... Illustration ofthe CC and VAM processes considering the contamination of tool/workpiece interface 134 Figure 7.10 Illustration ofthe VAM process considering the generation of iron oxide: ... becomes zero, and thereafter the friction starts reversing in direction The point T represents the transient contacting point ofthe tool edge on the workpiece material The moments when the tool ... method for the height ofthe generated cusps, and also investigated the effects of vibration frequency on the surface generation The theoretical surface generation profile without considering the tool...
... importantly the benefit was sustained at lower PEEP In other studies other adjuncts to MV were necessary to keep the lung open after RMs [20] Lu and coworkers [21] demonstrated that RMs completely reversed ... ofthe reports from Amato and coworkers [3] andthe Consensus Conference on ARDS [28], the application of periodic RMs in patients with ARDS has gained acceptance among clinicians, although controversy ... from reference Villagrá and coworkers [33] Other studies emphasize the importance of body posture (supine or prone) on regional distribution of intrapulmonary ventilation and perfusion, andthe beneficial...
... results of micromotion and wear These include: the conformity ofthe contact surfaces, geometry and tolerances ofthe CAD model, representation ofthe liner locking mechanism and material properties ... (um) The last hypothesis considered in the present study is concerned with the conformity ofthe contact areas Perfect conformity was assumed between liner's backside and acetabular shell inner-surface ... http://www.josr-online.com/content/2/1/7 The loading characteristics of each trial were set with the INSTRON computer controller (Merlin 5500 Series) The loading characteristics applied to the liner (including number of cycles,...
... robust under the conditions of catalyst synthesis The minimal change in SBA-15 physical parameters after incorporation of Pt into the silica reveals that there is no significant blocking ofthe SBA-15 ... Energy Research, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials and Chemical Sciences Divisions ofthe U S Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC03-76SF00098 We thank Professor M A Vannice ofthe ... dehydrogenation Dumesic and co- workers have conducted a number of theoretical studies of ethane adsorption on Pt clusters60,61 and slabs61 to investigate the interaction of possible C2Hx intermediates with...
... without further purification In all systems, the various concentrations ofthe ternary liquid mixtures were prepared in terms of mole fraction, out of which the mole fraction ofthe second component, ... between the oxygen atom ofthe ketone (cyclohexanone) andthe proton ofthe hydroxyl group ofthe alkanol – R – O… H – O – Volumetric and Thermodynamic Studies 106 Furthermore, the addition of N, ... However, the value of viscosity increased with increasing concentrations of 1alkanols and decreased with increasing temperature As the number of hydrocarbon groups or the chain-length ofthe alcohol...
... ethnicity in three cohorts either was given or could be assumed from the origin ofthe study; of 161 patients, 95 were white, 46 black, and 20 other Cohorts Eleven ofthe 18 cohort studies were available ... definite nephritis Number of Percentage events/patients with outcome Number of cohorts Any SLE patients Number of Percentage events/patients with outcome Number of cohorts Number of Percentage events/patients ... given the small number of events in some cases Overall, adverse event discontinuations averaged 14% and lack of efficacy discontinuations averaged 10% in the cohort studies (Table 1) Whereas...
... between them These secretory cells ofthe salt glands are covered with a layer of cuticle which provides interstitial space for the movement of water and ions from salt glands to surface ofthe leaves ... impaired by uncouplers and inhibitors (Hill and Hill, 1973) However, detailed analysis ofthe transporters is essential to understand both movement of ions and water The tolerance of mangroves ... this, 2-8 bacterial colonies were selected and each colony was suspended in 10μl of dH2O and 2μl of this was used as the template for the PCR reaction PCR components and conditions were the same as...
... where H is thethicknessofthe upper layer, B is the footing diameter, and cu1, cu2 are the strengths ofthe upper and lower layers, respectively Equation 2.1 was curve-fitted from the experimental ... layer, there is greater tendency for the crust material to flow downwards into the underlying soft layer Whereas in the second test, the difference in strength between the two layers is smaller, ... penetration under the self-weight ofthe rig andthe added water ballast In soil profile containing a layer of stiff clay or crust overlying soft clay, herein referred to as two-layer clay, the soil...
... respectively The first term ofthe right hand side indicates the conventional form ofthe isosteric heat of adsorption derived from the Clausius-Clayperon equation andthe second term defines the behaviour ... for the design and modelling ofthe pressurized adsorption refrigeration system The adsorption characteristic covers both the adsorption isotherm and kinetics experiments The adsorption isotherms ... chiller are described andthe formulations described in Chapter are verified against the experimental data The thesis ends with conclusions (Chapter 6) where the originality and contribution of the...
... electrical and electronic properties [9] Cell performance was assessed based under the variation of parameters such as the SiNW length, radius and core- shell doping levels and trap density ofthe material ... characteristic of core- shell SiNW solar cell in dark and AM 1.5G illumination (b) Comparison of I-V characteristic between core- shell SiNW and x planar Si solar cell under AM 1.5G illumination (c) Comparison ... the process of thermalisation, in which the excess energy of carriers generated by absorption of supra-band gap photons is converted to heat [4] The conception and fabrication of PV devices that...
... for their love and immense support along the way This thesis dedicates to my beloved father and mother because their love and care is still the greatest gift they have given me ii TABLE OF CONTENT ... with the objective of identifying the pharmacokinetic profile of total and free mycophenolic acid (MPA), and mycophenolic acid glucuronide (MPAG) and pharmacodynamic profile of MPA in mycophenolate ... Scatter plot of free fraction of MPA versus MPA concentration 90 4.4 Scatter plot of free fraction of MPAG versus MPA concentration 90 4.5 Scatter plot of free fraction of MPAG versus MPAG concentration...
... volume of solute in diluted supercritical solutions is of importance to the understanding of solute solubility andof relevance to the determination ofthe region of practical interest where the ... properties of a gas, a liquid and a supercritical fluid are compared in Table 2.1 The data show the order of magnitude and one can note that the viscosity of a supercritical fluid is generally comparable ... modifier, cosolvent or entrainer With the introduction of a modifier, the polarity of SCF CO2 is enhanced and so does its solvent power Methanol is the most common modifier for supercritical CO2 ...
... overall energy of interaction of -92.74, atomic contact energy of -11.21, attractive and repulsive van der Waals energy of -54.45 and 22.00, respectively, and energy of -4.24 derived from the formation ... corresponded to the solution of lowest overall energy (-43.71) with attractive and repulsive van der Waals energy of -29.86 and 14.05, respectively; an atomic contact energy of -5.27 and an energy of -3.35 ... kDa) Comparing both V proteins, there were no significant changes in the theoretical physicochemical parameters To determine the effect of VWT and VGly proteins on the IFN pathway, they were expressed...
... P-FL and EA participated in the conception and design ofthe study, in the development and conduct of analyses, and in the clinical trials and data collection WLM, JJ, and DRN participated in the ... (indicating that 'patients per site' rates were generally lower in the US and Canada compared with the rest ofthe world), had lower acute physiology scores, and were more likely to have chronic ... overcome the complications of therapy In ADDRESS, as in the PROWESS study, there was a statistically significant interaction between the observed treatment effect associated with DrotAA and the...
... transferred into the other When the coupler is passive, complete power transfer (complete coupling) can be achieved at certain distance (coupling length) if the effective propagation indices ofthe ... (upper set) with (red) and without (blue) the incidence of control pulse, andthe transmitted control (lower set) with (red) and without (blue) the incidence ofthe pump L =1537nm Fig 9.9: (a) the ... objective lens and after the 21 second objective lens : Total input coupling efficiency, i.e the percentage ofthe incident laser power (before the first objective lens) being coupled into the QW-on-SOI...
... developed the theory, describes a finite temperature BEC in the semiclassical limit in which the thermal energy (of the order of kB T ) is much larger than the energy levels ofthe trapping potential and ... quite accurately By taking the effect of temperature into account, the properties ofthe condensate andthe thermal cloud at a temperature much lower than the transition temperature INTRODUCTION are ... h constant When the temperature ofthe system is so low that λdB is comparable to the average spacing between the particles, their thermal de-Broglie waves overlap andthe atoms behave coherently,...
... the experimental studies with the diesel engine, the physical and thermal properties ofthe conceived pine oil biofuel were analyzed and compared with diesel as well as other contemporary biofuels ... use of biofuels would pose few problems pertaining to the durability ofthe engine due to the distinct properties of them Therefore, the engine has to undergo few modification; either with the ... recovery and discovery, the undisputable truth is that the rate of consumption of oil is growing much faster than its production growth As a consequence of demand growing higher than supply, the...