... isolate the contribution ofthe pH-driven conformational changes from the other effects, a parallel study was carried out onthe low-pH induced blue shift in the PChlide absorption maximum of nonphotoconverted ... during the course of preparation cannot be excluded, but that still leaves unanswered the question of how the addition of micromolar concentrations of NADPH suffice to drive the conversion of PORPChlide635 ... under these conditions, hence the lack of reformation of POR-PChlide650 Addition of low concentrations of NADPH to PLB aged at pH 7.5 which show only limited structural reorganization, in contrast,...
... solution of native protein was unfolded by a : 10 dilution to yield final concentrations of GdmCl near or above the midpoint ofthe equilibrium unfolding transition (concentrations of GdmCl in the ... two-state transition with the observation of a range of midpoint denaturant concentrations, [D]50% values, indicating significant context-dependent effectsofthe mutations on protein stability ... unaffected by the equilibration time ofthe double-jump experiment In an isomerization-limited process, the population ofthe nonnative cis-isomer would be expected to build up only slowly in the unfolded...
... race by Contra Costa.21 The “other” race was 22.3% (153 out of 685) The “other” category does not include non-responses; 685 answered for either one ofthe races or several ofthe races (the latter ... needs of consumers and providers, and the extent of care consumers received The six interrelated hypotheses predicted that, given the income constraints of both populations and the disability constraints ... information removed All calculations by author 40 In terms of language, about 5% of consumer and provider respondents used the Spanish version ofthe survey, while 7.4% of Contra Costa IHSS consumers...
... stability ofthe mutant Tms The mutations did not affect the structure ofthe protein as there was no significant alteration in the function or in the amount ofthe secondary structure However, the ... charge of Tm The two other mutations (A63V and K70T) are located at the N-terminal region, far from the troponin binding region and occur at the g position ofthe repeat The K70T mutation also ... stability ofthe protein as a whole, rather than onthe position ofthe mutation in the polypeptide chain, as demonstrated by the biophysical assays Our studies have provided additional contributions...
... saturation and saturation magnetization of samples is listed in Tab From the shape of measured M(T) curves, we should approximately suppose that these values correspond to saturation magnetization of ... constant and volume of unit cell increase with Zn content in the samples due to larger ionic radius of Zn2+ ion (0.82 Å) substituted for Ni2+ ion (0.78 Å) The X-ray density, the real density as ... from each other below the freezing temperature Tf indicating the onset of blocking of clusters The sample settles into the frozen state below temperature Tf This behavior is attributed to the magnetic...
... ammonium salts were used as the nitrogen source, the pH decreased during the mycelium growth as the result of assimilation ofthe ammonium ion and the attendant effectsof acids anions in the ... increased, corresponding to a higher dry mycelium concentration The formation of pellets is largely determined by the extent of agitation and aeration The effect of aeration onthe growth of mushroom ... the oxygen supply to the interior ofthe pellets decreases because ofthe condensation of mycelium characteristics ofthe pellet structure and as a function ofthe pellet diameter Diffusion of...
... effectsof blurring vision in the elderly Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004, 45:2122-2128 Perry SD, Santos LC, Patla AE: Contribution of vision and cutaneous sensation to the control of centre of ... [29,30] The system measures the forces underneath the foot as a function of time The system consists of a pair of shoes and a recording unit Each shoe contains load sensors that cover the surface of ... significantly affect the average stride time, the average swing time, or the stride-to-stride variability of these measures (p > 0.29) In contrast to the control group, the gait ofthe patients with...
... μm The arithmetic mean (SD) ofthe weight concentration was 100.0 (29.9) mg/m3 http://www.occup-med.com/content/4/1/5 In the pathological evaluation, the arithmetic mean (SD) ofthe fiber concentration ... after t seconds of termination of external magnetization can be represented by the formula B = B0e-λt, and thus the decay constant (λ) was calculated based on this formula In addition, the maximum ... also counted The fiber number was then converted to the fiber number per weight of dried lung The half-life of fibers in the rat lungs was calculated assuming that the geometric mean ofthe total...
... NWs, and demonstrate that the doping control of ZnO NWs is possible by the concentration control of Ag wt.% in targets To understand the origin ofthe chemical bonding, binding energy of Ag element ... Figure The Arrhenius equation gives the quantitative basis ofthe relationship between the activation energy (Ea) and the rate at which a reaction proceeds From the Arrhenius equation, the Ea ... group So, the resistance of SZO NW is continuously increased as the concentration of Ag element increased Finally, the resistance of SZO NW is decreased oppositely when the number ofthe minority...
... substituting the Ti ions (at the B site) Therefore, substitution ofthe Ni ions at the B site may result in breaking the long-range ordering, resulting in a reduction ofthe ferroelectric behavior with the ... increasing NiO content, confirming that the addition of NiO promoted the diffuse phase transition ofthe composites Huang and Tuan proposed that Ni ions could substitute the Ti ions in BaTiO3 lattices ... transition at higher NiO contents (Figure 4d) To check the effect of NiO onthe degree ofthe diffuse phase transition, diffuseness parameter [δγ] was determined using the following expression: ...
... rubber hydrocarbon in the vulcanisate, whilst a and b are constants The higher the Qf/Qg values, the lower the extent ofthe interaction between the filler and the matrix 2.5 Measurement of Tensile ... volatilisation due to the reassembly ofthe layers onthe surface ofthe polymer Zhang et al.22 reported that in nanocomposites, montmorillonite has excellent barrier properties, prevents the permeation ... ofthe vulcanisation processof ENR, which results in the higher values ofthe minimum and maximum torques 3.2 Mechanical Properties Figure and Table show the effect of organoclay loading on the...
... spectra of oxide residual found onthe surface Journal of Physical Science, Vol 20(2), 61–71, 2009 3.2 65 Effectsof Different Fluoride Ion (F-) Concentrations The concentration ofthe fluoride ion ... were open onthe top [Fig (6b)] ofthe layer, while the tubes were closed by the presence of a layer of titania onthe bottom ofthe structure [Fig (6c)] Figure 6: 3.3 FESEM micrograph of (a) top ... tetragonal shape The intensity ofthe anatase phase was relatively low as the thickness ofthe titania nanotubes was only a few hundred nanometres CONCLUSION The results of this study demonstrated...
... Y Further evaluation ofthe developmental toxicity of tributyltin chloride in rats Toxicology 1995, 96, 195-201 Ema, M., Harazono, A and Ogaw a, Y Effect ofthe day of administration onthe developmental ... affected by the administrations of TBT chloride, methyltestosterone, or combination of TBT chloride and flutamide at the dosages tested (Fig 1) Fig Comparison of body weights in the male rat ... of age The dose volume was 1.5 ml/kg B.W The animals were sacrificed onthe next day of final treatment Pathological evaluations: Onthe sacrifice day, rats were anesthetized using ethyl ether...
... whether the MDV infection enhanced pathogenicity of ALV-J or not However, theeffectsofthe MDV infection might be similar in both treatment group because most ofthe chickens had MDV infection ... using monoclonal antibody against envelope glycoprotein The distribution ofthe viral antigen was consistent with previous reports [2,12] At weeks post-infection, the frequency and intensity ofthe ... cyclophosphamide onthe ontogeny ofthe humoral immune response in chickens J Immunol 1970, 105, 614-619 17 Linna TJ, Frommel D, Good RA Effectsof early cyclophosphamide treatment onthe development of lymphoid...