... ARTICLE Figure (A) Sizeandsize standard deviation of AuNPs based on TEM analysis TEM images of particles at time points during synthesis of (B) 2, (C) 5, (D) 10, (E) 30, and (F) 45 after adding ... time-dependent TEM analysis to correlate the sizeand the size dispersion of the AuNPS with the LSPR behavior Figure 3A shows the trends in the particle sizeand the size dispersion over the course of ... (0.3) 12 particle size (nm)b,c % relative size dispersion a In each case, 200 particles were counted to determine the sizeand the size dispersion b The AuNPs were less than 1.0 nm, and we were unable...
... Figure Modules compatible with the HDSL repeater HDSL Compatibility and CSU Power Options Application Note 1218 CSU Power Options Powering a customer premises device such as a channel serving ... advances made since the product’s inception have led to multiple options for deployment Figure details all released HDSL module versions and their compatibility to other modules Figure indicates which ... NID/CSU device from the remote HDSL module Simplex power is provided on the DS1 transmit and receive pairs and consists of a constant 60 mA current source It is important to note that simplex power...
... Unicer SA and Varnam and Sutherland, 1994) BREWERY AND WINERY A mass balance is depicted in Figure 2, which represents water and energy inputs, and also the outputs respecting residues and sub-products, ... since Torrijos and Moletta (1997) used them to 10 A G BRITO ET AL treat a winery wastewater and reported a 95 % sCOD elimination, and a nitrogen and phosphorous removal of 50 % and 88 %, respectively ... lagoons, constructed wetlands, land spreading/irrigation – are also scenarios for effluent treatment or polishing, but a landscape integration is sought and large areas of land should be available...
... manager, and Randy Fortune, deputy program manager, shared their knowledge and expertise on the DDG 51 program Dirk Lesko, Jerry Steiner, Andrew Bond and Nick Nichols from Bath Iron Works and Don ... supply and demand for shipyard labor under each of several options for distributing the work among the two shipyards and for scheduling the work across calendar time xvi Acquisition and Competition ... communications, fire control, and ordnance, would be substantially more complex and costly than in previous systems, and the integration of those elements with the ship’s hull and mechanical and electrical...
... SubSaharan Africa, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 24 in East Asia and the Pacific, 24 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 19 in the Middle East and North Africa and in South Asia, as well as 31 ... associated time and cost, are summarized below Summary of procedures for dealing with construction permits in Brazil and the time and cost No Procedure Request and obtain proof of land ownership ... Trinidad and Tobago (11) Iceland (1) Procedures (number) 6 St Vincent and the Grenadines (3) Germany (3)* Time (days) 57 57 St Kitts and Nevis (18) Germany (17) 116.7 130.3 Trinidad and Tobago...
... investigate the size effect we need the sample with homogeneous distribution in particle size Besides that, the hydrothermal method requires the long time reaction and its distribution in particle size ... spectrophotometer Result and discussion To calculate the particle size of QDs we use some following models: + Using absorption spectra to estimate the mean sizes of QDs: The Effros, Brus and Kayanuma’s ... g(a) of QDs, hence can estimate the mean size of QDs From this formula, the standard curve and measured absorption spectra, we can estimate the mean size of QDs Based on the analysis it has been...
... percentage points from the frontier on average, with the closest economy 10 percentage points away and the furthest one 74 percentage points away Now these 174 economies are 40 percentage points ... by percentage points since 2005 Lower-middle-income economies have closed the gap with high-income economies by percentage points, and upper-middle-income economies by percentage points This convergence ... percentage points away and the furthest economy 69 percentage points away OECD high-income economies are closest to the frontier on average But other regions are narrowing the gap Eastern Europe and...
... Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, ... Kingdom and land registries is part of the land information available to governments Land information also includes other geographic, environmental and socioeconomic data related to land that ... Regulations for Small and Medium -Size Enterprises SINGAPORE EU average NEW ZEALAND HONG KONG SAR, CHINA 40 Italy GEORGIA NEW ZEALAND 49 69 74 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SINGAPORE 36 39 74 73 ICELAND MALAYSIA...
... (government) notes and bonds; corporate and municipal bonds; mortgage-backed securities (MBS) r Derivative market: options; forwards and futures Indexes r Equity indexes: Dow Jones and Standard and Poor’s ... Integrals and Hamiltonians for Optionsand Interest Rates This book applies the mathematics and concepts of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory to the modelling of interest rates and the ... have been created; these instruments demand advanced valuation and risk assessment models and systems that quantify the returns and risks for investors and financial institutions [63, 100] The...
... SubSaharan Africa, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 24 in East Asia and the Pacific, 24 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 19 in the Middle East and North Africa and in South Asia, as well as 31 ... and the treasurer, who may or may not be the same as the directors and need not to be shareholders and who may hold more than one office or title; (g) details about the capital and the type and ... 15 Trinidad and Tobago (11) Iceland (1) Procedures (number) 5 St Vincent and the Grenadines (3) Germany (3)* Time (days) 35 35 St Kitts and Nevis (18) Germany (17) 13.6 15.4 Trinidad and Tobago...
... also synthesized α-Fe2 O3 nanorods with gradients in sizeand porosity, and the results showed that properties such as the magnetic properties and the electrochemical properties were size- dependent ... develop simple and versatile approaches to synthesize 1D nanostructures of α-Fe2 O3 that are easily tunable in size, which will then facilitate our understanding of the shape and sizedependent ... S1, S2, and S3 are shown in Figs 6b, 6c, and 6d, respectively The band gaps calculated from Eq (3) are 2.65, 2.60, and 2.45 eV for S1, S2, and S3, showing an obvious blue shift as the sizes decreased...
... livestock movements into grazing lands and watering points that stretch into crop-growing areas also result in conflicts (Dietz 1987) Over time however, pasture and water around the settled areas ... migration decisions and herd size of the pastoralists This study therefore investigated the effects of cattle rustling and other household characteristics on decisions to migrate and herd size amongst ... recorded from March to May and June to August The average minimum and maximum temperatures are 20°C and 35°C, respectively The district is characterised by bare ground and loose sandy loam soil with...
... heteroliganded gold nanoisland for the sensitive and molecular size- selective detection of a protein The enlarged schematic diagram shows the surface morphology of a heteroliganded gold nanoisland and ... and discussion Principle of heteroliganded gold nanoisland-based sensing platform We examined the feasibility of a chip-based gold nanoisland sensor prepared for the sensitive and molecular size- selective ... produce more stable and ordered gold nanoislands Two different types of gold nanoislands (1- and 5-nm thickness) modified with 3mercaptopionicacid (MPA, short chain length) and decanethiol (DT,...
... E and let T : I, H → CC E , H be a mapping Assume that {tn }n≥0 , {tn }n≥0 , {sn }n≥0 , and {sn }n≥0 are arbitrary real sequences in 0, satisfying tn tn ≤ and sn sn ≤ for n ≥ and {Pn }n≥0 and ... integer and ε r, 2−1 rt 2r a −1 1−t m ,r − t m at−1 −1 2.18 Fixed Point Theory and Applications According to 2.1 , 2.2 , and 2.12 , we know that there exists a positive integer N satisfying 2.13 and ... the usual norm | · | and let X 0, For any a, b ∈ X, Δ 0, a, 0, b stands for the triangle with vertices 0, , a, , and 0, b Let I {Δ 0, a, 0, b : a, b ∈ X} and {Pn }n≥0 and {Qn }n≥0 be in I Define...
... {xt } is defined by (1.11) Then T has a fixed point if and only if {xt } remains bounded as t → 0+ , and in this case, {xt } converges strongly to a fixed point of T as t → 0+ Proof Assume first that ... = On the other hand, since xt − Txt = t f xt − xt , 1−t (3.15) we get for t ∈ (0,1) and u ∈ F(T), xt − f xt ,Jϕ xt − u ≤ (3.16) Since the sets {xt − u} and {xt } are bounded and a Banach space ... p) = g(p) + Φ T p − p (3.8) From (3.7) and (3.8), we get Φ Tp− p ≤ (3.9) Hence T p = p and p ∈ F(T) Now we prove that {xt } converges strongly to a fixed point of T provided it remains bounded...
... 3.1 percentage points (figure 1.7) In 2009 these economies were 41.3 percentage points from the frontier on average, with the closest economy 9.3 percentage points away and the furthest ... one 72.3 percentage points away Now these 183 economies are 38.1 percentage points from the frontier on average, with the closest economy 7.8 percentage points away and the furthest economy 68.8 percentage ... Porta and others 2001 These papers include Djankov and others (2002); Djankov and Shleifer (2007); Djankov and others (2008); Djankov and Pham (2010); Djankov and others (2003); Djankov and others...
... International Conference on Sex Hormones Pregnancy and the Rheumatic Diseases (Stresa, September 2004), and further studies are needed to clarify this point QTc interval prolongation in children 70 ... of the fetal heart between 16 and 30 weeks of gestation, and anti-SSA/Ro antibodies were not considered pathogenic for the adult heart In support of this, Gordon and colleagues [20] did not find ... antibodies is undoubtedly expanding In addition to the classical complete and incomplete CHB, there is progressive recognition of transient CHB, severe late-onset cardiomyopathy and endocardial fibroelastosis...
... Sabine Kuhn and her team of technicians for excellent patient care Authors’ contributions SC, JD and SR treated the patients SA, SR and SC collected the data SC and SA evaluated the dataset and performed ... surgical resection and radiation therapy was 43 months The median period between surgery and RT was months (range 1-7 months) for those treated immediately postoperatively, and a median of 56 ... therapy Until now, no direct randomized trials compare surgery with radiation However, some authors have addressed side effects after both treatments: Andrewas and colleagues could show in 30...
... chondrocyte death and matrix loss A series of molecular targets and drug candidates have been identified, and many of these drug candidates were effective in animal models of joint injury and OA (Table 2) ... rupture of ligaments and menisci, lesions in the joint capsule and synovium, and compressive or shear damage to the articular cartilage When cartilage is exposed to compressive and shear forces it ... Pharmacological treatment options There is a clear recognition of the risk to develop OA after joint trauma, and thus there is an obvious and urgent need to develop and implement strategies that...
... and E, control ad-libitum fed groups; panels B, D, and F, food-restricted groups; panel G, 24-h fasted group Images in panels A and B were taken at 08:00 h, in panels C, D and G at 11:00 h, and ... C, and E, control ad-libitum fed groups; panels B, D, and F, foodrestricted groups; panel G, 24-h fasted group Images in panels A and B were taken at 08:00 h, in panels C, D and G at 11:00 h, and ... C, and E, control ad-libitum fed groups; panels B, D, and F, foodrestricted groups; panel G, 24-h fasted group Images in panels A and B were taken at 08:00 h, in panels C, D and G at 11:00 h, and...