... patients: relation between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire Journal of psychosomatic ... symptoms accentuated the negative effects of pain on physical QoL The indirect effect of depression on the pain-QoL link pathway was 0.08, indicating that about 75% ofthe effect of pain on QoL impacted ... designed the questionnaire WSW and VBKF performed statistical analysis WSW drafted the manuscript; RF participated in editing the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript...
... this part, the matter in the study will be summarized again Besides, perhaps there are limitations or some recommendation for further study At the end ofthe paper there are two extra parts: appendices ... only about their material life How about their mental life? In fact, they concern about their spiritual life more than their material one Many people think that they worked hard all day so they ... research Part II is the main and the most important part ofthe study It concentrates on researching more deeply about music cover It comprises two smaller parts: Literature review and Data analysis...
... typical tidal flat ecosystem in the Seto Island Sea, Japan The tidal flats were operated with a tidal fluctuation of 0.009 cm s-1, wave height of 30 mm and seawater temperature at 20 Tidal velocity ... a tor O s i mul a tor Fig Infiltration rate of seawater by tide at day 23 and 58 in the C and O simulators Fig.8 shows infiltration rate of seawater by tidal action both in the C and O simulators ... in the natural tidal flat Fuel oil C (1 L m-2) was spilled onto a tidal flat simulator (O simulator) Another simulator was operated as a control without any oil spill (C simulator) Vertical profiles...
... Transactions, vol 92, 1983, p 3.1086 [29] Arash Nemati, Shahram Khalilarya, Samad Jafarmadar, Hassan Khatamnejhad, Vahid Fathi Numerical parametric investigation ofa gasoline fuelled partially-premixed ... temperature regions for baseline and adiabatic with EGR cases are the same Also at adiabatic case for 400°CA and 420°CA, these regions more spread out in the main chamber and the values of local ... working as a faculty in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Jubail University, Jubail, Saudi Arabia He also worked as a Professor and Head of department in the Department of Mechanical Engineering,...
... model Tables 10: The reasons for the approval the application of giving a text as a model in the future Table 11: The reasons for the disapproval of application of giving a text as a model in the ... ideas, students reading a model and vocabulary and organization Actual writing task analyzing the model Actual writing task Table 2: The steps ofa writing lesson ofthe experimental group and ... disapproval ofthe application of giving a text as a model at prewriting stage in the future As has been proved, majority of students had negative attitude toward giving a text as a model The majority...
... individuals’ labour market participation and wages They used the Heckman approach to account for the fact that the sample of people who are earning a wage is non-random, and health status has a significant ... interpreted as approximations of percentage effects That is, β1 can be read as an approximation ofthe effect on wages of an additional year of schooling in percentage terms.1 The larger the value ofthe ... the NRA reforms 20 EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WAGES Data and variables This chapter describes the data and variables used to estimate the wage model described in chapter 3, and the indirect approach...
... Corporation; Hialeah, FL, USA) at the ÔServeis Cientifico-TecnicsÕ ofthe University of Barcelona, using the 488 nm line of an argon laser and standard optical emission filters Percentages of cells at ... described above for flow cytometry After establishing a scan area, the slides were analyzed using a 40 · objective and mW of Argon laser power The entire cell preparation was examined A cell gallery was ... contrast and fluorescence photographs of selected field of cells obtained under the same magnification and contrast acquisition characteristics, and using the autofluorescence ofthe anthracycline as unique...
... duration of follow-up and both age and education as independent variables The use of generalized estimated equations to evaluate the longitudinal data set is an added technical advantage because ... all domains at each interval There was also no association between the presence of an APOE-4 allele and performance on any ofthe three cognitive factors at a specific interval However, for the ... follow-up interval indicating that there was a normal distribution of performance and that the lack of an APOE-4 allele*time effect was not the result ofa ceiling or floor effect Analyses stratified by...
... the reaction: SKIE ẳ kH2 O =kD2 O Evaluation of stopped-ow data Single-wavelength data were evaluated using the software package origin (OriginLab, Northampton, MA, USA) Global analysis ofthe ... designated as QE in Scheme Single-wavelength data extracted from the PDA les are shown as insets The results of global analysis ofthe data in (A) and (B) are presented in Fig S1 and for (C) and ... df are the corresponding values ofthe other avin The values of af were allowed to vary freely after giving reasonable estimates as starting values E is the measured potential, E1, E2, E3 and...
... 5Â-AGTACATGTGGGACGTCAC CATGGAGTATGTCCC-3Â (forward) and 5Â-GGGACAT ACTC CATGGTGACGTCCCACATGTACT-3Â (reverse); for the H89V mutant, 5Â-TCTGCTGCAGCA GGGTGTT GAGAAGCGCTGGATG-3Â (forward) and 5Â-CATCCAG CGCTTCTCAACACCCT ... of change in the peak area shown in Fig 3A was estimated according to an equation of single exponential decay [7], peak areaịt ẳ Aekt ỵ B: From the equation above, the slope ofthe exponential ... obtained about the 3D structure of CDase I-5, the quaternary state of CDase I-5 was likely to be maintained by the intrinsic capability ofthe N- and C-terminal regions ofthe enzyme to form a...
... only in the overall analyses of variance and the tests of linear and quadratic trends, for which the quantitative structure ofthe data is particularly important The data for the opposite-facing ... wherever they wanted to take the photographs, but were constrained by the size ofthe area in which the apparatus was located (approximately × ) The aspect ratio ofthe digital images taken by the camera ... right or left of directly toward (or away from) the camera The image participants saw in the viewer was exactly the image that was recorded and analyzed The initial, unconstrained photographs were...
... trade flows are obtained from the USDA International Bilateral Agricultural Trade Database that is adopted from trade data ofthe United Nations and contains information on the quantity, in metric ... barriers in the form of tariffs and tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) The 1995 World Trade Organization Agreement on Agriculture and on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures have, ... ˆ ˆ PA = PAq A PAq A PAq A PAq A where rH and rL are the revenue shares of high-value and low-value poultry products The percentage change in the aggregate poultry price is a revenue share weighted...
... and has been used to investigate the impact ofthe hexagonal phase forming tendency by Yang and Hwang [31] Data in Fig 1A and in Table show that the activity of CYP 1A1 is significantly enhanced ... fivefold) and statistically significant (P < 0.001) These results clearly demonstrate a strong correlation between the activation ofthe CYP 1A1 -catalyzed epoxidation reaction of 7,8-diols and the enhanced ... that the hexagonal phase propensity is probably the characteristic ofthe membrane which best explains these changes in activity Nonbilayer lipids not cause significant alterations in the metabolite...
... chains of Hb A0 was 10 times faster than that ofthe beta chains and that the oxidation ofthe beta chains was not influenced by pH The biphasic reaction was shown to consist ofa rapid initial ... oxidation rate A comparison with the auto-oxidation rate (data from Fig 3) revealed that in the presence of EDTA, the increase in the rate of oxidation of Hb A0 produced by the LPSs of rough and ... increased the initial fast phase ofthe reaction, but decreased the rate ofthe slow phase of oxidation in the presence of EDTA A comparison of rough and smooth LPSs of E coli and S minnesota in the...
... Hearing.= We hear with the ears Sound is made by waves in the air The part ofthe ear on the outside ofthe head catches the air waves and throws them inside the ear These air waves strike against ... lungs, and take little loads of air They then carry the air through the arteries to the capillaries In the capillaries the air leaves the red blood cells, and goes to the cells ofthe body The air ... They are made of tiny tubes much like the sweat tubes in the skin The tubes take ashes and other waste matters from the blood, also a great deal of water They also take away poisons and disease...
... Hospital Affiliation# 2001 Data UnavailableII Data UnavailableII Data UnavailableII Source: Annual data with charge description master information that hospitals submitted to the Office of Statewide ... August 2012 Table Uncompensated Care as a Percentage of Net Revenue for the Four Nonprofit Hospitals and Other Hospitals That Are Part ofthe Same Organization CHARITY CARE AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET REVENUE ... hospital may make a determination ofa patient’s qualification for coverage under the charity care program However, Laguna Beach recognizes that some patients may not engage in the traditional financial...
... and exchangeable; Al–As, As associated with Al; Fe–As, As associated with Fe; Ca–As, As associated with Ca; Rs–As, residual As No significant change in pH ofthe CCA soil was probably due to the ... summing the As present in all extracts and comparing that to the total As The results showed satisfactory recoveries of 91–121% The accuracy ofthe sequential extraction was evaluated by analyzing ... (Table 3) At planting (0 week), soil amendments decreased non-labile As fractions of Fe–As and Ca–As, but increased water-soluble and exchangeable As (WE–As) and Al–As in the CCA soil For the ASC...
... (3) and (4), the dissociation rate constant, k, and the O2 affinity, K, can be derived for both thea and b subunits from the averaged parameters of HbA oxygenation (Table 1, Average) The association ... DAnorm ¼ aa Á expðÀka Á ½O2 Á tÞ þ ab ÁexpðÀkb Á ½O2 ÁtÞ ð2Þ where DAnorm is a normalized change in optical density ofthe sample and aa, ab, k a and k¢b are the amplitudes and rate constants ... 0.003 was obtained [16] Also, the efficiency of O2 escape from the protein matrix after photodissociation, d, is calculated as the ratio ofthe quantum yield of BR, c, to that ofthe primary quantum...
... stouts, and ales This is because the dark roasted malts lower the pH of hard water, and facilitate the reduction ofthe alkalinity and pH Soft water is better for pale lagers with good hop character ... carbonates and bicarbonates of magnesium and calcium and can be removed by high temperatures as CO2 boils off ↑alkalinity, ↑pH Permanent Hardness Permanent hardness is that portion of total hardness ... water is managed as follows: a) Boiling of water to remove temporary hardness b) Acidification of mash water (lactic acid) c) Addition of brewing salts to increase softness (addition of calcium...
... results and with those of Hao and Chang (2002), the cattle manure involved an increase in the sum ofthe exchangeable bases cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+) and the cation exchange capacity (Ca2+, ... cultivated, since 1992 After the physical and chemical characterizations of these soils, a fertilization trial with cattle and poultry manures under cassava crop were carried out At the end ofthe ... The characterisa-tion ofthe different organic matter in animal manures ii) The determination ofthe manures effects on organic matter content and adsorption complex ofthe soil under cassava...