... amongst other things, the continuous creation of matter to keep the density ofthe expanding Universe constant The steady-state universe was abandoned in the 1960s because ofthe properties ofthe ... provide an estimate of H0 , together with a strong confirmation ofthe validity ofthe Hubble law and, therefore, ofthe Cosmological Principle Another test of this principle is the so-called Hubble ... also by the first stirrings of technological development In the era ofthe Industrial Revolution, man’s perception ofthe natural world was framed in terms of heat engines and thermodynamics, and...
... The spin axes ofthe Sun andthe planets 7.4.1 Spin axes andthe Solar Nebula Theory 7.4.2 Spin axes andthe Modern Laplacian Theory 7.4.3 Spin axes andthe Accretion Theory 7.4.4 Spin axes and ... complete picture oftheoriginandevolutionofthe solar system is the Capture Theory developed by the author and colleagues since the early 1960s This explains the basic structure ofthe solar system ... between the ascending node andthe rst point of Aires The second angle is the argument ofthe perihelion, , which is the angle between the ascending node andthe perihelion in the direction of the...
... amongst other things, the continuous creation of matter to keep the density ofthe expanding Universe constant The steady-state universe was abandoned in the 1960s because ofthe properties ofthe ... provide an estimate of H0 , together with a strong confirmation ofthe validity ofthe Hubble law and, therefore, ofthe Cosmological Principle Another test of this principle is the so-called Hubble ... also by the first stirrings of technological development In the era ofthe Industrial Revolution, man’s perception ofthe natural world was framed in terms of heat engines and thermodynamics, and...
... genomics Evolutionof lactation Lactation appears to be an ancient reproductive feature that pre-dates theoriginof mammals A cogent theory for theevolutionofthe mammary gland and lactation has ... for the immediate and long-term needs ofthe offspring These needs can be highly species-specific There are also behavioral and ‘psychological’ aspects of suckling and nurturing between mother ... during later stages of lactation Theevolutionof placenta-based reproduction displaced the function of milk as a source of water and nutrients for the egg, leading to secretion of a complex milk...
... THE ORIGINS ANDEVOLUTIONOFTHE BRA KRISTINA WOO KYUNG SHIN PhD 2009 THE ORIGINS ANDEVOLUTIONOFTHE BRA Kristina Woo Kyung Shin, M.A A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment ofthe requirements ... Introduction…………………………………………………………….……279 10.2 Origins ofthe Species ………………………………………………………280 10.3 TheEvolutionof Underwear andthe Birth ofthe Bra………………… 281 10.4 The Modern History ofthe Bra from the 1960s…………………… ... 1910: The Era ofthe Corset andthe Bust-Bodice 100 4.2.1 The Corset as the Predecessor ofthe Modern Bra…………… … 100 4.2.2 The ‘Bust Bodice’ as the Predecessor ofthe Modern Bra...
... The spin axes ofthe Sun andthe planets 7.4.1 Spin axes andthe Solar Nebula Theory 7.4.2 Spin axes andthe Modern Laplacian Theory 7.4.3 Spin axes andthe Accretion Theory 7.4.4 Spin axes and ... complete picture oftheoriginandevolutionofthe solar system is the Capture Theory developed by the author and colleagues since the early 1960s This explains the basic structure ofthe solar system ... between the ascending node andthe rst point of Aires The second angle is the argument ofthe perihelion, , which is the angle between the ascending node andthe perihelion in the direction of the...
... understanding ofthe mechanisms ofevolutionand biological functions ofthe S100 gene family MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Sequences and positions on the chromosomes or assembly scaffolds A search in the ... chromosome and at the end ofthe corresponding chromosomes in the other species (Fig 1) Also, in the opossum, the positions of S100A9 and S10012 are reversed comparatively to those in the other species ... Differences in the arrangement ofthe S100A genes were observed between the opossum andthe other species examined, i.e SG1 (S100A10 and 11) together with S100A1 is located at the end of opossum...
... demonstrates the association of reduced oxygen delivery in the development of hyperlactataemia during CPB and illustrates the association ofthe latter with greater morbidity during the postoperative ... oxygen delivery and anaerobic mechanisms are predominating Conclusion The study by Ranucci and colleagues [1] highlights the complexity involved in interpreting the significance of raised serum ... Critical Care Vol 11 No Handy stress-induced ‘type B’ hyperlactataemia Another marker that can separate the anaerobic and aerobic aetiologies of raised lactate is the lactate:pyruvate ratio...
... different aims The study ofthe first stage emphasized the inductive derivation of a theoretical model, while in the second stage, the study emphasized the improvement and validation ofthe emergent ... modification ofthe structure ofthe model andthe abstraction of theoretical constructs from empirical data However, the model, existing theories and data did not always corroborate each other When ... (including the CEO) ofthe project team Except for the information on the recent developments ofthe project, most data collected was a triangulation ofthe emergent information during interviews of the...
... December 1953, the date ofthe enactment ofthe Ordinance.”9 With these rushed amendments passed, the CPF came into implementation on the July 1955, andthe state had a foot in the door for the social ... instead of trying to amend it, was just playing into the hands ofthe employers, I think they soon realized the error of their ways.” (Lim Yew Hock6) It is not a far stretch of imagination to hypothesize ... meet the basic human needs ofthe workers and their families The bitter struggle for existence will become harder for the majority of workers if they are forced to contribute percent of their...
... involving the uptake of an α-proteobacterium by an archaeal cell led to the generation ofthe mitochondria This was followed by theevolutionofthe nucleus andthe compartmentalization ofthe eukaryotic ... systems of eukaryotic cells Mixed origins ofthe key functional systems of eukaryotes Some ofthe most compelling indications on the course ofevolutionandthe nature of ancestral forms come from ... in Figure The main issue revolves around the role of endosymbiosis [2,3,103,104]: was it the cause ofthe entire chain of events that led to the emergence of LECA (the stem phase of evolution) ,...
... compares the studied network with randomized versions of it with the same size and degree distribution The so-called Z-score quantifies the difference between the studied network and an ensemble of randomized ... functions, and topological features retain functionality and phylogeny However, the nature ofthe connections between these factors needs to be understood at the level ofthe protein domain The global ... constrain derived from theevolutionof this family Evolution based on domain reusing might explain the abundance of certain protein domains and is a way of easily increasing the number of TFs, as appears...
... SDS/PAGE and in 2D PAGE (Figs and 2; Table 1) The N-terminal amino acid sequences (see above) allow the assignment ofthe HcA clone to the major sequence ofthe upper hemocyanin band in the SDS/PAGE ... regions andthe entire 3¢ untranslated regions The standard polyadenylation signals (AATAAA) andthe poly(A)-tails of different lengths are present in each clone The open reading frames ofthe five ... comparison ofthe patterns ofthe SDS, native and 2D electrophoresis, we assign HcA and HcB to the a and b polypeptides (that could not be separated in [14]), respectively, HcC to the c subunit, and...
... is the first demonstration ofthe presence of RFamide peptides in the brain of any species of agnathans On the basis ofthe results of phylogenetic analysis and amino acid sequence comparison, the ... regulation of locomotor activity In mammals, in situ hybridization reveals that the nucleus ofthe solitary tract and dorsal horn ofthe spinal cord express the highest levels ofthe mRNA of NPFF, ... line of vertebrate evolution 450 million years ago, and they therefore serve as a key animal in understanding the evolutionary history of PQRFamide and LPXRFamide peptides Here, we show that the...
... genes On the other hand, the lack of growth ofthe wildtype strain on D-allitol and L-iditol may either be due to a lack of uptake of these hexitols, or due to a lack of lad1 expression by these ... interpretation of these data first requires the determination ofthe 3D structure of Lad1 The at least 10-fold higher kcat/Km values of Lad1 for the pentitols L-arabinitol and xylitol than for the various ... oxidation of galactitol by Lad1 raised the question of whether other hexitols would be similarly oxidized at C4 by the enzyme We have therefore investigated the substrate and product specificity of the...
... suppressed by the inclusion ofthe sulfated polysaccharides At the end oftheculture period, both CaPPS and heparin reduced the appearance of [35S]sulfate in theculture medium by 5 and 11%, respectively ... indicates that with the inclusion of these sulfated agents there was significant inhibition (40%) of rate of loss of 35S-labeled large proteoglycans from the matrix by the end oftheculture period ... proteoglycans from the matrix of tendon explants The rate of incorporation of [3H]serine into proteins of tendon explant cultures was measured on days and 10 oftheculture period in the conditions...
... straightforward and comprehensible way the facts as I see them surrounding theoriginand formation ofthe Chinese script in the second half ofthe second millennium B.C., andof its reformation and standardization ... There are two senses in which one can speak oftheoriginand develop ~ ment of writing For want of better labels I shall call these the material andthe linguistic The former refers to theorigin ... inclined" cultures ofthe neolithic northwest, on the one hand, andthe "componential predisposition " ofthe neolithic east·coast cultures, on the other Note in this connection that the kind of simple...
... among the company buzzwords and very much part ofthe fabric ofthe effort, and give a flavor of those times Above all, to be part ofthe effort to create Symbian OS was to be part ofthe revolution, ... Technology and Soft Effects Disruption and Complexity The Thing About Mobile Phones The History and Prehistory of Symbian OS 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 The State ofthe Art In the Beginning The ... McKerracher for this idea The History and Prehistory of Symbian OS 2.1 The State ofthe Art Symbian OS reached market for the first time towards the end of 2000, with the release ofthe Ericsson R380...
... type ofthe file Let si be the size ofthe ith element in a directory Then the total size s is s = 1≤i≤n si andthe ratio ofthe box for the ith element is ri = si /s The width and height ofthe ... Given the name of a directory your program should show the treemap ofthe directory such that the size of each box indicates the size ofthe file or directory andthe color of each box the age ... example, of springs connected to each other, where the springs represent the edges ofthe graph andthe connection points the nodes [Ead84] The layout is computed by minimizing the energy ofthe system...
... understanding how the process and dynamics of admixture manifest themselves in patterns of variation [30] across the genome At the individual level, exome data may allow reconstruction ofthe mosaic ... tests of selective neutrality, but the overlap among these lists of candidate regions is often poor, suggesting a high proportion of false positives [4] In addition, it is often unclear whether ... of chromosomes Figure The influence of sample size in detecting recent population expansions (a) Demographic model used in the simulations Times of demographic events (in units of thousands of...