... acknowledge the risk of influential interaction between the interviewer andthe interviewed during the interviews that could influence the statements ofthe interviewed e.g., the use of leading questions ... applied inthe dairy sector in many ways and for many reasons Inthe following we will discuss the consequences of variation and bias inrelationto monitoring of animal disease incidence on herd and ... perceptions and reasoning behind generation of data andto describe the interaction and relations between the recording of metritis scores and veterinarians' decision making connected to metritis...
... restoration effort to reduce the grazing pressure by sea urchins inthe barren grounds inthe inner areas ofthe bay MATERIALS AND METHODS Study site The study was carried out inthe inner and ... substratum ofthe bottom sediment, percentage covers of macroalgae and seagrass, andthe population of infauna were quantified inthe 50 m × m belt transects inthe outer (Line 1) and inner (Line 2) ... boulder, cobble and pebble (Table and 2) Thus, the bottom sediment was not a major factor leading tothe different distribution of sea urchin inthe outer and inner areas ofthe bay Restoration effort...
... ligand-binding domain; a transmembrane domain; an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain; and a C-terminal regulatory domain [2] The extracellular domain is subdivided further into four domains The ... discovery ofthe ‘tooth-lid factor’ led tothe identification ofthe genetic causes of certain types of human cancers, andtothe genetic classification of a variety of tumors of apparently the same ... ligand binding, as described below (Fig 1A) Eleven ligands are known to bind tothe ERBB family of receptors [3] These can be classified into three groups (a) ligands that specifically bind to...
... [39] These results showed that the introduction of five arginines into the Ser/Thr surface increased considerably the thermotolerance inthe presence ofthe substrate Another trend is that in thermophilic ... appears to mimic the binding ofthe xylose ring inthe active site The binding of glycerol to a single site may suggest that this site is the strongest binding subsite for the xylose subunits of xylan ... reflected inthe increased frequency of total number of atoms, charged amino acids and hydrogen bonds Another feature appears to be the increase inthe number of residues inthe b-strands This indicates...
... with the help of a translator The basic information of planted clone, area of plantation and age ofthe trees was obtained in this way In addition, information on plantation history and agroforestry ... plantations inthe country According to FAO (2005), the total area of rubber plantations in Thailand was 680 000 in 2005 According tothe statistics ofthe Rubber Research Institute of Thailand (RRIT ... introduced in Asia in 1876, when seeds were first shipped from the Amazonas tothe United Kingdom and further to Ceylon and planted there Inthe following year, rubber trees were planted in Singapore and...
... Changing trends in technology and manufacturing are a further source of misclassification, possibly playing a role in some sectors like food manufacturing and dry cleaning Inthe case ofthe food ... related tothe design, conduct, interpretation, or publication ofthe research The findings and conclusions in this report are those ofthe authors and not necessarily represent the views ofthe ... AW and MG interpreted the data and contributed tothe writing ofthe manuscript and all authors participated in revisions ofthe manuscript and approved it Acknowledgements The authors wish to...
... footprinting ofthe chromatin assembled at 70 mM salt The primer was located 196 bp upstream ofthe lac operator L1, hybridizing tothe bottom strand, as depicted inthe cartoon inthe left-hand ... due to R3 binding (D) Higher-resolution MNase footprinting ofthe chromatin assembled over d30 and d35 The 5¢ boundary ofthe nucleosome between L1 and L2 is close tothe 3¢ edge of L1 in d30 and ... absent inthe lower panel (d35) (F) Higher-resolution MNase footprinting ofthe chromatin assembled over d35 shows the increased nuclease sensitivity ofthe top strand ofthe DNA inthe presence of...
... However, the lesson ofthe hero-tale is that these things are useless if the hero doesn't believe in himself InThe Matrix, the Oracle tells Neo that he isn't "The One," meaning the guy who's going to ... unaware ofthe outside world and that there is a better place for them than inside the cave A few escape and come intothe light When they do, they realize how much they have missed and cannot and ... Morpheus, Trinity, Neo andthe others are waging a war against A.I run rampant, the creators of that AI were their own ancestors Star Wars is decidedly less complex, and doesn't bother to give us...
... facies and silty clay of lagoonal facies inthe central part passing into silty clay of flood plain, oxbow, coastal swamp and peat facies inthe direction from the plain tothe modern ... Hai Hung Formation inthe upper sequence andthe fine sediments of deltaic and marine facies of Vinh Phuc Formation inthe lower sequence. The sediment of Vinh Phuc Formation was weathered (Fig. ... swamp and marine facies (formed inthe final stage of each cycle). Based on this point of view, the Quaternary sediments inthe Red River Delta can be divided into the following ...
... contributions TM and OB had full access to all ofthe data inthe study and take responsibility for the integrity ofthe data andthe accuracy ofthe data analysis OB and TM conceived and designed the study ... follow-up (0 to 14, 15 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64, 65 to 69 and 70+) and calendar period of follow-up (1961 to 1965, , 2001 to 2005, 2006 to 2007 Case ... immigrants and native Swedes are in line with the results of studies inthe US [41,42] The decrease in breast cancer case fatality is probably reflecting the better prognosis and, thus, increasing...
... record the passing ofthe first hegemony of Kish tothe "Kingdom of Eanna", the latter taking its name from the famous temple of Anu and Ishtar inthe old city of Erech The text continues: The kingdom ... migration into Canaan and closing with Joseph's death in Egypt But the aim ofthe book is not confined to recounting the ancestry of Israel It seeks also to show her relationto other peoples inthe ... is of native workmanship, but the influence of Egypt may be seen inthe technique ofthe carving, inthe winged disk above the figures, and still more inthe representation ofthe goddess in...
... relationto human becomes closer andthe more the level of abstract ofthe noun becomes lower the numbers of verbs that are closely related to them ~id therefore have to associate to them (nouns) ... equivalents in detail at the lower level categories (2) To each verb found inthe process ofthe association, consults ordinary dictionary of translation equivalents and word usage of verbs and obtain the ... (1) Find a pair of verb and associated translation equivalent ( D o , Play : ~ - & ) that can be associated in common to a part ofthe structure ofthe categories as in Fig.l, and then find appropriate...
... cells to upregulate prostaglandin synthesis, resulting in increased permeability ofthe blood-brain barrier [46]; thus the administration of LPS to fetal sheep results inthe extravasation of plasma ... proteins and macrophages into the brain [46] TNFa and IL6 are cytokines involved in cell-mediated immune response and their production has been shown to be associated with tissue inflammation and ... autism Investigators have proposed infectious, autoimmune, and cytokine-related etiologies These information initiate our interest to measure concentrations of Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ together with caspase3...
... this study whether the abnormal fatigue pattern is a result ofthe pain or is part ofthe causal mechanisms leading to pain The findings need to be corroborated and further explored in additional ... forearm pain we need new hypotheses to understand the results Due tothe cross-sectional study design we cannot infer whether the diminished fatigue response precedes the development of pain and maybe ... following the 10 minutes exercise at 15% of MVC as indicated by a 17 % decline in twitch force compared to baseline levels The fatigue developed further during the first 15 minutes ofthe recovery...
... contributed tothe concept and interpretation ofthe data, DB contributed tothe concept, design, statistical analysis and interpretation ofthe data, and drafted the manuscript All authors read and ... plus 1000 new randomly selected participants were added to increase the number of younger individuals and immigrants within the sample Ofthe 2300 invited, 1691 persons (803 men and 888 women) ... status, and residence Ethnicity was dichotomized according to whether the woman was born in Norway or not Marital status was dichotomized according to whether the woman was married/cohabitating or...
... preparation and conduct ofthe study andthe editing ofthe article BR contributed to shaping ofthe article andthe editing ofthe article GEE contributed tothe statistical analyses andthe editing of ... characteristics; however inthe genetic counseling setting it is interesting to analyze them together since they are very similar with regard tothe risk they are living with, they share some common ... attention, and fear) was not too high to include them as independent determinants inthe regression models To investigate the ability ofthe models (which includes avoidance, attention, and fear) to...
... spruce natural forest inthe whole height profile ofthe virgin forest The testing ofthe influence ofthe altitude revealed its great influence inthe growth stage Inthe optimum and breakdown stages ... inthe index was confirmed inthe spruce virgin forest inthe altitudinal range of 1,300–1,400 m The analysis ofthe structure ofthe spruce virgin forest in Nefcerka NNR assessed according to ... from the aspect ofthe survival and growth of spruce seedlings An analysis ofthe influence ofthe seedbed on the number of spruce and rowan individuals is recorded in Table The analysis of this...
... observed inthe fall of 2004 inthe West and Southwest of France, inthe Southern Alps andin Corsica [15] A mild 2003–2004 winter may have allowed remaining larvae to survive despite the overall ... stressed inthe spring [16] and severe cold during the winter had damaged some crowns [61] The addition of all these climatic factors weakened spruce stands thus promoting the increase of bark ... association with Tortrix viridana L., continued to increase in 2003 and 2004 inthe north-eastern regions [21, 32] In Switzerland, the extent ofthe defoliation observed in 2004 indicated that the 2003...
... for SI 20 and 15% of thinning intensity to 30% for SI 12 andthe strongest thinning) andin thinnings (close to 25% higher matching the best site quality andthe strongest thinning) The ratio ... at 22 years In order to get the final intensity ofthe thinning regime simulated, the type of both thinnings was changed by increasing the proportion of trees removed and decreasing the SGratio, ... exports of pine plantations and thinning 379 Figure Nutrient removals and nutrient returns to soil as logging residues due to thinnings and clear-cutting as a function of thinning intensity and site...
... production in a single growing season [6, 28, 29, 36] The increasing interest in intensive poplar culture requires a better understanding ofthe mechanisms determining productivity Interspecific and intersectional ... allowing us to study thein uence of differences in leaf characteristics on stand-level light impact independently of branching 2.2 Leaf anatomy and stomata During the third growing season ofthe ... expanding leaves) Inthe present study, the observed variations were the result ofthe combined effects of irradiance and leaf aging, leaves at the base ofthe stems being the oldest ones and...