... results of Deleuze et al [8] and Dhôte [9, 13] on pure beech, oak, and Douglas fir stands to mixed-species stands of oak and beech The aim ofthe study was to adapt one ofthe basic equations ofthe ... [44] Variations in weather can also have an impact on basal area increment [30] Even though the evaluation dataset was based ona large variety of period-site-thinning combinations, the model failed ... relation of ∆g and DBH per treatment The DBH-range ofthe stands available has to be regarded as well The integration of more stands with thicker trees at advanced stand ages could also modify the...
... site quality andmanagement have different effectsonthe structural variables ofthe stands: several variables, such as height, can be considered as plot characteristics and, within certain limits, ... within the same area In each ofthe groups of plots with similar site quality, we have compared the different variables considered In the areas of Arbúcies (table IV) and Gualba (table V), the plots ... of stems above dominant cm dbh height number of stems per stool stool equivalent diameter, which is the diameter that has the same basal area as the sum ofthe basal areas of all stems from the...
... the geographic information systems (GIS) portion of this work along with other critical assistance; Shiela Staska ofthe Contra Costa IHSS program for sharing the Contra Costa Caseload Management, ... that will entail both subtle and not-sosubtle effectsonthe transportation needs ofthe population. 6 Transportation Researchers have paid increasing attention to the transportation patterns and ... industrial histories; it also has suburban areas and agricultural zones Thedensityofthe transportation network, including bus lines and heavy rail and highways, varies by place in county Contra...
... and shaded conditions The primary aim was to examine the impact of interactions between water availability and irradiance in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding ofthe constraints ... area were captured using a flat bed scanner and their area determined using Scion Imaging Software (Beta 4.0.1, Scion Corporation, Maryland, USA) Photosynthetic performance of Sitka spruce On ... 2.5 Diurnal gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, shoot water potential and hydraulic conductance determinations Dark respiration rates, Amax and leaf water status at a saturating irradiance (200...
... the cases ofthe detention of Cornelia Rau andthe deportation of Vivian Solon, involving the then Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA);2 the payments made ... by the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) to the regime of Saddam Hussein in order to obtain contracts for the sale of Australian wheat to Iraq, involving the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ... Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: anuepress@anu.edu.au This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/frank_fearless_citation.html National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication...
... calculating the peak area during the dissociation process The rate of change in the peak area shown in Fig 3A was estimated according to an equation of single exponential decay [7], peak areaịt ... properties of CDase I-5 was examined at various concentrations of KCl First, the role of KCl in dissociation of CDase I-5 was investigated by analytical ultracentrifugation As the KCl concentration was ... velocity ofthe rotor; ro, the xed radial position; R the gas constant; and T the temperature Sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation was performed using a Beckman Optima XL -A analytical...
... conformation of this loop Changes in the conformation ofthe backbone at this point and changes in the orientation of other side chains, as a result ofthe introduction ofthe large charged aspartate ... Structural and Functional Genomics) for running many ofthe analytical ultracentrifugation samples, A Padovani for making the W56F variant and J A Kornblatt for encouragement and advice Financial ... to the wild-type (Table 1) Based onthe AUC data, the mutation at position 376 had a major effect onthe quaternary structure (Table 1) The s20,w value for the G376E variant was measured at four...
... Reach The control tango group experienced gains in One Leg Stance, and remained the same in Functional Reach, and Activities Balance Confidence (Table 3, Figs and 2) Attendance/Participation All ... group stated onthe exit questionnaire what they liked best and least about the program They greatly appreciated the camaraderie and socialization engendered by the program Being able to meet others ... to the task: Interference effectsof functional tasks on walking in Parkinson’s disease andthe roles of cognition, depression, fatigue, and balance Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,...
... as a function ofthe concentration of Ab added to the PWR sample compartment The binding data were fit by a single hyperbola (solid line), andthe binding affinity values andthe magnitude ofthe ... evaluation ofthe optical parameters for the lipid layer before and after binding of peptide and subsequent aggregation, andofthe layer composed of peptide (or a portion ofthe peptide) that ... binding ofthe peptide to the bilayer as a function of added Ab concentration The binding constant was obtained by a hyperbolic fit to the data (solid line) with a KD value and total spectral shift as...
... bone rotation (femoral and tibial rotation) in people sustaining patellofemoral pain (PFPS) Abnormal motions ofthe tibia and femur are believed to have an effect on patellofemoral mechanics and ... folds One is PTA-S might be the parameter in favor to represent the rotational deviation ofthe patella or rotational alignment ofthe patella, independent of regional bone rotation The other ... femoral, tibial rotation, or femoral rotation relative to tibia onthe patella tilting, as demonstrated by PTAG and PTA-M, has warranted interventions at controlling the hip, pelvic motion and ankle...
... decrease in the content of titanium and an increase in the relative content of europium are observed with the increasing nominal concentration ofthe dopant in the samples The XRD patterns ofthe ... andthe phonon momentum distribution increases This situation leads to a broadening ofthe momentum ofthe scattered phonon according to the law of conservation of momentum, causing a peak broadening ... broadening as well as a shift ofthe Raman bands [24] Figure shows the Raman spectra ofthe undoped and Eu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles According to group theory, anatase has six Raman-active modes (A 1g...
... findings of financial management practices and financial aspects and demonstrates the simultaneous impact of financial management practices and financial aspects on SME profitability In addition, the ... Objectives of financial management are foundations or bases for comparing and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of financial managementThe final goal of financial management is to maximize the ... provides the model of impact of financial managementon SME profitability Lastly, section 2.9 develops a model ofthe impact of financial management practices and financial aspects on SME profitability...
... in thecaseof oxidation of 5, the reaction temperature provided by microwave or conventional heating increased the yield of 5b, ii) in caseofthe oxidation of 4, the assistance of microwave ... ultrasound increased the formation of 1a by cleavage ofa methyl group, and iii) 6a and 7a became over-oxidized to indan-1,3dione and tetrahydronapthalene-1,4-dione 100 80 % GC 60 Microwave Ultrasound ... irradiation had no strong effect on this reaction type The yields under conventional heating conditions were lower than under microwave irradiation conditions There were some exceptional cases:...
... from a single interface, and n1 and n2 are the optical indices ofthe alternating λ B /4 material layers As stated above, the λ B /4 optical thickness ofthe DBR layers causes the reflections ... layers deposition These two techniques enable the growth ofa binary: AlN, GaN, InN and ternary InGaN, AlGaN alloys suitable for device application The MOVPE growth process occurs as a chemical ... (SiC) The main advantage of this substrate is that its lattice parameter andthe thermal expansion coefficients are close to GaN There is a possibility of producing vertically working optoelectronic...
... formation According to Liu and Foote [14] nonessential amino acids (NEAA) have a stimulatory effect upon all developmental stages, and essential amino acids (EAA) enhance blastocyst formation andthe ... phosphate Citrate is an allosteric activator of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and thus plays a key role in the control of fatty acid synthesis, which stimulates blastocyst formation andthe growth of rabbit ... stain prepared with sodium citrate (2.3%) and ethyl alcohol was added The slide was then incubated ona warming plate for min, the extra stain was discarded, and Permount was added along with a...
... stress and to recover rapidly as soon as better conditions were restored, as observed on maize by Subramanian et al [43] andon wheat by Al-Karaki and Clark [2] Mycorrhizas seemed to affect the water ... 72 h and weighted These data were then used to assess the number of leaflets of plants, height, leaf area and weight, total above and below-ground biomass, leaf area ratio, root:shoot ratio and ... endomycorrhizal infection 2.6 Data analysis Using Statview 4.5 from Abacus Concepts Inc., a fully factorial ANOVA analysis ofthe data at harvest was performed in order to detect any interactions between...
... influence on Ca and Mg concentration in the leaves Trickle irrigation has been shown to increase the concentration of extractable P in the soil (Bacon and Davey, 1992) andthe concentration of P in the ... mineral concentrations influthe concentration of any ofthe minerals in the stem and shoots (fig 4) Irrigation did not significantly (P> 0.05) ence Early in the season the concentrations of N and ... data presented in figures and 3) At the final harvest, there was a significant (P < 0.01) interaction between genotype and irrigation for the total foliar content of Ca and Mg The total foliar...
... Psychiatry 2005, 66(Suppl 2):9-13 Urata J, Uchiyama M, Iyo M, Enomoto T, Hayakawa T, Tomiyama M, Nkajima T, Sasaki H, Shirakawa S, Wada K, Fukui S, Yamadera H, Okawa M: Effectsofa small dose of ... subchronic administration of etizolam, but not ethyl loflazepate, caused weak prolongation in P300 latency in the Fz but not Cz and Pz regions In contrast, acute and chronic administrations of etizolam ... Nozaki S, Inagaki A, Furukawa TA: Efficacy of diazepam as an antianxiety agent: meta-analysis of double-blind, randomized controlled trials carried out in Japan Human Psychopharmac Clin Exp 2003,...