... is also possible to realize that the longer the portion of AC-Fe, the higher the adsorbent cost Therefore, optimizing the AC-Fe portion in the column is one ofthe key factors for a feasible arsenic ... ratio, the value of V/WACFe (V, the volume of drinkable water produced from the start using adsorbents until breakthrough / WACFe, the weight of AC-Fe in the column) was calculated and found that the ... Langmuir isotherm and the adsorption capacities were 0.48mg/g and 1.18mg/g, respectively, as shown in the value of q0 of Langmuir isotherm Figure and Figure are non-linear plots ofthe most common...
... some of them: In the second half ofthe nineties, the real effective exchange rate ofthe dollar rose sharply, in addition the terms of trade improved as a result of a drop in the price of raw ... influenced by the degree of credibility ofthe announcement ofthe wage policy authori3 The cause ofthe increase in production potential is irrelevant for the further analysis The increase could ... policy The statute and the targets ofthe ECB are described in the Treaty establishing the European Community.16 The independence ofthe ECB is clearly defined According to the Treaty, “neither the...
... such as these ignore the cost term ofthe maximization problem and thus assume a uniform cost of annotating each item In this case, the ordering of annotated data A will depend entirely on the algorithm’s ... an important component of a cost model of payment by the hour Since each of these functions depends on factors having a significant effect on the perceived performance ofthe various AL algorithms, ... sentence, l is the number of tokens in the sentence, and c is the number of words in the sentence needing correction For this model, the Relative Standard Error (RSE) is 89.5, and the adjusted...
... corresponding to the constrains The KKT conditions allow us to obtain the sphere center in the feature space, a = li=1 αi ϕ(xi ), and then, the distance ofthe image of a given point x to the center ... #sv is the number of support vectors (αi > 0) and l is the number of training samples The tuning set for adjusting the decision threshold consisted ofthe skin samples and the same amount of nonskin ... models in the feature space, and their schematic is depicted in Figure One of them uses a maximum margin hyperplane in F that separates the mapped data from the origin of F [18], whereas the other...
... show that the gene expression of selected cytokines was impaired However, the combined effects of DON and ZON on the mechanisms of toxicity ofthe potential immunotoxins are still unknown The histopathological ... from the toxin group are significantly lower than those from the control group at the 28th day The real-time PCR results of mRNA expressions of IFN- 42 Feng Chen et al Table The effects of DON ... by DON in the liver may play some role One ofthe toxicities of DON is thought to derive from the inhibition of protein synthesis [13] Overall, our results showed that supplementation of mg/kg...
... NF-κB translocation The weak effect of IL-17 indicates that it has rather a regulatory effect, leading to the amplification ofthe action of other cytokines β Contribution ofthe T-cell-derived ... alone Treatment with thecombinationof low concentrations of IL-1 and TNF-α induced an additive effect on mRNA expression of c-jun, whereas thecombinationof low concentrations of IL-17 with TNF-α ... weak activation of Fra-1 and TNF-α induced an activation of FosB and Fra-1 Thecombinationof these two cytokines at low concentrations induced the nuclear translocation of all the AP-1 members,...
... feed constitutes the major part ofthe production costs of pork [3] Thecombinationof acids and tannin decreases the amount of added acids in basal feed and thus lowers the cost of feed Tannin ... significant differences in any of selected blood parameters between the three groups of growers, neither at the beginning nor the end ofthe trial However, most ofthe selected blood parameters, ... of feed Tannin is cheaper and completely natural Therefore, the objective ofthe present study was to determine the effects ofthecombinationof acids and tannin added into basal diet compared...
... obtain the most confident estimates Finally, wider confidence bounds towards the end ofthe sample are due to the lack of knowledge ofthe behaviour of strategies in the future When comparing the ... between as the value ofthe straight line segments that join the successive midpoints ofthe successive bars (intervals [Zi,Zi+1]) that constitute the empirical d.f.; the midpoint ofthe left most ... b = 1, 2, , B Then it estimates the standard error ofthe parameter estimate by the empirical standard deviation ofthe B replications The result is called the bootstrap estimate of standard error...
... ofthe UV-absorbing peak indicated it was composed mainly of nucleic acid In the profile ofthe NaOH-extracted polymer (B), the elution volume (80 ml) of saccharide corresponded to that ofthe ... compared to the other methodsThe SDS-extracted polymer included a small amount of material other than protein Furthermore, the steaming- and washing-extracted polymers contained large amounts of phosphorus ... composed mainly of protein, was unexpected Figure shows the effect of concentration ofthe NaOH-extracted polymer (2.5 to 20 ppm) on activity in the presence of mM calcium ions The activity correlated...
... the functionality of SJ-2000 jacks The use of this jack allows instantaneous signal rerouting Patch panels act as the mechanical support for the jacks The two rear connectors are bridged as the ... Rec N The following diagram illustrates how, with the addition of patch panels, an operator can change the ratio of optical nodes attached per upstream input in the CMTS, resulting in the following ... resulting in the following advantages: • As the ratio changes, there is no effect on the fixed cabling as all the fixed cabling is on the rear side ofthe patch panels • Changes can be made without...
... XII OfThe Explanation Of Laws Of Nature Chapter XIII Miscellaneous Examples OfThe Explanation Of Laws Of Nature Chapter XIV OfThe Limits To The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature; And Of Hypotheses ... at the mouth ofthe Dart But it is no part ofthe signification ofthe word John, that the father ofthe person so called bore the same name; nor even ofthe word Dartmouth, to be situated at the ... in the form ofthe expression The father of Socrates”is an example ofthe one kind (since Socrates could not have had two fathers); the author ofthe Iliad,” the murderer of Henri Quatre,” of...
... failing to meet their objectives this may be because of lack of assets or that their aims are in conflict with those of other, more powerful, groups One ofthe key principles ofthe SLA is the attempt ... end ofthe projects, stimulate the exchange of information between the project core teams and other stakeholders The following sections provide an overview ofthe main technical areas where the ... another area that is likely to be important in the economic context ofthe subsector analysis For example, one ofthe objectives ofthe Bangladesh study was to investigate the link between the...
... explore the feature of economy of scale, the expression of design ¯ow-rate with exponent is needed in the model The value indicates economy of scale if the exponent is 393 less than in these average ... over the others except for the case of analyzing tertiary wastewater treatment plants Although the LS method always has better performance in terms ofthe index of `sum of squared residual', the ... possible sources of uncertainty Until the early 1980's, probability was the only kind of uncertainty handled by mathematics The implication of probability, as symbolized by the concept of randomness,...
... stabilizing the DNA–drug complex The NH amide atoms ofthe drug in particular form H-bonds with thymine O2 and adenine N3 atoms in the AATT-rich sequence ofthe decamer Part ofthe spine of hydration ... evaluated using the supermolecular method assuming the optimized geometries The interaction energy is therefore determined as the difference between the energy ofthe complex and energies ofthe isolated ... evaluating the interaction energies and hydrogen positions ofthe end fragment and the bases of base pair T8-A25 and base G9 (Table 2, Fig 4) For the bases ofthe A25-T8 base pair, the interaction...
... algorithm is the requirement ofthe knowledge of entire state vector x(t) Combinationofthe identification algorithm and the modal superposition method The incomplete measurement leads to the incomplete ... from the base In Fig 3, the shapes ofthe 1st mode, the 3rd mode and the 5th mode are drawn from left to right As we see, if the sensor locates at the distance L/4, the contribution to the measurement ... rows, the error term E(t) in (12) is a 2-dimensional vector The histories of components of E(t) are plotted in Fig and for each case ofthe location of sensor a) b) c) Fig The history ofthe 1st...
... algorithm is the requirement ofthe knowledge of entire state vector x(t) Combinationofthe identification algorithm and the modal superposition method The incomplete measurement leads to the incomplete ... from the base In Fig 3, the shapes ofthe 1st mode, the 3rd mode and the 5th mode are drawn from left to right As we see, if the sensor locates at the distance L/4, the contribution to the measurement ... rows, the error term E(t) in (12) is a 2-dimensional vector The histories of components of E(t) are plotted in Fig and for each case ofthe location of sensor a) b) c) Fig The history ofthe 1st...
... study, the validity ofthe diagnostic methods for the tuberculosis is compatible with the literature These methods in the diagnosis of tuberculosis are still valid The minor diversity ofthe results ... Comparisons ofthe other methods according to culture results are given in Table According to culture results specificity, sensitivity, positive and negative predictive values ofthe other diagnostic methods ... typical of TB (the presence of nodular, alveolar, or interstitial infiltrates predominantly affecting the zones above the clavicles or upper zones; the presence of cavitation affecting the upper...
... measures the expected cash flow in the numerator and the cost of capital in the denominator The owner of a noncontrolling interest in a company is the acceptor ofthe expected cash flows, given the ... (CBA) ofthe Institute of Business Appraisers Mr Van Vleet currently serves on the International Business Valuation Committee ofthe American Society of Appraisers He has served as president ofthe ... ofthe Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators; fellow ofthe Institutes of Chartered Accountants of Quebec and Ontario; and former international governor ofthe American Society of...
... products ofthe folding out membraneand form of an impulse (4) Any form ofthe impulse is yielded by the interaction ofthe bending out ofthe membrane and the form ofthe impulse (5) The impulse ... ofthe folding out membraneand form ofthe impulse (2) By any form ofthe impulse yields the products ofthe folding out membraneand form of an impulse (3) By any form ofthe impulse yields the ... impulse (5) The impulse in any form yields the products ofthe folding-out membrane and the form of an impulse (6) Any form ofthe impulse yields the products ofthe membrane-folding Published translation...
... Country of shares) campaign in support ofthe privatization of Deutsche Telekom The subsequent strong performance ofthe shares ofthe privatized companies gave a boost to the popularity of stock ... with the interests ofthe shareholders Stock options had been a component ofthe pay packages of most senior executives in the United States, but the size of option grants coupled with the anemic ... performance ofthe stock market as a result of high inflation, effectively made them weak motivators of managerial behavior The situation changed in the early 1980s The emergence ofthe LBO, and...