... reported. Nonetheless,
the fast response ofthe cells to LPS argues in favor of a
post-translational/allosterical activation of t he (2–5)A
synthetase.
TheeffectofLPSonthesteady-statelevelofthe
S. domuncula ... increase of synthesis level
(Table 2). The time course ofthe induction showed
similarity to the effect we had seen in the case of
S. domuncula. The increment ofthe products was highest
on the third ... Tissue f rom these animals
was used to analyze if the endotoxin LPS has the capacity to
induce the enzyme. The data revealed that in the p resence of
1 lgặmL
)1
of LPS the (25)A synthetase activity...
... identify the
mechanism and forces that contribute to the supramo-
lecular assembly and function ofthe enzyme. In addi-
tion, the role of histidine residues at the interfaces in
the formation ofthe ... at pH 7 and above. These data indicated that the
effect of pH on dissociation ofthe oligomer was mainly
due to the protonation of a single residue rather than a
global effect of pH on the protein. ... hexamer of
dimeric units, and that the formation ofthe supramo-
lecular assembly resulted in an increase in the catalytic
efficiency compared with that ofthe dimeric unit of
the enzyme [6]. The...
... mechanisms. They have in common a recognition ofthe vital
importance ofand opportunities for ICT in the pursuit ofthe Millennium Development Goals,
and focus their efforts on bringing together ... comprises US$85-million of subordinated debt
from development finance institutions (FMO ofthe Netherlands, Development Bank of
Southern Africa and DEG of Germany) and US$120-million of senior debt ... both traditional and new stakeholders in the
public and private sectors to enhance the viability and effectiveness of investment
opportunities.
Several ofthe more prominent of these emerging...
... comprised of
three cells, the excretory cell, the duct cell andthe pore
cell [8]. Destruction of any of these cells by laser abla-
tion causes the animal to swell with fluid and die [9].
The excretory ... solute and water balance in animals is
maintained by behavioral responses and by the func-
tion ofthe kidney and kidney-like organs, and extra-
renal organs, such as the insect hindgut, fish and
crustacean ... anteriorly and posteriorly
from the cell body. A fluid-filled excretory canal is sur-
rounded by the cell cytoplasm. The basal pole of the
cell faces either the pseudocoel or hypodermis whereas
the apical...
... liberalization and capital flows,
pricing ofpolitical risks, currency and other risks, governance and financial
architecture, and globalization.
3.2 Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this ...
BE OFFERED
BE OFFEREDBE OFFERED
BE OFFERED. If a supplementary examination is held, a Viva-Voce
interview with the candidate concerned may also be conducted by a panel of
Professors from the ... lecture on
the current week’s topic with a 1 hr discussion hour involving discussion(s) from
the current and previous week’s topic, and review of both academic and
professional articles.
The high...
... Journal of Corporate
Finance andthe Journal of Banking and Finance.
Terry Walter
Terry Walter is a Professor of Finance and Head of School in the School of Banking and
Finance at the University ... Analysis, The Journal of Banking and Finance, the Pacific Basin Finance
Journal, the Australian Journal of Management, the Journal of Futures Markets andthe
Journal of Accounting and Public ...
both the content and presentation of your report. The project has a weighting of 40%
(30% for the write-up and 10% for the presentation). Further details ofthe project will
be posted to the...
... in the Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, the Journal of Corporate
Finance andthe Journal of Banking and Finance.
Terry Walter
Terry Walter is a Professor of Finance and Head of ... Economics, the Journal of Financial and
Quantitative Analysis, The Journal of Banking and Finance, the Pacific Basin Finance
Journal, the Australian Journal of Management, the Journal of Futures ... Futures Markets andthe
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Professor Walter is a member ofthe Board of
the Pooled Development Fund Registration Board and a former member ofthe Fund
Management...
... both the coordinated and
the liberal models. The first will be exemplified by the Nordic countries, in particular
Finland and to some extent Sweden; the second by the US andthe UK, andthe ... systems (the dynamics of firms and economic sectors)
with politicaleconomy (research on the social andpolitical regulation of
economic relations) and thereby contributing to the analysis of state ... draft only
2
The PoliticalEconomyofthe ‘New Biology’:
Biotechnology andthe Competition State
Abstract
The central hypothesis of this paper is that the bio -economy is critically...
... change for the time being. Now the strategy is
essentially a return to the ‘policy of a calm hand’ (Politik der ruhigen Hand) of the
summer of 2001, in the hope of some sort of spin-off from global ... expand the funding base, on the model ofthe Bu
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rgerversicherung, are
being blocked by the CDU, reflecting the traditionally close relations between the
party andthe pharmaceutical industry and ... the doctors andthe health insurance
funds. Thus, the KBV collects the bills on behalf ofthe doctors and negotiates collec-
tive contracts with the funds. Because ofthe KBV system, the funds...
... the
embeddedness of governing elites (that is, thepolitical leadership andthe economic
technocracy) in state institutions, andthe way technocrats andpolitical leaders relate to
each other ... discussion ofthe institutional configuration of state
power in Thailand andthe Philippines, a discussion that will occupy the rest of this
dissertation.
Thailand’s Bureaucratic Polity andthe ... Thailand’s history has been rife with coups and counter-
coups, with different factions ofthe military competing against each other for political
power andthe spoils of office. Nevertheless,...