... source of financing for enterprises, if their own
capital is excluded.
In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the
dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial system. ... under the framework of financial globalization.
II. Review of Institution Building inthe Financial Sector
A. Main driving forces of institution building
A review ofthe developments of China’s financial ... performance.
2. Roleofthe central bank
The central bank has played a roleof policy designing and implementation in the
process of institution building inthe financial sector. The promulgation of The...
... (
39
).
The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination in the
United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-
mined by clinical trials ... to
explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported in
the individual studies. Using a model that included the geographic latitude of the
study site and the data ... <5 mm induration
after skin testing with 5 TU of PPD tuberculin. The Tice strain of BCG is administered
percutaneously; 0.3 mL ofthe reconstituted vaccine is usually placed on the skin in the
lower...
... an important roleinthe financial systemof
the U.S. economy. They complement theroleof large banks by special-
izing in relationship banking and providing credit to small
businesses—a sector ... understanding issues facing community banks.
I. THE CURRENT ROLEOF COMMUNITY BANKS
The banking systeminthe United States has always been unique in
the sense of containing large numbers of small ... understanding of business conditions inthe communities
they serve. In this way, the bifurcated banking system has served the
needs of a diverse U.S. economy composed of businesses of all shapes
and...
... detected at the dimer
interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of the
mutated residues. The models of RNase A covalent dimers
in the exchanging conformation were prepared using the
7RSA structure ... at
the dimer interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of
the hinge loop residues. Likewise, the models of nonex-
changing and exchanging HHP-RNase were prepared start-
ing from 1Z7X. The ... through
the exchange between subunits of either their N-ter-
minal, or their C-terminal ends [33–35]. We found
that the behavior with the model membrane of the
dimer in which the C-terminal ends...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chains
are important for the GABA transport activity.
1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake
of GAT1
In order to gain further insight into theroleof the
terminal ... results in reduction
of the stability of GAT1
In order to study thein uence ofthe N-glycosylation
and N-linked oligosaccharides on protein stability, the
intracellular decay time ofthe GAT1, ... for the stability of this protein,
but the terminal structure ofthe N-glycans is not.
Defective N-glycosylation reduces the trafficking
of GAT1 to the plasma membrane
In order to study thein uence...
... However, the mechanistic roles of several of
these residues are not described well and there is no example
of mutational analysis of all of these residues inthe same
enzyme.
To obtain an insight into ... by
the surrounding residues. The results so far indicate that
larger parts ofthe polar core ofthe catalytic TIM barrel of
family 18 chitinases play a role during catalysis. It will thus
be interesting ... conformations. The Asp142 equiv-
alent inthe family 18 chitinase from Coccidioides immitis
was found to be inthe ÔdownÕ position inthe apoenzyme
and inthe ÔupÕ position inthe complex with allosamidin...
... or without hematoxylin staining.
In hypoxia experiments, 3T3-L1 cells were maintained in
a hypoxia chamber (Invivo 400; Ruskinn Inc., Cincinnati,
OH, USA) constantly maintained at 1% O
2
. Culture
medium ... regulator ofenergy metabolism
inthe fat body of fruit flies [3]. In vertebrates, miR-
375 and miR-376, both of which are abundantly
expressed in pancreatic b-cells, are involved inthe con-
trol of insulin ... cultured in DMEM containing 10% fetal bovine
serum. OP9 cells were grown in aMEM containing 20%
fetal bovine serum. C2C12 cells were maintained in DMEM
containing 10% fetal bovine serum.
Adipogenic...
... sedoheptulose-
1,7-bisphosphatase.
Discussion
One ofthe original goals motivating this structural inves-
tigation ofthe Calvin cycle was to determine whether or not
the traditional reactions ofthe Calvin cycle are capable of
sustaining ... modelling stem primarily from the uncertainty in
the definition ofthe kinetics, both in terms ofthe form that
the rate equation should take, and inthe values to be
assigned to the associated kinetic ... modes inthe light
The main purpose of our structural analysis ofthesystemin
the light (i.e. inthe absence of oxidative pentose phosphate
pathway reactions) was to investigate starch metabolism...
...
disambiguated word meaning.
It is thein interaction ofthe results of
these asynchronous processes that the process of
comprehension is defined.
The processes are independent ofthe know-
ledge ... affected.
The study includes off-line picture naming
which forces use of articles in all ofthe above
contexts, as well as on-line production of these
morphemes in an attempt to determine in which ... HOPE, the
determination ofthe phonetic representation of a
recognized word determines the breadth of active
competition amon 9 meanings for subsequent time
intervals ofthe process. Depending...
... most of them and access-to-input for the worst
in this sub-pool. Conversely, the overbearing influence ofthe financial constraints in the
lower half is statistically associated with a rather ... expected-debt. The probability of increasing
debt raises with the fact that the enterprise was indebted inthe past (in all the groups).
Nodebt thus appears as a strong inertial component inthe credit-demand ... decreasing for 53% ofthe sample, it has been increasing
for 36%, and has been stable for the remaining 11%. An increase in indebtedness (of 80% in
average) is associated with a 14% decrease in production,...
... microfinance stands unrivalled in scale, and
outreach continues to grow in terms ofthe number of microborrowers.
Institutions providing microfinance in Asia play a critical rolein increasing
the ... very helpful in bringing microfinance into the
spotlight not only in developing countries but also inthe developed
world. The awareness by policy makers about theroleof microfinance as
a major ... positions as savings mobilizers
ranking ahead of most other financial institutions in their regions.
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They also play an important role investing in their regions. From the
USD 154 million savings collected...