... after the thinning similarly like in previous years Positive effects ofthe high-type thinning in 2001 were reflected inthe 17% increase of LAI in 2002 The realized thinning exhibited positive effects ... 233–241 Positive effects of thinning in 2001 were reflected inthe 17% increase of LAI in 2002 Reaching or exceeding ofthe critical LAI value was responsible for a decrease intheradiation use ... very often explained by latitudinal variation in intercepted PAR The values of e obtained for the investigated spruce stand are inthe range of published reports The differences in e values obtained...
... using the numerical method inthe case ofthe interpretation ofthe observational results of VI the clear sky measurements and using the analytical method ofthe theory ofradiation transfer in ... an incorrect estimation ofthe absorption ofsolarradiationinthe atmosphere (especially when cloudy) Thein uence ofthe interaction ofthe atmospheric aerosols and cloudiness with solarradiation ... has the dimension and the meaning ofthe area, implying the equivalence ofthe energy ofthe real interaction and the energy ofthe interaction with a nontransparent particle possessing the cross-section...
... probability ofthe quantum surviving) Thus if β ≤ ω0 (τ ), then the photon scattering is occurring inthe opposite case the absorption is happening, i e at the end ofthe trajectory The cosine ofthe ... 1.4 Reflection oftheRadiationfromthe Underlying Surface The ratio ofthe irradiances reflected fromthe surface to the irradiances incoming to the surface is called an albedo ofthe surface and ... revealed that direct and indirect effects ofthe aerosols in uence differently the increasing or extinction ofthesolarradiation absorption in clouds of different origin in different geographical...
... Certainly, the accuracy ofthe instrument on board was increasingly worse than the accuracy ofthe same instrument inthe laboratory The deviation ofthe receiving surface ofthe opal glasses from ... regions were 410–412 nm (the end of UV and the beginning ofthe VD regions) and 698–700 nm (the end ofthe VD and the beginning ofthe NIR regions) The transformation ofthe obtained spectrum to energetic ... The pitch in uence on the accounting of direct radiationinthe measured irradiance was obviously owing to the deviation ofthe angle ofthesolar beam incoming to the light conductor glass from...
... 3.1) These breaks are likely owing to the deviation ofthe dynamical characteristic ofthe photomultiplier fromthe linear one The removal ofthe breaks is accomplished by the adding ofthe corresponding ... ) owing to the fast accomplishment ofthe experiment, and during processing, the single value ofthesolar zenith angle was attributed to all spectra ofthe experiment The comparison ofthe measured ... so the distribution ofthe resulting error is rather different from Gaussian distribution that explains the deviation ofthe factor from Two stages ofthe system provide the calculation of the...
... cover.” The linear dependence ofthe cloud radiative forcing upon the cosine ofthesolar zenith angle inthe Arctic has been revealed inthe study by Minnet (1999) The impact ofthe thick cloudiness ... is increasing with the growth of cosine ofthesolar zenith angle Thus, the absorbing aerosols within the clouds cause the cloud radiation absorption The Problem of Excessive Absorption ofSolar ... addition, the observation of direct solarradiation was carried out inthe clear sky during the Arctic experiment of 1979 It gave the opportunity of calibrating the instrument in units ofsolar incident...
... matrix ofthe irradiance uncertainties obtained at the second stage ofthe processing ofthe sounding results in Sect 3.3 The uncertainties ofthe retrieved parameters, while solving the inverse ... illustrates the results ofthe comparison together with the limit accuracies ofthe observations including the uncertainty ofthe instrumental function equal to 1% The uncertainty ofthe downwelling ... imposing the definite constraint on the solution, namely the requirement ofthe minimal distance between zero and the solution, i e the reduction ofthe set ofthe possible solutions ofthe inverse...
... presenting some erroneous results, which are of interest fromthe point of elucidating methodological shortcomings ofthe algorithms The results ofthe retrieval ofthe aerosol parameters are certainly ... are inevitable because ofthe existence ofthe observational uncertainties within the oxygen band In this connection, the question ofthe possibility of using the radiosounding data for the irradiance ... vertically inhomogeneous The determination ofthe vertical structure ofthe stratiform clouds is of great interest fromthe point of studying its physical characteristics and the processes of its forming...
... F↑ F↓ The expression inthe numerator ofthe first formula is the difference of squares ofthe net fluxes at the top and bottom ofthe cloud layer in units ofthesolar incident flux at the top, ... induced for two reasons: the inaccurate measuring ofthe incident angle and the income of partly scattered solarradiation to the cloud top The first reason (measuring ofsolar incident angle arccos ... solarradiation was carried out in clear sky during the Arctic experiment of 1979 It gave the opportunity of calibrating the instrument in units ofsolar incident flux πS at the top ofthe atmosphere...
... presented in detail (including the algorithms) so that interested colleagues could directly use them The uncertainties of these methods have been analyzed Inthe beginning ofthe book (Chaps and 2) the ... allow effectively identifying the type of surface on the one hand and adequately taking into account the reflection ofsolarradiationfromthe surface in atmospheric optics on the other hand The ... promotes diminishing the uncertainties ofthe retrieval because the results obtained for the neighbor wavelengths not distinguish strongly from each other Smoothing over spectral values out ofthe absorption...
... Derivation Derivation of formulas for the determination ofthe cloud optical parameters fromthe data of observations ofsolar irradiances at its boundaries The initial formulas for the irradiances ... I illumination unevenness 83 improved convergence 147 incident angle incident flux incident solar angle 214 incident solar flux 208, 217 incident solar spectrum 171 incorrectness ofthe inverse ... processing 80 initial spectrum 108 Index instrumental function 8, 171, 193 integral operator 180 integration 151 intensity ofradiation interactive regime 81 internal mixture 255 internal radiation...
... to NIH guidelines (NIH publication No 86-23, revised 1985) The ethical guidelines ofthe International Association for the Study of Pain (16) for investigating experimental pain in conscious ... Ledebouriellae) on the Freund’s Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Rats 349 It was reported that several extracts of oriental herbal medicines including radix of Aralia continentalis inhibits interleukin-8 induction ... (3) These results indicate that the Fos protein can be used as a neuronal marker of nociception Therefore reduced spinal Fos expression by thetreatmentof BP in this study suggested that the...
... 614 sin α (3) where, α is the sun altitude angle obtained from [18], sin α = (cos φ cos δ cos ω + sin φ sin δ ) (4) φ is the geographical latitude, and δ is thesolar declination angle defined ... particularly during the early hours ofthe day, for all months except for April when the calculated values ofsolarradiation are lower than the measured values during the afternoon hours These discrepancies ... 34 618 The Mean Bias Error (MBE), the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), and the t-statistics were used for the purpose of evaluating the results These parameters are defined by the following expressions...
... inhibit the influenza virus infection We further identified the inhibition of viral polymerase activity and the reduction ofthe virus nucleoprotein (NP) RNA level contributed to the antiviral effect ... aliquots of cell lysate to individual luminometer tubes containing 180 µl of luciferase assay buffer at room temperature To start the assay, inject 100 µl of luciferin solution into the luminometer ... with the spot-like appearance of RBCs inthe absence of any virus Pretreatment with dandelion extracts could not prevent the binding of different viruses to RBCs in this assay (Figure 4) These findings...
... occur further up inthe kinetic chain at the hip joint The Page of increase inthe range of motion ofthe ankle during stance was accompanied by a decrease in range of motion ofthe hip during stance ... sampling at 60 Hz Fromthe ground reaction force data and the positions ofthe markers, joint kinetics and kinematics were calculated fromthe sagittal plane of motion during the stance phase of ... consent inthe presence of one ofthe vascular surgeons when they were seen and evaluated inthe vascular clinic, while control subjects gave informed consent inthe presence of one ofthe secondary...
... characteristics, the time since last thinning τ and the thinning intensity I were retained for this study Thinning intensity I is defined in terms of basal area, being equal to the ratio of absolute G variation ... species with thinning information, the models that took into account at least one ofthe thinning features had the best values of adjusted R2 3.2 Qualitative derivation ofthe effects of stand parameters ... since thinning increased (data not shown) Thus the influences of stand age, time since last thinning and intensity of last thinning on extinction coefficient b (relationship (2)) were further analyzed...
... without Results Theradiation oncologist then broke scrub, attached the XB controller to the catheter, and inserted theradiation source into the balloon Theradiation therapy was then Figure and ... approximately 15 minutes, the physicist then loaded the corresponding radiation plan onto the controller unit contaminating the field The catheter end was passed through a hole inthe drape and a ... Gy to the balloon surface was delivered in approximately 20 minutes (Figure 5) The anesthesiologist, surgeon, and radiation oncologist remained inthe room during theradiation delivery either...
... portion of their treatment compared to prostate only radiation therapy These two cohorts provide insight inthe potential for PVR urine volume changes inthe most common clinical scenarios for definitive ... function of week of external beam radiation therapy (XRT) treatment, stratified by radiation group The bladder scanner operates within a margin of accuracy of ± 20 cc (B) Mean difference from baseline ... Brothel, Washington) PVR determinations were obtained weekly throughout treatment These values were compared to the baseline PVR volume fromthe time of simulation PVR urine volumes determined...
... loratadine alone results in Chk1 activation leading to an increase inthe percentage of cells inthe G2/M phase ofthe cell cycle Since Page of 12 the G2/M phase ofthe cell cycle is one ofthe ... released,” determined by dividing the density ofthe released DNA band by the density ofthe total DNA inthe lane (the released DNA band plus the unreleased DNA remaining inthe well) Page of 12 Cell ... loratadine at all radiation doses (Figure 2D) resulting in a DMF of 2.6 ± 0.14 for loratadine Effectof Histamine on Radiation Modification by Loratadine To establish whether the observed effects of...