... managing board finished the wetland situation analysis report as part ofthe action plan. The analysis report consists in a detailed description of the wetland forest site; the inventory ofthe ... Fig.1: The Mekong River Basin and Land forms ofthe MD in Vietnam The main objective of this article isthe presentation ofthe forest wetland inventory process, applied to both the inland ... forest inthe Upper and the Lower U Minh areas were burned, accounting for approximately 57% (17% inthe Lower U Minh and 40% inthe Upper U Minh) ofthe total Melaleuca forest area. Inthe U Minh...
... claimed that the gradual attainment of more complete dynamic equilibrium . . . is the fundamental characteristic” of ecosystems, and thatthe order of stability of all of the chemical elements isof ... ecology as a discipline is interested in describingand quantifying the factors that regulate energy transformation and nutrientcycling within an ecosystem as defined. And because these processes ... program that protects waters ofthe United States, including wetlands. Under this program the Corps has issued “wet-land mitigation banking” guidelines that allow a developer intending to elim-inate...
... alder strip while this habitat isthe main habitat of the food plant ofthe larvae of Clouded Apollo, while this habitat isthe main feeding andmating place of adult and while this habitat provides ... Despite the fact thatthe Clouded Apollo is decreasing in most areas of Europe (Meglécz et al., 1999), the population area and number of individuals is increasing at the Northern boundary ofthe ... show that there is an overallincrease inthe number of Clouded Apollo in Estonia, with 73% of all sighting having been madeduring the last 13 years. The exact reasons for this increase in Estonia...
... it is therefore likely that the outcome ofthe inhibition of aggrecanase activity in tendon isthe retention of large proteoglycans within the extracellular matrix ofthe tissue [22–27]. The ... However, it is possible thatthe inhibition ofthe catabolism of prote-oglycans in tendon and other fibrous connective tissuessuch as ligament may result in an increase inthe matrixlevels of these ... proteo-glycans remaining inthe matrix by day 10 of culturewas 45%. This indicates that with the inclusion of these sulfated agents there was significant inhibition(40%) of rate of loss of 35S-labeled...
... position ofthe telescope, and take the mean ofthe readings of the horizontal circle. I t must be remembered thatthe reading ofthe compass needle, when the sight line ofthe instrument isinthe ... surprising manner since 1875. The color ofthe red markings in 1875 was most carefully matched in crayons, and I wasfinally satisfied with the tint ofthe drawings. In 1881 I found thatthe same ... meridian, is not necessarily the magnetic declination,since the line of zeros ofthe compass circle may not be inthe same plane with the line of collimation (as, of course, it should be). The reading...
... 1885, in relation to the management and conduct ofthe office of district attorney ofthe United States for the southern district of Alabama." The incumbent of this office on the 1st day of ... public service ofany examiner in his office, or ofthe inability or refusal of any such examiner to act inthat capacity; and, on the request ofthe Commission, such officer shall thereuponname ... beexerted to maintain the amplest good faith toward China inthe treatment of these men, and the inflexiblesternness ofthelawin bringing the wrongdoers to justice should be insisted upon.Every...
... thinks thatthe titular head ofthe Church of England is a lovely lady. The assumption isthat since the filler ofthe role Queen of England is not likely to change within the time ofthe conversation ... checked in the following order: the intensionality of the descrip- tor, the time of reference of the descriptor, and the agents of the descriptor. We must establish the "level" of ... or time; the predication expresses the main relation among the various entities referred to. The intention isthatthe term-list provides the information to identify referents inthe knowledge...
... at the academic, industrial and governmental lev-els. In contrast, there is a lot to be done with respect totranslating the insights gained inthe laboratory on the involvement ofthe TME in ... espe-cially interested inthe publication of discoveries in fourareas:1) Clinical models that allow the characterization of the molecular profile of non-cancer cells inthe TME and of their soluble ... pathogenesis to the clinic and the biomedical industry. Translational research that bridges the laboratory and the clinic is still underdevelopment, and this new section ofthe JTM is espe-cially interested...
... are interdependent.Statistical analysisFirst, HRQoL scales were constructed and missing datawere imputed based on the guidelines ofthe TAAQOL. In calculation ofthe scale scores one missing ... missing combined-itemscore was allowed for, the missing score is replaced by the mean value ofthe non-missing item scores. In addition,missing HRQoL outcomes were handled through the Expectation-Maximization ... purposes)influences HRQoL. A potential reason for the lack of effect is that not the amount, but satisfaction with work and lei-sure time is more important in explaining HRQoL [18].Within the disease...
... JHparticipated inthe design ofthe study, interpreted the data and revised the manuscript. AYNSM, PJR and PTCKinterpreted the data and revised the manuscript. PDB con-tributed to the statistical analysis ... calculated as the mean ofthe ratings of items that pertained to that dimension, after the score of each dimension was transformed linearly to a 0–100point scale, with 100 indicating the best HRQoL ... cancerstudies, the observed excellent HRQoL could be explained in two ways. First, following the theory of response shift itmay be that (as a result ofthe experience of cancer) the internal standards,...
... 38% of all newinfections.Although the primary impact of increasing the prevalence of male circumcision is to reduce the number of new HIVinfections in men, the number of new HIV infections in Number ... purposes of this sensitivity analysis. The results of the sensitivity analysis are shown in Table 2. Each ofthe ini-tial values ofthe parameters inthe sensitivity analysis is shown in bolded, ... fees of circumcision increasesbecause of a higher discount rate, then the cost per infec-tion averted increases. If the discounted lifetime cost of ART increases (decreases), then the effect is...
... reduction of their HRQoL, even in mild stages ofthe disease. The factors determining the HRQoL include sex, FEV1, use of oxygen therapy, and number of visits to emergencyrooms and hospital admissions.Published: ... [19]. The SF-12 is scored from 0 to 100 so that, the higher the score, the bet-ter the health condition.Statistical analysis The analysis ofthe data was carried out through the statis-tical ... event inthe naturalhistory of patients with COPD. It isthe most common rea-son for medical visits, hospital admissions, and death in these patients [38]. Furthermore, there is an increasingevidence...
... purposes)BackgroundRetinoblastoma (RB) is a malignant tumor affecting the retina and isthe most common intraocular malignancy in children. Inthe Netherlands, the incidence is 1:17,000newborns ... JHparticipated inthe design ofthe study, interpreted the data and revised the manuscript. AYNSM, PJR and PTCKinterpreted the data and revised the manuscript. PDB con-tributed to the statistical analysis ... different combina-tions of chemotherapy and remaining therapies (thermo-chemotherapy, laser photocoagulation, plaque therapyand cryotherapy)[5]. Visual acuity was defined as visualacuity after...