... to the sur-face of mitochondria during apoptosis. They induce the permeabilization ofthe mitochondrial membranewith the release of cytochrome c andthe formation of the apoptosome [38]. The ... on and off. Caspase activation is under the direct control of kinases and phosphatases, and the indirect control of phosphorylation through the regula-tion of other apoptotic proteins. Furthermore, ... [107].Inhibition of PP1 by OA enhances the phosphorylation of p53 at Ser15 and Ser37, decreases the expression of bcl-2 and increases the expression of bax in humanlaryngeal epithelial cells and human...
... to the borrower, the purpose and use ofthe loans, their sectoral composition and concentration, the currency denomination, andthe maturity and other conditions ofthe loans. In terms ofthe ... by the nature ofthe risks associated with the nature ofthe credit growth (see Table 6 for a mapping from various features ofthe credit growth to different types of risks, and Table 7 for the ... 1 The start and end ofthe boom periods are determined by using the methodology developed by Gourinchas, Valdes, and Landerretche (2001). In cases where the boom is ongoing, the end of the...
... Attachment ofthe disk to the lateral and medial poles ofthe condyle is independent ofthe capsular structure (Fig. 60). The boundaries ofthe superior attachment ofthe capsule to the temporal ... superiorly when there is contracture ofthe capsule. However, shortening ofthe capsule walls does change the activity of the mechanoreceptors and thereby the activity ofthe muscles of masti-cation ... in the sagittal plane (Mills et al. 1994b). The fibers of both strata stream into the pars posterior ofthe disk and there intertwine with the trans-verse fibers ofthe pars posterior and the...
... to another, and the sharing of pools of workers. But negative spillovers are impor-tant as well. They include constraints on the supply of labor and otherinputs, upward pressure on wages and ... than at the end ofthe period. TableA1 decomposes job growth from the second quarter of 2000 into jobclasses using beginning size of firm, mean size of firm over the period, and end size of firm. ... least the part of it that is notexplained by observable indicators of labor quality.”Other theories to explain the size-wage effect have surfaced since the Brown and Medoff study, some of which...
... gestures and facial cues seeking the most infor-mative cue according to the content ofthe lecture. The results of the questionnaire revealed that the majority of those whoreported they paid ... based on the master’s thesis ofthe first author preparedunder the supervision ofthe second. We thank Jill McKay for herparticipation in the study and Alissa Cohen and Charlene Polio for theircomments ... of LORs per group is given inTable 1. Following the tabulation of data, the results wereoffered to the participants upon request using the referencenumbers they were assigned at the time of...
... analysis ofthe creditworthiness andthe repayment capacity of their clients, a domain where they have a high level of expertise, while savings banks could make use of their front and back of ce ... decided on the basis ofthe borrower’s investment need and their ability to repay. The amount of the first loan does not exceed US$ 750 and the borrowers can apply for a second loan of up to ... to the mass market.This article provides a short overview oftheroleof savings and retail bank members ofthe WSBI (World Savings Banks Institute)1 in the field of access to finance and...
... The Roleof Savings and Wealth in Reducing ―Wilt‖ between Expectations and College Attendance Subsequently published as: Elliott, W. and Beverly, S. (2011). Therole of savings and ... replaces the log of net worth. Hypotheses Theory and research on the relationship between wealth and youth college attendance lead to two hypotheses. First, we hypothesize that log of net worth, ... 2002 whether they had a savings or bank account in their name. If they had an account, they were also asked whether they were saving some of this money for future school, like college. The youth...
... electrons in the conductionband.2.4. Theroleof morphology and porosity of metal oxides2.4.1. Grain networks, porosity, andthe area of inter-graincontactsFrom an analysis ofthe numerous ... become noticeable. The width of spillover zone depends on the material andthe nature of the detected gas. The influence ofthe contacts on sensor response withdecreased length ofthe sensitive layer ... gas-permeability.However, the process of cracking is hard to control, because the magnitude ofthe sensor parameters change is dependent on the depth and length ofthe cracks. Probably therefore the authors of [113],...
... contemporaryattitudes of women, circumvented them by creating resolute female characters with a strong sense of self. The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, and hasweathered well ... state of free will. Katherine endures reprimands,chiding, and humiliation in the course of her chosen rebellion.Viola enjoys life and position as a man, and does not reveal who she isuntil the ... Tamed Shrews and Twelfth Nights: TheRoleof Women In Shakespeare It is curious to note theroleof women in Shakespeareanliterature. Many critics have lambasted the female characters...
... improvement ofthe banking system and a decrease inratio. On the other hand, foreign bank ownership leads to higher levels of foreign liabilities, which in turn increases ratio. Therefore, the variable ... reflecting the optimalhedging strategy of firms as regards to the real return on their investments.On the one hand, if the real return is p ositively correlated with the realexchange rate then choosing ... does a transfer for the loan manager to cover the gain or lossgiven the realizations of M such that the net profit ofthe loan aggregator iszero. The insurance mechanism, or the transfer, is provided...
... biochemicalapproach to their study are considered to be valid ifperformed carefully.Isolation of lipid rafts ⁄ caveolae is very often the firststep in the biochemical analysis oftheroleof thesedomains ... favour of an effect of the detergent on the interaction that maintains the recep-tor associated to these fractions rather than a conse-quence of a methodological artefact [91]. Importantly,in the ... degradation of ATP to ADP and adenosine in the periphery of these microdomains. ADP and adenosine would activate respectively P2Y and P1 receptors which are localized in lipid rafts and would engage their...
... destabiliza-tion ofthe native state, as suggested by the decrease of mg and of fluorophores accessibility to acrylamidefor all the variants compared to the wild-type. The replacement by Ala of any ofthe ... importance of each vector in U and V. The signal-to-noise ratio is very high in the earliestcolumns of U and V andthe random noise is mainlyaccumulated in the latest U and V columns. The wave-length ... matrix contain the basisspectra andthe columns ofthe V matrix contain the denaturant or the Ca2+dependence of each basis spec-trum. Both U and V columns are arranged in terms of their decreasing...
... approach andthe results of our paper are closer to those of Statman (2000) and Baueret al. (2005). Statman (2000) compares the performance of a sample of SRI funds with that of a control group of ... managers, the availability of supportingstaff, their technology, their ability to negotiate prices with other service providers (such asbrokers), their advertising policies, andthe governance of their ... age, and size ofthe fund’s management company (all in logs). We use these variables because of theirpotential role as determinants of both before-fee performance and fees.Exploiting the panel...
... affected the level ofthe mRNAfor the other ADAM, confirming the specificity of theseASOs [19]. The ASOs reduced the level of their respectiveproteins in cell lysates but had little effect on the otherprotein ... in the presence or absence of APMA. In the majority of cases there was little differencebetween the effect of inhibitors on the constitutive shedding of ACE andthe APMA-induced shedding of ... with the ADAM10ASO, on the APMA-induced shedding of ACE wastherefore investigated. SH-SY5Y cells expressing ACE weretransfectedwiththeASOsandthenexposedtoAPMAand the levels of soluble ACE in the...