The structural and genetic organization of the Escherichia coli O52 O antigen was studied. As identified by sugar and methylation analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the O antigen of E. coli O52 has a partially O-acetylated disaccharide repeating unit (O unit) containing D-fucofuranose and 6-deoxy-D-manno-heptopyranose, as well as a minor 6-deoxy-3-O-methylhexose (most likely,...

Reaction of the Single Molecule Magnet [Mn(12)O(12)(CH(3)CO(2))(16)(H(2)O)(4)] (Mn(12)) with mesogenic dendritic ligands Li (i = 4, 5) quantitatively yields functional clusters [Mn(12)O(12)(Li-H)(16)(H(2)O)(4)] (i = 4, 5) that self-organize into a thermotropic SmA-type liquid crystalline phase. The perturbation of the molecular interface by methylation of the terminal mesogenic cyanobiphenyl gr...

Using a concurrent validation strategy, we examine the incremental value of a measure of actual person–organization fit (P–O fit) as a selection tool beyond cognitive ability for predicting continued length of service and performance for call center agents, a job with historically high turnover. P–O fit was operationalized as the correlation between managers’ descriptions of the work culture wi...

The research described herein was a three-year exploratory descriptive study to examine how meaningful involvement (MIPA) is conceptualized and experienced in rural regions of the Maritime provinces of Canada. The focus of this paper is one aspect of the research; i.e., what motivates the clients of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) in rural Canada to become meaningfully involved? We interviewe...

H. Ozkilinc, O. Frenkel, S. Abbo, R. Eshed, A. Sherman, D. Shtienberg*, R. Ophir and C. Can Department of Biology, University of Gaziantep, 27310, Turkey; The Levi Eshkol School of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100; Genomics Department, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet-Dagan, 50250; and Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, the ...

Not to be quoted without the prior consent of the project team. Abstract The analysis of economic development has been bedevilled by a series of analytical disjunctions that have resulted in work either at macro or meso levels of abstraction or, where empirical investigations have probed micro level processes, the larger analytical picture has often been absent, merely implicit, or at best weak...

Integrated resource planning (IRP) is a new way for utilities and state regulatory commissions to consistently assess a variety of demand and supply resources to cost-effectively meet customer energy-service needs. This paper reviews recent progress in IRP and identifies the need for additional work by utilities, regulatory commissions, and other organizations. Kevwords: demand-side management,...

a Kings Health Partners, c/o St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK b Perinatal Pediatrics, Latin American Centre for Perinatology Women Maternal and Reproductive Health Unit (CLAP/WMR), Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, Montevideo, Uruguay c University of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School Brown University Department of Pediatrics, Research Scientist Women & Infants Hospit...

InfiniBand is a high-speed I/O interconnect technology devised by many leading industry companies. The goal is to ultimately replace onboard local interconnects with an interface that connects internal and, primarily, external devices for shared I/O at rates above 60 Gbps. Detailed here is the framework for the InfiniBand design, following the TCP/IP communications stack scheme.