... most available texts in this area The book is written primarily as a basic learning tool for the undergraduate student in civil and mechanical engineering whose main interest is in stress analysis ... denotes a matrix the hat over a variable denotes that the variable is being described ina local coordinate system denotes the inverse of a matrix denotes the transpose of a matrix partial derivative ... to obtain analytical mathematical solutions Analytical solutions are those given by a mathematical expression that yields the values of the desired unknown quantities at any location ina body...
... the same bank and at the same simple interest rate At the end of the year, he withdraws his balance and closes his account He then reinvests the total money ina new savings account offering the ... the accumulated value of a principal of invested at time t ≥ Note that A( t) is just a constant multiple of a( t), namely A( t) = A( 0 )a( t) That is, A( t) is the accumulated value of an original investment ... simple interest Find the amount of interest earned (a) assuming exact simple interest ina non-leap year; (b) assuming exact simple interest ina leap year (with 366 days); (c) assuming ordinary...
... because they can cover the entire image area and capture an entire image all at once Area array image sensors have their photosites (pixels) arranged ina grid so they can instantly capture a ... kinds of cameras rather than traditional film-based cameras Photographers who don't accept digital cameras generally base their arguments on the fact that the images are not as good as film-based ... because the available pixels are grouped into a small area—not because there are more pixels As pixels are enlarged so the image is spread over a larger area, the image’s perceived sharpness falls...
... average metering, partial metering and spot metering the last two metering approximately 9% or 4% inthe center of the viewinder The camera has E-TTL II autolash and 12 shooting modes As an added ... highlight and shadow areas and save these versions separately Using a photo-editing program, you can then combine the two images as layers and by selectively erasing parts of the top image layer let areas ... point the camera toward the sun since it can scorch and damage the shutter curtains inside the camera • If the focusing ring on a lens rotates during autofocusing, not touch it • If more than...
... participated in data acquisition and literature review MB, JD and PEH participated in drafting the manuscript and revised it critically All authors read and approved the final manuscript Roeder et al ... Gy increases local control, remains an open question based on the available data Considering the clinical outcome of patients with giant cell tumors treated by radiotherapy, only little information ... [1,4] and a recent metaanalysis reported an incidence of less than 1% in patients treated with megavoltage radiation and modern radiation therapy techniques [1] Beside that, malignant transformation...
... Figure Implantation of agarose beads soaked in A+ 4 Implantation of agarose beads soaked in A+ 4 PCNA staining at day and ( 2a, b), RP59 at day (2c), OPN at days and (2d, e) No staining is seen ... implantation of beads soaked with A+ 4 No PCNA labeling was detectable at day At day 3, labeling was strong, but had decreased sharply at day (Figs 2a, b) Similarly, RP59 labeling was increased ... or A- 4 Figure 5A: implantation of beadsimmunostaining loaded and Figure 5A: Evaluation of PCNA immunostaining at 1, and days after implantation of beads alone or beads loaded with A+ 4 or A- 4...
... participating inthe DMPs The testing of theoretical associations between constructs can be analysed at the team level taking into account the hierarchical structure of the data for individuals nested ... expressed inthe paper are those of the authors 19 Authors’ contributions AN drafting the design for data gathering JC, AN and AT were involved in acquisition of subjects and data JC, AN and MS ... implement their DMPs Changing the approach toward patient-centeredness and more support for self-management demands a lot on the part of the organization and professionals, as well Organizing and training...
... tenecteplase and an increase risk of asymptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest The search for new interventions to improve outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac ... adjunctive antithrombotic or antiplatelet agents, given that all eight studies inthe Li et al meta-analysis used heparin with or without aspirin [8] The most likely explanation, however, may be thelaw ... Popov-Cenic S, Hossmann KA: Thrombolysis using plasminogen activator and heparin reduces cerebral no-reflow after resuscitation from cardiac arrest: an experimental study inthe cat Intensive Care Med 1996,...
... TEACHING MODULE 1.3.1 Organizing the teaching and learning Organizing the teaching and learning is arranging reciprocally the components in structures of teaching and learning process, the way ... capable of self-examining and assessing learning outcomes as well as more satisfied than the conventional teaching and learning approach The experimental findings have discovered that organizing ... capable of self-examining and assessing learning outcomes as well as more satisfied than the conventional teaching and learning approach The experimental findings have discovered that organizing...
... Streptavadin (LSAB kit, DAKO) for 60 min, and further incubated with hydrogen-peroxidasediaminobenzidine (H2O2-DAB) to visualize the PCNA-positive cells Finally, they were counterstained with Mayer’s ... daily for 14 and 28 days Tumor areas were measured every days using a caliper, and the tumor area was calculated according to the formula: tumor volume (mm3) = d2 x D/2, where d and D were the ... compounds including lunasin and lectins that were shown to induce apoptosis in malignant cells [13] As CKBM contains these compounds, this would partially explain why it inhibits tumor growth in the...
... identifying the areas that discharge high pollutant loading into receiving waters METHODS Our area of interest was Marina del Rey and its vicinity inthe Santa Monica Bay Watershed Santa Monica Bay ... were classified as transportation land use inthe SCAG data and USGS classification system Vegetated areas inside the institutional areas were also identified as low pollutant loading areas, which ... with official land used data obtained from SCAG land use data The pollutant loading maps of all water quality parameters show that the low pollutant emitting areas correspond to open land use due...
... illustrate the standard control approach The point is that to obtain a control law analytically, you need a mathematical model for the plant This might imply that if you dont have a mathematical ... inthe sealed altar increased, the expanding hot air created airòow from the altar into a sealed vessel directly below The increase in air pressure created inside the vessel pushed out the water ... uncertainty Soft computing is goal driven the methods used in ịnding a path to a solution not matter as much as the fact that one is moving toward the goal ina reasonable amount of time at a reasonable...
... and making you want to the activity again, as soon as possible You get the positive reinforcement again, and again, and again, ina constant cycle of positive reinforcement, and soon you’re addicted ... inspiration in what others have done, you get ideas, you gather the raw materials for creating But consuming and communicating aren’t creating They aid creating, they lay the groundwork, but at some point ... general idea Again, start with half a day or a day — something manageable Do it once a week, and gradually expand the time you spend on the cleanse Reducing the Stream If you’ve done the cleanse,...
... fail in their Cures, as well as Chirurgeons? and also make their own Medicines as well as they, especially since the Apothecary may as easily falsify, and to greater profit inthe one, then in ... of the Apothecaries will make 30 of them, under pretence the Patient cannot swallow them else; now reckoning each Pill at a certain rate (as they usually do) they gain a third part more then they ... Apothecaries as they relate principally to the sick, I shall inthe next place speak of them, as they relate to Physicians, and that either to the profession in general, or to the particular practisers...
... branding, and means that rather than broadcasting messages to audiences and target groups, inthe era of social 10 web that we live in today, branding and marketing is about participating in ... fram att utmaningen ligger i att vara relevant i sociala medier och i alla andra kommunikationskanaler, vilket handlar om att hitta den räta balansen mellan att presentera intressant material ... managing the brand portfolio The traditional definition of a brand used in brand management literature was formulated by the American Marketing Association in 1960 and identifies a brand as a kind...
... estimated by the Whiteman Alcian blue binding technique [28,29], using chondroitin sulfate as standard The assay was adapted to the estimation of GAG in more dilute samples by increasing the aliquot ... 269) Table Glycosaminoglycan analysis and calcium measurements of the water-soluble matrix, the EDTA-soluble matrix and the EDTA-insoluble matrix of Pinctada maxima nacre Sulfated and nonsulfated ... (6.5%) Thus, the alanine and glycine Fig Anion exchange-HPLC elution profiles of the water-soluble matrix (A) and the EDTA-soluble matrix (B) of Pinctada maxima nacre Samples (55 lL) containing 400...
... Fig 3A showing only the rates obtained inthe absence of a Du In this case, the impairment of the ATP synthesis rates inthe mutant was higher than twofold, especially inthe low DpH range Again, ... concentration in each sample was measured ina luminometer (LKB 1250) with the ATP-Monitoring Kit (Bioorbit) The small amount of ATP synthesized inthe dark (due to the adenylate kinase reaction) was ... mutation aE210K was introduced into the atp2 operon of Rb capsulatus, containing the F0 genes, cloned in an E coli strain The mutated operon was then transferred into a broad-host-range vector and the...