... Extensive 32 CD andNMR experiments were performed to characterize the role of His21 in the pH -induced unfoldingof CHABII Thermal unfoldings of CHABII and [Phe21]-CHABII were monitored by CD to investigate ... all theNMRand force field data The quality ofthe ensemble of protein structures can be evaluated by the number andthe size of constraint violations, the total potential energy as well as the ... considered to destabilize theproteins Due tothe increased degrees of freedom available totheproteins in the unfolded state in comparison with the native state, the entropic effect favors the unfolded...
... that the people of South America did not introduce sweet potatoes tothe islands ofthe Pacific, the possibility remains that Polynesians voyaged tothe coast of South America and brought back the ... lineages to be placed sister tothe wild progenitor populations Evolutionary History ofthe Domesticated Sunflower 37 from which they were derived, and this is not the case On the other hand, given the ... tried to introduce the reader tothe subject of crop plant research and identify some ofthe challenges and pitfalls that the authors of Darwin’s Harvest faced during their research Beginnings of...
... belonging tothe family of glutathione reductase [8], of which FprA is a member The FprA monomer consists of two domains: the FAD-binding domain (residues 2–108 and 324–456) consisting ofthe N- and ... ofthe structural and functional changes associated with the GdmCl- and urea -induced unfoldingof FprA Various optical spectroscopic techniques such as fluorescence and CD were used to study the ... changes in the tertiary and secondary structure ofthe protein during denaturant -induced unfoldingThe changes in the molecular dimension ofthe protein were studied by size exclusion chromatography...
... measuring the height ofthe bubbles, characteristic ofthe catalase reaction, in the tube If the height ofthe bubbles is > 45 mm, the reaction is considered high and if the height ofthe bubbles ... reacted with the genus specific probes for a sensitivity of 100% and 61 ofthe 238 strains were identified tothe species level The other 177 strains were outside ofthe detection range ofthe LiPa ... adjusted to a 1.0 McFarland and diluted to 10-2 and 10-4; mL of each dilution is then added to each quadrant of separate plate and incubated for up to three weeks at 37 ± 1ºC in an atmosphere of to...
... feminist theory to seek answers to their questions In this chapter, I first outline some oftheapproachesto feminist theory and some ofthe debates between them the debates dating back tothe 1960s ... ferment in the field of international relations (IR), and new issues have stimulated new ways of understanding them The end oftheCold War andthe consequent decline in the predominance of military-security ... tends to be between realists and liberals.61 With the decline of Marxist approaches, which began in the 1980s and is attributable, in part, tothe triumph of liberal capitalism andthe demise of the...
... the necessary amount of Ca2+ to charge up the ER and sensitize the RyR [52] Another way of internal store reloading is achieved by the various isoforms ofthe transient receptor potential (TRP) ... that the direction of extension of rod part of HMM (myosin subfragment 2) from the filaments is reversed across their central region 6.3 Application of ATP tothe specimen To apply ATP tothe ... representing the position ofthe particle, were also taken to represent the position ofthe myosin head The position ofthe myosin head, determined by the above method, was compared between the two...
... conditions, these photoreceptors contribute tothe initiation of flowering through the stabilisation ofthe CO protein [37] Ofthe principal photoreceptors, only three, TaCRY2, TaPHYA and TaPHYC, ... 9:55 They form part of a feedback mechanism, each directly affecting the expression ofthe other: AtLhy.p is a repressor of AtTOC1, and AtToc1.p is required for the expression of AtLHY [8] The ... shown) The similarity between the profiles of TaVRN1 and TaAGL10 suggests that they might respond tothe same cues Further work will need to be carried out to determine the downstream interaction of...
... networks andthe condition ofthe accuracy ofthe approximation is given 1.3 Objectives and Scope ofthe Thesis This thesis attempts to improve and characterize several issues of MPC control law: the ... systems, two approaches are proposed under the time optimal control (TOC) and MPC frameworks Both approaches require the proper handling ofthe piecewise nature of PWL systems andthe effect of disturbances ... be computed off-line, the on-line work at time t is simplified tothe identification ofthe polytope CR j which x(t) belongs toand then the computation of c∗ (t) from (3.21) Note that the on-line...
... quantification of negative and positive-strand DWV RNA in tissues of symptomatic and TaqMan Real-Time qRT-PCR for quantification of negative and positive-strand DWV RNA in tissues of symptomatic and asymptomatic ... ranging from 103 pg to fg andthe corresponding CT values within the concentration range The detection limit of positive and negative-strand DWV RNAs were the same The lowest limit of detection with ... of honey bee viruses proceeds via the production of a negative-strand intermediate and its presence is indicative of active viral replication Therefore, the detection of negative-strand RNA of...
... continue to develop and new theories to explain the international purchase and sale of products Let’s now examine one of these, the theory of factor proportions 1.1.2.3 Factor proportions theory In the ... agricultural and industrial goods And then they came to form a Community of European Energy Atomic (CEEA) as to control the use of energy and study of atomic in cooperation From the date of January ... abundance) tothe US It can then use the proceeds from sales to buy Pima cotton from the US Thus, people in Finland get cotton they would otherwise not have Although the US has vast forests, the wood-based...
... for names: I went to visit my Uncle Ted and Aunt Margaret Grandma and Grandpa live with Dad and Mom now I went with my mom and dad to visit my aunt and uncle Notice the role ofthe modifying pronoun ... names of seasons Next fall, before the winter storms begin, we’re heading south A CAPITAL IDEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters Capitalize the names of historical events The Battle ofthe ... chairman ofthe board of directors in 1995, has since retired A CAPITAL IDEA! The Uses and Rules of Capital Letters You can capitalize the names of political entities in in-house publications to avoid...
... dependent on the geometrical arrangement ofthe chopping circuit involved and on the impedance ofthe chopping circuit andofthe test object, all of which determine both the rate of collapse andthe ... however, the software ofthe system offers the possibility to examine the wave over the entire sampling time, or part ofthe wave as all information is stored in the computer memory The software ... needed to determine the optimum range ofthe voltage and/ or the offset for each channel Special attention should be given tothe effect of magnetic saturation ofthe core andthe possibility of clipping...
... for the professions but also for the arts and sciences and all aspects ofthe honors thesis Comparative and descriptive studies of T/D topics exist However, the theoretical articles andthe data-based ... decided to write about the “how to aspects of thesis and dissertation study andto emphasize the intellectual effort required of both students and professors This book is designed to inform and ... many ofthe academic or professional disciplines shows a need for additional scholarly inquiry into the natural history andthe characteristics ofthe thesis and dissertation THE EMERGENCE OF RESEARCH...
... that the United States needs to move its students “from the middle tothe top ofthe pack in science and math over the next decade.” He also asked the STEM community to use “love and knowledge of ... firms, and government agencies in the United States They have contributed immensely to economic growth, to technological progress, to our understanding of ourselves andthe universe, andtothe ... recognizes, rewards, and engages the best STEM teachers and elevates the status ofthe profession It should recognize the top percent of all STEM teachers in the Nation, and Corps members should...
... and understood helped to elevate the role ofthe director in the public’s eye and, at the same time, opened our eyes tothe work of dozens of older Hollywood directors who might have otherwise ... to theater After taking some drama classes and touring Spain with a theater troupe, he was hired by the National Theatre of Spain, where he attracted the attention of famed Spanish film director ... helmed by Pete Docter, the former supervising animator of Toy Story Its story ofthe creatures of Monstropolis who come to steal the nightmares of little children proved to be more delightful...
... GST-N and GST-C34, an hCaM band is only seen in the presence of Ca2+ (lanes 5, and 9, 10) In the absence of Ca2+ (lanes 3, and 7, 8) and for the GST control (lanes and 2) there was no retention of ... then results in opening of these channels [9,10] The mechanism of CaM-mediated closure of hEAG1 channels is far from understood mainly because ofthe lack of structural information on the cytosolic ... binding to hEAG1 channels U Ziechner et al R681NÆK682N with respect tothe effect of CaM in lm Ca2+ using the same batch of oocytes andthe same batch of CaM is shown The voltage dependence of channel...
... from the parser to map parser constituents tothe 5Ws First the Who, When, Where and Why were extracted, and then the remaining pieces ofthe sentence were returned as the What The goal was to ... list of predefined errors Annotators were asked to use their best judgment to “assign blame” tothe 5W system, the MT, or both There were six types of system errors and four types of MT errors, and ... Who and What answers, we decided to mark the When, Where and Why answers Incorrect by default We added clarifications tothe guidelines and discussed areas of confusion, and then the annotators...
... modification ofthe a-1,6 arm ofthe mannose residues was essential to allow formation ofthe 145 kDa form of GC-C and ligand responsiveness Western blot analysis of cells cultured in the presence of swainsonine ... to undergo ligand-mediated internalization with a t1/2 of in HEK293 cells [3] Forty to fifty per cent ofthe internalized receptor is recycled back tothe surface andthe rest is directed tothe ... ligand treatment, indicating that only the ligandresponsive form ofthe receptor is perhaps routed tothe lysosomal compartment for degradation The continued presence on the surface of cells of...
... A good knowledge ofthe relevant standards andthe special characteristics ofthe market for the application must be taken into account in addition tothe approved products themselves Approvals ... approvals require the modification ofthe permissible technical data ofthe approved products • At present, application restrictions apply tothe approved products • The flexibility ofthe manufacturer ... approved test bodies are often required and some approvals require the regular production monitoring by the approval authority • Approvals often require mandatory marking on the approved products...