... interactions, such as interception of radiation or uptake of air pollutants, the leaf surface is the interface between the tree and the environment Consequently, area based valuesof antioxidants and ... economic importance of Fagus sylvatica only a few studies focused on seasonal and spatial changes of antioxidants and pigments [11, 12, 19, 29, 30] Differences in the content of antioxidants and ... 55-year-old forest stand [32] throughout one growing season The contents of protective pigments and antioxidants of seedling and adult tree leaves were examined in response to crown position in order...
... measurements of net CO assim2 ilation rate, and leaf conductance to water vapor, were performed in situ in attached, fully expanded leaves of control plants and resprouts of burned and tree-felled stands ... weight (DW), mineral content and leaf area (LA) determinations Environmental conditions (incident radiation [PAR], air and leaf temperature, vapor pressure deficit) during sampling and mesurements ... were randomly selected on each sampling day Q ilex leaves of lower canopy from the different crowns of undisturbed stand (control) were compared with resprouting leaves of crowns of burned and...
... (cytological map position: 86 DI-D4) The results of the analyses of the slopes seem to contradict the conclusions drawn from the comparison of the LD values The regression slopes showed a 50 consistent pattern ... relatively high concentrations [19, 25] Environmental ethanol is a significant agent of selection in natural populations of D melanogaster Both adults and larvae can use a low concentration of external ... characterized by the LD value, 50 that is the alcohol concentration which kills 50 % of the individuals We also calculated the LD valueson the basis of the regression equations predicted by 50 Fu...
... Association and International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation recommended (grade IIB) continuous vasopressin infusion in refractory septic shock [54] However, the effects of vasopressin on regional ... inadequacy of blood flow distribution is mirrored by the absence of correlation between splanchnic blood flow and the PCO2 gap Reported data on the effects of dobutamine and norepinephrine on splanchnic ... haemoglobin concentration and a lower gastric pHi Short-term infusion of µg/kg per dopexamine in 10 patients with septic shock increased both microvascular haemoglobin saturation and concentration, whereas...
... high level of anxiety/depressive symptoms Attention- and conduct problems Variables concerning attention- and conduct problems were derived from the school adjustment part of the questionnaire, ... hyperactivity/attention problems [4-8]; internalizing disorders: depression, anxiety and suicidal behaviour; and physical complaints [2,9-13] The discussion on casual connections between behaviour, health and ... percentile of the Young-HUNT population According to this classification “attention problems” were present at a cut off point between four and five and “conduct problems” present between five and six...
... INTRODUCTION This part consists of the rationale, the aims of the study, the research questions, the scope of the study, the methods of the study and the design of the study Rationale Translation used ... of descriptive analysis and statistic Design of the study This research consists of parts: INTRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONCLUSION Part A: INTRODUCTION This part discusses rationale, aims of ... vibrate with the song Of a man condemned to death They sleep on a dusty shelf And, in a young mountain, the body of my growing son Though now and then I dive Over my handlebars And fall on the muddy...
... function of the price of imports and the domestic price of high -value poultry, increases relative to the aggregate price of low -value poultry, consumers will increase their consumption of low -value ... and low -value products is limited Therefore, we assumed an elasticity valueof 0.5 for all regions Based on the assumed valuesof the elasticities of substitution and the initial consumption budget ... benchmark trade flows and total expenditures on imports by each region The valuesof the calibrated import prices are also a function of the valueof the elasticity of substitution between import...
... Description of Result – Question – Questionnaire for consumers of Vinaconex – ITC and VIPACO Chart 4.10 Description of Result – Question – Questionnaire for consumers of Vinaconex – ITC and VIPACO ... for consumers of Vinaconex – ITC Chart 4.7 Description of Result – Question – Questionnaire for consumers of VIPACO Chart 4.8 Description of Result – Question – Questionnaire for consumers of VIPACO ... Description of Result – Question – Questionnaire for consumers of Vinaconex – ITC and VIPACO Chart 4.12 Description of Result – Question – Questionnaire for managers of Vinaconex -ITC and VIPACO...
... distribution, sales and competition Economic aspects of social responsibility of a business is the basis for the operation of the business Most of the economic obligations in business are institutionalized ... : Question - Description of Result 29 Table : Question -Description of Result 30 Table 10 : Question - Description of Result 31 Table 11 : Question - Description of Result ... level consistent with the norms, valuesand social expectations are common" (Prakash, Sethi, 1975) Or "social responsibility of enterprises, including the expectations of society on economic,...
... JF, McPherson GR 147–165 Tucson, USA: University of Arizona Press Flanagan, L, LA Weaver, and PJ Carlson 2002 Seasonal and interannual variation in carbon dioxide exchange and carbon balance ... precipitation values during the growing season for 2002 and 2003 Average monthly precipitation is 70 year average (1939-2009) Polley et al 2010) Precipitation influences NEE by controlling rates of both ... influenced NEE, GEP, and RE (Figure 4) Daily valuesof NEE were below zero for the entire summer of 2002 The dry conditions in 2002 also suppressed both GEP and RE Maximum GEP values were just above...
... Index of tree-ring width stand 1887 1907 stand 1927 1947 stand 1967 Fig Synchronization of average treering curves of individual stands stand 1987 2007 Position of curves (years) Table Synchronization ... ARSTAN application The chronology has low valuesof autocorrelation The standard regional tree-ring chronology was also established The range of the created regional tree-ring chronologies is from ... Synchronization of average tree-ring curves of individual stands T-test (according to Baillie & Pilcher) (according to Hollstein) Synchronization of curves (%) Stand × stand 11.66 9.36 77 Stand × stand...
... traits [13], and possibly in allocation patterns, but not to morphological ones CONCLUSIONS Results of the present study confirm the importance of light on growth andon crown, shoot and needle ... analyzed using non-linear functions of Table Curve 2d software (SPSS Inc.); the coefficient of determination (r2), the statistical significance of the regression (P) and the 95% confidence limits ... competition on growth and morphological parameters was not statistically detectable, although an effect in non-limiting light conditions is possible On the basis of the present andof previous...
... PAR and in the global solar irradiance wave bands (table V) The low valueof the coefficient of variation, in both the thinned and the unthinned stand, accounts for a random distribution of trees ... proportion of visible radiation is absorbed by leaves, resulting in higher extinction coefficients and, as we found here, in higher valuesof Tg than of Tpar As a consequence, the effective k values ... Radiation interception and productivity of willow J Appl Ecol 24, 261-278 Gholz HL (1982) Environmental limits on aboveground net primary production, leaf area and biomass in vegetation zones of...
... Tyree and Hammel (1972) w Pairs ofvaluesof leaf water potential Ψ and leaf saturation deficit D, corresponding to successive states of dehydration, are plotted as: This expression relies on ... also display the s largest valuesof F Finally, no statistical correlation was noted between F s and L/S valuesof individual twigs for tween species and growth conditions There are many differences ... lower valuesof Π and Ψ than those of most species Similar low values have been observed in Malus domestica (-2.2 and -3.3 MPa, Fanjul and Rosher, 1984) and Olea oleaster (-2.0 and -2.9...
... number of male patients at all and non smoking males We think both, gender and smoking have influenceon local control, although we could not demonstrate significance on the basis of our data One ... difference among female smokers and non smokers with a strong tendency to better prognosis of non smoking females None of the female non smokers suffered from local recurrence Also among males there ... protocols On the other hand only 10 patients were treated outside the RTOG protocol and the differences between the three protocols in dose and chemotherapy are only marginal Conclusion In conclusion,...
... information JEH is Professor of Molecular Microbiology, and JNW is Research Fellow in the Molecular Microbiology Group, Division of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity, University of Southampton Medical ... problems of two-dimensional gels associated with poor solubility of membrane proteins and has the addi tional advantage of providing an indication of relative abundance based on the number of peptide ... both homologous and heteroo l gous OM preparations Immunoblots were reacted with sera, at a standard dilution, taken from the individual pre-colonization and post-colonization In each case...
... terms of effect sizes To rate a patient’s condition on the CGI-I clinicians first have to remember the patient’s condition at admission and then contrast it to their condition at present By contrast, ... Authors’ contributions TF contributed to conception and design of the study, conducted the statistical analysis and wrote the manuscript AS participated in the analysis and interpretation of the data ... the role of memory effects on results in CGI-I until a definite conclusion on this issue is possible The congruenceof ratings from the three perspectives on CGI-I was moderate to good and much...
... a cutoff value) Continuous covariates (age, SAPS II score, annual number of ICU admissions, annual volume of severe sepsis admissions, number of ICU beds, number of hospital beds, number of intensivists ... Number of admissions with severe sepsis per year Total number of admissions per year Number of ICU beds Number of hospital beds Staffing aValues are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (median) ... ICUs and more than half of all ICU beds in The Netherlands Twenty-nine of the 32 ICUs returned the questionnaire (response rate 90.6%) One ICU did not register the variable 'confirmed infection',...
... Purification 2.4.1 Purification of Ku70/80 In total four different Ku constructs were expressed and purified from SF9 cells These constructs only differed in the C-terminal region of Ku80 and the ... and 60bp substrates were performed with 500fmol of DNA per reaction to a final concentration of 25nM while reactions with ~400bp and plasmid DNA were performed with 154fmol of DNA Single stranded ... “error prone” the NHEJ pathway repairs DSBs much quicker than HR and is initiated within seconds of the formation of a break NHEJ is also not restrained to one stage of the cell cycle and instead...