... maintaining the capability to respond to a nuclear attack rather than initiating one became the focus of most attention inthe U.S defense community forthe last three decades ofthe Cold War Forces ... command and control and warning systems, and nuclear infrastructure; andthe general failure of Russian economic and political reforms pose xvi Future Roles of U.S Nuclear Forces: Implications for ... increased the risk of U.S.-Soviet confrontation, and simultaneously placed some constraints on the behavior of superpower allies • In spite of constraining factors, the first decade and a half of the...
... compare the benefit of using calliandra, that is the value ofthe extra milk produced, with the costs of planting, cutting and feeding calliandra Beginning inthe second year after planting 500 ... planting and 136 trees forthe 3rd and 4th planting By the time ofthe survey, the average number of trees per farm was 321, indicating the expansion of fodder trees on the farms 4.2.2 Understanding ... PRA methods andthe key informant discussions were used to better understand the trajectory of farming inthe area, how theroleof dairy was changing, and what the potential for dairy and fodder...
... acorns during winter The insulating roleof leaf litter along a winter season in a Q faginea stand inthe Zaragoza province was monitored to check its insulation capability MATERIALS AND METHODS ... been considered the starting point ofthe exotherms as suggested in several studies [10, 12] Some freezing and exotherm profiles are shown in Figure It is remarkable the presence of an apparent ... the ones recorded by us, it can be observed that minimum temperatures Figure Typical freezing and exotherm profiles forthe four species studied (in increasing order of frost resistance) Exotherms...
... depending on the organism andthe amino acid In C glutamicum, both the histidine and serine biosynthetic genes are under strong positive stringent control [18], andthe his operon in E coli and ... 42°C for 120 minutes, 50°C for 30 minutes, 55°C for 30 minutes and then minutes at 85°C To control for DNA contamination inthe qRT-PCR, a duplicate set of cDNA synthesis reactions were performed ... ppGpp-repressed andthe ppGpp-induced gene lists, including five from the cda cluster All appear repressed inthe 30 minute sample, but induced inthe 60 and 90 minute samples, possibly reflecting different...
... treatment increased R&D spending and R&D intensity (of about 3%) in both the full sample of firms andinthe sub-sample of innovative firms, and they rejected the hypothesis of subsidies crowding out ... guarantees and interest subsidies The study focused on three assistance clusters in Northern Ireland (training, marketing and upgrading machinery and equipment), and two inthe Republic of Ireland (marketing ... whether they were currently participating inthe program; (iii) whether they had participated in it inthe past and, if so, in what year; (iv) the monetary value ofthe incentive; and (v) how they...
... applied Inthe division of labor andthe multiplication of competitions, there are many lines of business of which the whole profits are made up of extremely minute savings In these the cost of postage ... demoralization ofthe public mind, in abating the reverence for law, andthe sense of gratitude and honor to the government [pg 021] In this respect, of bringing all the correspondence into the mails, in ... many of them the treasury is amply remunerated, and more, by the increased sale ofthe public lands, the increase of population, andthe consequent increase ofthe revenue from the custom-house And...
... to involve higher productionof intracellular ROS [14] On the other hand, studies in cells overexpressing UCP2 have reinforced the belief that UCP2 plays a rolein limiting intracellular ROS production, ... with MDP (100 lgÆmL)1) for h results in significant increase in UCP2 expression (3.6-fold, P < 0.05) On the other hand, analysis ofthe kinetics of induction of UCP2 protein in MDP-treated macrophages ... [22] Despite a long-standing interest inthe field of muramyl peptides, the impact of these molecules at the mitochondrial level has not yet been examined Recently the effect of these derivatives...
... agreements for discussion inthe XVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State in San Salvador, El Salvador in October of 2008; inthe V Summit ofthe Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in ... training of educational personnel, from teaching colleges to inservice training for existing teachers By the year 2015, all teacher-training programs, under the jurisdiction ofthe Ministries of ... implemented in schools under the jurisdiction ofthe Ministries of Education Before the end ofthe year 2010, the Ministries of Education will update the contents and didactic methods of their curricula...
... binding kinetics ofthe PAS domain of Ec DOS, as it does in myoglobin and hemoglobin Examination ofthe effects of these hydrophobic amino acids on the kinetics of O2 and CO binding to the Ec DosH ... study The slow phase ofthe L99F mutant was independent ofthe O2 concentration b Measurement ofthe rate of O2 binding was not feasible because of low heme binding affinity and instability ofthe ... concentration of O2 for all proteins except the L99F mutant, for which the slow phase was independent ofthe O2 concentration The rate constants forthe fast phase of O2 binding to the three mutant proteins...
... reductions inthe price of fresh fruits and baby carrots resulted in a four-fold increase inthe sale ofthe former and a two-fold increase forthe latter (38) In another time series study in American ... decrease in smoking, with increasing effects over time, and greater effects on youth and low-income smokers The magnitude ofthe effect depends on the initial price andthe size ofthe tax increase ... consumption of their substitute foods and their complementary foods Increases inthe price of rice raised consumption of wheat flour and coarse grains Increases inthe price of pork led to increases in...
... locations in Northern Europe and one inthe Midwest inthe U.S., and aims at finding essential differences in their place marketing practices, using international sources of literature and research ... the case location from the U.S The main target group ofthe study is firms, andthe focus is on business marketing of places, in this study on the foreign inward investment agency activity, in ... estimates brand value using as brand strength criteria including financial performance, leadership, brand stability, the market, international position ofthe brand and legal protection ofthe brand...
... Disability in Eastern Europe andthe Former Soviet Union Another example is the finding that in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the onset ofthe disability, the decline inthe number of hours worked and ... Implications of Chronic Illness and Disability in Eastern Europe andthe Former Soviet Union and from formal and informal employment (in addition to dropping out ofthe labor force) determine whether the ... Directors ofThe World Bank or the governments they represent The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy ofthe data included in this work The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information...
... by the users ofthe health plan andthe others are appointed by Caixa The purpose ofthe Council is to monitor the quality ofthe program and offer support to Caixa for increasing its quality In ... challenging Because of economic hardships and marginalisation ofthe province in terms of educational infrastructures, the enrolment of children in primary school is one ofthe lowest in Kenya The ... also an effort of financial literacy The Cajabus staff raise the awareness ofthe people to the safetiness and convenience of having a bank account and to the importance of savings and credit...
... demonstrate the pathogenetic roleof IGF1R in WT GISTs, the IGF axis blockade may be beneficial inthe treatment of GIST However, in- depth analysis ofthe IGF axis in GISTs is mandatory, since ligand signaling ... [50] IGF1R signaling was blocked in many other types of sarcomas to explore its rolein cell proliferation and survival in vitro, and tumor growth, invasion and metastasis in vivo in animal models ... Inhibition of insulin-like growth factor I receptor increases the antitumor activity of doxorubicin and vincristine against Ewing’s sarcoma cells Clin Cancer Res 2001, 7:1790-7 Martins AS, Mackintosh...
... [20-22] In our study we compared the performance ofthe TST and IGRA in French HCWs when using a high cut-off forthe TST Materials and methods Study setting and study subjects In France the TB incidence ... high cut-offs for TST, a number of European Guidelines on the use of IGRAs suggest use of a two-step strategy - performing an IGRA in those initially positive by the TST and excluding LTBI in those ... to a low sensitivity ofthe TST without reducing the specificity problems ofthe TST in a meaningful way Therefore the use ofthe increase criteria should be reconsidered Furthermore it could be...
... a quicker understanding ofthe underlying injuries and thus shortens the time between entering the hospital andthe initiation of therapeutic interventions This seems obvious in level trauma centers, ... hematuria determines whether there is any further need for imaging and what the treatment options are In case of gross hematuria, a MDCT scan is the gold standard forthe evaluation of renal injury [58] ... does not demand imaging Exclusion of coexisting injuries is of overriding importance inthe initiation of NOM Currently, NOM is used in up to 90% of renal injuries This is because ofthe particularly...
... the later stages to maintain the sustainability ofthe model CONCLUSION KAP actual situation ofthe farmers growing tea - The tea cultivator’s knowledge of pesticides: Full understanding ofthe ... preventing pesticide poisoning can help the model be feasible andthe model is preserved sustainable inthe community Supply source of information to the public about how to use, maintain, and prevent ... Understanding how to read the warning of toxic level through color bars on drug labels accounts for 14.5 % Understanding the way of penetrating of pesticides into body makes up 40.5 % Understanding...
... when using the N-butyl cyanoacrylate adhesive and 60 seconds forthe suture points with the polyglactine thread Therefore, the period of time required to occlude the perforation using the adhesive ... allowing that the animals were maintained under anesthesia during a short period of time Similar results were obtained by Queiroz et al [26], when testing the adhesive in skin of cats During the ... extravasation of aqueous humor was observed in both the corneas submitted to the adhesive andthe thread suture forthe repair ofthe perforation Such fact was due to the efficient linkage ofthe adhesive...