... softening depends on the melting of these crystallites, but can be changed by a chemical crosslinked network [5] The crosslinking influences on the softening point (Ts) ofthe PVC samples in comparing ... inthepresenceof phr of TMPTMA ofthe PVC crosslinked samples decreases with increasing concentration of TMPTMA up to 15 phr Therefore, in order to obtain PVC having the highest , 0.4 phr of ... improves the molecular mobility, melting and softening of PVC and a result, Ts decreases with increasing Table 1: Softening point ofthe PVC samples containing different concentrations of DAPC...
... undetectable inthepresenceof Mn2+ The solvent-exposed C-terminus of VpUcyt probably pointed away from the surface ofthe micelle The three amide cross-peaks originating from the hydrophobic ... K, Hoffmann S, Bauer F, Friedrich U, Kardinal C, Feller SM, Biesinger B & Sticht H (2002) Structural investigation ofthe binding of a herpesviral protein to the SH3 domain of tyrosine kinase ... phosphorylation of VpU residues S53 and S57 by casein kinase type II [62] These two serines are located inthe interhelical linker, which retains a high degree of structural flexibility upon the addition of...
... activity ofthe reaction intermediate, FVaint This facilitated the determination of loss of FVa cofactor activity during the initial stage of inactivation and minimized thein uence ofthe k306 ... optimize further the positioning ofthe molecules Results APC-catalyzed inactivation of FVa inthepresenceof heparin Heparin strongly in uenced the time course of FVa inactivation by wild-type ... Kinetic analysis ofthe inactivation of FVa by APC inthepresence and absence of heparin Initial rates of FVa inactivation were determined at various concentrations of FVa inthepresence (d) or...
... pH dependence ofthe Ep of sulfonephthaleins, and, if any, whether it proceeded inthe same direction as the pH dependence ofthe sulfonephthalein mediators in Table By increasing the pH (from ... without being rapidly metabolized bythe enzyme (undesired routes) In this study, we first investigated the kinetics of oxidation of phenol red by Poliporus pinsitus laccase inthe absence of any ... charge ofthe anion onto the adjacent quinoid ring (see Fig 2) Analogously, delocalization ofthe unpaired electron ofthe corresponding phenoxy radical onto the quinoid ring would enhance the survival...
... (broken lines), either inthe form of aggregates formed inthepresenceof Cu2+ [(i) and (iii)] or Zn2+ [(ii) and (iv)], or as fibrils formed inthepresenceof EDTA [(v) and (vi)] The amount of amyloid ... Error bars indicate the experimental uncertainty ofthe measurements observed between the Cu2+-induced and Zn2+-induced aggregates, reflecting the differences in metal-binding properties of Ab [26,30,33–35] ... aggregates formed inthepresenceof either Cu2+ or Zn2+ The C-terminal region inthe Ab(1–42) aggregates is affected by metals to a lesser extent than the C-terminal region ofthe Ab(1–40) aggregates,...
... assigned to the direct electron transition ofthe SnO2 nanocrystals [10] Furthermore, the shoulder red-shifts with increasing Intensity (a.u.) The TEM image ofthe silica xerogel containing Sm3+ ... shown here), suggesting that the size of SnO2 nanocrystals increases These results further confirm that the SnO2 nanocrystals are incorporated inthe silica matrix, and the network of silica and SnO2 ... that the SnO2 nanocrystals stabilized bythe silica matrix have a rutile-type structure In combination with the TEM image, it can be deduced that the SnO2 nanocrystals are indeed introduced in the...
... and there is only the beginning of time Follow anything in its act of being—a snowflake falling, ice melting, a loved one waking—and we are ushered into the ongoing moment ofthe beginning, the ... less The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same But the amount of bitterness we taste depends on the container we put the pain in So when you are in pain, the only thing you ... between feeling the pain of things breaking, ending, or drifting apart, and the sharper pain that comes from measuring the inevitable events of life against some ideal of how we imagine things are...
... Cathepsin L Cathepsin J Cathepsin H Cathepsin D/E Cathepsin C Chymotrypsin BLT Esterase Cathepsin A Chymotrypsin BLT Esterase Cathepsin L Cathepsin J Cathepsin H Cathepsin D/E Cathepsin C 20 ... Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2004, 2:8 DCI E-64 100 80 40 20 Cathepsin D/E Cathepsin C Cathepsin A Chymotrypsin BLT Esterase Cathepsin L Cathepsin J Cathepsin H 0 Cathepsin A Cathepsin ... (105 cells/well) inthepresenceofthe same inhibitor at the above concentration In some experiments, XS52 DC were pulsed overnight with PPD inthepresenceof an inhibitor and then fixed with...
... part of a larger project investigating the main transfusion-transmitted infections including hepatitis B in regular blood donors bythe Indonesian Red Cross in two cities of Indonesia, Medan of ... Although the side chain of Ala did not differ much in its orientation and position, the remainder ofthe loop shifted noticeably, as could be seen inthe difference ofthe coiling and bends ofthe ... determines the hydrophobicity ofthe residue, while differences in length and bulkiness ofthe side chain may influence the steric hindrance between neighbouring residues [44] The degree of changes in...
... Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD), which is sponsored bythe National Institute on Aging, ofthe National Institutes of Health (NIH), inthe United States The design and sampling approach inthe AHEAD ... maintained as part ofthe medical record and provided to the Medicare insurance carrier on request A recent analysis bythe United States Office ofthe Inspector General (OIG) indicates that the ... medicine inthe United States Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies have existed since antiquity Serious interest in investigating and evaluating them, however, is a rather recent...
... from the late Pleistocene through the Holocene The coastline along the southern regions of China was about 130km south of Hong Kong during the late Pleistocene (during the last glacial max) During ... interest in that the Holocene unit ofthe innercontinental shelf inthe Hong Kong SAR has been proposed to be a net carbon sink (Yim et al., 2002) Continental margins, especially in regions in close ... area during the late Quaternary Theorganic carbon-to-nitrogen ratio demonstrated fluctuations inthe sources oforganic matter throughout the Holocene unit of MBH 54/2 High fluxes inthe carbon-to-nitrogen...
... equations ofthe first kind (the “hedging equations”) have solutions Furthermore, the integral operators appearing in these equations (the “hedging operators”) turn out to be adjoint ofthe martingale ... apply part ofthe present theorem We now turn to the issue of so called “martingale modelling”, and remark that one ofthe main morals ofthe martingale approach to arbitragefree pricing of derivative ... ofthe martingale measure is equivalent to the denseness ofthe image space ofthe hedging operators In particular, it turns out that inthe case with a continuous jump spectrum, uniqueness of...
... of plasmin inthepresenceof stearate The p-nitroaniline (P) released inthe course of hydrolysis of 40 lM Spectrozyme-PL by 20 nM plasmin inthepresenceof 115 lM stearate is shown by symbols ... resulted in a decrease, of up to two-fold, inthe kp of plasmin Considering the recently described reversible nature ofthe plasmin inhibition by oleic acid [3] and the changes ofthe kinetic parameters ... identify the site of action ofthe fatty acids inthe plasmin molecule, the amidolytic activity of two truncated plasmin variants was examined (Fig 8) Miniplasmin (des-kringle 1-4 plasmin) contains the...
... consistent with titration ofthe catalytic histidine, H438(440) The persistence of activity inthepresenceofthe protonated form ofthe catalytic histidine is inconsistent with the generally accepted ... excess-substrate binding appears to involve the intricate interplay of a variety of residues inthe active site pH dependence of A328W Fig pH dependence for the turnover number (kcat) inthe absence of excess ... hydrogen bond between the protonated histidine and the carboxylate In this way, the ability ofthe histidine to accept the proton from the serine Oc is greatly increased Thepresenceof a short, strong...
... tool ofthe interlanguage development ofthe target group of learners by linking their English language proficiency with the communicative function of language inthe target situation When defining ... proficiency level that they achieve once they join the work force, regardless ofthe effort that they put into their language training On the other hand, the effort of administrators and English ... required inthe workplace and for performing what kind of activities? a Which ofthe skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) is more emphasized inthe workplace? b What kind of activities...
... 428 aa; nine aa in total) were located near the interface ofthe physiological dimer The Cterminal domain may contain structural features involved in protein–protein interactions to form the physiological ... Determination of overall structure In a previous study [10], we determined the F structure containing the truncated region ofthe C-terminal domain; however, we failed to determine the structure of ... conformations ofthe regions at 100-105 and 303-309 aa inthe N form, and we investigated the following points First, these areas are not involved in any contacts with other molecules in crystals in all the...
... and DGD° values inthepresenceof these osmolytes are given in Table However, DGD° values of RNase-A inthepresenceof alanine, serine, lysine, b-alanine, taurine and dimethylglycine have not ... efficiency inthepresenceof this group of osmolytes Interestingly, there is a linear relationship between DDGD° and Dlog(kcat ⁄ Km) inthepresenceof methylamines and sugar However, the slopes ofthe ... different In fact, the slope inthepresenceof sugar osmolytes is 10 times less than that inthepresenceof methylamines A higher slope inthe case of methylamines will mean that the total...
... growth ofthe WO3 nanowires With the addition of different inorganic salts, the compositions and the corresponding properties ofthe solution are different inthe hydrothermal conditions The changes ... need the anisotropy during the growth process for the nanoparticles In our experiments, thepresenceofthe salts is also an important factor influencing the crystallization process and the growth ... N NaSO4 On the other hand, Fig 6e exhibited the hexagonal reflections (JCPDS card 35-1001) inthepresenceof K2SO4 Combined with the TEM results, it could be concluded that the inorganic salts...