... atomic force microscopy to explain the origin ofthe molecular terrace morphology in PBTTT films This model invokes the central role of a borderline poor solvent in promoting the early π-stacking of ... describe the details ofthe molecular packing, e.g., the extent of interdigitation of thesidechains 44 However, the work in this thesis will demonstrate that no side-chain interdigitation exist In ... tens of micrometers Therefore, the author concluded an arrangement of folded polymer chains along the lengthwise edges ofthe whiskers within a single whisker The proposed packing of rrP3HT by the...
... of 3.3 points in PCS and 2.1 points in MCS • Diabetes: reduction of 3.5 points in PCS and 1.0 points in MCS • Cancer: reduction of 3.6 points in PCS and points in MCS • Arthritis: reduction of ... reduction of 4.5 points in PCS and 1.5 points in MCS • Mental illness: reduction of 3.9 points in PCS and 13.9 points in MCS • Major injury: reduction of 9.9 points in PCS and 4.3 points in MCS Sources: ... person lives and the opportunities they have to apply and be rewarded for applying their skills The link between productivity and wages in theory The question of interest is the effects of education...
... subheading and then select the Proteomics link) One ofthe proteins of interest to the Cell Migration Consortium is paxillin, a scaffolding protein involved in focal adhesions [9] Shown in Fig is the ... residues near the C-terminus ofthe protein As a result, the ETD spectrum is devoid of low mass fragments of type z¢Æ that would provide sequence information at the C-terminus ofthe protein Although ... pair of fragment ions of type c¢ and z¢Æ Subtraction ofthe m ⁄ z values forthe fragments within a given ion series that differ by a single amino acid affords the mass and thus the identity of the...
... when stepping from the deck ofthe steamer, mistaking the opening inthe darkness forthe edge ofthe wharf the next step put the leader into the opening and he dropped through into the river ... was well In front ofthe face ofthe Government Wharf there was a continuous line of "spring piles" for its protection, with the heads cut off to the level ofthe dock One dark and rainy night, ... Justice Robinson taking the balance of this service and also filling in during the other months, with the second City of Toronto on the Hamilton Route The winter service to the Niagara River for 1855...
... by the geometry ofthe frame: the points at which the left quarter-line, the vertical midline and the right quarterline intersected the horizontal midline ofthe rectangle The centers ofthe ... of both the Senate and the House of Representatives The otherwise aesthetically poor positioning of Bush within the frame was clearly intended to reinforce the semantic interpretation of him as ... that they found least aesthetically pleasing to provide data anchoring the other end ofthe aesthetic scale Method Participants All ofthe participants were students at the University of California,...
... 2012 certain information from hospitals By collecting, tracking, and making this information available to the public, Health Planning increases the transparency of hospitals in California Our ... to nonprofit hospitals Instead, they grant tax exemptions based on other information about the organization, including the distribution of its net earnings and the entities’ articles of incorporation ... and the county indigent program, as well as the efforts that hospitals make to collect bad debt, including whether they consider patients’ income b The criteria for determining bad debt, including...
... on the other hand were highest inthe axis, intermediate inthe testa and lowest inthe cotyledons The effect of seed growth stage on metal accumulation The concentration ofthe two metals in ... constant In addition, the growth tanks were washed after the Cd-stress experiments and the rinse water analysed for this metal using thestandard procedure (see below) Cadmium contamination ofthe ... when investigating the effect ofthe same metal pollutant found similar effects on yield parameters of flaxseed On the other hand, Singal et al (1995), examined the effect of Cd on seed mass of...
... nanoparticle chains They proposed that nucleation and growth occurring alternatively resulted inthe formation of chains of silicon nanoparticles The formation ofthe kinks of silicon nanoparticle ... and terminated at reaching a certain length The other, the rest ofthe branch, was a complete amorphous silicon oxide Fig is the HRTEM image ofthe interface (arrow in Fig 1d) of two kinds of structures ... Mg and Ge into Si can reduce the melting point ofthe silicon solid solution Moreover, the melting points of nanoparticles are usually lower than the corresponding bulk material All of these factors...
... signatures of non-projective edges, combining levels of nodes with the partitioning of gaps of nonprojective edges into components We derive a formal property of these signatures that links them to the ... combining levels of nodes and the partitioning of gaps into components ofthe dependency tree (there may be nodes inthe subtree ofthe component root that lie outside the span ofthe particular ... edges contain in their gaps a component rooted in an ancestor ofthe edge (an ancestor of an edge is any node on the path from the root ofthe whole tree to the parent node ofthe edge) The proportions...
... against the North American packing houses and for a time ruined the canning industry ofthe United States, and yet we find American methods being introduced into Argentina without let or hindrance ... Argentina are also being worked forthe benefit of mankind The Quebracho Colorado tree forms a very important item of export It is sent out ofthe country either inthe form of logs, of which no less ... undergone whilst resident there I am indebted to the writers for many hints on life in Argentina, and as I think that others will find the reading ofthe notes as engaging as I did, they are now reproduced...
... breakdown Employing aprotinin and heparin in parallel, we found that, inthe sera of DNase1 KO mice, the inhibitory effect of heparin blocked the accelerating effect of aprotinin on the residual ... stopped inserum from a DNase1 KO mouse (C) Pure serum with h of incubation at 37 °C Chromatin degradation intheserumof a DNase1 KO mouse was accelerated by theadditionof aprotinin and the specific ... activity found in DNase1 KO mice also occurred in WT mice, and was activated by theadditionof aprotinin, thereby masking the inhibitory effect of aprotinin on DNase1 ⁄ plasmin-induced chromatolysis...
... s forthe samples to freeze; during the freezing process, the sample undergoes osmotic stress The vapor pressure ofthe ice surrounding the oxidase is lower than the vapor pressure of water in ... It acts by in uencing the colligative properties of water The inclusion of ethylene glycol in our solutions lowers not only the freezing point of our solutions, but also the activity of water If ... nm The temperature inthe cuvette was monitored during the assay with a T-type thermocouple and was constant within ± 0.1 K over the course ofthe measurement The rate constant on the ordinate...
... 2001 vicinity ofthe binding site(s), affecting both the structure and the ligand binding properties ofthe whole HSA molecule [1 –11] The interaction of ligands with HSA occurs mainly in two ... transition in HSA Accordingly, the affinity of therapeutic drugs forthe B-form of HSA is higher than that observed forthe N-form [1,3,4,14,35,36] Haem inhibits drug binding, possibly stabilizing the ... ascribed to the occurrence of slowly exchanging water molecules inthe surroundings ofthe paramagnetic ferric haem center [7] Inthe presence of saturating amounts of ibuprofen and warfarin, the R1p...
... some ofthe articles inthe school library as well as using my local library I also used the OPAC computer to find my book source.IV.) Result of Information Gathered: A) Source 1: Dr Nowinski's ... researching journal and newspaper articles inthe WinSpirs databases I found articles from psychology, sociology, and science databases I then looked forthe articles inthe journal section ofthe ... and recovery Nowinski stresses the need for family intervention in cases that involve adolescents B) Source 2: Silverman gives the results ofthe survey and attempts to interpret the results It...
... them the information about the thickness and the refractive index ofthe dierent layers inthe path ofthe light Particularly, the thickness and the refractive index ofthe lm conned between the ... the range of applications ofthe SFA In addition, in most ofthe cases the roughness ofthe deposited layers can be controlled and/or modied to certain extent, allowing the investigation ofthe ... image ofthe surfaces in contact can be obtained as the surfaces are slid, allowing monitoring ofthe size and the prole ofthe contact area and the distance between the surfaces, by observing the...
... functioning The indirect effect of pain on the depression-QoL pathway was 0.043, suggesting that about 28% ofthe effect of depression on the mental aspect of QoL went through the mediator of pain, ... mediator in impacting QoL is dependant on the specific aspect of QoL in question The high prevalence of pain symptoms (92%) might be explained by the ubiquitous use of computers inthe Wong et ... consisted of mainly Chinese female (78.2%) teachers Previous studies show that the experience of pain varies across cultures Replication ofthe present findings in other cultures is therefore warranted...
... variation in weather and reflect the net effect of decadal processes of C gain by plants, C loss by respiration, and C transformations inthe soil into labile and recalcitrant forms For instance, Ingram ... grazing regimes in an alpine grassland of Wyoming are dictating soil C sequestration though intraannual variation in weather may dictate oscillations inthe magnitudes of GEP, RE, and NEE Interestingly, ... knowledge is needed forthe mixed-grass prairie, especially inthe USA, because it is the largest grassland ecosystem inthe Great Plains, encompassing 38% ofthe grassland area in North America...
... b E The value of b has been determined from the slope ofthe FN plot using the relation BU2 d b¼ slope where d is the distance ofthe anode from the emitting surface The work function ofthe ... assigned to the burning of MWNT Final residual weight of 1.5% was obtained forthe purified MWNT The purity ofthe purified sample is about 95% whereas the TG curve forthe as-grown MWNT indicates ... air and scanning inthe 2h range of 10–90°, in steps of 0.05° X-ray diffraction pattern of DyNi2 alloy shows the formation of single phase with a C 15 type cubic structure XRD pattern of as-prepared...
... of physiological drought at the beginning of spring The regional standard tree-ring chronology shows a decrease inthe radial increments starting at the beginning ofthe 1970s and ending at the ... radial increments starting at the beginning ofthe 1970s and ending at the end ofthe 1980s (Fig 4) The lowest increments were recorded for 1974, 1980, 1984 and 1986 These years with low increments ... al 1997), in northern expositions ofthe Elbe valley inthe Krkonoše Mts (Sander et al 1995) and inthe Polish Tatras (Feliksik 1972) The positive influence of precipitation in July ofthe previous...