... expresses the effect of ambient gas composition and f describes the change of surface reactivity as a function ofthe fractional burn off: As the function g(Po2) represented the partial pressure of ... Part ofthe decomposition above 700°C (not shown onthe graph) was attributed to the calcium carbonate ofthe sample, the content of which was about 45% in ash Therefore, the DTG peaks ofthe ... conditions and at developing kinetic models for the pyrolysis and combustion of these fuels, for which there is lack of information in the literature The obtained data should be useful for the...
... examine the contribution of FDI to the economy of Vietnam empirically There are a number of studies which examined the contribution of 21 FDI and economic growth The consensus from these research ... the UK London: Macmillan Hood N and Young S (1984), The Economics of Multinational Enterprise London: Longman Hood N and Truijens T (1993), European Locational Decisions of Japanese Manufacturers: ... the availability and consistency of data The data onthe number of industrial zone are from the Report on Vietnam’s Accession to 33 WTO prepared by the WTO Working Groupon Vietnam The data on...
... Okuda, S and Otsuka, T (2007) An activity news flash of microbe working group Evaluation ofan air cleaner on removal performance of airborne microbe— Indoor Environ., 10, 163– 166 (in Japanese) ... air concentrations of 1-butanol, trichloroethylene, trimethylbenzene, and decane were significantly increased after the revision ofthe building standard law in 2003 in Japan.70) The ratio of indoor ... a result, the concentration of radon and its metabolites is increased in concrete single-family homes.129) Nano-particles and Nano-materials The health effects of nano-particles and nano-materials...
... circles) rates of cooling (B) Dependence of TH onthe rate of cooling (°CÆmin)1) (C) Dependence of TH onthe size ofthe ice crystal Each point represents the mean of three experiments and the error ... lowering ofthe annealing temperature, and TH shows dependence on crystal size only after 2–3 h of annealing As the timedependent amplification of TH explains the detection of a higher TH value at the ... When the type III AFP solution contains a seed ice crystal, the AFP molecules come closer to the ice through the diffusion process, for which an association constant of 107 )108 s)1Æm)1 can be...
... 2008) The purpose of this chapter is to review the literature focusingon gene expression changes and their role in the pathophysiology of CFS 14 An International Perspective onthe Future ofResearch ... unfavourable consequences onthe Th1 cytokines causing an over abundance of these proteins in some 20 An International Perspective onthe Future ofResearch in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome cases of CFS ... bind to the cell membrane allowing efficient presentation of LPS to TLR4 It is evident that modulation ofthe expression of CD14 and TLR4 can have severe consequences onthe ability of immune...
... ingredient of our proof is the following result of Stiebitz Lemma ([5]) Let G be a k-critical graph containing at least one vertex of degree k − Then the number of connected components of its high-vertex ... H(G) does not exceed the number of connected components of its low-vertex subgraph L(G) Proof of Theorem Let L(G) and H(G) be the low-vertex and the high-vertex subgraphs of G, respectively Denote ... Brooks’ theorem nH > Also, if V (L(G)) = ∅, we are done, therefore we may assume that nL > the electronic journal of combinatorics (1998), #R4 Let r be the number of connected components of H(G), then...
... endocrine cells ofthe pancreatic islets ofthe Mongolian gerbil, in spite of their biological, physiological and anatomical differences from the other rodents The purpose ofthe present study ... regions ofthe mammalian pancreas and that other cells, such as, glucagon-, somatostatin- and PP-immunoreactive cells, surrounded them However, somewhat contradicting the finding of other researchers, ... in the pancreatic islets ofthe Mongolian gerbil Fig Insulin-immunoreactive cells in the pancreatic islets of Mongolian gerbils Note that most ofthe immunoreactive cells were located in the...
... increasing demands of diabetic animal models and/or usefulness of anticancer drugs in many fields, the regional distribution and relative frequency of pancreatic endocrine cells, especially insulinand ... located in the mantle and peripheral regions ofthe pancreatic islets (a) and some cells were also demonstrated in the exocrine portions (c) In addition, cell clusters consisted of these immunoreactive ... spite of its biological, physiological and anatomical differences from the other rodents and usefulness in many research fields The object of this study was to clarify the regional distribution and...
... external rotation and atrophy of any ofthe muscles Neither did passive external rotation correlate with any ofthe three glenohumeral deformities There was no relation between any ofthe muscle ... from this angle to determine glenoid version For the subluxation the percentage ofthe humeral head anterior to the line from the medial margin ofthe scapula through the mid point ofthe glenoid ... 0.001) There were three patients with a volume muscle ratio over 100 % for one ofthe three muscles, which means that the volumes of these muscles onthe affected side were greater than onthe normal...
... significantly on any ofthe three factors: One measured dimensions of facilitation related to the clinical champion role, the other measured dimensions of context related to the availability of general ... indicating that the subscales intended to measure the individual components ofthe main elements ofthe framework (e.g., the six components ofthe context scale) held together reasonably well Exploratory ... make a prediction about a future state, not just an assessment of a current one (i.e., the state oftheresearch evidence) Item q4d, onthe other hand, is about whether the practice change has previously...
... mentioned the frequency with which they would schedule visits for their maintenance care patients The total range was between and months and three mentioned an interval of months They also mentioned ... chiropractor, and the mean and median values for the whole group Ethics The participants were known to the first two authors, and the interviews were recorded, later to be transcribed, with the permission ... definition ofthe concept of maintenance care?" In addition, the chiropractors were encouraged to provide their own definition of maintenance care as response to an open-ended question ("What...
... in the transmission rate In the absence of intervention (baseline scenario), the transmission rate is assumed to be constant b over time In the presence of early intervention, the transmission ... (20) and (30) for the right-hand side The delay depends on initial condition U0, the length of intervention t1 (both of which are apparent from (20) and (30)) and onthe efficacy of intervention ... independent ofthe initial condition (indeed, the derivative of a logistic equation is known not to depend on initial condition but rather onthe carrying capacity [31]) Onthe other hand, an explicit...
... cytometry An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to determine whether adhesion molecule expression was influenced by LPS activation Using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and post hoc ... http://ccforum.com/content/14/6/R201 Page 10of 13 Figure Effects of endothelial injury, platelet interactions and shear stress on PMN adhesion Adhesion of activated PMN (mean ± SEM; n = 4) onan endothelial lesion covered ... local sources of inflammation and towards areas with compromised flow and/or endothelial damage Abbreviations ANOVA: analysis of variance; ANCOVA: analysis of covariance; E-selectin: endothelial selectin;...
... studies onthe impact of FDI on economic growth and some other aspects of economic development, mainly in the context of developing countries After that, a 10 review ofthe studies onthe impact of ... REVIEW ONTHE IMPACT OF FDI ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This chapter reviews the literature on IJVs’ performance and the factors influencing it In the first section ofthe chapter, the literature onthe ... to economic growth It also leads to the creation of more opportunities in the sectors of education, healthcare, employment and the conservation ofthe environment It implies an increase in the...
... findings from the study and discusses some recommendations The last part is Conclusion presenting the summary ofthe major findings, the conclusions and limitations ofthe study; implications as well ... procedure characterized by the dynamic interplay of content and language: the use of language to explore beyond the known content.‖ From another view of writing, Brannon, Knight and Neverow-Turk (1982: ... by EFL and ESL learners The sample ofthe survey questionnaires consisted of Vietnamese teachers and learners from 10 branches of EQuest in Hanoi The detail ofthe methodology applied in the study...
... world status of English today: (a) English is the only or one ofthe official languages of many important international organizations, such as the United Nations, the Organization of Petroleum ... 1: The rating ofthe students' answers to the questions- Section B Chart 2: The rating ofthe students' answers to the questions- Section C Chart 3: The rating ofthe students' answers to the ... reports the findings ofthe qualitative and quantitative data analysis based onthe questionnaires ofthe student-participants and interview questions ofthe teacher-participants, then gives the...
... listening They include the organization of information; the familiarity ofthe topic; the explicitness and sufficiency ofthe information; the type of referring expressions used; and the type of relationship ... the general idea ofthe conversation and the examinees are often required to identify an activity, an emotion, a relationship, a reason, a location or an opinion The reasons for confusing choices ... material available; the ability ofthe class; the interests ofthe class; the interests ofthe teacher; the place in which thework is being carried out; the nature and content ofthe listening text...
... so as to make an effective lesson plans onthe use of these conjunctions Focusingonthe most typical types of errors does not mean that teachers leave aside the other conjunctions that no errors ... Source of Errors Trường Đại học Thăng Long Kỷ yếu công trình khoa học 2014 – Phần II Discussion and Conclusion The understanding of students’ common errors in the use of conjunctions and their ... situations in which teachers intend to focus onthe correct use of certain conjunctions For example, following the explanation and identifying error exercises onthe use of causal conjunctions, the...