... unknown origin [4] Of note, those subjects with a gait disorder of unknown origin had a higher risk of mortality during a five year follow up period, compared to the group of age-matched subjects ... effectsof blurring vision in the elderly Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004, 45:2122-2128 Perry SD, Santos LC, Patla AE: Contribution of vision and cutaneous sensation to the control of centre of ... underneath the foot as a function of time The system consists of a pair of shoes and a recording unit Each shoe contains load sensors that cover the surface of the sole and measure the vertical...
... as a result of the increase of the redox potential and decrease of the sulphides (Saeki, 1993) The change in redox potential more strongly affected the speciation of Zn than that of Cu and Pb ... finding of Wong (1995) and Hofstede (1994) Although the leachable Cu increased with the composting process, the magnitude of leachable Cu in sludge compost without red mud amendment after 50 days of ... them that the quantities of metals extracted by CaCl2, expressed as a percentage of total metal content, were small pH of the sludge compost also affected the solubility of the metal hydroxides...
... composting of MSW although the increment was diminished by the addition of red mud (Hofstede, 1994) This was due to adsorption of soluble organic matter to red mud Plant availabilitv of heavy metals ... result of the redistribution of metal speciation during composting by humification of the organic matter Chromium speciation in municipal solid 0 day q 20th waste 21 of cornpasting Cr (w/kg) day of ... acidic conditions (Hofstede, 1994) Leachabilitv of heavv metals Over 80% of the total metal content in the artificial MSW was derived from the spiking and therefore the mobility of metals could be...
... study Strengths of the study are the use of randomized placebo-controlled double-blinded study design, the absence of thermogenic changes in the placebo group, the absence of adverse effects on blood ... consistency of the effectsof p-synephrine on metabolism in all treatment groups, and the increases in RMR in the treatment groups The weakness of this study is the small number (10) of subjects ... some of the thermogenic effectsof 100 mg hesperidin in combination with 50 mg p-synephrine plus 600 mg naringin It may be that in this case, more is not better, and increasing the amount of hesperidin...
... antiinflammatory effectsof flurbiprofen VAS scoring is a simple and often used method for evaluating variations in pain intensity Subjects are instructed to indicate the intensity of the pain by ... ulcus, American Society of Anesthesiology class IV or higher, patients undergoing resection of the pleura or chest wall, and patients with hemorrhagic diathesis or medication of anticoagulants, corticosteroids, ... discontinued the study because of severe side effects (Table 2) Figure Changes in serum concentration of CRP before and after thoracotomy in the study groups Table Side effects and complications in...
... (right picture of the Figure 6) can be detected clearly The length of 200 bp matches with the DNA size of one nucleosome consisting of the peptide-based histone octamer and of a piece of DNA wound ... the increase of fluorescence intensity inside of the nuclei of DU145 cells Figure visualizes the degree of the DNA damage in nuclei as a result of DNA strand breaks caused by ROS produced by ... of the KRED and the green fluorescence of the ATTO 633 (Figure 2D) The extreme sensitivity of the DNA against damaging processes is documented [28-30] Here we also investigated the question of...
... expression of Cx43, but not Cx40, and GJ communication increased (16) These results suggest that the expression of Cx40 mRNA induced by high-fat diet is independent of the role of Ang II Conflict of ... respectively The relative optical density of the Cx43 and Cx40 of different groups was shown in Table Table The relative optical density of the Cx43 and Cx40 of different groups Normal group High ... neointima of arteries The distribution of Cx43 was similar to that of Cx40 Figure Thin-section electron micrographs indicated gap junctions between smooth muscle cells in the rabbit iliac arteries of...
... al at the University of Maryland found beneficial effectsof laughter on the blood vessel This study consisted of twenty volunteers, where two video clips from both extremes of the emotional spectrum ... crux of individualism is the ethnic diversity of various individuals It is not the particular view of the individual that makes them an individualist, but it is the differing views of a group of ... detrimental effects on bronchial asthma (Figure 2) MISS had a significantly higher prevalence of bronchial asthma than AUR (χ2=4.08, df=1, p=0.043) Table 2: Distribution of participants in levels of laughter,...
... levels of translucency of noodles made from the soft, low-FSV wheat flour and the soft, high-FSV wheat flour (9.25% protein) were 39.75 and 43.75%, respectively The mean levels of translucency of ... content** of raw noodle × 100 where * indicates ABNY is only an approximate value because of the loss of dry matter including salt during boiling; and ** indicates the moisture content of raw noodle ... perception for gloss and translucency of WSN made from soft, high-FSV wheat flour Effect of Grain Hardness and Protein Content on Gloss and Translucency of WSN in Experiment Translucency was...
... category of rock, rap, and hip-hop were covered by a lot of Vietnam’s musicians and singers Such as “Girl friend” (Avril lavigne), “The Accolade of Hip-hop” (Lee Huyn Do)… The effectsof Music ... 0918.775.368 - The real definition of “Music cover” 2) How does music cover influence Vietnamese music? - Good effects: + On market music of Vietnam + On audiences - Bad effects: + On Singers + On musicians ... types of students in other university, NEU students are the perfect entity to take the research The study illustrates the effectsof music cover and NEU students’ behaviors towards the spread of...
... MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Table of Contents List of Tables VIII List of Figures VIII List of Pictures VIII List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ... metal and paper is relatively higher On the contrary in low income areas the content of organic and inert materials is generally higher due to the higher consumption of fresh fruits, vegetables ... existence of poverty in combination with a rising accumulation of recyclables in richer areas and the often insufficient collection services in poor areas of the cities has led to the formation of an...
... experiment pH of the reactor was maintained at 7.5 + 0.3 with manual addition of acid (HCl) and base (NaHCO3) Approximately 15 ml of biofilm particles was taken from the UCBR to inoculate L of synthetic ... diffusional resistance of substrate into the biofilm due to the growth of the outer heterotrophic layer over the slower growing nitrifers During Phase 2, the diameter of biofilm particles increased ... heterotrophic layer leading to a higher diffusional resistance of substrate to the microorganisms in the inner layer of the biofilm 1.5 0.5 0 20 40 60 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 80 20 Days of Operation Nitrosomonas...
... oils significantly decreased infiltration of seawater into tidal flat sediment (Cheong, 2000) The purpose of this study is to evalluate the effectsof stranded oil on tidal flat ecosystems with ... with a tidal fluctuation of 0.009 cm s-1, wave height of 30 mm and seawater temperature at 20 Tidal velocity of 0.009 cm s-1 was determined from the mean tidal range of m in Hiroshima Bay Breaking ... recovery is coincident with the recovery of the infiltration rate of seawater as shown in Fig These results indicate that the infiltration of seawater - 28 - Journal of Water and Environment Technology,...
... its influences are lower and higher at a cut-off age of 20 The team physician assessed the degree of dehydration according to the WHO criteria (WHO 1990) The severity of each diarrhoeal disease ... observations of parental expressions of grief made it likely that cases of reported deaths were accurate Second, adoption of some critical assumptions when calculating DALYs was unavoidable; the choice of ... categorized in terms of duration and type of inundation We proposed levels based on duration of inundation (shortterm, long-term, persistent and non-inundation) and types of inundation (rainy,...
... efficiency of the rectors for the removal of COD 90 ammonium mg/L ammonium /mg/L 80 I II III IV 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 10 11 12 time/d Fig.3 - Changes in the concentration of ammonium in the effluent of ... Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol 9, No.2, 2011 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Reactor Efficiency for Ammonium Removal Fig illustrates the efficiency of the reactors for the removal of ammonium ... the composition of reaction media in the reactors Table - Properties of landfill leachate (20%) Parameter Concentration (mg/L) COD 304 BOD 146 NH4+ 82.9 TP 1.15 Table - Composition of reaction media...
... Figure Effect of time of heatsetting on the linearity of load extension in weft direction of knitted Ingeo™ Poly (lactic acid) Figure Mean effect of time of heatsetting on the linearity of load extension ... [PLA] Figure Mean [Ā] of effect of time of heatsetting on the tensile extension EM [%] of Ingeo™ Poly (lactic acid) 3.2 Linearity of load extension curve LT [-] The linearity of load extension curve ... International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 4, Issue 5, 2013, pp.797-806 801 Figure Effect of time of heatsetting on the linearity of load extension in warp direction of knitted Ingeo™...
... amount of fuel burned during the diffusion phase of combustion were observed in the case of LHR engine The experiments of S Jaichandar et al [22] show that high temperature operation of LHR causes ... Because of shortage of oxygen in the charge of cylinder in the EGR case, amount of burnt fuel and consequently accumulated heat release are less than the others Figure 10 shows the effect of insulation ... Reason of this happening is increased cylinder gas temperature due to insulation of engine Therefore, the effect of insulation in the production of soot is positive But diagrams for production of...
... Types of listening There are many different types of listening We can classify these according to a number of variables, including listening purposes, the role of the listener and the types of text ... emphasizes the active and personal nature of successful listening The mental model that we build as a representation of a spoken of a message is the result of our combining the new information in ... to the purpose of the study Chapter deals with analysis of the general learning situation at UFFP, learners’ difficulties in teaching and learning listening skills and the effectsof using bottom-up...
... tendency of integration of the global economy, English is one of the effective communicative tools for everybody The role of English is considered to be very important in the fields of economics, ... way, on a flat surface of some kind In conclusion, Byrne’s definition can be considered one of the most complete definitions of writing because it covers all of the features of writing given by ... knowledge of English proficiency and knowledge of field expertise seems directly proportional to their level of involvement in the tasks To be more concrete, the more knowledge students have, the higher...