... template and then sequenced Finally, two cDNAs were obtained and designated HRT1 and HRT2, respectively DNA sequencing analysis Materialsand methods Plant materialsand RNA isolation Latex and various ... AB061234 and AB064661 respectively The ORFs of HRT1 and HRT2 encode 290 and 284 amino acid residues (87.3% identity) with predicted molecular masses of 33.2 and 32.8 kDa respectively Hydropathy and ... coli BL21(DE3)/pETHRT1 and E coli BL21(DE3)/pETHRT2 were examined for in vitro rubber transferase activity Rubbermaterials were extracted with a solvent mixture of toluene and hexane (1 : v/v)...
... largest naturalrubber producing countries i.e Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand account for around 72% of all naturalrubber production (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Natural rubber, 2007) Naturalrubber ... typical NaturalRubber (NR) processing and manufacturing The raw material used for naturalrubber processing is latex mainly tapped from rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) Historically, naturalrubber ... environment, waste abatement and management in naturalrubber processing sector should be handled properly This paper is presented to discuss in detail about naturalrubber processing sector in...
... size, and morphology EXPERIMENTAL 2.1 Materialsand Formulation The naturalrubber used in this study was SMR-L, obtained locally and having the standard specifications given by the Malaysian Rubber ... focus more on rubber foam derived from latex and synthetic polymers.7 In this study, naturalrubber foams were prepared by varying the concentration of sodium bicarbonate (4, 8, 10, and 12 phr), ... N= ⎛ρ ⎞ ⎜ rubber − ⎟ ⎟ π d ⎜ ρ foam ⎝ ⎠ where, N = number of cells per unit volume, d = average cell diameter, ρ of the solid rubber, and ρ foam = density of the rubber foam 2.4.4 (7) rubber =...
... characteristics and mechanical properties of organoclay-filled epoxidised naturalrubber (ENR 50) nanocomposites and organoclay-filled naturalrubber (SMR L) nanocomposites EXPERIMENTAL 2.1 Rubber Recipe ... processing and vulcanisate properties, as well as high performance Epoxidised naturalrubber (ENR) is one interesting example ENR rubber has properties that more closely resemble those of synthetic rubbers ... min–1 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Cure Characteristics Figures andand Table show the results for the scorch time, t2, and cure time, t90, for both organoclay-filled NR nanocomposites and organoclayfilled...
... infection Hence, further research and understanding in this sector may bring exciting new information and better understanding of the natural history of HBV and supplement our existing armamentarium ... Europe, India, and Africa Genotype B and C are common in Asia; genotype D, in southern Europe, the Middle East, and India; genotype E, in West Africa and South Africa; genotype F, in South and Central ... Transmission and Vaccination Perinatal or horizontal infection early in childhood are the main routes of HBV transmission in high endemic region, such as Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands and the Arctic and...
... Gelling and I.R Wallace, Recent Development in NaturalRubber for Tyres, Proc Int Rubber Technology Conf., (1988), 467-491 C.S.L Baker, I.R Gelling and R Newell, Epoxidised Natural Rubber, Rubber ... The Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, Epoxidised Natural Rubber, (1984) P.C Loh and M.S See Toh, Epoxidised NaturalRubber in Tubeless Tyre Inner Liners, Int Rubb Conf., (1985) Alexander ... 67-85 10 Haidzir Abdul Rahman, I.R Gelling and P.K Freakley, Influence of Phase Morphology on the Properties of NaturalRubberand Epoxidised NaturalRubber Blends., J Nat Rubb Res., Vol.9(4),...
... between principles and particulars in this way, the reasoner can reach a better understanding of both moral values and their implications for the case at hand.4 See Alexander and Sherwin, The Rule ... rules expands the 42 43 44 45 46 See Chapter 1, supra text at notes 1–2 See Alexander and Sherwin, The Rule of Rules, supra note 1, at 28–34; Schauer, supra note 3, at 17–111 See Alexander and Sherwin, ... practice of unreflective rule following and the difficulties of maintaining such a practice, see Alexander and Sherwin, supra, at 87–88; Larry Alexander and Emily Sherwin, The Deceptive Nature...
... how plant assets, natural resources, and intangible assets are reported Chapter 10-2 Plant Assets, Natural Resources, Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangible Assets and Intangible Assets ... disposal of a plant asset Section – Natural Resources Section – Natural Resources Natural resources consist of standing timber and underground deposits of oil, gas, and minerals Distinguishing characteristics: ... equipment and preparing it for use Costs typically include: purchase price, sales taxes, freight and handling charges, insurance on the equipment while in transit, assembling and installation costs, and...
... 12.14 Screens, wall hangings and sedan chairs 12.15 Carriages and cars 12.16 Conclusion Reference 13 Materialsand techniques: past and present Marion Kite, Roy Thomson and Aline Angus 13.1 Past ... structure on leather properties, structure and tear strength 3.8 Structure and leather handle 3.9 Fibre weave and movement References The chemistry of tanning materials A.D Covington 4.1 Introduction ... References 15 Furs and furriery: history, techniques and conservation Marion Kite 15.1 History of fur use 15.1.1 Introduction 15.1.2 Background and history 15.1.3 Husbandry and harvesting 15.1.4...
... students and teachers help in preparation of Disaster Management Plans for the school and the community and also making them understand the various First Aid and Search and Rescue techniques and also ... tsunamis, earthquake and volcanic eruption which are exclusively of natural origin Landslides, floods, drought, fires are socio -natural hazards since their causes are both naturaland man made For ... distance of about 100km south of Karachi Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Malaysia; Kenya; Tanzania 26 December...
... information overload and allow users to increase their level of co.-.unication activity and the amount of information with which they can deal meaningfully The goal of being able to process natural language ... gracefully and go to a human to get help In other words, the natural language systems that may have significant payoff in the next decade are those that blend the best talents o f man and m ~ c ... the computer in the process and to tailor the summary to particular needs and interests In computerized conferencing, the ultimate goal is "collective intelligence" and one hopes that the apprcpriate...
... application is an inadequate test environment for natural language understanding systems criteria Some candidate are: applications meeting these natural language interfaces to conventional computing ... query languages into which natural language questions are usually ultimately mapped The database application naturally appeals to those who believe that the meanings of natural language texts should ... systems (e.g operating systems, numerical packages, etc.) natural language interfaces to expert systems natural language interfaces to robots natural systems language interfaces to teaching All of...
... research, a s y s t e m like this would also offer a good s e t t i n g for s t u d y of tense and aspect issues which are not so readily raised in a simple d a t a b a s e query application...
... Terence, or Lucretius, and that of Statius or Claudian; and in our own country, in the age of Shakespeare and Beaumont and Metcher, and that of Donne and Cowley, or Pope.' And then, in a kind of ... element in one era and some in another; some qualities seemed to overshadow and eclipse it in one era, and others in another We overlook and half forget the constant while we see and watch the variable ... tongue, and throat, of laryngeal and respiratory muscles, are involved in the production of speech Perhaps the reader is standing up and accompanying the lecture with appropriate gestures And yet...
... constituents and other characteristics of the constituents such as toxicity, bioavailability, and form Actual fate and effects vary with volume and composition of the discharge and the hydrologic and ... liposolubility and poor water solubility They increase biological oxygen demand, are highly toxic to aquatic organisms, and can be carcinogenic to man and animals All are mutagenic and harmful to ... chemical and physical characteristics of produced water, where it is produced, and its potential impacts on the environment and on oil and gas operations Produced water characteristics and physical...
... Greve, Golombek, and Harris study the Norwegian pulp and paper mills and describe how they can reduce pollution and how this relates to absorptive capacity and social capital D’Amours and R¨ nnqvist ... considers petroleum andnatural gas applications, taking up topics ranging from the management of incomes and reserves to market modeling and value chain optimization The second and most extensive ... ix Part III Natural Resources and Logistics Rescuing the Prey by Harvesting the Predator: Is It Possible? 359 Leif K Sandal and Stein I Steinshamn Absorptive Capacity and Social...
... land and these shifts can trigger volcanic activity and underwater landslides Both the naturaland human-mediated damage to the land must be mitigated whenever and wherever possible However, natural ... tropical and temperate areas respectively (see Plate 2) Even less intense winds can transport sand and bury farms and cities Dust clouds can affect surrounding regions and even transport diseases and ... both human well-being and that of the other species on the planet This book will appeal to ecologists and land managers, as well as anyone curious about the natural world andnatural disasters ROG...
... topics and ideas appear at several points in the book, and so are examined from different perspectives and in various contexts Examples include the Hartwick rule and the safe minimum standard ... determined standards of living and economic growth Natural resources were seen as important determinants of national wealth and its growth Land (sometimes used to refer to natural resources in general) ... efficient and optimal depletion of resources This body of work, and the developments that have followed from it, is natural resource economics The models of efficient and optimal exploitation of natural...
... restore intracellular transport, and cells and culture medium were recovered at 30 and 60 The culture medium was then centrifuged at 100 000 g for h, and the pellet (P) and supernatant (SN) fractions ... transport and then with R24 [17] for 45 on ice Then, cells where extensively washed with cold buffer to remove unbound antibody, and the temperature changed to 37 °C to restore transport and thereby ... surface pool of GD3 ganglioside, and then shifted to 37 °C to restore transport Cells at 15, 30, 60 and 90 were acid stripped to remove membrane-bound antibody, harvested, and the presence of internalized...