... the saline of some ofthe samples to a final concentration of 1% in the agar-gels andthe incubation saline About 500 ml of crushed ice was added to some ofthe jars after the removal ofthe agar-gels ... and Exps 6, and (lungs) to increase the amount of tissue available for analysis Pieces of tissue obtained fromthe abattoir were blended together with the infected organs andthe whole mass of ... there have been no systematic attempts to optimize the method or to evaluate the impact ofthe factors that may influence the recovery Therefore, the aim ofthe present study was to optimize and...
... Terms of Transitivity, Mood and Theme…… 12- 28 2.3.1 The Transitivity Pattern ofthe Text……………… 28-29 2.3.2 The Mood Pattern ofthe Text……………… 29 2.3.3 The Thematic Pattern ofthe ... clauses and clause complex analysis; the transitivity pattern, the mood pattern, the theme-rheme pattern, the grammatical and lexical cohesion; to a summary ofthe context of situation ofthe text ... procedures and conventions used in the analysis are based on the framework of Halliday’s (1994) An Introduction to Functional Grammar The analysis ofthe text will proceed fromthe topic ofthe chosen...
... tool and an effective method to help me understand the story further in terms of both meaning and structure 1.2 Aims and Scope ofthe Study Within the framework of a minor thesis, the aim ofthe ... organization ofthe clause as message is represented though the thematic structure Relevant to the realization ofthe system of theme are two elements: Theme and Rheme Theme: The Theme servers as the ... in the context ofthe story The content ofthe text is well represented in the experiential component of meaning Fromthe point of view of transitivity, ofthe 179 clauses, 82 clauses are of...
... tool and an effective method to help me understand the story further in terms of both meaning and structure 1.2 Aims and Scope ofthe Study Within the framework of a minor thesis, the aim ofthe ... Terms of Transitivity, Mood and Theme…… 12- 28 2.3.1 The Transitivity Pattern ofthe Text……………… 28-29 2.3.2 The Mood Pattern ofthe Text……………… 29 2.3.3 The Thematic Pattern ofthe ... relevant to the topic ofthe thesis - Chapter III – The analysis ofthe short story “Witches’ Loaves”: focuses on the meaning and structure ofthe text - Chapter IV – The conclusion: summarizes the results...
... One in Americans thought CDs offered the best historic returns, and in answered bonds.95 Other findings of this 1994 study included the failure of many Americans to comprehend the power of compound ... contribution plans, the employees often decide among different investments and bear the entire risk and reward of their investment decisions The continuing growth of such plans requires that American workers ... products and professionals, and how to protect themselves in the marketplace A welleducated investor provides the best defense and offense—against securities fraud Americans also need to learn the...
... and engage your communit y Find out what people expect and want from your brand As an example, Steele said the Romney campaign posts behind -the- scenes campaign trail photos Show personalit y Have ... during the first debate, "Big Bird" began trending on Twitter Early on, the TV network bought a "sponsored tweet" that turned up high on the list when people clicked on "Big Bird." Build and engage ... With the Stars during the show Move people t o act ion Steele says, like the political campaigns, you can use Twitter to trigger transactions She described a study, albeit a disputed one, of how...
... State and included all ofthe largest metropolitan areas in the United States To obtain a sufficient number of black and Hispanic women for the NSFG fromthe NHIS sample, all Table A Outline ofthe ... new in the 1995 questionnaire households with black and Hispanic women in the 1993 NHIS were included in the NSFG Some ofthe ‘‘white and other’’ women fromthe NHIS were selected for the NSFG ... reported in the NSFG and live births registered on birth certificates in the years 1991–94 In each individual calendar year and for the sum ofthe years 1991–94, the NSFG estimate ofthe number of births...
... The CDC’s Office of Women’s Health + + The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation ofthe Administration for Children and Families (ACF) + The Children’s Bureau ofthe ACF + The Office of ... funded by the following programs and agencies ofthe U.S Departments of Health and Human Services: + The National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) + The Office of Population ... support from other components ofthe U.S Department of Health and Human Services These organizations, along with leading researchers from outside the government, helped to design the Cycle NSFG The...
... pair of intron 20–21 ofthe DAPK-1 gene, andthe 3¢-UTR extends through the middle of intron 20–21 (B) Comparison ofthe protein sequences of DAPK-1 and s-DAPK-1 The first 295 amino acids of s-DAPK-1 ... lane versus lane 1) This suggests that the depletion ofthe Myc tag only changes the size ofthe upper band, and that therefore the upper band represents the ‘full-length’ s-DAPK-1 Functional ... domain of DAPK-1 has been found to reduce intrinsic oligomerization ofthedeath domain, disrupt the binding of ERK, and thus prevent MEK ⁄ ERK-induced apoptosis [13] Thedeath domain of DAPK-1...
... containing the double of NrfA subunit in respect to the NrfH subunit Nevertheless, inside these huge aggregates there are species ofthe type a2b2 The present findings are in agreement with the reported ... correlations The determination ofthe 3D structure of D desulfuricans ATCC 27774 NrfA [17] enabled to ascertain the spatial characterization ofthe five hemes, namely their proximity andthe axial ... particularly regarding the assignment of spectroscopic and redox potentials ofthe NrfA hemes In addition, the first partial spectroscopic and redox characterization ofthe NrfH subunit is also...
... the Central, Southern and Northern Regions Slightly less than half ofthe Malawi population (47%) lives in the Southern region, while 41% and 12% live in the Central and Northern Regions ofthe ... (33% of females and 27% of males) and being afraid (32% of females and 16% of males) Approximately 70% ofthe respondents had heard about voluntary counseling and testing and while the majority of ... lost their father (14%) than had lost their mother (8% ofthe females and 7% ofthe males) Approximately 6% ofthe respondents reported that they had lost both biological parents Charts 3.1 and...
... in the TG structure The arrow indicates the Tyr27 residue The mean and SD ofthe val˚ ˚ ues are 0.25 A and 0.15 A, respectively (B) The backbone atoms of liganded and unliganded structures of ... typically increased the free R values by 0.1% Although the R and free R values ofthe four structures were in the range ofthe values ofthe published structures, those ofthe N and G structures ... aa) in the T and TG structures are aligned b Backbone atoms of Bacillus glutaminase are superimposed on those ofthe liganded enzyme c The value of Tyr27 is excluded fromthe calculation of the...
... oligomeric state ofthe EF-hand of STIM1 using size-exclusion chromatography and pulsed-field diffusion NMR We found that mutations on loop positions andofthe EF-hand from STIM1 decreased the binding ... Ca2+-binding ability ofthe grafted EF-hand of STIM1 (B) Modelled structure ofthe engineered protein with the grafted EF-hand Ca2+-binding motif (magenta) from STIM1 W32 and Y76 in the ˚ host protein ... Interestingly, the isolated EF-hand motif of STIM1 undergoes Ca2+-induced conformational changes and remains as a dimer in the absence and presence of Ca2+ Results and Discussion The isolated EF-hand motif...
... Resolution ofthe structure of NADP+-bound FeR revealed that the nicotinamide moiety of NADP+ faces the re-side ofthe isoalloxazine ring, and that the 2Â-P-AMP moiety is held in the groove between the ... Pro154, Ile156 and Pro161 ofthe other monomer Similarly, Gly175Ala181 forms an anti-parallel intermolecular b sheet with the b12 ofthe other monomer, and towards the C-terminus, the subsequent ... water oxygen atoms Two of these are close to the FMN binding site, andthe other is on the opposite surface ofthe protein An anomalous-difference map calculated fromthe native dataset showed...
... Evaluation then turns into aesthetics: to understand the logic of an expression on the basis of understanding the material that builds the expression We may think of an expression as the presentation of ... Hallnas and Redstrom ¨ ¨ and epistemology and ethics on the other Beauty and simplicity are often used as strong criteria for the correct path to deep theorems and good theories in areas such as mathematics ... choice of variables, andthe instantiations of these variables carry with them the specific material form If it is about designing a chair, we may think of variables like the legs, the arms, the...
... was, from what we could tell, one ofthe first studies conducted ofthe institutions themselves about how they use social media Our overarching goal of this research is to create knowledge and ... with the use of social media Another unit manages all of our social media activities, without any input from us Another unit manages all of our social media activities, with input from us We handle ... into their marketing and communication strategies, initiatives, and campaigns? What are their goals for social media? Which social media sites and tools are in use in the education sector and...
... Research at the Intersection ofthe Physical andLife Sciences Research at the Intersection ofthe Physical andLife Sciences Committee on Research at the Intersection ofthe Physical andLife Sciences ... by the Governing Board ofthe National Research Council, whose members are drawn fromthe councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of ... at the Intersection ofthe Physical andLife Sciences about the big objectives ofthe field and why it is worthy of attention from fellow scientists and programmatic focus by funding agencies The...
... experience in the light of what has been learned fromthe experience of others The project of health informatics – andthe subject of this book – is to build tools that maximise the benefits of abstracting ... differences about the nature of diseases, the efficacy and appropriateness of interventions andthe role of medical professionals They stem from variations within and between nations and cultures, ... role in the diagnosis of acute abdominal pain’4 Others came to the same conclusion Inevitably there was argument about the methodology ofthe trials, the interpretation ofthe results and so on...
... The Benefits and Costs ofthe Clean Air Act fron 1990 to 2020 and other sector-specific emissions models developed and used in various offices of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation These emissions ... reflects the ratio ofthe low benefits estimate to the central cost estimate, while the high ratio reflects the ratio ofthe high benefits estimate to the central costs estimate The Benefits and ... acknowledge and discuss these types of discrepancies and their impact on the outcome of our analysis in the document In addition, despite our efforts to comprehensively evaluate the costs and benefits of...
... disposed of in the landfill each year (annual waste acceptance rate); (2) the age ofthe landfill (or the total quantity of waste in-place); (3) the characteristics ofthe waste (i.e., composition and ... the waste, the fraction of DOC dissimilated, the fraction by volume of CH4 in the landfill gas, the decay rate ofthe waste, andthe years when the waste was disposed andthe emissions are calculated ... they reveal the location ofthe process pinch (the point of closest temperature approach), andthe minimum thermodynamic heating and cooling requirements These are called the energy targets The...