... validity On the other hand, the validity ofthe Mental Component ofthe Brazilian version ofthe SF-36 (v.2) was lower than reported in other studies in view ofthe lower factor loadings ofthe Social ... calculated as the ratio ofthe largest F-value obtained among scales to the F-value ofthe scale Data from the heads of Page of 10 households and their spouses were weighted to represent the total ... in rural areas ofthe Northeast to 31% in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, and 23% in the richest tracts of metropolitan areas The estimated number of households in the sample accounted...
... were calculated: the standard deviation of all R–R intervals; the standard deviation ofthe averages ofthe R–R intervals calculated in segments; the percentage number of pairs of adjacent R– Available ... infarction within the CABG and CAD groups The minimum necessary sample size was determined by setting the statistical power to 0.8 and the alpha error to 0.5 On the basis ofthe results ofthe R–R interval ... parasympathetic function Conversely, analysis ofthe power spectrum in the frequency domain has been used to provide insights into the relative contributions ofthe two branches ofthe autonomic...
... in the right medial and caudate liver lobes suggesting that the compound may preferentially be transported through the right portal branch into the right side ofthe liver The caudate lobe ofthe ... increased synthesis of ALT enzyme in the hepatocytes The source of serum ALT appears to originate from the liver, but more specifically the caudate and right medial liver lobes The variability ... is predisposed to the effects of drugs and toxins based on favored portal streamlining to the right portal branch which supplies the right side ofthe liver [6] The effects of AG28262 in this...
... with the apex ofthe conidiophore swelling to produce the first conidium, followed by the formation of a septum to delimit the conidium The active apical tip moves to the side to produce the next ... suitable inoculum for the pathogen and determines the severity ofthe disease However, the genetic and biochemical control ofthe onset of conidiation, and the regulation of proper morphogenesis ... within the ATG8 locus) to remove the fragment spanning approximately last 500 bp ofthe promoter and first 72 bp ofthe coding sequence of ATG8 The resultant vector was then ligated with the PCR-amplified...
... early in the morning and swelling ofthe legs at the end ofthe day Participants were asked to weigh themselves using the same weighing scales at around a.m and p.m for three consecutive days They ... idea ofthe high prevalence of edema in the more advanced grades of cellulite The lack of specific clinical and laboratory studies hinders research on cyclic edema and the dissemination of information ... patients and the other (28%) required other types of treatments Aminaphtone was the first drug of choice but when treatment failed ginkgo biloba was prescribed For the patients treated with the ginkgo...
... increase in the prevalence of low back pain of 162% with an annual increase of 11.6% The widely held belief that most ofthe episodes of low back pain will be short-lived, with 80% to 90% of these ... lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy.29-31 The exact mechanism ofthe therapeutic effect of lumbar facet joint nerve blocks is not known, whereas radiofrequency neurotomy causes denaturing ofthe nerves ... any deleterious effects The basis for intraarticular injections has been the inflammation ofthe joint This report consists ofthe 2-year results ofthe comparativeness of lumbar facet joint nerve...
... appropriateness ofthe material to the aims ofthe course, the author has based upon the analysis ofthe syllabus objectives and that ofthe material 3.1.1 Syllabus objectives analysis The course ... Results 3.2.1 The Suitability ofthe Material to the Aims ofthe Course 31 Results from teachers’ questionnaire (Questions 1-6) about the suitability ofthe material to the aims ofthe course are ... ofthe thesis There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of...
... ofthe ESP reading texts in the course are useful; 70.7% the learners think that the topics ofthe ESP reading texts in the course are useful and 13.4% the learners think that the topics ofthe ... half ofthe learners (65.2%) find the length ofthe ESP reading texts in the course suitable while over half ofthe learners (67.7%) complain about the length ofthe ESP reading texts in the course ... widened to include the aspects of a programme and it should be carried out at the end ofthe courses The aspect ofthe programme which is chosen to evaluate depends on the purpose ofthe evaluation...
... such as the port of entry, the names ofthe importer and exporter, a detailed description ofthe goods, the quantity ofthe goods, the value ofthe goods, the currency, and the country of origin ... France ,etc The major market ofthe company’s products is North Vietnam The area’s consumption accounted for up to 87% ofthe total sales ofthe company in 2011 The Central Vietnam and the others took ... develop their products in the local market At the early stage, the company had the start-up capital of 610 million VND and the labor force of only 12 people Up to present, the capital ofthe company...
... from the shortage of water The damage [%•day] from the shortage of water is quantified by the product ofthe percent of deficiency to the water supply demand [%] and the period of deficiency [days] ... drinks L of water every day, the concentration in the drinking water should be lower than 0.25mg/L The cancer risk for chloroform is evaluated on the basis ofthe occurrence probability ofthe concentration ... of health risks by the DALY What is DALY? The Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) is the sum ofthe Years of Life Lost (YLL) and the Years Lived with a Disability (YLD) The YLL indicating the...
... uptake the CO2 dissolved in the water because ofthe existence ofthe CO2 concentration difference between the inside (low) and outside (high) ofthe cell When the water was discharged outside the ... point.) To be sure ofthe effect of SS in raw water, another experiment was conducted with the supernatant from the final settling tank ofthe WWTP (Ube City, Japan) with the same initial TC ... represent the data range.) CONCLUSION (1) The optimum operational condition ofthe device is a pressure of 0.3 MPa When a high-dissolved CO2 device is used for the disinfection ofthe effluent from the...
... representation ofthe PCA analysis of DNR The X-axis is the first principal component (PC1) and Y-axis is the second principal component (PC2) The diameters ofthe circles indicate DNRs The plots ... Outline ofthe experimental field and the water treatment apparatus - 422 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol 8, No.4, 2010 Paddy field The characteristics ofthe paddy field and the ... important indicator ofthe stabilization of denitrification activity in the water treatment apparatus and will help with the water treatment apparatus improvement Furthermore, the types of quinone related...
... Another major factor was the reduction of water use in the factory through the utilization of WWR and water conservation efforts mainly due to their cost consciousness after the introduction of ... proposed the necessity of city-wide recycling system and other measures The fluctuation of water consumption in this period reflects the people’s consideration on the WCP introduced The people ... where the water usage of 700 households was monitored for a period of time to review the consumption pattern However, according to TMG, the amount of reduction is not clear yet but they believe the...
... cracking Figure shows the schematic diagram ofthe SJBG The SJBG consists ofthe gas producer, purification unit and the generator The gas producer is an 180Nm3/h gas production unit The purification ... efficiency ofthe gasifier without looking at the downstream processes and associated components Figure Schematic diagram ofthe system Johansson Biomass Gasifier Figure shows the photo ofthe 180Nm3/h ... rate of 2Nm3/h was assumed, which is the gas flow rate in the 180Nm3/h gasifier; and a wood heating value of 17.5MJ/kg was used because it is the average calorific value ofthe wood used during the...
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... amount of assignments they must complete, others blamed a busy life for taking their precious time They, the 3rd year students in FOFL, just complained instead of themselves evaluating their time ... improve the way they manage the time despite recognizing the importance to it The reason is that they have no idea about if they are getting troubles with time earlier to respond Therefore, the research ... 1500 words in the form ofthe review or analytical journal of a particular topic covered in the course Time management Definition Benefits Evaluation of time management skill ofthe 3rd year...