... total employment in a size class at the end ofthe year less total employment in the size class at the beginning ofthe year. The numbers presented in this sectionwere generated by the U.S. Census ... longitudinal data from individualfirms.4 The job figures presented in Chart 1 classify firms into size classes based ontheir size at the beginning ofthe period, which favors a finding of higher ... Finally, many ofthe largest firms operate in industries in which only a few firms operate or dominate the market.For the most part, these firms do not compete with one another on the basis of...
... throughout the world bears little resem-blance to teosinte, the original ancestor of corn. The newer techniques involv-ing genetic engineering, on the other hand, allow for the transfer of a fewgenes ... create signiÞcant changes in the genetic makeup of plants and animals due to the random recombinationand sorting of thousands of genes. As a result of intervention by people, the hybrid seed corn ... commercially introduced in the U.S. in 1996 and have been rapidly adopted by farmers. It has been estimatedthat 24% ofthe corn and almost 70% ofthe soybeans and cotton grown in the U.S. in 2001...
... at the value determined from the amino acidsequence (45 320 Da).Measurement ofthe Kd of PLP bindingequilibriumPLP binding equilibria were analyzed taking advantage of the protein intrinsic ... toexplain the increase ofthe dissociation constant of the monomer–dimer equilibrium determined by the muta-tions. The results obtained inthe present study alsoshow that the monomeric form ofthe ... binding properties The affinity of wild-type and mutant forms for the cofactor was measured to evaluate the impact of the mutations on the structure ofthe PLP binding site.Because PLP binding...
... of GSK3 (using Li or SB-415286)appears to be sufficient for inducing activation of GS in muscle and fat cells, and that inhibition ofthe kinasepotentiates insulin action in muscle of insulin-resistant ... (1994) The inhibition of glycogensynthase kinase-3 by insulin or IGF-1 inthe rat skeletal muscle cellline L6 by wortmannin, but not rapamycin: evidence that wort-mannin blocks activation ofthe ... phosphatidylinositol3-kinase, p70, S6 kinase and glycogen synthase kinase-3 activity in L6 muscle cells: evidence for the involvement ofthe mammaliantarget of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in the L-leucine-inducedup-regulation...
... group is given in Table 1. Following the tabulation of data, the results wereoffered to the participants upon request using the referencenumbers they were assigned at the time ofthe study.MaterialsMaterials ... minimal reference to the outline duringrecording. The first part ofthe lecture covered definitions of terms and a brief history of ceramics, which tended to be done in narrative form. Most of ... veryspecific interpretation ofthe meaning of lecture. Having examined over 20definitions ofthe word, we conclude that a lecture can be directed to oneperson, as in Mother lectured me for an hour on the...
... collecting loan repayments. Another promising track for savings banks is to invest their savings deposits in microfinance institutions by specialising in wholesale lending to microfinance institutions ... group of savings banks. By capturing and channelling more of the remittances into the financial system and intermediating the flow ofthe resources, savings banks contribute to leveraging the ... out of the savings banks movement, have done a Bringing the Hidden Giants to the Footlight: theRoleof Savings and Retail Banks in Increasing the Level of Access to Financial ServicesChris...
... likelythat the increased rate of 13C label incorporation into the C6position of glycogen inthe ADM group is indicative of activated 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase, which can lead toincreased13C labeling ... labeling at the triose level. Such a mechanismcan lead to increases in labeling of glycogen C6 even in the presence of decreased activity ofthe indirect pathway,provided that the increase in glycolytic ... achieved inthe intactliver in vivo. The importance ofthe detection of labelincorporation into glycogen C6 while infusing [1-13C]glu-cose can be appreciated from the fact that this labelingpattern...
... derivatives thereof, while maintaining the hydrophobicity ofthe binding site.To test the effect ofthe mutations on the specificity forphenylacetylated substrates, the steady-state kinetic param-eters ... kcatrepresents the rate of acylation and Kmequals the binding constant of the substrate to the free enzyme. The results then indicateÓ FEBS 2002 Roleof active-site phenylalanines in penicillin acylase ... kinetic parameters ofthe enzymedetermine the yield ofthe product. The two most important parameters are (a) the rate of conversion ofthe substrate (acyl donor) vs. the rate of conversion of...
... UniversityRegional Learning Alliance – workforce development and training/collaborations with business and industry; meeting the training and education needs of businesses within 60 mile radius in Northern Allegheny ... $28,000 in average annual salary)Preserving ValueContinuing education is important to preserving the market value of specialized education – particularly in professional fieldsContinuing education ... UniversitySmall Business Development Center – collaboration with business and industry/entrepreneurial activity; providing business development assistance The Roleof Public Regional Universities in Community...
... the meaning ofthe image or the image projects the meaning ofthe music), then the multimedia example has passed the similarity test and the relationship exhibited is one of conformance. In ... music), taking into account the director’s – and, therefore, the composer’s – intentions, the narrative content ofthe film, and the overall strategy ofthe director in constructing the multifaceted ... other-worldly. In this capacity, the role of music is significantly enhanced by the level of ambiguity inherent inthe visual scene. Specifically, the more ambiguous the meaning ofthe visual image, the...
... booklets, they asked all patientsabout their willingness to take pain medicines in general andthen about their willingness to take the medicine described in the information leaflet that they read. They ... mean-ingless. Readers may then use the picture to guess the intended meaning, often incorrectly, and think that theyunderstand the message, thereby interfering with theircomprehension. They ... about gout in booklets with andwithout cartoons (N = 50). They found no difference in recall between the two versions ofthe booklet. In discussing their findings, they pointed to the h igh interestlevel...
... The Roleof Higher Education in Economic Development Page 6 of 12 Identifying Needs of Business and Industry Higher education connects workforce development to the economic developmentofthe ... economic developmentofthe region. Together, the institutions of higher education invite the public and private sectors, including business and industry, education, civic groups, not-for-profits, ... workforce by offering instructional programs, matching instruction to the needs of business and industry, and helping individuals learn throughout their lives. Instructional Programs Teaching excellence...