... cost-effective way of as-
sessing health risks;
the identification of all risk points along the chain of events
from the origin ofthe wastewater to the consumption ofthe
produce (e.g. the farm-to-fork ... Ho-
epner,2008). There is scope to improve the sustainability of
the desalination process.
The process results inthe discharge of a concentrated brine
into the receiving waters. Temperature and salinity ... approach ofthe HAPPC meth-
od in food safety);
the design of a combination of health risk management mea-
sures, to be applied along the same chain of events, with the
aim of ensuring health...
...
Secondly, Linh Dam New Town (located inthe
south-west of Hanoi) deserves one ofthe new
urban models, dealing with the high-density
development inthe south-west of Hanoi.
By learning from the ... landscape inthe
south gateway ofthe capital city (HUD).
3.2.2. Uses and Activities
Linh Dam project is one ofthe successful
models ofthedevelopmentof high-rise apartment
buildings. Thedevelopment ... quarters, the last one is the central area for
the purpose of resettlement.
Generally, getting along with the rapid
expansion, the east bank ofthe Red River
exhibited the beginnings of urbanization....
...
jobs as family care, selling goods inthe streets or in- waiting labor markets. Although working time is rather long (11-
13 hours/day) and continuously, their montly income average only ranges ... labors
selling goods inthe streets and in- waiting labor market have to work in unsafe environments; their daily life are rather
poor. 22.86% female freelane labors live in boarding houses characterized ... factors (living and working environments in cities,
home-town customs, working conditions and relating policies) were identified as the determinants affecting to jobs
and daily life of female...
... under the framework of financial globalization.
II. Review of Institution Building inthe Financial Sector
A. Main driving forces of institution building
A review ofthe developments of China’s financial ... source of financing for enterprises, if their own
capital is excluded.
In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the
dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial ... forceful in improving microeconomic performance.
2. Roleofthe central bank
The central bank has played a roleof policy designing and implementation in the
process of institution building 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 ... to
explore 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 induration
after skin testing with 5 TU of PPD tuberculin. The Tice strain of BCG is administered
percutaneously; 0.3 mL ofthe reconstituted vaccine is usually placed on the skin in the
lower...
... 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 small
businesses—a sector ... “Small Business Lending and the
Changing Structure ofthe Banking Industry,” Journal of Banking and
Finance, August.
Sullivan, Richard J. 2000. “How Has the Adoption of Internet Banking Affected
Performance ... 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...
... or without hematoxylin staining.
In hypoxia experiments, 3T3-L1 cells were maintained in
a hypoxia chamber (Invivo 400; Ruskinn Inc., Cincinnati,
OH, USA) constantly maintained at 1% O
2
. Culture
medium ... lgÆmL
)1
insulin, 1 lm dexamethasone, and
0.5 mm IDM). Cells were then maintained in DMEM con-
taining 10% fetal bovine serum and 1 lgÆmL
)1
insulin. The
medium was replaced every other day. ... cultured in DMEM containing 10% fetal bovine
serum. OP9 cells were grown in aMEM containing 20%
fetal bovine serum. C2C12 cells were maintained in DMEM
containing 10% fetal bovine serum.
Adipogenic...
... detected at the dimer
interface 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 found
that the behavior with the model membrane of the
dimer in which the C-terminal ends...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chains
are 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-glycosylation
and 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...
... thus
blocking protein synthesis and leading cells to death. The
current model proposed for the mechanism of antitumour
action of BS-RNase is based on the ability ofthe protein
to resist the neutralizing ... plateau.
These data indicate that the cell sulfhydryls responsible
for the exchange with the protein disulfides are located in
the plasma membrane. Furthermore, they show that, as
proposed inthe hypothesis ... hypothesize that the cytotoxic
activity ofthe latter monomers was due to the presence in
these proteins of disulfide bonds, with their potential
chemical instability. It is well known that in the...
... 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 same
enzyme.
To obtain an insight into ... by
the surrounding residues. The results so far indicate that
larger parts ofthe polar core ofthe catalytic TIM barrel of
family 18 chitinases play a role during catalysis. It will thus
be interesting ... conformations. The Asp142 equiv-
alent inthe family 18 chitinase from Coccidioides immitis
was found to be inthe ÔdownÕ position inthe apoenzyme
and inthe ÔupÕ position inthe complex with allosamidin...
... a donor of propylamine
groups inthe metabolism of spermidine and spermine [2]
and an intermediary inthe trans-sulfuration pathway to
cysteine, one ofthe three amino acids involved in glutathi-
one ... to
determine the functional roleofthe amino acid residues
involved in each. The present report describes the cloning
and subsequent functional refolding, using a bacterial
expression system, ofthe ... domain of each
subunit, inthe interface between the two dimers compri-
sing the tetrameric structure [29]. This domain contains
five cysteine residues, two of them (Cys35 and Cys61)
forming a...
... is the shift ofthe pH optimum
from near neutral inthe wild-type to pH 9.2 inthe R389A
mutant, which is in accord with an increase inthe pK of
Y229 if the stabilizing R389 residue is lacking. ... coordination to the other
ligands ofthe binding site (center I), but the binding
becomes much weaker as emphasized by the dramatic
increase ofthe Na
+
ion concentration required to saturate
the enzyme. ... carboxybiotin, or slow Na
+
move-
ment through the channel to its binding site.
Following the decarboxylation of carboxybiotin in the
reaction cycle (Fig. 4B,C), the biotin prosthetic group leaves
the...