... close to the wavenumbers ofthe strongest modes of monoclinic tungsten oxide The two bands at 270 and 327 cm−1 had been assigned to O W O bending modes ofthe bridging oxide, while the 712 and 807 ... Ar-annealing condition: the onset of recrystallization is around 550 ◦ C andthe columnar crystals grow larger when an anneal temperature reaches above 600 ◦ C Onthe other hand, dry air and O2 anneal treatments ... with the two components corresponding to W6+ and W5+ oxidation states Table summarizes the parameters used in the deconvolution of W 4f XPS peaks, i.e the binding energy ofthe W 4f7/2 , FWHM and...
... "Although the current investigation further supports the concept of a detrimental actionof cannabinoids on somatic cells, there remains some doubt concerning a direct actionof THC on chromosomes." The ... with DNA and are intimately involved with the structural and transcriptional properties ofthe genome Variations of these proteins and their modeof association with other genome components may ... This monograph is based upon papers and discussion from the RAUS Review Conference onthe Endocrine and Reproductive Effectsof Marijuana, held March and 2, 1983, in Rockville, Maryland The conference...
... conducted the innovation education program, along with the renovation ofthe whole country 1.3 Theeffectsof Globalization on Education We will examine how the quantity, quality and type of ... 9–12% of all Uruguayan professionals and technicians lived abroad in 1980 1.4 Theeffectsof Globalization on Education 1.4.1 Theeffectsof Trade on Education While education helps the economy ... probability of migration 1.3.3.1 permanent migration 1.3.3.2 temporary migration 1.3.3.3 Types of education 1.4 Theeffectsof globalization on education 1.4.1 Theeffectsof trade on education 1.4.1.1Trade...
... to consider carefully the connections between the chemistry ofthe atmosphere and climate These connections are complex and their nonlinearity is exemplified by the fact that concentrations of ... regionally variable and partially-offsetting, effectsof BC on absorption and reflection of sunlight, reflectivity of clouds, andthe strength of lower tropospheric convection (Wang, 2004) These ... versus gas) Consideration of these effects, which may be very important, will require calculation in the EPPA model ofthe impacts of NOx, CO, VOC and SOx emission reductions onthe cost of using...
... GM, WM, and CSF tissue images and gives the probability for a voxel to belong to the considered tissue The location ofthe five axial slices is shown on a three-dimensional rendering ofthe average ... Table Sex and age effectsand bSex by AgeQ interaction on fractional cerebral compartment volumes Men GM fraction 0.396 (0.021) Slope À0.12* WM fraction 0.337 (0.016) Slope À0.11** CSF fraction 0.266 ... Mean (standard deviation) of fractional cerebral compartment volumes (relative to TIV) andofthe gray to white matter ratio in men and women (upper line) and slopes of their regression on age...
... evident and confirm that the Ala38 methyl group occupies the same hydrophobic pocket as the side chain of Pro38 Modelling the structure with Ala substitutions imposed onthe backbone conformation of ... WT*, and that the substitutions are not significantly perturbing the position ofthe TSE along the folding pathway [51,52] We have considered the P37/P38 mutations simultaneously and constructed the ... backbone assignment of WT* for comparison with P37A, P38A andthe A37A38 double mutant and have examined chemical shift perturbations andthe pattern of NOEs in the vicinity ofthe mutation sites...
... comparison ofthe electronic absorption and RR spectra ofthe wild type and Thr171Ser either in the presence ofthe aromatic donor BHA or at alkaline pH Addition of saturating amounts of BHA did ... under consideration, while the Fe-His frequency is primarily dependent onthe strength ofthe Fe-His bond and hence onthe status ofthe proximal His H-bond It appears that one can readily rationalize ... effectsonthe reduced state of HRPC the ferrous state ofthe mutant may contribute to an increase in the disorder and hence entropy ofthe reduced state ofthe mutant compared to that ofthe wild-type...
... dehytion ofthe serous-producing salivary cells occurs dration), medications (both prescription and nonvia a process termed “apoptosis.” Within one week prescription), head and neck irradiation and ... susceptibility to aspiration pneumonia, with consequent colonization ofthe lungs with gram-negative anaerobes from the gingival sulcus.21 Dentures The lack of saliva and lubrication in the denture-mucosal ... Sreebny result ofthe salivary dysfunction (Box) and Schwartz8 reported that 80 percent ofthe SS SS is one ofthe most frequently encounmost commonly prescribed medications cause tered chronic autoimmune...
... domain of HSP70 is essential for the inhibition of H2O2-induced activation of caspases-9 and -3 and apoptosis (A) Theeffectsof HSP70 and its deletion mutant proteins onthe activation of caspases-9 ... that interaction with Smac is not required with respect to the role of HSP70 in the inhibition ofthe release of Smac and apoptosis GAPDH Ratio of HSP70 to GAPDH 14 # 12 # 10 * The role ofthe ATP-binding ... reduction ofthe apoptotic cell population (Fig 2B) Furthermore, over-expression of HSP70 displayed an inhibitory effect onthe activation of caspases-9 and -3 induced by H2O2, and such inhibition...
... study, the effect of NaCl concentration onthe kinetic constants and thermodynamic stability of VsEndA and VcEndA was investigated In addition, theeffectsof reciprocal mutations of two non-conserved ... boundary conditions, andthe resulting grid was adopted as the boundary condition for one further focused calculation The protein molecules occupied 90% ofthe box in the final calculations The molecular ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1595 Effectsof salt on Vibrio endonucleases L Niiranen et al Table Thermodynamic parameters ofthe thermal unfolding of VsEndA and VcEndA as a function of NaCl concentration...
... charge of Tm The two other mutations (A63V and K70T) are located at the N-terminal region, far from the troponin binding region and occur at the g position ofthe repeat The K70T mutation also ... chain, as demonstrated by the biophysical assays Our studies have provided additional contributions to the understanding oftheeffectsof these mutations onthe clinical symptoms of patients ... for the wild type (WT) and mutant Tms The uncertainties listed are the standard errors ofthe mean and included the uncertainty in the determination of protein concentrations The values are the...
... saturation and saturation magnetization of samples is listed in Tab From the shape of measured M(T) curves, we should approximately suppose that these values correspond to saturation magnetization of ... frustration arising from the co-existence of competing antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic interactions The separation of FC and ZFC curves at low temperatures could be considered that the sample ... in Fig 2, where ϕ is the angle between direction of magnetic moment of A ions and magnetic moment of B1 and B2 ions Comparing MSt and MSe from Tab 2, we could determine the canting angle between...
... Dependence ofthe hydrolysis reaction rates by neurolysisn and TOP on concentration and chemical nature of salts The dependence ofthe rate constants according to the concentration andthe chemical ... Val position in order to verify the inuence ofthe nature ofthe amino acid at this position on determination ofthe cleavage sites andonthe amount of their hydrolysis This series of peptides ... because the P2Â and P3Â positions were demonstrated to be very determinant onthe specicity of neurolysin and TOP [5] The kinetic parameters of hydrolysis andthe variations ofthe cleavage sites of...
... the Congress on Practices ofthe Consumer Credit Industry 27 Appendix: Section 1229 ofthe Bankruptcy Act Here is section 1229 ofthe Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of ... solicitation of credit cards is in Board of Governors, Further Restrictions on Unsolicited Offers Report to the Congress on Practices ofthe Consumer Credit Industry 21 The main reason for the growing ... consumers Subsection 604(c) ofthe FCRA designates the conditions for “furnishing reports in connection with credit or insurance transactions that are not initiated by the consumer.” One of the...
... vasopressin receptor and gonadotropin receptor), interactions have been found to occur with various molecular chaperones, but theeffectsof these interactions onthe maturation of these receptors ... interactions between TSHR and CNX and CRT We then attempted to determine theeffectsof these interactions onthe maturation ofthe receptor CNX is an integral membrane protein, and CRT, a soluble luminal ... with BiP To further investigate the folding and maturation of TSHR, we studied the possible involvement of BiP, one ofthe main molecular chaperones ofthe endoplasmic reticulum, in these events...
... structures randomly showed a short a helical conformation in the C-terminal part The disordered conformation in the C-terminal region of D24)37 GGN4 is probably due to the break ofthe peptide bond at ... tryptophanyl substitution at position 16 onthe biological activity was confirmed for the native GGN4 Consistent with the results ofthe C-terminally truncated GGN4, the D16W substitution in the native GGN4 ... with a 5-nm excitation and emission bandwidth, a 0.5-s response time, and a scan speed of 40 nmÆs)1 All samples contained lM peptide or the same concentration of NATA for control experiments,...
... (recognition) Under the assumption that compensation follows a random walk, I test H1 and H2 using changes in the number of option grants, contractual length of options, and moneyness of options between ... reductions in the proportion of option compensation My paper differs in three ways First, I examine the terms of compensation contracts 10 (e.g., the number of options granted, contractual length and ... in the terms of option contracts and for substitution towards other forms of compensation I focus primarily on changes in the number of option grants because these changes are likely to have the...
... Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 2Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 3Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 13 14 Authors’ contributions ... mediator of depression, and 25% ofthe effect was direct Statistically, the mediation of depression (Model 4: 75%) exerted the strongest effect (cf Model 1: 28%) These findings offer insights to the ... article as: Wong et al.: The differential mediating effectsof pain and depression onthe physical and mental dimension of quality of life in Hong Kong Chinese adults Health and Quality of Life Outcomes...
... water (a) The relative amount ofthe hydrogen bonds ofthe confined water versus the diameter; (b) the comparison ofthe amount ofthe hydrogen bonds andthe viscosity ofthe bulk water at the three ... amount ofthe hydrogen bonds of water confined in SWCNTs with the diameter The relative amount is the ratio ofthe amount ofthe hydrogen bonds ofthe confined water to the amount in the bulk ... the TIP4P-EW model [20], in which the SHAKE algorithm is used to constrain the bond length and angle ofthe water molecules The interactions between the carbon atoms andthe oxygen atoms of the...
... high the concentration of H2SO4 in the pores ofthe NAM increases rapidly andthe solubility of PbSO4 declines The Pb2 concentration in the volume ofthe pores decreases andthe rate ofthe electrochemical ... Electroneutralization ofthe SO42À ions proceed through diffusion and migration of H ions from the bulk solution into the pores ofthe NAM The H ions have 10 times higher mobility than SO42À ions The electrochemical ... Influence ofthe j2 potential onthe capacity and cycle life ofthe negative plate The in¯uence ofthe potential, j2 during the second charge step onthe cycle life andthe capacity ofthe negative...