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... cm) at the Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel Fresh sea water was pumped from a 30m depth at the Shikmona National Institute of Oceanography and transported to the laboratory The ... observed: In general, the FF genotype and F allele were favoured by the selection which acted against the SS genotype andthe S allele Table II summarizes all the data obtained on allozyme frequencies ... Littorina species tend to crawl on the aquaria walls, above the water level To avoid this, they were placed in quadrangular cages (25 x 25 x cm) made of perspex These cages were subdivided into smaller...
... normal damage caused by salt In actual fact the spontaneous coastal vegetation has adapted to the action of salt, so that natural marine sprays only cause rather limited damage, consisting primarily ... to the fact that the crown absorbs an excess of sea salt, which then accumulates inthe leaf tissues In fact, the damage always appears to be associated with high quantities of Na and Cl inthe ... isolation andin synergy MATERIALS AND METHODS Determination of surfactants and chlorides in sea aerosol The determination of surfactants and chlorides (the latter are useful as indicators of the...
... provided the histological images and MF corrected and refined the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... disease [7] The data from that report supported thegreat uncertainty and lack ofa therapeutic standard at least for front-line treatment [2] In general, multi-system disease is being treated with ... distortion of lung architecture (hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification, ×20) (B) Higher magnification (original magnification, ×200) ofthe slide in Figure 3A showing the characteristic...
... contributor in writing the manuscript JK analyzed and interpreted the magnetic resonance imaging; OL analyzed and interpreted the FDG-PET AT and KMM performed the histological examination ofthe tumor All ... challenging and often requires a multimodal imaging approach including echocardiography, MRI, CT and FDG-PET scans [6,7] The majority of reported pericardial tumors are metastatic in nature and ... Authors’ contributions TB, LF, CL, AM, GP, HJT, DH and CP analyzed and interpreted the patient data regarding the cardiologic disease, therapy andthe echocardiographic diagnostic TB was a major...
... (a) mesonephric adenocarcinoma, which shows hobnail cells with cytological atypia, intraglandular epithelial papillae, and frank stromal invasion; and (b) minimal deviation adenocarcinoma ofthe ... “diffuse” andthe “focal” expression pattern A continuous positive staining of cells inthe basal and parabasal epithelial layers with variable positive staining inthe more superficial layers can be ... extensive involvement of cervix and vagina It may also serve as a definitive management of microinvasive carcinoma stage IA2 or of ACIS More invasive procedures (radical surgery) may be appropriate...
... ions as a probe beam striking the material to be analyzed The beam interacts with the material in some way, andin some ofthe techniques the changesinduced inthe beam (energy, intensity, and angular ... Composite Materiah, Hatsuo Ishida Characterizationof OpticalMateriah, Gregory J Exarhos Characterizationof Tribological Materiah, William A Glaeser Characterizationof Organic Thin Films, Abraham Ulman ... Materiah Characterization, C Richard Brundle, Charles k Evans, Jr., and Shaun Wilson Characterizationof Mekth and Alloys, Paul.H Holloway and P N Vaidyanathan Characterizationof Ceramics, Ronald...
... Micrographs ofa machine screw illustrating thegreat depth of field ofthe SEM: (a) optical micrograph ofthe very tip ofthe screw; (b) and (c) the same area inthe SEM anda second image taken at ... into the center ofa gaseous plasma The sample is vaporized, atomized, and partially ionized inthe plasma Atoms and ions are excited and emit light at characteristic wavelengths inthe ultraviolet ... keV The values ofand will change over this range, however, yielding micrographs that may vary in appearance and information content as the energy ofthe primary beani is changed The value of the...
... Schematic diagram ofa TEM instrument, showing the location ofa thin sample andthe principal lenses within a TEM column magnification ofthe spatial information inthe signal by as little as 50 times ... reflecting planes and that possess interplanar spacings greater than the lateral spatial resolution limits ofthe instrument The principle here is the same as inthe AbbC theory for scattering from ... is a function ofthe atomic number andthe accelerating voltage At 100 kV,h is about 1200 A for aluminium, decreasing to -900 A at nickel, and reaching 0 A for gold Increasing the acceleratingvoltage...
... qualitative analysis ofa phase transition Measurement ofthe intensiey andthe shape ofthe profile gives a quantitative analysis of phase boundaries andthe influence of finite sizes on the tran~ition.~ ... some average distance is larger than that fbr the same number of backscattering atoms arranged randomly about an absorber at the same average distance Static disorder about the absorbing atom causes ... operation, are inthe speed of data acquisition, the angular and energy resolution, the accessible angular range, andthe capability to meaningfully manipulate the data The reader is urged to review the...
... comparing data of different laboratories o if there is a problem establishing an accurate value r because of sample charging In such cases the "fingerprinting" pattern identification ofa main ... both the use ofXPS and UPS in studying adsorption and reactions at surfaces K Kimura, S Katsumata, Y Achita, Y Yamazaki, and S Iwata Handbook of He I Photoelectron Spectra of Funhmental Organic ... metals andthe rare earths, with their highly localized d- and f-bands in both valence and conduction bands Because interband transitions act to dampen the plasmon oscillation they can change the intensity...
... perturbation theory to describe the transition from an initial state consisting ofa plane-wave projectile anda bound atomic electron to a final state consisting ofa plane-wave particle and an ... positions, particularly the band edge (which defines the band gap), are the most usefd, allowing determination of alloy concentration, 371 strain, and damage, and identificationof impurities Absolute ... (Schottky barrier formation),8 carrier types,'" topographical variations in carrier concentrations? and trap states.8 The broadening parameter at a given temperature is a measure of crystal quality and...
... such information may be obtained also about the surface ofthe solid itself The information obtained is ofthe same kind as that in infrared and Raman spectroscopy The main reasons for the popularity ... PsinZA where aand p are the Fourier coefficients, andA is the azimuthal angle between the analyzer "fast axis" andthe plane of incidence There is a direct mathematical relationship between the ... Raman spectra ofa series of strontium titanates showing typical line shapes and information available for fingerprinting The broadening ofthe highwavenumber lines is related to the polar character...
... Measuring the energy width ofthe damage peak indicates that the damaged layer is approximately 200 nm thick Integrating the damage peak and subtracting the backscatteringsignal obtained for the ... before and after scattering) Figure is a schematic showing backscattering events occurring at the surface ofa sample and at a given depth din the sample For scattering at the sample’s surface the ... state 51V NMR spectra of Vanadium oxide on ralumina as a function of vanadium loading (wt.% )and surface coverage Notethe gradual emergence ofthe six-coordinatedvanadium site with increased loading...
... semiconductors,as well as for metallurgical, and geological materials The advent ofa growing number of standards for SIMS has greatly enhanced the quantitative accuracy and reliability ofthe technique in ... samples inthe working curve to provide information about the relative amounts of PC and PBT on the actual surface Chemical Mapping In addition to data obtained using the spectral mode of analysis, ... impurity analysis, the comparison of surface and bulk compositions, failure analysis, andthe determination of adhesion or delamination mechanism^.*-'^ With the increasing availability of TOF instruments,...
... hardware improvements, theoretical advances inthe understanding ofthe basic mechanisms of laser-solid interactions, and improved methods for data handling and statistical analysis Among the hardware ... in response to market demands and as application areas are explored more thoroughly GDMS is ina time of rapidly expanding industrial acceptance inthe area of high-purity metals characterization, ... values that are generally accurate within a hcror of Several elements, such as Na, K,Cayand Al, are best estimated using a multiply charged species (+2 in most cases) For the alkaline and alkaline...
... facilities are available at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, andthe Brookhaven National Laboratory inthe United States, and at the Institut Laue ... sensitivity, the most important advantage of NAA is the minimal sample preparation that is required, eliminating the likelihood of contamination due to handling Quantitative values can be obtained anda ... IPNS Argonne National Laboratory, USA Spallation ISIS Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, UK Spallation LANSE Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Spallation NBS National Institute of Standards Reactor...