... reads as (21) (27) where isthe nominal speed, isthe variation ofthe rotor angular speed around its nominal value, and isthe normalizing factor that maps the uncertain element into a normalized ... with other constant values ofas well as with a fast variation ofthe rotor speed along the parameter range VCCA-2011 controller Figure LFT representation ofthe system TheThe weighting function ... designed for a frozen value of was not completely guaranteed for other rotor angular speeds An important point that is needed to be emphasized in this particular case is that the performance ofthe controller...
... chains of Hb A0 was 10 times faster than that ofthe beta chains and that the oxidation ofthe beta chains was not influenced by pH The biphasic reaction was shown to consist ofa rapid initial ... increased the initial fast phase ofthe reaction, but decreased the rate ofthe slow phase of oxidation in the presence of EDTA A comparison of rough and smooth LPSs of E coli and S minnesota in the ... during the auto-oxidation of Hb In general, the increase in the oxidation rate of crosslinked Hb mediated by LPSs is due to an increase in the rate ofthe initial fast phase, i.e oxidation ofthe a...
... the ACS) The higher rate of interraciality in HCMST is mainly due to the fact that the HCMST survey was offered only in English, whereas the ACS was offered in a variety of languages Asians and ... search makes the archive of old issues just as accessible asthe current issue Online, it isas easy to search across a million records as to search across a hundred records The rise oftheInternet ... reasonable measure ofthe lack of availability of partners for single men ofthe same age group (and vice-versa)? Despite the existence of age discrepant couples, age homophily isthe dominant...
... optimal amount of arachidonic acid determined for each assay of oxidase activation [12] The rate of O2– production by the activated NADPH oxidase was calculated from the rate ofthe superoxide dismutase-inhibitable ... proteins is associated with the heterodimer S10 0A8 /A9 via p67phox, and that this association is determinant in the potentiation of oxidase activation On the other hand, the physiological meaning ofthe ... NADPH oxidase activity was also assayed by polarographic measurement ofthe rate of O2 uptake at 20 °C with a Clark electrode at a voltage of 0.8 V All experiments were carried out at least twice...
... 25°C and the heating process was repeated for a second run All ofthese tests used nitrogen asa purge gas The glass transition function in TA Instrumental Analysis was used to calculate the Tg of ... thickness was accurately measured by ellipsometry Dielectric analysis was not a suitable technique for measuring the thermal transitions ofa substrate and film system Thermal mechanical analysis also ... accomplished,8 as well as relying on sputter coated, conducting surfaces 11 2.6 Thermal Mechanical Anal ysis 2.6.1 Theory Thermal mechanical analysis can be used to assess the glass transition ofa thin...
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... an organism Atria The chambers ofthe heart that receive blood Base A substance that isa proton acceptor The pH ofa base is greater than Calibration The examination ofthe performance of an instrument ... Longitudinal wave A wave that has the direction of motion ofthe particles in the medium parallel to the direction of motion ofthe wave Sound is an example ofa longitudinal wave Mass The amount of matter ... horizontal, this indicates that the data table used to make Graph II should have the same value for the velocity for all ofthe times This is not the case for Data Table I This leaves Graph III as the...
... dynamic viscosity (Pa.s); Aisthe pre-exponential factor (Pa.s); Ea isthe exponential constant that is known as activation energy (J/mol); R isthe gas constant (J/mol/K) and T isthe absolute ... to increase the accuracy ofthe measurement because a lower speed would have increased the fluctuation ofthe viscosity readings A temperature controller (temperature accuracy of ±1°C) was used ... similar value and unit to that of equation (1) R isthe gas constant, and is equal to 8.314 J/mol/K To isthe viscosity at temperature To which, in this study, has been taken asthe zero-temperature...
... Based on imaging, the diagnosis was a probable angiosarcoma Due to the presence ofa pacemaker for cardiac arrhythmia and full anticoagulation therapy for a pulmonary embolism, magnetic resonance ... CP: Imaging of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of breast Breast J 2010, 16(5):541-543 Ruiz-Tovar J, Fernandez GM, Reguero Callejas ME, Aguilera VA, Arano BJ, Cabanas NL: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: ... article Case presentation We present here the case ofa 75-year-old Caucasian woman, who 21 years ago underwent a right mastectomy and axillary dissection followed by radiotherapy and breast reconstruction...
... Sasaki H, Takada E, Sunagawa M, Masawa N: Fine needle aspiration of toxoplasmic lymphadenitis in an intramammary lymph node A case report Acta Cytol 2001, 45:259-262 Siriwardana et al Journal ... tests are important in the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis and it was not until both were available in this case that a diagnosis of toxoplasmosis was made The histological features have been well described ... pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine are given for several weeks [2] Page of Conclusions Toxoplasmosis rarely presents asa mass in the axillary tail ofthe breast and may be considered asa differential...
... maximal values just after anther dehiscence (stage 4) At the latest analyzed stage (stage 5) a significant decrease of Ca2+ levels was observed in the upper parts ofthe pistil (stigma and style) ... confirm the identity of calcium antimonite precipitates The spectrum ofthe material reveals peaks for Ca and Sb The strong decrease ofthe Ca2+ pool in the pistil at the last stages of pistil ... external biotic and abiotic factors Furthermore, at this stage, the main task ofthe flower bud is to complete the growth and maturation of anthers and the pistil Consequently, the intensity of the...
... and EAR completed the statistical analysis, and wrote the manuscript draft All authors read and approved the final manuscript Acknowledgements We wish to particularly thank the participants of ... about having a place to stay, being robbed (mean = 2.91), and contracting hepatitis C (mean = 2.89) Also shown in Table isa measure of inter-variable reliability known as Cronbach's alpha, which ... recorded for each variable and to determine if they are associated, we calculated their means and standard deviations These results are presented in Table with the individual variables placed according...
... total area was due to the expansion ofthe lower lung region whereas areas in the upper and the middle regions decreased (Table 3) Assessment of relative percentage changes in areas revealed an ... distribution of vibration in the lungs: image analysis and raw numerical data calculation In contrast to image analysis, the numerical method was not affected by normalization The correlation of vibration ... Critical Care Vol 11 No Dellinger et al Figure Mean area and vibration among individual patients Mean areas of each patient (a) and mean vibration intensity values of each patient (b) on assist patients...
... (cDNA) was synthesized from isolated plasma viral RNA of infected cats The cDNA pool was used asa template for PCR reactions using 5' primer MFIVCPL5' (5'-GATTTATAAATCATATG GCATATAATAAAGTGGGTACCACTACAACATTAG-3'), ... GCATATAATAAAGTGGGTACCACTACAACATTAG-3'), which adds an NdeI restriction site, methionine, and alkaline to the N-terminal ofthe protease and 3' primer MFIVCPL33' (5'-CTGAGATCTGAGCAAGCTTTTACATTACTAATCT AATATTAAATTTAACCATG ... Viremia +TL3 -TL3 Peak Viremia Asymptomatic Symptomatic 10 12 Peak Viremia Average *p < 0.05 Figure Plasma viral loads of FIV infected cats asafunctionof TL-3 treatment and disease Plasma viral...
... to the recording procedure, Figure An example of acoustic data as displayed for a recording obtained from aa77-year-old male with myasthenia gravis A representative peak-inspiratory data as displayed ... has been accepted to date The first step in the evaluation ofa new approach is to assess if a change in PEEP induces any change in the measurement The aim ofthe present study was to evaluate ... sound in the apical areas and a smaller ratio increased sound in the diaphragmatic areas Distribution was considered more heterogeneous if the difference was larger than two; this threshold was derived...
... i is an indicator which assumes the value zero for the control case, i.e radiation alone, and one for the drug-treated case; and δx – where "x" is any ofthe parameters above – isthe variation ... but the method has limitations Results Firstly, the fitting ofthese models has always been performed separately on the treated and untreated datasets, making direct comparison ofthe parameters ... comparison ofthe parameters in the treated and untreated experiments Asa consequence, quantitative assessment ofthe effect of modifiers of DNA repair upon four distinct components ofthe radiation...
... individuals ofthe same litter The slope ofa linear reaction norm isa measure of sensitivity towards environmental change, which can be treated asa trait ofthe animal [8] Genetic variation for the ... iryk ,a1 a1 , which agrees with the classical ∆G = irIA A where rIA isthe correlation between the index and the true breeding value and Aisthe genetic standard deviation [5] The selection ... breeding and environmental values are expressed as deviations from the average reaction norm Asis common in animal breeding, covariances between residuals of different individuals and covariances...
... nitrogen and triglycerides In addition, an enzymatic activity for the following proteins was measured: alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, ... approved the final manuscript Additional data files The following additional data are available with the online version of this paper Additional data file isa table detailing the histopathological ... (and associated severity score) ofthe histopathological observation comprising this category (Additional data file 1) These scores were used asthe factor level in a one-way analysis of variance...