... Transactions, vol 92, 1983, p 3.1086 [29] Arash Nemati, Shahram Khalilarya, Samad Jafarmadar, Hassan Khatamnejhad, Vahid Fathi Numerical parametric investigation ofa gasoline fuelled partially-premixed ... temperature regions for baseline and adiabatic with EGR cases are the same Also at adiabatic case for 400°CA and 420°CA, these regions more spread out in the main chamber and the values of local ... working as a faculty in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Jubail University, Jubail, Saudi Arabia He also worked as a Professor and Head of department in the Department of Mechanical Engineering,...
... molecule (A) according to Eqn (2): A NC 2ị where N is Avogadros number (Table 1) The ability of AP1 to spread on an aqueous surface and to form a stable monolayer was investigated The barriers ofthe ... Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The band shapes ofthe single components are superpositions of Gaussian and Lorentzian band shapes Best ts were obtained by assuming a Gauss fraction of 0.550.6 The curfit ... plot analysis of AP1 (m), the known anionic a- AMP, maximin H5 (d), and peptides ofthe a- AMP dataset (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/biology/bru/amp_data.htm), all as described in the text AP1, maximin...
... existing data management offices and databases that could support ocean acidification observational and research data The FOARAM Act also calls for an “Ocean Acidification Information Exchange” that ... surface waters has already been observed in the Canada Basin ofthe Arctic Ocean (Bates et al., 2009; Yamamoto-Kawai et al., 2009) Persistent undersaturation of surface waters with respect to aragonite ... delineates ambitious priorities and goals for the National Ocean Acidification Program The FOARAM Act calls for the development ofa detailed, 10-year strategic plan for the National Ocean Acidification...
... The IOF Allocator as Part ofa Suite of Analytical Tools xii Internetting of Fires Is the Dynamic Pooling ofResources Enabled by C4ISR The IOF Allocator as Part ofthe WMT Suite of Analytical ... brought into a variety of programs for analysis The details and full description ofthe mathematical model at the heart ofthe IOF Allocator and its implementation are included in Appendixes A and ... preventing the shooters from attacking dead targets (which also may lead to an overestimation ofthe damage to targeted systems) This too was not a limitation tothe IOF Allocator but rather of the...
... formula A = r2 r ■ To find the area ofa parallelogram, use the formula A = bh h b ■ To find the area ofa rectangle, use the formula A = lw w l ■ To find the area ofa square, use the formula A = ... use the formula V = r2h h r S URFACE A REA The surface area of an object measures the combined area of each of its faces The total surface area ofa rectangular solid is double the sum ofthe area ... (the mode), the number that represents the middle value (the median), and/or the average of all the values (the mean) M EAN AND M EDIAN To find the average, or the mean, ofa set of numbers, add...
... In fact, there is a whole spectrum of explanatory and pragmatic trials [5] The second level of reporting is related tothe appraisal ofthe effect ofthe health service Appraisal means that an ... rank the offered levels for each ofthe four factors Second, several pairs of factor levels were presented tothe participants to assess the weight ofthe factors For that, the participants had to ... is based on the levels of assessment and appraisal as shown in Table The appraisal of health care services presumes that preferences can be measured and can be made available tothe policy and...
... simulator and injecting traffic from the simulator into the live network after the traffic has been subject to appropriate delays and losses Due tothe header added in ns-2 emulation, the Ethernet maximum ... configurations are evaluated by comparing the ATDiffs, which are the WATs of other configurations minus the WAT of uncompressed WAP 2.0 ATDiff = ATotherconf − ATnocomp WAP = WATotherconf − WATnocomp WAP 3.3 ... Telecommunications Engineering, and Associate Head for Graduate A airs His research interests are in the areas of architectural and protocol design and performance analysis for computer and telecommunication...
... NaCl plus chitosan compared to NaCl alone The serum + + electrolyte concentrations of Na and K were identical across all groups On the other hand, the BUN levels ofthe NaCl plus chitosan-treated ... Kannel WB Blood pressure as a cardiovascular risk factor: prevention and treatment JAMA 1996, 275, 1571-1576 13 Kim D, Yokozawa T, Hattori M, Kadota S, Namba T Effects of aqueous extracts of Apocynum ... pellet diet (Purina Rodent Laboratory Chow; Ralston Purina, USA) were given ad libitum The rats were acclimatized for days prior tothe start ofthe experiments and randomly allocated to five groups...
... Thai BL, Takayasu K, Takayama T, Kosuge T, Gunvén P, Yamazaki S, Hasegawa H, Ozaki H: Preoperative portal embolization to increase safety of major hepatectomy for hilar bile duct carcinoma: a ... Muto T, Ikari T, Yanagisawa A, Kato Y: Proliferative activity of intrahepatic colorectal metastases after preoperative hemihepatic portal vein embolization Hepatology 2001, 34:267-272 Wakabayashi ... Matsuyama Y, Nakayama A, Miyagawa S, Makuuchi M, Kawasaki S: Preoperative portal vein embolization: an audit of 84 patients Hepatology 1999, 29:1099-1105 Page of (page number not for citation...
... statistically Non-parametric tests were applied to assess the other variables Patient baseline characteristics, the treatment regimen, and molecular markers were each assessed for an association ... had a plateau to nearly same level at 21 days (Figure 2c) Caspase-3 values peaked at 24–48 hours before falling to near baseline levels at 21 days after the first chemotherapy with nearly similar ... significant (p = ns) We faced problems using Caspase-3 to evaluate the apoptotic index, as this terminal enzyme ofthe apoptotic cascade is cytoplasmic in location This led toa diffuse staining of...
... ofthe MMP family is the hallmark of several inflammatory disorders, including arthritis MMP-9, in particular, has been implicated in the degradation and damage of articular cartilage in RA and ... metalloproteinase (96-kd gelatinase B) in human rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis Rheum 1996, 39:1576-1587 Yoshihara Y, Nakamura H, Obata K, Yamada H, Hayakawa T, Fujikawa K, Okada Y: Matrix metalloproteinases ... La Fondation Armand-Frappier and the Canadian Arthritis Network 16 17 References Momohara S, Kashiwazaki S, Inoue K, Saito S, Nakagawa T: Elastase from polymorphonuclear leukocyte in articular...
... occur at nearly the same time The angular direction ofa phasor indicates the phase relationship between light and activity for an individual Greater amounts of activity near the onset of circadian ... indicate prolonged times of rest and, usually, darkness Although many analyses ofthe activity and ofthe transformed CS data are possible, the data in Figure were used to develop a quantitative ... perhaps reflecting a true continuum ofthe degree of circadian behavioral-entrainment among individuals The data from the rats in Figure 9b also show a clear and statistically significant separation,...
... cholesterol; CAD = coronary artery disease; AMI = acute myocardial infarction; ACS = acute coronary syndrome; CV = cardiovascular; Atorva = atorvastatin; Prava = Pravastatin; Simva = simvastatin the EURopean ... atherosclerosis)[81] All ofthe faxes (APPROACH HeartView diagrams and the one page statement) will be generated and sent automatically using a software program that has been developed for this trial and embedded ... not had a fasting lipid panel done in the six weeks prior to their cardiac catheterization; (2) they are already on a statin at maximal dose; (3) they are on a statin/lipid-lowering drug and the...
... self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression) and a rating of ‘own general health’ by means ofa visual analogue ‘thermometer’ scale The EQ5D has shown a good validity and ... offered a personal day structure program made by the nursing staff in collaboration with the recreational therapist Exercise and music therapy can be part of this day program Psycho-education is also ... severe, pharmacological therapy can be given by the elderly care physician, when deemed appropriate Monitoring Monitoring with a validated measurement instrument takes place to evaluate treatment...
... D, Weill A, Varroud-Vial M, Detournay B, Fagot-Campagna A: Prevalence of macrovascular complications and cardiovascular risk factors in people treated for diabetes and living in France: the ENTRED ... as compared to stable weight) and universal medical insurance coverage (-7.9) The effect ofthe other factors was limited toa maximum of point variations The negative association ofa severe hypoglycemic ... during the last quarter of 2001 were extracted from this database Statistical Analysis All descriptive statistics were presented as means and standard deviations for continuous variables, and as absolute...
... models These models are dual tothe centric models [15,16], and they have the same characteristics in terms of realism and computational behavior The fourth class of models, called sub-cellular lattice ... configuration obtained after 100,000 iterations with θ = 10 (b) The decrease ofthe energy as a function ofthe iteration steps (c) The evolution ofthe accpetance rate as a function ofthe iteration steps ... and that white cells may ˆ be surrounded by black cells The estimated value θ was Experimental data Estimation ofthe adhesion strength was also performed on a real data example We used data from...
... referred to as the ‘enhanced map’ The performance ofthe enhanced map was evaluated against the performance ofthe dictionary map alone by using double-coded AIS data In addition, the value of free ... example, to evaluate the performance ofthe enhanced map against the dictionary map, the percentage of ISS values which were the same in the ‘AIS08 & Map08’ pairing was assessed against the percentage ... Consequently, a desire to keep AIS mapping “relatively easy” [25] may have been a factor in the AAAM only assigning a single map to and from AIS98 for each AIS08 code Similarly, a desire to Palmer et al...
... AG35 and AG36), Limousin (AG23, AG32, AG37, AG39 and AG41) and Mertolenga breeds (AG12 and AG17) For the Algarvia population, the average value of Q was 0.85 ± 0.27 and was the lowest among all ... Garvonesa, two Mertolenga and one Preta individuals Two Algarvia animals (AG40 and AG43) and one Garvonesa shared a T 1a haplotype Interestingly, a T 1a haplotype found in one Algarvia (AG16) and three ... Garvonesa (AG24, AG27, AG33, AG34 and AG35), four with Preta (AG40, AG41, AG42 and AG43) and five with Mertolenga (AG12, AG17, AG23, AG32 and AG37) Results ofthe FCA showed that Preta is the most...
... HOW TO TELL THE SEX OFA BIRD THIS IS AMAZING !!! Until now I never fully understood how to tell the difference between Male and Female birds I always thought it had to be determined surgically ... now Below are two birds Study them closely See if you can spot which ofthe two is the Female It can be done Even by one with limited bird watching skills…! Send this to all ofthe men you ... watching skills…! Send this to all ofthe men you know, who could with a good laugh, and to all women who have a great sense of humor !!! Collection by FGMLGMU 06/03/2011 ...
... first, the twenty specific amino acids specifically attach tothe transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules via covalent linkage with the help of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs), the catalyst ofthe aminoacylation ... common to archaea and bacteria (Hartman and Smith 2010) In the translational process, the initiation factor in bacteria, IF2, and their archaeal homologs, the EF1, EF2, aeIF5b and aeIF2 bring the ... The aaRSs are multi-domain proteins, in which only one domain works as the catalytic domain, the others are capable of anticodon binding, aaRS-tRNA stabilization and tRNA deacylation Among them,...