Mutants of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that showed enhanced secretion yield of a mini-proinsulin reporter protein were isolated, following random mutagenesis, via a footprint assay screen. Three such mutants, exhibiting a 2-3 fold increase in secretion yield, were shown t…
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<![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Gaining a good understanding of marine turtle mating systems is fundamental for their effective conservation, yet there are distinct gaps in our knowledge of their breeding ecology and life history, owing largely to the difficulty…
The study focuses on the Arab image in segments of the American elite press during the Gulf war. It content analysed three elite newspapers - the New York Times (NYT), Washington Post (WP) and Los Angeles Times (LAT). The analysis covers the period from January 16, 1991 when the…
This study has examined the efficiency of the Saudi stock market by applying the weak-form test of the efficient market hypothesis, because the only information available is the prices of past years. To test for weak-form efficiency of SSM, the prices over a four-years period fr…
Globalisation is a popular word in business and industry today. The term relates to viewing the marketplace as existing world-wide, breaking down trade barriers between nations. Global expansion is necessary to achieve growth and profitability when the domestic market is saturat…
This thesis is concerned with bureaucracy and how it develops in relation with its environment in Kuwait, identifying the factors behind its development as well as predicting the future stages of development. The empirical survey includes regression and statistical analysis, nin…
A preliminary survey, comprising a lifestyle questionnaire and the AAHPERD health-related fitness test battery, was conducted to gain baseline data about the study group. One hundred seventy one British and (n = 133) Kuwaiti 15 to 16 year old boys took part. Results of the preli…
The main purpose of this thesis is to both review the existing econometric evidence and to provide further empirical evidence on supply response to prices and risk in order to assess the quantitative significance of price variables in the agricultural sector. Empirical results p…
Total Quality Management is considered in this study within the context of Saudi Arabia's industrial diversification strategy and the efforts of the Kingdom to reduce its dependence on oil as the main source of its income. The private sector is expected to play a major role in b…
The results of the literature review and survey show that tremendous changes have taken place in the United Arab Emirates both in its economic as well as in the provision of health care, since its independence in 1971. The country has extensive primary health care services that …
This thesis examines the changing role of Nigeria's state system in integrated rural development, the post-war global effort to draw peasant producers irretrievably into commercial agriculture. The thesis analyzes policy and programme interventions by the state, or by internatio…
In order to determine the aetiology and epidemiology of gastrointestinal infections in Saudi Arabia; viral, bacterial and parasitic causes of diarrhoea at a major referral centre were examined. Bacterial enteropathogens were found in 7.7% of patients; Salmonella species (51.7%) …
Worldwide, at least one child in ten is born with, or acquires, a physical, mental or sensory impairment that will interfere with their capacity for development unless some special assistance, support, or care is provided. In addition to "number counting", this study is one of v…
Following the logic of the proximate determinants framework for child survival analysis, the study shows how the main socioeconomic inequalities in neonatal, post-neonatal, and child mortality observed in 1981-86 Ondo State were produced. Unlike most previous studies of early ch…
The Sulaiman Range is located on the northwest margin of the Indian Plate. It forms the middle part of the Indus basin, and has been termed the Sulaiman sub-basin. The Indus basin is filled with a thick sequence of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments. The Dungan Formation is Palaeoc…
This research is a study of how the present teaching and learning process for children in pre-school classes in Malaysia might be improved by introducing an Enhanced Classroom Interaction approach (ECI). This particular approach was developed by the author, based on Vygotskian i…
The study aims at identifying the most appropriate and effective approach towards securities regulation and the prevention of securities fraud, given the specific legal and socio-economic circumstances of a particular country. On the basis of the above premise, a number of more …
Military intervention in Nigerian government has recurred since 1966 amidst social, economic and political crises, and the opinion in some academic and political circles is that the mass media are responsible for creating conducive atmospheres under which such crises and destabi…