... evidence ofthe presence of a DNAPL In the 1980s, the rule of thumb was that, if a dissolved concentration of 10% ofthe saturation for the chlorinated solvent was detected, the presence of a DNAPL ... retardation ofthe chemical The higher the fraction ofthe chlorinated solvent sorbed, the less is available for transport deeper into the soil The sorption capacity of a compound is described by its ... and roundness ofthe grains, and the nature of their packing It is not a term that includes properties ofthe groundwater flowing through the media The Water Resources Division ofthe U.S Geological...
... possibilities to study the electrostatic interaction This is one ofthe lethal flaws in the NPD model that greatly reduces the value ofthemodel Furthermore, NPD model cannot be used without the local electroneutrality ... to the algebraic sum of all the charges enclosed bythe surface divided bythe permittivity constant ε0: q ∫ E ⋅ ds = ε s (2.22) where q is the total charge contained in the volume bounded bythe ... Literature Review 22 2.2.3 Solute Transport Models There are two types of membrane transport models One is based on the irreversible thermodynamics (I.T.) whereby the membrane is treated as a black box...
... sandy clay on the subsoil of soft clay and fine sand The dam is 10 m high (H), with the dam crest of m and the slope inclination for both sides of 1V: 3H (Figure 1) The construction ofthe embankment ... generated by selecting proper -values MATERIAL MODELLING OF AN EMBANKMENT DAM For the simplification oftheanalysis purpose, an earthfill dam in themodel is assumed as homogeneous and built of sandy ... evaluated the behaviour and stability ofthe structures The main purposes of FE-analyses are the determination of stresses including pore pressures, of stress/strain distribution, and the prediction of...
... to the quantum dot, which was ignored in the previous works [9, 14], since the typology ofthe ring may play an important role in the transport property ofthe system Also, a theoretical model ... Fermi level in the ring and in the leads When one ofthe dot levels drops below the Fermi level in the ring, this level becomes occupied and the number of electrons increases by one in the dot In ... left (L) and the right (R) leads, while k and εkα are the longitudinal wave number and the corresponding energy ofthe electron The energies ofthe single particle states α+ + α within the ring and...
... 2004 the management ofthe projects financed bythe Cohesion Fund and the Structural funds has been performed bythe Ministry of Finance, the State Treasury and the Ministry of Transport The technical ... impacts Next the scenarios are described, followed by a presentation ofthe impacts 7.2 Methodology The SASI modelThe impacts are assessed with the support ofthe SASI modelThe SASI model is a ... Eurostat; SCB, 2006 The share ofthe road in freight is the lowest ofthe EU (only 22.4% ofthe ton-km) This is due to the high transit volumes operated by rail The share of railways in total...
... interact In themodels shown (Fig 6), the 226–236 region ofthe N-loop and 347–356 ofthe B-loop are in close proximity Residues affected by mutation are then located for the most part in the functionally ... regarding the importance ofthe pronounced secondary structure in this region Mutation of either proline could result in reduction or increase in the length ofthe helical secondary structure ofthe ... role of threonine residues in the pore region of Fps1 T256 on the B-loop is conserved across the whole MIP family Fig Structural modelling The B-loop is shown in yellow and the N-loop in green The...
... impacts Next the scenarios are described, followed by a presentation ofthe impacts 7.2 Methodology The SASI modelThe impacts are assessed with the support ofthe SASI modelThe SASI model is a ... transport Theanalysisofthe current situation is summarized in a SWOT table on the main strengths and weaknesses The assessment ofthe transport system is followed by an analysisofthe key transport ... even with the expansion ofthe exterior port nor with the opening of new terminals The ports ofthe Canary Islands regularly bring in around 15% ofthe total traffic, but a redistribution of roles...
... in the presence of CHX, the fatty acid bypasses the absence of ACS4 but not the absence of StAR Then, the partial inhibition produced by CHX on AA stimulated steroidogenesis was unexpected The ... release AA inside the mitochondria is shown bythe fact that the content of labeled AA in another organelle such as the nucleus is neither increased by cAMP nor reduced bythe inhibition of Acot2 (Fig ... our results may explain the mechanism by which in these situations there is a remaining 20% of steroid synthesis, due to the direct effect of AA ⁄ AA-CoA produced within the mitochondria by the...
... irreducible tensor Kτ ofthe 2nd rank in the expansion (2.8) Five components of this tensor together with the operators L j ofthe invariance group SO(3) form the set of generators ofthe dynamical group ... operator ofthe rank r On the one hand, it is clear that the operators X ΛΛ are able to generate all the ˆ eigenstates ofthe Hamiltonian H from any given initial state Λ On the other hand, the components ... generators ofthe group SO(3), which in this case is only a subgroup ofthe true symmetry group SO(4) [111, 324] Three more generators ofthe latter group are given bythe components ofthe vector F The...
... facilitation of meeting its principle objectives would be the responsibility of all involved Dispatch It is in theanalysisofthe findings concerning the dispatch that the greatest impact ofthe Flying ... more efficiently, but the appropriateness ofthe dispatch or the quality ofthe clinical management cannot be determined It is therefore not known whether the introduction ofthe Flying Squad programme ... performance, but is also evident in theanalysisofthe mean status times for each ofthe case type categories Most notable is the status time ofthe neonatal incidents in which the longest mean ‘onscene’...
... added to the production and therefore proposed varieties in this thesis may be replaced by others In the current economic conditions of Dong Hy district and limits ofthe thesis for farmland that ... experiments’ data were analyzed byanalysisof variance, regression analysis using SAS and IRRSAT software PART RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Results from assessing impacts of natural, economic - social ... (LVN 4) The other technical measures were done as same as in the production The experiment results in 2007 and 2008 were presented in Table 4.22 17 Table 4.22: Plant productivity in the models...
... occurrence of mycorrhizal species Evaluation of defoliation Bystré II Health status of forest trees is characterized by level of defoliation It is a relative loss of assimilatory apparatus ofthe crown ... age, pH ofthe soil, elevation ofthe sites or even minor variations of stands homogeneity These are probably main factors affecting presence and activity of different fungi species Bystré I ... (Telamonia) sp and also the species Russula aeruginea – 51%) On all of them only Laccaria laccata and Suillus grevilei fructified In the study plot Bystré II the fructifications of Heterobasidion annosum...
... the soil profiles in the short term can be attributed to the kinetics of dissolution ofthe amendments and to the formation of exchangeable sites in the holorganic horizons, as shown by different ... on the ECEC of both layers For instance, exchangeable Al still accounted for 57% (spruce) and 54% (beech) ofthe ECEC in the 0–10 cm layer ofthe F2-treated plots (figure 1a) The proportion of ... the ecoclimatic diversity ofthe region: for each species, stands were chosen in various Ecological Sectors ofthe Belgian Ardenne as defined by Onclinkx et al 1987 Selected characteristics of...
... involving the treated trees and the corresponding control trees Finally, mean RESULTS Each oftheresults presented hereafter refers to the BAI ofthe trees of a given treatment by comparison with the ... cored to the pith with a 5-mm Pressler corer, at a height of 2.80 m (to minimize the negative effects on the wood quality ofthe butt log), from the northern side ofthe trunk Throughout the text, ... in the treated trees compared to the control trees) on the growth ofthe young trees (fig 2a), while it had no significant effect on the growth ofthe old trees (fig 2b) = However, the shape of...
... proteins of both cell membranes with the extracellular domains joining directly [2] The major types of these proteins are the claudins and the occludins The TJ are responsible for the sealing ofthe ... mentioned convective flow of ions due to the water flux The change ofthe electrolyte concentration in the LIC, according to the law of mass conservation, equals the sum ofthe inward and outward ... to the electrolyte flux j maintained bythe ATPases Under these conditions the osmotic gradient is still directed from the lumen into the cleft allowing to further increase the osmolarity of the...
... pieces of information regarding the nature ofthe soil for effective management in terms of tillage, liming, fertilizer application, etc 1.2 On -the- go Soil Sensing Technology The recognition ofthe ... upper part and curved lower part The slope ofthe linear portion is the buffer capacity of potassium in that soil 2.1.4 Other Soil Chemical Properties As the name ofthe most common fertilizer “NPK” ... neutral complexes ofthe test ion are transported across the membrane interfaces to extents that are proportional to the compositions of solutions on either side ofthe membrane The electrostatic...
... a function ofthe number of carbon atoms in the chain The inset shows amount of transferred charge per carbon atom as a function ofthe length ofthe chain in the chain Both of them show an oscillatory ... illustrations ofthe spin logic NOT gate The input terminals are labeled by A and B, the output terminal is labeled by Y Mref represents the pinned magnetization ofthe terminal The logic input ... amplification One ofthe challenges is the extremely short spin relaxation time in bulk metals, at the scale of picosecond, due to the high density of scattering centers Moreover, because ofthe screening...
... 1, the main objective of this study is to examine the effect ofthe heterogeneity ofthe admixed columns and their positioning errors on the mass performance ofthe treated ground As part ofthe ... and the other one is the mean value ofthe strength values in every element in the finite element modelThe ratio ofthe former to the latter is about 0.8 in an average sense The same problem of ... Other statistics ofthe core sample data of these two projects are listed in Table 2.2 Lee (1999) compared the statistics ofthe core samples of strength of these two projects and found that the...
... essentially all the dynamical properties ofthe system The time evolution ofthe distribution function is often called the collision term (∂f /∂t)coll , is the central kernel in solving the Boltzmann ... at the interfaces, which is valid if there is sufficient screeningby taking zl,r far enough from the centre region The ATK algorithms calculate the contribution ofthe bulk metallic leads as the ... absorbed into the chemical potential This flavour of approximation is used in myriad of single particle models In the mean field BCS model we assume the presence of many different numbers of Cooper...