the background of fatigue limit ratio of torsional fatigue to rotating bending fatigue in isotropic materials and materials with clear banded structure
... stand The morphology of a typical profile was described according to Brewer and Sleeman (1960), Schlichting and Blume (1966) and AK Standortskartierung (1982) In order to determine the litter and ... ofthe organic layers was to be found the whole year round Humus chemistry The results ofthe chemical investigations ofthe humus are shown in figure 4, andin tablesI and II With increasing ... why inthe LOf humified material was to be found (fig 4) In 1960 there was less litter inthe soil than in 1986 (table II, 4) The proportion of litter (fig 4) was lower in 1960 inthe Of; in 1986...
... the initial(s) and surname(s) of author(s) andthe address ofthe author(s) The title and abstract should be combined on one page The title ofthe article should not be a sentence Corresponding ... temperatures of 900oC, 950oC and 1000oC are showed in Figure The coated alloy oxidized at 900oC showed the mass gain up to 24 h followed by loss up to 48 h and there was an increased in mass gain up to ... h Then further increase in time has resulting an increased in mass The effect of temperature on the corrosion behavior of AISI 304 stainless steel with MgCO3 deposit has been studied The oxidation...
... tothe onset of melatonin production [12] In humans, melatonin secretion is highest during the hours of darkness, declines inthe early morning and stays low during the daytime In contrast, the ... advance ofthe LD cycle [26,35] and highlights the need for improved understanding of species differences inthe photic and circadian regulation of melatonin synthesis and secretion The surprising ... depend on informative melatonin signals confined to specific times of year Similarly inthe horse, it is appealing to consider whether the amplitude ofthe MT rhythm, the strength of its photoperiodic/SCN...
... play a role inthe development of PUJO in duplex systems, with peri-ureteric inflammatory change causing a fixation ofthe PUJ, leading to persistent PUJO [4] Vesico-ureteral reflux tothe lower ... ureter inserts inferior and medial tothe correctly sited ureter draining the lower moiety In this situation, the upper moiety is more susceptible to obstruction This may be due to a ureterocele, to ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/241 in providing the information needed to arrive at the eventual accurate diagnosis andin order to provide the patient with optimal clinical management Abbreviations CT: computed tomography;...
... understanding cyclic clay behaviour The shear modulus is often defined as the gradient of a line joining the points of maximum and minimum shear stresses Similarly, the damping ratio is often defined ... in clays cause its shear modulus and damping ratioto vary with strain amplitude andthe extent of nonlinearity is influenced by the discreteness ofthe soil particles (i.e the level of separation ... Swelling index The definition of apparent overconsolidation ratioin Equation 2.14 is theratioofthe effective mean stress at the start of cyclic loading (i.e Point A in Figure 2.27) to the...
... of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin were not restricted for the first three days of therapy by NARP, the consumption of these quinolones was unsurprisingly high Besides that the use of oral quinolones ... diffusion method according tothe recommendations of Clinical Laboratory Standart Institute (CLSI) [12] Resistance patterns of ciprofloxacin, 3(rd) and 4(th) generation cephalosporins, (ceftazidime, ... four year period, which included two years before and after ofthe initiation of NARP in 2003 The study included the data obtained from all ofthe four university hospitals, and one referral tertiary-care...
... decrease inthe n-6 ⁄ n-3 ratioandratiointhe pregnant gland compared withthe virgin gland, respectively, suggesting a preferential accumulation of n-3 over n-6 PUFA inthe gland during pregnancy ... accumulation of n-3 PUFA DPA and EPA inthe pregnant mammary gland Although there is a minor change inthe n-6 ⁄ n-3 PUFA ratio from 2.1 in virgin gland toin pregnant gland, when individual PUFA ... changes inthe gland in preparation for breast nursing, but not the contributory factor To determine whether n-3 PUFA and particularly DPA and EPA induce mammary gland differentiation, we investigated...
... T, plays the same role as the noise variance, and decreasing the temperature during the cooling schedule is equivalent to gradually increasing the influence ofthe data on the choice ofthe new ... is retained In order to take into account the possible non-uniqueness of solution, and also the uncertainties contained inthe data itself, we propose the decreasing ofthe temperature to a critical ... at the three stations obtained by deconvolution ofthe three components together The bold line represents the average solution and dashed lines the error estimates as the beginning ofthe main...
... naturally synthesized Inthe present study we have tried to increase the knowledge ofthe parameters that keep running the ET reactions in proteins by the combination of two biological ET chains involved ... asymptotic curve With regard tothe total amplitude of both processes, A1 and A2, which represent the extent to which the reaction is taking place, we observe a clear increase ofthe amplitude with ... After recording a baseline withthe preincubated NADPH/FNR mixture, present inthe cellmeasuring compartment, the reaction was initiated by mixing the contents ofthe two compartments, and followed...
... before The surprising absence of mosaic recombination inthe nonstructural protein genes of BNI-788st andof HPeV3 prototype strains underlines the lack of knowledge on the genesis and ecology of ... no indication of past recombination with relatives of other prototypes was seen inthe HPeV3 reference strains (see Figure 5, panels D and E) To appreciate in more detail the composition of structural ... critical in attachment and entry into host cells in other picornaviruses [24] and has been shown to be essential for infectivity in HPeV [25,26] All ofthe genes coding for the non-structural proteins...
... 2, } and < al ≤ au , < bl ≤ bu Similarly tothe proof of Propositions andin 12 , we can obtain the following Advances in Difference Equations Lemma 2.3 Any solution of system 2.7 with initial ... system They obtained the necessary or sufficient conditions for the permanence andthe extinction For more works relevant to system 1.1 , one could refer to 1–9 andthe references cited therein However, ... 1.10 is better than 1.9 Advances in Difference Equations Proof of Theorem 1.2 The following lemma can be found in 10 Lemma 2.1 Assume that A > and y > 0, and further suppose that (1) y n ≤ Ay n...
... denotes the capturing rate ofthe predator; a21 n /a12 n represents the rate of conversion of nutrients into the reproduction ofthe predator Further, τ is a positive integer For the simplicity and ... Therefore, the conclusion of Theorem 3.2 holds This completes the proof of Theorem 3.2 In order to obtain the permanence ofthe component y n of system 1.3 , we next consider the following single-specie ... Gopalsamy and Weng 13 introduced a control variable into the delay logistic model and discussed the asymptotic behavior of solution in logistic models with feedback controls, in which the control...
... conversion of nutrients into the reproduction rate ofthe predators The predator population is birth pulse as intrinsic rate of natural increase and density dependence rate of predator population are ... completes the proof The next work is to investigate the permanence ofthe system 2.4 Before starting our theorem, we give the definition of permanence of system 2.4 Definition 4.2 System 2.1 is said to ... positive solution of 2.3 satisfies x2 t ≥ q for all sufficiently large t This completes the proof ofthe theorem From Theorems 4.1 and 4.3, we can easily obtain the following theorem Theorem 4.4 If...
... predation ofthe predator, d > is the death rate of predator, c > denotes the product ofthe per-capita rate of predation andthe rate of conversing prey into predator If rc < ad is satisfied, the predator ... themselves to investigate and empolder the ecosystem withthe development of society Bases on the ideology, we develop (2.1) by introducing releasing the prey and harvesting the predator and prey ... densities ofthe prey population andthe predator population, respectively, r > is the intrinsic growth rate of prey, a > is the coefficient of intraspecific competition, b > is the per-capita rate of...
... slope ofthe regression line fitted between Jr and (t) i according to equation (6) and then extract the value of C using the value of R cali i culated previously For the capacitance ofthe needle ... given by the slope ofthe regression line relating the instantaneous sap flux within the compartment, J tothe , i instantaneous difference between the water potentials at its upper and lower ... resistance and capacitance ofthe tree, based on sap flux measurement inthe field In addition, we summarise the results obtained concerning the sap flux heterogeneity within a maritime pine stand in...
... sampling from the same animal over a period of up to a day to determine the affect of drugs on the levels of inflammatory mediators, or the acute effect of an inflammatory insult on inflammatory ... dramatic increases 14 days after an initial inflammatory insult tothe joint, including high and low doses of FCA Furthermore, the contralateral joint of rats injected withthe high dose of FCA ... solution infused into the joint is lost into the surrounding tissue, and can be recovered in full through the effusion tubes This was confirmed by injection of Evans blue dye into the joint cavity and...
... history revealed a right inguinal orchiectomy for the removal of testicular tumour performed in France in 1984 The rest of his anamnesis was clinically insignificant In 1984, the patient’s histopathology ... tumour; 2) the growth ofthe remaining tumour not destroyed by the chemotherapy; and 3) the development of a secondary germ cell carcinoma andthe microscopic persistence of tumour cells with atypical ... read and approved the final manuscript Figure Bone biopsy with a focus of metastatic germ cells with abundant clear or weakly eosinophilic cytoplasm (Haematoxylin and eosin) References Einhorn...
... to check the appointment time is convenient andto reiterate the need to maintain blindness RA1 conducts all ofthe follow-up interviews and remains blind to allocation throughout the study To ... participating inthe intervention arm of trial will form the strategic sampling pool and will be invited to take part in lightly structured interviews to explore key domains around their use ofand ... sheet with a covering letter asking them to pass this to any relatives that they would be happy for us to invite and who they feel may be interested in taking part Care Coordinators will be informed...
... by the release of prostaglandins during an acute inflammatory process [14,15] may alter the expression ofthe sex steroid receptors inthe endometrium [11] The consequences of povidone-iodine infusions ... NC, USA) The variables studied inthe analysis of receptor localization by immunohistochemistry were the proportion of total positive cells andthe staining intensity ofthe 10 fields The statistical ... absence of staining confirmed the high specificity of immunostaining for both receptors (Figure 2) Details ofthe changes in staining for the different days and treatments are shown in Figure 2, and...