... under the framework of financial globalization.
II. Review of Institution Building inthe Financial Sector
A. Main driving forces of institution building
A review ofthe developments of China’s financial ... performance.
2. Roleofthe central bank
The central bank has played a roleof policy designing and implementation in the
process of institution building inthe financial sector. The promulgation ofThe ... source of financing for enterprises, if their own
capital is excluded.
In summary, the deepening process ofthe financial markets has rendered the
dominance ofthe banking sector inthe financial...
... (
39
).
The renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination in the
United States included consideration ofthe wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-
mined by clinical trials ... to
explore the sources ofthe heterogeneity inthe efficacy ofthe BCG vaccine reported in
the individual studies. Using a model that included the geographic latitude of the
study site and the data ... <5 mm induration
after skin testing with 5 TU of PPD tuberculin. The Tice strain of BCG is administered
percutaneously; 0.3 mL ofthe reconstituted vaccine is usually placed on the skin in the
lower...
... “Small Business Lending and the
Changing Structure ofthe Banking Industry, ” Journal of Banking and
Finance, August.
Sullivan, Richard J. 2000. “How Has the Adoption of Internet Banking Affected
Performance ... an important roleinthe financial system of
the U.S. economy. They complement theroleof large banks by special-
izing in relationship banking and providing credit to small
businesses—a sector ... understanding issues facing community banks.
I. THE CURRENT ROLEOF COMMUNITY BANKS
The banking system inthe United States has always been unique in
the sense of containing large numbers of small...
... detected at the dimer
interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of the
mutated residues. The models of RNase A covalent dimers
in the exchanging conformation were prepared using the
7RSA structure ... at
the dimer interface ofthe models or inthe surroundings of
the hinge loop residues. Likewise, the models of nonex-
changing and exchanging HHP-RNase were prepared start-
ing from 1Z7X. The ... through
the exchange between subunits of either their N-ter-
minal, or their C-terminal ends [33–35]. We found
that the behavior with the model membrane of the
dimer in which the C-terminal ends...
... N-linked oligosaccharide side-chains
are important for the GABA transport activity.
1-Deoxymannojirimycin inhibits the GABA-uptake
of GAT1
In order to gain further insight into theroleof the
terminal ... results in reduction
of the stability of GAT1
In order to study thein uence ofthe N-glycosylation
and N-linked oligosaccharides on protein stability, the
intracellular decay time ofthe GAT1, ... for the stability of this protein,
but the terminal structure ofthe N-glycans is not.
Defective N-glycosylation reduces the trafficking
of GAT1 to the plasma membrane
In order to study thein uence...
... However, the mechanistic roles of several of
these residues are not described well and there is no example
of mutational analysis of all of these residues inthe same
enzyme.
To obtain an insight into ... by
the surrounding residues. The results so far indicate that
larger parts ofthe polar core ofthe catalytic TIM barrel of
family 18 chitinases play a role during catalysis. It will thus
be interesting ... conformations. The Asp142 equiv-
alent inthe family 18 chitinase from Coccidioides immitis
was found to be inthe ÔdownÕ position inthe apoenzyme
and inthe ÔupÕ position inthe complex with allosamidin...
... trees. The largest plant height was obtained using linings of stone and
marble. During the first year ofthe study, when the lining served only as mulch due to
lack of rainfall, an increase of ... to improve the HI of wheat,
9
The harvest index is defined as the ratio of grain to total crop biomass” (Cassman 1999).
The Roleof Rainfed Agriculture inthe Future of
Global Food Production ...
Considerations of risk may be very important inthe initial decision of whether to
adopt rainwater harvesting at an individual farm level. Especially due to the low economic
status of many ofthe farmers...
... to the banking sector
The previous subsection analyzes how the banking sector, through the dynamics of bank
capital, affects the transmission of shocks. In recent years, however, episodes of increased
volatility ... to them.
In this context, this subsection considers the effects of a shock that arises inthe banking
sector of our model and leads to exogenous declines in bank net worth. Following the
theoretical ... households investing in the
bank is limited by the two moral hazard problems: if either were to worsen, the payment
to households would decrease.
Introducing (19) into the participation constraint (14),...
... number
of amino acid residues contribute to the binding of the
substrate by hydrogen bonding and ⁄ or hydrophobic
interactions. Using the ligplot program [31], we
investigated the specific interactions ... 2010)
doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07685.x
The hyperthermostable chitinase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon
Pyrococcus furiosus has a unique multidomain structure containing two chi-
tin-binding domains and two catalytic domains, ... identical, but the D524A mutation resulted in a
remarkable change inthe conformation ofthe Glu526
side-chain. The 2F
obs
) F
calc
electron density of the
Glu526 side-chain inthe D524A–substrate...
... Policy
for the
United
States
Dramatic changes
in the
landscape
of
farming
have unwittingly contributed
to
hypoxia
in the
Gulf.
The
increased nitrate loading
to the
Gulf
of the
past
... runoff
potential. More drain tile
is
installed every year
-
20,000
miles
in
Minnesota alone
in
2000.
This hastens
the
amount
of
water draining
from the
soil
and
increases
the
... action
in the
North.
Such
an
agenda will
be
aimed
at
achieving real
progress
on
sustainability.
The
intent
in
organizing
the
NATO
ARW was to
bring
together
a
range
of
disciplinary...
... using the c oncen tration of protein inthe extract as an
internal standard. The activity of ()119/+178) PS1CAT inthe pres-
ence ofthe empty vector was taken as 100%. The values represented in
the ... domain. ERM contains two DNA binding
inhibitory domains flanking the Ets domain: the central 87
amino acid inhibitory domain is poorly conserved a nd
virtually specific to ERM, and the C-terminal ... sequenced.
Cloning of ERM
Two independent clones containing the entire ERM cDNA
were obtained by yeast one-hybrid screening of a human
brain cDNA library from Clontech [26]. The cDNA was
then inserted into...
...
clients. As ofthe end of 2010, 9% ofthe infrastructure portfolio was invested in sustainable energy (amounting to
17.5% of committed capital).
Some ofthe major insurance companies around the world ... ofthe United Nations Financing Initiative (UN FI)
which promotes the Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI). The four principles include integrating ESG
23
Box 3. Examples of Insurance ... BARRIERS TO CLEAN ENERGY INVESTING
Given the scale of capital pools inthe hands of institutional investors and evidence of an emerging
interest on their part for clean energy investments, policy...
... diffusion ofstorage technologies inthe public grid include several benefits:
- the optimization ofthe grid for the fulfilment of base-load
- the way to facilitate the power trade-off in RES ...
energy storage systems, (ii) recent advances on technologies for improving the
effectiveness ofenergystorage devices, (iii) practical applications ofenergy storage, in
the emerging era of ... another one.
- Energy management, for the time-lag between the production and the utilization ofthe
produced energy. A typical utilization is the optimization ofthe load level when the
energy...
... Hannover
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
1
Germany
2
Canada
1. Introduction
1.1 Kinetic energystorage using flywheels
Devices employing the concept of kinetic energystorage date ... occur in
the bearings and with the air surrounding rotating components, respectively. The typical
components of advanced FES cells are shown in Figure 1. Theenergy stored inthe rotor
is increased ... rotating shaft that is supported by bearings. In these cases the electrical
machine is either directly connected to the hub, or it drives the rotor using the common shaft.
In other designs the...
... values ofthe input variable, to obtain the value ofthe output variable, the operating
volume ofthe reservoirs inthe interval t. For this, the rules are inferred in parallel. The
inference of ... only linearly with the inertia I
zz
. The inertia ofthe outer rims has more in uence
on the kinetic energy than the one inthe inner rims. It should be noted that in typical FES
applications the ... obtain RORs, and the application of these rules inthe simulation ofthe operation of
hydroelectric systems and compares them with the RORP. Inthe latter case, the representative
points of the...