... pregnancies or births. In these pregnancy- or birth- based tables, characteristics ofthe pregnancy are also shown, such as respondent’s age at birth and wantedness ofthe pregnancy at time of conception. ... 80 percent of mistimed pregnancies to women who rated the pregnancy low on the ‘‘happy -to- be-pregnant’’ scale reported thebirth was 2 or more years too soon. In Table 23, the association ... status (as seen in table 20) is further examined within Hispanic origin and race groups among recent births to women 22–44 years of age. + The percentage of recent births reported as mistimed...
... resemblance tothe substrate brassinin (1). Fur-thermore, based on the mechanism proposed for the hydrolysis of brassinin, it was not surprising to findthat camalexin had no inhibitory effect.Conclusion ... char-acteristics, a significant understanding ofthe enzymesinvolved in the detoxification of phytoalexins, includ-ing their substrate specificity as well asthe molecularmechanisms of detoxification, is ... (Alternaria brassicicola) fungi are devastating plant pathogens known to detoxify the plant defence metabolite, brassinin. The significant roles of brassinin as a crucifer phytoalexin and as a biosynthetic...
... isoformclass b ased on its nucleic acid sequence and the potential size of its mRNA. Molecular modeling of t his new, putativeisoform, based on the NMR-derived structure ofthe 337isoform, is ... freezing.During the winter they also increase the concentration of the cryoprotectant, glycerol, 10-fold and desiccate to 40% of the prediapause water content [4]. Taken together,these adaptations ... ofthe long UTR class, 333 [16] (both substitutionsare nonsilent, with Glu36 đ Asp and Ser84 đ Thrchanges). It is possible that Afp-Lu1 is an allelic variant of either of these 9-kDa isoform...
... period of time. In most areas of demography, theperiodoftimeis one year. The denominator of an incidence rate is a product of (1) the size ofthe at-risk population and (2) thetime interval ... value of 1 if the data show that person i has given birthto j child(ren); and n isthe number of foreign wives. The iterative computation ofthe estimated coefficients is based on the Newton-Raphson ... explanatory factor is 15 An additional nice feature of this module is that it allows the user to introduce the attributes ofthe alternatives in the choice set to be part ofthe explanatory variables....
... closest tothe variable used for the aggregate analysis in Section 4. In the case of capitalisation, we use the equity to capital ratio instead ofthe capital to assets ratio because ofthe limited ... during the crisis in terms of credit provision, after controlling for other factors. This last result is consistent with Galindo et al (2010), who find that in the years prior tothe crisis foreign-owned ... clear reliable pre-crisis indicators ofthe incidence ofthe crisis. Among them, countries with looser credit market regulations seemed to suffer more fromthe crisis in terms of output loss, whilst...
... dummy atom model represents the shape of the scattering particle. To increase the reliability of the results, the final model for the dummy atom modelingwas obtained by a spatial average of 16 ... increase in Rgwas observed before the onset of oligo-mer disassembly, observed from pH 4.0 to pH 2.0 as aconstant decrease in the Rgvalue. The Kratky plotsalso showed a progressive loss of ... (Fig. 6) show a red shift of its emissionmaxima (from 330 to 338 nm) and an intensitydecrease at pH 2.0, indicative ofthe exposure of some ofthe tryptophan residues tothe aqueous envir-onment.A10ZXYX10.10.1...
... suggesting that the receptor-binding of DBHs in L. decemlineata is dif-ferent to those in C. suppressalis and S. exigua. The aim of this study isto examine the SAR of ecdysoneagonists for the molecular ... show potency as agonists of 20E in C. suppressalis by binding to EcR ⁄ USP, there is a possibility that different mecha-nisms, such as neurotoxicity and the existence of otherreceptors, give ... 108–118 of LdEcR-A is homo-logous tothe motif-1, and this was also the case forEcR-A of coleopteran T. molitor. Interestingly, the sequence of amino acids 143–162 of LdEcR-A also hasa striking...
... like to thank Theo Visser who helped prepare the earlier versions of this document.We would also like to thank the biologists ofthe Department of Fisheries, Thailand, who collected specimens from ... Programme ofthe MRC, which supported several eld trips to collect wild specimens for preparing the illustrations.We would like to thank the former staff ofthe Assessment of Mekong Fisheries ... post-larva Developmental stages of Tor tambroides A guide to larvae and juveniles of some common sh species fromthe Mekong River BasinxFigure 3. Map ofthe Lower Mekong River BasinMyanmarChina...
... describe the factors in each of these areasthat contributed to increased food production and explain how thosefactors were intertwined. At the end ofthe chapter, we provide les-sons fromthe Green ... are far from being a combined force on this issue.4. Policymakers in the developing world must set regulatorystandards that take into consideration the risks as well asthe bene-fits of foods ... research to develop the technologies and to transfer them to various parts ofthe world, and then financing the agricultural technologies in those regions so that the local farmerscould afford to...
... is limited and restricted only tothe codingregion. Asthe siRNA produced by the endogeneousDicer (assuming a mechanism similar tothe verte-brates) is small, the siRNA has to be specific to ... vitellogenin-stimulatory factor of shrimp. Because ofthe existence of multiple forms of the CHH family neuropeptides, there may be a dis-crepancy in defining the function of many cDNAscloned using ... females. The percentage indicates the GSI of the females. M (B) indicates the expression pattern of MIH-B in the same tissues in males (N ẳ 5). The lower panel isthe northernblot analysis of MeMIH-B...
... the dimer orientation of allthese IMPases, we see that the human IMPase has the extreme dimer twist-angle that is almost 45° off from the dimer position in FBPases, whereas the TM1415and MJ0109 ... architecture of the dimer is reminiscent ofthe human IMPase (Fig. 1,right panel). However, the dimer interface is quite dif-ferent fromthe human enzyme and other nonarchaealIMPases. The superposition ... denoted as the dimer twist-angle. To superpose the second sub-unit on the structure ofthe eukaryotic FBPase takes a30° rotation in the twist direction ofthe archaealenzyme. In comparing the...
... comparison waspossible. Interestingly, the localization of Ag-NPA-1 to the hypodermis is similar to that ofthe lipid bindingproteins in the filarial parasites of humans [24,25]which lends them to ... random orientation ofthe donor–acceptor pair wasassumed (K20.667 [30]). A value of 1.36 was taken for the refractive index n [31].MALDI-TOF analysisMALDI-TOF analysis ofthe peptides obtained ... 7B). Theseobservations suggest that Ag-NPA-1 is localizedmainly in cells ofthe inner hypodermis and the epithe-lium ofthe oviduct as well as extracellularly in the pseudocoelomic cavity of the...
... tothe conclusions.Although the risk from uncontrolled reentry is part ofthe overall decision con-text, the committee is neither tasked to assess this risk nor does it have the expertise to ... real time for an extensive periodoftime would fosterinvestment oftime and effort to make full use of PR data in the forecastingprocess. ACHIEVEMENTS OF TRMM TO DATE 27aspects ofthe hydrologic ... consideration of all three elements ofthe decision (benefits, costs, and risk). The committeerecognizes that consideration ofthe associated costs and reentry risks has to bepart ofthe decision equation,...
... andsubdomain c of EW29Ch was not observed; (b) the B-factor ofthe side chain of Lys105 was high, indicat-ing that the side chain of Lys105 is flexible; (c) in thisNMR study, the Kd of the c sugar-binding ... site forb-Me-Gal was the same as that for lactose; and (d) the STD–NMR data in this study showed that the epi-tope of lactose for EW29Ch isthe galactose residue.Thus, these results showed ... site of EW29Ch was almost the same as thatfor the high-affinity sites of ricin and RCA120,whereas Kdfor the c sugar-binding site of EW29Ch is very similar to that for the third binding site of...
... hasan a-like function. The 3D structure of this toxin wasdetermined by NMR. The importance ofthe overallcharge distribution on the surface ofthe toxin for itsactivity is emphasized. Furthermore, ... subtracted the control traces fromthe tracesrecorded in the presence ofthe toxin. The amplitude of thesetoxin-induced currents was analyzed by plotting the value3 ms after the onset ofthe depolarizing ... further analysis ofthe structures available, anotherface was found, defined here as face C, which is quitedistinct with respect to charge distribution ofthe toxinsunder analysis. Face C was...