... trees. The largest plant height was obtained using linings of stone and marble. During the first year ofthe study, when the lining served only as mulch due to lack of rainfall, an increase of ... to improve the HI of wheat, 9 The harvest index is defined as the ratio of grain to total crop biomass” (Cassman 1999). The Roleof Rainfed Agriculture inthe Future of Global Food ... assess the potential of actually achieving such significant increases in rainfed cereal yields beyond the baseline projections. It is essential in most oftheworld that rainfed production increases...
... to the banking sector The previous subsection analyzes how the banking sector, through the dynamics of bankcapital, affects the transmission of shocks. In recent years, however, episodes of increasedvolatility ... to them. In this context, this subsection considers the effects of a shock that arises inthe bankingsector of our model and leads to exogenous declines in bank net worth. Following the theoretical ... households investing in the bank is limited by the two moral hazard problems: if either were to worsen, the paymentto households would decrease.Introducing (19) into the participation constraint (14),...
... implementing the next device on IPv6. In other words, once the cost of deploying IPv4 infrastructure – determined by the cost of obtaining the addresses themselves and the cost of designing and ... policy-making. Monitor IPv6 readiness, including by monitoring information on national peering points offering IPv6 connectivity, Internet Service Providers offering commercial IPv6 services, ... experiences of businesses, governments and others that have implemented IPv6. A parallel priority is to increase IPv6 training and expertise, including inthe area of security, since IPv6 networks introduce...
... form the NADP+-bound enzyme. The extent ofthe red-shift following the addition of different concentrations of NADPH was then used to estimate the efficiency of NADPH binding. The results of these ... step is involved in pigment loading. The precise roleof any possible PORkinase therefore still remains unclear. The main line of evidence for the existence of a POR-phosphatase is the observation ... PChlide in thissystem. The results of measurements ofthe effects of ATP, ADP,AMP and adenosine on the corresponding low pH-inducedblue-shift inthe absorption maximum of maize PLB, made in the...
... under the framework of financial globalization.II. Review of Institution Building inthe Financial SectorA. Main driving forces of institution buildingA review ofthe developments of China’s financial ... performance.2. Roleofthe central bank The central bank has played a roleof policy designing and implementation in the process of institution building inthe financial sector. The promulgation ofThe ... source of financing for enterprises, if their owncapital is excluded. In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial...
... (39 ). The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination in the United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-mined by clinical trials ... toexplore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported in the individual studies. Using a model that included the geographic latitude of the study site and the data ... <5 mm indurationafter skin testing with 5 TU of PPD tuberculin. The Tice strain of BCG is administeredpercutaneously; 0.3 mL ofthe reconstituted vaccine is usually placed on the skin in the lower...
... “Small Business Lending and the Changing Structure ofthe Banking Industry, ” Journal of Banking andFinance, August.Sullivan, Richard J. 2000. “How Has the Adoption of Internet Banking AffectedPerformance ... an important roleinthe financial system of the U.S. economy. They complement theroleof large banks by special-izing in relationship banking and providing credit to smallbusinesses—a sector ... understanding issues facing community banks. I. THE CURRENT ROLEOF COMMUNITY BANKS The banking system inthe United States has always been unique in the sense of containing large numbers of small...
... or without hematoxylin staining. In hypoxia experiments, 3T3-L1 cells were maintained in a hypoxia chamber (Invivo 400; Ruskinn Inc., Cincinnati,OH, USA) constantly maintained at 1% O2. Culturemedium ... lgặmL)1insulin, 1 lm dexamethasone, and0.5 mm IDM). Cells were then maintained in DMEM con-taining 10% fetal bovine serum and 1 lgặmL)1insulin. The medium was replaced every other day. ... cultured in DMEM containing 10% fetal bovineserum. OP9 cells were grown in aMEM containing 20%fetal bovine serum. C2C12 cells were maintained in DMEMcontaining 10% fetal bovine serum.Adipogenic...
... detected at the dimerinterface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of the mutated residues. The models of RNase A covalent dimers in the exchanging conformation were prepared using the 7RSA structure ... at the dimer interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of the hinge loop residues. Likewise, the models of nonex-changing and exchanging HHP-RNase were prepared start-ing from 1Z7X. The ... through the exchange between subunits of either their N-ter-minal, or their C-terminal ends [33–35]. We foundthat the behavior with the model membrane of the dimer in which the C-terminal ends...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chainsare important for the GABA transport activity.1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake of GAT1 In order to gain further insight into theroleof the terminal ... results in reduction of the stability of GAT1 In order to study thein uence ofthe N-glycosylationand N-linked oligosaccharides on protein stability, the intracellular decay time ofthe GAT1, ... for the stability of this protein,but the terminal structure ofthe N-glycans is not.Defective N-glycosylation reduces the trafficking of GAT1 to the plasma membrane In order to study thein uence...
... the genetic analysis of hf-2 in detail and the attempt tocompensate the deficiency of SQDG in hf-2 by the culture in the presence of SQDG to elucidate that SQDG participate in PSII activity in ... Effect of exogenous SQDG addition on PSII activity of hf-2and the wild-type in C. reinhardtii inthe presence of various concen-trations of diuron. The values of PSII activities are the means of ... Bands indicate as follows: 1, apoproteins ofthe PSIcomplex; 2, ATP synthase ab subunits; 3, apoproteins ofthe PSIIcomplex; 4, apoproteins of LHCII.Ó FEBS 2002 Sulfolipid maintains PSII in Chlamydomonas...