... gelation of κ-carrageenan by stabilization of the helical conformation of the polymer, through shielding of the charge of sulphate groups by Ca2+ (Watase and Nishinari, 1986) This phenomenon enabled ... associations of the galacturonans, whereby specific sequences of galacturonic acid monomers in parallel or adjacent chains are linked intermolecularly through electrostatic and ionic bonding of carboxyl ... prominence of bands between 1680-1670 cm-1 and 1417-1426 cm-1 were associated with asymmetric and symmetric COOstretching vibrations of the carboxyl groups and they provided strong evidence of cation-carboxyl...
... small as those of SA and S1 solutions A comparison of drug content and mean size of the microspheres suggested that size was not a primary factor affecting drug encapsulation efficiency (r2=0.476) ... crosslinking method B1 Determination of the amount of CaCO3 and volume of glacial acetic acid needed Calcium carbonate was added to a beaker ofwater (50 g) and dispersed with a magnetic stirrer ... subjected to strong compression pressure during in vacuo filtration and adhesion of microspheres in close contact with one another during drying in the oven Similar observations were made for...
... microsphere size on the encapsulation properties and drug release characteristics was studied This would provide more conclusive evidence on the effectsof alginate composition and the extent of calcium ... indicated by their relatively low Ca2+ content (Tables and 8) On the other hand, a fairly linear relationship (r2 =0.86) was observed between the viscosity of sodium alginate and the Ca2+ content, ... size MA, FL and NI had viscosities in the range of 308-390 mPa.s and produced comparable extent of microsphere aggregation The difference in the degree of agglomeration of the yield among between...
... completely operationalise the concept of guideline implementability To better understand the concept of implementability and the relationship between characteristicsof guidelines andtheir uptake ... guidelines andtheir relationship with uptake, but it considers only qualitative studies for inclusion and is a means of analysis only, offering little guidance on the complete process for conducting ... norms, and perceived control with respect to this goal and that Page of intentions and perceived control may in turn permit prediction of actual adherence to guidelines Preliminary list of candidate...
... inhibitors of tyrosine sulfation and N-glycosylation under conditions that allowed partial inhibition of these modifications After dialysis, the conditioned medium was fractionated on heparin–Sepharose ... lL of this solution The tip of the capillary was placed orthogonally in front of the entrance hole of a QTOF II mass spectrometer (Micromass, Manchester, England) equipped with a nanospray ion ... the pronounced instability of tyrosine sulfate under the conditions routinely applied for positive ion MALDI-TOF-MS of peptides A complete series of sequence-specific fragment ions was only found...
... BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Report to the Congress on Practices of the Consumer Credit Industry in Soliciting and Extending Credit andtheirEffectson Consumer Debt and Insolvency ... Corporation (FDIC), Report to the Congress on Practices of the Consumer Credit Industry 23 the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office ... Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Office of Thrift Supervision (2001), “Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information and Rescission of...
... the common myeloid progenitor and constitute part of the innate immune system One of the major components of the myeloid cell population is the monocytes Monocytes circulate in blood and continually ... apoptosis requires contact between monocytes and T cells 67 CD137 treatment increases expression of death receptors on T cells 70 CD137 treatment increases expression of CD95L and TRAIL on T cells 71 ... introduction gives an overview of the protein of interest, CD137, and its interaction with its ligand The concept of reverse signalling will be addressed and current literature on the effectsof CD137...
... Adsorption of Acetaldehyde on Ni(111) 47 3.3.2 Polymerisation and Oxidation of Acetaldehyde on Ni(111) 49 3.4 Conclusions 51 References 61 Chapter Adsorption and Reactions of Acetone on Preoxidized ... Adsorption and Reactions of Acetylacetone on Clean and Preoxidized Ni(111) 88 5.1 Introduction 88 5.2 Results 89 5.2.1 Adsorption of AcacH on Clean Ni(111) 89 5.2.2 Adsorption of AcacH on Ni(111)-p(2×2)-O ... Adsorption of DMP on Ni(111) 147 7.2.1.1 Adsorption of DMP on Clean Ni(111) 147 7.2.1.2 Adsorption of DMP on Ni(111)-p(2×2)-O 149 7.2.1.3 Adsorption of DMP on Ni(111)-0.1ML-O 151 7.2.2 Adsorption of...
... addition of 9-BBN to the reaction mixture, an immediate reduction of Au(I) ions took place, and the solution contained a high concentration of active nuclei Due to presence of a large number of ... reduction reaction did not take place under these conditions To make the reduction reaction proceed, under similar reaction conditions and identical molar ratios of gold salt, thiol, and 9-BBN, ... formation based on reduction of Et3PAuCl by 9-BBN using UVÀvis absorption spectroscopy and TEM analyses We investigated the role of the stabilizing agent concentration and the reaction temperature on...
... polarized along the length of the QR, which reduces the confinement of the exciton, and thus, the coulomb interaction of the electron and hole for a given bound exciton is reduced and exciton−exciton interactions ... coherent acoustic phonons Upon pump photon excitation, a coherent phonon is generated within the NCs This coherent acoustic phonon is coupled via a piezoelectric and deformation potential; thus, ... CONCLUSION Time-resolved ultrafast TA spectroscopy was used to explore the intraband relaxation and coherent acoustic phonons in QDs and QRs of various sizes We found that intraband relaxation...
... polarized along the length of the QR, which reduces the confinement of the exciton, and thus, the coulomb interaction of the electron and hole for a given bound exciton is reduced and exciton−exciton interactions ... coherent acoustic phonons Upon pump photon excitation, a coherent phonon is generated within the NCs This coherent acoustic phonon is coupled via a piezoelectric and deformation potential; thus, ... CONCLUSION Time-resolved ultrafast TA spectroscopy was used to explore the intraband relaxation and coherent acoustic phonons in QDs and QRs of various sizes We found that intraband relaxation...
... Residual Stresses & TheirEffects 41 SUMMARY & DOS AND DON’TS IN DESIGN Do consider the beneficial and harmful effectsof residual stresses for all long-life (high cycle) and intermediate-life ... and ring core layer removal sectioning X-ray diffraction neutron diffraction ultrasonic magnetic methods ASTM has standard test methods for the hole-drilling method and for X-ray diffraction ... Fatemi-University of Toledo All Rights Reserved Chapter – Residual Stresses & TheirEffects RESIDUAL STRESSES ANDTHEIREFFECTSON FATIGUE RESISTANCE EXAMPLES PRODUCTION OF RESIDUAL STRESSES...
... gaining of financial resources, on determination of the optimum financial structure, on allocation of free finances, on distribution of profits, andon allocation of trade credits The knowledge of ... accumulation and consumption Due to the ownership nature of EGs, profit distribution model in the EGs has different points on the delimitation of profit to portions and the determination of the rate ... performance of the EGs - The status of allocation and use of financial resources of the EGs - The status of distribution and use of operational efficiencyof EGs 2.2.2.3.2 External factors of the...
... diesel exhaust and/ or A fumigatus On histological examination, examples of perivascular and peribronchial inflammation and arterial muscularization were detected among adult offspring of mice exposed ... interferon-gamma (IFNg) promoter and hypomethylation of one CpG site of the IL-4 promoter with associated changes in IgE levels, suggestive of the contribution of epigenetic regulation following ... adverse effectson adult offspring Our objective was to determine the effectsof concomitant and chronic aerosolized prenatal exposure to allergen and diesel exhaust particles, two environmental...
... dissertation focuses on studying the profile and the formation and development process of VNPT as well as VNPT’s regulations on capital mobilization, management and use of capital and assets, ... benefit of State, cooperation and temporary and long-term benefit of workers, cooperation, contributing to encourage for saving and to improve efficiency in production business at VNPT For effectsof ... Management of revenue, expense and profit distribution is quite clear, explicit to ensure balance between benefit of State, cooperation and temporary and long-term benefit of workers, cooperation, contributing...
... thermal stress images on the front cover andon pages 9-11 The Good and the Evil of Hurricanes for Coral Reefs While there is often a perspective that hurricanes are only destructive and disastrous ... addition, waves and tidal water movements scour some areas exposing the solid limestone structure of the reef, which provides a firm foundation on which corals can settle and grow In other areas, water ... normal conditions and can affect all parts of a reef As a consequence, they are the primary cause of hurricane-related damage to corals and coral reefs, often breaking coral branches and overturning...
... communis and Pinus nigra ([24] and personal observations) 2.2 Measurements of plant water status and hydraulics The diurnal time course of leaf conductance to water vapour (gL), transpiration rate ... Rplant among species are dependent ontheir root, stem and leaf anatomy and they also depend on the ongoing functional losses by plant organs in terms ofwater transport efficiency The decrease of ... of classic water relation parameters like YL, RWC and others and provide a more extensive understanding oftheir short-term and longterm changes The typical dynamic sequence of encroachment of...
... mean of each sample and the standard deviation (SD) of the mean Results and discussion 3.1 Physico-chemical analysis Dry matter, fat content (% dry matter), water activity (aw) and pH values of ... 95% or 99% of confidence level), Pearson product moment correlations, principal component, simple and multiple regression analysis (using a Durbin–Watson statistic tests, at 95% of confidence level) ... samples were of chopped (CH), nine of mortadella (MT), and seven of galantines (GL) Chopped is a heat-cured meat sausage manufactured with a mixture of ham chunks and trimmings and seasonings, ground...
... locations of methadone treatment users in the survey of methadone treatment services As utilization hinges on the access and adherence of clients to methadone, having clinics at convenient locations ... interrelating angles: distribution of methadone clients on one hand, and the utilization of clinic services on the other, as exemplified by the situation in Hong Kong In interpreting the results ... Reduction Journal 2010, 7:14 http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/7/1/14 Page of Figure Comparison of mean centre and standard deviation of residential buildings of Tai Po District and the...
... Contamination of F gigantica eggs on grazing land Table 3.16 Contamination of F gigantica eggs in grazing land of buffaloes and bovines Top soil from grazing land Pool Place Number of Number of ... larger number and more severe in summer The rate and intensity of infection in the other seasons are lower and lighter 23 24 Variation in the rate and intensity of infection of cows and bulls are ... existence of natural conditions Therefore, it is needed to implement the combined prevention and control of Fascioliasis gigantica for buffaloes and bovines as the six contents of the above conclusion...