... cationic properties of
trappin-2 are important for its antibacterial activity.
ADG
BEH
CFI
Fig. 10. SEM analysis of the effect of trappin-2 on bacterial cells. Representative micrographs of S. aureus ... we have shown
that the antibacterial ⁄ fungicidal propertiesof trappin-2
involve the cationic nature of the molecule, as assessed
from the salt and heparin dependence of the antimicro-
bial ... Laemmli UK (1970) Cleavage of structural proteins
during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4.
Nature 227, 680–685.
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of trappin-2 K. Baranger et...
... Amplitude
Amplitude
The cutoff frequency of the filter is changed by making filter kernel wider or
narrower. If a low-pass filter has a gain of one at DC (zero frequency), then
the sum of all of the points ... cross-correlation of and cana[n](b[n] ' c[n] a[n] b[n]
Chapter 7- Propertiesof Convolution 127
FIGURE 7-3
Example of calculus-like operations. The
signal in (b) is the first difference of the
signal ... the speed of DSP computers is often specified by how long
it takes to preform a multiply-accumulate operation.
If a signal composed of N samples is convolved with a signal composed of M
samples,...
... Map of nursery sites in and the replacement of those sites by shrimp
farming Tam Giang-Cau Hai lagoon system
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OFSHRIMP FARMING
3.1. Areal expansion
95% ofshrimp ... do you (officers) accuse
us (shrimp farmers) of illegal expansion, most of us (shrimp farmers) have no idea
about provincial master plan of fishery and aquaculture, only some commune
officers ... sets of questionnaires were
developed for shrimp farmers, non -shrimp farmers and shrimp traders with emphasis on
the stakeholders’ concerns about environmental and socio-economic impacts of shrimp...
... maintain the hedge.
6.2 Proofs of the Properties
Let
fG
k
g
n
k=0
be a sequence of non-negative random variables such that each
G
k
is
F
k
-measurable.
Define
T
k
to be the set of all stopping times
satisfying
k ... minfk ; V
k
= G
k
g:
Proof: Recall the definition
V
0
4
= max
2T
0
f
IE 1 + r
,
G
= max
2T
0
V
0
Chapter 6
Properties of American Derivative
Securities
6.1 The properties
Definition ... + r
,
G
:
The owner of the American derivative security can borrow this amount of money immediately, if
he chooses, and invest in the market so as to exaclty pay off his debt as the payments
fC
j
g
n
j...
... horizontal position of the apex of the
pile – also, changing the sign of x changes that of the shear σ
xz
. More generally,
the stress state of the jammed grain packing is assumed to be of the form
σ
xx
= ... probably one of the issues that has been at the origin of the interest
of many physicists for granular materials [359]. The last point of this subsection
will be dedicated to the study of the stress ... Static propertiesof granular materials
Fig. 14.6 Polar representation of the contact orientation distribution obtained in
a numerical simulation of a granular layer prepared by a uniform ‘rain’ of...
... Inc.
Æ
À1
¼1=5boundaryisoneinwhich1in5ofthegrainboundaryatoms
match,asshowninFig.2.8(c).
Twinboundariesmayformwithincrystals.Suchboundarieslieacross
deformationtwinplanes,asshowninFig.2.8(d).Notethattheatomson
eithersideofthetwinplanesaremirrorimages.Stackingfaultsmayalsobe
formedwhentheperfectstackinginthecrystallinestackingsequenceis
disturbed,Figs2.8(e)and2.8(f).Thesemaybethoughtofastheabsence
ofaplaneofatoms(intrinsicstackingfaults)ortheinsertionofrowsof
atomsthatdisturbthearrangementofatoms(extrinsicstackingfaults).
IntrinsicandextrinsicstackingfaultsareillustratedschematicallyinFigs
2.8(e)and2.8(f),respectively.NotehowtheperfectABCABCstackingof
atomsisdisturbedbytheinsertionorabsenceofrowsofatoms.
2.3.4VolumeDefects
Volumedefectsareimperfectionssuchasvoids,bubble/gasentrapments,
porosity,inclusions,precipitates,andcracks.Theymaybeintroducedintoa
solidduringprocessingorfabricationprocesses.Anexampleofvolume
defectsispresentedinFig.2.9.ThisshowsMnSinclusionsinanA707
steel.AnotherexampleofavolumedefectispresentedinFig.1.16(d).
This ... approximately 0.3–0.5
of the melting temperature in degrees Kelvin.
Since the evolution of microstructure is often controlled by diffusion
processes, a brief introduction to elementary aspects of diffusion ... model of grain growth may be developed by using an analogy
of growing soap bubbles. We assume that the growth of the soap bubbles
(analogous to grains) is driven primarily by the surface energy of...
... Inc.
2
DefectStructureandMechanical
Properties
2.1INTRODUCTION
Sincethemechanicalbehaviorofsolidsisoftencontrolledbydefects,abrief
reviewofthedifferenttypesofdefectsispresentedinthischapteralongwith
theindicialnotationthatisoftenusedinthecharacterizationofatomic
planesanddimensions.Thepossibledefectlengthscalesarealsodiscussed
beforepresentingabriefintroductiontodiffusion-controlledphasetrans-
formations.Finally,anoverviewofthemechanicalbehaviorofmaterialsis
presentedinanefforttopreparethereaderformoredetaileddiscussionin
subsequentchapters.Thematerialdescribedinthischapterisintendedfor
thosewithlimitedpriorbackgroundintheprinciplesofmaterialsscience.
Thebetterpreparedreadermay,therefore,choosetoskimthischapterand
moveontoChap.3inwhichthefundamentalsofstressandstrainare
presented.
2.2 ... macroscopic level of understanding of
structure [Figs 16(a)–(d)]. They are often unaware of the atomic and micro-
structural constituents that can affect the mechanical behavior of materials
and of the ... mechanical propertiesof mate-
rials. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all the different
aspects of mechanical properties; such a task would be beyond the capabil-
ities of any...
... and Optoelectronic Properties
of Semiconductor Structures
Jasprit Singh
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1.3. Crystal Structure 11
Structure of the electronic de
vice Structure of the optoelectronic ... techniques
that allow modifications of electronic properties;
use of alloys, quantum wells, strain and polar charge are discussed; iii) electron (hole)
transport and optical propertiesof semiconductors and ... OEIC
Substrate
Substrate
APPROACH
Growth of the optoelectronic device structure
Mask a portion of the layer
Etch back
Regrowth of the electronic device structure
OEIC
Figure 1.7: The importance of regrowth is clear...
... evaluate the psychometric
properties of the generic quality of life (QoL) scale Child
Health and Illness Profile-Child Edition (CHIP-CE) by
means of a combined analysis of atomoxetine clinical trials
in ... discussion of the impact of ADHD on QoL as
measured by the CHIP-CE can be found elsewhere
(Escobar et al. 2005, 2010).
Internal psychometric propertiesof the CHIP-CE
Missing values
The proportion of ... et al.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Psychometric propertiesof the quality of life scale Child Health
and Illness Profile-Child Edition in a combined analysis of five
atomoxetine trials
Alexander Schacht
•
Rodrigo...