... data and model fitting (n = 3) where C2 is the protein in the bulk, C10 is the concentration inside the gel, S and V1 are, respectively, the surface and the volume of film, V2 is the volume ofthe ... bulk, h is the massive exchange coefficient, Cs0 is the protein concentration on the surface ofthe film and finally ks is the desorption rate constant Substituting known values and by fitting the experimental ... up to 90% and, in the third day, about 96% ofthe cells have well-developed neurites Figure 6b reports the trend of neurite length in the time: already after 24 h, the mean length ofthe neurite...
... Sookanan S: Does pay-forperformance improve the quality of health care? Ann Intern Med 2006, 145:265-272 Profit J, Zupancic JA, Gould JB, Petersen LA: Implementing pay-forperformance in the neonatal ... summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of using composite indicators, regardless of field or purpose We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of composite indicators focusing on their ... metrics of quality [16,17] In other words, performance in one aspect of care quality is not necessarily Page of 10 Table Advantages and disadvantages of composite indicators Advantage Disadvantage...
... Sookanan S: Does pay-forperformance improve the quality of health care? Ann Intern Med 2006, 145:265-272 Profit J, Zupancic JA, Gould JB, Petersen LA: Implementing pay-forperformance in the neonatal ... summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of using composite indicators, regardless of field or purpose We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of composite indicators focusing on their ... metrics of quality [16,17] In other words, performance in one aspect of care quality is not necessarily Page of 10 Table Advantages and disadvantages of composite indicators Advantage Disadvantage...
... understanding of rules and principles and an analysis ofthe strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, articulated in debate and otherwise claimed for each I report on this analysis of ... My exploration of gender and cultural differences will be directed towards thedevelopmentofan understanding ofthe properties ofthe DRP instrument RQ6: Are there any gender and cultural differences ... friend and flatmate I also wish to thank Alan S Johnston for proofreading my thesis I would like to thank my two supervisors, Professor John Francis McKernan and Professor Patrick J O’Donnell for their...
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... In these models one typically thinks ofthe sites of Zd as cells which can be of two types (for instance B and A or infected and susceptible) Cells can change their type to the type of one of their ... which proves the shape theorem without much ofthedevelopmentof [KSb] for (1.1) The precise form ofthe shape theorem here is as follows: Theorem Consider the model described in the abstract ... for awarding him a Tage Erlander Professorship for 2002 Further support for HK came from the NSF under Grant DMS9970943 and from Eurandom HK thanks Eurandom for appointing him as Eurandom Professor...
... Project management is the manner of implementation, of expertise, paraphernalia, knowledge and modus operandi to an extensive range of activities forthe fulfillment of prerequisite ofthe specific ... concept (either forthe company or forthe customer) It includes all activities from thedevelopmentofan idea or a concept for a product, to the realization ofthe product during the production ... conferencing The duration ofthe interviews lasted between 50 to h The participants were given an explanation regarding the purpose ofthe feedback, the purpose ofthe conceptual model, some background of...
... and the estimates forthe inverse ofthe modified linearized operator lead to existence and estimates also forthe inverse ofthe linearized operator Proving the estimates forthe inverse ofthe ... used the local projection of a tensor onto the tangent space ofthe boundary The paper is organized as follows In Section we reformulate the problem in the Lagrangian coordinates and give the ... body in vacuum This can be thought of as a model forthe motion ofthe ocean or a star The free surface moves with the velocity ofthe liquid and the pressure vanishes on the free surface This...
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... between the surface ofthe semiconductor and the analyte sensed The surface potential, and therefore the nature ofthe space charge double layer associated with the surface, depends on the chemistry ... of mainly two semiconductors, silicon and germanium The important physical properties ofthe transistors were related to the actual area and thickness ofthe active layer, and the final size and ... used forthe evaluation of these sensors not involve any pH changes, since this can interfere with the measurement ofthe analyte ions These studies ofthe GaN surface indicate that the unique...
... anti-(H-PsbP); lane 2, anti-(H-PsbQ); lane 3, anti(G-PsbQ); lane 4, anti-(R-PsbQ¢); lane 5, anti-(R-PsbV); lane 6, anti(R-PsbU); lane 7, anti-(C-PsbU) C caldarium (Fig 1B) reacted with anti-(R-PsbV) (lane ... [lane 5; anti(R-PsbV)] and cyanobacterial PsbU [lane 7; anti-(CPsbU)], but not with the antibody against red algal PsbU [lane 6; anti-(R-PsbU)] Immunoblot analysis using thylakoid membranes of ... plant species Among the extrinsic proteins, the 33 kDa protein (PsbO) which plays an important role in maintaining the stability and activity ofthe manganese cluster is present in all of the...
... interaction) and the Permanent Knowledge (kept during the whole conversation or forthe most part of it) These two knowledges inform the rest ofthe modules about the situation ofthe conversation and ... XML Language that are responsible (among other factors) forthe behaviour ofthe system during the dialogue The Describer also defines different "squeletons" forthe rest ofthe modules ofthe ... change of language during the progress of any dialogue, our architecture must deal with the dynamic activation and deactivation of these resources for a particular language 228 Environment for...
... especially in the growing and constantly changing society Therefore, the use of marketing tools to uncover the needs of individual customers can be seen that the initial success ofthe bank, then banks ... needs and the wants of using banking products The number of students specializing in finance and banking sectors is huge, and their quality is more and more improving VPBank can take advantage of ... understand the bank's website A website is an effective tool to meet the information needs ofthe customer at any time and anywhere The interface and layout ofthe website are logically arranged and...
... agreed with the POMDP approximately 43% ofthe time forthe stop decision The POMDP wanted to stop the exercise to let the user take a break far more often than the therapist wanted If the therapist ... decisions: 1) the distance to set the target, 2) the level to set the resistance, and 3) whether or not to stop the exercise The level of agreement by the therapist to the decisions made by the POMDP ... shoulder) and begins with a slight forward flexion ofthe shoulder, and extension ofthe elbow and wrist (Figure 1a) Weight is translated through the heel ofthe hand as it is pushed forward in the...
... performed histological studies and contributed to analysis CSK and BSK analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript All authors have seen and approved the final version ofthe manuscript ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... alter thedevelopmentof disease To further understand the immunological mechanismsofthe acceleration of TMEVinduced demyelinating disease in poly IC-pretreated SJL mice, we first compared the ... cytometric analysis ofthe CNS infiltrating mononuclear cells indicated that the proportions of both the CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in TLR3KO-SJL mice were significantly higher than those ofthe NLM...
... presence of noise and interference In the following, we compare the performance ofthe SAIC approach using the RLS algorithm and that ofthe conventional QAM transmission scheme for low DIR values of ... arctan ⎝ π ci Eb /N0 (53) For 2ASK, 4ASK, and 8ASK, respectively, the values of bi and ci can be extracted from the analytical formulas for BEP given in (43), (44), and (45) For determining the ... have been noticed The superior performance ofthe proposed scheme is confirmed by the given closed-form analysis ofthe raw BEP Therefore, by exploiting the additional degrees of freedom gained...
... presence of noise and interference In the following, we compare the performance ofthe SAIC approach using the RLS algorithm and that ofthe conventional QAM transmission scheme for low DIR values of ... arctan ⎝ π ci Eb /N0 (53) For 2ASK, 4ASK, and 8ASK, respectively, the values of bi and ci can be extracted from the analytical formulas for BEP given in (43), (44), and (45) For determining the ... have been noticed The superior performance ofthe proposed scheme is confirmed by the given closed-form analysis ofthe raw BEP Therefore, by exploiting the additional degrees of freedom gained...
... lower mean escape latencies (time to find the submerged platform) ofthe handled animals during the acquisition ofthe task Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General ... Effects of handling on MR and GR immunoreactivity in the CA2 region ofthe hippocampus Effects of handling on MR and GR immunoreactivity in the CA2 region ofthe hippocampus Handling decreased the ... termination ofthe testing session and their brains were used for GR and MR immunocytochemistry Immunocytochemistry Forthe GR and MR immunocytochemistry the same animals were used, whereas forthe BDNF...
... equal and omission of any of them did not alter the a value significantly The calculation of sensitivity (Sn) and specificity (Sp) at various cut-off levels forthe two scales is shown in Table The ... conceived the study, gathered and managed the data, performed the genetic analysis, participated in the statistical analysis and wrote the paper KNF conceived the study, carried out the literature ... designing the study, analysing the data and writing the paper GB participated in designing the study, analysing the data and writing the paper All authors read and approved the final manuscript...
... PFS and PSM designed the study MAF performed the sample analysis and the statistical evaluation JLG consented the patients and reviewed the demographic data MAF, JLG, PFS and PSM wrote the manuscript ... manuscript CSL reviewed the manuscript All authors contributed to the revisions ofthe text and approved the final version of this manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing ... levels in anorexia nervosa: a potential biomarker forthe severity of disease? Annals of General Psychiatry 2011 10:16 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: •...