... phases ofthe audit process. Decisions and actions taken by the SAI or its components and by the audit staff during each ofthe phases ofthe audit largely determine the ultimate quality ofthe ... the policy consistent with the set objectives? ã Evaluation ofthe impact ofthe policy: What is the economic and social impact of a particular policy? ã Evaluation ofthe effectiveness of ... October. In conclusion, the Contact Committee of Heads ofthe Supreme Audit Institutions ofthe Member States ofthe European Union and the European Court of Auditors, during the Meeting on 6-7 December...
... release of Smac and apoptosis. The role ofthe ATP-binding domain of HSP70in the prevention ofthe release of Smac andapoptosis after exposure to H2O2To determine which region of HSP70 ... domain of HSP70 is essential for the inhibition of H2O2-induced activation of caspases-9 and -3 and apoptosis. (A) The effectsof HSP70 and its deletion mutant proteins on the acti-vation of ... showingimmunoreactive bands ofthe expected sizes (Fig. 4B).Next, whether the protective potency of HSP70 wouldbe annulled by deletion ofthe ATP-binding domain or the peptide-binding domain...
... thick set and their nature tends to the boisterous. Expert slavehunters, they mostly clothe themselves by the sale of their victims on the coast, though they do business by the sale of goats and ... when they can. Generally speaking, they live upon the coast, and call themselves Diwans, headsmen, and subjects ofthe Sultan Majid; but they no sooner hear ofthe march of a caravan than they ... miles. On the north it is bounded by the Mukondokua, or upper course ofthe Wami river and on the south by the Ruaha, or northern great branch ofthe Lufiji river. It forms a link ofthe great...
... We've got the best of two bloomin' Yankees, an' the other is sneakin' in some corner!"There came the sound of hurried footsteps, and then the light ofthe lantern so ... through the cracks ofthe floor, and I realized that the newcomers had with them a lantern. The report of Jim's musket had been followed by the discharge of a pistol, and I heard the lad ... every step ofthe way from the river to my father's home. Hehad with him a small bundle wrapped in one of mother's blankets, and said as he pulled the bow ofthe canoeup on the mud:"I...
... half the tusks of which, as well as some portion ofthe flesh, they gave to Magomba for the privilege of residing there. There were many antelopes there, some of which both Grant and I shot for the Chapter ... time prior to the birth of ourSaviour, when, associated with their name, Men ofthe Moon, sprang into existence the Mountains of the Moon. These Men ofthe Moon are hereditarily the greatest ... after the official publication date.Please note: neither this list nor its contents are final till midnight ofthe last day ofthe month of any suchannouncement. The official release date of all...
... the distinctive features ofthe entire public[Pg 86] right ofthe individual. Besides these were included the principle ofthe division of powers, of rotation of office, of accountability of ... occasion of strife between the[ Pg 82]colonies and the mother-country, the right of taxation. That the levying of taxes or duties without the consent ofthe people or of representatives ofthe colonies ... along with these the protection ofthe law courts, the right of petition, and the right to carry arms are treated, exactly in the manner of[ Pg 56] the Bill of Rights, as rights of Englishmen,...
... respectively, ofthe receptor [19,22]. The b sheet of EGF may bind to domain I of ErbB-1, and the other surface of the ligand binds to domain III ofthe receptor. Recently,Gly441 ofthe ErbB-1 ... ofthe receptors was confirmed byimmunoblotting ofthe cell lysates (Fig. 1B). As oftenobserved for membrane proteins, the bands were ratherbroad in the blots, due to the heterogeneity ofthe ... due to the saturation of ERKactivation resulting from the amplifying effect of the signaling cascade.DISCUSSIONIn the present study, by using chimeric receptors, the contributions ofthe extracellular...
... seaward, Porter decided to seize the emergency andtake the long chance of running out to windward ofthe Phoebe and the Cherub. He therefore cut the othercable, and the Essex plunged into the ... finish.For a few minutes the two ships plunged ahead so near each other that the rammers ofthe American sailorsstruck the side ofthe Frolic as they drove the shot down the throats of their guns. It ... recommendation to the mercy of the President. The verdict was approved by Madison, but he remitted the execution ofthe sentence because of the CHAPTER I 8 CHAPTER VIII THE LAST CRUISE OFTHE ESSEX The last...
... suggested the necessity for prompt action on the part ofthe State authorities. On the 10th of September, the Governor, acting under the direction ofthe President ofthe United States, issuedanother ... thousand ofthe freemen of Pennsylvania, under the terms of the proclamation ofthe previous day, to repel the rebel invasion.Immediately after the publication ofthe proclamation of Wednesday, ... appreciation of, and gratitude for, the services ofthe braveveterans oftheWarofthe Rebellion, to whose heroic deeds we are indebted for the preservation of ourliberties, and the blessings of a...
... measure of the rate of oxidation of oxyHb.RESULTS The effect of pH on the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hbwas studied. The rate of decrease ofthe concentration of oxyHb increased as the pH ... comparison oftheeffectsof roughandsmoothLPSsofE. coli, both in the presence andabsence of EDTA (Fig. 1). The rate of oxidation wasincreased in the presence ofthe LPSs of both the smoothand ... the hemoglobin. The effect ofthe LPS appeared to be largely on the initial fast phase ofthe oxidation reaction, suggest-ing modification ofthe heme pocket ofthe a chains. Forhemoglobin A0, the rates of...
... small thewar would have broken out just the same, the parties and their claims, intentions, and positions being what they are. To find the causes of the war we must seek the motives ofthe combatants, ... appreciate the point of view ofthe other man.What Lever pointed out during the early stages ofthe Franco-German war has come to pass. The Standard of forty years ago is the British press of to-day, ... always be an eyesore to the Mistress ofthe seas, in other words, "a threat to the peace of the world." The warof armaments cannot be ended by the disarming ofthe German people. To...
... towards us. Their metal bodies shone in the sun as they moved forwards to the guns. One on the left, the furthest away, held a large case high in the air, and the terrible Heat-Ray shone towards ... light ofthe dawn. Destruction had never been so total in the history of war. And, shining in the morning light, three ofthe tripods stood on the common, their tops turning as they examined the ... to the gate ofthe next house. I helped my servant into the back ofthe cart, then jumped up into the driver's seat beside my wife. In another moment we were clear ofthe smoke and the...
... dissociation may be facilitated in the female genitaltract because of dilution ofthe protein in the intraluminal fluids ofthe cervixand the uterus, and the acidic fluid ofthe uterotubal junction. Such ... and the C1sprotease ofthe C1 complex of complement [25]. Thus, the Trp band can be regarded as a characteristicfingerprint ofthe native fold of PSP-I and PSP-II. The near-UV CD spectra ofthe ... lgặmL)1solution of 125I-labelled PSP-I PSP-II at pH 4 resulted in broaden-ing ofthe peak and the appearance of species at the elution volume ofthe isolated subunits (Fig. 3C). The addition of Zn2+at...
... (degree) Fig. 1. XRD patterns of magnetite powder with concentration of Fe2+ of 0.2 M in the aqueous phase. The solid squares present the theoretical reflections of Fe3O4 (pdf # 790418). ... normally lower than that ofthe bulk material. With type C samples, value of Ms was also dependent on the ratio w/s in a way which was similar to other types of samples. The saturation magnetization ... spinel crystalline structure as in the bulk phase. The width of peaks ofthe sample with higher concentration was broader than that of the peaks of sample with lower concentration. That means...
... proportion ofthe receptor to be able to foldproperly. Effects of interactions between TSHR with BiPTo further investigate the folding and maturation of TSHR, we studied the possible involvement of ... involvement of BiP, one of the main molecular chaperones ofthe endoplasmic reticu-lum, in these events. BiP is a member ofthe Hsp70 familyand promotes the folding and assembly of protein byrecognizing ... analyze the mechanisminvolved in the folding and degradation of newly synthe-sized TSHR at the endoplasmic reticulum level. In the firstset of experiments, we observed that in the newly synthes-ized...