... by special-
ized cells in the wall ofthe afferent ar-
teriole ofthe renal glomerulus. These
cells belong to the juxtaglomerular ap-
paratus ofthe nephron, the site of con-
tact between afferent ... terms and conditions of license.
Inhibitors oftheRAA System
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
is a component ofthe antihypotensive
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA)
system. Renin is produced ... membranous
sacs ofthe sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR);
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2+
bound to the inside ofthe plas-
malemma. The plasmalemma of cardio-
myocytes extends into the cell interior
in the form of tubular invaginations
(transverse...
... tasks of Microfinance
to stimulate efficiency access to the financial
resources;
to create work places;
to grow of tax proceeds;
to create a credit history for the further
development of ... millions (including 4.5 millions
of individual entrepreneurs);
90 % ofthe total number of establishments;
44 % of GDP;
45 % of employment.
Social Effect of MFIs
MFIs create new work ... distribution, and also for a mutuality of
start-up enterprises in the acquisition of
getting profits and a capital accumulation
experience
Last achievements in the sphere
of Microloans (continued)
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... some ofthe most fundamental moral obligations
concern the promotion of general ideals or ends such as our own perfec-
tion and the happiness of others. The obligations ofthe morality system
are ... with
the historical facets of his position, some with the philosophical, and some
with both.
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What are the defining features ofthe morality system? At the end
of Chapter 10 of Ethics and the ... and others are not. After the initial space and time lotteries
are held, everyone is subject to further lotteries associated with the class
system, the race system, and the gender system (systems,...
...
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... many ofthe principal procoagulant compo-
nents ofthesystem are serine proteases, regulation of
thesystem is principally by the action of serine protease
inhibitors. One major class of serine ... intermediate by the unique action ofthe serpin,
whereby the RCL ofthe serpin inserts into the major
A b -sheet causing the protease to be rapidly translo-
cated from the top to the bottom ofthe inhibitor ... polymers of serpins, where the insertion of
another molecule’s RCL takes place [8]. Both of these
result in the irreversible inactivation (generally) of the
serpins, and, in the case ofthe anticoagulant...
... account both ofthe probability of derivations
yielding a specific relation and ofthe proportion
of such derivations in the forest produced by the
parser. A weighted set of GRs from the parse for-
est ... descriptions ofthe preterminals, and the non-
terminals project information up the tree using
an X-bar scheme with 41 attributes with a maxi-
mum of 33 atomic values. Many ofthe original
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the hierarchy. The macroaveraged scores are the
mean ofthe individual...
... ofthe enzymes mostly involved
in endocannabinoid inactivation. The heterogeneous distri-
bution of CB
2
receptors among cells ofthe immune system
suggests that these receptors might exert their ... marrow stem cells, are
the most potent antigen-presenting cells ofthe immune
system. They play a central role in the initiation of primary
immune response and in the enhancement of secondary
immune ... [26,13].
Taken together, these data show the presence of a
complete endocannabinoid system in human dendritic cells.
Our findings, together with previous reports in the literature
regarding other immune...
... elastic recoil
of the lung (Fig. 2) [9]. The kyphotic curvature of the
spine and the anteroposterior diameter ofthe chest
increase with aging, thereby decreasing the curvature
of the diaphragm ... Conversely, there is a progressive decrease in
vital capacity to approximately 75% of best values.
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the age-related diminished elastic recoil ofthe ... al. Quality control
of spirometry in the elderly. The S.A.R.A. study.
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aging ofthe respiratory system 481
Aging ofthe Respiratory System: Impact on...
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Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of ... III(4) ofthe Treaty of Amsterdam.
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45.2. The General Council shall comprise the President and Vice-President ofthe ECB and the Governors ofthe national
central banks. The other members ofthe ... established, the President, the Vice-President and the other members of the
Executive Board shall be appointed by common accord ofthe governments ofthe Member States at the level of Heads of State...
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complex ofthe catalytic subunit of Zea mays CK2 with
TBBT [43], the latter is located in the CK2 active site
normally occupied by the purine moieties ofthe ... TBBT of all four helicases. Kinetic
studies, supplemented by comparison of ATP-binding sites,
indicated that, unlike the case with casein kinase 2, the mode
of action oftheinhibitors vs the ... given the
bulkiness ofthe bromine atoms, these are primarily
responsible for the hydrophobic interactions with the apolar
chains of CK2. The only polar interaction, mediated by a
pair of hydrogen-bonded...
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sequences of other nototheniid species suggests that in this
case the evolution ofthe oxygen-transport system has
occurred in ... Fishes ofthe Southern
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21. Balushkin, A.V. (1992) Classification, phylogenetic relationships,
and origins ofthe families ofthe suborder Notothenioidei
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sequence of T2 already known from the N-terminus, the
sequence of T6 was established...
... the basis of classical theories
of immune surveillance and more recent awareness of
the tumour-promoting properties of innate immune
cells, researchers are now investigating the efficacy of ...
approaches is how therapeutically manipulating one
arm ofthe immune system affects the anticancer or
cancer-promoting properties ofthe other. For example,
induction of anticancer humoral ... timing of activation,
the immune system is composed of two distinct com-
partments — adaptive and innate. Whereas the cellular
composition and antigen specificity of these are distinct,
they...
... scientific theory and there are many examples in the history of
science that tell us so. The geocentric theory ofthe solar system, the phlogiston
theory of burning and the concept of chemical ... proportion of nickel, overlaid by a silicate mantle. The interpretation of
their densities is in terms ofthe relative size ofthe core to that ofthe whole body
and also the total mass ofthe planet ... an
atmosphere.
The comets, responsible for some ofthe most spectacular celestial appari-
tions, will be the topic ofthe last section of this chapter. Inhabiting the furthest
reaches ofthe Solar System the...
... of
the most frequent reasons for hospitalization
of infants and children.
z Basic knowledge ofthe development and
functions of respiratory system are essential
to understand many of these ... characteristics
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respiration is.
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infants →high, but respiratory volume ... when the pathogen
is bacterium if the patient is malnutrition or
very severe condition.
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the trachea;
z The left bronchus spreads out from the
lateral...