The chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 are G-proteincoupled receptors (GPCRs) implicated in mediating cellular functions associated with the inflammatory response. Potent CXCR2 receptor antagonists have been discovered, some of which have recently entered clinical development. The aim of this study was to identify key amino acid residue differences between CXCR1 and CXCR2 that influence the re...

As language teachers, we are challenged every day to embrace technology. Whatever our attitude to it, there is very little doubt that its potential for assisting learners to interact with the target language and culture is considerable. The selection or development of web and multimedia materials for inclusion in an existing language course entails many issues and methodological choices, and th...

Many biological systems have critical periods that overlap with the age of maternal provisioning via placenta or lactation. As such, they serve as conduits for phenotypic information transfer between generations and link maternal experience with offspring biology and disease outcomes. This review critically evaluates proposals for an adaptive function of these responses in humans. Although most...

Inspired by an increasing level of social awareness amongst economists which has promoted a movement for ‘Real World Economics’, this paper considers what is required for ‘Real World Language Teaching’. It first discusses issues in the specification of syllabus content, focussing in particular on problems with the proposal for a core English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) syllabus, and possible learn...

In this article, we trace the story of a newly emerging field of study and the role of interdisciplinarity in its development. As the name suggests, the psychology of language learning is a field that connects the two disciplines of psychology and language learning, but it also encompasses other disciplines as diverse as communication studies, education studies and cultural studies. As a recogn...

Cereal Chem. 63(6):475-478 A direct spectrophotometric method was developed to analyze phytic phytate. The new chromophore was used to determine phytic acid in eight acid without acid digestion. The method was based on the precipitation of legume seeds. Values obtained for phytic acid with the new chromophore phytate as ferric phytate followed by conversion to sodium phytate. On agreed with tho...

An experiment was carried out involving the fullvs. limited-feeding of 9 pairs of gilts and 6 of barrows from a population of closely related Yorkshire pigs from approximately 45 kg. live weight up to each of three predetermined slaughter weight groups (79, 90 and 102 kg.). The objective was to determine the effects of level of feed intake, sex and weight on the chemical composition of the empt...

Sigma receptors are located in limbic areas, including the nucleus accumbens, where increased dopamine levels have been linked to psychosis and reinforcement. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been named as a possible endogenous ligand for a subpopulation of s receptors on the basis of its ability to compete for s receptor binding. Using a superfusion system, we found that NPY enhanced N-methyl-D-aspara...

Assistant language teachers (ALTs) in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program are composed of 90% Inner Circle ALTs 10% rigorously screened Outer JET ALTs, who hired under Education Ministry's “contemporary standard” (i.e., American) English policy. Although silent regarding disproportion, Ministry affiliated entities have been celebrating program's “multinational diversity.” Stimulated b...

Different degrees of human intervention can be applied to the preparation of machine translation (MT) products in readying them for their ultimate use. It is suggested here that differences in levels of postediting are associated to some extent with cohesion and coherence. The posteditor is essentially an interpreter of discourse: much of the postediting task involves either employing devices t...