... characteristics, the time since last thinning τ and the thinning intensity I were retained for this study Thinning intensity I is defined in terms of basal area, being equal to the ratio of absolute G variation ... since thinning increased (data not shown) Thus the influences of stand age, time since last thinning and intensity of last thinning on extinction coefficient b (relationship (2)) were further analyzed ... species with thinning information, the models that took into account at least one ofthe thinning features had the best values of adjusted R2 3.2 Qualitative derivation ofthe effects of stand parameters...
... selection, designing, monitoring the performance ofsolar energy conversion systems and models development; they presented also different instruments for the measurement ofsolarradiation and their ... studied the diffuse solarradiation on tilted surface in Lucknow, India They used the isotropic and anisotropic model, and they proposed the last one for estimation the diffuse solarradiation on inclined ... the monthly average daily global solarradiation and the ambient temperature They observed that the maximum value ofthe monthly average daily hours of bright sunshine occurred in June reaching...
... trapped by local minimum SAD It uses the motion information of neighboring blocks inthe spatial or temporal space for the initial guess ofthe starting point That is, the information of MB-level loop ... Number -of- CBh ( CurBlock-level loop inthe horizontal direction) …… … end of Number -of- CBh end of Number -of- CBv end of Number -of- SRh end of Number -of- SRv end of Number -of- MB h end of Number -of- MB ... problem ofthe increasing bandwidth and storage requirements The resolution of image and video keep increasing since people are endlessly pursuing higher quality The input and output of image...
... two years after the thinning similarly like in previous years Positive effects ofthe high-type thinning in 2001 were reflected inthe 17% increase of LAI in 2002 The realized thinning exhibited ... very often explained by latitudinal variation in intercepted PAR The values of e obtained for the investigated spruce stand are inthe range of published reports The differences in e values obtained ... Positive effects of thinning in 2001 were reflected inthe 17% increase of LAI in 2002 Reaching or exceeding ofthe critical LAI value was responsible for a decrease intheradiation use efficiency...
... paracrine loops in gliomas, activating the PDGFR-α in glioma cells The activation of PDGFR-β in endothelial cells was also observed inthe tumor mass, pointing to the dual roleof PDGF signaling in ... signaling with no drug-resistance development during imatinib treatment [36] The clinical success of imatinib/gleevec, a triple tyrosine kinase inhibitor of c-kit, PDGF and c-Abl signaling, in chronic ... with ionising radiation as radiosensitizer [54] And on the other hand, targeting PDGF signaling inhibits the hypoxia-induced angiogenesis and strengthens the anti-angiogenic effect of radiation...
... profitability is declining The internalization of information within the same institution may thus enhance intra-circuit and inter-circuit stability by reducing the incentive to overfinancing The ... Creating a stronger investor base amounts to strengthening the circuit by completing the financial market structure ofthe economy, thus eliminating discontinuities inthe transmission of information ... placing money with investment financial institutions inthe capital market, and hold the remaining share in noninterest bearing, short-term bank deposits (eq 7) The share of savings going to the...
... advantageous in serving transport inthe Mekong Delta linking to Cambodia The total length ofthe inland waterway (IW) system is about 40,998 km, mainly inthe Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta Inthe ... forwarding activities ofthe S.R of Vietnam, and on this basis to integrate with such professional colleagues on the world The Association has theroleof coordinating the activities ofthe members ... conditions for business associations, as well implemented strategies on developing and increasing the quality of trade services ofthe Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Transport Being the intermediary...
... English at the expense ofthe other languages that exist inthe country, the adult language program in Botswana maintains the hegemony and the gap between the poor and the rich, the major and minority ... for the betterment of their conditions It could mobilize the so called minorities to oppose their status and challenge the hegemony ofthe majority communities in Botswana 31 In most parts ofthe ... is for the most part the preserve ofthe few (elites) The choice of which language or dialect to use to teach (medium of instruction) reflects the interests of those elite In countries in which...
... categories of business-to-business advertising are industrial and professional advertising b.1 Industrial advertising Advertising targeted at individuals who buy or influence the purchase of industrial ... development ofthe industry also fosters the other industries in society, which contributes to the development ofthe economy as a whole In Vietnam, spending for advertising is rather lower than that in ... advertising industry Since the opening policy and law of foreign investment, advertising industry has seen remarkable changes The growth rate of advertising service is the highest in economy, in which...
... raising the profile of women in management However, during this period of research, there was an emerging recognition ofthe importance of a concern for people inthe behavioural theories as being ... anything towards raising the profile of women in management, as the theory was constructed as a male model at a time when women were not visible in paid employment One ofthe off shoots ofthe ... enabling of others to help achieve the goals ofthe organisation Furthermore, the ability to control others is given no prominence in this recent definition of leadership A brief review of early...
... relies on the securities booking system ofthe CGSDTC and the bond trading system ofthe inter-bank lending centre The trading system ofthe national inter-bank lending centre provides pricing information, ... source of financing for enterprises, if their own capital is excluded In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial ... in turn contributed to the financial stability not only in Asia but also inthe whole world Roleofthe international financial institutions ( IFIs ) The IFIs have played an active rolein financial...
... throughout the world bears little resemblance to teosinte, the original ancestor of corn The newer techniques involving genetic engineering, on the other hand, allow for the transfer of a few genes in ... create signiÞcant changes inthe genetic makeup of plants and animals due to the random recombination and sorting of thousands of genes As a result of intervention by people, the hybrid seed corn ... commercially introduced inthe U.S in 1996 and have been rapidly adopted by farmers It has been estimated that 24% ofthe corn and almost 70% ofthe soybeans and cotton grown inthe U.S in 2001 were...
... establishment ofthe Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Medicine in 1935, the Faculty of Economics and Law in 1936, the Faculty of Theology in 1942 and, finally, the Faculty of Science in 1954 The main ... the Folketing, on theroleofthe University as the principal shareholder in Cheminova The listing of Cheminova on the Stock Exchange in 1986 and the establishment ofthe first science park in ... behind the economic upswing and increase in employment in Denmark since the start ofthe economic boom at the beginning of 1994 The Greater Copenhagen area together with the Municipalities of...
... satisfactory inthe evaluation of nodal status in this patient group Since the highly cellular tissue in reactive lymph nodes may also show increased intensity, theroleof DWI and ADC in distinguishing ... tissue inthe uterine cervix and endometrium Inthe uterine myometrium, the ADC value may play a limited role due to the large overlap between sarcomas and benign leiomyomas Theroleof DWI for the ... enhancing cervical cancer (arrow) The tumor invades the cervical stroma (arrowhead) c DWI with b = 1,000 s/mm2 shows a well-defined hyperintensity mass inthe cervical area The shape ofthe uterine...
... critical in ensuring the effective use of ICTs inthe health sector Programme designs should consider theroleofthe intermediary at the same time as, if not before, theroleofthe technology The ... reminding them about their medication The messages can be sent in one of three languages and in a range of styles to ensure they not become boring Ofthe 138 patients involved inthe pilot, there ... improving the functioning of health care systems by improving the management of information and access to that information, including: • management of logistics of patient care • administrative systems...
... phosphorylation of injected CagA during infection in another study [13] These studies indicate that there is a controversy inthe literature about the importance ofthe CagL RGD-motif in T4SS functions ... also involves tyrosine dephosphorylation of cortactin, vinculin and ezrin, which are three wellknown actin-binding proteins [6] The phosphatases involved in this scenario, however, remain unknown ... frequently inactivated in gastric cancer, by a novel identified WW domain inthe amino-terminal region of CagA [28] In particular, CagA induces the ubiquitination and degradation of RUNX3, thereby extinguishing...
... adults (39 ) The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination inthe United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies determined by clinical trials ... explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported inthe individual studies Using a model that included the geographic latitude ofthe study site and the data ... efficacy of BCG vaccine in HCWs or b) the effects on efficacy ofthe vaccine strain administered Vol 45 / No RR-4 MMWR and the vaccinee’s age at the time of vaccination The protective efficacy of BCG...
... president ofthe National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions ... Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine ... by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of...
... In G0, proteins appear to bind to the CDE ⁄ CHR, as monitored by in vivo footprinting According to these early experiments all binding is lost in G2 ⁄ M In contrast, constitutive binding to the ... confirmed by Lin-54 binding to the CHR, cooperating with E2F4 binding to the CDE in EMSAs in vitro [86] ChIP experiments on the Cdc2 gene also provided insights into the association of other cell ... proteins with the promoter E2F4 binding during the cell cycle coincides with the binding of p107 or p130 [61,85] Another E2F site distal to the E2F ⁄ CDE acts as an activating element binding...