... report are those ofthe investigators and not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies ofthe Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care References 10 Conclusion The results of this study ... strategies of personalization, feedback, and content matching, and that these factors work together to facilitate research use [104] In our study, the TM intervention employed personalization and content ... conceived ofthe study, participated in the analysis and drafted the manuscript PR provided the intervention and assisted in draft ofthe manuscript DC, SH, RC, LO, KD, SM, and SH consulted on...
... model to the log-linear optimisation algorithm The boolean indicator features consist ofthe following groups of features operating on words and their edit status; the latter indicated by one of three ... between the reparandum andthe repair Example (3) shows the crossing dependencies As this example also shows, the repair often contains many ofthe same words that appear in the reparandum In ... producing the 25-best list for the reranker The log figure of merit is the sum ofthe log language model probability andthe log channel model probability plus 1.5 times the number of edits in the sentence...
... understanding ofthe embodied simulation account of esthetic experience, as well as the relevance ofthe present data to prior work on expertise and aesthetics We conclude with consideration of possible ... underlying the understanding and imitation of action Nat Rev Neurosci 2, 661–670 Rizzolatti, G., and Sinigaglia, C (2010) The functional role ofthe parietofrontal mirror circuit: interpretations and ... and 10.19 mm from the maximum ofthe left middle temporal cluster found in the present study Nonetheless, we also advise caution in the interpretation of any of our occipitotemporal activations...
... the differentiation of pure populations of cells (Wang et al 2007) Furthermore, there is currently no clear consensus as to the number of cells needed, the mode/route of their delivery, andthe ... Victorian and federal grant of $5.5 million because NSCC was a major national research facility The commonwealth’s contribution was shared between the DIST andthe ARC The vision ofthe BCE program ... derived from general obligation bonds ofthe state of California, not from appropriations ofthe “State’s General Fund.” Constitutionally, bonds ofthe state have their debt service paid from...
... environment and given national government control of inflation and monetary policy, competition and concentration determine bank behavior andthe countenance of appropriate risk levels Bank concentration ... cost and marginal revenue Concentration measures the density ofthe banking industry by the number of firms present in the market Measuring Competition and Concentration The structure-conduct-performance ... merchants or other points of service The value ofthe card is stored on a central server, not onthe card, and is read through the magnetic strip onthe back ofthe card Prepaid and stored value...
... emotional functioning [16] The objective of this study was to assess the literature for the impact of iron overload and infusion Iron Chelation Therapy (ICT) on patients' QoL and to assess the availabil- ... ICT, and by the condition (thalassemia, SCD, MDS) Figure provides an overview ofthe hypotheses for the impact of infusion ICT onthe QoL of patients with iron overload In thalassemia, the impact ... overview ofthe impact of iron overload on their lives We reviewed the transcripts from these historical interviews in order to Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of...
... diameter and height and diameter increments ofthe 4month-old seedlings were generally greater than those ofthe acorns, none of these differences were significant during any year ofthe study The ... were measured and recorded Seedlings were then cut at the cotyledon scars, andthe shoots and roots dried at 70 °C for days These were then weighed andthe total seedling weights and shoot root ... late season flushing had ceased, the year-end height and basal diameter of each seedling planted in the field was recorded The height was the distance from the ground to the tip ofthe longest...
... differences between trees in the tendency to form a SECOND flush of growth The mean proportion of SECOND flush sections onthe branches of each tree, expressed as No of SECOND (No of FIRST + SPRING) is ... 0.01) andthe length ofthe FIRST flush in 1986 onthe number of branches onthe FIRST flush shoot in 1985 (P ≤0.05) The linear regression relationships between lengths of major branch sections ... extension and leaf expansion (Bond, 1945) Interpretation ofthe data for lateral branch production by sections of shoot formed during FIRST, SECOND and SPRING flushes of growth is difficult There...
... in most ofthe GABAAR found in the hippocampus, and were chosen based on their relative abundance and their potentially important contributions in GABAAR function When the expression of these proteins ... significant effect on α2 expression The effects of DZ on α1, α3, and γ2 expression were the same as the effects of diltiazem on these subunits DZ sig- Gibson et al Journal of Biomedical Science ... neuronal excitability and pharmacological responsiveness after TBI These studies, therefore, support the hypotheses that TBI alters the constituent proteins ofthe GABAAR and that these alterations...
... performed the experiments; CML provided advice onthe design ofthe study and commented onthe manuscript; CCL conceived and supervised the study, participated in the preparation ofand commented onthe ... infiltration The effects of CD8+ T Cell- Depletion or CD4+ T Cell- De pletion onthe Efficacy of Gene Gun Administration of Non-coating EGFR DNA vaccine The efficacy of gene gun administration of non-coating ... of immunization can influence the outcome ofthe immune http://www.gvt-journal.com/content/7/1/2 response through altering the interaction between the vaccine and different APCs at the site of...
... health and QOL Therefore, studies onthe negative impact of occupational stress should focus not only on mental and physical health but also onthe effects they have on QOL [10-13] Recent studies on ... standard deviation were used to illustrate the distribution of Vietnamese care attendants based on their personal backgrounds and job responsibilities In addition, the Student’s t test and oneway ... education The QOL peaked when the number of non-work days in a month was between and 12 The results also showed that the QOL was higher when the number of daily work hours was between and 10, rather...
... J (1993) The intertidal distribution ofthe grey mangrove (Avicennia marina) in southeastern Australia: the effects of physical conditions, interspecific competition, and predation on propagule ... mangroves on intertidal mudflats: habitat restoration or habitat conversion In Proceedings ofthe ECOTONE VIII seminar enhancing coastal ecosystems restoration for the 21st century, Ranong, Thailand ... towards the integration of scientific and indigenous forms of knowledge in the management of natural resources for the future Environment, Development and Sustainability, 8(4), 467-493 Rivera-Monroy,...
... establishment and colonisation, continual monitoring is necessary to track future colonisation and forest regeneration trajectories for a complete assessment ofthe progress and success ofthe rehabilitation ... elevation gradient, environmental conditions and between ecosystems In the context of revegetation at degraded sites, a combination of such knowledge could guide rehabilitation practitioners in ... colonisation, survival and development of mangroves (Chapters and 4), and hence rehabilitation (reforestation) success The thesis provides support that strengthens the main guiding principle of EMR...
... (Akaike, 1974) The AIC is a measure ofthe parsimony of models, and is based on a trade-off between deviance reduction andthe number of parameters fitted in the model Finally, for the remaining ... In the context of mangrove rehabilitation, specifically the change in environmental conditions through the re-establishment of tidal connectivity and surface elevation changes, local inundation ... Experiments on Kandelia candel seedlings showed that while prolonged inundation stimulated stem elongation, this response remained unchanged in treatments that combined conditions of prolonged inundation...
... periods for the establishment of stranded propagules The creation of substrate mounds in the middle of ponds could be practised This is one ofthe techniques that form the mid-course corrections step ... frequencies of 40 – 50 times per month Successful regeneration and colonisation of site by Avicennia species and Sonneratia alba was observed only three months after complete rehabilitation On a larger ... Specifically, the prediction does not account for the upper elevation range (on the landward side) that mangroves once occupied before conversion into aquaculture ponds, agricultural fields and other...
... reduction of photosynthetic capacity and growth potential Instead, optimum inundation durations achieved through optimum elevation ranges have implications onthe stranding and subsequent rooting of ... elevations and thus, inundation durations When the pre-requisites of appropriate surface elevations, inundation durations and propagule availability are met, rehabilitation sites can undergo secondary ... appropriate surface elevations This further prevents the conversion of inappropriate habitats (e.g mudflats, sand flats and seagrass beds), where elevation is commonly too low and where the coast is overly...
... post-rehabilitation monitoring andthe inclusion of multiple stakeholders in order to achieve rehabilitation success and long-term management of a rehabilitated site 1.4 Aims and objectives The aim of this thesis ... is to contribute to the understanding of hydrologic management in the success of mangrove rehabilitation projects The focus is on how surface elevation and tidal inundation influences the establishment, ... deforestation and aquaculture activities were responsible for huge expanses of derelict land For example, Philippines lost 67% of their mangroves between 1951 and 1987, of which conversion of mangroves...
... succession The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of hydrologic management in the success of mangrove rehabilitation projects The focus is on how tidal inundation and surface ... investigated the effect of prolonged inundation on seedling survival and growth, and a discussion onthe contributing physiological processes that were proposed to explain the observed effects Chapters and ... results and a discussion ofthe observed results The final chapter, Chapter 5, provides a synthesis ofthe findings andthe implications of this study for future mangrove rehabilitation efforts,...
... translation stage – the identification of data structures and operations needed for the query Generation ofthe template and merging it with the lexical items for the final query together correspond ... functioning ofthe enterprise is modeled in the form of entities, categories, relationships, attributes and value sets The name of them andthe phrases expressing the semantics of relationships ... helpful information onthe schema concepts and constructs, andthe users just need to click onthe item about which information is needed Then the system uses semantic information about the schema...