... of information from a given number of crossings, the effect of a reduction of the number of parents on the one hand andof a reduction in the number of offsprings per family on the other on the ... values of around 330 kg/m Genetic variation among families was Variation among cloned full-sibs The last columns of Table Vi provide information on the variation among cloned full-sibs All traits ... variability and the strong genetic control of these traits permit Furthermore, traits were measured in one nursery trial, and the reader knows that selection either among clones or among parents and...
... Station, France Each calving record included information on the following: region of origin and sire of the heifer, pelvic opening and season of calving, sex and birth weight of the calf, and ... from (23) and (24) , 2l , , T Ul u v, , B Conditional density of « riskH variables The conditional density of y, and y, given is assumed to be multivariate normal with location and dispersion following ... be a non-linear function ofgeneticand non -genetic variables (sire, breed, herd-year) and may also depend on quantitative response variates A possible course of action in the analysis of this...
... atmospheric and land processes that affect the transport, transformation, and deposition of atmospheric pollutants (Byun and Ching, 1999) and explicitly accounts for the formation of secondary particulate ... continuation of conventional coal combustion technologies used in 2000 with limited environmental controls, addition of best available emission control technologies (BACT) to the conventional Mongolia ... the concentrations of these pollutants are often correlated with PM and inclusion of the impacts of all pollutants individually would potentially overestimate the contribution of air pollution...
... ability of the nanowires to template epitaxially at the onset of nucleation In this work, we demonstrate the growth of dense, epitaxial Ge nanowires on a (111) silicon substrate using annealing and ... of Ge nanowires on Si (111) substrates at a growth temperature of 280 °C Figure illustrates our explanation of the mechanism by which annealing affects nanowire nucleation and the selection of ... in nanowire nucleation with growth observed in arbitrary directions because of the nonuniform nature of the catalyst/substrate interface To confirm the critical role of a well-formed Au–Si interface...
... reaction conditions for C3H6 oxidation Composition Concentration, % Deficient oxygen Excess oxygen condition Excess oxygen condition with condition with co-existing of CO co-existing of CO and ... lean and H2 at rich conditions on NO conversion is investigated, both at steady-state conditions Furthermore, the model is also applied for the simulationof emissions of hydrocarbons, CO, and ... oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, - The formation of water via an adsorbed hydroxyl species (OH), - Reactions for the conversion of nitrogen oxides [101] Table 1.4 Surface reactions of...
... measure of device satisfaction and could be considered a separate stand-alone Page of 17 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:83 http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/83 ... (Scaling) For item reduction both item psychometric properties and conceptual importance were taken into consideration in making retention/deletion decisions for the initial potential pool of 60 ... of 17 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:83 depression (CES-D) decreases and/ or level of family and friends support of diabetes management efforts...
... distribution of osteogenic cells on the surface of proteincoated HA, and subsequently improving cell proliferation and differentiation, and promoting new bone formation [32-35] Additionally the ... osteoblasts function in conditioned culture Differentiation ability of ECs induced from bone marrow was determined by the expression of endothelial markers, VEGFR-2 and vWF, using immunocytofluorescence ... and osteoconductive It suggests that the addition of HA to PCL will improve the biocompatibility and osteoconductivity of the polymer [12-14] However, the precise dose-response relationship of...
... measure of device satisfaction and could be considered a separate stand-alone Page of 17 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:83 http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/83 ... (Scaling) For item reduction both item psychometric properties and conceptual importance were taken into consideration in making retention/deletion decisions for the initial potential pool of 60 ... of 17 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:83 depression (CES-D) decreases and/ or level of family and friends support of diabetes management efforts...
... of only N, P fertilizing, no irigation 3.2.1.4 Effect of irigation and N, P fertilizing on K supply capacity of land for plant K supply capacity of land for plant in conditions of irigation and ... climatic conditions, land of Lamson area 2.3.3 Method of data collection Investigation and collection of information related to the production, sugarcane cultivation techniques in the region through ... Corporation Lamson production and invest for farmers through sugarcane purchase contracts sugarcane; 3.1% NPK fertilizers by the Lam Son and additional inorganic N In addition, a small proportion of...
... level of the trait A major problem in the recognition of responsiveness is a knowledge of its genetic control, which should be independent of the genetic control of the trait itself One solution ... control of the responsiveness of a trait is true, it should be included in selection programs In many cases, for example, selection for low responsiveness should be more important than selection for ... castaneum, ponte, milieu dégradé Several studies have shown that in addition to the control of the level of a quantitative trait, there may be an independent control of the responsiveness of this trait...
... Lowlands Acculturation Scale Validity of an Adaptation Measure Among Migrants in the Netherlands The impact of war Studies on the psychological consequences of war and migration Delft: Eburon ... disclosing reasons for their cancellation and without negative consequences for their future care Participants sign a written informed consent Vote of the ethics committee The design and conduct of the ... psychometric properties of the translated instruments Other limitations of the study are that therapists will become aware of the intervention, and contamination between intervention and control group therapists...
... evidence for a relationship between task demand and prefrontal function Bipolar Disord 2007, 9(4):358-69 15 Goghari VM, Sponheim SR, Macdonald AW: The Functional Neuroanatomy of Symptom Dimensions ... ANOVA models on the cluster peaks of activation to explore the direction of the group differences, by extracting the beta estimate of activation at the voxel of peak activation for each cluster ... bipolar disorder and healthy participants The lateral prefrontal cortex has a central role in executive control and response selection, in the dynamic allocation of attentional resources, and in filtering...
... methods for experiments focusing on mechanistic pathways, including studies of DEX regulation of chondrocyte transcription, effects of DEX on iNOS mRNA and protein levels, and inhibition of glucocorticoid ... read at 260 nm and 280 nm to measure the concentration of RNA and the purity of the extract Reverse transcription of equal quantities of RNA (2.5 μg) from each condition was performed using the ... Authors’ contributions YCL conducted all the experiments, analyzed the data, conceived ofand designed the studies, confirmed data analysis and wrote the manuscript CE and AJG conceived ofand designed...
... gene expression and may therefore contribute to the selection response for growth Both HWS and LWS pullets showed delayed age of onset of egg production, and a considerable proportion of LWS females ... days of age for more than 45 generations The average LWS and HWS chicks weigh 0.2 kg and 1.8 kg respectively at selection age Descriptions of the selection programme and correlated responses of ... Fitzsimmons C, Arvestad L, Andersson L, Lundeberg J: ESTs from brain and testis of White Leghorn and red junglefowl: annotation, bioinformatic classification of unknown transcripts and analysis of...
... Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes 3rd edition Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2005 Romeo R, Byford S, Knapp M: Annotation: economic evaluations of child and adolescent ... combination with (b) the high concentration of patients among a small total number of specialists and (c) the very small number of prescriptions traditionally written by this specialist group Even for ... exceeding the growth of prescriptions (for ADHD treatments between 1998 and 2005, +132%)[19] One new product (MPH-MR12, cf Table 1) alone accounted for 42% of prescriptions, and 45% of pharmaceutical...
... phospholipid content such that the concentration of arachidonic acid is reduced (61) The effect of the combination of fish oil and antioxidant supplements on 16 HIB and airway inflammation in adults ... exercise-induced bronchoconstriction as compared to those without it (29) Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a complication of asthma that affects 80-90% of people ... acute or chronic effect of fish oil or one of its components on airway smooth muscle contractility is thus unclear Should an association exist, the reason forreduced airway smooth muscle contractility...
... and SD of cell-free layer widths 59 (c) Effect of aggregation and flow reduction on mean and SD of cell-free layer widths 60 (d) Effect of aggregation and flow reduction on dynamics ... EFFECT OF RED BLOOD CELL AGGREGATION ON ARTERIOLAR CELL-FREE LAYER FORMATION AND ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS ONG PENG KAI (B.Eng.(Hons.),NUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... Effect of aggregation and flow rate on mean and SD of cell-free layer widths 68 (c) Cell-free layer variations in terms of frequency distribution and magnitude of deviation from...
... UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: BASES FOR LISTENING AND SPEAKING ACTIVITIES” prepared and submitted by HOANG THI NHUNG in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy major in ... English has been examined and is recommended for Oral Examination MATILDA H DIMAANO, Ph.D Adviser PANEL OF EXAMINERS Approved by the committee on Oral Examination with a grade of _ DR AMADA G BANAAG ... degree of Doctor of Philosophy major in English has been examined and is recommended for Oral Examination MATILDA H DIMAANO, Ph.D Adviser PANEL OF EXAMINERS Approved by the committee on Oral...
... responsible for discoloration of meat and acceleration of lipid oxidation [8, 11] However, less information regarding the influence of the oxidation products of myoglobin and lipid on stability of fish ... quality of beer, forexamplefor cultivar identification or as an indication of malting quality parameters [4], and it is influenced by soil conditions, crop rotation, fertilization, and weather conditions ... of Fe2? and/ or 123 Changes in non-heme iron content Ab The released of non-heme iron content from oxymyoglobin and metmyoglobin solutions as affected by Fe2? and/ or H2O2 is shown in Fig 2c Non-heme...
... the concentration of H2S and HCl concentration to values below ppmv Today, the industrial implementation of WGS takes place usually in a series of adiabatic converters where the effluent is converted ... plant and the gasifier model description, this work shows the results of the system simulations carried out to analyse the influence on the hydrogen conversion efficiency of the variation of the ... Rapagna high conversion of methane and tars are expected with the process configuration chosen here; for this reason, the catalytic filter candles were considered able to enhance the reactions up to...