... lactis The results are presented in Table and Fig 4A Forthe cluster of lowest energy, both the position and the conformation ofthe ligand are close to those observed in the 3D structure ofthe ... known forthe bacterial PepX One ofthe immediate consequences ofthe structural similarities between the two active sites is to search for putative inhibitors of PepX, using the knowledge of DPP-IV ... into the active site ofthe human DPP-IV; 3, docked into the active site ofthe crystalline structure of PepX from L lactis; and 4, docked into the active site ofthe modeled structure of PepX...
... to the same weather conditions as the roof, and other areas may experience runoff from the roof All floors are subject to moisture in the form of water or snow carried in on the undersides of ... transferred to the precast beam if there is a bond between them The reduction ofthe post-tensioning force in the slab and the additional force introduced into the beam should be considered in thedesign ... affect the aesthetics ofthe building Further, the functional design may require sloping floors, but horizontal elements may be preferred at the building exterior for aesthetic reasons These considerations...
... being the relative permittivity ofthe substrate k ρρ is the + εr surface wave pole located on the real axis ofthe complex k ρ plane, and the symbol Res denotes the residues ofthe integrand at the ... VARIATION OFTHE GAP, G BETWEEN THE TOP PATCH AND THE FED PATCH (SIMULATED) 133 FIG 4.20: VARIATION OFTHE LENGTH, L1 OFTHE STUB PATCH (SIMULATED) 134 FIG.4.21: VARIATION OFTHE LENGTH, ... 148 TABLE 4.5: SUMMARY OFTHE PERFORMANCE OFTHE THREE PROPOSED PROBE FED PATCH ANTENNAS 153 TABLE 4.6: COMPARISON OFTHE SIMULATED AND THE MEASURED GAINS OFTHE X SEMI-CIRCLE PROBE-FED...
... Approaches There is no given mathematical functional form for a production function The best known of these functional forms is the so-called Cobb-Douglas production function which has the form as ... D The dth dimension position ofthe ith particle at the iteration τ The dth dimension velocity ofthe ith particle at in the iteration τ Personal best position (pbest) ofthe ith particle at the ... D The dth decision variable ofthe vector i at the iteration τ The ith decision vector at the iteration τ The ith mutation vector at the iteration τ The ith trial vector at the iteration τ The...
... From the calculations derived in Appendix A, the energy demand forthe modified pulping section ofthe plant is 56 MW of electricity and 267 tonnes per day of steam The demand forthe steam in the ... formation The following formula describes the main reaction that drives the formation of Na2CO3: Na2 S + CO2 + H 2O → Na2CO3 + H S Forthe sake of simplicity, it is assumed that all ofthe Na2SO4 ... pressure of 60 bar [94, 97] The electricity requirement forthe ASU is 261 kWe/kgO2, for a total of 55.7 MWe forthedesign [97] 3.2.1 Gasifier Scale and Fuel Yield For economic production of DME...
... 1982) The elements ofthe vocabulary of a control language are names of PSs, and the well-formed strings ofthe language define just those sequences of PS applications which are allowed The user ... V Unfortunately, we know of no language as suitable forthe description of data as FP forthe description of control The reason is that at this moment, we are insufficiently confident ofthe ... r whom the tools are written Forthe remainder of this use the notation x:y-~ section we s h a l l z with the informal meaning of "application of x to y yields result z", or "execution of x with...
... constituents with associated DAGs The right side ofthe rule lists the cat values ofthe DAGs associated with the filial constituents; the left side, the eat ofthe parent The associated unifications ... feature ofthe DAG associated with the VP be the same as (unified with) the agr ofthe V Thus, the VP's agr feature will have as its value the same node as the V's agr, and hence the same values for ... encoded a form of subject-verb agreement Note that the process of unification is order-independent For instance, we would get the same effect regardless of whether the unifications at the top of the...
... remote shut-off capabilities to limit the size of vapor clouds 2.6.3 DESIGN PRESSURE Thedesign pressure shall be no less than the vapor pressure ofthe stored product at the maximum design temperature ... minimized by setting the vacuum relief valve at the highest vacuum permitted by thedesignofthe vessel 2.7.1.2 Other considerations for piping design are as follows: a Keep the number of shell penetrations ... failures occur For these valves to be effective, the downstream piping must have a ßow capacity greater than thedesign shutoff point ofthe excess ßow valve The main advantages of these valves...
... identify the errors, if any, present in the former and to formulate some hypotheses about their causes On the basis of these hypotheses, the Tutor selects the next exercise which will test the student ... process This information includes, for example, the kind of clause (main, coordinate, subordinate), whether the clause has a verb to be solved, the voice and form ofthe clause, the kind of event described ... teaching a foreign language can constitute a good benchmark for evaluating the soundness and completeness of such theories In the field of foreign language teaching, on the other hand, the only...
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... to indicate the motivational aspect of VR games Other limitations of this study are the small sample size ofthe groups as well as the heterogeneous abilities ofthe patients Therefore, it may ... courtesy of Hocoma AG) over the ball from the participant if the exertion ofthe participant was weak and to walk slower when the subject participated actively Within the VE, the position ofthe camera ... with therapist instruction All other comparisons ofthe supportive conditions exposed no significant differences It should be noted that the therapist's behavior during the two minutes ofthe "therapist-only"...
... measured, there is the limitation of ANA-related indices estimated from measured biosignals Then, the questionnaire was often used as a subjective index A certain level of quantization of sensory ... exercises, activation of muscle contraction even in virtual environment could suppress cybersickness Further study on the difference between real and virtual exercises in terms ofthe time-varying ... preliminary study on the effect of predictive visual sign of acceleration on heart rate variability in a motion-based VR driving simulator They demonstrate the importance ofthe interval between...
... error-detecting Their design properties guarantee for detecting the onset of errors because of failures, regardless of any error-free region following the beginning of a burst of errors Consider designing ... off errors because ofthe finite answer of comput¯ ing system In the bottom figure, the values of | pli ¯ pui | reflect errors occurred If the error threshold is setup low enough, then most of ... that are in the range of round-off levels Nevertheless, the simulations examine how the threshold choice impacts undetected errors Errors are detected by examining the magnitude ofthe respective...
... (17) R+ represents the ratio ofthe thermal resistance ofthe branched structure of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Rt, to that ofthe equivalent Rs, under the constraint of total volume, and ... cone showing one ofthe heat transfer paths from the interior heat source (red) to the edge (blue) ofthe electronic device, and (b) is the cross section optimal designs ofthe embedded nanocone ... nanotubes in the form of a conical and branched structure In the Description of structure section, we give the detailed description ofthe heat conduction structure, from the interior of an electronic...
... Framework The WING/WORLD toolkit is built on top ofthe Roofnet platform Roofnet is an experimental WMN developed by the MIT The Roofnet architecture is described in detail in [21] Roofnet routes ... achievable in the forward direction, and PACK is the delivery probability ofthe ACK signal in the reverse direction (drev ) Since rx is the estimated throughput of broadcast packets in the forward ... assess the performances ofthe performances ofthe self-configuring and self-healing backhauling technologies (1) The mesh gateway is connected to the Internet using a wired connection (Ethernet)...
... gives the power of situations Cl and C2 as a function ofthe ratiot ofthe segregating population (F2 or the backcrosses) size to the total population size Whereas the types of designs (F2 or ... mixture of subdistributions within the global distribution of either F2 and/or backcrosses In principle, the test statistic used (the likelihood ratio test) makes use ofthe whole non-normality ofthe ... a design will be zero if the true dominance is in the opposite direction Table II compares the power of this design with the power of an F2 when total of 180 individuals were measured, half of...
... determinants of practice, and use them to tailor the intervention (Designing the Intervention) NorthStar assists the user in the choice of appropriate study design to test the QI intervention (Choosing the ... features of each type, the text would guide the user with regard to when the use of each design might be appropriate A lead individual from the ReBEQI group was identified for each section ofthe ... Consequently, the two areas we covered were thedesignof QI interventions and their evaluation The intention was forthe tool to be useful to users with varying levels of experience in QI research, and for...
... accordance with the results ofthe sea floor survey, considering the deviations from a plane surface, the force-deformation properties ofthe soil, and the geometry ofthe base ofthe structure The possibility ... Stability ofthe sea floor 5.2.1 Slope stability- The stability ofthe sea floor in the vicinity ofthe structure should be investigated The study should include the effects ofthe structure on the ... Aseismic design details B.11- Other factors PREFACE Concrete structures have been used in the North Sea and other offshore areas ofthe world With the rapid expansion of knowledge ofthe behavior of...