... surveys); the community biomass was determined according to a yield method in the case of herbaceous plants and on the basis of measurements of tree stands and empirical formulas (Sulinski 1997; Weiner ... (number of species) in plant communities depending on the age and category of areas in the Szczakowa sand mine cast Age of areas (years) Shannon diversity index 'H' Number of vascular plant species ... number was 77 including 70 vascular plant species and moss and lichen species (Table 4) It was quite high compared to the total number of vascular plant species in the vicinity of a sand excavation...
... Fluorescence emission was recorded at 460 and 580 nm After a 20 sec baseline reading, 0.1 ml of PBS containing 10 µM of the compound investigated was added, and the fluorescence signal was recorder for ... biosynthesis of chrysomelidial and salicin These substances are synthesized and secreted as part of a defense mechanism used by larvae of beetles (Chrysomelidae) Their synthesis has been previously ... (A) and CHO cells expressing hSGLT2 (B) was determined by IC50 assessment Different concentrations of thioglycoside I and VII in log scale were plotted against [14C]AMG uptake as percentage of...
... quite as independent of Hegel asof Kant, of Vico asof Spinoza Of course he has made use of the best of Hegel, just as every thinker makes use of his predecessors and is in his turn made use of ... verisimilar andof naturalism–Critique of ideas in art, of art as thesis, andof the typical–Critique of the symbol andof the allegory–Critique of the theory of artistic and literary categories–Errors ... else The doctrine of the concept andof the organism of the concepts, of definition, of system, of philosophy, andof the various sciences, and the like, will fill the place of these and will constitute...
... absence of style, of objective and subjective, of classic and romantic, of simple and ornate, of proper and metaphorical, of the fourteen forms of metaphor, of the figures of word andof sentence, and ... quite as independent of Hegel asof Kant, of Vico asof Spinoza Of course he has made use of the best of Hegel, just as every thinker makes use of his predecessors and is in his turn made use of ... HISTORICISM AND INTELLECTUALISM IN AESTHETIC Critique of the verisimilar andof naturalism Critique of ideas in art, of art as thesis, andof the typical Critique of the symbol andof the allegory...
... proteins ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1 ) and AS2 and the chromatin-remodeling factor HIRA AS1 and AS2 form a repressor complex that binds directly to two DNA motif sites that flank the enhancer element of ... proteins such as CTCF may have acquired additional functions with increased complexity of the genome (reviewed in [4]) In yeast (S cerevisiae), which has a haploid genome size of 13 megabases, the ... thaliana, binding of the ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1 ) -AS2 complex at two specific DNA sites flanking the enhancer is required to silence the expression of the BP gene Recruitment of the histone chaperone...
... goodnessof-fit of TIMP-1, lactic acid, and SOFA scores as criterion variables and mortality as the response variable Relative risk and 95% confidence intervals were calculated as measurements of the ... levels of TIMP-1, reduced Figure and SOFA score as predictors of mortality Receiver operation characteristic analysis using TIMP-1, lactic acid, and SOFA score as predictors of mortality The areas ... specificity into collagenases (MMP-1, -8, and -13), gelatinases (MMP-2 and -9), stromelysins (MMP-3, 10, -11), elastases (MMP-7 and -12), and membrane-type (MT-MMPs, MMP-14, -15, -16, and -17) MMPs have...
... gardens often assumed to (and ought to) be inclusive? Can we posit community gardens to be necessarily both spaces of inclusions and exclusions, and why? Instead of reifying the simple (and almost ... systems of government through community Exclusion, then, emerges as the “outcome of a mismatch between the norms, aspirations, and communication through threads of social power and control, and the ... framework of this thesis 2.2 Urban community gardens as research space 2.2.1 Community gardens: spaces of inclusions and community bonding There has been a long and rich history of practices associated...
... concentrations ofAsand Cd was used in the experiment Physico-chemical properties of the soil were measured by the standard methods ofsoil chemical analysis (NIAST, 1988) and were shown in Table Soil was ... contents ofAsand Cd in agricultural products were significantly increased as the concentrations ofAsand Cd in soils were increased, basically Table shows that the contents ofAs in edible part of ... As the concentrations of Cd andAs in soils were increased, the contents of Cd andAs in agricultural products were significantly increased, basically The contents of Cd in the edible parts of...
... is a reduction ofplant growth (plant height and biomass of Brassica juncea L.) with increasing concentration of Cu in soil The accumulation of heavy metal in plant tissues of Brassica juncea ... rate of biomass decreases only by 53% The results showed that the uptake of Cu by Brassica juncea L plants corresponded to the increasing level of Cu contamination of soil, while the biomass was ... accumulation in plants is much faster than the decrease of rate ofplant growth For example, the contents of Cu in plant increase by 208% when the rate of Cu application increases to 200 ppm...
... seasonal dynamics of temperature and moisture at various soil depths in these burned and adjacent unburned areas, and (c) how changes in plant cover and temperature and moisture in the soil caused ... such as slope and exposure as well as similarities in stand structure before the fire took place The size of the study area was 144 m by 44 m in Trevelin stand and 128 m by 64 m in Bolsón stand ... direct solar radiation of soils of mesic areas as compared to those of xeric areas [20] 70 M.F Urretavizcaya et al 4.3 Soil moisture Fire effects upon soil moisture are indirect and not frequently...
... are based on the measurement of a physical property of the soil that depends on the soil- water content Sensors permanently installed in the soil are used and these must be connected to a measuring ... solids (between and 5), and about 80-fold higher than that of air (1.0005 at 20 ºC and 105 Pa) This large difference between the dielectric constant of water and the rest of the soil phases means ... aim of the present work was to compare the results obtained in the measurement of soil- water contents obtained using a NP and TDR At the same time, the temporal and spatial evolution of the soil- water...
... sandy soil was slightly more acid (pH = 3.9) than that of the sandy soil (pH = 4.4) Table 4.1: Initial soil carbon and texture of the experimental sites Parameters Sandy soil Crusted sandy soil ... decomposition andnutrient release patterns of Acacia tumida prunings for better management ofnutrient supplies for the benefit of crops On the other hand, the rate and pattern of decomposition and mineralization ... different soil textures (sandy soiland crusted sandy soil) The choice of organic materials used in this study was justified by the importance of these materials in the maintenance ofsoil fertility...
... available data shows that both soiland under groundwater of a vast area of Bangladesh has been threatened with arsenic contamination affecting health of millions of people In Bangladesh high arsenic ... Analysis Of Organic Carbon, Nitrogen And Sulfur Contents of total organic C (TOC) , total N (TN) and total S(TS) were measured after 1M-HCI treatment of 15 mg samples by combustion and gas chromatography ... mitigation of arsenic problem of Bangladesh Establishment of Quality assurance in the analysis ofsoiland water samples related to Arsenic problem is very important d) Essential to findout the exact and...
... Government, 2004) Points of Flow measurement and Water sampling OUTLINE OF SURVEY Soil Points ofSoil sampling Akadama soil Water flow Pit sand 0.45m 5cm 3.5m 3.5m Experimental field andsoil penetration ... water and Flow into soil Figure 13 Estimated and measured values of flow Mass balanceof pollution load Pollution load was calculated by the relationship between Road surface runoff (Ro) and Pollutant ... D-COD, D-N and D-P were targeted in water quality analysis Soil was sampled from both the surface and at a depth of 5cm for soil content analysis In Tank A, which consisted of two types of soil, only...
... Ca and Mg addition was effective in reducing As leaching from soil Leaching ofAs was decreased with the increase of Ca and Mg concentration in the solution In high pH (11.0) the effect of Ca and ... addition of 100 mg/L each of Ca and Mg leaching ofAs decreased to 24.6 and 23.3 µg/L, respectively Leaching ofAs was decreased to more than 50% This effect became less significant upon addition of ... and Mg, leaching ofAs in day was 48.8 µg/L and it increased to 199 µg/L after 15 days of incubation time With the addition of Ca and Mg in the soil sample, As leaching was decreased significantly...
... hydrolysis of cellulose microfibrils to release glucose involves synergistic action of three enzymes: endo-glucanase, exo-glucanase and β-glucosidase Endo -and exo-glucanases are commonly referred to as ... pretreatment [22] Degree of lignification and ash content are direct indicators of quality of biomass feedstock As wheat straw leaves contain more ash than other components and nodes are high in ... metals such as sodium and potassium [47] Burning biomass for production of electricity rather than using it as a feedstock for production of biofuels would lead to its greatest utilization as an energy...
... estimation of the biogas potential of the sludge the quality of the sludge was analysed and the results is presented below in Table The average litre of biogas produced from a kg of TVS found ... Digestion Support Software, Cork Institute of Technology, 2007 [7] Barelli D., Csambalik L., Mestas C and Santos D Economical and Environmental Analysis of a Biogas Plant within the Context of a Real ... type of substrate Human excreta based biogas contains 65-66% CH4, 32-34% CO2 by volume and the rest is H2S and other gases in traces whiles the biogas composition for a municipal solid waste...
... development of ideas and information, a high degree of accuracy so that there is no ambiguity of meaning, the use of complex grammatical devices for focus and emphasis and a careful choice of vocabulary, ... understanding of the topic and had added benefit of creating a feeling of common ownership of results Table 8: The reasons for the approval of the application of brainstorming in the future As can ... ideas in a variety of ways 10 Having a range of vocabulary As can be seen from the diagram above, ideas and a range of vocabulary are always demonstrated by writers If writers have poor ideas and...