... superfamily), in contrast to the structures generated at Scripps, which were notably inconsistent Their mistake has consequences beyond the damage to the unfortunate young investigator and his team For ... years, other labs have been interpreting their biophysical and biochemical data in terms of the wrong structures A number of scientists have been unable to publish their results because they seemed ... sub-field has been held back for years due to the inordinately persuasive power of the pretty pictures that structural biology produces In retrospect, there were a number of serious red flags in the...
... factor andthe distribution coefficient Results indicated that the retardation factor increased with the increase inthe amount of HWCs and reached up to 3.3 and 1.7 in silica sand and Andisol, ... concentrations for Andisol are lower than those for silica sand This is because the degree of the solute dispersion in Andisol is larger due to the difference between the soil properties such asthe uniformity ... at the bottom of the column to keep the moisture content inside the column uniform while water was sprinkled over the top of the medium until the outflow from the bottom of the column equaled the...
... see them as basically interchangeable They are on the same shelf of the food pyramid and therefore people see them as being the same and our only source of vitamins and minerals However, their ... and herbalist, trained inthe United States and I also completed advanced training and an internship in China I am the President of the Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine ... also beginning to occur with soy, as soy lethicin is being injected into more processed foods Thus the reason why whole foods are better is because you know exactly what is in them Therefore,...
... contraction mapping principle, there exists a unique fixed point xt in E, that is, Wangkeeree and Preechasilp Fixed Point Theory and Applications 2011, 2011:76 http://www.fixedpointtheoryandapplications.com/content/2011/1/76 ... F(S ) Since the duality map J is single-valued and weakly continuous, we get that Wangkeeree and Preechasilp Fixed Point Theory and Applications 2011, 2011:76 http://www.fixedpointtheoryandapplications.com/content/2011/1/76 ... fixed point Banach’s contraction mapping principle guarantees that Tt has a unique fixed point xt in E It is unclear, in general, what is the behavior of xt as t ® 0, even if T has a fixed point...
... the boundary pixels Therefore, the pinned field image would be robust to the random noise and compression operations The pinned field image is determined inthe spatial domain rather than being ... that inthe features determined inthe frequency domain By using the average value of the pinned field as a threshold value, the pinned field is transformed into a binary feature image Then, the ... used asthe feature of the cover image to enhance the watermark robustness The reasons of choosing the pinned field asthe image feature are given as follows: The pinned field reflects the main...
... large numbers to the blockwise m-dependence case Later, the strong law of large numbers for arbitrary blockwise independent random variables was also studied by Gaposhkin [1] He then showed in [2] ... as above, the main results may now be established The following theorem is analogous to Theorem in [1] Theorem 3.1 Let {Xi , Fi , i ≥ 1} be a blockwise martingale difference If ∞ i=1 then n i=1 ... properties of independent sequences of random variables remain satisfied forthe sequences consisting of independent blocks However, the same problem for sequences of blockwise independent and identically...
... outcomes for patients with Type diabetes, expanding the data regarding the importance of considering health care settings as CAS beyond a single chronic disease Like diabetes, CHF is a common disease ... a CAS perspective are more likely to be effective in improving outcomes We interpret this as providing further evidence that the clinical settings are CASs For interventions to be effective in ... compare the differences between the individual CAS characteristics associated with intervention effectiveness for CHF and diabetes The association of individual CAS characteristics with intervention...
... radiation therapy was associated with a 6.3 fold-increase in risk for NMSC (SCC and basal cell carcinoma) Of these cancers 90% occurred within the radiation field [10] The association between radiation ... operation on the patient and was the primary editor of the manuscript RRB assisted inthe care of the patient and edited the manuscript FW and YH provided the pathology images and interpretation ... reports of SCC of the nipple following radiation therapy for breast carcinoma were found This result is surprising given the large number of patients undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer Overall,...
... referred forthe study by the staff of methadone treatment facilities and interviewed by trained interviewers between August and November 2008 To be included inthe sample, they had to meet the DSM-IV-TR ... 18 Using heroin is the only way to cope with the feeling of craving .63 17 Craving for heroin is all or none; there is nothing in between I have no control over my behavior once the craving starts ... the study Therefore, caution should be exercised in applying the proposed CCBQ structure to other ethnic groups andin other countries Nonetheless, the sample used forthe study andthe attendant...
... or septic shock according to standard criteria [19], in whom amikacin treatment was indicated, were consecutively enrolled inthe study The aminoglycoside was given incombination with a broad-spectrum ... chloride after the dose was administered Blood samples for drug assays were taken immediately before administration (0 h) and h, h 30, h 30, h, and 24 h thereafter These bloodsampling time points are ... pathogens [34] For aminoglycosides, peak concentration is determined by the administered dose and by the Vd [30] The Vd of amikacin is between 0.2 and 0.3 L/kg in healthy volunteers andin patients...
... the teaching performance of instructors in disaster medicine training Well-trained instructors are essential for conducting effective disaster medicine training How can we assess whether instructors ... preparing, executing and evaluating skills and knowledge for disaster medicine training The results were scored as 0, or according to the performance of the 'instructors' group (not scored for individual ... of performance indicators in evaluating the staff skills during disaster medicine training [7-10] The same approach could be used to compare the teaching skills quantitatively Therefore, in this...
... better fit when including dominance, i.e unbiased estimates of position are obtained with or without including dominance This has also been found in models involving dominance and inbreeding in ... an asymptotic value when increasing the family size inexcess of 50 individuals per family (Tab IV) Finally, similar power was obtained whether or not the QTL was detected including or not including ... two main trends in terms of power to detect the QTL in these scenarios; power increased asymptotically when increasing the family size and secondly, power increased when a dominant QTL was simulated...
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... Cheever, and Raymond Carver, and was marked by a feeling of uneasiness and disturbance, a self-conscious sense of position inthe world, and therefore became the base for short stories focusing on the ... difference inthe way the writers integrate their attitudes inthe descriptions of people and things Analysing the findings in this culturally and stylistically oriented fashion was really among the ... etc They paint pictures of scenes, things, people and their feelings inthe readers’ minds with highly imaginative images so that they can be experienced at first hand and therefore enhance the...
... in American and Vietnamese short stories of the 20th century 12 2.1 The popularity of water and fire as metaphors 12 2.2 The formation of metaphors of water and fire ... PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale forthe study Scope of the study Objectives of the study Methods of the study Design of the study ... UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES PHÍ THỊ THU TRANG A STUDY OF WATER AND FIRE AS METAPHORS IN AMERICAN AND VIETNAMESE SHORT STORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY...
... improved As shown inthe below chart (Figure 5), in general the Government budget andin particular ODA funds for infrastructure investments tends to decrease andthe private sector would be increasingly ... Findings and Conclusions p 33 which including the conditions for legal reform, creating the legal framework asthe basic for this process to take place, creating business opportunities forthe ... development raised as a challenge to East Asia Among them, the public finance resources for infrastructure is one of the leading challenges To meet the demand of infrastructure services East Asia erea...
... zoning project in 2005; a land use, cropping patterns study for coastal land and semi-arid soils; landuse and irrigation scheme planning for reservoirs in Binh Dinh, Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan; assessment ... river basin originates inthe far south-west of Binh Dinh and forms part of the delta flowing into Quy Nhon Bay Rainfall across Binh Dinh averages 1,800 mm with 2,400 mm in mountainous areas and ... Service (NHMF), and is primarily responsible for monitoring and forecasting climate and river conditions andfor issuing weather and flood warnings NCHMF responsibilities extend to maintaining a national...
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... though water and fire in culture has been scrupulously investigated, this study is hoped to contribute something to the research of metaphors in literature and to the teaching and learning foreign ... communication as well as maintains the distinguished feature of literature Therefore 30 American stories and 30 Vietnamese stories of all stages of the 20th century are randomly picked out asthe database ... water and fire metaphors Part III is the conclusion of the study in which a summary of the findings, pedagocial implications for teaching and studying literature and suggestions for further studies...