... people in the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and coastal areas harvest more than 10 billion pounds of fish and shellfish.b ● In 1995, the Fish and Wildlife Service reported that the fishing industry ... communities, as isthe case for most ofthe interior portions ofthe United States, sewage overflows can put downstream users at risk. The Missouri River, for instance, isthe source of drinking ... water for some ofthe major cities ofthe Midwest. Yet the distance between wastewater discharges and water supply intakes is often very short. In Michigan, for example, the distance between...
... prioritization ofthe pipeline of projects. The value ofthe amount pledged to the PPCR forms the basis for endorsement of SPCRs by the PPCR Sub-Committee. As noted in Table 5, the current value of PPCR ... prioritization of the pipeline of projects. The value ofthe amount pledged to the SREP forms the basis for endorsement of Investment Plans by the SREP Sub-Committee. As noted in Table 17, the current ... INTRODUCTION 1. This SCF Disbursement Report was prepared by the Trustee based on the information provided by the MDBs as of December 31, 2011, andis being disseminated and posted on the CIF website...
... performed in the UnitedStates is basic.12) Discovery effort the synthesis of active substances and the establishment of biological effect.3) Applied research the extensive biological (animal) and ... based on two rather unique features of the industry. In the first place, the time lapse between strategic decisions by ethicaldrug firms andthe impact of these decisions on the market is particularly ... and earnings.Comparison of worldwide sales for major pharmaceutical firms is madepossible by a profile ofthe international industry provided for this study and listed in Table 2-11. Only the...
... en-dowments of rich and poor institutions, between the salaries of college and university presidents and their faculties, between the salaries of athletic coaches and professors, and between well- and ... describes the averageraises received by continuing fac-ulty. The left-hand side of eachtable presents the distribution interms ofthe percentage of institu-tions, andthe right-hand side ... theirassistance in obtaining other dataused to prepare this report. Currentmembers ofthe AAUP’s Committeeon the Economic Statusof the Profession also provided helpfulsuggestions and comments...
... is to hold shares for the rest of his life, when the profit is there, andthe share price has outpaced the value ofthe underlying business, then he sometimes takes it. The exciting thing about ... about the activities ofthe company. They want to study the “pure” movement ofthe stock price with the belief that they can use this information to make forecasts about the future movements of ... consistent are the sales? Do they keep trying new products or do their products stay fairly constant? What competitors does the store have andwhat distinguishes it from them? What would be the...
... the promise. This is not the issue. It is the failure to keep a promise that becomes part of the basis of the bargain, and that the buyer did not have sufficient expertise ... misuses of the product. Of all the concepts the engineer must deal with, this one is perhaps the hardest to analyze and the most difficult to accept. Part of the reason, of ... unforeseeable is not easy, nor is the line a precise one. All that is required, however, is for the engineer to show the reasonableness of the process ofhow the line was...
... GST-lofMPK3 and GST-lofMPK6. However, when lofMPK3 and lofMPK6proteins were tested for phosphorylation with OXI1,no phosphorylation of lofMPK3 or lofMPK6 wasobserved (Fig. 5A). On the other hand, ... present in the root apicalmeristem ofthe embryo. However, OXI1 expression is mainly localized to the root meristem, whereas PTI1-4 is expressed in different tissues ofthe embryo.OXI1 phosphorylates ... [c-32P]-ATP and MBP (10 l g) for 30 min. The top panel shows the kinase assayvisualized by autoradiography andthe bottom panel shows the Coo-massie Brillian Blue-stained SDS ⁄ PAGE. This experiment...
... operation, and digital content provided by other companies. The cost of sales of most physical dot coms consists ofthe cost of merchandise sold and inbound/outbound shipping. There are other important ... regressions using the number of employees as the basis of discussion ofthe results. When conducting cross-sectional analysis, heteroskedasticity is often an issue to be addressed. Statistics suggested ... However, the SIC code for this company is 5047 (medical and hospital equipment wholesale). Another example is uBid, Inc., The Dissertation Committee for Fang Yin Certifies that this is...
... possesses the samecharacteristics ofthe interior ofthe protein matrix. The script a isthe peak–peak distance between the maximumat %287 nm andthe minimum at %283 nm, and the script b isthe peak–peak ... a clear distribution of amphipathic residues is shown, with the non-polarresidues forming one ofthe faces ofthe helices (Fig. 4B). This distribution favours a parallel packing ofthe foura-helices, ... but avoids the thermolabile Cys and His in all its sequence and Pro (exceptPro72) in its four a-helices. The respective frequency of theseresidues is related to the thermostability ofthe proteins...
... appropriate policies and programmes. The real crisis of aging, where it exists, isthe personal crisis of day-to-day existence – the reality faced by older individuals and their carers. Health ... acknowledgement is given to the source. For the use ofthe WHO emblem, permission must be sought from the WHO Regional Office. Any translation should include the words: The translator ofthis document is ... Aging and Health. In 1999,World Health Day focused on the goal of Active Aging. An aging population should not be seen as a crisis. The real crisis of aging, where it exists, isthe personal crisis...
... although the detailed mechanism of this effect remains to be established. The order inwhich the drugs are administered appears to be animportant determinant of whether a particular combi-nation is ... wide range of human cancers. This minireview summarizes the available data on thesecompounds andthe challenges posed for drug discovery.1118 FEBS Journal 277 (2010) 1118–1125 ª 2009 The Author ... senescence, and ultimately apoptosis. The catalytic subunit of telo-merase (hTERT in humans) has reverse transcriptaseenzymatic activity and synthesizes TTAGGG repeatson to the end ofthe 3¢ single-stranded...
... services; and I hope that the Commission con-tinues down the same logistical path in this proceeding as it didin the cable broadband proceeding and removes the tentiveness of this conclusion. What ... reports suggest demand and not supply is the primary existing impediment to the expansion ofthis market. The lack of de-mand has been identified, but the reasons for that lack of demand have not ... point I believe there is no dis-agreement among any of us sitting at the table. It isthe next step which the Com-mission refuses to take, and over which there is disagreement among the witnessestoday.In...
... Understanding howthe agonist–receptor interaction differs from that ofthe antagonist–receptor and defining the mechanisms of receptor activationare fundamental issues in cell signalling. The ... which the N-terminus of the OTR is replaced with the corresponding sequence of the V1aR [10]. The role ofthe N-terminus has beenaddressed recently by alanine-scanning mutagenesis of the N-terminus ... the N-terminus ofthe V1aR; this revealed that a single residue(Arg46) located in the distal segment ofthis domain is critical for high affinity agonist binding but not antag-onist binding [14]. The...
... health statusofthe elderly population and consequently would lead to their qual-ity of life in the community as well.Disclosure This manuscript has been read and approved by the author. This ... paper is unique andis not under con-sideration by any other publication and has not been published elsewhere. The author and peer reviewers of this paper report no conicts of interest. The ... (1.8)Overall, 82% ofthe respondents reported their health as positive and healthy.Health statusofthe elderly in TaiwanInformation ofthe health statusofthe elderly in Taiwan is summarized...