... under the framework of financial globalization.II. Review of Institution Building inthe Financial SectorA. Main driving forces of institution buildingA review ofthe developments of China’s financial ... performance.2. Roleofthe central bank The central bank has played a roleof policy designing and implementation in the process of institution building inthe financial sector. The promulgation ofThe ... source of financing for enterprises, if their owncapital is excluded. In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial...
... (39 ). The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination in the United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-mined by clinical trials ... toexplore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported in the individual studies. Using a model that included the geographic latitude of the study site and the data ... <5 mm indurationafter skin testing with 5 TU of PPD tuberculin. The Tice strain of BCG is administeredpercutaneously; 0.3 mL ofthe reconstituted vaccine is usually placed on the skin in the lower...
... “Small Business Lending and the Changing Structure ofthe Banking Industry, ” Journal of Banking andFinance, August.Sullivan, Richard J. 2000. “How Has the Adoption of Internet Banking AffectedPerformance ... an important roleinthe financial system of the U.S. economy. They complement theroleof large banks by special-izing in relationship banking and providing credit to smallbusinesses—a sector ... understanding issues facing community banks. I. THE CURRENT ROLEOF COMMUNITY BANKS The banking system inthe United States has always been unique in the sense of containing large numbers of small...
... detected at the dimerinterface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of the mutated residues. The models of RNase A covalent dimers in the exchanging conformation were prepared using the 7RSA structure ... at the dimer interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of the hinge loop residues. Likewise, the models of nonex-changing and exchanging HHP-RNase were prepared start-ing from 1Z7X. The ... through the exchange between subunits of either their N-ter-minal, or their C-terminal ends [33–35]. We foundthat the behavior with the model membrane of the dimer in which the C-terminal ends...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chainsare important for the GABA transport activity.1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake of GAT1 In order to gain further insight into theroleof the terminal ... results in reduction of the stability of GAT1 In order to study thein uence ofthe N-glycosylationand N-linked oligosaccharides on protein stability, the intracellular decay time ofthe GAT1, ... for the stability of this protein,but the terminal structure ofthe N-glycans is not.Defective N-glycosylation reduces the trafficking of GAT1 to the plasma membrane In order to study thein uence...
... However, the mechanistic roles of several of these residues are not described well and there is no example of mutational analysis of all of these residues inthe sameenzyme.To obtain an insight into ... by the surrounding residues. The results so far indicate thatlarger parts ofthe polar core ofthe catalytic TIM barrel of family 18 chitinases play a role during catalysis. It will thusbe interesting ... conformations. The Asp142 equiv-alent inthe family 18 chitinase from Coccidioides immitiswas found to be inthe ÔdownÕ position inthe apoenzymeand inthe ÔupÕ position inthe complex with allosamidin...
... trees. The largest plant height was obtained using linings of stone and marble. During the first year ofthe study, when the lining served only as mulch due to lack of rainfall, an increase of ... to improve the HI of wheat, 9 The harvest index is defined as the ratio of grain to total crop biomass” (Cassman 1999). The Roleof Rainfed Agriculture inthe Future of Global Food Production ... Considerations of risk may be very important inthe initial decision of whether to adopt rainwater harvesting at an individual farm level. Especially due to the low economic status of many ofthe farmers...
... to the banking sector The previous subsection analyzes how the banking sector, through the dynamics of bankcapital, affects the transmission of shocks. In recent years, however, episodes of increasedvolatility ... to them. In this context, this subsection considers the effects of a shock that arises inthe bankingsector of our model and leads to exogenous declines in bank net worth. Following the theoretical ... households investing in the bank is limited by the two moral hazard problems: if either were to worsen, the paymentto households would decrease.Introducing (19) into the participation constraint (14),...
... number of amino acid residues contribute to the binding of the substrate by hydrogen bonding and ⁄ or hydrophobicinteractions. Using the ligplot program [31], weinvestigated the specific interactions ... 2010)doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07685.x The hyperthermostable chitinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeonPyrococcus furiosus has a unique multidomain structure containing two chi-tin-binding domains and two catalytic domains, ... identical, but the D524A mutation resulted in aremarkable change inthe conformation ofthe Glu526side-chain. The 2Fobs) Fcalcelectron density of the Glu526 side-chain inthe D524A–substrate...
... Policy for the United StatesDramatic changes in the landscape of farming have unwittingly contributed tohypoxia in the Gulf. The increased nitrate loading to the Gulf of the past ... runoff potential. More drain tile is installed every year - 20,000 miles in Minnesota alone in 2000. This hastens the amount of water draining from the soil andincreases the ... action in the North. Such an agenda will be aimed at achieving realprogress on sustainability. The intent in organizing the NATO ARW was to bring togethera range of disciplinary...
... using the c oncen tration of protein inthe extract as aninternal standard. The activity of ()119/+178) PS1CAT inthe pres-ence ofthe empty vector was taken as 100%. The values represented in the ... domain. ERM contains two DNA bindinginhibitory domains flanking the Ets domain: the central 87amino acid inhibitory domain is poorly conserved a ndvirtually specific to ERM, and the C-terminal ... sequenced.Cloning of ERMTwo independent clones containing the entire ERM cDNAwere obtained by yeast one-hybrid screening of a humanbrain cDNA library from Clontech [26]. The cDNA wasthen inserted into...
... clients. As ofthe end of 2010, 9% ofthe infrastructure portfolio was invested in sustainable energy (amounting to 17.5% of committed capital). Some ofthe major insurance companies around the world ... ofthe United Nations Financing Initiative (UN FI) which promotes the Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI). The four principles include integrating ESG 23 Box 3. Examples of Insurance ... BARRIERS TO CLEAN ENERGY INVESTING Given the scale of capital pools inthe hands of institutional investors and evidence of an emerging interest on their part for clean energy investments, policy...
... diffusion ofstorage technologies inthe public grid include several benefits: - the optimization ofthe grid for the fulfilment of base-load - the way to facilitate the power trade-off in RES ... energy storage systems, (ii) recent advances on technologies for improving the effectiveness ofenergystorage devices, (iii) practical applications ofenergy storage, in the emerging era of ... another one. - Energy management, for the time-lag between the production and the utilization ofthe produced energy. A typical utilization is the optimization ofthe load level when the energy...
... Hannover2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta1Germany2Canada1. Introduction1.1 Kinetic energystorage using flywheelsDevices employing the concept of kinetic energystorage date ... occur in the bearings and with the air surrounding rotating components, respectively. The typicalcomponents of advanced FES cells are shown in Figure 1. Theenergy stored inthe rotoris increased ... rotating shaft that is supported by bearings. In these cases the electricalmachine is either directly connected to the hub, or it drives the rotor using the common shaft. In other designs the...
... values ofthe input variable, to obtain the value ofthe output variable, the operatingvolume ofthe reservoirs inthe interval t. For this, the rules are inferred in parallel. The inference of ... only linearly with the inertia Izz. The inertia ofthe outer rims has more in uenceon the kinetic energy than the one inthe inner rims. It should be noted that in typical FESapplications the ... obtain RORs, and the application of these rules inthe simulation ofthe operation of hydroelectric systems and compares them with the RORP. Inthe latter case, the representativepoints of the...