... participate inthe first place? What does risk mean when the stakes are so high to begin with? The main source of funding for research into innovative therapeutics and most technological advances is industry ... with industry is not an easy one Issues of conflict of interest, of appropriate expectations regarding the obligations of researchers and those of a for-profit player (to each other, to the participants ... discuss the dilemmas we continue to face and to discover together how to resolve them Inthe upcoming Critical Care theme issue on research ethics, we shall examine some ofthe common challenging...
... utilized inthe next year Based on these findings, a management method adequate to obtain the biomass ofthe giant reed and maintain the wetland potential is proposed as shown in Fig 10 In this ... the fluorescent lamp to the top ofthe giant reeds was about 0.2 m at the start ofthe experiment The temperature inthe experimental room was kept at about 28 °C The rhizomes andthe roots of ... on the outside ofthe plant body, R is the transporter ofthe inorganic phosphorus, PiR is the phosphorus – transporter complex, and Piin is the inorganic phosphorus ion concentration inside the...
... was the revolt of women against housework in Europe andthe US, and later the rise of feminist movements across the planet, inthe 1980s and 1990s that triggered the most radical rethinking of ... productive, inthe face of diminishing resources Other examples of violence traceable to the globalization process have been the rise of dowry murder in India, the increase in trafficking and other forms ... through the revamping of a colonial ideology that blames the victims, relying on the increasing distancing of worlds, andthe anxiety about others created by the apparent diminishing of resources...
... received the first MQTL-allele of its sire and therefore SQ2 = If there is a i one inthe first or second row ofthe first column of Qi the place of this allele in i is the number of that row containing ... [10] therefore combines a special case ofthe condensing algorithm with gamete identification by parental origin Assuming the QTL inthe middle of a certain marker interval and rounding the QTL-transition ... unrealistic inthe light ofthe markers transmitted These animals can easily be combined with the former group by maintaining the original transition probabilities inthe Qi matrices without rounding and...
... considerations inthe European market for building and future- proofing robust, flexible FTTN infrastructures Leveraging the existing ducts In deploying fiber from the central office (CO) to the node, ... throughout the life ofthe network Although there are capital expense implications in addressing most of these issues, they must be weighed against the potential operational savings inthefuture Since ... directions Therefore, it’s not one cable running in one duct to one group of cabinets Rather, it is multiple ducts containing multiple cables that share the infrastructure for part ofthe length and then...
... ver-\ion ofthe thesis will he prorected agaiilst duplication, -Copying ofthe thesis or portions thereof, except as needed to maintain an adequate number of research copies available inthe Williams ... now examines the states of California, Vermont, and Massachusetts' policies and activities in developing biogas technologies in order to gain an understanding ofthe relative importance of state ... beginning in 1996 These standards set a percentage ofthe state's electricity that must come from renewable sources by a future date The standard itself is set by the state and not mandated by the...
... cells [59] Another problem with measurements of Tregs in humans is that the numbers circulating inthe blood may not correlate with the numbers and function of these cells inthe tissues There is ... antigen-presenting cells strongly contributed to the defective function These findings are consistent with the evidence ofthe important role of type I interferons inthe pathogenesis of SLE The suppressor ... cells Finally, lymphocyte production of IL-2 andthe mature form of TGFβ is decreased in SLE (reviewed in [3]), and these are the cytokines required for the growth and functional activity of Tregs...
... a minus sign) indicate water entering theGreatLakes basin For a history ofGreatLakes water diversions and removals, please see GreatLakes Diversions and Other Removals by Frank Quinn and ... database: interbasin (transfers that take place between theGreatLakes basin and another watershed) and intrabasin (transfers that take place between one oftheGreatLakes watersheds and another); ... established by theGreatLakes states and provinces in response to the recommendation oftheGreatLakes Charter of 1985 that calls for a uniform, consistent base of data ofGreatLakes water withdrawals,...
... furnishing the music for many ofthegreat dramatist's plays, and even acting in some of them the Great Masters of Music, by Walter Rowlands His greatest fame was won inthe composition of operas, ... opinion, thefuturegreat musician But a father and mother with a maiden of genius on their hands were like a hen whose duckling takes to the water The difference ofthe training of Fanny and Felix ... remained over a year, but was back in England again toward the end of 1712 In July ofthe following year, his Te Deum and Jubilate, for the service of thanksgiving held in celebration of the...
... represents the rotation ofthe foot (external/internal rotation) in respect to the walking direction and is defined as the angle formed with the line of progression andthe segment connecting the marker ... as standing up, bending, walking and running [1,2] The analysis of gait pattern of obese children shows a more flat-footed weight acceptance period in stance phase and greater out-toeing ofthe ... (MAX) and absolute minimum (MIN) ofthe curve of joint movement Beside this, the mean values of MAX and MIN were considered For ankle joint, in addition to ROM on sagittal plane, peak of plantarflexion,...
... for VHSV Fi13 strain [9] and coding regions of several other strains of VHSV have been determined later [10] In this study, we characterized the entire genome oftheGreatLakes VHSV isolate ... as troutand salmon To understand the molecular characteristics oftheGreatLakes VHSV strain MI03GL, we thoroughly analyzed the entire genomic sequences and compared it with other VHSV strains ... nucleocapsid (N) protein, the phosphoprotein (P), the matrix protein (M), the glycoprotein (G), the non-virion (NV) protein, andthe large (L) protein (Fig 1) The gene order is similar to other novirhabdoviruses,...
... B.Sc in civil engineering in 1969 from the Catholic University of Louvain, his M.Sc in civil and geological engineering in 1970 from Princeton University, and his Ph.D in environmental engineering ... Processes of Coral Reefs of years, the modern GBR evolved to distinctive types of coral assemblages, depending on the seafloor depth and slope below and on the distance from the mainland Certainly the ... awareness ofthe need to nationally coordinate the wise management of Australia’s natural resources The 1970s stand out in this regard The Seas and Submerged Lands Act of 1973 andtheGreat Barrier...
... demonstrate the relevance of science andthe need for science in planning thefutureofthe GBR The book emphasises multi-disciplinary processes, i.e., physics–biology links, as these emerge as the dominant ... from either impact alone Reinforcing the findings of McCook et al., Fabricius and De’ath (Chapter 9, this book) quantify the influence of turbidity in determining spatial patterns of soft coral ... they can glue onto them and entrain them downward to their death The water circulation over the mud shoals fringing the mangroves encourages the recruitment of prawn larvae spawned offshore The...
... Quantifying the inputs of pesticides and other contaminants to theGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park—a case study inthe Herbert River catchment of North-East Queensland Marine Pollution Bulletin, in ... areas of Southeast Asia, and most of Europe andthe U.S.A., is that such a large proportion of these losses have occurred inthe last 50 years and particularly inthe last 20 years In Europe andthe ... reduced inthe absence of quantitative information on the ecological impact of landcover change Inthe meantime, it is of course incumbent on the individual landholder to manage his land in such...
... European cropping and pastoral activities inthe catchments adjoining the GBR CATCHMENTS ADJOINING THE GBR Continental drainage basins with an aggregate area of 425,000 km drain into theGreat Barrier ... Most ofthe remaining area ofthe GBR catchment is or was covered by woodlands or savanna woodlands Open range cattle grazing is the principal land use in these areas The most complete record of ... between the tip of Cape York and Fraser Island (Figure 1, Table 1) A variety of vegetation types and land uses occur in these basins In areas of high rainfall, particularly between 15 and 18°S, rainforest...
... by Boto and Wellington (1983) and Feller (1995) Growth of Rhizophora apiculata seedlings living at the edge of progressing mangrove forests at the study sites inthe Philippines and Thailand is ... Ecosystems ofthe World 24, Intertidal and Littoral Ecosystems Elsevier, Amsterdam, 572 pp Brown, B.E & Holley, M.C 1981 The influence of tin smelting and tin dredging on the intertidal reef flats of ... account ofthe fauna and flora of mangrove swamps and forests inthe Indo-Pacific region Advances Marine Biology 6, 73–270 Madsen, T.V & Sand-Jensen, K 1994 The interactive effects of light and inorganic...
... of central GBR area used in Animation The area shown is north of Townsville, and includes the Palm Islands, Hinchinbrook Island, and Goold and Brook Islands The view is vertically distorted in ... concepts and interactions and their consequences, and to effectively portray them to a non-expert audience; The increased rigour in understanding the concepts and processes involved, required in order ... Causes of Coral Reef Degradation a 123 FIGURE Photographs of inshore and offshore reefs ofthe GBR, showing differences in both area and amount of algae, and algal overgrowth of corals (a) Inshore...
... River inthe north It was also low on the outermost reefs inthe southern corner (Pompeys and Swains), and on the northern mid- and outershelf reefs The spatial model explained 46% of variation in ... edge ofthe GBR at increasing levels of turbidity Although such decrease in visibility is hypothetical, the model nevertheless points at the importance of protecting the water quality inthe wet ... edge ofthe GBR Relative distance along the GBR (henceforth: “along”) is similarly defined as the distance to the northern end ofthe GBR divided by the sum of distances to the northern and southern...
... Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs The unpredictable nature of rainfall and runoff events, andthe unsteadiness and patchiness ofthe resulting plume intrusions in a complex region such as the GBR have ... determine the origins of lower salinity events (Ͻ34 ppt) within the reef matrix ofthe GBR Further, understanding the possible fates of river plumes is a key question for the management ofthe ... Marine Park totals 424,000 km not including the influence from rivers intruding into the GBR from Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya The mainland catchments have been divided into 35 drainage basins...