... rice–weed root interaction studies represents a significant step forward because of the inherent complexities and difficulties in sampling, extricating, and quantifying intermixed rice and weed roots ... to 0.9%) in samples containing soil Similar corrective equations were derived for mixtures of rice and C4 weed roots and soil, and are proposed as a labor-saving option in 13C discrimination root ... long grain), ‘CL 141’ (imidazolinone-resistant, proprietary BASF cultivar; long grain), and ‘Bengal’ (Linscombe et al 1993; medium grain), the indica accession ‘4593’ (PI 615031; GRIN 2010), and...
... Lasers and high-intensity Lamps in terms of size, weight, "fragility", learning curve and high equipment purchase and running costs The clinical evidence of lesions with inhomogeneous melanin distribution ... Wilmington, Del) and then cooled by applying ice for minutes before and after photosclerosis The Laser settings were: fluence between and 10 J/cm2, variable pulse length between 10 and 50 ms, and ... expensive in terms of maintenance and running costs Also Q-switched Nd:YAG and ruby sources appear to be interesting [23-25] Angiectases of the lower limbs, where the skin is thick, are deeper and...
... (eqs.4) If we eliminate t between equations and we get: v y − ( v0 sin θ ) = −2 g ( y − yo ) g Here xo and yo are the coordinates of the launching point For many problems the launching point is taken ... projectile velocity is: v y = v0 sin θ − gt At point A: v y = → v0 sin θ − gt → t = H = y (t ) = ( v0 sin θ ) t − vo sin θ o H= 2g v0 sin θ g gt v sin θ g v0 sin θ = ( v0 sin θ ) − ÷ → g 2 g (4 ... correspond to point O and is of no interest gt Solution v0 sin θ − = This solution correspond to point A 2v0 sin θ From solution we get: t = If we substitute t in eqs.2 we get: g 2 2vo vo R= sin θ o cos...
... is in both China and Vietnam a paraphrase for the role of the law in the state This function is not interpreted in the sense of a legal state, but rather in the sense of directing society andstate ... an instrument of discipline, and moves away from the regulating of the rights of individuals vis-à-vis the stateand the protection against governmental arbitrariness Recently, in China this interpretation ... Heterogeneity also shows itself in differing origins Unlike in the private individual sector, or in trade, new entrepreneurial personalities in the industrial sphere in China and Vietnam not hail from...
... wholesale and investment banking, and leadership in domestic retail banking Most 158 Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking and Finance of the acquisitions appeared to be carried out in a targeted and ... (compared to AIG and S&P 500 Index) 167 168 Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking and Finance of $1.4 billion at DKW) In addition, investment losses in the insurance business were encountered owing to weak ... on high standards and a dominant IT architecture reflecting its in- house” expertise IT staffing was mainly through internal recruitment, training and promotion, and rewarded for loyalty and length...
... requires ‘an understanding of cause and effect in the policymaking process which might assist innovation’ While its aspects of commitment and cognitive insight in bringing about innovation are valuable ... searching, designing and crafting policies, selecting policy options and authorizing and adopting them (ibid: 56-58) Despite its detailed description, policy leadership remains deficient in some ... Esping-Andersen: Focus on Policy Substance In his seminal work The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (1990), Gøsta Esping-Andersen distinguishes three clusters of welfare states, a social- INTRODUCTION...
... atomic interactions to inhibit the binding and closing of any other active sites that are in communication with the closed site, is simple and appealing and goes some distance towards explaining ... reactive cysteine residue within a domain (C299, C667 and C1052 in CVFlgCK; see Fig 1), or a combination of domains, to serine In this context, each FlgCK domain will be referred to as D1, D2 and D3, ... substrate binding and synergism Interestingly, while all Catalysis in a contiguous trimeric creatine kinase three CK domains were shown to be catalytically competent, they were not equivalent in terms...
... system patterning In addition, the constitutive expression of CXCL14 in adult carp and mouse brain indicates a role in normal brain physiology These functions in patterning and maintenance of ... monocyte-activating chemokine (BMAC), a novel non-ELR alpha-chemokine Int Immunol 12, 677–689 11 Klein, R.S & Rubin, J.B (2004) Immune and nervous system CXCL12 and CXCR4: parallel roles in patterning and ... Netherlands) following the manufacturer’s protocol Sequences were determined from both strands using T7 and Sp6 primers and were carried out using the ABI Prism Bigdye Terminator Cycle Sequencing...
... system of creatinine phosphate and creatinine phosphate kinase exerted the same inhibitory effect on both standard PAF and the lipid product of similar aggregatory activity Mild alkaline hydrolysis ... effective than BSA in binding PAF or lyso-PAF [31] In our assays, it seems that the microsomal proteins can bind PAF effectively preventing it from inhibiting lyso-PAF AT activity and the addition ... compared to normal ones [24]; and (c) increased levels of PAF in plasma and urine as well as increased PAFAH activity in serum in patients with primary glomerulonephritis in comparison to normal volunteers...
... alkaline phosphatase (calf intestine), T4 DNA ligase and Ex Taq DNA polymerase were from Enzyme assay, SDS/PAGE and protein determination Acinetobacter strains and the recombinant E coli strains ... contains the gene encoding DCH lacking the C-terminal region, in which Asp and His residues involved in the catalytic triad are contained The kanamycin resistance gene (KmR), including its own promoter, ... containing a BglII site (in italics), cloned into pT7Blue, excised with EcoRI and BglII, and then replaced at the EcoRI and BglII sites of pADH10 The resulting plasmid, named pDHEB, contains the...
... density of finding a certain amplitude of a mode of the unfilled resonator As in the case of phase locking discussed in 6.3a, b, we may distinguish two cases: locking due to nonlinear, and to linear ... the instabilities encountered in laser active media, there exists another class of instabilities in nonlinear optics These instabilities are included in passive optical media by shining in a ... mode coupling The analysis of both cases completely parallels the analysis given in 6.3a for the nonlinear locking andin 6.3b for the forced linear locking However, in the frequency locking case...
... weakening of social infrastructure along the lines seen in the UK and US and to a lesser extent in Canada 9.1 Decline of the welfare state Teeple [11] sees increasing income and wealth inequalities ... and well-being Defining the welfare state The welfare state is “ a capitalist society in which the state has intervened in the form of social policies, programs, standards, and regulations in ... community-based health and community care; and increased geographic inequity in health and social service delivery Mainstream economic and political analyses attempt to explain deteriorating policy environments...
... sex and pregnancy 26 states and the District of Columbia require the provision of information about skills for healthy sexuality (including avoiding coerced sex), healthy decision making and ... 20 states and the District of Columbia require that sex education include information about skills for avoiding coerced sex 20 states require that sex education include information on making ... contraception 39 states require that abstinence be included 28 states require that abstinence be stressed 11 states require that abstinence be covered CONTINUED GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE DECEMBER...
... secularization, rising prosperity, and increased individualization In the United States and Holland, disapproval of infidelity has risen again since the 1970s, partly through fears of sexual infection and awareness ... something is going on Goffman's analysis of "tie-signs" provides valuable insights into the ways in which people handle intimacy and, sometimes, handle secrecy Again, also, we gain insights into ... understandings) that exists in the context of a particular set of understandings concerning relationships and marriage Indeed, many such similar statements about affairs, including the definitions...
... number of experiments in parentheses SS Fig Increase in the UCP3 signal as a function of increasing amounts of (A) human recombinant protein and (B) mouse recombinant protein Representative signals ... UCP3 protein and mRNA in the three muscles are comparable Effect of fasting on UCP3 protein expression We and others have shown that fasting induces upregulation of UCP3 mRNA expression in skeletal ... Muzzin, P & Giacobino, J.P (1998) The uncoupling proteins, a review Eur J Endocrinol 139, 1–9 Muzzin, P., Boss, O & Giacobino, J.P (1999) Uncoupling protein 3: its possible biological role and...
... findings, and explicit statements regarding radiograph interpretation High agreement in identifying radiographically confirmed pneumonia was achieved using standardized definitions and training; ... strains of in uenza A with adamantanes and neuraminidase inhibitors and for susceptible strains of in uenza B with neuraminidase inhibitors Because substantial genetic variation occurs in influenza ... regarding the efficacy of inhaled ribavirin for treatment of RSV CAP in infants Ribavirin has in vitro activity against RSV, but use of this drug for RSV infection is not routinely recommended in...
... cooperatively in the cross-linking of proteins, including involucrin, loricrin and small Preferred substrate peptide for TGase proline-rich proteins (SPRs) Such concerted reactions result in formation ... cross-linking structural proteins in keratinocytes [7–9] TGase is expressed in the prostate and is reported to be involved in plug formation in rodents [10] The biochemical characterization and ... +3 (relative to the glutamine residue); (b) lysine or arginine mainly was found at position +2; and (c) in most sequences, an aromatic amino acid and a serine ⁄ threonine residue were frequently...
... containing an infinite number of elements are called infinite groups Let us give some examples of infinite groups EXAMPLE Consider the set of all integer numbers In this set we shall take as binary ... numbers and are the roots of the equation if and only if and Indeed, if and are roots of the equation then Eq (3) is satisfied, from which and Conversely, if and then, substituting andin the ... DEFINITION Let two groups and be given with a bijective mapping 20 Chapter from into (see §1.2) with the following property: if andin group then in group In other words, to the multiplication in...
... concerning protection of telecommunication lines against harmful effects from electric power and electrified railway lines, Volume V: Inducing currents and voltages in power transmission and distribution ... standard is based on the following documents: FDIS Voting report 73/127/FDIS 73/128/RVD Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on voting indicated ... earthing impedance of a station according to Equation (16) Z ETtot Total earthing impedance of the short circuited tower according to Equation (21) ZP Driving point impedance of an infinite chain...
... surfaces preventing this non-specific protein adsorption Molecular imaging is providing increasing power to studies of animal models of disease and is beginning to be used in clinical investigations ... Berlin including patients with tumours in different body parts, i.e brain and prostate The entire treatment takes approximately hours, including the therapy with 60 minutes, heating periods and ... less well-defined and well-structured In fact, nanotechnology is immensely complex and covers multiple disciplines ranging from physics, chemistry, and biology to engineering disciplines This is...