... heather honey and honeydew honeys, the honeys from heather and honeydew from fir and spruce can be used as indicators of radioactive cesium pollution for long-term monitoring of contamination ... 0.7 Ϯ 0.2 Honey type honeydew/meadow honeydew/meadow meadow/honeydew meadow/honeydew meadow/honeydew heather (Calluna vulgaris) meadow/honeydew honeydew honeydew honeydew/meadow heather (Calluna ... forests Inthe case of 137Cs, it seems that honeydew honey can be a very good indicator of pollution, even a long time after contamination Honeybees collect honeydew from tens of millions of different...
... examined with the relevant economic theories which are introduced inthe Chapter ofthe thesis By applying economic theories, the roles and mechanisms of international agreements in conservation ... Action (Olson, 1965) Olson first introduced the concept of "collective action problem" in this 1965 article This article by Olson constitutes one ofthe backbones ofthe theoretical approach in ... generally the international resources and that the cooperation of international community is indispensable for the conservation of international environmental natural resources Then, the next question...
... 2007 INTRODUCTION Necessity ofthe thesis topic Reflecting the growing concerns of global community on rapid depletion of tropical forests, and responding to their determinations stated in Rio ... Combined with other economic theories of public good and common pool resources (CPRs), this article by Olson constitutes one ofthe backbones ofthe theoretical approach in environmental economics ... of their projects in relation with the global environmental conservation Second, the results obtained by the above studies are further examined with the relevant economic theories which are introduced...
... prominence inthe 1960s at a time when the number of women in positions of power or authority in organisations were still low In fact, the proportion of women in management roles inthe USA in ... transactional style, common in definition of leadership inthe 1990s In contrast, women generally fit into a ‘‘feminine model of leadership build around cooperation, collaboration, lower control for the ... include motivation and enabling of others to help achieve the goals ofthe organisation Furthermore, the ability to control others is given no prominence in this recent definition of leadership...
... price The trade of inter-bank bond market relies onthe securities booking system ofthe CGSDTC and the bond trading system ofthe inter-bank lending centre The trading system ofthe national inter-bank ... efforts inthe application of information technology, in exploring on- line banking business as well as in promoting non-bank financial institutions Efforts should be made in upgrading financial ... markets, financial institution, and financial coordination and supervision In China, institution building inthe financial sector takes place against the backdrop of financial globalization It not only...
... vaccination These developments have prompted a re-evaluation ofthe role of BCG vaccination inthe prevention and control of TB inthe United States CDC, the Advisory Council for the Elimination ... demonstrated in persons who had been vaccinated as adolescents or adults (39 ) The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination inthe United States included consideration of ... for Elimination of Tuberculosis published a joint statement onthe use of BCG vaccine for the control of TB (2 ) Based on available information concerning the effectiveness of BCG vaccine for...
... used this information to predict how the size distribution of banks would respond to a recent episode of deregulation the elimination of virtually all restrictions on interstate banking inthe Reigle-Neal ... RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY basing decisions on personal knowledge of customers’ creditworthiness and a keen understanding of business conditions inthe communities they serve In this way, the bifurcated ... deregulation, such as the elimination of intrastate branching restrictions and actions by individual states to allow acquisitions by out -of- state holding companies (Berger and others 1995) The study then...
... through rotation ofthe RNase around its major axis (rotation angle ‘r’) and variation ofthe inclination (inclination angle ‘i’) with respect to the plane ofthe membrane (parallel to the xy plane) ... of different Fig Plot ofthe EIE values as function of rotation (r) and inclination (i) angles of RNases The hatched axis at the bottom and right ofthe plots show schemes of some conformations ... Nter are the C-terminal and N-terminal structural regions, respectively, ofthe two A and B monomers ofthe dimeric RNase The black circle between the monomers indicates the mass center ofthe dimer...
... 1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake of GAT1 In order to gain further insight into the role ofthe terminal structures ofthe N-glycans of GAT1, N-glycosylation processing of NNN was inhibited ... clamping [7] However, the question remained as to whether the reduction in function ofthe mutants was due to a change inthe biochemical properties of this transporter or to a reduction inthe ... N-glycosylation reduces the trafficking of GAT1 to the plasma membrane In order to study thein uence of N-glycosylation on plasma membrane trafficking of GAT1, the distribution of wild type and mutants on...
... processing approach to comprehension of French, w i l l form the basis ofthe discussion I t is thein interaction ofthe results of these asynchronous processes that the process of comprehension ... by intonation or pauses However, for French this is not the case Depending onthe context, the ending of one word may be phonet i c a l l y affixed to the following one called liason In addition, ... Example"lesions" are changes inmemory decay, elimination of a knowledge type, and slowing of processing relative to on- line word recognition Studying the results of such "lesions" and their occurrence...
... judgement; onthe other hand, they give indications on their expectations as regard the evolution ofthe economic environment as well as their intended behaviour over the next six or twelve months ... performances, including a higher probability of posting profits Lastly, the evolution of credit over the preceding six months (on the basis of 100 index) provides a measure ofthe actual distribution of ... structural constraint would then derive from the on- going demonetisation of economic transactions, reflected i.a inthe increasing proportion of trade being conducted in barter Indeed, medium term,...
... institutions In addition to the distribution of part of their profits for increasing social and financial inclusion, WSBI member banks generally go further than other financial institutions in their ... positions as savings mobilizers ranking ahead of most other financial institutions in their regions.19 They also play an important role investing in their regions From the USD 154 million savings ... in its broadest sense, covering a whole range of low value financial products One ofthe main reasons why conventional banking institutions have concentrated their efforts on serving higher income...
... collision or confrontation If such contradiction exists, the relationship is one of contest Otherwise, the relationship is one of complementation – neither consistency nor contradiction – in which the ... test.” The answer to this query determines whether or not the inter-media relationship is one of contradiction in which the meanings ofthe component media are in opposition one to another, producing ... process for determining the existing relationship The initial stage, identified as the “similarity test,” involves the determination of whether component media are consistent with one another To apply...
... formation ofthe oxazolinium ion intermediate; (C) Hydrolysis ofthe oxazolinium ion intermediate Copyright National Academy of Sciences, USA questioned onthe basis of studies of chitinase A ... substrate-binding has drastic effectsonthe pKa of Glu144, raising it by 3.8 to 5.4 units, depending onthe position of Asp142 and the calculation used Interestingly, the calculations also suggest ... protons at the pH where the enzyme is most active The basic arm ofthe pH-activity profile must be determined by the loss of one or both of these protons Comparison of rows 1, and with rows and in...
... were the focus of a small pilot study within the AQUAINT program, which resulted in an understanding of a “relationship” as the ability for one object to in uence another Objects in these questions ... the findings of Monz (2003), who made the same observation inthe factoid QA task There are a few caveats to consider when interpreting these results First, the test set of 25 questions is rather ... approach to answering relationship questions that views the task as sentence retrieval, a conception in line with the thinking of many researchers today (but see discussion in Section 6) Although...
... Distribution One implication ofthe impact of cognitive skills on individual earnings is that the distribution of those skills inthe economy will have a direct effect onthe distribution of income ... income levels mainly though speeding up technological progress, rather than shifting the level ofthe production function or increasing the impact of an additional year of schooling In sum, the ... growth independent of these measures ofthe quality of institutions.52 Still, the effect of educational quality on economic growth may differ depending onthe economic institutions of a country North...
... yields in rainfed areas, even inthe more marginal rainfed environments The continued application of conventional breeding and the recent developments in non-conventional breeding offer considerable ... sustained, the continued application of conventional breeding and the recent developments in non-conventional breeding offer considerable potential for improving cereal yield growth in rainfed environments ... trees The largest plant height was obtained using linings of stone and marble During the first year ofthe study, when the lining served only as mulch due to lack of rainfall, an increase of 33.3...
... sector (instead ofthe public postal sector): the issue also includes repositioning the postal network as the front-end ofthe financial sector and modern information services (instead of continuing ... directions in development One is the continuation ofthe postal office savings bank operating under the agency agreement of a ministry of finance, money transfer services offered by post offices, and in ... Services The Role of Post Offices in International Remittances The Role of Post Offices in Savings The Role of Post Offices in Credit 5—Conclusion 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 Worldwide Landscape of...
... keep in ation on target Monetary policy shocks Figure compares the effects of a monetary policy tightening in two different economies Again, solid lines show the responses ofthe baseline economy ... Aggregation As a result ofthe linear specifications inthe production function for capital goods, the private benefits accruing to entrepreneurs, and the monitoring costs facing banks, the distributions ... capital increases the Additional evidence suggests that decreases inthe capitalization of Japanese banks inthe late 1980s had adverse effects on their lending and on economic activity in areas in the...
... motif) onthe b4-strand (Fig 1) The Glu (E) in this motif acts as the catalytic proton donor, and the second Asp (D2) is supposed to contribute to the stabilization ofthe essential distortion ofthe ... catalytic Glu526 into the favorable conformer for proton donation by hydrogen bond interaction In addition, by comparing the structures of AD2 with those of other family 18 chitinases, we proposed ... almost identical, but the D524A mutation resulted in a remarkable change inthe conformation ofthe Glu526 side-chain The 2Fobs ) Fcalc electron density ofthe Glu526 side-chain inthe D524A–substrate...