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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"growth pattern"”.
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The growth pattern of various body and carcass parts and proportions of beef steers as influenced by different planes of nutrition
… concave upward at lower planes of nutrition; the pattern changed to cubic at higher planes. 4. Age had no effect on the mean empty-body weight with steers on ration I; the effect was linear on ration II; quadratic on rations III and IV. Similar growth pattern was obtained for the percentage meat. …
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The transition of urban growth in China : a case study of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
… and construction. Good urban structure and urban growth pattern is essential in providing the necessary, orderly and functional physical environment. This thesis focuses on the evolution of a new kind of urban growth pattern for small cities and towns in China. It seeks to demonstrate that …
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patterns multiplicity, heterogeneity and growth characteristics
… tumor investigated. In study V, peripheral tumor growth pattern was evaluated on preoperative MRI with correlations to microscopical growth pattern and prognosis. All tumors with diffuse infiltration on MRI also showed microscopical infiltration, whereas MRI failed to identify infiltration in …
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Surgical Strategy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Bile Duct Tumor Thrombus
… hemihepatectomy with thrombectomy, infiltrative growth pattern were found as independent prognostic factors for recurrence free survival by multivariate analysis. Ipsilateral hemihepatectomy with thrombectomy, infiltrative growth pattern and high ICG R15 were found as independent prognostic …
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Studies in South African infant growth, illustrated by comparative analyses of groups of European, Coloured, Bantu and Indian babies from birth to one year
… interested in health rather than in disease, and growth in infancy is, I think, a good index of health. I believe that an examination of the growth pattern of infants from birth to one year gives one a good idea of the health and standard of living of a population in general and of its infants in …
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Life History and Management Methods for Blueline Tilefish (Caulolatilus microps) from the United States Mid-Atlantic Region
… in this area. This dissertation describes growth and reproductive characteristics of blueline tilefish caught off the coast of Virginia and explores improvements of data-limited management methods that have been applied to blueline tilefish in the US Mid-Atlantic. Blueline tilefish from the …
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Computer Crime as a Barrier to Electronic Commerce: New Solutions for Public Law Enforcement.
… to grow exponentially, but the actual rate of growth in recent years has been disappointing. Recent surveys of perceptions of the development of electronic commerce clearly focus our attention on the perception and fear of computer crime as the major cause of this disappointing growth pattern. …
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Examining the potential use of instructionally-relevant assessment data in early writing.
… analyses that investigated students’ growth patterns. Additional analyses examined the importance of data from CBA-ID, intervention intensity, and other demographic factors for predicting growth patterns of students. Results showed that the current CBA-ID criteria (i.e., 11-17 correct …
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The palaeobiology of the non-mammalian cynodonts deduced from bone microstructure and stable isotopes
… postcrania revealed distinct variations in growth pattern between the genera studied. The bone histology of the basal Procynosuchus indicates that this animal had a slow, cyclical growth strategy and was probably sensitive to enviromental fluctuations. In contrast, the initial growth of more …
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The Growth of Mourning Dove Nestlings in Eastern Nebraska
… was designed to provide a basic description of growth in the nestling stage of development for this species, and in this particular locale. The description is in terms of growth rate and attainment of various anatomical features including feather measurements; it also includes the occurrence of …
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Essays on Structural Transformation, Productivity, and Development
… in China. Along with China's unprecedented growth, the rapid expansion of its service sector is one of the fastest among emerging countries. However, the literature has yet to offer a clear understanding of such expansion. I show that distribution services first grow with the manufacturing …
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Empowering Spiritually Mature Laypersons in Ministry at the Korean Church of Dallas, Carrollton, Texas
… of the church, detailed demographic data and a growth pattern of KCD. Chapter 2 examines the biblical and theological basis for this project. It examines in detail Exodus 18:13-26, Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Peter 5:1-4, and John 21:15-17. These texts emphasize the importance of empowering spiritually …
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Patterns and determinants of health care utilization : an assessment of high density urban areas in Harare, Zimbabwe
… Sub-Saharan Africa regardless of a low economic growth pattern. The gains in health status that have been reaped in the 1980s and early 1990s have now been reversed due to the combination of the effects of structural adjustments policies, intermittent drought, a decline in the quality of health …
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A Continued Investigation of Craniofacial Growth in Infant Heart Transplant Recipients Receiving Cyclosporine
… cyclosporine as adversely affecting craniofacial growth in the pediatric population. The purpose of this follow-up study was to continue to evaluate the possible untoward effects of long-term use of cyclosporine on craniofacial growth in a group of infant heart transplantation recipients by …
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Studies on Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase from Escherichia coli
… E. coli K12 (sbm::MudJ) were used in this study. Growth of the two strains (E. coli TR6524 and FA1P1) in minimal media with three different concentrations (0.05, 0.5, 5.0μg/mL) of vitamin B12 and in the presence succinate, propionate or glucose as the sole source of carbon, was studied. Growth was …
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Urban Growth and Segregation in the Roanoke, Virginia, Metropolis: The Effects of Low-Density Development on Low-Income Populations and Racial Minorities
This dissertation examines urban growth patterns in the Roanoke, Virginia, metropolis. It draws on the literature of contemporary human ecology and social area analysis to examine the effects of low-density development on low-income populations and racial minorities. The continuous spread of …
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Coastal communities and climate change : a dynamic model of risk perception, storms, and adaptation
… perception. I also include endogenous economic growth, population growth, public adaptation measures, and relative sea-level rise. The frequency and intensity of stochastic storm events can change a region's long- term economic growth pattern and introduce the possibility of community decline. …
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Studies on the biology of the Indo-Pacific sandy shore crab, Matuta lunaris Forskål (Brachyura: Calappidae)
In this study, the relative growth, feeding, reproduction, absolute growth and population structure of the Indo-Pacific sandy shore crab, Matuta lunaris(Forskal)(Brachyura: Calappidae) were investigated, using samples collected in monthly intervals from Pallarenda beach, Townsville, Australia, …
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