... applications [20,21] Complete avoidance of autologous bone graft harvest is the only way to eliminate the significant risk of chronic donor site pain Unfortunately, the high cost of effective ... infection at the catheter site [16] Local anesthesia has not been shown to reduce the rate of chronic donor site pain Attempts have been made to reduce morbidity by alterations in the technique of ... [14,15] Use of an indwelling catheter to administer a continuous infusion of anesthetic in the early postoperative period does not appear to decrease donor site painand may increase the risk of wound...
... differences between trees in the tendency to form a SECOND flush of growth The mean proportion of SECOND flush sections onthe branches of each tree, expressed as No of SECOND (No of FIRST + SPRING) is ... 0.01) andthe length ofthe FIRST flush in 1986 onthe number of branches onthe FIRST flush shoot in 1985 (P ≤0.05) The linear regression relationships between lengths of major branch sections ... extension and leaf expansion (Bond, 1945) Interpretation ofthe data for lateral branch production by sections of shoot formed during FIRST, SECOND and SPRING flushes of growth is difficult There...
... transcriptional profiling in influenza A virus-infected lung epithelial cells: The role ofthe nonstructural NS1 protein in the evasion ofthe host innate defense andits potential contribution to pandemic ... understand the mechanism of AIV infection and further work is required to explore the process of virus replication in the cells List of abbreviations AIV: Avian influenza virus; NS: Nonstructural ... carried out construction of expression plasmids, GST-pulldown, coimmunoprecitation assays, and wrote the manuscript ZXY and LX contributed to viruses' culture LXZ and RW contributed to electron microscopic...
... Penman-Monteith model Table and Fig show the calculation results of monthly potential evapotranspiration From the land cover data and vegetationrelated parameters in the Nong Son catchment, andthe ... exchange of long wave radiation Ln (MJ.m-2.day-1) between vegetation and soil onthe one hand, and atmosphere and clouds onthe other, can be represented by the following radiation law [3, 10, 17]: ⎛ ... resolution based on AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) and LDAS (Land Data Assimilation System) information for the Nong Son catchment To assess the suitability of this approach, the conceptual...
... The sample depth andthe amount of precipitation from August ofthe year n–1 to August ofthe year n were plotted against the chronologies Here, the seasonal precipitation was divided by a long-term ... than the two other stands The significant teleconnection between BYAB and HHT, XLPI and JGB, andthe relatively low correlation between BYAB and JGB, HHT and XLPI suggested the influence of a ... drought anditseffecton tree growth missing rings in response to extreme drought in the 1920s and early 1930s, the prolonged drought did not preclude its survival and recovery Onthe contrary, the...
... in its design, performed the majority ofthe laboratory work and all the analysis and co-wrote the manuscript AJF participated in interpretation of data and contributed to the preparation ofthe ... feature and has been linked to loss in disc height, de-stabilisation ofthe motion segment andthe ingrowth of blood vessels and nerves resulting in generation of Here we demonstrate the synthesis and ... manuscript JAH conceived the study, secured funding, contributed to its design and co-ordination, participated in interpretation of data and contributed to the preparation ofthe final manuscript...
... generations, 50 sires and 50 dams were randomly mated each generation The QTL and 20 biallelic markers were placed on one M long chromosome The QTL was placed in the middle ofthe chromosome andthe ... makes use ofthe preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm [19] The mixed model equations were considered converged for each animal The total and true nhc and regressions of true on estimated ... is the accu- racy ofthe QTL-EBV and Q2 is the amount of genetic variance explained by the QTL), r A pol is the accuracy ofthe polygenic EBV and rh is the accuracy ofthe predicted number of...
... impact ofthe size of a genomic reference population using German reference bulls onthe estimation of SNP effects andon direct genomic values (DGV) and (2) the impact of including an RPG effecton ... both DGV andthe sum As the residual polygenic effect increased to 20% ofthe total genetic variance, the R2 value between the DGV ofthe son andthe EBV ofthe sire dropped below 0.20 In contrast ... andthe estimate ofthe residual polygenic effect, and their correlations with conventional EBV for the reference bulls It can be seen that the correlation between DGV and EBV decreased and the...
... deregulation ofthe financial sector, opening ofthe capital account onthe balance of payments, and macroeconomic stabilization I— Anatomy of Banking Distress and Crises (c) The International Bank ... Compared (c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 30 Black December The next chart shows the income velocity of money andthe rate of growth in the monetary base ... The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank Black December Valeriano F García is principal economist in the Office ofthe Chief Economist in the Latin America and...
... the corners ofthe contraction part ofthe furrow and two counter rotating vortices in the trough region ofthe furrow Our geometrical and flow parametric study onthe converging-diverging configuration ... advection near resonance 136 7.4.5 Effectof Re 138 7.4.6 Effectof conjugated condition 140 7.5 Conclusion 145 Chapter Conclusion and recommendations for ... Introducing the concept of chaotic advection near resonance and to numerically study the system over a range of flow pulsation amplitudes and frequencies 1.7 Organization ofthe document This thesis consists...
... listening to Much ofthe popular music of today contains messages about sex and violence The artists who sing the music often become the idols of countless children across the country, many of whom copy ... children to violence and alter their perception of reality It can give them the idea that violence is the way to deal with problems and conflict Little is known ofthe actual numbers of how video games ... up their own minds about things Next time you wonder about how easily children can be convinced of something think ofthe myth of Santa Claus: One man bringing presents to the WHOLE world, in one...
... aspects The violence in these video games can desensitize children to violence and alter their perception of reality It can give them the idea that violence is the way to deal with problems and conflict ... up their own minds about things Next time you wonder about how easily children can be convinced of something think ofthe myth of Santa Claus: One man bringing presents to the WHOLE world, in one ... In the first few year of a child's life he is very impressionable Much of his personality is formed by the time he goes to his first day of kindergarten There is nothing wrong with him listening...
... the second one worsened its rank changed slightly, Based on clonal variation in pollen and seed cone production andthe variation in the number of ramets per clone, the effective population size ... is the analogous proportion i of seed cone production The male contributions were further recalculated using additional information on flowering synchronization among mating clones based on formulas: ... precision of clonal variance estimation and heritability is low due to the low number of clones (eight) studied Clonal variation ofthe length of male strobili bearing shoot andthe number of pollen...
... the waste ofthe precursor andthe contamination ofthe ZnO grown onthe substrate and precise control of growth condition, such as temperature and S, are important according to equation (2.2) ... solution meets the supersaturation condition as illustrated in Figure 2.1 Supersaturation is a measure ofthe difference between the actual concentration (C) andthe solubility concentration (C*) of ... KAc (b) Plot of concentration of K+, Zn2+ andthe ratio of K+/Zn2+ against the concentration of KAc The concentration ratios of K+/Zn2+ for samples A, B, C, D, and E, which correspond to 0, 0.03,...
... (n=428), and 10 μg/dl (n=141) (Kim et al., 1996) The positive correlations between PbB onthe one hand, BUN and SCr onthe other hand, have been found in a study conducted in Taiwan Further regression ... 2003) One of byproducts ofthe prosperity is the deterioration of air quality Based onthe data on lead concentration in air and dusts dating back to 1980, Dr Mohmood Khwaja reported that the lead ... affected by the physicochemical properties ofthe aerosol, the ventilatory activity ofthe lung andthe anatomic structures ofthe respiratory tract The diameter ofthe particles determines the sites...
... sulfur resistivity and consequently further passivation of catalyst and stronger bonds of S with Ni caused a lower methane conversion In case of naphthalene and C10+ , the conversion in Period did ... [36] The chemical bonding of S and O to nickel should not be too dissimilar and therefore theeffectof K donating electron density to anti-bonding states of metal-oxygen and metal-sulfur bonds ... evidence of benzene affecting the conversion of methane Wangen et al [34] also observed the loss of CH4 conversion in the presence of toluene, attributing theeffect to competative adsorption of toluene...
... nights on social media without the knowledge of their parents The disruption of sleep has had adverse effects onthe teens It has led to cases of insomnia, mood swings, attention deficits at ... together etc [3] Social media has a tremendous effecton us today, but with parental participation and kids’ cooperation, the effects can be positive for everyone VII CONCLUSION A Positives Effects ... International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 8(6) 2014 A The Effectss of Social Meedia on Teenag gers Children todaay are as techhnologically connected c as anyone a onn the planet...
... theeffectof duration ofpainon HRQoL Methods and materials Sample Patients were recruited from the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ofthe University Medical Center Groningen The ... impact onthe emotional behaviour, social factors and HRQoL However, whether this is the case is yet not clear Information concerning the influence ofpainandits persistence on HRQoL may guide (the ... group consisted of 95 patients consecutively consulting the TMD/Orofacial Pain section for their orofacial pain problems The inclusion criteria were age over 16 years, no language barrier, and the...
... conducted the innovation education program, along with the renovation ofthe whole country 1.3 The effects of Globalization on Education We will examine how the quantity, quality and type of ... 9–12% of all Uruguayan professionals and technicians lived abroad in 1980 1.4 The effects of Globalization on Education 1.4.1 The effects of Trade on Education While education helps the economy ... probability of migration 1.3.3.1 permanent migration 1.3.3.2 temporary migration 1.3.3.3 Types of education 1.4 The effects of globalization on education 1.4.1 The effects of trade on education 1.4.1.1Trade...
... information and their opinions on academic group discussion andits effects onthe learning process The results collected from audio-record, questionnaire andthe field notes will be analyzed and ... and reformulations Among these features, Robinson et al (1995) took the number of pauses and Bygate (1996) used amounts of repetitions Onthe other hand, Mehnert (1998) argued that in addition ... also conducted as the further confirmation ofthe collected results from the experiment The questionnaire includes closed questions, rating scale and free responses This kind of questionnaire...