... Commission His research has focused broadly onthe economic implications of legal constraints on business organizations, particularly in the contexts of antitrust, nonprofit organizations and ... understanding ofthe origins of universal telephone service and the role of interconnection in industry development He is onthe international editorial boards ofthe journals TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY, THE ... ESSAYS ONTHEFUTUREOFTHE INTERNET 33 In the 1990s he played a role in characterizing the centrality of information commons to innovation, information production, and freedom in both its autonomy...
... anticipation of a future entering into force ofthe Lisbon Treaty See Recital ofthe Directive ofthe European Parliament and ofthe Council onthe harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright ... account ofthe EU harmonisation done on it (or lack thereof) and explores whether further harmonisation is desirable or not The aim of this introduction is to give readers a snapshot ofthe chapters ... [Television Without Frontiers Directive] 16 Research handbook onthefutureof EU copyright The year 1993 also saw the adoption ofthe Term Directive, which harmonised the term of protection of copyright...
... hemolymph from the book lungs via a pulmonary vein on each side ofthe spider Contraction ofthe heart drives hemolymph into the body ofthe spider and also back into the book lungs by way ofthe medial ... bright red and white The narrow front ofthe prosoma (corresponding to the extreme posterior position ofthe ALE), the relatively long legs, and the extreme flexibility ofthe tarso-metatarsal ... decline of pressure in the pulmonary vein of a spider with each contraction ofthe heart At this size scale the 43 pull ofthe contracting heart appears to be conveyed as an impulse through the viscous...
... opinions expressed in the chapters are these ofthe individual contributors and not necessarily those ofthe editors or publisher No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained ... chapter is to review the literature focusing on gene expression changes and their role in the pathophysiology of CFS 14 An International Perspective ontheFutureof Research in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ... International Perspective ontheFutureof Research in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may suggest an increase in LPS, LPS increases the expression of these genes (Foster et al., 2007) The biphasic expression...
... 33.3% ofthe patients saw no connection between the course ofthe disease and any of these possible burdens (occupational burdens infections, and operations) At time point T0, 68.8% ofthe patients ... treated on an inpatient basis in connection with their diagnosis of FM (during investigation of their symptoms) 60.4% ofthe patients had previously undergone surgery for disorders ofthe locomotor ... http://www.jnrbm.com/content/2/1/4 Planning of further treatment strategies There were no further treatment measures planned by the treating therapist for 25.5% ofthe patients 55.3% ofthe patients were...
... fairly describes theobservations made during the sessions CENTER FOR AUDIT QUALITY OBSERVATIONSONTHE EVOLVING ROLE OFTHE AUDITOR—A SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS Overview The starting point ... to convene investors and other financial reporting stakeholders to examine the role ofthe auditor and the value ofthe audit On June 21 the PCAOB issued a concept release on potential revisions ... recommendations This report concludes with identification ofthe CAQ’s short and longer-term next steps to further pursue observations regarding the role ofthe auditor Appendix A to this report contains...
... document of Euro-NF vision onthe network ofthe future, organization of an international conference and several open international workshops including one devoted to theFutureofthe Internet, strong ... dimensioning tools contributing to the development of a Network Theory In future networks, the randomness ofthe quality ofthe radio links, ofthe mobility of users and devices as well as ofthe ... majority of connected devices in theFuture Internet and their specific requirements will have a strong impact on its design oftheFuture Internet Key Issues - Creating a vision for the use of the...
... reflects the actual activity level ofthe patient The presence ofthe physician's assessment ofthe severity ofthe patient's condition here is of interest and leads us to hypothesize if not conclude ... of this orthogonal rotation, then, we obtained several factors Each of them was represented as a combination of all nine measures of improvement We then applied non-linear transformation ofthe ... guiding future practice by demonstrating the effects of therapies in particular patients at particular times [2-4] However, the scope and number of instruments can be confusing The aim of all of them...
... that were used for the construction of yield tables in 1980 Ofthe total number of all 550 repeated measurements 70% of them were used for the construction of yield tables and the remaining 30% ... trees Conclusions The used methodology of verification ofthe development of three basic growth parameters, namely mean height, top height and mean diameter, is based onthe quantification of their ... 1988) The development of stand parameters was evaluated only in the case of spruce (Petráš et al 2006) Though after the 3rd publishing of yield tables in 1990 their construction and verification...
... occurs very rapidly after the apparition ofthe short root, close to the elongating tip ofthe long root The most spectacular diversity was found on Vouacapoua americana and onthe Eperua species (E ... concerned the part ofthe stands above ground, and little attention has been paid to the inter- The actions between trees within the soil This should be an important part of any modelling ofthe ... coast) These sites are representative ofthe wide diversity of soil conditions and forest structure prevailing in the region and are found: - Saint Elie track in the ECEREX (Sarrailh, 1984) The...
... the cost of publication considerably, and the absence of subscription fees will increase readership and dissemination of new research findings all over the world The democratization of science ... and Therapy 2003, http://www.gvt-journal.com/content/1/1/1 lished in GVT will be freely available to all to read online or download The elimination ofthe hard-copy print format will decrease the ... with the use of viral vectors for gene therapy Nat Rev Genet 2003, 4(5):346-58 Guang Liu W and De Yao K: Chitosan and its derivatives – a promising non-viral vector for gene transfection J Control...
... depth: these are more extensive in the region ofthe jet-grouted pile (section AA) than around the control pile (section BB) The CPT programme allowed these variations in ground conditions to ... average penetration depth for reaction pile driving EFFECTS OF TIME ON CAPACITY OF PILES DRIVEN IN SAND 233 around ten months of their installation The make-up and test histories ofthe CLAROM piles ... driving allow another way of checking potential variations between the reaction piles Fig 10 presents the plots for the test to failure on R6 along with the proof load tests on R3, R4 and R5...
... appreciation The first effects of changes in monetary growth are on output; later the rate of inflation changes The intuitive attraction ofthe proposition that inflation is a monetary phenomenon, backed ... influence ofthe exchange rate on domestic prices, or the impact onthe financial system of excessive expansion or contraction of credit Nevertheless, they are often addressed as separate questions, ... Bank of England a monopoly onthe issue of banknotes, or even from 1870 when the Bank first accepted the function of lender of last resort The other main European central banks took on these responsibilities...
... 41,3±5,4 Electron microscopy observations In the ultrastructural evaluation ofthe periosteum in one and two week specimens in the control groups without HBOT, there were numerous chondroblasts ... compared to the β-TCP Also, at four weeks, the healing of these defects was similar to that ofthe control group Onthe other hand, our ultrastructural investigation revealed that the CPCBB caused ... that the successful interaction of a bone graft substitute with the host tissue under normobaric conditions may not be indicative ofthe similar process under hyperbaric environment Conclusion...
... contamination PCR reaction triplicates showed no major differences among them and expression levels ofthe internal control were similar in the different experiments The expression levels of csp ... deviation ofthe mean No amplification was observed when cDNA controls, that lack the reverse transcriptase enzyme, were used in the real time PCR reactions, demonstrating that there was no gDNA contamination ... Quantification relies onthe comparison ofthe critical threshold cycle (Ct) of an unknown sample against a standard curve of known quantities Ct is the amplification cycle at which the fluorescence...
... 2009, presence of interactions with the metabolism of folic acid Folinic acid therapy is given three times a week to avoid leukopenia Discontinuation ofthe therapy is recommended if the leukocytes ... prove the advantage of one drug toward the other These studies should be completed by strains analyses and comparison of potential resistance toward the antitoxoplasmic drugs Prophylaxy of recurrence ... observed in the IC50 ofthe different strains towards pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine or atovaquone therapy A correlation was observed between IC50 of pyrimethamine and strain growth rate In conclusion,...