... being a conservative method, due to the averaging nature ofthe VOF, it tends to diffuse the interface In an attempt to recover the sharpness ofthe interface the interface reconstruction-VOF ... illustration of MGSM for defining the ghost solid on the right side ofthe interface involves solving for a Riemann problem at the interface 3.4.4 On the Stability ofthe OGSM and MGSM For the instability ... caused by the use ofthe OGSM If we want to minimize this error for the OGSM, we derive at thespecialcaseoftheacousticimpedancematching where the error given by (3.32), and equivalents of it,...
... group in 1985 because of my interest in wave prediction and, inthe back of my mind, with the hope that perhaps I could study now the consequences ofthe slowing down ofthe airflow inthe presence ... that inthe presence of growing water waves the wind profile would change The role ofthe particle velocity distribution in this problem was played by the vorticity ofthe mean flow, hence, inthe ... determined by nonlinear wave- THE INTERACTION OF OCEAN WAVES AND WIND wave interactions and dissipation due to white capping In short, in order to show the practical value ofthe idea ofthe wave...
... aminoacyl-AMP analogs are bound mainly through the interaction ofthe aminoacyl moiety with the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase Therefore, the location ofthe adenosine moiety ofthe reported aminoacyl-AMP ... order to understand the function ofthe N-terminal domain of ArgRS in relation to the binding mechanism of tRNAArg, we constructed an ArgRS mutant lacking the N-terminal domain (DN ArgRS) The experimental ... tRNAArgICG These facts indicate that the framework of tRNAArg ofthe L-shape is conserved in these two cases The anticodon loop of tRNA Inthe complex of P horikoshii ArgRS, the base of C35 of tRNAArgCCU...
... subheading and then select the Proteomics link) One ofthe proteins of interest to the Cell Migration Consortium is paxillin, a scaffolding protein involved in focal adhesions [9] Shown in Fig is the ... residues near the C-terminus ofthe protein As a result, the ETD spectrum is devoid of low mass fragments of type z¢Æ that would provide sequence information at the C-terminus ofthe protein Although ... experimental conditions, the other nine proteins were probably retained on the HPLC column It is of note that the calculated and experimental average molecular masses for 42 ofthe proteins disagreed The...
... axis inthe figure indicates the angle between the line drawing from the center ofthe island to the point of runup measurement and the y direction. The angle of 0 degree means that the measuring point is at the right side ofthe ... Fig. 5. Runup of water around the island due to the solitary wave (270 deg.: at foreside inthe normal direction of wave propagation; 90 deg.: at the leeside ofthe island; 0 deg.: at the right side ofthe island; ... setup in a wave basin having the dimension of 30 m wide and 25 m long. The conical island has the shape of a truncated cone with diameters of 7.2 m at the base and 2.2 m at the ...
... with the flow rate from 80 to 140 L/min Inthe second run, the nanofluid (MWNT/water nanofluid) was used for testing Ranges ofthe flow rate are from 60 to 140 L/min at interval of 20 L/min The inlet ... exchanger, the thermophysical properties of several nanofluids including CuO, Al O , TiO , and CNT in water were systematically measured The general trends of nanofluids including increase of thermal ... rating condition The increase in cooling capacity ofthe nanofluid is due to dynamic interaction ofthe flow field and the MWNT One ofthe possible causes for the considerable rise of system performance...
... an intersection of affine hyperplanes In Πn,0 the element that corresponds to the hinge of Πn is the intersection of all Hj,l such that j and l are inthe same Ci So this will be the hinge of ... function ofthe poset Note that in many papers, the dimension ofthe homology ofthe null chain is In that case, the character is (−1)r+1 times the M¨bius function The sign depends on this o The action ... in [3]) A version of it states that if the homology of a poset Q is concentrated in a single dimension r, then the character ofthe action of a group G o on the homology of Q is (−1)r times the...
... trigger the release of IL-16 in RASFs, the present research from Smith and Cruikshank extends the panel of signals involved inthe regulation of IL-16 at least under pathologic conditions Although the ... determines the disease specific immune response Given the variety of signaling pathways initiated by IGF-1 in fibroblasts, it may be speculated, as the authors mention briefly, that binding of antibodies ... passages in vitro before being exposed to the immunoglobulins Consequently, the data suggest that the local stromal environment inthe joint (and based on previous data from the group other organs...
... [3]; the set of all 15,116 pairwise protein-protein interactions recorded inthe Database of Interacting Proteins as of April 2004 [19]; and a panel of mRNA expression profiles for 273 individual ... proteins encoded by a and b physically interact in a protein-protein interaction (dotted links), or that the protein encoded by a binds the promoter of b (solid links) Each gene is either defined ... performing 40 additional experiments selected using the information-based score will clarify the regulatory roles of about 70% ofthe ambiguous interactions The learning rate ofthe final 30%...
... have two C2H2 zinc-finger domains, isoform PP has a C2H2 DNA-binding zinc-finger domain and a C2HC zinc finger domain Zincbinding residues (cysteines and histidines) are marked in red, and structurally ... Alignment of LOLA isoforms Figure Alignment of LOLA isoforms The alignment ofthe carboxy-terminal C2H2 DNA-binding zinc finger domains ofthe seven detected LOLA isoforms (CG12052) Six isoforms ... analyses Coding exons are shown in shades of gray and the position ofthe BTB and zinc-finger domains are marked in color Introns are not to scale LOLA variants have an invariant amino-terminal region, ...
... skylights Inthe northern hemisphere, the south facing facades of a building offer the most daylight entry and in addition, also offer the most control on ingress of direct sunlight using shading techniques ... daylighting design consideration and this knowledge becomes more relevant in context of an increasing adoption of features like curtain walling in modern buildings [2, 14].As part of daylighting ... performed in order to visualise the range within which the sun moves in reference to the building over a year The result is presented in Figure As is evident, the south facing facades present the best...
... by the action ofthe pawl In seeming contradiction to Carnot’s principle, a perpetual motion machine ofthe second kind has been obtained! But that is not so The spring, which is attached to the ... on an in nite set of harmonic oscillators whose randomness results from thein nite amount of information needed to specify the initial conditionsof these oscillators Thein nite number of degrees ... the thesis by connecting the main results ofthe various chapters We would like to highlight that in this thesis, the ensemble of mesoscopic particles is required to be independent of each other...
... mounted into the electrochemical cell ofthe home-built electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM) described in detail by Wilms et al [20] In order to eliminate thein uence of oxygen ... depression inthe middle ofthe broad stripes marked by white arrows) so far explaining the structural details and differences of both phases In any case, the unidirectional modulation across the stripes ... Astonishingly, simultaneously to the local removal of copper from the step-edges one can observe the growth of a new ordered stripe structure ontop ofthe c(p × 2) − I interlayer (Fig 5b) indicating...
... differences [3], where the mixing angles θ12 , θ23 have small deviations from their TBM values, and maybe the most interesting thing is the none-zero ofthe angle θ13 Therefore, the TBM pattern needs ... considering the soft breaking terms In this work, we consider the effects of renormalzation evolution group (RGE) on the lepton mixing angles and leptogenesis (to explain BAU) of a S4 model The ... eliminating unwanted couplings and reproducing observed mass hierarchies In this framework the mass hierarchies are controlled by spontaneously breaking ofthe flavor symmetry instead of the...
... calculated from the intersection ofthe two straight lines, obtained after plotting the logarithm ofthe studied parameter against the logarithm or the reciprocal of Cd content in plant tissue ... treatments In principle, two main mechanisms of en- zyme inhibition can occur: (1) binding ofthe metal to sulfhydryl groups, involved inthe catalytic action or structural integrity of enzymes, ... bean, including metalaccumulation, binding and inactivation, and oxidative stress scavenging systems The increased metal concentrations inthe tissues cause increased activities of some enzymes (induction)...
... that further demonstrate the gradual time-dependent alteration inthe position ofthe major peak inthe red region (Fig 2, insert) On the other hand, inthe presence ofthe scavengers histidine or ... to the antenna proteins indicating mainly 1O2 was involved [28] In spinach thylakoids, illumination at low light intensity resulted inthe degradation of PsaB gene product into two fragments of ... cleavage, starting inthe NH2 terminal region resulted inthe complete degradation ofthe antenna proteins The addition of scavengers such as histidine, DABCO, and n-propyl gallate, retarded the above...
... characteristic ofthe TÆT minorgroove than the AÆA minor-groove, inthe binding of DAPI [16] In conclusion, the main cause ofthe strong inhibitory effect of DAPI on DNA replication in vitro reported in ... of Klenow synthesis is present inthe lane containing the reaction products of AAT-template In contrast at the 16 : DAPI/template molar ratio, DAPI inhibits synthesis ofthe 55-base product in ... fluorescence and UV thermal melting studies The addition of ATT-template to DAPI solution determines drug fluorescence changes that are distinctive ofthe drug binding into the minor-groove ofthe double-helix...
... elucidate the molecular basis ofthe carbohydrate cross-linking properties ofthe lectin In this study, the sugar-binding ability and specificity of each ofthe two sugar-binding sites in EW29Ch ... above, one of two sugar-binding sites of EW29Ch, the a sugar-binding site, has a tight binding mode, but the c sugar-binding site has a weak binding mode This manner of binding reflected the dissociation ... the Kd more precisely for the sugar-binding site inthe slow exchange regime However, the Kd ofthe a sugar-binding site could not be calculated using nonlinear regression fitting to the binding...
... partition into membranes is present inthe short segment at the end ofthe sequence, corresponding to the cholesterolbinding domain (MPRP-S) The peptides used in this work are intrinsically fluorescent ... context ofthe full protein Bearing this in mind, a MPRP-S role inthe interaction ofthe MPR with membranes cannot be excluded The gp41 ectodomain MPR may therefore have a very specific function in ... by membrane binding and by the insertion of molecules (including peptides) The change ofthe potential magnitude may be monitored through the spectral shifts ofthe fluorescence indicator di-8-ANEPPS...
... indicated by the initial plating (Fig 1), underlining the importance of progressing from initial plating assays (Figs 1–3) to detailed studies of growth kinetics for any full characterization ofthe effects ... We therefore investigated Fig The effects of Pdr12p overexpression on growth inthe presence of increased levels of acetate The two trp1 strains analysed are isogenic but for the PDR12 gene being ... This investigation into thein uences of aromatic amino acid auxotrophy on weak acid resistance was initiated in response to the finding that losses of Pdr12p or of Azr1p appeared to be exerting...