... to identify and assess the design and action of flood risk reduction institutions Tools used include outlining possible gaps between design and action of institutions and explaining success and ... this context growing attention is to be paid to interdisciplinary/integrated approach to flood management within particular river basins, building on establishing knowledge and setting common objectives ... countries incorporate assessment of existing capacities, success and failures in performance of institutions, explaining possibilities and constraints for institutional capacity building and performance,...
... events was thought to be increased salinity, water stress, stomatal closure, decrease in intracellular CO2 , and decrease in photosynthesis The linear relation between photosynthesis and transpiration ... common in mangal communities exposed to the tidal and riverine interactions and seasonal changes in rainfall Matoh et al (1987) showed that Atriplex gmelini positively took up salt from roots to ... of photosynthesis (Pmax ) in the Okinawa mangrove species Kandelia candel, B gymnorrhiza and Rhizophora stylosa in response to increased salinities The decrease in Pmax is attributable to restriction...
... reduced most by water stressin Katherine seedlings Stressed Tennant Creek seedlings maintained a higher proportion of dry weight in leaves and least in stems and, in fertilised seedlings, those from ... leaf area most in Katherine seedlings (Fig 4), and the provenances also differed in stress- induced changes in the partitioning of dry matter into roots, stems and leaves (Fig 5) Stressed Tennant ... seedlings assumed the most linear leaf shape (most negative in Fig 6) Leaf shape was affected most by nutrient stressin Tennant Creek and Petford seedlings, and by water stressin Katherine seedlings...
... and ALT = 41 IU/L), leading to lamivudine interruption at M30 because, at that time, the benefit of maintaining dual therapy was not proven With adefovir Figure HBV viral load and alanine aminotransferases ... rtN236T-mutation In order to detect lamivudine and adefovir resistanceassociated mutations andto determine the HBV genotype of the patient strain, sequence analyses were performed within the viral ... provided clinical care for the patient and analyzed clinical data PM and RG helped to interpret the data and participated in Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Comparative Hepatology...
... relationship and status of the interlocutors and the kinds of responsesto questions - putting forward some implications for teaching and learning the functions of responsesto questions in everyday ... describing and analyzing different types of responsesto questions in English and Vietnamese conversation - investigating how verbal responsesto question express cultural values by examining the ... records, find out some similarities and differences in verbal responsesto questions in English and Vietnamese conversation In the chapter four, we investigate sociolinguistic variables affecting to...
... Hamilton, and Y.H Park Ruminant leukocyte differentiation molecules, pp.47-70 In: Barta MHC, differentiation antigen, and cytokines in animal and birds Monographs in Animal Immunol., VA:BAR-1 AB Inc., ... J and van, P J der Heijden Antigen presenting cells and B-cells in the pig Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1994, 43, 63-68 Corthier, G Cellular and humoral immune response in pigs given vaccine andchronic ... to swine infertility and respiratory syndrome virus in swine sera J Vet Diagn Invest 1992, 4, 144-147 Zhou, Y., V Moennig, C O Coulibaly, J Dahle, and B Liess Differentiation of hog cholera and...
... obviously involved in hydraulic functioning of the plant, but their number and amount was similar in individuals suffering from shoot dieback andin those presenting no such symptom Meanwhile, all individuals ... hypoxically induced tolerance to anoxia in tomato roots, Plant Physiol 114 (1997) 167–175 [30] Gravatt D.A., Kirby C.J., Patterns of photosynthesis and starch allocation in seedlings of four bottomland ... content, and shoot dieback In the two species, main stem and total root biomass growth stopped within the first week after water-logging while both root and shoot growth remained very active in controls...
... as indicators of the potential and effective quantum yield (photochemical efficiency) of PSII, respectively [7] Photochemical quenching (qP) and non photochemical quenching were calculated following ... remaining close to optimal values in N dombeyi down to −2.5 MPa (Fig 2) At Ψm > −1.5 MPa, ∆F/Fm and qP were lower in N nitida than in N dombeyi, reflecting the higher sensitivity of this species to ... used in this experiment was insufficient to saturate its photosynthesis, possibly contributing to a lower energy excess in this species By the same token, energy excess may have been insufficient to...
... temperatures on altitudinal range have been recorded in alpine Pinus sylvestris and Pinus cembra [14] A better understanding of tree physiology at the treeline is needed in order to predict possible ... Ψ increased slowly compared to the rapid fall in the morning Fd in P abies and P cembra increased later and the maximum daily values were much lower than those of L decidua It is interesting to ... in each tree using cm continuously-heated sap flowmeters [12] Sensors were inserted into the xylem (NW aspect) at 1.5–2 m Measurements were taken every minute, averaged and stored every 15 minutes...
... up to generation AN RIMITIVO + , (FuErrTE & S P 1985) had shown a larger response in W- than in W was + Postweaning gain in generation 15 was 25.83 g in the W line and 13.20 g in the W- line ... relative to the increase in selection differential, it was larger in the low line than in the high line (0.12 g in W- and 0.09 g in W ) I Besides, the asymmetry may have been partly obscured in our ... p 100, and 1.22 p 100 in the W W- and C lines The average , + increase per generation was 0.22 p 100, 0.28 p 100 and 0.09 p 100 in W‘, W- and C, The inbreeding 13, showing a respectively A Selection...
... been receiving CAPD and hemodialysis (HD) for more than months; showed no evidence of chronic or acute infections, inflammatory disorders, and malignancy; and were not using anti-inflammatory drugs ... oxidative damage, we intend to further investigate the possible link between oxidative stressand mtDNA mutations mtDNA deletions/insertions and base changes mainly involve purine transitions, which ... biomarkers in the blood andin tissue DNA In our previous study, we demonstrated that, in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients, the level of oxidative stress biomarkers in the...
... on inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) In order to determine whether adjuvants exert any effects on induction of inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6 and/ or TNF-α, the levels of these cytokines ... chemiluminescent (Pierce, Rockford, IL) Cytokine assays Proinflammatory cytokines, IL-6 and TNF-α levels in blood and peritoneal lavage were determined by ELISA ELISA was performed in triplicate using ... proinflammatory cytokine production (IL-6 and TNF-α) in response to bacterial vaccine Effect of6 Effect of adjuvants on proinflammatory cytokine production (IL-6 and TNF-α) in response to bacterial...
... was to compare maximal strength and hypertrophy responsesto resistance training programs using constant rest intervals (CI) (2-min) and decreasing rest intervals (DI) (2-min decreasing to 30-sec) ... 11 Pre-Training Post-Training Pre-Training Thigh Post-Training Arm Figure Magnetic resonance images of the right thigh and upper arm for a single subject pre- and post-training Thigh and arm scan ... right and left legs to determine peak torque independent of the knee angle Using the Cybex software, the greatest value was obtained during either test during both pre- and post-training and was...
... IPEX in humans (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome) Clinical features are autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease, severe allergy including atopic dermatitis, ... all cytokines, median concentrations in unstimulated CBMC were low TNF-α secretion as a representative pro-inflammatory cytokine was very high following innate stimulation and similar in mothers ... asthma was increased as compared to mothers without asthma [26] Here, we determined whether maternal atopy has an influence on lymphoproliferation and cytokine responsesto innate and allergic...
... (-7 to 0) 0.5 (-4 to 11) (-1 to 11) (μmol/l) AKI (0 to 0) (-12 to 27) 23 (-3 to 46) 31 (18 to 60)*§ RBF Control (5 to 9) (4 to 6) (3 to 6) (3 to 6) (ml/kg) AKI (4 to 8) (4 to 8) (5 to 7) (3 to ... sham-operated and peritonitisinduced pigs at baseline Systemic variables Haemodynamic and oxygen exchange parameters, inflammatory responses, oxidative and nitrosative stress, and other laboratory parameters ... VO2 Control (4 to 6) (5 to 6) (5 to 6) (5 to 5) (ml/min/kg) AKI (5 to 6) (5 to 8) (5 to 6) (5 to 8) pH Control 7.58 (7.55 to 7.59) 7.56 (7.52 to 7.58) 7.57 (7.54 to 7.60) 7.58 (7.50 to 7.61) AKI...
... metabolism genes in budding and fission yeast, in particular in their responsesto copper toxicity Our findings also provide new insights into the coregulation of copper and iron metabolism in S pombe ... essential cofactor of many enzymes involved in free radical scavenging, including copper-zinc superoxide dismutase and the respiratory chain (cytochrome c oxidase) On the other hand, an excess ... Fep1p and Cuf1p Novel target genes for Fep1p and Cuf1p The expression of genes induced during copper and iron starvation and containing one or more putative Cuf1p and Fep1p binding motifs in an...
... assistance, maintaining or increasing minimum pensions, andin a few instances ensuring access to health and education services Passive labor market programs In about one-third of Eastern European and ... took in the wake of shocks to increase incomes or reduce expenditures (see figure O.4) Strategies to increase household disposable incomes included increasing labor supply, borrowing or drawing ... Turkey witnessed a shift in employment from industry to agriculture and services, most likely into the informal sector and unpaid family labor (LFS); and, in Croatia, relatively inflexible labor regulations...
... the increasing food neophobia signi®cantly reduced the willingness to try genetically modi®ed tomato, although it was clearly of plant origin Responsesto LoR chocolate bar andto FlavSavR tomato ... main eect on the willingness to try nine foods: pineapple, strawberry yogurt, bread cheese, beef tomato, pasha, turkey, snails, falafel balls, and genetically modi®ed tomato (Figs 1e,g,h,i and ... The scale items loaded mainly on two factors (Table 1) The ®rst is related to the interest (or disinterest) in trying new and ethnic foods The second appears to relate to a general concern vs...
... tendency to simplify the way of making tea and using service by rinsing teapot with boiling water and putting tea and hot water into the teapot and waiting for a short time and pouring it into cups ... alcohol and wine are excited drinks in which alcohol (in full ethyl alcohol) is a colourless volatile inflammable liquid forming the intoxicating element in wine, beer, spirit, and wine is a ... fork and spoon Knife (dao) is a hand tool for cutting things into pieces or scorting in something without actually cutting through it Fork (nĩa) is also a hand tool used for transporting things...