... inclinations ofthe shoot axis to the plane of projection Theeffectof asymmetry ofthe shoot was eliminated by rotating the shoot times in increments of 60° for each inclination angle The mean ... range of nitrogen concentration varied only from 0.49 to 1.5% of dry weight of needles The low values of nitrogen content are due to the fact that measurements were made during the growing phase of ... The photosynthetic radiation responses ofthe shoots measured in a diffuse radiation field were similar to those measured for single leaves (Fig 1The nitrogen content had ;a clear effecton the...
... UNG/reaction and a 25°C incubation To further optimize theeffectof UNG on DNA degradation and minimize theeffectof UNG on RNA amplification, RT-PCR reactions were performed containing a range of ... degradation and RTPCR amplification of RNA To assess theeffectof UNG on DNA degradation and RNA detection, reactions were performed under conditions recommended but the supplier of UNG (Table 1) The ... positive reaction even at the lowest concentration of amplicon DNA Incubation at 30°C and 35°C eliminated positive reactions at the three lowest concentrations of DNA and increased the CT for the highest...
... UNG/reaction and a 25°C incubation To further optimize theeffectof UNG on DNA degradation and minimize theeffectof UNG on RNA amplification, RT-PCR reactions were performed containing a range of ... degradation and RTPCR amplification of RNA To assess theeffectof UNG on DNA degradation and RNA detection, reactions were performed under conditions recommended but the supplier of UNG (Table 1) The ... positive reaction even at the lowest concentration of amplicon DNA Incubation at 30°C and 35°C eliminated positive reactions at the three lowest concentrations of DNA and increased the CT for the highest...
... emissions at the expense of increase in smoke, CO and unburned HC emissions The aim ofthe current study is to investigate theeffectof EGR on performance parameters and exhaust emissions of an ... Journal of Energy and Environment (IJEE), Volume 2, Issue 3, 2011, pp.477-490 481 Results and discussion The results and discussion based ontheeffectof EGR rates on engine performance and emission ... environmental protection aspect Rajan et al [5] studied the effects of EGR onthe performance and emission characteristics of a compression ignition (CI) engine fuelled with sunflower biodiesel The...
... addition of Co2+ ion content, which may be attributed to the ionic radii of constituent ions causing increase in lattice parameter andthe densities of pure cobalt ferrite (5.29 g/cm3) and pure ... part of several tens percent of HC andthe last one whereas can only reach several hundreds of gauss Thus, the increasing of Co-concentration led to the increasing of anisotropy property of ferrites ... was synthesized successfully by co-precipitation method X-ray diffraction study shows the presence of cubic spinel The increase of Co2+ ion concentration yields the monotonic increase of MS,...
... comparison ofthe effects of rough and smooth LPSs of E coli, both in the presence and absence of EDTA (Fig 1) The rate of oxidation was increased in the presence ofthe LPSs of both the smooth and ... proportion ofthe molecular mass of smooth LPSs, their greater effectonthe oxidation rate may be due to more effective binding of Hb The effects ofthe various LPSs onthe oxidation rate of cross-linked ... the effects of neocuproine and EDTA onthe oxidation rate were identical, confirming that the cupric ion was the heavy metal cation primarily responsible for the catalysis The concentrations of...
... company, the survey questions can be same for both of them to find out theeffectof monetary incentive on their effort and task performance Survey questions only continue to be conducted if and only ... effectiveness and awareness of monetary policies in the workplace The second objective is obtained from the questionnaire The research will give the common test about the application of monetary incentive ... believe that they will act onthe interest ofthe company Onthe other hand, it is not easy to mediate these relationships If there is not any mechanism to reconcile these complex relationships,...
... the law, their own inspection and supervision ofthe employer and themselves with labor law issues Not only is one ofthe leading enterprises of Vietnam's construction sector, brand reputation ... director and chief accountant ofthe company onthe CSR ofthe company The question is to play a close look at the financial situation ofthe company andthe impact of CSR activities to the financial ... both the company andthe overall development of society "Treatment well with employees is one ofthe basic contentof most CSR standards Accordingly, we were aware that "there is one and only one...
... solution (type and concentration of organics, pH, presence of inorganic ions), the concentration of oxygen in the reaction solution, the magnitude ofthe intensity and wavelength ofthe UV light, the ... during the oxidation of OH− by valence band holes) The decrease ofthe concentration of O2 •− at higher concentrations of H2 O2 was attributed to the competition for adsorption between H2 O2 and ... electrons in the conduction band by oxygen reduction is the rate-controlling step in the photocatalytic mechanism [26,54] Consequently, conditions that favor the removal of conduction band electrons can...
... saturation and saturation magnetization of samples is listed in Tab From the shape of measured M(T) curves, we should approximately suppose that these values correspond to saturation magnetization of ... lattice constant and volume of unit cell increase with Zn content in the samples due to larger ionic radius of Zn2+ ion (0.82 Å) substituted for Ni2+ ion (0.78 Å) The X-ray density, the real density ... in Fig 2, where ϕ is the angle between direction of magnetic moment of A ions and magnetic moment of B1 and B2 ions Comparing MSt and MSe from Tab 2, we could determine the canting angle between...
... (Bui et aI., 2004) There were studies that only compare theeffectof drying methods alone (Chan et aI., 2009); and also study onthe optimization of extraction conditions on herbs (Chirinos ... 20 20 21 22 23 2.6 Effectof Extraction Methods on Antioxidant Activity of Herbs 2.6.1 Effectof Extraction Solvents 2.6.2 Effectof Extraction Time 2.6.3 Effectof Extraction Temperature 24 24 ... optimization of both drying and extraction methods on herb had not being studied, the main ·objective of this study was to study theeffectof extraction and drying methods on antioxidant activity on...
... the role of auditor choice onthe cost of capital andthe cost of debt for public firms, there is no evidence ontheeffectof audit quality of Bigaudit firms and Second-Tier audit firms onthe ... clients of Second-Tier audit firms is compared to the cost of capital of Big-audit firms in terms ofthe expected effectofthe level of audit quality provided onthe cost of capital The cost of capital ... components: one component is the cost of debt, andthe second component is the cost of equity The results show that clients of Second-Tier audit firms incur cost of debt that is higher than the...
... activity ofthe quadriceps [5,6], diminished EMG activity ofthe VMO in relation to that ofthe VL [7-9], andthe delayed onset of VMO activation in relation to the VL [1012] caused by the inhibition ... insertion in vastus lateralis muscle (vastus ofthe obliq(P) and its view ofthethe thigh -lateral border ofthe patella Figure Lateral view ofthe right thigh showing the origin ofthe obliquus ... abduction at 0° of abduction, MVIC hip abduction at 30° of abduction) were obtained dividing the highest EMG value ofthe MVIC trials by the EMG value of a MVIC knee extension at 50° of flexion in...
... contusion [24,25] Finally, although beyond the scope ofthe current study, future investigators could consider assessing theeffectof standardized muscle contusion onthe changes incurred on ... baseline only in the Contusion group (#, p < 0.01) WITH CONTUSION NO CONTUSION NORMALIZED PERFUSION NORMALIZED PERFUSION *# NO CONTUSION $ # 2.5 OVERALL MUSCLE PERFUSION 2.5 WITH CONTUSION # * ... within the zone of injury was maximal following contusion, even reaming could not elevate the perfusion any further Bone perfusion decreased to a larger extent in the Contusion group throughout the...
... contusion [24,25] Finally, although beyond the scope ofthe current study, future investigators could consider assessing theeffectof standardized muscle contusion onthe changes incurred on ... baseline only in the Contusion group (#, p < 0.01) WITH CONTUSION NO CONTUSION NORMALIZED PERFUSION NORMALIZED PERFUSION *# NO CONTUSION $ # 2.5 OVERALL MUSCLE PERFUSION 2.5 WITH CONTUSION # * ... within the zone of injury was maximal following contusion, even reaming could not elevate the perfusion any further Bone perfusion decreased to a larger extent in the Contusion group throughout the...
... ofthe TO, SO, and LO phonon mode of InAs NWs confinement andthe relaxation of q = selection rule However, the diameter of our InAs NWs is very large (> 20 nm) and shows almost no quantum confinement ... image ofthe nanowire (e) High-resolution image of a portion ofthe nanowires The inset of (a) shows a higher magnification image of sample A; the inset of (b) is a top view image; the inset of ... confinement effect, which cannot explain the observed downshift in phonon frequency of LO and TO phonon peaks Another one is the thermal anharmonicity effect caused by temperature change Anharmonicity...
... information over different depths within the sample because ofthe relative mean free paths of secondary electrons and fluorescence photons at the absorption edges probed Information onthe bulk ofthe ... silicon content one with low excess silicon content (Siex < 1%) andthe other with high excess silicon content (Siex = 5%), as the annealing temperature is increased At temperatures of 900°C and ... aspects ofthe isochronal study as well as the acquisition of XANES data in the isothermal study KD participated in the acquisition and analysis of RBS data as well as the acquisition of XANES...
... found in the film So, the bonds configuration is different from the film andthe buffer Accordingly, one may see theeffectof IF bonds So, when we developed the InAs/GaAs sample, the twofold coordinated ... because the GaAs (100) surfaces are As terminated under common growth, andthe IF bond configurations are no different from those ofthe film [21] So one cannot find theeffectof IF bonds in the InAs/GaAs ... have been conducted to check theeffectof substrate orientation on tc [18, 19] Besides, it had been found that theeffectof interfacial (IF) bonds can influence tc ofthe noncommon anion heteroepitaxy...
... The first step assessed the conceptual model measuring the individual effects of self-efficacy on purchase and usage separately The second step measured the simultaneous effectof selfefficacy on ... criteria The focus could be on defining the consumer’s personality and learning style to support the self-concept as key antecedents of game selection and gaming behavior Another extension to the research ... be played (Choi and Kim, 2004), yet it is open to interpretation and experimentation It is also a representation ofthe functional and recreational desires ofthe immediate consumer (Newman,...
... spectrum of temperature-heat residence time combinations onthe opening of P pinaster and P radiata cone scales, onthe release of seeds, andon their viability We chose P pinaster and P radiata ... attenuata and P muricata [16, 20] In these species the cones only open after fire thus ensuring regeneration of their populations DISCUSSION Species ofthe genus Pinus have, traditionally, been considered ... affected the viability ofthe seeds enclosed in the cones in either ofthe species Therefore, it seems certain that cones provide efficient insulation against the devastating effects of fire Moreover,...