... shape of a loaded structure and predict the type of force inthe members prior to carrying out the analysis; i.e (i) inthecaseof pin-jointed frames identify the location ofthe tension and compression ... (ii) inthecaseof beams/rigid-jointed frames, sketch the shape ofthe bending moment diagram and locate points of contra-flexure indicating areas of tension and compression A knowledge ofthe ... meeting at the node then there are effectively two values of moment, i.e M1 and M2 andinthe third member M3=(M1+M2) The introduction of a pin in one ofthe members produces a single release and...
... that of continuous orthogonal moments The total number of images used inthe test 0004.2 Effect ofthe Number of Zones Z The total number of images used inthe test used inThe total number ofThe ... of experiments are carried out to test the performance of our approach inthe recognition of off-line handwritten Chinese amount in words Within the parametric range discussed in our paper, the ... tested The results are shown in Table and Table It 3.5 The Acceleration of Feature Extraction According to (12), the computation of Trnm involves the computation ofthe function t (x) and p(n,N) And...
... ofthe scanning window andthe corresponding parameter space values (bin contents) for Hough transform of 90◦ T-junction pattern The central column shows the window at the position matching the ... moments of p + q order computed within the system of coordinates placed inthe window center Intensities ofthe approximations can be also expressed using moments For example, three intensities of ... in Section 4) The objective is to detect those locations ofthe scanning window, where the window content is “visually similar” to a pattern of interest and to find the best approximation of the...
... 0.7% ofthe endophilin present in MuLVproducing cells became incorporated into the virions Interestingly, ␣-adaptin and clathrin, two other components ofthe clathrin-mediated endocytic machinery ... play, with intriguing possibilities Wang et al describe the interaction between the Gag protein ofthe Moloney MuLV and components ofthe cellular endocytic machinery, the endophilins The interaction ... domain within the p6 domain of Gag that contains the sequence P(S/T)AP (in the single-letter amino-acid code) Depletion of Tsg101 results in production of a late-domain phenotype, similar to the...
... unconsciousness and regulating vital energy and alleviating pain The indications included for curing coronary diseases and used in such syndromes as feeling oppression inthe chest and angina pectoris (breast ... product of Guangdong Pharmaceutical Factory, Kwangtong, China It came with an insert in both Chinese and English, which stated the following: The Compound was tested in over 400 cases in clinical ... shown to increase the effects of ephedrine by up to 50% and by combining these two products, sensitive person could cut in half their ephedrine dosage”; and “There was no animal testing done on this...
... slices ofthe planning CT andthe CBCT for the lung, head -and- neck, prostate and paraspinal cases In all cases, the automatic matching algorithm could register the CBCT to the planning CT The registration ... a reduction of margins Optimal would be the elimination of interfraction and intrafraction organ motion with the objective of minimizing the margins ofthe planning target volume The cone beam ... axis ofthe kV-imaging beam is always aligned with the central axis ofthe MV therapy beam Another important feature ofthe in- line geometry is that the FPI can take images using the kV- and the...
... NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2012 Thesis Declaration The work in this thesis is the original work of He Jinghui, performed independently under the supervision of Xu Guo Qin, (in the laboratory ... resulting inthe lowering of system energy as well as the coordination numbers of N and O atoms The transition state search indicates that the dissociation from interdimer precursors andthe model ... Ge(100) by the imino nitrogen inthe imidazole ring andthe carboxyl group inthe glycine moiety [91] Methionine even has three anchoring groups, forming the “O-H dissociated, N-dative and S dative-bonded”...
... methods for the synthesis of isoquinolinones Scheme 3.3 Construction of isoquinolines and isoquinolinones via vinylogous mannich reaction Scheme 3.4 List of catalysts screened inthe reaction ... Scheme 2.7 Synthetic manipulations ofthe vinylogous aldol adduct Scheme 2.8 Synthesis of antifungal agent Scheme 3.1 Examples ofthe biologically important isoquinolinones and isoquinolines Scheme ... screening results employing primary amine as the catalyst Table 4.4 Catalyst screening results ofthe vinylogous Michael addition to chalcone Table 4.5 Solvent and additive screening ofthe vinylogous...
... groups, disrupting the conjugation and making the polymer insulating Since the aluminum atoms diffuse roughly nm into the film, the ‘real' interface is a nm insulating aluminum-PPV layer sandwiched ... to the HOMO ofthe organic materials The shift from the Fermi edge ofthe metal gives the relative position ofthe HOMO from the Fermi level ofthe metal (EF,HOMO in Figure 2.2 (b)) The shift of ... by the termination of radical formed in solution Furthermore, the final degree of polymerization (DP) ofthe tethered chains on the surface can be dictated by the concentration of sacrificial initiators...
... Rovibrational line strengths and concentrations of CN and CS -93 4.3.1 Determination ofthe vibrational band intensity of CN and CS 93 4.3.2 Determination ofthe individual rovibrational line intensities ... samples were flowed in at one end ofthe cell and pumped at the other end as shown inthe diagram in Fig 2.1, and second, the samples were flowed into the cell through the middle inlet and pumped out ... schematic ofthe interior structure ofthe diode laser [4] The energy ofthe photons released by the semiconductor is a function ofthe bandgap energy, which is determined by the crystalline structure...
... employed in plasma etching, synthesis of nanotubes andinthe synthesis of some carbon clusters The inclusion of fluorine will change the electron density inthe original cyclacenes and potentially ... Fluorine (F) substitution increases the binding energy ofthe system in most cases The energy levels of HOMO and LUMO are found to relate to their symmetries In contrast, the properties ofthe ... suggestions inthe k-point set-up and testing methods inthe DFT calculations Xie Xian Ning assisted inthe painstaking drawing ofthe molecular structure figures Miss Soon Jia Mei and Mr Zhang...
... to ascertain if the initial observation of 16O-labeled products in Fig 7A was due to the lignin component of pine The ion count profiles in Fig S3, also show the initial formation of phenols ... stripping), and for decreasing the partial pressure of hydrocarbons at the feed injection point in order to increase the feed vaporization rate (feed dispersion steam) and to reduce the rate of ... ratio of 0.35, where the signals stay constant for the remainder ofthe experiment This increase is likely due to an increase in hydrocarbon species trapped inthe pores ofthe catalyst These...
... uniqueness ofthe solution in this space Finally, Section recapitulates the overall procedure ofthe article, and explains some ofthe intuitions behind our formulation for the reader Definition ofthe ... transformed the original nonlinear differential equation into an equivalent nonlinear integral equation Ψ[u] = u, thereby positioning our problem into the realm ofthe fixed 30 point theory However, the integral ... with the physical intuition that the norm ofthe resulting beam deflection cannot be too large compared to that ofthe input loading w Meanwhile, the nonlinearity andthe non-uniformity of the...
... uniqueness ofthe solution in this space Finally, Section recapitulates the overall procedure ofthe article, and explains some ofthe intuitions behind our formulation for the reader Definition ofthe ... transformed the original nonlinear differential equation into an equivalent nonlinear integral equation Ψ[u] = u, thereby positioning our problem into the realm ofthe fixed 30 point theory However, the integral ... with the physical intuition that the norm ofthe resulting beam deflection cannot be too large compared to that ofthe input loading w Meanwhile, the nonlinearity andthe non-uniformity of the...
... gradients inthe membrane One ofthe main difficulties in managing water in a PEM fuel cell is the conflicting requirements ofthe membrane andofthe catalyst gas diffusion layer On the cathode ... between the thermodynamic efficiency andthe power density ofthe cell operating at base case conditions Also, the figure shows the variation ofthe maximum temperature gradient inside the cell ... surfaces ofthe cell, temperature is specified and zero heat flux is applied at the surface ofthe conducting boundary surfaces 2.3.4 Interfaces inside the computational domain Combinations of Dirichlet...
... species Other isotherms (e.g., of Frumkin or Temkin) take into account such interactions Indeed, the Langmuir isotherm is a special caseofthe Frumkin isotherm when no interactions exist When either ... using the letters E and C (for the redox and chemical steps, respectively) inthe order ofthe steps inthe reaction scheme The occurrence of such chemical reactions, which directly affect the ... microelectrodes is seeing increased use for thein vivo monitoring of neurotransmitters (such as dopamine or serotonin) inthe human brain (17) Such coupling of digital background subtraction and fast voltammetric...
... trying to pass his opinion off on others P RACTICE Now it’s your turn to combine all ofthe kinds of comments and questions discussed in this chapter Read the following passage carefully and ... physically and emotionally Besides, who wants to see other people airing their dirty laundry? Answers You might have written comments like the following inthe margin or at the end ofthe paragraph: The ... ask in response to the ideas you read Is there anything you don’t understand? Something you want to know more about? Below is an example of how this kind of questioning works Read the following...