... provides them with training The amount of each loan is decided on the basis ofthe borrower’s investment need and their ability to repay The amount ofthe first loan does not exceed US$ 750 and the ... concentrate on the analysis ofthe creditworthiness and the repayment capacity of their clients, a domain where they have a high levelof expertise, while savings banks could make use of their front ... and channelling more ofthe remittances into the financial system and intermediating the flow ofthe resources, savings banks contribute to leveraging the positive impact of these transfers In several...
... product, detyrosinated tubulin (Glu-tubulin), as a function of incubation time The slope ofthe time curves provides an estimate ofthe amount ofthe associated carboxypeptidase This method showed such ... mean ± SD of four independent experiments that the effect ofthe PP1/PP2A inhibitor was to induce redistribution ofthe enzyme between the microtubuleassociated and nonassociated states rather than ... whereas in OA-treated cells, the higher proportion of enzyme activity was in the soluble fraction (Fig 3) As the sum ofthe activities of both fractions is practically the same for OA-treated and...
... entrance ofthe protein TCP-1a into the nucleus as well as translocation of nuclear annexin IV from the nucleus to the cytosol, as deduced from the comparative analysis ofthe protein pattern ofthe ... products at thelevelofthe endogenous protein is feasible However, with respect to the completeness or ÔcoverageÕ ofthe proteome, there will be limitations due to the differential abundance of proteins ... proteomics allows the mapping ofthe components of particular subcellular structures at thelevelofthe endogenous proteins In addition, the identification and subcellular assignment of previously...
... inhibits the activity of MIP-2 at thelevelof gene Curcumin inhibits the activity of MIP-2 at thelevelof gene transcription Confluent astrocyte cultures were transfected with 1.5 µg of pGL3-MIP-2 ... elements demonstrate that inhibition of MIP-2 by curcumin occurs at thelevelof gene transcription The importance of either of these elements in the regulation of inducible MIP-2 gene expression ... activities, we examined the effect of this spice principle on the synthesis of MIP-2 by astrocytes Our results indicate that curcumin potently inhibits MIP-2 production at thelevelof gene http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/2/1/8...
... smaller is the numerator and therefore the worse the situation of development Conversely, the closer the observed value is to the maximum value, the better the situation in terms of development The ... the HDI Table is based on the territorial division in 2000, year of completion ofthe last census, with 5,507 cities The periods of interest for this study, on the other hand, correspond to the ... with the groups (BHG and MCG) and the homogeneity ofthe sample was verified through the Shapiro Wilk test Given the nonnormality ofthe sample, the Mann-Whitney test was used for checking the...
... the loss of Mcl-1 preceded the appearance of morphological and biochemical features of apoptosis and occurred in the absence of changes in thelevelof Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL In addition, the loss of ... ofthe Bcl-2 family of proteins that regulate the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis [32,33] RANKL did not alter thelevelof Bcl-2 in rabbit osteoclasts but caused a marked increase in thelevel ... Mcl-1 The ability of RANKL, together with other factors such as TNF- [23], to rescue osteoclasts from the pro-apoptotic effects of BPs may account for the apparent lack of effectiveness of BPs...
... in the farmyards ofthe villages close to these distilleries Similarly to the fermenting mash in the distilleries, this bait attracted the flies so we were able to collect them easily in the ... case of D hydei populations, Table V shows the most basic data for compariThe examined parameters show thelevelof polymorphism to be higher in village populations for ofthe investigated loci The ... the hypothesis that the more diverse the environment, the higher thelevelof polymorphism that can be maintained (Powell, 1971; McDonald and Ayala, 1974; Nevo et al., 1984) Acknowledgments The...
... interpreted at the individual level, thus avoiding the ecological fallacy [2,14] However, the results can be used as a basis for discussion and for the generation of new alternative hypotheses The used ... decrease of male AMImortality 1998-2002 Making the same type of theoretical calculation on AMI-incidence data [5], the use of statins should be able to explain 32/56, 57 percent ofthe observed ... emphasised that some ofthe correlation coefficients in table are significantly different from zero, but the value ofthe correlation coefficients are very low, so the grade of linearity is non-existent...
... calculated for these alternative cut-offs To assess the effect of increasing levels of anti-CCP and IgM RF on the likelihood of developing persistent disease, anti-CCP and IgM RF levels were divided ... of prognosis in early arthritis patients [21] No studies have assessed the predictive value ofthe levels of anti-CCP and RF in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis The objectives of ... is the optimal cut-off level for defining a positive antibody status? Is a high positive levelof anti-CCP or RF more predictive of an unfavourable outcome than a low positive level? What is the...
... suggest about the same levelof light flecks and spots The quality ofthe hides in the present study should, in the light ofthe selection criteria, be comparable to the average of Norwegian cattle ... in 27 of 28 herds and in 27% ofthe animals L vituli was present in 11 of 28 herds and in 5% ofthe animals At least one of these louse species was present in all the herds In a few ofthe herds, ... main group before the start ofthe lice eradication programme The herds The selection criteria, the prevalence of lice in the herds and the clinical examination procedure used in the herds are described...
... because thelevelof sedation required depends on the individual patient's needs Bearing this in mind, clinician should adapt thelevelof sedation to the demand ofthe patient When deeper levels of ... comfortable The limitations of clinical scores in estimating thelevelof sedation have been discussed broadly [32] In addition to these limitations, in the case ofthe COMFORT score there is a ... wide range of BIS values In other words, the BIS index does not always reflect the expected clinical/subjective levelof sedation This observation is in agreement with the experience of other groups...
... a function ofthe natural logarithm ofthe concentration of HIV-1 (log concentration) versus the values ofthe PCR cycle threshold The correlation coefficient R2 and the slope ofthe correlation ... (IDYLUHQ] Figure ofthe quantitative PCR for the detection of HIV-1 integrants in the mouse genome Validation Validation ofthe quantitative PCR for the detection of HIV-1 integrants in the mouse genome ... number of parameters including http://www.retrovirology.com/content/5/1/58 the levels of reverse transcribed viral DNA, the efficiency of nuclear import ofthe pre-integration complex, the efficiency...
... for the customer not using the consultation service: 10.For what reason you not use the consultation service ofthe securities company? □ A High fee □ B Not know about the service □ C Quality of ... out many transactions to earn profit Use your account irregularly Use the transactions of customers with bad purposes Other ideas Total Q11 .The truthful levelof brokers Frequency Percent Valid ... investors and the company they are concerning Then, the second part is focus on answering, “How many percentages of investors are using broker’s service” and “whether brokers influence the investor’s...
... opinion of Eisenhardt (1989), the issue at hand is that the agent might have other goals and interests than the principal and would act to achieve these at the expense ofthe principal The theory ... thinking ofthe author regarding the approach and structure ofthe thesis 3.1 Data Sources In this research, the author has used secondary sources of data The author has collected data ofthe selected ... greater than the opportunity profitable investment Free cash flow theory is also basing on the theory of asymmetric information and the theory of agency costs According to Jensen (1986), the payment...
... (seeUpcroft et al., 1999) Aside from the essential nitro group at the position of metronidazole, substitutions at the position ofthe imidazole ring that enhanced the resonance conjugation ofthe ... ofthe resulting compounds The structure–activity relationships ofthe cinchona alkaloids are detailed in earlier editions of this textbook Such studies provided the basis for the discovery of ... endemic area With the notable exception of infection due to drug-resistant strains of P falciparum, the chemotherapy of an acute attack of human malaria is the same for all species of Plasmodium;...
... University of Industry” is submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Master of Arts is the result of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledge and that this minor thesis ... improve the situation of teaching and learning speaking English to the year non-major English students would be made The thesis consists of three main parts: the introduction, the development, and the ... the conclusion The introduction - gives rationale for the study and sets up the aims, scopes and methods ofthe study The develoment - which is considered as the main part ofthe study, includes...
... existed between the two groups at the beginning ofthe experiment In other words, the two groups participating in the study had almost the same levelof vocabulary ability at the onset ofthe experiment ... it ignores the activeness ofthe learners At the end ofthe experiment period, both ofthe groups underwent a post-test This posttest was also administered under the supervision ofthe two teachers ... after the experiment Thus, the results of these tests were analyzes using the Excel Spread Program to calculate the Independent t-test 1.1 The results and discussion ofthe pre-test scores of the...