... affecting the VTA DA neurons These two methods took into account thedynamicsof AMPA and NMDA signals ofthe complete response and not just the maximum, making them more suitable in understanding the ... performed analysis ofthe synaptic response by estimating the areas under the AMPA and NMDA EPSC curves This allows us to better understand thedynamicsofthe synaptic charge transfer and provides ... understand thedynamicsof AMPA and NMDA signals since they took into consideration the whole current response rather than just the peak response With these two methods, we found that there is...
... representation ofthe P3HT/PCBM blend materials on the quartz substrate The zoom shows the morphology of this bulk heterojunctions andthe arrow indicates the molecular structure ofthe PCBM b Energy band ... to the first vibronic sideband E1 ofthe P3HT material where there is a significant density of states [7, 12] The transient absorption decay profile ofthe PB band is also shown in the Fig From the ... investigate the transport properties ofthe mobile charged carriers in the P3HT and PCBM network, we studied the transient dynamicsof each observable PA band in our spectrum and compared it with that of...
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... analogues of van Kampen–Case eigenmodes The mechanical approach unifies the Landau theory, the van Kampen–Case theory, their simple physical description, the theory of spontaneous emission andthe theory ... q (1.12) where p is the linear momentum ofthe particle or the angular momentum ofthe pendulum (the mass ofthe electron m or the moment of inertia ofthe pendulum ml being set equal to 1) Exercise ... space, the phase space is just the plane In either case, the phase space is two dimensional andthedynamics has one Hamiltonian degree of freedom Again H is the Hamiltonian ofthe system Indeed the...
... dosages; the relationship between the cation and polysaccharide content and their important role in floc formation and floc structure, and theirs effect on the final properties of both synthetic ... essential for the successful operation ofthe process In many cases, the efficiency ofthe clarifier is the limiting factor in producing a high quality effluent, and it is often regarded as the bottleneck ... bottleneck ofthe process in terms of upgrading or increasing the capacity ofthe treatment plant The settling properties of sludge are determined primarily by the conditions prevalent in the aeration...
... coenergy of rotation ofthe disk (the kinetic coenergy of a rigid body is the sum ofthe kinetic coenergy of translation ofthe total mass lumped at the center of mass andthe kinetic coenergy of rotation ... constraints) between the various elementary parts ofthe system The choice of generalized coordinates is not unique The derivation ofthe variational form ofthe equations ofdynamics from its vector ... where v ′′ is the curvature ofthe beam, E the Young’s modulus and I the geometric moment of inertia ofthe cross section (EI is called the bending stiffness) If one includes only the translational...
... configuration andthe velocity at t = In special circumstances, the system admits first integrals ofthe motion, which contain derivatives ofthe variables of one order lower than the order ofthe differential ... use the notation Sij for the strain tensor and Tij for the stress tensor; these are the standard notations for piezoelectric structures With these nota tions, the constitutive equations of a ... The sections on the Green tensor andthe geometric stiffness are more specialized and may be skipped without jeopardizing the understanding of subsequent chapters 1.10.1 Rayleigh-Ritz method The...
... coupling of adsorbate to surface 51B The substrate influences the adsorbate dynamics through the adiabatic PES ofthe system The difference between the value ofthe PES at the saddle point and at the ... changing the temperature which alters the mechanism of exchanging the energy between the admolecule andthe substrate We evaluate the effect of rotational degrees of freedom (DOFs) ofthe C60 ... known as a thermally activated mechanism: the adsorbate overcomes the energy barriers by the means of thermal energy [37] The diffusion rate is the measure of mobility ofthe adsorbate, and is commonly...
... Viscosity ofthe continuous phase (Pa.s) µdisp Viscosity ofthe dispersed phase (Pa.s) λ Ratio ofthe viscosity ofthe dispersed phase to that ofthe continuous phase (-) ρ Density ofthe continuous ... ear, and above all for giving me the freedom to fail andthe space to explore and learn Im grateful for all the support provided by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering andthe ... basins are made up of alternating layers of sand, silt, clay, carbonates and evaporites The sand layer typically provides the porous space for the accumulation of oil and gas, while the silt, Multiphase...
... sensing, and photothermal therapy [3,12,13] One ofthe main objectives of this thesis is the elucidation ofthe acoustic dynamicsof gold nano-octahedra Besides the confined eigenmodes of single ... Chapter introduces the fundamental concepts ofthe theory of elasticity andthe Brillouin spectrum intensity calculation method ofthe eigenmodes of nanoparticles The experimental and theoretical studies ... Schematics of (a) the (n = 1, l = 0) spheroidal mode and (b) the (n = 1, l = 2) torsional mode of a sphere Since the establishment ofthe Lamb theory, many experimental studies ofthe eigenvibrations of...
... contribution ofthe systematic factor andthe regulation to the total timely variation ofthe exposure is 17.24% and, therefore, 82.76% ofthe variation is due to idiosyncratic effects These effects ... disentangle the contributions ofthe systematic factor andofthe regulation One can expect some correlation between the regulatory variables outi (t) and out2i (t) on the one hand, andthe variables ... instance, the duration, andthe weighted sum ofthe positions’ duration is a measure ofthe bank’s exposure to interest rate risk (See, for instance, Sierra and Yeager (2004)) The main problem of these...
... +1 ], (12) 0, otherwise, and where x is the value ofthe explanatory variable (the time distance to the merger, in our case) The values xi denote the “knots” ofthe spline, andthe coefficients, ... ofthe time horizon after the merger Both the inclusion of control variables andthe choice ofthe dependent variable might also affect the results In order to better understand what drives the ... individual bank and local market characteristics andthe complete list of bank mergers in the US The data allow us to track thedynamicsof bank mergers while controlling for the rigidity ofthe deposit...
... measure the mobility ofthe components in the PGCs The medaka embryo was peeled off the chorion, andthe segment containing the part of PGCs was excised for observation by microscopy and FCS ... of OlvasGFP reveals the dynamic nature ofthe nuage Schematic diagram ofthe preparation of PGCs of medaka specimen (A) OlvasGFP was expressed in the medaka PGC at stage 24 and localized in the ... and FRAP analyses of OlvasGFP in the PGC FCS was used to measure the movement of OlvasGFP into the cytosol out ofthe nuage region ofthe PGC Representative correlation curves are shown (A) The...
... 1H,15N-HSQC spectra ofthe M domain of human eRF1 The numbering ofthe residues corresponds to that ofthe full eRF1 protein (A) The Gly region ofthe 15 H, N-HSQC spectrum ofthe M domain of human eRF1 ... implications ofthe behavior of this loop The first is the facilitation ofthe conformational rearrangements andthe maintenance ofthe conformational plasticity for effective binding ofthe protein to the ... at the PTC ofthe large ribosomal subunit [20] The three-domain structure of eRF1, with the shape ofthe protein resembling the letter ‘Y’, partly mimics the ‘L’-shape ofthe tRNA molecule, and...
... further our knowledge with respect to the mechanisms of action of these proteins, it is crucial that we define the precise boundaries ofthe STI1-homologous domain and compare the structures of these ... [33] The errors of R1 and R2 were estimated from the errors in the single exponential decay fitting, and those ofthe 15N-1H NOEs were obtained from the difference of two independent experiments The ... values of error were adjusted for the proper tensor2 analysis, by increasing ofthe errors from the fitting (1.75 and 2.0 times for the relaxation data of 500 and 600 MHz, respectively), in which the...
... parts comprising mainly the b-strands The loops between strands B and C, known as the ‘hypervariable loop‘, D and E, E and F, F and G, and G and H are particularly tolerant of longer insertions ... exactly the reverse ofthe situation observed for the CCP1single and CCP2single modules and probably reflects the complex interdependence ofthe modules in terms of internal dynamicsand may also ... typically given in terms ofthe square ofthe generalized order parameters, S2, as the rate of physical restriction of NH motion, andof effective correlation time, se, on the ps to ns range Extremely...
... inwards, the arms close andthe tips ofthe arms wrap around the DNA The amplitudes and time scales ofthe intramolecular motions experienced by the protein backbone are commonly determined from the ... additional DNA andthe body ofthe protein [19] In the case of MC1ÆDNA complexes, we know that the protein covers at least 15 bp and that the binding site is composed of two areas of contact separated ... with the DNA-binding b-hairpin arms of HUs, which showed high mobility relative to the core (Fig 2) The b-ribbon arms wrap around the minor groove ofthe DNA and, at the tip of each arm, the conserved...
... depend upon the location ofthe event andthe zenith angle chosen as it represents the vector snm ofthe Earth’s orbital Nuclear and aerial dynamicsofthe Tunguska velocity (30 km s-l) with the comet’s ... cP is the specific heat ofthe gas at constant pressure, y is the ratio of specific heats, c is the speed of sound, (T is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, pa is the air density and T,, is the temperature ... estimation ofthe mass lost along the comet’s arbitrary path prior to entry into the Earth’s atmosphere However, to specify the orbit ofthe comet demands knowledge of both the comet’s eccentricity and...
... based on analysis of spectral, texture, and other characteristics • Total classification accuracy was 82.5%, the accuracy of mature rubber forest and young rubber forest were 92.50% and 76.42% Rubber ... in the gradients of 600~1000m; rarely occurred in elevations beyond 1200 m •1980-2010: the proportion of rubber plantations area in the elevation of 600-800m decreased, while increased in the ... slopes beyond 15° increased The expansion of rubber plantations mainly occurred between 15° and 35° and gradually extended in steep and abrupt slopes The planted intensity of rubber plantations gradually...