... reliable For this reason echocardiography is a valuable instrument for the assessment of potential performance It is important to underline that in order to validate LVMM as a tool for predicting potential ... way Tolerating a 10% error for the measurement of the QRS interval, a value of 0 ,108 mm would be obtained This corresponds to 110, 20 g of cardiac muscle instead of the previously mentioned 100 ... suitable for selecting horses for future performance The obtained results show that HS is not an appropriate index toevaluate the heart size in the horse and that it should not be considered as a tool...
... 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 11 13 10 14 15 16 12 13 10 14 11 15 16 10 15 12 14 11 13 16 10 12 15 14 11 13 16 10 12 14 15 11 13 16 10 12 15 14 11 13 16 The correlation coefficient falls down to ... basal trunk sawn into logs from 1.5 to 2.5 m in length, before being transported to the laboratory At the various sampling stages, different measurements were carried out (Tab I) For each log, ultrasound ... 3.2%) For resonance frequency, this estimate of heritability decreases from 0.64 for the normalised specimens to 0.35 for the long one but the estimate of variability increases from 5.1 to 9.6%;...
... real-time refinements to maximize the likelihood of success and to study the process for replication requirements They employ formative evaluation (to monitor and feed back information regarding ... course of the project, in order to monitor progress toward the project's goals, we evaluate the degree to which physicians respond to the patient self-assessments For example, they provide the ... staff to identify who they go tofor expertise in the chosen care targets, and ask that individual to volunteer as product champions for the project We identify product champions based on this information...
... real-time refinements to maximize the likelihood of success and to study the process for replication requirements They employ formative evaluation (to monitor and feed back information regarding ... course of the project, in order to monitor progress toward the project's goals, we evaluate the degree to which physicians respond to the patient self-assessments For example, they provide the ... staff to identify who they go tofor expertise in the chosen care targets, and ask that individual to volunteer as product champions for the project We identify product champions based on this information...
... result in disapproving looks For example, access to anabolic steroids has been shown to act as a barrier to use [63] In order to gain access to PEDs, individuals are likely to have some association ... competing interests Received: October 2 010 Accepted: 10 November 2 010 Published: 10 November 2 010 References Baron DA, Martin DM, Abol Magd A: Doping in sports and its spread to at-risk populations: ... who wish to find information about alternatives to PEDs Social marketing tools may also incorporate means that encourage an online community of alternative performance enhancement users to grow...
... uniform potential along the other two as our trap geometry While the periodic lattice is a relatively well-known setup, the creation of a uniform potential is a lot more involved To form a uniform ... the experiment due to its ability to trap the atoms regardless of their magnetic state and the ease of modifying the potential landscape In fact, the optical potential is formed by the interaction ... To form a uniform potential, the intensity of the laser needs to be converted into a flat-top pattern consisting of a uniform distribution at the center which rapidly decreases to zero at the wing...
... 90 92 94 95 95 100 100 100 101 101 101 102 102 105 106 106 109 110 114 10 Ensemble of Samples and Features 10. 1 Summary of Study 10. 2 Introductionto Eye/Skin Irritation ... (R-148-000 -105 -133) My appreciation to Yen Ching for her help in the hepatotoxicity project Also to Pan Chuen, Andre Tan, Magneline Ang, Hui Min, Xiong Yue, and Xiaolei for their contributions to the ... Screening for Lck Inhibitors 37 39 39 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 PI3K Diversity Index Performance of AODE for PI3K Inhibitors Classification Performance of kNN for PI3K Inhibitors...
... undertook a five-year progress assessment of the CERI effort that had three purposes: to provide feedback to sites to improve their efforts, to provide information to the foundation to inform ... Corporation to formatively assess CERI to provide sites with feedback to improve their efforts, provide information to inform the foundation’s decisions about support and funding to grantees, ... Telephone: ( 310) 451-7002; Fax: ( 310) 451-6915; Email: order@rand.org Preface In 1997, the Ford Foundation began an effort, called the Collaborating for Education Reform Initiative (CERI), to promote...
... effective potentials for Si and Sn They show strong asymmetry of these potentials due to including anharmonic contributions in atomic vibrations of these diamond crystals Fig Calculated Morse potentials ... (20) Numerical results and discussion To calculate the above equations to obtain the Morse potential parameters, we have to calculate the parameter c in Eq (10) The space lattice of diamond is ... distance of the two atoms Since ϕ ( ro ) = − D , D is the disociation energy In order to obtain the potential energy of the whole crystal whose atoms are at rest, it is necessary to sum Eq (1) over...
... industry standard signal formats (RS-485 and RS-232) and the nonstandard protocols To make an analogy, the signal format could be compared to “speaking out loud” and the protocol to the “language” being ... industry standard for signal voltage levels used in serial communications Designed for long cable runs and to permit several units to be connected to a single cable (RS-232 is for single units ... it possible for the DCS to start and stop all the particle counters at the same time The idle period must be sufficient to enable the DCS to poll each particle counter individually to download...
... factors contributing to the losses There are other factors which can contribute to the post-harvest losses These possible factors are: Threshing method- hand or machine Shattering of grain due to ... again to remove residual immature grains, then measured for moisture content, packed into nylon bags and transferred to the lab for analysis • Cracking Determination - Cracking determination before ... laboratory huller to obtain brown rice All byproducts were separated out of brown rice and their rates were counted by total input paddy 100 g brown rice from hulled rice was fed into a whitener to...
... dissertation proposed home for their children to develop CS for them 10 methods in order to develop CS for CwA as follows: Methods for organizing activities to develop CS for CwA 3-4 years were - ... Therefore, it needs to practice this skill and this is prequistic skill for development CS of CwA - Degree of immitaton, take turn of CwA is poor therefore it is essential to design strategies to ... communication process, most of CwA May, 2 010) The tool for assessment is Assessment Checklist of have not mastered yet - In order to develop CS for CwA, it is nessesary to synthetically Communication Skills...
... 20.09 Total 424 10, 989 84 J FOR SCI., 55, 2009 (9): 423–431 Fig Speed for different distances from the forwarding time study 45 ) Speed (m/minutes) 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Forwarding ... 15 10 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 250 300 Forwarding distance (m) Fig Distribution of logs along the forwarding distance 40 35 Slope (%) 30 25 20 15 10 0 50 100 150 200 Forwarding distance (m) Forwarding ... Fig The total cost summary and road spacing for one-way forwarding using the forwarding model two-way forwarding, Sundberg’s formula yields the optimal road spacing of 557.7 m For one-way forwarding,...
... ranged from 3.1 to10. 6 Mg C ha−1 The southern Japanese forest showed lower CO2 efflux than that the northern forests, except for the southernmost subtropical forest The CO2 emission potential derived ... used as an indicator of total microbial activity for decomposing soil organic matter in Japanese soils c Total amount in the soil from to 15 cm depth per square meter Equivalent to glucose weight ... contribute to the opposite trend to some extent The quality of organic carbon is a crucial factor for determining CO2 emission from the soil The ratio of cellulose to hemicellulose to lignin was...
... 2011, 6 :101 http://www.implementationscience.com/content/6/1 /101 hospital settings They concluded that plans for improvement of current performance should be based on barriers and facilitators for ... this project are threefold: to improve compliance with guidelines for hand hygiene in nurses; to assess the cost effectiveness of both strategies; and to gain insight into determinants of success ... education for improving relevant knowledge and skills; reminders for supporting the transfer from a positive intention to the actual performance of hand hygiene; feedback as a means to provide...
... 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Dopson S, Fitzgerald L, Ferlie E, Gabbay J, Locock L: No magic targets! Changing clinical practice to become more evidence ... shows ICCs for the process of care to be high [20,74 ,108 ] ICCs from this study will be useful to inform future studies regarding sample size calculations [107 ,109 , 110] Qualitative Findings To understand ... leadership implementation plan for each center, tailored to identified barriers 3) Post-workshop teleconferences: (2, 6, and 10 weeks after workshop) to provide a forum for questions, discussions...
... 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Dopson S, Fitzgerald L, Ferlie E, Gabbay J, Locock L: No magic targets! Changing clinical practice to become more evidence ... shows ICCs for the process of care to be high [20,74 ,108 ] ICCs from this study will be useful to inform future studies regarding sample size calculations [107 ,109 , 110] Qualitative Findings To understand ... leadership implementation plan for each center, tailored to identified barriers 3) Post-workshop teleconferences: (2, 6, and 10 weeks after workshop) to provide a forum for questions, discussions...