... consisting of two con-ductors in which the force between them (caused by current) is balanced against the gravitationalforce exerted on an object in the gravitationalfield ofthe earth. Used for the ... connectedtogether at the apex of a tower. The antenna isfed between the ground and the base of one of the wires.Alford antenna A loop antenna, in a square config-uration, with the corners bent toward the ... The amplified signal.amplifier power The power level ofthe output sig-nal delivered by an amplifier (also called OUTPUTPOWER), or the extent to which the amplifier in-creases the power of...
... 3. The ALPHA or BETA of a bipolar transistor. 4. In the operation of an electron tube, the ratio of the derivative (instantaneous rate of change) of the plate voltage to the derivative ofthe ... modulated 100percent, one-third ofthe power is used to convey the data; the other two-thirds is consumed by the carrier. This form of modulation is essentiallyoutmoded, although it is still used ... consisting of two con-ductors in which the force between them (caused by current) is balanced against the gravitationalforce exerted on an object in the gravitationalfield ofthe earth. Used for the...
... intentionally left blank. The IllustratedDictionary of Electronics Front 4/9/01 4:38 PM Page xiii The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics Eighth EditionStan Gibilisco Editor-in-ChiefMcGraw-HillNew ... 3Preface The IllustratedDictionaryofElectronics8th Edition has been revised, clarified, and up-dated, reflecting technological advances of recent years. New definitions have been added in the ... current-carrying coil immersed in water raises the temperature ofthe water. The difference of potential that forces the current through the coilthen is determined in terms ofthe equivalent heatenergy....
... consisting of two con-ductors in which the force between them (caused by current) is balanced against the gravitationalforce exerted on an object in the gravitationalfield ofthe earth. Used for the ... connectedtogether at the apex of a tower. The antenna isfed between the ground and the base of one of the wires.Alford antenna A loop antenna, in a square config-uration, with the corners bent toward the ... The amplified signal.amplifier power The power level ofthe output sig-nal delivered by an amplifier (also called OUTPUTPOWER), or the extent to which the amplifier in-creases the power of...
... the an-tenna, the horizontal axis to be distance instead of time, and the sweep speed to be the speed of light, or at least very close to the speed of light, and the propagation ofthe ra-dio ... downplaying the commercial andbusiness aspects.2.2 The History of Modern StandardsIn 1836, the U.S. Congress authorized the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM)for the primary purpose of ensuring ... and phase in relation to anyother point in space. The polarization ofthe radio wave is defined bythe polarization of the electric field, horizontal if parallel to the Earth’s surface and vertical...
... Preface The hallmark ofthe CRC Press Electronics Engineering Series” of books is theirdepth of coverage on targeted subjects. Even the more general-interest publication of the series TheElectronics ... induced bythe application of a voltage to an object. A flow of current to or from the object can result from either a breakdown ofthe surrounding nonconducting ma-terial or bythe connection of ... received a Jesse H. Neal Award Certificate of Merit from the Association of Business Publishers for editorial excellence. He also has been recog-nized as Educator ofthe Year bythe Society of...
... 2001 by CRC PRESS LLC external field takes place by a change or displacement in the isolation ofthe domains,with the result that a large number ofthe atoms are aligned with their charged electronsin ... quantum-theory laws of physics. The diameter ofthe outer orbiting path of electrons in an atom is in the order of one-millionth (10–6) millimeter, and the nu-cleus, one-millionth of that. These ... downplaying the commercial andbusiness aspects.2.2 The History of Modern StandardsIn 1836, the U.S. Congress authorized the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM)for the primary purpose of ensuring...
... examined whether treatment of cells withEGF affected the level of tBid produced upon overex-pression of Bid–GFP. In control cells, transfected onlywith Bid–GFP, spontaneously produced tBid–GFPdecreased ... apoptosis by increasing tBid levels [14]. Thus, we have identi ed the ligase responsible for limiting the extent of tBid-induced apoptosis. This conclusion is strengthened by our observation that reducing ... showed thatonly tBid is ubiquitylated and stabilized by proteasomeinhibition, not Bid. Similarly, it was recently reportedthat the N-terminal portion of Bid needs to be cleavedand degraded...
... atoms ofthe residue D88). Hence, the lower space group symmetry is not only justi edby the improved resolution ofthe occluding loop residues, but also by the difference in the position ofthe ... further step in understanding of these mechanismswas provided bythe crystal structures of human [22]and rat procathepsins B [23]. They revealed that, in the zymogen form, the propeptide rather ... trunk of stefin A can displace the ABCDFig. 3. The extent ofthe occluding loop dis-placement in the unliganded and ligandedstructures. The occluding loop (red) isshown in on the surface of the...
... and to mea-sure the mobility ofthe components in the PGCs. The medaka embryo was peeled off the chorion, and the segment containing the part of PGCs was excised forobservation by microscopy and ... Cultured cells werewashed with phenol red-free Opti-MEM I reduced-serummedium (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, NM, USA) twice to removephenol red dye; then the medium was replaced by Opti-MEM I. Immediately ... analysis of Olvas–GFP reveals the dynamicnature ofthe nuage. Schematic diagram ofthe preparation of PGCs of medaka specimen (A). Olvas–GFP was expressed in the medakaPGC at stage 24 and localized...
... incubation ofthe EDTA-treated species with2mMMn2+for 20 min at 37 °C; as expected, the effect of the metal ion was again reversed by EDTA. These resultsindicate the presence of tightly ... generated by a second round of PCR. The expectedmutation was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. Thatno unwanted mutations had been introduced during the mutagenesis process was veri edby automated ... one ofthe manganeseions. This, together with the fact that the positions of otherFig. 4. A superimposition ofthe structures of B. caldovelox arginase(red), rat liver arginase (yellow) and the...
... only the expression of an idea not the idea itself and thus provides the crucial right of preventingunauthorised copying of a work. The illegal copying of computer software, oftendescribed bythe ... 17 years from the date of issue ofthe patent(more commonly understood as the date of grant) rather than from the date of application; the unique reliance on the principle ofthe personal ‘first ... examination procedures. To these mustbe added the much higher levels of professional fees charged by lawyers and otherlegal advisers for drafting the formal documents and in particular the detailedpatent...