... 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 ... and m∞ is the normalized amount ofthe solid residues (minerals) at the end ofthe experiment A separate equation was used for each component to describe the dependence ofthe reaction rate on...
... amount of nonspecific precipitation ofthe TnI-fragment was also monitored by simultaneous centrifugation ofthe sample containing no actin-tropomyosin under the same conditions Reconstitution of ... responsible for the Ca2+-dependent activation This view replaces the general and conventional view that the N-terminal region of TnI only plays a role in maintaining the structural integrity ofthe ... 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...
... Netscape, a pioneer ofthe World Wide Web browser, threatened to topple the domination of Microsoft in the software market for personal computers and network computers Amazon.com, the pioneer of online ... May 2000 Essays onthe Equilibrium Valuation of IPOs and Bonds Copyright May 2000 by Kehong Wen Abstract Essays onthe Equilibrium Valuation of IPOs and Bonds by Kehong Wen Doctor of Philosophy ... “competition which commands a decisive cost or quality advantage and which strikes not at the margins ofthe pro…ts andthe outputs ofthe existing …rms but at their very foundations and their very lives.”...
... respiration and tracheostomy, only mechanical ventilation was included in the analysis A comparison ofthe results ofthe univariate analysis between the complete data set and a subset ofthe first ... interventions, the administration of contrast via the tube, the need for prokinetic drugs, TISS and elective admission showed an adverse effect onthe success of feeding (Table 4) Discussion With the ... extract data on gender, age, length of stay and referral specialty in the ICU, the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score (APACHE II) andthe therapy intensity with the Therapeutic...
... in the 1820’s to only 0.5% ofthe total land area and it is now found only in small patches in the northern part ofthe Singapore main island andon Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin (Hsiang, 2000) Therefore, ... currents andthe 20° isotherm of seawater in winter (Alongi, 2008) The common C characteristic which they all possess is their tolerance to salt and brackish waters The highest concentrations of mangrove ... edge, with one foot on land and one in thewater These botanical amphibians occupy a zone in the intertidal areas of rivers, estuaries, deltas and lagoons in tropical regions, yet the forests mangroves...
... alkoxylated chalcones and chalcones that have other types of Ring A The planarity of naphthalene and pyridine rings may favor π-π interactions between the electron clouds of these rings andthe porphyrin ... from the following evidences Firstly, inhibition ofthe enzymatic activity ofthe plasmodial extract was observed at a relatively high concentration (100 µM) ofthe chalcone, and even then, the ... 20 µM (Section 4.3.3) One possibility is that these results reflect the limitations onthe transport of these chalcones into the food vacuole that would be necessary before detection of morphological...
... antileishmanial and antimalarial activities can be a useful dual-acting drug Onthe other hand, there might be reasons to focus on only one activity to the exclusion ofthe other Regardless ofthe objective, ... poor Onthe other hand when the LUMO has a low energy value, electron gain into this orbital is facilitated The charge onthe carbonyl oxygen reflects the degree of polarization ofthe carbonyl ... HOMO and LUMO are measures ofthe ease of electron loss and electron gain ofthe compound 61 respectively When the HOMO of a compound has a low energy value, the tendency for electron donation...
... 3.1 Introduction In this section, the rationale behind the design ofthe chalcones is presented The synthetic methods employed in the preparation ofthe chalcones are described andthe evidence ... either steric or electronic factors 3.3.2 Characterization of chalcones The successful synthesis ofthe targeted chalcones was confirmed by monitoring the position ofthe α,β-unsaturated carbonyl ... constant for the vicinal protons ofthe trans double bond (J Hα-Hβ =11-18 Hz) than the cis double bond (J Hα-Hβ = 5-10 Hz) By monitoring the coupling constants ofthe protons onthe double bond...
... after the Theme “When people speak out a sentence they create a Theme and then 1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS 1.6.1 Definitions of Theme and Rheme 1.6.1.1 English • Theme they say something about the Theme ... contribute much to their proficiency One reason the difficulty ofthe song for this is that in many popular songs which young people listen to, c The lyrics ofthe whole or one part ofthe song ... not only the English clause subject ofthe logical proposition) and Rheme is the part which 4.1.2 The types of Theme in English clauses contains information the speaker wants to talk about the theme...
... population ofthe country andthe proportion ofthe population that is older than 65 The regressions also control for the proportion ofthe population that resides in rural areas, both because the ... cases: the lower the ratio ofthe top to middle income quintiles (the closer is the middle class to the rich), the higher is the sharegain ofthe top quintile andthe lower is the sharegain ofthe ... regressions in columns (5) and (6) However, the signs are consistent with the argument that long-surviving leaders have longer horizons: the longer the years in office ofthe leader, the lower is the...
... fund the U.S share of site and mitigation costs, of housing the assembled scientific and engineering staff during construction, andofthe construction and operation ofthe ILC accelerator and ... Principle The Secretary of Energy andthe Director ofthe National Science Foundation, working with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy andthe Office of Management and Budget and ... region It also suggests that these impending discoveries may transform our understanding ofthe origin of matter and energy andthe ongoing evolution ofthe universe The limitations ofthe Standard...
... [16,17] They contributed the confiliction ofthe results in vitro and in vivo to reoxygenation In this study, we attempt to evaluate the impact of prolonged fraction delivery timeon tumor control and ... version ofthe manuscript and contributed equally on this manuscript CSH and SQH participated in the design ofthe study HMY conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination ... Radiation Oncology 2011, 6:4 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/4 Page of Figure The effects of different interfraction interval timeonthe TGDT The mean ± SE of tumor growth time in the group of...
... the headloss ofthe kth pump SOLUTION AND REALIZATION OFTHE ESTABLISHED MODEL In view ofthe characteristic of global optimization ability and implicit parallelism, - 70 - Journal ofWaterand ... optimization is 3.84%, so thewater supply requirement can be satisfied Fig.4 - The Outlet Flow for Each Pump Station ofthe First and Second Optimization CONCLUSION The purpose of optimal operation ... curve c is the critical state of which the pump can supply water under the outlet pressure ofthe pump station determined after the first optimization In the process of practical operation, the pump...
... increased participation of competing pathways and consumption of electrons and reductant in nonphotosynthetic processes [34] Reductions in stomatal conductance (Gs) in response to water deficits may ... leaves to the sites of carboxylation in the chloroplast (mesophyll conductance (Gm)) However, the relative contribution of these diffusive path limitations to a combination of environmental factors ... 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...
... where t and t0 are the current day andthe day ofthe first measurement in the growing season, S(t) is the stand basal area (in m2 ha–1), k and m are numbers of species and DBH classes, nij is the ... previous and at place which was 0.4 m higher), andthe last hole was bored at the highest point ofthe plot 0.9 m above the well level The depth ofthe last hole was 140 cm; other holes reached the ... mixed stand with dominant spruce and aspen trees in certain different proportions and with admixture of some other deciduous species are typical in the region ofthe southern European taiga The area...
... whereas the moderately conditioned ones presented the highest concentration (table II) Shoot starch concentration increased with conditionModerate and strong conditioning treatments exhibited the ... irrigation place took pd when Ψ place when pd Ψ strong conditioning - irrigation took place when -2.2 MPa; pd Ψ was control - irrigation once a week Control treatment consisted ofthe ... from the conditioning period, the moderate and especially the strong conditioning treatments maintained a higher predawn water potential than the control and mild treatment This suggests that the...
... months/12) and then multiplied by the proportion Page ofof use for EPI Both timeand space were considered for buildings (number of days a week and proportion of surface used) Time, space, and ... multiplying their salary during the period by the proportion of their time spent for EPI activities and then adding to it any collation paid them The activities considered include vaccination sessions, ... wastage and a high risk of dropout Furthermore, the top-down distribution of vaccines - from the central level to the regions, then to each health district, and then to health centers in proportion...
... ofthe textbook Ting Anh 10 involving thetime distribution, the order of language skills, the content ofthe listening texts, as well as the listening tasks For thetime distribution, the contents ... these participants ofthe study deal with their listening lessons All the procedures of these lessons as well as the activities ofthe teachers andthe students are carefully noted down for the ... lesson, the students can review the new words and expressions about the topic ofthe unit in their previous lessons: speaking and listening Because these words and expressions may occur in the...
... 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 ... 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 ... the effect of DOM and biofilm onthe adsorption capacity of PAC in the aeration tank of PACT process Materials and methods 2.1 Operation of powdered activated carbon treatment (PACT) system The...