... amount of bending—known as refraction— is a function ofthe angle at which the light strikes the “in” side ofthe prism, the relative angle ofthe “exit” side and the refractive properties ofthe ... rays moves the focal plane forward away from the CCD The result? When the rays hit the CCD they no longer form a sharp image You’re outof focus The solution: change the position ofthe lens to ... the focal plane at the CCD (b) When the camcorder is closer to the object, the image is outof focus because the focal plane is now in front ofthe CCD (c) Increasing the lens distance from the...
... operation of each step ofthe pathway in order to optimize the method of manipulation The mechanisms of each step ofthe pathway have very specific functions and tend to be the more minute details The ... flexible nature ofthe C-terminus of Ku80 (3436), it is not present in the crystal structure of Ku (Figure 2) (37) and little is known about its interaction with the rest ofthe Ku molecule or ... interaction These forms of crosslinking are more specific for an interaction due to the lack ofthe linker region tethering together two molecules that are simply within range ofthe linker arm...
... are: 1) low frequency ofthe "at-risk" genotype, which would reduce the statistical power ofthe studies and 2) small size ofthe studies Ethnic differences in the roles ofthe polymorphism may ... regard to the Asp312Asn polymorphism, mostofthe reported data indicate a higher level of DNA adducts in subjects with the Asn allele The interpretation of this finding is a lower DRC for the Asn ... efficiency The nearby proximal nucleotides to the AUG initiation codon are important for the initiation of translation because the 40S ribosomal subunit binds initially at the 5'-end ofthe mRNA [61] The...
... lighting of 15 watts The distance from the fluorescent lamp to the top ofthe giant reeds was about 0.2 m at the start ofthe experiment The temperature in the experimental room was kept at about ... avoid the adsorption loss of phosphorus and other changes that occur in soil The experimental equipment was placed on the rooftop terrace ofthe Institute of Industrial Science, the University of ... on the outside ofthe plant body, R is the transporter ofthe inorganic phosphorus, PiR is the phosphorus – transporter complex, and Piin is the inorganic phosphorus ion concentration inside the...
... added together In fact, the English realists had a thorough view ofthemost burning social problems of their time They looked at life through the eyes ofthe common people and ofthe talented ... weaknesses On the one hand, the realists gave the satirical description, the strong denouncement to the ruling classes and the profound sympathy for the common people On the other hand, the realists ... universal His most prominent theme is about child-labor and the pitiful plight ofthe orphans Another popular theme is about the power of money, the abusive way that money can be used, the destructive...
... throughout the life ofthe network Although there are capital expense implications in addressing mostof these issues, they must be weighed against the potential operational savings in the future ... junction in the physical network Figure shows two high-pair-count cables feeding back toward the CO The cables are routed through the same physical duct routes or duct nests The MFCC is themost convenient ... particular part ofthe network For example, getting access in a water-filled manhole would require the additional cost of rolling out a tanker truck to pump the water out to gain access to the splice...
... complex at the position ofthe histochemical stain in the left panel Antisera against the SDHC subunit of complex II and against the Rieske protein of complex III revealed the presence of these complexes ... and the effect ofthe absence of intact complex I, but the results are too preliminary in this regard Heterologous expression ofthe ESSS-HA subunit The localization ofthe ESSS subunit in the ... revealed the existence of two additional subunits (bringing the total to 46), and one of these, the ESSS protein, is also encoded by an X-linked gene in humans and mouse [36] Mostof these subunits...
... Nonetheless, the fast response ofthe cells to LPS argues in favor of a post-translational/allosterical activation ofthe (2–5)A synthetase The effect of LPS on the steady-state level ofthe ... course ofthe induction showed similarity to the effect we had seen in the case of S domuncula The increment ofthe products was highest on the third hour of incubation (1 lgÆmL)1 LPS) Themost drastic ... posttranslational/allosteric activation ofthe enzyme resulting in the formation ofthe p3An products and a second, that increases the steady-state level ofthe transcripts ofthe corresponding (2–5)A synthetase gene In...
... immediate was the refusal ofthe slogans ofthe Marxist left, such as the ideas ofthe "general strike" or "refusal of work," both of which were never inclusive of house-workers Over time, the realization ... responsibility for the reproduction of their families They are the ones who make sure children have food, often going themselves without, and the elderly or the sick are cared for Thus, when hundreds of thousands ... averaging a life expectancy of 20 years of age, dying in its youth of overwork (6) Only at the end ofthe 19th century did the capitalist class began to invest in the reproduction of labor, in conjunction...
... the first half ofthe year, down from net inflows of EUR 142 billion for the same period in 2010 This reduction reflects the change in investor confidence from a high level at the beginning of ... inflows of EUR 23 billion during the quarter Overall, net inflows into UCITS amounted to EUR 48 billion during the first half of 2011, slightly behind the EUR 55 billion recorded in the first half of ... (Second Quarter of 2011) Trends in the European Investment Fund Industry Net Assets by Country of Domiciliation The combined assets ofthe investment fund market in Europe, i.e the market for...
... UCITS, this segment ofthe business accounted for almost 71 percent ofthe fund market at end June 2012, with the remaining 29 percent composed of non-UCITS Table Net Assets ofthe European Investm ... from significant net outflows from equity funds Ofthe other large domiciles, the UK attracted net inflows of EUR 800 million, whilst France and Germany registered net outflows of EUR billion and ... billion in net outflows in the second quarter Money market funds registered net outflows of EUR billion, compared to net inflows of EUR 22 billion in the first quarter On the other hand, bond...
... establish the importance of GSK3 in the acute regulation of glucose transport in terms of its regulatory control of GS in muscle and fat cells we have investigated the effects of Li and the anilinomaleimide, ... 1B shows that whilst preadipocytes express both GSK3 isoforms, the abundance ofthe b isoform declines by 85%, whereas that ofthe a isoform is virtually undetectable in differentiated adipocytes ... odds with the study of Orena et al [21] in which the authors reported the presence of significant GSK3 activity The reasons for this discrepancy are unclear, but the assay protocol used in the present...
... to the academic tradition The validity of knowledge was only one of his new puzzles; the value of knowing, the purpose of science, of political life, practical arts, and finally ofthe course of ... please"? The love of magic, the high development of ritual, the seriousness of art, and the characteristic activity of dreams, are rather large factors to leave outof account in constructing a theory ... "What is the world made of? " For centuries men turned their eyes upon the changes of matter, the problem of growth and decay, the laws of transformation in nature When the possibilities of that...
... in the USGS’s NAWQA Program primarily because ofthe previously reported occurrence of some of these compounds in many ofthe Nation’s water supplies.(3, 7, 8, 9, 10) The overall intent ofthe ... hydrocarbons The detection frequencies ofmost VOCs were dependent on the dissolved-oxygen conditions of ground water and the type of VOC The ratios ofthe detection frequencies of 10 frequently ... conditions, the slower transport of recharge 24 The concentration of dissolved oxygen was themost common explanatory factor associated with the occurrence of many VOCs The detection frequencies of...
... suppress the synthesis of PGL-tb in the mutant strain To examine whether the absence of PGL-tb in the cell envelope ofthe PMM66:pPET1 mutant solely relied on a polar effect on the expression of Rv2949c ... Schematic representation ofthe roles ofthe FadD proteins encoded by the DIM + PGL locus in the biosynthesis of DIMs and related compounds in Mycobacterium tuberculosis The role ofthe activation enzymes ... loaded onto PpsA for the formation ofthe phthiocerol chain but is not required for the production of PGL in M bovis BCG The conservation ofthe DIM and PGL biosynthetic pathways in the various DIM-producing...
... existed during the period ofthe artefacts creation For example, the characterisation ofthe materials of a ceramic artefact, or the analysis ofthe composition of alloys of metallic The Modern Museum ... measurement ofthe widening ofthe distribution ofthe reflected light flux, as the illumination angle varies; the characterisation of glazed layers Study ofthe correlation between optical models of ... materials For example: what are the origins ofthe yellow, red and black pigments of parietal paintings ofthe Magdalenian era in the caves ofthe Pyrenees? How were synthetic Egyptian blue and green...
... ofthe lesion (n=1) Mainly because of poor pulmonary function and the advanced stage ofthe tumor, only ten patients (19.6%) underwent curative surgery Of these, five (50%) had scar cancer, the ... radiographs If they determined by consensus that a lesion had been missed at earlier chest radiography, prior to the diagnosis of lung cancer, the duration ofthe delay was calculated The causes of this ... in the diagnosis of lung cancer is months (6), though in this patient group, the early detection of cancer is clearly important The aim of this study is to describe the radiologic findings of...
... in the degradation of nicastrin T Maeda et al NCT is one ofthe essential cofactors ofthe c-secretase complex We therefore investigated the effect ofthe Synoviolin-mediated degradation of NCT ... trafficking of NCT within the Golgi compartment, because the maturation ofthe sugar modification ofthe protein occurs within the Golgi compartment Recently, there has been an expansion ofthe recognized ... shown that the expression of Synoviolin enhances Ab generation Further study ofthe mechanism underlying the enhancement of Ab generation by Synoviolin will clarify the interaction between the ubiqutination...
... ER retention (Fig 4A) The PGEL tetrapeptide is accessible at the surface ofthe pFGE molecule The PGEL C-terminus of pFGE is located on the surface ofthe molecule as part of an eight amino acid ... retention of human pFGE as a representative ofthemost common PGEL-containing pFGEs found in 21 different species Notably, the first two positions ofthe PGEL not match with any ofthe deposited ... during pulse labeling After h of chase, only 25% of truncated pFGE were retained within the cells (Fig 4B) On the contrary, very little ofthe wild-type and the KDEL 1122 The canonical KDEL signal...
... for these jobs is limited On the one hand, not enough account is made ofthe importance of these jobs, and on the other there is a lack of sensitivity about the range of skills needed in these ... absorbed into the New Deal One ofthe main tasks ofthe Wise Group is to reskill the unemployed to meet the needs ofthe labour market Essentially there are four types of unemployment There is frictional ... appreciation ofthe importance of aesthetics, along with basic skills The outline for the aesthetic labour training programme was developed in a series of meetings between members ofthe research...