... reagent The pI values assigned to bands in columns e and f were determined from both IEF standards (Std) and buffer control gel run in parallel The numbers at the right represent the pI values of the ... values of the major bands in e and f, while the numbers at the left are the pI values of standard proteins The arrow at the right represents the pI value of 6.84 calculated for the unmodified CLAP ... dithiothreitol and 10 mM MgCl2) using a motorized mortar and pestle (Torsion Balance Co, Clinton, NJ, USA) Following centrifugation to remove nuclei, yolk platelets, mitochondria (10 000 g, 20 min) and...
... regulatory checkpoints The first regulatory event is the G1/S checkpoint, which defines the entry into the cycle in late G1; the G2/M checkpoint, where entry into mitosis is controlled; andthe ... have the ability to engage the apoptotic cell death pathway for dealing with extensive DNA damage The apoptotic pathway functions to remove the damaged cells and prevents them from contributing to ... upregulation of the TRAIL receptors, death receptor-4 (DR4) and death receptor-5 (DR5, KILLER), as well as the FAS receptor (CD95) andthe FAS/APO-1 ligand (Owen-Schaub et al., 1995; Jin and El-Deiry,...
... deposits nonetheless exposed U.S taxpayers tothe risk of losswhile the profits made possible by deregulation and forbearance would accrue tothe owners and managers of the savings and loans The ... managers to run it Between 1985 and 1988, the Bank Board placed over 100 S&Ls in the program 182 History of the EightiesLessons for the Future Chapter The Savings and Loan Crisis andItsRelationship ... favor in order to keep regulators from interfering in their operations 180 History of the EightiesLessons for the Future Chapter The Savings and Loan Crisis andItsRelationshipto Banking with...
... on the vascular endothelium are biologically plausible because this is the site of protein C activation, the endothelium contains the receptor for APC (EPCR), andthe endothelium contains the ... signaling in the endothelial cell APC binds to EPCR, which then interacts with the S1P1 receptor leading toits phosphorylation by PI3-kinase S1P1 signaling through Rac1 leads to cortical cytoskeletal ... limit the elaboration of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-α [19], which can indirectly protect the endothelium from cytokine-mediated apoptosis or upregulation of endothelial...
... literature on therelationship between stress and performance to expand the framework outlined above and connect it tothe military context The literature and research describing the general effect ... within the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD) of the RAND Corporation NSRD conducts research and analysis for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, ... Figure 1.3 shows the two points at which moderators may affect therelationship between stress and performance: one moderator point occurs between stressor and stress response andthe other between...
... living in the community and 2) to assess therelationship between the functional ability (motor impairments of lower extremity, balance and walking distance) of these individuals tothe amount ... for example), and yet therelationship of this variable to HRQL in individuals with stroke is unknown Thus, the aims of our study were 1) to determine the contribution of daily PA tothe HRQL of ... distributed therefore the median and interquartile range (IQR) were presented and Spearman correlation coefficients were used to determine the strength of the associations between measures Correlations...
... pure, even-aged and full stocked forest stands, which is related tothe essence of basic models used as a source for the yield index computation There arises a question whether andto what extent ... the difference between the amount of precipitation andthe potential evapotranspiration, and it is suggested to be the most suitable synthetic climatic parameter associated with tree growth The ... effect Density and vertical structure of forest stands and their relations to tree species growth are other issues that are not regarded in the stand growth models used as a basis of the proposed...
... springtime andthe end of the autumn and varies a lot depending on the year as observed for the same species in Sicily [18] A good correlation may be observed between the leaves andthe flowers on the ... the one hand and twigs on the other, but with some months of delay according tothe fall rhythms During the years in which weather conditions allow intensive meristem activity, the water and nutrients ... that the spring one and this Litter production and meteorology 797 Figure Time series of the twig and catkin litterfall: top, original time series; bottom, seasonally-adjusted residuals On the...
... distorted markers skewed towards the heterozygote These groupings of distorted markers suggest that some regions of the chromosome are more prone to segregation distortion, rather than the distortion ... and Bolivia Bonplandia (Argentina) 2005, 14:35-64 Husted L: Cytological studies on the peanut, Arachis II Chromosome number, morphology and behavior, and their application totheproblem of the ... command was then used to determine the exact position of the new markers within each group The new marker orders were again confirmed with the "first order", "compare", and/ or "ripple" commands...
... A B Figure The GSH/GSSG ratio of the prototype and expanded models The GSH/GSSG ratio of the prototype and expanded models The prototype model (A) andthe expanded model (B) Page of 11 (page ... the prototype model and simulation experiments The de novo GSH synthesis and GSSG export pathways (Figure 3) were added tothe prototype model The kinetic equations and parameters of these pathways ... hexokinase and pyruvate kinase, andthe maximum activity of these enzymes was allowed to change according tothe ratio of GSH and GSSG The equations and parameters used are derived from the literature...
... transfer its momentum hq and energy ∆Eo tothe v v electrons of the solid The projection of q upon the surface kx determines the plasmon wave vector and, together with the dispersion relation, the ... i = 1, andthe lower v v sign for i = This is to ensure that the E1 and E2 fields will not increase away from the interface, and thereby result in an unrealistic field Since the current thesis ... (6) Since all the k values (i.e k ix and k iz ) are totally described by Eqn 2, and 6, these v v equations thus collectively determine whether the E1 and E2 fields are bound tothe interface...
... at its end that is used to scan the specimen surface When the tip is brought into the proximity of a sample surface, forces between the tip andthe sample lead to a measurable deflection of the ... chapter The distance of the center of the cavity tothe surface is h The major and minor axis of the cavity are ˆ denoted as a and b respectively a y -axis is pointing perpendicularly out of the ... you want them to; but these are not as important as perseverance The journey I have embarked on to reach where I am today, has taught me to persevere First and foremost, I would like to express...
... of fans, motors and voltage regulator; Repair and maintenance of refrigerators and air conditioning Since thetime factor and scope of the research, the thesis will develop a process to apply ... training the experimental group andthe control group at the same time Class is splited into two groups so teachers may teach the control group today andthe experimental group on the next day and ... hard for them to acquire the theoretical knowlege though the teachers explains a lot However if they then draw 23 principles and ways to do, (theory) they can remember for a long timeand apply...
... deg XIi−1 (x) , i 4 NGUYỄN SUM The sequence ω(x) is called the weight vector of x (see Wood [27]) The weight vectors andthe sigma vectors can be ordered by the left lexicographical order Let ... > 0} It is easy to see that Pk0 and Pk+ are the A-submodules of Pk Furthermore, we have the following Proposition 2.11 We have a direct summand decomposition of the F2 -vector spaces QPk = ... h1 d0 The theorem follows ]) = h40 h4 and Tr5 (q ∗ ) = Acknowledgment The paper was completed when the author was visiting to Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) The author...
... Comparison of the quantification results of laboratory-scale and full-scale activated sludge by the quantitative PCR method and by the FISH method, and their correlationThe results from laboratory-scale ... sensitive and rapid tool for its quantification in activated sludge It would be suitable for routine monitoring or measurement of a large number of samples, and lead to better understanding of the ... Quantitative PCR and FISH method in Activated sludge The amount of Candidatus ‘Accumulibacter phosphatis’ in the laboratory-scale andthe full-scale activated sludge were quantified both by the quantitative...
... noticeably improved, andthe coverage was comparable with that for the Nichigai dictionary On the other hand, in the case where random choice was performed, the Nichigai dictionary andthe Webbased encyclopedia ... search their knowledge base for the description of each of four candidate terms Then they would choose the candidate term whose description is most similar tothe question description The mechanism ... (i.e., memory) for the description of a given term, and compare that description with four candidates Then they would choose the candidate that is most similar tothe description For the second type...
... antigen binding and presentation to CD8 + cytolytic T cells In HFE, the proximity of the two a helices andthe presence of amino acid side chains that project into the groove appear to prevent peptide ... reported to co-localize and interact with the type transferrin receptor (TfR1) [5,18] TfR1 mediates the endocytosis of iron-loaded transferrin into acidic endosomes where the iron is released and ... ERC/punctate and reticular localization within the same cell Furthermore, in cells expressing either the double or single mutants, we tended to see a decrease in the number of cells with the ability to...
... different periods of time (Fig 3) As shown, the addition of stressors tothe cultures inhibits growth without killing the cells The hybridizing band in the northern analysis showed the expected size ... represents the primary defense against O2 ) as suggested by its ubiquitous location in the membrane and in the cytoplasm [22], by its constitutive level [21] and by the long half-life (2 h) of the mRNA ... shown that the protein can shift from a monomer to a multimeric form depending on the protein concentration andthe temperature On the basis of the data reported in the literature on the structure...