... structure ofthe enzyme resulted in restor-ation ofthe energy of activation to the levels ofthe nativeenzyme and in an increased stability compared to the mutantG261A. It seems therefore, that the ... exhibits an Eaalmost the same as in the caseofthenativeenzyme(Table1).Thermal inactivation of mutant and wild-type enzymesIn order to investigate the effects of mutations on the stability of psychrophilic ... investigate the functional importance ofthe Gly pair, located in the vicinity of the active site ofthe cold adapted enzyme and to study itspotential role in the establishment of its psychrophiliccharacter.This...
... Action Plan: The purpose of this plan is to ensure the protection of areas significant to the health of waterways and related ecological values. The purpose of this plan falls directly under the ... on the research side ofthe project, in terms of identifying the key Managing diffuse water pollution in SEQ: an analysis oftheroleofthe Healthy Waterways Partnership – Cottingham, Franz ... perception ofthe relative severities of these environmental issues, political priorities and funding availability. Managing diffuse water pollution in SEQ: an analysis oftheroleofthe Healthy...
... since answer types are diffi-cult to anticipate. For factoids, there exists a sig-nificant amount of work on question analysis the results of which include important query terms and the expected answer ... (Hirschman and Gaizauskas, 2001).Due to the reliance of QA systems on IR tech-nology, the relationship between them is an im-portant area of study. For example, how sensi-tive is answer extraction ... they were the focus of a small pilot study within the AQUAINTprogram, which resulted in an understanding of a“relationship” as the ability for one object to in-fluence another. Objects in these...
... printed on the wafer and dried at 250 1C. The wafer was then heated to 750 1C for 2 min in an IR furnace. PS was formed by the standardanodization process using Si as the anode and Pt as the counter ... to the formation of a stable surface and improved luminescentproperties [8]. Embedding the nanocrystallinesilicon particles in an optically transparent med-ium is another way of isolating the ... PL, SEM and FTIR studies. It seems that the improved luminescent properties of our PSfilms is more an artifact ofthe substrate (texturedone) rather than that ofthe electrolyte alone. On the textured...
... understand how a robust risk model canbecome the cornerstone of a mature informationsecurity program. The sophistication of the threat landscape and ever increasing complexities ofthe legal and ... theyare consultants hired to help guide the business. The majority of their time shou ldbe spent interpreting security policies and standards, and helping the organization16 CHAPTER 1 TheSecurity ... Threatassessments and modeling will be discussed in greater detail in Chapter 5. THE DEATH OFINFORMATIONSECURITY The organization and the structure ofsecurity teams are changing drastically.There isn’t...
... constant of the active site, the deletion ofthe hydrogen bond between R97and E399 is probably a major cause ofthe shift in the pKa of E399. Therefore, R97 facilitates the ionization of the catalytic ... As the pKavalues ofthe catalytic residues determine the pH optima, the ionization constants (pKa)ofthecatalyticglutamates (E187 and E399) in the ES complex and in the free enzyme (E) of ... Y299 and E374).4872 S. R. Marana et al. (Eur. J. Biochem. 270) Ó FEBS 2003 Theroleof residues R97 and Y331 in modulating the pH optimum of an insect b-glycosidase of family 1Sandro R. Marana,...
... part of mandatory training. Man-agers and supervisors also deliver monthly mandatory talks to USPS employees nationally that focus on the use of SLAP guidance and the 60 TheRoleofthe United ... mail.SummaryCurrently, the USPS and IS are doing much in the area of training focused on enhancing public safety and security. Given the range and types of incidents and threats to mail security, their training ... Safety and Security Training. USPS training is aimed at detecting and preventing mail crime, ensuring thesecurityofthe mail, and maintaining public safety. e safety and securityofthe mail...
... From these results, we can see the livelihood strategies pursued within the village, the trend of household economic development, and the roles of NTFPs in the livelihood strategies and the ... cows and buffaloes are mainly free-range fed, and are walked to the market, the cost of raising them and transporting them to market is relatively low. Chickens and pigs often die because of ... clusters and the indicators, we determined the livelihood strategies pursued by households. From the results ofthe livelihood strategy analysis, we analyzed theroleof NTFPs in the strategies and...
... threesites as the symptomatic subjects prior to an injection of 6cc of1 % lidocaine in the left thigh, and then re-evaluatedfor PPT within 1 minute ofthe injection. The purpose of the control ... trials help bolster the validity ofthe conclusionspresented here. It is important to note that the success of the injections may largely depend upon the skill and expe-rience ofthe operator [11].It ... data analysis, writ-ing and editing of manuscript. AN: Research design, studyexecution, writing and editing of manuscript. CC:Research design, editing of manuscript. All authors readand approved...
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... the informational comparative advantage of informal financialinstitutions and strengthen the complementarity between the formal and the informal sectors. The poorest people of rural and urban ... part ofthe industry, SRO owners and managers have an incentive to keep up with the institutional and organizational developments in the industrial economies. Furthermore, the SROmodel offers an ... assess the reputational capital of banks where they deposit their money: the government protects their money to some extent, anyway. On the other hand, if depositors didmonitor bank managers...