... 1989b), the humification of organic matter (Abrahamsen et al, 1980; Baath et al, 1980; Ulrich, 1989a) and the formation ofthe humus body (Diagne, 1982; 1989) von Zezschwitz, Atthe 13th Congress of ... That is why we think that the natural process of acidification has been intensified by air pollution and deposition into the soil during the past few years The N input is atthe lower end ofthe ... centuries the site has only been used for forestry This is why the changes in the environmental conditions are only negligible: the shading ofthe soil, this means that the water and heat regimes,...
... as formation of fluxing products At 1000oC, the formation of oxide layer scale on the surface of alloys exhibiting the formation of Cr2O3, NiO and SiO2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors are very grateful ... 139 formation of oxide layer on the metal surface, and mass of steel are changed with the increasing temperature.4–6 Figures 2(a), (b) and (c) show the SEM of MgCO3 coated alloy The layer of scales ... pastes of various grades, and then etched for SEM examination RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The oxidation kinetics (mass change versus time) of AISI 304 coated with MgCO3 for 120 h, oxidized at different...
... component in DD The greater strength ofthe 24-h variation in DD compared to LD is also evidenced by higher p values for individual cosine fits in four ofthe mares in DD compared to LD The relatively ... led the authors to suggest that in horses, natural environmental light, both at dawn and dusk, gates the full expression ofthe SCN neural signal The SCN, in turn, regulates the daily pattern of ... conditions The aim ofthe current study was to determine the temporal pattern of melatonin and cortisol in the horse under the constant lighting condition of extended darkness (DD) Establishing the...
... gathered the information, reviewed the literature and drafted the manuscript TW critically appraised the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript Consent Written informed ... consistent the ureter atthe pelvo-ureteric The nephrostogram non-dilateddilated lower moiety with an The nephrostogram shows the dilated lower moiety with an abrupt transition to non-dilated ureter at ... complete or more commonly incomplete The complete duplications are usually from a second ureteral bud, and the incomplete duplications are a result ofthe splitting ofthe ureteral bud [1] defined lower-signal-intensity...
... overconsolidation ratio in Equation 2.14 is the ratio ofthe effective mean stressatthe start of cyclic loading (i.e Point A in Figure 2.27) to the effective mean stressatthe end of cyclic loading ... consolidation m Exponential factor of overconsolidation ratio M Critical state friction coefficient M peak Peak friction coefficient η Stress ratio η PT Stress ratio ofthe phase transformation ... essential Based on the effective stress paths of Marine Clay and kaolin, dilation ofthe clay structure was observed to occur during cyclic loading once their stress ratio reaches 0.6 times the critical...
... years before and after ofthe initiation of NARP in 2003 The study included the data obtained from all ofthe four university hospitals, and one referral tertiary-care educational state hospital ... before the initiation ofthe NARP Even in these selected centres already applying local antibiotic restriction policies the utilisation of many ofthe restricted antibiotics was decreased and the ... different parts of world [21, 22] The shift toward unrestricted antibiotics changes the antimicrobial resistance patterns of certain pathogens Since parenteral forms of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin...
... indicate the potential role ofthe n-6 ⁄ n-3 ratio on mammary gland differentiation during pregnancy However, we are unsure whether an alternation ofthe n-6 ⁄ n-3 ratio is one ofthe instigators ... be attributed to the transition from undifferentiated mammary cells in the nulliparous to the differentiated mature cells during pregnancy Whereas most ofthe studies indicate that n-6 polyunsaturated ... alternation ofthe n-6/n-3 ratio We next investigated whether an alternation ofthe n-6 ⁄ n-3 compositional ratio in favor of n-3 PUFAs affects mammary development and differentiation The effect of...
... must verify that the average energyat iteration n + l((S(n + 1))) is below the average energyat iteration n ( ( S ( n ) ) ) by J times the standard deviation oftheenergyat iteration n: (S(n ... type of phase thetime shift of waves coming from the source area will be the same, whatever the complexity ofthe propagation path Since we pick the initial pulse on the S T F manually at each ... estimate ofthe average energy and the standard deviation Another problem that has to be solved is the determination ofthe final temperature This can be done simply, by decreasing the temperature...
... potentials ofthe intermediate complex transition states have been related to the changes introduced in the redox cofactor environment upon complex formation They are therefore related to the specificity ... observed forthe formation ofthe COCYP11A1rd complex upon CYP11A1 reduction by the NADPH/FNR/ Adx system The inset shows thetime course ofthe CYP11A1 reduction followed at 450 nm CO saturated ... consistent with the presence of FNRsq and it is already present atthe very beginning ofthe reaction, indicating that its formation takes place within the dead timeofthe steady-state experiment...
... by the software, but the region in which co-segregation occurred was rather short (Figure 4) Over the rest ofthe non-structural protein gene, no relevant evidence of recombination with any other ... instead of MseI in order to optimise the 3'-end ofthe primer used for amplification later on After digestion, 600 nM oligonucleotide linkers forthe HinP1I-site (GACGATGAGTCCTGAT and Phosphate-CGATCAGGACTCAT, ... genomes ofthe related enteroviruses form a pool of circulating non-structural gene elements that maintain themselves in the host population by recombination with structural protein genes from other...
... Stability and Oscillations in Delay Differential Equations of Population Dynamics, vol 74 of Mathematics and Its Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1992 M Kaykobad, ... Proceedings ofthe American Mathematical Society, vol 124, no 12, pp 3677–3687, 1996 M L Zeeman, “Extinction in competitive Lotka-Volterra systems,” Proceedings ofthe American Mathematical Society, ... example will be given to illustrate that 1.10 does not imply 1.9 ; that is, the condition 1.10 is better than 1.9 Advances in Difference Equations Proof of Theorem 1.2 The following lemma can be found...
... n denotes the capturing rate ofthe predator; a21 n /a12 n represents the rate of conversion of nutrients into the reproduction ofthe predator Further, τ is a positive integer Forthe simplicity ... contradiction Therefore, the conclusion of Theorem 3.2 holds This completes the proof of Theorem 3.2 In order to obtain the permanence ofthe component y n of system 1.3 , we next consider the following ... Advances in Difference Equations where x n , y n arethe density ofthe prey species and the predator species attime n, 1,2 arethe feedback control variables b n , a11 n represent the respectively ui...
... to maturity w is the natural death rate ofthe immature prey population d1 is the natural death rate ofthe mature prey population d2 is the natural death rate ofthe predator population The ... assume that at any time t > 0, birth into the immature population is proportional to the existing mature population with proportionality constant β We then assume that the death rate of immature ... t is the density ofthe population d is the death rate The population is birth pulse as intrinsic rate of natural increase and density dependence rate of predator population are denoted by a,...
... the predator, d > is the death rate of predator, c > denotes the product ofthe per-capita rate of predation and the rate of conversing prey into predator If rc < ad is satisfied, the predator x2 ... (2.2) where x(t) denotes the density ofthe predator population attime t y(t) denotes the density ofthe prey population Y attime t a > denotes the intrinsic growth rate ofthe prey population ... and the rate of conversing prey population X into predator population Y d > denotes the death rate ofthe predator population Y < µ1 < denotes the harvesting rate of prey population X at t =...
... area basis The water potential values used in the present paper are corrected forthe gravitational gradient The basic equations for each compartment are as follows: tances wherewhere J is the ... i The subscripti denotes the compartment and can be either c forthe branches ofthe crown, s forthe stem and root, or n forthe needles If we assume that any change in the water potential of ... in table IV The figures compare the values of vapour flux predicted from sap flow measurements atthe base ofthe crown and atthe base ofthe trunk with the evapotranspiration data measured...
... destruction (for reviews see [1]) Measuring the levels of these mediators of inflammation in the synovial fluid from patients can provide information about the underlying pathophysiology of joint ... determine the levels of inflammatory mediators in the synovial fluid of rats with adjuvant induced polyarthritis [37] However, the apparatus used for this had limitations, for example the molecular ... models of joint inflammation have investigated thetime course of cytokine protein or gene expression using homogenates of whole rat joints or paws post mortem [20-22,31-33] A major limitation of these...
... consent forthe publication of this case due to the death ofthe patient and despite repeated attempts we were unable to trace the next of kin Every effort has been made to keep the patient’s ... Figure CT scan ofthe chest shows a tumour mass in the left lung The possible mechanisms forthe development of late relapses are identified as: 1) the presence of mature teratoma in the germ cell ... was initiated During the next three days, however, the state of our patient dramatically declined and he died a day before the results ofthe biopsy were known Discussion When the patient presented...
... offering support for self-management approaches for relatives of people with psychosis in the NHS; (v) to estimate the likely effect size ofthe impact ofthe intervention on outcome for relatives; (vi) ... users informing them about the study and send them a copy ofthe relatives’ information sheet with a covering letter asking them to pass this to any relatives that they would be happy for us to ... evaluation of this approach Specifically, the trial will provide extensive quantitative and qualitative data on the acceptability ofthe intervention for relatives, exactly how they use the intervention,...
... arrival to the uterus and on the day of luteolysis arecriticalforthe establishment of pregnancy [11] The expression of endometrial ERa and PR in the mare is closely related to the peripheral ... days of evaluation in infused mares The decrease was significant in the glandular epithelium on day 6, the day of expected arrival ofthe embryo to the uterus If the treatment decreased the sensitivity ... Doig [21] This included an evaluation ofthe stage ofthe estrous cycle and the pathological findings Cellular infiltrations were evaluated based on the presence ofdifferent cell types (neutrophils,...