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... m−2 k =0 therefore the domain of convergence ofthe series (1.6) is D0 = (−1,1) ⊂ Da (0) More, V (x) → ∞ as x → and V (−1) < ∞ The radius of convergence ofthe power series expansion of V in −1 ... to 0, and x ∈ Da (0) Therefore, the ball B(R) is contained in the domain of attraction of Da (0) c Theorem 3.7 Let be p ≥ For any c ∈ (0,(p + 1)R2 ], the set N p is included in the domain of attraction ... Ω c Theorem 2.6 Let be p ≥ For any c ∈ (0,(p + 1)R2 ], the set N p is included in the domain of attraction Da (0) c Proof Let be c ∈ (0,(p + 1)R2 ] and x ∈ N p Then V p (x) = therefore, there...
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... polymerization of styrene andthe blending of PS and SPS polymers have affected the surface structure ofthe PVDF membrane obviously The cross-section morphologies ofthe PVDF membrane, the PVDF-PS ... membrane The hydrophobic property of PS polymer promoted the formation of these polymer aggregates As can be seen, the thermally induced polymerization of styrene, as well as the blending of PS and ... under the outer skin layer ofthe membranes, andthe sponge-like structures appear in the inner part ofthe membranes As shown in Figure 4e, many big aggregates appear in the middle part of the...
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... proteins of these subregions (Fig S1C) and 1654 Fig Of all members ofthe KIND family of proteins, only KIND2 binds to MAP2 Pull-down assay (PD) ofthe endogenous MAP2 from cerebellar lysates of P21 ... structural and functional importance ofthe v-KIND and MAP2 interaction core modules in the regulation of dendrite growthand branching in hippocampal neurons and cerebellar granule cells Further studies ... Center) and Dr J Miyazaki (Osaka University) for their kind gifts ofthe MAP2 cDNA andthe pCAG expression vector, respectively The present study was supported by grants from the Japanese Ministry of...
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... subfamily ofthe Bcl-2 family involved in the initiation of apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway The key event in the mitochondrial pathway is the release of proapoptotic factors from the mitochondrial ... apoptosis The mitochondrial release of cytochrome c and second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (Smac ⁄ DIABLO) allows forthe formation ofthe apoptosome, a complex that enables the activation ... constant amounts of rLuc–Itch and various amounts of either Bid–GFP of tBid–GFP The graph is a representative example ofthe saturation studies performed to provide evidence for a specific interaction...
... reagent The integrity and quality of puri®ed RNA were controlled by 1% agarose gel electrophoresis and measure ofthe absorbance at 260 and 280 nm Materials Semi-quantitative RT-PCR Ovine FSH (oFSH-21) ... in a 20-lL reaction volume The PCR was started at 94 °C and followed by up to 27 cycles of ampli®cation forthe three proteoglycans and 20 cycles forthe internal control, b-actin as described ... quanti®cation The DNA content ofthe cell layer at the end of incubation was quanti®ed by the method of West et al [31] After solubilization ofthe cell layer in M NaOH and subsequent neutralization...
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... one for relatively high, the other for relatively low regularity, and discuss the status of each in the context ofthe initial value problem of this paper and in the light ofthe results of Sections ... Nevertheless, Formulation of predictability seems unnatural from the point of view of both physics andthe theory of partial differential equations The blow-up ofthe curvature or even ofthe C ... equations The reader can recover the full result ofthe proposition from the estimates for ν in Section Forthe slighter weaker result then, by virtue ofthe co-area formula, it suffices to bound the...
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