... throughout the world bears little resemblance to teosinte, the original ancestor of corn The newer techniques involving genetic engineering, on the other hand, allow for the transfer of a few genes in ... bovine somatotropin IDENTITY PRESERVATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET Inthe past, it was not necessary for the food supply chain to segregate and identity preserve grain destined for ingredient manufacture ... commercially introduced inthe U.S in 1996 and have been rapidly adopted by farmers It has been estimated that 24% ofthe corn and almost 70% ofthe soybeans and cotton grown inthe U.S in 2001 were...
... at the beginning ofthe period, which favors a finding of higher growth among small firms, rather than at the end ofthe period Table A1 decomposes job growth from the second quarter of 2000 into ... misleading to measure net employment changes as total employment in a size class at the end ofthe year less total employment inthe size class at the beginning ofthe year The numbers presented in ... directly by the firm—would certainly suggest this to be the case In reality, however, it is often the effects on other firms inthe area the indirect effects—that carry the greatest weight inthe net...
... helix ofthe third cluster of CHCs is part ofthe inter-domain segment and the other helix lines the boundary between the major domain and the N-terminus (Fig 1) Therefore, the formation ofthe ... explain the increase ofthe dissociation constant ofthe monomer–dimer equilibrium determined by the mutations The results obtained inthe present study also show that the monomeric form ofthe ... at the value determined from the amino acid sequence (45 320 Da) Measurement ofthe Kd of PLP binding equilibrium PLP binding equilibria were analyzed taking advantage ofthe protein intrinsic...
... p38 MAP kinase in a human intestinal epithelial cell line, HT-29, and promote the transcription ofthe interleukin-8 gene [42] In line with previous studies, Fig 7A shows that Li induced the phosphorylation/activation ... of GSK3 (using Li or SB-415286) appears to be sufficient for inducing activation of GS in muscle and fat cells, and that inhibition ofthe kinase potentiates insulin action in muscle of insulin-resistant ... greater than that by insulin Since the activity of GS depends on the relative activities of GS kinases and PP1G, inhibiting GSK3 (one ofthe principal GS kinases) will shift the balance towards...
... including instructions at the beginning, the listening comprehension task, and completion ofthe questionnaire The questionnaire was completed after the listening task so as not to bias any ofthe ... Conclusion The results ofthe present study suggest the need for further investigations oftheroleof visual cues in L2 listening comprehension This study limited its lecture topic to ceramics in order ... people, pointing out that in such circumstances visual cues would be of little to no value This is a very specific interpretation ofthe meaning of lecture Having examined over 20 definitions of the...
... program in wholesale lending to microfinance institutions for lending to their micro borrowers Savings banks could refinance well-functioning microfinance institutions individually or indirectly ... businesses, the traditional target client group of savings banks By capturing and channelling more ofthe remittances into the financial system and intermediating the flow ofthe resources, savings ... disbursing of loans and collecting loan repayments Another promising track for savings banks is to invest their savings deposits in microfinance institutions by specialising 18 Microfinance Information...
... > h from the start of glucose infusion For the calculation of glycogen C6 changes, data acquired within h ofthe start ofthe glucose infusion was not included to avoid any in uence of transient ... the initial rate of label incorporation into glycogen C6 relative to the rate of label incorporation into glycogen C1 reflects the relative isotopic enrichment of Glc6P inthe C6 relative to the ... is indicative of activated 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase, which can lead to increased 13C labeling at the triose level Such a mechanism can lead to increases in labeling of glycogen C6 even inthe presence...
... Tyr These mutations may in uence the shape and volume ofthe acyl binding pocket and thereby alter the binding mode and affinity ofthe enzyme for PAA and derivatives thereof, while maintaining the ... using ½I ð3Þ Kmapp ¼ Km Á þ Ki in which Kmapp is the Km for NIPAB inthe presence of inhibitor, [I] the inhibitor concentration, and Ki the inhibition constant or binding constant for the ... rate-limiting step inthe conversion of N-phenylacetylated substrates [9] Assuming rapid binding ofthe substrate, it follows that kcat represents the rate of acylation and Km equals the binding constant...
... the market-determined spread paid to the investor for taking on the credit risk (historically the normal range has been 3%–8%, depending on the riskiness of a loan) The credit spread reflects market ... surprise The duration ofthe Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is significantly lower than durations inthe traditional fixed income asset classes, reflecting the prevalence of floating rate instruments ... upon market or other conditions and are current as ofthe date at the beginning ofthe document The opinions expressed in this material are not necessarily those held by Russell Investments, its...
... of E187 remained the same, but the pKa of E399 clearly increased Actually, the substitution of R97 by methionine or lysine resulted inthe same increment inthe pKa of E399 (Table 2) Therefore, ... proteins were washed out with 20 mM triethanolamine buffer pH 8.0 and retained proteins were eluted using a gradient of NaCl prepared inthe same initial buffer The presence ofthe recombinant ... determinations using mM MUbglc as substrate The pH stability ofthe recombinant Sfbgly50 (n) was checked by incubating the enzyme inthe same buers for an equal length of time and determining the...
... cultured inthe presence of tritium-labelled deoxycytidine or thymidine, even though > 20% ofthe radioactivity was recovered inthe DNA fraction, indicating a very low dNTP pool in Ureaplasma ... present, the rate-limiting step inthe synthesis of dNTPs ⁄ NTPs is not the conversion of (d)NDPs to (d)NTPs, as the catalytic efficiency of NDK is high [7–9] The regulatory mechanism in dNTPs ... urealyticum intrauterine infection: rolein prematurity and disease in newborns Clin Microbiol Rev 6, 69–87 Goncalves L, Chaiworapongsa T & Romero R (2002) Intrauterine infection and prematurity...
... confounders were included inthe final logistic regression model if they changed the odds ratio of kneeling and squatting by more than 10% in at least one category Inthe final model, the following confounders ... generated according to the 95th percentile ofcontrol subjects To analyze the combined effect of kneeling/squatting and lifting/carrying, a new variable was generated on the basis ofthe respective ... osteoarthritis in a participating clinic three months after inclusion inthe study as a control subject This subject was excluded from thecontrol group (but included inthe case group), leaving 327 control...
... seeking compensation for injury outcomes have, in theory, an incentive to inflate the quality of their health status prior to injury thus exaggerating the negative impact ofthe injury on their ... 10 of 12 Irrespective of these points, what the patient believes is the nature of their injury and their understanding of consequences may have important implications for the manner in which they ... number of times inthe sevenday period prior to injury they had engaged in either 30 minutes of moderate activity (including brisk walking) or 15 minutes of vigorous activity that made them Langley...
... quantities of Na and Cl inthe + leaves In coastal species, in normal conditions, the absorption of sea salt is limited by the normal defence mechanisms ofthe leaves, but inthe cases examined here the ... binds to the epicuticular wax structures since it is lipophilic, and is therefore not removed by rinsing However part ofthe chlorides absorbed by the needle are released during rinsing Inthe ... surfactants they transport, occur rather infrequently within the total number of samples examined Finally, the ratio MBAS/Cl is interesting because it varies considerably according to the matrix in which...
... limitation that the number of patients is small especially inthe first group, the number of studies inthe literature investigating theroleof PET inthe diagnosis of distant metastasis preoperatively ... The superiority of PET/CT, a metabolic imaging tool, over CT inthe preoperative N staging is marked in this case Inthe literature, although PET/CT does not have a rolein T staging inthe preoperative ... accepted the cut off SUVmax value as 2.5 in their study at which theroleof PET/CT was investigated, and they found out the Page of sensitivity ofthe technique 40% [12] In our study, because there...
... between the innate and adaptive parts ofthe immune system that might be an interesting target for the immunotherapy of inflammatory autoimmune diseases [26,27] Roleof IL-17 inthe pathogenesis of ... Beer Y: Interleukin-17 enhances tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced synthesis of interleukin 1, 6, and in skin and synovial fibroblasts: a possible role as a ‘fine-tuning cytokine’ in inflammation ... RANKL Interrelation between IL-17 and IL-1/TNF Overexpression of IL-17 inthe mouse knee joint of CIIimmunized mice resulted in elevated levels of IL-1β protein inthe synovium [41] Intriguingly,...
... block inflammation in afflicted organs, such as the kidney, the joints, or the skin However, in view ofthe autoimmunogenic potential of inhibiting TNF, we tested TNF inhibition as a means to interfere ... TNF often is a survival signal (green lines) and plays a rolein maintaining survival niches for long-lived plasma cells (PlasmaC) Some of these effects are indirect in part, involving cytokines ... interfere with the inflammatory response in SLE by administering only an induction regime of four infusions of infliximab within 10 weeks rather than by planning for long-term therapy Evidence...
... explained the finding as the expression of an abnormal processing of nociceptive information inthe brain and spinal cord [2-7] Others have postulated that chronicposttraumatic myalgia (muscle pains) ... at the same three sites as the symptomatic subjects prior to an injection of cc of1 % lidocaine inthe left thigh, and then re-evaluated for PPT within minute ofthe injection The purpose ofthe ... involved IV infusions of lidocaine Thus, the purpose ofthecontrol group inthe Table 5: Pressure pain threshold for the controls PPT (lbs) Pre- injection (mean, SD) Pre- injection (mean, SD) p-value...
... with the specific aim of understanding theroleof P&Ps in promoting research utilization Theoretical framing No theory or conceptual model currently exists to explain therole P&Ps may play in ... placed nurses in this study inthe persuasion stage of adoption, overall In other words, they were aware of and believed inthe value ofthe practices but were not using them to make clinical decisions ... Use of nursing practice research findings Nursing Research 1987, 36:344-349 Michel Y, Sneed NV: Dissemination and use of research h findings in nursing practice Journal of Professional Nursing...