Ss were asked to identify ambiguous auditory and visual stimuli (words and pictures), each of which was presented for a series of consecutive trials. On successive trials, the degree of ambiguity (auditory masking or amount of blur) was reduced, so that on the final presentation, the stimulus was easily recognizable. The Ss were divided into 2 grps.; the WRA (wide range of ambiguity) grp. was g...

Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia (NRA) is a promising way regulate the global nitrogen cycle and synthesize ammonia. The key factor achieve efficient NRA develop desired catalysts with high activity, selectivity stability. Herein, new family of single-atom (SACs) for are screened by anchoring transition metal (TM: 3d = Sc–Zn, 4d Y–Cd, 5d La–Hg) atoms on two-dimensional Ti3C2O2 MXen...

Abstract Using high-frequency Italian administrative data, the author studies heterogeneous effects of a reform raising normal retirement age (NRA) from 60 years to 65 for private-sector male employees. The analysis, based on difference-in-differences (DD) method, shows that NRA raise reduces pension benefit claims but does not lead one-to-one increase in employment rate since workers also appl...

AIMS To evaluate the relation of the optic nerve head topographic measurements and age with the thickness of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) in normal Caucasoid subjects by means of scanning laser polarimetry and tomography. METHODS Topographic optic disc measurements and RNFL thickness values of 38 normal Caucasoid subjects of both sexes aged 20 to 78 were measured using a confocal scan...

Equity measures can be used as working tools to explore management alternatives for :I \ \ater qualit! system. Several example measures of equity are discussed which proved useful in suggesting nra m;inagsment programs, in identifying critical waste dischargers. in suggesting Lones for grouping dischargers. and for understanding given management programs. The example equity measures were evelua...

Effects of water stress and foliar boron (FB) application on soybean (Glycine max (L) Merr.) seed composition and nitrogen metabolism have not been well investigated. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of water stress and FB on seed protein, oil, fatty acids, nitrate reductase activity (NRA), and nitrogenase activity (NA). A repeated greenhouse experiment was ...

BACKGROUND Through its normative and public health leadership roles, the World Health Organization (WHO) plays a key role in the availability of vaccine products in low-and middle-income countries. The recent introduction of a new group A meningococcal conjugate vaccine, PsA-TT (MenAfriVac), in Africa exemplifies this process. WHO requires that any new vaccine to be introduced in countries for ...

BACKGROUND One of the challenges facing the tuberculosis (TB) control programmes in resource-limited settings is lack of rapid techniques for detection of drug resistant TB, particularly multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). Results obtained with the conventional indirect susceptibility testing methods come too late to influence a timely decision on patient management. More rapid tests di...

Due to wavelength-selective characteristics, the InGaN-based photodetectors show bright prospects in visible light communication and fast imaging system. However, application of InGaN with simple structures is limited above field owing slow response speed. Herein, an ultrafast photodetector based on axial InN/InGaN nanorod array (NRA) heterojunction prepared through a self-catalytic high (930 °...

This article investigates the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) on excluded countries' protection for agricultural producers. Specifically, this quantifies causal an average trading partner's import share from its RTA members, that is preferential share, nominal rate assistance (NRA) to The empirical analysis based a panel dataset covers fifty-four commodities across eighty-eight count...