... as an example ofthe use of these equations, a study ofthedynamicsof aeolian sand ripples [216] 11.3 Case A: the Edwards–Wilkinson equation with flow The first model involves a pair of linear ... despite the gusting ofthe wind The stoss slope ofthe ripple lies in the range 8◦ – 10◦ [227] The lee slope is composed of a short straight section near the crest at an angle of about 30◦ –34◦ to the ... where the first ofthe equations describes the height h(x, t) ofthe sandpile surface at (x, t) measured from some mean h , and is precisely the EW equation in the presence ofthe flow term c∇h The...
... is the cross-sectional average ofthe bank-specific variable αi of those banks for which there is an observation in month t As the composition of this sample changes in the course of time, the ... responsible We choose the following method of mitigating the problem of changing sample composition: Instead ofthe exposure levels Xi (t), we investigate the change in the exposure ofthe same bank, ... changes in the systematic component ofthe exposure to interest rate risk μ(t) or whether the composition of banks in the sample (α(t) − α(t − 1)) has changed, or whether changes in the supervisory...
... This research reflects the views ofthe authors and not necessarily the views ofthe Deutsche Bundesbank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, or the Board of Governors ofthe Federal Reserve ... analysis ofthe impact of bank mergers on deposit rate dynamics Our focus is, thereby, on the effect ofthe merger on the bank price-setting mechanism, rather than on its effect on efficiency and other ... characteristics and the complete list of bank mergers in the US The data allow us to track thedynamicsof bank mergers while controlling for the rigidity ofthe deposit rates and for a range of merger,...
... erupted in the Fall of 2008—but the events ofthe past several months, if anything, reinforced the importance ofthe topic The resulting report is not a comprehensive study ofthe broad issue of trust ... In the minds of many—including the vast majority of executives the major business scandals of recent years were primarily the result of greed There were, however, varying opinions on whether these ... trust—and the Project which it launches—are a complement to The Authentic Enterprise.” Together, they aim to give businesses a better understanding ofthedynamicsof trust, as well as more tools they...
... in the one-cell stage to visualize the localization and to measure the mobility ofthe components in the PGCs The medaka embryo was peeled off the chorion, and the segment containing the part of ... of OlvasGFP reveals the dynamic nature ofthe nuage Schematic diagram ofthe preparation of PGCs of medaka specimen (A) OlvasGFP was expressed in the medaka PGC at stage 24 and localized in the ... outside ofthe nuage in the cytoplasm ofthe migrating PGC FCS analysis revealed that Olvas GFP diffused with a diffusion constant of 7.0 lm2ặs)1 (Fig 3A) During the measurement ofthe PGC, the 10...
... changed the instruction for the participants in Study by providing them with information on the production time ofthe respective car models and asking them to evaluate them on the basis ofthe historic ... Illustration ofthe two examples ofthe futuristic adaptation stimulus set used in Study 3: on the left side, a front view of a Honda concept car, on the right side, a rear view of a BMW concept ... change the ultimate role of curvature for assessment of liking, but still, curvature was the most important predictor for liking To further analyze the impact ofthe adaptation routine of Study...
... 1H,15N-HSQC spectra ofthe M domain of human eRF1 The numbering ofthe residues corresponds to that ofthe full eRF1 protein (A) The Gly region ofthe 15 H, N-HSQC spectrum ofthe M domain of human eRF1 ... hydrolysis at the PTC ofthe large ribosomal subunit [20] The three-domain structure of eRF1, with the shape ofthe protein resembling the letter ‘Y’, partly mimics the ‘L’-shape ofthe tRNA molecule, ... )42 The mean value in the family of 25 structures and the SD is no preferred conformation ofthe side-chain in the family 4228 v1 b There Fig The relaxation parameters ofthe amide 15N spin of...
... further our knowledge with respect to the mechanisms of action of these proteins, it is crucial that we define the precise boundaries ofthe STI1-homologous domain and compare the structures of these ... analysis [22] to examine in more detail the flexible characteristics ofthe 275–284 segment of hHR23B Because ofthe high quality of our 15 N-HSQC spectra, 54 ofthe 58 protonated backbone nitrogen ... solubilized the protein fragment in 10 mm CHAPS buffer The combination of these two A Dynamic structure of XPC-binding domain of hHR23B procedures markedly improved the quality ofthe 15NHSQC...
... Summary of parameters used to t T1, T2 and hNOE S2 is the square ofthe generalized order parameter characterizing the amplitude ofthe internal motions; se is the eective correlation time for the ... except for the small values in residue 2, which agrees with the expected exibility ofthe N-terminal region ofthe protein The difference of S2 values in the presence and absence of solute are ... exchange rates Taking the results ofthe two sets of experiments together, and in view ofthe strong stabilizing effect the solute confers upon this protein and the lack of structural alteration,...
... probably reflects the complex interdependence ofthe modules in terms of internal dynamics and may also be a consequence ofthe large anisotropy (deviation from the ideal spherical shape) ofthe tandem ... typically given in terms ofthe square ofthe generalized order parameters, S2, as the rate of physical restriction of NH motion, and of effective correlation time, se, on the ps to ns range Extremely ... by the CCP1 module towards the catalytic region of C1r Materials and methods Construction of recombinant plasmids for expression ofthe CCP modules of C1r The cDNA fragments corresponding to the...
... represent the geometric centers ofthe cavities that are located over the protein surface, and the blue spheres indicate the geometric centers ofthe cavities that are located inside the b-barrel The ... indicating the importance ofthe positive charges for the occurrence of nonspecific contacts with DNA [22] The BPV-1 protein shows low flexibility ofthe loop connecting the b2 and b3 strands (Fig 6B) The ... in thedynamicsof these two proteins The rmsd from the starting structures ofthe two proteins (supplementary Fig S1) showed, in fact, good stability over all the simulation times Also, the...
... are the means of three determinations in mT, the error ofthe determinations is 0.02 mT this study we compared thedynamicsof actin filaments at different stages ofthe actomyosin contractile cycle ... that the angle between the principal z-axis ofthe spin label and the filament long axis was 34 (±3)° with a full width of 23° at half maximum ofthe distribution (Fig 3) The second population of ... orientation ofthe probe molecules The disorder can arise either from disorder of a local region ofthe protein or from improper orientation ofthe filaments X-Ray diffraction experiments led to the conclusion...
... accepting DNA [20] The tips ofthe arms are highly flexible, and once the DNA has moved inwards, the arms close and the tips ofthe arms wrap around the DNA The amplitudes and time scales ofthe intramolecular ... nature ofthe dynamics, the autocorrelation functions C(t) were evaluated during the first NMR structure and backbone dynamicsof MC1 10 ns, using the 20 ns trajectory time for the 93 NH vectors The ... variations of 25% on the nanosecond time scale during the 20 ns trajectory (Fig 5) These variations, resulting from the position ofthe arm, are correlated with internal motions ofthe overall...
... transfers in the stagnation volume ofthe gas cap The reason for our interest in the stagnation volume is that the analysis ofthe problem is tractable in this domain For example, since the shock ... cP is the specific heat ofthe gas at constant pressure, y is the ratio of specific heats, c is the speed of sound, (T is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, pa is the air density and T,, is the temperature ... ILLUSTRATION OFTHE VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES IN THE STAGNATION VOLUME Not included here are the effects ofthe blowing layer formed adjacent to the temperature profile; it is judged that in the...
... in the gradients of 600~1000m; rarely occurred in elevations beyond 1200 m •1980-2010: the proportion of rubber plantations area in the elevation of 600-800m decreased, while increased in the ... • Other data: Standard format of topographic maps with 1: 100000 scale; Field survey samples of Xishuangbanna in 2010 • Based on MODIS-NDVI data, we analyzed phenological characteristics of each ... showed the similar trend Change pattern (1980-2010): The proportion gradually declined on the flat and north aspects, while rose continually on the south aspect, and decreased firstly then increased...
... from the usual 80-20 rule The rule states that the top twenty percent ofthe products account for 80 percent ofthe sales In our case the top 20% ofthe products contribute to about half the sales ... the various aspects ofthe recommendation success from the viewpoint ofthe sender and the recipient ofthe recommendation in section The timing and the time lag between the recommendations and ... models of adoption we discuss TheDynamicsof Viral Marketing next Most ofthe previous research on the flow of information and influence through the networks has been done in the context of epidemiology...
... mass of PAF) as a result ofthe presence of three disulfide bonds Importantly, the MS data yielded evidence demonstrating the lack of any post-translational modification of native PAF other than the ... positioned in the space between b4 and loop and create a welldefined aromatic region ofthe protein The topology ofthe disulfide pairs and the function ofthe cysteines According to the biochemical ... mPAF at the respective concentrations of and 100 lgÆmL)1 Fig Ribbon diagram ofthe mean PAF structure without disulfide bond constraints the core ofthe protein (Fig 9) As a consequence ofthe highly-twisted...
... broadening ofthe two lines ofthe c-phosphate group, and not to significant changes in chemical shift or the relative populations ofthe resonances In particular, the relative intensity ofthe downfield-shifted ... interpretation ofthe chemical shifts ofthe protein-bound nucleotide analogue we first studied GTPcS in the presence and absence of Mg2+ ions within a pH range of 2–13 The rate of exchange between ... and pK3 are the corresponding pKa values ofthe three phosphates ofthe nucleotide d2 values are given in parentheses the titration up to pH 1.5 does not allow the precise estimation of this value...
... behaviour of packed columns for the development of a new method for the standard presentation ofthe fluid dynamicsof columns with any type of packing design The basic principles ofthe method ... for the calculation ofthe maximum loading capacity at a given specific liquid load uL The higher the loading capacity ofthe column in the case of countercurrent flow ofthe phases, i.e the higher ... the bottom tW and at the top tD ofthe column, and on the price ofthe heating steam CH , the optimum operating temperature tD,opt of a condenser operated with cooling water is in the range of...
... (TonB, 10 Structure ofthe Bacterial Cell Structure ofthe OmpF porin View ofthe monomer from the side (left) and view ofthe trimer from the top The loop inside the opening narrows the channel H ... involved in the maintenance ofthe long axis ofthe cell Depletion of either MreB or Mbl causes aberrant partitioning ofthe origins of replication and a large fraction of anucleate cells The intermediate ... pestis XV Color Plates Structure ofthe OmpF porin View ofthe monomer from the side (left) and view ofthe trimer from the top The loop inside the opening narrows the channel H Nikaido 2003, Microbiol...