... (see Table 4) The raceand geography-dependent differences may explain some inconsistencies in HLA associations with HCV infection The recognition and subsequent destruction of infected cells by ... diversity of HLA-gene controlled ligands and their TCRs or KIRs The genetic difference at either side of the ligand or receptor can lead to an alteration of receptor-ligand binding affinity which ... outcome of HCV infection Therefore, recognition of racial differencesin HLA associations is likely important in studying the immune response differencesand assessing the functionality of hepatitis...
... important in joining the two AP monomers of AP together [32] In a variety of human cancer cell lines and sera, the Kasahara AP isoform has been found to consist of heterodimers of hIAP and hPLAP ... coordinator at the M3 site of rIAP-I Catalytic differencesin metal preferences between rIAPs and hPLAP may reflect the subtle coordination of amino acids constructing the M3 space No differencesin ... Xu X & Kantrowitz ER (1993) Conversion of a magnesium binding site into a zinc binding site by a single amino acid substitution in Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase J Biol Chem 268, 21497–21500...
... cultures of Switzerland, Australia and Singapore – the countries of research in this thesis Internal Service Systems andCultural Differences: An Exploratory Study of Switzerland, Australia, and Singapore ... Internal Service Systems andCultural Differences: An Exploratory Study of Switzerland, Australia, and Singapore Table of contents INTRODUCTION .1 1.1 THE MULTICULTURAL DIMENSION OF INTERNAL ... Andreas Wittmer Internal Service Systems andCultural Differences: An Exploratory Study of Switzerland, Australia, and Singapore Internal Service Systems andCultural Differences: ...
... blots washed and incubated with diaminobenzidine and hydrogen peroxide A combination of the biotinylated lectins Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA; 10 lgặmL)1) and Maackia amurensis agglutinin (MAA; ... left- and righthand sides of the ring in Fig 10A [23] This region is comprised of ve histidines, nine lysines, and four arginines in each subunit The pH prole data suggest that as the pH increases, ... associated oligosaccharides Differencesin composition of these carbohydrates were also suggested by differencesin staining intensity in lectin binding studies The lectins SNA/ MAA appeared to...
... of1 Coordinated stability and (B) Near tandem balTests of (A) Coordinated stability and (B) Near tandem balance During the stair ascent and descent tests, 45% and 52% (respectively) of older ... performance of young and older community-dwelling people in a battery of validated and reliable functional mobility tests Significant age-related differencesin performance were found in tests of coordinated ... tests examined These findings confirm those of previous studies and indicate that when compared with young people, older people exhibit poorer leaning balance [1,2], more difficulty maintaining balance...
... expansive ways of describing observations and distinguishing culturaldifferences from other sources of thematic variation – resulting in a deeper understanding ofcultural issues and perspectives ... Supporting a blending of traditions, advocates of most qualitative schools of thought acknowledge that any inquiry is influenced to some degree by the interests and understanding of the interviewer, ... mention of eating behaviors as a way of reducing skin oiliness The moderators suggested that the German culture may foster a mindset of "avoidance" of things that might be harmful; while those in...
... residues of the NS1 act as a PDZ binding motif that may represent a virulence determinant PDZ domains are protein-interacting domains that are involved in a variety of cell signalling pathways In addition, ... of this mutation in PB2 of chicken/49 does not influence the virulence of this virus in mink There were no differencesin receptor specificity or the cleavability of the haemagglutinin proteins ... amino acid positions 177, 184, and 216, respectively, in H10 numbering at the receptor-binding site [20], which favours binding of sialic-acid α-2,3-galactose The haemagglutinin cleavability and...
... the fourth floor of SDE3 (point 5) to the finishing point (point 6) that was located in front of a set of sofas A bench that faced a wall was located directly at the finishing point It was located ... to the investigations of how individuals differ in terms of route-based (procedural) navigation—which specifies a perception and encoding of landmark information in a direction-specific and non-spatial ... Figure 1) Imaginal Pointing Direction Task (I-PDT) The I-PDT required the participants to imagine standing at particular landmark, facing another landmark, and point to a third target landmark based...
... examination of the institutions behind the research related a far more intriguing story Instead of being apolitical as Premier Wen Jiabao had insisted in an interview mentioned at the beginning of ... heinous war crimes In addition to standing united on historical issues against Japan, China and South Korea had been enjoying improving diplomatic and increasingly intimate economic ties since ... Information Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, “A United Multi -Ethnic Country” in White Paper 1999: Ethnic Minorities Policy in China < http://www.china.org.cn/ewhite/4/4.1.htm>,...
... Besides, waving, patting and handshaking are also used frequently Waving is 72%, patting is 60% and handshaking is 55%.The rest consisting of high five and V-sign, kissing and bowing are hardly ... waving and smiling and nodding Waving is used by100% the survey respondents Nodding occupies for 82% Other 32 greeting gestures such as handshaking, patting, V-sign, nodding, handshaking and ... of using greeting gestures in Vietnam Chart 2: Frequency of using greeting gestures in America Chart 3: The influence of the age on using greeting gestures in Vietnam Chart 4: The influence of...
... are several things that worth noting in Henning Wode s paper - The table and text are interlocked A table appears with accompanying text explaining the table and highlighting points in that table ... version in addressing in each certain circumstance With the data collected from Australia and Vietnam, we shall have necessary linguistic input and information of addressing On that basis, differences ... analysis, but also used in research reports as a way of presenting results in a final form Using tables (2002:34) is a process of analyzing the original data, organizing and reporting the results There...
... leucine and valine residues N-terminal to the MUC3 and MUC12 specific sequences and a serine residue C-terminal to them Transient expression of epitope-tagged mucin proteins in Cos-7 cells and ... is of considerable significance in the pathology of a number of diseases including cystic fibrosis and cancer Equally important is the fate of the cytoplasmic tail of the mucins once the extracellular ... modules of MUC1 and MUC16 and the shortening of the predicted loop in MUC1 (FRPGSV_ _ _VV in MUC1 compared to FRSVSNNNNHT in MUC16) makes detailed structural analysis of specific interactions within...
... setting and what could make it more child-friendly, the attitudes and behaviours of health care professionals and issues affecting communication and children’s use of health care services Accordingly, ... experiences of health care in certain parts of the Council of Europe For this reason, a Council of Europe consultation was planned, chiefly by means of a survey, with a view to recording the views of ... children in its legal and policymaking work Children and young people have a right to have their voices heard and taken into account in matters that affect them in accordance with Article 12 of the...
... reader into further reading of the text Conveying an advertising message in the shortest possible form Evoking in consumer’s mind a desire of possessing a given product Summarising and summing ... language and a native language, there are some problems in translation in general andin translating English slogans in particular In daily life, I often meet a lot of slogans in many fields and I ... equivalent of the source language message, first in terms of meaning and secondly in term of styles ( Nida and Baker, 1974: p 12) Translation is a kind of activity, which inevitably involves at...
... Defining & planning the project Organizing the project Leading and managing the team Communicating, Co-operating Embracing risk Defining the project Managing risk and uncertainty Planning the project ... project Organizing the project Implementing & Controlling Individual Managing risk Organizing projects Implementing & Controlling Motivating and leading the team Learning 660 Hierarchy Avoiding risk ... controlling Leading and managing the team Learning Relationship Achievement Planning the project Organizing the project Implementing & controlling Motivating and leading the team Standing Status Sequential...
... The intensity of binding, expressed as percentage of input bound, is indicated by different shades of gray and only interactions resulting in binding to more than 1.5% of input are shown IRF-3 and ... Mapping of domains of hp300/mCBP interacting with transcription factors Summary of interaction studies between domains of the p300 and CBP coactivators and the transcription factors that can bind ... c-Jun for the N- and C-terminal regions andof ATF-2 for the central region of the coactivators Binding of p50 (amino acids 1–503 of p105) to GST– p300/CBP was very weak overall Binding to CBP–N...
... differencesin strategic issue diagnosis Testing for culturaldifferencesin the use of strategic action Testing for culturaldifferencesin political and decision behaviour Summary of the findings ... perspective, referring to the power and influence processes involved in forming dominant strategic ideas within organizations This point of view also results from the understanding that in most cases ... decision-making Individual or group decision-making Degree of informality in decision-making Strategic action in response to the 2008–09 financial and economic crisis in Austrian and Slovene...
... integrative versions of C-terminal yEGFP fusions in frame with the ORF of interest Thus, yEGFP fusions were present in single copy in the genome and driven by the native promoter of the ORF of ... formation, indicating that Sec14p and the two homologues act as inhibitors of Plb1p in vivo This observation explains at least in part the low Plb1p activity in wild-type cells Interestingly, the inhibitory ... sites of action of these polypeptides, C-terminal fusions of Sfh-proteins with yEGFP were constructed and the localization of the proteins in the yeast cell was determined The enzyme catalyzing...
... that selected sigma-2 ligands are capable of inducing apoptosis in a multitude of human and murine cancer cells lines andin animal models of cancer including pancreas cancer [12,13,15] The mechanisms ... obtained from Bryan Clary (Duke University) and maintained in supplemented RPMI 1640 containing glutamine (2 mmol/L), pyruvate (1 mmol/L), penicillin (100 IU/ mL), streptomycin (100 IU/mL), and ... pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell lines (Panc-1, AsPC-1, and CFPAC-1) were obtained from ATCC (Bethesda, MD) and maintained in Dulbecco's modified eagle's medium (DMEM) containing glutamine (2 mmol/L),...
... resulting in increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier [46]; thus the administration of LPS to fetal sheep results in the extravasation of plasma proteins and macrophages into the brain ... responses and cytokine production against common dietary proteins in patients with autism spectrum disorder Neuropsychobiology 2002, 46:76-84 12 Singh VK: Plasma increase of interleukin-12 and interferon-gamma: ... shown to induce apoptotic changes in cultured hippocampal neurons Just as with increased Ca2 +and K+ efflux, the importance of sodium (Na+) entry in inducing neuronal injury and death in response...