the transfer of investment policy competences to the eu is supposed to give the eu the necessary legal basis to conclude international investment agreements as well as broader ptas in an international competition of systems
... merged inthe contemporary corpus of IHL.38 The scope ofthe law of war was related tothe other main branch ofinternational law, the law of peace At the beginning ofthe 20th century, the generally ... discussion in this chapter The importance ofthe jurisprudence ofthe ICTY and ICTR for the scope of determining the content and applicability of FSH resides particularly inthe denition ofinternational ... achieved in this regard is largely based on the increasingly interplay between international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international refugee law and...
... mutagenesis, create signiÞcant changes inthe genetic makeup of plants and animals due tothe random recombination and sorting of thousands of genes As a result of intervention by people, the hybrid seed ... 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 thetransferof a few genes in ... Examples of GM crops include insectresistant (Bt) corn, cotton, potato, and tomato; herbicide-tolerant soybeans, corn, rice, sugar beet, ßax, and canola; and virus-resistant squash, papaya, and potato...
... through the cell cycle (Fig 1) Cyclins B1 and B2 appear in S phase and accumulate in G2 and mitosis before disappearing at the transition from metaphase to anaphase Synthesis is controlled at the ... the Cdc2 promoter in vitro Lin-54 binds in EMSAs to a region inthe upstream part aswellastothe CHR ofthe Cdc2 promoter [86] Cyclin A and human cyclin B1 are class I and class II CDE ⁄ CHR-controlled ... confirmed by Lin-54 binding tothe CHR, cooperating with E2F4 binding tothe CDE in EMSAs in vitro [86] ChIP experiments on the Cdc2 gene also provided insights into the association of other cell...
... was similar to that ofthe overall CTP synthesis reaction It was concluded that the effect of GTP was mainly to enhance the rate of chemical steps ofthe glutaminase reaction The nding that the ... of enzyme activity prior to injection j, tj)1 isthe time between injection j)1 and j, [S]syr isthe concentration ofthe injectant inthe syringe Analysis of initial velocity data Analysis of ... where GTP is varied, since the heat evolved representing this activity is included inthe baseline ofthe experiment Therefore, the assay only measures the rate increase due tothe addition of GTP...
... l-serine binds tothe cofactor at the active site, asis evident inthe case ofthe double mutant enzyme This is monomeric inthe apo-form, exists asan equilibrium mixture of monomers and dimers ... PLP binding properties The affinity of wild-type and mutant forms for the cofactor was measured to evaluate the impact ofthe mutations on the structure ofthe PLP binding site Because PLP binding ... Y55¢ interacts with the phosphate moiety of PLP; E57¢ is crucial inthe binding ofthe l-serine hydroxyl group [15] and inthe catalysis ofthe hydroxymethyltransferase reaction [16]; and Y65¢ interacts...
... number of other molecules such as casein kinase-2 and mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)-2 [23] aswellas enzymes involved inthe metabolism of glucose [24] It is difficult therefore to exclude ... phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, p70, S6 kinase and glycogen synthase kinase-3 activity in L6 muscle cells: evidence for the involvement ofthe mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway inthe L-leucine-induced ... 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...
... were inserted into the tail veins, one for the administration of pentobarbital and one for the infusion of glucose A third catheter was placed intraperitoneally asan alternative means of glucose ... reflects increased glycogen utilization inan effort ofthe liver to establish euglycemia and reflects an overexpression of double mutant 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase inthe ... into the C6 position of glycogen inthe ADM group 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...
... amine nucleophiles compared to water [13] In protease B of Streptomyces griseus an effective ligase was created by replacing the active-site serine by an alanine [14] In this case, the histidine ... positioning ofthe substrate inthe active site with respect tothe catalytic residues Transferase/hydrolase kinetics ofthe site-directed mutants From an analysis ofthe steady-state kinetic ... semisynthetic b-lactam antibiotics The Vs/Vh ratio was determined by measuring the initial rate of formation of antibiotic and hydrolysis product, using 15 mM ofthe acyl donor and 30 mM of the...
... credit spread isthe market-determined spread paid tothe 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 ... Suisse, Moody’s, Ridgeworth Capital Data is historical and is not indicative of future results Russell Investments // Role of bank loans in a rising rate environment / p6 Bank loans in rising interest ... Treasury Yield Curve Rate 10-Year Treasury Yield Curve Rate Jan 11 Jan 10 Jan 09 Jan 08 Jan 07 Jan 06 Jan 05 Jan 04 Jan 03 Jan 02 Jan 01 Jan 00 Jan 99 Jan 98 Jan 97 Jan 96 Jan 95 Jan 94 Jan 93...
... took part in their financing Practically all ofthe construction work was financed by the Kurchatov Institute, while installation of physical protection systems was carried out on thebasisof ... monitoring isto raise the level of workplace discipline of staff and ensure that they follow the rules for handling nuclear materials, and to raise control over the aspects ofthe work and functioning ... It is also important to understand the reasons for the behavior of some states.43 So, on the one hand, there is a need to make the NPT regime more stringent, and on the other hand, the existing...
... Mechanism of phosphoryl transfer Using [c-32P]ATP as phosphate donor, the mechanism of phosphoryl transfer during CTP synthesis by CMPK was studied Initially, using either dCDP or CDP asthe ... in a high level of incorporation into DNA, but the level of labelled dTTP was very low [18] In organisms where NDK is present, the rate-limiting step inthe synthesis of dNTPs ⁄ NTPs is not the ... introduced tothe N-terminus ofthe recombinant proteins Tryptophans, coded by UGA codons in UMPK and AMPK, were mutated to UGG using the sitedirected mutagenesis method in order to express these...
... Role ofthe time factor in signalling specificity: application to mitogenic and metabolic signalling by the insulin and insulin-like growth factor I receptor tyrosine kinases Glucose Metabolism and ... °C, during 10 min, inthe presence of mm EDTA, the remnant inhibitory action was assayed on the TPO enzyme as described above The control activity of TPO was determined inthe presence of inactivated ... performed inthe presence of insulin The remnant inhibitory activity, after the treatments isthe measure of stability Other details are given inthe text TPO, thyroid peroxidase; PI, peroxidase inhibitor...
... questionnaire and observation ratings of 0.49 for frequency of lifting, carrying, and transferring 6–15 kg Concerning the frequency of lifting, carrying, and transferring 6–15 kg, the self-assessed and ... on thebasisofthe two-digit STBA job-title codes Cumulative exposure to kneeling/ squatting respectively to lifting/carrying was calculated up tothe year of diagnosis (in cases) or tothe ... exposure to kneeling and squatting aswellasto lifting and carrying of loads and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis grade 2: definite osteophytes and possible narrowing of joint space; Subjects and...
... recurrence and in 23 patients (95%) for local lymph node metastasis The evaluation of distant metastasis showed a rate of 50% overall concordance The subgroup analysis of distant metastases was also ... done The regions of distant metastasis noted were liver, distant lymph nodes, lungs, bones and intestinal wall The number of patients who had concordant findings for defining liver metastasis was ... It isan important limitation that the number of patients is small especially inthe first group, the number of studies inthe literature investigating the role of PET inthe diagnosis of distant...
... 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 ... interleukin 17 in inflammatory bowel disease Gut 2003, 52:65-70 Katz Y, Nadiv O, Beer Y: Interleukin-17 enhances tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced synthesis of interleukin 1, 6, and in skin and ... (IL-17) in relation to other key cytokines inthe pathogenesis of arthritis RANKL, receptor activator of NF-κB ligand; TNF, tumor necrosis factor inactivation of IL-17 [40] In line with the situation...
... chromatin in all seven patients, including those without anti-dsDNA antibodies [62] At least in part, the increase in anti-histone and anti-chromatin antibodies preceded the anti-dsDNA increase ... organs, such asthe kidney, the joints, or the skin However, in view ofthe autoimmunogenic potential of inhibiting TNF, we tested TNF inhibition as a means to interfere with the inflammatory ... two cytokines is not functional in active SLE Rather, the combined increase of both TNF and IFN-α might contribute tothe pathogenesis of systemic autoimmunity Another hypothesis relates to prolonged...
... be assumed that HIF-1 exerts a compensatory protective role inthe disease process rather than promoting the progression ofthe disease To further prove this hypothesis, we established two animal ... in most cases at the margins ofthe joint surface of all compartments (Figure 5b,d,f) Luxation ofthe patella was not observed The analysis ofthe synovial membrane using the scoring system of ... of data, the analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript DP participated inthe study design and drafted the manuscript SO and KXK were involved inthe acquisition ofthe data...
... plexus ofthe enteric nervous system inthe stomach Taurinergic neurons inthe muscle layer ofthe gastrointestinal (GI) tract might be involved in motility ofthe GI tract and the function of endocrine ... observations of CSAD- and taurine-positive cells inthe stomach and taurine released from CSAD- and taurine-containing neurons, which is also consistent with the above hypothesis If peripheral taurine is ... taurine binds to GABA receptors [24-26] The purpose ofthe study was to determine if taurine also regulates gastric acid secretion via GABA receptors inthe stomach Localization of taurine in the...