porter michael e 2002 competitiveness and the role of regions institute for strategy and competitiveness harvard business school the center for houston s future houston texas
... lanes 1–4 and 5–8) These results suggest that the 30-kDa fhx/P25 contains terminal a1,2-mannose residues in their N-linked oligosaccharide chains, whereas such mannose residues are absent in the ... with a marker gene of DsRed2 (Fig 4A), and two transgenic lines L6 · and L7-4 were selected The L6 · line expressed DsRed2 strongly andthe L-chain sequence was suggested to be integrated into two ... a1,2-mannosidases, because the present results showed that only the 30-kDa form was present in the ER extract andthe 27-kDa form was detected in the Golgi plus ER mixed extracts from PSG cells In the giant...
... diagnosis of depressive disorder was lower Consultees might not further assess other mental conditions such as psychosis, delirium, or anxiety, and therefore use the term “depression” loosely Similar ... retrospective review of clinical charts and Up to three reasons for referral as stated by the consultee were recorded, and a mean of 2.41 reasons per patient were given The most frequent reasons for ... most frequent diagnosis was schizophrenia and other psychoses, which is similar to the results from Tsai and colleagues.(14) These results differed from those of studies in Western countries.(13,15)...
... is very high In turn this suggests consumers are exposing themselves to the possible risk of an adverse reaction by not adhering to these statements Furthermore some consumers believe that these ... accidental exposures due to specific food labelling issues and this method may have led to recall bias since the reported cases were not independently assessed for labels (57) These studies collectively ... walnuts); sesame seeds and their products; and added sulphites in concentrations of 10 mg/kg or more The code requires declaration of these substances on labels when they are present in a food as...
... average of two independent experiments RESULTS Co-segregation ofthe SQDG defect and decrease in PSII activity To investigate phenotypes derived from SQDG deficiency, we obtained 36 tetrads in the ... PSII core dimers [1] of spinach Therefore, SQDG is associated with the PSII complex in thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts regardless ofthe species, even though there may be variability in the ... which is almost the same rate as in wild-type cells This result suggests that the de novo protein synthesis is not required forthe restoration Exogenous SQDG incorporated in thylakoid membranes may...
... the positive relationship between the incumbent s decision to invest and its resources, andthe positive relationship between the entrant s decision to enter and its resources In essence, these ... and wide ranges accommodates heterogeneity in resources Next, we set the true coefficients of each ofthe variables equal to 0.50 for both the incumbent andthe entrant These coefficients represent ... capabilities are imperfectly observed What if resources and capabilities are imperfectly observed? Figure 2.2 presents the same decision structure as we used in the case where resources are fully observable,...
... detect the weak signal Fig.1 shows the time series ofthe variable x for different system sizes For large system size Ω, corresponding to the low level of internal noise, the system exhibits subthreshold ... measure (CM) as a function of system size present for system size Ω (≈103 μm3), which demonstrates the occurrence of “system size resonance” It is interesting to note that this size is ofthe same ... resonance” The cell system is likely to exploit the internal noise to enhance the ability to detect weak signals with the aid of system size resonance In the case of a fixed threshold (here we choose...
... ignore this distractor so that they could perform at their best forthe memory span task They were then given a surprise recall and recognition test ofthe sentences Prosody effects were assessed ... and neural correlates These two aspects were addressed in Experiments and 2, respectively These experiments comprised a study and a test phase In the study phase, participants listened to a series ... be discussed in the General Discussion 36 General Discussion The overarching objective ofthe current thesis was to examine the heart rate and neural correlates underlying the influence of emotional...
... methodologies used for calculating the investment funds’ performance is covered within the thesis as this is a key aspect of understanding performance andthe differences between the different measurements ... investigates the exchange traded investment funds on the OMX Copenhagen Stock Exchange (CSXE), their characteristics and performance The thesis investigates if there is evidence for a unique portfolio ... asset selection How these fees are collected differs from fund to fund, but fees often involve some kind of performance payoff It makes sense for investors to enter a performance fee agreement...
... whether the objective is a desirable one It also reviews theroleofthe European Central Bank andthe issue of whether supervision ofthe EU should remain the responsibility of member states Chapter ... competitivenessof banks The chapter reviews the results of tests on productivity, X-efficiency, economies of scale and scope, and technical progress The chapter also explores the key competitive issues ... increase bank size (measured by assets) because ofthe positive correlation between firm size and executive compensation These actions are not in the interests of shareholders if growth is at the...
... clones showing formation of amylose after one day of growth, thus expressing highly active or efficient polymerases, were identified visually due to the precipitation ofthe polymer These were selected ... positions ofthe mutated residues Asn387 in b strand 7, and Val389 in the first part of loop (purple) Only the two glucose residues (G2) around the cleavage site are shown and represented as sticks, ... sticks, as are the three catalytic residues (Asp286, Gln328, and Asp393), andthe residues forming the salt bridge that closes the active site (Asp144 and Arg509) The central b-barrel is shown as solid...
... tells us that DH* and TDS* have opposite effects on the activity ofthe enzyme The decrease in DH* diminishes the energy barrier ofthe reaction, whereas the decrease in DS* decelerates the catalytic ... spectra of NADH oxidase in the absence (solid line) and in the presence of 1.0 M urea (dashed line) Decrease in the uorescence andthe slight red-shift ofthe uorescence maximum was observed ... ofthe active site, quenching experiments were performed Acrylamide was used to quench the uorescence ofthe tryptophan residues It is known to be an effective quencher ofthe uorescence of tryptophan...
... S Schmidheiny with theBusiness Council for Sustainable Development, Changing Course: A Global Perpective on Development andthe Environment, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts/London, England, ... Strategic Approach to Building National Wealth, The Free Press, New York, 1997 21 M EPorterand C van der Linde, “Green and Competitive: Ending the Stalemate”, HarvardBusiness Review, September-October ... Palmer, and P Portney, “Environmental Regulation and International Competitiveness: Thinking about thePorter Hypothesis”, Resources fortheFuture Working paper 94-02, 1993; R Schmalensee, “The...
... also have similar C-terminal extensions [10] Sequence analysis suggested that this may also be the case forthe V spinosum enzyme (see above) We therefore used trypsin digestion to determine ... homologue of this arginine residue is also present in V spinosum tyrosinase (Arg40) (Figs and S1 ) Another notable feature ofthe V spinosum tyrosinase sequence is the presence ofthe proteins only ... samples of lysate ofE coli cells transformed with plasmids encoding the different tyrosinase variants These bands correspond to the calculated molecular masses ofthe respective polypeptides (Table...
... determine theroleof adipocyte-synthesized ApoE, and to distinguish between the functions of peripherally expressed ApoE versus adipocyte expressed ApoE Studies in experimental mouse models Despite ... obesity, the ApoE4 phenotype also appears to be the link between obesity and abnormalities related to glucose metabolism and diabetes In obese men, the expression ofthe ApoE4 isoform was correlated ... the absence ofthe expression of ApoE or ApoE-recognizing receptors, the delivery of dietary lipids to the adipose tissue is blocked (steps and 4), resulting in resistance to diet-induced obesity...
... Professor MichaelEPorter Regulatory Reform • Regulatory reform has been on the Vietnamese policy agenda for some time, especially over the last five years • Despite some progress, the overall ... • Business must address society and social issues where it can add the most value • Where is a company able to have the greatest impact on social issues versus other institutions? Social Benefits ... Strengths • What elements of context andthebusiness environment are crucial priorities? • What existing and emerging clusters should be developed first? • What weaknesses must be addressed...
... overexpression and decreased p27 expression is associated with an adverse prognosis the results of studies vary and it seems that more research is required before p27 and cyclin E are accepted or rejected ... patients were stage and 32 were stage at the time of presentation Distant metastases developed in 13 cases between 14 and 60 months after presentation Seven patients died, of whom six had distant ... presented with distant metastases 59/66 cases were positive (low/high) for p27 while seven cases were negative, 22 cases showed low expression and 37 cases demonstrated high p27 expression Of note,...