... fundamentals of biotechnology and genetic engineering, the processes used in developing transgenic organisms, the types of genetic material used, and thebenefitsandrisksofthe new technology. ... minimal amount of information or, in some cases, misinformation. With people thus concerned for their health andthe well-being of our planetary ecol-ogy, the issues related to their concerns ... incorporated into their genome; it kills some ofthe most serious insect pests of these crops (Eu-ropean and southwestern corn borers, and cotton bud-worms and bollworms) after they feed on the plant,...
... sovereign at the head, and partly because of the authors’ disregard forthe micro-processes of agency and governance that haveloomed large in the work of other theorists of national and imperial ... runcenter of knowledge forthe productive management of nature.36Problems of sugarcane cultivation in the West Indies led to the formation ofthe Imperial Department of Agriculture at the end ofthe ... Empire: The Global Power of Seeds and ScienceBy Sheila Jasanoff*ABSTRACTFollowing the cold war, interest has grown in the possible rise of new forms of im-perial rule and in the likely role of...
... Liebner S., Andbjer B., Kalbacher H., Wolburg H., Haller H., and Fuxe K. Organization of choroid plexus epithe-lial and endothelial cell tight junctions and regulation of claudin-1, -2 and -5 expression ... signal (CLDN1-NLS), there is increased expression of claudin-1 in the nucleus, but there are still large amounts of claudin-1 in the cytoplasm as well. B) All ofthe claudin-1 in the nucleus can ... was used at a concentration of 10μM forthe indicated times. The PKA activator, forskolin (Sigma) was used at a concentration of 5 μM forthe indicated times. Immunofluorescenct confocal microscopy....
... proliferation, migration, and differ-entiation ofthe epithelial cells [2,12,18,19]. Following the surgical treatment of adult periodontitis, the epithelial regeneration ofthe periodontal attachment ... males and 5 females, all non smokers, with a mean age of 43,8 years for females, 40,0 years for males and 42 years for all the group, in good health) with a mean depth of 8.3 mm ofthe infra-bone ... one hand its physiochemical properties facilitate the application of bone graft in the damaged site and on the other hand, it creates an environment with a rich content of HA, with all the...
... potential co -benefits of adaptation actions and reduces the cost estimate to reflect these benefits. C hoosing the ti mefr ame The choice of timeframe forthe analysis ofthe costs of adapting ... to the issue of timeframe is the choice ofthe discount rate, which is related to the timing of investments. The timing of all investments in the sector models is determined by the outcomes of ... quality ofthe analysis. This report presents the methodology andthe results fortheglobal track. The report forthe case study track will be released early in 2010, by which time lessons from the...
... well-being ofthe country, forthe prevention of disorder or crime, forthe protection of health of morals or forthe protection ofthe rights and freedoms of others. Furthermore, any restrictions ... potential forthe outbreak of conflicts andof their prevention, settling and dealing with their aftermaths. The development of democratic institutions andthe protection of human rights are among the ... core ofthe examination of any interference in the exercise of freedom of opinion is therefore a balancing of interests in which the Court takes account ofthe significance of freedom of opinion...
... oxida-tion of M51 and M89 of M25L elafin and M63L trap-pin, respectively. On the other hand, oxidation of M25L elafin and M63L trappin did not significantlyaffect their Ki for NE (Table 2). We therefore ... binding ofthe methioninesulfoxide residue at the S1¢ subsite ofthe active centers of NE and Pr3. The fact that the S1¢ subsite of Pr3 issignificantly smaller than that of NE [21] might thenexplain ... to a half-life of dissociation of 36–105 min[15]. The oxidation of elafin and trappin down-shifts the half-life of there complexes with NE to % 1.3–1.8 min. On the other hand, the oxidized inhibitor–Pr3complexes...
... source of investment and finance forthe region. New steps under the Asian Bond Markets Initiative will promote and improve the legal framework for these bond issues and strengthen the infrastructure ... the central banks of India and Sri Lanka and an emergency credit line of $100 million was established between the Reserve Bank of India andthe Maldives Monetary Authority. The Response of ... responsibility for any consequence of their use. The term “country,” as used in the context of ADB, refers to a member of ADB and does not imply any view on the part of ADB as to the member’s...