... know the benefit of having the connection of their latrines to biogas plants At the installation, the community agreed to share the 20% ofthe installation cost and the 100% of cleaning cost of ... technology, ii) formation ofthe local committee, which can act as the connection point ofthe conversation between the local people, donor agencies, and the local government, and iii) involvement ofthe ... because the people were involved from the beginning ofthe installation and they understood the benefit ofthe option from the combination of hygiene education and their experience from the test...
... as a consequence ofthe mutagenic replacements Effects ofthe His120Asn and His145Asn mutations on the affinity of metal binding to arginase II To further examine the effects ofthe His120fiAsn and ... present results, the catalytic activity ofthe partially active species of arginase II is associated to the more tightly bound Mn2+A The increased activity resulting from the addition ofthe more weakly ... arginase I [9] Differences in the binding ofthe a-carboxylate and a-amino groups of BEC were also ascribed to the larger volume ofthe active site cleft of arginase II, which allows more water-mediated...
... reduced FMN to the l-O(H) bridge between the two irons in the diferric state, with the release ofthe second water molecule (reaction in Scheme 2) Fe(III)OFe(III)FMNH2 ! Fe(III)Fe(III)FMN þ H2 O ... the generated Fe(III)Fe(III)FMN state is reflected in the active oxidized structure The second half-cycle proceeds with binding ofthe first F420H2 and subsequent reductionof FMN, from which the ... between the isoalloxazine ring of FMN and the segment between His151 and Pro153 ofthe switch loop, whereby the imidazole group of His151 interacts with the bottom of F420H2 and the side chain of...
... that the N-terminal region of SSIII can interact with SSI [13] The possible regulatory role of this protein makes this isoform a potential target for the manipulation ofthe level and quality of ... modulating the catalytic properties ofthe enzyme [19] To extend the information about the role ofthe noncatalytic SBD regions and their effect on the C-terminal CD, we further explored the amino ... between the N- and C-terminal domains of SSIII from A thaliana We propose that the N-terminal SBDs have a regulatory role, modulating the catalytic properties ofthe C-terminal domain of SSIII, which...
... pass over all the earlier of these and come at once to the climax ofthe whole striking enterprise, the story ofthe seizure ofthe Inca of Peru in the midst of his army and the tale of his incredible ... relate the most remarkable adventure in the story ofthe conquest of Peru, and one ofthe most remarkable in the history ofthe New World, the expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro to the upper waters ofthe ... evenings they danced gayly in their fragrant groves with songs or the rude music of their drums After the coming ofthe Spaniards the clear tinkle ofthe hawk's bells as they danced gave them the...
... Sugriva’s Departure The Vanar Host The Army OfThe East The Army OfThe South The Army OfThe West The Army OfThe North The Ring The Departure Sugriva’s Tale The Return Canto XLVIII Canto XLIX Canto ... XLI Canto XLII Canto XLIII Canto XLIV Canto XLV Canto XLVI Canto XLVII Canto XLVIII Canto XLIX Canto L Canto LI Canto LII Canto LIII Canto LIV Canto LV Canto LVI Canto LVII Canto LVIII Canto LIX ... Canto VI Canto VII Canto VIII Canto IX Canto X Canto XI Canto XII Canto XIII Canto XIV Canto XV Canto XVI Canto XVII Canto XVIII Canto XIX Canto XX Canto XXI Canto XXII Canto XXIII Canto XXIV Canto...
... USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality ofthe copy submitted In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these ... the customer” and the value of demand-side thinking v Table of Contents Acknowledgments v List of Tables ix List of Figures xi CHAPTER INTRODUCTION Introduction to the Problem Background ofthe ... Background ofthe Study Statement ofthe Problem Purpose ofthe Study Rationale for the Study Research Questions Hypotheses Significance ofthe Study 10 Definition of Terms 11 Assumptions and Limitations...
... can reach the goal To find the set ofthe changes ofthe angles which satisfy a given displacement ofthe positions ofthe end effectors, we need to solve θ n = f −1 (Pn ) Bits of general other joints ... get the different compressed form ofthe motion data Since the error ofthe position ofthe walking motion by IBKF is more than 100 when the entropy is smaller than 1.0 and the position ofthe ... improve the calculation for the prediction of next frame by adding the constraint of minimizing the acceleration ofthe motion instead of minimizing the velocity which is described in [14] Because the...
... over the olecranon served as an entry point for two antegrade K-wires into the proximal fragment These were used as a joystick to reduce the plastic bow ofthe ulna and were then advanced down the ... manipulation ofthe right elbow Although the position is marginally improved, there is still extensive plastic deformation ofthe ulna as well as radio-capitellar dislocation that nailing ofthe skeletally ... character ofthe ulnar fracture that determines the strategy for reduction and/or fixation; that is, whatever the direction ofthe radio-capitellar dislocation and whatever associated injuries there...
... presence of buffers not only determines the position ofthe final equilibrium, but also affects the path and the speed with which this equilibrium is attained Often enough, the details of these ... reflects both the size and the duration ofthe error e(t) is the integral ε(t) = t ∫0 e(t)dt (red area) Similarly, a measure that reflects both the size and the duration ofthe "error reduction" ... 29:277-287 Van Slyke DD: On the measurement of buffer values and on the relationship of buffer value to the disociation constant ofthe buffer and the concentration ofthe buffer solution J Biol...
... Figure 3-7 The effect of Au content on the HC-SCR activity as a function of temperature Since the anatase type ofthe support exhibited the better performance in the HCSCR, the effect of gold content ... Co/Al2O3 improved not only the thermal stability but also the water tolerance ofthe catalyst [31] The presence of Sn in Pt-Sn/Al2O3 prevented the sintering of Pt particles during the high temperature ... mechanism of C3H6-SCR over Cu/Al2O3 [43] 24 Chapter 2: Review of related literature In the case of Ag/Al2O3, one ofthe roles of Ag is to promote the oxidation of NO to adsorbed NOx [44] which then...
... reduced to Cr(III) ions and the Cr(III) ions were then adsorbed on the surface ofthe biosorbents Reductionof Cr (VI) can occur under a variety of conditions, even in the presence of oxygen, if ... Cr(III) Uptake (mg.g ) 30 Ulva - Cr(III) 25 Sgm - Cr(III) 20 15 10 0 10 pH Figure 4.2 Effect of pH on adsorption of Cr (VI) ions by Sargassum and Ulva 33 The effect of pH on the removal of Cr(III) ... towards the surfaces ofthe fibers in the experiments which used the same initial Cr concentrations When the attachment ofthe Cr(III) species on the seaweeds was more favorable than that of the...
... Finally, the motivation of this project and the scope ofthe thesis are described 1.1 Properties of Gallium Nitride GaN is considered one ofthe most important semiconductors after silicon Since the ... demonstrated the use of an additional separate field plate to increase the device performance from W/mm to 18.8 W/mm The improvement in the performance was due to thereductionofthe peak field at the ... sign of free charges (electron or holes) will tend to compensate the polarization induced charges at the interface If the band offset at the abrupt interface ofthe heterostructure is high and the...
... end the contributions are the discovery of four loose entry formulas for the Dixon matrix on which the rest ofthe results in the thesis depend; (see Theorems and 3) the formalization ofthe ... show the proofs of how the rows and the columns ofthe Dixon matrix produce the extraneous factors given in the denominator of (5.1) step by step for the six cases Section 5.2.1 proves the first ... INTRODUCTION the consequences of corner cutting on the maximal minors ofthe Dixon matrix; (see Theorem 10) the consequences of corner cutting on generation ofthe extraneous factors; (see Theorems...
... (and thereby generating the expectation of a strengthening ofthe rand) or by raising interest rates Under either of these options, it would probably be both difficult and undesirable for the ... found that a reductionof US$1 billion in the NOFP was typically associated with a decline in spreads of nearly 15 basis points.2 This means that the cut in the NOFP from its recent peak of US$23 ... spreads could fall a further 135 basis points Narrower spreads should translate into lower long-term interest rates III REDUCING THE NOFP: THE OPTIONS The benefits of lowering the SARB’s short-term...
... other types of pain) or is unwilling to stop taking other medications for the treatment of OA Any other condition that, in the opinion ofthe investigator, would adversely affect the subject's ... measures and blood measures of OA ofthe knee compared to G+C It was hypothesized that UC -II would reduce symptoms of OA ofthe knee to a greater extent than G+C A meta-analysis of 20 randomized control ... withdrawn from the study (without penalty) if, in the opinion ofthe treating physician, it was not in the patient’s best interest to continue For instance, if during the course ofthe study a patient...
... and English at the expense ofthe other languages that exist in the country, the adult language program in Botswana maintains the hegemony and the gap between the poor and the rich, the major and ... improve the quality of life ofthe poor and rural people adult education programs should include as one of its components the observation and imitation ofthe artisans and other skilled persons in the ... for the betterment of their conditions It could mobilize the so called minorities to oppose their status and challenge the hegemony ofthe majority communities in Botswana 31 In most parts of the...
... the sound of a strange, grating voice "Welcome to the Conquest! Before you lay the Valley of Mexico and the island/city of Tenochtitlan; the jewel ofthe New World!" Surprised by the voice, the ... continued their flight across the water The rhythms of drums, the blare of horns and conch shells, and the firing of musket and cannon intermingled to rake their senses But when they reached the city ... wind currents down the side ofthe mountain When they reached the valley floor and neared the shoreline ofthe lake, a giant clamor caught his attention The water surrounding the city was literally...
... severely disrupted by the siege of Dol in 1173 Some oftheof cials ofthe archbishop of Dol and the lord of Combour joined the rebels, along with many ofthe tenants.38 The archbishop of Dol and John ... Henry II in the third quarter ofthe twelfth century sowed the seeds for the development ofthe baillies.63 It was Henry II who created theof ce of a ducal seneschal, in each ofthe counties of ... innovation, and the innovation most commonly cited is the creation oftheof ce of `seneschal of Brittany' As I have argued previously, I not attribute the creation of this of ce to Henry II Rather, it...
... leaf ofthe bread-fruit tree, if not at the fruit itself The higher the position in which one finds oneself transplanted, the greater is the suffering Everyday necessity is the stagnant pool of ... itself therein Lieutenant, love, and lack of money—that is a symbolic triangle, or much the same as the half ofthe shattered die of Fortune This the lieutenant felt most poignantly, and this was the ... if they live a short way from each other; such an electric shock in the heart, however, costs us the use ofthe body here below; unless, like the watchman of East Street, we happen to have on the...