... type of machine The area under the curve measures the total work required to break the board or the toughness ofthe board The stress-strain curve gives an accurate measure of these properties; and ... Table The main things to note are that, in the range used, the speed ofthe testing head had no noticeable effect andthe standard deviations ofthe various specimens were essentially the same ... Copyrighted material CHEMISTRYAND TECHNOLOGY OF GYPSUM back paper A number of specimens were run for each ofthe four variations ofthe flexure test and at two different speeds ofthe testing head...
... times There is reference to these properties (Isaiah, 34:9) when it is stated that: Andthe stream thereof shall be turned into pitch, andthe dust thereof into brimstone, andthe land thereof shall ... although by the time the various books ofthe Bible were written, the use of petroleum and bitumen was established Nevertheless, these writings offer documented examples ofthe use of petroleum and related ... feature of residua andthe heavier oils Furthermore, the deeper the cut into the crude oil, the greater is the concentration of sulfur and metals in the residuum andthe greater the deterioration...
... the country of origin ofthe biographer) have been credited with the discovery ofthe asphalt deposit on the island of Trinidad and apparently used the material to caulk their ships The use of ... although by the time the various books ofthe Bible were written, the use of petroleum and bitumen was established Nevertheless, these writings offer documented examples ofthe use of petroleum and related ... adjunct professor of chemical and fuels engineering, University of Utah, an adjunct professor ofchemistryand visiting professor, University of Trinidad and Tobago, and a visiting professor at the...
... exported the male signal to the rest ofthe developing embryo These were testosterone (and other androgens) made in Leydig cells by a series of P450 gene products, and anti-Mˇllerian hormone (AMH, otherwise ... either the HMG box or the C-terminal activation domain On the other hand, the extent of non-synonymous versus synonymous changes in the non-box regions of SRY, as well as the non-uniform rate of ... to support the more rapid growth ofthe testis, compared to the ovary, and to allow e⁄cient export of testosterone, INSL3 and AMH, the three factors that masculinize the remainder ofthe embryo...
... volumes of hydrogen a n d one of oxygen If one or other ofthe gases is in excess of these quantities the violence ofthe reaction is reduced a n d the quantity ofthe gas in excess of that required ... to the rule being capable of explanation on the basis of undoubted secondary reactions O n the basis of this relationship between the velocity of sound in t h e burning gases andthe velocity of ... being liberated on the surface of t h e metal t r a y containing the binoxide of tin, andthe oxygen a t t h e other pole T h e nascent hydrogen liberated in the neighbourhood ofthe white tin oxide...
... especially to the libraries IV PREFACE ofthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Library of Harvard University, the Boston Public Library and to the Library ofthe American Academy of Arts and ... to the Boston Atheneum and to the libraries of Columbia University, N Y., andthe Surgeon General's Office andthe Patent Office in Washington The author also desires to express his thanks and ... removed as the tetrahydrated chloride together with the remainder ofthe silica, and in a form which permits of easy washing The beryllium may then be recovered, after oxidation ofthe iron, by...
... [21,22] The objectives ofthe studies reported here were to examine the interactions ofthe gonadotrophins and IGF with the Akt and Erk signalling pathways in theca and granulosa cells in vitro and ... follicles were cut open andthe theca and adherent granulosa cells peeled from the stroma The granulosa cells were then gently scraped from the theca andthe granulosa and theca cells were snap ... concentration of 50 μM ofthe inhibitors, and 50 μM (0.005%) ofthe DMSO Concentrations ofthe inhibitors were based on the treatments used in vitro in Experiment The ewes recovered from surgery and 48...
... inspection ofthe peritoneal cavity and its contents, as well as evaluation ofthe retroperitoneal spaces and lymph nodes At the same time that the EOC patient is being evaluated for the stage ofthe ... that the tumor has developed mechanisms to subvert the immune response and suppress immune surveillance [99] The importance ofthe role ofthe immune system in the control and elimination of EOC ... OSE Dubeau argues that the fimbrae ofthe fallopian tubes, which literally rub up against the surface ofthe ovary during ovulation and sometimes adhere to the surface ofthe ovary due to inflammation,...
... demands; ii) the existence of multiple glycolytic enzyme isoforms differing in their binding properties to each other and/ or to their scaffolds and regulatory molecules; and iii) the existence of ... rates and their interrelationships play the primary and defining roles in the organization and behavior ofthe cell (and of any living organization), whereas the interpretational framework of equilibrium ... its reshaping and restructuring and, in the end, to the loss of overall mitochondrial structure and release of mitochondrial contents into the solution phase ofthe cytoplasm In other words, conceptually,...
... studied the differential gene expression in the liver of P annectens at the end ofthe induction phase andthe beginning ofthe maintenance phase Their results confirmed the importance of reconstruction ... from the primitive pharynx The study ofthe respiratory system ofthe lungfish is not only of special interest in our understanding the functional and structural design ofthe lungs in the early ... the rest ofthe column……………………………………………… 135 Fig 23 The nucleotide sequence ofthe coding region of gulonolactone oxidase (gulo) andthe translated amino acid sequence of Gulo from the lung of...
... Following the description ofthe theoretical framework and methodology, the rest ofthe work described in this thesis centers around two themes First is the study of reactive nitrogen and oxygen ... coupled-cluster theory The goal of this work is to find a suitable method that can well describe the thermochemistry of such nitrogencentered RS, and predict the standard heats of formation of ONOO– and ... study thechemistryof these intriguing compounds The work described in this thesis is based on computational studies ofthe molecular properties, reactions and hence chemistryof free radicals and...
... case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications First, Helland and ... lack of systematic monitoring and follow-up Therefore, a large percentage of patients with AC are probably undiscovered Mirror images, on the other hand, are present in approximately 25% of MZ Therefore, ... consider that it is mandatory to monitor the counterpart ofthe symptomatic patient with AC as early as possible, irrespective ofthe absence of symptoms Conflict of Interest The authors have declared...
... craniotomy because ofthe proximity ofthe sinus to the orbit andthe anterior skull base [5] The frequency of bilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus has been reported in 3-4% to 10% of several populations ... reliability between observers and was 0.86 Fig Unilateral absence ofthe frontal sinus; on the right, the absence ofthe frontal sinus, and on the left, the limited aeration ofthe frontal sinus; axial ... sinuses, although there is only one frontal sinus ostium The size ofthe sinus and, therefore, its anatomic relationships also depend upon the extent of pneumatization [11] The extent of pneumatization...
... occurrence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma andthe appearance ofthe tumor As regards the pathogenesis of post-traumatic ... time interval between trauma andthe appearance ofthe tumor of at least year, a longer latent period increasing the likelihood of a causal relationship The presence ofthe tumor must be proved histologically ... at the time ofthe trauma demonstrating significant injury andthe follow-up scans demonstrating tumor at the same site4 With the routine use of CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), some of...
... circumstances In the resolutions ofthe VIth andthe VIIth congresses ofthe Communists Party and those ofthe important meeting ofthe National Assembly, the Government andthe Central Party ... assessment the demand of skilled labor and how to solve the gap between demand and supply of skilled labor for sustainable economic growth in Vietnam Objectives ofthe Study The objectives ofthe study ... building up the whole system It is hoped that these schools (10-15% ofthe sector) will reach the standards ofthe best institutions in the region and gradually those ofthe world While these school...
... component of most management definitions of strategy Strategy is the determination ofthe basic long-term goals and objectives of an enterprises, andthe adoption of courses of action andthe allocation ... features 60 As a rule, then, the lower the price of substitutes, the higher the quality andthe performance, andthe lower the user’s switching costs, the more intense are the competitive pressures ... market conditions in the supplier industry andthe significance ofthe item they supply The competitive fore of suppliers is greatly diminished whenever the item they provide is a standard commodity...
... including the rationale ofthe study, the identification ofthe problem, the objectives, the scope and limitations as well as the methodology and framework ofthe study Chapter shows the literature ... 2000 and 80% by 2005 • To improve the quality of plastic products to meet the demand of high quality consumer products ofthe country, then to increase the quantity and expand varieties of export ... simplified, the level of knowledge ofthe management organizations and officers in charge of investment are now improved The consolidation ofthe former SCCI and SPC into one Ministry, which is now the...
... polymerization of styrene andthe blending of PS and SPS polymers have affected the surface structure ofthe PVDF membrane obviously The cross-section morphologies ofthe PVDF membrane, the PVDF-PS ... Thermal analysis ofthe PVDF-SPS composite membrane The TG analysis curve is presented in Figure for the investigation ofthe thermal stability ofthe PVDF membrane, PVDF-PS membrane, andthe PVDF-SPS ... to prepare the PVDF composite membrane The structure andthe morphology ofthe PVDF-SPS composite membrane were characterized The proton conductivity andthe methanol permeability ofthe PVDF-SPS...