... measurement of their VSSA from its electron tomographic reconstruction To evaluate the influence of missing wedge artifacts on the reconstruction and on the precision ofthe estimation ofthesurfacearea ... × × averaging of voxels (downsampling) Using the ‘Create Surface function of Amira, a surface was derived fromthe isosurface, which allowed measurement ofthesurfaceareaofthe reconstructed ... on their electron density and size Thesurfaceareaand volume of individual spherical particles were approximated by the formulas to calculate thesurfacearea (4πr ) andthe volume (4/3πr ) of...
... additional means of investigating the integrity of this region ofthe protein In the present paper, we have undertaken a study ofthe unfolding and refolding ofthetypeII SK from E chrysanthemi, using ... complete within the dead time (20 s) ofthe start of recording the ellipticity A further 15% ofthe signal was regained over the subsequent 500 s with a rate constant of 0.009 s)1 At the end of this ... M urea In the table, U and N represent the unfolded and refolded states ofthe enzyme and I1, I2 and I3 the intermediates inferred fromthe kinetic analysis of changes in activity and spectroscopic...
... Given the simplicity ofthe procedures andthe unique properties ofthe as-synthesized materials, the method described here should attract a great deal of attention Other high specific surfacearea ... morphologies ofthe external surfaceand fracture surfaceofthe resulted porous SiC ceramics coated with reticulated SiC nanowires, respectively Fig 2(a) clearly reveals that the external surfaceofthe ... found from Fig 1(a) that no obvious diffraction peaks of SiC crystals existed in the XRD pattern ofthe external surfaceofthe as-synthesized materials This indicates that the external surface of...
... whether the tyrosine phosphorylation status of tau also affects the binding of tau to Fyn-SH3, CHO cells were cotransfected with Fyn together with either wild -type or the YF mutant forms of tau ... mobility of tau, withthe appearance of an 68-kDa tau species in wild -type and all ofthe mutant forms of tau except for YallF and Y394F tau (Fig 3) In contrast to the results obtained with Fyn-SH2, ... disruption ofthe association of these proteins could represent a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of AD Here, we used GST fusion proteins of Fyn-SH2 and FynSH3 to further investigate the...
... touches the x-end of GGPP bound in the same subunit, whereas phenylalanine 108 supplied fromthe other subunit exists in the proximity ofthe x-end [24] These results led to the hypothesis that the ... remained the final product Although Ohnuma et al [18] did not confirm the effect ofthe insertion by performing the converse mutation (i.e deletion ofthe insertion fromtype I FPS or typeII GGPS), the ... role in the mechanism of chain length determination in typeII GGPS Thus, in the present study, the two amino acids insertion was deleted from FARM oftypeII GGPS from P ananatis to confirm the effect...
... however, ofthe intensity ofthe magnetic field, Iii field , andthe intensity ofthe electrostatic field, M^, is proportional to the flow of energy or the power, P, andthe power is there- ... decreases from generating to receiving circuit, andthe power gradient therefore is characteristic ofthe direction ofthe flow of energy.) In the space outside ofthe conductor, during the flow of ... components The electromagnetic field, the electrostatic field andthe power consumption, and their relation to current andThe electromagnetic energy, the electrostatic energy, andthe power loss of the...
... Oxidation states As Bi Cu Fe Nb Pb Ti Tl W [Ar]3d104s24p3 +III, +V +III, +V +I, +II, +III +II, +III, +IV, +V +III, +V +II, +IV +II, +III, +IV +I, +III +IV, +V, +VI [Xe]4f145d106s26p3 [Ar]3d104s1 [Ar]3d64s2 ... ions and (2/3) for Cu(+III) ions For the other elements in Table 3, we have considered the following stable oxidation states: La(+III), Y(+III), Ba( +II) , Sr( +II) , Bi(+III), Ca( +II) , Tl(+III), ... (1/3) for Cu(+I) ions and (2/3) for Cu(+III) ions, we may write the formula unit: YBa2Cu1(+I)Cu2(+III)Ox Considering the oxidation states Y(+III), Ba( +II) and O( -II) and using the charge neutrality...
... shows the spectra ofthe reflection fromthe δ - barriers with different concentration of boron The decrease in R(λ) compared withthe data ofthe silicon single crystal andthe drops in the position ... region ofthe spectrum (200-300 nm) It follows fromthe comparison of R(λ) withthe STM data that the position ofthe minima in the reflection coefficient in the spectral dependence R(λ) andthe ... profile which contains the p -type SiQW confined by the δ-barriers heavily doped with boron on the n -type Si (100) surfaceThe value ofthe critical temperature, Tc=145 K, the estimations of the...
... scattering properties are the direct reflection ofthe phonon behavior of MgB2 The parameters of Raman spectra vary withthe composition of MgB2 crystals andthe influence of their surroundings, which ... filling, which reduces the density of states (DOS) and alters the shape ofthe Fermi surfaceThe E2g phonon peak shifts to the higher energy side, andthe peak is narrowed with increasing x in ... MgB2 The FWHM of ω2 decreases with SiC doping, while the Mg excess weakens this trend On the contrary, the ω3 FWHM increases with SiC addition and becomes narrow with more addition of Mg The Raman...
... Energies of particles were selected considering the optimisation of nuclear reaction ofthe projectile withthe sample andthe range of particles in the sample In case of HTSC Bi-cuprates, the purpose ... contribution ofthe Cu-O2 planes was considered, taking together the effects on the oxygen andthe copper atoms in those sites The results show that the contribution to the total damage from yttrium and ... andthe main effect they observe was that the D1 doublet relative area decreases andthe D4 doublet relative area increases in correspondence The variation on these magnitudes was around 5% and...
... waves with random intensities and phases, coming from different points ofthe object surfaceThespecific pattern is related to the microstructure Changes in the shape or structure ofthesurface ... slowly in case of B implying lower slope of Jc-B curve for sample B The lower values ofthe exponents k and m ofthe irradiated sample show that there is reduction ofthe distance ofthe pinning ... right side In the case of 1.5 A only two fringes are observed, they appear at t=20s and they remain constant during the rest ofthe pulse In the case of a current of 2.5 A, the number of fringes...
... in thesurfaceofthe machined regions there is a layer of melted material with a thickness of approximately μm Application of Optical Techniques in the Characterization of Thermal Stability and ... refinement of Gd-211 particles fromthe commercial size of about μm to several tens of nm was done by ball-milling with Y2O3 – ZrO2 balls Withthe help of these ball-milled nanoparticles a new typeof ... On the other hand, the small round particles of 20-50 nm size contained a significant amount of Ti, similar to the samples with a Zr addition The critical current densities ofthe samples with...
... K and 45 K, with σ and π being the bands ofthe boron electrons [2] In fact, there are two hole -type quasi-two-dimensional σ bands (σ1 and σ2), an electron -type (π 1) and a hole -type (π 2) three-dimensional ... like or ofthe irregular shape One can appreciate fromthe Fig that the amount ofthe brighter regions is likely to enhance from A to D and, hence, the amount ofthe high density regions in the material ... observe grains of MgB2 and MgO and to make a separation between them Since the role and behaviour ofthe oxygen in MgB2 is not clear and also considering the above limitations fromthe different...
... consideration the limitations ofthe theory ofthe technique andthe experimental sampling errors, the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity data contain errors of 4% and 7% respectively The errors ... photographs of green sheets and sintered samples prepared fromthe slurry with (1) and (2) wt% PVA Fig The effect of PVA on the shaping of sample Photographs ofthe samples prepared fromthe slurry ... resistivity The Figure of merit is the deciding factor for the quality of thermoelectric materials In order to increase the whole Figure of merit, it is of interest to replace the p -type leg ofthe Peltier...
... superconductors andthe length ofthe c-axis ofthe unit cell ofthe system are highly effective on both ofthe first and second chaotic points ofthe superconducting system The mercury based ... prepared fromthe slurry with wt% PVA is larger than that ofthe sample without PVA for the magnetic field range between -1.0 and +1.0 T It can be seen that withthe addition of PVA, the critical ... prepared fromthe slurry containing wt% PVA was about two times larger than that ofthe sample without PVA This fact can be explained by the difference ofthe density The average density ofthe sample...
... knowledge ofthe structure and electronic density distribution On the other hand, the comparison of νQ and VZZ, deduced from theoretical calculations on the basis of different structural models and ... little shift ofthe layer B with respect to the layers A1 and A2 perpendicular to the c-axis withthe change ofthe Cu(2)-S(1)-Cu(2) bonding angle from 180º at room-T to 170º below TPT The crystal ... positions of quadrupole nucleus (I > ½) in the crystal structure, (ii) by the local geometry (i.e symmetry) of quadrupole nucleus surrounding, (iii) by the magnitude of nuclear spin I and (iv) by the...
... next to the hand in the somatotopic map and by anaesthetizing the forearm, the cortical hand area can rapidly expand over the forearm area resulted in improved sensory function ofthe hand in ... in the myelin, nodes of Ranvier, and axons Routine NCS include evaluation ofthe motor function ofthe median, ulnar, peroneal, and tibial nerves, and evaluation ofthe sensory function ofthe ... 0.01 cm2 in the SA The CSAs was a significant increase in the diabetic patients compared with that in the controls, withthe exception ofthe sural nerve The percentage ofthe hypoechoic area was...
... bovine CII were present in 23 (24%) of 94 patients with RA, (27%) of 33 with patients with PsA, (10%) of 31 patients with OA, and (1%) of 93 control sera The levels of reactivity to bovine CII compared ... CB11 withthe use of individual sera from rats immunized with CII [28] More recently, the use of recombinant chimeric preparations of CII has allowed the detecR481 Arthritis Research & Therapy ... increased, from 24% to 88%, comparing the frequency using the intact CII molecule; this was not at the expense ofthe specificity, which remained at the high level of 94% Materials and methods...
... Abbreviations: N(typeII/lung) = number oftypeII cells per lung; ν N (typeII) = number-weighted mean volume oftypeII cells; V(lb/typeII) = total volume of lamellar bodies per typeII cell; V(lb/lung) ... by the point-sampled intercepts method The number of alveolar typeII cells per lung (N(typeII/lung)) was estimated by the physical disector method andthe number-weighted mean volume oftypeII ... to the conception and design ofthe study, performed the animal experiments and revised the manuscript carefully RRW contributed to the conception ofthe study andthe data interpretation, and...