Thiamine is thought to be synthesized by two alternative pathways, one involving the first four enzymes of the purine pathway and a second that can function independently of the purine pathway. Insertion mutations in purG and purI prevent thiamine synthesis through the alternative pyrimidine biosynthetic (APB) pathway under aerobic but not anaerobic growth conditions. In contrast, point mutatio...

We estimate the cross-sectional relationship between open market repurchases and accounting data for a large sample of dividend-paying and non-dividend-paying firms over a twelve year period (1984-95). Consistent with the hypothesis that firms use open market repurchases to reduce the agency costs of free cash flow, we find that repurchases are positively related to proxies for free cash flow a...

Weakly charged elements, or elements that are not well dissociated in water, are not removed ef®ciently by conventional water-puri®cation technologies. In the production of high-purity water, silica and boron are generally the ®rst ions to breakthrough into puri®ed water when the ion-exchange resin approaches depletion. In this study, the behavior of these two elements was studied through vario...

In 1871 an Act was passed by the Bengal Legislature regulating lodging-houses at Puri; it was expected that 3.168 houses would be licensed under the Act, but it appears that only 497 houses have up to this time been licensed, accommodating 14,463 of the 45.000 pilgrims sometimes assembled together at Puri. The Englishman argues, that, as the Government has lately ordered any tea-garden in which...

s in related with the Thesis: 1. Kutasy B, Hunziker M, D’Asta F, Puri P. Which inflammatory marker has a better diagnostic value in very obese children with appendicitis – white blood cell count, serum C-reactive protein or neutrophile count? Child Care Health Dev 2010; 36(Suppl)108-109 (IF2010:1.308) 2. Kutasy B, Laxamanadass G, Puri P. Childhood obesity is associated with increased incidence ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a major public health problem in India, accounting for 40 per cent of the global burden. The World Health Organization has launched a global programme to eliminate LF by 2020 and India is a signatory to it. Orissa, an eastern Indian State has long been known to be endemic for LF. Prior to implementation of mass drug administration programme it...

This study investigated the antibacterial effect of electrolyzed water on oral bacteria both in vitro and in vivo. Tap water was electrolyzed in a water vessel using platinum cell technology. The electrolyzed tap water (called Puri-water) was put in contact with five major periodontopathogens or toothbrushes contaminated with these bacteria for 30 sec. In addition, Puri-water was used as a mout...

Puri¢cationand characterizationoftheantimicrobial peptide microcinN Gino Corsini, Eduardo Karahanian, Mario Tello, Katia Fernandez, Daniel Rivero, Jose Miguel Saavedra & Alonso Ferrer Laboratorio de Bacteriologia Molecular, Centro de Investigacion Biomedica (CIB), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile; Laboratorio de Biologia Molecular, Centro de Investigacion Biomed...