... with the control volume, is the sum of two terms: the rate of change of P within the control volume, andthe net rate of flow of P out ofthe control volume Proof of Eq 2.3-2 First we take the ... edition, the workshop held the additional potential of providing a glimpse at thefuture development ofthe field Thus, we present below some ofthe major topics of deliberation and conclusions ofthe ... thermodynamics The focus of past research, as well as much ofthe current research, is on the process andthe scale of examination ofthe machine, with the objective of developing optimized processes and...
... direction and magnetic field were rotated in the (100) plane In (b), (d), (f) and (h), the currents were applied along [010] direction andthe magnetic field were rotated in the (010) plane The definition ... definition ofthefield angle is shown 97 Figure 4.8 A schematic ofthe orbital overlap between Ru1 and Ru2 ions along y axis The dxz orbital is colored red, the dxy orbital green andthe dyz ... from one state to another by the application of an external electric fieldThe modern fieldof ferroelectrics got a jump start in Chapter 1945 with the finding of robust value of dielectric constants...
... e10, e11), strength, and flexibility (22, e10, e11) In none ofthe studies was there any evidence of a deterioration of hemodynamic function in and/ or risk to the children by the intervention program ... the pleasure of sports exercise in a group of other children their own age Owing to the absence of competitive pressure, leisure exercise, playing with friends and siblings, does not entail the ... sports and competitive sports In considering the pros and cons of club sports it should be remembered that children not meet in this setting merely for the purposes of competition Often, the sharing...
... contributions DPC conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and draft the manuscript CAB carried out the acquisition ofthe data, analysis and interpretation of data She has ... establish a cause and effect relationship due to the lack of longitudinal follow-up ofthe same individuals Nevertheless, the use of a national populationbased survey permits the inclusion of representative ... critically VHB participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis PCG carried out the acquisition ofthe data, analysis and interpretation of data She has been involved...
... coincidence ofthe following two mathematical obstacles: the presence ofthe high derivatives in the Lagrangian , andthe fact that thefield xµ (τ, σ) is defined on the finite strip σ π , and −∞ ... boundary ofthe rectangle Ω The advantage ofthe form ofthe variation δS is that it involves the least possible number of derivatives ofthe variations δxµ The remaining derivatives of δx in formula ... δq1 δp2 δq2 δp2 δq2 (53) The boundary terms (the last three terms on the right hand side of formula (50)) vanish in the case of closed string In the case of open string they give a non-vanishing...
... contributions ofthe OH with either the =N or the nitro groups making the pKa1 extremely acidic On the other hand, thefield effect ofthe negatively charged groups (SO3- and O-) andthe H-bond ofthe ... databases The strength ofthe electrostatic interaction between S and C depends on the magnitude and relative orientation ofthe local fields of S and C andthe dielectric properties and distances through ... discussions ofthe direct field effects 18 In modeling the mesomeric field effect, the intensity andthe location of charges in R depend on both the substituent andthe Rπ network involved The contributions...
... marked the end ofthe mesolithic, hunting and gathering phase of history, and saw the start of settled societies, the building of villages, farming, horticulture andthe use of pottery By the eleventh ... saw the demise of Imperial China, the defeat of Nationalist China andthe rise of Communist China During the same period the country had to withstand the ravages ofthe Second World War and occupation ... After the initial harshness ofthe Han and its opposition to learned enemies ofthe state, culminating in the burning of books in 216 BC andthe execution of 400 opponents ofthe state, the princely...
... universities, on the one hand, andthe slow acceptance of new theoretical tools by the industria Our second objective was, through these reviews andthe ensuing discussion, to develop a collection of research ... state -of- the- art reviews of an area of chemical engineering often referred to as "thermodynamics and physical properties." T h e reviews should represent the work of both the academic researcher and ... thank the members ofthe Organizing Committee: Stanley Adler, Pullman-Kellogg Co.; Howard Hanley ofthe National Bureau of Standards; Robert Reid ofthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and...
... cell, and its number of carbon atoms, as well as the size andthe shape of lhe Brillouin zone The diameter ofthe tube is given by the length ofthe c h i d vector: + with N = n: -t nl nz n; The ... cells The number of carbon atoms in the unit cell, n,, can be calculated from the area St = a c ofthe cylinder surface andthe area Sg ofthe hexagonal graphene unit cell The ratio of these ... graphene, we find a series of parallel lines The length, the number, andthe orientation of these lines dcpend on the chiral indices (n 1, nz) ofthe tube The basic idea ofthe zone-folding or confinement...
... ofthe study andthe editing ofthe article BR contributed to shaping ofthe article andthe editing ofthe article GEE contributed to the statistical analyses andthe editing ofthe manuscripts ... a given predictor, and an outcome in the units of measurement ofthe predictor It is the change in the outcome associated with a unit change in the predictor, whereas the standardized regression ... diagnosis of either LQTS or HCM, recent SCD in the family) entered at step ofthe model accounted for 24% ofthe variance in physical health Increasing age (p < 0.01) and clinical diagnosis of either...
... agreement with the results of XRD and TEM, the FTIR and FT-Raman spectra ofthe HAp show the absorption bands characteristic of hydroxyapatite XPS results provide the additional evidence for the successful ... information about the size and typical shape ofthe as-prepared samples The results suggest that the doping Ag+ has little influence on the morphology ofthe HAp The samples prepared at the atomic ratio ... (AgNPs) [31] The exact antibacterial action of AgNPs is not completely understood [32] On the other hand in the literature, the studies on the preparation and characterization ofthe silver-doped...
... about the general theory of integral equations and their relation with boundaryvalue problems, we refer to the book of Corduneanu 22 and Agarwal and O’Regan 23 On the other hand, boundary-value ... tk and x t− represent the right-hand limit and left-hand k k limit of x t at t tk , respectively, and g, h ∈ L1 0, is nonnegative For the case of Ik 0, k 1, 2, , m, problem 1.6 reduces to the ... improved and generalized the work of 34 by applying the fixed point theory in cone for a strict set contraction operator; they proved that there exist various results on the existence of positive...
... decrease of thermal stability a The increase of ester to amide ratio did not impact dramatically the thermal degradation ofthe PEAs b The increase of ester to amide ratio decreased the thermal ... in increased elasticity The increase of ester to amide ratio in PEA structure will diminish the mechanical strength ofthe polymer Synthesis ofthe PEA Step 1: Synthesis of different diols from ... groups Increase the molecular weights ofthe synthesized PEAs to further improve the thermal and mechanical properties (such as changing the amino acid to polypeptide or increasing the reaction...
... corresponds to one type of interaction data, and then assembles these motifs into ‘network themes’ consisting of overlapping motifs The network themes are further assembled into ‘thematic maps’ that ... Examples of motifs, themes, and thematic maps discovered in Zhang et al [15] (a-c) A theme capturing the co-regulation of members of a protein complex by a pair of transcription factors, and a corresponding ... complexes The ‘compensatory complex’ theme described by Zhang et al [15] corresponds to the between-pathway interpretation of a dense bundle of genetic interactions On the other hand, the network theme...
... sites The aims of this study were to: (1) analyse the relationships between the distribution of ecological conditions andthe condition of silver fir trees in the sandstone Vosges with the help of ... is the mean altitude ofthe plot, age is the maximal age ofthe population on the plot The probability of erroneous classification was 36% with the model set and 33% using cross validation The ... this study The rather loose relationship between the distribution of damage andthe nature of parent rock and soil type could otherwise been have interpreted as a lack of effect ofthe soil characteristics...
... ability (GCA) ofthe i-th (j-th) parent, sij is the specific combining ability (SCA) ofthe cross between the i-th andthe j-th parent and εijk is the residual term The additive and dominance ... using the following random model: Yijk = µ + + aj + sij + εijk where Yijk is the value ofthe trait for the individual k corresponding to the cross between the male i andthe female j, (aj) is the ... between traits x and y and σpy is the phenotypic standard deviation of trait y Finally, because ofthe high number of traits contributing to wood quality andthe general requirement of forest tree...
... At the end of each day they recorded their steps on a diary form and zeroed their pedometer so they could record their steps for the next day They also kept a diary that categorized the types of ... conceived ofthe study, acquired the funding, participated in the design ofthe study, the delivery ofthe intervention, performed the statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript LC carried out the ... analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing ofthe manuscript; and in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication We also acknowledge the support ofthe Johns Hopkins Bayview...
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... collection, the students were formally informed ofthe purpose ofthe study in an assembly in the school hall, in their classrooms or any other convenient place The students were also informed of their ... the life-styles of children and their families and hence their physical and emotional well-being The present study implies that the sampled Nigerian adolescents were not sufficiently active The ... the students’ ages increase as their class of study increases and a higher class of study implies heavier workload A combination of heavier workload and anxiety trailing the anticipation of the...
... to the north, the city of Da Nang to the east, the Quang Nam Province to the south, andthe Xekong Province of Laos to the west 1.1.2 Metocean conditions In Vietnam, the monsoon system is the ... along the west and southwest border ofthe province, their height varying from 500 to 1480 meters The hills are lower, between 20 to 200 meters and occupy a third ofthe area ofthe province The ... direction by the change ofthe season Wave rose (6) has the least influence of Hainan Island Wave rose (3) 'feels' the Island more, resulting in a decrease of wave height and turn of direction to the...