... present in fine roots The increase of proteins was organism caused by presence of microprotein inthe mineral soil Humic substances increased in contrast to the litter Fulvic acids were dominant ... counteract the observed translocation Abrahamsen G, Hovland J, Hagvar S (1980) Effects of artificial acid rain and liming on soil organisms and the decomposition of organic matter In: Effects of Acid ... which are the most important parameters of decomposition and humification, were similar during the past 25 years The change inthe humus form from mull to moder and the development ofan organic layer...
... the initial(s) and surname(s) of author(s) and the address ofthe author(s) The title and abstract should be combined on one page The title ofthe article should not be a sentence Corresponding ... h Then further increase in time has resulting an increased in mass Theeffectof temperature on the corrosion behavior of AISI 304 stainless steel with MgCO3 deposit has been studied The oxidation ... formation of oxide layer on the metal surface, and mass of steel are changed with the increasing temperature.4–6 Figures 2(a), (b) and (c) show the SEM of MgCO3 coated alloy The layer of scales...
... to the onset of melatonin production [12] In humans, melatonin secretion is highest during the hours of darkness, declines inthe early morning and stays low during the daytime In contrast, the ... athletes competing at international destinations An initial investigation into the severity and longevity of jet lag inthe equine athlete examined re-entrainment rates of plasma melatonin and core ... advance ofthe LD cycle [26,35] and highlights the need for improved understanding of species differences inthe photic and circadian regulation of melatonin synthesis and secretion The surprising...
... on the individual anatomy and the level of function ofthe lower moiety If the lower moiety is nonfunctioning, heminephrectomy is an option, particularly if the patient is symptomatic If there ... ureterocele and ureteral insertion inthe case of complete duplex kidney, or due to an aberrant artery PUJO in a duplex system is rare but has been reported in both the upper and the lower moiety in completely ... gathered the information, reviewed the literature and drafted the manuscript TW critically appraised the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript Consent Written informed...
... understanding cyclic clay behaviour The shear modulus is often defined as the gradient of a line joining the points of maximum and minimum shear stresses Similarly, the damping ratio is often defined ... is the ratio ofthe effective mean stress at the start of cyclic loading (i.e Point A in Figure 2.27) to the effective mean stress at the end of cyclic loading (i.e Point B in Figure 2.27) In ... findings on the behaviour of soft clays under cyclic loading vary significantly For instance, Zanvoral and Campanella (1994) and Thammathiwat and Weeraya (2004) found that damping in clays increases...
... evaluates theeffectof NARP on both antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance rates and indicates that NARP in Turkey was effective in lowering the costs and antibiotic resistance Acknowledgements ... resistance patterns of certain pathogens Since parenteral forms of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin were not restricted for the first three days of therapy by NARP, the consumption of these quinolones was ... see the changes in antimicrobial resistance It should be kept in mind that there is a time lag between antibiotic use and possible changes in antibiotic resistance Austin et al showed that the...
... accumulation of n-3 PUFA DPA and EPA inthe pregnant mammary gland Although there is a minor change inthe n-6 ⁄ n-3 PUFA ratio from 2.1 in virgin gland to in pregnant gland, when individual PUFA ... content was analyzed inthe mammary gland, a significant increase in n-3 DPA and EPA in pregnant glands versus control glands is observed (Table 1) Whereas there was an abundant DHA inthe virgin control ... for offspring has been reported Offspring ofthe rat fed an n-6 PUFA diet during pregnancy developed significantly more mammary tumors and had a shorter tumor latency than the offspring of the...
... point on the fault plane involves a higher number of points in time on the seismograms k=l n=l where the index k is over the three stations and index n is over the number of points ofthe STF The ... constant and defined by the specified focal mechanism ofthe main shock In summary, the first step consists of finding the appropriate STF at each station by using the E G F method, and the second ... at the three stations obtained by deconvolution ofthe three components together The bold line represents the average solution and dashed lines the error estimates as the beginning ofthe main...
... despite these similarities, it is interesting to point out the different arrangement ofthe [2Fe)2S] centres of these Fds The cyanobacterial Fd presents an increased shielding from the solvent ofthe ... naturally synthesized Inthe present study we have tried to increase the knowledge ofthe parameters that keep running the ET reactions in proteins by the combination of two biological ET chains involved ... that either the longrange electrostatic interactions, which account for the initial protein–protein encounter, are rather weak, or that after breaking ofthe long-range interactions, short-range...
... surprising absence of mosaic recombination inthe nonstructural protein genes of BNI-788st and of HPeV3 prototype strains underlines the lack of knowledge on the genesis and ecology of human parechoviruses ... one working day The finding of evidence for a potentially recombinant ancestry of our contemporary HPeV1 strain is rather interesting HPeV1 and 2, formerly classified as echovirus types 22 and 23 ... manufacturer (Invitrogen, Karlsruhe, Germany) Enzymatic digestion of cDNA involved HinP1I, as inthe original protocol, and CviAII instead of MseI in order to optimise the 3'-end ofthe primer used...
... 2, } and < al ≤ au , < bl ≤ bu Similarly to the proof of Propositions and in 12 , we can obtain the following Advances in Difference Equations Lemma 2.3 Any solution of system 2.7 with initial ... system They obtained the necessary or sufficient conditions for the permanence and the extinction For more works relevant to system 1.1 , one could refer to 1–9 and the references cited therein However, ... condition 1.10 is better than 1.9 Advances in Difference Equations Proof of Theorem 1.2 The following lemma can be found in 10 Lemma 2.1 Assume that A > and y > 0, and further suppose that (1) y...
... Therefore, the conclusion of Theorem 3.2 holds This completes the proof of Theorem 3.2 In order to obtain the permanence ofthe component y n of system 1.3 , we next consider the following single-specie ... denotes the capturing rate ofthe predator; a21 n /a12 n represents the rate of conversion of nutrients into the reproduction ofthe predator Further, τ is a positive integer For the simplicity and ... continuously disturbed by unpredictable forces which can result in changes inthe biological parameters such as survival rates Of practical interest in ecosystem is the question of whether an...
... t as t → ∞ This completes the proof The next work is to investigate the permanence ofthe system 2.4 Before starting our theorem, we give the definition of permanence of system 2.4 Definition ... t ≥ q for all sufficiently large t This completes the proof ofthe theorem From Theorems 4.1 and 4.3, we can easily obtain the following theorem Theorem 4.4 If re−wτ1 > β m 1 a e −d2 ∗ ∗ kβx2 / ... ≥ q for all large t Inthe second case In view of our above discussion, the choice of q is independent ofthe positive solution, and we proved that any positive solution of 2.3 satisfies x2 t...
... and more devote themselves to investigate and empolder the ecosystem with the development of society Bases on the ideology, we develop (2.1) by introducing releasing the prey and harvesting the ... [5–8] In general, the exploitation of population should be determined by the economic and biological value ofthe population It is the purpose of this article to analyze the exploitation ofthe ... predation ofthe predator, d > is the death rate of predator, c > denotes the product ofthe per-capita rate of predation and the rate of conversing prey into predator If rc < ad is satisfied, the predator...
... the resistance and capacitance of each compartment are independent ofthe flux or water potential ofthe compartment and remain constant during the day (but they can change between days); - there ... subscripti denotes the compartment and can be either c for the branches ofthe crown, s for the stem and root, or n for the needles If we assume that any change inthe water potential ofthe lower compartment ... given by the slope ofthe regression line relating the instantaneous sap flux within the compartment, J to the , i instantaneous difference between the water potentials at its upper and lower...
... [25-27] and use of this model has gone a long way in aiding the understanding ofthe time-course ofthe pathology in clinical RA The model closely mimics the pathology of human RA, including histopathological ... assessing whether any inflammatory response was evoked by the experimental set up, including the anaesthetic or the needles themselves; the efficiency ofthe system was investigated, i.e whether any ... role in initiating an inflammatory response within the knee joints Urethane, a hypnotic anaesthetic agent commonly used for laboratory animals, resulted in very little change in any ofthe mediators...
... history revealed a right inguinal orchiectomy for the removal of testicular tumour performed in France in 1984 The rest of his anamnesis was clinically insignificant In 1984, the patient’s histopathology ... cell tumour; 2) the growth ofthe remaining tumour not destroyed by the chemotherapy; and 3) the development of a secondary germ cell carcinoma and the microscopic persistence of tumour cells ... Figure CT scan ofthe chest shows a tumour mass inthe left lung The possible mechanisms for the development of late relapses are identified as: 1) the presence of mature teratoma inthe germ cell...
... aspects ofthe developing analysis can be tested in subsequent interviews Categorisation and thematic analysis ofthe data will be developed by cycling between the analysis and transcripts and periodic ... contributed to design ofthe intervention, recruits and assesses participants, and manages the process of randomisation; VP contributed to the design ofthe intervention and management ofthe project; ... design ofthe study, design ofthe intervention management of data collection and drafted the paper DG co-wrote the intervention, facilitates recruitment, and supervises the clinical delivery of the...
... eosinophils) were observed inthe uterine biopsy sections of a few mares from the control and infused group The anatomical pattern was superficial, involving only the luminal epithelium and the ... different on days and 15 post ovulation The expression of PR decreased inthe luminal and superficial glandular epithelium and increased inthe superficial and deep stroma in both groups of mares on ... findings support previous reports that Page of clearly indicate that the loss of PR in uterine epithelia is normal during the course ofthe estrous cycle and a prerequisite for implantation in...