... it, to be allowed to take in other races of bees tothe Island, and that only a small part ofthe Island will be a protected area for the Black Bees The island of Læsø is only 25 km long; therefore, ... hives close to home News ofthe gentle character of this grey bee soon spread to other nations and by the end ofthe 19th century; there was the beginning of a lively trade in live bees and swarms, ... is indigenous to Africa, Europe andthe Middle East It has been introduced tothe Americas, Australasia and much ofthe rest ofthe world Today, Argentina, China and Mexico have the largest honey...
... group of NMA represents a likely proton source The carbonyl O atom is a prime proton acceptor, as is the N atom One usually thinks ofthe lone pairs of O as the source of charge transfer, but the ... activated to some extent by the neighboring electronegative S atom The same can be said ofthe methyl groups of NMA, which are both adjacent tothe electron-withdrawing amide group Andof course the ... transfer from the S lone pairs tothe CO p* antibonding orbital Altogether, these interactions add up to a total stabilization energy of more than kcal mol1, the largest of any ofthe complexes...
... liberty, is used to drag the stone andto raise one end to fall on the top of B; the weight ofthe stone now sets the three parts in opposition to each other An animal touching the bait in the slightest ... that the call is heard by the wild birds they stop their flight and descend towards the net, and so great is the ascendancy and fascination ofthe call birds that they can induce the others to ... overlap the other tothe extent of six inches It is then turned back and pegged down in the same way as the right-hand net The next operation is to tie the forked line to each top end ofthe staves,...
... the nucleation ofthe second island on top .of the first [17] Remarkably, the size of these Ge islands is in the range, ofthe gate length and width .of next generation CMOS transistors [7] Accordingly, ... allowed and forbidden frequency bands and gaps for the light, in analogy to energy bands and gaps of semiconductors The systematic study of PBG materials began with the works of Yablonovitch [1] and ... the uniformity ofthe strain-field on top ofthe dot, but at the same time the intermixing reduces Ge concentration ofthe dot and thus lowering the strain in the Si cap Future research has to...
... snack’ and in even smaller print at the top ofthe label, above a childish illustration of a toy train, the branding, ‘Fruit on the Move’ I bought two of these: one to eat immediately and one to store ... research? The brand andthe snake-oil salesmen Problem 1: brand gets in the way ofthe real problems Problem 2: the claims made for the importance ofthe brand are overblown Problem 3: the brand ties ... revisiting the vision andthe practice continually, together Without creativity they, like so many of us in the same situation, would wring their hands and bemoan the system andthe terrible shame of...
... Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009, 4:13 rate the subchondral bone to a depth of mm A distance ofto mm between the holes was left to preserve the integrity ofthe subchondral plate The ... accuracy of standard MRI, arthroscopy was suggested and consented This was of great value to this study, as the visual assessment and probing ofthe defect was considered to be the "gold standard" ... predominant symptoms, andthe observed chondral defects were deemed to be the cause ofthe player's symptoms Out of these 42 players 24 had full-thickness lesions were treated with microfracture,...
... organisms, and hence the negative value ofthe total contribution represents the annual enrichment ofthe humus due tothe soil, apart from the fact that the activity ofthe soil mesofauna also ... A further aim is to attempt to estimate the true minimum annual nutrient input tothe soil on MATERIALSAND METHODS , -1 (SM) and has a density of 970 trees hawith 2.1 Characteristics ofthe diameter ... about 75 % of total bioelement return by litter [16] This value ranged from 70 to 85 % ofthe total return; for Mg and Mn, the percentage of total return through the leaves may increase to 88 %...
... data, to interpretation of data, follow up ofthe patient andto drafting ofthe manuscript YY, PH and DKP have contributed to acquisition of clinical and pathological data, follow up ofthe patient ... case the surgical resection ofthe right colon was based on histological data of submucosal infiltration ofthe appendiceal wall, upon the finding of mitoses and nuclear atypism [16] The histological ... reveal existence of cells that contain both mucin and secretary granules within their cytoplasm Therefore we agree with the hypothesis ofthe dual entodermal and neuroendocrine origin of goblet cell...
... JT, and KP were involved in the formation ofthe study concept and design, patient care, the drafting ofthe manuscript, andthe literature review CS and HG carried out the operation on the patient ... cm in length andthe central stump ofthe SMV in an end-toend fashion (Figure 1) The peripheral anastomosis was created in a similar fashion The duration ofthe creation of each anastomosis was ... mid-calf, and ankle) As long as the SFV harvest does not extend into the popliteal segment andthe profunda femoral vein is preserved, the generation of severe venous hypertension andthe consequent...
... images and this was suggestive of extensive inflammatory changes ofthe gastrocnemius muscle and, to a lesser extent, the soleus muscle Inflammatory changes ofthe subcutaneous tissues in the right ... examination ofthe calf biopsy and wrote the histological section DK did the ultrasound-guided injections of steroid, was the consultant who treated the patient, and was a major contributor in writing the ... images and this was suggestive of extensive inflammatory changes ofthe gastrocnemius muscle and, to a lesser extent, the soleus muscle There were marked inflammatory changes throughout the gastrocnemius...
... writing the article JJD, and ATFB advised on the content ofthe article AL is the principal investigator and writer ofthe manuscript All authors have read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript ... lead to higher risks of chronicity of symptoms and prolonged disabilities The high drop-out rates among immigrants may be due to language problems, to different interpretations of symptoms andto ... defined as: the patient is in need of more therapy in the therapist’s opinion but ignores at least two invitations ofthe therapist and does not continue the sessions Data will be gathered by interviewing...
... into the human world the way in which the One actually manages to be and remain the One ofthe Many, their “That-by-which” The Wang Bi Laozi therefore deals with the problems of ontology, the ... relationship of Being and Entity, the One andthe Many, and Negativity andthe ten thousand entities only because and only insofar as it is necessary in order to extract these laws These can be and are to ... could and should the conscious applicationofthe Dao’s interaction with the ten thousand kinds of entities take? What does it mean to “reject” and “abandon”, to “discard” and “cut off” the very...
... where TCCI is the tool change cost index, a constant The sum of these five cost factors approximates the total processing cost On the other hand, these cost factors can also be used either individually ... of offspring-1 The right side of offspring-1 is constructed by the OPTs in the right side of string-1 and their sequence is reorganized according tothe order of these OPTs in string-2 Copy the ... side of string-2 to form the left side of offspring-2 The right side of offspring-2 is constructed by the OPTs in the right side of string-2 and their sequence is reorganized according to the...
... higher than that in the leaf and flower (Table 2) andthe total ratio of stalk and root at TN1 and TN2 was at 2.5 while it was only at 2.0 at TN3 and TN4, especially the ratio of root at TN2 was ... and weight of maltodextrin were smaller than those of dextrin, so that the solubility of maltodextrin was higher than that of dextrin Therefore, 10% maltodextrin was chosen for spray-drying of ... composition of effervescent agent was found for minimising effervescent time at 45% In the further research, we continue to determine the effects ofthe binders, andthe sweeteners on the production of...
... was sustained upon the life of these plants and upon the life of other animals, all these creatures too have enriched the surface ofthe earth with their excreta and finally with their bodies All ... knowledge and judgment It is the duty ofthe scientist to seek out the truth andto provide the engineer and biosolids manager with the knowledge and direction of how best to protect the health of humans, ... HISTORY OF LAND APPLICATIONOF SEWAGE SLUDGE AND BIOSOLIDS References to land applicationof wastes can be found in the Bible (Deuteronomy 23:13 and Judges 3:20) The Greek and Romans understood...
... PROPERTIES The solids content of biosolids affects the method of land application Liquid or low-solids biosolids will generally be injected into the soil to prevent vectors and provide better aesthetics ... At the present time, the risk to humans is unknown One ofthe most toxic chemicals to animals and humans purportedly is a group of compounds termed dioxins Dioxins are a group of congeners of ... treatment plants randomly selected throughout the United States The number of treatment plants in which organic compounds were detected andthe concentration of these compounds were very low Several of...
... micronutrients, however, can be toxic to humans, animals and plants Several of them are also among the regulated heavy metals because they can be toxic to humans and animals The seven micronutrients ... essential for plant growth and is in sufficient short supply in the soil to limit crop yield In plants, it is important in amino acid and protein synthesis and photosynthesis Excess of K in soil ... can be due tothe type of biosolids and its condition, as well as the soils used in the studies The extent of anaerobic or aerobic digestion andthe initial N content will affect the organic...
... affect the health of animals and humans? The answer to this question depends on numerous factors, including uptake and accumulation by plants and their organs, bioavailability to animals and humans, ... element to humans, animals and plants It is toxic to humans and in the past several decades there has been an increased concern for its toxicity to children There are many sources of Pb exposure to ... possibility of Ni toxicity to animals consuming Ni at levels that are phytotoxic to plants The levels in biosolids not appear to endanger animals consuming crops grown on biosolids-applied land Phytotoxicity...
... Fe and Mn are more apt to be available to plants PLANT UPTAKE OF HEAVY METALS Plant uptake of trace elements affects the concentration ofthe metal in plant tissues and can affect human andanimal ... metals to decrease their availability to plants The availability of heavy metals to plants and their mobility through the soil is dependent on interactions with other elements The hydrous oxides of ... compared to clays with a high CEC Organic matter has a high CEC and contributes tothe total CEC of soils andthe binding power to heavy metals Recognition ofthe importance of CEC in the availability...