... explain the origin ofthe molecular terrace morphology inPBTTT films This model invokes the central role of a borderline poor solvent in promoting the early π-stacking ofthe polymer chains, ... Determination ofthe true polymer chain length by NMR 27 2.3.2 Determination of chain conformational properties indilute chlorobenzene 31 2.3.3 Coil→rodtransitionofPBTTTonsetinthe highly- dilute ... studied the effects of this mild Tr ring-twist transition on the interchain polaron and transport density -of- state We demonstrate that the ring-twist transition existing inthe bulk ofPBTTT film...
... of 3.3 points in PCS and 2.1 points in MCS • Diabetes: reduction of 3.5 points in PCS and 1.0 points in MCS • Cancer: reduction of 3.6 points in PCS and points in MCS • Arthritis: reduction of ... reduction of 4.5 points in PCS and 1.5 points in MCS • Mental illness: reduction of 3.9 points in PCS and 13.9 points in MCS • Major injury: reduction of 9.9 points in PCS and 4.3 points in MCS Sources: ... factors, including the elasticity of labour supply, which is related to the costs to workers of acquiring new skills and hence increasing their productivity If the cost of acquiring new skills (including...
... subheading and then select the Proteomics link) One ofthe proteins of interest to the Cell Migration Consortium is paxillin, a scaffolding protein involved in focal adhesions [9] Shown in Fig is the ... residues near the C-terminus ofthe protein As a result, the ETD spectrum is devoid of low mass fragments of type z¢Æ that would provide sequence information at the C-terminus ofthe protein Although ... peptide within paxillin [10] Ions of type c¢ define the first eight amino acids ofthe peptide as residues 21–28 inthe paxillin sequence The next tryptic cleavage site occurs at Arg75, and the predicted...
... when stepping from the deck ofthe steamer, mistaking the opening inthe darkness for the edge ofthe wharf the next step put the leader into the opening and he dropped through into the river ... was well In front ofthe face ofthe Government Wharf there was a continuous line of "spring piles" for its protection, with the heads cut off to the level ofthe dock One dark and rainy night, ... Rifles" ofthe Regulars (the Regiment of H.R.H Prince Arthur) and the balance ofthe expedition Inthe absence ofthe expected permission the same procedure was again followed, and when everything...
... by the geometry ofthe frame: the points at which the left quarter-line, the vertical midline and the right quarterline intersected the horizontal midline ofthe rectangle The centers ofthe ... for right-facing and left-facing instructional conditions The results of a two-way analysis of variance on the positions ofthe centers ofthe objects indicate a main effect of facing direction ... variables, including the vertical location of single objects, the size of a single object within the frame, the relative location (i.e configuration) of multiple objects in a single frame, as well as the...
... years from the date ofthe transaction’s closing, the new owner must maintain a certain level of charity care Further, the attorney general required the new owner to maintain certain services, ... county indigent program, as well as the efforts that hospitals make to collect bad debt, including whether they consider patients’ income b The criteria for determining bad debt, including whether ... to all county assessors informing them of our finding and that it was incorporating these verification steps into its survey ofthe county assessors After it identifies the staff resources that...
... on the other hand were highest inthe axis, intermediate inthe testa and lowest inthe cotyledons The effect of seed growth stage on metal accumulation The concentration ofthe two metals in ... when investigating the effect ofthe same metal pollutant found similar effects on yield parameters of flaxseed On the other hand, Singal et al (1995), examined the effect of Cd on seed mass of ... germination was not profoundly affected, vigour was slightly decreased relative to the controls but viability was the same Inthe case of Cd, although the total concentration ofthe metal in the...
... occurring alternatively resulted inthe formation of chains of silicon nanoparticles The formation ofthe kinks of silicon nanoparticle chains resulted from a change of growth direction ofthe SiNWs ... and terminated at reaching a certain length The other, the rest ofthe branch, was a complete amorphous silicon oxide Fig is the HRTEM image ofthe interface (arrow in Fig 1d) of two kinds of structures ... Mg and Ge into Si can reduce the melting point ofthe silicon solid solution Moreover, the melting points of nanoparticles are usually lower than the corresponding bulk material All of these factors...
... combining levels of nodes and the partitioning of gaps into components ofthe dependency tree (there may be nodes inthe subtree ofthe component root that lie outside the span ofthe particular ... defined as the maximum over gap degrees of all subtrees of a dependency tree (the gap degree of a subtree is the number of contiguous intervals inthe gap ofthe subtree) The interval degree of an ... signatures of non-projective edges, combining levels of nodes with the partitioning of gaps of nonprojective edges into components We derive a formal property of these signatures that links them to the...
... port of shipment on the Rio Parana the Company bought a further lot of 323 acres inthe Colony of Romang In addition to the original block of land, the Company has since bought the following areas:— ... EXPERIENCES OF WORKING ON ESTANCIAS THE SOCIAL SIDE OF CAMP LIFE CARNIVAL INTHE ARGENTINE HORSE-RACING INTHE ARGENTINE SUNDAYS IN CAMP THE SERVANT PROBLEM IN ARGENTINA POLICE OF A BYGONE ... the increased value of mere breeding animals Next to the railways the improvements in shipping have helped the development of Argentina; the shipping trade of Buenos Aires has increased at the...
... serum DNase1 inthe presence of heparin is induced by a transitionof protein-complexed (chromatin) to protein-free DNA Whether this transition is also the cause ofthe inhibition of chromatolysis ... with h of incubation at 37 °C Chromatin degradation inthe serum of a DNase1 KO mouse was accelerated by the addition of aprotinin and the specific inhibitor for the activation ofthe plasminogen ... with plasmin inhibited subsequent chromatolysis, demonstrating that rmDNase1l3 Our finding that the serine protease inhibitor aprotinin and the inhibitor for the activation ofthe plasminogen system...
... for the samples to freeze; during the freezing process, the sample undergoes osmotic stress The vapor pressure ofthe ice surrounding the oxidase is lower than the vapor pressure of water inthe ... It acts by in uencing the colligative properties of water The inclusion of ethylene glycol in our solutions lowers not only the freezing point of our solutions, but also the activity of water If ... nm The temperature inthe cuvette was monitored during the assay with a T-type thermocouple and was constant within ± 0.1 K over the course ofthe measurement The rate constant on the ordinate...
... 2001 vicinity ofthe binding site(s), affecting both the structure and the ligand binding properties ofthe whole HSA molecule [1 –11] The interaction of ligands with HSA occurs mainly in two ... ascribed to the occurrence of slowly exchanging water molecules inthe surroundings ofthe paramagnetic ferric haem center [7] Inthe presence of saturating amounts of ibuprofen and warfarin, the R1p ... change inthe haem-iron atom coordination number, nor inthe spin state ofthe metal centre, is observed Spectra shown in Fig are indicative of a high-spin state ofthe haem-iron Actually, even the...
... some ofthe articles inthe school library as well as using my local library I also used the OPAC computer to find my book source.IV.) Result of Information Gathered: A) Source 1: Dr Nowinski's ... researching journal and newspaper articles inthe WinSpirs databases I found articles from psychology, sociology, and science databases I then looked for the articles inthe journal section ofthe ... and recovery Nowinski stresses the need for family intervention in cases that involve adolescents B) Source 2: Silverman gives the results ofthe survey and attempts to interpret the results It...
... them the information about the thickness and the refractive index ofthe dierent layers inthe path ofthe light Particularly, the thickness and the refractive index ofthe lm conned between the ... the range of applications ofthe SFA In addition, in most ofthe cases the roughness ofthe deposited layers can be controlled and/or modied to certain extent, allowing the investigation ofthe ... co-workers extended the capabilities ofthe apparatus to include the movement ofthe surfaces and the measurement ofthe friction force between them in two orthogonal directions inthe plane of contact...
... functioning The indirect effect of pain on the depression-QoL pathway was 0.043, suggesting that about 28% ofthe effect of depression on the mental aspect of QoL went through the mediator of pain, ... mediator in impacting QoL is dependant on the specific aspect of QoL in question The high prevalence of pain symptoms (92%) might be explained by the ubiquitous use of computers inthe Wong et ... pathway was 0.08, indicating that about 75% ofthe effect of pain on QoL impacted through the mediator of depression, and 25% ofthe effect was direct Statistically, the mediation of depression (Model...
... though intraannual variation in weather may dictate oscillations inthe magnitudes of GEP, RE, and NEE Interestingly, we found a strong pasture effect inthe lightly grazed treatments, including the ... SOC The higher rates of GPP inthe lightly grazed treatments in conjunction with the higher rates of NEE if maintained year after year, regardless of precipitation regimes would lead to these ... limited to the Ascalon soil type, which is representative of more than 50% ofthe soils inthe mixed-grass prairie Three grazing treatments have been in place at the site since 1982 and consist of a...
... b E The value of b has been determined from the slope ofthe FN plot using the relation BU2 d b¼ slope where d is the distance ofthe anode from the emitting surface The work function ofthe ... assigned to the burning of MWNT Final residual weight of 1.5% was obtained for the purified MWNT The purity ofthe purified sample is about 95% whereas the TG curve for the as-grown MWNT indicates ... purity of only 21% The yield of MWNT is defined as the ratio of weight loss between 500 °C and 700 °C to the weight that remain at 850 °C This is a measure ofthe ratio ofthe weight gain by MWNT...
... of physiological drought at the beginning of spring The regional standard tree-ring chronology shows a decrease inthe radial increments starting at the beginning ofthe 1970s and ending at the ... radial increments starting at the beginning ofthe 1970s and ending at the end ofthe 1980s (Fig 4) The lowest increments were recorded for 1974, 1980, 1984 and 1986 These years with low increments ... al 1997), in northern expositions ofthe Elbe valley inthe Krkonoše Mts (Sander et al 1995) and inthe Polish Tatras (Feliksik 1972) The positive influence of precipitation in July ofthe previous...