... large-scale circulation patterns are characteristic of the impacts of absorbing aerosols on theIndian monsoon. The 2008 Indian monsoonIn this section, we use the 2008 Indian monsoon as an example ... enhanced convection associated with heavy monsoon rainfall along the foothills ofthe Himalayas near Nepal. The cloud clusters off the coast ofthe southern tip ofthe subcontinent and over the ... largely a reflection ofthe seasonal variations ofthe meteorological conditions. The bulk properties ofthe aerosols can be inferred from the variations of the Ångstrøm exponent (Figure 3(b))....
... the center of the sphere, I call the figure internally contained by the surface of the cone, and by the surface ofthe sphere inside the cone, a “solidsector.” /6/ And when two cones having the ... below). The aim of these footnotes, then, is to help the readers in checking the validity of the argument.INTRODUCTION1 goal ofthe translation The extraordinary influence of Archimedes over the ... <lines> between the points either all fall onthe same side ofthe surface, or some on the same side, and some on < ;the surface> itself, but none onthe otherside./5/ And, when a cone cuts a...
... W/cm2. The duration t on ofthe current pulse was 0.5 – 0.8 s then the current was turned off for a fixed duration toff of 0.5 s. During t on , FePt nanoparticles were deposited onthe surface ... cathode. The composition of Fe-Pt particles can be controlled by changing the concentration of Fe and Pt ions in the electrolyte and the deposition voltage. The particle size can be adjusted by the ... Journal of Science, Mathematics - Physics 25 (2009) 1-7 1 Effect ofthe preparation conditions onthe properties of Fe-Pt nanoparticles produced by sonoelectrodeposition Nguyen Hoang Luong*...
... Henry LuceFoundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, The New-Land Foundation, The New York Community ... OakFoundation, The Overbrook Foundation, The David and Lucile PackardFoundation, The Winslow Foundation, and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those ofthe author(s) ... Energy Commission, whose mission was later as-sumed by the Department of Energy. Following the end ofthe Cold War, the Site’s mission changed to stewardship ofthe nation’s nuclear weaponsstockpile,...
... event in prion diseases is the conversion ofthe cellularconformation ofthe prion protein (PrPC) to an altered disease- associatedform, generally denoted as scrapie isoform (PrPSc). The molecular ... molecularevent in the pathogenesis of prion diseases is the conversion ofthe normal cellular form ofthe prionprotein, PrPC, to the disease- associated PrPScconformation [12,22]. Although this event ... insight into the process of prionconversion, and represent a major step forward in ourunderstanding ofthe misfolding and aggregation of PrP during disease. Studies ofthe folding kinetics of PrP...
... hydrogen bonds to be formed between the base G4and the sidechain of Asn122. In the second model(Fig. 1B) the structure ofthe hexanucelotide is, on the whole, unchanged and the majority ofthe interactions ... deviation (RMSD) from the Ca atoms ofthe wild-type crystal structure [11] of 0.33 A˚. The electron density in the area local to the substitution is shown in Fig. 4. The positions of catalytic ... Electron density of RTA N122A in the vicinity of residue 122. The backbone and sidechains ofthe N122A substitution are shown as stereoimages in thick ball and stick and the position ofthe Asn122...
... establishedpreviously, the product-ion spectrum of [M-H]–only shows the fragment ions onthe 6-linked branch. The C-type ionsC1a,C2a,C3a,C4aand C5(see the fragmentation scheme inFig. ... 3-linked). The location ofthe Fuc residue can be deduced from the CIDMS/MS fragmentation. In comparison with the spectrum of iLNO (Fig. 1A), the D2b-5ion has shifted 146 Da tom/z 1037 corresponding ... oligosac-charides are considered to play a part in the inhibition of bacterial adhesion to epithelial surfaces, as they are able tomimic the binding epitope ofthe epithelial receptor [8].Also, milk contains...
... ofthe South-ern hybridization. Position ofthe probes, the size and position of restriction fragments hybridizable with the probe, and exon ⁄ introns areshown as in Fig. 2A. Positions ofthe ... deletion (16 kb Del) in one allele of the Ig-b locus (Fig. 1). Introduction ofthe 16 kb Delconstruct into DT40 ⁄ Cre cells resulted in two deletionclones. In one of these two clones, the Bsr ... state ofthe cells with anydeletion in the regions I–IV in the Ig-b locus, judgedby DHSs as the indicator, was the same as that in pre-deletion cells, the region required for the maintenanceof...
... implementation strategy was embedded in each ofthe 40 chapters of Agenda 21 and each ofthe negotiated Conventions arising from the Earth Summit. As well, every one ofthe nine major United Nations Conferences ... and on deprivation, the nature of this impact – and the content of education, which might be most appropriate to achieve it – is a broader question. In other words, the role and provision of ... closely with other international monitoring initiatives, including the EFA Global Monitoring Report, the United Nations Literacy Decade monitoring initiatives and the ongoing monitoring ofthe Millennium...
... ∞ THE FINANCIAL CRISISINQUIRY REPORTFINAL REPORT OFTHE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE CAUSES OFTHE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATESOFFICIAL GOVERNMENT EDITION THE FINANCIAL ... conclusions at the end of chapters in Parts III, IV, and V of this report. The subject of this report is of no small consequence to this nation. The profoundevents of and were neither ... essentialto the economic well-being of our nation. The soundness and the sustained prosper-ity ofthe nancial system and our economy rely onthe notions of fair dealing, re-sponsibility, and...
... Criminalization of legitimate expression 33. The types of action taken by States to limit the dissemination of content online not only include measures to prevent information from reaching the end-user, ... Rapporteur is ofthe view that the arbitrary use of criminal law to sanction legitimate expression constitutes one ofthe gravest forms of restriction to the right, as it not only creates a ... 8 Dissemination of child pornography is prohibited under international human rights law, see e.g. Optional Protocol to the Convention onthe Rights ofthe Child onthe sale of children, child...
... “Perspectives of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers onthe Detection and Prevention of Corporate Misdeeds: Whatthe Policy Community Should Know.” The purpose ofthe conference was to draw onthe perspectives ... and the ethics function (i.e., doing right, beyond the formal dictates of law). There was some difference of opinion expressed about the relative importance of these functions, and whether there ... ethical culture within the firm. CECO EFFECTIVENESS DEPENDS ON INDEPENDENCE AND VOICE One ofthe resounding themes ofthe conference was that many ofthe concrete elements of corporate compliance...
... reorientation ofthe whole loop.Catalytic site The catalytic reaction of glucoamylases proceeds withinversion of configuration at the anomeric carbonwhich requires a pair of carboxylic acids at the ... fer-mentations in the production of ethanol or in the production of high fructose sweeteners [1]. Using the classification of glycoside hydrolases into nearly 100families onthe basis of sequence ... formedbetween the enzyme and Tris are the same as observedpreviously [16].In the Glu-A complex there are two acarbose mole-cules: one in the active site and the other onthe sur-face ofthe enzyme...
... yields depend on the spinlabel position and the concentration of the labelled lipids. The relation of these results to the depth of the fluorophore can be expressed in the followingequation:ZcF¼ ... acid chain. Either of thesecompounds was able to quench the pyrene fluorescence ina concentration dependent manner showing the successfulintroduction ofthe SLPC at the reconstitution stage. Moreinterestingly, ... corroborated by the inhibition of PCD labeling in the presence of Na+which resembles the effect of this coupling ion onthe reaction of cE65 withDCCD [34]. Covalent modification of subunit c by PCDwas...
... • Regional Conference on Migration (Puebla Process): Participation in the sixteenth Regional Conference on Migration onthe theme of “Migration and labour: Co-responsibility among the States” ... in the labour market, which led to the adoption of a resolution onthe same subject. 75. As part of its collaboration with the United Nations, the Unit contributed to the reports ofthe ... contributions to the Administrative Part ofthe Budget and the ratification ofthe amendments to the IOM Constitution. 50. In a similar fashion, the Director General, with the support of...