... properties caused by increased mobility The EDS analysis reveals the presence of Ag, Zn, and O elements Quantitative analysis of EDS reveals that Ag concentrations are proportional to those ofthe targets, ... emissions depending on thermal quenching for the SZO NWs, as shown in Figure The Arrhenius equation gives thequantitative basis ofthe relationship between the activation energy (Ea) andthe rate ... quenching, I0 andA are scaling factors, and k is Boltzmann’s constant The activation energies ofthe A0 X formation are calculated to be about 5.18, 25.91, and 32.19 meV for 1SZO, 3SZO, and 5SZO NWs,...
... writing ofthe manuscript SE, KP, and TT participated in the conception and design ofthestudy DPC and GR revised the manuscript for important intellectual content All authors read and approved the ... Cann2, and Gobwute Rujijanagul*1 Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand Faculty of Materials Science, Department of ... breaking the long-range order and produce Ti vacancies This breakage of long-range ordering leads to a reduction ofthe ferroelectric characteristics and enhances the diffuse phase transition In our...
... with a carbon ring (less stable than an aromatic ring), this particular accumulation feature suggests chemical reactivity to be an additional factor governing PAH fate in the soil PAH accumulation ... mitochondria and 2x10! M for green tissue mitochondria, which thus appeared to be less affected by PAH tors than the PAH effect on isolated mitochondria Theeffectsof PAH and their relative oxidation ... PAH contamination An accumulation process was found to occur in the H layer The fluoranthene contents ofthe L, F, H layers increased, respectively, from 70 ppb to 200 ppb and 540 ppb, and then...
... ofthestudyand writing ofthe manuscript TF participated in the analysis ofthe data, the sequence Page 10 of 12 alignment and writing ofthe manuscript All authors have read and approved the ... individual being evaluated), andthe PA researcher’s goals (the individual responsible for research work) A PA will probably work best when formal goals, organizational goals, andthe ratees’ and rater’s ... and Family “Choices” and their Relation to Attitude The British Journal of Sociology 2005, 56(4):601-20 Witz A: Professions and Patriarchy Professions and Patriarchy London 1992, 39-69 Abrahamsen...
... membrane, and hence to a destabilization of PORPChlide650, and/ or changes in the ionization of groups associated with POR These changes then lead to the destabilization of POR-PChlide650 and membrane ... these constraints destabilizing the cubic phase, resulting in the relaxation ofthe membrane into the planar configuration characteristic ofthe prothylakoid region ofthe etioplast membrane (within ... ability of POR to bind NADPH anda rapid disassembly ofthe PLB The pH-driven spectral changes are compared to those seen in aged PLB Theeffectsof adenosine, AMP, ADP, ATP and NaF onthe pH-driven...
... perturbing the backbone conformation and dynamics ofthe protein around the mutation sites and in the adjacent a- helix Analogous NMR studies ofthe S19P mutant (data not shown) also establish that chemical ... completed an NMR backbone assignment of WT* for comparison with P3 7A, P3 8A andthe A3 7A3 8 double mutant and have examined chemical shift perturbations andthe pattern of NOEs in the vicinity ofthe ... was monitored as a function of guanidinium chloride (GdmCl) concentration The linear extrapolation method was used [39–42] assuming that the stability varies with the concentration of denaturant...
... ii Abstract TheEffectsof Land Use onthe Mobility of Elderly and Disabled and Their Homecare Workers, andtheEffectsof Care on Client Mobility: Findings from Contra Costa, California This study ... that will entail both subtle and not-sosubtle effectsonthe transportation needs ofthe population.6 Transportation Researchers have paid increasing attention to the transportation patterns and ... the geographic information systems (GIS) portion of this work along with other critical assistance; Shiela Staska ofthe Contra Costa IHSS program for sharing the Contra Costa Caseload Management,...
... AAATACTCTGAAGTACTCAAAGATGCCCAG-3¢), SK TM-1R (5¢-CTGGGCATCTTTGAGTACTTCAGAGTA TTGTC-3¢), SKTM-K70T (5¢-AAAGATGCACAGGAG Muscular actin was purified from acetone powder of chicken pectoralis major and ... occur at the g position ofthe repeat The K70T mutation also introduces changes in the surface charge of Tm All the mutant amino acids are involved in interchain and intrachain interactions and therefore ... regulate the actomyosin S1 Mg2+ ATPase activity ATPase activity was first assayed by varying the concentration of Tm in the presence of constant concentration of F-actin and myosin S1 In this condition,...
... in Tab The saturation magnetization MSt calculated with assuming that exchange interaction λab is strongest therefore magnetic moments ofAand B sublattices are antiparallel to each other and ... showed that at this field the studied samples are nearly in saturation and saturation magnetization of samples is listed in Tab From the shape of measured M(T) curves, we should approximately suppose ... Zn2+ ion is nonmagnetic ion, Ni2+ has 2μB, Fe3+ has μB and x is Zn amount containing in ferrite Saturation magnetization MSt calculated from formula (2) and MSe measured for formula unit are showed...
... general, when ammonium salts were used as the nitrogen source, the pH decreased during the mycelium growth as the result of assimilation ofthe ammonium ion andthe attendant effectsof acids anions ... in the glucose-malt extract medium ona rotary incubator at 100 rpm and initial pH 5.0 and show that the optimal growth temperature of Table Effectsof surface aeration onthe growth and ultra ... ®lled with the medium of 100 ml and shaken in a standard manner Table shows that increased surface aeration enhanced the ®nal dry mycelium concentration obtained in the fermentations andthe best...
... Desiccation also prompts the breakdown of vacuoles and leakage of anthocyanin and destroys the compartmentation of browning-related enzymes and their substrates (Chen and Hong, 1992; Underhill and ... storage at 4°C are shown in Figs and Anthocyanin and flavonoid contents of both the TBZ-treated control and chitosan treatments decreased slowly during the first 20 days of storage and then decreased ... research was to assess the potential of chitosan coating in maintaining appearance and controlling decay of litchi fruit during postharvest storage Methods and materials 2.1 Plant material Litchi...
... NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2005, 2:27 morbidity and mortality [14] Over one third ofthe adults aged 65 and over fall at least once each year [14] and among patients with a HLGD, falls are apparently ... Santos LC, Patla AE: Contribution of vision and cutaneous sensation to the control of centre of mass (COM) during gait termination Brain Res 2001, 913:27-34 Nakamura T: Quantitative analysis of ... near darkness also parallels theeffectsof an attention demanding task onthe gait of healthy young and older adults [35,36] When healthy young or older adults are asked to walk and perform an...
... declare that they have no competing interests 15 Authors' contributions YK and MT have made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation ... retention Decay constant d (%) Magnetic particle retention ment day was calculated with the value obtained one day after exposure taken as 100% The decay of B0 shows the retention and clearance ofthe ... Statistical analysis In the lung magnetometric evaluation, arithmetic mean values and standard deviations were calculated from data obtained for the RW-exposed and control groups of rats each Subsequently,...
... the nanometer range in the NR matrix XRD and TEM results indicated that the organoclay were intercalated and exfoliated at phr of organoclay and partly exfoliated and re-aggregated at 10 phr of ... small amounts of organoclay The improvements ofthe thermal stabilities ofa polymer by hybridising organoclay was due to the layered silicates of organoclay that make the path longer for the thermally ... montmorillonite has excellent barrier properties, prevents the permeation of atmospherical air and assists the formation of char after thermal decomposition At 10 phr of organoclay loading, the greater amount...
... anatase peaks and Ti-peaks Ti-peaks were again present because the information from the substrate was revealed The anatase phase was in tetragonal shape The intensity ofthe anatase phase was relatively ... titania nanotubes are of interest due to their onedimensional (1D) nature, ease of handling and simple preparation Not only can the band gap ofthe material be altered due to the quantum confinement ... before annealing (b) after annealing, and (c) FESEM image of low magnification showing the ‘lifted off’ oxide layer after annealing The induction of internal stresses that lead to warping and cracking...
... day of final treatment Pathological evaluations: Onthe sacrifice day, rats were anesthetized using ethyl ether and euthanized by exsanguinations Blood was collected from the descending vena ... methyltestosterone (MET), anda combination of tributyltin chloride and flutamide (T+F) during 35 to 44 days of age The values are expressed as the mean ± S.D (n=10) Asterisks onthe bars mean significant ... flutamide on testosterone metabolism andthe plasma levels of androgens and gonadotropins J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1977, 45(6), 1224-1229 14 Maguire, R J Aquatic environmental aspects of non-pesticidal...
... Leukosis/sarcomas and reticuloendotheliosis In: D E Swayne et al (eds) A laboratory manual for the isolation and identification of avian pathogens 4th ed pp 185-196 The American Association of Avian Pathologists ... Biochemicals, Indianapolis, IN) Quantitation of viral RNA To quantitate the viral RNA in plasma, we used ten-fold serial dilution of control RNA produced by in vitro transcription as standard [14] ... extension at 72oC for 13 seconds The melting curve analysis was done with an initial denaturation at 95oC DNA melting was accomplished with an initial temperature of 65oC for 10 seconds anda gradual...
... that the ratio between the size ofthe largest branch andthe mean size ofthe other branches ona particular shoot of N dombeyi depends ona number of factors such as the type of axis ofthe ... most proximal branches on shoots Onthe other hand, some kinds of traumas acting ona parent shoot at specific periods ofthe year caused the sum ofthe sizes of all its branches and/ or size ... rules of preformation distribution among buds onthe same parent shoot Neither ofthe treatments applied at the peak of offspring shoot growth altered the sums of diameters, lengths and numbers of...