the native home of hope

... Although there could be trade-offs between achieving the 2015 target of the MDG, and the 2010 target of reducing the rate of biodiversity loss resolved by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention ... Overview of the agreement strategies of different NGOs Characteristics of the case study villages Characteristics of the sample households Knowledge of respondents on community agreements (% of respondents) ... 100,000 people But the fact is that despite all these activities the rate of loss of biodiversity seems to be intensifying rather than receding, and the pace and magnitude of the international...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 17:20

... regulates the formation of transport complexes GTP hydrolysis by Ran in the cytoplasm drives dissociation of the export cargo from the export complex, whereas RanGTP promotes disassembly of the import ... represent the SEM analyzed As shown in Fig 2A, the protein level of Nup358, a component of the cytoplasmic filaments of the NPC, gradually increased as muscle cell differentiation proceeded All other ... architecture of the NPC is evolutionarily conserved in all eukaryotes and consists of filaments on the cytoplasmic surface and spoke rings and a basketlike structure on the nuclear side of the envelope...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... miRNAs or the corresponding antagomirs Inhibition of the miR-30 family was achieved with the transfection of a combination of three oligonucleotides that can target and inhibit activity of the whole ... (FABP) These genes showed consistent profiles after inactivation of the miR-30 family and over-expression of miR-30a (Figure 4c) miR-30 miRNAs stimulate adipogenesis via inhibition of the osteogenesis ... and miR-30d and their putative binding sites in the 3’ UTR of RUNX2 The representation is limited to the region around the miR-30a and miR-30d complementary sites In bold is the ‘seed’ region...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 23:20

... finding of this project Executive Summary The proposed activities for the first months of the project have been successfully achieved The following are the summarised results against each of the ... 300,700 of cashew, accounting for 86% of the total cashew in Vietnam will be targeted Progress to Date The following is the project progress against each of the proposed activities (in bold) of the ... total of 175 photos have been obtained for the preparation of cashew IPM posters; 113 of insect pests, 47 of natural enemies, of diseases and 10 of orchard management A detailed selection of these...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... clarify the mechanisms and functions of MNB ⁄ DYRK1A signalling in the developing brain The diverse functions of MNB ⁄ DYRK1A in neuronal development The initial evidence for the involvement of MNB ... mediated by the phosphorylation of p53, which led to the induction of p21CIP1 There are also indications that MNB ⁄ DYRK1A is involved in the mitosis of non-neural cell lines [28] These data establish ... for the involvement of MNB ⁄ DYRK1A overexpression in the neuronal deficit of DS A schematic representation of the pattern of progenitor division and neuronal generation in a normal brain, and the...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... similar to those of the native peptide [24] The role of aromatic interactions Taken together, the results of these peptide studies indicate that very simple motifs contain all the molecular information ... isoleucine [18] The overall results of these studies pinpoint the central role of aromatic amino acids in the fibril formation process A hint for the role of aromatic residues in the formation of amyloid ... information required for the molecular recognition and self-assembly mediating the formation of amyloid fibrils The small size of the peptides has reduced the complexity of the amyloid formation...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 11:20

... the enzymes from the direction of two b barrels, whereas lysyl substrates might approach the enzymes from the direction of the active site [2] Although the relative positions of residues in the ... not recognized by the enzyme [19] Therefore, it appears likely that the secondary and ⁄ or tertiary structure of the protein, rather than the location of the glutamine within the primary structure ... the specific functions of a TG isoform, and about the physiological consequences of TG-catalysed post-translational modification of the protein substrate It entails use of cell-penetrating synthetic...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 15:20

... needed for the course of communication skills, and (iv) The effect of pesticides on human health and the environment should be given in the course of The use of pesticides in IPM program’ The 2nd ... by the orchard owner with his current farming practices including insecticide sprays The other was managed by the IPM program The two TOTs of 1st year have been completed, the two TOT of the ... managed by the orchard owner with their usual methods and the other plot by the project experimentalists using the IPM program Identification of ants in the IPM plots Due to regular use of insecticides,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 05:20

... program Executive Summary The proposed activities for the second months of the project have been achieved The following are the achievements against each of the activities The first year TOT training ... total of 12 courses were delivered in the TOT training, and they include the following aspects: the main cashew insect pests and their control, the main cashew diseases and their management, the ... transplantation of the ants into cashew orchards, and management and maintenance of the weaver ant colonies Under the supervision of Dr Peng, they have also gained extensive experience with the assessment of...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... weaver ants, and 50% of them regarded the ants as beneficial Based on these data, extensive and intensive training about the biology of the ant is crucial for this project All the data obtained ... regard to the knowledge about natural enemies of cashew insect pests, of the 200 farmers who addressed this issue, 92 (46%) had no knowledge of the natural enemies Although 108 (54%) of the farmers ... 1,109,184 As costs of labour and equipment for application of pesticides and fertilizers greatly differed among the farmers, the analyses of these categories could not be done Effect of pesticides...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... by the first year TOT graduates, Complete the draft of the cashew IPM curriculum, and Complete the draft of the cashew IPM posters Conclusion The proposed activities for the third months of the ... trees without the ants will be managed by the farmer as they normally c The farmer will be responsible for the maintenance of these trees during the period of the FFS Part Frequency of farmer field ... Lan and Mr Binh The aims of the courses were: (1) to enhance the trainees’ knowledge about the insect role in cashew orchards, (2) to make them aware of the existence and the role of natural enemies...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... two antenna of the weaver ant were cut off, resulting in the death of the ant Ghost ants did not eat or take the dead weaver ant back to their nest, but they let it drop down on the orchard floor ... numbers of weaver ants (the ant abundance was > 35%), and these were much less damaged by these pests When comparing the 20 trees in the IPM plot with the 70 trees in the farmer’s plot, there was ... all the 46 trees were inspected, and for each tree, we recorded the dominant ant species on the tree, the total numbers of flushing foliar and/or floral terminals on the tree and the number of...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... examination at the end of each TOT training was held, and all the TOT trainees successfully passed their examinations In an assessment of the competence of 56 TOTs as trainers of another 56 TOTs, the results ... on, they will protect the ants in their orchards, (2) The majority of them are planning to use weaver ants in part of their orchards in this coming season to have a further test and to further ... before the FFS training, but after the training, they know most of the major pests in their orchards, and (5) The majority of farmers did not know natural enemies before the FFS training, but now they...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... Au$3200 from the CARD Office to print 3000 copies of the ICI photo book and 500 copies of the ICI manual book 11 Tables and Figures Table The number of the second-year FFSs and the number of cashew ... trainers in the FFS training The English version of the photo book has been accepted by the CARD Office, and the Vietnamese version of the book was submitted in April 2009 A total of 113 TOT trainers ... part of the TOT training, for problem solving in the demonstration orchards, for the field data analyses, and for the development of the ICI manual and the ICI photo book Since the start of this...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... to know whether the subunits of the THO complex have different roles in the differentiation of distinct cell types And it would certainly be important to understand how the role of the THO complex ... the involvement of THO in mRNA 3’ end processing, whether or not direct, and by the identification in yeast THO mutants of a larger nuclear macromolecular structure containing components of the ... cells with long-term reconstituting potential The transfer of normal bone marrow cells rescued 70% of the mice from death The data [2] support the hypothesis that THOC5 is critical in bone marrow...

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 19:21

... to the host’s inflammatory response Many questions regarding the use of steroids in the treatment of SARS remain unanswered, including the efficacy of this treatment, the appropriate timing of ... for the treatment of ARDS and larger trials are in progress The appropriate timing of steroid therapy needs to be clarified Steroids have been advocated for the late immunemediated phase of the ... by the administration of very high doses of corticosteroid [9] Finally, in other viral pneumonias corticosteroids may be of benefit In a rat model of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonitis the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... of equal size: Q1 included the part of the population with least (0) absence (35% of the population), Q2 included 17% of the population, Q3 23%, and Q4 consisted of the 25% with most absence (see ... Central Population Register of Denmark of 9653 people aged 18-59 Of these, 8664 participated in the survey (response rate 90%) Of these, 5940 were employees, meaning they had been employed for ... than the working population in general This will reduce exposure contrast and reduce the generalizability of the results, and the findings may therefore not apply to the general population The...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 10:03

... Senior Lecturer of Anesthesia and Director of the Obstetric Anesthesia Unit at Shaarei Zedek Medical Center He is the current Chair of the Israel Association of Obstetric Anesthesia His main ... experience of personnel Accordingly, the OAAI is not a measure of the total activity of the obstetric anesthesia services Based on these limitations, it is important to appreciate that although the ... numbers of deliveries, epidurals, and cesareans annually, together with the anesthesia workforce allocated for the provision of obstetric anesthesia services The OAAI was calculated based on the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 15:20

... PaO2 of 67.5 mm Hg; PaCO2 of 37.1 mm Hg His hospital stay was 111 days DISCUSSION Identification of the primary cause of respiratory distress is vital for the initiation of appropriate therapy ... another30 10 11 12 13 CONCLUSION 14 Identification of the primary cause of respiratory distress is vital for the initiation of appropriate therapy Active pulmonary TB is a rare primary cause of ... as adjunctive therapy in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis Report of 12 cases and review of the literature Chest 1995; 107: 1621–30 Wallis RS Reconsidering adjuvant immunotherapy for tuberculosis...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... rather, involved in the nonapoptotic functions of FADD, such as regulation of cell cycle progression [21,22] Another signaling event potentially involved in the translocation of FADD from the ... relocalization to the cytoplasm is not persistent under these conditions Whether, in the absence of caspase-8 activation, FADD shuttles back to the nucleus or is degraded in the cytoplasm remains ... interact with each other under these conditions (Fig 5F) These data indicate that nuclear– cytoplasmic shuttling of FADD is independent of caspase-8 activity Further recruitment of FADD to CD95-containing...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 02:20