... phases ofthe audit process. Decisions and actions taken by
the SAI or its components and by the audit staff during each ofthe phases ofthe audit largely
determine the ultimate quality ofthe ... parties,
including the Contact Committee ofthe SAIs of EU Member States. The Presidents ask the present
rapporteurs (Liaison Officers of SAI’s of Hungary, Malta and Poland), and other interested ... the policy consistent
with the set objectives?
ã Evaluation ofthe impact ofthe policy: What is the economic and social impact of a particular
policy?
ã Evaluation ofthe effectiveness of...
... with respect to the role of HSP70 in the inhi-
bition ofthe release of Smac and apoptosis.
The role ofthe ATP-binding domain of HSP70
in the prevention ofthe release of Smac and
apoptosis after ... domain of HSP70 is essential for the inhibition
of H
2
O
2
-induced activation of caspases-9 and -3 and apoptosis. (A)
The effectsof HSP70 and its deletion mutant proteins on the acti-
vation of ... release andthe activation of
caspases-9 and -3, thereby preventing DNA fragmenta-
tion and apoptosis in cells under H
2
O
2
-induced oxida-
tive stress. This is similar to the protective effects of
another...
... ligand are cross-linked to domains
I and III, respectively, ofthe receptor [19,22]. The b sheet of
EGF may bind to domain I of ErbB-1, andthe other surface
of the ligand binds to domain III of ... the relative contributions ofthe four
extracellular domains of ErbB-1 to the specific binding of
the cognate ligand, EGF, we verified the assays using the
chimeras, because the contributions of ... ofthe receptors was confirmed by
immunoblotting ofthe cell lysates (Fig. 1B). As often
observed for membrane proteins, the bands were rather
broad in the blots, due to the heterogeneity of the...
... set and their nature tends to the boisterous. Expert
slavehunters, they mostly clothe themselves by the sale of their victims on the coast,
though they do business by the sale of goats and ... when they can. Generally speaking, they live upon
the coast, and call themselves Diwans, headsmen, and subjects ofthe Sultan Majid; but
they no sooner hear ofthe march of a caravan than they ... from the coast to
the junction or bifurcation ofthe Kingani and its upper branch the Mgeta river,
westwards; and from the Kingani, north, to the Lufigi river, south; though in the
southern...
... through the cracks ofthe floor, and I realized that the
newcomers had with them a lantern.
The report of Jim's musket had been followed by the discharge of a pistol, and I heard the lad ... We've got the best of two bloomin' Yankees, an' the other is sneakin' in some corner!"
There came the sound of hurried footsteps, and then the light ofthe lantern so ... upon
it, andthe only wonder was that the Britishers did not awaken sooner.
The noise we made in ascending the stairs seemed to me loud enough to alarm the inmates ofthe house near
at hand, and, therefore,...
... half the tusks of which, as well as some portion ofthe flesh, they gave to Magomba for the
privilege of residing there. There were many antelopes there, some of which both Grant and I shot for the
Chapter ... called all the head men ofthe village together, and demanded the beads to be restored to
me; for, as I was living with them, they were responsible, according to the laws ofthe country. They
acknowledged ... loss
of the second fifteen cows, said that in Kafirland, where the laws ofthe country are the same as here, the
whole would have been taken, and, as it was, they thought I was depriving them of their...
... comparison oftheeffectsof rough
andsmoothLPSsofE. coli, both in the presence and
absence of EDTA (Fig. 1). The rate of oxidation was
increased in the presence ofthe LPSs of both the smooth
and rough ... measure
of the rate of oxidation of oxyHb.
RESULTS
The effect of pH on the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hb
was studied. The rate of decrease ofthe concentration of
oxyHb increased as the pH ... of
oxidation in the presence of EDTA.
A comparison of rough and smooth LPSs of E. coli and
S. minnesota in the presence of EDTA revealed that both in
the presence and absence of EDTA, the oxidation of cross-
linked...
... seaward, Porter decided to seize the emergency and
take the long chance of running out to windward ofthe Phoebe andthe Cherub. He therefore cut the other
cable, andthe Essex plunged into the ... other that the rammers ofthe American sailors
struck the side ofthe Frolic as they drove the shot down the throats of their guns. It was literally muzzle to
muzzle. Then they crashed together ... ofthe petty officers and seamen, after the action, got liquor and were intoxicated; and what with the
groans ofthe wounded, the noise and confusion ofthe enraged survivors ofthe ill-fated...
... University of Iceland produced
a report in the autumn of 2003 at the request ofthe Confederation of
Icelandic Employers andthe Association of Financial Institutions in Iceland,
on the impact of ... shows deposits in
Landsbanki’s branches in the UK andthe Netherlands. To put these numbers
in context, the monetary reserves ofthe Central Bank of Iceland at the end
of 2007 were just under ... 47
Deposits in the branches of Landsbanki
In the Netherlands andthe UK
M. Euros
Reference: Landsbanki Íslands hf.
UK deposits
UK wholesale deposits
Netherlands deposits
Netherlands deposits
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
200820072006‘05
A...
... dissociation may be facilitated in the female genital
tract because of dilution ofthe protein in the intraluminal fluids ofthe cervix
and the uterus, andthe acidic fluid ofthe uterotubal junction. Such ... [24], andthe C1s
protease ofthe C1 complex of complement [25]. Thus,
the Trp band can be regarded as a characteristic
fingerprint ofthe native fold of PSP-I and PSP-II.
The near-UV CD spectra of ... spectrum of PSP-I ⁄ PSP-II reflects
the specific environment of chiral aromatic side chains
in the tertiary structure ofthe folded protein, and the
band intensities decrease in a sigmoidal way as ther-
mal...