... genetic theories, but is, onthe contrary, constructed based on these theories In general, the differences between the theories underlying classification are reflected in the differences in the nomenclature ... advanced the comprehension of ostracods If one applies Hempel’s view onthe interrelationships between the scientific concepts and theoretical principles to the classification, then the more theoretical ... trace the history of the lacustrine environments in the East African Rift Valley fromthe Pliocene onward One of the best known innovations of the 1960’s was the careful analysis of pitting and the...
... applicable The definition of first, second and third trimester is the one used in the study and differs from one study to the other; for each parameter the non-pregnant reference value is the mean ... expression of SCC was found in the amnion, the cord or the placenta using a northern blot with a cDNA probe of SCC [40] Therefore, it is more likely that the fetus, and not the placenta, is the origin ... ng/L) during the first half of pregnancy and only increased slightly in the second half to a maximum concentration of 25 ng/L, which was still well below the normal cut-off level for the non-pregnant...
... differences in the experimental conditions used (Darrall, 1989) Ozone concentrations were often unrealistically high and there has been little work done to study the interaction of ozone with environmental ... was less severe The other tissues also showed less pronounced changes when ozone was applied in conjunction with a drought stress, but the direction of the effects was nevertheless the same, that ... were no longer apparent in the epidermis and were diminished in the other tissues apart fromthe vascular bundle where there is now a decrease ozone DISCUSSION The soil analysis showed that there...
... (Table I) The transpiration rate increased in seedlings at constant 12°C during the first 11 d and then declined sharply (Fig 2) At constant 8.7°C, the transpiration rate remained at the same ... slighthy during the first 11 d and then declined The shape of the curve is similar to that for transpiration Conclusions Initiation and development of current yr needles affected the results of ... experiment The patterns of g evolution at the constant temperature of 8.7°C and at a were throughout the experiment but the former was usually 20-30% higher (Fig 3) Conductance at a constant 12°C...
... presenting the variation of the variation” Consent Written informed consent was obtained fromthe patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent ... division of the nerve, is under a greater risk of injury during Berry ligament dissection The SILAB is an anastomotic branch fromthe middle or superior cervical sympathetic ganglion to the RLN The ... as a third variation of the ILN in our patient Conclusion The co-existence of three variations of the ILN, a right non-recurrent nerve, bilateral extra-laryngeal bifurcation of the ILN and left...
... information onthe evolutionary history of the Faviidae and fuel the impetus for taxonomic revisions of the Scleractinia Findings will also be useful for future forecasts of reef evolution in the ... region and may contribute to the designation of conservation priorities in Singapore 17 CHAPTER 2: SLOW MITOCHONDRIAL COI SEQUENCE EVOLUTION AT THE BASE OF THE METAZOAN TREE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ... parsimonious reconstructions for the slow evolution of mtDNA, both with slow-evolving ancestral mitochondrial DNA We can thus reject the hypotheses from Shearer et al (2002) of fast evolution at the...
... relapsers to interferon monotherapy The effect of longer treatment as a principal can be seen in the initial studies with interferon monotherapy in which the SVR increased from 6% with months of treatment ... phase of the HALT-C trial [23] The initial publication from this trial concluded that ribavirin dose reduction affected the SVR more than interferon reduction [23] although dose discontinuation was ... have slow response characteristics which predict nonresponse The major problem appears to be relapse once medication is stopped These patients may respond to longer treatment once the viral levels...
... mutant distributions termed quasispecies [22-25] Quasispecies dynamics is characterized by continuous generation of variant viral genomes, competition among them, and selection of the fittest mutant ... sequences of HCV strains isolated in other regions of South America In order to compare the results found for the South American region with other regions of the world, the same approach was used to ... study onthe molecular epidemiology of HCV in this region Nevertheless, more studies will be needed to determine the extent of distribution of this particular signature BLAST studies, onthe other...
... belonged to subspecies I and belonged to subspecies III, with the other could not be typed Subspecies I is responsible for more than 99% of Salmonella infections in humans [16] Generally, Salmonella ... other humans [10] Evaluation of the environmental spread of Salmonella strains in the reptile department of the Antwerp Zoo found contamination of the floor, window benches, cage furniture, the ... of Salmonella spp subspecies III was confirmed by utilization of malonate broth (Difco, USA) and the absence of dulcitol fermentation (Biolife, Italy) Results Salmonella spp was isolated from 17...
... the theory mentioned above has not yet been tested, specifically that concerned with the prediction of the changes of the variation among replicates in the within-replicate genetic variance The ... the coefficient of variation of the response to one generation of divergent selection for the total number of bristles, starting at generation t ; 3) If the environmental covariance between the ... bristles onthe 5th and the 6th sternites remains constant over lines, the variance of the phenotypic and the genetic covariances between these traits will be the same and, therefore, their corresponding...
... distribution of genotypic variation under a variety of evolutionary scenarios [1-3], there is no theory describing the expected distribution of transcriptional variation, and neither are there many ... attempt to confirm the differentiation, after the initial analysis was completed a series of hybridizations was performed contrasting lines from each population onthe same microarrays These new ... detecting transcriptional divergence is to define first the structure of variation within each population, focusing onthe distribution of variation within the NC and CA samples considered separately...
... function-valued traits 181 effects at the ith QTL conditional on marker data (M) and the position (ci ) onthe chromosome The gametic relationship matrix was calculated by the recursive algorithm proposed ... polynomial The QTL variance functions given in Figure for these chromosomes show that the QTL on chromosome 20 has a higher effect at the end of the lactation than at the beginning and it is the contrary ... positions provides a likelihood profile of the QTL position QTL detection was performed with a likelihood ratio test at the most likely position SIMULATION STUDY The aim of the simulation study...
... this part, the researcher will present the rationale of the study, the aims, the research questions, the significance, the scope, the method and the design of the study Rationale Over the last ... based onthe results found from all data collection instruments Design of the study The study consists of three main parts: Part A, Introduction presents the rationale of the study, the aims, the ... About half of the students in class 12A1 enthusiastically contributed to the lessons and seemed to be confident when giving responses to all questions fromthe teacher Onthe contrary, those...
... Introduction – states the problems and rationale of the study, the aim, the scope, the method, the significance and the organization of the study Part B - Development Chapter – Literature review – synthesizes ... structure, idea connections or other addition and connection (4) Editing: In this stage, the writers work onthe mechanics of writing such as spellings and punctuations Writing in the abovementioned viewpoint ... change their attitudes towards writing at FOE, HNUE Part C – Conclusion – summarizes the main issues mentioned in the research, outlines the limitations of the study and makes suggestions for further...
... beginning to the end They did not use either one -on- one interaction with the students or presentation or discussion or teamwork All of them had their own ideas on this They combined all the four ... possible teacher-student relationships into different types of communication styles They include one -on- one, presentation, teamwork, and discussion The one -on- one communication style is associated with ... difficulty and the scope of a minor thesis, the data used in this study are collected only by conducting survey questionnaires and based onthe author‟s observation and experience Therefore, the thesis...
... supplementation may be helpful in meeting these nutritional goals Based on findings in the Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health, a “call to action” was issued for the development of bone health ... certified that they had reviewed the Informed Consent with their personal healthcare provider or physician and that they had no medical conditions that would preclude their participation However, ... unacceptable by the end of the study In all three groups and sub-groups, none of the normal scores were abnormal by the end of the study Thus, it was our conclusion that the absence of changes in the unit-...
... River flow rate at the time was 0.55m3/s and precipitation just before the concentration peaks was 11mm/3hrs Onthe other hand, sharp concentration peaks were not observed during the 2nd survey as ... Where, [A] is the concentration of ion “A” (meq/L), [Cl] is the Cl concentration (meq/L), ([A]/[Cl])P and ([A]/[Cl])I are [A]/[Cl] ratio at the flow peak and at the initial condition, respectively ... level at the recession stage Ion concentrations decreased during the rising stage and increased again at the recession stage, indicating that ions were diluted by the major runoff (3) Relationships...
... govern the washout of sludge fromthe reactor, and therefore, we investigated the effect of surface loading rate and aeration rate onthe selection of well-settling sludge and the formation of ... for the formation of aerobic granular sludge Air was introduced fromthe bottom of the reactor, and aeration rate was gradually increased from 0.3 to 0.8 L/min based onthe results fromthe preliminary ... which contains numerous ammonium ions (NH4-N: 230-341 mg/L) and other inorganic ions (Ca: 500 mg/L) peculiar to industrial wastewater The NH4-N concentration at the continuous flow operational...
... we choose from among all possible questions, the question that maximizes the reduction in entropy The two steps are repeated until the following conditions are no longer satisfied: • The number ... the constant number • The reduction in entropy is more than the threshold Consequently, the list of questions is optimally structured in such a way that, when the d a t a flows in the decision-tree, ... pronouns SThe work described here employs only binary decision-trees Multiple alternative questions are represented in more than two yes/no questions The main reason for this is the computational...