... accounting forthelife cycle of coal Epstein et al emissions from coal mines, on the order of 3% ofthe stack emissions.110 There are also additional GHG emissions from the other uses of coal, ... estimates ofthe social cost of carbon the valuation ofthe damages due to emissions of one metric ton of carbon, of $30/ton of CO2 equivalent (CO2 e),20 with low and high estimates of $10/ton ... activity of one agent affects the well-being of another agent outside of any type of market mechanism—these are often not taken into account in decision making and when they are not accounted for, they...
... pressed together, in the manner ofthe flying superhero From the base ofthe monument, looking up, you cannot see the head ofthe first man in space, just the heroic chest and the tip ofthe nose ... In the box with the gloves is one ofthe heavy-duty carabiners that tether astronauts and their tools to the exterior ofthe space station while they work Trying to work the tether is like dealing ... across the table, the vibrancy ofthe colors played up by the drabness ofthe room Along with the shoebox architecture and the rockets reclining around the grounds, JAXA has managed to duplicate the...
... post-integration [24] To test the hypothesis that integration is required forthe association of HDAC4 with the DNA of HIV-1-based vectors, we have infected HeLa cells and treated them with the integrase inhibitor ... http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/237 Page of 10 Figure Effect of an integrase inhibitor on the formation of HDAC4 foci in infected cells HeLa cells were infected with the HIV-1-based vector in the presence and absence ofthe integrase ... at the sites of integration HDAC4 foci thus may serve as a useful marker for integration, and their numbers could be used to evaluate the efficacy of HIV-1- inhibitors at the early steps of the...
... of continuities provided by the permanence of art or the heritage of offspring or any ofthe other standard tropes of recovery Life would go on because of faith As the dead took their leave, their ... eschatology lined out in the “little apocalypse” of Mark , the appearance ofthe dead at the Crucifixion, and the celestial regathering ofthe blessed set forth in the book of Revelation proclaimed ... between the sinful self ofthe first birth and the saintly self born at conversion The volatile cohabitation of these inner dimensions of identity defined the saint’s life in the world, and the struggle...
... good at both of these things during my life and these weren’t in my cards They weren’t the right path for me They are in the scope of infinite possibility, but not in the scope of what is mine ... is.” If that is the way life is, then what has been “disproved” about The Secret?” Well, The Secret” goes on to discuss the POWER OF INTENTION and THE LAW OF ATTRACTION The basic theory goes like ... then you might try another strategy, as I have done So far we have shared some ofthe great insights ofThe Secret” and shown how the presentation of these insights is misleading The Power Of...
... and references therein), suggesting the presence of detectable amounts of PMLA synthetase-specific mRNA The absence of PMLA and polymalatase in other cell types could be the result of cell specific ... substitutions, eight of them located in the first two b-strands ofthe N-terminal half of NKA48, upstream ofthe homodimer interface and accessible for interactions with other macromolecules It ... and grown for 24 h in the dark prior to microinjections After injection, they were grown for further 24 h and then harvested forthe analyses of mRNA and PMLA content Culture conditions for spherule...
... requirement ofthe THO complex forthe expression of long genes [14], the GLAM ratios ofthe two THO mutants were dramatically reduced when compared with the wild type (Fig 6) The absence of effect of ... in the absence or in the presence of sublethal amounts of MPA (B) mRNA levels ofthe transcription units and strains analyzed in (A) cultured in the absence of MPA The relative values ofthe ... exclusively impairing the initial steps of transcription influence equally the Assay for gene length-dependent mRNA biogenesis expression ofthe reporters, independently ofthe length of their 3¢-UTR Results...
... Difference in the specificity forthe adenosyl group among enzymes may reflect the difference ofthe adenosyl group-binding sites ofthe enzymes From simulation ofthe EPR spectra of reacting holoenzymes, ... (propane-1,2diol), the spectra of analogues underwent bathochromic shifts ofthe a-band by 10–20 nm (Fig 3F–H) as compared with those of free counterparts The extents ofthe Co-C bond cleavage of these analogues ... structure ofthe adenine-binding pocket can reasonably explain the requirements ofthe structural components of AdoCbl for binding and catalysis, but can not predict the extents of their contributions...
... contains also the history of such a form Growth and form vi Modeling ofplants About the book Preface The developmental processes are captured using the formalism of L-systems They were introduced ... Lindenmayer is the author ofthe notion of L-systems which forms the main thread ofthe book He also played an essential role in the reported research by suggesting topics for study, guiding the construction ... possible within the framework ofthe theory of L-systems The first is to extend the size n0 ofthe alphabet V , so that the growth process of interest will be captured by the initial derivation steps,...
... pivotal role ofthe UPR is to maintain ER homeostasis Therefore, the presence of mutated proteins that are unable to fold into their native conformation in the ER induces the UPR in an effort to restabilize ... maximize the quality control of proteins in the secretory pathway It is not known whether the vacuolar function is enhanced by the UPR in plants Other UPR in plantsThe UPR is composed of three ... degradation, resulting in retention ofthe polypeptide in the ER for folding [129,130] The monoglucosylated form ofthe unfolded protein shuttles through cyclesof deglucosylation by b-glucosidase...
... Criteria for defining the study space The extent ofthe coastal zone can be very large theoretically However, in Vietnam as well as in many other marine states in the world, the definition ofthe ... terraces, in other words, to the limit ofthe farthest marine action on the coast during the Quaternary (not taking into account the impact along rivers) However, the definition ofthe coastal ... calculated miles ofthe coast, and landward the boundary of all coastal districts ofthe provinces in the region Taking the landward boundary based on marine districts is logical, since they are independent...
... function ofthe degree of biomagnification or trophic dilution that occurs in organisms of lower trophic levels in the food web, thus regulating the concentration ofthe chemical in the diet of upper ... is a function ofthe KOW ofthe chemical and the weight ofthe organism W (kg) as: k1 1/((0.01 1/KOW) ¥ W0.4) (4) kD: The rate at which chemicals are absorbed from the diet via the gastrointestinal ... interval ofthe empirical data rather than the more conventional 95% is that the majority ofthe BAF data in the BAF data represent BAFs in lower trophic organisms For biomagnifying chemicals, the...
... different forthe two theories of mass terms The p-rules are forthe semantic occurrence approach while the s-rules are forthe syntactic expression approach The ontological underpinnings of these theories ... (Note also the comprehensive denotation of edible) No other theory we know of can account forthe validity of these two arguments Both of these theories take it that is wine is true ofthe (abstract) ... able to form the name of a kind from a predicate: (# water') is the name ofthe kind water and (# (cheap'(wine')) is the name ofthe kind cheap wine The rules forthe relevant portion of our theories...
... range These are ofthe form Δσ m N = constant, where Δσ is the stress range, N is the fatigue life and m is the inverse slope ofthe log Δσ vs log N curve The benefits from the use ofthe improvement ... effectiveness ofthe treatment also depends heavily on the skill ofthe operator In order to improve the reproducibility ofthe methods, and to produce guidance forthe degree of improvement ... combination of dressing parameters and the manual skills ofthe operator The optimum dressing conditions are related to the individual characteristics ofthe welding equipment The optimum shape of the...
... Abell for hosting a visit by members ofthe Australian Plants Society to the University of Sydney Plant Breeding Centre at Cobbitty, NSW, and for later checking the labelling of my photographs For ... CONCERN Watson’s book The Double Helix9 The Watson–Crick model laid the foundation for breaking the genetic code For a sequence of bases in one strand of DNA to specify the sequence of amino acids in ... uses the gene forthe green fluorescent protein from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria.6 These reporter systems strongly indicate transformation, but they cannot reveal the location(s) ofthe introduced...
... Abell for hosting a visit by members ofthe Australian Plants Society to the University of Sydney Plant Breeding Centre at Cobbitty, NSW, and for later checking the labelling of my photographs For ... CONCERN Watson’s book The Double Helix9 The Watson–Crick model laid the foundation for breaking the genetic code For a sequence of bases in one strand of DNA to specify the sequence of amino acids in ... uses the gene forthe green fluorescent protein from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria.6 These reporter systems strongly indicate transformation, but they cannot reveal the location(s) ofthe introduced...
... isolation was performed as described above forthe human blood assay The pilot work forthe assay was performed on the Human Immune TLDA (ABI), which contains assays measuring the levels of 96 different ... Similarly, the average CT ofthe unstimulated samples from the second set of donors was used as calibrator forthe experiments related to titration of Ab-01 activity Since very small differences in the ... forthe monkey studies If the assay forthe human gene was capable of measuring the monkey transcript, the human assay was retained on the custom TLDA for monkey studies For genes that responded...
... the effect of peer counseling on the quality oflife following diagnosis of breast cancer that women expressed the greatest need for counseling and they wanted to speak with someone who had the ... level ofthe patients The majority ofthe participants were aged between 40 to 49 years (32.7% in the experimental group and 40% in the control group), and most of them were married (88.8% in the ... quality of life, although it improves the social function in treated cancer patients [28] Therefore lack of improvement in the physical function and the existence of complication in the patients’...
... function of mother wavelet WT can localize the information ofthe signal in limited number ofthe wavelet coefficients according to the discrete wavelet (2) where N1 is the total number ofthe sampling ... was proposed to improve the SNR ofthelife parameters The experiments show that the SNR ofthelife parameters can be improved One ofthe volunteers was a healthy man of 25 years old, 171 cm ... is the gain ofthe antenna, r(m) is the distance between the antenna and the human subject In our life- detection system, the radiating power is 30 mW and the gain ofthe antenna is 17 dB If the...