... Proof: The Hessian matrix is the same as in the centralized scenario and the condition for maximization is satisfied Proposition 3.3: Taking the retailer’s reaction function into consideration the ... of the study was given at the start of the survey to acquaint the respondents withthe study Based onthe results of the survey and the WCO samples, the waste grease collected by students has the ... producer 2’s reaction function into consideration, the second derivative of Π 1S with respect to ˱# 33 is negative (3.16) thus the maximization conditions are satisfied and therefore there exists a...
... a long construct which spans the whole conserved region (residues 1–380) The far-UV CD spectrum of this construct shows that an a-to-b conformational transition occurs under experimental conditions ... non-destabilizing conditions Since the duration of temperature treatment plays a role in the observed process, we tested if prolonged incubation could lead to a-to-b conformational transition ... conformation transition at 50 °C which was not, however, complete during the time course of the experiment (3 h) This suggests that, under the same experimental conditions, the region C-terminal to the...
... was in the intermediate exchange regime Thus, the configuration at the hemiacetal carbon of galactose may affect the dissociation constants By contrast, because chemical-shift changes upon the addition ... titration experiments From the theoretical calculations of Kd for the ratios of sugar-free to sugarbound peak intensities as a function of sugar concentration, the protein concentration was lowered ... second signal at [sugar] ⁄ [EW29Ch] = 3–4 and the resonance signal of the side-chain NH of Trp33 appeared at the position of the second signal corresponding to the bound state (Fig 3B) Because the...
... adjusted to a final platelet concentration of 2.5 · 108ÆmL)1 with homologous platelet-poor plasma The PRP was then preincubated with each of the synthetic 20-peptides or withthe RGDS peptide (used ... then mixed with FITC-Fg (500 nM final concentration), in the presence or absence of the peptides Platelet activation was performed with 100 lM ADP at room temperature for 60 in the dark Then platelets ... values (the concentration that induces 50% inhibition of platelet aggregation) Typical aggregation curves illustrating the inhibitory effect of these peptides on ADP-induced platelet aggregation,...
... representation illustrating the proposed organization of full-length DV E in its postfusion conformation In this model, the α-helices of the stem interact withthe body of the trimer, in the grooves ... fusogenic conformational rearrangements provide us with a detailed molecular picture of the fusion mechanism of these viruses Based onthe work of the above, it has been demonstrated that the E protein ... proliferation depends onthe successful recruitment of host cellular components for their own replication, protein synthesis, and virion assembly HSP70 chaperones, as central component of the cellular...
... The rest of the paper is organized as follows Section discusses the related works concerning thepower control in femtocell environment The next section provides description of the proposed power ... to the description of the proposed power control algorithm The requirements of the proposed mechanism on existing networks are contemplated in the last subsection The system model and simulation ... that the UE is not disconnected due to fading effects In addition, thepower of FAPs are incremented by power adaptation step only if the new value would not exceed Pmax Onthe other hand, the power...
... Inequalities and Applications Let UD p be the space of uniformly differentiable functions on p For f ∈ UD the p-adic q-integral on p, which is called the bosonic q-integral on p, is defined by Iq f ... express the bosonic q-integral on p and investigate some properties of the weighted q-Bernstein polynomials associated withthe weighted q-Bernoulli polynomials by using the expression of p-adic ... Furthermore, for k / 0, one has n m−2k l n m − 2k l −1 l βl α 2k,q q2 2k 2k l l −1 l 2k α βn m−l,q−1 2.21 By the induction hypothesis, we obtain the following theorem Theorem 2.7 For s ∈ Æ and...
... between the channels, is considered, the user selection method simply chooses the strongest user first and then selects other users one by one to maximize the angle between the user’s channel and the ... Combining the beamforming power expression above withthe angle and norm distributions based onthe i.i.d Gaussian channel model, the average beamforming powers for different user selection methods ... quantization errors (iii) even withthe simplification in [8], projections have to be calculated for several iterations for a large fraction of users This contributes to the computational complexity...
... the antibacterial action of the antibiotic–NP conjugates may have been due to the low concentration of particles themselves Therefore, we examined the effect of the gold NP concentration onthe ... concentration at which the A600 of the bacterial suspension after incubation was almost the same as the initial A600, and the MTC was numerically equal to the gentamicin concentration at which the parameters ... mass/volume concentration is about 57 lg mL-1 or, equivalently, the particle-number concentration is about 1.4 1012 mL-1 After the preparation of a concentrated stock solution, the above concentrations...
... Section 4, but the details are beyond the scope of the paper Therefore, the transient response of the whole system can be described by (17) as well This is the motivation for detecting the envelope ... computationally intensive METHOD VALIDATION USING IEEE TEST MODEL This section demonstrates the application of the damping estimation method using the IEEE power distribution test feeder [8] The test ... loading conditions Note that transient voltage response in any monitoring location in thepower system of interest is governed by the same characteristic equation In fact, the estimates and the theoretical...
... lower bound for the channel capacity of the Nakagami fading channels The conservativeness of the lower bound comes from the diagonal assumption on Q If, onthe other hand, Q is nondiagonal, some kind ... distribution function (cdf) of the conditional Shannon capacity Notice that the last equality of the above equation follows from the fact that C(X; Y|A) is a continuous function of the continuous ... OUTAGE PROBABILITY The results we have obtained in the previous sections apply to the case where the fading matrix is ergodic and there are no constraints onthe decoding delay onthe receiver In...
... ∗ g)(x) The theorem is proved On the Generalized Convolution with a Weight - Function 431 Application to Solving Systems of Integral Equations a) Consider the system of integral equations +∞ ... contradition with (24) Thus the generalized convolution (11) does not have the right unit element, and so does not have the unit element We prove that the generalized convolution (11) have the ... by L(R+ ) the set of all functions f defined on (0, ∞) such that dx < +∞ (11) +∞ f (x) Theorem Let f and g be functions in L(R+ ) Then the genneralized convolution withthe weight-function γ(y)...
... withthe situations which we face in Sections and 6, the FPL configurations that we consider in this section will always contain all the horizontal edges along the left border of R, that is, the ... region is the reflexion of the corresponding cut off part of the triangle in the right side of Qn , and in Case (3) it is that region and also the reflexion of the corresponding cut off part onthe ... equals the number of configurations in the region ABK, given by aX (E1 , E2), times the number of configurations in the region F GM, given by aY (F1 , F2 ), times the number of configurations in the...
... siblings have the properties that their coordinates are congruent modulo (thus they are assigned the same direction), they lie on a line whose direction matches their assigned direction, and they are ... withthe four standard directions They tile the integer lattice withthe × direction assignment shown in Figure The direction assignment is constructed so that the two points assigned to a line ... the set of points in B Define the function DL : L → S so that for each line l, DL (l) is the direction of that line We will then construct a function DP : P → S so that for each line l in B, there...
... our study However, how these cells appear in the thymus and their function is unknown We hypothesize at least three ways that these cells could appear in the organ One hypothesis is that adipogenic ... Background correction for each cDNA microarray hybridization assay was assessed via the subtraction of single spot intensities by the median of the background signal intensity from the array The background-subtracted ... as in the perivascular space in the septa and capsule Additionally, these cells were visualized in the subcapsulary region of aged thymi and inside the thymic aged parenchyma in contact with thymocytes...
... achieved their covered with a dense net of hairs (Fig 3, 1a and 2a); 2) as the leaf matures, all stomates end their development and hairs progressively disappear (Fig 3, 1b and 2b) The decrease ... epidermal resistance after the leaf has reached its full size may thus be attributed to both stomatal development and a decrease in boundary layer resistance development They are References Nizinski ... chênaie (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) en foret de Fontainebleau Ann Sci For 46, 173-186 Nizinski J & Saugier B (1989b) A model of transpiration and soil-water balance for a mature oak forest Agric...
... incubation with low concentration of genistein or estradiol (0.01 μM) (figure 6) In contrast, incubation with high hormone concentrations (10 μM) abolished the increase in p21 expression Irradiation ... contrast, incubation with estradiol exhibited in low concentrations (0.01 μM) stimulatory effects onthe clonogenic survival of both cell lines, while higher concentrations did not alter colony ... attachment of the cells (about 48 h later) serum withdrawal was done, the next day genistein or estradiol in different concentrations and ethanol in the highest used concentration for the controls...
... expression profiling First we developed a synchronization protocol to monitor the cell morphogenesis-related gene expression in M denticulata The protocol was based onthe observation that the majority ... Scheme of the synchronization protocol After 3-4 weeks, a stationary culture is obtained and the growth medium is refreshed, concomitantly withthe reduction in cell density, shortly before the beginning ... of cluster C5: the polygalacturonidase Md3500 and the b-glucosidase Md0559, possibly involved in degradation of a connecting zone between the primary and the secondary cell wall, thereby enabling...
... equivalent to the last lesson or lesson 12 in case the program was longer than 12 weeks The follow-up visit took place months after baseline, i.e., months after the SfW program completion The control ... interpretation, the estimated ORs were expressed for a change of unit in the covariate A similar analysis, conducted only in the SfW group, was conducted onthe response at month 6, replacing the study ... compared with controls in the sensitivity analysis The content of the emotional regulation subscale is hope for the future, intensity of emotions, interest in what is happening and confidence...