... band ofthe expected size for N was detected, suggesting that N was the major component in those fractions To confirm further that the eluted band was indeed the N protein of RVFV, and had the ... complex and assembled into a particulate structure in the absence of genomic RNA Figure Assemblyof VLPs by expression of RVFV N and Gc proteins Assemblyof VLPs by expression of RVFV N and Gc ... treatment To further characterize the pH dependence ofthe fusion activity ofthe complex Gn/Gc a range of pH were tested The fusogenic ability was assessed as the average number of syncytia in...
... the newly sequenced reads and any existing assembly by mapping, and then improves theassembly by localised assemblyof reads at real gaps and regions that were previously unresolved in the assembly; ... the accuracy ofthe closed gaps, we aligned the original and improved assembly against the finished sequence of S enterica As illustrated by Figure 4, the improved assemblyandthe reference ... cases the newly assembled contigs overlap the reference contigs Depending on the length ofthe gaps, the contigs in the draft assembly can be extended by the template fragment length ofthe Illumina...
... structure The width and length ofthe elongated prolate icosahedron [5] are Tend = 13 laevo and Tmid = 20 (86 nm wide and 120 nm long), andthe copy numbers of gp23, Hoc and Soc are 960, 155, and 870, ... responsible for the different and precisely determined volumes of their capsids Folding ofthe major capsid protein gp23 Folding andassemblyofthe phage T4 major capsid protein gp23 into the prohead ... LF-Hoc and/ or LFn-Soc to hoc - soc - phage and exposing the Ndomain of LF on the surface Heptamers of PA were then assembled through interactions between the LFn domain andthe N-domain of cleaved...
... elongation and sliding of actin filaments through the coordinated activation of formin and myosin II motors, and this in turn induces theassemblyofthe cleavage furrow (Kawano et al., 1999; Li and ... nucleus in the middle ofthe cells Mutants defective in tubulin misposition the nucleus and therefore misplace the division plane (Chang et al., 1996) Physical manipulation ofthe position ofthe nucleus ... actin filaments then pulls the nodes together and therefore promotes the formation of a ring The formation of cortical nodes is dependent on Mid1p Mutation in mid1 leads to the absence of membrane-associated...
... the size and distribution of nanoparticles The properties ofthe designed nanocomposites will depend both on the characteristics ofthe nanoparticles and on the nature ofthe soft templates There ... theassemblyof PS micro-beads or through lithography The influence ofthe volume fraction ofthe nanoparticles suspending solution andthe withdrawal speed ofthe template on the formation of ... because ofthe easy incorporation of nanoparticles in PANi while the size and shape of nanoparticles can be controlled separately The key step of this method is the pre-synthesis of nanoparticles The...
... amount of propylamine was added to the solution andthe solution was stirred further for hour The color ofthe solution changed from blue to green then finally to dark green, indicating the protonated ... larger area ofassembly compared to that ofthe first method Varying amount of nanoparticles at the interface was achieved using micropipette in terms of L volume of a stock solution ofthe nanoparticles ... prepared andthe feed ratios ofthe various reagents used are listed in Table 2.10 69 Chapter Table 2.10 Feed ratios of PbTB, MWCNT, DMF and propylamine in the preparation of samples of MWCNT/PbS...
... is one ofthe byproducts of our reaction, it is quite possible that this byproduct has played a role in the reduction of quinonoid moiety of PANi On the other hand, previous studies on the modification ... undesirable and has resulted in the complicated trend among the series of samples studied Next, we use FTIR to investigate the structure ofthe final product Figure 3.11 showed the FTIR spectra ofthe ... 2.1 of Chapter Typically, the concentration of PANi in NMP was fixed at 0.01 mol L-1 while the amount of AgTB added was varied to achieve the desired molar ratios of AgTB : PANi The number of...
... andthe detailed conditions of sample preparation are given in Table 2.4 of Chapter Figure 4.17 showed the corresponding PL peak positions of these samples while the TEM and XRD analyses of these ... Chapter different from that ofthe nanocomposites, but rather similar to that ofthe I30p organoclay The weight% ofthe mixture is ~10% lower at 400 C compared to that ofthe nanocomposites This ... Chapter The function of DDT in the formation of organo-clay/PbS nanocomposites The effect of DDT on the size and distribution of PbS nanoparticles in organo-clay matrix was also investigated The...
... electron transfer process The conduction band andthe valence band energy levels ofthe PbS quantum dots are taken to be 3.5 and 4.9 eV51 andthe Fermi level ofthe MWCNT is known to be 4.35.1 eV Similar ... applied field of ~ V/μm The quantitative description of field emitters is usually evaluated using the framework ofthe Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) theory According to the F-N theory, the FE current ... reported that the crack of CNTs was formed on a time scale of seconds while the shrinkage and bending of CNTs takes place on a time scale of minutes.41 Thus, the shrinkage and bending of CNTs are...
... (B) Size of a cube that can fit into the void can be estimated based on the size ofthe small sphere; (C) Calculations steps to estimate the area ofthe void; andthe maximum size ofthe small ... out to determine the size of PS beads needed for theassemblyof specific sizes of nanoparticles Figure 6.1 illustrated the calculations and Table 6.1 gave the estimated sizes ofthe cavities for ... that the Ag2S nanoparticles had aggregated into these cavities ofthe PS templates Dipping & interface method seems to give better assemblyof Ag2S into these cavities although the area of assembly...
... Figure 3.1 The schematic drawing ofthe content ofthe thesis 42 Figure 4.1 Representative XRD patterns ofthe sample series of B, C, and D; samples of series of A are essentially amorphous; the hump ... crystallite size of shell structures, and thus results in effective tuning ofthe optical band gap energy of Cu2O (in the range of 2.405-2.170 eV) In the solvothermal synthesis of Cu2O hollow spheres ... advantages ofthe simplicity ofthe synthetic steps, the flexibility ofthe solution chemistry, the low temperatures required for treatments, andthe small investment in equipment In this method, the...
... such as the temperature andthe pressure of operation, the volume and concentration of source gas, the size andthe pretreatment of metallic catalyst, andthe time of reaction The type of carbon ... symmetry ofthe tube along the axis The resistance ofthe tube is virtually independent ofthe length at the scale of interest The absence of scattering along the tube allows current densities of more ... annealing There is a consensus in the literature on the correlation between the size ofthe catalyst nanoparticles andthe carbon nanotube diameter [49-56] The relevant size ofthe nanoparticles for the...
... Control and Prevention The role of BCG vaccine in the prevention and control of tuberculosis in the United States: a joint statement by the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis andthe ... variable and equivocal The concern ofthe public health community about the resurgence and changing nature of TB in the United States prompted a re-evaluation ofthe role of BCG vaccination in the ... vaccination These developments have prompted a re-evaluation ofthe role of BCG vaccination in the prevention and control of TB in the United States CDC, the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis...
... management and restoration ofthe forested landscape ofthe Savannah River Site (SRS) In 1950, the Atomic Energy Commission began purchasing landand relocating thousands of descendants ofthe original ... travels, the uplands ofthe upper coastal plain had been almost entirely cleared for intensive agriculture, and even much ofthe swampy lowlands had been drained and cleared These dry, infertile lands ... percent of bottomland and riparian forests and only 14 percent of longleaf forests remain in the Southeast and only percent of longleaf habitat survives as old growth Some ofthe unique species of the...
... with antibodies to the subunits ofthe yeast bc1 complex indicated on the left side ofthe blots The Western blots are shown in panels A and B andthe relative amounts of each ofthe subunits determined ... protein to insert into and be stable in the inner mitochondrial membrane or lack of detection ofthe truncated protein by the antibodies In the W303–1B q° strain the amounts ofthe other two catalytic ... the absence of subunit also resulted in an increase in the ratio of intermediate to mature cytochrome c1 and a disappearance ofthe intermediate form ofthe Rieske protein At the same time, the...
... in the absence of all ND subunits (V79-G7) [7]) In other words, the synthesis, assembly, and accumulation of integral membrane subunits are integrated and interdependent process On the other hand, ... how the level of a complex of 46 subunits is determined The activities of complex II andthe downstream complex III ofthe electron transport chain were measured and found to be near normal in the ... about the formation of supercomplexes andthe effect ofthe absence of intact complex I, but the results are too preliminary in this regard Heterologous expression ofthe ESSS-HA subunit The localization...
... a 1; in other words, the carry is simply theANDofthe two addends, while the sum (excluding the carry) is if the first number is or the second number is 1, but not both: the XOR ofthe two addends ... Therefore, the product of two floating point numbers has as its sign bit the product or XOR ofthe two signs, as its mantissa the product ofthe two mantissae, and as its exponent the sum ofthe ... the CPU for speed and convenience Electronically, the CPU is the ultimate controller ofthe computer, as well as the place where all calculations are performed And, of course, it’s the part of...
... providers ofthe guarantee scheme ofthe savings banks and Landesbanks is central to the further examination The following facts are relevant for the discussion of a new Landesbanks and savings ... for the restructuring ofthe Landesbanks The goal of tying the business models of Landesbanks and savings banks in this way, however, is not to subsidise the weaknesses of one side with the strengths ... sector and thus also stave off a repeat ofthe current financial crisis The interconnectedness of savings banks and Landesbanks It is a matter of public record that key segments ofthe German Landesbanks...