... to the sur-
face of mitochondria during apoptosis. They induce
the permeabilization ofthe mitochondrial membrane
with the release of cytochrome c andthe formation of
the apoptosome [38]. The ... on and off. Caspase activation is under the
direct control of kinases and phosphatases, and the
indirect control of phosphorylation through the regula-
tion of other apoptotic proteins. Furthermore, ... [107].
Inhibition of PP1 by OA enhances the phosphorylation
of p53 at Ser15 and Ser37, decreases the expression
of bcl-2 and increases the expression of bax in human
laryngeal epithelial cells and human...
... to the borrower, the purpose and use ofthe loans,
their sectoral composition and concentration, the currency denomination, andthe maturity and other conditions ofthe loans.
In terms ofthe ... by the nature ofthe risks associated with the nature ofthe credit growth
(see Table 6 for a mapping from various features ofthe credit growth to different types of
risks, and Table 7 for the ...
1
The start and end ofthe boom periods are determined by using the methodology developed by Gourinchas, Valdes, and
Landerretche (2001). In cases where the boom is ongoing, the end of the...
...
Attachment ofthe disk to the lateral and medial poles ofthe
condyle is independent ofthe capsular structure (Fig. 60).
The boundaries ofthe superior attachment ofthe capsule to
the temporal ... superiorly when
there is contracture ofthe capsule.
However, shortening ofthe capsule
walls does change the activity of
the mechanoreceptors and thereby
the activity ofthe muscles of masti-
cation ... in the sagittal plane (Mills et
al. 1994b). The fibers of both strata stream into the pars
posterior ofthe disk and there intertwine with the trans-
verse fibers ofthe pars posterior and the...
... to another,
and the sharing of pools of workers. But negative spillovers are impor-
tant as well. They include constraints on the supply of labor and other
inputs, upward pressure on wages and ... than at the end ofthe period. Table
A1 decomposes job growth from the second quarter of 2000 into job
classes using beginning size of firm, mean size of firm over the period,
and end size of firm. ... least the part of it that is not
explained by observable indicators of labor quality.”
Other theories to explain the size-wage effect have surfaced since the
Brown and Medoff study, some of which...
... gestures and facial cues seeking the most infor-
mative cue according to the content ofthe lecture. The results of
the questionnaire revealed that the majority of those who
reported they paid ... based on the master’s thesis ofthe first author prepared
under the supervision ofthe second. We thank Jill McKay for her
participation in the study and Alissa Cohen and Charlene Polio for their
comments ... of LORs per group is given in
Table 1. Following the tabulation of data, the results were
offered to the participants upon request using the reference
numbers they were assigned at the time of...
... analysis ofthe
creditworthiness andthe repayment capacity
of their clients, a domain where they have a
high level of expertise, while savings banks
could make use of their front and back of ce ... decided on the
basis ofthe borrower’s investment need
and their ability to repay. The amount of
the first loan does not exceed US$ 750
and the borrowers can apply for a second
loan of up to ... to the mass market.
This article provides a short overview oftheroleof
savings and retail bank members ofthe WSBI (World
Savings Banks Institute)
1
in the field of access to finance
and...
...
The Roleof Savings and Wealth in
Reducing ―Wilt‖ between Expectations
and College Attendance
Subsequently published as: Elliott, W. and Beverly, S. (2011). Therole
of savings and ... replaces the log of net worth.
Hypotheses
Theory and research on the relationship between wealth and youth college attendance lead to two
hypotheses. First, we hypothesize that log of net worth, ... 2002 whether they had a savings or bank account in their name. If
they had an account, they were also asked whether they were saving some of this money for future
school, like college. The youth...
... electrons in the conduction
band.
2.4. Theroleof morphology and porosity of metal oxides
2.4.1. Grain networks, porosity, andthe area of inter-grain
contacts
From an analysis ofthe numerous ... become noticeable. The width of
spillover zone depends on the material andthe nature of the
detected gas.
The influence ofthe contacts on sensor response with
decreased length ofthe sensitive layer ... gas-permeability.
However, the process of cracking is hard to control, because the
magnitude ofthe sensor parameters change is dependent on the
depth and length ofthe cracks. Probably therefore the authors of
[113],...
... contemporary
attitudes of women, circumvented them by creating resolute female
characters with a strong sense of self. The Taming of
the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, and has
weathered well ... state of free will. Katherine endures reprimands,
chiding, and humiliation in the course of her chosen rebellion.
Viola enjoys life and position as a man, and does not reveal who she is
until the ... Tamed Shrews and Twelfth Nights: TheRoleof Women In Shakespeare
It is curious to note theroleof women in Shakespearean
literature. Many critics have lambasted the female characters...
... improvement ofthe banking system and a decrease in
ratio. On the other hand, foreign bank ownership leads to higher levels of
foreign liabilities, which in turn increases ratio. Therefore, the variable ... reflecting the optimal
hedging strategy of firms as regards to the real return on their investments.
On the one hand, if the real return is p ositively correlated with the real
exchange rate then choosing ... does a transfer for the loan manager to cover the gain or loss
given the realizations of M such that the net profit ofthe loan aggregator is
zero. The insurance mechanism, or the transfer, is provided...
... biochemical
approach to their study are considered to be valid if
performed carefully.
Isolation of lipid rafts ⁄ caveolae is very often the first
step in the biochemical analysis oftheroleof these
domains ... favour of an effect of the
detergent on the interaction that maintains the recep-
tor associated to these fractions rather than a conse-
quence of a methodological artefact [91]. Importantly,
in the ... degradation of ATP to ADP and adenosine in the periphery of these microdomains. ADP and adenosine would activate respectively P2Y
and P1 receptors which are localized in lipid rafts and would engage their...
... destabiliza-
tion ofthe native state, as suggested by the decrease
of m
g
and of fluorophores accessibility to acrylamide
for all the variants compared to the wild-type. The
replacement by Ala of any ofthe ... importance of each vector in U
and V. The signal-to-noise ratio is very high in the earliest
columns of U and V andthe random noise is mainly
accumulated in the latest U and V columns. The wave-
length ... matrix contain the basis
spectra andthe columns ofthe V matrix contain the
denaturant or the Ca
2+
dependence of each basis spec-
trum. Both U and V columns are arranged in terms of
their decreasing...
... approach andthe results of our paper are closer to those of Statman (2000) and Bauer
et al. (2005). Statman (2000) compares the performance of a sample of SRI funds with that
of a control group of ... managers, the availability of supporting
staff, their technology, their ability to negotiate prices with other service providers (such as
brokers), their advertising policies, andthe governance of their ... age, and
size ofthe fund’s management company (all in logs). We use these variables because of their
potential role as determinants of both before-fee performance and fees.
Exploiting the panel...
... affected the level ofthe mRNA
for the other ADAM, confirming the specificity of these
ASOs [19]. The ASOs reduced the level of their respective
proteins in cell lysates but had little effect on the other
protein ... in the presence or absence
of APMA. In the majority of cases there was little difference
between the effect of inhibitors on the constitutive shedding
of ACE andthe APMA-induced shedding of ... with the ADAM10
ASO, on the APMA-induced shedding of ACE was
therefore investigated. SH-SY5Y cells expressing ACE were
transfectedwiththeASOsandthenexposedtoAPMAand
the levels of soluble ACE in the...