... will concentrate ontheeffectsof nanowire cross-sectional shapes, orientations and sizes onthe performance of NW based on their electronic bandstructures; therefore, the semi-classical top -of- barrier ... knowledge of neither the basis functions nor the real space Hamiltonian Onthe contrary, TB approaches are based on explicit construction of both the localized atomic orbitals and the Hamiltonian ... denotes the total basis functions/states ofthe system given by the multiplication ofthe number of basis functions per atoms, N O and the number of atoms in the system Nα The starting point of every...
... conducted the innovation education program, along with the renovation ofthe whole country 1.3 Theeffectsof Globalization on Education We will examine how the quantity, quality and type of ... 9–12% of all Uruguayan professionals and technicians lived abroad in 1980 1.4 Theeffectsof Globalization on Education 1.4.1 Theeffectsof Trade on Education While education helps the economy ... of education at macro level 1.4.1.3Trade and education at the micro level 1.4.2 Theeffectsof FDI on Education 1.4.2.1 Macro effectson demand for education 1.4.2.2.Macro effectsof FDI on the...
... functions in the three orthogonal directions) The normalization parameters (deformation fields) obtained from the GM warping step were then reapplied to the WM and CSF partition images, the resulting ... voxel to belong to the considered tissue The location ofthe five axial slices is shown on a three-dimensional rendering ofthe average T1 volume (z = 49, 31, 15, À1, and À17 mm from the biÀcommissural ... for the global GM rate of atrophy We believe this lack of significance to be the consequence of higher residual standard errors ofthe regression slope estimated in this region (about twofold the...
... respect to the role of HSP70 in the inhibition ofthe release of Smac and apoptosis GAPDH Ratio of HSP70 to GAPDH 14 # 12 # 10 * The role ofthe ATP-binding domain of HSP70 in the prevention ofthe ... domain of HSP70 is essential for the inhibition of H2O2-induced activation of caspases-9 and -3 and apoptosis (A) Theeffectsof HSP70 and its deletion mutant proteins onthe activation of caspases-9 ... analysis demonstrated the levels of expression ofthe HSP70 proteins after deletion mutants of HSP70 were transfected player mediating the anti-apoptotic effects, which is consistent with the general...
... entropy of rules for all the collections For the E7 collection, the maximum accuracy of 50.0%, belongs to T who has the minimum expected entropy The same applies to the D7 collection, where the maximum ... sub-corpora based on transliterators perception ofthe task (Easy or Medium) vestigated the transliterator’s perception of difficulty ofthe transliteration task with the ensuing word accuracy ofthe systems ... degree Table summarizes the information about the transliterators and their perception ofthe given task Participants were asked to scale the difficulty ofthe transliteration of each sub-corpus,...
... Coimmunoprecipitation of molecular chaperones and TSHR RESULTS Synthesis, maturation and degradation of TSHR at the endoplasmic reticulum level To studythe maturation of TSHR after its synthesis, K562 ... (Fig 4) The association with CNX and/or CRT therefore seems contribute to the stability and/or the maturation ofthe TSHR To obtain further insights into the contribution of CNX and CRT to Ó FEBS ... amount of receptor was coimmunoprecipitated with CNX and CRT than with BiP Effectsof interactions between TSHR and CNX and CRT We then attempted to determine theeffectsof these interactions on the...
... depletion ofthe CD4 T lymphocytes is the hallmark ofthe progression of HIV infection and, in the absence of antiviral treatment, the main contributor to the development of opportunistic infections ... variations of local backbone mobility with the expected exception ofthe region in close contact with the surface of gp120 In contrast, the second domain displayed large variations which mapped the ... docking onthe cell membrane The anti-viral activity of ibalizumab is explained as a consequence ofthe interference on conformational changes taking place onthe cellular HIV-1 receptor at the post-binding...
... water (a) The relative amount ofthe hydrogen bonds ofthe confined water versus the diameter; (b) the comparison ofthe amount ofthe hydrogen bonds and the viscosity ofthe bulk water at the three ... amount ofthe hydrogen bonds of water confined in SWCNTs with the diameter The relative amount is the ratio ofthe amount ofthe hydrogen bonds ofthe confined water to the amount in the bulk ... mol-1 The periodic boundary condition is applied to all the three directions ofthe three-dimensional simulation system The cutoff distances for the LJ interactions and the electronic interactions...
... Since the function ϕ is convex and continuous onthe whole space H, it turns out ϕ is bounded from below onthe bounded subsets of H Consequently, in conjunction with assumption (H2), one has ... discuss the continuity properties ofthe nonlinear operator Pϕ described in (2.2) and (2.3) Proposition 2.1 Let ϕ : H → R be a convex and continuous function Then the operator Pϕ is continuous Proof ... (2.20) Proof Notice that the mapping Pϕ Φ is compact being the composition ofthe continuous mapping Pϕ (cf Proposition 2.1) and the compact one Φ (cf (H1)) So the mapping idH −Pϕ Φ is ofthe form...
... it goes, it is contrary to the hypothesis The considerations upon which I base this conclusion are ofthe simplest possible character The Miltonic hypothesis contains assertions of a very definite ... hypothesis ofthe eternity ofthe present state of nature may therefore be put out of court We now come to what I will term Milton's hypothesis the hypothesis that the present condition of things ... AN ADDRESS ONTHE OCCASION OFTHE OPENING OFTHE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY September 12, 1876) (Baltimore, III A LECTURE ONTHESTUDYOF BIOLOGY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC...
... to in the course ofthestudy Research approval was granted by the Ethics Committee ofthe Academy of Medical Sciences of Kosovo All ofthestudy participants gave oral informed consent; the information ... different factors on their ability to cope with life and their present health condition There have been many studies oftheeffectsofthe Yugoslav wars and the Kosovo war on mental health, but ... Page 10 of 13 We also considered the question of whether there was a relationship between current employment status of victims and their past historyof trauma, but we found no evidence that the...
... Hence, the extent of moisture sorption ofthe cross-linked composite film was dependent onthe proportion of alginate to copolymer and the moisture sorption ability ofthe individual polymer components ... ions which led to the disruption of cross-linkages and consequently the disintegration of films (Østberg et al., 1994) Thus, addition ofthe copolymers to alginate enhanced the stability ofthe ... gelation of κ-carrageenan by stabilization ofthe helical conformation ofthe polymer, through shielding ofthe charge of sulphate groups by Ca2+ (Watase and Nishinari, 1986) This phenomenon enabled...
... the pH ofthe medium used promoted interactions between Ca2+ and alginate The displacement of Ca2+ by H+ could be controlled by careful manipulation ofthe pH ofthe medium The FTIR spectra of ... film contraction and decreased film thickness Onthe other hand, evolution of CO2 from the reaction between H+ and CaCO3 resulted in the formation of abundant minute cavities, hence, contributing ... concentration at the Ca2+-alginate interface (Skjåk-Bræk et al., 1989) This phenomenon would retard the diffusion of acetaminophen out ofthe micropellets Onthe other hand, the release of CO2 from...
... a strong influence ofthe polymer viscosity onthe extent of cross-linking in the microspheres In film formation, the sodium alginate was in direct contact with the cross-linking solution while ... from these studies did not take into account the tensile properties ofthe different sodium alginate matrices and comparison was based only onthe values obtained from the tensile tests ofthe ... collision and cross-linking with the small globules ofthe calcium chloride solution From the results obtained, it can be seen that the properties ofthe alginate matrix are affected by the method of...
... prevention on berthed pleasure crafts 1.6 Scope and objective ofstudyThe thesis describes the use of ultrasound onthe control of barnacle induced marine biofouling The objective of this study ... immediately Accumulation of organisms onthe conditioned surface depends onthe availability ofthe colonizing stages, and their relative rates of attachment and surface exploitation The organisms generate ... describes the colonization ofthe first layer of fouling by the formation ofthe bacterial biofilm, which is followed by spores of macroalgae, fungi and protozoa within a week, and the larvae of invertebrates,...
... structures and there is a continuous shuttling of splicing factors in and out ofthe speckles In the event of transcription inhibition, either through the use of inhibitors or as a consequence of heat-shock, ... activation, lariat formation, exon ligation, spliced product release and the eventual association ofthe remaining components that constitute the spliceosome assembly A simplified representation ofthe ... transcription inhibition These observations suggest the role of MLL5 in the transcription or splicing process Given the close interplay between the transcription and splicing processes, theeffects of...
... Table of contents Acknowledgement I Table of contents II Abbreviations III Part I: Introduction Rationale ofthestudy Scope ofthestudy Aims ofthestudy Methods ofthestudy Design ofthestudy ... 38 Conclusion 39 Part III: Conclusion Issues addressed in thestudy 40 Implications 40 Suggestions for further study 42 Bibliography Part I: Introduction Rationale oftheStudy Nowadays economic ... coverage of economic fields, thestudy mainly focuses onthe English-Vietnamese translation of economic terms in Part III Sale and Consumer Protection ofthe textbook The major aspects ofthe investigation...
... for the degree of Master of Arts (TEFL) accept the requirements ofthe College relating to the retention and use of Master of Arts Thesis deposited in the library In terms of these conditions, ... Rationale for thestudy 1.2 Aims and research questions 1.3 Theoretical and practical significance ofthestudy 1.4 Scope ofthestudy 1.5 Method ofthestudy 1.6 Organization ofthe paper Chapter ... composed of chapters Chapter 1- Introduction briefly states the rationale, aims and research questions, scope ofthe study, theoretical and practical significance ofthe study, method ofthe study...
... layer of water along the tank wall Part of this heat is then transferred by diffusion towards the core ofthe tank The water ofthe vertical layer becomes lighter than its surrounding and then ... equals to the ratio between the massweighted average temperature and the solar radiation may be used for the purpose ofthe comparison, which should reflect the effect of solar radiation onthe temperature ... variation of solar radiation and average temperature ofthe present experimental study in August and the theoretical results of [1] in June Figure 10 The time variation of solar radiation and...