... UcPLA2 and AcPLA2 UcPLA2 (A) was modeled on the basis of the crystal structure of the porcine PLA2 (PDB 5p2p) and AcPLA2 (B) on the basis of the crystal structure of D r russelli PLA2 (PDB 1vip) ... in mammals and other vertebrates, it is less certain in the case of invertebrates and basal metazoans Nevertheless, the amino acid sequence of the Sycon group I PLA2 demonstrates that the ancestor ... from the venom of Russell’s viper (D r russelli) exhibited the highest similarity with that of AcPLA2 Hence, we have modeled the structures of UcPLA2 and AcPLA2 on the basis of the crystal structures...
... zero even at the 95% level in Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK andthe US Moreover, while in some countries, (including Finland, the UK andthe US) residential ... Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK andthe US The sample starts in 1986 in order to avoid the more turbulent, ... the whole sample period are available for Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK andthe US For, Belgium we link an older series for small and...
... i.e., the cash flow right And third, the owner has the right to transfer the share andthe associated control and cash flow rights to another party The value of the share depends on how well its ... describe the sample, data sources, andthe ownership structures of the sample firms We then test the hypothesis developed in the previous section by - 14 - analyzing the relations between the corporate ... because they are not covered by the PACAP database The merging of the 1996 ownership data andthe 1991-1995 stock return and financial data requires us to assume that the ownership and control structures...
... Heinemann and Schüller (2002), Sander and Kleimeier (2004)) We then test the stability of the baseline linear ECM before and after the introduction of the euro and assess whether more general state-dependent ... households and time deposits) generally in ten countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal) We also estimate the model ... what the latter should be for the different retail markets that we cover.1 We then test the stability of the baseline linear ECM before and after the introduction of the euro and assess whether...
... where r and i stand, respectively, for the retail bank rate andthe MMR, and is the first difference operator The number of lags is chosen according to a general- to-specific approach, with the initial ... experience a fall in their profits In theory, the former will raise their consumption andthe latter will decrease their investment only if they are subject to a liquidity constraint or if their permanent ... in the pass-through In the panel regressions, the inflation rate is simply the annual average for each sub-period, while the volatility of the MMR is its standard deviation for each subperiod The...
... Heinemann and Schüller (2002), Sander and Kleimeier (2004)) We then test the stability of the baseline linear ECM before and after the introduction of the euro and assess whether more general state-dependent ... households and time deposits) generally in ten countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal) We also estimate the model ... what the latter should be for the different retail markets that we cover.1 We then test the stability of the baseline linear ECM before and after the introduction of the euro and assess whether...
... between the IRE and recognition motifs on the IRP [9] These residues are displayed in three dimensions relative to each other by the structural features of the stem andthe terminal loop Altering the ... necessarily its regulation The HCV IRES domains I-III have been well characterized in recent years, and much is known about the roles of these structures in the recruitment and assembly of the eukaryotic ... believed to be unstructured The authentic HCV initiation codon resides in the terminal loop of the RNA hairpin structure in the HCV IRES dIV This structure is unlikely to be tolerated in the RNA binding...
... board and two industry dummy variables In addition, the directions of the signs of all significant coefficients in the regression model are in agreement with the hypotheses On the other hand, the ... envelope The follow-up reminder emphasized the importance of the research, its practical focus and in addition, requested them to give the reason (s) by returning the bottom slip of the letter if they ... although the study found the expected relationship between corporate governance variables and disclosures, it is not certain whether the results were due to the hypothesized causality Therefore, the...
... cloned into pGEX-4T-2 The KIND domains of Spir-2 and PTPN13 were generated by RT-PCR and inserted into pEGFP-C1 and pGEX-4T-2 The N- and C-terminal regions of the v-KIND KIND2 andthe MAP2 CD were ... Discussion The present study revealed the structural and functional determinants of the protein–protein interaction between v-KIND and MAP2 (i.e the MAP2-binding core module in v-KIND andthe v-KIND-binding ... 477 and 482) and one Thr residue (amino acid 487) were well conserved in the KIND2 of v-KIND in all species analyzed, although not in the other KINDs To investigate the possible involvement of these...
... numbers over the diagrams indicate the position of the corresponding nucleotides relative to the translation start site, andthe numbers in parentheses below the diagram show the position of the corresponding ... in the left-hand panel; construct names are given at the left of the bar andthe locations of the inserted fragment are shown The circle represents the CCCC fi AGAG substitution at )11944 and ... represents the length of the product The scheme also shows the location of the reverse primer DN+89 used in another starting exon-specific PCR and quantitative real-time RT-PCR, the locations of the...
... containing the same MMTV-TK fusion used in other experiments, but cloned into a Bluescript vector The size of the injected DNA was smaller in these experiments, andthe resolution of the topoisomers ... MPE, require a longer exposure to TSA to develop and they require exposure to TSA during second-strand synthesis and chromatin assembly On the other hand, hormone activation results in an overall ... binding to the distal part of the MMTV-LTR and thereby direct the translational nucleosome positioning The acetylation status of histones H3 and H4 associated with different parts of the MMTV promoter...
... France MSY was the main investigator and analysed the data and wrote the first draft AI and CR contributed to the study design andthe analysis AM contributed to the analysis and wrote the final manuscript ... to assess the structures of the two instruments The intention was to ascertain which model fits the data better There are different suggestions in the literature about the number, type and cut-off ... understood (i.e that there were no right or wrong answers to the questions and that the participants should freely and honestly state what they think), andthe subjects were reassured that their responses...
... individual, hand-to-hand combat Grand strategy, on the other hand, remained the preserve of Tiw.11 In India, too, much the same phenomenon was apparent in the role of Indra, the chief of the Vedic ... the gods regarding the resort to war At the outset of the struggle, there was also a ceremony for the purification of the military equipment, with particular attention paid to the horses andthe ... negative, then the process was repeated, and a second mission sent This time, the Aztec ambassadors anointed the right arm and head of the other ruler, set a tuft of feathers on his head and gave...
... culture, the medium was refreshed, and then the medium changed every other day Cell passaging was performed when cell confluence reached 85% The purity and immunophenotype of MSCs and their potentials ... smooth and round, andthe articular cartilage was transparent and glossy (Figure 5A) After surgery, the shape of femoral head was not markedly changed andthe surface of femoral head was pale and ... head The normal femoral head was smooth and round, andthe articular cartilage was transparent and glossy (A) After freezing, the femoral head was pale in the absence of normal glossiness and...
... group-decision On the other hand, Ballmer has reduced a level of management to manage more easily and efficiently Microsoft structure is less flat therefore, the span of control is narrower andthe gap ... from another”.15 The big five is the classification system of traits to serve a model to appreciate and describe personality In other words, these traits in big five influence on behaviors and individual ... where the product managers andthe development teams are the champions, and that is a process that has allowed us to have many more products than any one else in the industry” In general, with the...
... into the northeast And then it hits It’s a sheer change; the Andrea Gail enters the Sable Island storm the way one might step into a room The wind is instantly forty knots and parting through the ... essay’s title: The Island at the End of the Earth.” Hmm In many seagoing cultures, the islands at the end of the world are where the dead and dying go And when I looked closely at the last three ... here, another there, a third and a fourth some other place; they grow, they become rivers, and they converge! The piece ends with something new and big, a veritable Mississippi At the other end...
... Monetary Policy Report andthe Update to the Monetary Policy Report Has increased the number of press conferences/releases and speeches, and reorganized its regional offices, with the objective of ... the Board of directors established a new senior decision making authority called the Governing Council • The Council is chaired by the governor and is composed of the senior deputy governor and ... Before the creation of the Bank, the federal government andthe early banks issued notes designed to circulate as currency • By 1945, however, the Bank had a monopoly over note issue in the country...
... together at the surface of the star Their derivation and interpretation will be discussed; in particular the Schwarzschild radius (for the sun ≈3 km) andits relation to the event horizon of the ... origin, the finiteness of the central pressure and density, the positivity of the central pressure and density, the positivity of the pressure and density, the monotonic decrease in pressure and density, ... equally distant from their centers, then the weight of either globe towards the other will be inversely as the square of the distance between the centers Isaac Newton (1687) The gravitational force...
... (3) where B2θ is the full width half maximum (rad), λ the wavelength of the X-ray, θ the angle between the incident and diffracted beams (degree) and d the particle size of the sample (nm) (in ... weights of all the atoms in the unit cell, V is volume of the unit cell and N is the Avogadro’s number Since each primitive unit cell of the spinel structure contains molecules, the X-ray density, ... according to the following relation and is shown in Table1 Dx = 8M (2) N A a Where, M is molecular weight of the particular ferrite, NA is the Avogadro’s number and a3 is the volume of the cubic...