... action of CYP17 produces the cleavage of the C17,20 bond of 17-OHPREG and 17-OHPROG toyield the adrenal androgens dehydroepiandrosterone(DHEA) and androstenedione (A4), respectively [1–3]. In ... according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Control transfection reactionswere performed using the mammalian expression vectorpCI-neo (Promega) containing no insert. In transfectionswithout ... breeding practices in South Africa, in which Angora goats were crossed with the native goat (which fits the documenteddescription ofthe early Boer goat) that led to the introduction ofthe second...
... GERMAIN 2: n/a 3: n/a 4: n/a 5: n/a. Nationality: Congolese Position: FRPI chief Other Information: Appointed General inthe FARDC in Dec 2004. Handed over by the Government ofthe DRC to the International ... Algeria. Other Information: UN Ref QI.G.251.08. Also referred to as Bounouadher. Belongs to the leadership and is in charge ofthe information committee ofthe Organization of Al-Qaida inthe Islamic ... Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Was involved inthe installation of electrical equipment onthe Qom/Fordoo site at a time when the existence ofthe site had not yet been revealed. Listed...
... strengths. Therefore, the unique system of savings banks in Germany ontheone hand tends to support the ‘Lisbon Agenda’. Onthe other hand it also contributes to the ob-jective of ‘cohesion policy’ ... compete within their own group. 8 businesses and private persons only inthe region and, branch offices may also only be opened in their own regions. The objective is that money saved inthe ... relationship (Cetorelli/Gambera 2001: 621). The more intensive the competition of banks in a region is, the smaller is the readiness of banks to invest inthe acquisition of information. Starting...
... which examined the role of antihistamines inthe treatment of nonallergic rhinitis met the inclusion criteria. However, because the antihistamine used an ingredient in an antihistamine-decongestant ... One study indicated thatthe symptoms of nasal congestion were improved by budesonide without alteration in other symptoms of nonallergic rhinitis. Inthe other two studies, comparison was made ... also inconclusive regarding any differences between quinolone and non-quinolone antibiotics, although indirect comparisons suggest a benefit of topical quinolones cannot be ruled out. Further...
... analysis of pro-teins within aggregates andof aggregates within cells.Synergic to the latter goal are computational methodsallowing the identification of aggregation-proneregions within protein ... chemical chaperones and modu-lation ofthe expression conditions to reduce the rate of protein biosynthesis [9,35–37], whereas inthe second major efforts are devoted to optimizing the refoldingprocess ... toward the free version of r32, leading to induc-tion ofthestress response.Nevertheless, the nature and variability of the recombinant protein stress response suggests afar more complex and...
... based onthe researchers’ direct and indirect contacts in the course of other work being done in these communities. Without these existing relationships, access to the sites, let alone the sensitive ... and suspicion was thatthe widows wanted to continue spreading the disease inthe family by having sex with their late husbands’ young brothers andthe solution, inthe mothers -in- laws’ view, ... ‘killing’ their husbands. Amidst the high incidence of death among men from HIV and AIDS, the incidence of women being accused of bewitching husbands was also onthe increase and contributing, in...
... support the conclusion thatthe job complexity factor rests on distinc-tions among jobs in their information processing demands, generally without re-gard to the type of information being processed. ... around the globe inthe next 100 years.2ONES AND VISWESVARAN adaptable tool for processing any sort of information, whether onthe job or off, in training or after. THE COMPLEXITY FACTOR AMONG ... reducetherole ofg inselecting workers. Suchchanges willdonothing,ofcourse, tonullifythe impactoflowerglevelsonce workersareactuallyonthe job. One suggestion during the “Millennial Debate on g”...
... for the contribution of vehicles to ozone found inthe air, this contribution was estimated using air quality monitoring data for 2004 in Toronto, and assuming thatthe proportion of ozone ... Toronto) and Brian Gibson (Health Professionals Task Force, International Joint Commission) for their contribution to the literature review component ofthe study. The financial support ofthe International ... in Hong Kong evaluated the lung function and respiratory symptoms in drivers of air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned bus and tram drivers (Jones et al. 2006). Lung function was reduced in...
... k and comparison with othereukaryotic DNA polymerases ofthe X-familyAs described inthe Introduction, there may be only one kind ofthe X-family polymerase in higher plants, and it ishomologous ... information of rice and Arabidopsis, we found that Pol k may be the only member ofthe X-family in higherplants. We have succeeded in isolating the cDNA and recombinant protein of Pol k in a higher ... protein contains a BRCT domain at the N-terminus and a Pol X domain at the C-terminal region,similar to the overall domain organization of mammalianPol k. The nucleotide sequence data reported in...
... term the change in within-group inequality—which is inde-pendent ofthe inputs ofthe Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition.10This residual is oneofthe sources of dissatisfaction withthe pre-ceding ... 2. In other words, the analyst must notoperate only at the level ofthe marginal distribution of income of one source but at the level ofthe joint distribution of incomes aris-ing from the various ... afunction ofthe change inthe two distributions appearing in equa-tion 2.8 that is to say, the distribution of income conditional on characteristics X, g(y|X), andthe distribution of these...
... and will help to develop future recommendations. Research is ongoing in several of these areas and as findings emerge the recommendations should be reconsidered inthe light of those findings. ... should be offered individually tailored information, including information about sources of support (including local and national organisations). 1.1.3 Tailoring of information should take into ... Information about genetic testing, both predictive testing and mutation finding, including details of what the tests mean and how informative they are likely to be, andthe likely timescale of being...
... conformations: one pointing towards the phosphate group ofthe ligand andthe other pointingout into solution. Inthe TcRpiB-wt (i.e. ligand-free)structure, Arg113 is only inthe latter conformation(Fig. ... MtRpiB. Amino acids inthe dimer and tetramer interfaces are indicatedby ‘d’ and ‘t’, respectively. The region that contains the loop with a one amino-acid insertion in TcRpiB and MtRpiB with respect ... well asto the backbone amide nitrogen of Gly70. O2 hydro-gen bonds with water, andthe backbone nitrogen of Ser71. At the far end, O1 interacts with Asn103Â, and the backbone nitrogen of Gly74.TcRpiB-wt...
... mobi-lization ofthe clay particles. In contrast, construction work in the catchment ofthe water pollution control pond wasstill in progress at the time ofthe study and consequentlythere were ... wetland and (b)Woodcroft water pollution control pond systems indicating water and sediment sampling sites. PI1 main wetland inlet, PI2secondary wetland inlet, PO wetland outlet, WI pond inlet, ... different inthe wetland and pondsediments inthe absence of predators, it appears that pre-dation was the determining factor. Inthe presence of pre-dators the mortality of TTC was greater in the...