... most people think ofcommunity banks as having two key characteristics— they are small in size, and they most of their business in thecommunity in which they are located Because these two characteristics ... DISTRIBUTION OFCOMMUNITY BANKS BY SIZE OF ORGANIZATION (December 2002) Size ofcommunity banking organization Number of banks Percent of all community banks Assets (billions of $) Percent of all community ... Minneapolis, and Kansas City (Table 4) In each of these districts, community banks also control more than 40 percent of deposits Another indication ofthe importance ofcommunity banks in the Kansas...
... position 13 ofthe other subunit [25,26], yielding a covalently bridged dimer The 4170 oxidized and reduced forms ofthe Y74C mutant had very different thermal stabilities While the stability ofthe ... and in the presence of denaturants [27] Extending these studies, we examine here the effect of increasing the bulk ofthe residue at position 74 Surprisingly, the Y74W mutant exhibited loss of ... across the dimer interface, while T75 interacts with N10 and E97 ofthe second subunit The backbone NH group of R98 forms a hydrogen bond with the backbone CO of F102 Furthermore, the orientation of...
... patterns of B2wt andof B1 ⁄ B2 chimeras reflect their agonist-inducible internalization The segment between the NPXXY motif andthe conserved cysteine represents one ofthe regions with the highest ... influences the formation of a helical structure These authors proposed that activation ofthe receptor, and subsequently ofthe G protein, leads to a change in the environment of helix resulting in the ... to enhance their adherence Expression vectors The sequence ofthe human B2wt starting with the third encoded methionine [9], the sequence ofthe human B1wt, truncations and chimeras of both were...
... As the pKa values ofthe catalytic residues determine the pH optima, the ionization constants (pKa) ofthe catalytic glutamates (E187 and E399) in the ES complex and in the free enzyme (E) of ... the expression ofthe recombinant b-glycosidases Lysis of induced bacteria Fig Schematic representation ofthe Sfbgly50 active site E399 is the nucleophile and E187 is the proton donor Y331 and ... b-glucosidase affected the rate constant ofthe glycosylation step and also changed the enzyme pH optimum [14] Despite that, the effect ofthe tyrosine on the pKa values ofthe b-glycosidase catalytic glutamates...
... urea-induced and GdnHCl-induced changes in the secondary structure ofthe proteins, we analyzed the UV CD spectra of MS2 and VLPs in the absence and presence of 5.0 m and 9.0 m urea and 3.5 m and 5.0 ... determined the effects on stability of genetic fusion ofthe two subunits ofthe dlFG dimer using the variant named 2CTdlFG, which takes advantage ofthe physical proximity ofthe N-terminus and C-termius ... Effect of pressure on the coat protein in the presence of bis-ANS for (n) dlFG and (e) sc-dlFG and in the absence ofthe probe for (m) dlFG and (r) sc-dlFG, was analyzed at room temperature The...
... for explaining the determinants of economic growth The focus on labor and capital as the primary factors of production, andthe general exclusion or trivialization oftheroleof knowledge, was ... skilled labor, and technology The neo-technology theories focused on theroleof R&D andthe creation of new economic knowledge in shaping the comparative advantage and flows of foreign direct ... function ofthe number and concentration of permanent links 199 Dispersion as a function ofthe number and concentration of permanent links 200 Expertise as a function ofthe number and concentration...
... (ADC) on thethe microcontroller, streamed to PC software Position sensors were attached to the thumb and forefinger, the wrist andthe base ofthe object, to enable accurate Saunders and Vijayakumar ... random unpredictable delays to the hand controller In contrast to experiments and 2, where the control ofthe hand was repeatable and predictable, this experiment was designed to examine therole ... briefly before the start ofthe first trial, with full feedback sensibility, so that they could get used to the control mechanism ofthe hand Subjects performed the four blocks ofthe experiment...
... mineralizing RNA profile of igf-1, alp, and bmp-2 and significantly increased expression of other genes associated with mineralization like col1a1, fn, ilgf-1, noggin and oc Fgf-2, on the other hand, significantly ... matrix and promote healing [24] In this study, we have documented the relative efficiency of bone growth factors FGF-2, TGFb, and PGE2 markedly enhanced the synthesis ofthe total protein content of ... proliferation and mineralization [2,26-29] These two stages are the result of a specific sequential regulation of gene expression from the early phase of osteoblast proliferation to the final steps of mineralization...
... mineralizing RNA profile of igf-1, alp, and bmp-2 and significantly increased expression of other genes associated with mineralization like col1a1, fn, ilgf-1, noggin and oc Fgf-2, on the other hand, significantly ... matrix and promote healing [24] In this study, we have documented the relative efficiency of bone growth factors FGF-2, TGFb, and PGE2 markedly enhanced the synthesis ofthe total protein content of ... proliferation and mineralization [2,26-29] These two stages are the result of a specific sequential regulation of gene expression from the early phase of osteoblast proliferation to the final steps of mineralization...
... equality, the rule of law and respect for and protection of human rights […] Recognizing the need to strengthen the important roleofthe United Nations in the prevention of violent conflicts, and ... emerged from the growing realization ofthe need to put the poor and all aspects of their lives and means of living at the centre of development and humanitarian work, while maintaining the sustainability ... and development activities, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a detailed review ofthe capacity ofthe United Nations system in the context ofthe report on the implementation of the...
... (A) The optical density of each band was divided by that ofthe β-actin band, andthe ratio at h was set at 100% (B) Fig NF-κB involvement in the taxol-induced effects on dendritic cells (DCs) The ... increased the expression ofthe anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-xL, and increased the mobilization of p65 subunit molecules into the DC nucleus Furthermore, we found that the inhibition of NF-κB by ... future study, the knockdown study of Bcl-xL using siRNA may further confirm their roleof taxol-treated DCs Although the expression of Bax was increased in TaxolDCs, the expression of Bax occurred...
... Finally, the comparison between the different behaviour ofthe species tested suggests that resistance to the action of aerosols is the result ofthe strength ofthe structures protecting the leaf, and ... illustrate the results of a number of experiments the aim of which was to measure the toxic- ity ofthe various components of polluted sea spray, both in isolation and in synergy MATERIALS AND METHODS ... collected both near the coast and 2-3 km inland Samples of bulk deposits were taken from pine trees (Pinus pinea L) from the section ofthe crown exposed to the sea and also from the opposite side...
... contribution of these two proinflammatory cytokines on the production of each other, on other proinflammatory mediators, on the expression and production of various MMPs and TIMPs, and on ADAMTS4 and ... as percentage ofthe production of untreated cells, andthe standard error ofthe mean is given (n = 6–7) anisms behind the macrophage stimulation of other cells in OA cultures of synovial cells, ... or the combination ofthe two (p < 0.01) (Figure 4a) We also studied the effect of Enbrel and/ or the neutralising anti-IL-1β antibody on the spontaneous production ofthe major MMPs (1, 3, 9, and...
... influencing the use of RBPs among staff nurses in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador with the specific aim of understanding theroleof P&Ps in promoting research utilization Theoretical ... Table 3) The three RBPs that nurses were the most aware of were the same practices they were the most persuaded ofand used the most: flushing peripheral locks, urinary catheter care, and using ... that the existence of practice policies was significantly associated with the use of only one ofthe eight practices examined However, we went a step further and examined whether the number of...
... restores the susceptibility of skeletal muscles to IR injury irrespective ofthe other abnormalities in these mice Theroleof mast cells has not been considered when investigating the susceptibility ... the period of ischaemia, the muscle temperature during ischaemia andthe period of reperfusion allowed for manifestation ofthe reperfusion injury Idstrom [12] utilised a period of 2, and h cold ... than the slow/fastand fast-twitch muscles Data from other studies are difficult to compare because ofthe wide variety of IR models in use In particular, there is a great deal of variation in the...