... beamforming model described in Section 2.2 Assume that there are Kn interfering users within the mainlobe having a unit antenna gain withthe probability B, and K − Kn − interfering users within the ... unity, while the gain in sidelobe is α This implies that one interferer stays inthe mainlobe with probability B Considering an exact beam pattern and normalizing the pattern by the gain at the desired ... The signal is spread inthe frequency domain withthe spreading gain L which is also equal to the number of subcarriers Δ fk is the CFO between oscillators ofthe kth user’s transmitter and the...
... However, the role of biomarkers inthe evaluation of patients inthe ICU setting remains largely unexplored Because hemodynamic monitoring is a frequent theme inthe evaluation of patients inthe ... useful in that they may allow invasive monitoring to be avoided in some patients with heart failure inotropic agents (including norepinephrine [noradrenaline], phenylephrine, vasopressin, dopamine, ... filling pressures, to evaluate the utility of NT-proBNP to predict ICU death in patients with shock, and to examine the role of NT-proBNP with other biomarkers in estimating prognosis in the...
... reaction of FeCl3 with H2 O at 140 ◦ C for 12 h inthe presence of Na2 SO4 and the products obtained by the calcination ofthe precursors at 600 ◦ C In Fig 1a, all the diffraction peaks can be indexed ... analysis Fig 4a is the TEM image of an individual microsphere The center portion ofthe superstructure is lighter than that ofthe edge, further confirming the hollow interiors ofthe unique self-wrapped ... O + HCl (2) In addition, the yield also increases with increasing the reaction time, indicating that formation of Fe8 (OOH)16 Cl1.3 is a slow process inthe presence of Na2 SO4 The as-prepared...
... will in uence the growth of ZnO micro-nanostructures, leading to change inthe morphology of ZnO The pH ofthe reaction solution increases withthe addition of ammonia At the same time, the growth ... nuclei Therefore, the precursor solution is generated for the single and independent ZnO nanowires, hindering them from forming flower- or urchin-like ZnO The concentration of ammonia, the pH, and the ... structure Among the foregoing, the reflectivity ofthe denser urchin-like structure was the lowest at 18% When the obtained ZnO micro-nanostructures were used as the anode ofthe DSSC, the photoelectrochemical...
... charge storage is based either on the adsorption of cations at the surface ofthe electrode material or on the intercalation of cations inthe bulk ofthe electrode material In order to achieve high ... coated with a porous MnO2 layer (d) HRTEM image ofthe interface between MnO2 and CNT Inset in (a) shows the EDX spectrum ofthe MnO2/CNT nanocomposite Inset in (b) shows the TGA spectrum ofthe ... nanocomposite Inset in (c) shows the ED pattern ofthe MnO2/CNT nanocomposite Inset in (d) shows the interplanar spacing of MnO2 nanoflake grown on the CNT Figure Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms...
... phenomenon is meaningful to the discussion inthe following paragraphs on the mechanism ofthe TiCx shape variation withthe different kinds ofthe Me addition Figure gives the TEM images ofthe TiCx ... gives the mean sizes based on the statistic analysis of a hundred of TiCx particles inthe FESEM images for the Me-Ti-CNT systems The decrease inthe TiCx particle sizes withthe increase inthe ... chemical affinity with Fe Hence, the carbon atoms could dissolve rapidly inthe Fe melt, which leads to the formation ofthe C-rich regions near the CNTs at the initial stage ofthe SHS In these C-rich...
... connected withthe decrease ofthe supersaturation of 513MOS inthe solution due to the dilution ofthe reactants and will be discussed in detail later Thein uence of EDTA on the morphologies ofthe ... promote the axial growth ofthe 513MOS nanowires The increase of [Mg2?] and the supersaturation of 513MOS within initial h of reaction should be attributed mainly to the dissolution ofthe Mg(OH)2 ... analysis shown in Fig Figure shows thein uence ofthe preparation ways ofthe Mg(OH)2 precursors on the variation of [Mg2?] and the supersaturation of 513MOS withthe hydrothermal time The supersaturation...
... scratching ofthe string or the rattling caused by the string vibrating against the fret with weak fingering pressure The body resonances and contributions from the three-dimensional movement ofthe ... pluck recording the combination ofthe basic plucked string model and WLP coding No special care was taken, therefore, inthe selection ofthe instruments to be used or the nature ofthe guitar ... prediction The degradation occurs for the following reason in each ofthe two topologies (A) Inthe case ofthe WLPCME, the beating that is caused by the three-dimensional vibration ofthe string causes...
... example, gene × smoking) inthe conditional logistic regression models The significance ofthe interaction was determined using the Wald χ2 test ofthe interaction variable Inthe combined NHS-NHSII ... after removing 18 women because of missing data for all genotypes examined The characteristics ofthe RA cases at diagnosis in each ofthe two cohorts are shown in Table The cases inthe NHS had ... smoking and PTPN22 in determining RA risk The C→T polymorphism at position 1858 ofthe PTPN22 gene interferes withthe function ofthe PTPN22/Csk complex, which is an important inhibitor of T-cell...
... phosphorus was then accumulated inthe sludge inthe subsequent oxic tank by normal oxygen-utilizing PAOs The residual phosphorus was removed inthe final anoxic tank without oxygen Especially in Phase ... and effluent ofthe phosphorus adsorption column are shown in Fig During the operation, about 70% ofthe phosphorus inthe sludge was solubilized by ozonation, and a large part ofthe solubilized ... 2008) The reactivated adsorbent was packed into the column again, and phosphorus was effectively adsorbed Figure Concentration of each type of phosphorus inthe influent and effluent ofthe phosphorus...
... sustain meaningful interventions pertaining to the sexuality of young people perinatally infected with HIV Without proper training, service providers may share the values and biases ofthe larger ... even inthe event of disclosure, the partners not mind having or continuing the relationship, even if they are discordant Strongly desire to have children, but inthe future: 41 percent ofthe ... Respondents were asked about what they can to avoid re-infecting themselves with another strain of HIV The three most commonly known ways of avoiding re-infection include abstinence (66 percent), condom...
... activity within prisons In some sense therefore this is an acknowledgement ofthe practice of MSM within prison environments The prevalence of MSM outside prison and jails in Malawi remains understudied ... 73 (75.3%) of MSM reported being residents of Lilongwe, Zomba or Blantyre, the three cities inthe southern and central region ofthe country, 12.4% were residents of Liwonde, and the rest (12.3%) ... Statistical Office guidelines (Muula, 2007b) These guidelines define rural, urban and peri-urban area status based on a decision by the Office of President and Cabinet and not based on development indicators...
... listed at the beginning and an Index of Keywords is given at the end ofthe book Some readers may find the Author Index at the end ofthe book useful Each chapter finishes with some Exercises with Solutions ... understanding ofthe basic concepts and tools needed when implementing simulation methods for the numerical solution of SDEs In doing so the book aims to follow up on the presentation ofthe topic in ... Lynch, the former Dean ofthe Faculty of Business at the University of Technology Sydney, who made the writing ofthe book possible through his direct support Finally, I like to thank the Editor,...
... mutations ofthe amino acids proposed to be involved in binding ofthe surface acarbose caused reduction of enzyme adsorption on starch, proving that these amino acids are involved in starch binding ... binding domain while the catalytic domain was very similar to that of other family 15 members The close similarity in sequence ofthe Glm enzyme indicated that it too lacked the binding domain, ... Tyr464 inthe form of a semicircle (Fig 6) and captures the inhibitor molecule as seen inthe ‘sugar tongs’ binding site in barley a-amylase isozyme complexed withthe substrate To verify the hypothesis...
... that ofthe active area in insulin (Fig 7F) If the mechanism ofthe interaction between the 4-kDa peptide and 43-kDa protein has the minimum components of insulin–insulin receptor interaction, the ... similar to the insulin– insulin receptor interaction system Interaction of insulin withthe 43-kDa protein Acknowledgements Similarly to the 4-kDa peptide, insulin is able to interact withthe 43-kDa ... Nakagawa, S.H & Tager, H.S (1987) Role ofthe COOHterminal B-chain domain in insulin–receptor interactions: identification of perturbations involving the insulin mainchain J Biol Chem 262, 12054–12058...
... centrifugation at 20 000 g for 30 at °C Binding ofthe fusion proteins to chitin beads via the intein/ chitin binding domain, cleavage ofthe fusion protein (in 20 mM Tris/HCl, pH 8.0, 200 mM NaCl, ... the gene clusters responsible for the biosynthesis of SPAs of A actinomycetemcomitans serotypes a, b, c, d, and e [23,29,34–36] The gene cluster associated withthesynthesisof SPA in A actinomycetemcomitans ... encoding basic cellular functions in A actinomycetemcomitans have an average GC content of 48.0% [43] The GC content ofthe region essential for the biosynthesis of SPA inthe other serotype strains...
... final product dispersed in hexane (the vial on the right) Experimental 2.3 Synthesisof nanorods 2.1 Materials The mixture for thesynthesisof iron oxide nanorods contained mL of freshly dried [BMIM][Tf2 ... acid:oleylamine molar ratio of 6:2.7:1:0.7 The reaction temperature was 310 ◦ C The SAED pattern was mostly from a single nanorod The lines in Panel D indicate the position and relative intensity ofthe ... predetermined temperature for a given period of time before the reaction was terminated by removing the heating source After the mixture cooled down, the ionic liquid inthe reaction vessel was then...
... percentage of CD3 CD16 CD56 NK cells detected in patients with PTB in this study may therefore indicate the contribution of NK cells inthe host immune response against MTB infection Theimmune response ... laboratory data withthe clinical findings Peripheral blood subset data ofthe patients were compared with a section ofthe similar data generated previously for defining the normal range of adult peripheral ... experiments in mice have unveiled the role of B cells inthe optimal host response against MTB by increasing the infection inoculum (Vordermeier et al., 1996; Maglione et al., 2007) In addition the protection...
... setting Involvement ofthe National TB and HIV Program staff inthe development phase facilitated the use ofthe training materials by the National Program inthe roll-out of TB/HIV training ... workers and helped with its development WD and FB also helped with developing the training AVR conceived ofthe study, participated in developing the training, coordinated the study with FB and helped ... Content ofthe training modules Table details the content ofthe training Topics included HIV epidemiology, transmission modes and natural course of HIV infection, HIV prevention within the health...
... to therapy withthe placebo (Table 2) In comparison to the values obtained for the two-week period prior to the beginning ofthe study, the patients treated with omeprazole at the end ofthe ... disease, including those ofthe gastrointestinal tract; (4) any change in pharmacological treatment for cardiovascular disease within one month ofthe start ofthe study; and (5) the administration of ... daily the number and severity of chest pain episodes, the circumstances ofthe appearance ofthe pain (e.g whether involving effort, rest, stress or night resting), the necessity for taking nitroglycerin...