The regulation of the citrate synthase (gltA) and ATP/ADP translocase (tlc) genes of the obligate intracellular bacterium, Rickettsia prowazekii, was analyzed in rickettsia-infected respiration-deficient G14 cells. The level of the gltA mRNAII and the tlc mRNA was much lower in the total RNA isolated from the infected G14 cells grown in 1 g/l glucose (low glucose, GL) medium than in that from i...

We study the speculative value of a finitely lived asset when investors disagree and short sales are limited. In this case, investors are willing to pay a speculative value for the resale option they obtain when they acquire the asset. We characterize the equilibrium speculative value as a solution to a fixed point problem for a monotone operator F. A Dynamic Programming Principle applies and i...

Hemoglobin Indianapolis is an abnormal human hemoglobin whose structure could not be deduced by standard techniques because of its extreme lability. This variant hemoglobin was found in two patients with the phenotype of severe jl-thalassemia. An unstable variant hemoglobin could not be demonstrated by any of the standard techniques of hemoglobin identification. Biosynthetic studies revealed an...

We consider the release of information by a firm when the manager has discretion regarding the timing of its release. While it is well known that firms appear to delay the release of bad news, we examine how external information about the state of the economy (or the industry) affects this decision. We develop a dynamic model of strategic disclosure in which a firm may privately receive informa...

The 14-3-3s are small acidic cytosolic proteins that interact with multiple clients and participate in essential cellular functions in all eukaryotes. Available structural and functional information about 14-3-3s is largely derived from higher eukaryotes, which contain multiple members of this protein family suggesting functional specialization. The exceptional sequence conservation among 14-3-...

summary based on the results of the analysis of site effects, mostly those with shear wave velocity and the fundamental period chosen as the basis for classification. in revision of earthquake resistant design regulations for buildings, classification of lands should be subject to the field conditions, geological, geotechnical, geophysical, and laboratory tests.in this context, the average shea...

Cowpea exhibits significantly inconsistent performances across different environments, and hence demands performance evaluation of genotypes prior release or cultivation in every breeding program. Hence, the goal this study was to compare 16 cowpea over six planting seasons (2014-2019) Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria for their stability adaptation through Finlay Wilkinson (FW), Additive Main Effects Mul...