This paper investigates politically connected firms in Germany. With the introduction of a new transparency law in 2007, information on additional income sources for all members of the German parliament became publicly available. We find that members of the conservative party (CDU/CSU) and the liberal party (FDP) are more likely to work for firms than members of left-wing parties (SPD and The L...

Sustainable development has its complexity in seeking a balance between the three dimensions, renewable energies require an economic investment and are friendly to environment; but due socioeconomic differences, access widespread use may be limited. Colombia subsidy mechanism according strata, where lower strata receive reduction price of energy by set amount kWh, while upper contribute 20% fin...

In this work we addressed the role of ubiquitination in the function of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC), named EGD in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To this end, we first identified the lysines residues required for ubiquitination of EGD/NAC. While simultaneous mutation of many lysines in the alpha-subunit of NAC (Egd2p) was required to abolish its ubiquitination, for the ...

Flurbiprofen is a water insoluble non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug and belongs to BCS Class II categories. Solid dispersion is a technique by which we can improve it water solubility. By the help of fast dissolving formulation we can evaluate the effectiveness of solid dispersion. In this research work the solid dispersion of flurbiprofen with polymer like PVP K25, PVP K30, PVP K29-32, and ...

Cross-resistance between bacteriophages and colicins was studied using collections of bacteriophage- and colicin-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli K-12. No new examples were found of highly specific one-to-one cross-resistance of the type suggestive of common receptors. However, several groups of mutants showed tolerance to colicins and resistance to bacteriophages. Mutants known to be very...

Uncovering the mechanisms that allow conjugates of ubiquitin (Ub) and/or Ub-like (UBL) proteins such as Rub1 to serve as distinct molecular signals requires the ability to make them with native connectivity and defined length and linkage composition. A novel, effective, and affordable strategy for controlled chemical assembly of fully natural UBL-Ub, Ub-UBL, and UBL-UBL conjugates from recombin...

There are three major policy implications from the analysis of advertising regulation: advertising of truthful information should not be restricted by regulatory authorities; deception is most likely and most harmful in the case of ‘credence’ goods, and regulation is most useful (if it is useful at all) in the case of these goods; and laws or rules mandating disclosure (as opposed to laws banni...

Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a soluble carcinogen that has caused widespread contamination of soil and water in many industrial nations. Bacteria have the potential to aid remediation as certain strains can catalyze the reduction of Cr(VI) to insoluble and less toxic Cr(III). Here, we examine Cr(VI) reducing Microbacterium spp. (Cr-K1W, Cr-K20, Cr-K29, and Cr-K32) isolated from contaminated ...

Numerous economic historians have suggested that institutions which supported contract enforcement were necessary for impersonal exchange to emerge in medieval Europe. Yet this literature cannot account for the bill of exchange, an important financial instrument that was legally enforced in both the medieval Islamic and Christian worlds but remained relegated to personal networks in only the fo...