... addressing (a) the
electron entry point to oxidase and its possible alternatives,
(b) the size and extent ofthe acidic patch on subunit II, and
(c) ways of experimentally influencing the kinetic phases
during ... with the crystal structures ofthe eukaryotic and the
Paracoccus denitrificans oxidase showing clusters of negat-
ively charged residues on the surface of subunit II [11,12].
Previous studies on the ... functional
binding site: Several attempts to eliminate a hypothetical
second site have been made here for the bacterial enzyme by
stripping subunits III and IV off the native complex, and by
further destroying...
... nearly flat in the passband
and rolls off smoothly and monotonically. In addition, it has virtually no ripple in either
the passband or the stopband. For these reasons, many designers regard the Butterworth
filter ... occurs andthe current jumps to its maximal value. As the thick-
ness ofthe AgCl layer deposited increases, the reaction rate decreases andthe current
drops. This process continues, andthe current ... a
finite period of time and then drifts back to the original baseline. The time required for the
return of normal operational conditions ofthe biopotential amplifier after the end of the
saturating...
... have a profound
impact on the lives of poor children, both directly, in their receipt of goods
and services, and indirectly, through the attitudes and behaviors of parents.
The measure of assets ... was
the job ofthe schools). Laosa (50) found that Chicano mothers praised their
children less often and used more nonverbal cues than white mothers.
One limitation of these studies was that they ... thresholdsfor program planningand statistical use.In 1969,
the US Bureau ofthe Budget (now theOf ce of Management and Budget)
gave the poverty thresholds of cial status throughout the Federal government.
In...
... incluing:
Understanding the hardware and software available
Giving the user the feeling of visiting the standard site
Giving the user the option to visit the standard site
Designing for ... the most is the difference between how
we think people use thewebsiteand how they actually use them.”
—Steve Krug
The Mobile Strategy and Information Architecture Processes are two ofthe ... in designing a website or a web application to be
compatible with different models ofthe same device andthe answer is always the same:
If you design a web site, optimize your work for the...
... represents the tilt ofthe major magnetic axis, z, away from the heme normal (z¢ axis),
a is the angle between the projection ofthe tilt ofthe z axis on the x¢,y¢ plane (defined direction of tilt of ... at position E7 as
the source ofthe H-bond to ligand on the basis of a
partial sequence, which had indicated a Tyr on the distal
E-helix. The similarity in the
1
HNMRspectraofthe
three globin ... one of WT andthe other of rWT
metHb, exhibit differences that include important por-
tions ofthe protein that we have characterized above.
Thus parts ofthe FG corner move away from the heme
and...
... isomerism.
Characterization ofthe secondary structure of these two
ligands of ODN receptors should provide useful information
for thedesignof potent, stable and selective agonists and
antagonists of these receptors. ... Ala-scan of OP has revealed that
the side chain of each residue is required for the full activity
of the peptide [12]. These data led us to synthesize cyclic
analogs of OP and to use the N- and C-terminus ... [36,37]. Furthermore, the analysis
of the calculated structures revealed a short distances
between NH of Leu7 andthe side chain carboxyl group of
the Asp6 residue (< 0.28 nm), and NH of Leu7...
... within each line of computers the screen size, the amount of memory, the speed
of the processor, the capabilities ofthe CD/DVD device, the capacity and rotational speed
of the hard drive, etc. ... manufacturing process step, then Y
step
is theprocess step
yield. If N
I
is the number of units that complete the manufacturing process, then Y
step
is the yield of
the product after theprocess ... other, then the yield of an entire process is given by
YY
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i
m
i
=
=
∏
1
(3.12)
where
Y
step
i
is the yield ofthe ith step in the process, and m is the total number of steps in the...
... experimental data on the hydraulic
behaviour of packed columns for thedevelopmentof a new method for the standard
presentation ofthe fluid dynamics of columns with any type of packing design. The basic
principles ... costs of normal pressure rectification. Depending
on the difference between the temperatures at the bottom t
W
and at the top t
D
of the
column, and on the price ofthe heating steam C
H
, the optimum ... energy and electronic industry. They are often equipped with
different kinds of packings. Understanding of principles for packing design, internal traf-
fic ofphases within the column and implementing...
... indicate the location of
the pain on eight diagrams ofthe feet. The participants
then completed the Greek language version ofthe MFPDI.
A total score for the MFPDI was obtained according to the
following ... with-
out lifting the right heel from the ground and while keep-
ing the trunk upright. The position ofthe fibular head was
marked on the clear acrylic plate, andthe angle formed
between the lateral ... participants
respond to the MFPDI questions from the perspective of
their general health, and need to be reminded that the
questions pertain specifically to their feet.
Concurrent validity ofthe translated...
... Fundamental Studies of Higher
School of Economics supported by the Ministry of Economic Development
and Trade ofthe Russian Federation, andthe Zengin Foundation for Studies
on Economics and Finance. ...
Nishihara for their administration ofthe project and to Akira Ishida, Elena
Leont’eva, and Jim Treadway for their assistance with the preparation ofthe
manuscripts. The authors appreciate their colleagues ... Organization andDevelopmentof Russian Business
To study thedevelopment stage and organization ofthe contemporary
Russian business sector is essential to assess the potential ofthe Russian...
... amount of
accumulated wealth under the command ofthe state andthe availability of
rich natural resources. On the one hand, this enabled the state to postpone
the necessary reforms and enlarged ... management and employees free, and 10% ofthe total ordi-
nary stock was distributed to them at 70% of face value. The second scheme
allowed both the management andthe employees to purchase 20% ofthe ... lines. The first was the disintegration ofthe
Soviet Union, the swift dismantling of central planning, andthe shock ther-
apy of price liberalization in 1991–1992. The second event was the financial...
... and, by the end ofthe
1970s, plans on the level of USSR ministries had about 60,000 items. On the
other hand, in China, in 1957, the plan ofthe central government included
532 items, and, by ...
behavior ofthe management (Stiglitz 1999). On the one hand, the free-rider
problem copes with principal shareholders with incentives to develop and
provide control ofthe business. On the other hand, ... ofthe results
of privatization. In the public opinion, the privatization ofthe 1990s is con-
sidered unjust (Denisova et al. 2007), andthe representatives ofthe busi-
ness community themselves...
... whereas 18% expressed the
opposite. Assessments ofthe influence of shareholder meetings were not
linked to the extent of concentration as they were in the case ofthe board
of directors. With ... than another shareholder ofthe company or the com-
pany itself; on the other hand, a shareholder of a closed JSC must sell his/
her shares first to another shareholder ofthe company or the company ... well as other terms and conditions included in an agreement
between the seller andthe purchasing third party. This is done in order
to confirm whether any ofthe other shareholders ofthe company...
... JSC. Another interesting aspect is that the
marginal effect of state involvement is much stronger than the influence of
private owners. The impact of capital demand andthedevelopmentof local ... in the self-organization ofthe firm. As is discussed later,
the bargaining hypothesis andthe agency theory assume different positions
regarding the manner in which the bargaining power of ... 1972) and other
management theories, such as the resource-dependent theory (Pfeffer &
Salancik 1978) andthe stewardship theory (Muth & Donaldson 1998). In
addition, thedevelopment of...