... or other sites identified as related to S & T organizations. ... Title : ABSOLUTE INVARIANCE AND INVARIANCE TO EPSILON IN THE THEORY OF ...

... Title : EFFECT OF THE FORM OF GRINDING AND THE ABSOLUTE DIMENSIONS OF PARTS ON THE CORROSION-FATIGUE STRENGTH OF ...

Since 2001, the absolute gravimeter FG5#215 has been used for modernization of national gravity networks in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Altogether 37 absolute sites were measured at least once. In case of 29 sites, the absolute gravity has been determined prior to the FG5#215 by other ...

What can be learned about absolute site effects on ground motions and about earthquake source spectra from recordings at temporary seismic stations, none of which could be considered a 'reference' (hard rock) site, for which no geotechnical information is available, in a very poorly instrumented ...

The Canadian Gravity Standardization Net (CGSN), a network of primary and secondary gravity sites, provides the reference linkage for regional and local gravity surveys performed in different places and at different epochs in Canada. Maintained over the last five decades, CSGN has produced a reliable determination of the gravitational potential as well as associated temporal ...

What can be learned about absolute site effects on ground motions from recordings of aftershocks at ten temporary seismic stations, none of which could be considered a "reference" (hard rock) site, and for which no geotechnical information is available? This challenge motivated our current study of Bhuj ...

1. The effect of phlorizin on glucose, water and sodium handling by the kidney in anaesthetized rats was investigated, using clearance techniques, during infusion of saline (200 microliter min-1) or saline to which either low (0.1 mumole kg body weight-1 ml.-1) doses of phlorizin had been added. 2. Phlorizin increased the absolute and fractional excretion ...

... Title : THE ABSOLUTE QUANTUM YIELD DUE TO THE INTERNAL PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN CHEMICALLY-DEPOSITED PbS FILMS,. ...

Absolute Flux Density Calibrations: Receiver Saturation Effects ... positive or negative measurement errors, with polarity depending upon operating ...

AGTO is a scientific project between Taiwanese and French institutes, which aim is to improve tectonic knowledge of Taiwan primarily using absolute gravity measurements and permanent GPS stations. Both tools are indeed useful to study vertical movements and mass transfers involved in mountain building, a major process in Taiwan located at the convergent margin between ...

The absolute Seebeck coefficient is to transport property of individual materials. Absolute properties for pairs of dissimilar materials combine in simple thermocouples to produce an effective relative Seebeck coefficient. The less familiar absolute prope...

Absolute gravity measurements over nearly a decade at 10 field sites in North America have provided insights on a range of phenomena from tides to postglacial rebound. In this overview we demonstrate the potential of long-term, terrestrial gravity measurements at selected sites to assist in the interpretation of temporal variations in ...

Antishock trousers provide rapid field treatment of hypovolemic shock. This inflatable suit also stabilizes pelvic and lower extremity fractures and compresses bleeding sites. Although widely available, inexpensive and effective, the device is underused. Pulmonary edema is an absolute contraindication. Adverse ...

At the end of 2003, there were 2600 known Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs), and of these 691 are brighter than absolute magnitude, which is taken to correspond to a diameter of 1 kilometer or more. Of these, 131 are classed as PHAs (potentially hazardous asteroids) larger than 1 km. This site describes the potentially devastating effects of ...

Stomatal response of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Engelm.) to environmental conditions was studied in the natural subalpine environment and under controlled laboratory conditions. Stomata of naturally occurring trees responded to the difference in absolute humidity from leaf to air. When foliage was exposed to full sunlight, stomatal conductance decreased as the ...

Stomatal response of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Engelm.) to environmental conditions was studied in the natural subalpine environment and under controlled laboratory conditions. Stomata of naturally occurring trees responded to the difference in absolute humidity from leaf to air. When foliage was exposed to full sunlight, stomatal conductance decreased as the ...

The work presented herein is a study of the effect of temperature on the absolute permeability to distilled water of unconsolidated sandstones at one confining pressure. The absolute permeability to distilled water of Ottawa silica sand was not dependent on the temperature level.

... the hand. The puncture site is cleaned with antiseptic, and an elastic band is placed around the ... or young child, the area is cleansed with antiseptic and punctured with a sharp needle or a ...

The goal of this project is to increase recovery of heavy oils. Towards that goal studies are being conducted in how to assess the influence of temperature and pressure on the absolute and relative permeability to oil and water and on capillary pressure; to evaluate the effect of different reservoir parameters on the in site combustion ...

Breeding birds were censused in Colorado River riparian habitats from 1984 to 1985 to determine the relative value of each major habitat zone to birds. Data were collected at ten paired study sites by means of the absolute count method. The new-high-water...

This page showcases research conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the laser-cooling of macroscopic materials, in order to observe quantum effects. The material--a dime-sized mirror--was suspended with laser beams and cooled to temperatures near 0.8 degrees Kelvin. The site also provides images of the experimental apparatus and the ...

The southeast Alaska is undergoing a rapid ice-melting and land uplift due to the effect of global warming in the last three hundred years. The corresponding crustal deformation caused by the post-glacial rebound has been clearly detected by modern geodetic techniques, e.g., GPS and tidal gauge measurements (Larsen et al., 2004; Sato et al., 2005). The geodetic deformation ...

An absolute pressure sensor (e.g., the diaphragm of a capacitance manometer) was subjected to a superimposed potential to effectively reduce the mechanical stiffness of the sensor. This substantially increases the sensitivity of the sensor and is particul...

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The effect of viscosity on the capillary instability of a liquid jet is examined. The critical Weber

... UNDERSTANDING OF SPURIOUS BOND PHENOMENA OCCURRING DURING ULTRASONIC VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS CARRIED OUT ...

One of the major goals of the OTEC biological field measurement program is to assess the effect of OTEC operations on the environment. Prior understanding of the natural variability of the tropical oceanic plankton community is the most important method for determining changes due to operation of an OTEC plant. The spatial and temporal patterns of the plankton community in ...

This information about geologic time and the geologic time scale defines the terms relative time (chronostratic) and absolute time (chronometric). Relative time can be thought of as the physical subdivisions of rock found in the Earths stratigraphy and absolute as the measurements taken upon those to determine the actual time that has expired. ...

Beginning in 1995/6, we started to make absolute gravity(AG) measurements at 3 sites in the UK using the Micro-g Solutions, Inc., absolute gravimeter FG5-103. These sites are at Newlyn in the south-west of England, Aberdeen in north-east Scotland and Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. The sites ...

One of the objectives of the GRACE mission is the monitoring of temporal changes in water mass distribution on the continents. To a first approximation, variations in the mean water content and the corresponding gravity signal can be expressed as a seasonal variation and a trend. We compare GRACE seasonal gravity variations with seasonal surface gravity variations at the Canadian ...

The authors use previously determined direct-wave attenuation functions as well as stable, coda-derived source excitation spectra to isolate the absolute S-wave site effect for the horizontal and vertical components of weak ground motion. They used selected stations in the seismic network of the eastern Alps, and find the following: ...

... error (by degree variances of coefficients) is estimated as 1%. In terms of the error in geoid undulation the absolute cumulative effect of datum ...

... effect. At low flow speeds a convective instability is found and at higher flow speeds there is an absolute instability. (Author). ...

... (2) Understanding the effects of controlled three- dimensional disturbance on the region of absolute instability. Comparison ...

... The implications of a poor absolute judgement ... effects of combat stress on the man-machine interface of ... The leading edge of technology is upon us ...

The uptake of rubidium 86 (/sup 86/Rb) by human erythrocytes was measured at various ages. Effects of digoxin and furosemide on this process were examined and, in the case of digoxin, related to its numbers of specific cellular binding sites. There were no significant effects of age on absolute cellular Rb uptake, ...

This paper explores the use of crystallographic techniques as an aid in understanding the molecular reactivities of a number of agents that are of concern to pharmacologists and toxicologist. The selected examples demonstrate the role of structural data in the determination of absolute configuration, configurational flexibility and active-site topology for ...

This paper explores the use of crystallographic techniques as an aid in understanding the molecular reactivities of a number of agents that are of concern to pharmacologists and toxicologists. The selected examples demonstrate the role of structural data in the determination of absolute configuration, configurational flexibility and active-site topology ...

This letter presents a novel closed-loop approach to anesthetic drug concentration estimation using clinical-effect measurement feedback. Compared with the open-loop prediction used in current target-controlled infusion systems, closed-loop estimation exploits the discrepancy between the measured and predicted clinical effects to make corrections to the ...

The Nouveau Quebec-Labrador region was the site of one of the major ice domes of the Laurentide Ice Sheet and is currently experiencing postglacial rebound. Geodetic data provide a useful and accurate method of measuring the pattern and rates of contemporary uplift in this region. In order to monitor the temporal variations in gravitational potential resulting from regional ...

We utilize weak motion recordings to evaluate the site response at the U1A hole, Nevada Test site to determine the effect on potential ground motion at the drift of the U1A hole 962 ft deep. We estimated the site response amplification of ground motion at the surface relative to the drift with the spectral ratio ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has emplaced eleven spent nuclear-reactor fuel assemblies in the Climax granite at the Nevada Test Site as part of the DOE Nevada Nuclear-Waste Storage Investigations. One of our objectives is to study radiation effects on the rock. The neutron and gamma-ray doses to the rock have been determined by MORSE-L ...

This document outlines a plan to ensure the effective involvement of the Hanford stakeholders and Tribal Governments in Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Project issues and decisions. Stakeholders are defined as the public, news media, regulators, employees, Hanford Advisory Board and members of local, state, and federal governments. Experience at Hanford has shown that early and ...

The binding of proteins and ligands is generally associated with the loss of translational, rotational and conformational entropy. In many cases, however, the net entropy change due to binding is positive. To develop a deeper understanding of the energetics of entropically driven protein-ligand binding, we calculated the absolute binding free energies and binding entropies for ...

Statistical t tests were used to determine lead, copper, and chromium enrichment in sediments from the Lower Branch of the Rouge River in southeast Michigan, USA. Both absolute metal concentrations and ratios of trace metal to conservative metal concentrations were used to compare sampled sites along the Lower Branch of the Rouge River to background ...

Small additions of Ru significantly improve the high temperature creep properties of Ni-base superalloys, but the mechanism is uncertain. In order to understand the effects of adding Ru it is important to know the atomic site(s) occupied by Ru in the superalloy structure. We used the technique ALCHEMI (Atomic site Location by ...

A simplified procedure for developing community air standards for volatiles released during extensive investigation or cleanup of hazardous waste sites is presented. This procedure does not require air modeling and is independent of mass emission rates (Q), wind velocity, and the absolute concentration of substances on site. The method ...

A number of areas of current research interest require measurements of solar irradiance made with greater absolute accuracy than is currently being achieved at various monitoring sites. By using currently available instrumentation and careful measuring techniques it is shown that it is possible to measure the solar irradiance with considerable precision on ...

... community or other sites identified as related to S ... Measured miss-distances are also presented ... classifier based on mean absolute distance (the first ...

Mar 1, 2011 ... The need for fusion propulsion is discussed. For a propulsion system, there are three important thermodynamical attributes: (1) The absolute ...

... _____ 116 Absolute Hgb Values (Table 35 ... sites are thought to account for the ... a baseline and ? 1 post-baseline value. ...

A review of the history of the Mars geodesy and cartography is given leading up to the production of the landing site map of Meridiani for MER, produced before landing and having an absolute accuracy to about 100 meters.

Note: The ISCCP BT data covering the period 1983 through June 2005 is now available by individual satellite in our ftp site. Additionally, the Absolute IR ...

absolute truth. Boundaries, streams, and sites used for reference at map production scales were taken from a variety of sources and were digitized ...

The following risk prediction models (either absolute risk assessment or genetic susceptibility risk prediction models) are grouped by cancer site and whether their methodology and results have been peer-reviewed.

The effects of irrelevant information (0, 1, 2, or 3 bits/stimulus) on absolute judgments of size were measured at different levels of discrimination difficulty. The stimuli were 7 small circular spots of light of different sizes, selected from an equal-d...

as a separate type of power. Power derived from power structures and institutions is depicted in middle drawing opinions as basis of quantities of power. Compatibility of opinions is a separate category of power1 A Model of Absolute Autonomy and Power: Toward Group Effects HENRY HEXMOOR Computer Science

The absolute Seebeck coefficient is to transport property of individual materials. Absolute properties for pairs of dissimilar materials combine in simple thermocouples to produce an effective relative Seebeck coefficient. The less familiar absolute properties are particularly useful in analysis and in materials ...

The absolute Seebeck coefficient is to transport property of individual materials. Absolute properties for pairs of dissimilar materials combine in simple thermocouples to produce an effective relative Seebeck coefficient. The less familiar absolute properties are particularly useful in analysis and in materials ...

Absolutely calibrated ultraviolet stellar spectra from 3100 A to the hydrogen absorption edge at 912

... as a func tion of effective mass and absolute ... POWER SUPPLIES, SOLAR CELLS, SOLID STATE PHYSICS, SOLIDS, THEORY, THERMAL ...

... Electrical current applied to the skin affects nerves directly without requiring transduction by a chemical (or other) process at the receptor. ...

... of mouse peripheral blood tested were total white blood cells and the absolute numbers of polymorphonuclear leucocytes, monocytes, lymphocytes ...

... In addition, increases in alkaline phosphatase, in absolute liver weights in both sexes and in relative liver weights in males were observed. ...

... It is shown that the gas density has the effect of raising ... LIQUID JETS, *STABILITY, RATIOS, CAPILLARY TUBES, GASES, VISCOSITY, REYNOLDS ...

Context Effects in Musicians with Absolute Pitch Kathleen R. Agres & Dr. Lori L. Holt Psychology because most musicians had a harder time identifying these notes. Testing only piano notes across two of spectral contrast in musicians with absolute pitch. However, there was evidence of an unpredicted effect

Epidemiological studies on health effects of outdoor air pollution are largely based on single monitoring site for estimating the exposure of people living in urban areas. For such an approach two aspects are important: the temporal correlation and the spatial variation of the absolute levels of concentrations measured at different ...

Phosphorus load data were evaluated for Lake Okeechobee, Florida, for water years 1982 through 1991. Standard errors for load estimates were computed from available phosphorus concentration and daily discharge data. Components of error were associated with uncertainty in concentration and discharge data and were calculated for existing conditions and for 6 alternative load-monitoring scenarios for ...

The purpose of this study was to determine spatial and temporal precipitation variability, and the effect of this variability on yield and profitability. On-farm precipitation data is currently being measured by site- specific farmers. One potential use of the data is to provide inputs for corn yield modeling, which has been performed with neural networks ...

We report that the 3' splice site associated with the alternatively spliced exon 6 of the Fas receptor CD95 displays strict sequence requirements and that a mutation that disrupts this particular sequence arrangement leads to constitutive exon 6 skipping in a patient suffering from autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS). Specifically, we find an ...

The U.S. has reached a crossroads with its policy regarding assassination, Executive Order 12333, which explicitly and absolutely prohibits assassination, is still in effect, The ban, however, has been diluted and circumvented since its inception, Past ad...

This study investigates absolute permeability of consolidated sandstone and unconsolidated sand cores to distilled water as a function of the confining pressure on the core, the pore pressure of the flowing fluid and the temperature of the system. Since p...

In general, the effectiveness of in-line devices for protection of electric initiators from radio frequency electromagnetic hazards depends upon absolute parameters of the loaded devices plus parameters of the external electrical circuits. The absolute pa...

Finite-bandwidth effects are investigated by using the random phase approximation. The conditions of validity are checked by solving exactly a particular model. It is found that a finite coherence length for the pump wave can favor the existence of absolute instability. (AIP)

... antioxidant properties. Kinetic solvent effects were observed. The reactivity of synthetic melanin, assessed through the quenching rate ... on the direct spectroscopic determination of their absolute reac...

This report addresses the problem of determining absolute positions (longitude and latitude) from Global Positioning System (GPS) data in the presence of Selective Availability (SA). The SA-epsilon effect can be avoided if one can wait until corrected or ...

A series of model peptides containing alpha-trifluoromethyl-substituted amino acids in five different positions relative to the predominant cleavage site of the serine protease alpha-chymotrypsin was synthesized by solution methods to investigate the influence of alpha-Tfm substitution on the proteolytic stability of peptides. Proteolysis studies demonstrated ...

Neutron diffraction has been used to monitor the absolute stereochemistry of an enzymatic reaction. (-)(2S)malic-3-d acid was prepared by the action of fumarase on fumaric acid in D/sub 2/O. After a large number of cations were screened, it was found that (+)(R)..cap alpha..-phenylethylamine forms the large crystals necessary for a neutron diffraction analysis. The subsequent ...

The first site related to ideal gas, called Ideal and Real Gas Laws, is maintained by Liina Ladon of Townsen University (1). Visitors can read about the properties of ideal gases, what the ideal gas law is, how to use it, and much more. The next site, titled Gas Laws, (2) is offered by the Ohio State University Department of Chemistry. This interactive ...

MelR is a melibiose-triggered transcription activator that belongs to the AraC family of transcription factors. Using purified Escherichia coli RNA polymerase and a cloned DNA fragment carrying the entire melibiose operon intergenic region, we have demonstrated in vitro open complex formation and activation of transcription initiation at the melAB promoter. This activation is dependent on MelR and ...

Seasonal variations are commonly observed in site position time series derived from space geodetic techniques with larger amplitude for the vertical component. These seasonal signals are mainly due to crustal deformations induced by the mass loading effects (atmosphere, ocean, snow, and soil moisture). Time-varying absolute gravity is ...

The body surface area of man is the relevant receiving surface for solar UV radiation. To consider this body surface geometry, the biologically-effective UV radiation of the solar global radiation was measured. This was done at 26 differently aligned measuring points whose orientation was determined by the angle of inclination (vertical) and the azimuth (horizontal). ...

We investigated how the brain integrates motivational and attentional signals by using a neuroimaging paradigm that provided separate estimates for transient cue- and target-related signals, in addition to sustained block-related responses. Participants performed a Posner-type task in which an endogenous cue predicted target location on 70% of trials, while motivation was manipulated by varying ...

... Title : Studies on Cardiotoxin Isolated from Cobra Venom: I. Effects of Cardiotoxin on Contractility, Absolute Refractory Period, and Action Potentials ...

... analysis of the effects of low-dose ionizing radiation ... to respond to near-threshold acoustic and ... absolute auditory and visual thresholds and reaction ...

Cell model of attractive interactions between helium atoms and effect on solid-superfluid transition

The effects of variations in ambient air on absolute measurements of roentgens by cavity ionization chambers are examined. (J.R.D.)

The functional role of protein phosphorylation is impacted by its fractional stoichiometry. Thus, a comprehensive strategy to study phosphorylation dynamics should include an assessment of site stoichiometry. Here we report an integrated method that relies on phosphatase treatment and stable-isotope labeling to determine absolute stoichiometries of protein ...

This study investigated disparities in worker mortality across race at the Savannah River site (SRS) nuclear facility in Aiken, South Carolina. Standardized mortality ratios were calculated stratified by race (Caucasian, African-American) and gender for specific causes of death, and by race, gender, duration of employment, and follow-up for overall mortality. Race-specific ...

The reactions of vinyl butyl ether and vinyl butyrate with atomic hydrogen and deuterium lead to addition at the terminal position of the olefins. This observation is consistent with the reactions carried out earlier with other olefins. Both of the absolute rates of addition to vinylbutyl ether and vinyl butyrate, in acetone and hexane, were measured at several temperatures. ...

Phase unwrapping is an important and challenging issue in fringe pattern profilometry. In this Letter we propose an approach to recover absolute phase maps of two fringe patterns with selected frequencies. Compared to existing temporal multiple frequency algorithms, the two frequencies in our proposed algorithm can be high enough and thus enable efficient and accurate recovery ...

The full Raman scattering equations have been solved in a linear density profile in an attempt to overcome the local nature of most previous analyses. The global solution obtained elucidates the transition between absolute and convective Raman instabilities. Feedback linking backward and forward Raman scattering can result in an instability that is ...

The purpose of this histomorphometric study of iliac bone biopsies from 10 postmenopausal osteoporotic patients was to describe the effects of sodium fluoride (combined with calcium and vitamin D) on remodeling in cortical bone after 6 months and after 5 years of treatment. Biopsies had been fixed in absolute methanol, embedded undecalcified in ...

Revegetation research was conducted on Amchitka Island from 1970 to 1973 preparatory to reseeding of disturbances created during the nuclear testing program. The possibility of employing seed from plant populations native to the island was explored and determined to be unfeasible. Seed production of individual plants and native stands were insufficient to supply the amounts necessary for the ...

Physics-based exploitation of image data from Earth observing sensors requires knowledge of the accuracy, stability and repeatability of a sensor's radiometric response within its in-flight environment. Vicarious radiometric calibration techniques, using terrestrial targets, provide an effective approach to obtaining this knowledge by measuring system performance under actual ...

The Department of Energy's second Atmospheric Radiation and Cloud Station (ARCS) site in the tropical western Pacific (TWP) region was established on the island of Nauru as part of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program. Analysis of data taken during the Nauru99 intensive field experiment indicated that the cloud and radiation measurements at the ARCS ...

Statistical and secular parallaxes combined with an analysis of individual absolute magnitudes indicate that the classical barium stars have a mean absolute visual mgnitude of 1.4 with an intrinsic dispersion of 1.3 (under the standard assumption that the absolute magnitude distribution can be modeled as a Gaussian). These values ...

Important and fast groundwater storage changes occur in tropical monsoon regions in response to seasonal rainfall and subsequent surface water redistribution. In West Africa, one main goal of the GHYRAF experiment (Gravity and Hydrology in Africa, 2008-2010) is to compare absolute gravimetric measurements with dense hydrological surveys to better estimate and model water ...

... OF THE EFFECT OF LAUNCH SITE LOCATION AND VARIATION OF LAUNCH PARAMETERS ON LUNAR-EARTH TRAJECTORIES. ...

INTRODUCTIONBone turnover suppression in sites that already have a low surface-based remodeling rate may lead to oversuppression that could have negative effects on the biomechanical properties of bone. The goal was to determine how alendronate suppresses bone turnover at sites with different surface-based remodeling ...

Three adult females of various ages and one juvenile are represented in the osteological material recovered from site 25HN118. No absolute dates were calculated for this site. Mortuary practices inferred for site 25HN118 are compared to those of the Valle...

Motivation: In a nucleotide or amino acid sequence, not all sites evolve at the same rate, due to differing selective constraints at each site. Currently in computational molecular evolution, models incorporating rate heterogeneity always share two assumptions. First, the rate of evolution at each site is assumed to be independent of ...

This article investigates how a change in minimum nurse staffing regulation for California skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) affects nurse employment and how induced changes in nurse staffing affect patient mortality. In 2000, legislation increased the minimum nurse staffing standard and altered the calculation of nurse staffing, which created incentives to shift employment to lower skilled nurse ...

A series of scoping calculations has been undertaken to evaluate the absolute and relative contributions of different radionuclides and exposure pathways to doses that may have been received by individuals living in the vicinity of the Hanford Site. This scoping calculation (Calculation 004) examined the contributions of numerous radionuclides to ...

This paper studies the role of sex steriods and the pituitary in regulation of the unusual estrogen-binding protein (UEBP) level in male rat liver. The concentration of E/sub 2/-binding sites of UEBP in the liver cytosol was determined by measuring binding of a minimal addition of 2,4,6,7-tritium-E/sub 2/, with specific radioactivity of 98-100 Ci/mmole. Data on the ...

Chemical leukoderma occurs due to the toxic effect of a specific chemical preceding allergic contact dermatitis. The mechanism is either destruction or inhibition of melanocytes by the offending substance. Clinicohistopathologically, no absolute criteria can differentiate chemical leukoderma from vitiligo. However, chemical leukoderma can be diagnosed ...

In this paper we propose that the large spectroscopic red shifts observed for chlorophyll (Chl) and bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) in vivo may be due to charged amino acids in the binding site. Molecular orbital calculations of the transition energies of Chl in the field of external charges are carried out. The calculated wavelength shifts induced by these charges are comparable ...

Anaplastic thyroid cancer is an uncommon, typically lethal malignancy of older adults with no effective systemic therapy. The mean survival time is usually less than 6 months from the time of diagnosis and, unfortunately, this outcome is not fundamentally altered by available treatments. Histologic tissue confirmation is recommended if the diagnosis is not ...

Remote sensing is becoming an increasingly important tool for the effective direction of oil spill countermeasures. Cleanup personnel have recognized that remote sensing can increase spill cleanup efficiency. It has long been recognized that there is no one sensor which is capable of detecting oil and related petroleum products in all environments and spill scenarios. There ...

Reliable prediction of the effects of landscape change on species abundance is critical to land managers who must make frequent, rapid decisions with long-term consequences. However, due to inherent temporal and spatial variability in ecological systems, previous attempts to predict species abundance in novel locations and/or time frames have been largely unsuccessful. The ...

We investigated di-hydrogen transport between the solvent and the active site of FeFe hydrogenases. Substrate channels supposedly exist and serve various functions in certain redox enzymes which use or produce O2, H2, NO, CO, or N2, but the preferred paths have not always been unambiguously identified, and whether a continuous, permanent channel is an ...

Quantum-chemical study of structures, energies, and effective partial charge distribution for several models of the Rieske protein redox center is performed in terms of the B3LYP density functional method in combination with the broken symmetry approach using three different atomic basis sets. The structure of the redox complex optimized in vacuum differs markedly from that ...

In this study, the environmental behavior of major aromatic VOC (including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, commonly called BTEX) in the ambient air was investigated from a mid-size municipal landfill site located in Dae Gu city, Korea in the winter of 2004. A series of field campaigns were conducted in the course of the study to cover eight different locations ...

A demonstration of the International Waste Technologies (IWT) process utilizing the Geo-Con, Inc., deep-soil-mixing equipment occurred in April 1988 at the site of a General Electric Co., electric-service shop in Hialeah, FL where the soil contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and localized concentrations of volatile organics and heavy-metal contaminants. The demonstrated ...

The ribonucleoprotein ribonuclease P (RNase P) cleaves all tRNA precursors endonucleolitically to produce the mature 5'-end. Dictyostelium discoideum RNase P displays an absolute requirement for Mg2+. Only the alkaline earth cations Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+, under appropriate conditions can substitute to some extent for Mg2+. The transition metals Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Cd2+ are ...

Estrogen components of some hormone replacement formulations have been implicated in the initiation of breast cancer. Some of these formulations contain equine estrogens such as equilin and equilenin that are metabolized to the genotoxic catechol 4 hydroxyequilenin (4-OHEN). Auto-oxidation generates the o-quinone form that reacts with dC and dA in oligodeoxynucleotides to form unusual stable ...

In order to meet international standards and to integrate sea level changes and tsunami monitoring networks, Cascais tide gauge, one of the oldest in the world, has been upgraded in 2003 with new acoustic equipment with digital data acquisition, temperature and air-pressure sensors, and internet connection for real time data. The new tide gauge is located very close to the old analogical gauge, ...

Recently significant progress has been made in inferring cloud effects and cloud macrophysical properties using surface measurements of broadband irradiance and basic meteorological variables. These "Flux Analysis" methodologies build on the original work by Long and Ackerman (2000), who show that these techniques include a high degree of repeatability since both the clear-sky ...

The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus is an important site for autonomic regulation, where gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system plays an important role. The central mechanisms underlying modulatory effects of exercise training have yet to be characterized. Our objective was to analyze the effects on the autonomic ...

The Landsat archive provides more than 35 years of uninterrupted multispectral remotely sensed data of Earth observations. Since 1972, Landsat missions have carried different types of sensors, from the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) camera to the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+). However, the Thematic Mapper (TM) sensors on Landsat 4 (L4) and Landsat 5 (L5), launched in 1982 and 1984 respectively, ...

Voigt's 1887 explanation of the Michelson-Morley result as a Doppler effect using absolute space-time is examined. It is shown that Doppler effects involve two wave velocities: (1) the phase velocity, which is used to account for the Michelson-Morley null result, and (2) the velocity of energy propagation, which, being fixed ...

The effect of relative humidity on thermoregulation has been well examined. Because the same relative humidity represents very different absolute humidities at different ambient temperatures, the present study was designed to examine the interaction of temperature and absolute humidity on the thermal balance of rhesus monkeys, Macaca ...

It is important to understand how the quality of people's decision making may be affected by the format used to present treatment benefits. Two experiments compared the accuracy of presenting the benefits of cancer screening tests or vaccines using either absolute or relative risk formats that included baseline risk information. Moreover, the absolute ...

absolute instability disappeared at all locations establishing buoyancy as the primary instability mechanism in self-excited low-density jets.

such as effective area and spectral resolution, and gives a general update on the ... neutron stars) and of the major constituents of the universe (dark energy, dark .... provided by the absolute distance measurements obtained by combining the ...

... in shunt fraction and an increase in V/Q inequalities.24 The observed ... the measurement device is designed for mammalian blood and that absolute ... ...

The study of the effect of round-off in Horner's scheme leads to the problem of estimating the absolute values of the so-called Horner sums. ...

Coaching as a feedback mechanism - (growing effective leaders) .... o Smaller- based, short-term projects where mission success is not absolutely critical ...

... model computations, artificial viscosity does not affect the scaling. ... not be as severe in the scaled target as ... of absolute time and not the scale time. ...

... Antarctica, are conducted with a GSM-19W high sensitivity proton magnetometer sensor, using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

... Antarctica, are conducted with a GSM-19W high sensitivity proton magnetometer sensor, using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

occurs at temperatures above half of the absolute melting temperature (T/Tm ..... cost effective PWB fabrication limits full adoption of the technology, ...

. Rehabilitation of homonymous scotomas in patients with postgeniculate damage of the visual sys- tem: saccadic, Schiefer U. Effect of visual restitution training on absolute homonymous scotomas. Neurology. 2006

... scheduling required to effect joint military/commercial ... of strict or absolute liability or otherwise. ... will enter a formal Operating Agreement with such ...

Aug 4, 2011 ... Methods: RNA Extraction. " Agilent Absolutely RNA. Miniprep Kit. Tissue homogenized in a lysis buffer. Prefiltered sample in a spin cup ...

... vs reciprocal of the absolute quench temperature ... small compressibility 2 8 , the molar volume at 680 ... With this value the activation volume, given in ...

A methodology for evaluating the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance effort is developed, and both published and unpublished statistics are examined. The goal of 'qualified absolute protection', the standards path to occupation...

The Rosenbluth-Post convective instability in mirrors is discussed. A brief theoretical discussion of the saturation of absolute modes is given. The containment properties of mirrors in the presence of ion cyclotron waves are discussed.

A nonaqueous solution of Br in absolute ethanol (EtOH) has recently been reported to be effective at

This report covers studies of regenerating peripheral nerves and the effect such nerves exert on regenerative growth of the tissue innervated. The iron-transport protein transferrin is an absolute requirement for cell proliferation and is abundant in peri...

manometer to be described in this report is for the range 10 to 700 microtorr (1 ..... triode and Bayard -Alpert types but that there are more effective ...

We have developed an instrument to measure the relative or absolute values of convection in some environment. The device eliminates or reduces the radiation and conduction effects between the itself and its environment so that essentially all of the heat ...

... Antarctica, are conducted with a GSM-19W high sensitivity proton magnetometer sensor, using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

... Antarctica, are conducted with a GSM-19W high sensitivity proton magnetometer sensor, using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

Molecular Taxonomy of an Antarctic, Mycoplasma-like Organism: Sequence of the 16S ... using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

... Antarctica, are conducted with a GSM-19W high sensitivity proton magnetometer sensor, using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

... Antarctica, are conducted with a GSM-19W high sensitivity proton magnetometer sensor, using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

... Antarctica, are conducted with a GSM-19W high sensitivity proton magnetometer sensor, using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. ...

... k is Boltzmann's constant (1.38 x 10-23 V-sec/oK), Tb is the absolute temperature of the black body, and A is the radiated wavelength. ...

... caging, social interactions, and environmental conditions, can induce lymphopenia and heterophilia, as determined through quantitation of absolute ... ...

The nonlinear stage of the absolute parametric instability in an inhomogeneous bounded plasma is examined theoretically.(AIP)

... The adrenalectomy led to a decrease in the absolute and relative number of antibody-forming cells in the lymph nodes and spleen of the animals. ...

lesions in monkey have involveci only a limited number of auditory disckimination. The effect of temporal lobe lesions on absolute ...

... using the Overhauser effect to detect the absolute magnetic field. .... and global change and the impact of UV-B on these organisms - Voyage 6 1997/1998 ...

Contents: Characterization of Falling Weight Deflectometer Deflection Basin; Calculating Pavement Deflections with Velocity Transducers; Development of an Absolute Calibration System for Nondestructive Testing Devices; Effect of Various Load Distributions...

... iApproximations for absolute humidity derived from basic hygrome- tric formulas. ... plex effects of atmospheric aerosols on 8-12 Pm ... Aerosol ...

... weights or weight gain, absolute or relative organ weights (liver, brain, heart, kidney ... the effects of DHA and ARA on visual and mental development in infants ...

Condensation nuclei in the atmosphere are known to be an important factor in the development of clouds, the occurrence of rainfall, and the formation of particulate air pollutants that can cause undesirable effects on man and his environment. Condensation...

Dec 14, 2005 ... Garcia, & B. T. Sweet (2001) Effects of relative size and height in field on absolute judgment of time to contact, Presented at the Vision ...

Polycrystalline Fe3-xPtxO4 films have been prepared by cosputtering at room-temperature. The composition, magnetization and Hall effect measurements indicate that Pt ions have been doped at B-sites. The resistivity is dominated by fluctuation-induced tunneling and decreases with increasing x. The absolute magnetoresistance at ...

Samples of tuffaceous rock were studied as part of the site characterization for a potential nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in southern Nevada. These efforts were scoping in nature, and their results, along with those of other investigations, are being used to develop suitable procedures for determining bulk properties of tuffaceous rock in support of thermal and ...

This report outlines a method of using empirical Green`s functions in an earthquake simulation program EMPSYN that provides realistic seismograms from potential earthquakes. The theory for using empirical Green`s functions is developed, implementation of the theory in EMPSYN is outlined, and an example is presented where EMPSYN is used to synthesize observed records from the 1971 San Fernando ...

This report outlines a method of using empirical Green's functions in an earthquake simulation program EMPSYN that provides realistic seismograms from potential earthquakes. The theory for using empirical Green's functions is developed, implementation of the theory in EMPSYN is outlined, and an example is presented where EMPSYN is used to synthesize observed records from the 1971 ...