... raise a soil reaction as markedly as the limestone powder and its influenceonthe sum of exchangeable bases, base saturation and cation exchange capacity was also much less pronounced compared ... Podrázský and Balcar (1996) and Geibe et al (2003) Onthe other hand, the applied basalt grit increased the concentration of exchangeable K; probably as a consequence of silicate weathering In the ... basalt material is not optimal The material was, however, a waste ofa local quarry and there was a request for its testing as a cheap environmentally-friendly basic amendment at that time A...
... Alpha and Coefficient: This was tested the Cronbach’s Alpha of each scale of each factor as well as the beta ofthe factor loading in the model Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient is a statistical test ... performance and different impact on state employees and other employees 18 Using the SPSS to analyzing the data and make the data analyzing: 1- Testing reliability of scales by using Cronbach’s Alpha ... Workplace Environmentand Its Impact on Organizational Performance in Public Sector Organizations (Chandrasekar, 2011); Impact of Workplace Quality on Employee’s Productivity: case study ofa bank...
... Alpha and Coefficient: This was tested the Cronbach’s Alpha of each scale of each factor as well as the beta ofthe factor loading in the model Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient is a statistical test ... performance and different impact on state employees and other employees 18 Using the SPSS to analyzing the data and make the data analyzing: 1- Testing reliability of scales by using Cronbach’s Alpha ... Workplace Environmentand Its Impact on Organizational Performance in Public Sector Organizations (Chandrasekar, 2011); Impact of Workplace Quality on Employee’s Productivity: case study ofa bank...
... given national government control of inflation and monetary policy, competition and concentration determine bank behavior andthe countenance of appropriate risk levels Bank concentration and competition, ... indicates that as of 2003, e-payments represent almost all noncash payments in Japan anda dominant majority of non-cash payments in the European Monetary Union, the UK and Canada Historically, checks ... Within an existing regulatory environmentand given national government control of inflation and monetary policy, competition and concentration determine bank behavior andthe countenance of appropriate...
... data analysis BJ helped with the experimental set up and data analysis MC participated in data analysis and helped to draft the mauscript TAS participated in study design and coordination ofthe ... beneficial axial micro-movements [21] Data acquisition was performed using the VEE Pro software version (Agilent Technologies®) The data were analyzed using an analysis of variance (ANOVA), andthe ... clinical situation, various frame configurations are in clinical use and exhibit good healing rates, but complications such as non- and mal-union continue to occur [15-18] One cause of failure that...
... Materials Styrene and butyl acrylate were used as monomers, sodium lauryl sulphonate as the surfactant, APS as the initiator and acrylic acid as the stabilizer The cross-linking agent was made ... polymerization, and it is estimated that at this step, propagation and termination are occurring and will be effected Increasing the aging time lengthens the propagation step and slows down termination, ... Each family consist of three planes 1200 apart, with a spacing ahkl and forms an angle ϕhkl with the film surface of four of these planes, as indicated in Figure edge -on The spacing ahkl and angle...
... an initial sample of 516 stocks from the NYSE’s non-U.S companies’ database as of May 2002 The database has information ona firm’s country of incorporation and global market capitalization in ... day or daily trading volume onthe NYSE However, the firms from Japan, Spain and Finland onthe average have the largest global market capitalizations of more than $30 billion In contrast, the ... Pulatkonak and Sofianos (1999) and Bacidore and Sofianos (2002), we classify stocks incorporated in Bahamas, Bermudas, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Liberia, Puerto Rico and Netherland Antilles...
... medications and equipment on board In Germany, the regulations ofthe National Federal Aviation Agency (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, Braunschweig, Germany) andthe European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA; ... Germany) regulate aviation onthe national and continental level They regulate by law the contents of an on- board dispensary andthe MFK However, in Europe, the regulations regarding equipment and ... landing is an additional financial and ecological factor Besides the logistical challenge, aircraft diversion is also accompanied by a significant financial loss The total costs ofa diversion...
... and protocol ABF system device and protocol The ABF consisted of (1) a sensor mounted onthe trunk that measured accelerations along AP and ML axes, (2) a laptop acquiring acceleration from the ... balance modulation can be found in [9] Each subject was instructed to maintain balance during the trials by taking advantage ofthe ABF information, when available Five trials with ABF and trials without ... somatosensory information for postural control by taking the postural control system towards a new steady state associated with a different control strategy Examination ofthe SDA andthe EMG activity...
... equivalent to comparing haplotype TGAC to haplotypes GAAG and GATG Individual and joint association analy- Table 4: Individual and joint analysis of RBP4-MspI and ESR1-PvuI effects on NBA12 and ... that have received the paternal allele A (AA or AG) have λ = 1/2 A similar parameterization was used for maternal imprinting The statistical significance of each effect was tested comparing the ... grouped in one trait (NBA12) andthe remaining in another one (NBA3+ ) Parameter estimates for both traits obtained from the whole data set are shown in Table Onthe one hand, estimates of parity...
... amounts of pollen should be considered underestimated Variation of these characteristics among clones was studied by a one-way ANOVA, but the precision of clonal variance estimation and heritability ... of male and female strobili, different compatibilities and lack of male and female flowering synchronization among clones, as well as significant amounts of self-fertilizations andinfluenceof ... on clonal variation in pollen and seed cone production andthe variation in the number of ramets per clone, the effective population size was calculated to be 28.8 individuals, ie, 90.0% of the...
... association was less than that ofa variety of other personal, social and environmental variables, suggesting that the former was mediated by the others These results corroborated the importance of ... interests Authors' contributions JSP participated in the conception and design ofthe study, data interpretation, data acquisition, and drafting the manuscript ICGL contributed to the conception and ... design ofthe study ABA contributed to the data collection GMBA participated in data analyses ACP contributed to critical revision of manuscript FLM participated in the conception and design of the...
... in the inner layers ofthe plate The occurrence of this residual sulphation ofthe inner layers ofthe negative plate can be explained onthe basis ofthe mechanism of PbSO4 reduction to Pb and ... that the value ofthe initial charge current I1 markedly in¯uences thecapacityand cycle life ofthe plates The question arises whether the above effect is reversible Fig shows thecapacityof ... crystals onthe electrode surface 3.8 Influenceofthe j2 potential onthecapacityand cycle life ofthe negative plate The in¯uence ofthe potential, j2 during the second charge step on the...
... environmental interactions, such as interception of radiation or uptake of air pollutants, the leaf surface is the interface between the tree andtheenvironment Consequently, area based values of antioxidants ... Technical Report, Geneva and Brussels (1999) Luwe M., Antioxidants in the apoplast and symplast of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) leaves: seasonal variation and responses to changing ozone concentrations ... Total ascorbate (tot ASC), total glutathione (tot GSH) and a- tocopherol concentrations expressed on leaf dry mass basis (left) andon leaf area basis (right) in Fagus sylvatica leaves of adult...
... TBS) A monoclonal mouse IgG1anti human anti-HLA-DR [CR3/43] was added at a concentration of 1ug/ml (Dako, Denmark), the membranes were then washed, and incubated with the secondary detection antibody, ... contained the protein extract HLA-DR standard, cell lysates and plasma samples were separated using a Mini-PROTEAN® II The separation gel was a 14% polyacrylamide gel (National Diagnostics, Georgia) ... and washing, the primary detection antibody was added, a mouse anti human IgG1 anti-HLA-DR (CR3/43) (Dako, Denmark), at a concentration of µg/ml After a 2h incubation at room temperature, plates...
... treating it at the source of drainage and outflow, and to conserve the water quality by managing the water quality of surface water (i.e., rivers) and groundwater Table Water quality analysis of ... area may expand and affect the vegetation of Sarobetsu Mire in the near future The survey results ofthe alder area are shown in Table The data show the water quality of rivers running under alders ... be because ofthe drainage from farmhouses nearby Human activities can alter vegetation even in a typical natural area To conserve the mire, it is important to manage the concentration of phosphorus...
... Improvements in agriculture health and medicine have produced a dramatic rise in the human population This increase in population size leads to an increase in pollution and higher demand for the world’s ... traps heat in the atmosphere and causes the temperature ofthe earth to rise • This leads to disruption ofthe weather patterns eg drought, floods • Some weeds may thrive onthe extra carbon ... other plants are killed Sulphur dioxide will dissolve in rain producing Acid Rain • Acid rain damages trees and pollutes rivers and lakes Acid rain causes erosion of buildings and statues particularly...
... Improvements in agriculture health and medicine have produced a dramatic rise in the human population This increase in population size leads to an increase in pollution and higher demand for the world’s ... traps heat in the atmosphere and causes the temperature ofthe earth to rise • This leads to disruption ofthe weather patterns eg drought, floods • Some weeds may thrive onthe extra carbon ... other plants are killed Sulphur dioxide will dissolve in rain producing Acid Rain • Acid rain damages trees and pollutes rivers and lakes Acid rain causes erosion of buildings and statues particularly...
... ravages, than where all classes of persons are addicted to the free use of this article In Havana, in 1833, containing a stationary population of about one hundred and twenty thousand, cholera ... great prostration and nausea, from having a part of his hand moistened, for a few minutes, in a strong infusion of tobacco Col G says, that during the late war, under hard service onthe Canadian ... provincial laws, andof royal, parliamentary and papal power, tobacco has kept on its way, till it has encircled the earth, and now holds in slavery a larger number of human minds than any other...