... than necessary) on the owner and users ofthe UV system There are several ways to conduct a validation of reactor performance depending on whether the challenge organism has the same or different ... been recognized and addressed in the USEPA draft UVDGM, and quantified by a safety factor termed the RED Bias Although the principle is sound, the actual USEPA calculation ofthe RED Bias is ... UV as the target pathogen When challenge microbes have the same UV-sensitivity as the target (regulated) microbes, the effect ofthe dose distribution would be the same on both microbes, and measured...
... following the Vietnamese standards for ground water TCVN 5944 –1995 (see table 3) The results ofthe analyses ofthe surface water samples were compared to the Vietnamese standards for the use of surface ... from the irrigation ditches ofthe rice fields At both study sites the values for the pH, BOD, NH4 and phosphate are conform to the requirements ofthe Vietnamese standards for the use of surface ... approx 1.5 m The study site Hoa An is located in an area where an interaction ofthe tidal regimes ofthe South Chinese Sea andofthe Gulf of Thailand eliminate each other Here, the tidal amplitude...
... with 75 lM ofthe GST-PDZ protein (s) protein We set out to address this question by use ofthe SH2 domain of Grb4 andthe PDZ domain ofthe RGS3 protein We titrated the SH2 protein into the fluoresceinlabeled ... C-terminal SH2 domain of p85; pYVIP, pYILI and pYILV for the C-terminal SH2 domain of PLC-r; pYELE, pYIDI and pYVDV for the N-terminal SH2 domain of PLC-r; and pYIXV, pYVXI, pYVXL and pYVXP for the N-terminal ... interactions between the peptides andthe Grb4 SH2 domain The affinity ofthe binding interactions was evaluated by measuring the changes of fluorescence polarization ofthe peptides at each step of titration...
... 2001 cleavages ofthe sites were in the order: Tyr146/Asn147 ! Phe114 ! other sites The weakness of bands of fragments I and IV andthe appearance of fragment II in the degradation ofthe Tyr146 ... 2) The cleavage ofthe interdomain and autolysis loops To follow the autolysis of D-chymotrypsin andthe mutants, the gel-electrophoretic patterns of their digests were compared As under the ... further sets of experiments were performed to test the role of cleavages in the interdomain and autolysis loops in the inactivation of chymotrypsin At first, D-chymotrypsin andthe interdomain and...
... dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that ... councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of Medicine The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special ... NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Institute of Medicine andthe Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of...
... between the N-domain and C-domain substrate selectivity of these three ACE species Models ofthe N-domain and C-domain of these ACE enzymes were developed based on the crystal structure of germinal ... processed by the N-domain and C-domain varies according to the ACE species For rat and human enzymes, estimation of IC50 values for the binding ofthe inhibitor to the N-domain and C-domain can be ... ACE species, the catalytic efficiency ofthe free enzyme corresponds to the sum ofthe catalytic efficiencies determined for the N-domain and C-domain in the presence of inhibitor These results...
... on it and has to tell another person how to draw the path onto a similar map Neither participant can see the other's map The nature ofthe map task is such that from the conversations the speaker's ... games The structure of games allows for nesting of games and looping of response and feedback moves within games ~ The prototypical game consists of two or three moves: Initiation, Response, and ... through the framework of games and their components, conversational moves, that the intonation of mono- and di-syllabic words can be compared with their discourse function, as intended by the speaker...
... mutant to the wild-type phenotype [32] Therefore, the function ofthe PAS domains of these proteins in quinone sensing remains obscure It is interesting to note that the PAS domain ofthe phosphorelay ... in the case of BvgS probably its kinase activity but not its intrinsic phosphatases are affected by the presence ofthe quinone RESULTS Effect of quinones on the activity of BvgS and EvgS In the ... coli, the presence of a PAS domain was recently predicted in front ofthe transmitter domain ofthe BvgS protein [13] Similarly, the EvgS protein contains a sequence with characteristics of a...
... 30 degrees The staircases on either side ofthe platform come together—one on the left from the background to the foreground, andthe other remaining mostly in the foreground I took the image ... to the right ofthe center ofthe frame He also had the mountains reaching the top ofthe frame so that the sky was cut off when looking at the image from left to right Figure 2.3, a replica of ... extending about a sixth ofthe way from the bottom ofthe frame Parts ofthe sky are the same shade of black and white as the snow-covered ground Smoke as a harmful ingredient of nature is one way...
... guidelines were therefore enforced to raise the cultural and intellectual levels ofthe general public whilst also moderating the amount of information they were exposed to whether it be on the weekly ... conscripted, but mainly because their contribution was vital to the war effort They were being reassured and praised for their contributions in a wide variety of films The true experiences of women during ... andthe very real temptation of extra-marital affairs Whilst the Ministry of Information were not unaware of these issues they wanted to maintain an image of strength These problems could only be...
... assumptions and extending the representation ofthe system to include (1) a twodimensional landscape and (2) an effect ofthe greenbelt on the aesthetic quality ofthe nearby environment Methods 2.1 Mathematical ... have a score of 1/3 and cells more than three cells from the greenbelt are unaffected by the greenbelt The aesthetic quality near the greenbelt is the maximum of (a) the score based on the predefined ... realistic set of assumptions in ABM 2D Setting the distribution of aesthetic quality to a random pattern causes some ofthe most desirable cells to lie to the right ofthe greenbelt These then are...
... value of $880 million in 2008, it accounted for 46% ofthe weight and 20% ofthe ex-vessel value of total U.S domestic landings as reported in Fisheries ofthe United States, 2008 The value ofthe ... terms of economic activity and outputs using estimates of catch, bycatch, ex-vessel prices and value (i.e., revenue), the size and level of activity ofthe groundfish fleet, andthe weight and ... type, and species The catch data in Table andthe catch, ex-vessel value, and vessel information in the tables ofthe rest of this report are for the BSAI and GOA FMP fisheries, unless otherwise...
... cytochrome P450 [23], and as the conversion of a multitude ofcompounds might be due to the high variability in the SRS ofthe family P450s [35], amino acid 112 of CYP11B1 and CYP11B2 may therefore be ... recognition site (SRS) of CYP2 family members [35] andthe B helix ofthe crystallized P450s (Fig 1) As the helices A, B, B¢, F and G ofthe crystallized P450 proteins may contribute to the high substrate ... helices andthe heme-binding area ofthe structurally known P450s are indicated and examplified by the underlines in the CYP101 sequence The shaded positions in the human CYP11B sequences represent the...
... specifically on the characterization of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the MCMA, both on the ground and aloft and on the emission, transport, and transformation of VOCs downwind ofthe metropolitan ... between the times of 14:20 and 15:20 local time on the 18th andthe C130 which intercepted the plume on the afternoon ofthe 19th The OH reactivity distributions in terms of NMHCs, OVOCs, and CO ... propane and then other NMHC and OVOC species Four ofthe top andofthe top 20 measured VOCs were OVOCs It is interesting to note that methanol was the most prevalent VOC measured aloft (C130) and...
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... and extension ofthe hip, extension ofthe knee and extension and inversion ofthe ankle) andthe flexion synergy (external rotation, abduction, and flexion ofthe hip, flexion ofthe knee, and ... torques in the directions that were consistent with both the mechanical demands ofthe task andthe physical properties ofthe musculature ofthe legs For instance, when asked to generate a maximum ... with the EMG data from the eight selected muscles The different joint torques were computed by taking the forces and torques measured by the load cell (denoted frame {o}) and transforming them...
... 49 men and 374 women) After excluding the male respondents, 374 women comprised the final sample and were included in the analyses The Committee for Medical Research Ethics of Norway andthe Norwegian ... physicians' ratings of emotional distress [41] and is considered to be a satisfactory indicator of mental health The chosen cut-off of 1.75 is identical to standards used in previous workplace and population ... environment reflected the quality ofthe relationship between the employee and her manager and colleagues The factor analysis revealed four meaningful psychosocial work dimensions, and these included...
... Range of measurement for the PedsQL™ was determined based on the percentage of scores at the extreme ofthe scaling range KolmogorovSmirnov tests were used to assess whether the distributions of ... between parents' own QOL ratings and their ratings of their child's QOL These results are consistent with the findings of Eiser, Eiser, and Stride [22] and Goldbeck and Melches [23] This correlation ... measurement of child QOL and assessment of agreement between parents' and children's reports We found parent-child agreement can be effected by the types of domains investigated andthe ages of children...
... shape the character of uneven and combined capitalist development in the South The series questions neoliberal theories of development and modernisation and, in highlighting the poverty ofthe mainstream, ... empirical data and examples to illustrate the inequities ofthe trading system, the persistence of unequal exchange, the myths surrounding the benevolence of aid, phantom aid andthe degree of capital ... this level, but there is another, higher level, the zone ofthe anti-market, where the great predators roam andthe law ofthe jungle operates This … is the real home of capitalism’ (Braudel 1982:...
... the Northern states, borrowing money from them rarely helps the poor, it just deepens the debt cycle and turns the private sector ofthe developing country into a playground for the rich ofthe ... relationships ofinstitutional lending, debt and liability with another It outlines the genealogy of DFI-building in the period following the early 1980s debt crisis andthe collapse ofthe former ... the reader to the contours ofthe political economy of development andtheinstitutional regime within which ‘creditor states’13 compete and co-operate in the extension of markets The term ‘creditor...