... proteins were also observed in the cytoplasm, as seen for the wild-type protein Similar staining patterns were observed in other human cell lines, including hepatoma Hep3B cells and fibroblast 2fTGH ... 2fTGH cells (data not shown), suggesting that mislocalization of the mutant proteins was not cell-type-specific Aggresomes are structures formed in the presence of misfolded proteins and contain components ... behaved in a manner similar to the original CHO cells (data not shown), suggesting that the mild defects did not affect this phenotype This is consistent with previous results in yeast showing a steep...
... step of catalysis That five of the 10 disease- causing mutations resulted in insoluble protein in E coli suggests that in these cases protein folding and/or stability of the folded state may be ... the binding of galactose at some point in the reaction Modest changes in Km,ATP are seen in H44Y and R68C That H44 in uences the binding of both substrates suggests that the binding sites are ... the most likely kinetic mechanism for GALK1 is an ordered ternary complex one, in which ATP binds first Using ADP as an inhibitor was not possible using the enzyme-linked assay system described...
... inhibitors in the solutions used during purification Kinetic analysisof disease- causing mutations The steady-state kinetic parameters of each of the nine disease- causing mutant proteins were determined ... compilation ª 2005 FEBS D J Timson Disease- causing mutations in human GALE Fig Crosslinking of wild-type and disease- causing mutants of UDP-galactose 4-epimerase (GALE) Crosslinking was carried out with ... exist in solution as a homodimer [1] One possible explanation for the in vivo effects of the disease- causing mutations is a failure to form dimers However, cross-linking using N(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N¢-ethylcarbodiimide...
... or progressive disease were classified as having stable disease for weeks Overall efficacy consisted of CR and PR evaluated at four weeks after treatment was finished The major indexes of long-term ... response (PR), stable disease( SD), or progressive disease( PD) as judged according to CT image According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (WHO 2000 version) [19], a CR was ... metastases The rest of patients with tumor progression were only given symptom relieving treatment and supportive treatment Factors influencing outcome of treatment The Univariate analysis showed...
... viewpoints of physiological and genetic studies [2] A dose-dependent process exhibiting saturable kinetics has been shown in the roots of several graminaceous crops, including rice [35] The saturable ... the PETIS imaging NS and SIT processed the imaging dataset obtained by the PETIS SI1 drafted the manuscript with the assistance of NS and SF All authors discussed the results and commented on ... storage in root vacuoles All high-Cd indica cultivars used in this study showed a loss of function of OsHMA3, resulting in failure to sequester Cd in their root vacuoles [9, 10, 28] Our results indicate...
... the IMI+ cows increased, as discussed in the sensitivity analyses below 3.2 Sensitivity analyses The robustness of the HMM approach was assessed by computing the biases in the estimates over a wide ... biomarkers assumed to be dependent upon the genetic make-up of the cows The t of the HMM was assessed on simulated data based on parameters obtained in a survey of clinical mastitis cases Bayesian estimates ... estimates of the parameters were obtained using the Gibbs sampler Finally, limitations and possible extensions of the current approach are discussed MATERIALS AND METHODS Throughout, k indexes the individual...
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... issues and themes discussed in this thesis Finally, the concluding chapter reviews and summarizes the issues raised in this thesis and highlights some of the results and conclusions of this study ... uncertain outlook in the wake of skyrocketing fuel prices, he A GeographicalAnalysisof Air Hubs in Southeast Asia stressed the Singapore government s priority in safeguarding Changi Airport s status ... “other” side of air 12 A GeographicalAnalysisof Air Hubs in Southeast Asia hub development from the user s perspective The findings from this case study will also add an empirical dimension to issues...
... develop this thesis In addition, I wish to express my sincere thanks to A/Professor Liu Haoming, who has given me a lot of valuable suggestions for improving this thesis i Table of Contents SUMMARY ... is that the increasing demand for highly skilled labor, which seems to be caused by the spread usage of computers, raises wages for high-skilled workers This paper studies the change in earning ... concludes Figures (all of them are produced with software “R”) and tables are presented in the Appendix 2 Modeling 2.1 Ordinary Least Squares Linear regression is mostly used in modeling and analyzing...
... detection and analysisof shoreline in the northeast of Taiwan using remotely sensed data Assoc Prof Tang-Huang Lin and MSc Nguyen Van Hieu Abstract: This study focuses on the use of remotely sensed data ... to in coastal environment In assessment of coastal change, in a given period of time, the integration of remote sensing data with other geodata into Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is a ... images, and statistical tables, and other related documents And users have missions as designing of standards, updating data, analyzing information, and supplementing data for system Applications...
... confirmed by sequencing DNA samples of 51 healthy individuals Interestingly, this SNP had not yet been registered in any SNP databases despite of its high frequency of 20% in samples of patients with ... mutations of the hCDC4 gene may not play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AML This supplements studies which have discovered hCDC4 mutations in subsets of solid tumors and implies that mutations ... products in the reference sequence (negative control) These fragments corresponded to the lengths of the sequence surrounding the detected mutation in exon Similarly, analysisof samples containing...
... computably solved and predictably evaluated the behaviour and stability of the structures The main purposes of FE-analyses are the determination of stresses including pore pressures, of stress/strain ... Development of excess pore pressure during staged constructions (at point B) As soon as each filling layer is placed, excess pore pressure immediately increases and after that gradually dissipates ... Type Unsaturated soil weight, unsat RESULTS OFANALYSIS Stress-strain behaviour The total stress distribution in principal (major and minor) directions at the end of the last construction is drawn...
... the possible linked between weather elements and TOC in order to forecasting the daily ozone This study shows that its necessary to start or continue regular observation of TOC in many parts of ... 49 C in the summer months and several stations have records of over 53 C The summer months are marked by two kinds of wind phenomena The southern and southeasterly sharqi, a dry, dusty wind with ... available from stations in the foothills and steppes south and southwest of the mountains suggest mean annual rainfall between 320 and 570 millimeters for that area Rainfall in the mountains is more...
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... expressions, words and structures of requests in Vietnamese as well as English, then work out some affecting factors and politeness strategy of requests Besides, the frequency ofusing requests in ... with six sections They are forms of requests, request expressions, words and structures used in requests, the frequency ofusing requests in English and Vietnamese letters, factors affecting requests ... notion of politeness is often associated with indirectness It has been claimed that the degree of indirectness in requests is closely related to politeness So, what politeness is and its position in...
... acts to commit themselves to future actions Promises and refusals are commissives - Expressives are those kinds of speech acts that state what the speaker feels They express psychological states ... anger, fear, disgust, happiness, surprise, and sadness Moreover, people every where express these feeling using the same distinctive facial gestures But people in various societies around the world ... Bless you! e Prasing someones performance Cheers! f Expressing annoyance You poor thing! g Expressing happiness at someones success Key: g 2f 3b 4e 5c 6a 7d II- Complete the sentences using exclamatory...
... Discourse Analysis 1.1.1 Discourse and Text There has been some confusion inusing the two terms “discourse” and “text” Some researchers label their analysis “Discourse Analysis while others ... Allies…; possessives such as our workers, our forests, their sufferings and miseries…; and demonstratives such as this proposal, these last years The number of definite descriptions is too large ... items are just devices of assistance 3.2.1 In the Perspective of Semantics This section is hoped to present the findings about the different types of presupposition inducers used in the independence...
... Minimal pairs: is pairs of words which are different in respect of only one sound segment The series of words pin, bin, tin, din, kin, gin, chin, fin, thin, sin, shin, win supplied with 12 words which ... example splice spy str sty skr sky Skw spring spew string stew screw skew Squirt 1.4.2 Final cluster A final consonant cluster is the cluster at the final position of a syllable The consonants that ... ŋk/ —»/ ŋks/ thing —» think—»thinks Clusters of four: /k/ —>/ks/ —>ksθ/ —»/ks s/ sicks—»six—»sixth—»sixths 43 Tips: Difficult final consonant clusters can be practiced using two words For example,...
... Discourse Since discourse analysis is seen as a branch of linguistics, the term “discourse” has been defined in many different ways Discourse can be defined as a stretch of language consisting of several ... finish their discussion, teacher calls some representatives talking in front of the class Following are some suggestions topics for speaking class with modal expressions: - We are facing a serious ... emphasize This thesis just gives conclusion insmall aspect of 33 some commentaries of Mr Rogoff Surprisingly, there is only one case that an adverb carrying modal meaning stands in the end of...