... and Patrinos (2004)), which are frequently interpreted as indicating diminishing marginal returns to schooling. There are some reasons for caution in interpreting the precise magnitude of estimates. ... This work, following the innovative analyses of human capital by Jacob Mincer (1970, 1974), considers how investing in differing amounts of schooling affects individual earnings. Over the past ... Plot ofGrowth and Years of Schooling without Test-score Controls Notes: Added-variable plot of a regression of the average annual rate ofgrowth (in percent) of real GDP per capita in 1960-2000...
... attainment inIndia trail far behind the progress in China. India s mortality rates remain much higher than China’s. Though the sex ratio at birth is much more distorted in China than India, ... Canning, Linlin Hu, Yuanli Liu, Ajay Mahal, and Winnie Yip, ‘The Contribution of Population Health and Demographic Change to EconomicGrowthin China and India , Journal of Comparative Economics, ... the China example. Some observers have recommended that China learn from India regarding certain innovations and elements of progress, for example India s global outsourcing service sector, ...
... binding of ACP tothe docking site followed by a conformational change in ACP proposed to inject the acyl chain into the sub-strate-binding pocket [32]. If a similar mechanism isinvolved in ... chains. Both havebeen implicated in the binding of ACP [2], probablyby donating hydrogen bonds to one of the carbonyloxygens in malonyl-ACP, thereby stabilizing chargerelocalization during ... all pointto the orientation of H333 and its hydrogen bonddonor properties as being the cornerstone of obtainingand ⁄ or retaining residual decarboxylase activity. Theemerging picture of well-defined...
... ∞THE FINANCIAL CRISISINQUIRY REPORTFINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE CAUSES OF THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATESOFFICIAL GOVERNMENT EDITIONTHE FINANCIAL ... were beginning to proliferate, placing “pressure” on tradi-tional banks to follow suit.She said that she and Gramlich considered seeking rulesto rein in the growthof these kinds of loans, ... failures out-lined above—including the failure to effectively rein in excesses in the mortgage andnancial markets—that were the principal causes of this crisis. Indeed, the availabil-ity of well-priced...
... 43.43% (E75G)lower than that of the wild-type protein, suggestingthat Glu residues at positions 75 and 129 play keyroles in maintaining the native structure of the protein.Furthermore, two mutants, ... destroyed. In addition to E75 forming a local stable area in SNase, in this study we searched for the existence of other local stable segments that may play similar keyroles in sustaining protein native ... important roles in stabilizing proteinstructure [25,26]. Fink and his coworkers [27] havedemonstrated that SNase is only marginally stable atpH 7 due to a combination of high net proteincharge...
... economicgrowth and innovation; insights in the historical evidence ofeconomicgrowth and innovation; insights in the spatial dimensions ofeconomicgrowth and innovation; insights in the entrepreneurial ... understanding within the field ofEconomic Growth, Innovation and Spatial Dynamics, including both a broad command of the field and deeper knowledge of certain parts of the field, together with insight ... knowledge of theories ofgrowth and innovation - be trained to understand the process ofeconomicgrowth and the structures underlying it. In particular, this concerns the roleof innovations...
... calmodulin and PtdIns3K. In guinea pig neutrophils, it has been demonstrated thatinhibition of calmodulin results in inhibition of Rac and p21activated kinases [50]. Involvement of Rac in ROS ... switch of a5b1integrin in CHO cells,suggesting also a role for Ca2+/calmodulin-dependentmolecules in regulating the affinity state of integrins onneutrophils [48].Although PtdIns3K has ... elevation of [Ca2+]iare in themselves insufficient in the protection of neutrophils against apoptosis.DISCUSSION In this study, the roleof Ca2+and its downstream effectorcalmodulin in G-protein-coupled...
... entails the restructuring of existing institutions; developing a professional investment-management industry; encouraging better asset management; and stimulating the supply of investment-grade ... 2.49 2.41 2.56 2.9 2.34 Access to Finance and EconomicGrowthin Egyptxii Access to Financeand EconomicGrowth in EgyptAccess to Finance and EconomicGrowthin EgyptMiddle East and North African ... Factoring Industry The factoring industry should be strongly encouraged in Egypt. Developing this industry would require extensive efforts since factoring involves the sale of (a portfolio of) ...
... trillion13% of total incomeTotal income of high-income filers in the top two brackets who own small businesses with employees3$400 billion4% of total incomeSmall business income of high-income ... private sector investment, and exports.Percentage point contribution to real quarterly GDP growth, by componentThe Components ofGrowth Since 2009 GROWTH SINCE 2009Source: Bureau ofEconomic ... high-income filers in the top two brackets who own small businesses with employees$113 billion1% of total incomeNew revenue4from small business income of high-income filers in the top two...
... examination, and radiographic findings.Therefore, CRP and PCT might have a rolein the diagnosticalgorithm as rapid, noninvasive tests.No difference was observed in the discriminating power of ... C-reactive protein: a critical update. JClin Invest 2003;111:1805-1812.30.Dandona P, Nix D, Wilson MF, et al. Procalcitonin increase afterendotoxin injection in normal subjects. J Clin Endocrinol Metab1994;79:1605-1608.31. ... variable time interval from the onset of symptomsbefore evaluating PCT and CRP might have affected theresults because of the kinetics of each inflammatorymarker [29,30]. Considering this point, a...
... fragmentation using massspectrometry, by incubating Grx2 in standard bufferfor 30 min or 2 h in the presence of n-PT. After incu-bation, standard Grx2 and fragments recovered by fil-tering the incubation ... glutaredoxin plays acentral rolein protection against protein oxidativedamage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cel Biol19,8180–8190.19 Gan ZR (1992) Cloning and sequencing of a geneencoding ... degree of purity and absence of A B C Fig. 6. Stimulation of Grx2-dependent proteasome deglutathionyla-tion by cardiolipin. (A) Increased degradation of Grx2 in the pres-ence of cardiolipin...
... O-chain containingL-rhamnose,2-amino-2-deoxy-D-mannose andD-glucose [11], confirmingthat the novel CPS and O-chain polysaccharide wereproduced during the 72-h in vivo culture p eriod. In ... The extent of amidation could be determined by the intensity ratio of fragments at m/z 662.2 D a (GalNAcAN-containing trisac-charide repeating unit) and m/z 663.2 Da (GalNAcA-containing trisaccharide ... composition of CPS andLPS O-chain polysaccharide, namely 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-quinovose, 3-amino-3-deoxy-D-quinovose and 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-galacturonic acid, in the approximate molarratio of 1.5...