... characteristic ofthe monoformazan, i.e the fully reduced product of INT [15,17] In the following aeration ofthe medium, the absorbance ofthe spectral bands decreased, but the shape ofthe spectrum ... inward The rates of oxygen uptake were deduced from the slopes ofthe tangents to the oxygraphic traces, and the contact points ofthe tangents withthe curves were used to determine the O2 concentrations ... [13], either by measurement ofthe rate of production of O2– or the rate of O2 uptake INT diaphorase activity was assayed by the rate of reduction of INT into formazan in the presence of superoxide...
... ofthe bone mantle will rotate with respect to the outer surface, due to the transfer ofthe torsional load Exclusion ofthe shearing ofthe bone might result in a much stiffer behaviour ofthe ... (3) with ΔrCi the displacement ofthe centre of gravity of triangle i ΔrCi and n i should have the same sense, because otherwise the prosthesis becomes loose in point Ci Figure 2a shows a prosthesis ... from the prosthesis volume Frictionless touching contact was defined between the prosthesis and the bone Finally, the constraints in the FE model prohibit all movements ofthe outer surface of the...
... from the others This is due to the use of a different reference material to standardize the assay Overall, the data from the laboratories were linearly related withthe reference center with ... Online assessment is available using the website http://www.biopredictive.com To guarantee the quality of this assessment, it was necessary to identify the factors associated withthe variability of ... lower than 0.50 in 11 comparisons (out ofthe 16 comparisons versus the reference laboratory) with 5% of cases (21 out ofthe 384 comparisons) with a discordance of more than one fibrosis stage or...
... compliance withthe guide for the care and use of laboratory animals from the Ministry of Science and Technology ofthe People’s Republic of China Instruments HIFU ablation was performed with a HIFU ... leading the coagulation necrosis ofthe whole target regions During the therapeutic process, real-time estimation ofthe therapeutic effect was carried out by the computer system through the graphic ... used as the real-time imaging unit ofthe system, guiding the target tissue volume, monitoring the energy deposition and the therapeutic effect, and also controlling the US exposure based on the...
... specificity ofthe primers and probe Real-time PCR was performed withthe iCycler IQ ystem (Biorad, USA) µl of extracted DNA was analyzed withthe PCR mixture in a total volume of 25 µl The PCR 184 ... PCR product of predicted size (194 bp) The TaqMan probe was labelled at the 5' end with 6-carboxyfluorescein as the reporter dye and at the 3' end with 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine as the quencher ... low values of bacterial load On the other hand, serum contains many PCR inhibitors (29) which undermines the usage of quantitative PCR in direct testing of serum specimens Therefore, in the current...
... management of technology, then there is more to withthe qualitative measurement rather than quantitative measures The qualitative aspects ofthe problem is to be resolved prior to the application of ... all are there Another type of decision is one in which people are unsure ofthe importance of their criteria In this case to sharpen their knowledge ofthe criteria a wide selection of alternatives ... dependence ofthe priority of elements on the priority and number of other elements The principle of comparative judgments is applied to construct pair-wise comparisons ofthe relative importance of...
... column to keep the moisture content inside the column uniform while water was sprinkled over the top ofthe medium until the outflow from the bottom ofthe column equaled the volume ofthe water input ... differences in the values ofthe distribution coefficient of two soils Given the fact that the distribution coefficient depends on the specific surface ofthe medium, Andisols provide the diversity of transport ... amount of HWCs while there is a slight change ofthe peak concentration in Andisol (Fig (b)) except for the more pronounced tailing ofthe BTCs withthe increase of HWCs The peak concentrations...
... arrays the factors into several levels in decreasing order in terms of their subordinate relationship, establishes the relationship ofthe factors of different levels, compares the importance ofthe ... increase the temperature ofthe biogas digester due to the presence of abundant solar energy in these two areas But the construction of a solar greenhouse enlarges the capital input Therefore, ... Table We applied the index system, index weight and the evaluation formula proposed above to evaluate the household biogas resources of each ofthe six areas The evaluation value ofthe indices was...
... up with high density of terminology Therefore, the focus ofthe comparison will be on (1) the translation ofthe topic and (2) how the translators handle the translation of different groups of ... II analyzes the source language text with focus on the pragmatic accuracy, or in other word the accuracy of meaning in context, ofthe US F& A application software The emphasis ofthe analysis ... consists of transferring the meaning ofthe source language into the receptor language This is done by going from the form ofthe first language to the form of a second language by way of semantic...
... placed on the capacity, reliability and the routing ofthe HVDC transmission facilities The effect ofthe grid on out of Northern Manitoba the system reliabilities for the other years and the sensitivity ... Alternatively, if the system peak load is maintained at the same value with and without the grid, the risk level decreases withthe grid The effect of increased tap size on the risk indices for the Saskatchewan ... first without The considering the Southern Manitoba assistance LCC's considering the Southern Manitoba system were the capacity assistance using then obtained probability table ofthe Southern...
... 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 ... personnel, the appropriateness ofthe project or program as an S&T activity, the impact ofthe program on Navy and Marine Corps needs, the extent to which the program interacts with other Department of ... by the committee to the exclusion of other programs; they are summarized in Table ES.2 4 2001 ASSESSMENTOFTHE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH’S AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TABLE ES.1 Summary of Recommendations...
... list of critical shortfalls identified at the front part ofthe process Then, withthe current state ofthe art and the capabilities ofthe organization in mind, they will propose a series of specific ... 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 ... 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...
... 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 ... on the methodologies developed for the review ofthe previous NRC assessmentofthe SBIR at the Department of Defense, SBIR: An Assessmentofthe Department of Defense Fast Track Initiative While ... improvements to the program will be considered The Objectives ofthe Study The objectives ofthe study are to: Satisfy the Congressional mandate for an objective, external assessmentofthe program;...
... adopted a national perspective, the goal of which was to assess the progress ofthe AHRQ initiative and the activities of other federal agencies in the context ofthe larger U.S patient safety ... users with whom it is being tested These users then can help in future dissemination efforts as early adopters ofthe system With respect to the content ofthe data to be reported, the work that the ... Assessmentof other mechanisms used by AHRQ to strengthen patient safety practices Assessmentof dissemination of new knowledge to stakeholders in the field Assessmentof progress in adoption of effective...
... intermediate [11] The sum of these ndings points at the involvement of more than one active oxidant in the diverse types of P450-catalyzed substrate processing [1215] The goal ofthe present perspective ... which small alterations in the environment can cause drastic changes in the reactivity ofthe active species [76] Further support in favour ofthe idea ofthe involvement of a high-valent iron-oxene ... preferentially via the ễperoxide shuntế: the sluggish autodecomposition of HbO2 (k % 10)3 M)1ặs)1) in the presence ofthe anilines [166] to nally yield H2O2 together withthe relatively low rate of peroxide...
... go from one end ofthe country to the other, taking real advantage ofthe high speed (they tend to use the air services instead) A study commissioned by the Mountain Community ofthe Susa Valley ... analysis One ofthe main ecological justifications ofthe HSR projects would be the energy savings and the expected decrease of pollutant emissions, associated to the shift of a fraction of freight ... unrealistic It seems therefore very hard to support the claim that the construction ofthe HSR Turin-Lyon would be consistent withthe requirements ofthe Kyoto Protocol, the EU Climate and Energy...
... Compute RMSE of DEM Fig The workflow for assessing the influence of interpolation technique on the accuracy of DEM by using ArcGIS software 2.2 The workflow Theassessmentof influence of interpolation ... point of interest to the sample point i ; and the power p controls the significance of sample points to the interpolated values, based on their distance to the output point The higher the power, the ... weight, the smoother the output surface For the tension spline, the higher the weight, the coarser the output surface More detailed information about the spline interpolation can be found in [6] - The...
... doing the survey before and after the speech so that we could better assess the results, but this implied extending the duration of each ofthe sessions and the resulting weariness On the other ... and quality of life; the creation of an educator network between professional of both facilities and promoting the integration of inmates in the role of educators and counselors within health ... 211.3 ofthe current Penitentiary Regulation17 RESULTS The total number of those polled (27) was less than the number of assistants (32, out of 39 diabetic patients), the participation rate therefore...
... figures ofthe four Evangelists, each one accompanied by one ofthe four Fathers ofthe Church The[ 38] Christian Fathers were the men whose writings and teachings shaped the doctrines ofthe faith ... hand the lily, which is the symbol of purity The other two figures, of which we see only the upper portion, are Fortune, with a cornucopia, and the helmeted Athena, with spear and torch At the ... faith in the early centuries of our era They interpreted for the people the meaning ofthe Scriptures and the Gospels The pendentive of our illustration contains St John with St Augustine The two...
... independent assessmentof its stewardship ofthe advanced thermionics research and development program and ofthe technical progress ofthe program The NRC accepted the charge of performing this assessment ... 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 ... (kilowatts per kilogram) THERMIONICS QUO VADIS? Comparison of Thermionics with Other Power Conversion Technologies The location of thermionic technology within the spectrum of space energy conversion...