... the most influential mineral inthe brewing process Calcium reacts with phosphates, forming precipitates that involve the release of hydrogen ions andin turn lowering the pH ofthe mash This ... salt) makes this salt eminently suited for all types of sweet beers – for both dark beers and stouts Carbonates The presence of carbonate ions and their effect in raising pH can result in less fermentable ... water is managed as follows: a) Quality assurance monitoring of incoming water, through SPP relationships with the supply municipality (monitoring of THMs, microorganisms, salts, ions) b) Quality...
... training methods The package encompasses most important issues facing staff involved in management ofqualityof grain in storage: grain drying, moulds and mycotoxins, and pests The package was ... excess of AUS$500 million About a quarter of these losses occur in storage Significant losses inquality also occur, in addition to these quantitative losses The potential savings from preventing ... knowledge and understanding ofthe complexities involved in maintaining commodity quality during storage Those involved in training also developed new skills in using CAL as an integral part of teaching...
... also made gains in both the finance/banking industries andinthe defence-related public sector Whereas some 125 000 women worked in finance and banking institutions in 1975, the number increased ... men and 250 000 women worked inthe communications sector Twenty years later, though the number of men remained unchanged, the number of women rose to 550 000 A similar situation was seen inthe ... the wholesale and retail trade sector, where the number of women rose from about 550 000 in 1975 to almost 800 000 two decades later The number of men in this sector remained stable over the period,...
... weaknesses of these services and to identify possible ways ofimproving them A brief summary based on the results ofthe interviews follows Kopanong district, inthe southern Free State province, ... that the loss of either parent put strain on the child, as the loss ofthe mother often means loss ofthe direct carer, while the loss ofthe father puts the household in a difficult financial situation ... study areas, identify their strengths and weaknesses and suggest ways of strengthening them This was followed by the baseline research, including qualitative interviews, a census survey and a directed...
... Source: U .S Census Bureau, Statistics of U .S Businesses Most gross and net new jobs at small businesses stem from existing business expansions rather than from new business startups Small business ... Source: U .S Census Bureau Statistics of U .S Business small-firm class The data, thus, suggest that the effects of migration of small firms into larger size classes and small business failures ... today s economy, so are large businesses There is no clear evidence that small businesses are more effective innovators Further, the innovations of both small businesses and large businesses are inextricably...
... responses Results and Discussion To give the reader a better idea ofthe types of gestures the participants saw inthe lecture, discussion ofthe results begins with a description of these gestures, ... between the two visual-stimulus conditions is the presence of gestures associated with the semantic, andinthe case of beats, prosodic components ofthe lecturer s speech Participants in this stimulus ... and comprehension as well as output Sueyoshi and Hardison 689 Conclusion The results ofthe present study suggest the need for further investigations ofthe role of visual cues in L2 listening...
... banking system The microcredit schemes of savings banks Although savings banks are savings mobilisation specialists, it is misleading to think about them as savings-only institutions Research has ... to serve this segment In spite of this, financial institutions should remain accessible for the most basic products, such as the passbook savings account This product is standard ofthe savings ... disbursing of loans and collecting loan repayments Another promising track for savings banks is to invest their savings deposits in microfinance institutions by specialising 18 Microfinance Information...
... illnesses Linking Housing and Supportive Services The concept of linking housing and supportive services is not new In establishing the Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP) in 1978, the US ... progress We believe the present study is the first quasi-experimental examination ofthe ROSS RSDM – EPD grant program The ROSS RSDM – EPD uses a similar set of strategies as the Service Coordinator ... examination ofthe ROSS programs inthe SHA s LIPH communities finds evidence that they are effective inimprovingthe health outcomes of residents (increasing social interaction with other residents,...
... outline the essential features ofthe law as it stands in these legal systems and then present these features as possible paradigms and recommend or discourage their adoption by other legal systems, ... ofthe TRIPS Agreement s preamble within the context ofthe WTO legal system sets forth the tone for the interpretation ofthe rest ofthe provisions ofthe treaty It has been stated inthe Shrimp ... Articles andof TRIPS, if interpreted in light of Article 29(2) ofthe UDHR, may lead a State to restrict the exercise of IPRs in certain cases The exercise ofthe legitimate interests ofthe international...
... forestry All of these are sources of conflict for farmers inthe region, whose animals are sometimes said to hinder the activities of other land users Study area The remaining farmers practising ... thus endeavouring inthe difficult task of assigning monetary values inthe form of subsidies on heritage Since Sweden joined the EU in 1995, specific subsidies have been available for maintaining ... summer farms in use decreased, there was no reason for herding the animals to keep them off the hayfields or pasture land of other farms In addition, as labour costs increased andthe use of unpaid...
... diagnostics to quantify thein uence of altered speech and voice on the recognition results in stable ASR conditions Thequalityofthe recognition allows assessing thequalityofthe speech signal ... cancer As a precondition for the evaluation ofthe patient groups, the extent of disorder is widespread, as seen by the results ofthe perceptual assessment andthe ASR results The presented method ... versus the mean value ofthe other raters andthe mean ofthe raters versus the speech recognition system The correlation is negative for the latter because the scales for the evaluations are in...
... corresponds to one type of interaction data, and then assembles these motifs into ‘network themes’ consisting of overlapping motifs The network themes are further assembled into ‘thematic maps’ that ... network and allows the establishment of novel links between diverse functional processes Both ofthe network themes discussed above have genetic interactions as their core components The interpretation ... analysis of datasets that include information about both genes - for example, on the basis of high gene expression or sequence similarity These types of links are also likely to be indirect in...
... − The set of edges B = p−1 Bi corresponds to the edge set of a spanning forest of Lkp+1 i=0 The reason is the following Suppose there is a cycle C in B, then it would intersect some ofthe subgraphs ... interest in computing α(n) and f (n) is mainly because ofthe importance ofthe square lattice in statistical physics, but we also refered the reader to the discussion about counting problems ... computing the Tutte polynomial of square lattices and other related graphs based on transfer matrices The method is interesting in itself and has been usefully applied to other families of graphs...
... chemotaxis and phagocytosis, are not essential in serainduced arthritis Professor Seppo Meri (Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki, Finland) discussed arthritis as a parainfectious ... class I (20 kDa proteins) and class II (27.5–35 kDa proteins) Outer surface protein E was described as the first example of class I proteins It constitutes a family of homologous proteins, of ... arthritis possess proteases, such as PgtE in Salmonella enterica, that cleave the complement components C3b and C4b and many other host proteins Because the proteases can be active inside cells, these...
... rates for insulin, beta blockers, angiotensin-modifying agents, aspirin, and statins Analysis Descriptive statistics will be calculated for all variables of interest Continuous measures will be summarized ... for the effects of clustering as well as adjusting for multiple covariates, including the variables used inthe minimization (baseline values for BP, LDL, the composite process score, andthe ... indicate testing fasting blood glucose within two years and LDL within one year, measuring BP within six months, and having active prescriptions for aspirin, a statin, and an angiotensin-modifying agent...
... healthcare settings andin different stages ofthe disorders [24,46] The questionnaire is filled out twice: before the start ofthe tailoring process and when the tailoring process is finished Economic ... GPs showed positive experiences with the use ofthe 4DSQ in detecting anxiety disorders The 4DSQ offers GPs a means to start talking with patients with unexplained somatic symptoms about possible ... Smolders [17]; and (d) the 4DSQ score Secondary outcomes In patients The secondary outcome measures in patients are severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms measured with the 4DSQ; level of...
... recorded as missing Children s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) The children were also reassessed on the CGAS, a global assessment ofthe child s psychosocial functioning [27] The scale runs from ... psychiatrist If the two raters disagreed, the case was discussed by a research group of four child psychiatrists, and a consensus diagnosis was established It was found that 25% ofthe patients had more ... together with a description ofthe offences committed The offences were classified into violent offences (all offences involving interpersonal aggression and threats, robbery, arson), sexual offences...
... existing standard of care inthe country is the usual policy that has been proposed More on the issue ofthe responsibilities of survey researchers to provide services is discussed inthe next section ... benefits of these types of tradeoffs in surveys The risks and benefits of participating inthe survey must be considered with a clear definition of instances under which not reporting findings would ... an individual Linkage of data systems and profiling (by health care providers or insurers) presents concerns about confidentiality in some settings These sorts of concerns are usually of low...
... various amounts of time with cathepsin B or cathepsin L protease, Figure Cathepsin B and L treatment of HPV16 increases binding Cathepsin B and L treatment of HPV16 increases binding Reporter virus ... matrices on viral surfaces [25] Cathepsins B and L have been implicated inthe mechanism of binding, entry and disassembly of several enveloped viruses Inthe case of binding, treating Ebolavirus ... or inthe caveolin-1 positive vesicles Work pursuing the role of cysteine proteases in HaCaT keratinocytes andthe specific biological significance and cellular site of cathepsin proteolysis is...