... impact monitoring purposes Page Integrated Analysisof Data from MRC Fisheries Monitoring Programmes intheLower Mekong Basin Moreover, comparing variation in these indicators among monitoring sites ... locations inthe basin, and to improve understanding ofthe life-cycles and dynamics of fish stocks inthebasin Significant long-term (1997–2010) trends inthe indices were not detected for the ... space and time inan attempt to reveal the extent of fish migrations and the location of spawning areas inthe basin, as well as to improve understanding ofthe life-cycles and dynamics of fish stocks...
... right model only in 172 out of 400 comparisons (43% ofthe time) Poisson and ZIP models for spots in sheep 387 Table IV Mean and standard deviation (in 100 runs) ofthe harmonic mean of sampled ... zeros Additionally, there is the issue ofan excess of zeros relative to Poisson sampling One attractive model for dealing with this is the ZIP One can think of a fraction h of ‘‘perfect’’ animals ... susceptibility to environmental stress factors The age ofthe animals was the main environmental factor to consider, consistently However, it is not known if this relationship arises from an intrinsic ageing...
... their causes 2.7.1 Errors and their causes in section of test 2.7.2 Errors and their causes in section of test 2.7.3 Errors and their causes in section of test 2.7.4 Errors and their causes in ... mother tongue It is known that the habits of their mother tongue affect their acquisition ofthe second language They use their previous experience of their first language as a means of organising ... organising the L2 They "tend to transfer the form, meanings and the distribution of forms and meaning of their native language and culture tothe foreign language and culture" (Lado, 1957:2) According...
... between the amount of input RNA ranging from 103 pg to fg and the corresponding CT values within the concentration range The detection limit of positive and negative-strand DWV RNAs were the same The ... mechanism may exist to facilitate the viral replication These findings would stimulate further investigation to unveil the regulatory mechanisms that honey bees useto control the pattern of replication ... strong approach to specific detection and quantification of a virus genome and antigenome in vivo using the honey bee as a model This permitted the specific identification ofan important honey...
... considered intheland use- transportation relationship, such as income, degree oflanduse mixing, street and circulation patterns, the balance between jobs and housing, trip origin versus destination ... transportation assistance Mobility can be defined as “being able to travel where and when a person wants, being informed about travel options, knowing how touse them, being able touse them, and having ... studying the intersections between transportation, landuse planning, and caregiving for the elderly and disabled 21 Methods Overview of Data Gathering and AnalysisIn February 2004, an eight-page...
... requires further investigation Lower Mekong BasinInthe LMB, there are few sources of pollution that contribute directly tothe Mekong Thailand's contribution to pollution inthebasin is mainly limited ... 2000, and shut down four of these (CIIS, 2002) Since 1986, the Simao Paper Plant and the Lanping Lead-Zinc Mine have been built onthe banks ofthe Lancang (Mekong) River In addition to these industrial ... Mekong BasinThe Mekong River BasinThe Mekong's catcbment is geographically diverse Thebasin is mountainous in China, inthe north ofthe Lao PDR, and along the frontier between Viet Nam and the...
... backbone to increase stability ofthe interaction Cooperative binding of ssb proteins assists in unwinding the DNA duplex at replication forks, recombination intermediates, and origins of replication ... clamp and the two proteins interact face to face, with one side ofthe b clamp dimer interface bound tothe δ (wrench) subunit, and the other positioned against the δ’ (stator) Upon hydrolysis of ... can be viewed as the evolutionary center of this juxtaposition of DNA and protein Viruses have also played an intriguing role inthe evolutionary process, perhaps from the inception of DNA in...
... The NDV can cause clinical signs varying from subclinical infections to 100% mortality, depending onthe susceptibility ofthe host and the virulence ofthe virus The virus is categorized into ... presence inthe population cannot be ruled out in view ofthe potential created by the comingling nature and migration patterns of wild birds within and across continents Thus, continuous surveillance ... lentogenic, and asymptomatic enteric strains onthe basis of their pathogenesis and virulence The velogenic strains cause acute fatal infection of chickens of all age groups with clinical findings...
... exchanged through trading as well Logging inthe tea agroforest and transformation of tea agroforest tothe other landuse has been forbidden since 2002 Paddy, dry land and tea plantation were the ... for “old tea” influences land use, management practices and plant biodiversity in tea agroforestry systems Is thelanduseof tea agroforests being maintained? Does tea production inthe systems ... subvillages: Jingmai, Mengben and Manghong, which are dominated by Dai minority And 20 the other adiministrative village Mangjing administers the other three sub-villages: Mangjing, Manghong and Manggeng,...
... remaining three cathepsin L genes (Aqu2.22535, Aqu2.39162 and Aqu2.43734) group together inthe Bayesian analysis and are more closely related tothe common ancestor of cathepsin L Inthe ML analysis, ... ancestor and an unrelated function to spicule formation in these species Characterisation ofthe exon-intron structure of genes encoding silicatein and cathepsin L reveals that exon length and exonintron ... publications Publication included in this thesis No publications included Contributions by others tothe thesis My supervisor, Professor Bernard Degnan, contributed tothe conception and design of the...
... extension synergy (internal rotation, adduction, and extension ofthe hip, extension ofthe knee and extension and inversion ofthe ankle) and the flexion synergy (external rotation, abduction, and ... flexion ofthe hip, flexion ofthe knee, and flexion and eversion ofthe ankle) [16,17] with varying levels of completeness [18] and dominance [19] Much ofthe literature attempting to quantify these ... joint directions into synergies These synergies are based onthe direction ofthe moment arm ofthe joint torque inthe sagittal plane Ankle flexion, knee extension, and hip flexion secondary torques...
... Scots pine is determined edaphically Inthe Krkonoše Mts these azonal associations (relict pine wood) occur only inthe locality Chojnik in Poland, where they cover an area of 2.25 inthe range of ... competitive ability in higher elevations and tolerates conditions inthe ecotone ofthe upper forest limit, although its optimal growth and production is reached inthe conditions ofthe 5th and 6th forest ... higher radiation inthe inner ofthe stand forming suitable conditions for development of natural regeneration The stand belongs to target management set 546 and air-pollution zone C PRP 29...
... competitive ability in higher elevations and tolerates conditions inthe ecotone ofthe upper forest limit, although its optimal growth and production is reached inthe conditions ofthe 5th and 6th forest ... forests inthe Caspian region of Iran and potential for theapplicationofthe group selection system Forestry, 75: 465–472 Vacek S (1990): Analysisof autochthonous spruce populations onthe Strmá ... higher radiation inthe inner ofthe stand forming suitable conditions for development of natural regeneration The stand belongs to target management set 546 and air-pollution zone C PRP 29 was...
... behind these changes: onthe one hand, competition among neighbors in dense groups leads to more regular distribution of trees onthe plot, onthe other hand, aggregations are conditioned by the ... according tothe above author the monitoring ofthe spatial structure can be used as an indicator ofthe degree of forest stand naturalness but always with regard to given site conditions and stand ... edge random distribution (in the smallest and largest spacings) of combined regeneration recruits according to their distance (spacing); according to this function the distribution ofthe tree...
... pollution and infestation with the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle In 1992–2003 the trend of foliage stabilized again In 2004 there was another increase in defoliation as a result ofthe eight-toothed ... situation on plots in beech, mixed and spruce stands (Fig 1) The evaluation of development on each plot is based not only onthe description ofthe proportions of trees included in defoliation classes ... Krkonoše Mts An emphasis is laid onthe mathematical and statistical evaluation of acquired data The evaluation of transition matrices describing the probability of a change inthe assessment of...
... national parks in England, for instance (designated in 1949 - [16]), often include substantial human settlement and resource use, and theland remains largely in private ownership Inan attempt to ... ecosystems and they have to be considered along with other animals that inhabit any region in thinking about conservation, their activities inevitably intervening in nature’s arrangements [19,20] In ... winters The changes that have occurred inlanduse and settlement during the second half ofthe 20th century intimate the extent ofthe shift in people’s relationship with their environment Contemporary...
... examined here at an early stage in regeneration, is an especially important finding considering the recent restrictions ontheuseof herbicides inthe US It also reinforces the importance of ... planting seedlings on such sites inthe past required herbicide applications to control competing vegetation However, environmental concerns have led to a reduction intheuseof herbicide on ... papyrifera seedlings The reduced growth inthe clearcut is attributed to rapid invasion of competing vegetation and to seedling dieback caused by a late spring frost in 1992 Herbicide spraying temporarily...
... achieving those goals, and defines the range of business the company is to pursue, the kind of economic and human organization it is or intends to be, and the nature ofthe economic and non-economic ... approaches inthe next chapter in pursuit ofthe material and concrete associations ofthe concept: the first is historical and the second is functional First, to maintain grounding inthe concrete ... ofthe military useofthe concept of strategy continue with the explication by von Clauswitz, the Napoleonic-era progenitor of contemporary military theory The examination ofthe military concept...
... relative tothe number of observations, eg, inan animal model, and if the data not contain sufficient information about the variance parameters An exact Bayesian analysis such as the one conducted ... parameters, these being the fixed effects, all the random effects other than the one of interest, and the variance and covariance components This integration is difficult by analytical or numerical means, ... normality, BLUP is the conditional mean of merit given a set of linearly independent error contrasts This holds if the second moments ofthe joint distribution ofthe data and ofthe predictand are known...