... affecting the VTA DA neurons These two methods took into account the dynamics of AMPA and NMDA signals ofthe complete response and not just the maximum, making them more suitable in understanding the ... interrupt the connections between the PFC andthe rest ofthe brain [28] The post-surgical care and drug administration were identical to the PFC intact animals The disruption between PFC and VTA ... performed analysis ofthe synaptic response by estimating the areas under the AMPA and NMDA EPSC curves This allows us to better understand the dynamics ofthe synaptic charge transfer and provides...
... perform the experimental work andthe statistical analysis and helped to draft the manuscript SR helped to conceive ofthe study, participated in its design and coordination, and helped to draft the ... examined the relative influenceof serum, glucose, and oxygen supply, singly or combined, on the growth pattern of bovine IVD cells Since the nutrient supply affects the NP more than the anulus ... extents These areas warrant further investigation, as the actions of individual growth and survival factors that may enter the disc from the vascular supply or that may be synthesised by IVD cells themselves...
... (n = 601) and 18-month followup interviews (n = 539), we later restricted the data set to 371 ofthe baseline cohort (55% of total registry) and 242 ofthe follow-up subjects (65% of restricted ... not meeting the previous definition of recent) As a result, the hospitalization and intubation subscale now reflects only prior history of intubation Several other clinical aspects of asthma were ... evaluated the association between baseline characteristics andthe risk of hospitalization for asthma during the ensuing 18-month follow-up period, reported at the 18-month interview We use the data...
... determinants ofthe evolution ofthe female wage andthe widening ofthe gender gap over time Notice that, although their findings not contradict this thesis’ initial hypothesis, they find that ... limiting the framework from which the main hypothesis is stated These are: the human capital model; the theory of discrimination; the gender gap and gender occupational segregation; the skill-bias ... back; and women are vulnerable to both of these because of motherhood Finally, the authors also show that an important part ofthe wage gap remains unexplained: 50% for the upper part ofthe distribution...
... from the material surface through the sputtering process are used to analyze the chemical composition ofthe material, these represent a small fraction ofthe particles emitted from the sample There ... spectrum ofthe surface The mix of elemental and cluster ions in the spectrum can generate a rich store of information regarding the chemistry ofthe surface layer Hence static SIMS is a technique of ... reactor temperature profile Thermocouple diameter is about 0.5 mm in the case of reactor temperature measurement The reactor is positioned at the center ofthe furnace andthe 0.5 mm thermocouple is...
... clarify the influences induced by the thermal pretreatment on the support , gold nanoparticles and in turn theinfluence on the catalytic activity towards CO oxidation and PROX reaction XRD profiles ... not be the same as the other system Even for the same oxide support, preparation method may affect the Au particle sizes, the oxide support morphology and structure, andthe presence of impurities ... in the system, all of which would possibly change the catalytic activity 51 In this chapter iron oxide is selected as the support ofthe Au catalysts, andthe effect of preparation methods on the...
... ethanol solvent and then dried over a carbon grid The average size ofthe Au particles and its distributions were estimated by counting about 300 Au particles The Au and Ti contents of prepared catalysts ... band ofthe Au/TiO2 catalysts However the CO+O2 adsorption 121 results in evident observation of Ti-O-H as well as the enhanced intensity ofthe 3300cm-1 band, indicating the participation ofthe ... ions, andthe latter binds the Au particle to the oxide support, thus each Au particle is decorated with a layer of Au ions The structure is not fixed, andthe Aun+/Au0 ratio may change during the...
... is the most active among these four samples The area ofthe TPR peak of CuO (CB) is much smaller than that of other three samples, suggesting smaller amount of movable oxide ions The presence of ... calcined at 200oC and 300oC。 The results might indicate that the size ofthe gold particle has greater influence over CO oxidation activity than the dispersion ofthe gold particles Long-term ... enhances the reducibility of CuO(CB) Under similar experimental conditions (amount ofthe sample etc) the peak area ofthe Au/CuO (CB) catalyst is several times that of CuO(CB) Nevertheless the oxide...
... one ofthe earliest and most investigated support for gold nano particles is chosen as the support Although both experimental and theoretical researches concerning the effect of gold nanoparticle’s ... out in future to understand how the use of capping agent in colloid-based impregnation method andthe post-growth treatment can well control the gold particle distribution and improve its catalytic ... of a reaction mechanism similar to those proposed by G.C Bond and H.H Kung All these results provide deep insights on the gold catalysis and valuable guidance for future study of it In this thesis...
... in the diameter from nm.50,51 The smaller the particle, the greater will be the fraction of atoms directly in contact with the support and therefore influenced by it, while at the same time the ... those of copper or silver, and accounts for the ready formation ofthe Au- state The former effect obviously explains the predominance ofthe AuIII state, which has the 5d8 configuration The AuI ... Support The importance ofthe metal oxide support to the nanogold catalysts is the topic of many papers 89-95 Firstly, the oxide support may act as a stabilizer ofthe Au particle dispersion Hence the...
... than the level of HLA-DR in the cell lysates (5ul of a in 10 dilution, from x 106 PBMC) The shed HLA-DR therefore seemed to represent a small fraction ofthe total HLA-DR ofthe cell, however the ... expression of both the percentage of monocytes expressing HLA-DR andthe density of HLA-DR expression have been observed as a feature of sepsis [4;5;7;8;22-25] Only recently have the possible ... express HLA-DR on their surface [3] To assess the relative contribution of shed to total HLA-DR, the sHLA-DR in the plasma was compared to the total HLA-DR present in cell The level in the plasma (40ul...
... network There is a flow of resources within the network Points of Difference: • SN theorist (and early marketing researchers) seek to describe individual actors and their relations/patterns of connections ... thought and practice? • • How does the marketing perspective compare to the sociological perspective? What are the three key perspectives of SNT that have influence marketing theory and practice? ... other nodes and controls the flow of resources Marketing Applications • Word of Mouth – Actors: opinion leaders, gatekeepers/market mavens and followers • Those who are likely to influence others...
... or humor ofthe head Immediately after the Doctor left the house, the mother besmeared the tip of her finger with a little ofthe "strong juice" from the grandmother's tobacco pipe, and proceeded ... make powder of it, and then put it in one ofthe ends of said cornet or pipe, and laying a cole of fire upon it, at the other end sucke so long, that they fill their bodies full of smoke, till ... Surgery in the Medical Institution of New Hampshire, at Dartmouth College; Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the Western District ofthe State of New...
... in vols andof "Studies on the History of Soviet Cinema", in preparation bythe Cinema Section ofthe Institute of History ofthe Arts ofthe Academy of Science ofthe U S S R Describes the development ... cent ofthe boys and per cent ofthe girls went to the cinema The level of education, the social milieu andthe h o m e had an influence on the frequency of visits to the cinema Three out of four ... importance,because of its bearing on their habits and behaviour as film-goers, on their understanding ofthe medium andthe effects it has upon them, on measures of censorship and legislation ,and on the production...
... diffusion of silicon atoms from the surface to the catalyst/NW interface Here, h is the height ofthe NW and O is the atomic volume of a silicon atom in a silicon lattice, the factor is the ratio ofthe ... spacing in the catalyst bulk, and k is the factor ofthe order 0.5 The input flux Jinp is determined by the number of molecules, which impinged and would be really adsorbed on the surface (if the surface ... time ofthe surface mass transfer towards the boundary line between the catalyst particleandthe NW sidewall A relative role ofthe surface transport can be characterized by the ratio of times...
... April 6, 2011, and April 11, 2011 The panel consisted of 15 individuals—three from RAND and twelve from other institutions (see the list of panelists at the end ofthe document) Their combined ... Children and Families (ACF) andthe Office ofthe Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S Department of Health and Human Services The goal ofthe task order is to develop ... report was sponsored by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services and was conducted in RAND Health, a division ofthe RAND Corporation The R AND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that...
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... nitrate anions The thermal treatment ofthe samples at 500–1100°C for h led to the formation of faceted crystallites and an increase in their size to µm The shape ofthe final particles was substantially ... interactions of hydroxyapatite with the anions ofthe initial salts: adsorption of acetate anions on the HA surface, substitution of chloride ions for the hydroxyl groups of HA, and “inertness” of nitrate ... adsorption ofthe corresponding ions on the surface of HA crystals Further annealing will lead to decomposition ofthe corresponding calcium salt, i.e., to the removal ofthe impurity Based on the analysis...
... smaller is the numerator and therefore the worse the situation of development Conversely, the closer the observed value is to the maximum value, the better the situation in terms of development The ... with the groups (BHG and MCG) andthe homogeneity ofthe sample was verified through the Shapiro Wilk test Given the nonnormality ofthe sample, the Mann-Whitney test was used for checking the ... activity may lessen the severity of stroke, improving quality of life andthe capacity for work and leisure, thereby reducing the chances of new strokes andthe functional imitations they can bring...