... Smalian’s formula, below 1.30 m according to Huber’s formula Stem diameters for forked trees are transformed into a combined diameter measure corresponding to the joint cross-sectional area of the forks ... proportion of forked and unforked trees revealed that the stem volume of forked trees is underpredicted compared to unforked trees A level adjustment for forking was sufficient to account for ... 426 trees, measured diameters increased with height in one or more parts of the tree For 272 of these trees, the increase in diameter was either very small (≤ mm) or due to forking (the procedure...
... binding sites falling in the orthologous promoter regions were 63% for NF-κB, 60% for AP-1, 100% for STAT3, and 76% for EGR1 Similarly, in cluster B, the prevalence of binding sites falling in ... having a 'wild-type p53like' expression pattern reports The clinical information was kindly provided by Drs Thomas E Carey and Carol R Bradford, and some information was previously presented in ... binding motifs were present in two gene promoters from cluster A (CPS1 and ARID1A), and (b) conserved nuclear factorκB (NF-κB) binding motifs were present in three gene promoters from cluster...
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... the EBPR system Thus, more research efforts are needed to improve our understanding on PHA metabolism in the EBPR process Glycogen is another important intracellular polymer in EBPR process It ... metabolism For GAO, Cech and Hartman (1990) first reported the dominance of a gram-negative bacterial group, appearing as cocci in a form of clusters or tetrad formation in a laboratory scale activated ... for their meaningful advice, constructive suggestions and supervision in all aspects of my graduate career, and, moreover, for their kind support in my personal life during the past few years at...
... maternal smoking during pregnancy and environmental tobacco smoke on asthma and wheezing in children American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2001, 163:429-436 Martinez FD, Cline ... 1.955.29) for current wheeze In contrast, current exposure Tsai et al Respiratory Research 2010, 11:11 http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/11 Page of 10 Table Joint effects of parental smoking ... Palmer LJ, Valinsky IJ, Pikora T, Zubrick SR, Landau LI: Environmental factors and asthma and allergy in schoolchildren from Western Australia Eur Respir J 1999, 14:1351-1357 Brower V: World Health...
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... sprinkler for mixing and water addition, respectively Rice hulls (15 l) were introduced in the solubilization reactor as support media for microorganisms Activated sludge (200 g-dry weight) and ... of carbon occurred Therefore, large carbon accumulation in Run was probably due to the occurrence of anaerobic condition in the solubilization tank Tap water and the circulating water are periodically ... the food waste supplied (98%) was mineralized when biofilter for trapping SS and biodegrading SS and DOC was installed (Run 4) To compare to the treatment of food waste by disposers or grinders,...
... nutritional guidelines forfood prepared for older people Chapter Nutritional guidelines forfood prepared for older people The Dietary Reference Values are translated into nutritional guidelines ... Nutritional guidelines forfood prepared for older people in residential or nursing homes EAR = Estimated Average Requirement DRV = Dietary Reference Value RNI = Reference Nutrient Intake For an explanation ... Eating well for older people Practical and nutritional guidelines forfoodin residential and nursing homes andfor community meals REPORT OF AN EXPERT WORKING GROUP REPORT OF AN EXPERT SECOND...
... capturing water during increasingly intense precipitation events and storing it for use during droughts • Wastewater reuse and use of marginal water for agriculture Develop cropping systems and irrigation ... dimension of reintegrating agriculture into culture, with greater understanding and appreciation among consumers for what it takes to produce foodand a greater understanding among producers of what ... Science Roadmap forFoodand Agriculture the food price increases provided only temporary reprieve for American farmers, who on average continue to earn low economic returns Recent data indicate...
... labeling program in the Pacific Northwest that is defined by farm practices and requires third-party McCluskey and Loureiro Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay forFood Labeling 97 monitoring ... marketing tool for the future As food products with unobservable quality attributes are increasingly marketed, the information issues and their implications for foodsupply chains, markets, and ... eating quality in order for the food product to command a premium This was particularly important for socially responsible and origin-based products In terms of GM food labeling, the perception of...
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... the Northern and Central Vietnam Food Crops Research Institute Food Crops Research Institute A/Prof Dr Nguyen Van Tuat Australian Personnel Faculty of Agriculture, Foodand Natural Resources, ... Dark green Violet Vine colour Leaf colour Green Green Dark green VC01 Crawling VC68-2 Crawling VC97-6-3 Crawling VC04-24 Half standing Dark green Light green Light green VC02-193 Crawling Green ... potato varieties for the purpose of food processing from Food Crops Research Institute with ability to adapt to farming conditions in Northern and Central regions in Vietnam 2) Develop and evaluate...
... major pests anddiseases of other crops like rice and vegetables, thereby better protecting the agricultural environment There is a market for products from tuber crops such as sweet potato, for ... for example flour and starch as a raw material for industry in the manufacture of foods, confectionery, pharmaceuticals, paper and textiles The demand of starch for industry in Vietnam annually ... production and performance in processing The central region and some northern provinces of Vietnam have suitable growing seasons for tuber crops The cultivation of sweet potato crops in these regions...
... leukocytes; Vibrio cholerae, tory (enterotoxin) bowel diarrhea mild or no enterotoxigenic increase in fecal Escherichia lactoferrin coli (LT and/ or ST), enteroaggregati ve E coli, Clostridium perfringens, ... mechanisms, and delineates an approach to the evaluation and treatment of patients presenting with acute diarrhea Individual organisms causing acute gastrointestinal illnesses are discussed in detail in ... areas, >50% of childhood deaths are directly attributable to acute diarrheal illnesses In addition, by contributing to malnutrition and thereby reducing resistance to other infectious...
... cell-surface proteins involved in attachment of bacteria to intestinal cells are important virulence determinants V cholerae, for example, adheres to the brush border of small-intestinal enterocytes ... clinical syndrome of dysentery Salmonella typhi and Yersinia enterocolitica can penetrate intact intestinal mucosa, multiply intracellularly in Peyer's patches and intestinal lymph nodes, and ... watery diarrhea by acting directly on secretory mechanisms in the intestinal mucosa; cytotoxins, which cause destruction of mucosal cells and associated inflammatory diarrhea; and neurotoxins,...
... possible infectious diarrhea or bacterial foodpoisoning is shown in Fig 122-1 Figure 122-1 Clinical algorithm for the approach to patients with communityacquired infectious diarrhea or bacterial food ... polymorphism in the interleukin gene is associated with increased risk of diarrhea from enteroaggregative E coli Approach to the Patient: Infectious Diarrhea or Bacterial FoodPoisoning The approach to ... Antibiotic use may increase the risk of other infections, such as salmonellosis 10 See text (and Chap 117) for a discussion of traveler's diarrhea (After Guerrant and Steiner; RL Guerrant, DA Bobak:...
... presentation or May be precipitated by traveler's exacerbation of inflammatory bowel diarrhea disease Irritable bowel syndrome Occurs in ~10% of travelers with traveler's diarrhea Reiter's syndrome (reactive ... temperate industrialized countries to tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Central and South America each year, 20–50% experience a sudden onset of abdominal cramps, anorexia, and watery diarrhea; ... clinician can then rapidly evaluate the need for further efforts to define a specific etiology andfor therapeutic intervention Examination of a stool sample may supplement the narrative history...