... FERM and PDZ-domain-containing (FRMPD2) [8] and Ras guanine exchange factor (RasGEF) veryKIND (v-KIND, or kinase noncatalytic C-lobe domain containing 1) [9] The KIND domain in these proteins ... determinants ofthe protein–protein interaction between v-KIND and MAP2 (i.e the MAP2-binding core module in v-KIND andthe v-KIND-binding core module in MAP2) across a range of amino acid residues, and ... indicated that the RasGEF activity of v-KIND induces the phosphorylation of MAP2 by JNK1 and ⁄ or ERK via the activation ofthe Ras–Raf–MAP kinase pathway [12] These results appear to be in agreement...
... at around 700 000 Women also made gains in both the finance/banking industries andinthe defence-related public sector Whereas some 125 000 women worked in finance and banking institutions in ... wholesale and retail trade sector, where the number of women rose from about 550 000 in 1975 to almost 800 000 two decades later The number of men in this sector remained stable over the period, at ... men and 250 000 women worked inthe communications sector Twenty years later, though the number of men remained unchanged, the number of women rose to 550 000 A similar situation was seen in the...
... well as the scope ofthe study Chapter two displays the background of motivation and speaking teaching Inthe chapter, the main approaches to motivation and de-motivation in foreign language teaching ... guidance and practice in both transactional and interactional speaking Interactional speech is communicating with, someone for social purposes It includes both establishing and maintaining social ... formal and sociolinguistic aspects ofa language with adequate proficiency to communicate 16 CLT is usually characterized as a broad approach to teaching, rather than as a teaching method with a...
... representing the proHP8Xa zymogen, a truncated form of proHP8Xa andthe catalytic domain of active HP8 are marked with arrowheads The size and position of molecular weight standards are indicated on the ... ¨ 3¢-RACE and 5¢-RACE to obtain the missing ends ofthe cDNA, and then used primers encompassing the start and stop codons, with larval fat body cDNA as template, to obtain eight individual clones ... gene Inthe clade including Spatzle-1, the branch lengths are noticeably longer and ¨ the bootstrap values are lower than inthe other clades containing Spatzle-2 to Spatzle-6, indicating a lower...
... between the minidomain andthe zinc-binding domain ofthe zinc finger protein Ynr046w [25] (Fig 8) The fit ofthe heavy atoms (Ca, C, and N) from three b-strands andthe a- helices of both the closed and ... HN andthe Ca signal ofthe preceding amino acid, correlating the amide NH with the Ca and Cb signals, correlating the amide NH with the Ca and Cb signals ofthe preceding amino acid, a threedimensional ... were obtained for more than 99% ofthe 1H, 13C and 15N atoms ofthe protein backbone, and for more than 78% ofthe side chain atoms The main set of backbone u and w dihedral angles was calculated...
... Mansouri and Winterhalter [5] reported that the oxidation ofthea chains of Hb A0 was 10 times faster than that ofthe beta chains and that the oxidation ofthe beta chains was not in uenced by pH The ... presence of EDTA The rough S minnesota LPS increased the initial fast phase ofthe reaction, but decreased the rate ofthe slow phase of oxidation inthe presence of EDTA A comparison of rough and ... during the auto-oxidation of Hb In general, the increase inthe oxidation rate of crosslinked Hb mediated by LPSs is due to an increase inthe rate ofthe initial fast phase, i.e oxidation ofthe a...
... the physiological advantage ofthe E2 with the three lipoyl domains cannot be ascribed entirely to the catalytic role of these domains Rather, the advantage appears to depend on the ability of ... mechanism of redox regulation The concentrations of 2-oxoglutarate and CoA determined in mitochondria [45] are saturating for the complex, while NADH/NAD+ ratio varies depending on the metabolic state ... sensitivity ofthe mitochondrial complexes to the 2-oxo acid, CoA-induced inactivation, as the thioredoxin effect is related to alleviation of this inactivation On the other hand, among 11 thioredoxin...
... protein, indicating that the mutation affected the catalytic machinery directly, rather than the oligomeric state ofthe enzyme Overall structureThe variation in size andthe observed amino acid ... via the catechol and protocatechuate branches ofthe 3-oxoadipate pathway [1,2] Inthe protocatechuate branch ofthe 3-oxoadipate pathway, protocatechuate is initially oxygenolytically cleaved ... (chain B) and orange (chain D) Residues are labeled according to the ArCMLE1 sequence Hydrogen bonds of active site arginines (Arg155 and Arg312) are indicated by dashed lines The side chain of...
... disappears, diminishes, or at least stops growing Thermotherapy can be applied as stand-alone therapy, i.e thermal ablation, or as adjuvant therapy enhancing the efficacy of chemotherapy and/ or ... feature of nanoporous materials is the increase of surface area ofthe material In general, surface area increase of nanoporous materials improves catalytic, absorbent and adsorbent properties Adsorbing ... advantage of using smaller particles is that they can be inserted into any part ofthe human body to treat cancer cells in their infancy The biocompatibility of silica and gold at the nanoscale has...
... dogs had decreased compared to 10 years ago, since the knowledge of owners regarding canine intestinal parasites and parasitic zoonoses has been increased provably Several papers in Japan have actually ... history and living inthe Hachinohe area of Tohoku region in Aomori prefecture of Japan, in 1997, 2002 and 2007, respectively Hachinohe is situated inthe northern part of Japan, with approximately ... years The risk of transmission through the contamination of T canis eggs inthe field has clearly not been reduced inthe area ofthe present study The importance of regular fecal examination in...
... The main locations ofthe larger provenances (Fig and Tab I) are: (a) the southern macro-slope ofthe main range ofthe Crimea mountains, natural stands coded C; (b) the Ukraine steppe near the ... services as provenances from Crimea and their main characteristics are summarised in Table I The Crimean black pine in polluted areas 391 Table I Mean traits of Pinus pallasiana examined populations ... Location of Black Pine natural stands and plantations examined (see also Tab I) system, namely the Crimean natural populations, with artificial stands growing in environments suffering from various...
... commonly practised in permanent plots Stand age and altitude appeared as the two predominant “causal” variables when considering fir decline inthe sandstone area, while the parent rock had no apparent ... provided a linear model expressing the intensity of damage (class or classes and 3) as afunctionof parameters related to vegetation, topography, lithology and climate The mathematical distance ... database ofthe sandstone part ofthe Vosges In order to circumvent the lack of soil data (only a map of soil types covering a part of study area was available), we built a second database of 178...
... with a density of 970 at the San Martin dc province of , -1 haamean trunk diameter of 10 cm and trunk height of 13 m (table I) The mean basal area is 28.6 m andthe leaf area -1 trees a 2.2 Analytical ... leaves can be said to show the highest concentrations; N and Ca inthe buds, Ca and Zn inthe branches, K inthe fruits, and above all Fe and Cu inthe other plant remains are noteworthy A general ... VR and FG; and maritime Mediterranean at SM; [9]) rainy The soils are generally humic Cambisols (table I; [11]), developed over slate and graywackes at NF and VR, and over Caalkaline granite at...
... those ofthe rain water [36], indicating that the content of these elements inthe rain water increases as the water passes through the forest canopy The elements showing the greatest increase in ... -1 The soils of these areas are generally humic Cambisols [11] developed on slates and graywackes at NF and VR and on Ca-alcaline granite at EP and FG [13] At SM, owing to the strong slope (approximately ... summers, falling under the classification of humid Mediterranean, with an average rainfall and temperature of approximately 580 mm yearand 10.4 °C for NF and -1 720 mm yeat and 12.9 °C for FG (table...
... the pimarane and abietane diterpene acids We have shown that pimarane and abietane resin acids represent only a small part ofthe total acid fraction, mainly composed of labdanic acids andof hydroxylated ... compounds affecting sawfly larval development If abietane and pimarane diterpere acids interfere with larval mortality and feeding behaviour in D pini, the qualitative and quantitative evolutions of these ... resin acid standard solutions and corrected by reference to an internal standard of methylpalmitate The reported data are the averages of at least different determinations carried out on the same...
... participated inthe design ofthe study and also in collection ofthe data at the Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, was involved inthe interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript All ... rheumatologists ofthe EMECAR group were involved in collection of data All ofthe authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Additional file An image file containing a graph of ... LC participated inthe design ofthe study andthe interpretation of data, and helped to draft the manuscript MAD performed the statistical analysis and helped to draft the manuscript IG -A participated...
... because ofthe cutting ofthe skin, muscles and pleura as well as the retraction of muscles and ligaments, pleural and septal nerve irritation from thoracic drains and occasional rib fractures ... writing and editing All ofthe authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Received: February 2011 Accepted: 27 April ... writing and editing RRTC, MS, PPSS and SLDC participated inthe study design, data analysis, manuscript writing and editing ACLN supervised the study and contributed to the data analysis, manuscript...
... including the NHSO, the MOPH’s NCI and Bureau of Policy and Strategy, andthe Departments of Export Promotion and Foreign Trade inthe Ministry of Commerce The availability of relevant data andthe ... the authors have been involved in drafting and revising the manuscript and have read and approved the final manuscript 22 23 Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... compared with nevirapine-based regimens in Thailand Journal ofthe Medical Association of Thailand 2008, 91:126-138 45 Karnon J, Bakhai A, Brennan A, Pandor A, Flather M, Warren E, Gray D, Akehurst...