... measures the incremental change inthe estimator, inthe presence of large samples, due to a contamination at z Clearly, if the impact of this contaminant on the estimated value is minimal, then the ... depicted in Figure 1, the numerous sourcesofvariabilityin gait measurements can be loosely categorized as either internal or external to the individual being observed [20] Internal Internal variability ... muscle spindle, Golgi tendon organ and joint afferent) inputs arriving at the brain on different time scales [24,26] Internal variabilityin gait measurements may be altered inthe presence of pathological...
... corresponding Poincaré plot (D) pendicular to the line -of- identity reflects the level of short-term variability [12] The dispersion of points along the line -of- identity is thought to indicate the level ... identity (y = x) indicate MFC data that are longer than the preceding MFC data point, and points below the line of identity indicate a shorter MFC distance than the previous The MFC Poincaré plot ... values The value of ApEn reflecting the degree of irregularity, randomness and complexity ofthe MFC time series data, could therefore, indicate the degree of stability inthe control of foot...
... spiralling, and holes inthe base facilitate drainage and encourage air pruning of roots Continual air pruning induces a limitation to the main root growth by shortening its length to the depth ofthe ... estimating the following parameters using the software WhinRhizo v.4.1: number of exterior root links (or magnitude, µ); number of root links inthe longest unique path from the base link to ... depth ofthe container and preventing the development of replacement taproots The confining of lateral roots inthe container and their downward growth lead to the generation of an orthogeotropic...
... radiologists and radiotherapists Analyzing the measurements ofthe radiotherapists, we can see represented in figure 1, the two measurements ofthe radiotherapists and the value of Pearson's correlation ... patient, taking into account the shape ofthe field and the modification devices ofthe beams used to obtain a conformal and homogeneous dose inthe target volume The idea of giving shape to the radiation ... confidence interval of 95% equal to (-233.88; 171.18) Analyzing radiotherapists and radiologists findings, we utilized the average between the measurements ofthe radiologists and the average ofthe measurements...
... III in their large airways In bronchioles i.e in small airways, the staining of precursor protein of collagen III was increased inthe smokers and in these cases the thickness ofthe subepithelial ... expression ofthe precursor protein of collagen I was found in small airways, whereas the amount ofthe precursor protein of collagen III was increased inthe bronchioles of smokers and in stage ... protein of collagen III inthe small airways of non-smokers, smokers and the patients with COPD The subepithelial layer expressing precursor protein of collagen III was thicker in smokers and in the...
... determine the defining features ofthe intervention This paper proposes an innovative strategy for developing interventions that take into account the context of care It highlights the usefulness of ... involved holding four focus groups with the same participants to refine the findings and to define the expected key features ofthe intervention The content ofthe focus group discussions was then iteratively ... collected during the individual interviews, was presented to the group for discussion and in order to refine the findings Inthe following sessions, participants were asked develop their expectations...
... Changes that occur in a promoter region may alter the binding of a transcription activating or suppressing factor, altering the rate of transcription ofthe gene Although introns were considered ... problem in interpreting the finding of an association between a polymorphism and a clinical outcome is demonstrated inthe study conducted by Schluter and colleagues [43] Despite the positive findings ... and a single serum level taken at a variable time point after the onset ofthe inflammatory insult may tell us little about the amount of IL-6 produced inthe early critical phases ofthe inflammatory...
... level of minimum grading requirement The tendering method, the vi number of bidders for a project, and the bid duration have no influence on the bid-price variabilityThe findings suggest that the ... is the second lowest bid The winning-margin is a popular measure of bid-price variability Since contracts are typically awarded to the lowest bidder, the winning-margin is a useful measure ofthe ... ofthe level of competition inthe local construction industry Some scholars define the winning-margin as the “spread” (Park and Chaplin, 1992), “bid-spread” or the “money left on the table” (Gates,...
... growing distance from the inflamed joint, suggesting that mediators originating from inflammatory tissue influence activation ofboneturnover by paracrine mechanisms A second insight is that the ... 0.7), covering 0.6% ofthebone surface The numbers of osteoblasts, however, increased to 11.2 ± 5.1 per bone perimeter, covering a mean of 4% ofthe endosteal bone surface Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/1/R22 ... effects on bone make TNF an ideal candidate for linking inflammation and bone loss Indeed, the therapeutic blockade of TNF is highly effective in preventing and/or reducing skeletal damage in conditions...
... contains the amino (N)-terminus and middle portion ofthe protein Whereas the levels of intact osteocalcin rapidly decreases, the total pool of intact osteocalcin and N-MID fragments remains stable ... of descendants) ofthe original Framingham Heart Study cohort [25] As part of a study ofthe inheritance of OA, selected participants inthe Offspring cohort were originally examined between 1992 ... that boneturnover is markedly increased in these local areas Other evidence supporting a high rate ofturnoverin advancing OA emanates from studies suggesting that there is increased synthesis...
... Isoprenoid quinones are used as coenzymes inthe electron transport chain for respiration of microorganisms The major type of quinone contained in each microorganism depends on the features ofthe ... and biochemical knowledge or skills Thus, the quinone profiling has high affinity with analysts Moreover, quinone composition used in quinone profiling can achieve a qualitative evaluation ofthe ... was at the outlet point, the height of which was fixed during the observation period The water treatment apparatus was set just in front ofthe weir, and water levels inthe paddy field and the...
... with the number indicating the trends of falling, increasing… .The students might be successful in writing this kind of exercise because there were a large number of students repeated these expressions ... 1: What you think ofthepre – writing activities today? a Very boring b Boring c So so d Interesting and challenging e Very interesting Question What you think ofthepre – writing activities ... questions and scaling Other sourcesof data come from writing tasks from the textbooks The analysis ofthe data hopefully will bring about reliable findings useful for the teaching of writing to non...
... communications – The Morgan Kaufmann Serries in Networking Editor – 2nd Edition 17 ROHDE & SCHWARZ - SOUND and TV BROADCASTING – CCIR and FFC tv standards – Printed inthe federal republic of Germany ... Broadcasting (DVB); Second generation framing structure, channel coding and modulation systems for Broadcasting, Interactive Services, News Gathering and other broadband satellite applications (DVB ... Newnes Editor –Fourth Edition 15 V.Prasad Koladi – Engineering Electromagnetic Compatibility: Principles, Measurements and Technologies -1996 IEEE Press 16 Walter Ciciora, James Farmer, David Large,...
... a degree in theology from the University of Basel, intending to go into the ministry He then traveled in Europe, coming into contact with the Dutch mathematician Hudde and members ofthe Royal ... vi Contents The Binomial Theorem 4.1 Preliminary Remarks 4.2 Landen’s Derivation ofthe Binomial Theorem 4.3 Euler’s Proof for Rational Indices 4.4 Cauchy: Proof ofthe Binomial Theorem for Real ... subtracted from the next above, the remainder from the term then next above, and so on, to obtain the jya (sine) ofthe arc So if r is the radius and s the arc, then the successive terms ofthe repeated...
... to the non-availability ofthe printed form of these studies outside the countries of publication and the non-inclusion of most of these journals in electronic data banks The studies included in ... published in some ofthe most established journals in marketing and international business, including Journal of Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, Journal of International Business Studies, ... Evaluation ofthe Empirical Research inthe Literature carry out such controls, casting some doubts on the representativeness ofthe samples and on the robustness ofthe data obtained The majority of the...
... By following the kinetics of fibril formation, conditions were defined in which the protein exists inthe form ofpre brillar oligomers ⁄ aggregates, which persist during the lag phase These have ... for discriminating the cytotoxic effect ofthe stefin pre brillar forms In order to determine whether thepre brillar aggregates of stefin B exert their toxic effect via lipid membrane interactions, ... surface-seeking potential Insertion into lipid monolayers was next measured using monolayers composed of DOPC or DOPG The insertion of proteins into the monolayer generated an increase in surface pressure,...
... ofthe predictions of various MC models and themeasurementThe inner band shows the statistical uncertainty of data whereas the outer band represents the total uncertainty almost identical in ... pseudorapidity || < The particle and energy densities are corrected using a bin-by-bin technique Inthe bin-by-bin technique, the correction factor is calculated by taking the bin-by-bin ratio ofthe particle ... uncertainty inthe modeling ofthe pileup events is estimated by varying the mean ofthe expected Eur Phys J C (2012) 72:2080 Page of 24 Table Summary ofthe systematic uncertainties on the particle...
... Following Pang et al (2002), we use frequency as presence In other words, the ith element ofthe document vector is if the corresponding unigram is present inthe document and otherwise The resulting ... are either movie ads or plot summaries Finally, previous work has also investigated features that not fall into any ofthe above categories For instance, instead of representing the polarity of ... the short ones) have all zeroes in them In other words, none ofthe bigrams from the training set appears in these reviews This suggests that the main problem with the bigram model is likely to...
... linear species produced by alternative processing ofthe pre- rRNA Only parts ofthe Dir.S956-1 intron are included inthe 7.5-kb RNA To determine if all ofthe Dir.S956-1 intron is included in ... At the last time points the 7.5-kb RNA is the predominant HEG RNA inthe cells While the amounts of some ofthe other HEG RNA species also vary, none exhibits the same pattern It is interesting ... complementary to the spliceosomal intron sequences Fig Characterization ofthe intronic part ofthe linear 7.5-kb RNA (A) Schematic presentation ofthe Dir.S956-1 intron, showing the position ofthe 5¢...