... However, the points raised are likely to be valid for other types of tumors For all these, the addition of appropriate cancer-free control materials to the screening panels might help in the identification ... analysis, because the initial filtering was referenced only to the tissues adjacent to the tumors in cancer patients [6,18,19] One cannot entirely exclude the possibility that factors related to the array-analysis ... regions adjacent to the actual tumor as the sole control is probably insufficient forthe identification and selection of methylation markers for early cancer detection, although these control samples...
... column to keep the moisture content inside the column uniform while water was sprinkled over the top of the medium until the outflow from the bottom of the column equaled the volume of the water input ... those for silica sand This is because the degree of the solute dispersion in Andisol is larger due to the difference between the soil properties such as the uniformity coefficient and the mean ... HWCs while there is a slight change of the peak concentration in Andisol (Fig (b)) except forthe more pronounced tailing of the BTCs with the increase of HWCs The peak concentrations for Andisol...
... Efficiency for Ammonium Removal Fig illustrates the efficiency of the reactors forthe removal of ammonium The efficiency of the reactors in removing ammonium is clearly seen in the graph The most ... Efficiency for Total Phosphorus (TP) Removal Fig illustrates the efficiency of the reactors forthe removal of TP The highest efficiency forthe removal of TP was obtained upon using reactor II, and the ... ammonium removal is reactor III and the maximum removal rate is 97.85% In reactor I, the maximum removal rate is 85.76% The least efficient in ammonium removal is reactor IV, and the maximum removal...
... years through the development and use of a succession of live food organisms as feed forthe developing larvae The aim of the present manual was therefore to review and summarise the latest developments ... organisms as feed forthe developing larvae The present manual describes the major production techniques currently employed forthe cultivation of the major types of live food commonly used in larviculture, ... survival in small fish larvae such as the Gilthead seabream On the otherhand live food organisms seem to meet all the necessary criteria for these small larvae However, for food to be ingested by a larva...
... between the culture medium and the air The latter is of primary importance as the air contains the carbon source for photosynthesis in the form of carbon dioxide For very dense cultures, the CO2 ... avoided Fluorescent tubes emitting either in the blue or the red light spectrum should be preferred as these are the most active portions of the light spectrum for photosynthesis The duration of artificial ... whether the operation aims at the mass-production of larvae for remote setting or growing millions of seed till planting size In either case, the juveniles, representing the largest biomass in the...
... to acclimatize them as abrupt salinity shocks might inhibit the rotifers’ swimming or even cause their death 3.5.1.2 Temperature The choice of the optimal culture temperature for rearing rotifers ... a disinfectant The eggs are then separated from the dead bodies on a 50 µm sieve and incubated for hatching and the offspring used for starting the stock cultures However, if the rotifers not ... are rinsed, a small part is used for maintenance of the stock, and the remaining rotifers can be used for upscaling Furthermore, after some months of regular culture the stock cultures will be...
... outer membrane of the cyst bursts (= “breaking”) and the embryo appears, surrounded by the hatching membrane (Fig 4.1.2.) While the embryo hangs underneath the empty shell (= “umbrella” stage) the ... and seemed to be unlimited However, with the expansion of aquaculture production in the 1970’s, the demand for Artemia cysts soon exceeded the offer and prices rose exponentially, turning Artemia ... salinity is the common feature determining the presence of Artemia, theimpact of other parameters (temperature, primary food production, etc.) may at most affect the abundance of the population...
... hydration, the cyst shell (including the outer cuticular membrane) bursts (= breaking stage) and the embryo surrounded by the hatching membrane becomes visible The embryo then leaves the shell ... underneath the empty shell (the hatching membrane may still be attached to the shell) Through the transparent hatching membrane one can follow the differentiation of the pre-nauplius into the instar ... China +4 +6 + 10 The decapsulation procedure involves the hydration of the cysts (as complete removal of the envelope can only be performed when the cysts are spherical), removal of the brown shell...
... over the world for enhancing the nutritional value of Artemia with essential fatty acids Figure 4.3.7 Schematic diagram of theuse of Artemia as vector for transfer of specific components into the ... through the consumption of seawater, the main concern regarding the mineral composition of Artemia is whether they meet the requirements of fish or crustacean larvae reared in freshwater For example, ... swallow their prey in one bite the size of the nauplii is particularly critical For example, fish larvae that are offered oversized Artemia nauplii may starve because they cannot ingest the prey For...
... prohibitive Therefore, a simplified but reliable technique forthe short-term intensive culture of Artemia juveniles foruse as a nursery diet for fish and shrimp was developed at the ARC The idea ... usually due to the nutritional deficiencies of the yeast diet and should therefore be compensated by supplementation with other ingredient sources For certain SCP, digestibility by the Artemia can ... should therefore be considered as one example of an operational recirculating system for Artemia culture, as was developed at the Artemia Reference Center The effluent is drained from the culture...
... to the effect of diapause or simply to the viability of the embryo The most common diapause deactivating methods used are described in chapter 4.2.1.4 However, before implementing any of these ... composition, the reproductive status of the females can also be used as an indicator forthe health status of the Artemia population Large broods, and short retention times between broods (e.g females ... harvest them alive · after collection, biomass should be prepared for transport and further use or treatment PROCESSING STEP Use one of the following methods according to the needs: a) immediate use...
... aware that the greater the surface area of the net the more effective and rapid the filtration Hence, the upper limit of the dimensions of the nets depends on the ease of handling rather than ... losses due to the narrow and strong back current The longer the distance between the propeller and the net, the wider and shorter the net can be The distance between the propeller and the net generally ... system · in bags up in the sea or lakes: bag system · in man made ponds on land: pond system · in tanks: tank system In these systems either zooplankton is developing in the mesocosm system (with...
... that these shocks are given while the resting eggs are still in the ephippium After the shock the eggs may be removed from the ephippium The hatching will then take place after 1-14 days 6.1.6 Use ... the animals have migrated to the top of the tube, where they can be collected with theuse of a pipet onto a 100 µm mesh screen After rinsing with seawater, the nematodes can then be fed to the ... system Autotrophic systems on the other hand usethe addition of cultured algae Green water cultures (105 to 106 cells.ml-1) obtained from fish pond effluents are frequently used but these systems...
... and hiring people to care for them) and then promptly become blind to them Rather than asking for something different that actually fixes their problems, they ask forthe same thing that’s slightly ... Running the Asylum [Coo99], he describes them like this: Personas are not real people they represent them throughout the design process They are hypothetical archetypes of actual users Although they ... simple information) Similarly, when a page comes up, users focus their attention on the center of the window where they read the body text before they bother looking over headerbars or other navigational...
... the Google model only requires n-gram counts to implement The Backoff Erk model is the best, using the Baseline forthe majority of decisions and backing off to the Erk smoothing model when the ... the noun with the higher co-occurrence count with the verb is chosen As with the other models, if the two nouns have the same counts, it randomly guesses The smoothing model is named Erk in the ... was the correct predicate for a given noun object One verb v was the original from the source document, and the other v was randomly generated This was the first use of such verb-noun...
... the respective hypernym concept If the MDL is lower forthe set of hyponyms than the hypernym, the hyponyms are left in the partial hierarchy Otherwise the expansion of the hypernym towards the ... WordNet HMM is the product of the probabilities of the transitions within the path The probability p(a|r) is then defined as the sum of the probabilities of all paths from the concept r to the word ... which are in WordNet Other tuples were excluded from the evaluation because the verb class model cannot deal with them Evaluation One of the goals in the development of the presented verb class...
... e-health_and the elderly O ver the past ten years, the Internet has eme rg e d as an integral par t of the lives of many Amer i c a n s, transforming the way in which they get infor m at i o ... sense of the role e-mail and the Net are playing in seniors’ lives, the survey asked those who have ever gone online how central these experiences are to them, and how much they have helped them stay ... them to usethe Internet for health infor m at i o n o r to communic ate with providers But many s ay t h at drug companies and other health markete r s a re using the Internet to market to them...
... government of the States’ use of the borrowed funds once they are remitted to them, as they are viewed as general financing forthe state budgets, the largest outlays of which are for civil service ... likely because ING Barings is also the fifty per cent owner of the Netherlands Post With the Postbank and the Netherlands Post under the same ownership, the two institutions can again tap the synergies ... safe placements forthe investment of household savings Together, these factors have left the public with few alternatives to the convenience and security of the postal savings system Financial...
... hours spent near the stove, and whether the child is carried on the |9 Addressing theImpact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on the Health of the Poor Implications for Policy Action ... limited impact in the long term if the users feel the disadvantages outweigh the advantages and stop using it This is the case for interventions such as solar cookers that frequently require the user ... communities where the need for information and action is greatest | 15 Addressing theImpact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on the Health of the Poor Implications for Policy Action...