... 90% of their energy at a wavelength of 253.7 nanometers Exposure of bacteria to UV results in cross-linking ofthe thymine dimers ofthe DNA inthe organism, preventing repair of injury and reproduction ... growing of fruit, harvesting, postharvest handling, washing, and cooling and storage PREVENTIVE MEASURES INTHE ORCHARD Contamination of fruits with feces of animals such as deer,8 seagulls,9 and ... cattle and other ruminants10 inthe orchard by direct or indirect contact should be prevented, and fertilizing orchards with manure should be avoided 11 Using “drops” and damaged fruit increases the...
... group ofthe a-aminoadipoyl- side-chain of penicillin N (1), with arginines 74 and 75 apparently playing a less important rolein side-chain binding Taken together, the results of this and previous ... loss of penicillin binding Arginines 306 and 307 Fig Proposed binding mode for penicillin N to the iron(II)-2-oxoglutarate complex of DAOCS, showing possible involvement of selected residues The ... conversion may be indicative of partial uncoupling ofthe two reactions More detailed kinetic analyses of penicillin N conversion by the arginine 74 and 75 mutants (Table 3) showed that kcat and Km values...
... Second, the results obtained by the above studies will be further examined with the relevant economic theories which are introduced inthe Chapter ofthe thesis By applying economic theories, the roles ... publication analyzing the impact of trade agreements mathematically in terms of environmental conservation The proposed thesis is, therefore, unique, original and very challenging in this aspect The ... agreement organization and it holds majority of tropical timber producers and consumers inthe world Therefore, its decisions could influence Vietnam andthe world trade of tropical forests if they are...
... further examined with the relevant economic theories which are introduced inthe Chapter ofthe thesis By applying economic theories, the roles and mechanisms of international agreements in conservation ... C stands for Consumption, E stands for Environmental Resources, S stands for Sustainable Level, and OS stands for Original Sustainability - 22 - 1.2 Theories of collective actions and International ... degradation ofthe global environmental assets Many efforts are being made by individuals, governments, NGOs and international organizations including Green Peace and WWF International organizations and...
... the translation exercises, they certainly understand the meaning ofthe words and how to use the words to make sentences Thanks to that they directly learn the meaning andthe usage ofthe new ... explanations ofthe intricacies of grammar are given Grammar provides the rules for putting the words together and instruction often focuses on the form and inflections of words Reading of ... ofthe main idea ofthe listening 3.4 Major findings The aims of this study were to examine whether Translation Method is being used by teachers and students in vocabulary teaching and learning...
... are required by plants in largest amounts and play an important rolein assuring appropriate growth and development ofthe plants The general importance of these minerals for plant primary metabolism ... PAR/UV-B combinations on the concentration and distribution pattern of selected phenylpropanoids, andin particular the lignan hinokinin, was examined in leaves and stems of H leucocephala The results ... Flavonoid and anthocyanin accumulation in response to N, P, or K supply 65 4.2 Temporal development ofthe FLAV and ANTH_RG indices 66 4.3 FLAV and ANTH_RG indices: robust indicators for the...
... and cell–ECM interactions, and by maintaining the structural integrity and self-assembly ofthe ECM [10,11] Notably, one ofthe characteristics of malignant transformation is downregulation of ... heparanase transgenic and knockout mice) [26–29] have led in recent years to the discovery of new concepts which expand the scope of heparanase function and its significance intumorprogressionand ... by heparanase is required for structural remodeling ofthe ECM underlying tumorand endothelial cells, thereby facilitating cell invasion [23–25] Progress inthe field andthe generation of genetic...
... AK, SK and AT were involved with the conception and design ofthe study AK and SK arranged the data collection, took part inthe interpretation ofthe data, andthe Page of (page number not for ... determining cut points for passing a subtest, as is the case forthe MEAMS, a formal test ofthe validity ofthe cut point is the absence of DIF For example, if a cut point is set for passing a ... adapt the measure for use in Turkey and to assess its internal and external construct validity inan adult population [6], and determine the validity ofthe existing cut points for passing subtests,...
... important for normal development and cell pattern inthe Arabidopsis embryo sac [15] The two subfamilies, the one with CaOVATE, AtOFP6, AtOFP7 and AtOFP8 andthe other with AtOFP1, AtOFP2, AtOFP3 and ... expression analyses, in setting up the VIGS experiment andinthe analysis of results ND contributed inthe bioinformatics analyses and assisted in drafting the manuscript AST conceived the study, ... the presence of TRV1 and TRV2 transcripts inthe infiltrated plant 1, while no TRV is detected in infiltrated plant B) In leaves ofthe wild type (WT) - not infiltrated plant, of mock plant and...
... variable and equivocal The concern ofthe public health community about the resurgence and changing nature of TB inthe United States prompted a re-evaluation oftheroleof BCG vaccination inthe ... re-evaluation oftheroleof BCG vaccination inthe prevention and control of TB inthe United States CDC, the Advisory Council forthe Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET), andthe Advisory Committee ... occurred inthe United States and included increases inthe number of TB cases among adults and children and outbreaks of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) involving patients, HCWs, and correctional-facility...
... composition in thylakoid membranes ofthe CC125 (lane a) and hf-2 (lane b) in C reinhardtii Thylakoid membranes ofthe wild-type and hf-2 corresponding to 10 lg ChlÆml)1 were separated with SDS/PAGE Bands ... LHCII of C reinhardtii [13] In higher plants, SQDG was found in all fractions of Chl-binding proteins of PSII in very low amounts in maize mesophyll chloroplast [14] andinthe outer surface ofthe ... requirement of SQDG forthe maintenance of PSII activity in Chlamydomonas The molecular mechanism oftheroleof SQDG in PSII should be further investigated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors thank Drs...
... observed either between residues located in blades IV and V andthe C-terminal domain or between the hairpin that joins blades IV and V andthe C-terminal domain (Fig and Table S1) The apolar interactions ... the catalytic domain, and is located between blades II and III on one side and blades V and I on the other Structural comparison ofthe BsArb43B binding cleft with the binding cleft ofthe other ... that includes xylans, arabinans, galactans, mannans and glucans l-arabinose, the second most abundant pentose in nature, is found in significant amounts in homopolysaccharides, branched and de-branched...
... function, and ni is the sample size of group i, and Ω and Ψ are the pooled within-group covariance matrices of fixed and random effects, respectively The spectrum of unknown origin is assigned to the ... two dates inthe summer of 1996 (July 3rd and August 8th) by clipping a midcrown branch from 24 dominant and codominant balsam fir trees in central Newfoundland, Canada (48° 41’42’’ N and 56° 36’ ... multivariate transformation; the proposed approach falls into this category All transformations pose the challenge of deciding on an acceptable loss of information and interpretation ofthe results...
... Spurious incomes of 394,853 Euro (516,346 $) andthe acute ward's share ofthe food, cleaning, and computer services costs ofthe whole general hospital were not included Net running costs ofthe ... table and figure Only one ofthe authors, JEB, a psychiatrist in training at the time ofthe study, was aware ofthe registration of time from the senior psychiatrists decision to the actual day of ... number of waiting days after ward before a decision was made for further intramural treatment in 1of resident days forand out of 23 patients inan acutethe decision day Number Number of resident...
... algorithm The shaded bar contains the cough event Cough is indicated by a single solid line at the end ofthe breath that contains the cough Note the change inthe posture from supine to upright ... an event time stamp inthe LS software data stream which was referenced to the video data time display to determine the beginning ofthe recording period Patients were allowed free range ofthe ... symmetry for certain derived intervals [25] Results A satisfactory fit ofthe available standard sizes ofthe respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) garment was achieved in all patients and the...
... colleagues [38] Luce and colleagues [46] Bollaert and colleagues [37] Briegel and colleagues [39] Chawla and colleagues [47] Yildiz and colleagues [45] Annane and colleagues [36] Tandan and colleagues ... low-dose cohorts in both the current and Annane and colleagues’ meta-analyses [6] As mentioned in commentary [64], differences in control group mortalities ofthe Annane and colleagues [36] and CORTICUS ... RA, Cerra FB, Dellinger RP, Fein AM, Knaus WA, Schein RM, Sibbald WJ: Definitions for sepsis and organ failure and guidelines forthe use of innovative therapies in sepsis The ACCP/SCCM Consensus...
... manuscript, and Miroslav Hatas and Jonathan Falkowski for systems and software installation, and continuing maintenance ofthe Ulysses server 19 20 21 22 References Southan C: Has the yo-yo stopped? An ... adopted the criterion of colocalization to assess the predictive value of Interolog Analysis forthe study of human protein interactions To gain a broader assessment ofthe relevance of mapping interactions ... Screenshot ofthe Ulysses interface Screenshot ofthe Ulysses interface The user-specified protein is shown in blue, and interacting proteins are displayed in green Proteins with greater than three interactions...
... several chemokines including CXCL1, CXCL4 and receptor CXCR2 may have key roles in HSC survival and maintenance, both inthe mouse and human systems However, increased biological replicates and further ... revealed an expansion ofthe most primitive HSC inthe BM of animals lacking Cxcr2 and enhanced mobilisation demonstrated by an increase inthe stem/progenitor activity inthe spleen and PB HSC ... 5-13 The numbers of HSC inthe BM of WT and Cxcl4-/-animals 250 Figure 5-14 The numbers of progenitor cells inthe BM of WT and Cxcl4-/-animals 251 Figure 5-15 The numbers of HSC inthe spleen...
... transfer of given information from one person to another – or from one form to another, or form one place to another – generally calling forthe decoding or encoding of information form or into ... of them say that an interesting topic of relevance to their language skills and background knowledge can motivate them all as each of them can manage on the matter and produce language in their ... The higher rank they want to achieve, the better at communicating in English they should be However, the real situation ofthe teaching and learning of English in general and speaking skill in...