... here) confirm the existence ofa continuum of states in the spectral range ofthe QD transition energies in our samples Conclusion In conclusion, we have measured the rise and decay dynamics ofthe ... ground and first excited state of InAs QDs capped with an InGaAs quantum well We have found that the higher energy states ofthe QDs don’t act as intermediate stages in the carrier relaxation, while ... increase ofthe radiative decay time occurs up to 500 ps This behavior can be attributed to carrier thermalization among different QDs In this temperature range, the carriers can escape from the...
... descriptive and elaborative) onthe mean ratings ofthe scale Understanding (error bars indicate standard errors ofthe mean) 3.2.3 In uenceof interest in art on aesthetic experience In order to analyze ... the participants were shown a list of nine famous paintings and were asked whether they knew the painting, andto name the artist andthe artistic style A median-split ofthe averaged score of ... Mean ratings (and standard errors ofthe mean) of Liking and Understanding as a function of Presentation time and Art knowledge in Experiments 2a and 2b between-subjects ANOVAs for liking and...
... intermediate (E1), b ¼ andthe expression reduces toa first order decay Equation (1) was used to fit TNXI inactivation data at different temperatures and at various concentrations and combinations ofthe ... The concentration of soluble protein (% of starting concentration, h) andthe thermal transitions are shown as functions ofthe temperature PAGE All samples showed a single band at 50 kDa on SDS ... that metals are needed for both stabilizing and activating XIs, a question arises concerning the relative importance of these cofactors across functional temperature ranges This issue was examined...
... direct band gap absorption, while high cobalt concentration samples ([0.05 M) have more distortion ofthe tetrahedral coordination of Co2? and indirect band gap absorption Conclusions In summary, ... local strain values Calculated values of local strain are shown in Table Onthe left axis of Fig 2, local strain values are shown with variation in molar cobalt concentration It can be seen that ... in lattice constant can again be attributed tothe elevated local strain induced by large amount of cobalt doping The particle size, shape and orientation ofthe cobaltdoped Zn0.9Cd0.1S nanoparticles...
... below the band edge These absorption bands appear to play an important role in the relaxation ofthe photogenerated carriers in the NWs Transient differential absorption measurements reveal the ... SnO2 nanowires using above band gap excitation UV femtosecond pulses Transmission measurements ofthe NWs provided us with an estimate ofthe band gap at 3.75 eV and reveal broad absorption bands ... us with an estimate ofthe bandgap energy 3.77 eV There are two broad absorption bands below the bandgap referred to as D.T.S—deep trap states and S.T.S.—shallow trap states appearing in the XRD...
... PASP onthe electrical characteristics ofthe lead-acid battery andto elucidate the effect of chemical characteristics of polyaspartates onthe processes of PbSO4 formation and recrystallization ... paste The additions of polyaspartate improve the utilization ofthe negative active material and thus enhance the cell capacity compared tothe reference cell The capacity ofthe cell with PASP ... has a beneficial effect onthe performance ofthe negative plate under HRPSoC operation The additive controls the crystallization of PbSO4 and modifies the shape and size ofthe crystals The addition...
... mechanical operations after logging ofthe stand and before plantation These operations probably favoured organic matter mineralization [6, 36] About two decades later, the C and N contents of ... nitrification was large In the plantations, in comparisontothe old coppice, the rates of long-term net and short- term gross mineralization and nitrification were much higher Among the plantations, there ... that the low net mineralization was not related tothe combination of large fluxes of mineralization and immobilisation, but to an internal factor limiting mineralization The very low gross and...
... boundary value problem ona measure chain,” Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, vol 29, no 1, pp 124–130, 2006 R A Khan, J J Nieto, and V Otero-Espinar, “Existence and approximation of solution of ... subintervals of an arbitrary time scale, andto 12 for a broad introduction to dynamic equations on time scales Definition 1.1 u is said to be a solution in the sense of distributions to P if u ... on Dκ and their Δ-derivatives are rd-continuous on Dκ , C0 D is the set of all continuous functions on D that vanish onthe boundary of D, and Cc D is the set of all continuous functions on D...
... manuscript 10 11 Authors' contributions CT participated in protocol design and study implementation and performed data analysis and manuscript preparation; AA supervised study conduct and data entry; ... cultural acceptability of needle and syringe programs and opioid substitution therapy in countries in the South and Central Asian region, but there are no reports onthe implementation and efficacy ... assertions made by the authors not reflect the official position or opinion ofthe U.S Department ofthe Navy or Army, or ofthe respective in-country National HIV/AIDS Control Programs and other Non-Governmental...
... Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and Singapore Chapter IV summarizes ofthe cross- national comparisonand evaluation of law and governance in the subject countries And finally, Chapter V contains the conclusion ... International, Regional and National Frameworks Part I evaluates the international environmental legal frameworks while Part II evaluates the regional environmental legal frameworks Part III analyses ... This thesis also explores the development of national laws based onthe application of MEAs and regional treaties and conventions No legal scholarship exists in relation to law and governance frameworks...
... International and National Golf Associations Constitution ofthe European Golf Association (EGA) The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Scotland (R & A) United States Golf Association (USGA) ... re-arranged and grammatical organization has been improved The comparative arrangement enhanced the evaluation and critical analysis ofthe issues, laws and regulations Referencing has been-re-arranged ... Re-drafted and Added This chapter contains the summary ofthe cross- national comparative analyses and evaluation, which were taken from the lengthy discussion on national comparative review for each...
... and A3 are the fractions ofthe fast, slow and stable amide protons and kHX,1 and kHX,2 are the apparent exchange rate constants for the fast and slow amide protons Results were interpreted thermodynamically ... mechanism ofthe enzyme Structural insights into the mechanochemical nature of a- CT catalysis A more detailed analysis ofthe in uenceof chemical glycosylation onthe dynamics of a- CT from the theoretical ... Structural dynamics and serine protease catalysis Table Global energetic parameters and Debye–Waller temperature factors calculated for the protein portion of a- CT andthe various lactose -a- CT conjugate...
... membrane transporter ofthe major facilitator superfamily, is required for adaptation to acetic acid and resistance to azoles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast 16, 1469–1481 Wach, A. , Brachat, A. , Poehlmann, ... codon This PCR fragment was then Sal1-digested and cloned into the SalI site located between the ADH1 promoter and terminator of expression vector pAD4M [14] The correct DNA sequence ofthe TAT2 ... resistance to C3)8 aliphatic carboxylic acids andto sorbate [2,6], is actually somewhat detrimental for resistance to acetate These results appeared to contradict our previous findings ofa decreased...
... global emission inventory (Olivier and Berdowski, 2001) ona 1◦ ×1◦ Gaussian grid For the conversion ofthe carbon mass of OC into the total mass of POM needed in ECHAM5-HAM a factor of 1.4 was applied ... contrast, an implementation ofa maximum feasible reduction strategy in Asia (MFR:2030:ASIA) leads toa strong positive RF perturbation across Asia (up to +6 W/m2 ) The global annual mean TOA RF ... the production of SO4 in the gas-phase as well as in the aqueous-phase Thereby, the relative contribution of gas- and aqueousphase production tothe total production varies regionally For example...
... NE atom) andof p9 (main chain amide) to Asp77 (carboxylate OD1 atom) are depicted with red dashed lines (A) B*2705:pVIPR in canonical conformation (green) and in noncanonical conformation (orange) ... (overlapping bands of Glu and Asp) between 1550 and 1585 cm)1 may overlap with residual amide II band features and may change as a function of conformational changes Keeping this in mind, the IR data suggest ... only an approximation because: (a) the amide II bands of different conformations of proteins have 1716 different peak maxima, and (b) IR bands due to amino acid side-chain absorptions (overlapping...
... withdrawal of ligand is also fast More than 50% of reporter activity was reduced by 12 h after withdrawal of ligand and by 24 h after withdrawal of ligand, most ofthe reporter activity disappeared ... USA) The ligands were applied in DMSO andthe final concentration of DMSO was maintained at 0.1% in both controls and treatments Cells and transfections and reporter assays 3T3 cells were grown to ... either side of helix contribute tothe heterodimerization of EcR and RXR The diacylhydrazine nonsteroidal ligands of EcR are not highly polar, therefore; higher concentrations of these ligands...
... ribosomes and cribototal the total concentration of bound total ribosomes The RNA concentration cRNA can be calculatotal as the RNA conted with Eqn (1) interpreting A0 cDNA centration in the absence of ... expression (mgỈmL)1Ỉs)1) in the absence of CSP, cCSPtotal , the total concentration of CSP, total cDNA , the total concentration ofthe CSP binding sites onthe plasmid and Kapp the apparent dissociation ... In uenceof CSPs on transcription and translation Many CSPs have been shown to have a high affinity to single-stranded nucleic acids and therefore are thought to act on transcription and ⁄...
... onthe polarity ofthe microenvironment ofthe Trp residues, as well as onthe peptide conformation Both are affected upon insertion ofthe peptides in membranes Additionally, the membranes are ... mimics the environment ofthe inner leaflet of mammal biomembranes and it offers an opportunity to study the in uenceof electrostatic interaction in the partition of MPR peptides MPRPC, MPRP-S and ... as a cholesterolbinding domain Peptides that specifically bind to or are able to induce the formation of cholesterol-rich domains are quite rare and peculiar, and therefore attract a lot of attention...
... Demonstration ofthe function of ANT in A franciscana by the ADP–ATP exchange rate–DWm profile Fig ADP–ATP exchange rate and DWm profile of Artemia mitochondria The effect of ANT ligands onthe ADP–ATP ... The Authors Journal compilation ª 2011 FEBS 825 Atypical Artemia ANT `d C Konra et al Fig TEM and EFTEM images of Ca2+loaded Artemia mitochondria (A, B) TEM images of Artemia mitochondria loaded ... embryos ofA franciscana marks a cornerstone in our understanding ofthe long-term tolerance, extending for years, to anoxia and diapause, conditions that are invariably accompanied by large increases...