... glycosylation and prolyl-hydroxylation As demonstrated in other PR protein families, there are acidic and basic isoforms of chitinases Basic chitinases are usually inthe vacuole and have antifungal ... organism (Ponath et al., 2000) A class III chitinase in Vitis vinifera was first induced inthe leaf inoculated with Plasmopara viticola, and induced later inthe upper-stage healthy leaf; in ... involved inthe feedback regulation of SA biosynthesis during SAR (Cao et al., 1997) NPR1 is an ankyrin-repeat containing protein, a domain often involved in protein-protein interactions A subclass of...
... malignancies and health care seeking behavior ofthe patients Analysis of Data Data obtained were collated and analyzed statistically by simple proportions and tests of significance (chi-square test), as ... ovarian malignancy (23.9%) Contribution of other malignancies was endometrial malignancy and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in 5.3% ofthe patients each However, vulval malignancy and vaginal ... carcinoma ofthe ovary (20.3%), carcinoma of corpus uteri (6.5%), carcinoma ofthe vulva (5%), choriocarcinoma (4.7%) and carcinoma ofthe vagina (1.2%) Chhabra et al (2002) observed ina study...
... and mutagenic changes are shown in bold) BPL-for, 5¢-TTCTTAACCATGG GCTTCAAAAACCTGAT-CTGG-3¢; BPL-rev, 5¢-TTAA GGATCCTAAGAACGAGACAGGCTGAACTCTCC-3¢; BCCPD67, 5¢-GTAACCATGGGTGAACAGGAAGA A- 3¢; BCCP-rev, ... preincubation with biotin and biotin and ATP Taken together these results suggest that the binding ofthe substrates and/ or the formation ofthe intermediate, biotinyl-5¢-AMP, plays a role in protecting ... both inthe absence and presence of saturating amounts of biotin and MgATP (Fig 5C) This demonstrates that the active lysine residue does not take part inthe cross-linking reaction and saturating...
... Business data generally refer to a formal manufacturing firm inthe capital city The report draws on a variety of data sources, including international databases, country-specific databases and reports, ... policy chapter), and Mehdi Benyagoub, Manuela Chiapparino, Sylvie Maalouf, Yasmine Rouai, and Jimena Zuniga (research assistance and data analysis) Sydnella Kpundeh was the team assistant throughout ... delve into these specifics The lack of data availability in this area not only pertains to the diversity and scope ofthe private sector, it also reflects a fundamental weakness inthe statistical...
... parental living arrangements in adolescence, and Hispanic origin and race Age of respondent, marital status, and educational attainment reflect status at the time ofthe interview Educational attainment ... report information about the fathers of their babies, and if they do, their reports ofthe father’s age and other characteristics may not be accurate Father’s age as shown in this table for the ... include the educational attainment ofthe respondent’s mother and parental living arrangements at age 14 The definition of Hispanic origin and race used in this report takes into account the reporting...
... most of human epithelium-derived malignant tumors and plays a role in their growth [18-20] and metastases [21] Human melanoma, a non-epithelial tumor characterized by a marked inflammatory stromal ... temperature of 25°C, andthe anterior chest wall was shaved and prepared for aseptic surgery by washing with iodine and 70% ethanol The ribs over the heart were exposed, anda 30-gauge needle attached ... cell line Clin Exp Metastasis 1999, 17:687-694 17 Ono K, Akatsu T, Murakami T, Kitamura R, Yamamoto M, Shinomiya N, Rokutanda M, Sasaki T, Amizka N, Ozawa H, Nagata N, Kugai N: Involvement of cyclo-oxygenase-2...
... processing the samples and critically reviewed the manuscript; DL performed the pleural lavages andthe surgery, was involved inthe statistical analysis andthe drafting ofthe manuscript; DO was involved ... pleural fluid samples on the day of surgery and on day 1-3 Again, the samples were processed as described Cytokine assays The concentrations of IL-6, IL-1RA and GROα inthe BAL, pleural space and ... M, Nakajima Y, Kanehiro H, Watanabe A, Ohyama T, Nishio K, Sho M, Nagao M, Harada A, Matsushima K, Nakano H Serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, hepatocyte growth factor, and nitric oxide changes...
... ofand designed the study, was involved in animal exposure and cell preparation, performed FACS analysis and drafted the manuscript AS was involved in animal exposure and cell preparation, carried ... macrophage-derived mediators that are involved inthe regulation of inflammatory responses Therefore, ED7+ and ED7- AM ofthe rat were separated from thelungsof days exposed animals Total RNA was ... may also cause changes in lung function such as limitation of airflow and increased expiration time that are indicative for the occurrence of airway obstruction [23] and may finally even lead...
... intravascular 67Ga radioactivity The PLI represents the transport rate of 67Ga-transferrin from the intravascular to the extravascular spaces inthe lungs, and it is therefore a measure of pulmonary capillary ... is indicative of prior HSV-1 infection By taking pulmonary blood volume and thus presumably surface area into account, the radioactivity ratio represents the ratio of extravascular to intravascular ... differentiate between symptomatic and asymptomatic viral shedding and spread, which could inform the decision regarding whether to institute antiviral therapy and help in determining the pathogenicity...
... the causal links between FDI and GDP andthe causality of these two variables by looking at a sample of 31 developing counties in Asia, Latin America, and Africa for the period of 1970-2000 They ... Malaysia, Thailand, andthe Philippines, this paper tests the causal relationship between the two variables of GDP growthand FDI inflow Data for Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, andthe Philippines ... for these tests are GDP annual growth rate and FDI net inflows as a percentage of GDP withand without Export of goods and services as a percentage of GDP Looking at Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,...
... out by Praag et al (2005), using personal asset as a measure of initial capital constraint ignored the possibility of obtaining external finance, the chances of resorting to financial institutions ... “inside entrepreneurs” who follow the goal ofthe organization: while operating within the organizational environment, they focus on innovation and creativity, and transform an idea into a profitable ... constraint Start-up capital (initial asset ofthe firm), which is a function ofa few factors including both initial personal wealth and financing channels (Colombo and Grilli (2005)), represents the...
... Rajan and Zingales (1998) Fraction Industry's share of total value added in manufacturing in 1980 from Rajan and Zingales (1998) Share of trade withthe US as a fraction of total output in each ... Germany Greece India Indonesia Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya Korea, Rep Malaysia Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Portugal Singapore South Africa ... calculated using U.S data (obtained from the Compustat database) The original measure is calculated as a ratio of investment minus cash flow divided by investment and captures the percentage of...
... containers within reach ofthe diaper changing area, hand washing sink, and food preparation area • Remove, clean and sanitize containers from children’s area daily • Make sure that infants and ... witha dry, clean bandage Having hand lotion at the sink for staff who must frequently wash their hands is a good way to prevent skin dryness and cracking When assisting a child in hand washing, ... pedal Frequent hand washing can worsen sores and cuts on the hands or cause cracked, dry skin These areas are hard to clean and can contain germs Cuts should be washed well with soap and water and...
... Umbelacha area explained places where Binga people belong: ‘Binga places: Garsila, Chad, Sungo, Kafindebi, Minamba, Kafia Kingi, al-Fashir The sultan ofthe Binga—Sultan Dahia in Minamba He is the ... as a lingua franca, and where some groups had adopted Islam The British razed the town of Kafia Kingi, and turned the borderlands between Raga and Darfur into a no man’s land For financial reasons, ... has a document from the English times In Buram, in Habbaniya areas, they have an umda They have shaykhs in Gar Sila and Nyala In Fashir they follow the Fur They don’t have shaykhs… Binga in al-Fashir...
... and Biostatistical Activity (PASBA) also made a major contribution to the evaluation by generating the administrative data for the analysis ofthe effects of guideline implementation Their careful ... Administration Systems and Biostatistical Activity Primary care manager Pharmacoeconomic Center Patient-Level Cost Allocation Quality management Standard Ambulatory Data Record Standard Inpatient Data ... guidelines to achieve best practices that reduce variation and enhance quality of medical care Withthe goal of establishing such a system, the AMEDD contracted with RAND to work as a partner in the...
... Furthermore, these data may be of particular importance in understanding the physiological role of b-glycosidases andin designing inhibitors In addition, another important issue in understanding the aglycone ... F Mendonca and S R Marana ¸ Following the characterization ofthe binding of different types of aglycone, a comparative analysis ofthe mutational effect on their binding revealed that residues ... gctttgcgggttatggatctgc-3¢; mutation K20 1A, 5¢-gttatggatctgct accgcggctccgatcctaaacg-3¢; mutation K201F, 5¢-ggttatggatctg ctacttcgctccgatcctaaacgc-3¢; and mutation M45 3A, 5¢-ggacaa ctttgaatgggcggagggttatattgag-3¢...
... Gramnegative and Gram-positive bacteria and their activity was compared withthe activity of melittin and mastoparan (Table 1) Parabutoporin inhibits thegrowthof all Gram-negative bacteria ... amino acids) [19], peptides consisting of amino acids 7–22 of parabutoporin (an a- helical part having the four amino acids LAKK identical to mastoparan) andofthe first 28 amino acids ofthe opistoporins ... peptide may interact withthe negative charges on the LPS of Gramnegative bacteria, enabling the disruption ofthe outer membrane and facilitating the interaction ofthe toxin withthe inner membrane...
... glutamate (in yeast or humans) may affect the structure ofthe hinge region, resulting ina hindered movement and enzyme instability As suggested previously for a yeast mutant witha + alanine insertion ... inhibited the activity in samples from the patient This was in agreement withthe data obtained in this study, using the mutant yeast enzyme It has been reported that a mutation inthe hinge region of ... would, in turn, alter the catalytic activity ofthe complex The mutation could also affect the binding ofthe ISP to the bc1 complex and distort the Qo site Our data showed that, inthe mutant, the...
... (Forward) TAAGCTACTACGTAAAGAATATATC (Reverse) GATAAGGTACCTGCACTGACACGGATGAAAGC (Forward) CATATATTCTTTACGTAGTAGCTTA (Reverse) FEBS Journal 272 (2005) 4091–4102 ª 2005 FEBS 4099 Molecular characterization ... Vpr was fused in- frame witha Gal4 DNA-binding domain and used as bait inthe yeast expression vector pGBT9 The GAL-4 activation domain tagged brain cDNA library (gift from Dr Srinivasan, Thomas ... Molecular characterization of ANKHD1 splice variant studies blast searches of VBARP revealed that this protein has homology to human ankyrin repeat and KH domain containing 1(ANKHD1) variants, and...