... and predict theeffectsof visuals on reading comprehension, among them, the theory of mental models (Johnson-Laird [20]), the transmediation theory (Siegel [21]), the repetition hypothesis (Gyselinck ... The translation task would evaluate theeffectsof pictures on students’ understanding ofthe texts and the questionnaire was used to assess student viewpoints ontheeffectsof pictures on their ... performance Onthe contrary, the impact of pictures diminishes when they not reflect the linguistic complexities ofthe text The effect of pictures on reading comprehension largely depends onthe quality...
... reproduction has been noted, but this may be due to effectsof contaminants onthe female ofthe species, rather than the male Moreover, the mechanisms of action by which some oftheeffects occur ... survival of this species (Jenssen,2006) The impacts of contaminants onthe Svalbard polar bear population are inconclusive but there are suggestions of contaminant-related population level effects ... collections they considered that the proportion of intersex individuals peaked during the period 1946 -1959 The genetic sex of these frogs was not confirmed, but it was believed that the ones with...
... boundary conditions, and the resulting grid was adopted as the boundary condition for one further focused calculation The protein molecules occupied 90% ofthe box in the final calculations The molecular ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1595 Effectsof salt on Vibrio endonucleases L Niiranen et al Table Thermodynamic parameters ofthe thermal unfolding of VsEndA and VcEndA as a function of NaCl concentration ... salt concentration than VcEndA to be able to function optimally Effectsof mutations The point mutations are not in the immediate vicinity ofthe active site situated at the bottom ofthe positively...
... work, we explored theeffectsofthe surface-to-volume ratio onthe sensitivity of a microsensor We further examined theeffectsof each individual dimension onthe sensitivity of a microsensor ... microwire sensors with their lengths and widths kept constant This was done to study theeffectsofthe PPy thicknesses onthe sensitivity responses ofthe microwires The thicknesses ofthe PPy layers ... calculated from the known volume (i.e., the volume ofthe chamber) and the density of air at room temperature The concentration ofthe methanol was calculated from the ratio between the mass of methanol...
... in the regulation of gait One common way to study effectsof cognition on gait is by examining the effect of a secondary cognitive task onthe control of locomotion The dual-task methodology ... http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/5/1/13 formed the same Stroop conditions while walking on a treadmill for minutes The Stroop test consisted of three conditions: 1) A baseline condition (STROOP-BASE), consisting of ... condition; INCO = incongruent Stroop condition; MOVE = movement related Stroop condition Error bars represent standard errors theeffectsof dual-tasking and not to the order of presentation of...
... amplifier The speaker (Focal JM Lab Chorus 705V) fit snugly in the upper part ofthe box and the animal enclosure in the lower section The diaphragm ofthe speaker was 16 cm above the floor ofthe ... contributed to the writing JMW contributed to data collection LK contributed to the interpretation ofthe results HS conceived ofthe study, participated in the design and drafted the manuscript ... of ROS, and in this case of reduced levels of ROS, the administration (in addition to the furosemide) of anti-oxidant drugs which counteract the ROS does not provide further protection [10] On...
... attained of cycles ofthe former is only one unit less than that ofthe latter Conclusions 3.3 Effect of Li + ion onthe behaviour of positive electrodes An examination was also made oftheeffectsof ... Number of i 50 60 70 cyclea Fig Relationship between the coefficient of utilization ofthe positive active material and the n u m b e r of cycles onthe condition ofthe electrolyte containing ... Table In view ofthe above-mentioned effective action of AS onthe positive electrode and the important action of graphite onthe improvement ofthe active-material utilization during the initial...
... predevaluation behavior ofthe accounts Furthermore, an attempt will be made to isolate theeffectsof devaluation alone by standardizing for theeffectsof other exogenous variables 11 The Equations The ... in the residuals test, the improvement is consistent with the predictions ofthe monetary approach that devaluation will produce a stock adjustment ofthe money supply Onthe other hand, there ... patterns ofthe average residuals ofthe non-1967 devaluations are essentially the same as the patterns when the 10 1967 devaluations are included T h e conclusions ofthe paper are therefore...
... vulnerable, population of patients Chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline in the absence of radiation The best data onthe cognitive effectsof chemotherapy alone have come from studies of children with ... high doses of chemotherapy is clearly demonstrated by Noble and colleagues [1], yet these proposed studies not take into consideration the possible effectsof high-dose chemotherapy on either CNS ... are planned that further reduce the dose of craniospinal radiation to 1,800 cGy, virtually no attention has been paid to the possible contribution ofthe chemotherapy to the cognitive decline...
... for the creation of a fat body and eggs Kula (1988) mentions similar results in the increased consumption of food in the creation of a fat body in females of Lochmaea caprae (L.) Differences of ... evaluation Results Effectson a nutritive plant A basic condition ofthe rapid increase in the nitrogen content in birch leaves was demonstrated by the analysis of its level in the dry matter of leaves ... nutrition of nitrogen according to conclusions on stress impacts (Kaňová, Kula 2004b, 2005) Changed nutrition or stress could affect the quality aspects of food, e.g the production of secondary...
... with the single sugar concentrations, the total sugar concentration, the nitrogen and quercitol concentrations and C:N ratios ofthe bark and the defoliation as the predictor variables, were conducted ... it can be concluded that the decrease in frost hardiness ofthe RD trees was not due to a reduction in the concentrations of these sugar compounds In contrast, the concentrations of raffinose ... values of relative conductivity (RC; %) ofthe incubation solution and the duration of bark tissue incubation (h) during the investigation period The slope is a relative measure of freezing injury,...
... Montes et al increases the illumination onthe stems and in the case of Q faginea this produces an intense sprouting from the stem, instead ofthe reoccupation of openings through the horizontal ... using the transformation L(d) of Ripley’s function K(d) Solid lines: K function value for the real distribution ofthe trees; grey lines: 90% confidence interval boundaries of L(d) of a Poisson ... tree j, and n the number of trees in a circular area of radius d The K value is compared to the expected value of a Poisson distribution obtained through 99 simulations ofthe Poisson process [25]...
... been conducted to assess theeffectsof fertilization or liming on different parts ofthe forest ecosystem In this context, information is available about the concentration of nutrients in the ... cycle ofthe forest ecosystem Further observations should give us more information about developments during the coming years The response ofthe ground vegetation plants is a function of their ... vegetation response between the beech and oak stands Acknowledgements: This study was conducted with the support ofthe “Division Nature et Forêts” ofthe Walloon Region and the European Commission...
... time DISCUSSION Since the trees recovered from all inoculations it may be hypothesized that the length ofthe reaction zone was proportional to the duration ofthe struggle between the tree and ... consider the observed variations in the tree defence reactions to be a consequence of variation of stored carbo- sibly a longer (table II) or a more = hydrates These conclusions agree with the ... 1992) The success or failure of each attack depends onthe outcome ofthe struggle between the bark beetle and its associated fungi, and the intensity ofthe defence reaction at the site of attack...
... the number of pulses observed during the bleeding period Pulse duration was the time between the beginning ofthe ascending phase ofthe peak and the end ofthe descending phase ofthe peak The ... episodic prolactin secretion and on dopamine concentration, the comparison of values was done by oneway analysis of variance (ANOVA) Finally, to test the existence of an interaction between MTX and ... amplitudes of prolactin peaks, their frequency and the pulse duration The program also calculates the mean half-life ofthe hormone The absolute pulse amplitude was defined as the difference between the...
... Distribution ofthe codon usage index, ENC, and GC content at synonymous third codon positions (GC3%) The curve shows the expected codon usage of GC compositional constraints alone account for codon ... case, the codon usage variation might be one of factors to drive HBV evolution The effect of mutation pressure on codon usage of HBV To analyze if the evolution of HBV is shaped by mutation pressure ... a the synonymous codon usage pattern of human cell was calculated based onthe data ofthe synonymous codon usage frequencies of human cell The codon usage bias of HBV suggests that some synonymous...
... hypertension in the pig can be prevented with a combination ofthe nonpeptide mixed endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan and the COX inhibitor diclofenac They found that the combination of bosentan ... The present study was therefore conducted to determine whether COX inhibition is upregulated early after the onset of severe sepsis, and if so whether COX inhibition prevents the occurrence of ... ulceration In addition, the lack of inhibitory effect on platelet function, which occurs with the use of COX-2 selective compounds, may decrease the incidence of bleeding complications [17,19] In the...
... proportional to the concentration of rat TNFα in the sample A standard curve was obtained by plotting the concentrations of rat TNF-α standards versus their absorbences The TNF-α concentration ofthe ... citation purposes) ofthe laser penetration depth of about 1–2 mm, IMBF reflects the blood flow in the whole gut wall In contrast, FCD reflects only the perfusion ofthe capillaries ofthe focused ... of 50 pg/ml Thus, the inflammatory response is not a result of preparations before the start ofthe experiment (insertion of catheters, laparotomy, among other factors) The dopexamine infusion...
... depth: these are more extensive in the region ofthe jet-grouted pile (section AA) than around the control pile (section BB) The CPT programme allowed these variations in ground conditions to ... average penetration depth for reaction pile driving EFFECTSOF TIME ON CAPACITY OF PILES DRIVEN IN SAND 233 around ten months of their installation The make-up and test histories ofthe CLAROM piles ... driving allow another way of checking potential variations between the reaction piles Fig 10 presents the plots for the test to failure on R6 along with the proof load tests on R3, R4 and R5...