... significantly change the local dynamic behavior and affect the fatigue life ofthe bridge On the other hand, the vibrations ofthe bridge under wind loads also in turn affect the safety ofthe vehicles ... tests the scaled model ofthe structure in the wind tunnel laboratory to simulate and reproduce the real world Wind tunnel tests can either be used to predict theperformanceof structures in the ... Besides, other large structures have experienced failures as well, such as the collapse ofthe Ferrybridge cooling tower in the U K in 1965, and the permanent deformation ofthe columns ofthe Great...
... Discussion Dynamics of MLL1 and its interacting proteins duringthe cell cycle Prior to the analysis ofthe dynamics of MLL and histone methylation, we synchronized HeLa cells at different phases ofthe ... 6C,D) In the case ofthe HoxA7 gene promoter, the recruitment of RNAP II and MLL1 and the level of H3K4 trimethylation were low at the beginning (S phase) and gradually increased as the cell ... these marks were attenuated for the rest ofthe cell cycle (10 and 20 h), correlating with the expression ofthe gene (Fig 6C,D) The correlation of promoter occupancy of MLL1, H3K4 trimethylation...
... corrected-to-normal vision The study was approved by the ethics committee ofthe Canton of Zurich and was in accordance with the latest version ofthe Helsinki declaration Holper et al Journal of NeuroEngineering ... display the VR environment [9] The subjects were asked to place their hands on the table with the palms facing downwards, and faced the monitor at a distance of approximately 70 cm The image on the ... Further, the Δ[O2Hb] in the right hemisphere during movement ofthe subjects’ left hand (i.e the non-dominant, contralateral hand) is considerably larger than that in the left hemisphere during...
... half ofthe time ofthe minimal duration of a joystick movement (200 ms) The mean direction was calculated within each of these time bins We then computed the intra-trial mean and variability of ... single standard deviation ofthe vector scatter plotted on the joystick, while the v marks the value ofthe mean well to the mid-wheelchair All ofthe novice participants used the lowest speed, yet ... one side ofthe PW placed adjacent to a wall They then executed a series of maneuvers in an attempt to place the opposite side ofthe PW to the opposite wall (see Figure 1D-E) As in the 180°...
... and the average width ofthe split was 2.5 mm (± 1.5 SD) The average distance ofthe most proximal tip ofthe split from the neck ofthe femur was 59.7 mm (± 8.7 SD) and it was at the level ofthe ... that during reaming the flexible shaftofthe reamers could easily follow the curved path ofthe medullary canal, as the femur is convex anteriorly On the other hand, during nail insertion the ... included: a) the distance between the most posterior and anterior margins ofthe neck in the sagittal plane; b) the distance between the posterior tip ofthe nail and the posterior margin ofthe neck...
... much lower in the early stages ofthe experiment but recovered part ofthe differences in comparison with the two other genotypes because of its longer growing season The end ofthe growth in ... population At the end ofthe growing season also diameter ofthe main stem at m above the soil was measured to determine the stem profile and calculate the volume index All measurements of stem diameter ... that stem height ofthe three genotypes increased not in parallel duringthe growing season because ofthe different growth rate and the different bud set dates ofthe genotypes The first genotype...
... results in the second study are the results ofthe improvement of skills, methods of CPR (new guidelines) and bystander CPR Conclusions Thedynamic pattern of PetCO2 values during out-ofhospital ... factor of outcome of CPR, as they can be in VF/VT arrest [13-16] This difference, together with other criteria, can therefore be useful for differentiating between the causes of cardiac arrest in the ... [12] is shown in the first and the second minute of CPR In this study the significant difference between the two groups remains until the third minute of CPR This may be a result of a Lah et al...
... Tank A is, the higher the MLSS in Tank B is duringthe half-cycle The initial MLSS of S1 in Tank A was about 13000 mg/L, the MLSS of S1 in Tank B increased from about 3000 mg/L ofthe initial ... of peak value The initial MLSS of S2 in Tank A was about 7000 m a , the MLSS of S2 in Tank B increased from about 2000 mg/L ofthe initial to 4000 mg/L of peak value Furthermore, in Tank B, the ... \holvs theperformance characteristic of settler 45 42 39 The parameter of solid removal efficiency is introduced to describe the settler's characteristic The maximum, minimum and mean values of...
... 25 The role of iron as a catalyst in the generation of free radicals is well accepted The amount of free radicals (hence the oxidative activity) thus mirrors the amount of iron in the plasma The ... DYNAMIC ROLE OF PLASMA FERRITIN DURING PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE LIMULUS ONG SEK TONG DERRICK (Bachelor of Science (Hon)) A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ... with the preparation ofthe huge amount of RNA, teaching me ofthe electrophoretic mobility shift assay and in the preparation of my manuscript; Nicole, who has assisted me and will be furthering...
... Lastly, the character ofthe local economy is examined, including the nature of poverty and the livelihood ofthe population, the structure ofthe informal economy, the microenterprise and microfinance ... stipulated in the Quran and the teachings ofthe Prophet In the broader context of Islamic teachings, almsgiving is the third ofthe Five Pillars ofthe religion In the classical literature of Islam, ... examines theperformanceofthe selected BMTs in the period of 2008 to 2010 The framework of analysis and discussion addresses the main research questions: to measure the sustainability ofthe BMT...
... from the solar radiation, the tank wall heats a thin vertical layer of water along the tank wall Part of this heat is then transferred by diffusion towards the core ofthe tank The water ofthe ... August and the theoretical results of [1] in June Figure 10 The time variation of solar radiation and stored energy ofthe present experimental study in August and the theoretical results of [1] ... difference of around 3% for the most ofthe day In both comparisons, the experimental study gives lower values for most hours ofthe day, which may be attributed to different kind of thermal losses...
... that of greater thickness, but the productivity diminishes rapidly after turning the heaters off On the other hand, the still with the higher brine depth has a larger production duringthe period ... depth) The objective of this work is to investigate the effect of brine depth on the productivity and efficiency of solar still under laboratory conditions Table shows a summary of some ofthe studies ... as nocturnal production in the outdoor tests) These values are the initial value ofthe production line in the figures This may be due to the large thermal capacity of water, which is directly...
... conclusions of their work are that the multi-stage desalination of seawater is reliable, and the undesirable flow of steam that bypasses the condenser is quite harmful to the overall performanceofthe ... considering the effect of various design and operating parameters on theperformance and thermal characteristics ofthe system Description ofthe multi-stage evacuated solar desalination system The Multi-stage ... outlet of first collector will be inlet to the second collector and the outlet ofthe second collector will be inlet to the next and so on up to the Ncth collector Thus, the outlet temperature of the...
... upstream input in the CMTS, resulting in the following advantages: • As the ratio changes, there is no effect on the fixed cabling as all the fixed cabling is on the rear side ofthe patch panels ... the functionality of SJ-2000 jacks The use of this jack allows instantaneous signal rerouting Patch panels act as the mechanical support for the jacks The two rear connectors are bridged as the ... 0 - 6 - Dynamic Reconfiguration of Indoor Combination Networks Through the Use of Patch Panels 4:1 Dynamic Reconfiguration Initial Situation Combination of Nodes per Upstream Input in the CMTS...
... meaningful The other metric, S, is defined as the ratio ofthe number of nodes in the giant connected component divided by the total number of nodes One might notice the different characteristics ofthe ... to explain some ofthedynamic characteristics ofthe Internet For example, we found that the average degree ofthe Internet is frequently changing It grew until the end of 1999 then decreased ... divided by , the diameter ofthe first network with 3037 nodes is 3.78 for the Internet, 4.51 for the BA model, and 5.20 for the GE model Note that as the networks are growing, the diameter ofthe BA...
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... indicate the position and orientation ofthe primers Bold font represents the sequence of mature miR9* and italic fonts the sequence of mature miR9 (C) RT-PCR analysis of pri-miR9s duringthe neuronal ... vivo imaging of gene expression of endogenous pri-miR9 during neurogenesis To image in vivo the endogenous expression ofthe pri-miR9 in small animals, 2.5 · 106 of P19 cells bearing the miR9-1PN3_Fluc ... differentiation (A) The chromosomal region of has-primiR9-1 (B) Schematic diagram ofthe upstream region of pri-miR9-1 fused to a promoterless FLuc reporter vector The promoter sizes ofthe construct...
... loading the this pointer, adjustment ofthe this pointer (for multiple inheritance), lookup ofthe method offset in the virtual method table, and final calculation ofthe address before invoking the ... both tests, there was no other significant activity on the workstation duringthe benchmarking All tests were run in the Solaris real-time scheduling class so they had the highest software priority ... Proxies actually supply these types of events (Section 4.2 the correct scheduling priority, relative to the consumers of discusses typed-filtering) Once again, the use of an Event these events Channel...
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