This paper investigates the consequences of imperfect and uneven factor market development for farm efficiency in rural China during transition. In particular, we estimate the extent to which an inverse relationship in farm productivity can be attributed to the administrative (instead of market) allocation of land, and the extent of unevenly developed non-agricultural opportunities. Using a rec...

Mitrana and PP aun commenced a study on cooperating distributed (CD) grammar systems with components working in diierent derivation modes, called hybrid CD grammar systems. In this paper, we introduce several hybrid derivation modes of CD grammar systems and characterize via this internal hybridization (i.e., all grammars of a CD grammar system work in the same mode) several external hy-bridiza...

There are over 30 commercial, as well as numerous in-house assays, available for human papillomavirus testing. Laboratories performing such assays would need to assess accuracy and reproducibility of their results by incorporating ongoing internal control as well as participating in external quality-assurance schemes (EQAS) as part of their quality assurance program. Several EQAS are available ...

Eye-transfer tests, external noise manipulations, and observer models were used to systematically characterize learning mechanisms in judging motion direction of moving objects in visual periphery (Experiment 1) and fovea (Experiment 2) and to investigate the degree of transfer of the learning mechanisms from trained to untrained eyes. Perceptual learning in one eye was measured over 10 practic...

The temperature effect on denitrification rate of a two-sludge system has been studied. An industrial high-strength wastewater and an industrial by-product containing mainly methanol, as external carbon source, were used in this study. The maximum denitrification rate (MDR) was determined at six different temperatures: 6, 8, 10, 15, 20 and 25oC in batch mode. The temperature coefficient was fou...

Mitochondrial disease is phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 4,300. Mutations in the POLG gene, encoding the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase gamma, are an important cause of mitochondrial disease. The spectrum of clinical manifestations in POLG-related mitochondrial disease is variable, with disease onset ranging from adulthood-onset dominant or...

INTRODUCTION The quality of first-responder performance at the end of automated external defibrillator (AED) training may not predict the performance adequately during a real resuscitation attempt. METHODS Between January and December 2000, we evaluated 67 resuscitation attempts in Amsterdam and surroundings, where police officers used an AED. We compared their performance with their assessme...

Indian Heart J. 2010; 62:296-302 296 Correspondence: Dr. G.N.Prasad, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr.K.M.Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital, R-30-C Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Mogappair, Chennai-600101. E-mail: [email protected] Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) Therapy: Current Evidence For Clinical Practice And Who Will Benefit? G. N. Prasad1, S. Ramasamy1, Joy M.Thomas1, Pradeep G....