... Consequently, banks lend to similar industries and increase the inter -bank correlation In other words, banks herd.2 Intuitively, banks prefer to survive together rather than surviving individually Inthe ... times Depending upon the realization of past bank profits, depositors assess the profitability ofthe risky asset of their bankand incorporate that information inthe return they demand on their deposits ... payoff inthe first period is independent ofthe choice of inter -bank correlation Therefore, when banks choose the level of correlation, they examine the expected payoffs in different states of the...
... analyses their trends since the start of 2008 Central bank rates, marketratesandretailbankratesintheeuroareainthecontextoftherecentcrisisTheretail interest rates presented in this ... Central bank rates, marketratesandretailbankratesintheeuroareainthecontextoftherecentcrisis Chart 10 Long-term lending interest ratesineuroarea countries (monthly data) 10 INTEREST ... Central bank rates, marketratesandretailbankratesintheeuroareainthecontextoftherecentcrisis Annex MAIN results ofthe ecoNoMetrIc ANAlysIs Retail interest rate Market interest...
... Starting from the definition, theEuro overnight index average (EONIA) is a measure ofthe effective interest rate prevailing intheEuro interbank overnight market, while theEuro interbank offered ... http://marketratesonline.com The financial crisis has highlighted the importance ofthe inter -bank market for wholesale funding, which saw a decline inthe volume of lending and an increase in spreads over the implied official ... failures and to the decline inthe number of transactions inthe interbank market (see Figure 2), which reduces the predictive power ofthe rate From another point of view, the wholesale bank funding...
... management inthe uplands based on the results ofthe case study The paper strives to examine two main hypotheses: Changes in policies andmarket conditions influence land use and land management ... on market signals Markets become the primary means for determining prices of farming inputs and outputs The institutional and policy changes have brought the country to the third in 1989 and then ... this area was sparely populated According to local authorities and people living in this area since 1975, forestland covered about 85% ofthe total land areaofthe commune With the increasing...
... composed ofthe sole Glyco_18 domain, the C-terminal tail of C gigas CLPs may not noticeably contribute to the structure andthe function of these proteins Interestingly, Cg-Clp1 and Cg-Clp2 C-terminal ... based on the conserved amino acid sequences ofthe catalytic domain of members ofthe GH18 family resulted inthe amplification of an expected 147 bp sequence Cloning and sequencing of this fragment ... from the oyster Crassostrea gigas [5] Interestingly, this protein, named C gigas chitinase-like protein (CgClp1) was found to be involved inthe control of growth and remodelling processes in a...
... systems) Most of them have been formulated and introduced with good intentions However, they come short in understanding the underlying needs and ambitions of individuals and human interaction The human ... advantage, and instead the route to commercial success is supposed to be found inthe artful creation of aesthetic offerings, of images and brands To infuse meaning into products and services; ... under-represented Inthe endeavour to expand the hermeneutic knowledge base of sustainability we, in this paper, take the increasing aestheticization of society as a point of departure By exploring contemporary...
... sequence in modulating the function ofthe SRH The C-terminal region of human VPS4B contains the b domain (b strands and 8), the final helix ofthe AAA domain (a helix 10) andthe C-terminal helix ... alignments of some ofthe proteins listed inthe PFAM database that contain the Vps4 C-terminal oligomerization domain (PF09336) The sequence ofthe SRH of each protein is also shown The sequence ofthe ... co-evolution ofthe C-terminal helix (in particular, an FG motif at the end ofthe C-terminal helix) with the distinct SRH inthe meiotic clade of AAA ATPases Since the conserved FG motif at the end of the...
... Sp1 and Sp3 are able to bind to the GC boxes and that binding of Sp1 forms complex C1 and binding of Sp3 forms complexes C2 and C3 PMA treatment increases Sp1 and Sp3 protein expression in HL-60 ... upstream ofthe DNase II promoter, are essential for both basal and PMA-mediated induction of DNase II transcription These sites bind Sp1 and Sp3, and protein levels and binding of Sp1 and Sp3 are increased ... activator, and Sp3 a weak activator, ofthe DNase II promoter (Fig 6) In HL-60 cells, PMA treatment also resulted in increased levels of Sp3 protein, the greatest increase being seen inthe levels of the...
... critical review ofthe manuscript PK and MA were involved in performing the laboratory experiments that resulted inthe acquisition ofthe data, in data entry, andin drafting and revising the manuscript ... that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions LMG and PEJ were involved in conception and design ofthe study, collection ofthe samples, interpretation ofthe data and drafting and ... Neutralizing and enhancing antibodies can occur together inthe blood of HIV positive individuals andthe neutralizing effect can be lost at high plasma dilution There were good agreements in the...
... (FAAH, MAGL) and proteins involved in their transport, and intracellular trafficking [9] Increasing evidence suggests the involvement ofthe ECS in both the inflammatory andthe neurodegenerative ... inthe EAE model by administering the synthetic cannabinoid WIN 5,212-2 [23] Inthe TMEVIDD model we showed that WIN 5,212-2 at the time of virus infection inhibited brain VCAM-1 expression and ... addressed the role of AEA in regulating 1) VCAM-1 expression in brain endothelial cells infected Page of 13 with TMEV andthe possible receptors involved by using antagonists ofthe classical cannabinoid...
... distances between the centroids ofthe digitized attachment areas on talus, calcaneus and fibula Once the position ofthe AJC was reproduced inthe modeling software, the length ofthe ATFL and CFL was ... each testing position of AJC motion There was no bony interference with the path ofthe ATFL and CFL The position ofthe AJC during MR scanning was defined as the neutral reference position The length ... the understanding of function of these ligaments and injury mechanisms However, the in- vivo behavior ofthe lateral ankle ligaments during the range of motion has not been well studied Data in...
... critical review ofthe manuscript PK and MA were involved in performing the laboratory experiments that resulted inthe acquisition ofthe data, in data entry, andin drafting and revising the manuscript ... that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions LMG and PEJ were involved in conception and design ofthe study, collection ofthe samples, interpretation ofthe data and drafting and ... Neutralizing and enhancing antibodies can occur together inthe blood of HIV positive individuals andthe neutralizing effect can be lost at high plasma dilution There were good agreements in the...
... dual of E, ·, · is the pairing between E and E∗ , d is the metric induced by the norm · , 2E resp., CB E is the family of nonempty resp., nonempty closed and bounded subsets of E, and H ·, · is the ... constant and Rη,M ·,u and I is the identity mapping Equation 2.17 is called the resolvent equation problem z Fixed Point Theory and Applications In support of problem 2.17 , we have the following ... assume that win → wi , an → a, xn → x, and yn → y 12 Fixed Point Theory and Applications Now, we prove that wi ∈ Ti u In fact, since win ∈ Ti ui and ≤ wi − win d win , Ti u ≤ wi − win d wi , Ti...
... to try and circumvent the potential issue of salt co-deposition during the drying of protein solutions, as well as probing thein uence ofthe screening ofthe surface charges by ions in solution ... differences existing between the final deposits depend mainly on factors: (1) the contact angle ofthe droplet 139 with the substrates; (2) the pinning (or lack thereof) ofthe contact line; (3) the physico-chemical ... considering the structure of fluid flow inside the drying droplet Flow lines are indeed present that are mostly attributed to the joint action of contact line pinning and evaporation [32], although other...
... to try and circumvent the potential issue of salt co-deposition during the drying of protein solutions, as well as probing thein uence ofthe screening ofthe surface charges by ions in solution ... differences existing between the final deposits depend mainly on factors: (1) the contact angle ofthe droplet 139 with the substrates; (2) the pinning (or lack thereof) ofthe contact line; (3) the physico-chemical ... considering the structure of fluid flow inside the drying droplet Flow lines are indeed present that are mostly attributed to the joint action of contact line pinning and evaporation [32], although other...
... to determine these indices for each species and cultural system because ofthe variation in species demand for nutrients, cultural practices and native fertility (n) of growing substrates [16, ... facilitate interpretation of multi-element interactions on seedling growth in response to increased fertilization RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Seedling growth and nutrition Fertilization increased seedling ... induced stunting in seedlings raised at the 150 mg N regime (Fig 3A and Tab I) The consistent pattern in Figure with trends inthe conceptual model (Fig 1) confirm suitability ofthe dose response...
... pooled remainder (the angles ofthe correspond more to the sec- sample size) The approach the center, the more representative ofthe remainder is the genetic information of this sample, and is equivalent ... organisms The objective ofthe present study was génétique / Samples inthe description ofthe genetic variation in oak populations and thus inthe characterization ofthe natural variability of forest ... not the succeeding life stages The genetic multiplicity was very large in all samples investigated including single-population samples This finding concurs with results of a recent study in 32 European...
... axis of DMS andthe HDRS depressive index The interaction of PD and DST produced significant findings concerning age, age of onset, number of atypical features, number of stressful life events, and ... conditions of internal conflict increase DA activity and lead to the appearance of displacement activities, which in turn serve the lowering ofthe level of arousal and stabilize the system [26] Increased ... significant findings concerning the number of episodes, and HT, DO and HA subscales ofthe PDS When PD was used as the sole factor variable, significant findings were found concerning the endogenous...
... that inflamed joints contain more than enough mtDNA to induce the type of inflammation seen in mtDNA-injected mouse joints It is also worth emphasizing that the process of inflammation in RA joints ... rather crude and probably an underestimate, because the concentration of cells inthe SF andthe levels of cell death vary with the severity of arthritis andthe use of cytotoxic drugs Nevertheless, ... mtDNA inthe SF of 38 of 54 (70%) ofthe patients with RA that were included inthe study, whereas none ofthe control SF samples was positive for mtDNA The results of this study suggested that the...
... drop of fluid The cross-pollinated seed lot was clearly the best for the variables: seed production/capsule, rate of germination and seedling survival, andthe self-pollinated lot was clearly the ... found in subsequent growth inthe field Frost tolerance These results suggest that hardening had no effect on frost resistance inthe crosses used (Table II) Cold treatment reduced the increase in ... tures The frosted were plants either died or damaged Conclusions Controlled pollination Maximum stigmatic receptivity, related to maximum seed production occurs 8-12 days after anthesis, when...