nanowire ... nucleation site forthe metallization ofthe fibrils The researchers were able to demonstrate the formation of conductive nanowires by directly measuring the current carried by the modified fibrils ... photoresist and the etching of specific parts ofthe layer In molecular lithography, the specific DNA sequence is the equivalent of a mask, and the DNA-binding protein serves as the resist to bind...
... letter describes the work and transmits the final report ofthe Committee on Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time forthe Study of Molecular Dynamics, Second Round The committee ... committee of experts to evaluate the proposals submitted in response to the aforementioned RFP The committee of 17 was chaired by Dr Robert L Jernigan, Director ofthe Baker Center for Bioinformatics ... ofthe meeting, members undertook a detailed discussion ofthe proposals The two primary reviewers were asked to summarize their review forthe committee, which was followed by discussion of the...
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... people, one ofthe ducts usually drains only a small part ofthe pancreas and empties directly into the duodenum The other duct drains most ofthe pancreas but is often too small forthe job, predisposing ... pancreatic duct merges with the common bile duct, and together they pass through the head ofthe pancreas before emptying into the duodenum at the ampulla of Vater The pancreas is exceptional ... excretion of bile acids (made from cholesterol) from the liver into the intestine and the reabsorption of most ofthe bile acids (and their cholesterol) by the intestine for recirculation through the...
... Study 1-2 at the end ofthe chapter offers another example to think about THE EFFECT OF DISEASE PREVALENCE ON TEST USEFULNESS The prevalence of a disease is the number of persons who have the disease ... accuse someone of being a burglar, but if the observer is working in the garden, the burglar might miss detection Case Study 1-1 at the end ofthe chapter offers another example ofthe relationship ... and Breast, the box explains the use ofthe Pap smear in the detection of lesions ofthe cervix, especially dysplasia and cancer • Therapies as a natural outgrowth of an understanding of basic anatomy...
... required for recovery of a given volume of gas than for recovery ofthesame volume of gas from conventional reservoirs Ofthe order of 50 shale gas wells might be needed to recover thesame volume of ... the target formation might be close to the surface, the likelihood of any near surface formation retaining sufficient gas to be exploitable is much lower This is because ofthe need forthe formation ... fracturing is the process by which a liquid under pressure causes a geological formation to crack open The main use of interest forthe purpose of this project is the use of hydraulic fracturing for extraction...
... Supported by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense Approved for public release, distribution unlimited The research described in this report was sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense ... conflict of interest Operation Joint Force Sustainment Operations and Maintenance Army Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Office ofthe Secretary of Defense performance-based ... (FFRDC) sponsored by the iii iv Recent Large Service Acquisitions in the Department of Defense Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, and the defense agencies...