... status, therefore the difference in populations may account for the variation in results between studies We also considered the relationship between parents' own QOL onthe SF-36 and their ratings of ... CE and MB both contributed to the design ofthe study; interpretation ofthe data and analyses; and revised the article for important intellectual content All authors gave final approval ofthe ... versions has raised questions about the level ofagreementbetween children's own views and those of their parents about child functioning The literature is relatively confused, with reported of...
... Table shows the concordance betweenthe pairs of dental personnel (all), the pairs of two dental nurses, the pairs of one dental nurse and one dentist, andthe pairs of two dentists in the same ... measure ofthe within worker agreementbetweenthe questionnaire andthe interview for the question as to whether they had ever used the three different treatment methods Results Thebetween ... percentile ofthe difference betweenthe pairs of dental personnel in the same clinic, between those pairs that consisted of two dental nurses or two dentists andthe pairs that consisted of one dental...
... CO2 concentrations, under both water limited and waterlogged conditions [9, 27] Photosynthesis would also be inhibited due to the increased participation of competing pathways and consumption of ... where Ci is the internal CO2 concentration, Γ * is the CO2 compensation point in the absence of mitochondrial respiration and Rd is mitochondrial respiration in the light The values for Γ * for Sitka ... emerged and developed underthe different light environments during the 8-week period and prior to the onset ofthe water treatments There were no significant differences (P < 0.05) betweenthe values...
... quilibriumC oncentration of 3,5-D P(m l ) C g Figure Adsorption isotherm of 3,5-DCP onto new PAC, PAC in the aeration tank, and PAC in the bacterial cultivations Summary and conclusions The objective of ... biofilm developed on PAC, the incubation was The amount of organic carbon was indicator as the amount of biofilm developed on PAC shows the amount of organic carbon on PAC after each incubation ... shows the adsorption isotherm of new PAC, PAC in the aeration tank, and PAC after 1st and 4th incubation The adsorption capacity of PAC decreased with incubation time In other word, the adsorption...
... the headloss ofthe kth pump SOLUTION AND REALIZATION OFTHE ESTABLISHED MODEL In view ofthe characteristic of global optimization ability and implicit parallelism, - 70 - Journal of Water and ... to the pressure ofthe control node after the hydraulic calculation, H c, j , H c, j max refer to the minimum and maximum allowable pressure ofthe control node, HJk,j is the pressure ofthe ... operation scheme andthe speed ratio of speed governing pump are determined to satisfy the dispatching commands, at the same time, to minimize the total consumption of all pump stations Therefore, the...
... Part ofthe decomposition above 700°C (not shown onthe graph) was attributed to the calcium carbonate ofthe sample, the content of which was about 45% in ash Therefore, the DTG peaks ofthe ... expresses the effect of ambient gas composition and f describes the change of surface reactivity as a function ofthe fractional burn off: As the function g(Po2) represented the partial pressure of ... conditions and at developing kinetic models for the pyrolysis and combustion of these fuels, for which there is lack of information in the literature The obtained data should be useful for the...
... dependent onthe cost of time of an employee, the skills ofthe organization andthe individual user to deal with spam, the sophistication of filtering technology, andthe audacity of attacks ... value net The development of accurate measures of these flows is complicated by the large number of legal and illegal players andthe elusive nature of some ofthe transactions Most ofthe financial ... availability of malware tools, and a growing gap betweenthe sophistication of systems and applications and end user awareness The increased reliance on ICT, the advent of broadband, and technology...
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... hydrogen bonds to be formed betweenthe base G4 andthe sidechain of Asn122 In the second model (Fig 1B) the structure ofthe hexanucelotide is, onthe whole, unchanged andthe majority ofthe interactions ... Electron density of RTA R213D in the vicinity of residue 213 The backbone and sidechains ofthe R213D substitution are shown as stereo images in thick ball and stick andthe position ofthe Arg213 ... 122 The backbone and sidechains ofthe N122A substitution are shown as stereo images in thick ball and stick andthe position ofthe Asn122 side-chain ofthe wild-type enzyme is overlayed and...
... amount of nonspecific precipitation ofthe TnI-fragment was also monitored by simultaneous centrifugation ofthe sample containing no actin-tropomyosin underthe same conditions Reconstitution of ... interaction in rabbit TnI–TnC in the absence of divalent cation Therefore, this interaction potentially participates in both the Ca2+-dependent activation ofthe contraction andthe maintenance of ... verification under nondenaturing conditions is required, the results ofthe alkaline urea gel electrophoresis indicate that this interaction is strengthened by Ca2+ and is stronger than the corresponding...
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... comparison ofthe electronic absorption and RR spectra ofthe wild type and Thr171Ser either in the presence ofthe aromatic donor BHA or at alkaline pH Addition of saturating amounts of BHA did ... hydrogen bond betweenthe proximal His and Asp residues, and thus the imidazolate character ofthe His is expected to modulate not only the strength ofthe Fe-Im bond but also the stability ofthe ... correlation betweenthe magnitude ofthe changes in Fe-His band frequencies andthe redox potential values This is exemplied by the case of CCP and its mutants D235E, D235N and D235A [27] The H-bond between...
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... addition order and temperatureon the complex formation and sizing development are needed to clarify the interactions between aluminumandAKD under alkalinereactionconditions ThehydrolysisofAKD ... obviouseffect onthe hydrolysisof AKD; thus, the acceleration ofthe hydrolysisrate in buffer solutionsmay be mainly contributedto anionicions HzPOd’, C032-andHC03’ To further study the anionic effect, the ... 8) This further confirmed the catalyticeffect ofthe bicarbonate onthe AKD ion sizing, which was studiedpreviously [4], and also indicatedthe catalytic effect ofthe bicarbonate onthe AKD hydrolysis...
... reduced reproduction has been noted, but this may be due to effects of contaminants onthe female ofthe species, rather than the male Moreover, the mechanisms of action by which some ofthe effects ... produced in females, and when found in males in elevated concentrations it confirms the presence of sex hormone disrupting contaminants in the environment, and indicates feminisation ofthe male Reduced ... a threat to the long-term survival of this species (Jenssen,2006) The impacts of contaminants onthe Svalbard polar bear population are inconclusive but there are suggestions of contaminant-related...
... dehytion ofthe serous-producing salivary cells occurs dration), medications (both prescription and nonvia a process termed “apoptosis.” Within one week prescription), head and neck irradiation and ... susceptibility to aspiration pneumonia, with consequent colonization ofthe lungs with gram-negative anaerobes from the gingival sulcus.21 Dentures The lack of saliva and lubrication in the denture-mucosal ... Sreebny result ofthe salivary dysfunction (Box) and Schwartz8 reported that 80 percent ofthe SS SS is one ofthe most frequently encounmost commonly prescribed medications cause tered chronic autoimmune...
... distribution of these antimalarial drugs by the National Malaria Control Programme It also demonstrated the effect of health education onthe proportions and promptness of appropriate actions taken among ... terms of medical interventions, and to overemphasize the importance of medical technology It is important to promote theconceptof health as the result ofthe interaction of human beings and their ... 14.3% aged between to 11 months, 18.5% (experimental) and 14.0% ofthe (control), while the least was found betweenthe age group 36 + months (15.5% and 14.0% ofthe experimental and control group,...
... Exposure and accumulation of cadmium in populations from Japan, the United States, and Sweden Environ Health Perspectives 1979; 28: 169– 197 16) Kobayashi S Effect of aging onthe concentration of ... recommendation45) states that the critical concentration Tomoyuki KAWADA, et al.: Cadmium Intake and Its Accumulation of cadmium in the renal cortex is about 200 µg/g The standard deviation ofthe data for Germany ... the world, and easy sampling, transportation, and conservation2) Rice, wheat, and a few vegetables, such as carrots, are therefore the best indicator foods for cadmium Although the consumption...