... repertoire is increased by the addition of or the deletion of nucleotides at the junction between the different gene segments and by random pairing oftheheavy chains and light chains Additional diversity ... analysed the results and drafted the manuscript CK participated in the design and coordination ofthe study, and performed the characterisation of cells AP was involved in the molecular analysis ofthe ... relapsed 15 months after the beginning ofthe study The patient therefore received another rituximab treatment (four once-weekly doses of 375 mg/m2) at the time point of 17 months Except for mg...
... method This thematic report contains the main following sections: I The definition ofthe supply chain II The supply chainof marine fishing products 2.1 The chart ofthe supply chain for marine ... that purpose The thematic report of “Assessing the fisheries supply chains in Viet Nam” within the framework of this research project focuses on the assessment ofthe supply chainof fisheries ... for the sea trip ofthe vessel owners, therefore, they not suffer from losses In fact, all the investments that the middle men spend in the sea trips ofthe vessel owners are the loans that they...
... codes, making them an important part ofthe landscape ofthe company The increasing relevance ofthe cost regardless of business ethics is recorded Emphasis is placed on the importance of stressing ... assessment ofthe consequences of action, but unlike the selfish, selfinterest focused on determining the course of action will produce the best for the greatest number of people Therefore, it is the ... declared lower cost of debt or moving costs - the debt ofthe period to the next accounting period, or declaration of income Conversely, if the company is focused on reducing the problem of enterprise...
... manner among the various participants ofthe MRO supply chain for the paper mill On the soft side, we studied organizational issues such as the integration across various supply chain partners, ... comprehensive view of drivers of supply chain performance across the paper industry The purpose ofthe mail survey was to gather comprehensive information from a larger number of paper mills about their supply ... specifically, in the context ofthe MRO supply chain for paper mills, our goals were: 1) to develop an understanding of current practices including the challenges of integrating supply chains across organizations;...
... collection, the end ofthe duodenum and the cranial part ofthe cecum were tied and both ends were cut One end ofthe small intestine was at the stand and a conical tube was placed at the other end Then ... mucosal surface The major effect of serum immunoglobulin A is to prevent the attachment of bacteria and viruses to the mucosal surface [11] The major biologic function of serum immunoglobulin ... compare to that of control Over-dosage of CLA may affect the depression of immune production However, the addition of vitamin ADE and/or selenium to CLA increased the level ofimmunoglobulin production,...
... with TAP Induction of HLA-B27 heavy chain- homodimers after dendritic cell stimulation We then determined the ability ofthe HLA-B27-expressing KG-1 cells to form the heavy- chain homodimer structures ... characteristics as the lower ofthe dimer-region bands seen in Figures 3a and 3b We were unable to detect any other significant spots that would allow us to determine the nature ofthe other bands present ... succumbs to disease when removed from these conditions [26] Both of these could be interpreted as sequelae to the induction of large numbers of HLA-B27 heavy- chain dimers on antigen-presenting cells,...
... systems, the blood system and the lymph system (Parham, 2001) These two systems are intertwined throughout the body and they are responsible for the transport ofthe agents ofthe immune system The ... structure can hold the two heavy chains together Therefore, myosin II has two heads It also contains light chains (2 per head), which bind theheavy chains in the "neck" region between the head and ... chemokines Further investigation ofthe underlying mechanism showed that the wide type E coli K1 can inhibit the phosphorylation of NF-κB thereby prevents the translocation of NF-κB to the nucleus The...
... inventory ofthe equipments and services are a vital requirement for the supply chain function as the output of one activity is the input for the second phase of activity The total supply chain management ... corporate context and the total supply chain process ofthe Company ü Part 2: o Investigate the total supply chain process of Lam Son JOC; address the issues on the current challenges ofthe process o ... overall picture ofthe supply chain management context, the company profile, and its process CHAPTER 1: THE CONTEXT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Describe the concept of supply chain management...
... homologues to heavy- chain partners ofthe light -chain subunits ofthe HAT system of chordates, have been identified and analysed, which should enable the experimentalists in the field to direct their research ... lack of domain B protruding out ofthe TIM barrel in the place of loop connecting the b3-strand to the a3-helix [9,21] Sharing domain B by rBATs and GH13 enzymes, and especially the sequence ofthe ... is the light subunit that possesses the amino acid transportation activity, although without interacting with theheavy subunit it is unable to reach the plasma membrane Thus, the role ofthe heavy...
... result ofthe present work is that the N-terminal cleavage ofthe S1 heavychain completely prevents the changes in the thermal unfolding of S1, i.e a significant increase in the protein thermal ... obtained by addition of 0.5 mM BeCl2 in the presence of mM NaF The formation ofthe complexes was controlled by measuring the K+-EDTA ATPase activity ofthe protein The ATPase activity of S1, t-S1, or ... compared the thermal unfolding of S1 species with theheavychain cleaved by trypsin at specific, welldefined sites Thermal unfolding of S1 cleaved by trypsin in the absence of nucleotides First, the...
... located in the 3¢ region but also for two of them by deletion ofthe central repetitive domain Until now, because ofthe lack of knowledge on thegenomicorganizationofthe 3¢ region of MUC4, the precise ... with the nucleotide sequence ofthe MUC4 gene allowed us to establish the nature ofthe mechanisms responsible for the diversity of transcripts They were generated by the combination of either ... responsible for these events could not be defined In the present paper, we described thegenomic structure ofthe 3¢ region ofthe human MUC4 gene A comparison ofthe nucleotide genomic and cDNA...
... analysis addressed the nature of these mutations The R/S ratio ofthe nonproductive Vκ and Vλ repertoire could not be assessed individually because ofthe small number of mutations in the nonproductively ... ratio Because ofthe significant differences in the mutational frequencies of productively rearranged VL genes from the peripheral blood and from the parotid gland ofthe SS patient, further analysis ... detected in the salivary glands of patients with SS [3,6], but it is not known whether the microenvironment of these cell clusters is sufficient for the induction of a germinal center response Of note,...
... band on the basis of its size, to normalize the intensity ofthe staining for the different sizes ofthe fragments The final percentage content of each MHC gene in the total sample was then calculated ... paradigm To correct for any differences in the efficiency ofthe reactions for each isoform, the intensity ofthe MHC band was divided by the intensity ofthe control fragment in that reaction A ... expression toward slower isoforms were limited by the technologies then available, which did not allow the evaluation ofthe expression of each ofthe type II MHC isoforms with specific probes...
... Table shows that the average monthly rainfall in Shah Alam is 185.1mm The estimated roof catchment area ofthe school is about 690m2 Thus, the average volume of water fell on the roof is about 125m3 ... harvesting tank would be the amount of water not release to the drainage systems Thus, less amount of water becomes runoff This will reduce the amount of stormwater runoff, which will result in ... shows that the average potential monthly storage of about 53m3 This indicates about 42% as the average rate of capture Therefore, on average there is only 57% of rainwater discharged to the drainage...
... recommended that the outer harder and shiny part ofthe palm fronds be used for the fabrication of PFCBB Other factors like water absorption ofthe PFCBB be conducted to determine its other properties ... value of “t” were less than the tabular value of “t” at 5% level of significance, this implies that there is no significant difference between their compressive strengths V Conclusion : Based on the ... 0 4 6 1 (days) The greatest compressive strength ofthe uncured and cured PFCBB was achieved in 28 days and the least was in days Similarly, the greatest compressive strength ofthe uncured and...
... more than 37°C in April, the hottest month The division ofthe season in the north more clearly than in the southern, where the only exception ofthe highlands, seasonal temperature difference ... currently the source of sand for cement concrete is ultilize from rivers, sand resources depleted day by day by mining as well as the rapid growth ofthe construction industry Therefore the using of ... the present sea level will must be renovated again, even have to move to another place The railway north - south roads and near the seaside of road systems will be affected The rising level of...
... hypothesis is accepted Therefore there is no significant difference between the means ofthe flexural strength ofthe board using the method of water immersion Flexural strength which has the ... Mixing of binder and rice hull The samples III RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The following tables present the results ofthe compressive tests ofthe samples from the Universal Testing Machine (UTM) and the ... 0.12 The findings on the density ofthe board showed that 60:40 had the greatest density of 0.27 and the lowest value for 70:30 of 0.086 Table Flexural Strength by Water immersion Treatment of...
... with an advantage even under these conditions, such as the minimization ofthe risk of loss, the maximization ofthe chance of gain, or the minimization ofthe regret the decision maker may suffer ... requiring a sequence of interrelated decisions to be made over a certain period of time The more complex the chain, the more essential becomes the use of such technique The concept ofthe network diagram ... implementation ofthe laws necessary for the reform ofthe economic system These include the National Assembly (NA), the country's legislature; the Standing Committee (SC) ofthe National Assembly,...
... of Vietnam and the South of Vietnam The structure of Vietnam’s SFC organizationThe supply chain quality management of interviewed SFCs The fish chain in the Netherlands The shrimp chain in the ... all stages ofthechain – from the hatchery to distribution – the development ofthe seafood supply chain quality management framework is crucial Among thechain actors, the role ofthe SFC is ... at the Faculty of Management and Organization, Centre for Development Studies (CDS), the Faculty of Economics ofthe University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and the School of Economics and...