for the first time in the history of logic, abd al razzaq al-jili (d. 570/1174), in the treatise al-lame fi al-shakl al-rabe, dealt with the modal syllogisms of the fourth figure. previous to him, dinha, the priest, and ibn salah al-hamadani had discussed the non-modal moods of the fourth figure. jili’s treatise deals only with simple modalities and ignores the complex ones. his pupil, fakhr al...

Preface Before u lays the master thesis that covers the internship on the Trinidad Platform, carried out for Capgemini Nederland B.V. This internship is a conclusion to the Master Software Engineering taught at the University of Amsterdam (UVA). Even though writing this thesis is an individual task, guidance and support do influence the final result. I would like to thank Capgemini for making t...

amongst imami scholors, sharif murtadā is one of the first jurists who created some books in genre of comparative jurisprudence. amongst his books in this genre, the most important after  intisar is masail al- nāşiriyyāt which is composed to explain and sometimes criticize the legal positions of his great grandfather (from his mother side), namely naşir uţrūşh. this essay concerns to study the ...

khāleq mirzāzādeh is a great ctitic and researcher in tajikistan. he was familiar with sa‘di’s works, especially golestān and boustān , from his teen years; and he created estimable researches about sa‘di through studying of and searching in his works. it should be mentioned that there are worthwhile researches done in tajikistan in relation to sa‘di’s eventful life and his literary heritage. t...

To my family i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The research presented in this thesis was conducted at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, in the Electrical Power Processing (EPP) group headed by Professor Braham Ferreira. This is the place where I spent six memorable years towards my Master and Ph.D. degrees. Many people have been involved during this time and this thesis would not be completed wi...

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-4 (IGFBP-4), like the other five IGFBPs, is a critical regulator of the activity of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II. However IGFBP-4 seems to be the only IGFBP with no potential to enhance the mitogenic actions of the IGFs. IGFBP-1 to -3 and -5 each contain 18 conserved cysteine residues, IGFBP-6 lacks two of the twelve N-terminal cystein...

Bending of purple membranes in dependence on the pH analyzed by AFM and single molecule force spectroscopy R.-P. Baumann, M. Schranz and N. Hampp, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010 DOI: 10.1039/b919729j Bifunctional polyacrylamide based polymers for the specific binding of hexahistidine tagged proteins on gold surfaces Lucas B. Thompson, Nathan H. Mack and Ralph G. Nuzzo, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2...

We have expressed recombinant RNase P protein from Escherichia coli in high yield. A hexahistidine sequence at the amino terminus allowed protein purification in a single step. Mass spectrometry confirmed the molecular weight of the purified protein and indicated a purity of > 95%. Protein functionality was demonstrated by reconstitution of active holoenzyme.

Site-specific fluorescent labeling of proteins in vivo remains one of the most powerful techniques for imaging complex processes in live cells. Although fluorescent proteins in many colors are useful tools for tracking expression and localization of fusion proteins in cells, these relatively large tags (>220 aa) can perturb protein folding, trafficking and function. Much smaller genetically enc...