... are only slightly higher than that (0.045 mM)1Æs)1) ofthe wild-type protein (Table 2) The data indicate that mutation of Asp40 atthe haem proximal side alters the cyanide binding property only ... spectral maxima in the visible region ofthe Fe(III) species, spectra ofthe Asp40 mutants were essentially similar to that ofthe wild-type protein Additionally, spin states ofthe Fe(III), Fe(II) ... ensure that the appropriate temperature ofthe solution was maintained, the reaction mixture was incubated for 10 prior to spectroscopic measurements Titration experiments were repeated at least...
... stable b-T1, neither in the absence nor in the presence of Cof A, is generated following the interaction of b-T1 with cpn60 We conclude from this observation that the folding of b-T1 either does not ... amount of unlabeled b-tubulin This result suggests that the binding of b5 to CCT particles hinders that of b-T1 and vice versa (not shown) A quantitative analysisofthe relative yields ofthe CCT/ ... and the arrow indicates the position ofthe b-tubulin/CCT complex (B) The amounts ofthe tubulin bound to CCT were quantitated by the use of a phosphorimager and expressed as a fraction of the...
... into a database to document the FA profiles ofthe studied microalgal strains Results and Discussion A database of FA profiles from diverse microalgae The characterisation of FA profiles ofthe SAG ... data originated fromthe SAG collection For strains the FA profiles were very similar In case ofthe remaining strains major differences were observed in the degree of desaturation ofthe FAs with ... Ulvophyceae was the smallest ofthe three with just 49 strains and, therefore, random samples of almost the same size (54) from each ofthe other two classes were used for the statistical analyses The CVA...
... and HRQOL The results of previous studies have demonstrated the advantage ofthe DS region for climatotherapy Most of these studies examined the health benefits ofthe DS region for patients with ... came to the DS for treatment None of these studies assessed permanent residents ofthe DS region to determine whether the affects of this unique climate are beneficial to residents ofthe region ... psoriasis: climatotherapy atthe Dead Sea Br J Dermatol 1999, 141:1088-1091 Ben-Amitai D, David M: Climatotherapy atthe dead sea for pediatriconset psoriasis vulgaris Pediatr Dermatol 2009, 26:103-104...
... inoculated on to the embryonated eggs for virus isolation that yielded NDV in some of them The NDV isolates were characterized by sequencing to determine the pathotypes and genotypes involved and the ... strains of NDVs were not detected in this study, their presence in the population cannot be ruled out in view ofthe potential created by the comingling nature and migration patterns of wild ... sites Ofthe 43 isolates, 23 exhibited sequence motif of 111GGKQGRL117, 19 exhibited the sequence motif of 111GEKQGRL117, and one isolate exhibited the sequence motif of 111GERQGRL117 atthe cleavage...
... dateline, which I am deeply appreciative of Due to the harsh weather conditions and uncertainties ofthe Mongolian fieldtrip, I had wanted to give up in the beginning in search ofthe roots of ... well as the inadequacies in the beginning of my research Great appreciation to the Head of Chinese Department and Associate Professor Lee Cheuk Yin(李焯然系主任兼副教授)for giving me the contacts of his ... underdeveloped, the periphery, the ‘Other’ We are atthe outer edge, the ‘rim’, ofthe metropolitan world …… this idea of otherness as an inner compulsion changes our conception of ‘cultural identity.’...
... the formation ofthe atherosclerotic plaque Previous study demonstrated that rats lack of Cx43 expression showed 50% lower rate of attack with atherosclerotic plaque compared with normal rats (9) ... endothelium and resulted in the formation of atherosclerosis (9) Javid et al also found that in the early stage of atherosclerosis, the number of Cx43 gap junction plaques increased and the diameter ... connections The present study aimed to detect the expression of Cx40 and Cx43 in the artery at early stage of high fat diet induced atherosclerosis and to investigate the effects of AT1 antagonist...
... people on behalf ofthe Provisional Government ofthe Democratic Republic of Vietnam, founding the Democratic Republic of Vietnam – the first worker-peasant state in the area of Southeast Asia This ... Comparative expressions usually imply relativity of some feature If it is “broader” of one thing than another, the implication is that the other thing is “less broad” The presupposition is that the ... context of use This process of activation of a text by relating it to a context of use is what we call discourse In these terms, text is treated as the observable product ofthe whole communicative...
... students of English atthe intermediate level in particular - help us widen our knowledge of English Subjects ofthe study are a group of eighty students of English atthe intermediate level of Foreign ... deals with the theoretical background Chapter is about the study and presentation of common written English errors of students of English atthe intermediate level The description of research ... discussed in the contents ofthe thesis, point out the limitations ofthe study and give some suggestions for further research 4 Part II: content Chapter theoretical background 1.1 .the overview of writing...
... assess the state ofthe United States financial system, including— (A) an analysisof any threats to the financial stability ofthe United States; (B) the status ofthe efforts ofthe Office ... Affairs ofthe Senate and the Committee on Financial Services ofthe House of Representatives annually on the activities ofthe Office, including the work ofthe Data Center and the Research and Analysis ... consider— (A) the extent ofthe leverage ofthe company; (B) the extent and nature ofthe United States related off-balance-sheet exposures ofthe company; (C) the extent and nature ofthe transactions...
... sand, muddy sand facies They appear atthe depth from -3000m to -3500m and on the outer margin The provenance of them are mainly from terrigenous materials carried out from paleoriver with fragments ... developed along the littoral zone at different times, especially Holocene corals The typical ones located in the Gulf of Tonkin, near shore of Central Vietnam, in the Paracel and Spratley The coral ... During the Late Holocene regression, another coral platform was produced at recent depth of 2-3 meters The active transgression has produced coral platform and wave-cut bench The corals of Paracel...
... 222 nm at a constant heating rate of 40 °CÆh)1 The midpoint ofthe transition (Tm) was determined fromthe first derivative ofthe smoothed denaturation curve The associated high-voltage (pseudoabsorbance) ... MD simulations ofthe modelled binary GK–ATP complex revealed that the global rmsd ofthe structure converged atthe end ofthe 2-ns simulation period (Fig S2A) The dynamic changes in the active ... Some ofthe mutations greatly reduce the binding affinity of MgATP2) [11,12], which is compatible with a direct interaction of these residues with the nucleotide atthe active site The catalytic...
... of their products for the life ofthe patent and prevent others from using the patented technology for the life ofthe patent Although the justification for patents is that they enable innovations ... secretly used in the patent area before the priority date of that claim by, or on behalf of, or with the authority of, the patentee or nominated person or the patentee’s or nominated person’s predecessor ... as the name, or part ofthe name, ofthe invention Exclusion of plants and animals for the purposes of an innovation patent Section 18 (1A), (3) and (4) ofthe Patents Act 1990 excludes applications...
... infiltration and greater water run-off An increase in the number of flows ofthe Paroo River, the catchment of which lies almost wholly within the western mulga rangelands, is evidence of greater ... shortcoming ofthe static approach is that it does not incorporate the cost of lost future productivity The static optimal stocking rate, for example, at best incorporates a subjective judgement on the ... degradation in the context ofthe sustainability debate The usefulness of dynamic optimisation techniques in identifymg the focus of rangeland policy is discussed - Chapter DE :,' ATION The degradation...
... sensitivity ofthe rate ofthe supply module to changes in the concentration of its product and the sensitivity ofthe rate ofthe demand module to changes in the concentration of its substrate, respectively ... of L lactis [16] and the other studies the control of oxidative phosphorylation in isolated rat liver mitochondria [17] The choice of these cases was not based on the particular interest ofthe ... that changes in the intermediate that links the modules has on their rates One is to add an auxiliary branch, to perturb the intermediate, without making changes inside the modules The rates of...
... permutation, the p-values were re-computed and the number of genes significant atthe 0.001 level was noted The significance level ofthe global test was the proportion ofthe permutations that ... component is the linear combination ofthe miRs with the largest variance over the samples of all such linear combinations The second principal component is the linear combination ofthe miRs that is ... and the entire LOOCV process was repeated The significance level is the proportion ofthe random permutations that gave a cross-validated error rate no greater than the cross-validated error rate...
... phosphorylated from less than 1% to greater than 90% [11] The global identification and characterization of phosphorylation is critical to the elucidation of signal transduction pathways, the understanding ... factor (AIFM1) are the main common components ofthe intrinsic and the mitochondria dependent apoptotic pathway The activation of various death stimuli triggers the localization of pro-apoptotic ... Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) contain specific markers on their surface such as CD34 and CD133 allowing for the isolation of relatively pure populations of these cells for in vitro study of the...
... recalculated the values for elbow angle into an anatomical angle rather the technical/mathematical angle values One limitation of this study, for example, is that we have not analyzed the rotations ... (includes release of grasp) and returning the hand to the initial position The mathematical and dynamical properties of kinematic data were used to determine the start and the end of each phase Five ... reduce the effect of skin movement and to facilitate x y z Figure the XYZ coordinate system View from above ofthe set-up for the drinking activity with View from above ofthe set-up for the drinking...