... to thermal and hydrothermal stabilities of SBA -15 synthesized material (a) HRTEM images of Pt/SBA -15 (Fig 3c, d, e) provide direct observation of regular channel structureand distribution of ... dispersed inside the pore of support material (a) 3.3 Catalytic activities of Pt/SBA -15 in the oxidation of D- glucoseThe results ofthe oxidation of D- glucose carried out on Pt/SBA -15 catalyst ... presented in table 2: (b) Figure Nitrogen adsorption isotherms measured at -196oC andthe corresponding BJH pore size distribution of SBA -15 (a) and 1% Pt/SBA -15 (b) samples Table The results of the...
... proximity, andthe desolvated ligand is engulfed in the cleft and held in place by extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions with residues in the L-domain (residues N204, D2 05, N231, E256 and E290) andthe ... Crystal structure analyses ofthe unliganded and Glc-bound hGK [12] have confirmed the biochemical and biophysical studies by demonstrating that the binding of Glc at the active site indeed induces ... dihedral torsion angles (Du + Dw) for selected motifs ⁄ residues upon binding of Glc based on the coordinates ofthe unliganded andthe liganded form Helix–helix interactions in the two conformational...
... LPME on selected acidic drugs Validation data ofthe three-phase and carrier-mediated LPME method and relative recoveries ofthe tested compounds in tap water and drain water LIST OF FIGURES Figure ... acidic APIs Extraction yield vs stirring speed of NSAIDs and clofibric acid Two-phase LPME extraction profile vs extraction time of NSAIDs and clofibric acid Chromatograms of NSAIDs and clofibric ... clofibric acid time Figure 3.8 Chromatograms of NSAIDs and clofibric acid (at 10ppb) in spiked ultrapure water Further improvements ofthe LPME method include the addition of internal standard in the...
... analysis and helped to draft the manuscript SR helped to conceive ofthe study, participated in its design and coordination, and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... be synthesised by IVD cells themselves [33] The availability of oxygen andglucose to IVD cells is dependent on their transport from blood vessels and therefore on the degree of disc vascularisation ... caudal IVDs by enzymatic digestion and expanded in monolayer culture in standard Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM)/F-12 supplemented with 10% foetal calf serum (FCS), penicillin, and streptomycin,...
... binding proteins form a family of five proteins, including MBD1, MBD2, MBD3 and MBD4 (Hendrich and Bird, 1998; Wade, 2001), that bind methylated CpG (mCpG) sequences within double-stranded DNA and ... Alignment ofthe Dkks with colipases andother related molecules Xdkk-1 and Mdkk-1 are the Dkks from Xenopus laevis (XI) and Mus musculus (Mm) respectively COL stands for the colipases The conserved ... products of MeCP2, Dkk1FL and Dkk1Cys2 55 Figure 3.3 Double digested products of Krm1 constructs 58 Figure 3.4 Double digested products of Dkk1FL constructs 58 Figure 3.5 Double digested products...
... taken and from the FFT the spectral characteristics centroid, roll off, and flux were derived Additionally, mean and standard deviation of these features were calculated over all frames Peeters [15] ... know the represented mood, it is not mandatory that the intended or equal mood is felt by the raters Indeed, depending on perceived arousal and valence, different behavioural, physiological, and ... respectively, and as described They were further instructed to annotate according to the perceived mood, that is, the “represented” mood, not to the induced, that is, “felt” one, which could have resulted...
... and 1.5 ml PAR were added The solution was then diluted to the mark The absorbance spectra ofthe complex solution were recorded from 350 to 700 nm 2.3 Data Treatment and Data Analysis A feed-forward ... The limit of detection ofthe method was calculated to be 1.9 mg/l The method developed produced a linear response when the Cd(II) concentration is within the range of 1–10 ppm The limit of detection ... processing and modeling structureof protein.8–10 Rezaie et al.7 has studied the simultaneous determinationof cobalt(II) and nickel(II) based on formation of their complexes with pyrolidine and carbon...
... that introduced the strategy for thedeterminationof sildenafil by the widely used HPLC technology [9–16] Tracqui and Ludes developed an HPLC–MS method for thedeterminationof sildenafil [17]; ... transferred into a 10-ml volumetric flask, mixed and diluted to volume to yield a mixed standard solution Then, 5, 2, 1, 0.5, and 0.1 ml ofthe mixed standard solution were transferred to five 10-ml ... greatly when gradient mobile phase was employed andthe resolution of sildenafil and vardenafil decreased Andthe ionization of all analytes was greatly suppressed, sildenafil and tadalafil gave no...
... witnessed the beginning ofthe HDB as a self-financing statutory board under the MND In addition, at this stage the HDB discouraged the supply ofthe rental of its flats and gradually shifted from the ... Singapore and these countries belong to the developed world and they have a large and well-defined public housing sector (Donkelaar, 2007; Whitehead and Scanlon, 2007) In addition, the role of building ... with structured questionnaire and data processing as well as data analysis; and (3) validation ofthe models The overall research method is depicted in Figure 1.1 1.10 Structureofthe Thesis...
... carbonyl hydrogenation; vi) hydrogenation of esters, anhydrides and carboxylic acids The rates of hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds depend on the nature of catalyst, thestructureof compounds, such ... synthesized by alcohol reduction methods, and then incorporated into mesoporous SBA -15 silica during hydrothermal synthesis The Pt/SBA -15 catalysts were tested in ethylene hydrogenation, andthe ... products: primary, secondary, and tertiary amines; imines; hydrocarbons; aldehydes; amides; and alcohols The main product depends on the nature of catalyst, structureof substrate, basic and acidic...
... and understand the influences ofthe leading design parameters on the magnetic field and forces developed in PM motors The scope ofthe research work described in the thesis are: 1) To develop a ... increased throughout past years As the size of hard disk drives is decreasing, the dimensions ofthe spindle motors also decrease in order to fit in the hard disk drives Table 1.2 shows the dimensions ... Since the increasing ofthe spindle speed could improve both random-access and sequential performance ofthe hard disk drive, the spindle speed has kept increasing At one time, all PC hard disks...
... with the anhydride yields the desired product (Scheme 2) together with several isomeric byproducts The 2¢, 3¢ and 6¢¢ modified UDP-Glc were the dominant products ofthe reaction, as predicted from ... phosphorothioate derivatives of UDP-Glc will allow another look at these coupled processes and provide further details on the interaction of UDP-Glc, TcdA andthe metal ion cofactor In vivo, TcdA catalyzes the ... triplicate and all data were corrected for the background hydrolysis of UDP-Glc in the absence of toxin Inhibition studies were performed by varying the MUG and UDP-Glc concentrations and following the...
... single-stranded DNA template control double-stranded DNA products on the agarose gel was taken to indicate the temperature at which the hairpin structure had been reopened and where the 3¢ ÔCCÕ of primer ... of primer had formed a fully hydrogen bonded heteroduplex with the singlestranded DNA template Further confirmation that the double-stranded DNA molecules seen in Figs 2B, and were made through ... polymerase to synthesize the second strand DNA due to the unpaired 3¢-end ofthe primer, until the ÔGGÕ bases in the hairpin stem are freed by elevating the reaction temperature and paired with the ÔCCÕ...
... concentration/dietary nutrient)] The ADC of dry matter, nutrients in the tested ingredient were calculated according to the following formulae: ADC of DM of test ingredient (%) = (ADC of DM ofthe test diet ... each diet, fecal samples were collected daily and frozen At the end ofthe experiment, feces were dried All diets and feces were analyzed for dry matter, protein, lipid, ash and chromic oxide contents ... contents The ADC ofthe reference diet were calculated according to the following formulae: ADC of DM of diet (%) = 100 x [1 - (dietary Cr2O3/fecal Cr2O3)] ADC of nutrients of diet (%) = 100 x [1 (dietary...
... executive officer and chairman ofthe Board of Directors) • the senior deputy governor, • the deputy minister of finance, and • twelve outside directors Copyright 2011 15 - Formal Structureofthe ... the Board of directors established a new senior decision making authority called the Governing Council • The Council is chaired by the governor and is composed ofthe senior deputy governor and ... Bank of Canada is quite independent and no government directives have ever been issued Copyright 2011 15 - The Changing Face ofthe Bank of Canada • • • • • Bank desires to explain and build confidence...
... known dosages as: 1Gy, 2Gy and 3Gy; 5Gy, 10Gy and 20Gy Results are plotted in Figure Fig The additive dose method for evaluation ofthe paleodose The paleodose P that the sample has received during ... 0.073 The equivalent dose (Q) was evaluated applying the additive dose method: The thermoluminescence intensities ofthe samples were measured after the exposure to the radiation from radioisotope ... [1,2]: D = D ,dry/(1+1.25 WF) (2) D = D ,dry/(1+1.14 W1F) (3) where, D dry andD ,dry are the dose-rates to be evaluated for dry materials by beta or gamma respectively, W and W1 are the saturation...
... glycerol and NADP to form d- glyceraldehyde and NADPH; theother is a glycerol:NADP+ 2-oxidoreductase (EC 1.1.1 .156 ) that facilitates the reaction of glycerol and NADP to form DHA and NADPH The enzymes ... Table The specificities and kinetic properties ofthe histidine-tagged and purified GLD1 and GLD2 The reductive assay conditions were 10 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.0) and 0.4 mM NADPH The oxidative ... tested d- glyceraldehyde and l-glyceraldehyde individually and observed similar activities; the activity with l-glyceraldehyde was only slightly lower For d- glyceraldehyde and l-glyceraldehyde,...
... three independent groups, and named PDGF -D and SCDGF-B [10–12] The gene was identified by BLAST search in the EST database for homologues ofthe PDGF ⁄ VEGF family PDGF -d and PDGF -D are now the accepted ... homodimers (PDGF-CC and -DD) The full-length PDGF-C and -D monomers are 54–55 kDa and 49–56 kDa, respectively, differing from their theoretical sizes of 39 and 43 kDa based on their amino acid ... the domains of PDGF-C and -D is also nearly 50% Compared to the eight conserved cysteines in PDGFA and -B, PDGF-C contains four and PDGF -D two additional cysteines These extra cysteines and the...
... peptide PDTRP two additional amino acids are resolved in the X-ray crystal structure, while Thr18¢, Gly8-Ser9-Thr10 andthe side chain of Ser19¢ are disordered in the crystal The amino acids ofthe ... corrections, the ligands were docked into the binding site of SM3 using the FLEXIDOCK module ofthe SYBYL software package The docking structures after Table Constraints for PDT(O-a -D- GalNAc)RP derived ... TSAPDTRPAPGST (RCSB PDB entry 1SM3) Resolved residues ofthe peptide ligand are colored red (AAPDTRPAP) The binding site ofthe antibody is colored black Residues colored blue are parts of a...
... concentration/dietary nutrient)] The ADC of dry matter, nutrients in the tested ingredient were calculated according to the following formulae: ADC of DM of test ingredient (%) = (ADC of DM ofthe test diet ... each diet, fecal samples were collected daily and frozen At the end ofthe experiment, feces were dried All diets and feces were analyzed for dry matter, protein, lipid, ash and chromic oxide contents ... contents The ADC ofthe reference diet were calculated according to the following formulae: ADC of DM of diet (%) = 100 x [1 - (dietary Cr2O3/fecal Cr2O3)] ADC of nutrients of diet (%) = 100 x [1 (dietary...