... Comparison ofthe percentages of water stored inthe soil samples in various forms indicates the role ofthe bioproduct Lipomycin M in holding water and ability to provide water for plants (Table ... (24.8%) and CT1 (24.4%) The smallest percentage was recorded for the sample DC, only accounting for 23.1% ofthe total amountof water stored in saturated soil (the humidity of 100%) Le Van Thien, ... theamountof effective water in soil However, the bioproduct need tobe manured at 2-months intervals to get higher efficiency of holding water andto increase effective water inthe soil using...
... islands, the interior Amazon River basin andcertain parts ofthe Caribbean (Haiti andthe Dominican Republic) [2] In Italy, the prevalence of HBV infection is set under 2% from the beginning of ... number of join-points inthe final model The joinpoint analysis showed a statistically significant decrease of HBV infection incidence rates too, in particular in 0–14 and 15–24 age groups For the ... of prevention such as the blood screening andthe use of precautions in medical setting), besides vaccination campaign, could have contributed tothe decrease of HBV infections According to the...
... pence Low income earners appear to spend less than other income groups on fast foods, though fish and chips remains their most popular fast food, followed by hamburgers and then pizza From the graph ... steadily over the 20 year period to 1990 while the consumption of fish and chips has been in decline over that same period with a slight increase in popularity since 1985 ... see that in 1970, fish and chips were twice as popular as burgers, pizza being at that time the least popular fast food The consumption of hamburgers and pizza has risen steadily over the 20 year...
... released before the disturbance occurred are exposed to very special conditions which include a more or less abundant ash bed, depending on the intensity ofthe fire andthe type andamountof fuel ... but the germinative behaviour of many species inthe presence of ash is still unknown The aim of this experiment was to analon the seed germination of Pinus pinaster Aiton, Pinus radiata D Don and ... germination examined under more isolated conditions to eliminate as far as possible the interference of other factors must therefore be Some authors have already dealt with this question in other...
... explanations for this observation Clearly, B cells could be regulatory owing tothe secretion of a cytokine such as IL-10 [20], the expression of inhibitory receptors such as FcgRIIb [21] orthe secretion ... are capable of initiating disease independently of B and T cells during the effector phase of arthritis This is not an unexpected finding because CAIA is induced in naive mice by preformed anti-CII ... important roles either during the initiation phase of arthritis orinthe perpetuation and exacerbation ofthe disease after the onset, or they might simply maintain immunity to CII and perpetuate...
... accommodate insoles to provide therapeutic benefit and overall comfort “ the problem with having these sort of inserts [orthoses] is that I can’t get them into any other shoes other than the shoes they ... expressed of being restricted tocertain clothing This was mentioned particularly in relation to socialising and special occasions; burying the desired attire of dresses and skirts inthe wardrobe along ... reported in all seven ofthe interviews “I put a pair on [of new shoes] and feel, and I think ‘oh no, they’re not going tobe comfortable’ and I have to just take them off, but never mind [It...
... RRT inthe ICU might be a greater determining factor of outcome in critically ill acute kidney injury patients than the dose of dialysis Finally, despite the previous seminal study [2] by the ... week, targeting a Kt/V urea threshold However, as long as we know neither the nature nor the kinetics of many ofthe ‘toxins’ involved inthe acute ‘uraemic syndrome’ we will always have to rely ... Vesconi and colleagues Interestingly, there was also no difference in obtained net ultrafiltration between low and intensive dose groups inthe VA/NIH trial [7] and a study by Tolwani and colleagues...
... release [4] There is growing evidence on the damaging nature ofthe inflammatory response following brain ischemia Various inflammatory cytokines have been implicated as important mediators of ischemia/reperfusion ... for laboratory analysis The manuscript was presented in part at the Annual Meeting ofthe Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care, Orlando, FL, USA, 17th October 2008, and at the ... activation and nuclear translocation of NFB, and thereby reduced activation ofthe downstream inflammatory pathway [32] Considering the relatively late onset ofthe inflammatory response andthe prolonged...
... marketing functions about the benefits of using innovative apps; it is in getting corporate IT to buy into the vision The CIO or CTO of some corporation is likely to have a certain way he likes to ... from catching trains to cooking better But for the thousands of small firms at the cutting edge of app innovation, trying to collaborate with often slowermoving corporate IT systems can be a challenge ... is to inspire thebusiness as to what technology can in terms of serving customers better or being more efficient inthe way it works.” Where you think most new ideas for technology-enabled innovation...
... first becomes aware of a store That person then gains an understanding ofthe store by evaluating the store in terms ofthe factors comprising the choice criteria Based on the evaluation, the consumer ... elements ofthe retailing mix are focused upon inducing consumers to come tothe store and browse, thereby increasing the opportunities for the consumers to purchase goods or services Since consumers ... this kind of store in Vietnamese emerging middle class • to determine how they choose shopping place: their shopping behavior, store choice criteria and expectations from such a store • to find...
... department stores Giving up the Department Store and Focusing on the Discount Store The second alternative for Oliver would beto reduce the number of its shops in department stores, andto focus more ... publications in Industrial Marketing Management, Journal ofBusiness Research, Organization Science, Journal ofBusinessand Industrial Marketing, Journal ofBusiness -to- Business Marketing, and Journal of ... stores to discount stores, the number of which is growing rapidly in Korea Oliver had to adjust the price range of its main products to $20 – 30 in order tosatisfy discount store customers However,...
... Promoting mental health and wellbeing in later life – a report for the UK inquiry into mental health and well-being in later life London: Age Concern England UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-being ... surgeries, and 60% of those living in residential institutions are reported to have ‘poor mental health’ (UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-being in Later Life 2006) A decline in mental wellbeing ... wellbeing for older people and provide health advice and information on the benefits of walking • Encourage and support older people to participate fully according to health and mobility needs, and...
... a single band of ~ 36 kDa for all the thrombin forms Effect of pH on thrombin amidase activity and binding ofthe inhibitor a-NAPAP tothe thrombin active site The effects of pH (5.5–10) on the ... thrombin, respectively The vertical bars are the standard errors ofthe measurements 162 compared with those ofthe WT form In other words, inthe mutant thrombin the binding of sodium is not intrinsically ... evidence that the A-chain would affect both the conformation andthe catalytic activity ofthe thrombin B-chain, thus corroborating the belief of an extraordinary conformational plasticity of this...
... transmission of infection and identification of smear positive cases is a major detrimental factor in finding or predicting the magnitude of disease, and by their effective treatment the spread of mycobacterium ... country The delay in diagnosis and inability to cure a high proportion of pulmonary smear positive cases are the main reasons of increased risk of infection, high death rate and MDR casesin Pakistan ... in pulmonary TB the frequency of weight loss and malaise are less common and very difficult to quantify.4 The difference may be because ofthe setup to which the patients belong, as many of the...
... 2.1.1.3.Words borrowed from other languages Some words which retain their original Greek or Latin forms make their plurals according tothe rules of Greek and Latin Noun in -us (original Latin) the ... relating tothe theme the forming ofthe plural nouns in English and Vietnamese equivalents Therefore, the content ofthe study is collected from many opinions ofthe different grammarians and various ... ofthe study Studying on the formation ofthe plural nouns in English and Vietnamese equivalents, I find it is rather difficult but very interesting It attracts me not only the ways to form the...
... laboratory is trying to win customers from its competitors, or because customers have loyalties to laboratories, in which case these laboratories can charge higher prices than their competitors ... has to with the interest in including as many laboratories as possible It also took a lot of effort for the laboratories to compile the requested information We should mention that all ofthe ... only four corporate laboratories There is an ongoing process – but seemingly terminated – of phasing-out corporate laboratories for toxicological and ecotoxicological testing (and also for physical-chemical...
... would work in their own company or open a businessand 9.3% intended to work in family businesses, andthe remaining ones (6.2%) wanted to dedicate themselves only to their studies Out ofthe 165 ... self-effectiveness inthe use ofthe Marketing knowledge and tools for students of this discipline The proposition by Slack, Chambers and Johnston (2002), pointing out the main abilities of professionals ofthe ... concerning the production of goods and services have been the essence ofthe field ofBusiness Administration since the work of Taylor, the area of Production remained for a long time outside the...
... Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA) by transfection with cDNAs coding for GPIba inserted inthe pDX vector [20] and GPV inserted inthe pZeoSV vector (Invitrogen, San Diego, CA, USA) and ... of a Ca2+ chelator, impermeable or permeable forms of calpain inhibitors (calpastatin, lactacystin), were unsuccessful and did not restore surface expression ofthe mature protein The similar possibility ... 30 The molecular masses of GPIbß and GPIX increased slowly to reach 25 and 20 kDa, respectively complex, andthein uence on its processing and expression ofthe presence or absence ofthe other...