... confined to certain motor nuclei ofthe central nervous system (CNS) Fromthe very beginning, these findings pointed to a possible neuromodulatory role for UII The aim of this review is to provide ... analysis ofthe receptor’s primary sequence shows striking similarities tothe somatostatin receptor family, most notably in the transmembrane domains The pharmacological relatedness of somatostatin ... selective antagonist offer the tools to tackle this question [16,21] Alternatively, the presence or absence ofthe acidic residue may also influence the pharmacokinetic profile ofthe peptides In rat...
... whether or not they work in the area of agriculture - to join the debate on the future oftheCommonAgricultural Policy, its principles and objectives This on-line debate stayed open till 11 ... reasons for supporting a commonagricultural policy: • The CAP is the only commonpolicythe EU has The EU needs to make it work better It has a significant role to play in theEuropean integration ... number of themes emerged which have considerable support fromthe wide range of contributors These themes represent the middle ground among respondents Some would want to go further; others less...
... considerably With the chicken imports from Europe, the producers, mainly the owners of large farms and the operators ofthe slaughterhouses, had to face huge losses The operators ofthe hotels and ... countries have increased from 29500 tonnes of chicken meat in 1996 to 128 500 tons in 2003 Exports of chicken fromthe EU to CEMAC1 have increased from 17 000 tonnes in 1996 to 42 500 tonnes in 2003 Within ... built into the negotiations over the EPA to relax the competition and to improve the safety ofthe imported meat? EU Answer: Both EPA negotiations as such and the accompanying policies part of the...
... Introduction: The Essence of Life and the Labyrinth ofthe Genome The Invention of Biotechnology 1.1 The Origins of Biotechnology 1.2 The Emergence of a New Concept of Life 1.3 From Zymotechnology to Biotechnology ... the same time, the biotechnology programs funded by theEuropean Economic Community (the European Union) provided support for a consortium ofEuropean laboratories to sequence the genome ofthe ... Xlll 11 13 21 23 43 62 64 73 78 84 90 92 From Biotechnologyto Genomes:A Meaning for the Double Helix x The Foundations ofthe Heralded Revolution 3.1 Fromthe Frontiers of Genetics tothe Birth of...
... the ball forward But because the system is too complex to take into account all the factors involved— the speed ofthe ball, the speed ofthe wheel, the precise angle at which the ball hits the ... matter how the earth moves with respect tothe background of distant stars, the speed of light remains the same This mystery ofthe speed of light and the existence, or nonexistence, ofthe ether was ... catalogs of books Many of these catalogs contain references to their own titles, as well as to those of other books But some of these catalogs not refer to themselves The librarian decides to make...
... between the direction ofthe magnetic field H and the direction ofthe magnetization M ofthe bar magnet [11] The product pl is the magnetization M ofthe bar [13] The work done by the torque gives ... Nevertheless, the Land´ g-factor results fromthe calculation ofthe first-order e perturbation ofthe energy of an atom when a weak external magnetic field acts on the sample [15,16] Normally, the ... Magnetic Moment of a Sample of N Atoms In a simple paramagnet, the atoms not interact with each other, and the ˆ only contributions tothe Hamiltonian H come from their interaction with the applied...
... difficult to get the hang of it The difficulty stems not from there being lots of complicated rules to learn, but fromthe fact that there are so few In the field of probability it is not possible to ... opened to reveal the prize (or lack of it) The 14 From Cosmos to Chaos question is, when offered the choice, should the contestant stay where he is, swap tothe other door, or does it not matter? The ... one-way street The development ofthe very subject of statistics owes a great deal to astronomers The history of statistics fromthe eighteenth century tothe present era is a fascinating story recounted...
... resources and territorial challenges ofthe future Communication fromthe Commission totheEuropean Parliament, the Council, theEuropean Economic and Social Committee and the Committee ofthe Regions ... commuting to and fromthe holding is included in the calculation ofthe financial support Thus, the level of payment for mountain pastures is therefore based on the costs of managing the land ... again at the end ofthe season Every day, the farmer must travel from their home farm tothe mountain holding in order to keep an eye on the animals grazing on summer pastures; this cost of commuting...
... “Marketing is not the art of finding clever ways to dispose of what you make Marketing is the art of creating genuine customer value It is the art of helping your customers become better off The marketer’s ... Change or die When the rate of change inside the company is exceeded by the rate of change outside the company, the end is near.” Tom Peters’ advice: To meet the demands ofthe fastchanging competitive ... customer questions Marketing is a larger process of systematically figuring out what to make, how to bring it tothe customer’s attention and easy access, and how to keep the customer wanting to...
... “Marketing is not the art of finding clever ways to dispose of what you make Marketing is the art of creating genuine customer value It is the art of helping your customers become better off The marketer’s ... Change or die When the rate of change inside the company is exceeded by the rate of change outside the company, the end is near.” Tom Peters’ advice: To meet the demands ofthe fastchanging competitive ... customer questions Marketing is a larger process of systematically figuring out what to make, how to bring it tothe customer’s attention and easy access, and how to keep the customer wanting to...
... history and traditions, a sense ofcommon identity, etc The raison d’être ofthe areabased approach stems fromthe growing awareness by and for the prime movers in the local area ofthe role of ... half ofthe partners in a local action group have to come fromthe private sector The local action groups prepare their local development plans and introduce them into a selection procedure The ... approach based on the interaction between actors and projects of different sectors ofthe local economy The local development plans must contribute to achieve the three core objectives ofthe rural development...
... According to these two scoring systems, the quality ofthe RCTs was highly heterogeneous Based on the OA score, the quality ofthe trials ranged from 33% to 100% (with a mean of 65 and a median of 67) ... respectively, was subtracted fromthe mean quality score ofthe RCTs Adding a factor gives more weight tothe high-quality trials and helps to prevent the 'dilution' ofthe outcomes of high-quality trials ... expression of TNF-α mRNA and protein, the TNF-α-induced production of COX2, and the TNF-α-induced activation of nuclear factor (NF)-κB by reducing the protein level ofthe NF-κB inhibitor IκB [117 ]...
... It also aims to improve the quality of life ofthe elderly by offering them the chance to remain active, including the chance to work Remodeling society to incorporate the needs ofthe elderly ... technology to meet the needs and wants ofthe target market 16 The significance of this is keyed tothe expected rise in the number of single elderly households in Japan (see The agenda of ageing: The ... significant that the government has made the decision to turn these sectors into growth-driving industries Talking about the way to secure efficiency in the system, the quality ofthe workforce...
... Website ofthe Secretariat ofthe Bologna process Benelux 2009: http://www.bologna2009benelux.org Recommendation oftheEuropean Parliament and ofthe Council on the establishment oftheEuropean ... The award of credits certifies that a learner has complied with the requirements ofthe component The number of credits awarded tothe learner is the same as the number of credits allocated to ... planning to take at the other institution, together with the code numbers and the ECTS credits allocated tothe components The Training Agreement should indicate clearly the location ofthe work...
... consists of transporting the sludges or the wastes, in cake form, fromthe factory tothe fields, and then either spreading them on the land in a thin layer or by ploughing them into the surface ... restricted to a few months ofthe year It is therefore necessary to build sufficient storage capacity for the sludge (IPPC, 2001) The use of solid waste as the main constituents in the topping of landfill, ... portion of pulp sludge (CANMET, 2005) 22 The main achievement ofthe incineration is the reduction ofthe amount of material to be landfilled by about 80-90% For the final disposal or use of the...
... directly fromthe ECB They may be able to apply some of their reserves held by the ECB for this purpose, or otherwise enter into an appropriate financing package with the ECB But the idea is that the ... forced to restructure with a unilateral offer of new debt for old This will be the event that the EU dreads, that could undo the entire structure ofthe EU There has to be a better way to deal ... sell in the market The implication ofthe program is that either through market interventions that push prices up, or by the assumption that the program will continue to enable the debt to be retired...
... chromosomes in the early stages of meiotic prophase to promote their contact [16] In the early stages, the arm regions of homologous chromosomes become close to each other independently of recombination ... generated by a type II topoisomerase-like specialized enzyme, Spo11 Spo11 is then removed by the MRX (Mre11–Rad50–Xrs2) complex, and the 5¢-ends of DNA breaks are resected to expose 3¢-single-strand ... pulling movements ofthe chromosomes may compensate for the lack of stable synapsis between homologous chromosomes Motions of chromosomes for their alignment and pairing The process of homologous...
... www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vietnam Or the Export Helpdesk team Do you want to know how to export totheEuropean Union? Your first step: check the Export Helpdesk! www.exporthelp.europa.eu Now it’s your ... Certificate of origin Specific conditions as regards the origin ofthe product Remember: without the certificate of origin, your product will not benefit from preferential tariff rate Where can I get the ... External To obtain detailed statistics about trade flows To find potential markets in theEuropeanUnion How External can I find potential customers? Where can you get further information? Contact the...