... widths of these aspen trees in 2000 to 1999 and taking the corresponding data of dendrometers as ring width for 2000 increased the mean correlation of their ring widths with ring widths of other ... where t and t0 are the current day andthe day ofthe first measurement inthe 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 ... seasonal increment in stem radius measured by dendrometers and obtained from analysis of tree rings Figure Growth of basal area in individual trees at the experimental stand in Peno during the growing...
... located inthe small bowel crypts Therefore, the survival of these clonogens is likely to be a decisive factor inthe repair ofthe bowel after cytotoxic therapy The pioneering work of Withers and ... of 50 observations A linear regression was done to estimate D0, i.e., the inverse ofthe slope ofthe exponential part ofthe survival curve, for radiotherapy alone and for the combinations of ... radiation and 5-FU increases the risk of diarrhea as compared to radiotherapy alone [2] There are no published results from randomized trials on whether the addition of oxaliplatin further increases...
... III in their large airways In bronchioles i.e in small airways, the staining of precursor protein of collagen III was increased inthe smokers andin these cases the thickness ofthe subepithelial ... protein of collagen III inthe small airways of non-smokers, smokers andthe patients with COPD The subepithelial layer expressing precursor protein of collagen III was thicker in smokers andinthe ... 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 andin stage...
... the DDC model only requires that the joint effect ofthe duplicates fulfil the original functions The signature of positive selection inthe retention of retrogenes votes for the prevalence of ... those with the intervening spacers containing less than 10 genes, since they were confused with tandem duplicates Finally, we preserved 410 and 680 pairs resulting from We identified 1,210 tandem ... tandem duplicates and 410 retrogenes inthe human genome, and 1,802 tandem duplicates and 680 retrogenes inthe mouse genome The higher number of tandem duplicates than retrogenes in both genomes...
... form involving the repetition of lexical items, the use of general word of a preceding item andthe number of thing in between – the use of synonym/ near synonym, superordinate and also the use of ... Reading skill in ESP Among four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, reading plays an important part in teaching and learning ESP due to the following reasons As a matter of fact, ... understanding and vocabulary learning After investigating and analyzing the data, some implications will be drawn out for both teachers and IT students Methods ofthe study To attain the aims of the...
... memorize the position ofthe illuminated windows In 36 subsequent presentations ofthe house, one ofthe windows was illuminated andthe participant decided whether or not this matched one ofthe ... on the numeric memory and spatial memory might partly occur via the modulation of dopamine and norepinephrine in prefrontal cortex together with the modulation of acetylcholine and serotonin in ... target digit was randomly selected and constantly displayed to the right ofthe monitor screen A series of digits was presented inthe centre ofthe screen at the rate of 80 min−1 andthe participant...
... School of Thanh Ba in particular That’s why errors relating to tenses and aspects are often made In order to check the students’ understanding ofthe past tense and aspects in active voice, and find ... used It involves such activities as choosing the correct answer, giving the correct tense form oftheverbsinthe brackets, giving the form ofthe irregular verbs, or writing the correct “- ing” ... tense aspect Error inthe use ofthe simple present perfect tense aspect for the simple past tense aspect Error inthe use ofthe past simple tense aspectof irregular verbs Error inthe use of...
... the differences inthe behaviors and attitudes ofthe grandmother, the father andthe mother andthe children at least cause discontent to one another The grandmother held the floor most ofthe ... character and setting Technique has to with the structuring ofthe story into the plot so that the writer can convey the theme andthe manipulating ofthe language in order to express the ideas ofthe ... Scope ofthe research Within the limitation of a minor thesis, I only discuss some ofthe most prominent aspects ofthe culture and society ofthe mainstream American inthe twentieth and twenty-first...
... “updating” proposal, on the other hand, reduces their control to that of selecting the language (English) andthe marks but then leaves the translation of their determination to the fortuity of ... given in a standard English dictionary of their time, then the meaning that the “interpreter” will assign is not the statute’s intended meaning but a meaning that is the product ofthe marks on the ... determination regarding marks or sounds andthe independent process of codifying standard English meanings and grammar It will be to some degree “mindless,” in that the codification of meanings and...
... generated by the politics of fetal risks, andthe problematic nature ofthe idea of individual causality in discussions of fetal harm Social constructions of maternity and paternity In Western industrial ... of AIDS, the epidemic ‘provides an occasion and rationale for multiplying points of intervention into the lives and bodies of populations’ (Singer, 1993: p 117) The policy response to the plague ... breaking the exclusive connection between pregnant women and ‘crack babies’ The circle of causality has widened since feminist advocates started inXuencing media coverage ofthe issue, and since...
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... incomes of other individuals, so that incomes in general are not independent, quite the contrary, ofthe disposition of individuals to spend and invest; and since in turn the readiness of individuals ... income andof aggregate saving are the results ofthe free choices of individuals whether or not to consume and whether or not to invest; but they are neither of them capable of assuming an independent ... current investment governed the demand for it, and that the rate of interest was, so to speak, the equilibrating price-factor determined by the point of intersection ofthe supply curve of savings and...
... ofthe Study The thesis consists of three main parts: Part I is the introduction ofthe thesis in which we present the reasons for choosing the subject, the aims, the scope, the methods andthe ... as the followings It is produced with the tongue and teeth The tongue is normally placed inside the teeth with the tip touching the inside ofthe lower front teeth andthe blade touching the inside ... from the mother tongue into the target language As a result, errors appear and learning is out ofthe standard ofthe target language 1.1.2 Causes of Interference in Learning Language According...
... from their point of view is their income, we will call the factor cost of A The sum ofthe factor cost F andthe user cost U we shall call the prime cost ofthe output A We can then define the income[2] ... levels of output and employment These three assumptions, however, all amount to the same thing inthe sense that they all stand and fall together, any one of them logically involving the other ... by employing the equipment instead of leaving it idle, which we shall call the user cost ofthe employment in question.[1] The excess ofthe value ofthe resulting output over the sum of its factor...
... meanings The outstretched hands echo the crucifixion the symbol of execution and martyrdom The pointed hood recalls both Catholic clerics during the Spanish Inquisition andthe uniform ofthe ... using them to identify criminals in 1858, and they thereafter emerged in art For in addition to its abstract quality, the fingerprint is richly symbolic, suggesting a range of notions from individuality ... with the logo of French luxury brand Louis Vuitton rest in a farm inthe rural area of China's capital Beijing Delvoye maintains a staff of local farmers and tattoo artists raising sows to use them...
... experience ofthe people of this part of western Sudan andthe survival strategies they have developed, here and as migrants in other parts ofthe country The story ofthe people of Kafia Kingi and ... papers inthe National Archive in Khartoum Names of interviewees are not listed In some cases they requested anonymity, andin others there was not have time during the interview to explain how their ... wars During the first of these civil wars, inthe 1960s, many Raga people were involved inthe southern insurgency In Darfur, which was not directly affected by the conflict, joining the government...
... causes of drinking and recreational waterborne diseases in humans inthe United States Inthe spring of 1993 in Milwaukee, municipal drinking water that was within bacterial standards was contaminated ... increased to 10 percent over land areas ofthe Northern Hemisphere during the 20th century,155 and global warming is predicted to further increase the intensity of rainfall events for parts of ... percent) On the basis of these findings, IKE urges the State of Indiana and/ or the City of Indianapolis to conduct a rigorous and comprehensive analysis by financial experts to determine the overall...
... summarized in Fig Inthe absence of MgCl2, the affinity of Fpg for the THF:C ligand was 1.6-fold higher than for the THF:A ligand The presence of Mg2+ had little effect on the binding of Fpg to the THF:C ... KCl and an approximately twofold decrease in binding at and 500 mm KCl [32] Thus, to address thein uence ofthe reaction conditions on the binding of Fpg and OGG1 to damaged DNA, we determined ... ofthe reaction mixture To minimize the impact of protein binding to non-damaged DNA, shortened 12-mer ligands were used, identical in sequence to the central part ofthe 23-mers used inthe kinetic...
... their interaction with NE and Pr3 It also examines the effect of insoluble elastin on the inhibitory properties ofthe native and oxidized inhibitors Results Oxidation decreases the affinity of ... N-chlorosuccinimide and myeloperoxidase increased their m ⁄ z value by 15 Da, indicating oxidation of M51 and M89 of M25L elafin and M63L trappin, respectively On the other hand, oxidation of M25L elafin and ... inhibitor, regardless ofthe enzyme, the inhibitor andthe state of oxidation ofthe latter, indicating that elastin does not simply act as a competing substrate but also hinders the inhibition process,...