... follow-up study of respondents to ECRHS I stage II, conducted from 1998 through 2002 Ofthe invited, a total of 11 168 responded (response rate 76%) The respondents completed interviews and standardised ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/107 standard deviations and tested with Kruskal Wallis and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests Nonparametric test were used due to skewed distributions ofthe SF-36 scores The relationship ... COPD (additional file 1) The relationship between wheeze and breathlessness andthe HRQoL scores was similar, whether the subjects had asthma and/ or COPD or not, with the exception of breathlessness...
... Conclusions – intersections between privacyandfreedomofexpression 95 4.1 The impact of poor protection for privacyonfreedomofexpression 4.2 Tensions between freedomofexpressionandprivacy ... information about good practices and international collaboration concerning the points of intersection between freedomofexpressionandprivacy Research on safeguarding the principle offreedomofexpression ... open and accessible Internet space as part of promoting comprehensive freedomofexpression online and offline As demonstrated by UNESCO’s 2011 publication Freedomof Expression: Freedomof Connection,...
... ofexpressionandfreedomofthe media across the OSCE region Second, the study assesses the impact these regulations and practices have onthe free flow of information andthefreedomofexpression ... contradictory to the conclusions ofthe Final Document ofthe Moscow Meeting ofthe Conference ontheHuman Dimension ofthe CSCE and in breach of Article 19 ofthe International Covenant on Civil and Political ... Declaration ofHumanRightsandthe International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights within this context See Report ofthe Special Rapporteur onthe promotion and protection ofthe right to freedom...
... Introduction The present report is submitted to theHumanRights Council by the Special Rapporteur onthe promotion and protection ofthe right to freedomof opinion andexpression pursuant to HumanRights ... exercise their right to freedomof opinion and expression, as guaranteed by article 19 ofthe Universal Declaration ofHumanRightsandthe International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsThe ... Dissemination of child pornography is prohibited under international humanrights law, see e.g Optional Protocol to theConventionontheRightsofthe Child onthe sale of children, child prostitution...
... else The doctrine ofthe concept andofthe organism ofthe concepts, of definition, of system, of philosophy, andofthe various sciences, andthe like, will fill the place of these and will constitute ... art–Critique of pure beauty XII THE AESTHETIC OFTHE SYMPATHETIC AND PSEUDO-AESTHETIC CONCEPTS Pseudo-aesthetic concepts, andthe Aesthetic ofthe sympathetic– Critique ofthe theory ofthe ugly in art and ... the agent oftheconvention This is the spiritual activity of man The limitation ofthe natural sciences postulates the illimitation of philosophy [Sidenote] The phenomenon andthe noumenon These...
... Critique ofthe theory of play Critique ofthe theory of sexuality andofthe triumph Critique ofthe Aesthetic ofthe sympathetic Meaning in it of content andof form Aesthetic hedonism and moralism ... else The doctrine ofthe concept andofthe organism ofthe concepts, of definition, of system, of philosophy, andofthe various sciences, andthe like, will fill the place of these and will constitute ... to the intellect Intuition and perception Intuition andthe concepts of space and time Intuition and sensation Intuition and association Intuition and representation Intuition and expression...
... translocation of Foxa2, we studied the resulting effects of TNFa pretreatment onthe effect of insulin ontheexpressionof PEPCK and another gluconeogenic enzyme, G6Pase Compared with the control, ... status in the presence and absence of insulin and ⁄ or TNFa Figure 2A, B shows the effects of TNFa pretreatment on insulin action onthe localization of Foxa2 and Foxo1 within the cell Incubation with ... in the absence of any of these were taken as the control (Con) On termination of incubation, cells were lysed andthe nuclear (50 lg) and cytosolic (40 lg) protein extracts were assessed for the...
... epithelial cells ofthe tongue and esophagus, in the gastric glands and at the base ofthe villi in jejunum The apparent signal in the outer keratinized layer ofthe tongue and esophagus is due ... towards the superficial layers In the stomach, Aldh1 mRNA was present in the epithelial cells ofthe gastric pits and in the neck ofthe gastric glands Aldh1 expression continued in duodenum with the ... epithelial cells at the base ofthe villi In colon, Aldh1 gene activity was detected in the upper parts ofthe crypts of Lieberkuhn, whereas the lower ¨ parts ofthe crypts, the submucosa and underlying...
... end ofthe distribution of EPA decisions Nevertheless, among the case studies, there is some variability in the political and economic stakes involved and in the level of development ofthe underlying ... is part ofthe vernacular of many of those providing the information andof many ofthe ultimate users ofthe study results Figure A presents a simplified model ofthe fate and transport of science ... solids and fecal coliform) Under Sec 304 ofthe CWA, conventional pollutant limits are achieved by Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology (BCT) Determination of BCT depends onthe relationship...
... motivate the creative activity of authors and inventors by the provi- 10 FREEDOMOFEXPRESSION ® sion of a special reward, and to allow the public access to the products of their genius after the ... EXPRESSION ® enough freedom to improve upon what already existed in the commons of ideas and to develop the Internet from the ground up Building the Web was done with the participation of thousands of ... education, our democracy, and everything else CHAPTER SIX THE DIGITAL FUTURE 270 andthe analog past AFTERWORD FREEDOMOFEXPRESSION 328 EPILOGUE THE DAY I KILLED FREEDOMOFEXPRESSION 335 Acknowledgments...
... be the case elsewhere The ongoing struggle between the president andthe government onthe one hand andthe Duma onthe other has received considerable, even obsessively detailed, coverage in the ... a great deal of interest, understandably, in the influence of groups and personalities outside the sphere of politics proper: the v Introduction oligarchs ofthe large corporations especially ... newspapers and various members ofthe oligarchy ofthe rich and powerful, often thought to exercise an undue influence on events Changes at the levels ofthe polity andthe economy have also been reflected,...
... temperature, the lethality ofthe process would only be caused by the effect of ultrasound, and above 45 C, the lethality ofthe process would result from the combination ofthe lethality of both ... profiles and, therefore, conclusions drawn from the comparison ofthe d values might not be applicable for the following log cycles of inactivation, the theoretical times for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ... in the time to inactivate the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th log cycle of inactivation, respectively; and are deduced from the regression line of their corresponding DRT curves To fit the model to the...
... enhancement of COX-2 expression However, there are some other possibilities that could contribute to the enhancement of PGE2 and PGD2 Akt inhibition could enhance theexpressionand activity of PLA2 and ... contributes to the regulation of COX-2 and mPGES-1 in LPS-stimulated primary microglia Although there was a trend towards an increased expressionof COX-2 and a reduction in theexpressionof ... enhanced the production of PGE2 and PGD2 without affecting theexpressionof COX-2, mPGES-1, mPGES-2 and cytosolic prostaglandin E synthase (cPGES) Moreover, inhibition of GSK-3 reduced the expression...
... may help in understanding the potential localization of hepatic diseases and carcinomas within the liver Understanding these regional effects is critical in the interpretation of data that captures ... the caudate lobe, followed by the right medial, and lastly the left lateral lobe The caudate lobe showed a 63% significant increase in gene expression comparison to the control Gene expression ... lobe ofthe liver has been previously shown to receive blood supply from the right and left branches ofthe portal vein [7] Insight onthe potential distribution of drugs and toxins may help in understanding...
... AMOS version 18.0 software 1.5 New contributions - Build the researching model onthe impact of satisfaction on loyalty and repurchase behavior underthe moderation of involvement and fashion style, ... questions With these above-mentioned objectives, this thesis follows these questions: - How does satisfaction affect the expressions of loyalty and repurchase behavior? - Which expressionof loyalty ... put in the context of Vietnam urban customers and one typical product of fashionable shirt Moreover, this research ofthe relationship is continuously and deeply discovered underthe impact of two...
... improvement of IT lexis andthe correct pronunciation of this lexis are the learners‘ most urgent needs The satisfaction of these needs would promote the satisfaction ofthe other needs 3.2 Learners’ and ... evaluation ofthe format 32 3.2.3 The evaluation ofthe methodology 34 PART C: CONCLUSION Summary ofthe study 38 Some conclusions 38 Limitations ofthe study ... to the needs of second-year students of Faculty of Information Technology at ICTU in terms of content, format and methodology Some conclusions The content ofthe coursebook is relevant to the...
... improvement of IT lexis andthe correct pronunciation of this lexis are the learners‘ most urgent needs The satisfaction of these needs would promote the satisfaction ofthe other needs 3.2 Learners’ and ... evaluation ofthe format 32 3.2.3 The evaluation ofthe methodology 34 PART C: CONCLUSION Summary ofthe study 38 Some conclusions 38 Limitations ofthe study ... to the needs of second-year students of Faculty of Information Technology at ICTU in terms of content, format and methodology Some conclusions The content ofthe coursebook is relevant to the...
... maximization ofthe region of strain uniformity in the biaxially loaded zone, (ii) minimization ofthe strain concentrations/failure outside the test zone of interest, and (iii) specimen failure in the ... required the following conditions: (i) maxing direction results in an unstable situation in compression imization ofthe region of uniform biaxial strain, (ii) and consequently only tension loads ... be applied The minimization ofthe shear strains in the biaxially loaded stroke ofthe cylinders is 150 mm The loading may be statest zone, (iii) minimization ofthe strain concentrations tic or...
... between the 00 and 150 off-axis loading, while in the open-hole cases, the change occur between the 150 and 300 This work can be extended to cover a wider range of offaxis angles beyond the 150 and ... because of a change in fiber orientation post matrix failure as !129 Chapter Conclusions and Recommendations demonstrated by the deformed shapes ofthe crossply laminates predicted by the finite ... laminates is less pronounced compared to the corresponding unnotched strengths !128 Chapter • Conclusions and Recommendations Introduction of an open-hole in the shallow off-axis loading angle...
... where xi,n and ui,n are the x-coordinate andthe displacement along the x-axis, respectively, ofthe point labeled (i,n) in the predefined array, and yn,j and vn,j are the y-coordinate andthe y-displacement, ... along the -750 and -600 directions, corresponding to the fiber failure along the 150 and 300 plies, respectively Further displacement of loading arms caused the specimens to shear out along the ... threshold, the data is removed 2.5 Stress and strain determination Equations (2.5) and (2.6) are used to calculate strains εxx and εyy, along the horizontal andthe vertical, respectively, from the...