... be another driving force for solute transportandthe electrostatic interaction between charged membrane and ions might play an important role in transport process However, the above theories and ... problems of ion transport through dense RO membrane has also been addressed Chapter and Chapter investigate the ion transport mechanisms and discuss thetransport behaviors in both single and mixed ... such as DeGroot and Masur (1962), Katchalsky and Curran (1975), and Kondepudi and Prigogine (1999) The other types of models are based on their assumed transport mechanism, such as the solutiondiffusion...
... MODELLING OFAN EMBANKMENT DAM For the simplification ofthe analysis purpose, an earthfill dam in the model is assumed as homogeneous and built of sandy clay on the subsoil of soft clay and fine sand ... consolidation of 25 months, the displacement of point A and B ( see figure 1) are about 0.038 m and 0.120 m respectively (Fig 2) The total displacement ofthe soft subsoil and dam is 0.187m (Fig 6) andthe ... describing nearly the field conditions can be computably solved and predictably evaluated the behaviour and stability ofthe structures The main purposes of FE-analyses are the determination of stresses...
... (L) andthe right (R) leads, while k and εkα are the longitudinal wave number andthe corresponding energy ofthe electron The energies ofthe single particle states α+ + α within the ring and ... considers the role ofthe quantum ring that connects to the quantum dot, which was ignored in the previous works [9, 14], since the typology ofthe ring may play an important role in thetransport ... are the same Resonant tunneling between the two leads occurs andthe current flows when an energy level in the dot is aligned with the Fermi level in the ring and in the leads When one of the...
... transportThe analysis ofthe current situation is summarized in a SWOT table on the main strengths and weaknesses The assessment ofthetransport system is followed by an analysis ofthe key transport ... location, thetransport sector, particularly freight transit, plays a key role in the economy ofthe country Transport, storage and communications comprise approximately 16% ofthe GDP Thetransportand ... management ofthe state road network, administration ofthe State Road Fund and organisation of public procurement for the state road network Maintenance and development of parish, company and...
... sequence and predicted structural similarity with the channel forming B- and E-loop We suggested that B- and N-loops may interact In the models shown (Fig 6), the 226–236 region ofthe N-loop and ... was wild type for GPD1 and GPD2 and therefore capable of producing glycerol The ability ofthe novel alleles to complement the lack of FPS1 was tested by shifting transformants from high osmolarity ... biophysical analyses have revealed the mechanisms that ensure very rapid transportand at the same time high selectivity of water or glycerol transport [17–22] Fps1 is an atypical aquaglyceroporin as the...
... the number of passengers transported and especially the advance the creation of integrated urban transport systems has meant with the railway covering a significant proportion ofthe demand in metropolitan ... transportThe analysis ofthe current situation is summarized in a SWOT table on the main strengths and weaknesses The assessment ofthetransport system is followed by an analysis ofthe key transport ... all the capitals ofthe 47 provinces and a number of other important cities by four-lane motorways The daily intensity of traffic in many of these relations is below the usual standards for the...
... feature in the regulation of cholesterol transport by AA andthe release of AA in a specialized compartment ofthe cells could offer novel means for understanding the regulation of steroid synthesis, ... the acute phase (early response) of steroid synthesis, the release of AA into the mitochondria is the first stimulator of cholesterol transportThe sustained phase ofthe acute response will then ... (DBI) [37,38] It can be postulated that the role of DBI is to facilitate thetransportof fatty acids through the mitochondrial outer membrane The homology between the DBI andan acyl-CoA binding...
... physics, and in particular, the ubiquitous Kondo effect and other hallmarks of quantum impurity problems Thereby, we expose yet another facet ofthe existing deep and profound relations between quantum ... operator ofthe rank r On the one hand, it is clear that the operators X ΛΛ are able to generate all the ˆ eigenstates ofthe Hamiltonian H from any given initial state Λ On the other hand, the components ... by means ofthe operator U+ = X ↓0 Interrelations between the values ofthe parameters λ , μ , the eigenvalues ofthe operators Tz and Q andthe eigenvalues |Λ ofthe Hubbard Hamiltonian are...
... is responsible for the bulk ofthe performance improvement Another aspect ofthe process that influences the success is that while it focussed on ring fencing ofthe ambulance and its staff, it ... these transfers more efficiently, but the appropriateness ofthe dispatch or the quality ofthe clinical management cannot be determined It is therefore not known whether the introduction ofthe ... 15, 30, 40 and 60 Mean status time: This is calculated using the time in minutes for each ofthe individual observations and then calculating the mean This was reported for each ofthe different...
... studied and should be studied more; they were annual crop land on the river banks and hilly land planted forest plants combined with some agricultural crops The thesis has not referred to the agricultural ... Topography and land According to statistic data, a total area of land used for cultivation was 46.117,2 and is divided into five main groups The survey results on current use of these types of land ... diversification and multilayer plants There were protected forest trees at the top ofthe hill, orchard plants in the middle and crops grown in the valley Rubber trees at hills were planted in rows of 10-15...
... roots show a random and relatively irregular distribution in the soil and they may be absent especially if a small probe is used (e.g probe cm in diameter) and therefore we used for quantitative ... R.L., 1983 Conifer fine root and mycorrhizal root biomass within the forest floors of Douglas-fir stands of different ages and site productivities Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 13: 429–437 ... Dermocybe and Cortinarius (Telamonia) sp and also the species Russula aeruginea – 51%) On all of them only Laccaria laccata and Suillus grevilei fructified In the study plot Bystré II the fructifications...
... (1995) The altitude ofthe stands varies between 380 m and 560 m Depending on the ecological sector (table I), the mean annual temperature ranges between 6.5 oC and 8.0 oC, and total annual precipitation ... classification, the selected stands are on Dystric and Eutric cambisol Humus type is moder The natural association ofthe beech stands is LuzuloFagetum andthe sub-association varies between typicum and ... limited to the spruce stands in 1997, and mean pH in the F1 and F2 treatments differed from the control by only one tenth of pH unit (tables V and VI) Despite the decrease of exchangeable Al...
... of 2.6 The stand is also an old coppice-with-standards but less degraded than the Molinia site The standards are almost exclusively pedunculate oaks, ranging in age between 50 and 160 years The ... in young plantations of Pinus elliottii On the other hand, in the mature oak stands we have studied, the duration ofthe fertilizing effect depended on the age ofthe trees: the positive effect ... potential role ofthe herbaceous ground vegetation in the radial growth of mature oak stands This role was double, andthe two aspects had to be dissociated to understand the effect of weeding The dense...
... be an elegant means of effectively regulating the water transportOf course there are other mechanisms too, but the passive reaction ofthe cadherins to the Ca2+-changes that occur coupled to the ... 12 Note that the first factor on the left-hand side is always negative The water flux changes the direction if (c2 - c1 ) changes sign, and therefore if the right-hand side of Eq changes sign Thus ... water is still transported from the lumen into the cleft From there the hypertonic solution is transported by fluid flow and diffusion into the interstitium where the electrolyte andthe water will...
... endanger the health of human infants and ruminant animals (Brady and Weil, 2004) Advances in commercial nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing has not diminished the importance of nitrogen management but ... rate and magnitude of depletion of potassium and nitrate activity in the root zone of winter wheat They utilized a 1M NaCl salt bridge and KCl standards in water for potassium electrode and 1M ... theoretical slope of calibration equation typically remains similar and depends on the targeted ion’s valence and temperature On the other hand, ISE aging and mechanical wear of sensitive membrane may...
... (b) The band structure of a 12-ZGNR The α- and β-spin states are degenerate in all energy bands ∆0 and ∆1 denote the direct band gap andthe energy splitting at kdz = z z π, respectively (c) The ... down channel as that in Figs 4.6(c) and 4.6(a) and suppresses spin up channel as that in Figs 4.6(d) and 4.6(b) (c) and (d) Isosurface plots ofthe Γ-point wave functions of π ∗ and π subbands ... functionalization and doping can affect the bandgap, thus, the relationship between the bandgap andthe width of GNRs becomes uncontrollable The non-uniform and uncontrollable bandgap in real GNRs limits...
... 1981; Vanmarcke and Grigoriu, 1983; Ghanem and Spanos, 1991; Haldar and Mahadevan, 2000) This SFEM has been combined with a Taylor series technique to facilitate estimation ofthe mean and standard ... varying from one simulation to the next Consequently, a sample ofthe response can be obtained, andthe unbiased estimates ofthe mean and variance ofthe response, r, can be respectively calculated ... 1, the main objective of this study is to examine the effect ofthe heterogeneity ofthe admixed columns and their positioning errors on the mass performance ofthe treated ground As part of the...
... QUANTUM TRANSPORTThe parameter and are the shorthand notation for time and momentum coordinates, 1=[k1 ,t1 ] etc., andthe subscript c stands for integral around the contour in Fig.(2.1) andof ... between the source and drain leaving a Coulomb island quantum dot andthe gate can tune the quantum dot occupations Discrete quantum channels in the centre region exhibits quantized conductance as the ... conductance is given by, G= 2e2 h τn n Since the transmission coefficient of each channels can take value between zero and unity, the conductance of a single channel is mostly less than G0 The quantitative...