... particular, the four-stranded b sheet formed bythe aminoacid residues at the N- and C-termini of PR contribute close to 75% ofthe total Gibbs energy [15] The importance of this four-stranded b ... mediated bythe E138K mutation in the p51 subunit of HIV-1 RT [55] The introduction of this mutation into RT significantly diminishes the ability of TSAO to bind toand inhibit the enzyme [55] and ... is further emphasized bythe fact that all PR dimerization inhibitors developed by ÔrationalÕ Short synthetic peptides corresponding tothe amino-acid sequences ofthe N- and C-termini of HIV-1...
... ofthe other auditor, the country of headquarters' office location ofthe other auditor, andthe magnitude ofthe portion ofthe financial statements audited bythe other auditor Disclosing the ... disclose thenameofthe individual who performed the audit procedures and not thenameofthe entity The disclosure ofthe names of other participants in the audit would include the names of all ... requiring the disclosure ofthenameofthe engagement partner or thenameand extent of participation in the audit of other accounting firms or persons in the standards ofthe PCAOB, standards of Auditing...
... scFvs by shortening the linker from 15 to amino acid residues Neither ofthe diabodies, 3F or C1, was able to neutralize the toxin in the protection assay They did not have the required affinity and ... order to characterize them as soluble proteins Characterization of clones 3F and C1 To discover whether the selected antibodies had the ability to protect mice against the toxic effects of Cn2, ... ratio of toxin -to- antibody fragment Two LD50 of whole venom were also tested using the same quantity of antibody as the one used to neutralize LD50 of toxin All the mice injected with the antibody...
... discrimination; and ROC ≥ 0.9 outstanding discrimination The best cutoff point of scores was identified, where the sum ofthe percentages of misclassified participants was lowest [52] We hypothesized that the ... reliability ofthe Dutch version ofthe Dizziness Handicap Inventory B-ENT 2006, 2:75-80 Asmundson GJG, Stein MB, Ireland D: A factor analytic study ofthe dizziness handicap inventory: does it ... satisfactory measurement properties After translating the DHI into Norwegian, the aim ofthe present study was to examine reliability and validity ofthe translated version, which was to be used...
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... 2A), andthe nearby Page of 10 fragments in a functional gene have 12 to 39 bp overlap to avoid the miss of epitope EV71 of Fuyang-0805 strain isolated from Anhui province of China was used as the ... College All the mice were bred in an AAALAC-accredited facility andthe use of animals was approved bythe Animal Care and Use Committee ofthe Institute of Laboratory Animal Science of Peking ... infection increases the in vivo capacity of peripheral monocytes to cross the blood-brain barrier into the brain andthe in vivo sensitivity ofthe blood-brain barrier to disruption by lipopolysaccharide...
... effect ofthe KEAP1 SNP on the level of FEV1 (p = 0.0008) as compared tothe pooled analysis in the two Dutch cohorts (p = 0.003, table 4) The p value ofthe additive and detrimental effect ofthe ... authors thank the participants ofthe Doetinchem and Vlagtwedde/Vlaardingen studies for their loyal participation every survey The authors thank the staff ofthe genotyping unit ofthe Centre for ... cohorts) SNPs in NFE2L2 and KEAP1 and course of FEV1 We did not observe any significant effect of SNPs in NFE2L2 and/ or KEAP1 on the course of FEV1 in either ofthe cohorts nor in the pooled cohort...
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... grouped into one cluster; the TFIIA complex, the Elongator complex, the SAGA histone acetyltransferase complex, andthe TFIID complex are grouped into one cluster; andthe COMPASS complex andthe mRNA ... 100 Figure Robustness ofthe algorithms to random edge addition and removal Robustness ofthe algorithms to random edge addition and removal Each curve represents the value of accuracy (left panels) ... complexes and tends to group them together The quality of modules obtained using the GN algorithm is not as good; members of four functional modules, transcription factor IIA (TFIIA) [TOA1, TOA2],...
... losses Andrew Sheng offers the case for a Tobin tax to finance global public goods He reviews the origin ofthe idea in the 1970s andthe recent proposal of it by Lord Adair Turner ofthe Financial ... because ofthe influx of people into the province due tothe strength in the energy sector in recent years A combination of institutional and regulatory factors prevented the development in Canada of ... andthe PAN He lost, bythe narrowest of margins, because he was unable to move tothe center in the latter stages ofthe campaign, and Calderón was able to present him as a clear threat to the...
... earnings and returns The frequency and dollar value of asset writedowns made the FASB andthe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) consider a new standard to guide the recording of impairment of ... description ofthe impaired assets andthe facts and circumstances leading tothe writedown; • The amount ofthe impairment loss and how fair value was determined; 22 • The caption in the income ... used to a longlived asset that an entity expects to sell or otherwise dispose of if the entity has not yet committed to a plan to sell or otherwise dispose ofthe asset How todetermine whether there...
... and then to provide Vietnamese learners with the deeper understanding of English conditional sentences and some ways to help them overcome the difficulties in translating them Objectives ofthe ... Structure of Thesis Chapter I: Introduction Provides rationale ofthe study, research problems, aims and objectives ofthe research, the significance ofthe study andthe scope ofthe research. ... types N = the number The writer computed the conditional sentences percentage and classified them into the standard ofthe levels 3.3 Summary ofthe chapter The research was qualitative and quantitative...
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... enhances the profitability of our farms We— the grower members—own the business, set its policies, and share in the profits By planning our crops together, by pooling our produce, andby sharing the ... razorthin, andthe vagaries ofthe weather can have a decisive impact on the success or failure ofthe business The operator of one ofthe longest standing producerowned food hubs in the United States ... Food hub communities of practice at the local and regional level are starting to emerge and have the benefit of bringing tothe table a set of stakeholders who can work together and engage in business...
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... and preferences Oncologists (cancer specialists) use a shorthand to pull these characteristics together and define a tumor's stage and site: TOto T4 to rate the size of a primary tumor, NO to ... especially in the chest area, their ability to breathe deeply and cough is inhibited by their pain The careful use of opioids in this setting allows patients to breathe more efficiently and clear their ... obligated to "build the character" ofthe patient by withholding adequate pain relief The other side ofthe coin is patients who don't seek relief for their pain because they "don't want to be a bother"...
... some ofthe commonest grammatical elements of Proto-Indo-European, survey the methods used to reconstruct the mythology ofthe Proto-Indo-Europeans, and examine the various attempts at locating the ... Introduction The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European andThe Proto-Indo-European World Wlls the need for a relatively concise introduction tothe full range of reconstructed vocabulary ofthe language ... understanding of Proto-Indo-European The book is broadly divided into two parts The Wrst, aimed principally at the Wrst group of readers, gives concise introductions to: the discovery and composition of the...
... This handbook is a both a description ofthe current practice at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and a compilation ofthe theory and lore of gauge block calibration Most ofthe ... gauge, andthe required accuracy ofthe gauge is 0.5 µm If the size ofthe gauge requires a stack of five blocks to make up the nominal size ofthe gauge the accuracy of each block must be known to ... block are made ofthe same material and have the same surface finish, then the light will penetrate equally into the block top surface andthe reference plane, andthe errors cancel If the block length...