... pre-existing increased insulin resistance and dysfunction of beta cells Insulin resistance is present inthe acutely ill [13,15,18,28] in different intensity, but the factors determining the extent of ... is the cut-off value inthe Recommendations ofthe American Heart Association [35] andthe trigger for initiation of insulin treatment for ICU patients recommended by the American College of ... of cytokine-induced insulin resistance in obesity and other inflammatory settings Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2002, 5:377-383 15 Marik PE, Raghavan M: Stress-hyperglycemia, insulin and immunomodulation...
... post-communist states coincides with the increasing dominance of neoliberal ideology inthe West It advocates minimizing role ofthe state inthe economy and encouraging civil society that had in many West ... corruption increase the operating cost of government and therefore reduces the resources available for other uses, including the financing of social spending that is crucial to the formation of human ... they are inclined to take bribes, in most cases taxpayers themselves offer bribes People in Armenia mainly are inclined to solve their problems with the help of bribes and not with the help of...
... writing is the result of any kind of stimulus-diffusion, however indirect, from points outside of China Writing in Chinest 35 The apparent lateness ofthe invention of writing in China in comparison ... straightforward and comprehensible way the facts as I see them surrounding the origin and formation ofthe Chinese script inthe second half ofthe second millennium B.C., andof its reformation and standardization ... been These two parts, taken as a unit, account for the whole ofthe linguistic history, inthe sense de fined above, ofthe origin and early developmentofthe Chinese writing system Except for the...
... meet the challenges ofthe information explosion The skill set ofthe entering medical student needs to be refined accordingly As current US medical students make the transition into their individual, ... train the practicing physician inthe evaluation and interpretation of emerging topics We need to explore which training models work best, which produce an impact on clinical practice and how these ... Meeting in Monterrey, Mexico, andthe 1st International Conference on Faculty Developmentinthe Health Professions in Toronto, Canada Conclusions The growing field of genomics provides the most...
... developmentof CDH and other anomalies In particular, they can act as proving grounds for various theories ofdevelopmentand as a means of understanding the results ofthe complex interactions ... the larger defect inthe later embryo and adult But defects not grow of themselves; they represent the absence of surrounding tissue As the surrounding tissue grows, the effect is to lessen and ... without some intrinsic difference inthe action of anterior and posterior progenitors have not been successful Within the context of this simulation strategy, the combination of an enlarging posterior...
... salinity and inundation in South Africa Aquatic Botany, 95(2), 71-76 Hossain, M., Lin, C K., & Hussain, M Z (2001) Goodbye Chakaria Sunderban: the oldest mangrove forest The Society of Wetland ... (2011) Wetland changes and mangrove restoration planning in Shenzhen Bay, Southern China Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 7(2), 241-250 86 Reynolds, L K., Waycott, M., & McGlathery, K J ... scientific and indigenous forms of knowledge inthe management of natural resources for the future Environment, Developmentand Sustainability, 8(4), 467-493 Rivera-Monroy, V H., Branoff, B., Meselhe,...
... propagule stranding and root development for anchoring into substrate Assuming successful establishment, surface elevations continue to influence subsequent development into seedlings and saplings Effectively, ... (1928) and more recently by Crase et al (2013) 5.1.2 Effects of prolonged inundation on seedling survival anddevelopmentThe second objective quantified the inundation thresholds impacting the ... sufficient in inducing natural colonisation of mangrove vegetation In general, the techniques employed to rehabilitate aquaculture ponds in Kuri Caddi (i.e strategic breaching, regrading and broadcasting...
... to gain an understanding of species-specific responses of mangrove seedlings to prolonged inundation periods In Chapter 4, the field study examined the influence of surface elevations on the establishment ... across time and inundation treatments The shorter the inundation duration, the longer the final stem length inthe 11th week Inundation treatment A5 (with the shortest inundation period of hours ... respiration and photosynthetic abilities, thereby resulting in low- or non-functioning photochemical and biochemical systems in seedlings Also, the root length of seedlings was significantly longer in inundation...
... for semi-intensive farming of brackish water shrimp and milkfish polyculture These ponds were created inthe early 1980s and originally operated by a Korean venture They were then bought and managed ... sea level, thereby promoting the occurrence of sufficiently long inundation-free periods for the establishment of stranded propagules The creation of substrate mounds inthe middle of ponds could ... compared to the 213 seedlings and saplings and 140 trees in reference forests (Table 3.1) Inthe ponds, Rhizophora was the most abundant seedling/sapling genera (n = 254) with Avicennia as the second...
... playing a dominant role inthe formation and functional maintenance of mangrove ecosystems Surface elevations in mangroves, and its inherent control on periods of inundation and drainage, are therefore ... scale of planning, design and implementation to achieve functional, self-sustaining restoration through the understanding and reinstating of fundamental ecosystem processes on a landscape scale The ... propagules and/ or wildings (naturally occurring wild seedlings) and nursery-grown seedlings/saplings The caveat however, is to determine the appropriate area for such plantings as species differ in their...
... success and long-term management of a rehabilitated site 1.4 Aims and objectives The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of hydrologic management inthe success of mangrove ... mangroves The study focused on (i) tidal inundation regime – by restoring a gradient of tidal regime inthe abandoned ponds to study the effects of inundation and (ii) surface elevation – regrading the ... through examining the influence of inundation durations on mangrove developmentand survival Additionally, the mesocosm experiment also functioned to control for confounding factors inthe field...
... self-contained and consists of a short introduction, methods, results and a discussion ofthe observed results The final chapter, Chapter 5, provides a synthesis ofthe findings andthe implications of this ... reversing mangrove losses have ended in failure It introduces the EMR approach, which has been applied in achieving reforestation success in coastal wetlands, andthe aims and objectives of this thesis ... the barriers and stressors that have prevented natural recovery via secondary succession The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of hydrologic management inthe success of...
... Yang Willing Yin Feeling Lake Feel Fire Think Cling together, Radiance, Attaching Exciting, Shaking Yin Thinking Yang Sensing Yin Sensing Thunder Spirit Wind Sense Water Soul Mountain Body Soft, ... range factors in their decisionmaking, including their own personality andthe reactions of others, in addition to the pecuniary aspects ofthe decision Second, the East Asian approach incorporates ... established the Department of Business Administration to succeed the Department of Merchandise that had opened in 1946 In 1968 the Federation of Korean Industries was organized to improve the profile and...
... other public organizations involved in financing, planning and provision of health services These include the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of ... care financing and health insurance; and re-organizing the Ministry ofPublic Health and Population to better support the goals ofthe health sector and health system Reducing infant, child and ... (SWAps) Increasing interagency collaboration, partnership, joint programming and financing of programmes Sharing information on a continuing and regular basis Strengthening coordination and collaboration...
... instruments andthe implementation process make these Guiding Principles the first of their kind inthe global mining and extractive industries Public Dissemination of Audit Findings Freeport and ICCA ... located in Papua, the easternmost province of Indonesia Grasberg is one ofthe largest copper and gold mines inthe world The current life-span ofthe mine is expected to be 2040 In 2004, the mine ... will include both the original findings of non-compliance andthe agreed-upon plan of corrective action inthePublic Report Where the Draft Report includes any findings of non-compliance with the...
... overlapping domains Notably, the predominant expression of Wnt1 and Sfrp1 inthe inner cell mass, andof Wnt9a inthe mural trophoblast and inner cell mass surrounding the blastocele, suggests that the ... such as the Src family kinases or JAK kinases Activation of class 1B kinases occurs inthe binding ofthe catalytic subunit to heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins or G proteins Activated PtdIns3Ks ... 1A PtdIns3Ks are activated through binding ofthe Src homology (SH2) domain inthe adaptor subunit to autophosphorylated tyrosine kinase receptors, or to nonreceptor tyrosine kinases inthe cytoplasm,...
... 2009 Extension Training Manual The Extension Training Manual is a set of Powerpoint slides that has previously been provided inthe reports on the Second and Third Extension training courses It ... understanding of key course knowledge elements About 2/3 of participants had applied knowledge and skills learned inthe course in their professional work in plantation forestry Table Summary of ... scientist training course, simple pre -and post-course competency assessments were carried out at the time ofthe second and third courses In both courses examination ofthe results indicated that...
... tip pruning and how to apply it The participants then spent 30 minutes practising form pruning and familiarising themselves with the use ofthe various tools (Plates 2-4) Stand 2: Singling and 1st-lift ... (shavings etc) The participants were able to see all aspects ofthe operation: rough sawing, drying, measuring and cutting piece sizes; final shaping, planing and form work; drilling, assembly and ... pruning (Mr Trieu) • Singling andthe consequences of not singling (demonstrated at this stand) (Plate 5); • 1st-lift pruning to m height (Plate 6) The participants then spent 30 minutes practising...