... Grasslands of NW Argentina erosion hazards that may have further implications on the hydrology and nutrient dynamics ofthe system (Hofstede et al 1995) The differential allocation of biomass to the ... settlements and on the weather conditions (wind, temperature, and soil humidity) when the fire is started As a result of these management practices, the landscape consists of a mosaic of vegetation ... yaconensis was the most frequent woody species, and the Cuphea sp was the dominant prostrate species The ordination of plots in the DCA was not clearly linked to the treatments The first axis 3523_book.fm...
... combination of variables that best explain the variation ofthe response variables and uses Monte Carlo permutation tests to determine the statistical significance ofthe model and each ofthe explanatory ... Perturbations to the salinity regime in Chesapeake Bay have the potential to alter the value of these nursery habitats to overall stock dynamics One ofthe looming drivers ofthe physical and ... 0.0010 100.0 0.36 0.9867 The first four axes ofthe RDA ordination were significant (Table 3) and explained 91% ofthe cumulative variance The first axis explained 53% ofthe total variance All measured...
... at the southern tip ofthe Malay Peninsula (1°14N, 103°55E) Rapid deforestation in Singapore occurred in two phases, firstly the cultivation of cash crops which was completed by the end ofthe ... trapping period rather than the efficiency or appropriateness ofthe trap itself The use of cattle dung instead of human dung as bait for the pitfall traps might also be another reason for the disparity ... representation of dung beetles in the forests Therefore, the volume of dung used for trapping dung beetles is critical in the number of species and individuals of dung beetles caught The use of flight...
... were the diameter ofthe projected crown area and the crown height) representing the unbranched area at the center ofthe tree canopy; and Vcor which is a further correction to simulate the regularly ... Figure Scheme ofthe geometrical model of an olive tree crown composed ofthe cylinder volume, from which the volume of overturned cone (opened by regular pruning) and volume ofthe core (opened ... homogeneous over the whole foliated crown volume Then we divided the amount of foliage in the tangential image of a particular section Ltg_i by the volume of corresponding crown part, the sphere layer...
... observations), but they are to be further investigated Moreover, in addition to these phenomena implicated in the control of fattening ofthe immature bird, the new hormonal status of sexually maturing ... rate during the exponential first phase of growth The maximum growth rate happened 3-6 d later than that of FL chickens By contrast, during the second phase of growth LL slowed down their growth ... either for low immature weight (6 wk of age) and high mature weight (16 wk of age) or for high immature weight and low mature weight led, respectively, to lean and fat lines ofthe shape of the...
... 2.2 The most important components include: the collector, the reflective duct, the openings on the bottom panel ofthe reflective duct and the inner reflector All of these components influence the ... are clear from observation The correlation ofthe parameters could be analyzed as the last procedure For thetwo components ofthe light-duct, as the correlation ofthe influences on daylight ... Grasshopper The tool chain offers a considerable advance on previous methods Section 4.1 describes the different modules ofthe tool chain and the network between them is discussed Thetwo components of...
... From the first drop-off point, the truck moves to the second drop-off point From this location, assigned news carriers pick up the newspapers and deliver them to two other drop-off points The ... the researcher concludes the study with summaries ofthe research findings from the CFA and SEM The study implications and significance ofthe research are acknowledged The chapter outlines the ... 1.6 The structure ofthe thesis This study aims to expand the extant knowledge of newspaper, transporter, and newsagent industries In particular, it provides critical review ofthe concepts of...
... the subject and the main verb In this case, subject and main verb are together at the beginning ofthe sentence, but in other case, they are separated or the writer delays the appearance ofthe ... Structure ofthe articles Each ofthe three main part of an article (the headline, the lead and the body) has its own distinctive style and content 16 4.2.1.1 The headline The headline is the extra ... as the title of an article or press release With the large, bold words, headline is the most eye-catching part of an article Besides giving the main idea ofthe article, it has the function of...
... Pakistan, the loan size is not as per the expectation ofthe borrowers who requires the loan majorly for the inventory storage enhancement ofthe business Majority ofthe total respondents in both the ... respondents insisted that they are at the mercy ofthe MFIs and they not have any idea about the merits ofthe loan products They will have higher satisfaction and confidence if the said MFIs are supported ... given for the said financing, that is, 12 months They are ofthe opinion that the time limit should be extended so that they are comfortable enough to repay the installment The concept of demanding...
... Expression ofthe EGFP-furin ICD construct (1 lg) in HT1080 expressing MT1/MYC and GRASP55F led to a disruption ofthe complex between these two proteins (Fig 9B) We next tested whether expression ofthe ... important for the interaction of MT1-MMP ICD with the PDZ2 domain of GRASP55 The interaction of PDZ domains with ICD internal motifs has previously been reported For example, the interaction ofthe ErbB2 ... reported to affect the normal trafficking of these proteins The expression ofthe MT1-MMP AAA573 mutant at the cell surface [18] could result from the intracellular traffic of MT1-MMP via an alternative...
... and the remodelling of larval tissues to produce adult tissues (i.e the development ofthe gills and the production of an adult shell), which is accompanied by significant growth ofthe soft body ... to the identification ofthetwo first C gigas members ofthe GH18 family, Cg-Clp1 (AJ971241) [5] and the chitinase Cg-Chit (AJ971238) [15] The complete 1697 bp cDNA (AJ971235) revealed an ORF of ... based on the conserved amino acid sequences ofthe catalytic domain of members ofthe GH18 family resulted in the amplification of an expected 147 bp sequence Cloning and sequencing of this fragment...
... Although Barthes suggests that the emergence ofthe reader comes at the expense ofthe author, authors (and artists) did not die Instead, the author exists, in culture and in the perspectives of diverse ... monitors Two cameras, focused on the seating areas, project images ofthe participants onto the opposing monitors Rather than facing each other directly, each person only sees the other’s face on the ... a limited edition of 150,000 tiles, 30,000 anticipated annual visitors to the site, individual decisions of these members ofthe public, and the recycling of tiles placed in the grid, to determine...
... looking at the share ofthe consumer class ofthe national population, we get a strong presentiment of what will happen once the consumer class ofthetwo most populated countries in the world ... fulfills all the elements of an ideology When coined in the late 18th century, ideology was to be understood as the true answer to the state of affairs and the answer to the question of which actions ... assume that most ofthe members ofthe consumer class are found in Western industrialized nations Interestingly enough, almost half of them come from the ‘developing’ world Although there is clearly...
... polymerases, and the solution ofthe crystal structure of Pol II shows that these two subunits are located close to each other at the surface ofthe polymerase [29,124] and participate in the transcription ... domain and then to the nascent RNP, where actin in complex with the hnRNP U can facilitate recruitment of PCAF or P2D10 to the active gene Formation of actin filaments in the proximity ofthe Pol ... components ofthe yeast Nu4A HAT complex [38,42] In the yeast Nu4A HAT complex, actin and Act3 ⁄ ARP4 are essential for the structural integity and activity ofthe complex [38] The presence of actin...
... alignments of some ofthe proteins listed in the PFAM database that contain the Vps4 C-terminal oligomerization domain (PF09336) The sequence ofthe SRH of each protein is also shown The sequence ofthe ... not the b domain The distinguishing feature of members ofthe meiotic clade of AAA ATPases is the SRH motif, which differs from that of other AAA ATPases [24] The pair of Arg residues in the ... for the RDF sequence in modulating the function ofthe SRH The C-terminal region of human VPS4B contains the b domain (b strands and 8), the final helix ofthe AAA domain (a helix 10) and the...
... ensures that the probability of both banks having a high return in the good state ofthe economy is the same as the probability of both banks having a low return in the bad state ofthe economy ... state ofthe economy However, depositors have more information at t = than they had at t = to judge the profitability ofthe risky asset in which their bank invests: they have the realizations ofthe ... about the profitability of all firms in the second period In particular, they receive a signal whether the return on a firm in the high state in the second period is R1 or (R1 + ), > One ofthe two...
... ofthe effect of single point mutations on the solution structure of monomeric derivatives, we analysed the 2D NMR spectra ofthe different variants of mBS Figure shows the expanded regions of ... evidence of correct pairing ofthe interchain disulfide bridges in the recombinant sample [11] The kinetics ofthe N-terminal arms swapping in the P19A-BSRNase is comparable to that of BS-RNase ... only a limited number of van der Waals interactions with the rest ofthe protein The only difference related to the substitution of Pro with Ala is a slight increase in the thermal stability, which...
... without the help and hard work of many volunteers First, we thank the members ofthe Organizing Committee Further thanks go to the authors, the members ofthe International Program Committee and the ... (PIM) in the sense of MDA The platform specific models (PSM) are part ofthe physical view: the ICT platforms need them to carry out their share ofthe work Assume now that there is an existing ... depends on the viewpoints ofthe service provider and ofthe service receiver These two viewpoints must be considered in modeling service Because of this subjectivity, the division between the service...
... Coaddition ofthetwo antibodies resulted in the loss of bands C1, C2, and C3 (lane 13) In contrast, the use of a control monoclonal antibody against SREBP did not affect the formation of any ofthe ... are marked above the sequence The dashed lines under the sequence indicate the probes used in the EMSA The numbers show the distance from the transcription start site (+1) [5] The initiation codon ... in these complexes and the presence oftwo additional complexes were detected when the same probe was incubated with nuclear extracts from PMA-treated cells (Fig 4A, lane 3) The intensity of these...
... this project, the patients surprisingly favoured the software over a constant presence of a physical therapist, as they then often experienced feelings of shame The software records the patients’ ... maintain the well-being of elderly people therefore consists in the question of how to meet the need of elderly people to fill the gap resulting from the loss of an These needs have led to the basic ... deployment of ICT One ofthe results ofthe study is that the preparation ofthe Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme has experienced an important first impetus by the establishment of a few...