... determined at pH 5 and 0.05% SDS, and DO activity at pH 7 and 0.02% SDS.Fig. 3. Dependence ofthe TH activity of extracts of R3 and the two mutant strains on the presence of cofactor,L-dopa. ... at pH 7. These preferred activities of the two PPOs of R. solanacearum are opposite to the names assigned to them when the genome of this bac-terium was sequenced andthe function of these con-ceptual ... but the differentiation between these two types of enzymeis not clear [4]. Looking at the sequences ofthe twoenzymes, both show absolute conservation ofthe histi-dine residues ofthe CuA and...
... crops and it is one ofthe ten top export commodities of Thailand. The area of rubber production has expanded from the South to the Eastern region, the Northeast andthe North. In the Northeast, ... appraisal of the costs and benefits from the land concessions studied. Concession fees were not linked to the suitability of the land or the nature ofthe project and there was no studyofthe distribution ... 1989 raised the importance ofthe forest for the livelihood ofthe Lao people, the economic and social development ofthe country and the warning signals sounding at the destruction ofthe forest....
... technology-driven); the market destination ofthe TNC production (domestic or foreign markets); the technological profile ofthe sector FDI; the role ofthe TNC affiliate into the technological network ofthe ... the pulp and paper industry in the industrial phase such as: the high demand of water and energy, the generation of toxic effluents andthe malodorous smell. The indicators8 BDO5, TSS and AOX ... network ofthe TNC; the modality ofthe FDI; the technological gap between the TNC affiliates andthe local firms; the domestic market structure; andthe institutional context in the host country...
... each other and independent ofthe true variable, the correlation between responses gives an estimate ofthe "reliability ratio" (the ratio of the variance ofthe signal to the com- ... hour) andthe effective min- imum wage in the state in April 1990 (the maximum ofthe federal minimum wage and the state minimum wages as of April 1990)." The second is the ratio ofthe ... estimates of the effect ofthe minimum-wage increase on prices. The dependent variable in these models is the change in the logarithm ofthe price of a full meal at each store. The key independent...
... ofthe currency andthe initials ofthe ECB in the different languages. A Feature Selection Advisory Group was commissioned to define the periods andthe related architectural styles for the ... onto the paper. In this process, the paper is compressed into the ink-filled recesses, leading to an embossing ofthe paper andthe creation ofthe ink relief on the banknote. To achieve the ... (left), then Spanish Prime Minister and President-in-Office ofthe Council, and Jacques Santer, then President ofthe European Commission.â European Community Robert Kalina, designer ofthe euro...
... equilib-rium ofthe C domain in favor ofthe MG state. The T domain favors the interaction ofthe C domainwith the membrane, because it brings the C domainin its MG state into the vicinity ofthe bilayer, ... receptor-bindingdomain), each of these steps. The behavior ofthe T domain is marginallymodified by the presence or absence ofthe C domain, whereas that of the C domain is greatly affected by the presence ofthe T ... the Trp resi-dues ofthe C and T domains within CT during the interaction with the membrane, we measured the quenching ofthe Trp fluorescence of T, C andthe CTmutants by use of anionic LUVs containing...
... to the b- and a-oxidation of fatty acids, synthesis of ether lipids such as plasmalogens, andthe oxidation of bile acids and cholesterol [3–6]. Defects in the biogenesis of peroxisomes are the ... elucidation of how these proteins are targeted to the organelle. In addition, the under-standing ofthe composition ofthe peroxisomal import apparatus and the order of events taking place during the ... from the well characterized translocons of otherorganelles. Furthermore, the origin ofthe peroxisomal membrane is stillenigmatic. Recent observations suggest the existence of two classes of...
... the tilt ofthe major magnetic axis, z, away from the heme normal (z axis),a is the angle between the projection ofthe tilt ofthe z axis on the xÂ,y plane (dened direction of tilt of z and ... at position E7 as the source ofthe H-bond to ligand on the basis of apartial sequence, which had indicated a Tyr on the distalE-helix. The similarity in the 1HNMRspectraofthethree globin ... one of WT andthe other of rWTmetHb, exhibit differences that include important por-tions ofthe protein that we have characterized above.Thus parts ofthe FG corner move away from the hemeand...
... bars)shows the results of analysis of 8-oxoG in the control and KD-1 cells. In the KD-1 cells, the concentration of endogenous 8-oxoG was significantly increased,indicating that PRDX5 contributed to the ... isinvolved in processing and formation of siRNA.We compared cDNAs synthesized using random pri-mer on total RNAs from the PRDX5 KD-1 clone and from the control clone. The sequences of primers used inreal-time ... in the regulation of these genes. It should be noted that,although the exact positions ofthe AREs are not con-served between different mammalian species, at least50% of all AREs in all of these...
... gene, the mini-, microsatellite and random sequen-ces, andthe analysis ofthe chromosomal make-up. Allthree methods conÂrmed the relationships within species of the genus Hanseniaspora andthe ... from the top. The average size of the genome was ca. 11.3 Mb. The karyotypes ofthe threeother strains of H. occidentalis isolated from Java (Indo-nesia) were highly variable. The karyotype of ... thatmost strains of H. uvarum are genetically rather uniform and they correlated the close genetic relatedness with the in£uence of humans on their dispersal and consequently the lack of genetically...
... manuscript. JAK and RF: study concept and design, preparation of manuscript. SAS: acquisition of data. SNB and MEM: acquisition of data, study concept and design, analysis and interpretation of data, ... (8.8%) and more pulmonary disease(15.6%) compared to the other two study samples The percentages of diabetes (12.4%) and cancer (6%) werehigher than the LLD developmental sample and lowerthan the ... application of item-responsetheorytotheLLDIshortformofferedsupport for the content ofthe social subscale, but it wasmixed for items making up the personal subscale .Future research is needed with the...
... hichwas rare during the time ofthe study. At the time of this study, there was no translated version ofthe SF-12available. However, there is now an official translation of this instrument. ... the measurement battery and produced study materials. AW obtained fundingfor the substudy, oversaw study design and analysis, and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.Competing ... by side with the patients and read questions outloud to the patient while the patient read along with the interviewer using his or her own copy ofthe question-naire. The patient then filled...
... TM and PMW carriedout the experimental work including the extraction of RNA, validation of microarray data by real-time PCR andthe analysis of serum samples. The microarray experiment andthe ... recruitment and, therefore, was excluded from the study. Preconditioning protocolAll patients had a tourniquet placed on the upper thigh of the operative limb after theadministrationof spinalanaesthesia ... obtainedfrom the antecubital fossa ofthe upper limb at the initia-tion of surgery and at 1 hour of ischaemia to coincidewith the muscle sampling. Blood was then obtained 30min, 1 hour and 24 hours...
... reported in the statement of activities do notrequire the use of current financial resources and therefore are not reported as expenditures in the governmental funds until due and payable. ... to the excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenditures presented in conformity with GAAP for the general and tobacco settlement funds.Year Ended June 30, 2003DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHSTATE OF ... governmental activities in the statement of activitiesare different because:Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures. However, in the statement of activities the cost of those assets...
... Slow and steady wins the race “Slow and steady wins the race”. Comment this sentence. The best illustration of this proverb is the old fable of Aesop about the hare andthe tortoise. A tortoise, ... so far ahead, set off at full speed; but he had delayed too long, and before he could reach it, the tortoise had passed the winning post and won the race. The proverb andthe fable are a ... hare, one ofthe swiftest of the animals, to a race. The hare took it as a joke; and after running a certain distance, lay down under a bush and went to sleep, thinking he had plenty of time...