... < USD30 Utilities: Water supply Households using tap water supply Households using ground water Households using surface water Households using mixed sources of water Sanitation system Households ... latrine Households Households using tap water supply Households using ground water Households using surface water Households using mixed sources of water Households in each community ( % ) LSD Filtering ... correlation coefficient and multivariate partial correlation analyses All analyses used SPSS software version 15 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA, 2007) RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Forty percent of households had...
... a function of not only time, but of covariates that vary across, but not within, individuals This amounts to equations for the random intercepts and slopes: Because measures of smoking around ... patterns observed among the total population—in social institutions such as the educational and health care systems, andon markers of health and social inequality In this study we add to the long-standing ... FFS, and white, U. K. -born in the MCS Access to Social Support We differentiate among household composition, instrumental support, and social integration Measures of household composition include...
... gases (CO, VOC), although such individual actions are very unlikely Case (3) addresses further controls on emissions of sulfur oxides from combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, and from industrial ... our conclusions, future work should include: (1) the effectsof air pollution policy on overall demand for fossil fuels and individual demands for coal, oil and gas; (2) the effectsof caps on ... black carbon (as a regulated air pollutant) on climate; (3) the effectson ecosystems of changes in deposition rates of acids, nitrates, and sulfates and levels of exposure to SO2 and NO2 resulting...
... analysis of the data and a discussion on the findings of this study Part C: Conclusion, offers a summary of the findings, recommendations, limitations, and future directions for further study 4 ... types of students‟ motivation, and students‟ perception of the teacher 's feedback have been discussed in details 35 PART C: CONCLUSION Summary of the findings and discussion The findings and the ... Appendix Questionnaire for students This survey questionnaire is designed for my research into the effectsof teacher feedback on the students' motivation in speaking lessons Your assistance in...
... addition, some similar studies and practices in Asian countries such as Korea and Hong Kong would be illustrated Significant contributions from a few Singapore researchers and scholars would also ... incineration plants, housing, industrial, commercial and other uses Meticulous planning was needed to make the best possible use of its land and sea space to ensure the survival of a city and nation (Keung, ... Malays and Indians may be much less than Chines because of the language of interview and questionnaire Last but not least, social issues are always complex topics In this study, the social issue...
... interactions among production sectors, markets, heterogeneous consumers, and other institutions across the economy Consequently, the analysis offers a comparatively complete picture of likely WTO ... agricultural producers and also to deliver a sufficient quantity of stable and safe food supply at reasonable prices for all consumers An economic analysis of reforms related to these subsidies is ... accession, Azerbaijan must adjust its domestic support level to make it consistent with WTO-imposed 14 This support measures includes, the general services in research, pest, and disease control;...
... elsewhere RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Statistical analysis showed that both red mud addition and the cornposting significant effect on all measured metal concentrations at a < 0.05 process had a statistically ... though the Cr content in the red mud was as high as 230 mg/kg This fact was not surprising since red mud undergoes severe extraction processing (size reduction, Bayer process caustic digestion, ... Figure Comparison of metal extracted by DTPA with the metals in soluble and weakly bound fractions in the MSW compost Note: Sum = Sum of exchangeable and carbonate fractions; * = Sum of exchangeable,...
... Between Gloss and Translucency and Rank Sum of Panelist Scores for Strands and Disks Gloss (units) Sample Instrument Translucency (%) Rank Sum Strands 9.1 23.5 33.3 42.7 53.0 60.7 Rank Sum Disks 32 ... gloss were determined using multiple linear regression Effectsof water addition and vacuum mixing were evaluated using ANOVA RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Relationship Between Sensory Evaluation and ... water addition and vacuum on color, gloss, and translucency for soft wheat WSN was also examined using ANOVA Translucency and gloss results were adjusted to a standard cooked thickness as in Experiment...
... Mxi1-SRa and ⁄ or Mxi1-SRb, and to assess the transcriptional effectsof these isoforms on these targets A better molecular grasp on these Mxi1 isoforms is necessary for understanding the precise ... lanes b1 and b2) [10] These results suggest that strong selective pressure against the expression of introduced Mxi1-SRb, but not of Mxi1-SRa (or Mxi1WR), exists during the course of cellular ... its suppression potential Introduction of one-fifth the usual amount of Mxi1-SRb to Myc+Ras transfections resulted in the same five-fold reduction in foci formation observed with the usual dose of...
... of UIC2 binding in the presence of substrates/modulators is applied as an indicator of the expression of functional Pgp molecules in clinical tissue samples [20] Changes in the proteolysis profile ... analogues (Vi, AlF4, BeFx) on Pgp function, measuring the cellular accumulation of different Pgp substrates As demonstrated in Fig 2, treatments with Pi analogues restored steady-state daunorubicin ... CsA) in the UIC2-shift assay can be substituted by the consecutive application of UIC2 and MM12.10 for the labeling of Pgp+ cells, in the absence of modulators ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was...
... concentrations.This suggests that the hydrolysisof AKD in a closedwhite water systemare not mainly caused increased by salt concentration Thee#ectof alum on the hydrolysisofAKD The usefulness aluminumcompounds ... hydrolysisof AKD was studied The buffer solutionsusedin this studyinclude0.1 M KH2PO4 NaOH and 0.1 M / NaHCOj / NaOH solutions ,and their effectson AKD hydrolysis are shown in Figure It canbe seenthat ... temperatureand pH could accelerate hydrolysis of AKD, which the supportspreviouspublishedresults Alum doesnot havea significanteffect under acidic conditions, but shows strong interaction with AKD under...
... operations It also describes our data sets Section defines bank-level variables, including liquidity status, and presents some descriptive statistics Section studies the data cross-sectionally Section ... Descriptive statistics on bank characteristic variables for six types of banks as classified by the Deutsche Bundesbank: private banks, savings banks, cooperatives, branches of foreign banks, Landesbanks, ... measured annually as the write-o sand provisions on loans and securities as a percent of total assets; (2) return on assets (ROA), measured annually as net income as a percent of total assets;...
... experiment, sampling, sample preparation and analyses We also want to thank Dr Jan Eriksson, Dr Par Aronsson, Dr Maria Greger and Dr Anders Goransson for valuable discussions and comments on the manuscript ... Bollmark L, Sennerby-Forsse, Ericsson T Accumulation and mobilisation of nutrient reserves in Salix viminalis Dissertation Silvestria 155, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of ... elements in agricultural soils- uxes, balances and background values Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Report 4077, 1992 Eriksson J A ÿeld study on factors in uencing Cd levels in soils and...
... the pressure dissociation [26], we demonstrated that pressure dissociation and inactivation of yeast enolase is a multistep process The first step, dissociation of the dimer into monomers, is accompanied ... dimeric and monomeric forms of enolase The loss of activity observed in most studies [23–25] on dissociation of enolase may be the result of changes in other regions of this same loop In a study of ... atoms of subunit B that are within 4.0 A of subunit A are shown as a surface Loop 373–381 of subunit A is shown as sticks with Corey–Pauling–Koltun colouring; G376 is space-filled Residues 14,...
... from the sites of stress concentrations at structural discontinuities such as holes, notches, shoulders, cracks, defects, and scratches [l] Stresses at structural discontinuities are higher than ... Sulphur (S) Content Fatigue Strength of Super Clean Bearing Steels and the Role of Nonmetallic Inclusions Tessellated Stresses Associated with Inclusions: Thermal Residual Stresses ... inclusions; to Naoshi Usuki, Yujiro Uemura, Katsumi Kawakami, Taizo Makino, Yuuki Matsuo, Yoshihiro Ohkomori, Toshiyuki Toriyama, Emanuelle Coudert, Akio Yamashita, Masayuki Takada, Tetsushi Nomoto,...
... from the sites of stress concentrations at structural discontinuities such as holes, notches, shoulders, cracks, defects, and scratches [l] Stresses at structural discontinuities are higher than ... Sulphur (S) Content Fatigue Strength of Super Clean Bearing Steels and the Role of Nonmetallic Inclusions Tessellated Stresses Associated with Inclusions: Thermal Residual Stresses ... inclusions; to Naoshi Usuki, Yujiro Uemura, Katsumi Kawakami, Taizo Makino, Yuuki Matsuo, Yoshihiro Ohkomori, Toshiyuki Toriyama, Emanuelle Coudert, Akio Yamashita, Masayuki Takada, Tetsushi Nomoto,...
... for PSP-I ⁄ PSP-II as an exogenous modulator of both sperm function and uterine immune activity, thus ensuring reproductive success The PSP-I ⁄ PSP-II complex contributes to maintaining sperm ... column (results not shown) Overall, the results show Zn2+-enhanced dissociation of the PSP-I and PSP-II subunits at low heterodimer concentrations No enhancing effect of Mg2+ on the dissociation ... Northampton, MA, USA) at a heating rate of 0.33 K min)1 and under an extra constant pressure of atm The standard Microcal origin software was used for data acquisition and analysis The excess heat...
... costs, with a modest contribution of about 10 basis points from the cost of equity funding Business lending There can be considerable variation in interest rates across business loans, as banks ... reflecting offsetting factors The continued upward pressure on long-term funding, as bonds issued Graph 4 Major Banks’ Average Debt Funding Costs* Cumulative change in spreads to the cash rate since June ... on this capital.4 The cost of equity reflects the bank s total amount of equity funding and the return the bank seeks on this funding source In our calculations the target return on equity is...
... structure ⁄ conformation changes that occur upon peptide insertion into the bilayer and subsequent aggregation The resonator surfaces used in these studies were of two designs – low resolution ... and subsequent time-dependent peptide aggregation This can provide insights into the changes in mass density and structure of the system caused by these events The simulation procedure is described ... low-resolution PWR resonator system When the standard resonator was used with the mixed bilayers, again a single resonance was observed, as a consequence of the lower spectral resolution of the system Some...
... Consumer payments including Business payments including person to person, person to business business to business (vendors), (bill payments), and person to business to employee, and business government ... channels Ebanking includes the systems that enable financial institution customers, individuals or businesses, to access accounts, transact business, or obtain information on financial products and ... Presentation of the data Descriptive statistics H-statistic Market equilibrium statistic Determinants of competition indicators Results of hypothesis testing Hypothesis Hypothesis Hypothesis Hypothesis...