... critical role of < /b> biofilm formation in cellulose degradation Hence, a rapid startup of < /b> cellulose hydrolysis is theoretically achievable by increasing the number of < /b> bacteria attached on the cellulose ... Morrell-Falvey JL (2011) Mathematical modeling of < /b> hydrolysate diffusion and < /b> utilization in cellulolytic biofilms of < /b> the extreme thermophile Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis Bioresour Technol 102:3155–3162 ... Results Temporal < /b> and < /b> spatial dynamics < /b> of < /b> C obsidiansis biofilm formation To visualize the process of < /b> biofilm formation by C obsidiansis on a model cellulose substrate, cells were grown in serum bottles...
... proportion of < /b> rubber plantations in slopes below 15° declined, while in slopes beyond 15° increased •The expansion of < /b> rubber plantations mainly occurred between 15° and < /b> 35° and < /b> gradually extended in ... steep and < /b> abrupt slopes •The planted intensity of < /b> rubber plantations gradually increased at all slopes with increase of < /b> 6.83% in gentle slopes and < /b> 4.06% in abrupt slopes China (1980-2010): •expanded ... has been expanded to the areas of < /b> higher elevations and < /b> steeper slopes in China There are considerable suitable land for rubber plantation in Laos and < /b> Myanmar • A reasonable planning in the border...
... rescaled accordingly When calculating the effects of < /b> the interest rate shock, banks have to include all on-balance and < /b> all off-balance positions in their banking book Our dataset concerning the Basel ... substantial part of < /b> their interest income This is especially true of < /b> small and < /b> medium-sized banks which are engaged in traditional commercial banking, i.e granting long-term loans and < /b> collecting ... profitable (in terms of < /b> units of < /b> risk budget) than the competing sources of < /b> interest income, we will expect bin the interval between zero and < /b> one Data According to section 24 of < /b> the Banking Act, banks...
... rates in the empirical analysis by explicitly integrating the censoring process into the empirical estimation Our focus is on modelling bank pricing behaviour by accounting for both the probability ... to be modeled is divided into a fixed number of < /b> subintervals, and < /b> within each of < /b> the subintervals the function is linearly approximated Nonlinearity can, therefore, be modeled by different slopes ... *** *** *** Table 7: Mergers and < /b> money market deposit account rate dynamics:< /b> results of < /b> the “trigger” model spline-0.5 spline0 spline+0.5 spline+1 spline+1 spline+2 spline+3 spline+4 (1) -0.017...
... and < /b> hHR2 3B have four well-defined functional domains (Fig 1A) These include an N-terminal ubiquitin-like (UbL) domain, the XPC-binding domain, and < /b> two ubiquitin-associated domains (UBA1 and < /b> UBA2) ... functional domain A number of < /b> other cellular proteins exist that, like hHR2 3B, contain the STI1, UBL and < /b> UBA domains connected by relatively flexible linkers It is likely that the STI1 domains of < /b> these ... (HT1 and < /b> HT2) were identified in XPCB–hHR2 3B, one between helix and < /b> helix 3, and < /b> one between helix and < /b> helix 4–5 These two trails were linked by a hydrophobic linker patch between helix and < /b> helix...
... belonging to the loop (Trp74 and < /b> Met75) are involved in DNA binding [16] It is clear that the arm of < /b> MC1 is essential for DNA binding and < /b> bending The interaction mode of < /b> MC1 is probably completely ... antiparallel and < /b> packed with each other as previously described [15] An antiparallel b- bulge (B1 ), composed of < /b> Leu8, His16, and < /b> Gly17, is present in seven structures, and < /b> another antiparallel b- bulge ... Lipari and < /b> Szabo [21,22] and < /b> extended by Clore et al [23] This approach is applicable for the case of < /b> statistically independent overall tumbling and < /b> internal motions In the case of < /b> MC1, large-amplitude...
... molecule ensemble b [6], 2SCP.pdb c B lanceolatum SCP [53], 2SAS.pdb d Bacterial EF-hand protein, calerythrin [54], 1NYA.pdb e [20], 1CLL.pdb the large upeld shift of < /b> one of < /b> the b protons in ... halves: 1.05 A and < /b> 0.77 A for the N-terminal and < /b> C-terminal halves, respectively This may partially reect the lack of < /b> metal binding in the second loop and < /b> the longer linker region between EF-hand ... proteins This is made possible by extensive bending of < /b> the interdomain linker, which is usually found to be almost linear in the crystal structure of < /b> calmodulin [20] However, a recent crystallographic...
... is fully developed Lastly, result (A24) neglects losses brought about by solar radiation and < /b> solar flares which cause dust and < /b> ion tails to form As a general concluding point on the methodology ... the following rate equation (l- L,)-NN,Z(t)(irv)dd (5) Here, we included its supply rate by comet ablation and < /b> its loss by self-fusion and < /b> leakage; &, is the deuterium fraction ablating into the ... fertilized the area near the fall, thus causing the observed rapid plant growth The leaching process of < /b> NO2 by rain into the soil is held responsible In conclusion, we address the following thoughts...
... renormalization is not essential in problems of < /b> calculating a spectrum of < /b> field eigenvalues However it is necessary to take it into account while solving the initial or boundary problem Generally ... for electric and < /b> magnetic fields E, H in spherical polar coordinates (r, θ, ϕ) can be calculated by means of < /b> scalar functions called 24 Classical Dynamics < /b> the Debye potentials, and < /b> in general it ... be calculated analytically and < /b> one has to use numerical calculations The essential part in such research and < /b> development is occupied with computer calculations and < /b> modeling The details of < /b> calculating...
... tonic oscillations, but result in a gradual change of < /b> the oscillation period (black dots in Figure 6a ,b) Small values of < /b> gh and < /b> gL result in slower- and < /b> larger-amplitude oscillations because of < /b> hyperpolarization ... circle indicates the Bautin bifurcation (BA) Green line corresponds to a saddle-node bifurcation of < /b> limit cycles Blue curve indicates a torus birth bifurcation of < /b> a stable small-amplitude limit ... surface of < /b> the cell Stereocilia are arranged in rows of < /b> increasing height, with neighboring stereocilia being interlinked by fine filaments, the so-called tip links The hair bundle is immersed in K+...
... found in all sampling times and < /b> 31 under all tree species The 23 species representing the intersection of < /b> these categories were present in all stands in all sampling times, but varying in the number ... G., Falcon M.A., Degradation of < /b> natural lignins and < /b> lignocellulosic substrates by soil-inhabiting fungi imperfecti, FEMS Microbiol Ecol 21 (1996) 213–219 [25] Schmit J.P., Mueller G.M., Leacock ... than later stages of < /b> decay This could be determined by the analyzing the stands distribution in relation to environmental variables (Fig 4) and < /b> within the first sampling time (Fig 3a) Interestingly,...
... concept in plants, J Plant Physiol 148 (1996) 4–14 [25] Lindgren K., Hällgren J.E., Cold acclimation of < /b> Pinus contorta and < /b> Pinus sylvestris assessed by chlorophyll fluorescence, Tree Physiol 13 ... undergone in the sun leaves, including chlorophyll contents and < /b> antenna size, could bring about a greater susceptibility to damage Frost tolerance of < /b> three Canarian laurel forest tree species in antenna ... (shade leaves) during warm and < /b> cold seasons in Laurus azorica, Persea indica and < /b> Myrica faya Temperature of < /b> incipient (LTi) and < /b> irreversible (LT50) damage are shown LTi is the incipient killing...
... the absence of < /b> comprehensive, reliable, publiclyavailable data on patents and < /b> other intellectual property barriers in many low- and < /b> middle-income countries, we were unable to include this information ... address intellectual property barriers in both importing and < /b> exporting countries TRIPS flexibilities such as compulsory licensing, non-observation of < /b> pharmaceutical patents (allowed for least-developed ... reaching these goals is Waning et al Globalization and < /b> Health 2010, 6:9 http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/6/1/9 not necessarily synonymous with building efficient global ARV markets In...
... Värmland ! Uppsala Västmanland Stockholm Örebro Södermanland Västra Götaland Östergötland Jönköping ! ! Gotland Kalmar Halland Kronoberg Skåne Blekinge 35 70 140 Kilometers Figure Pig holdings in ... Västerbotten Jämtland Legend Water Västernorrland County border ! Cattle holdings Gävleborg Dalarna Uppsala Värmland Västmanland Stockholm Örebro Södermanland Västra Götaland Östergötland Jönköping ... starting in county Cattle Pigs Number of < /b> Within county movements (%) Stockholm Uppsala Södermanland Östergötland Jönköping Kronoberg Kalmar Gotland Blekinge Skåne Halland Västra Götaland Värmland...
... Angus and < /b> colleagues also published hospitalization costs for severe sepsis patients of < /b> an estimated $17 billion annually [1] Since 17% of < /b> this patient population had malignancy, this translates into ... by applying 1997 prevalence rates from the National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and < /b> End Results initiative to the 1999 US population Severe sepsis incidence < /b> was calculated by ... chemotherapy than older patients, potentially balancing the increased risk of < /b> infection attributable to increasing age Importantly, this study has demonstrated the high mortality of < /b> severe sepsis in cancer...
... (defined later) will provide a better indication of < /b> the maximum possible influence of < /b> urban development alone Minimum and < /b> maximum UHIraw (or UHImax ) are defined as the smallest and < /b> largest value ... heavy cloud cover and < /b> rainfall over Singapore These were corroborated using hourly rainfall and < /b> wind data from five meteorological stations in Singapore, namely, Tengah, Changi, Seletar, Paya Lebar ... scrutinised visually for likelihood of < /b> being erroneous A second net was set by comparing max values with 99th percentile values to determine isolated outliers Scatter plots of < /b> two closely-related...
... of < /b> heat island statically and < /b> dynamic concepts such inter-annual variability and < /b> the temporal < /b> evolution of < /b> spatial patterns of < /b> heat islands have not been studied in much detail 9 1.4 Goals and < /b> ... tropics In uence of < /b> land use on UHI in Singapore Microclimatic modelling of < /b> the urban thermal environment of < /b> Singapore to mitigate UHI Spatial variation of < /b> the canopy-level urban heat island in Singapore ... result in variability across shorter time spans and < /b> smaller footprints Variations occur not only between urban and < /b> rural areas but also between urban areas with different land use and < /b> building...
... the central catchment area Small heat islands of < /b> low intensity can be found in residential and < /b> industrial areas across the island Interestingly, the core of < /b> the city does not have a distinctive ... island formation, possibly due to the amount of < /b> tall buildings providing shade at the street level The largest mean daytime UHIraw intensity is just above 1.5◦ C and < /b> is located in the middle of < /b> ... lag (i.e self-correlation) 110 4.4 Spatial variability of < /b> the thermal environment Thermal conditions vary not only temporally but also spatially Spatial variability can be attributed to two factors...
... to July 2010) across all hours 122 4.6 Urban effects on UHI Land use and < /b> land cover The land use and < /b> land cover (LULC), in terms of < /b> built-up ratio (BUP) and < /b> vegetation ratio (VP), are calculated ... diminished in influence, possibly caused by the development of < /b> the Bukit Timah Expressway (beginning in 1983) and < /b> the Kranji Expressway (beginning in the early 90s), along with new residential and < /b> ... variables (0.293 and < /b> 0.309) with the main difference being the base values when log10 H/W = The base values here are also similar to those from LULC suggesting the effects of < /b> land use, land cover and...
... Thermal benefits of < /b> city parks Energy and < /b> Buildings, 38(2):105–120 Chow, W T and < /b> Roth, M (2003) Observation and < /b> Analysis of < /b> the Urban Heat Island in Singapore AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts Chow, W T and < /b> ... (2006) Temporal < /b> dynamics < /b> of < /b> the urban heat island of < /b> Singapore International Journal of < /b> Climatology, 26(15):2243–2260 Christen, A and < /b> Vogt, R (2004) Energy and < /b> radiation balance of < /b> a central European ... spatial variability in the urban heat island Theoretical and < /b> Applied Climatology, 95(3-4):397–406 Hirano, Y and < /b> Fujita, T (2012) Evaluation of < /b> the impact of < /b> the urban heat island on residential and...