... esti-mate the total leaf area of the 26 sampled trees. A rela-tionship between the tree basal area, the height to the base of the crown and the total leaf area was established.Finally, ... that a beam at an angle &thetas; to the vertical would as the ratio of light levels measured above and below the canopy. The spatial variability of the gap fraction ... estimations of the gapfraction, at several zenith angles, enables a calculation of the major structural parameters [ 13, 20]: leaf area index,mean leaf angle and, occasionally,...
... protocol hadface validity and generated data that met the aims of the study. Following the initial interview, the interview sche-dule was further refined (Additional file 1).Generation of dataEach ... eet), and nega-tively (these changed t he aesthetic appearance of the footwear), which impacted on their collective thoughts of the aesthetic appearance of their shoe. For example,descriptions of ... psychosocial components magnified their suf-fering. The appearance and design of footwear was of considerable consequence for participants. For example,shoe fastenings emphasised the aesthetic appearance...
... [22].MATERIALS AND METHODSMaterials The b-casein w as prepared from whole a cid casein b y the urea fractionation method of Aschaffenburg [35]. The j-casein was prepared by adaptation of two o ther ... to the 412-amino-acid is oform of human brain tau.At neutral p H, the tau samples sho wed aggregation in the laser b eam, with thea ggregates falling to t he bottom of t hecell, so thatthe ... were also attempted on a S1-and a S2-casein, these proteins had a tendency to aggregate in the laser beam, which prevented the acquisition of ROA data of sufđcient quality for reliable analysis....
... assets to arrive at the ‘all-in’ fee as a percentage of plan assets. Also, each plan’s total dollar fee amount was divided by total participants in the plan to arrive at the ‘all-in’ fee as ... further analysis found thata core specification that allowed average account balances and number of participants (both in logs) to affect fees as a percentage of assets each had separate and ... In the report, Exhibit 3 plots the impact of average account balance and number of plan participants on the ‘all-in’ fee for a variety of combinations of average account balance and number of...
... 269–282.41 Yamasaki Y, Teramoto Y & Yoshilawa K (2001) Dis-appearance ofthe negative charge in giant DNA with a folding transition. Biophys J 80, 2823–2832.42 Panagiotidis CA, Artandi S, Calame ... differsubstantially. Namely, the DNA preincubated withl-NAP showed a diffuse migration pattern, whereas the DNA interacting with s-NAP and m-NAP migrated in a compact form similar to thatof naked DNA (lane a) , ... supra-molecular tunnel capable of enveloping the entire DNA. The final effect would be the formation of an external scaffolding that protects the DNA by masking the sugar-phosphate backbone,as indicated...
... softed and penetrated. Among the samples crosslinked by DAPC and TMPTMA, the sample containing 0.2 phr of DAPC and 15 phr of TMPTMA has the minimum Ts.Table 1: Softening point ofthe PVC samples ... penetration resistance ofthe samples. 111 Table 2 presents the influence of concen-trations of DAPC and TMPTMA on linear thermal expansion coefficient () ofthe PVC samples. The obtained ... For thermomechanical analysis of crosslin-ked rigid PVC, probe load of 0.05 N is the most suitable to observe and evaluate expansion, softening and contraction ofthe sample. 2. Glass transition...
... abnormal appearing cartilagelesions that extended less than 50% ofthe depth of the cartilage, Grade III was assigned to cartilage lesions that extended greater than 50% ofthe depth ofthe cartilage ... with an average grade of 3.1 +/- 0.5. The medial compartment revealed an aver-age ICRS grade of 2.8 +/- 0.8 and the lateral compartmentrevealed an average grade of 1.8 +/- 0.8. Twenty-sixpatients ... medial andlateral parapatellar portals were established to perform the procedure. The patellofemoral joint, medial femoraltibial joint, and lateral femoral tibial joint were systemat-ically evaluated....
... details1Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.2Department of Pathology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.3Department of Radiotherapy, Catharina ... [37-40].ConclusionInthiscasereportitisdemonstratedthatneo-adjuvantradiotherapy in case of locally advanced irresectable uni-centric CD facilitates a radical resection. Therefore, ana-logous with the treatment of ... throughout the body. The etiology of this disorder is unclear, although the histopathological presentation can be differentiated into a hyaline vascular variant, a plasma cell variant and a mixed variant....
... mobilization of the pancreas started at the reflexion ofthe superior leaf of the transverse mesocolon on the pan creas. The plan e at the inferior border ofthe body ofthe pancreas was openedwith ... contributionsGA analyzed and interpreted the data from the patient’s medical file; GAand AM drafted the manuscript; GA, AM, and GP critically revised the manuscript and gave final approval for manuscript ... TS, Zatagias A, Michalopoulos A, Papadopoulos VN, Paramythiotis D, Harlaftis N: Hematemesis, a very rarepresentation of solid pseudo-papillary tumors ofthe pancreas: a casereport. J Med Case...
... cases whereall or part of this information was not available in the publication, the authors were contacted by email.Statistical analyses The Review Manager was used to analyze data (RevManVersion ... the statistical analyses and carried out all genetic analyses; CS participated in the design and coordination ofthe study and co-wrote the manuscript; RSperformed the statistical analyses and ... conceived ofthe study, participated in its design and the coordinationand acquisition of data, performed the statistical analyses, and co-wrote the manuscript; CB participated in the design of the...
... the relevance of an epidemio-logic survey, and the standardized scale used by the sametrained nurse as part ofthe clinical examination, whichmeans that inter-rater variation was lacking. We ... depression.Instead, AGA was associated with IR, IGT and centralobesity. Because these conditions are linked with somaticdiseases, they can explain this finding of an association of AGA with impaired ... Corresponding author androgenic alopeciahair lossinsulin resistancehealth related quality of lifeAbstractBackground: The aim of this study was to assess the possible associations between femaleandrogenetic...
... performed analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript. WHB contributed to the interpretation of dataand the drafting ofthe manuscript. RJvdS collected the dataand was involved ... the final manuscript.References1. Nishimura K, Sugiyama D, Kogata Y, Tsuji G, Nakazawa T, KawanoS, Saigo K, Morinobu A, Koshiba M, Kuntz KM, Kamae I, KumagaiS: Meta-analysis: diagnostic accuracy ... (including arthralgia,fibromyalgia, and no final diagnosis). The latter four groupswere also combined and classified as 'non-RA'. The diseaseduration at the time of autoantibody testing was...