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... super-saturation, Si will separate out at the interface and grow epitaxially on the Si substrate Silicon oxide will flow over the Au particle surface and form a layer sheathing the SiNW The diameter ... °C and (b) 700 °C The scale bar is lm (c) TEM image of a SiNW with an Au particle tip and (d) corresponding silicon elemental mapping The scale bar is 50 nm (e) EDX spectrum of the nanowire and ... key point of the MC-VLS growth of SiNWs and the growth temperature is dependent on the metal catalyst As Au and Si can form an eutectic alloy as low as 363 °C [9], consequently SiNWs have been...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 15:06

... 3.8- and 3.6-fold lower than those for their nonfluorinated analogues BuGua and BuNOHG, respectively, and the koff app values for TFBGua and TFBNOHG are 1.6 and times lower than those for BuGua and ... 7- and 25-fold lower than that for l-Arg, and those for the non-a-amino acid N-hydroxyguanidines BuNOHG and TFBNOHG were 3- and 12-fold lower than that for NOHA The koff app values for BuGua and ... be 10 and times higher than that for l-Arg, and those for BuNOHG and TFBNOHG were 20 and times higher than that for NOHA Interestingly, konapp values for the fluorinated compounds TFBGua and TFBNOHG...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 22:20

... Galatsis et al / Sensors and Actuators B 83 (2002) 276±280 279 Fig CO and NO2 response of Mo and W oxide sensors operating at 300 8C 4.4 Carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas sensing ... outperforming the single metal oxides MoO3 has to be highly oxidized and reduced By mixing it with TiO2 and WO3, the resistivity is reduced and in cases of O3, CO and NO2 gas and ethanol vapor sensing, ... technology and instrumentation for over 30 years He has published four books and monographs and over 200 papers and holds 26 Patents He is a Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia and heads...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2014, 16:47

... absorption bands centered at 3400, 1630 and 950 cm−1 can be assigned to O–H stretching mode for interlayer water, oxonium ions and hydroxyl groups, H–O–H bending for water and oxonium ions, and O–H ... tubes with multiple shells of 1–5 layers, and a shell spacing is about 0.78 nm The tubes are hollow and Results and discussion 3.1 Nanotubes Titanium oxide nanotubes can be formed in the range ... throughly with water and 0.1 mol/L HCl aqueous solution until the pH value of the washing solution lower than 7, and subsequently filtered and dried at 60 ◦ C The structural and chemical natures...

Ngày tải lên: 20/03/2014, 13:11

... Basen-Engquist K and Parcel GS, Attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy: a model of adolescents’ HIV-related sexual risk behavior, Health Education Quarterly, 1992, 19(2): 263 277; and Adih WK and Alexander CS, ... Dittus PJ and Gordon VV, Maternal correlates of adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior, Family Planning Perspectives, 1996, 28(4): 159–165 & 185; and Holtzman D and Rubinson R, Parent and peer ... young: grandmothers and granddaughters among Abaluyia of Kenya, Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology, 1994, 9(2):157–178; and Blanc AK et al., Negotiating Reproductive Outcomes in Uganda, Calverton,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 12:20

... elevation in [Ca2+]i and a higher responsiveness to HSD We report here that, in the brain and aorta of HSDtreated rats, the extent and patterns of proteolytic degradation of NOS isozymes and HSP90 are ... FEBS 2503 In vivo degradation of NOS and HSP90 by calpain M Averna et al Table Levels of native and 15 kDa calpastatin species in brain and aorta of NMS and HMS rats treated with HSD for weeks ... SDS-PAGE and blotted as described previously nNOS, eNOS and HSP90 were detected with specific mAbs (C) nNOS (open circles) and HSP90 (filled circles) immunoreactive materials detected in (A) and the...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 04:20

... Where, SN, SI and SU represent the intrinsic signal intensities of the native, intermediate and the unfolded states, respectively DGNfiI and DGIfiU are the standard free energies for the NfiI and IfiU ... measurements Urea and GdnHCl were dissolved in 25 mm Pipes, pH 6.8 for FtsZ assembly reactions Final pH of the urea and GdnHCl solutions was adjusted using HCl and NaOH Fresh solutions of urea and GdnHCl ... JASCO 6500 fluorescence spectrophotometer The excitation and emission wavelengths were 500 nm The excitation and emission bandwidths used were and nm, respectively Effect of TMAO on denaturant-induced...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 16:20

... sites, such as NO2 and O2, electrons are effectively depleted from the conduction band, leading to a reduced conductivity of the n-type oxide On the other hand, molecules, such as CO and H2, would ... Zhao, C Andreazza, P Andreazza, J Ma, Y Liu, and D Shen, Chem Phys Lett 399, 522 (2004) 138 W Lee, M.-C Jeong, and J.-M Myoung, Nanotechnology 15, 1441 (2004) 139 W.I Park, Y.H Jun, S.W Jung, and ... the exciton binding energy.140 Strong emission peak at 380 nm due to band-to-band transition and green-yellow emission band related to oxygen vacancy are observed These results are consistent...

Ngày tải lên: 28/04/2014, 15:06

... evolution of the tungsten oxide Figure showed the Raman spectra of the tungsten oxide samples related to Fig 1a, b Two broad but weak bands marked with K1 and K2 located in 770 cm–1 and 870 cm–1 which ... nearly 7% and 51%, respectively, inside the tungsten oxide samples The ratio of atomic percentages between tungsten and oxygen was almost under low OGC In this case the phase of tungsten oxide supposed ... increase of OGC, the sub-stoichiometry tungsten oxide- WO2 and WOx-would become stoichiometry tungsten oxide It was also found that atomic tungsten and carbon without any chemical bond structure...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 18:20

... stabilization and movement of the extremity Stabilization of the trunk muscles and strengthening of the lower extremity muscles Exercise with regard to activities of daily living (sit to stand) and body ... determine and will be dictated by the surgeon with consideration of the operative procedure and the degree of postoperative soft tissue and bony alterations This decision will often be anecdotal and ... assessment and imaging studies and full recovery as determined by near normal range of motion and normal muscular strength Return to sport decisions must be made on an individual basis, and various...

Ngày tải lên: 02/07/2014, 06:20

... interlock code parameter and forward call indicators with the contents specified previously, and if the call is successfully set up and cleared Example 2: CLIP—Network Provided and Sent, Test 3.1.1 ... Test Configuration 1, Used for SCCP Testing Example 1: Local DPC and SSN Included, DPC and SSN Available, GT and SSN Included and Sent, Test 1.1.1.1.1.1 This test is to check that the DUT SCCP ... specified above, and the call is successfully setup and cleared < Day Day Up > The SCCP test specification is found in ITU Q.786 [92] The purpose of the tests is to ensure validation and compatibility...

Ngày tải lên: 02/07/2014, 09:20

... If a function w =f (z) is differentiable at a point z and the inverse function z =g(w) ≡f –1(w) exists and is differentiable at the point w and satisfies [f –1 (w)]w ≠ 0, then fz (z) = [f –1 (w)]w ... of the curve C If C is a piecewise smooth curve and f (z) is bounded and piecewise continuous, then the integral (10.1.2.20) exists If z = x + iy and w = u(x, y) + iv(x, y), then the computation ... point z0 and the function W = F (w) is analytic at the point w0 = f (z0 ), then the composite function W = F [f (z)] is analytic at the point z0 If a function is analytic in a domain D and continuous...

Ngày tải lên: 02/07/2014, 13:20

... witness stand.) → make someone’s hair stand on end → more than one can stand → not have a leg to stand on → take the stand → witness stand stand around to wait around, standing; to loiter stand aside ... person, nearby and ready (Plural: standbys.) n a person traveling on standby (Plural: standbys.) adv traveling when one is not able to reserve a seat and must travel as W → on standby a standing joke ... TLFeBOOK standby forming to a certain degree or amount; normal (Adv: standardly.) adj correct and acceptable according to the formal rules of a language (Adv: standardly.) standby ["stAnd baI]...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 22:20

... classification On the one hand, S2 and S3P carriers had a higher frequency of anti-CCP2 antibodies or AhFibA in comparison with noncarriers (odds ratio > and P < 0.05) On the other hand, S3D and S1 carriers ... new classification On the one hand, S2 carriers had a higher frequency of RF in comparison with noncarriers (odds ratio > and P < 0.05) On the other hand, S3D and S1 carriers had a lower frequency ... between HLA-DRB1 gene polymorphisms and ACPAs, and point out the interest of the new classification of HLA-DRB1 alleles in order to differentiate predisposing and protective alleles for ACPA production...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... and a human virus isolate of RVFV attenuated in cell culture by 5-fluorouracil treatment, MP12 [13,14] Although Clone 13 and MP12 were shown to be safe and immunogenic in mice and in cattle and ... vaccines are safe, but less immunogenic and require annual booster vaccinations [11] Previously, two vaccine candidates have been proposed and tested for their safety and efficacy in animal trials: a ... after gene-gun immunisation were analysed and the protective abilities of the N and the GN/ GC construct were tested by virus challenge Methods Cells and viruses BHK-21 (ATCC number CCL-10) cells...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:21

... a better understanding of the protective role of diet in lung disease, provided they focus on the temporal effects of diet and on a careful assessment of the role of smoking and other lifestyle ... nutrients and pulmonary function: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Am J Epidemiol 2000, 151:975-981 11 Butland BK, Fehily AM, Elwood PC: Diet, lung function, and ... associations are, however, often weak and it is well known that small effect estimates are more susceptible to confounding bias and to misclassification of dietary intake and disease outcome [26] Differences...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

Ngày tải lên: 14/11/2014, 08:07

... scholarship and various education and conference allowances during my candidature Last but not least, I wish to express my love and gratitude to my beloved parents and wife for their endless love and ... patient mentorship and guidance during my earlier candidature I treasure our friendships and all the time we spent together for both work and fun Special thanks go to Mrs Ho Chiow Mooi and Mr Koo Chee ... sincere and greatest gratitude to my supervisor A/Prof Chim Wai Kin and co-supervisor Dr Chiam Sing Yang for their patient guidance and help throughout the candidature Their advices and suggestions...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:07

... switching and oxide heterostructure interface physics More interestingly, all my studies are, to some extent, all related to defects in oxide and oxide heterostructure Basically, a defect in oxide ... topics related to oxides and oxide heterostructures What is common in all of my research topics is pulsed laser deposition, which was intensively used to fabricate oxide thin films and oxide interfaces ... my research and I am grateful to all of them Especially, I would like to sincerely thank my supervisors Prof Ariando and Prof T Venkatesan for educating and encouraging me Prof Ariando keeps me...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:11

... present and past lab colleagues, particularly Eunice, Chai Lian, Irene and Baihui in processing of patient’s samples, Jamie for generating eGFP-BCG and pMV261-BCG and anyone who have supported and ... with protective mycobactericidal activity, in both clinically healthy people and those with TB This is relevant to risk stratification of TB contacts and patients, and also in identifying protective ... fusion (Flynn and Chan 2003; Tufariello et al., 2003) Appropriate macrophage activation can, however, lead to some phagolysosome fusion and lysosomal enzymes (Cohn 1 963) , nitric oxide (NO) and reactive...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 14:05