... retention and loss of inventors is an aspect of the mobility of human resources, it is a subset of the overall mobility experience in a system of innovation. Similarly, formal research anddevelopment ... light of the experiences, causes and effects of mobility on a system of innovation. Finally, Chapter 5 returns to the concept of the knowledge economy and the importance of mobility in terms of ... details of the basic human- capital mobility approach see Schultz (1961, 1963), Becker (1962, 1964), Sjaastad (1962) and Vanderkamp (1971).36 For details of further developments of the basic human- capital...
... between human AChE and BChEThe T variants ofhuman AChE andhuman BChE arecomposed of a catalytic domain of approximately 500residues, followed by small C-terminal t peptides of 40 and 41 residues, ... letters(A and B), whereas the small t peptides are designatedby lower case letters (a and b), so that the wild-typeAChE and BChE are Aa and Bb, and the chimeras areAb and Ba. Comparisons of wild-type ... by mutation of the aromatic residues toleucines [3–6].However, the major function of the t peptides is thatthey allow the assembly of tetramers of AChET[7] and of BChET[8] and their association...
... recognition of traditional land rights, and the freedom given to large investors to develop oil palm plantations and HPHTI, farmers feel deprived of land for future development. A summary of the ... continuum of land-use between the forest and the mono-crop plantation. Thus the rigid dichotomy often presumed between forest and plantation is irrelevant to the understanding and management of such ... duration and not well adapted to tree crop development. 11 789,000 ha of land is registered in the Province; including 340,000 ha of hak milik, and 363,000 ha of HGU. 33 The over 50 percent of...
... and to characterize the non-linear mechanical behaviour of this layer.4 Chapter 1Figure 1.2: Schematic view of the cross-section of the upper part of the human skin showing theepidermis and ... collagen, elastin and minute quantities of reticulin and a supp orting matrix orground substance. Collagen comprises about 75% of the fat free dry weight and 18-30% of the volume of dermis (Ebling ... consisting of one layerrepresenting the dermis and the epidermis. The influence of superficial skin hydration and the influence of the size of the aperture diameter on the mechanical response of the...
... of mutagenesis allow the isolation of many sought-for kinds of mutants, including site-directed mutants of specific genes. Reporter genes permit measurement of the level of transcription of ... mutagenesis of potential sensors and transducers, for the identification of stress-inducible genes and regulatory systems, have allowed identification and study of many genes of Synechocystis ... remediation of oil-polluted waters and desert in the region of the Arabian Gulf by utilizing crude oil and individual n-alkanes as sources of carbon and Genetic Tools Applications to Biotechnology of...
... details of the basic human- capital mobility approach see Schultz (1961, 1963), Becker (1962, 1964), Sjaastad (1962) and Vanderkamp (1971).36 For details of further developments of the basic human- capital ... actual and/ or perceived match between the skills and experience of these human resources and the demands of the R&D system.In terms ofhuman resources who have left or are imminently departing ... costs of their emigration. Perhaps the largest body of this literature looks at the effects emigration has on human resource development, or brain gain. Discussion of human resource development...
... competitionin the case of ERB-hcAb.Effects of soluble ErbB2-ECD on the cytotoxicity of ERB-hcAb and HerceptinOn the basis of the results discussed above, theantitumour effects of ERB-hcAb and Herceptin ... the Fc fragment of a human IgG1. Both ERB-hRNase and ERB-hcAb strongly inhibit the growth of ErbB2-positive cells in vivo. Theinteractions of the Erbicin-derived immunoagents and Herceptin with ... werefound to selectively and strongly inhibit the growth of ErbB2-positive cells, both in vitro and in vivo. How-ever, to define and implement the antitumour potential of Erbicin and EDIAs, we deemed...
... role of Itk in T-cell development. In the absence of Itk,there is a partial block in the developmentof ab T cells and a reduced ratio of CD4 to CD8 single positive ... devel-opment and function of iNKT cells and cd T cellsseems to be quite different from conventional abT cells. This minireview focuses on this aspect of Itk,its role in the developmentand function of ... Itk and those that express atransgene for PLZF have a developmental block instage 2 of iNKT cell maturation, all of which results ina severe reduction in the number and frequency of mature and...
... disease, everyday 5 thousand people die because of this disease [1]. Mo-re than 90% of TB cases and deaths occur in developing co-untries and 75% of these cases are between 15 and 54 yearsold that ... presence and radiological degree of the disease of in-dex case. The rate of TST positivity of household contactsunder 15 years old was higher in cases whose index casehad cavity and positive ... TB frequency of contacts and gender, age, closeness to the index case, AFB positivity of the index case and radiological degree of the disease. Onlya relationship between presence of cavity in...
... trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanationwithout intent to infringe.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataDiaz, James H.Color atlas ofhuman poisoning and envenoming ... mediastinum and base of neck consistent with pneumomediasti-num and cervical subcutaneous emphysema follow-ing crack-cocaine inhalation. (Courtesy of Carlos R. Gimenez, M.D., Professor of Radiology, ... Carlos R. Gimenez, M.D., Professor of Radiol-ogy, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.)221X_Book.indb 43 10/26/06 10:45:16 AM60 | Color Atlas ofHuman Poisoning and EnvenomingMetal ChelatorsChelators:...