... called the cone of depression The shape and size ofthe cone depends on the relationship between the pumping rate andthe rate at which water can move toward the well If the rate is high, the cone ... excess of any one of these elements in the soil impacts the uptake ofthe others It is, therefore, extremely important not to create nutrient imbalances by overapplying one of these elements to the ... maintenance ofthe vegetated filter strip, influence the ability ofthe total system to reduce the concentration and amount of contaminants contained in the runoff from the site Knowledge of site...
... provides a measure ofthe violence of failure The volume of failing rock depends on the extent ofthe excessively stressed zone of rock around an excavation or the depth of failure, andthe releasable ... of coal, and W and H are the pillar width and height in metres, respectively The notion that the strength of a rock mass is to a large part controlled by the geometry ofthe specimen, i.e., the ... is the value ofthe Hoek-Brown constant m for the rock mass, s and a are constants which depend upon the characteristics ofthe rock mass, and σci is the uniaxial compressive strength of the...
... within the life and flux ofthe Malay social world This chapter also analyzes the embodiment and habitus ofthe Pontianak through experiences of actresses who embody the role ofthe Pontianak in their ... Dissecting the Political Anatomy of Haunting 77 Chapter Unraveling the Geo-politics of Pontianak Haunting The Heartland Pontianak andthe Monstrosity ofthe ‘Kampung’ Looking for the Pontianak in the ... Although the origins ofthe Pontianak may not be conclusive, the modern understanding ofthe Pontianak as evil may have been the result ofthe mass conversion of Malay subjects 16 to Islam during the...
... conservative propaganda, and with the break up ofthe radical associations andthe consequent erosion ofthe links between these organisations and other intellectual currents and circles, the conditions ... by enlightening the understanding, and uniting the sentiments and views of men andof nations, forms a concert of wills, and a concurrence of action too powerful for the armies of tyrants’ (2 ... from the superstitions ofthe weak, andthe imposing craft ofthe subtle’ (323) Thomas Holcroft placed a similar emphasis on the art of printing’ in the defence of this progressivist vision of...
... patients or doctors; they are just there in the population and they can affect the results Two other types of confounding factors exist which are the result ofthe behavior of patients and doctors: confounding ... tolerate the unique gift, and danger, ofthe life ofthe academic: even when at home, ideas still roam around in one’s mind, and there is no end to the potential effort of reading and writing They ... applied these concepts to medical illnesses and founded clinical epidemiology (The reader will see some of these names repeatedly in the rest of this book; the ideas of these thinkers form the basis...
... kinetics The presence of CYP3A5*1 allele does not predict the amount of CYP3A5 protein accurately as it can be affected by other factors, genetic (expression of m-RNA, stability of CYP3A5 protein, ... individualization of immunosuppressive therapy although epigenetic factors must be taken into account [7] The aim ofthe present study was to 95 determine the impact of CYP3A5*1 and CYP3A5*3 genotype on the ... kinetics of tacrolimus in renal transplant recipients The drug dose and level, the drug dose-adjusted level andthe drug volume of distribution values are analyzed based on the presence of CYP3A5*1...
... Duration of left ventricular systole and diastole (method of calculation) The absolute duration of left ventricular systole was defined as the time interval between the onset ofthe R-wave andthe ... pixel ofthe phase image, derived from the first Fourier harmonic of time The phase angle corresponds to the relative sequence and pattern of ventricular contraction during the cardiac cycle The ... complex and time-consuming, the extent of diastolic time loss may represent a simple Int J Med Sci 2008, surrogate measure ofthe degree of LV dyssynchrony Furthermore, the shortening of diastolic...
... “testing and culling”, improvement ofthe bio-security ofthe farms, reproductive management, chemotherapy and vaccination Testing the whole herd and culling all the positive animals are considered the ... Alternatively, the policy of discontinuing breeding the offspring ofthe positive dams seems to be the suitable choice for its advantages in the aspect of economics though the efficiency in the epidemiological ... is criticized for its economic impacts, and this may result in the change of gene system, structure ofthe herds and its effects on the stabilization ofthe meat market (Hasler et al., 2006; Larson...
... respectively 1.7, 4.1, 1.9 and 2.2 times larger than the corresponding values ofthe reference watershed On the other hand for agricultural lands, the area of cultivated land in the Hii River watershed ... and SS at point H2 In addition, the average values and standard deviations ofthe concentrations during the entire study period are listed in Table Overall, the levels ofthe T–N, T–P, COD, and ... Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol 7, No 4, 2009 Fig - Relationship between the concentration of each sample andthe combined amount of precipitation on the sampling day andthe preceding...
... theanalysisofthe growth of tetracycline-resistant or tetracycline-degrading bacteria andthe mechanism of tetracycline degradation MATERIALS AND METHODS Water samples were collected from the ... under a microscope, andthe size and shape of microbial cells were studied to determine whether the colonies were bacterial or fungal RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The changes in the tetracycline concentration ... affected the results of this study Tetracycline degrading ability was exhibited by of 15 colonies of resistant bacteria isolated from the Unoke River water samples, andthe density of these tetracycline-degrading...
... comparison of 10 travel advertisements in each language Design ofthe study The introduction ofthe study is aimed to give the background ofthe study It mentions the rationale, aims ofthe study, the ... affected by the action ofthe verb There are direct objects (O d) and indirect objects (Oi) E.g : They gave him a cake Oi Od The object often follows the subject andthe verb phrase and by the passive ... is the activity of individuals or organizations of manufacturing and services, using modes and means of communications to inform the publics about their demands and ability or the benefits of...
... segment ofthe placeCall.sbl routine emulates the release of a call, displays the message, and then completes execution ofthe script ing calls of T1 links between the Hammer tester andthe Madge ... which emulates the second and third stages of dialing It measures the response time by subtracting the time of occurrence ofthe telephony events It then emulates playing of a set of voice prompts ... is possible to start the calls on all 24 channels of a T1 line ofthe Hammer tester [1,2] at the same time Then one can visually monitor the status ofthe call requests in the Hammer tester’s...
... to the process of exploitation, managers and experts On the one hand, petty bourgeois are owners ofthe means of production and thus have a clear stake in private property; on the other hand, they ... along the rows ofthe table, the columns ofthe table, or even the diagonal Indeed, in the Swedish data the monotonicity extends across the property boundary as well In the United States the results ... movement (and ofthe associated social democratic political party) and part ofthe historical explanation for the strength of that movement In the present research, there is no way of sorting out these...
... “synthetic” unity ofthe multiplicity of experience On the basis of this, Kant drew his most basic conclusion: a condition of both the synthetic unity ofthe multiplicity of representations (and ... subject, and on the other hand the multiplicity ofthe representations which it has The same complex thinking subject – as the same subject of different experiences – is correlated therefore to the ... make There are two ways, Kant suggested, that we can look at judgments: on the one hand, we can regard the form ofthe judgment (how the subject is related to the predicate); and, on the other hand,...
... development and conclusion The first part concludes the rationale for choosing the topic ofthe study, the significance ofthe study, the research questions, the scope ofthe study andthe design ofthe ... paragraph Andthe main idea of a paragraph is often written at the beginning or at the end ofthe paragraph So, if students read the first andthe last paragraphs in full andthe first andthe last ... Most of them have little chance to access to the latest alterations of language teaching methods So, they have to face many difficulties, of which the lack ofthe professional knowledge and the...
... number of similar experiences when it comes to their health and well-being While the context of their lives varies, and there are some differences in the health challenges they face, there are ... which to measure and monitor their well-being over time; and build capacity in and across the three nations to continue the important work of measuring and monitoring the well-being of children ... continent Their daily lives are shaped by where they live They are residents of a continent undergoing significant change in the way their elders cooperate, business, and engage with the rest of the...
... variation in the incidence of preeclampsia Interestingly Phillips et al, in their study, have evaluated the link between the timing of conception with risk of preeclampsia [13] They found the highest ... during the rest ofthe year (70%, p = 0.0008) The median barometric pressure) in monsoon was 1005 mb and was significantly lower than the rest ofthe year (1012 mb, p < 0.0001) Methods The study ... exists in the distinct climate ofthe tropical coastal city of Mumbai, India Mumbai has a remarkably stable climate all throughout the year, except for the monsoon season, where the weather pattern...
... Medicine, University of Athens, Greece 2Department of Clinical and Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece Authors’ contributions MS: conceived the idea, assisted ... discuss the risk-benefit ratio of all these measures and propose the best strategies A specially prepared consent form that clearly outlines the necessary therapeutic options in each case andthe ... treated the same way, but not transfused The disease recurred in 14.7% ofthe transfused group, while recurrence ofthe disease was 3.4% in the non-transfused group (p = 0.035) [21] The recurrence of...
... length.— The total time devoted by a female to offspring is the length of gestation plus the length of lactation, that is, the time between conception and weaning The major results (Figs 1G and 1H) ... Investment The length of gestation and lactation andthe mass of offspring at birth and weaning are strongly influenced by Vol 89, No natural selection For sciurids, the temporal component of reproduction ... This is true at the subfamily and tribe level, but also true at the level of genus Differential reproduction is the essence of natural selection andthe differentiation of taxa of squirrels has...
... periventricular and deep white matter changes, however they may also be seen in other types of dementia and in otherwise healthy individuals (use caution) Mixed AD/VaD The degenerative changes of AD andthe ... season is this? (accept either: last week ofthe old season or first week of a new season) What month is this? (accept either: the first day of a new month or the last day ofthe previous month) What ... hands on the clock showing the time to be 10 minutes after 11 Patients with faulty conceptualization may be drawn to placing the hands at 10 and 11 rather than at 11 and 2, or they may fail the...