... for the purpose of providing the Congress andthe Administration information onthe economic condition andthe expansion or contraction ofthe small business sector To that end, the Administrator ... in connection with the performance ofthe contract in a HUBZone by or more HUBZone small business concerns; (cc) in the case of a contract for the procurement bythe Secretary of Agriculture of ... (including the Associate Administrator specified in section 201 ofthe Small Business Investment Act of 1958) to assist in the execution ofthe functions vested in the Administration One ofthe Associate...
... accurate assessmentof global and regional myocardial function, and a differentiation between infarcted and non-infarcted segments Further research for the definition of cut-off values and technical ... produced the standard views ofthe long and short axes, as well asthe left ventricular outflow tract With the CMRtools software (Cardiovascular Imaging Solutions, London, UK) we calculated volumes as ... specificity of 87 % was calculated for the detection of infarcted segments (AUC 0.6, confidence interval 0.53 – 0.64) A 111 cut-off value of –10.34% resulted in a sensitivity of 54 % and specificity of...
... Constitution, laws and resolutions ofthe National Assembly; decrees and resolutions onthe Standing Committee ofthe National Assembly; decrees and decisions ofthe President ofthe State, the Government ... resolutions ofthe National Assembly, decrees and resolutions ofthe Standing Committee ofthe National Assembly, decrees and decisions ofthe President ofthe State and texts ofthe Government andthe ... implementation ofthe Constitution, laws and resolutions ofthe National Assembly, decrees and resolutions ofthe Standing Committee ofthe National Assembly; to supervise activities ofthe Government, the...
... During the passage ofthe extratropical cyclone in the heart ofthe heat wave period, the change of air masses andthe lowering ofthe top ofthe planetary boundary layer reduces the height ofthe ... extension of chemical tracers is documented in Sect together with the investigation of their origins Section provides a discussion onthe relative contribution of forest fires versus other anthropogenic ... of both the accumulated surface deposition during the night andthe fast titration of ozone by NO emissions in the early morning near the airport (Pison and Menut, 2004) The CO burden in the residual...
... mutations not seriously affect the conformation ofthe protein The specific activities of R97G-RNase HI and D136HRNase HI were 99% and 65%, respectively, of that ofthe wild-type protein (Table 1) The ... protein conformation The specific activities ofthe 5·-RNase HI and 6·-RNase HI proteins were 65% and 43%, respectively, of that ofthe wild-type protein, and 93% and 66%, respectively, of that ofthe ... are (54.0°, 66.3°) The reason why theeffectsof this mutation onthe thermal stabilities ofthe wildtype and 4·-RNase HI proteins are not consistent with those onthe conformational stabilities...
... adsorption on Source15Q (GE Healthcare) followed by an 80 mm NaCl wash and elution at 0.3 m NaCl The homogeneity ofthe preparation was monitored by SDS–PAGE, andthe identity ofthe protein was confirmed ... leaving one to speculate onthe source ofthe interaction with the sugar–phosphate backbone Correct positioning ofthe essential Ade76 ofthe tRNA has been ascribed to residues E(294:Y), Y(347:Y) and ... Cav-tRNAArg even in the absence of either enzyme In contrast, the half life of Arg-tRNAArg is 46 Addition of arginyl-tRNA synthetase from jack bean does not further decrease the stability ofthe canavanylated...
... HPLC-MS The signal was recorded in the single ion mode set for the masses 222, 425, 628, 831, 1034 and 1237 The relative intensity ofthe base peaks is plotted as a function ofthe elution time ... quantities (< 20% ofthe dimers at 15 of reaction) and were degraded into dimers and monomers towards the end ofthe reaction No monomer was detectable at the very early stages, but 20% of monomers were ... and 20 lL ofthe reaction mixture was then analyzed by HPLC-ESI MS Quantification ofthe tranglycosylation products was conducted as described for chitinase A-catalyzed hydrolysis Molecular ions...
... Si-face specific with respect to C5 of F420 In contrast, auto-oxidation of (5S)-[5-2H1]F420H2 yielded a : mixture of [5-1H]F420 and [5-2H]F420, as indicated bythe relative intensities ofthe 772 and ... dehydrogenases and methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenases that are all Re-face specific at the carbon ofthe methylene group [27,28] It has been calculated that the transition state conformation of ... specific) and was completed after Subsequently, 60 U FprA were added, which catalysed the oxidation of F420H2 with O2 asthe electron acceptor Samples ofthe assay were taken before and after the...
... approach as a result ofthe growing global phenomenon of English in scientific and technical communication The second part discusses the theoretical background of needs analysis asthe framework ofthe ... be the best means of investigation in this study They were selected asthe source of data collection for the following reasons 1- The number of participants was expected to be fairly large 2- They ... serving the ESP context of Saudi education Statement ofthe Problem To date, there has been no empirical investigation ofthe communicative needs of Saudi health professionals in the workplace Therefore,...
... canonical conformation (green) and in noncanonical conformation (orange) Only the latter conformation allows the peptide to anchor to the HC by a salt bridge from pArg5 to Asp116 The conformation ... drastically different conformations In addition, pVIPR is bound in a canonical single conformation by B*2709, but in an exceptional dual conformation bythe AS- associated B*2705 subtype One of ... changes in the location ofthe bound water molecules near the helical regions may also impact onthe conformation ofthe b sheet ofthe peptide-binding groove, which in turn may cause the spectral...
... ofthe obligation Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event ofthe bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangements under the laws ofthe bankruptcy and other ... the mandated standardization that is the subject ofthe study “could violate one ofthe fundamental principles of NRSRO regulation: that the Commission may not regulate either the substance of ... Securities Act Release No 8236 (Jun 4, 2003) , 68 FR 352 58 (Jun 12, 2003) ( 2003 Concept Release”) 10 See 2003 Concept Release, Question 13 11The comment letters are available onthe Commission’s...
... appreciated the detail ofthe reports specifically, presence of control definitions and how each specific control was checked by QualysGuard PC This information removed the “guessing” and we ... on a pending audit of our UNIX environment, which hadn’t done so well in the previous examination Deployment was painless and our security team loved the easy to use capabilities that freed their ... the controls This led to their “buy-in” that the controls were working properly Everyone gained confidence that when the reports are producing data, they will be accurate and won’t require wasting...
... between the company onthe one hand andthe colonists and their legislatures onthe other over the rating of colonial moneys andthe obstructions placed by law about the collection of debts; andthe ... ofthe rum and five per cent ofthe molasses, and after charging off the whole cost ofthe ship's outfit and one-third of her original value, there remained the sum of 357 , 8s 2d asthe expected ... from silk and wine was perseverance, that the restriction on land tenure was necessary onthe one hand to keep an arms-bearing population in the colony andonthe other hand to prevent the settlers...
... categories by at least one NRSRO approved bythe Commission, and within one ofthe two highest rating categories established bythe Securities Valuation Office (“SVO”) ofthe National Association of ... REPORT ONTHE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF CREDIT RATING AGENCIES IN THE OPERATION OFTHE SECURITIES MARKETS As Required by Section 702(b) ofthe Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Securities ... recently has received considerable attention as a result ofcertain high-profile bankruptcies, such as Enron and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”).71 In the case of Enron, the use of credit...
... region Among them, we hypothesize that concentrations of trace elements will increase and stratify in those soils However, as a consequence ofthe recent introduction of zero tillage andthe ... fertilizers The values of Fe, Mn and Zn were higher in the pasture soil and another process must be taken into account: the nutrient uptake bythe non-fertilized crop andthe exportation bythe harvest ... among treatments but differences in depths The highest Cd concentration was found on top soil The remainder trace elements were affected bythe treatments either in their concentration or in their...
... with the rails ofthe fence thrown down in front of us, we beheld them, as they started in beautiful line; then increasing their speed as they neared our side ofthe field, they came on till they ... efforts and donations can help, see Sections andandthe Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org as Seen by a Private Soldier, by Warren Olney 18 Section Information about the Project Gutenberg ... fired They had to learn their art, andthe country and their army had to pay the cost of their teaching Happily, they were able to profit by every lesson, and soon had no equals among our commanders...
... value of 3.0 mm for the dissociation constant [31] Glyoxalase I reaction was started bythe addition of yeast Glx I The formation of SDL-TSH was followed at 240 nm, and its concentration was calculated ... addition of MG Glyoxalase I reactions were started bythe addition ofthe protein extract (15 lg of total parasite protein) andthe formation of SDL-GSH or SDL-TSH was followed at 240 nm The concentration ... modulations of enzyme activities In particular, in the combinations involving the decrease of glyoxalase II activity the effect is equivalent to the modulation ofthe other parameters alone, FEBS...