... about everywhere in America, at the great intersections where creationism meets evolutionism and where science meets religion They are daunting crossroads, congested with technical science, sacred ... simplicity and general readers in mind, I have avoided the mathematics and draw sparingly on the parts and the metaphors This book talks mostly with scientists and science educators, and as to what science ... religiosity and belief in God Creationists have long resorted to saying “God did it” wherever science has Where Darwin Meets the Bible no answer, and have routinely been criticized for bringing their...
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... total and free prostate specific antigen (PSA), and testosterone levels, complete blood count and serum biochemistry, and pelvic MRI every months At each visit, detailed genitourinary and gastrointestinal ... and Table shows the comparison of rectum minimum, maximum and mean doses and percentage of rectal volumes receiving different doses based on these different techniques The mean rectal doses and ... dose and V70 were higher in method (57.5 Gy and 32.9%, respectively) than in method (49.6 Gy and 24.3%, respectively) The comparison of rectal minimum and mean doses, V30, V40, V50, V60 and V70...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:22
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES AND THEIR MODELLING APPLICATIONS docx
... Processes and Their Modelling Applications http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/3401 Edited by Andrew J Manning Contributors Alberto Sanchez, Ma Concepción Ortiz-Hernández, Levent Yilmaz, Xiao Hua Wang, Fernando ... orders@intechopen.com Sediment Transport Processes and Their Modelling Applications, Edited by Andrew J Manning p cm ISBN 978-953-51-1039-2 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com ... nutrients and pollutants from land sources An understanding of sediment transport leads to a better comprehension of pollu‐ tion control, and thus helps to preserve the marine ecosystem and further...
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WAVELET TRANSFORMS AND THEIR RECENT APPLICATIONS IN BIOLOGY AND GEOSCIENCE potx
... activities on different frequency bands and it can be useful analyze each frequency band separately 4 Wavelet Transforms and Their Recent Applications in Biology and Geoscience Fourier transform is ... Wavelet Transforms and Their Recent Applications in Biology and Geoscience Fig 19 DB9, level Fig 20 bior3.5, level The cells with green background show the frequency band where it is appreciated ... contains the advantages and disadvantages comparing with each other: Table 15 Advantages and disadvantages 36 Wavelet Transforms and Their Recent Applications in Biology and Geoscience The ideal situation...
Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 17:20
Bioinspired aromatic foldamers and their potential applications
... structurally and functionally with potential applications in the field of water purification and desalination, (b) that serve as amine and ammonium receptors that may find important uses in environment and ... functionally to a certain extend and evaluate its potential application in the field of water purification and desalination and (b) Mimics ammonia and ammonium receptor functionally and evaluate its application ... amine and ammonium guests studied and the m/z of the [14•guest] complexes determined using high-resolution mass spectroscopy…….127 Table 5.2 List of amine and ammonium guests studied with 12 and...
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Studies of quantum spin chain dynamics and their potential applications in quantum information
... STUDIES OF QUANTUM SPIN CHAIN DYNAMICS AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN QUANTUM INFORMATION VINITHA BALACHANDRAN (M Sc., Cochin University of Science And Technology, India) A THESIS SUBMITTED ... of three spins as |0 = |S | ↑ and |1 = |T + |↓ − |T | ↑ where |S = (| ↑ | ↓ −| ↓ | ↑ ) is the singlet state of spins and of the three spin block, and |T+ = | ↑↑ and |T0 = (| ↑ | ↓ +| ↓ | ↑ ) ... for their valuable assistance I acknowledge National University of Singapore (NUS) and Faculty of Science for providing graduate student fellowship I am also grateful to my father Balachandran,...
Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 18:51
Graphene metal organic framework composites and their potential applications 1
... of fabrication and assembly of the free-standing GO-LbL film (b) Plot showing the variation of elastic modulus calculated theoretically (under parallel and random orientation) and that obtained ... grapheme-based composites and their potential applications 37 Image reproduced from reference 37 1.4.1 Graphene- polymer composites Carbon-based materials, such as amorphous carbon and carbon nanotubes ... interactions of the metal ion and the linker molecule vary widely and have included ionic, covalent, and coordinate interactions,52 as well as hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions.53 Often,...
Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:06
Graphene metal organic framework composites and their potential applications 2
... 10, 73 (25) Ramachandran, V S.; Beaudoin, J J Handbook of analytical techniques in 115 2003 concrete science and technology: principles, techniques and applications; William Andrew, 2008 (26) ... equation: The relationship between concentration and voltage (potential difference): where E is the applied potential difference and Eo is the standard electrode potential So as the voltage is ... reduction and oxidation rate constants 43 Figure 2.16 cyclic voltammogram for different values of the reduction and oxidation rate constants The first curve shows where both the oxidation and reduction...
Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:06
Graphene metal organic framework composites and their potential applications 3
... major transport processes are thermionic emission and tunneling Under illumination, excitation over the barrier and band-to-band excitation may occur and contribute to the photocurrent The ability ... (Figure 3.6(a), and three of these (1609, 1427 and 1135 cm-1) are associated with the in-plane and out-of-phase stretching modes of the C-H groups in benzene ring.22 The Raman band at 861 cm-1 ... intensity) 3.3 Results and Discussion Figure 1(a) shows UV-vis absorption spectra of GO, r-GO and BFG in water The red-shifted -* absorption band of r-GO at 248 nm compared to the band of GO at 224...
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Graphene metal organic framework composites and their potential applications 4
... bands from four to two in the UV-vis spectra and a red shift in the Soret band of (Fe-P)n MOF 28 The presence of graphene in (G-dye 10 wt % -FeP)n MOF (red line) creates a new band at 303 nm and ... followed by washing with ethanol and drying in air UV-Vis spectroscopy of the reused catalyst in phosphate buffer shows similar soret band (391 nm) and Q bands (564 nm and 611 nm) attesting the robustness ... important for understanding how graphene influences the crystallization of the MOF, and its subsequent properties and functionality The functional groups present in the starting material and the different...
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Graphene metal organic framework composites and their potential applications 5
... wt % -FeP)n MOF and attests to the greater electrocatalytic capability of the hybrids where r-GO, pyrdinium linker and porphyrin catalyst act in concert in the charge transfer and electrochemical ... pyridine ligand improves the solubility of the systems by stabilizing the electron-rich phenylethyl group, and prevents aggregation The composite formed by the combination of G-dye and (Fe-P)n ... electroactive surface area can be estimated according to the Randles-Sevcik equation:17,18 ip = 2.99 ×105 n A C D1/2 v1/2 where ip, n, A, C, D and v are the peak current, the number of electrons involved...
Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:06
Graphene metal organic framework composites and their potential applications 6
... electrochemical energy applications in fuel cells, batteries and electrochemical water splitting.1-4 However, the high cost of Pt catalysts commonly used for such applications restrict widespread applications ... crystals were collected filtrated and washed with ample DMF and dried under vacuum Electrochemistry RDE and RRDE experiments were carried out on a RRDE-3A (ALS Co., Ltd) and the CH instruments electrochemical ... diamond down to alumina slurry to obtain a mirror-like surface and then washed with DI water and acetone and allowed to dry mg of catalyst and 80 μl of wt% Nafion solution were dispersed in ml of 4:1...
Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2015, 09:06
Polymer assisted synthesis of aligned amorphous silicon nanowires and their core shell structures with au nanoparticles
... SiNWs and the metal–SiNWs composite materials, and make the processes more cost-effective bin Yvon T64000), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, Perkin–Elmer PHI-5702) Experimental Results and ... and an ethereal solvent, tetrahydrofuran (THF), reported in detail elsewhere [14,15] This polymer is composed of a randomly constructed network of tetrahedral hybridized phenylcarbyne units and ... for a mass-production of highly aligned SiNWs and their core/shell structures with metal nanoparticles for the future applications in microelectronic and optoelectronic devices Acknowledgements...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 15:06
The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive pptx
... London, England The Science Museum, Swindon, England The Science Museum, London, England Thinktank, Birmingham, England Westminster Abbey, London, England ... England Edward Jenner Museum, Berkeley, England Elsecar Heritage Centre, Elsecar, England Farnborough Air Sciences Museum, Farnborough, England Gonville and ... Bletchley, England National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland National Railway Museum, York, England Natural History Museum, London, England Poldhu, Cornwall, England ...
Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 14:20
Báo cáo y học: "Sensitivities of conventional and new electrophysiological techniques in carpal tunnel syndrome and their relationship to body mass index" pdf
... mSDL and D4M-D4U, D4MD4U and D2M-D5U or mMDL with mTLI and mMDL with M-U LD allowed for the detection of abnormalities in 150 (91%), 149 (90%) or 132 (80%) and 131 (79.4%) hands respectively, and ... mSDL and mMDL were 75.8% and 68.5%, respectively The most sensitive parameters of sensory and motor NCSs were the D4M-D4U (77%) and mTLI (70.3%), while the D2M/D5U SNAPa ratio (27%) in sensory and ... contributions RA, HU and DK played role in clinical evaluation and design of the study; RA and HU conducted electromyography; RD and MK performed the statistical analysis All authors read and approved...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20
Dynamic motion detection techniques for micromechanical devices and their application in long term testing
... FOR CHARACTERIZING DYNAMIC MEMS DEVICES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 2.1 2.2 2.3 Introduction Laser-based techniques Optical microscopy and optical stroboscopy techniques 1 7 13 iii 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Scanning ... technologies for characterizing dynamic MEMS and their applications in MEMS testing CHAPTER REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR CHARACTERIZING DYNAMIC MEMS DEVICES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS 2.1 Introduction Most MEMS ... technologies for characterizing dynamic MEMS and their applications in MEMS testing measurement techniques because of their good performance, cost effectiveness and operational simplicity The SEM is...
Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:58
Development and applications of novel solvent minimized techniques in the determination of chemical warfare agents and their degradation products
... DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF NOVEL SOLVENT-MINIMIZED TECHNIQUES IN THE DETERMINATION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS AND THEIR DEGRADATION PRODUCTS LEE HOI SIM NANCY ... chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for purposes not prohibited under this Convention, as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes; (b) munitions and devices, ... agents cause nausea and vomiting and can also induce cough, headache, and nose and throat irritation The vomiting agents are typically solids which when heated, vaporize and condense to form...
Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 14:08
Attackers and Their Attacks
... disinformation and propaganda – Deny service to legitimate computer users – Commit unauthorized intrusions into systems and networks that result in critical infrastructure outages and corruption ... malicious intent • Use their skills to expose security flaws Crackers • Person who violates system security with malicious intent • Have advanced knowledge of computers and networks and the skills to ... software applications toward probing the underlying software and hardware infrastructure itself Social Engineering • Easiest way to attack a computer system requires almost no technical ability and...
Ngày tải lên: 17/09/2012, 10:43
Báo cáo y học: " Predictors of hepatic steatosis in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients and their diagnostic values in hepatic fibrosis"
... evaluate the predictors of clinical and pathological characteristics in these patients with steatosis and their diagnostic values in hepatic fibrosis Patients and methods Patients A total of 204 ... steatosis (83 men and 23 women, mean age: 41.08±10.23 years) and the remaining 98 patients were excluded from hepatic steatosis (79 men and 19 women, mean age 39.4±9.81 years) Their diagnoses were ... activity), and G3 (severe activity) All the sections were blindly and independently assessed by pathologists and the results were processed by the Kappa concordance test The inter- and intra-observer...
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