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... domain located at the amino-terminal and AF-2 domain at the carboxy-terminal The DNA binding domain (DBD) is connected to the ligand binding domain (LBD) by a flexible hinge Upon ligand binding ... ligand binding domain as illustrated in Figure NHRs are able to induce or regulate drug metabolism by binding to small lipophilic ligands Following ligand binding and dimerization, they then bind ... done inthe local population Therefore, it would be of great interest to determine the SNPs in PXR, CAR and HNF4α genes inthe local populationand to establish the importance (if any) of the...
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... bone graft inthe damaged site and on the other hand, it creates an environment with a rich content of HA, with all the advantages deriving from the phenomenon The present study’s clinic and radiologic ... for the tools and facilitate the direct clinical view of the defect [fig 3-4] A full-thickness flap was elevated andthe granulation tissue was removed showing the true extension and depth of the ... membrane inthe treatment of infra bone defects, our clinical results are encouraging considering that in a similar study a mean value of the increase of the bone height of 0.5 mm was obtain with...
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... the world will sufficiently accommodate and feed its human population with out destroying the enviroment and depleting natural resources???” Land used by region and country group, 1961,1991 and ... growth in livestock production 1980-2007 (FAO, 2009) 32 Livestock in ASIAN region, a casestudy • Cambodia • Lao PDR • Thailand • Vietnam 33 Land andpopulationPopulation Density Population Land ... wastes Weeds, marginal land Rice straw, corn stalk Other crop wastes trees, marginal land Poultry (Chicken, Duck & Turkey) Pig and small ruminant (Pigs, Goat & Sheep) Large ruminants ( Cattle,...
... phosphorus was then accumulated inthe sludge inthe subsequent oxic tank by normal oxygen-utilizing PAOs The residual phosphorus was removed inthe final anoxic tank without oxygen Especially in Phase ... ozonation) and effluent of the phosphorus adsorption column are shown in Fig During the operation, about 70% of the phosphorus inthe sludge was solubilized by ozonation, and a large part of the solubilized ... 2008) The reactivated adsorbent was packed into the column again, and phosphorus was effectively adsorbed Figure Concentration of each type of phosphorus inthe influent and effluent of the phosphorus...
... and periphery of the Seto Inland Sea The location of the research area andthe distribution of the citrus groves in Matsuyama region are shown in Fig Matsuyama is situated in Shikoku Island in ... 66m, and 60m, respectively Stream water samples were collected at the middle parts of the grove from points Sampling points St.1 and St.2 are inthe same stream, and sampling point St.3 is inthe ... inthe other stream The two streams flow together to be one stream andthe sampling point St.4 is situated inthe joined stream, which is the only stream that flows into the reservoir The reservoir...
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... compensation and firm performance inthe U.S airline industry may aid those seeking to invest inthe industry as well as forward looking investment decisions by various groups interested inthe U.S airline ... cyclical andthe structure of the industry causes instability Hecker (2005) argues that the inherent instability of the airline industry can be traced to the structure of the industry and its ... … by diluting and distorting managers’ incentives and thereby hurting corporate performance” (p 72) The authors argue that the inability of the optimal contracting approach in explaining executive...
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... product include developing and testing new products, modifying or eliminating existing products, managing the product range, formulating a brand name, and creating a product guarantee and associated ... customers For instance, inthe on-line service industry, after initially pursuing a nonstandard strategy, late entrants into the field, such as Microsoft and AT&T, followed the standards in foundation ... of the engine to be installed on the Airbus A320 and A321, and then the A340, constantly improving the cost/quality ratio through an aggressive management of the experience curve Inthe end, the...
... in money demand Shift inthe LM Curve from an Increase inthe Money Supply Shift inthe LM Curve from a Decrease inthe Money Supply Response to a Change in Monetary Policy • An increase inthe ... lead to a rise in output – Increased government spending increases the interest rate and crowds out investment spending and net exports • The less interest-sensitive money demand is, the more effective ... increases the demand for money Response to a Change in Fiscal Policy II • The excess demand for money pushes the interest rate higher • The rise inthe interest rate eliminates the excess demand for money...
... resin FIBROLITđ ZWO (epoxy tooling resin) H 7H Casting/tooling resins: application examples H 17H 19 Casting/tooling resins: thinning agent H9 Centering pin for lifting flange C 15/4 Centring inserts ... feeders, press linking, palletising, stacking, loading and unloading, transporting and flexible linking, storage and buffering of work pieces of different sizes Since its establishment in 1974 GSA ... successfully in many industries worldwide Applications include linking machine tools (automotive production), tool changing in machining facilities, palletising work pieces, unloading injection moulding...
... giving, and (ii) demanding” This means there are two roles in exchange: giving and demanding He goes on to analyze the nature of the commodity being exchange into (a) goods and service and (b) information ... the meaning: “Fred stayed behind, and John ran away.” Therefore, the relationship is symmetrical Andthe sentences “Joe watched TV, and Mary washed the clothes” and “Mary washed the clothes and ... for choosing the topic, the aims of the study, the methodology, the scope, andthe design of the study Part B, the main part of the thesis, consists of three chapters Chapter 1, entitled Theoretical...
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... Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both Academies andthe Institute of Medicine ... outcome of the forecast, • Gathering and analyzing the data using a variety of methodologies, and • Interpreting the results and assembling the forecast from the available information Framing the problem ... specific interest inthe way the data are interpreted (Dennis, 1987) • Gathering technique The technique used to gather data can influence thecontent For example, subtle changes inthe wording of the...
... Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, andthe scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both Academies andthe Institute of Medicine ... with other programs inthe engineering directorate Finding The committee sees tremendous opportunities for advancing geoengineering through interaction with other disciplines, especially inthe ... geoengineering inthe emerging field of geoengineering for Earth systems in an attempt to manage and sustain a habitable and beneficial environment on Earth The goal of geoengineering research and...
... demand and supply primitives, there is plenty of future work to be done in examining the theoretical underpinnings of these results In particular, the extent to which the estimated slope of the ... competitiveness, peaking with 30% marketshare at the beginning of 2006 This is up from around 10% at the beginning of 2003 and 20% at the beginning of 2009 Figure plots Intel and AMD marketshare from the end ... were Intel a monopolist inthe pre-innovation period and a monopolist inthe post-innovation period Profits increase, but only by 17% The relatively small increase in profit comes because Intel...