... study re-examines the influence of ecological conditions on the health of silver fir (Abies alba) measured in 1989, during the so-called forest decline crisis, inthe sandstone portion ofthe Vosges ... relation to site and stand factors inthe French Moun-tains, in: Landmann G., Bonneau M. (Eds.), Forest decline and atmospheric deposition effects inthe French Mountains, Sprin-ger, Berlin, Heidelberg, ... 627–641.[14] Landmann G., Forest decline and air pollution effects in the French mountains: a synthesis, in: Landmann G., BonneauM. (Eds.), Forest decline and atmospheric deposition effects in the French...
... to stay in theirseats as they felt safer inthe cinema than in their own homes due to the structure ofthe buildings. The use of 'story' documentary was popular in portraying real ... experienced inthe documentaries ofthe early 1940s. Nonetheless, the film made cinema audiences sit up once again and pay attention to the fact that they needed toremain united in order to win the ... As the nation lived under the constant threat of death the film seemed to echo the general feeling of living for the day. The film concludes with &apos ;the happiness we have is worth grasping...
... importin β. Following import ofthe trimeric complex, the GTP-bound form of Ran (Ran-GTP) binds to importin β inthe nucleoplasm resulting in the release of importin α andthe NLS-containing cargo ... domain. The affinity of nuclear matrix bindingis reduced as W1W2 repeats are deleted, indicating that their copy number is involved in high-affinity binding. Fine mapping indicated that the ... Since the binding occurs after extensive DNase and RNase treatment ofthe nuclearmatrix fraction, the authors concluded that it is independent ofthe nucleic acid-binding affin-ity ofthe zinc...
... of factors including an increase inthe coating diameter upon addition ofthe PEG moiety [33], thus increasing the stability ofthe nanoparticles and further shielding the cells from the iron ... [1]. Inthe field of tissue engineering, magnetic nanoparticles have been previously reported for many applications including cellular labelling, sorting and monitoring, targeted in- vivo therapeutic ... when taking into account that the basal level of LDH in culture media was about 10% ofthe control (‘total’ LDH released to the media). The LDH leakage in SH-SY5Y cells increased with the incubation...
... reported[35-38].Inordertoachieveamorein-depthunderstandingofthedegreeofcytotoxicityoftheMNPs,wealsoinvesti-gated the e ffect the polymer-coated nanoparticles hadon the integrity ofthe cell membrane and ... factors including an increase in t he coating dia-meter upon addition ofthe PEG moiety [33], thusincreasing the stability ofthe nanoparticles and furthershielding the cells from the iron oxide ... either the presence ofthe MNPs both intracellular and on the membrane ofthe cells or the nanoparticlesthemselves interfere with the reagents. In our experiments,wells with nanoparticles (intracellular...
... rapidly evolving in plants and animals, so adaptation ofthe major centromere DNA-binding proteins would maintain an interface with the con-served kinetochore machinery. Indeed, regions of CENP-Cthat ... that the weak DNA binding ofthe car-boxyl terminus of CENP-C may be mediated by the arginines ofthe CENPC motif, with the remainder of the motif contacting a conserved structural feature of ... identified as the targetingdomain, andthe amino-terminal tail was hypothesized tohelp stabilize higher-order chromatin structure by binding tolinker DNA, similar to the known binding activity of canoni-cal...
... 285etc., and their combination, which means that the category of game damage is the sum of damage types investigated during National Forests Inventory ac-cording to its methodology. In the investigated ... nature from the investigation of Na-tional Forest Inventory. In Saxony, the other method has successfully been applied. It is presented inthe regulations concerning the assessment oftheforest ... means of a set of mathematical and statistical methods that are described inthe work Inventory of forests inthe Czech Republic, Set of mathematical and statistical evaluation methods, Mathematical...
... the dominance of dicots inthe ground flora of the birch forests (Fig. 4). 3.7. Carbon stocks oftheforest floor Changes in plant growth forms altered the relationshipbetween C-stock andforest ... mass of ground vegetation and dead twigs in B2, 398% in L4, but only4% inthe thinned L5. In L5, naturally fallen trees had beenremoved at thinning ca. 10 years earlier and most ofthe thinningresiduals ... (Tab. II). The thinning of L5 had,however, apparently reversed many ofthe changes observed in the darkest larch forests. The proportion of bryophytesincreased and fraction of monocots and pteridotphytes...
... providing the basalarea andthe recruitment ofthe second wave of seedlings oradvanced regeneration associated with the opening ofthe canopy.Logs created by the death of P. tremuloides andthe ... thickness of LFHincreased along the chronosequence from an average of 6.4 cm in the 5 y stand to 13 cm inthe 172 y stand (Fig. 5A). Thisincrease in LFH was accompanied by a significant decline in seedling ... along the chronosequence inthe boreal forestin response to canopyclosure. These include an increase in thickness ofthe organiclayer or the LFH (Litter, Fermented and Humus layers), and decreases...
... The graphs below show the numbers of male and female workers in 1975 and 1995 in several employment sectors ofthe republic of Freedonia. Write a report for a university teacher describing ... Write a report for a university teacher describing the information shown.You should write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. ...
... facilitate the application of bone graft inthe damaged site and on the other hand, it creates an environment with a rich content of HA, with all the advantages deriving from the phenomenon. The ... ma-trix of intact regions [17]. The general physicochemical and biological properties of HA, are utilized inthe various processes of wound healing: inflammation, granulation and re-epithelization ... and endothelial cells into the damaged site. It has been showed that fibroblasts cultured in presence of increasing doses of HA have an increased production of pro-inflammatory cyto-kines such...
... perceived that in their speaking teaching, they had some difficulties. Almost of them revealed that the students lack motivation in learning speaking. In their opinions, the reasons for these are as ... act in certain ways andwhat factors influence the choice they make. It also involves decisions as to the amount of effect people are prepared to expand in attempting to achieve their goals. The ... researcher explained the interviewees the purpose of the interview andthe amount of time to complete the conversation. The interview was constructed with 10 open-ended questions in a predetermined order....