... WT*, and that the substitutions are not significantly perturbing the position ofthe TSE along the folding pathway [51,52] We have considered the P37/P38 mutations simultaneously and constructed the ... structure of human ubiquitin [32] The position and orientation ofthe side chains of Pro19, Pro37 and Pro38 are highlighted along with the F45W mutation (drawn using MOLMOL [38]) The sequences of human ... backbone assignment of WT* for comparison with P37A, P38A andthe A37A38 double mutant and have examined chemical shift perturbations andthe pattern of NOEs in the vicinity ofthe mutation sites...
... structures randomly showed a short a helical conformation in the C-terminal part The disordered conformation in the C-terminal region of D24)37 GGN4 is probably due to the break ofthe peptide bond at ... tryptophanyl substitution at position 16 onthe biological activity was confirmed for the native GGN4 Consistent with the results ofthe C-terminally truncated GGN4, the D16W substitution in the native GGN4 ... with a 5-nm excitation and emission bandwidth, a 0.5-s response time, and a scan speed of 40 nmÆs)1 All samples contained lM peptide or the same concentration of NATA for control experiments,...
... in the terms of option contracts and for substitution towards other forms of compensation I focus primarily on changes in the number of option grants because these changes are likely to have the ... granted options amounting to a median fair value of 7% of profits in 1996 and 11% of profits in 2004 I compare the terms of option grants andthe properties of fair value estimation under a disclosure ... and financial reporting decisions in the context of recognition and disclosure Examples ofthe former include Imhoff and Thomas [1988] and Mittelstaedt, Nichols, and Regier [1995]; examples of...
... http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/2 resulting in lower concentrations of pharmaceuticals and other wastewater constituents [6] The purification efficiency ofthe STPs depends strongly onthe hydraulic retention of ... http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/2 Page of 13 Figure Impact of precipitation on wastewater flow Summary ofthe relationship between the daily amount of precipitation in the area of Trier andthe wastewater ... [21,24] The approach of SPE and fractionation in the present study (Figure 3) relies onthe survey by Kern et al [25] The combination of Oasis HLB with a cation and an anion exchanger provides the...
... existence of localised Al shunts lying across the p-type and n-type regions as the annealing improves the contact ofthe Al shunts to both p- and n-regions ofthe cell thus shorting the cell more ... a clear demonstration that the electronic band gap ofthe nanostructured material is enhanced due to the quantum confinement effect At present, the emphasis is on increasing Voc andthe devices ... as Rsh ofthe cell is in the order of MX.cm2 The short circuit current increases by a factor of three due to the decrease of Rs Contact and Sheet Resistances To identify the origin ofthe large...
... http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/2 resulting in lower concentrations of pharmaceuticals and other wastewater constituents [6] The purification efficiency ofthe STPs depends strongly onthe hydraulic retention of ... http://www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/2 Page of 13 Figure Impact of precipitation on wastewater flow Summary ofthe relationship between the daily amount of precipitation in the area of Trier andthe wastewater ... [21,24] The approach of SPE and fractionation in the present study (Figure 3) relies onthe survey by Kern et al [25] The combination of Oasis HLB with a cation and an anion exchanger provides the...
... reflect the slope of polarization versus stress curves The enhancement of piezoelectricity corresponds to the maximum slope ofthe curve of Fig 4a at rc, it is the change of magnitude of polarization ... supported by the conclusion of uniaxial tensile stress dependency of elastic constant c33 (see Fig 2b) Note that the polarization under uniaxial stress remains along the \001[ direction and that the piezoelectric ... superlattice under the loading of uniaxial tensile stress along the c axis becomes soft along the nonpolar axes To illustrate the change of chemical bonds with uniaxial tensile stress, Fig 3a and b are...
... series of simultaneous reactions These reactions are more or less promoted depending onthe nature ofthe catalyst, the type ofinteraction with the surface ofthe solid material, andthe different ... modification ofthe nanostructure andthe basic sites ofthe particles Another phenomenon starts to occur onthe surface of doped samples, a segregation process of particles of metastable solid solution, ... The results from the isotherms ofthe CO2 adsorption are shown in Table The CO2 adsorption isotherms are very sensitive to the presence of polar groups or ions onthe surface ofthe solid [16]...
... affect the set of possible moves ofthe players, andthe cop number of a disconnected graph obviously equals the sum ofthe cop numbers for each connected component For a survey of results onthe ... independence of every (2s + 2)-subset of S, (s′1 , , s′m ) is a permutation of (s1 , , sm ) Therefore, the number of ordered representations of u − v using m members of S is m!, so the number of ... − then u is on a shortest (r, x)-path, which contradicts the assumption u ∈ A Therefore, d(r, u) = s + 1, and x is on a shortest (r, u)-path Hence / by property (1), the number of neighbors of...
... pruning on cork production The climate is continental Mediterranean andthe potential vegetation is that ofthe Sanguisorbo agrimonioidis-Quercetum suberis [15] type of cork oak forest in all ofthe ... as the height to which the trunk is stripped, the total length of stripping, the surface area stripped, andthe indices and coefficients of stripping which reveal the intensity of stripping The ... Our thanks go to all the owners ofthe sites, the Forest Service ofthe province of Cáceres for allowing us to record data, and all those involved in the collection of field and laboratory data,...
... rearrangement of their noncovalent interactions While the contributions ofthe VDW and coulombic energy parameters to these changes are evident from the results, other noncovalent interactions such ... A3 are the fractions ofthe fast, slow and stable amide protons and kHX,1 and kHX,2 are the apparent exchange rate constants for the fast and slow amide protons Results were interpreted thermodynamically ... The dynamics ofthe resulting network are then dened by the Ni ã Nj Kirchhoff connectivity matrix of interresidue contacts (G) where the off diagonal elements of G are dened as: Gij ẳ )1 if the...
... study, the effect of NaCl concentration onthe kinetic constants andthermodynamicstabilityof VsEndA and VcEndA was investigated In addition, the effects of reciprocal mutations of two non-conserved ... boundary conditions, andthe resulting grid was adopted as the boundary condition for one further focused calculation The protein molecules occupied 90% ofthe box in the final calculations The molecular ... compilation ª 2008 FEBS 1595 Effects of salt on Vibrio endonucleases L Niiranen et al Table Thermodynamic parameters ofthe thermal unfolding of VsEndA and VcEndA as a function of NaCl concentration...
... at the end ofthe second volume ofthe second edition: On Polyhedra Onthe Measure of a Circle On Plynths and Cylinders On Surfaces and Irregular Bodies Mechanics Catoptrics On Sphere-Making On ... important consideration ofthe work Once the groundwork is laid, in Propositions 1–22, the second half ofthe work is less constrained by strong deductive relations, one result leading to the next: the ... call the figure internally contained by the surface ofthe cone, and by the surface ofthe sphere inside the cone, a “solid sector.” /6/ And when two cones having the same base have the vertices on...
... Electron microscopy observations In the ultrastructural evaluation ofthe periosteum in one and two week specimens in the control groups without HBOT, there were numerous chondroblasts and rarely ... compared to the β-TCP Also, at four weeks, the healing of these defects was similar to that ofthe control group Onthe other hand, our ultrastructural investigation revealed that the CPCBB caused ... that the successful interactionof a bone graft substitute with the host tissue under normobaric conditions may not be indicative ofthe similar process under hyperbaric environment Conclusion...
... Biosystems) RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Effects ofthe addition of polyferric sulfate on phosphorus removal and nitrification Phosphorus concentration was immediately decreased at the beginning ofthe experiment ... might be important for further investigation Number of ammonia oxidizers and copy number of amoA mRNA The time courses ofthe copy number of amoA mRNA andthe number of ammonia oxidizer are shown ... cessation of activity This range of time-lag is reasonable to explain the result of this study Certainly, there must be some other factors affecting the ammonia oxidation performance and/ or the...
... Development and Conclusion Part 1: Introduction presents the rationale, the research questions, the method of study, the research procedure, the scope ofthe study, the significance ofthe study andthe ... employs the following methods: Data is collected by means of three sets of questionnaires, one onthe teachers andthe others onthe students in pre – improvement stage and post – improvement one The ... used in many parts ofthe world In the tendency of integration ofthe global economy, English is one ofthe effective communicative tools for everybody The role of English is considered to be very...
... permission ofthe copyright owner Applications for such permission, with a statement ofthe purpose and extent ofthe reproduction, should be addressed to the Director, Information Division, Food and ... impact onthe microbial populations in the associated culture medium and eventually in the fish/shrimp’s gut flora, and consequently onthe health status andthe digestive capability ofthe larva ... based on a number of criteria (Fig 1.5.) Most ofthe criteria as identified from the viewpoint ofthe larva have already been discussed above with the exception ofthe criterion ‘purity’ One should...
... vary considerably according to the culture conditions For example the effect ofthe composition ofthe culture medium onthe proximate composition of various species of micro-algae is demonstrated ... disadvantage is the need to prevent contamination during the initial inoculation and early growth period Because the density ofthe desired phytoplankton is low andthe concentration of nutrients ... growth depends upon the species and culture conditions ofthe algae making up the diet, andthe bivalve culture conditions Under practical hatchery conditions, high food rations are often fed, which...
... tract ofthe rotifers are killed as well The concentration ofthe disinfection products differs according to their toxicity andthe initial condition ofthe rotifers Orientating concentrations ... generations of offspring before they eventually die The reproduction activity of Brachionus depends onthe temperature ofthe environment as illustrated in Table 3.1 The life cycle of Brachionus ... not only has a regulating effect onthe microflora but also increases the production rate ofthe rotifers For stable rotifer cultures, the microflora as well as the physiological condition of the...