... beech stands) and spruce stands, relict pine woods and stands inthe ecotone of the upper forest limit in different site, stand, air-pollution and ecological conditions were examined The main attention ... 10 and 20 m, inthe understorey between m and m The crown length is proportional to tree height in all storeys Inthecase of silver fir this relation is more obvious than inthecase of beech The ... of the forest stand Table gives overview of all three structural indices used inthe study The horizontal structure of the forest stand was from the first year of observation random; in following...
... 2007b) Inthe current setting, variations inthe liquidity and institutional structure of local property markets, andinthe discretion firms apply in implementing IAS 40, can lead to differences in ... as these fair values, then the predicted sign on α1 is negative We include CLOSEHELD to reflect the perceived demand for fair value information inthe financial statementsIf insiders obtain information ... at the end of the mandatory IFRS adoption year Big4 is an indicator variable equal to ifthe firm employs a Big Four auditing firm inthe mandatory IFRS adoption year, and otherwise Ext is an indicator...
... present inthe neuroendocrine organ, a puzzling question remains unanswered: how are these peptides distributed inthe different cells of the X organ–sinus gland system? In other words, what is the ... the results obtained inthe crayfish Orconectes limosus, showing that l-isomer of CHH is always present inthe different parts of the d-CHH cells, in decreasing amounts from the cell body to the ... axon terminal inthe sinus gland, as a result of late and progressive isomerization of the Phe3 of the CHH during the migration of the secretion vesicles along the axonal tract [39,41] The immunohistochemical...
... involving a-helix A, the nearby loop, the first and last turns of helices E and F, andthe C-terminus helices I and J In addition, there is a lysine-rich N- and C-terminus, in accordance with the ... even if a minor contribution was also present inthe soluble pool Moreover, it was shown to co-purify with other Cag proteins, mainly CagT, Cagb, CagD and Cagf, which represent the most specific interaction ... according to which CagM, together with CagX and CagT, associates inthe outer membrane basal body of the Cag-T4SS, andthe results obtained are in good agreement with the main studies in this...
... SmNR1(Ile247-Ser372) and SmRXR1(Glu251-Asn376) in vitro DNA binding of a protein containing 20 amino acids at the 5¢ end of the DBD, the DBD andthe 40 amino acids at the 3¢ end of the DBD of SmNR1 ... 1B) The end of the hinge region to Ts is usually 40 amino acids in most NRs, andthe length of the hinge in SmNR1 thus can be estimated to be 140 amino acids The role of the large hinge in schistosome ... 20 amino acids at the 5¢ end of the DBD, the DBD and 40 amino acids at 3¢ end of the DBD) and SmRXR1 (Glu251 to Asn376) (containing 20 amino acids at 5¢ end of the DBD, the DBD and 40 amino acids...
... 637, and 686 nm other than the Soret peak The solid-line spectrum recorded after h shows new peaks at the Soret region (416 nm) and at 566 nm and indicates the 686 nm band further increased The ... As the position andthe intensity of these bands are dependent not only on the spin state or thermal spin-state equilibria but also on the nature of the sixth ligand andthe type of apoprotein, ... exhibiting the bands of the remaining oxy complex The 340 nm-band of NADPH decreases in proportion to the decrease of Soret band at 410 nm and to the increases of broad band spreading 600–700 nm The latter...
... established by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours Inthecase of a program subject to the clock-to-credit-hour ... using the credit hour definition inthe regulations An institution may have courses measured in Federal credit hours and also in institutional credit hours Use of the Federal credit hour definition ... represented inthe definition of credit hour Q.5 What is the relationship of a defined credit hour to a “week of instructional time” as defined under §668.3(b)(2) and used in determining the weeks of instructional...
... investment professionals Nevertheless, these firms have serious inherent weaknesses: the difficulty in valuing their equity interests andin transferring them from one generation to another and ... managers at the top of the industry rankings in 2010 have followed the lead of the Big Three and remained in private hands They are Dodge & Cox and Dimensional Fund Advisors—both privately held and TIAA-CREF, ... being run separately from Allianz—using its own brand and distribution system inthe U.S market.2 The Limits of the Financial Supermarket The failure of diversified firms to dominate the fund industry...
... no inthe NCBI protein database proteins Filamentous proteins listed in Table 1, i.e lamin B1, lamin A, lamin C, vimentin, keratin types andand actin, were all included in this group Lamins ... compartments inthe interchromatin space by anti-ISP36 staining (Figs and 9); (c) the immunostaining did not expand into the chromosomal compartment or the cytoplasm (Figs and 9); and (d) some ISP36 ... throughout the interchromatin space, because: (a) the protein was fractionated into the nuclear insoluble fraction inthe native state (Fig 5); (b) the protein was 4333 Interchromatin space protein ISP36...
... shift in protein size observed Therefore, the occurrence of the larger protein inthe eyestalk may be attributable to binding of FAMeT with the eyestalk factors related to MF biosynthesis inthe ... sections of the eyestalk revealed the presence of the FAMeT inthe sinus gland, the X-organ neurosecretory cell clusters together with the lamina ganglionaries andthe nerve fibers of the three ... neuropeptides of the CHH/MIH/GIH family are also located inthe neurosecretory cells of the X-organ-sinus gland [19,23] Moreover the results from previous studies indicate that inthe crab, the biosynthesis...
... refiners The characteristics of the pulp can be affected by increasing the process temperature and, inthecase of refining, by the chemical pre-treatment of the wood chips The pulping process in ... hemicelluloses and 25% lignin and 5% other organic and inorganic materials In chemical pulping, chemicals are used to dissolve the lignin and free the fibres The lignin and many other organic substances ... understand and use this document The information provided in this document is intended to be used as an input to the determination of BAT in specific cases When determining BAT and setting BAT-based...
... an increase of mean MFC in falls risk gait On the other hand, insignificant correlations (Table 3) inthe healthy subjects indicate that MFC variability and its randomness insignificantly increase ... subjects indicating that themorethe variability the less the randomness (i.e lower ApEn) in their gait (Table &4) In contrast, an insignificant but positive correlations were found in falls ... manner Points above the line of identity (y = x) indicate MFC data that are longer than the preceding MFC data point, and points below the line of identity indicate a shorter MFC distance than the...
... pain intensity, subjects were asked to rate their average pain due to FM over the past 24 hours with an 11-point numeric rating scale ranging from (indicating no pain) to 10 (indicating pain ... impacted their sleep (54%) and caused them difficulty walking, moving, or exercising (51%) (Table 4) The overall mean average pain intensity over the past 24 hours was 6.3 Average Pain Intensity differed ... of the general population but also in comparison with many other chronic conditions reported inthe utility and generic HRQoL literature [7] This finding also was in line with studies comparing...
... pseudocontractive mapping inthe intermediate sense Then I − T is demiclosed at zero inthe sense that if {xn } is a sequence in C such x ∈ C and lim supm → ∞ lim supn → ∞ xn − T m xn 0, then I − T x ... exactly one point, namely, x Suppose there exists another subsequence {xnj } of {xn } such that {xnj } converges Fixed Point Theory and Applications weakly to some z ∈ C and z / x As inthecase of ... 2 Fixed Point Theory and Applications Let T : C → C be a mapping In this paper, we denote the fixed point set of T by F T Recall that T is said to be uniformly L-Lipschitzian if there exists...
... lattice of the top of QD is stretched inthe growth plane, andinthe central eB = 0, which means that there is no splitting for the valence band inthe position The compressing and stretching condition ... up of InAs/GaAs So, the second term has the same impact on the strain distribution Inthe following, we will have a look at the relationship of the strain distribution andthe shape of QDs The ... and VLH are the heavy-hole and light-hole bands, ac, av and b are the deformation potentials, and ECB/VB are the unstrained band edge energies Notice that the sheer-straininduced HH–LH coupling...
... scientific and complete On the other hand, they must ensure the legal system is strictly abided by from the Central to local levels, and ensure the principles of the socialist legal inthe spirit ... documents of the Ministry of Justice The professional qualification of the staff of the Ministry of Justice is mainly in law and politics, not in other disciplines There is no female staff The majority ... making and adopting legal normative documents Fifthly, the organization of the system and staff involved in making and adopting legal normative documents remains rather limited Sixthly, financial sources...
... geotropically growing roots Nor can we corroborate thestatements of the authors according to whom the sycamore maple mainly roots into a depth during the initial stages andthe development of other root ... type is the same inthe two cases – similarly like the rooting depth andthe length of horizontal roots – a 459 difference is recorded inthe Index p value Trees from self-seeding have fewer and ... indicating the tree health condition and general vitality but also providing – unlike the response of the aboveground tree part – an early warning about the increasing incidence of negative stressors...
... on the research plot The station also records the rainfall in one-hour intervals and soil moisture content in daily intervals The differences between the biometric parameters inthe planting ... after the growth termination at the beginning of autumn The height growth was evaluated according to the parameters of all living fir individuals in 2007 and according to 20% of the highest individuals ... on, there was a gradual increase inthe height increments that were higher inthe variant fertilised with amphibolite than inthe control and limed variants inthe period 2000–2004 The differences...
... mahaleb (solid circles), Fraxinus ornus (solid triangles) The centre solid line is the linear regression andthe curved dotted lines are 95% confidence intervals The coefficients of the straight line ... (Ypd – Ymin) in equation would represent the water potential difference driving the flow from the soil to the leaf (at midday) In turn, (Ypd – Yx) in equation would be the driving force for the flow ... loss point (Ytlp) Such a low YL level was more or less maintained during the warmest hours of the day i.e between 1000 and 1600 h but it recovered inthe afternoon Inthe same month, also Ypd...
... These include an increase in thickness of the organic layer or the LFH (Litter, Fermented and Humus layers), and decreases in available nutrients, soil temperature, and soil drainage, resulting ... released from the understory, assuming dominance inthe stand Elliot-Fisk [11] lists some of the environmental changes that take place along the chronosequence inthe boreal forest in response ... resulting in anaerobic conditions and an increase in frost heave and thrust The mixedwoods are the most productive and managed sections inthe boreal forest ecosystems [8] Inthe last two decades, there...