... about the ecosystem they enjoy and care about and can see the results of their work through journal publications and policy changes NOAA is helping to maintain and further the motivation and enthusiasm ... particular, andthe impending changes to and loss of familiar sites and native species The global message emphasizing the decline ofcoral reef habitats substantiates their perception that these precious, ... heavy, water-filled buckets ofcoral for holding and transplanting, and performing other activities that not have the glamour or appeal ofunderwater reattachment of corals Nonetheless, experienced...
... by the United States Government or any agency thereof, or The Regents ofthe University of California The views and opinions of authors expressed herein not necessarily state or reflect those of ... stay in the fields to enrich the soil are collected As an example ofthe magnitude ofthe CO2 intensity of collecting and transporting biomass residues, according to the Biofuels Emissions and Cost ... emissions factor ofthe fuel that is replaced On the basis ofthe assumptions used in this report for the carbon content of coal4, biomass offsets 2.5 tons of CO2 for every ton of coal that it...
... responsible for the search strategy and conceptualisation ofthe manuscript MOV and PTK reviewed the included papers PTK, ET and MVDL supervised the study andthe interpretation ofthe results All ... for use or for further testing The CSHQ-RA and ROAD are among the most recently developed disease-specific scales andthe methodology ofthe work on their measurement properties conforms to the ... recommending their use in evaluative studies, the responsiveness of these scales should be compared to that ofthe HAQ and their reproducibility in stable patients should be established The revised...
... capabilities and approaches APEC andthe MRCWG have a role in liaising with IMO, FAO, NACA to enhance the effectiveness of existing instruments within APEC Institutional arrangements for managing the ... management capabilities and approaches Priorities and hazards for APEC Economies Considerations for a Risk Management Framework Conclusions, including the results ofthe November 2001 Workshop ... limited and unbalanced Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Priorities and hazards for Economies Variable levels of activity and management capability Ships’ ballast water and hull...
... support and clarification fromthe SPs themselves, from health care professionals, from other SP coaches, andfrom books, workshops, andthe Internet THE IMPORTANCE OF SELECTING THE RIGHT SPs One of ... trained to the highest standards, and then monitored and given feedback on their portrayals and their checklists throughout their training and during all ofthe administrations ofthe clinical ... case andthe process of bringing out in the SPs’ performances the subtleties ofthe patient’s personality and concerns This enthusiasm can stimulate the imagination ofthe SPs, which is one of the...
... the name and signature ofthe examiner;* & the name ofthe survivor;* & the exact date and time ofthe examination;* & the survivor's narrative ofthe rape, in her own words; & the findings of ... Restraint and force are often part of sexual abuse and, if used by those attempting to help, will increase the child's fear and anxiety and worsen the psychological impact ofthe abuse It is useful ... not forget to look in the eyes, nose, and mouth (inner aspects of lips, gums and palate, in and behind the ears, and on 17 the neck Check for signs of pregnancy Take note ofthe pubertal stage Look...
... contributions TW designed and carried out experiments and drafted the manuscript AL carried out the assay in the clinical trials MG aided in the design ofthe experiments and review ofthe manuscript All ... day period there is relatively little change in the overall expression ofthe CCR2 receptor as well as the cell's capacity to internalize the ligand The inter-person reproducibility ofthe assay ... a standard reagent concentration to use, the stability ofthe reagent, the robustness ofthe assay, the reproducibility across individuals over time, andthe intra-assay repeatability through...
... fromthe Rasch analyses) were candidates for exclusion However, it was the aim to include a reasonable spread of items in terms ofthe degree of severity they represented The logit severity of ... is valued on the same scale using the same variant ofthe same valuation technique, as was the case for the CAMPHOR and EQ-5D models, then the valuations should be comparable [25] The valuation ... in the past, received other research funding from Actelion A license is required for the commercial useofthe CAMPHOR Authors' contributions SM designed and managed the study, identified the...
... mount bandgap reference device This supplies a highly stable +5 volt to the active devices The very low current drain ofthe circuit allows theuseof this ultrastable and low noise method of regulation, ... the level of residual noise fromthe analogue stage plus its stability over time, as any drift in the DC bias level arising fromthe buffer stage would be additive and indistinguishable fromthe ... precision photodiode was used as a sensor during these tests and measurements The data obtained was then used to establish the sensitivity and margins of uncertainty in the current-to-frequency...
... mm] and –0.02 in [–0.5 mm] for molds in useThe surfaces ofthe base and top shall be parallel and at right angles to the vertical axis ofthe cone The mold shall have a minimum wall thickness of ... in this standard Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination ofthe validity of any such patent rights, andthe risk of infringement of such rights, are entirely their own ... be used between the plate andthe pedestal Leveling shall be effected by suitable means under the base ofthe pedestal 3.2 The pedestal shall be 10 to 11 in [250 to 275 mm] square at the top, and...
... manufacturers stating the name ofthe addition, the amount used, andthe type of cement in which used, and 13.1.7 The highest amount of addition that has demonstrated compliance with the specification ... character ofthe material, and means for the quantitative determination ofthe addition in the finished cement shall be furnished by the sponsor, manufacturer, or supplier ofthe addition, andthe information ... Section 13, andthe specific tests shall be indicated NOTE 1—Records should be kept as to the rate and continuity of feed ofthe addition, the form in which the addition is used, strength of solution,...
... conformations The one on the left is called the trans conformation, andthe one on the right is the cis- conformation In Latin, trans means "on the other side" So when the hydrocarbon groups ofthe amide ... polyamides These amide groups are very polar, and can hydrogen bond with each other Because of this, and because the nylon backbone is so regular and symmetrical, nylons are often crystalline, and make ... groups, that is, the amide groups attach to the phenyl rings opposite to each other, at carbons and Kevlar is shown in the big picture at the top ofthe page Nomex® , on the other hand, has meta-phenylene...
... impression ofthe stability of results Additionally, the means andthe standard deviations ofthe differences concerning each SCCT item between rating and re-rating were calculated andthe plots ofthe ... The Pearson’s R correlation coefficient, among the SCCT items andthe PANSS (Positive, Negative and General Psychopathology scales), the YMRS andthe MADRS are shown in Table The results ofthe ... since the copy of a cube test was introduced, little has been done to standardize it This may be due to the complex pattern of these tests and a preference ofthe examiners to score them on the...
... available fromthe authors on request) Seven out ofthe GPs andthe psychiatrists who collected and discussed the data had more than 20 years of clinical experience The CS diagnosis was the "gold standard" ... the SSI (4,6) and on the other hand women were overrepresented in the sample used in our study Nevertheless all PC users within the study period were invited to collaborate, irrespective ofthe ... this cut-off on the 29 symptoms list as well as for the full list The ROC curve for the FCSE yielded the cut-offs of symptoms for women and for men, but different cut-off for self-report, and 5,...
... free from DIF for age, sex and location HADS-Total The viability of a HADS-T measure was explored by evaluating the scaling and psychometric properties ofthe 12 items remaining fromthe HADS-D and ... ofthe scale caused by removing the effects of local dependency in the data through the testlet design The performance ofthe HADS has been called into question following Rasch analysis in other ... [26] The variability ofthe results of Rasch analyses across a range of diseases suggests that the performance ofthe HADS may vary by diagnostic group and reinforces the need for clinicians and...
... the first measurement (n = 153) eleven subjects (7.2%) met the criteria for SAD according to the SPSQ-C (4.5% ofthe males and 10.9% ofthe females) and 7.7% (4.5% ofthe males and 12.7% ofthe ... developed the SPSQ-C, took part in the statistical analyses, discussion ofthe design and in the preparation ofthe ms CGS supervised the design and execution ofthe study and made contributions to the ... beentested in the development phase ofthe SPSQ-C [1] and this was also done when the adult version ofthe SPSQ was developed [32] The cut-off used is the closest to adhere to the DSMIV definition of social...
... the reproducibility ofthe assay the standards were run on six different days and similar CT values were found for the given inputs of IVT-RNA The data is the representative ofthe test (Figure ... mentioned with the Accession number of GenBank The sequence used for the primer and probe design was: Accession number-AY233272, GI-34421677 Ahsan and Gore Genetic Vaccines and Therapy 2011, ... copies were used The assay did not amplify any non specific sequence from cellular RNA of cells used There were clean bands of amplicons when observed in agarose gel electrophoresis To check the reproducibility...
... the intensity and spectrum ofthe illuminating sunlight, the redox properties ofthe dye andthe efficiencies ofthe charge injection process and collection ofthe electron in the semiconductor ... Secondly, the dye needs to match the energy levels with the semiconductor and redox-mediator in the DSSC As mentioned above, the LUMO ofthe dye needs to be higher than the conduction band ofthe semiconductor ... valence band fromthe excitation process remains in the CdS particle while the electron transfers to the conduction band ofthe TiO2 particle The electron transfer from CdS to TiO2 increases the charge...
... serves to strengthen and fix the positions ofthe functional moieties for the creation ofthe complementary binding sites Upon the completion ofthe polymerization reaction, the imprinted polymer ... probably be of interest Hypothesis Fromthe rationale above, it is therefore hypothesized that the tendency of protein molecules to adsorb and be bound to the oil-water interface can be used as a ... extremely advantageous for the subsequent application ofthe particles Nonetheless, due to the presence of surfactant and other additives, the polymer may be contaminated Other than the normal o/w emulsion...
... test at the beginning ofthe school year The group of student was selected to be the target population of this research firstly because ofthe relative number of males and females in the group ... remember andthe new words After some time, I usually forget the meaning anduseofthe words.” “If I see the words in the exercises many times, andthe teacher explains the new words, then I can ... decide on the language to use However, in the end, they all agreed to use Vietnamese in the interview Audio- taping the interview For the convenience and preciseness ofthe data analysis, the researcher...