... seedlings were planted into 70 L containers (20 seedlings per container) containing forest soil [13] In order to ensure that the seedlings received the same microclimatic conditions as the leaves ... 4-year-old seedlings were grown inthe upper and lower canopy of a 55-year-old forest stand [32] throughout one growing season The contents of protective pigments and antioxidants of seedling and adult ... photosynthesis (Pn), stomatal conductance to water vapour (gH2O), and CO2 concentration inthe mesophyll internal air spaces (Ci) in leaves of seedlings (located inthe sun and shade crown of adult...
... level of anxiety/depressive symptoms Attention- and conduct problems Variables concerning attention- and conduct problems were derived fromthe school adjustment part ofthe questionnaire, including ... off point between four and five and “conduct problems” present between five and six Pain and tension symptoms To measure pain and muscular tension the students were asked if they had any ofthe ... following problems during the last 12 months: headache, neck pain, muscle and joint pain or palpitations All questions had four response categories, from one: “Never” to four: “Often” The values...
... An increase inthe money supply shifts the money supply curve to the right Without a change inthe money demand curve, the interest rate falls Falling interest rates increase the quantity of ... Harcourt, Inc The Theory of Liquidity Preference Keynes developed the theory of liquidity preference in order to explain what factors determine the economy’s interest rate According to the theory, the ... balance the supply and demand for money There is one interest rate, called the equilibrium interest rate, at which the quantity of money demanded equals the quantity of money supplied The price level...
... PART A: INTRODUCTION This part consists ofthe rationale, the aims ofthe study, the research questions, the scope ofthe study, the methods ofthe study andthe design ofthe study Rationale Translation ... replace them, pure and simple The translations take the place ofthe originals They function as the originals inthe culture to the extent that the originals disappear behind the translations The ... untranslatability are none but two kinds of people Some strictly believe the holiness ofthe original text and others the absoluteness ofthe unity of meaning and form in a certain language And they, idealistically,...
... conductivity (Kruger and Reich 1993), allowed leaf conductance to remain higher and constant throughout the growing season, even inthe summer, in contrast to the original vegetation (fig b) Increased ... observed inthe three stands throughout the year on both bases In resprouts, the values tended to increase from early summer DISCUSSION The physiological characteristics ofthe resprouting vegetation ... depressed in all stands during this period Leaf conductance (fig 1b) was in resprouts than in control leaves in all seasons except winter The values remained constant throughout the year in resprouts...
... consequence ofthe differences in their genetic composition, both in their allele combinations at the Adh and Odh loci andin their genetic background The size ofthe change in deviance indicates the contribution ... components (table 1) Nevertheless, there was a certain difference inthe manifestation of their influence Differences inthe genetic background ofthe strains mostly resulted in variation in their ... outcome of these experiments indicated that the Odh locus had a certain influenceon ethanol tolerance, the genetic composition ofthe strains did not allow an unequivocal conclusion Onthe one hand,...
... considered one ofthe factors that affect the quality ofthe financial reporting process According to Eng and Mak (2003), the structure of ownership determines the level of monitoring, and thereby ... to join the Board of Directors ofthe International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) in 1988, and has over the last 20 years since 1990 been practicing the International Accounting Standards ... quality of investment decisions based on information contained inthe financial report Improving the high level of disclosure information is positively thought to affect the investors’ confidence...
... castalin, roburin A and C onthe one hand andthe percentage of vescalagin and vescalagin/castalagin ratio onthe other hand The significance of these correlations is that the increase ofthe total ... ellagitannin content, corresponding to an increase in all individual ellagitannins content except for vescalin and castalin, is mostly the result of an increase in roburin A-E, grandinin and vescalagin, ... ellagitannin content, vescalagin, castalagin, grandinin and roburin A-E content The second axis explains 16.1% ofthe total variation and is related to castalin, vescalin, percentage of vescalin, castalin,...
... long-standing locoregional disease, the increased risk of re-operation, the patient’s mental anguish, andthe considerable time and expense of repeated evaluations Moreover, the progression of ... in clinical practice, in order to decrease the toxicities of EBRT and to escalating the radiation dose for improving the local control, the EBRT volume, such as inclusion and extent of regional ... carcinoma were excluded This retrospective study was performed in accordance with the guidelines ofthe Institutional Review Board ofthe NCC Thepatients consisted of nineteen (83%) women and...
... between young and aged rats inthe normoxic condition, except for the higher levels of Lac and mI inthe hippocampus ofthe aged rats These findings are consistent with the data reported in other ex ... Nevertheless, the increase in Lac is an interesting finding in that the Lac level inthe hippocampus might be considered a useful marker of aging Indeed, increased Lac levels have been found inthe ... system and that the neuronal death due to combination of hypoxia with ischemia ultimately resulted in a reduction of Lac formation Onthe other hand, increased hippocampal Lac concentration following...
... 9), and slowing ofthe conduction velocity inthe popliteal fossa – fibular head segment in six (cases 2–5, 9) In cases and 8, the findings were indicative of axonal damage The amplitude ofthe ... Authors' contributions NK proposed the initial design ofthe study and supervised the preparation of this manuscript NK, TZ, and PK performed the examinations onthepatients AP and GCK reviewed the ... patients were indicative of isolated damage ofthe peroneal nerve None ofthepatients had abnormalities inthe distribution of other peripheral nerve ofthe limb, indication of lumbosacral radiculopathy,...
... perfusion with an independent control group; in one of these interventions allocation was randomized (using hypervolemia as a prophylactic intervention, Table 2), inthe other study the intervention ... there is no consensus onthe degree and duration of induced hypertension The discrepancies in effects on CBF within the different studies on hypertension may therefore be explained at least in ... score) on admission, and clinical outcome; Characteristics ofthe intervention: type and composition of triple-H components, prophylactic or therapeutic intervention, and intra-cranial and systemic...
... inthe wet site as a consequence ofthe longer period since the last thinning Onthe contrary, the differences in LAI values were higher inthe wet site than inthe dry site: inthe former, the ... levels ofinfluenceon light interception However, onthe basis ofthe slight differences between thinned and unthinned plots in k values, in comparison with the marked ones in stocking and LAI, ... control and thinned plots were significant both in PAR andinthe global solar irradiance wave bands (table V) The low value ofthe coefficient of variation, in both the thinned andthe unthinned...
... for the development of anal cancer is well known, no data about theinfluenceof smoking during combined radiotherapy onthe outcome after therapy exist as of now The exact role of smoking inthe ... protocol since 1999 In each protocol chemotherapy consists of a combination of Mitomycin C bolus and 5FU continuous infusion The protocol published by Cummings et al provided a total dose of 50 Gy ... Radiation Oncology 2007, 2:30 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/2/1/30 the combination of one of these risk factors with smoking [7-11] Combined radiochemotherapy is the gold-standard in treatment of...
... protective and cross-reacting immune response against serogroup B (and other serogroup) meningococci Conclusions The sequencing of meningococcal genomes andthe availability ofthe corresponding protein ... possible to determine whether the ‘non-OM proteins’ detected inthe preparations occur in a natural association with the OM or whether they arise by ‘contami ation’ during the isolation process However, ... effective vaccine against serogroup B meningococci should induce immunity against strains of a wide range of serosubtypes The contribution ofthe PorA protein to the protective effect of OMV vaccines...
... analysis and interpretation ofthe data MB participated inthe design ofthe study andthe statistical analysis RJ and MP participated inthe design ofthe study and coordinated the data acquisition ... explanation is that in our study the therapist who did the single rating was also member ofthe team of therapists and might have influenced the consensus rating in his favoured direction Nevertheless, ... Sample The sample consisted of 31 inpatients of a German psychotherapeutic hospital sufferingfrom a major depressive disorder (MDD) according to the criteria ofthe 10 th edition ofthe International...
... involved inthe design ofthe study andin interpreting the results ofthe analyses EdJ participated inthe study design, and helped inthe design ofthe questionnaire, in interpreting the results and ... obtained based onthe jackknife estimates and that none ofthe findings were attributable to theinfluenceof individual ICUs participating inthe study Another limitation of this study is the ... assisted inthe statistical analyses, in interpreting the results andin drafting the manuscript GJS was involved inthe set-up ofthe NICE registry and helped in drafting the manuscript PvdV was involved...
... Collecting statistical and analytical data; (2) Analyzing and collecting theories; (3) Classifying and systematizing theories; (4) Modelling; (5) Scientific thinking in interpretation and inductive ... Fashion market andthe impact of satisfaction on loyalty and repurchase behavior under theinfluenceof fashion style 2.3.1 Fashion, fashion market in Vietnam In this part, the author describes the ... criteria from SDL_1 to SDL_11 The following table summarizes the steps on developing and evaluating the scales ofthe final research model When evaluating the scales, the author uses the standards of...
... be mainly Malay until the nineteenth century Later, with the increasing British dominance inthe Peninsula, the bulk of labor in tinmining was inthe form of Chinese workers, who were also involved ... 1996, p 1) The Chinese were ideally placed to benefit from this situation This continued domination of Malaysian economy by the Chinese intensified the tension across the Chinese andthe native ... have a continued influenceonthe reputation of Malaysia as a technology leader in a major way Inthe 1980s, Ratnam had argued inthe context of technological growth and industrialization in Malaysia:...
... properties and esthetics ofthe restorations One ofthe most important considerations inthe selection of filler is the optical characteristics ofthe composite The monomer resins used in dental ... influencethe final shade ofthe restoration The thickness ofthe composite cores and all-ceramic crown has a significant influenceinthe masking ability As the thickness ofthe composite core andthe ... Figure 5d The measuring set up for evaluation oftheinfluenceofthe color of posts and cores onthe esthetics of all-ceramic restoration 74 Figure 5e Mean Contrast Ratio of three types of all-ceramic...