... activity of synthesized catalyst andthe separation and reuse of TiO2 photocatalysts are rarely investigated In this thesis work, the dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles in aqueous phase was studied The ... photoactivity of core/shell SiO2/TiO2 catalyst is obtained by monodisperse of Platinum nanoparticles The possible reuse of supported catalysts is also discussed Finally, conclusions ofthe present work and ... dispersed systems is due to an increase inthe production of highly dispersed powders and an expansion of their application in various branches of industry From the ecological standpoint, special...
... linguistic validation ofthe PedsQL protocol This disease-specific module includes 28 questions to assess subscales of HRQOL, which include diabetes symptoms (11 items), treatments barriers ... children and their parents were informed about the study and its aim and gave signed informed consent Statistical analysis The reliability ofthe QOL subscales was tested using the Cronbach s alpha ... diabetes and assessment of reliability and validity ofthe Persian version ofthe PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic Core Scales andthe PedsQLTM 3.0 Diabetes Module are the main goals of this study Methods Participants...
... completely suppressed inthe core/shell sample, indicating the BeO capping process significantly reduces the surface states of ZnO core The drastic increase inthe NBE emission intensities of ZnO in ... were studied by room temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements, using the 325-nm line of a HeCd laser Results and discussions Figure 1a, b shows the top-view and cross-section images ofthe ... mechanism is discussed The effect of BeO shell on the optical properties ofthe nanostructure was investigated using photoluminescence measurements, which disclosed distinct improvement of optical...
... alkoxides to the solution of CdSe QDs, the PL disappeared This indicates that, upon hydrolysis ofthe alkoxides and covalent coupling through the SH group of Figure Absorption and PL spectra of CdSe ... Optics (20% peak transmission) From the known profile ofthe arc Xenon lamp andthe transmission of a 340 nm interference filter, we can calculate the intensities ofthe lamp as 3.2 × 10-8 Einstein/cm2 ... Einstein/cm2 s at 405 nm and 6.9 × 10-9 Einstein/cm2 s at 340 nm Results and discussion CdSe QDs For the preparation of CdSe QDs, we have used AOT reverse micelles templating procedure, and cadmium...
... genes present only in this pair of strains : genes present in both strains : genes present inthe ROW strain, but not in column strain : genes present inthe COLumn strain, but not in row strain ... increases, the number of clusters increases as paralogs are segregated into distinct ortholog classes When the threshold passes the peak ofthe paralog distribution, the rate at which clusters split ... supragenome is a prerequisite to addressing these issues In this regard we have sequenced the genomes of 11 clinical NTHi isolates, by standard clonebased Sanger sequencing and using the new 454-based...
... the Young s modulus goes up and then decreases Such an increasing -and- decreasing trend in Young s modulus curve of Ge-core/Si-shell and monotonous increment in Young s modulus of Si-core/Ge-shell ... nanowires with different compositions It is found that inthe case of Si-core/Ge-shell, the Young s modulus increases with increasing the component of Si-core, whereas inthe case of Ge-core/Si-shell, ... Young s modulus ofthe considered Si-shells roughly keeps pace with that ofthe Ge-shells; but Young s modulus ofthe Ge-cores show an opposite trend against the Si-cores Such distinct behavior in...
... patterns show the presence of spinel ferrite crystalline phase as the main phase in all prepared core/ shell ferrite nanoparticles In addition, the average crystallite size increases on increasing the ... addition, the intensities ofthe peaks are found to increase by increasing the firing temperature due to the increase ofthe crystalline phase From Figure 1a, b, it was observed that the X-ray ... to increase the crystal size ofthe ferrite nanoparticles which reflects on the magnetization state by creating a multidomains state instead of single-domain state Multidomains need less magnetic...
... nanostructures synthesized using post-grafting method is less than the one synthesized using APTMS as the shell forming agent The IEP for Mn2O3@amino-functionalized silica (with TEOS) also shifts ... thanks CSIR, Govt of India for a fellowship Authors’ contributions SV carried out the synthesis and characterization of core-shell nanostructures PT assisted inthe synthesis of core-shell nanostructures ... details regarding synthesis and characterization are given inthe supporting information Results and discussion TEM image of Mn2O3@SiO2 core-shell nanostructures shows cores with size ranging from...
... experimentally and estimates ofthe emulsion polymerisation mechanism of synthesis for the obtained core and shell The determination ofthe polymerisation reaction kinetics ofthe styrene core and butyl ... initiation step As inthe case ofthe SLS surfactant, the dominant function ofthe surfactant is in establishing the initial charge, which will influence the formation of micelles, and thereby micellar ... polymerisation method in this experiment used the seeded semicontinuous method, andthe process of initiator addition was direct (shot) Thus, the function ofthe initiator is vital only during the initiation...
... polymerization ofthe core-shell structures was prepared using a two-steps polymerization process The first step is the formation of a polymer core that is encapsulated with a cross-linking agent Inthe second ... ratio ofthe feeding time are given in Table Table shows that as the feeding time ofthe core and shell increases, so does conversion andthe results are presented in Figure For the feeding time ... the synthesis, using a feeding time for the formation ofthe styrene core of h, and h for the shell yielded polymer particles size of 264.7 nm Increasing the aging time was shown to increase conversion...
... microcapsules as the nucleotides could freely diffuse into and out ofthe microcapsules This produces duplicates ofthe target DNA fragment and demonstrates the use of microcapsules as possible vessels ... Applications of Biomolecules Loaded LbL Microcapsules 2.4.1 Biosensors A valuable application of microcapsules inthe biomedical field is the use of these microcapsules as biosensors Being minute in ... oil -in- water emulsions (Binks, 2002.) Further stabilization of these microparticles at the surface of these emulsion droplets gives rise to colloidosomes or microcapsules with surface assembled...
... thus leading to the proposal ofthe existence of a common set of bc1 sub-complexes in numerous yeast deletion strains [12] The present study, on the other hand, provides further insights into the ... Qcr9p andthe chaperone Bcs1p Inthe DBCS1 strain, on the other hand, ISP and Qcr10p were both missing inthe same large sub-complex These results suggest that Bcs1p, as previously proposed [29], ... intermediates, andthe sequence in which these putative sub-complexes bind to each other during the assembly ofthe bc1 complex is also unknown Furthermore, as inthe case ofthe biogenesis of...
... (Yu-Hong and Yu-Jie, 2009) Collagen works hand -in- hand with elastin in supporting thebodys tissues Basically, it gives body tissues form and provides firmness and strength; elastin gives the same body ... dermis by the same mechanism of fibroblast stimulation This in turn increases cohesion ofthe dermal collagen fibers themselves This action means increased thickness, suppleness and resilience, as ... connects and supports other bodily tissues, such as skin, bone, tendons, muscles and cartilage It also supports the internal organs and is even present in teeth There are more than 25 types of collagens...
... 0.080 a The sequences of PS deoxyribozymes 10–23 containing a single PS linkage of stereorandom P-configuration (equal amounts of RP and SP diastereomers) inthe selected positions ofthe catalytic ... inthe presence of thiophilic cations such as Mn2+, Zn2+, or Cd2+, in increasing order (the rescue effect) Analysis of these types of interaction led to a better understanding ofthe mechanistic ... cation to both the proRP and proSP phosphate oxygen atoms at these positions during catalysis Also, it is possible that a sulfur atom in these positions does not alter the structure ofthe catalytically...
... core subunit of Pph3p required for the binding of Psy2p, we examined the sensitivity ofthe YBL046w ⁄ Psy4p deletion strain to cisplatin The comparable increased sensitivities to cisplatin ofthe ... cisplatin this rescued strain on plates containing mm and mm cisplatin was the same as that ofthe control strain transformed with the vector YCplac111 (data not shown) The YBL046w gene was therefore ... methods Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains used in this study are described in Table The HIS3MX marker was employed as a selective marker for deletion ofthe PSY4 ⁄ YBL046w gene using a single-step...
... CCSS A few states are planning to phase CCSS assessment items into existing state assessments prior to the release of CCSS assessments in 2014–2015 (Achieve, 2011b) We discuss these steps further ... to assessment alignment with the CCSS is modification of classroom-based assessments as a means of improving instruction andof increasing students’ familiarity with the more demanding types of ... that states establish academic standards in mathematics and reading and assess students’ learning of those standards annually in grades through and once again in high school The law gives individual...
... particles will stay on the top ofthe SiNWs and form wire-like spherical particle agglomerates, linking with SiNWs Based on the above discussions, we propose that the formation ofthe SiNWs follows the ... assistance of PPC polymer, and simply fabricated SiNWs wrapped highly dispersed Au nanoparticles In our synthesis system, Si substrate is used as the source of SiNWs, andthe native oxide layer and ... aligned NWs on the crosssection ofthe SiNWs film, shown in Fig 2a, reveals these NWs are mainly composed Si The remaining oxygen peak comes from the surface oxidation ofthe nanowires andthe atomic...
... nanowires including the VLS mechanism [10] andthe oxide-assisted method [11] The main characteristic ofthe VLS mechanism is the presence of liquid intermediates that serve as catalysts between the ... process The oxide-assisted process is likely to operate inthe growth of Sample A, since our synthesis can meet all the growth conditions for this mechanism Inthe experiment, the MoSi2 rods 372 ... this stage The silicon seeds would serve as the nuclei for the growth of Si nanowires inthe oxide-assisted process, as described in detail by Lee and co-authors [11,14,15] A number of factors...
... point mutations inthe first CXC domain) were expressed in bacteria and purified A Coomassie-stained gel ofthe purified proteins is shown The asterisks indicate the position of GST andthe GST-CXC ... Mutations in TSO1 cause defects in mitosis and cytokinesis Interestingly, all tso1 mutants that have been described harbor point mutations inthe CXC domain, indicating that this domain is critical ... could be involved inthe recruitment ofthe complex intheS phase Because LINC associates with B-MYB intheS phase, it is possible that LINC binding to the cdc2 promoter is stabilized by simultaneous...
... the J band) induced in Stains-all by its binding to Gambeta is intermediate to that of bB2 and cB crystallins As with the other crystallins, Gambeta also shows a positive band inthe region of ... inthe two proteins, the N-terminal domains of bB2 and cB crystallin were superimposed separately from the C-terminal domains ofthe two proteins using LSQMAN software [17] This showed that the ... coli strain BL21-DE3pLysS The DNA sequence and sequencing chromatograms ofthe synthetic gene are shown in Fig S1 A,B Figure S2 A shows the overexpression levels of several Gambetaexpressing clones,...