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Microfluidic devices for analysis of red blood cell mechanical properties
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Decreased deformability of human red blood cells (RBCs) is both a cause of disease and biomarker for disease (1). To traverse blood capillaries, the biconcave disk-shaped RBC must deform dramatically, since the diameter ...
Bow, Hansen Chang
Kit for the selective labeling of red blood cells in whole blood with [sup 99]Tc
DOE Patents (OSTI)
Disclosed herein are a method and kit for the preparation of [sup 99m]Tc labeled red blood cells using whole blood in a closed sterile system containing stannous tin in a form such that it will enter the red blood cells and be available therein for reduction of technetium. No Drawings
Srivastava, S.C.; Babich, J.W.; Straub, R.; Richards, P.
Kit for the selective labeling of red blood cells in whole blood with .sup.9 TC
Disclosed herein are a method and kit for the preparation of .sup.99m Tc labeled red blood cells using whole blood in a closed sterile system containing stannous tin in a form such that it will enter the red blood cells and be available therein for reduction of technetium.
Srivastava, Suresh C. (Setauket, NY); Babich, John W. (Redhill Surrey, GB2); Straub, Rita (Brookhaven, NY); Richards, Powell (New Bern, NC)
Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells
Method using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. Carbon monoxide is utilized for stabilizing hemoglobin in red blood cells to be stored at low temperature. Changes observed in the stored cells are similar to those found in normal red cell aging in the body, the extent thereof being directly related to the duration of refrigerated storage. Changes in cell buoyant density, vesiculation, and the tendency of stored cells to bind autologous IgG antibody directed against polymerized band 3 IgG, all of which are related to red blood cell senescence and increase with refrigerated storage time, have been substantially slowed when red blood cells are treated with CO. Removal of the carbon monoxide from the red blood cells is readily and efficiently accomplished by photolysis in the presence of oxygen so that the stored red blood cells may be safely transfused into a recipient.
Bitensky, Mark W. (Los Alamos, NM)
A method is disclosed using CO for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. Carbon monoxide is utilized for stabilizing hemoglobin in red blood cells to be stored at low temperature. Changes observed in the stored cells are similar to those found in normal red cell aging in the body, the extent thereof being directly related to the duration of refrigerated storage. Changes in cell buoyant density, vesiculation, and the tendency of stored cells to bind autologous IgG antibody directed against polymerized band 3 IgG, all of which are related to red blood cell senescence and increase with refrigerated storage time, have been substantially slowed when red blood cells are treated with CO. Removal of the carbon monoxide from the red blood cells is readily and efficiently accomplished by photolysis in the presence of oxygen so that the stored red blood cells may be safely transfused into a recipient. 5 figs.
Bitensky, M.W.
Method and kit for the selective labeling of red blood cells in whole blood with Tc-99m
Disclosed herein are a method and kit for the preparation of [sup 99m]Tc labeled red blood cells using whole blood in a closed sterile system containing stannous tin in a form such that it will enter the red blood cells and be available for the reduction of technetium. No Drawings
Method and kit for the selective labeling of red blood cells in whole blood with TC-99M
Disclosed herein are a method and kit for the preparation of .sup.99m Tc labeled red blood cells using whole blood in a closed sterile system containing stannous tin in a form such that it will enter the red blood cells and be available therein for the reduction of technetium.
Srivastava, Suresh C. (Setauket, NY); Babich, John W. (Redhill, GB2); Straub, Rita (Brookhaven, NY); Richards, Powell (New Bern, NC)
Analysis of enzymopathies in the human red blood cells by constraint-based stoichiometric modeling approaches
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The human red blood cell (RBC) metabolism is investigated by calculating steady state fluxes using constraint-based stoichiometric modeling approaches. For the normal RBC metabolism, flux balance analysis (FBA) is performed via optimization of various ... Keywords: Enzymopathy, Flux balance analysis, Minimization of metabolic adjustment, Red blood cell, Regulatory on-off minimization
Saliha Durmu? Tekir; Tunahan �ak?r; Kutlu �. �lgen
Method for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells by flushing with inert gas
A method is disclosed using oxygen removal for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. A cost-effective, 4 C storage procedure that preserves red cell quality and prolongs post-transfusion in vivo survival is described. Preservation of adenosine triphosphate levels and reduction in hemolysis and in membrane vesicle production of red blood cells stored at 4 C for prolonged periods of time is achieved by removing oxygen from the red blood cells at the time of storage; in particular, by flushing with an inert gas. Adenosine triphosphate levels of the stored red blood cells are boosted in some samples by addition of ammonium phosphate. 4 figs.
Bitensky, M.W.; Yoshida, Tatsuro
Prolonged cold storage of red blood cells by oxygen removal and additive usage
Prolonged cold storage of red blood cells by oxygen removal and additive usage. A cost-effective, 4.degree. C. storage procedure that preserves red cell quality and prolongs post-transfusion in vivo survival is described. The improved in vivo survival and the preservation of adenosine triphosphate levels, along with reduction in hemolysis and membrane vesicle production of red blood cells stored at 4.degree. C. for prolonged periods of time, is achieved by reducing the oxygen level therein at the time of storage; in particular, by flushing the cells with an inert gas, and storing them in an aqueous solution which includes adenine, dextrose, mannitol, citrate ion, and dihydrogen phosphate ion, but no sodium chloride, in an oxygen-permeable container which is located in an oxygen-free environment containing oxygen-scavenging materials.
Bitensky, Mark W. (Boston, MA); Yoshida, Tatsuro (Newton, MA)
Prolonged cold storage of red blood cells by oxygen removal and additive usage. A cost-effective, 4 C storage procedure that preserves red cell quality and prolongs post-transfusion in vivo survival is described. The improved in vivo survival and the preservation of adenosine triphosphate levels, along with reduction in hemolysis and membrane vesicle production of red blood cells stored at 4 C for prolonged periods of time, is achieved by reducing the oxygen level therein at the time of storage; in particular, by flushing the cells with an inert gas, and storing them in an aqueous solution which includes adenine, dextrose, mannitol, citrate ion, and dihydrogen phosphate ion, but no sodium chloride, in an oxygen-permeable container which is located in an oxygen-free environment containing oxygen-scavenging materials. 8 figs.
Method using oxygen removal for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells. A cost-effective, 4.degree. C. storage procedure that preserves red cell quality and prolongs post-transfusion in vivo survival is described. Preservation of adenosine triphosphate levels and reduction in hemolysis and in membrane vesicle production of red blood cells stored at 4.degree. C. for prolonged periods of time is achieved by removing oxygen therefrom at the time of storage; in particular, by flushing with an inert gas. Adenosine triphosphate levels of the stored red blood cells are boosted in some samples by addition of ammonium phosphate.
Bitensky, Mark W. (Los Alamos, NM); Yoshida, Tatsuro (Los Alamos, NM)
ParaView Red Blood Cell Tutorial on Eureka/Gadzooks | Argonne Leadership
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Red Blood Cell Tutorial on Eureka/Gadzooks Red Blood Cell Tutorial on Eureka/Gadzooks Goals This tutorial is intended to be a hands-on resource for users interested in learning the basic concepts of ParaView. The examples can easily be run on a laptop, using the example data set provided. Tour of ParaView Show range of visualization methods Walk through various visualization techniques, hopefully illustrate how these can apply to your own data. Feel for ParaView "way" Terminology and step-by-step process peculiar to ParaView, which may differ from other packages, e.g. VisIt. cutting planes: close-up RBCs: close-up RBC: Continuum Data The data used for this tutorial is: Blood flow simulation data Multiple data types Continuum data field (unstructured mesh, tetrahedral): fluid field, plasma
What makes blood red?
to air? Replies: The protein hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood, changes shape when it binds oxygen. When it changes shape, it absorbs different wavelengths of...
Amino acid, lipid and red blood cell studies on selenium toxicity with the laboratory rat.
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The amino acid and lipid analysis on blood and liver and the amino acid analysis on urine gave irregular values for each determination. Therefore, the average values which were presented in the 1966 Technical Progress report (C00-1449-2) were not considered valid and were not submitted for publication. However, experiments on the in vivo conversion of 75 Se-labeled selenite-Se to urinary metabolites led to the observance of an unknown metabolite. This metabolite, which was different from the ordinary selenium analogues of sulfur, was designated as "U-1" (C00-1449-3). The use of the 59 Fe was involved in the study of the anemia of chronic selenium toxicity. The findings because of the labeled iron led to the conclusion that the anemia was from massive hemolysis (C00-1449-3).
Halverson, A W; Tsay, D -T; Triebwasser, K C; Whitehead, E I
Blood Blood Nature Bulletin No. 584-A December 6, 1975 Forest Preserve District of Cook County George W. Dunne, President Roland F. Eisenbeis, Supt. of Conservation BLOOD Not all blood is red. We are so accustomed to the idea that blood is red that some of us are surprised to learn that it comes in other colors. It is true that all animals with backbones have red blood -- mammals, birds, turtles, snakes, frogs, salamanders and fish. However, among lower animals we find blood that is colorless, blue or green -- as well as a few with red blood. If an animal is large enough to be seen with the naked eye, it is almost certain to have some sort of a circulatory system. Usually, this is a plumbing system with pipes, valves and pumps which brings nourishment and oxygen to the living cells of the animal's body and carries away waste products. The fluid flowing in this plumbing system is blood. In man and the higher animals this blood stream is completely enclosed in the heart, arteries, veins and their smaller branches. That is called a closed circulatory system.
Mutation assays involving blood cells that metabolize toxic substances
The present invention pertains to a line of human blood cells which have high levels of oxidative activity (such as oxygenase, oxidase, peroxidase, and hydroxylase activity). Such cells grow in suspension culture, and are useful to determine the mutagenicity of xenobiotic substances that are metabolized into toxic or mutagenic substances. The invention also includes mutation assays using these cells, and other cells with similar characteristics. 3 figs.
Crespi, C.L.; Thilly, W.G.
Cells Forming Blood Vessels Send Their Copper to the Edge | Advanced Photon
A Molecular Cause for One Form of Deafness A Molecular Cause for One Form of Deafness Water Theory is Watertight Nanowire Micronetworks from Carbon-Black Nanoparticles A Key Step in Repairing DNA Double-Strand Breaks An X-ray Rainbow Science Highlights Archives: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 2001 | 2000 | 1998 | Subscribe to APS Science Highlights rss feed Cells Forming Blood Vessels Send Their Copper to the Edge FEBRUARY 20, 2007 Bookmark and Share Areas at the tips of HMVEC filopodia extensions were scanned by XFM at high resolution. The optical image is shown to the right and metal maps are shown to the left. False color images of P, Cu, and Zn are shown in the red, green and blue images respectively, and their overlay is shown to the lower right, demonstrating a transfer of cellular copper across the cell
New method for the selective labeling of erythrocytes in whole blood with Tc-99m
Method and kit are described for the preparation of /sup 99m/Tc labeled red blood cells using whole blood in a closed sterile system containing stannous tin in a form such that it will enter the red blood cells and be available therein for the reduction of technetium.
Inferring epigenetic and transcriptional regulation during blood cell development with a mixture of sparse linear models
Motivation: Blood cell development is thought to be controlled by a circuit of transcription factors (TFs) and chromatin modifications that determine the cell fate through activating cell type-specific expression programs. To shed light on the ...
Thais G. do Rego; Helge G. Roider; Francisco A. T. de Carvalho; Ivan G. Costa
Bioengineered surfaces and hydrogels for specific cell capture and release from whole blood
Microfluidic affinity-based cell capture devices are presently able to isolate specific cell populations from heterogeneous samples, such as whole blood. The impact of this potentially powerful technology, however, is ...
Shah, Ajay M. (Ajay Mukesh)
Homeostasis and volume regulation in the Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cell
...................................................................................................................... 29 CHAPTER 3: MEASUREMENT OF STAGE-RELATED CHANGES IN HOST HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION BY RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER ................................................. 35 MOTIVATION... .............................................................................................................. 140 Computation of the Reference State. ..................................................................... 140 Computation of the Dynamic State. ....................................................................... 141 GLOSSARY OF SYMBOLS...
Mauritz, Jakob Martin Andreas
Research Article Evaluation of Antiproliferative Activity of Red Sorghum Bran Anthocyanin on a Human Breast Cancer Cell Line (MCF-7)
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women worldwide both in the developed and developing countries. Thus effective treatment of breast cancer with potential antitumour drugs is important. In this paper, human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 has been employed to evaluate the antiproliferative activity of red sorghum bran anthocyanin. The present investigation showed that red sorghum bran anthocyanin induced growth inhibition of MCF-7 cells at significant level. The growth inhibition is dose dependent and irreversible in nature. When MCF-7 cells were treated with red sorghum bran anthocyanins due to activity of anthocyanin morphological changes were observed. The morphological changes were identified through the formation of apoptopic bodies. The fragmentation by these anthocyanins on DNA to oligonuleosomal-sized fragments, is a characteristic of apoptosis, and it was observed as concentration-dependent. Thus, this paper clearly demonstrates that human breast cancer cell MCF-7 is highly responsive by red sorghum bran anthocyanins result from the induction of apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. 1.
P. Suganya Devi; M. Saravana Kumar; S. Mohan Das
Whole blood analysis rotor assembly having removable cellular sedimentation bowl
A rotor assembly for performing photometric analyses using whole blood samples is described. Following static loading of a gross blood sample within a centrally located, removable, cell sedimentation bowl, the red blood cells in the gross sample are centrifugally separated from the plasma, the plasm displaced from the sedimentation bowl, and measured subvolumes of plasma distributed to respective sample analysis cuvettes positioned in an annular array about the rotor periphery. Means for adding reagents to the respective cuvettes are also described. (auth)
Burtis, C.A.; Johnson, W.F.
Red Mud
Mar 1, 2011... Cement(OPC) from NALCO Red Mud has been successfully developed from a raw mix containing limestone, red mud,shale and fine coal.
Effects of red tide
Effects of red tide Effects of red tide Name: Mrs. Corwin's 5th grade class Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: N/A Question: My 5th grade class would like to know why is it that red tide only affects humans and not lobsters, fish, etc. Why is the micro-organism so toxic to humans? Waiting to learn.... Replies: Without going into too much detail, the microorganisms responsible for causing red tide can live within the shellfish without killing them because the chemicals they produce which imbue everything with the characteristic red color aren't toxic to the shellfish. It's just our bad luck that those very same chemicals happen to interact with our body chemistries in the ways that can't occur in shellfish. --Wordsworth As it turns out, red tides do affect other vertebrates (animals with backbones), in fact, they are responsible for huge, stinky die-offs of fish that wash up on shore during a "red tide". The microorganism responsible for the occurrence of a red tide is the "dinoflagellate", there are different types of dinoflagellates, and as I understand it, they produce different types of toxins, but usually the toxin responsible for the die-offs is what is called a "neurotoxin", which affects the heart , slowing it down. This reduces blood circulation, and the reduced blood circulation to the gills results in oxygen starvation, and the fish dies. As far as I know, however, this toxin only affects vertebrates, and not invertebrates (animals without backbones) like the clam and lobster.
Red Tide
tide harm humans if it is not stopped? Replies: Red tides are caused by a microscopic algae called a dinoflagellate. This plant is toxic to humans in large quantities, but may...
BNL Blood Drives: Iron-rich foods
BNL Blood Drives: Iron-Rich Foods Blood Drive Home Seafood: Fish (cod, sardines, tuna, clams, oysters, shrimp) Poultry: Chicken, eggs, yolk Lean Red Meats: Beef, lamb, veal, pork,...
ORISE Faculty Research Experiences: Dr. Eddie Red
nanotube characteristics-technology that could impact future solar cells, as well as battery and fuel cells. Eddie C. Red, Ph.D., has longed to set up a functional research...
Cold-blooded and warm-blooded
Cold-blooded and warm-blooded Cold-blooded and warm-blooded Name: Walter Status: N/A Age: N/A Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: Around 1993 Question: What is the fundamental difference between cold-blooded and warm- blooded creatures? I know that reptile blood is a bit different than mammal blood, but is that the difference or is it a difference in the other cells of the body? Replies: Warm blooded refers to an animals ability to maintain its body temperature at a constant level. Cold blooded animal's bodies stay at the temperature of environment around them (more or less). The mechanism by which a warm blooded animal does this is by generating heat, mostly through muscle movement (but by other biochemical processes too). An example of this is shivering. Warm blooded animals also cool themselves off by sweating, panting (and other ways). In mammals the hypothalamic area of the brain has much to do with controlling these reflex processes
Blood clotting on death
Blood clotting on death Blood clotting on death Name: lynne kelley Status: N/A Age: N/A Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: Around 1993 Question: Does blood clot when you die and if so, how exactly? Does it just thicken on death? Replies: Author: lynne kelley Text: Does blood clot when you die and if so, how exactly? Does it just thicken on death? Yes, blood clots upon death. How? Actually, the mechanism of clotting upon death is the same in life. Blood clotting occurs in three general stages: 1) PROTHROMBIN ACTIVATOR is formed in response to blood vessel injury or damage to the blood itself. 2) This ACTIVATOR converts PROTHROMBIN into THROMBIN. 3) The THROMBIN acts like an enzyme to convert FIBRINOGEN into FIBRIN THREADS, which enmesh platelets, blood cells, and plasma to form the clot itself.
Red River Compact (Texas)
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The Red River Compact Commission administers the Red River Compact to ensure that Texas receives its equitable share of quality water from the Red River and its tributaries as apportioned by the...
Method of freezing living cells and tissues with improved subsequent survival
This invention relates to an improved method for freezing red blood cells, ther living cells, or tissues with improved subsequent survival, wherein constant-volume freezing is utilized that results in significantly improved survival compared with constant-pressure freezing; optimization is attainable through the use of different vessel geometries, cooling baths and warming baths, and sample concentrations.
Senkan, Selim M. (Oak Ridge, TN); Hirsch, Gerald P. (Oak Ridge, TN)
SEEs, and Red Locks
... and Red Locks Gared Chastain Jayme Jordan March 2013 ... Contact Information firstname.lastname@example.com Gared Chastain Program Manager ...
Increased frequency of CD4{sup -}8{sup -}T cells bearing T-cell receptor {alpha}{beta} chains in peripheral blood of atomic bomb survivors exposed to high doses
A rare T-cell subpopulation, CD4{sup -z}8{sup -}{alpha}{beta} cells, may be differentiated through a pathway (or pathways) different from the pathway(s) of conventional CD4+ or CD8+ cells. In the present study, the frequencies of CD4{sup -}8{sup -} T cells in peripheral-blood {alpha}{beta} T cells in 409 atomic bomb survivors were determined to investigate late effects of radiation on the composition of human T-cell subpopulations. The frequency of CD4{sup -}8{sup -}{alpha}{beta} T-cell decreased significantly with the subject`s age and was higher in females than males. A significant increase in the frequency was found in the survivors exposed to more than 1.5Gy, suggesting that the previous radiation exposure altered differentiation and development of T cells. 25 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
Yoichiro Kusunoki; Seishi Kyoizumi; Yuko Hirai; Shoichiro Fujita; Mitoshi Akiyama [Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima (Japan)
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Little Red Schoolhouse Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Bulletin No. 424 September 10, 1971 Forest Preserve District of Cook County Daniel Ryan, President Roberts Mann, Conservation Editor David H. Thompson, Senior Naturalist THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE We have opened the doors of The Little Red Schoolhouse, our new nature center in the Palos forest preserves. You are invited to visit it and urged to use it. Many youth organizations, summer day camps, and teachers with their classes have already done so. It is now open every day, including Saturdays and Sundays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. From late October until April it probably will be closed. The entrance is on 104th Ave. (Willow Springs Road), one mile west of U.S. 45 and a half-mile south of 95th St. There is ample parking space for buses.
The Red Fox
50 feet of our back door. Few people ever see one. The red fox is a small member of the dog family, standing from 14 to 16 inches high at the shoulder and weighing from 7 to 12...
Red Mud Bauxite Residue
Mar 13, 2012... the use of FLOMIN OL 99 polymer in lab tests as well as in the plant. ... recycle of waste water in red mud yard, and flood control & drainage�...
Localized Dose Enhancement to Tumor Blood Vessel Endothelial Cells via Megavoltage X-rays and Targeted Gold Nanoparticles: New Potential for External Beam Radiotherapy
Purpose: Tumor endothelial cell damage during radiation therapy may contribute significantly to tumor eradication and treatment efficacy. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) delivered preferentially to the walls of tumor blood vessels produce low-energy, short-range photoelectrons during external beam radiotherapy, boosting dose to the tumor microvasculature. In this study dosimetry at the single-cell level is used to estimate the anticipated AuNP-mediated dose enhancement to tumor endothelial cells during 6-MV X-ray irradiation. Methods and Materials: Endothelial cells are modeled as thin slabs with 100-nm-diameter AuNPs attached within the blood vessel. The number of photoelectrons emitted per AuNP per gray of X-rays is computed at multiple points along the external beam central axis by use of a Monte Carlo-generated energy fluence spectrum. The energy deposited from AuNP emissions to the endothelium is calculated based on an analytic method incorporating the energy-loss formula of Cole. The endothelial dose enhancement factor (EDEF) is the ratio of the overall (externally plus internally generated) dose to endothelial cells in the presence of AuNPs to the dose without AuNPs (from the external beam only). Results: At 20-cm depth, the EDEF is 1.7 (70% dose increase) for an intravascular AuNP concentration of 30 mg/g. Most of this dose enhancement arises from the low-energy (approximately 100 keV) portion of the linear accelerator X-ray spectrum. Furthermore, for AuNP concentrations ranging from 7 to 140 mg/g, EDEF values of 1.2 to 4.4 (20-340% dose increase) are calculated. Conclusions: In contrast to calculations assuming that AuNPs distributed homogeneously throughout the target volume (macrodosimetry), our cellular microdosimetry calculations predict a major dose enhancement to tumor microvasculature from conventional linear accelerator X-rays. This effect may enable the delivery of ablative therapeutic doses to these sensitive microstructures while maintaining established dose constraints for the organs at risk.
Berbeco, Ross I., E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States); Ngwa, Wilfred; Makrigiorgos, G. Mike [Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (United States)
The ecology of chemical defence in a filamentous marine red alga.
??I investigated the ecological functions of halogenated secondary metabolites from the red alga Asparagopsis armata, their localisation in specialised cells and also their cost of� (more)
Paul, Nicholas Andrew
Red Paper Wasps
Red Paper Wasps Red Paper Wasps Name: Sheldon Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: N/A Question: There are a lot of red paper wasps in and around our house. Why are there so many, and why do they hand around our front door? Replies: I'm not sure what species of wasp you have so I can't give you a very detailed answer. Paper wasps overwinter as fertile queens, all the rest die in the winter. In the spring a queen starts a paper nest and lays a few eggs, which hatch into workers. Over the summer the nest expands, and there are more and more workers until they all die again when it freezes in winter. how many workers there will be depends on the species of wasp and food supply, etc. So you have many wasps at this time of year because there is a nest somewhere nearby and they are at the maximum number of individuals before frost. Why they are by your door is probably just a coincidence, an accident, but I can't be sure
New biology of red rain extremophiles prove cometary panspermia
This paper reports the extraordinary biology of the microorganisms from the mysterious red rain of Kerala, India. These chemosynthetic organisms grow optimally at an extreme high temperature of 300 degrees C in hydrothermal conditions and can metabolize inorganic and organic compounds including hydrocarbons. Stages found in their life cycle show reproduction by a special multiple fission process and the red cells found in the red rain are identified as the resting spores of these microbes. While these extreme hyperthermophiles contain proteins, our study shows the absence of DNA in these organisms, indicating a new primitive domain of life with alternate thermostable genetics. This new biology proves our earlier hypothesis that these microbes are of extraterrestrial origin and also supports our earlier argument that the mysterious red rain of Kerala is due to the cometary delivery of the red spores into the stratosphere above Kerala.
Godfrey Louis; A. Santhosh Kumar
Red-black Tree Jingjing Xia
Advanced Algorithm Design Red-black Tree Jingjing Xia #12;Red-Black Tree A red-black tree is a binary search tree, and each node contains one extra field: its color, it can be either black or red of the binary search tree. If a binary search tree satisfies all the following red-black properties, it is a red-black
Chen, Yangjun
Extent of differential allelic expression of candidate breast cancer genes is similar in blood and breast
lymphocytes), polymorpho- nuclear cells and red blood cells, we compared the allelic expression ratios in cDNA extracted from total mononuclear cells from 59 healthy unrelated donors, with those obtained for pattern (cis- regulation in LD with tSNP or not... 0 20 00 40 00 60 00 BRCA1 Le ve l o f e xp re ss io n in L C L p=0.76 TT CT CC n=5 n=14 n=1 AA CA CC 70 0 80 0 90 0 10 00 BRCA2 Le ve l o f e xp re ss io n in b re as t p=0.58 n=36 n=39 n=11 AA AG GG 0 50 0 10 00 15 00 20 00 C1qA Le ve l o f e...
Maia, Ana-Teresa; Spiteri, Inmaculada; Lee, Alvin J X; O'Reilly, Martin; Jones, Linda; Caldas, Carlos; Ponder, Bruce A J
NEWTON: Blood Group Systems Usage
Blood Group Systems Usage Blood Group Systems Usage Name: Kishori Status: student Grade: n/a Location: Outside U.S. Country: India Date: Summer 2013 Question: What is the difference between MN blood group system and ABO bloodgroup system? Although, we nowadays prefer ABO blood groups why do we use MN blood groups in the forensic department? Replies: Humans actually have multiple blood antigens on the surface of our blood cells. Wikipedia says that there are over 50 different blood group antigens. ABO and Rh are just the most dominant. Rh actually has 3 alleles called C, D and E. So one could be CCddee, for example, but clinically, when referring to Rh, only the D antigen is considered. So MN is another system that is also present. The reason it would be considered in forensics is due to population genetics considerations. Certain combinations are found in different percentages depending on what ancestry a person is a part of. Humans evolved in isolation from each other and until relatively recently, were separated due to difficult travel/migration. But even though we can move around the planet easily now, we still carry the history of our ancestry in our DNA. M and N are codominant, like the ABO system.
Total Body Irradiation Compared With BEAM: Long-Term Outcomes of Peripheral Blood Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Purpose: The optimal preparative regimen for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) is unknown. We compared a total body irradiation (TBI)-based regimen with a chemotherapy-alone regimen. Methods and Materials: A retrospective cohort study was performed at a Canadian cancer center. The TBI regimen consisted of cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and TBI 12 Gy in six fractions (CY/E/TBI). The chemotherapy-alone regimen consisted of carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan (BEAM). We compared the acute and long-term toxicities, disease relapse-free survival, and overall survival (OS). Results: Of 73 patients, 26 received CY/E/TBI and 47 received BEAM. The median follow-up for the CY/E/TBI group was 12.0 years and for the BEAM group was 7.3 years. After PBSCT, no differences in acute toxicity were seen between the two groups. The 5-year disease relapse-free survival rate was 50.0% and 50.7% in the CY/E/TBI and BEAM groups, respectively (p = .808). The 5-year OS rate was 53.9% and 63.8% for the CY/E/TBI and BEAM groups, respectivey (p = .492). The univariate analysis results indicated that patients with Stage IV, with chemotherapy-resistant disease, and who had received PBSCT before 2000 had inferior OS. A three-way categorical analysis revealed that transplantation before 2000, rather than the conditioning regimen, was a more important predictive factor of long-term outcome (p = .034). Conclusion: A 12-Gy TBI-based conditioning regimen for PBSCT for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma resulted in disease relapse-free survival and OS similar to that after BEAM. PBSCT before 2000, and not the conditioning regimen, was an important predictor of long-term outcomes. TBI was not associated with more acute toxicity or pneumonitis. We found no indication that the TBI regimen was inferior or superior to BEAM.
Liu, Hong-Wei [Department of Radiation Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada); University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada); Seftel, Matthew D.; Rubinger, Morel; Szwajcer, David [University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada); Department of Hematology, Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada); Demers, Alain [University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada); Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB (Canada)
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as smart and safe devices for regulating blood biomolecule levels
Stimuli-responsive end-capped MSN materials are promising drug carriers that securely deliver a large payload of drug molecules without degradation or premature release. A general review of the recent progress in this field is presented, including a summary of a series of hard and soft caps for drug encapsulation and a variety of internal and external stimuli for controlled release of different therapeutics, a discussion of the biocompatibility of MSN both in vitro and in vivo, and a description of the sophisticated stimuli-responsive systems with novel capping agents and controlled release mechanism. The unique internal and external surfaces of MSN were utilized for the development of a glucose-responsive double delivery system end-capped with insulin. This unique system consists of functionalized MSNs capable of releasing insulin when the concentration of sugar in blood exceeds healthy levels. The insulin-free nanoparticles are then up taken by pancreatic cells, and release inside of them another biomolecule that stimulates the production of more insulin. The in vivo application of this system for the treatment of diabetes requires further understanding on the biological behaviors of these nanoparticles in blood vessels. The research presented in this dissertation demonstrated the size and surface effects on the interaction of MSNs with red blood cell membranes, and discovered how the surface of the nanoparticles can be modified to improve their compatibility with red blood cells and avoid their dangerous side effects. In order to optimize the properties of MSN for applying them as efficient intracellular drug carriers it is necessary to understand the factors that can regulate their internalization into and exocytosis out of the cells. The correlation between the particle morphology and aggregation of MSNs to the effectiveness of cellular uptake is discussed and compared with different cell lines. The differences in the degree of exocytosis of MSNs between healthy and cancer cells is reported and found to be responsible for the asymmetric transfer of the particles between both cell types. The fundamental studies on the hemocompatibility, endo- and exocytosis of MSN along with its ability to sequentially release multiple therapeutics in response to different stimuli, allow us to propose MSN as an intravascular vehicle with a great potential for various biomedical applications.
Zhao, Yan
Spatial autocorrelation and red herrings in geographical ecology
2000) Red-shifts and red herrings in geographical ecology.autocorrelation and red herrings in geographical ecologygenerates �red herrings�, such that virtually all past
Diniz, JAF; Bini, L M; Hawkins, Bradford A.
Early experience with red storm.
Red Storm is a massively parallel processor. The Red Storm design goals are: (1) Balanced system performance - CPU, memory, interconnect, and I/O; (2) Usability - functionality of hardware and software meets needs of users for Massively Parallel Computing; (3)S calability - system hardware and software scale, single cabinet system to {approx} 30,000 processor system; (4) reliability - machines tays up long enough between interrupts to make real progress on completing application run (at least 50 hours MTBI), requires full system RAS capability; (5) Upgradability - system can be upgraded with a processor swap and additional cabinets to 100T or greater; (6) red/black switching - capability to switch major portions of the machine between classified and unclassified computing environments; (7) space, power, cooling - high density, low power system; and (8) price/performance - excellent performance per dollar, use high volume commodity parts where feasible.
Kelly, Suzanne Marie; Ballance, Robert A.
Gender-specific blood?
Gender-specific blood? Name: Charlie Fuentes Age: NA Location: NA Country: NA Date: NA Question: Is a female human's blood thinner than a man's? What is the average temperature...
Red-Black Trees 1 2004 Goodrich, Tamassia Red-Black Trees
Red-Black Trees 1© 2004 Goodrich, Tamassia Red-Black Trees 6 3 8 4 v z #12;Red-Black Trees 2© 2004 Goodrich, Tamassia From (2,4) to Red-Black Trees A red-black tree is a representation of a (2,4) tree by means of a binary tree whose nodes are colored red or black In comparison with its associated (2,4) tree
Alechina, Natasha
Conservation Plan for Red Squirrels in Wales
#12;Conservation Plan for Red Squirrels in Wales Meeting the challenge to keep reds in Wales to enable effective red squir- rel conservation and grey squirrel management in Wales. The Wales Squirrel squirrel conservation and grey squirrel management in Wales. The Forum and Partnership are currently
Red-black Trees To know what a red-black tree is (10.1).
809 CHAPTER 10 Red-black Trees Objectives · To know what a red-black tree is (§10.1). · To convert a red-black tree to a 2-4 tree and vice versa (§10.2). · To design the RBTree class that extends the BinaryTree class (§10.3). · To insert an element in a red-black tree and resolve the double red problem
Liang, Y. Daniel
Red-Black Trees Red-black trees are binary search trees that sat-
1 Red-Black Trees Red-black trees are binary search trees that sat- isfy: 1. Every node is either red or black. 2. If a node is red, then its parent is black. 3. For a given node, every path to a nil has the same number of black nodes, called black- height. A red-black tree with n nodes has h 2 lg
Bylander, Tom
Reconnecting broken blood vessels
Reconnecting broken blood vessels Reconnecting broken blood vessels Name: Catherine A Kraft Status: N/A Age: N/A Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: N/A Question: While watching the television program "Chicago Hope" the other day, I watched a doctor sew someone's ear back on using an elaborate microscope. I was wondering if a surgeon is required to reconnect all the broken blood vessels, and how you would accomplish this? Thanks for your time! Replies: I'm not a surgeon, but I think the answer to your question is "no." The blood will flow across the wound (out the end of one blood vessel and into the end of another), although not efficiently. I believe they sometimes use leeches sucking on the end of the reconnected part to help induce flow of blood in the right direction through the area. You probably do need to put the ends of the major vessels near each other, so the distribution of blood flow is reasonably like it was before the injury, and so the vessels can eventually reconnect. But probably the microscope is used mostly to be sure the various layers of muscle, connective tissue, and fat are connected together correctly.
Right Turn on Red! | Department of Energy
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Right Turn on Red! Right Turn on Red! Right Turn on Red! August 25, 2011 - 12:05pm Addthis Right Turn on Red is a policy that was enacted in the 1970s to help save drivers fuel and money at the pump. | Energy Department Image | Photo by Hantz Leger Right Turn on Red is a policy that was enacted in the 1970s to help save drivers fuel and money at the pump. | Energy Department Image | Photo by Hantz Leger Dan Leistikow Dan Leistikow Former Director, Office of Public Affairs Last week, as part of our inaugural edition of Plugged In! -- an email newsletter for staff and contractors here at the Energy Department -- I asked readers for more information about the Right Turn on Red policy that was enacted in the 1970s to help save fuel. I'm happy to report that we received several responses from individuals across the Department with more
ENERGY STAR Success Story - Cincinnati Reds
winding banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, the Great American Ball Park is home to the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's first professional franchise. The ballpark, built...
Giraffe blood pressure
thing that happens to you when you raise or lower your head. The arteries serving your heart (carotids) constrict when you lower your head, and that lowers the blood pressure...
Red Mesa | Open Energy Information
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Mesa Mesa Facility Red Mesa Sector Wind energy Facility Type Commercial Scale Wind Facility Status In Service Owner NextEra Energy Resources Developer Wanzek Construction Location Cibola County near Seboyeta NM Coordinates 35.197003°, -107.372611° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":35.197003,"lon":-107.372611,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Walmart Red Bluff | Open Energy Information
Walmart Red Bluff Walmart Red Bluff Jump to: navigation, search Name Walmart Red Bluff Facility Walmart Red Bluff Sector Wind energy Facility Type Community Wind Facility Status In Service Owner Foundation Windpower Developer Foundation Windpower Energy Purchaser Walmart Location Red Bluff CA Coordinates 40.11121276°, -122.1940291° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":40.11121276,"lon":-122.1940291,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Red herrings revisited: spatial autocorrelation and parameter estimation in geographical ecology
autocorrelation and red herrings in geographical ecology. �2000. Red-shifts and red herrings in geographical ecology. �email:firstname.lastname@example.com Red herrings revisited: spatial
Hawkins, Bradford A.; Diniz-Filho, Jose Alexandre F.; Bini, Luis Mauricio; De Marco, Paulo; Blackburn, Tim M.
Integrated Culture of Seaweeds and Red Abalone in Monterey Harbor
Project Hypotheses (1) Red algae and kelp can be effectivelyminimum quantity of red algae necessary to enhance abalonead libitum kelp plus 2.5% red algae per week; (3) ad libitum
Graham, Michael H.
The Flicker and the Red Headed Woodpecker
Smaller than the flicker, it is the only woodpecker with the entire head and neck red -- a bright scarlet. The breast is white; the back bluish- black with a big square...
Red Teaming of Advanced Information Assurance Concepts
Red Teaming is an advanced form of assessment that can be used to identify weaknesses in a variety of cyber systems. it is especially beneficial when the target system is still in development when designers can readily affect improvements. This paper discusses the red team analysis process and the author's experiences applying this process to five selected Information Technology Office (ITO) projects. Some detail of the overall methodology, summary results from the five projects, and lessons learned are contained within this paper.
Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy on Human Blood
Dielectric spectra of human blood reveal a rich variety of dynamic processes. Achieving a better characterization and understanding of these processes not only is of academic interest but also of high relevance for medical applications as, e.g., the determination of absorption rates of electromagnetic radiation by the human body. The dielectric properties of human blood are studied using broadband dielectric spectroscopy, systematically investigating the dependence on temperature and hematocrit value. By covering a frequency range from 1 Hz to 40 GHz, information on all the typical dispersion regions of biological matter is obtained. We find no evidence for a low-frequency relaxation (alpha-relaxation) caused, e.g., by counterion diffusion effects as reported for some types of biological matter. The analysis of a strong Maxwell-Wagner relaxation arising from the polarization of the cell membranes in the 1-100 MHz region (beta-relaxation) allows for the test of model predictions and the determination of various intrinsic cell properties. In the microwave region beyond 1 GHz, the reorientational motion of water molecules in the blood plasma leads to another relaxation feature (gamma-relaxation). Between beta- and gamma-relaxation, significant dispersion is observed, which, however, can be explained by a superposition of these relaxation processes and is not due to an additional delta-relaxation often found in biological matter. Our measurements provide dielectric data on human blood of so far unsurpassed precision for a broad parameter range. All data are provided in electronic form to serve as basis for the calculation of the absorption rate of electromagnetic radiation and other medical purposes. Moreover, by investigating an exceptionally broad frequency range, valuable new information on the dynamic processes in blood is obtained.
M. Wolf; R. Gulich; P. Lunkenheimer; A. Loidl
7X performance results - final report : ASCI Red vs Red Storm.
The goal of the 7X performance testing was to assure Sandia National Laboratories, Cray Inc., and the Department of Energy that Red Storm would achieve its performance requirements which were defined as a comparison between ASCI Red and Red Storm. Our approach was to identify one or more problems for each application in the 7X suite, run those problems at multiple processor sizes in the capability computing range, and compare the results between ASCI Red and Red Storm. The first part of this report describes the two computer systems, the applications in the 7X suite, the test problems, and the results of the performance tests on ASCI Red and Red Storm. During the course of the testing on Red Storm, we had the opportunity to run the test problems in both single-core mode and dual-core mode and the second part of this report describes those results. Finally, we reflect on lessons learned in undertaking a major head-to-head benchmark comparison.
Dinge, Dennis C. (Cray Inc., Albuquerque, NM); Davis, Michael E. (Cray Inc., Albuquerque, NM); Haskell, Karen H.; Ballance, Robert A.; Gardiner, Thomas Anthony; Stevenson, Joel O.; Noe, John P.
CUTTING SOLAR RED TAPECUTTING SOLAR RED TAPE Evergreen State Solar PartnershipEvergreen State Solar Partnership
CUTTING SOLAR RED TAPECUTTING SOLAR RED TAPE Evergreen State Solar PartnershipEvergreen State Solar Partnership Rooftop Solar Challenge 1 Sunshot #12;WASHINGTON PV CONTEXTWASHINGTON PV CONTEXT 285 cities, 39 Installations happen where process is easier #12;EVERGREEN STATE SOLAR PARTNERSHIP Commerce NWSEEDEdmonds
Red Canyon Wind Farm | Open Energy Information
Red Canyon Wind Farm Red Canyon Wind Farm Facility Red Canyon Wind Farm Sector Wind energy Facility Type Commercial Scale Wind Facility Status In Service Owner NextEra Energy Resources Developer Florida Power & Light Co. Location Borden TX Coordinates 32.95326011°, -101.215539° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":32.95326011,"lon":-101.215539,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Red Hills Wind Farm | Open Energy Information
Red Hills Wind Farm Red Hills Wind Farm Facility Red Hills Wind Farm Sector Wind energy Facility Type Commercial Scale Wind Facility Status In Service Owner Acciona Developer Acciona Energy Purchaser N/A Location North of Elk City OK Coordinates 35.531944°, -99.403889° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":35.531944,"lon":-99.403889,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Rooftop Solar Challenge to Cut Solar's Red Tape | Department...
Challenge to Cut Solar's Red Tape Rooftop Solar Challenge to Cut Solar's Red Tape December 1, 2011 - 4:35pm Addthis Ginny Simmons Ginny Simmons Former Managing Editor for...
T-649: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Request Validation Flaw...
of Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4.1 are advised to upgrade to these updated spacewalk-java packages, which resolve this issue. For this update to take effect, Red Hat Network...
Rooftop Solar Challenge to Cut Solar's Red Tape Rooftop Solar Challenge to Cut Solar's Red Tape December 1, 2011 - 4:35pm Addthis Ginny Simmons Ginny Simmons Former Managing Editor...
Redding Regional Science Bowl | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC...
Office of Science (SC) Website
Cypress Avenue Redding, CA Regional Event information: Competition Location: Redding Electric Utility Address: Simpson University; 2211 College View Drive; Redding, CA 96003...
Is the Missing Ultra-Red Material Colorless Ice?
The extremely red colors of some transneptunian objects and Centaurs are not seen among the Jupiter family comets which supposedly derive from them. Could this mismatch result from sublimation loss of colorless ice? Radiative transfer models show that mixtures of volatile ice and nonvolatile organics could be extremely red, but become progressively darker and less red as the ice sublimates away.
Grundy, W M
W. M. Grundy
Red Leaf Resources and the Commercialization of Oil Shale
Red Leaf Resources and the Commercialization of Oil Shale #12;About Red Leaf Resources 2006 Company commercial development field activities #12;Highlights Proven, Revolutionary Oil Shale Extraction Process Technology Significant Owned Oil Shale Resource #12;· The executive management team of Red Leaf Resources
Utah, University of
Automatic red tide detection from MODIS satellite images
Red tides pose a significant environmental and economic threat in the Gulf of Mexico. Timely detection of red tides is important for understanding this phenomenon. In this paper, learning approaches based on k-nearest neighbors, random forests and support ... Keywords: florida's red tides, k-nearest neighbors, random forests, remote sensing, support vector machines
Weijian Cheng; Lawrence O. Hall; Dmitry B. Goldgof; Inia M. Soto; Chuanmin Hu
Optical Design of a Red Sensitive Spectrograph
We present a preliminary design for a red-sensitive spectrograph. The spectrograph is optimized to operate over the 600-1000nm spectral range at a resolution of ~2000 and is designed specifically for the 2.7-m Harlan J. Smith Telescope at McDonald Observatory. The design is compact and cost effective and should have very high throughput. The principles of the design can be extended to other purposes, such as a unit spectrograph for the DESpec project or other projects that require good performance in the red. In this paper, we will discuss the selection of components as well as the choice of optical layouts and the theoretical throughput of the instrument.
Martin, Emily 1988-
Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in
Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water More Documents & Publications Application of Environmental Isotopes to the Evaluation of the Origin of Contamination in a Desert Arroyo: Many Devils Wash, Shiprock, New Mexico Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Water Chemistry in Evaluating the Origin of Contamination in Many Devils Wash, Shiprock, New Mexico Natural Contamination from the Mancos Shale
Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water Characterization and Isolation of Constituents Causing Red Coloration in Desert Arroyo Seepage Water More Documents & Publications Natural Contamination from the Mancos Shale Application of Environmental Isotopes to the Evaluation of the Origin of Contamination in a Desert Arroyo: Many Devils Wash, Shiprock, New Mexico Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Water Chemistry in Evaluating the Origin of Contamination in Many Devils Wash, Shiprock, New Mexico
Renewable Energy Development Group Ltd RED | Open Energy Information
RED RED Jump to: navigation, search Name Renewable Energy Development Group Ltd (RED) Place Edinburgh, United Kingdom Zip EH1 2DP Sector Biomass, Hydro, Wind energy Product Developer of wind farms. It is also active in the development of other types of renewably powered electricity generation including hydro-electric and biomass power projects. References Renewable Energy Development Group Ltd (RED)[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Renewable Energy Development Group Ltd (RED) is a company located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom . References ↑ "Renewable Energy Development Group Ltd (RED)" Retrieved from "http://en.openei.org/w/index.php?title=Renewable_Energy_Development_Group_Ltd_RED&oldid=350319
Blood Banking in Living Droplets
Blood banking has a broad public health impact influencing millions of lives daily. It could potentially benefit from emerging biopreservation technologies. However, although vitrification has shown advantages over traditional ...
Samot, Josh
Mechanical drive for blood pump
This patent relates to a highly efficient blood pump to be used as a replacement for a ventricle of the human heart to restore people disabled by heart disease. The mechanical drive of the present invention is designed to operate in conjunction with a thermoelectric converter power source. The mechanical drive system essentially converts the output of a rotary power into pulsatile motion so that the power demand from the thermoelectric converter remains essentially constant while the blood pump output is pulsed. (auth)
Bifano, N.J.; Pouchot, W.D.
Blue, green, orange, and red upconversion laser
A laser for outputting visible light at the wavelengths of blue, green, orange and red light. This is accomplished through the doping of a substrate, such as an optical fiber or waveguide, with Pr.sup.3+ ions and Yb.sup.3+ ions. A light pump such as a diode laser is used to excite these ions into energy states which will produce lasing at the desired wavelengths. Tuning elements such as prisms and gratings can be employed to select desired wavelengths for output.
Xie, Ping (San Jose, CA); Gosnell, Timothy R. (Sante Fe, NM)
A laser is disclosed for outputting visible light at the wavelengths of blue, green, orange and red light. This is accomplished through the doping of a substrate, such as an optical fiber or waveguide, with Pr{sup 3+} ions and Yb{sup 3+} ions. A light pump such as a diode laser is used to excite these ions into energy states which will produce lasing at the desired wavelengths. Tuning elements such as prisms and gratings can be employed to select desired wavelengths for output. 11 figs.
Xie, P.; Gosnell, T.R.
E9: Cytotoxicity of Silver Nanoparticles on Cytoskeleton and ...
Biomechanical Approaches to Study Red Blood Cell-borne Diseases ... Structural Integration Design For Enhanced Photoluminescence in Butterfly Wing.
Interfacial Adhesion between Polymer and Osteoconductive Minerals
Structural Design and Attachment Mechanisms of Aquatic Insects
T-610: Red Hat kdenetwork security update | Department of Energy
0: Red Hat kdenetwork security update 0: Red Hat kdenetwork security update T-610: Red Hat kdenetwork security update April 26, 2011 - 7:11am Addthis PROBLEM: A directory traversal flaw was found in the way KGet, a download manager, handled the "file" element in Metalink files. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially-crafted Metalink file that, when opened, would cause KGet to overwrite arbitrary files accessible to the user running KGet. PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ABSTRACT: A directory traversal flaw was found in the way KGet, a download manager, handled the "file" element in Metalink files. reference LINKS: RHSA-2011:0465-1 CVE-2011-1586 RH Classification RH Updates Support
T-678: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor VLAN Packet Processing
8: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor VLAN Packet 8: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor VLAN Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service T-678: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor VLAN Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service July 28, 2011 - 3:47pm Addthis PROBLEM: A vulnerability was reported in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions. PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization-hypervisor package. ABSTRACT: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor VLAN Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service. reference LINKS: RHSA-2011:1090-1 SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025853 CVE-2011-1576 RHBA-2011:1068-1,Hypervisor is based on KVM - Bug Fix Advisory IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium Discussion: A flaw was found that allowed napi_reuse_skb() to be called on VLAN
The development of an automated system for electrical characterization of cells using a novel force balance method
Dielectrophoresis (DEP), a cell separation technique based on the dielectric properties, has significantly advanced biomedical research in diverse applications ranging from blood stem cells purification to cancer cells ...
Su, Hao-Wei
The first cell sorter
The first cell sorter The first cell sorter 1663 Los Alamos science and technology magazine Latest Issue:November 2013 All Issues » submit The first cell sorter About fifty years ago, a Los Alamos scientist invented a method-still important in cellular biology labs today-to separate out particular types of cells. November 25, 2013 The first cell sorter Flow cytometry (cell measurement) uses cell sorting to divert cells of a chosen type out of a mixed stream of cells, like the blood cells shown here, for collection and study. Los Alamos invented, and has regularly improved upon, the technology to isolate different kinds of cells. In the early-mid 1960s, Los Alamos physicist Mack Fulwyler invented a device to isolate different types of cells. His invention, still a vital aspect of flow cytometry (cell measurement) in biological laboratories
Red Galaxies from Hot Halos in Cosmological Hydro Simulations
I highlight three results from cosmological hydrodynamic simulations that yield a realistic red sequence of galaxies: 1) Major galaxy mergers are not responsible for shutting off star-formation and forming the red sequence. Starvation in hot halos is. 2) Massive galaxies grow substantially (about a factor of 2 in mass) after being quenched, primarily via minor (1:5) mergers. 3) Hot halo quenching naturally explains why galaxies are red when they either (a) are massive or (b) live in dense environments.
Gabor, Jared
Characterization of Heavy Clay Ceramic Mixed with Red Mud Waste
Presentation Title, Characterization of Heavy Clay Ceramic Mixed with Red Mud Waste. Author(s), Carlos Maur�cio Fontes Vieira, Michelle Pereira Babisk,�...
RSE Pulp & Chemical, LLC (Subsidiary of Red Shield Environmental...
facility in an existing pulp mill to demonstrate the production of cellulosic ethanol from lignocellulosic (wood) extract. RSE Pulp & Chemical, LLC (Subsidiary of Red...
Red River Biodiesel Ltd | Open Energy Information
River Biodiesel, Ltd. River Biodiesel, Ltd. Place Houston, Texas Zip 77006 Product Red River operates a biodiesel plant in Houstion, Texas with a capacity of 56.85mLpa (15m gallons per year). Coordinates 29.76045°, -95.369784° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":29.76045,"lon":-95.369784,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Red Shift in a Laboraory Environment
A hypotheses of energy loss for polarization of e-e+ vacuum by a photon passing interstellar space is considered. An excitation and relaxation of vacuum can't run with speed of light due to very small but finite fraction of e-e+ pair mass that creates a retardment in recuperation of deposited energy back to photon. This "forgotten" by many photons energy is finally splashed out in real space as a Relic Radiation. An assumption that such energy loss is proportional to a photon energy conforms to Hubble low of Red Shift and experimental data treated as accelerated expansion of Universe. A possibility of an observation of this type energy loss is considered at high-energy accelerators where energy deposition may reach up hundreds MeV in second.
Yuriy A. Yatsunenko; Julian A. Budagov
Blood Vessel Normalization in the Hamster Oral Cancer Model for Experimental Cancer Therapy Studies
Normalization of tumor blood vessels improves drug and oxygen delivery to cancer cells. The aim of this study was to develop a technique to normalize blood vessels in the hamster cheek pouch model of oral cancer. Materials and Methods: Tumor-bearing hamsters were treated with thalidomide and were compared with controls. Results: Twenty eight hours after treatment with thalidomide, the blood vessels of premalignant tissue observable in vivo became narrower and less tortuous than those of controls; Evans Blue Dye extravasation in tumor was significantly reduced (indicating a reduction in aberrant tumor vascular hyperpermeability that compromises blood flow), and tumor blood vessel morphology in histological sections, labeled for Factor VIII, revealed a significant reduction in compressive forces. These findings indicated blood vessel normalization with a window of 48 h. Conclusion: The technique developed herein has rendered the hamster oral cancer model amenable to research, with the potential benefit of vascular normalization in head and neck cancer therapy.
Ana J. Molinari; Romina F. Aromando; Maria E. Itoiz; Marcela A. Garabalino; Andrea Monti Hughes; Elisa M. Heber; Emiliano C. C. Pozzi; David W. Nigg; Veronica A. Trivillin; Amanda E. Schwint
September/October 1999 Operating in the Red Newton Apiaries
September/October 1999 Operating in the Red Newton Apiaries Varroa and Apimondia Sticky Boards Pollinators Booklet UCD Trailer Warning Operating in the Red As with any other business, you cannot operate paralysis virus (SPV), deformed wing virus (DWV), and cloudy wing virus (CWV) all were involved
Hammock, Bruce D.
Ocean Red Tide Recognizing Method Based Neural Network Ensembles
There are almost more than 4,000 sorts of algae which could result in the red tide in the world, but only two or three, named the dominant species, place a premium on red tide at a time. This paper presents a method which uses the hyper-spectral images ...
Wencang Zhao; Wei Wang; Jin Li
The Telkwa, Red Rose, and Klappan Coal Measures
Potentially economic coal measures underlie the areas surrounding Telkwa River, Red Rose Creek, and Mount Klappan in northwestern British Columbia. In this report these are referred to as Telkwa, Red Rose, and Klappan coal measures. Recently. they have been attracting keen exploration interest.
Jahak Koo
Health Benefits and Quality of Texas Red Wines
Processing techniques for red wines and their potential health benefits have intensively been investigated, however, information relevant to the grape and wine industry in Texas is less frequently available. The overall objective of this work was to investigate the reduction of 3-alkyl-2-methoxypyrazines that can affect the quality of Texas wines and to study the health benefits of Texas wines. The methods used include SPME-GC-MS and molecular bioassays. The first objective was to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory potential effect of red wine polyphenols from Black Spanish wine (Vitis aestivalis hybrid) in colonic human fibroblast cells. Results show that an extract prepared from Black Spanish wine decreased gene expression and activation of NF-kB transcription factor and target proinflammatory cytokines and cell adhesion molecules. Induction of microRNA-126 (miR- 126) by wine extract was found to be one of the underlying molecular mechanism by which wine extract decreased vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM-1) and inflammation in colon cells. These mechanisms may be relevant to the prevention of iv inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may increase the risk for colon cancer. The second objective was to investigate the role of the green june beetle (GJB ) as exogenous source of MPs other than the multicolored Asian Lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis). Over the last decade, the green june beetle has been suspected to be a source of MPs based on intermittent reports from Texas growers of an atypical aroma and flavor reminiscent of crushed green June beetles (GJB). Specifically the North region of Texas seems affected. Results demonstrated GJB as source of 3-isopropyl-2- methoxypyrazine, where one GJB could elevate MPs above sensory perceptible levels in 4.3 gallons of wine. The incorporation of GJB to the winemaking process may contribute negatively to the sensory properties of Texas wines and therefore should be strictly controlled. The third objective was to explore the potential effect of micro-oxygenation treatment and accelerated aging techniques relevant for the state of Texas in the reduction of 3-Isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine (IBMP), and 3-isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazine (IPMP) levels as determined by SPME-GC-MS. Results show that MPs were not affected by MOX or oak interaction. Although the data suggest that MOX and oak exposure do not directly affect MPs concentration. The fourth research objective was to explore the potential effect of three commercial available yeast strains, BM45, K1, and D80, on MPs levels in Black Spanish wines. Black Spanish wines were fermented with MB45 strain resulted in the highest amount of MPs. Conversely K1 and D80 yeast strains reduced IBMP levels in comparison with the control. An increase in IBMP was not expected. However it has been demonstrated that amino acids valine and leucine are MPs precursors. If Vitis v aestivalis hybrid grapes contained a similar methyltransferase enzyme found in Vitis vinifera grapes and S. cerevisiae contained similar IPMP biosynthesis pathway found in Pseudomonas perolens BM45 may have led to the increased IBMP observed in the fermentation. In addition we evaluated MPs levels of wines fermented over 20 days with a chemical defined grape juice medium containing a concentration of yeast available nitrogen of 200 mg N/L. Data suggest that wines fermented with BM45 and D80 yeast strains reduced IBMP but K1 yeast did not show any effect in comparison with the control. In addition MPs were evaluated in the yeast mannoproteins fraction. Results show the presence of IBMP in low concentration below the method detection limit. This data demonstrate for the first time that yeast mannoproteins binds IBMP. to evidence for interactions between mannoproteins secreted by the D80 yeast strain and IBMP. This work will provide valuab
Angel Morales, Gabriela Del Carmen
Development of Rope-Culture Methods for Red Seaweed Aquaculture in California
that are fed red and green algae in addition to kelp haverates. Pig- ments in red algae are also the source of colorof vegetatively propagating red algae for the Monterey Aba-
V-072: Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk | Department of...
72: Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk V-072: Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk January 18, 2013 - 6:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat has issued an update for...
Production of Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC) from NALCO Red Mud
... of Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC) from NALCO Red Mud has been successfully developed from a raw mix containing limestone, red mud,shale and fine coal.
Mechanical behavior analysis of CDIO production-blood vessel robot in curved blood vessel
In order to analyze mechanical behavior of blood vessel robot (student's CDIO production) in curved blood, and provide the data for outline design of robot, the flow field out side of robot is numerical simulated. The results show that the vessel shape ... Keywords: blood vessel robot, curved blood vessel, mechanical behavior analysis, numerical simulation
Fan Jiang; Chunliang Zhang; Yijun Wang
Interpreting the Clustering of Distant Red Galaxies
We analyze the angular clustering of z {approx} 2.3 distant red galaxies (DRGs) measured by Quadri et al. (2008). We find that, with robust estimates of the measurement errors and realistic halo occupation distribution modeling, the measured clustering can be well fit within standard halo occupation models, in contrast to previous results. However, in order to fit the strong break in w({theta}) at {theta} = 10{double_prime}, nearly all satellite galaxies in the DRG luminosity range are required to be DRGs. Within this luminosity-threshold sample, the fraction of galaxies that are DRGs is {approx} 44%, implying that the formation of DRGs is more efficient for satellite galaxies than for central galaxies. Despite the evolved stellar populations contained within DRGs at z = 2.3, 90% of satellite galaxies in the DRG luminosity range have been accreted within 500 Myr. Thus, satellite DRGs must have known they would become satellites well before the time of their accretion. This implies that the formation of DRGs correlates with large-scale environment at fixed halo mass, although the large-scale bias of DRGs can be well fit without such assumptions. Further data are required to resolve this issue. Using the observational estimate that {approx} 30% of DRGs have no ongoing star formation, we infer a timescale for star formation quenching for satellite galaxies of 450 Myr, although the uncertainty on this number is large. However, unless all non-star forming satellite DRGs were quenched before accretion, the quenching timescale is significantly shorter than z {approx} 0 estimates. Down to the completeness limit of the Quadri et al sample, we find that the halo masses of central DRGs are {approx} 50% higher than non-DRGs in the same luminosity range, but at the highest halo masses the central galaxies are DRGs only {approx} 2/3 of the time.
Tinker, Jeremy L.; /BCCP, Berkeley; Wechsler, Risa H.; /KIPAC, Menlo Park /SLAC; Zheng, Zheng; /Princeton, Inst. Advanced Study
Massive, red galaxies in a hierarchical universe I. Counts of Extremely Red Objects and basic properties
We present predictions for the abundance and nature of Extremely Red Objects (EROs) in the Lambda cold dark matter model. EROs are red, massive galaxies observed at z>= 1 and their numbers and properties pose a challenge to hierarchical galaxy formation models. We compare the predictions from two published models, one of which invokes a "superwind" to regulate star formation in massive haloes and the other which suppresses gas cooling in haloes through "radio-mode" AGN feedback. The superwind model underestimates the number counts of EROs by an order of magnitude, whereas the radio-mode AGN feedback model gives excellent agreement with the number counts and redshift distribution of EROs. In the AGN feedback model the ERO population is dominated by old, passively evolving galaxies, whereas observations favour an equal split between old galaxies and dusty starbursts. Also, the model predicts a more extended redshift distribution of passive galaxies than is observed. These comparisons suggest that star formation may be quenched too efficiently in this model.
V. Gonzalez-Perez; C. M. Baugh; C. G. Lacey; C. Almeida
Red River Valley REA- Heat Pump Loan Program
The Red River Valley Rural Electric Association (RRVREA) offers a loan program to its members for air-source and geothermal heat pumps. Loans are available for geothermal heat pumps at a 5% fixed...
`Save Our Squirrels' (SOS) A Red Alert North England Project
red squirrel range in northern England. · Construction of new viewing facilities at Sefton, Whinlatter, involved and supportive. · It is essential to start by preparing a clear strategy that all the key
Red Ink : open source financial analytics for people & communities
Red Ink is an open source social-financial web-service that enables people to share, aggregate, analyze, visualize and publish their financial transactions as individuals and ad-hoc groups, through data sharing campaigns. ...
O'Toole, Ryan (Ryan Michael)
T-700:Red Hat: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update |
700:Red Hat: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update 700:Red Hat: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update T-700:Red Hat: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update August 24, 2011 - 3:45pm Addthis PROBLEM: Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues, various bugs, and add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1.z) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ABSTRACT: Red Hat: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update. reference LINKS: RHSA-2011: 1189-1 Secunia Advisory: SA45746 Red Hat Download CVE-2011-1182 , CVE-2011-1576 CVE-2011-1593 , CVE-2011-1776 CVE-2011-1898 , CVE-2011-2183
T-671: Red Hat system-config-firewall Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
1: Red Hat system-config-firewall Lets Local Users Gain Root 1: Red Hat system-config-firewall Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges T-671: Red Hat system-config-firewall Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges July 19, 2011 - 2:42pm Addthis PROBLEM: A vulnerability was reported in Red Hat system-config-firewall. A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system. PLATFORM Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1.z) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ABSTRACT: Red Hat system-config-firewall Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges reference LINKS: RHSA-2011:0953-1 SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025793 CVE-2011-2520 Red hat Article ID: 11259 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium Discussion: The system-config-firewall utility uses the Python pickle module in an
Red Storm usage model :Version 1.12.
Red Storm is an Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) funded massively parallel supercomputer located at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The Red Storm Usage Model (RSUM) documents the capabilities and the environment provided for the FY05 Tri-Lab Level II Limited Availability Red Storm User Environment Milestone and the FY05 SNL Level II Limited Availability Red Storm Platform Milestone. This document describes specific capabilities, tools, and procedures to support both local and remote users. The model is focused on the needs of the ASC user working in the secure computing environments at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and SNL. Additionally, the Red Storm Usage Model maps the provided capabilities to the Tri-Lab ASC Computing Environment (ACE) requirements. The ACE requirements reflect the high performance computing requirements for the ASC community and have been updated in FY05 to reflect the community's needs. For each section of the RSUM, Appendix I maps the ACE requirements to the Limited Availability User Environment capabilities and includes a description of ACE requirements met and those requirements that are not met in that particular section. The Red Storm Usage Model, along with the ACE mappings, has been issued and vetted throughout the Tri-Lab community.
Jefferson, Karen L.; Sturtevant, Judith E.
The low photosynthetic efficiency of chlorophyll in freshly collected red algae, can, in the case of Porphyra perforata, P. nereocystis, and Porpkyridium cruentum, be inercased by growing the algae for 10 days in red or blue light. Exposure to darkness or to green light maintains the algae in their originally low efficiency with respect to chlorophyll, while retaining the high efficiency of phycobilins. Red- or blue-adapted algae are rapidly reversed by exposure to green light, the chlorophyll efficiency dropping to low values again in a few hours. This is assumed to account for the action spectrum of freshly gathered plants. Some pigment changes were observed, but not in the direction of "chromatic adaptation; " and the carotenoid pigments were not activated, even by blue light, but remained as photosynthetically inactive shading filters. The higher red algae (Florideae) did not show activation of chlorophyll by red or blue light. Chlorophyll a of freshly collected marine red algae sensitizes photosynthesis with an efficiency of about 0.04 molecule oxygen liberated per absorbed quantum.
C. S. Yocum; L. R. Blinks
Assessment of Biomass Energy Opportunities for the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Assessment of biomass energy and biobased product manufacturing opportunities for the Red Lake Tribe.
Scott Haase (McNeil Technologies, Inc)
V-163: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Inter-Satellite Sync Remote
3: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Inter-Satellite Sync Remote 3: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Inter-Satellite Sync Remote Authentication Bypass V-163: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Inter-Satellite Sync Remote Authentication Bypass May 24, 2013 - 6:00am Addthis PROBLEM: A vulnerability was reported in Red Hat Network Satellite Server PLATFORM: Red Hat Network Satellite (v. 5.3 for RHEL 5) Red Hat Network Satellite (v. 5.4 for RHEL 5) Red Hat Network Satellite (v. 5.4 for RHEL 6) Red Hat Network Satellite (v. 5.5 for RHEL 5) Red Hat Network Satellite (v. 5.5 for RHEL 6) ABSTRACT: The system does not properly validate all Inter-Satellite Sync operations REFERENCE LINKS: SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1028587 RHSA-2013:0848-1 CVE-2013-2056 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium DISCUSSION: It was discovered that Red Hat Network Satellite did not fully check the
Renewable Energies Development RED 2002 | Open Energy Information
Renewable Energies Development RED 2002 Renewable Energies Development RED 2002 Jump to: navigation, search Name Renewable Energies Development (RED) 2002 Place Rome, Italy Zip 142 Product PV systems integrator. Coordinates 41.90311°, 12.49576° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":41.90311,"lon":12.49576,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Red light, green light | Y-12 National Security Complex
Red light, green light Red light, green light Red light, green light Posted: December 4, 2013 - 6:28pm After the National Nuclear Security Administration signaled Y-12 to begin resuming full operations after a potential furlough, Production Vice President Bill Tindal said Production had two objectives: refocus production employees on safety, security and quality, and ensure preparedness for normal operations. "It's tempting to jump right back in when you get the green light," Tindal said. "We were in an abnormal state that really shook people. Focusing on people came first." Production began with return-to-work briefings. "During the briefings, we asked employees what they were concerned about, what was causing them stress," Tindal said. "Another concept from the briefing was the theme
Redding Electric - Earth Advantage Rebate Program | Department of Energy
Earth Advantage Rebate Program Earth Advantage Rebate Program Redding Electric - Earth Advantage Rebate Program < Back Eligibility Commercial Residential Savings Category Solar Buying & Making Electricity Heating & Cooling Water Heating Maximum Rebate Geothermal: 5,000 Program Info Start Date 1/1/2002 State California Program Type Utility Rebate Program Rebate Amount PV: Funding is exhausted through 2015 Geothermal (Residential): $1,000/ton Solar Water Heating: 50% of cost up to $1,000 for 1st panel, $500 for 2nd panel, $250 for 3rd panel Provider Redding Electric Utility The Earth Advantage Rebate Program was designed to offer rebates to residential and business customers of Redding Electric Utility (REU) for solar PV, solar thermal, and geothermal heat pump systems. As required by
City of Redding, California (Utility Company) | Open Energy Information
Redding, California (Utility Company) Redding, California (Utility Company) Jump to: navigation, search Name City of Redding Place California Utility Id 15783 Utility Location Yes Ownership M NERC Location WECC NERC WECC Yes ISO CA Yes Operates Generating Plant Yes Activity Generation Yes Activity Transmission Yes Activity Buying Transmission Yes Activity Distribution Yes Activity Wholesale Marketing Yes References EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Utility Rate Schedules Grid-background.png Economic Attraction Service Commercial Economic Development Service Commercial Fixed-Usage Service Commercial Industrial TOU Service Industrial Large Commercial Service Commercial
RedShift Systems Corporation | Open Energy Information
RedShift Systems Corporation RedShift Systems Corporation Jump to: navigation, search Name RedShift Systems Corporation Address 41 Second Avenue Place Burlington, Massachusetts Zip 01803 Sector Efficiency Product Thermal imaging systems for building efficiency tools, smart grid monitoring Website http://redshiftsystems.com/sit Coordinates 42.483819°, -71.222836° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":42.483819,"lon":-71.222836,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Energy Secretary Bodman Tours Alabama Red Cross Facility and Attends
Tours Alabama Red Cross Facility and Tours Alabama Red Cross Facility and Attends National Day of Prayer and Remembrance Service with Governor Riley Energy Secretary Bodman Tours Alabama Red Cross Facility and Attends National Day of Prayer and Remembrance Service with Governor Riley September 16, 2005 - 10:24am Addthis MONTGOMERY, AL - Today, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, to commemorate a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance in honor of victims of Hurricane Katrina. "On this day of prayer and remembrance, our thoughts and prayers are with all of the families of victims of this terrible storm," Secretary Bodman said. "On behalf of the Department of Energy, we are committed to carrying our relief efforts through to completion with the confidence that
MHK Technologies/RED HAWK | Open Energy Information
RED HAWK RED HAWK < MHK Technologies Jump to: navigation, search << Return to the MHK database homepage RED HAWK.jpg Technology Profile Primary Organization Natural Currents Energy Services Project(s) where this technology is utilized *MHK Projects/Avalon Tidal *MHK Projects/BW2 Tidal *MHK Projects/Cape Cod Tidal Energy Project *MHK Projects/Cape May Tidal Energy *MHK Projects/Cohansey River Tidal Energy *MHK Projects/Dorchester Maurice Tidal *MHK Projects/Fishers Island Tidal Energy Project *MHK Projects/Gastineau Channel Tidal *MHK Projects/Highlands Tidal Energy Project *MHK Projects/Killisnoo Tidal Energy *MHK Projects/Margate Tidal *MHK Projects/Maurice River Tidal *MHK Projects/Mohawk MHK Project *MHK Projects/Orient Point Tidal *MHK Projects/Rockaway Tidal Energy Plant
Particle and Blood Cell Dynamics in Oscillatory Flows Final Report
Our aim has been to uncover fundamental aspects of the suspension and dislodgement of particles in wall-bounded oscillatory flows, in flows characterized by Reynolds numbers en- compassing the situation found in rivers and near shores (and perhaps in some industrial processes). Our research tools are computational and our coverage of parameter space fairly broad. Computational means circumvent many complications that make the measurement of the dynamics of particles in a laboratory setting an impractical task, especially on the broad range of parameter space we plan to report upon. The impact of this work on the geophysical problem of sedimentation is boosted considerably by the fact that the proposed calculations can be considered ab-initio, in the sense that little to no modeling is done in generating dynamics of the particles and of the moving fluid: we use a three-dimensional Navier Stokes solver along with straightforward boundry conditions. Hence, to the extent that Navier Stokes is a model for an ideal incompressible isotropic Newtonian fluid, the calculations yield benchmark values for such things as the drag, buoyancy, and lift of particles, in a highly controlled environment. Our approach will be to make measurements of the lift, drag, and buoyancy of particles, by considering progressively more complex physical configurations and physics.
Juan M. Restrepo (PI)
Automatic blood sampling in dairy cows
Loose housing systems for dairy cows are becoming increasingly common, raising new questions in the area of animal health and welfare. Some of these questions can be addressed by studying the variation in blood parameters, such as glucocortistioids. ... Keywords: Blood, Dairy cows, IceSampler, Sampling, Stress
Anders F�nss; Lene Munksgaard
American Heart Month National High Blood
FEBRUARY American Heart Month MAY National High Blood Pressure Education Month SEPTEMBER National Cholesterol Education Month Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M University System Eat Smart for Heart for Heart Health # P2-2 Risk Factors - High Blood Pressure # P2-3 Sodium is needed to. . . # P2-4 Sources
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute A T - A - G L A N C E : What You Need To Know About High- tors for heart disease. In fact, the higher your blood cholesterol, the greater your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack. Heart disease is the #1 killer of men and women in the United
Bandettini, Peter A.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute A T - A - G L A N C E : Coronary Heart Disease C oronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease, is the leading cause of death in the United. These arteries supply your heart muscle with oxygen-rich blood. Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium
Infra-Red Process for Colour Fixation on Fabrics
Infra-red radiations find wide application in industrial processes as heating, drying, stoving and forming. The results are often far better than those from the other techniques: convection oven, gas IR etc . They come from the electric IR specific advantages: energy direct transmission, emitter and product spectral coupling, possible selectivity. That is the case in the Textile Industry, where experiments showed that infra-red process heating could be efficient for color fixation on fabrics. Shorter production cycles and energy saving are the main results.
Biau, D.; Raymond, D. J.
T-667: Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel security and bug fix update |
7: Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel security and bug fix update 7: Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel security and bug fix update T-667: Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel security and bug fix update July 13, 2011 - 7:24am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel security and bug fix update PLATFORM: Vulnerable Linux Kernels; Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1.z), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ABSTRACT: It was found that the receive hook in the ipip_init() function in the ipip module, and in the ipgre_init() function in the ip_gre module, could be called before network namespaces setup is complete. If packets were received at the time the ipip or ip_gre module was still being loaded into
Device and method for automated separation of a sample of whole blood into aliquots
A device and a method for automated processing and separation of an unmeasured sample of whole blood into multiple aliquots of plasma. Capillaries are radially oriented on a rotor, with the rotor defining a sample chamber, transfer channels, overflow chamber, overflow channel, vent channel, cell chambers, and processing chambers. A sample of whole blood is placed in the sample chamber, and when the rotor is rotated, the blood moves outward through the transfer channels to the processing chambers where the blood is centrifugally separated into a solid cellular component and a liquid plasma component. When the rotor speed is decreased, the plasma component backfills the capillaries resulting in uniform aliquots of plasma which may be used for subsequent analytical procedures.
Burtis, Carl A. (Oak Ridge, TN); Johnson, Wayne F. (Loudon, TN)
Jupiter's Great Red Spot as a Shallow Water System
Most current models of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) are cast in terms of a two-layer model, where a thin upper weather layer, which contains the vortex, overlies a much deeper layer, which is meant to represent the neutrally stratified deep ...
Timothy E. Dowling; Andrew P. Ingersoll
The Heat and Freshwater Budgets of the Red Sea
The heat and freshwater transports through the Strait of Bab el Mandab, connecting the Red Sea with the open ocean, are reviewed and used to test air�sea fluxes from a revised version of the Comprehensive Ocean�Atmosphere Data Set (UWM/COADS). ...
Elina Tragou; Chris Garrett; Richard Outerbridge; Craig Gilman
Soup of the Day Roasted Red Pepper & Fennel Bisque
of red bell peppers and cayenne peppers balanced with garlic and fennel. Cup: $2.75 Bowl: $3 grown by the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. #12;Soup, black beans, roasted corn, chili peppers in a lively jerk seasoned broth. Cup: $2.75 Bowl: $3
Arnold, Jonathan
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota
2009 Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota Annual Report National Marine Fisheries the completion of the third Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) season in the Gulf of Mexico. This year's report to lower quotas implemented in recent years. In the western Gulf of Mexico, average landings per trip
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Plans 1. Atlantic Red Drum
#12; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Plans 1. Atlantic Red Drum 2. Shrimp 3. Stone Crab 4. Coral, Coral Reef, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats (with SAFMC) Key Gulf of Mexico Commercial Species Commercially-important species and species groups in the Gulf of Mexico include: blue crab, stone crab
We explore the effects of mergers on the evolution of massive early-type galaxies by modeling the evolution of their stellar populations in a hierarchical context. We investigate how a realistic red sequence population set up by z {approx} 1 evolves under different assumptions for the merger and star formation histories, comparing changes in color, luminosity, and mass. The purely passive fading of existing red sequence galaxies, with no further mergers or star formation, results in dramatic changes at the bright end of the luminosity function and color-magnitude relation. Without mergers there is too much evolution in luminosity at a fixed space density compared to observations. The change in color and magnitude at a fixed mass resembles that of a passively evolving population that formed relatively recently, at z {approx} 2. Mergers among the red sequence population ('dry mergers') occurring after z = 1 build up mass, counteracting the fading of the existing stellar populations to give smaller changes in both color and luminosity for massive galaxies. By allowing some galaxies to migrate from the blue cloud onto the red sequence after z = 1 through gas-rich mergers, younger stellar populations are added to the red sequence. This manifestation of the progenitor bias increases the scatter in age and results in even smaller changes in color and luminosity between z = 1 and z = 0 at a fixed mass. The resultant evolution appears much slower, resembling the passive evolution of a population that formed at high redshift (z {approx} 3-5), and is in closer agreement with observations. We conclude that measurements of the luminosity and color evolution alone are not sufficient to distinguish between the purely passive evolution of an old population and cosmologically motivated hierarchical growth, although these scenarios have very different implications for the mass growth of early-type galaxies over the last half of cosmic history.
Skelton, Rosalind E. [Department of Astronomy, Yale University, 260 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 (United States); Bell, Eric F. [Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1042 (United States); Somerville, Rachel S., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854 (United States)
Three-dimensional microfluidic model for tumor cell intravasation and endothelial barrier function
Entry of tumor cells into the blood stream is a critical step in cancer metastasis. Although significant progress has been made in visualizing tumor cell motility in vivo, the underlying mechanism of cancer cell intravasation ...
Zervantonakisa, Ioannis K.
EFFECTS OF RADIUM ON STREAM ALGAE AND FISH BLOOD . Technical Progress Report
BS>Experiments are being carried out to determine uptake rates and concentration factors of soluble radium by filamentous algae. The effects of radium on the cells and proteins of fish blood were determined. Results are presented in tabular form. (M.C.G.)
Clinical feasibility of Raman spectroscopy for quantitative blood glucose measurement
Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and close monitoring of blood glucose levels is crucial for its diagnosis and management. Currently, blood glucose monitoring is done by blood ...
Kong, Chae-Ryon
Control of blood clotting using gold nanorods
We have developed a method to externally control blood clotting using gold nanoparticles. Gold nanorods (NRs) have unique size and shape-dependent optical properties that can be used for externally controlled release of ...
De Puig Guix�, Helena
U-159: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Bug Lets Certain Remote Users
9: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Bug Lets Certain 9: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Bug Lets Certain Remote Users Bypass Authentication U-159: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Bug Lets Certain Remote Users Bypass Authentication May 1, 2012 - 7:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Bug Lets Certain Remote Users Bypass Authentication PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise MRG v2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 6) ABSTRACT: A vulnerability was reported in Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging. A remote user can access cluster messages and view the internal configuration. reference LINKS: SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026990 CVE-2011-3620 Red Hat advisory IMPACT ASSESSMENT: High Discussion: Qpid may accept arbitrary passwords and SASL mechanims. A remote user on the local private interconnect network with knowledge of a valid cluster
V-138: Red Hat update for icedtea-web | Department of Energy
8: Red Hat update for icedtea-web 8: Red Hat update for icedtea-web V-138: Red Hat update for icedtea-web April 19, 2013 - 6:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat has issued an update for icedtea-web PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 ABSTRACT: This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions REFERENCE LINKS: Secunia Advisory SA53109 RHSA-2013:0753-1 CVE-2013-1926 CVE-2013-1917 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium DISCUSSION: An error within the browser plugin uses the same class loader for applets with the same codebase paths, which can be exploited to gain information about or to manipulate currently running applets from other domains.
Equilibration and Circulation of Red Sea Outflow Water in the Western Gulf of Aden
Hydrographic, direct velocity, and subsurface float observations from the 2001 Red Sea Outflow Experiment (REDSOX) are analyzed to investigate the gravitational and dynamical adjustment of the Red Sea Outflow Water (RSOW) where it is injected ...
Amy S. Bower; William E. Johns; David M. Fratantoni; Hartmut Peters
Return of the RedwoodGrillE All sandwiches served with lettuce, tomato, red onion and
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Lattice Studies for CIRCE (Coherent InfraRed CEnter) at the ALS
and Dynamic Aperture of the ALS Storage Ring�, LBNL ESG TECHInfraRed CEnter) at the ALS � Hiroshi Nishimura, DavidInfraRed CEnter at the ALS�, EPAC 2004, July 2004. [2] E.
Nishimura, Hiroshi; Robin, David; Sannibale, Fernando; Wan, Weishi
Mineral phase and physical properties of red mud calcined at different temperatures
Different characterizations were carried out on red mud uncalcined and samples calcined in the range of 100�C-1400�C. In the present paper, the phase composition and structural transition of red mud heated from room temperature are indicated ...
Chuan-sheng Wu, Dong-yan Liu
Development of SRM 955c Lead in Caprine Blood
... in Caprine Blood, which was issued as Led in Caprine Blood ... However, separation procedures can lead to greater uncertainty from contamination. ...
Relationship between blood manganese and blood pressure in the Korean general population according to KNHANES 2008
Introduction: We present data on the association of manganese (Mn) level with hypertension in a representative sample of the adult Korean population who participated in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2008. Methods: This study was based on the data obtained by KNHANES 2008, which was conducted for three years (2007-2009) using a rolling sampling design involving a complex, stratified, multistage, probability-cluster survey of a representative sample of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of South Korea. Results: Multiple regression analysis after controlling for covariates, including gender, age, regional area, education level, smoking, drinking status, hemoglobin, and serum creatinine, showed that the beta coefficients of log blood Mn were 3.514, 1.878, and 2.517 for diastolic blood pressure, and 3.593, 2.449, and 2.440 for systolic blood pressure in female, male, and all participants, respectively. Multiple regression analysis including three other blood metals, lead, mercury, and cadmium, revealed no significant effects of the three metals on blood pressure and showed no effect on the association between blood Mn and blood pressure. In addition, doubling the blood Mn increased the risk of hypertension 1.828, 1.573, and 1.567 fold in women, men, and all participants, respectively, after adjustment for covariates. The addition of blood lead, mercury, and cadmium as covariates did not affect the association between blood Mn and the prevalence of hypertension. Conclusion: Blood Mn level was associated with an increased risk of hypertension in a representative sample of the Korean adult population. - Highlights: {yields} We showed the association of manganese with hypertension in Korean population. {yields} This study was based on the data obtained by KNHANES 2008. {yields} Blood manganese level was associated with an increased risk of hypertension.
Lee, Byung-Kook [Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Soonchunhyang University 646 Eupnae-ri, Shinchang-myun, Asan-si, Choongnam 336-745 (Korea, Republic of)] [Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Soonchunhyang University 646 Eupnae-ri, Shinchang-myun, Asan-si, Choongnam 336-745 (Korea, Republic of); Kim, Yangho, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 290-3 Cheonha-Dong, Dong-Gu, Ulsan 682-060 (Korea, Republic of)] [Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 290-3 Cheonha-Dong, Dong-Gu, Ulsan 682-060 (Korea, Republic of)
Upper Middle Mainstem Columbia River Subbasin Focal Species Information, Red-winged Blackbird
Appendix C Upper Middle Mainstem Columbia River Subbasin Focal Species Information, Red-winged Blackbird Introduction The red-winged black bird is one of the most abundant birds in North America (Marshall et al. 2003). Red-winged Blackbirds are extremely adaptable; successfully colonizing many small
Intersecting Red and Blue Line Segments in Optimal Time and Precision
A common geometric problem in computer graphics and geographic information systems is to compute the arrangement of a set of n segments that can be colored red and blue so that there are no red/red or blue/blue crossings. We give a sweep algorithm ...
Andrea Mantler; Jack Snoeyink
Evolution of Plant-Like Crystalline Storage Polysaccharide in the Protozoan Parasite Toxoplasma gondii Argues for a Red Alga Ancestry
Abstract. Single-celled apicomplexan parasites are known to cause major diseases in humans and animals including malaria, toxoplasmosis, and coccidiosis. The presence of apicoplasts with the remnant of a plastid-like DNA argues that these parasites evolved from photosynthetic ancestors possibly related to the dinoflagellates. Toxoplasma gondii displays amylopectin-like polymers within the cytoplasm of the dormant brain cysts. Here we report a detailed structural and comparative analysis of the Toxoplasma gondii, green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii storage polysaccharides. We show Toxoplasma gondii amylopectin to be similar to the semicrystalline floridean starch accumulated by red algae. Unlike green plants or algae, the nuclear DNA sequences as well as biochemical and phylogenetic analysis argue that the Toxoplasma gondii amylopectin pathway has evolved from a totally different UDP-glucose-based metabolism similar to that of the floridean starch accumulating red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae and, to a lesser extent, to those of glycogen storing animals or fungi. In both red algae and apicomplexan parasites, isoamylase and glucan�water dikinase sequences are proposed to explain the appearance of semicrystalline Correspondence to: Stanislas Tomavo;
Jean-st�phane Varr�; Luc Lienard; David Dauville E; Yann Gue Rardel; Marie-odile Soyer-gobillard; Alain Bule On; Steven Ball; Stanislas Tomavo
Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc | Open Energy Information
Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc Red Lake Electric Coop, Inc Place Minnesota Utility Id 26934 Utility Location Yes Ownership C NERC Location MRO NERC ERCOT Yes NERC MRO Yes Activity Distribution Yes References EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Utility Rate Schedules Grid-background.png Controlled Electric Water Heating - Commercial Commercial Controlled Electric Water Heating - Residential Residential General Service - 1.5 to 10 kVA - Commercial Commercial General Service - 1.5 to 10 kVA - Multiphase Commercial General Service - 1.5 to 10 kVA - Residential Residential General Service - 11 to 25 kVA - Commercial Commercial General Service - 11 to 25 kVA - Multiphase Commercial
Red Bank, New Jersey: Energy Resources | Open Energy Information
(Redirected from Red Bank, NJ) (Redirected from Red Bank, NJ) Jump to: navigation, search Equivalent URI DBpedia Coordinates 40.3470543°, -74.0643065° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":40.3470543,"lon":-74.0643065,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado: Energy Resources | Open Energy Information
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado: Energy Resources Red Feather Lakes, Colorado: Energy Resources Jump to: navigation, search Equivalent URI DBpedia Coordinates 40.802481°, -105.5916629° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":40.802481,"lon":-105.5916629,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
In vitro effects of Nd:YAG laser radiation on blood: a quantitative and morphologic analysis
Use of the Neodymium: yttrium -aluminum -garnet (Nd:YAG) laser to recanalize stenosed arteries may require delivery of the beam through blood. To assess the degree of hemolysis and debris formation, 54 samples of citrated whole blood were exposed to Nd:YAG laser radiation of varying powers (10, 20 and 30 watts) and duration (1, 2.5 and 5 seconds). Compared to control samples which were not subjected to laser light, there was no significant decrease in hematocrit (41 to 40.5 +/- 5%), hemoglobin concentration (13.8 to 13.8 +/- .06 g/1OO ml), or increase in free hemoglobin concentration. Debris weight (from .45 +/- .002 to .45 +/- .002 mg), as well as the white blood cell count, was also not significantly changed (from 5,400 to 5,200 +/- 240 WBC/cm). Light microscopy examination of debris from samples of whole blood, washed erythrocytes, and platelet-rich plasma subjected to the laser at 30 watts for five seconds failed to demonstrate the presence of membrane denaturation of blood elements, as compared with the morphologic changes observed in whole blood samples exposed to a hot tip rather than Nd:YAG laser radiation. Nd:YAG laser can be used intravascularly without fear of hemolysis or debris micro-embolization up to a power of 30 watts for five seconds.
Borrero, E.; Rosenthal, D.; Otis, J.B.
Red River Hot Springs Geothermal Area | Open Energy Information
Red River Hot Springs Geothermal Area Red River Hot Springs Geothermal Area Jump to: navigation, search GEOTHERMAL ENERGYGeothermal Home Geothermal Resource Area: Red River Hot Springs Geothermal Area Contents 1 Area Overview 2 History and Infrastructure 3 Regulatory and Environmental Issues 4 Exploration History 5 Well Field Description 6 Geology of the Area 7 Geofluid Geochemistry 8 NEPA-Related Analyses (0) 9 Exploration Activities (0) 10 References Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"TERRAIN","zoom":6,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"500px","height":"300px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":45.7878,"lon":-115.1978,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]}
NEWTON, Ask a Scientist at Argonne National Labs
White Blood Cells Oxygen Source White Blood Cells Oxygen Source Name: Meg Status: student Grade: 6-8 Location: KY Country: USA Date: Winter 2011-2012 Question: All cells need oxygen. That is a common fact. So then where do white blood cells get theirs? Replies: The oxygen for white blood cells comes from the blood, just as it does for other tissues. Oxygen is transported from the lungs to red blood cells, and as the red blood cells move through the blood, they supply the white blood cells with oxygen. br> Diffusion is the primary mechanism that drives this oxygen transport -- as the white blood cell converts O2 to CO2, it establishes a concentration gradient between the blood (high O2) and the interior of the white blood cell (low O2). This concentration gradient drives oxygent transport.
The effect of confinement in metabolism stalls on the cortisol, antibody production, and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity of tame lambs
Thirty 10-wk-old, Rambouillet wethers were used to evaluate the effect of confinement in metabolism stalls on cortisol and specific and non-specific immune function. All lambs were habituated to human contact and maintained in an outside lot for one month prior to data collection. After taming, the lambs were blocked by temperament score and weight and assigned to either experiment I (EXP I, n = 18) or to experiment II (EXP II,, n = 12). In EXP I, 6 lambs were placed in metabolism stalls on d -7 ("stalled -7"), and 6 lambs were placed in either metabolism stalls ("stalled") or a group pen ("penned") on d 0. All of the lambs were given .5 ml subcutaneous (SC) and .5 ml intramuscular (IM) injections of chicken red blood cells (CRBC) in incomplete adjuvant on d 0. Blood samples were collected via jugular venipuncture at 2 d intervals (d 0 to d 12). Plasma cortisol concentrations and antibody (Ab) production in response to CRBC were determined for all sampling times. There was a significant treatment by day interaction (P .3) except for "penned" being higher on d 4 (P .7). In EXP II, 6 lambs were placed in either metabolism stalls or in a group pen ("stalled" or "penned") on d 0. Plasma cortisol concentrations were determined at 2 d intervals (d 0 to d 12) while mononuclear effector cell activity was determined by antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) assays at 0, 4, 8, and 12 d. Cortisol concentrations and mononuclear cell efficiency were influenced by days on treatment (P .4 and P > .8, respectively). The mononuclear effector cell activity of both "penned" and "stalled" animals increased significantly and reached a peak on d 8,, then declined on d 12. Confinement of 10-wk-old lambs in metabolism stalls had a highly variable effect on the pituitary-adrenal and immune system, perhaps reflecting differences in how individual sheep perceived and coped with the treatments.
Hsieh, Man-Ling
The sizes of galaxies are known to be closely related with their masses, luminosities, redshifts, and morphologies. However, when we fix these quantities and morphology, we still find large dispersions in the galaxy size distribution. We investigate the origin of these dispersions for red early-type galaxies using two SDSS-based catalogs. We find that the sizes of faint galaxies (log (M{sub dyn}/M{sub Sun }) {approx}< 10.3 or {sup 0.1} M{sub r} {approx}> -19.5, where {sup 0.1} M{sub r} is the r-band absolute magnitude, k-corrected to z = 0.1) are affected more significantly by luminosity, while the sizes of bright galaxies (log (M{sub dyn}/M{sub Sun }) {approx}> 11.4 or {sup 0.1} M{sub r} {approx}< -21.4) are by dynamical mass. At fixed mass and luminosity, the sizes of low-mass galaxies (log (M{sub dyn}/M{sub Sun }) {approx} 10.45 and {sup 0.1} M{sub r} {approx} -19.8) are relatively less sensitive to their colors, color gradients, and axis ratios. On the other hand, the sizes of intermediate-mass (log (M{sub dyn}/M{sub Sun }) {approx} 10.85 and {sup 0.1} M{sub r} {approx} -20.4) and high-mass (log (M{sub dyn}/M{sub Sun }) {approx} 11.25 and {sup 0.1} M{sub r} {approx} -21.0) galaxies significantly depend on those parameters, in the sense that larger red early-type galaxies have bluer colors, more negative color gradients (bluer outskirts), and smaller axis ratios. These results indicate that the sizes of intermediate- and high-mass red early-type galaxies are significantly affected by their recent minor mergers or rotations, whereas the sizes of low-mass red early-type galaxies are affected by some other mechanisms. Major dry mergers also seem to have influenced on the size growth of high-mass red early-type galaxies.
Lee, Joon Hyeop; Kim, Minjin; Ree, Chang Hee; Kim, Sang Chul; Lee, Jong Chul; Lee, Hye-Ran; Jeong, Hyunjin; Seon, Kwang-Il; Kyeong, Jaemann [Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 305-348 (Korea, Republic of); Oh, Kyuseok, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749 (Korea, Republic of)
Association of low-level blood lead and blood pressure in NHANES 1999-2006
This study investigated whether low blood-lead levels ({<=}10 {mu}g/dL) were associated with blood pressure (BP) outcomes. The authors analyzed data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006 and participants aged 20 years or older. Outcome variables were systolic and diastolic BP measurements, pulse pressure, and hypertension status. Multivariable linear and logistic regressions stratified by race/ethnicity and gender were performed. Blood lead levels (BLL) were significantly correlated with higher systolic BP among black men and women, but not white or Mexican-American participants. BLLs were significantly associated with higher diastolic BPs among white men and women and black men, whereas, a negative association was observed in Mexican-American men that had, also, a wider pulse pressure. Black men in the 90th percentile of blood lead distribution (BLL{>=}3.50 {mu}g/dL) compared to black men in the 10th percentile of blood lead distribution (BLL{<=}0.7 {mu}g/dL) had a significant increase of risk of having hypertension (adjusted POR=2.69; 95% CI: 1.08-6.72). In addition, blood cadmium was significantly associated with hypertension and systolic and diastolic blood. This study found that, despite the continuous decline in blood lead in the U.S. population, lead exposure disparities among race and gender still exist.
Scinicariello, Franco, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30341 (United States)] [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30341 (United States); Abadin, Henry G.; Edward Murray, H. [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30341 (United States)] [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30341 (United States)
U-230: Sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux %postun Symlink Flaw Lets Local
0: Sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux %postun Symlink Flaw Lets 0: Sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux %postun Symlink Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges U-230: Sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux %postun Symlink Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges August 8, 2012 - 7:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux %postun Symlink Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ABSTRACT: An updated sudo package that fixes one security issue and several bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. reference LINKS: Advisory: RHSA-2012:1149-1 SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027356 Sudo Main Page Bugzilla 844442 CVE-2012-3440 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium Discussion: A local user can exploit a temporary file symbolic link flaw in the %postun
T-563: Red Hat Directory Server Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated
3: Red Hat Directory Server Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated 3: Red Hat Directory Server Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote and Local Users Deny Service T-563: Red Hat Directory Server Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote and Local Users Deny Service February 23, 2011 - 7:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat Directory Server Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote and Local Users Deny Service. PLATFORM: Red Hat Directory Server v8 EL4, Red Hat Directory Server v8 EL5 ABSTRACT: Several vulnerabilities were reported in Red Hat Directory Server. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions. A local user can cause denial of service conditions. A remote user can send multiple simple paged search requests to cause the
RedSeal Comments on "Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and Logistical
RedSeal Comments on "Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and RedSeal Comments on "Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and Logistical Challenges. RedSeal Comments on "Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and Logistical Challenges. RedSeal Comments on "Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and Logistical Challenges. RedSeal's core technology is the ability to understand the access control of the network as a whole - not simply the behavior of a single device. RedSeal analyzes the interactions of firewalls, routers and load balancers network wide to determine the traffic allowed between every two points. RedSeal Comments on "Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and Logistical Challenges. More Documents & Publications Southern Company: DOE Smart Grid RFI Addressing Policy and Logistical Challenges Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers Comments on Smart Grid RFI
T-712: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.0 security, bug fix and enhancement
712: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.0 security, bug fix and 712: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.0 security, bug fix and enhancement update T-712: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.0 security, bug fix and enhancement update September 8, 2011 - 10:30am Addthis PROBLEM: A flaw was discovered in Cumin where it would log broker authentication credentials to the Cumin log file. A vulnerability was reported in Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid. A local user can access the broker password. PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise MRG v2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 5) ABSTRACT: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid 2.0 security, bug fix and enhancement update. reference LINKS: RHSA-2011:1249-1 SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026021 CVE-2011-2925 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium Discussion: A local user exploiting this flaw could connect to the broker outside of Cumin's control and perform certain operations such as scheduling jobs,
Blood storage device and method for oxygen removal
The present invention relates to a storage device and method for the long-term storage of blood and, more particularly, to a blood storage device and method capable of removing oxygen from the stored blood and thereby prolonging the storage life of the deoxygenated blood.
Bitensky, Mark W. (Waban, MA); Yoshida, Tatsuro (Newton, MA)
A blood circulation model for reference man
A dynamic blood circulation model that predicts the movement and gradual dispersion of a bolus of material in the circulation after its intravenous injection into an adult human. The main purpose of the model is improve the dosimetry of internally deposited radionuclides that decay in the circulation to a significant extent. The model partitions the blood volume into 24 separate organs or tissues, right heart chamber, left heart chamber, pulmonary circulation, arterial outflow to the aorta and large arteries, and venous return via the large veins. Model results were compared to data obtained from injection of carbon 11 labeled carbon monoxide or rubidium 86.
Leggett, R.W.; Eckerman, K.F. [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); Williams, L.R. [Indiana Univ., South Bend, IN (United States). Div. of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Redding Electric - Residential and Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate
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Diet of Nesting Red-Cockaded Woodpecker at Three Locations
DOE Green Energy (OSTI)
The authors studied diets of nestling red-cockaded woodpeckers for two years on three sites in South Carolina and Georgia. Cameras recorded 33 different types of prey. Wood roaches were the most common, amounting to 50% of the prey. In addition, blueberries and saw fly larvae were collected by birds. Snail shells were also collected. Morista's index of diet overlap ranged from 0.94 to 0.99 for breeding males and females. We conclude that nestling diets are similar across the region.
Hanula, J.L.; Lipcomb, D.; Franzreb, K.E.; Loeb, S.C.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute A T - A - G L A N C E : Physical Activity and Your Heart, is that even modest amounts of physi- cal activity are good for your health, especially your heart health activity is the type of physical activity that benefits your heart the most. This type of activity moves
2005 TMS Annual Meeting: Technical Program
... human red blood cells parasitized in vitro by Plasmodium falciparum malaria. ... folding stiffeners), and function (wing foldings, mechanisms for drilling holes).
A simple test for periodic signals in red noise
We demonstrate a simple method for testing the significance of peaks in the periodogram of red noise data. The procedure was designed to test for spurious periodicities in X-ray light curves of active galaxies, but can be used quite generally to test for periodic components against a background noise spectrum assumed to have a power law shape. The method provides a simple and fast test of the significance of candidate periodic signals in short, well-sampled time series such as those obtained from XMM-Newton observations of Seyfert galaxies, without the need for Monte Carlo simulations. A full account is made of the number of trials and the uncertainties inherent to the model fitting. Ignoring these subtle effects can lead to substantially overestimated significances. These difficulties motivate us to demand high standards of detection (minimum >99.9 per cent confidence) for periodicities in sources that normally show red noise spectra. The method also provides a simple means to estimate the power spectral index, which may be an interesting parameter itself, regardless of the presence/absence of periodicities.
S. Vaughan
U-217: Red Hat Certificate System Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site
7: Red Hat Certificate System Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct 7: Red Hat Certificate System Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Attacks U-217: Red Hat Certificate System Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Attacks July 20, 2012 - 7:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat Certificate System Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Attacks PLATFORM: Red Hat Certificate System v8 ABSTRACT: Two vulnerabilities were reported in Red Hat Certificate System. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks. A remote authenticated user can revoke the CA certificate. reference LINKS: Advisory: RHSA-2012:1103-1 SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027284 CVE-2012-2662 CVE-2012-3367 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium Discussion: The Agent and End Entity pages do not properly filter HTML code from
V-198: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Python Certificate Validation
8: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Python Certificate 8: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Python Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Conduct Man-in-the-Middle Attacks V-198: Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging Qpid Python Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Conduct Man-in-the-Middle Attacks July 12, 2013 - 6:00am Addthis PROBLEM: A vulnerability was reported in Red Hat Enterprise MRG Messaging. PLATFORM: Red Hat Enterprise MRG v2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 6) ABSTRACT: A remote user can conduct a man-in-the-middle attack to access potentially sensitive information REFERENCE LINKS: SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1028774 Redhat Advisory RHSA-2013:1024-1 CVE-2013-1909 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium DISCUSSION: The system does not properly validate the remote server's TLS/SSL certificates. A remote user can conduct a man-in-the-middle attack to
Energy Department Invests $12 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed...
to spur solar power deployment by cutting red tape for residential and small commercial rooftop solar systems. As part of the Department's Rooftop Solar Challenge, these teams...
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Pokeberries Provide Boost for Solar Cells | Department of Energy
Pokeberries Provide Boost for Solar Cells Pokeberries Provide Boost for Solar Cells Pokeberries Provide Boost for Solar Cells May 20, 2010 - 2:41pm Addthis Stephen Graff Former Writer & editor for Energy Empowers, EERE What are the key facts? When the red dye from the pokeberries is spread over solar cells, it acts as a light absorber, boosting the technology's efficiency by about seven percent. The dye helps the cell's fibers capture more sunlight to convert into power. A weed Civil War soldiers used to write letters home may hold the secret to cheaper and more efficient solar energy today. Researchers at Wake Forest University's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials in North Carolina have discovered that red dye from the pokeberry weed makes their low-cost, fiber-based solar cells even more
Separation of cancer cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells using pH control and dielectrophoresis
System. Clinical Cancer Research, 2007. 13(3): p.920 � 928.Solid Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research, 1999. 5:p.1950-1960.Diseases. Clinical Cancer research, 2004. 10:p.6897-6904.
Pattanaik, Malisha
City of Red Cloud, Nebraska (Utility Company) | Open Energy Information
Cloud, Nebraska (Utility Company) Cloud, Nebraska (Utility Company) Jump to: navigation, search Name City of Red Cloud Place Nebraska Utility Id 15773 Utility Location Yes Ownership M NERC Location MRO NERC MRO Yes NERC SPP Yes Operates Generating Plant Yes Activity Generation Yes Activity Distribution Yes References EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Utility Rate Schedules Grid-background.png General Service Commercial Large General Service Commercial Residential Rate Residential Average Rates Residential: $0.1080/kWh Commercial: $0.0745/kWh Industrial: $0.0604/kWh References ↑ "EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a"
Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn | Open Energy Information
Rrl Elec Assn Rrl Elec Assn Jump to: navigation, search Name Red River Valley Rrl Elec Assn Place Oklahoma Utility Id 15746 Utility Location Yes Ownership C NERC Location SPP NERC SPP Yes RTO SPP Yes Activity Distribution Yes References EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Utility Rate Schedules Grid-background.png Experimental Residential TOU Residential General Purpose Single Phase Commercial General Purpose Three Phase Commercial Irrigation - Water pumping Commercial Large Power 1 Industrial Large Power 2 Industrial Low-Use General Purpose Residential Optional General Purpose TOU Industrial Outdoor Lighting 1000w Metal Halide - Metered Lighting
City of Red Bud, Illinois (Utility Company) | Open Energy Information
Bud, Illinois (Utility Company) Bud, Illinois (Utility Company) Jump to: navigation, search Name Red Bud City of Place Illinois Utility Id 15772 Utility Location Yes Ownership M NERC Location RFC NERC RFC Yes Operates Generating Plant Yes Activity Generation Yes Activity Transmission Yes Activity Buying Transmission Yes Activity Distribution Yes References EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Utility Rate Schedules Grid-background.png Rate 1 Residential Rate Residential Rate 2 Commercial Commercial Rate 3 Small Power Commercial Rate 4 Large Power Industrial Rented Dusk to Dawn Lights: 1000 Watt Metal Halide Lighting Rented Dusk to Dawn Lights: 150 Watt High Pressure Sodium Lighting
Town of Red Springs, North Carolina (Utility Company) | Open Energy
Springs, North Carolina (Utility Company) Springs, North Carolina (Utility Company) Jump to: navigation, search Name Red Springs Town of Place North Carolina Utility Id 15778 Utility Location Yes Ownership M NERC Location SERC NERC SERC Yes ISO Other Yes Activity Distribution Yes References EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Utility Rate Schedules Grid-background.png Security Lights- 1000W Sodium Lighting Security Lights- 100W Sodium Lighting Security Lights- 150W Sodium Lighting Security Lights- 175W Mercury Lighting Security Lights- 250W Sodium Lighting Security Lights- 400W Sodium Lighting Single Phase Base Rate Residential Small Three-Phase Commercial Commercial
Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn | Open Energy Information
Assn Assn Jump to: navigation, search Name Red River Valley Coop Pwr Assn Place Minnesota Utility Id 26939 Utility Location Yes Ownership C NERC Location MRO NERC MRO Yes Activity Distribution Yes References EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a[1] LinkedIn Connections CrunchBase Profile No CrunchBase profile. Create one now! This article is a stub. You can help OpenEI by expanding it. Utility Rate Schedules Grid-background.png Decorative Post Light Lighting General - Three Phase Industrial Post Light Lighting Residential - Off-Peak Residential Residential - Single Phase Residential Security Parking Light Lighting Yard Light Lighting Average Rates Residential: $0.0892/kWh Commercial: $0.0883/kWh References ↑ "EIA Form EIA-861 Final Data File for 2010 - File1_a"
Improving Fecal Occult Blood Testing Compliance Using a Mailed Educational Reminder
5248�53. 24. Ahlquist DA. Occult blood screening. Obstaclescontrolled trial of faecal-occult-blood screening forcolorectal cancer with faecal-occult- blood test. Lancet.
Conservation and welfare During the last hundred years, the red squirrel has
Conservation and welfare Background During the last hundred years, the red squirrel has disappeared to maintain a protected species at favorable conservation status. Established grey squirrel areas In areas squirrels to conserve red squirrels over large areas of mixed or broadleaved woodland does not form part
The Red Storm Architecture and Early Experiences with Multi-Core Processors
The Red Storm architecture, which was conceived by Sandia National Laboratories and implemented by Cray, Inc., has become the basis for most successful line of commercial supercomputers in history. The success of the Red Storm architecture is due largely ... Keywords: High-Performance Computing, Large-Scale Computers, Massively Parallel Processor, Multiprocessing Systems, Parallel Processing Systems, Supercomputers
Ron Brightwell; William J. Camp; Sudip Dosanjh; Suzanne M. Kelly; John Levesque; Paul T. Lin; Vinod Tipparaju; Courtenay T. Vaughan; James L. Tomkins
EFFECTIVENESS OF RED LIGHT CAMERAS A Texas Transportation Institute White Paper
1 EFFECTIVENESS OF RED LIGHT CAMERAS A Texas Transportation Institute White Paper By Brian Bochner and Troy Walden April 2010; corrected July 6, 2010 In This White Paper Background, education, and enforcement. This paper addresses only the enforcement component through use of red light
Effects of Rye-grass and Red clover on Morphology and Biomass allocation in
Effects of Rye-grass and Red clover on Morphology and Biomass allocation in Couch grass Yesudasan Production Ecology Uppsala 2013 #12;Effects of Rye-grass and Red clover on Morphology and Biomass allocation: 2013 Key words: competition, couch grass, weed control, rhizome, below ground biomass, morphological
Red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico: science-or faith-based?
REVIEWS Red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico: science- or faith-based? J. H. Cowan Jr. · C of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) is for northern red snapper Lutjanus campechanus, which collapsed in the late management began in 1989; the stock is now showing signs of recovery. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Patterson III, William F.
A New Rb Lamp Exciter Circuit for Rb atomic clocks and Studies on Transition from Ring to Red mode
In this paper we describe the development of novel RF exciter circuit for electrode less Rb lamp. The lamp exciter circuit is a RF oscillator with a a new configuration operating at 60 to 65 MHz frequency with 3 to 4 watt power. The Rb lamp is used in exciting the ground state hyperfine transitions in Rb atom in a glass cell placed inside a tuned microwave cavity, As the frequency of these hyperfine transitions is very stable it is used in the development of Rb atomic clock by phase locking the oven controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) to this atomic transition frequency. The details of the Rb lamp exciter are presented in the paper.The Lamp is ideally operated in ring mode as in this mode the linewidth is narrow and there is no self reversal. However, high temperature and RF excitation power may drive the Rb lamp to red mode which gives rise to line broadening and self reversal. It is the experience that mode change from ring to red deteriorates the atomic signal strength and S/N. In this paper the reasons of mode change are also discussed.
Savita Singh; Bikash Ghosal; G M Saxena
T-649: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Request Validation Flaw Permits
9: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Request Validation Flaw 9: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Request Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks T-649: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Request Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks June 17, 2011 - 3:43pm Addthis PROBLEM: A vulnerability was reported in Red Hat Network Satellite Server. A remote user can conduct cross-site request forgery attacks. PLATFORM: Versions 5.4.x ABSTRACT: The Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite and Spacewalk services do not properly validate user-supplied. A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by a target authenticated user, will take actions on the target site acting as the target user. reference LINKS: SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025674 RHSA-2011:0879-1 RHN Support CVE-2009-4139 IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
V-233: Red Hat update for JBoss Fuse | Department of Energy
3: Red Hat update for JBoss Fuse 3: Red Hat update for JBoss Fuse V-233: Red Hat update for JBoss Fuse September 3, 2013 - 6:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat has issued an update for JBoss Fuse PLATFORM: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x ABSTRACT: This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS. REFERENCE LINKS: Secunia Advisory SA54683 Redhat Advisory RHSA-2013:1185-1 CVE-2013-0269 CVE-2013-1768 CVE-2013-1821 CVE-2013-2160 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium DISCUSSION: A flaw was found in the logging performed during deserialization of the BrokerFactory class in Apache OpenJPA. A remote attacker able to supply a serialized instance of the BrokerFactory class, which will be deserialized on a server, could use this flaw to write an executable file to the
U-200: Red Hat Directory Server Information Disclosure Security Issue and
200: Red Hat Directory Server Information Disclosure Security 200: Red Hat Directory Server Information Disclosure Security Issue and Vulnerability U-200: Red Hat Directory Server Information Disclosure Security Issue and Vulnerability June 27, 2012 - 7:00am Addthis PROBLEM: A security issue and a vulnerability have been reported in Red Hat Directory Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information. PLATFORM: Red Hat Directory Server 8.x ABSTRACT: If an LDAP user had changed their password, and the directory server had not been restarted since that change, an attacker able to bind to the directory server could obtain the plain text version of that user's password. Reference Links: Original Advisory Secunia ID 49734 CVE-2012-2678, CVE-2012-2746 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium Discussion: 1) The security issue is caused due to new passwords being saved to the
0: Red Hat Directory Server Information Disclosure Security 0: Red Hat Directory Server Information Disclosure Security Issue and Vulnerability U-200: Red Hat Directory Server Information Disclosure Security Issue and Vulnerability June 27, 2012 - 7:00am Addthis PROBLEM: A security issue and a vulnerability have been reported in Red Hat Directory Server, which can be exploited by malicious users to disclose sensitive information. PLATFORM: Red Hat Directory Server 8.x ABSTRACT: If an LDAP user had changed their password, and the directory server had not been restarted since that change, an attacker able to bind to the directory server could obtain the plain text version of that user's password. Reference Links: Original Advisory Secunia ID 49734 CVE-2012-2678, CVE-2012-2746 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Medium Discussion: 1) The security issue is caused due to new passwords being saved to the
Application of Computational Physics: Blood Vessel Constrictions and Medical Infuses
Application of computation in many fields are growing fast in last two decades. Increasing on computation performance helps researchers to understand natural phenomena in many fields of science and technology including in life sciences. Computational fluid dynamic is one of numerical methods which is very popular used to describe those phenomena. In this paper we propose moving particle semi-implicit (MPS) and molecular dynamics (MD) to describe different phenomena in blood vessel. The effect of increasing the blood pressure on vessel wall will be calculate using MD methods, while the two fluid blending dynamics will be discussed using MPS. Result from the first phenomenon shows that around 80% of constriction on blood vessel make blood vessel increase and will start to leak on vessel wall, while from the second phenomenon the result shows the visualization of two fluids mixture (drugs and blood) influenced by ratio of drugs debit to blood debit. Keywords: molecular dynamic, blood vessel, fluid dynamic, moving particle semi implicit.
Suprijadi; Mohamad Rendi; Petrus Subekti; Sparisoma Viridi
ARM: Shortwave Array Spectroradiometer-Hemispheric, Near-InfraRed channel, low-sun angles [a0 data is uncalibrated
DOE Data Explorer (OSTI)
Shortwave Array Spectroradiometer-Hemispheric, Near-InfraRed channel, low-sun angles [a0 data is uncalibrated
Connor Flynn
ARM: Shortwave Array Spectroradiometer-Hemispheric, Near-InfraRed channel, high-sun angles [a0 data is uncalibrated
Shortwave Array Spectroradiometer-Hemispheric, Near-InfraRed channel, high-sun angles [a0 data is uncalibrated
Due to their transitionary nature, yellow supergiants (YSGs) provide a critical challenge for evolutionary modeling. Previous studies within M31 and the Small Magellanic Cloud show that the Geneva evolutionary models do a poor job at predicting the lifetimes of these short-lived stars. Here, we extend this study to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) while also investigating the galaxy's red supergiant (RSG) content. This task is complicated by contamination by Galactic foreground stars that color and magnitude criteria alone cannot weed out. Therefore, we use proper-motions and the LMC's large systemic radial velocity ({approx}278 km s{sup -1}) to separate out these foreground dwarfs. After observing nearly 2000 stars, we identified 317 probable YSGs, 6 possible YSGs, and 505 probable RSGs. Foreground contamination of our YSG sample was {approx}80%, while that of the RSG sample was only 3%. By placing the YSGs on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and comparing them against the evolutionary tracks, we find that new Geneva evolutionary models do an exemplary job at predicting both the locations and the lifetimes of these transitory objects.
Neugent, Kathryn F.; Massey, Philip; Skiff, Brian [Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (United States); Meynet, Georges, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Geneva Observatory, Geneva University, CH-1290 Versoix (Switzerland)
Preparing Red-Green-Blue (RGB) Images from CCD Data
We present a new, and we believe arguably correct, algorithm for producing Red-Green-Blue (RBG) composites from 3-band astronomical images. Our method ensures that an object with a specified astronomical color (e.g. g-r and r-i) has a unique color in the RGB image, as opposed to the burnt-out white stars to which we are accustomed. A natural consequence of this is that we can use the same colors to code color-magnitude diagrams, providing a natural `index' to our images. We also introduce the use of an asinh stretch, which allows us to show faint objects while simultaneously preserving the structure of brighter objects in the field, such as the spiral arms of large galaxies. We believe that, in addition to their aesthetic value, our images convey far more information than do the traditional ones, and provide examples from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) imaging, the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), and Chandra to support our claims. More examples are available at http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~rhl/PrettyPictures
Robert Lupton; Michael R. Blanton; George Fekete; David W. Hogg; Wil O'Mullane; Alex Szalay; N. Wherry
We have probed a section (l {approx} 150, b {approx} -60) of the trailing tidal arm of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy by identifying a sample of Red Clump (RC) stream stars. RC stars are not generally found in the halo field, but are found in significant numbers in both the Sagittarius galaxy and its tidal streams, making them excellent probes of stream characteristics. Our target sample was selected using photometric data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Data Release 6, which was constrained in color to match the Sagittarius RC stars. Spectroscopic observations of the target stars were conducted at Kitt Peak National Observatory using the WIYN telescope. The resulting spectroscopic sample is magnitude limited and contains both main-sequence disk stars and evolved RC stars. We have developed a method to systematically separate these two stellar classes using kinematic information and a Bayesian approach for surface gravity determination. The resulting RC sample allows us to determine an absolute stellar density of {rho} = 2.7 {+-} 0.5 RC stars kpc{sup -3} at this location in the stream. Future measurements of stellar densities for a variety of populations and at various locations along the streams will lead to a much improved understanding of the original nature of the Sagittarius galaxy and the physical processes controlling its disruption and subsequent stream generation.
Carrell, Kenneth; Chen Yuqin [Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012 (China); Wilhelm, Ronald, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 (United States)
Tumor blood vessel "normalization" improves the therapeutic efficacy of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in experimental oral cancer
We previously demonstrated the efficacy of BNCT mediated by boronophenylalanine (BPA) to treat tumors in a hamster cheek pouch model of oral cancer with no normal tissue radiotoxicity and moderate, albeit reversible, mucositis in precancerous tissue around treated tumors. It is known that boron targeting of the largest possible proportion of tumor cells contributes to the success of BNCT and that tumor blood vessel normalization improves drug delivery to the tumor. Within this context, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of blood vessel normalization on the therapeutic efficacy and potential radiotoxicity of BNCT in the hamster cheek pouch model of oral cancer.
D. W. Nigg
Williston basin. Milestone test renews interest in Red Wing Creek field's meteor crater
New drilling in the vicinity of Red Wing Creek field in McKenzie County, North Dakota has renewed interest in an area that has intrigued geologists for a number of years. Red Wing Creek was discovered in 1972 by True Oil Co. and has demonstrated better per-acre oil recovery than any other oil field in the Williston Basin. Fully developed several years ago, the field produces from what has been described as the central peak of an astrobleme, within a meteor crater. The current test by Milestone Petroleum Inc. is permitted to 14,200 ft and is being drilled on the rim of the crater, in SW SW 35-148n-101w, approx. a mile south of Red Wing production. The primary objective is the Ordovician Red River; but plans call for drilling deeper, through the Winnipeg, to below the Mississippian sediments that produce at Red Wing Creek field. At least 3 unsuccessful Red River tests have been drilled in or near the field in earlier years, but not in the area where Milestone is drilling. Production at Red Wing has come from porosity zones in a Mississippian oil column that measured 2600 ft in the original well; the better wells are in the heart of the field, on a rebound cone in the center of the crater.
Rountree, R.
Photoacoustic removal of occlusions from blood vessels
Partial or total occlusions of fluid passages within the human body are removed by positioning an array of optical fibers in the passage and directing treatment radiation pulses along the fibers, one at a time, to generate a shock wave and hydrodynamics flows that strike and emulsify the occlusions. A preferred application is the removal of blood clots (thrombin and embolic) from small cerebral vessels to reverse the effects of an ischemic stroke. The operating parameters and techniques are chosen to minimize the amount of heating of the fragile cerebral vessel walls occurring during this photo acoustic treatment. One such technique is the optical monitoring of the existence of hydrodynamics flow generating vapor bubbles when they are expected to occur and stopping the heat generating pulses propagated along an optical fiber that is not generating such bubbles.
Visuri, Steven R. (Livermore, CA); Da Silva, Luiz B. (Danville, CA); Celliers, Peter M. (Berkeley, CA); London, Richard A. (Orinda, CA); Maitland, IV, Duncan J. (Lafayette, CA); Esch, Victor C. (San Francisco, CA)
Geochemical exploration for uranium in the Red Desert, Wyoming
Geochemical exploration techniques for uranium were performed at a known deposit, the ENQ uranium deposit, which is in arkosic sandstones of the Battle Spring Formation in the Red Desert of Wyoming. Regional gross-gamma aerial data did not indicate the most favorable terrain for follow-up surveys, but instead the radionuclide distribution mapped radioactive mudstones. The /sup 234/U//sup 238/U activity ratio and total uranium concentration in ground water were successful downflow indicators of the ENQ deposit. Helium concentration increased downflow in the ground water flowing from the deposit, while Cu, Pb, and Ba decreased. Radon emanometric techniques generally produced data that coincided with the equivalent uranium concentrations at shallow depth. Helium content in soil was interpreted to reflect local lithology and gaseous migration. Multielement geochemical analyses on soils were effective in delineating the general vicinity of the orebody. Factor analysis was used to recognize three lithologic subgroups. Leachable uranium in soils was the best indicator of subsurface mineralization for the entire subregional area. Equivalent uranium, as determined from the gamma-spectral borehole logs, revealed a consistent dispersion pattern within the host sand of the Battle Spring Formation, whereas gross gamma logs could not detect the subtle gradients in radioelement content. Halo models developed to explain the distribution of helium, radon, radioelements, and trace elements demonstrate uranium itself as the most mobile indicator. Radon and helium appear to reflect local generation from radium accumulations. Vertical leakage due to hydraulic flow against an impermeable barrier is interpreted to be the major secondary redistribution process responsible for the measureable surface signals.
Pacer, J.C.; Bramlett, L.; Moll, S.
Red River Stream Improvement Final Design Nez Perce National Forest.
This report details the final stream improvement design along the reach of Red River between the bridge below Dawson Creek, upstream for approximately 2 miles, Idaho County, Idaho. Geomorphic mapping, hydrologic profiles and cross-sections were presented along with existing fish habitat maps in the conceptual design report. This information is used to develop a stream improvement design intended to improve aquatic habitat and restore riparian health in the reach. The area was placer mined using large bucket dredges between 1938 and 1957. This activity removed most of the riparian vegetation in the stream corridor and obliterated the channel bed and banks. The reach was also cut-off from most valley margin tributaries. In the 50 years since large-scale dredging ceased, the channel has been re-established and parts of the riparian zone have grown in. However, the recruitment of large woody debris to the stream has been extremely low and overhead cover is poor. Pool habitat makes up more than 37% of the reach, and habitat diversity is much better than the project reach on Crooked River. There is little large woody debris in the stream to provide cover for spawning and juvenile rearing, because the majority of the woody debris does not span a significant part of the channel, but is mainly on the side slopes of the stream. Most of the riparian zone has very little soil or subsoil left after the mining and so now consists primarily of unconsolidated cobble tailings or heavily compacted gravel tailings. Knapweed and lodgepole pine are the most successful colonizers of these post mining landforms. Tributary fans which add complexity to many other streams in the region, have been isolated from the main reach due to placer mining and road building.
Watershed Consulting, LLC
Available Technologies: Remote Detection of Blood Flow in ...
Remote Detection of Blood Flow in Living Systems with Background-free MRI IB-2444. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Clinical and experimental MRI; Portable ...
Red variables in the OGLE-II database. I. Pulsations and period-luminosity relations below the tip of the Red Giant Branch of the LMC
We present period-luminosity relations for more than 23,000 red giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud observed by the OGLE-II microlensing project. The OGLE period values were combined with the 2MASS single-epoch JHK photometric data. For the brighter stars we find agreement with previous results (four different sequences corresponding to different modes of pulsation in AGB stars). We also discovered two distinct and well-separated sequences below the tip of the Red Giant Branch. They consist of almost 10,000 short-period (15 d solar-like oscillations driven by convection.
Kiss, L L
L. L. Kiss; T. Bedding
Microsoft Word - RedSeal_Smart Grid Policy Logistics RFI-sd.docx
on Smart Grid RFI on Smart Grid RFI RedSeal Systems, Inc. 1 October 29, 2010 Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability US Department of Energy Room 8H033 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 Re: Comments on "Smart Grid RFI: Addressing Policy and Logistical Challenges" 75 FR 57006 [FR Doc. 2010-23251] From: Steve Dauber Vice-President, Marketing RedSeal Systems 2121 South El Camino Real, Suite 300 San Mateo, CA 94403 Ph: 650-645-6209 email@example.com www.redseal.net RedSeal Systems is a leading developer of security posture management software for large organizations and has provided their software to several major utilities for complex network security applications. RedSeal software - in use by more than 150 industry and
Energy Department Invests $12 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed Solar
2 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed 2 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed Solar Deployment for Homes and Businesses Energy Department Invests $12 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed Solar Deployment for Homes and Businesses November 6, 2013 - 8:30am Addthis News Media Contact (202) 586-4940 WASHINGTON - As part of the Obama Administration's efforts to ensure America's continued leadership in clean energy and double renewable electricity generation once again by 2020, the Energy Department today announced eight teams to spur solar power deployment by cutting red tape for residential and small commercial rooftop solar systems. As part of the Department's Rooftop Solar Challenge, these teams will receive about $12 million- matched by over $4 million in outside funding - to streamline and standardize solar permitting, zoning, metering and connection processes
RED SHIELD ACQUISITION, LLC FOR AN ADVANCE WAIVER OF RED SHIELD ACQUISITION, LLC FOR AN ADVANCE WAIVER OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN PATENT RIGHTS UNDER DOE AWARD NO. DE-EE0003364 W(A) 2010-030 The Petitioner, Red Shield Acquisition, LLC. (Red Shield), has requested a waiver of domestic and foreign patent rights for all subject inventions arising from its participation under the above-referenced award entitled "Demonstration ofan Integrated Biorefinery at Old Town, Maine." The University of Maine is a subawardee. and is not subject to this waiver request. The objective ofthis award is to develop a prototype demonstration cellulosic biorefinery that will establish and validate, on a pre-commercial scale, the extraction of hemicelluloses from wood chips and the process to convert the resultant lignocellulosic extract to biofuels and other
Department of Energy Offers $245 Million Conditional Loan Guarantee to Red
Offers $245 Million Conditional Loan Guarantee Offers $245 Million Conditional Loan Guarantee to Red River Environmental Products Department of Energy Offers $245 Million Conditional Loan Guarantee to Red River Environmental Products December 9, 2009 - 12:00am Addthis Washington, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the offer of a $245 million conditional loan guarantee to Red River Environmental Products, LLC to build an activated carbon (AC) manufacturing facility near Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana. The company expects to create 500 jobs during construction and 70 jobs once the plant is fully operational. Activated carbon is the leading technology for reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants and has been adopted by virtually all coal-fired boilers required to reduce mercury emissions. AC can reduce a
Shift in ENSO Teleconnections Recorded by a Northern Red Sea Coral
El Ni�o�Southern Oscillation (ENSO) teleconnections over Europe and the Middle East are evaluated using an oxygen isotope coral time series from the northern Red Sea and various instrumental datasets. A shift in the correlation between the Ni�o-3 ...
N. Rimbu; G. Lohmann; T. Felis; J. P�tzold
Availability and abundance of prey for the red-cockaded woodpecker.
Red-cockaded woodpecker; Road to Recovery. Proceedings of the 4th Red-cockaded woodpecker Symposium. Ralph Costa and Susan J. Daniels, eds. Savannah, Georgia. January, 2003. Chapter 11. Prey, Fire, and Community Ecology. Pp 633-645. Abstract: Over a 10-year period we investigated red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) prey use, sources of prey, prey distribution within trees and stands, and how forest management decisions affect prey abundance in South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Cameras were operated at 31 nest cavities to record nest visits with prey in 4 locations that ranged in foraging habitat from pine stands established in old fields to an old-growth stand in South Georgia. Examination of nearly 12,000 photographs recorded over 5 years revealed that, although red-cockaded woodpeckers used over 40 arthropods for food, the majority of the nestling diet is comprised of a relatively small number of common arthropods.
Hanula, James, L.; Horn, Scott.
Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 5th edition
Master All the Techniques You Need to Succeed with Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Set up key Internet servers, step by step, including Samba, Apache, sendmail, DNS, FTP, and other Internet servers Automate and streamline administration with this ...
Mark G. Sobell
Are There Oceanographic Explanations for the Israelites'Crossing of the Red Sea?
Two relatively simple physical oceanographic processes are suggested as plausible explanations for the biblical description of the Israelites' Crossing of the Red Sea during their exodus from Egypt. The first involves strong wind that blows along ...
Doron Nof; Nathan Paldor
Red-light effects on blue-light based phototropism in roots and hypocotyls.
??The aim of this research was to clarify the involvement of red-light effects of blue-light phototropism in roots and hypocotyls of Arabidopsis seedlings. In contrast� (more)
Sindelar, Timothy John
Lattice Studies for CIRCE (Coherent InfraRed CEnter) at theis neces- sary. The lattice for CIRCE allows controllingThe paper describes the lattice and presents the calculated
U-230: Sudo on Red Hat Enterprise Linux %postun Symlink Flaw...
Users Gain Elevated Privileges T-671: Red Hat system-config-firewall Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges U-092: Sudo Format String Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges...
Reds Meadow Hot Springs Pool & Spa Low Temperature Geothermal Facility |
Reds Meadow Hot Springs Pool & Spa Low Temperature Geothermal Facility Reds Meadow Hot Springs Pool & Spa Low Temperature Geothermal Facility Jump to: navigation, search Name Reds Meadow Hot Springs Pool & Spa Low Temperature Geothermal Facility Facility Reds Meadow Hot Springs Sector Geothermal energy Type Pool and Spa Location Devils Postpile Nat'l Monument, California Coordinates Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[]}
Energy Department Invests $12 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed Energy Department Invests $12 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed Solar Deployment for Homes and Businesses Energy Department Invests $12 Million to Slash Red Tape and Speed Solar Deployment for Homes and Businesses November 6, 2013 - 8:30am Addthis News Media Contact (202) 586-4940 WASHINGTON - As part of the Obama Administration's efforts to ensure America's continued leadership in clean energy and double renewable electricity generation once again by 2020, the Energy Department today announced eight teams to spur solar power deployment by cutting red tape for residential and small commercial rooftop solar systems. As part of the Department's Rooftop Solar Challenge, these teams will receive about $12 million- matched by over $4 million in outside funding - to streamline
on Smart Grid RFI RedSeal Systems, Inc. 1 October 29, 2010 Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability US Department of Energy Room 8H033 1000 Independence Avenue, SW...
Cell separator and cell
There is disclosed a novel cell separator made of a grafted membrane comprising a polyethylene film which is graft copolymerized with a monomer having an ion exchange group, characterized in that said membrane has an area which is not grafted at all or an area of low degree grafting. By making use of this membrane, a small size and thin cell having excellent performance as well as satisfactory mechanical strength can be produced at low cost with great advantages.
Ishigaki, I.; Machi, S.; Murata, K.; Okada, T.; Senoo, K.; Sugo, T.; Tanso, S.
V-072: Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk | Department of Energy
2: Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk 2: Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk V-072: Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk January 18, 2013 - 6:00am Addthis PROBLEM: Red Hat has issued an update for java-1.7.0-openjdk. PLATFORM: The vulnerabilities are reported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 ABSTRACT: Red Hat has issued an update for java-1.7.0-openjdk. REFERENCE LINKS: Secunia Advisory SA51858 RHSA-2013:0165-1 CVE-2012-3174 CVE-2013-0422 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: High DISCUSSION: This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. IMPACT: Two improper permission check issues were discovered in the reflection API in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. SOLUTION: Vendor advises to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these
Earth fissures of the Red Light Bolson, Hudspeth County, Texas
The Red Light Bolson lies in Trans-Pecos Texas. Two sets of earth fissures of differing age are present in the fine-grained alluvium which fills the bolson. These fissures are characterized by a continuous to discontinuous series of elongate, shallow surface depressions and a vegetation lineament. Collapse of a shallow subsurface cavity, which formed through erosional degradation of surficial soils overlying a fracture in a relatively impermeable calcrete, most likely created the observed surface characteristics. To test this hypothesis, surface and shallow subsurface investigations were conducted. The collapse depressions of the older fissures are mainly continuous and rounded in profile. They average 4.5 and 2.5 ft in width and depth, respectively, and exhibit an average width to depth ratio (W/D) of 2.18. The vegetation lineaments of the older fissures are continuous. The collapse depressions of the younger fissures are discontinuous and rectangular in profile. They average 2.7 and 3.6 ft in width and depth, respectively, and exhibit an average W/D of 0.62. The vegetation lineaments of the younger fissures are predominantly discontinuous. The surficial soils exposed in a trench excavated across a young fissure included an A horizon of clayey to silty, fine-grained sand, and a stage 111, fine-grained K horizon. An older, stage IV, gravelly K horizon was exposed below the upper calcrete. A cavity was present below an uncollapsed portion of the fissure at the excavation site. This cavity was located in the upper portion of the upper calcrete. The upper calcrete was highly degraded below the cavity. A fracture was present in the lower calcrete below the degradation zone. The bedding and grain-size characteristics of the degradation zone and fracture fill indicate that the fracture in the lower calcrete leads to the observed surface characteristics by permitting downward migration of water and soil particles. The flux of water and sediment through the fracture degrades the upper calcrete and forms the cavity, which collapses to form a discontinuous series of depressions. These depressions capture runoff which migrates downward through the fracture. The high moisture infiltration leads to prolific vegetation growth along the fissure trace.
Sherrier, Michael Perry
Blood vessel segmentation methodologies in retinal images - A survey
Retinal vessel segmentation algorithms are a fundamental component of automatic retinal disease screening systems. This work examines the blood vessel segmentation methodologies in two dimensional retinal images acquired from a fundus camera and a survey ... Keywords: Blood vessel segmentation, Image segmentation, Medical imaging, Retinal images, Retinopathy, Survey
M. M. Fraz; P. Remagnino; A. Hoppe; B. Uyyanonvara; A. R. Rudnicka; C. G. Owen; S. A. Barman
Leukocytes dynamics in microcirculation under shear-thinning blood flow
We present detailed simulation results of localised hemodynamics for a cluster of rolling leukocytes under shear-thinning blood flow using a lattice Boltzmann model. Leukocytes were modelled as hard spheres moving through a venule of rigid walls. The ... Keywords: Blood rheology, Flow in microvessels, Inflammation, Leukocytes recruitment
A. Sequeira; A. M. Artoli; A. S. Silva-Herdade; C. Saldanha
Myocardial blood flow during induced aortic hypertension in dogs
Myocardial blood flow was measured in anesthetized dogs during control conditions and under conditions where the aortic pressure was increased due to aortic constriction or during infusion. Blood flow was measured using the radioactive microsphere technique. Radioactive microspheres (15 m Ce-141, Sr-85, and Sc-46) were injected under control, aortic constriction and arterenol infusion in four dogs and under control conditions in two others. All microsphere injections were performed under stabilized conditions. It was found that coronary blood flow rose by 80% during aortic constriction and by 158% during arterenol infusion (P < 0.05). This increase in blood flow was not uniform throughout the heart, and higher increases were observed in the middle and apex regions of the left ventricle. Furthermore, under hypertension the increase in blood flow in LAD (left anterior descending) perfused territories was slightly higher than that in CFX (left circumflex) perfused territories.
Thai, B.N.; Levesque, M.J.; Nerem, R.M.
Rheology of human blood plasma: Viscoelastic versus Newtonian behavior
We investigate the rheological characteristics of human blood plasma in shear and elongational flows. While we can confirm a Newtonian behavior in shear flow within experimental resolution, we find a viscoelastic behavior of blood plasma in the pure extensional flow of a capillary break-up rheometer. The influence of the viscoelasticity of blood plasma on capillary blood flow is tested in a microfluidic device with a contraction-expansion geometry. Differential pressure measurements revealed that the plasma has a pronounced flow resistance compared to that of pure water. Supplementary measurements indicate that the viscoelasticity of the plasma might even lead to viscoelastic instabilities under certain conditions. Our findings show that the viscoelastic properties of plasma should not be ignored in future studies on blood flow.
M. Brust; C. Schaefer; L. Pan; M. Garcia; P. E. Arratia; C Wagner
Photovoltaic Cells
Photovoltaic (PV) cells, or solar cells, take advantage of the photoelectric effect to produce electricity. PV cells are the building blocks of all PV systems because they are the devices that...
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Red-Shift Distribution of Gamma-ray Bursts and Their Progenitors
Gamma ray bursts have been divided into two classes, long-soft gamma ray burst and short-hard gamma ray burst according to the bimodal distribution in duration time. Due to the harder spectrum and the lack of afterglows of short-hard bursts in optical and radio observations, different progenitors for short-hard bursts and long-soft bursts have been suggested. Based on the X-ray afterglow observation and the cumulative red-shift distribution of short-hard bursts, Nakar et al. (2006) found that the progenitors of short-hard bursts are consistent with old populations, such as mergers of binary neutron stars. Recently, the existence of two subclasses in long-soft bursts has been suggested after considering multiple characteristics of gamma-ray bursts, including fluences and the duration time. In this work, we extended the analysis of cumulative red-shift distribution to two possible subclasses in L-GRBs. We found that two possible subclass GRBs show different red-shift distributions, especially for red-shifts z > 1. Our results indicate that the accumulative red-shift distribution can be used as a tool to constrain the progenitor characteristics of possible subclasses in L-GRBs.
Soomin Jeong; Chang-Hwan Lee
On the stellar and baryonic mass fractions of central blue and red galaxies
By means of the abundance matching technique, we infer the local stellar and baryonic mass-halo mass (Ms-Mh and Mb-Mh) relation for central blue and red galaxies separately in the mass range Ms~10^8.5-10^12.0 Msun. The observational inputs are the SDSS central blue and red Galaxy Stellar Mass Functions reported in Yang et al. 2009, and the measured local gas mass-Ms relations for blue and red galaxies. For the Halo Mass Function associated to central blue galaxies, the distinct LCDM one is used and set up to exclude: (i) the observed group/cluster mass function (blue galaxies are rare as centers of groups/clusters), and (ii) halos with a central major merger at resdshifts z10^11.5 Msun, the Ms's of red galaxies tend to be higher than those of blue ones for a given Mh, the difference not being larger than 1.7. For Mh<10^11.5 Msun, this trend is inverted. For blue (red) galaxies: (a) the maximum value of fs=Ms/Mh is 0.021^{+0.016}_{-0.009} (0.034{+0.026}_{-0.015}) and it is attained atlog(Mh/Msun)~12.0 (log(...
Rodriguez-Puebla, A; Firmani, C; Colin, P
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Red-tailed Hawk home range, habitat use, and activity patterns in north-central Puerto Rico.
??I determined abundance, movement and activity patterns of the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis jamaicensis, RTHA) in R�o Abajo Forest, Puerto Rico and surrounding lands during� (more)
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Redding Regional High Redding Regional High School Science Bowl National Science Bowl® (NSB) NSB Home About High School High School Students High School Coaches High School Regionals High School Rules, Forms, and Resources Middle School Attending National Event Volunteers 2013 Competition Results News Media WDTS Home Contact Information National Science Bowl® U.S. Department of Energy SC-27/ Forrestal Building 1000 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20585 P: 202-586-6702 E: email@example.com California Regions Redding Regional High School Science Bowl Print Text Size: A A A RSS Feeds FeedbackShare Page Regional Coordinator Information Name: Matt Madison Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Regional Event Information Date: Saturday, March 1, 2014 Maximum Number of Teams: 28 Maximum Number of Teams per School: 3
Quantitative cerebral blood flow with optical coherence tomography
Absolute measurements of cerebral blood flow (CBF) are an important endpoint in studies of cerebral pathophysiology. Currently no accepted method exists for in vivo longitudinal monitoring of CBF with high resolution in ...
Srinivasan, Vivek J.
Effects of Electromagnetic Stimulation on Cell Density and Neural Markers in Murine Enteric Cell Cultures
Availability of adult stem cells from several organs like bone marrow, umbilical cord blood or peripheral blood has become a powerful therapeutic tool for many chronic diseases. Potential of adult stem cells for regeneration extents to other tissues among them the nervous system. However two obstacles should be resolved before such cells could be currently applied in clinical practice: a) slow growth rate and b) ability to form enough dense colonies in order to populate a specific injury or cellular deficiency. Many approaches have been explored as genetic differentiation programs, growth factors, and supplemented culture media, among others. Electromagnetic field stimulation of differentiation, proliferation, migration, and particularly on neurogenesis is little known. Since the biological effects of ELF-EMF are well documented, we hypothesize ELF-EMF could affect growth and maturation of stem cells derived of enteric tissue.
Carreon-Rodriguez, A.; Belkind-Gerson, J. [Centro de Investigacion sobre Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (Mexico); Serrano-Luna, G. [Seccion de Bioelectronica, Departamento de Ingenieria Electrica, CINVESTAV-IPN (Mexico); Canedo-Dorantes, L. [Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos (Mexico)
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization - KVM-based infrastructure services at BNL
Over the past 18 months, BNL has moved a large percentage of its Linux-based servers and services into a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) environment. This presentation will address our approach to virtualization, critical decision points, and a discussion of our implementation. Specific topics will include an overview of hardware and software requirements, networking, and storage; discussion of the decision of Red Hat solution over competing products (VMWare, Xen, etc); details on some of the features of RHEV - both current and on their roadmap; Review of performance and reliability gains since deployment completion; path forward for RHEV at BNL and caveats and potential problems.
Cortijo, D.
The Araucaria Project: Dependence of mean K, J, and I absolute magnitudes of red clump stars on metallicity and age
(Abridged) We present results of deep near-infrared JK imaging of LMC, SMC, and the Carina and Fornax dwarf galaxies. A comparison of the extinction-corrected K-band red clump star magnitudes with the tip of the red giant branch magnitude, the mean RR Lyrae star V-band magnitude, and the mean K-band magnitude of Cepheid variables at a period of 10 days (for the LMC and SMC) strongly suggest that the red clump star absolute K-band magnitude has a very low (if any) dependence on metallicity over the broad range of metallicities covered by our target galaxies. This finding is in contrast to the mean I-band and J-band red clump star magnitudes, which do have a clear metallicity dependence which we calibrate from our data. Excellent agreement with the former calibration of the red clump I-band magnitude dependence on metallicity of Udalski is found from our new data. We use the Galactic cluster K-band red clump star data of Grocholski and Sarajedini to demonstrate that the K-band red clump star absolute magnitude also has very little (if any) dependence on age. The present study therefore provides clear evidence that the mean K-band magnitude of red clump stars is an excellent distance indicator, with very small (if any) population corrections to be applied over a large range in metallicity and age. Comparing derived distances to those coming from the observed mean I-band magnitudes of the red clump stars, we find evidence that there is likely to be a problem in the photometric calibration of the local, solar neighborhood red clump star K-band or I-band magnitudes which amounts to some 0.2 mag. A re-determination of the absolute photometric calibration of the Hipparcos-observed nearby red clump stars seems necessary to resolve this problem.
G. Pietrzy{?}ski; W. Gieren; A. Udalski
It has been previously determined that there is a highly significant correlation between the spectral index from 10 GHz to 1350 A and the amount of excess luminosity in the red wing of quasar C IV {lambda}1549 broad emission lines (BELs). Ostensibly, the prominence of the red excess is associated with the radio jet emission mechanism and is most pronounced for lines of sight close to the jet axis. Studying the scant significant differences in the UV spectra of radio-loud and radio-quiet quasars might provide vital clues to the origin of the unknown process that creates powerful relativistic jets that appear in only about 10% of quasars. In this study, the phenomenon is explored with multi-epoch observations of the Mg II {lambda}2798 broad line in 3C 279 which has one of the largest known red wing excesses in a quasar spectrum. The amount of excess that is detected appears to be independent of all directly observed optical continuum, radio, or submillimeter properties (fluxes or polarizations). The only trend that occurs in this sparse data is: the stronger the BEL, the larger the fraction of flux that resides in the red wing. It is concluded that more monitoring is needed and spectropolarimetry with a large telescope is essential during low states to understand more.
Punsly, Brian, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [1415 Granvia Altamira, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 (United States); ICRANet, Piazza della Repubblica 10, I-65100 Pescara (Italy)
Statistics of Wind over the Red Sea with Application to the Exodus Question
This paper supplements an earlier article by Nof and Paldor that offered a possible explanation for the biblical crossing of the Red Sea in terms of natural phenomena. In that article, it was suggested that sustained winds (of 20 m s?1) could ...
Near-field scattering from red pigment particles: Absorption and spectral dependence
cornea,5 the effi- ciency of phosphors,6 and the appearance of reflective dis- play materials,7 paint,8Near-field scattering from red pigment particles: Absorption and spectral dependence L. E. Mc of pigment particles embedded in a transparent resin, the optical characteristics of the resulting film
French, Roger H.
Atmospheric Forcing of the Winter Air�Sea Heat Fluxes over the Northern Red Sea
The influence of the atmospheric circulation on the winter air�sea heat fluxes over the northern Red Sea is investigated during the period 1985�2011. The analysis based on daily heat flux values reveals that most of the net surface heat exchange ...
Vassilis P. Papadopoulos; Yasser Abualnaja; Simon A. Josey; Amy Bower; Dionysios E. Raitsos; Harilaos Kontoyiannis; Ibrahim Hoteit
Protect and Restore Red River Watershed, 2007-2008 Annual Report.
The Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Watershed Division approaches watershed restoration with a ridge-top to ridge-top approach. The Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) and the Nez Perce National Forest (NPNF) have formed a partnership in completing watershed restoration activities, and through this partnership more work is accomplished by sharing funding and resources in our effort. The Nez Perce Tribe began watershed restoration projects within the Red River Watershed of the South Fork Clearwater River in 2001. Progress has been made in restoring the watershed through road decommissioning and culvert replacement. From completing a watershed assessment to two NEPA efforts and a final stream restoration design, we will begin the effort of restoring the mainstem channel of Red River to provide spawning and rearing habitat for anadromous and resident fish species. Roads have been surveyed and prioritized for removal or improvement as well as culverts being prioritized for replacement to accommodate fish passage throughout the watershed. Another major, and extremely, important component of this project is the Red River Meadow Conservation Easement. We have begun the process of pursuing a conservation easement on approximately 270 acres of prime meadow habitat (Red River runs through this meadow and is prime spawning and rearing habitat).
Bransford, Stephanie [Nez Perce Tribe Fisheries/Watershed Program
Red Mountain is one of several hundred cinder cones within a swath of volcanic
that extends 50 miles eastward from Williams, Arizona, through Flagstaff to the canyon of the Little Colorado RTMENT OF AGRICULT URE U S This aerial view of Red Mountain cinder cone in northern Arizona shows crystals erode out of its walls. Studies by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Northern Arizona University
Fleskes, Joe
Chatter on the red: what hazards threat reveals about the social life of microblogged information
This paper considers a subset of the computer-mediated communication (CMC) that took place during the flooding of the Red River Valley in the US and Canada in March and April 2009. Focusing on the use of Twitter, a microblogging service, we identified ... Keywords: computer-mediated communication, crisis informatics, disaster, emergency, microblogging, risk communication
Kate Starbird; Leysia Palen; Amanda L. Hughes; Sarah Vieweg
The interspecific biomassdensity relationship for terrestrial plants: where do clonal red seaweeds
The interspecific biomass±density relationship for terrestrial plants: where do clonal red seaweeds (or ramet, for clonal plants) density is negatively related to stand biomass. Stand biomass and ramet biomass was higher than average values expected from the terrestrial interspecific biomass
Scrosati, Ricardo
Infra-red detector and method of making and using same
A low-cost infra-red detector is disclosed including a method of making and using the same. The detector employs a substrate, a filtering layer, a converting layer, and a diverter to be responsive to wavelengths up to about 1600 nm. The detector is useful for a variety of applications including spectroscopy, imaging, and defect detection.
Craig, Richard A. (Richland, WA); Griffin, Jeffrey W. (Kennewick, WA)
Mixing and Entrainment in the Red Sea Outflow Plume. Part I: Plume Structure
When the salty and heavy water of the Red Sea exits from the Strait of Bab el Mandeb, it continues downslope into the Gulf of Aden mainly along two channels. The 130-km-long �Northern Channel� (NC) is topographically confined and is typically ...
Hartmut Peters; William E. Johns; Amy S. Bower; David M. Fratantoni
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Density and Centripet Demonstration Density and Centripet Demonstration Name: Howard Status: teacher Grade: 4-5 Location: CT Country: USA Date: Spring 2012 Question: I am trying to create a teaching tool that shows how blood separates in a centrifuge. I want to be able to shake up three liquids in a sealed jar and then have them separate into three component levels after a minute or so--like blood does in a centrifuge. I can do this with water and red food coloring (representing red blood cells) and vegetable oil (representing blood plasma), but I cannot figure out what a third white liquid (representing white blood cells) would be and that third liquid needs to float above the water. Any ideas? Replies: Use a solid material to represent blood cells and dye your water white. Maybe a fine red sand for blood cells?
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Genetic characterization of red rice (Oryza sativa L.) and control in imidazolinone tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Red rice from the southern United States was collected and analyzed using Simple Sequence Length Polymorphism (SSLP) markers in an effort to test the assumption that red rice is Oryza sativa ssp. indica. The 18 markers used are distributed across all 12 chromosomes of the rice genome and can be used to distinguish between sibling cultivars. The results indicate that traditional classification of red rice based on morphological characteristics alone is inadequate. Some red rice was closely related to Oryza sativa ssp. indica, while other red rice was more closely related to Oryza sativa ssp. japonica. Some red rice samples collected from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are very closely related to the noxious weed, Oryza rufipogon accession IRGC 105491. This research revealed that different classes of red rice are intermingled across the southern United States rice belt. Within individual commercial production fields, Oryza sativa ssp. indica-like red rice and Oryza rufipogon-like red rice can be found within a single 9 m� collection site. In 2000 and 2001, studies were conducted at several locations across the Texas rice-producing region with imidazolinone tolerant rice to determine the most efficacious sequential application rate and timing of imazethapyr for control of red rice and other weeds. At Beaumont, red rice and barnyardgrass control was greater than 94% with 0.07, 0.09 and 0.10 kg/ha preplant incorporated or preemergence followed by at least 0.04 kg/ha early postemergence on a clay soil. Broadleaf signalgrass control near Eagle Lake showed that preplant incorporated and preemergence applications followed by early postemergence applications provided greater than 86% control in 2000, and greater than 90% control in 2001. Sequential postemergence applications at Beaumont resulted in greater than 95% red rice and barnyardgrass control when 0.04 kg/ha late postemergence followed any early postemergence application. Sequential postemergence applications controlled broadleaf signalgrass greater than 98% in both years. Red rice control at Lissie on a fine sandy loam soil was at least 98% with all sequential treatments. Crop injury was found to be a function of the postemergence application in all studies. Crop yields were not reduced by early season crop injury from imazethapyr applications, regardless of soil type.
Ottis, Brian Vance
Radiohalogenated thienylethylamine derivatives for evaluating local cerebral blood flow
An improved method of chemical synthesis of radiohalogenated thienylethylamine derivatives useful in brain imaging is described. These 5-halo-thiophene-2-isopropyl amines readily cross the blood- brain barrier and are retained in the brain for a sufficient length of time to allow evaluation of regional blood flow in the cerebrum. The advantages of the invention include a simpler synthesis route and a final compound which is less diluted with nonradioactive halogen. Use of this invention will allow clearer radioimaging or lower radiation doses to the patient, depending on the objective. 2 figs., 1 tab. (MHB)
Goodman, M.M.; Knapp, F.F. Jr.
Effects of lysine nutrition on production characteristics and ammonia excretion of red drum Sciaenops ocellatus
The red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) has traditionally been an important commercial and recreational fish species in the Gulf of Mexico; therefore, its aquacultural production for food and for stock enhancement continues to develop. The minimum dietary lysine requirement of juvenile red drum was previously quantified to be 1.55% of a 35% crude protein (CP) diet (4.4% of dietary protein). However, red drum are usually fed diets containing 40 to 50% CP under commercial production. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to reevaluate the dietary lysine requirement of red drum as a function of dietary CP, and determine the effects of dietary manipulations on ammonia excretion. Control diets at 35 and 45% CP contained only the intact protein provided by a 50/50 mixture of red drum muscle and wheat gluten. Four experimental diets at each CP level contained the mixture (64% of CP) and crystalline amino acids (34% of CP) to provide lysine levels above and below the previously determined requirement. Each diet was fed to triplicate groups of 20 juvenile red drum initially averaging 3.4 g/fish in 110-l aquaria containing brackish (7ppt) water at 27�1 �C and operated in a recirculating mode. Diets were fed at a fixed rate approaching apparent satiation twice daily for 6 weeks after which total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) excretion at 4-h postprandial was determined. Diets supplemented with crystalline amino acids supported similar weight gain (94 - 98%) as that obtained by fish fed control diets with intact protein. Based on weight gain, protein efficiency ratio (PER), and protein conversion efficiency (PCE) data, the minimum dietary lysine requirement was not influenced by dietary CP. Broken-line regression analysis of weight gain data of fish fed increments of lysine in both 35 and 45% CP diets yielded a lysine requirement estimate of 1.49�0.07% of diet, confirming the previously determined value. Weight gain and TAN excretion were significantly (P#0.05) higher in fish fed the 45% CP diets while PER and PCE values were significantly reduced. Lysine deficiency also resulted in elevated ammonia excretion, but significant reductions were not achieved when dietary lysine was at or above the established requirement.
Webb, Kenneth Ashley
New Statistical Methods for Allometry with Application to Florida Red-Winged Blackbirds Author(s): James E. Mosimann and Frances C. James
New Statistical Methods for Allometry with Application to Florida Red-Winged Blackbirds Author FOR ALLOMETRY WITH APPLICATION TO FLORIDA RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS JAMES E. MOSIMANN AND FRANCES C. JAMES1 Division- tistical methods for the study of size and shape, and use these methods to study the morphology of red-winged
Weston, Ken
Microsoft Word - CX-Franklin-BadgerCanyonGrandview-RedMtnsDisconnectSwitch_WEB.docx
8, 2012 8, 2012 REPLY TO ATTN OF: KEPR-4 SUBJECT: Environmental Clearance Memorandum Richard Heredia Project Manager - TEP-TPP-1 Proposed Action: Franklin-Badger Canyon and Grandview-Red Mountain switch replacements PP&A Project No.: 2,349 / 2,350 Categorical Exclusion Applied (from Subpart D, 10 C.F.R. Part 1021): B1.3 Routine maintenance Location: Benton County, Washington Proposed by: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Description of the Proposed Action: BPA proposes to replace disconnect switches and related equipment on the Franklin-Badger Canyon No.2 and Grandview-Red Mountain No.1 115- kilovolt transmission lines. The switch stands will be replaced in the same locations as the existing structures, and related load break equipment will be upgraded in-kind to existing. Both
Solar-like oscillations in subgiant and red-giant stars: mixed modes
Thanks to significant improvements in high-resolution spectrographs and the launch of dedicated space missions MOST, CoRoT and Kepler, the number of subgiants and red-giant stars with detected oscillations has increased significantly over the last decade. The amount of detail that can now be resolved in the oscillation patterns does allow for in-depth investigations of the internal structures of these stars. One phenomenon that plays an important role in such studies are mixed modes. These are modes that carry information of the inner radiative region as well as from the convective outer part of the star allowing to probe different depths of the stars. Here, we describe mixed modes and highlight some recent results obtained using mixed modes observed in subgiants and red-giant stars.
Hekker, S
A red supergiant nebula at 25 micron: arcsecond scale mass-loss asymmetries of mu Cep
We present diffraction limited (0.6") 24.5micron Subaru/COMICS images of the red supergiant mu Cep. We report the detection of a circumstellar nebula, that was not detected at shorter wavelengths. It extends to a radius of at least 6" in the thermal infrared. On these angular scales, the nebula is roughly spherical, in contrast, it displays a pronounced asymmetric morphology closer in. We simultaneously model the azimuthally averaged intensity profile of the nebula and the observed spectral energy distribution using spherical dust radiative transfer models. The models indicate a constant mass-loss process over the past 1000 years, for mass-loss rates a few times 10^(-7) Msun/yr. This work supports the idea that at least part of the asymmetries in shells of evolved massive stars and supernovae may be due to the mass-loss process in the red supergiant phase.
W. J. de Wit; R. D. Oudmaijer; T. Fujiyoshi; M. G. Hoare; M. Honda; H. Kataza; T. Miyata; Y. K. Okamoto; T. Onaka; S. Sako; T. Yamashita
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Fuel Cells
Fuel Cells Fuel Cells Converting chemical energy of hydrogenated fuels into electricity Project Description Invented in 1839, fuels cells powered the Gemini and Apollo space missions, as well as the space shuttle. Although fuel cells have been successfully used in such applications, they have proven difficult to make more cost-effective and durable for commercial applications, particularly for the rigors of daily transportation. Since the 1970s, scientists at Los Alamos have managed to make various scientific breakthroughs that have contributed to the development of modern fuel cell systems. Specific efforts include the following: * Finding alternative and more cost-effective catalysts than platinum. * Enhancing the durability of fuel cells by developing advanced materials and
Relationship of Course Woody Debris to Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Prey Diversity and Abundance
The abundance of diversity of prey commonly used by the red-cockaded woodpecker were monitored in experimental plots in which course woody debris was manipulated. In one treatment, all the woody debris over four inches was removed. In the second treatment, the natural amount of mortality remained intact. The overall diversity of prey was unaffected; however, wood roaches were significantly reduced by removal of woody debris. The latter suggests that intensive utilizations or harvesting practices may reduce foraging.
Horn, G.S.
Integrated software has been written that comprises the tool kit for the Intelligent Computing System (ICS). The software tools in ICS have been developed for characterization of reservoir properties and evaluation of hydrocarbon potential using a combination of inter-disciplinary data sources such as geophysical, geologic and engineering variables. The ICS tools provide a means for logical and consistent reservoir characterization and oil reserve estimates. The tools can be broadly characterized as (1) clustering tools, (2) neural solvers, (3) multiple-linear regression, (4) entrapment-potential calculator and (5) file utility tools. ICS tools are extremely flexible in their approach and use, and applicable to most geologic settings. The tools are primarily designed to correlate relationships between seismic information and engineering and geologic data obtained from wells, and to convert or translate seismic information into engineering and geologic terms or units. It is also possible to apply ICS in a simple framework that may include reservoir characterization using only engineering, seismic, or geologic data in the analysis. ICS tools were developed and tested using geophysical, geologic and engineering data obtained from an exploitation and development project involving the Red River Formation in Bowman County, North Dakota and Harding County, South Dakota. Data obtained from 3D seismic surveys, and 2D seismic lines encompassing nine prospective field areas were used in the analysis. The geologic setting of the Red River Formation in Bowman and Harding counties is that of a shallow-shelf, carbonate system. Present-day depth of the Red River formation is approximately 8000 to 10,000 ft below ground surface. This report summarizes production results from well demonstration activity, results of reservoir characterization of the Red River Formation at demonstration sites, descriptions of ICS tools and strategies for their application.
Mark A. Sippel; William C. Carrigan; Kenneth D. Luff; Lyn Canter
Fuel Cells Fuel Cells The Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program is responsible for coordinating Federal efforts to facilitate development of a commercially relevant and robust solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. Specific objectives include achieving an efficiency of greater than 60 percent, meeting a stack cost target of $175 per kW, and demonstrating lifetime performance degradation of less than 0.2 percent per
Fuel cells are an emerging technology that can provide heat and electricity for buildings and electrical power for vehicles and electronic devices.
Electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell is disclosed that has a lithium anode, a thionyl chloride depolarizer and a sulphur dioxide passivation control agent which further includes having the pressure relieved to substantially reduce the internal pressure of the cell. The internal cell pressure is relieved by venting for sufficient time at an elevated temperature to reduce the internal cell pressure to less than five psi at room temperature, preferably by a plurality of venting cycles and a temperature ranging from room temperature to the elevated temperature. Normally, the elevated temperature ranges from at least 100/sup 0/ to greater than 150/sup 0/ F.
Chua, D.L.; Garoutte, K.F.; Levy, L.L.
The Large-scale Distribution of Cool Gas around Luminous Red Galaxies
We present a measurement of the correlation function between luminous red galaxies and cool gas traced by Mg II \\lambda \\lambda 2796, 2803 absorption, on scales ranging from about 30 kpc to 20 Mpc. The measurement is based on cross-correlating the positions of about one million red galaxies at z~0.5 and the flux decrements induced in the spectra of about 10^5 background quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We find that: (i) This galaxy-gas correlation reveals a change of slope on scales of about 1 Mpc, consistent with the expected transition from a dark matter halo dominated environment to a regime where clustering is dominated by halo-halo correlations. Assuming that, on average, the distribution of Mg II gas follows that of dark matter up to a gas-to-mass ratio, we find the standard halo model to provide an accurate description of the gas distribution over three orders of magnitude in scale. Within this framework we estimate the average host halo mass of luminous red galaxies to be about 10^{13.5} M_s...
Zhu, Guangtun; Bizyaev, Dmitry; Brewington, Howard; Ebelke, Garrett; Ho, Shirley; Kinemuchi, Karen; Malanushenko, Viktor; Malanushenko, Elena; Marchante, Moses; More, Surhud; Oravetz, Daniel; Pan, Kaike; Petitjean, Patrick; Simmons, Audrey
The copper artifact assemblage from an Ottoman period shipwreck in the Red Sea
This thesis is a study of a group of copper alloy artifacts excavated from an 18th-century shipwreck in the Red Sea. The shipwreck is located near Sadana Island off the Egyptian coast and is hence referred to as the Sadana Island shipwreck. The Sadana Island shipwreck provides important insight into the little known nature of maritime activity in the Red Sea region prior to the French invasion of Egypt. In addition to the historical background of Red Sea seafaring, the accounts of contemporary European travelers are examined. These accounts are unique descriptions of seafaring, trade, and travel during this time. The excavation of the shipwreck by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA-Egypt) is discussed followed by a catalogue of the recovered copper alloy objects. The copper alloy artifact assemblage consists mainly of utilitarian galleyware and presents a glimpse into the shipboard lives of the crew. The types represented are common, everyday wares but have never before been documented. Although these types have been used for centuries and are still seen today, their utilitarian nature and basic designs have not attracted any scholarly attention prior to this thesis.
Willis, Kathryn Ewalt
Models of Flow-Induced Loading on Blood Cells in Laminar and ...
prosthetic heart valve, using the energy spectral density measured by Liu et al. ..... relative intensity of turbulence at different length scales and frequencies must
Systematic engineering of 3D pluripotent stem cell niches to guide blood development
media or macroenvironment. Taking advantage of the capacity for microenvironmental control from within with respect to micro and macroenvironments. Reprod Domest Anim 2010;45(5):e138e45. [34] Groebe K, Mueller
Zandstra, Peter W.
Intensity and duration of blood flow reduction and cell death through necrosis or apoptosis during acute
-754, U.Bossel, Oberrohrdorf, Switzerland (1994) [10] F. Mauvy, C. Lalanne, J-M. Bassat, J-C. Grenier, H.C. Grenier Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB-CNRS) Université de Bordeaux 1, Av-P.Manaud, P.Dordor and J-C.Grenier, "Oxygen electrode reaction on Nd2NiO4+ cathode materials: impedance
Red grouper is an economically important species of the southeast United States and in particular the Gulf of Mexico. Red grouper are highly territorial and often remain at the same site for long periods of
the Gulf of Mexico. Red grouper are highly territorial and often remain at the same site for long periods in shallow waters of the Florida Keys and in adults offshore in marine reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr
Watson, Craig A.
Fuel Cell Technologies Office: Fuel Cell Animation
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SHASTA COUNTY The Shasta County Jail is a 115,035 square-foot facility located in Redding. Built in
SHASTA COUNTY The Shasta County Jail is a 115,035 square-foot facility located in Redding. Built in 1984, this facility has an 11-story jail wing attached to a two-story County administrative wing
The response of the Red Sea to a strong wind jet near the Tokar Gap in summer
Remote sensing and in situ observations are used to investigate the ocean response to the Tokar Wind Jet in the Red Sea. The wind jet blows down the pressure gradient through the Tokar Gap on the Sudanese coast, at about ...
Zhai, Ping, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dynamics of the green and red upconversion emissions in Yb3+-Er3+-Codoped Y2O3 nanorods
Efficient green and red upconversion emission in Y2O3:Yb3+, Er3+ nanorods under 978nm radiation excitation is achieved. Experimental effective lifetimes, luminescent emissions, and nanorod sizes depend strongly ...
O. Meza; L. A. Diaz-Torres; P. Salas; C. Angeles-Chavez; A. Mart�nez; J. Morales; J. Oliva
Potential Vorticity and Layer Thickness Variations in the Flow around Jupiter's Great Red Spot and White Oval BC
Layer thickness variations in Jupiter's atmosphere are investigated by treating potential vorticity as a conserved tracer. Starting with the horizontal velocity field measured from Voyager images, fluid trajectories around the Great Red Spot (GRS)...
Red Snapper Ecology and Fisheries in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Based on a symposium held in San
Red Snapper Ecology and Fisheries in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Based on a symposium held in San in the Gulf of Mexico, which is the subject of this vol- ume. The book includes contributions from experts
Aguirre, Windsor E.
Mar 5, 2013... residue in water with flue gas, produced from direct oil burning. ... information and data on the enterprise of VAL's Refinery towards the�...
Natural Reds
Europeans discovered the only chemical, tin oxide, that would deposit the pigment on wool or other fiber so that it would not wash off. Eventually the bugs were imported and...
Materials Science » Materials Science » Fuel Cells Fuel Cells Research into alternative forms of energy, especially energy security, is one of the major national security imperatives of this century. Get Expertise Melissa Fox Applied Energy Email Catherine Padro Sensors & Electrochemical Devices Email Fernando Garzon Sensors & Electrochemical Devices Email Piotr Zelenay Sensors & Electrochemical Devices Email Rod Borup Sensors & Electrochemical Devices Email Karen E. Kippen Experimental Physical Sciences Email Like a battery, a fuel cell consists of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte-in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, the separator is made of a thin polymeric membrane. Unlike a battery, a fuel cell does not need recharging-it continues to produce electricity as long as fuel flows
Noninvasive Imaging of Administered Progenitor Cells
The objective of this research grant was to develop an approach for labeling progenitor cells, specifically those that we had identified as being able to replace ischemic heart cells, so that the distribution could be followed non-invasively. In addition, the research was aimed at determining whether administration of progenitor cells resulted in improved myocardial perfusion and function. The efficiency and toxicity of radiolabeling of progenitor cells was to be evaluated. For the proposed clinical protocol, subjects with end-stage ischemic coronary artery disease were to undergo a screening cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scan using N-13 ammonia to delineate myocardial perfusion and function. If they qualified based on their PET scan, they would undergo an in-hospital protocol whereby CD34+ cells were stimulated by the administration of granulocytes-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). CD34+ cells would then be isolated by apharesis, and labeled with indium-111 oxine. Cells were to be re-infused and subjects were to undergo single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanning to evaluate uptake and distribution of labeled progenitor cells. Three months after administration of progenitor cells, a cardiac PET scan was to be repeated to evaluate changes in myocardial perfusion and/or function. Indium oxine is a radiopharmaceutical for labeling of autologous lymphocytes. Indium-111 (In-111) decays by electron capture with a t{sub �} of 67.2 hours (2.8 days). Indium forms a saturated complex that is neutral, lipid soluble, and permeates the cell membrane. Within the cell, the indium-oxyquinolone complex labels via indium intracellular chelation. Following leukocyte labeling, ~77% of the In-111 is incorporated in the cell pellet. The presence of red cells and /or plasma reduces the labeling efficacy. Therefore, the product needed to be washed to eliminate plasma proteins. This repeated washing can damage cells. The CD34 selected product was a 90-99% pure population of leukocytes. Viability was assessed using Trypan blue histological analysis. We successfully isolated and labeled ~25-30 x 10{sup 7} CD34+ lymphocytes in cytokine mobilized progenitor cell apharesis harvests. Cells were also subjected to a stat gram stain to look for bacterial contamination, stat endotoxin LAL to look for endotoxin contamination, flow cytometry for evaluation of the purity of the cells and 14-day sterility culture. Colony forming assays confirm the capacity of these cells to proliferate and function ex-vivo with CFU-GM values of 26 colonies/ 1 x 10{sup 4} cells plated and 97% viability in cytokine augmented methylcellulose at 10-14 days in CO{sub 2} incubation. We developed a closed-processing system for the product labeling prior to infusion to maintain autologous cell integrity and sterility. Release criteria for the labeled product were documented for viability, cell count and differential, and measured radiolabel. We were successful in labeling the cells with up to 500 uCi/10{sup 8} cells, with viability of >98%. However, due to delays in getting the protocol approved by the FDA, the cells were not infused in humans in this location (although we did successfully use CD34+ cells in humans in a study in Australia). The approach developed should permit labeling of progenitor cells that can be administered to human subjects for tracking. The labeling approach should be useful for all progenitor cell types, although this would need to be verified since different cell lines may have differential radiosensitivity.
Steven R Bergmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Lead levels in whole blood of New Zealand domestic animals
A survey of whole-blood lead in domestic animals of New Zealand was conducted. 1142 animals were examined (252 cattle, 113 cats, 271 dogs, 258 horses, and 248 sheep). Data was analyzed as to age, sex, breed and animals known to be poisoned. Variations in lead concentration with different environments were noted with special reference to elevated lead in animals near automobile service stations, which could indicate potential danger to humans working in such areas.
Ward, N.I.; Brooks, R.R.; Roberts, E.
Concentration of Ca in blood of amateur runners using NAA
In this study the Ca levels were determined in amateur runners blood at LABEX (Laboratorio de Bioquimica do Exercicio - UNICAMP, Brazil), using Neutron Activation Analyses (NAA) technique. The range established at rest (162 - 410 mgL{sup -1}) when compared with control group (51 - 439 mgL{sup -1}) suggests that there is a dependency of these limits in the function of the adopted physical training.
Kovacs, L.; Zamboni, C. B.; Metairon, S. [Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (IPEN / CNEN - SP) - Centro do Reator de Pesquisas Av. Professor Lineu Prestes, 2242 - 05508-000 Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil); Nunes, L. A. S.; Lourenco, T. F.; Macedo, D. V. [Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP - Laboratorio de Bioquimica do Exercicio - LABEX Cidade Universitaria 13083-970 - Campinas, SP Brazil - Caixa-Postal: 6109 (Brazil)
Cell Image Visualization
... Biological cell image analysis projects include methods to measure cell segmentation accuracy and new segmentation methods to track live cells. ...
Multiscale simulations of blood-flow: from a platelet to an artery
We review our recent advances on multiscale modeling of blood flow including blood rheology. We focus on the objectives, methods, computational complexity and overall methodology for simulations at the level of glycocalyx (visualization, parallel computing, task parallelism
Leopold Grinberg; Mingge Deng; Huan Lei; Joseph A. Insley; George Em Karniadakis
Single-use lancet and capillary loading mechanism for complete blood count point of care device
As part of the development of a point of care complete blood count device, I designed a single use lancet integrated with a blood collection mechanism and interface and successfully tested a prototype. High speed video was ...
Zimmerman, Julia C
Cell mitosis
of the nuclear membrane in each of the daughter cells would conclude the cycle. Chromatin needs to uncoil and key genes become active again via transcription of mRNA. Lou...
An electrochemical cell is described having a bimodal positive electrode, a negative electrode of an alkali metal, and a compatible electrolyte including an alkali metal salt molten at the cell operating temperature. The positive electrode has an electrochemically active layer of at least one transition metal chloride at least partially present as a charging product, and additives of bromide and/or iodide and sulfur in the positive electrode or the electrolyte. Electrode volumetric capacity is in excess of 400 Ah/cm{sup 3}; the cell can be 90% recharged in three hours and can operate at temperatures below 160 C. There is also disclosed a method of reducing the operating temperature and improving the overall volumetric capacity of an electrochemical cell and for producing a positive electrode having a BET area greater than 6{times}10{sup 4}cm{sup 2}/g of Ni. 6 figs.
Redey, L.I.; Vissers, D.R.; Prakash, J.
An electrochemical cell having a bimodal positive electrode, a negative electrode of an alkali metal, and a compatible electrolyte including an alkali metal salt molten at the cell operating temperature. The positive electrode has an electrochemically active layer of at least one transition metal chloride at least partially present as a charging product, and additives of bromide and/or iodide and sulfur in the positive electrode or the electrolyte. Electrode volumetric capacity is in excess of 400 Ah/cm.sup.3 ; the cell can be 90% recharged in three hours and can operate at temperatures below 160.degree. C. There is also disclosed a method of reducing the operating temperature and improving the overall volumetric capacity of an electrochemical cell and for producing a positive electrode having a BET area greater than 6.times.10.sup.4 cm.sup.2 /g of Ni.
Redey, Laszlo I. (Downers Grove, IL); Vissers, Donald R. (Naperville, IL); Prakash, Jai (Downers Grove, IL)
Redey, Laszlo I. (6851 Carpenter St., Downers Grove, IL 60516); Vissers, Donald R. (611 Clover Ct., Naperville, IL 60540); Prakash, Jai (2205 Arbor Cir. 8, Downers Grove, IL 60515)
Load cell
A load cell combines the outputs of a plurality of strain gauges to measure components of an applied load. Combination of strain gauge outputs allows measurement of any of six load components without requiring complex machining or mechanical linkages to isolate load components. An example six axis load cell produces six independent analog outputs, each directly proportional to one of the six general load components. 16 figs.
Spletzer, B.L.
A load cell combines the outputs of a plurality of strain gauges to measure components of an applied load. Combination of strain gauge outputs allows measurement of any of six load components without requiring complex machining or mechanical linkages to isolate load components. An example six axis load cell produces six independent analog outputs which can be combined to determine any one of the six general load components.
Spletzer, Barry L. (Albuquerque, NM)
A load cell combines the outputs of a plurality of strain gauges to measure components of an applied load. Combination of strain gauge outputs allows measurement of any of six load components without requiring complex machining or mechanical linkages to isolate load components. An example six axis load cell produces six independent analog outputs, each directly proportional to one of the six general load components.
An electrochemical cell having an alkali metal negative electrode such as sodium and a positive electrode including Ni or transition metals, separated by a .beta." alumina electrolyte and NaAlCl.sub.4 or other compatible material. Various concentrations of a bromine, iodine and/or sulfur containing additive and pore formers are disclosed, which enhance cell capacity and power. The pore formers may be the ammonium salts of carbonic acid or a weak organic acid or oxamide or methylcellulose.
The orbital angular momentum of a close-orbiting giant planet can be sufficiently large that, if transferred to the envelope of the host star during the red giant branch (RGB) evolution, it can spin-up the star's rotation to unusually large speeds. This spin-up mechanism is one possible explanation for the rapid rotators detected among the population of generally slow-rotating red giant stars. These rapid rotators thus comprise a unique stellar sample suitable for searching for signatures of planet accretion in the form of unusual stellar abundances due to the dissemination of the accreted planet in the stellar envelope. In this study, we look for signatures of replenishment in the Li abundances and (to a lesser extent) {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C, which are both normally lowered during RGB evolution. Accurate abundances were measured from high signal-to-noise echelle spectra for samples of both slow and rapid rotator red giant stars. We find that the rapid rotators are on average enriched in lithium compared to the slow rotators, but both groups of stars have identical distributions of {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C within our measurement precision. Both of these abundance results are consistent with the accretion of planets of only a few Jupiter masses. We also explore alternative scenarios for understanding the most Li-rich stars in our sample-particularly Li regeneration during various stages of stellar evolution. Finally, we find that our stellar samples show non-standard abundances even at early RGB stages, suggesting that initial protostellar Li abundances and {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C may be more variable than originally thought.
Carlberg, Joleen K. [Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015 (United States); Cunha, Katia; Smith, Verne V. [NOAO, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 (United States); Majewski, Steven R., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904 (United States)
Rapid rotation in field red giant stars is a relatively rare but well-studied phenomenon; here we investigate the potential role of planet accretion in spinning up these stars. Using Zahn's theory of tidal friction and stellar evolution models, we compute the decay of a planet's orbit into its evolving host star and the resulting transfer of angular momentum into the stellar convective envelope. This experiment assesses the frequency of planet ingestion and rapid rotation on the red giant branch (RGB) for a sample of 99 known exoplanet host stars. We find that the known exoplanets are indeed capable of creating rapid rotators; however, the expected fraction due to planet ingestion is only {approx} 10% of the total seen in surveys of present-day red giants. Of the planets ingested, we find that those with smaller initial semimajor axes are more likely to create rapid rotators because these planets are accreted when the stellar moment of inertia is smallest. We also find that many planets may be ingested prior to the RGB phase, contrary to the expectation that accretion would generally occur when the stellar radii expand significantly as giants. Finally, our models suggest that the rapid rotation signal from ingested planets is most likely to be seen on the lower RGB, which is also where alternative mechanisms for spin-up, e.g., angular momentum dredged up from the stellar core, do not operate. Thus, rapid rotators on the lower RGB are the best candidates to search for definitive evidence of systems that have experienced planet accretion.
Carlberg, Joleen K.; Majewski, Steven R.; Arras, Phil [Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904 (United States)], E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com
Temporal and spatial blood information estimation using Bayesian ICA in dynamic cerebral positron emission tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine technique that provides tomographic images of the distribution of positron-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. We have previously proposed a method for estimating an input blood curve based on a standard ... Keywords: Arterial blood sampling, Blood volume image, Ensemble learning, Independent component analysis, Positron emission tomography
Mika Naganawa; Yuichi Kimura; Kenji Ishii; Keiichi Oda; Kiichi Ishiwata
An approach to localize the retinal blood vessels using bit planes and centerline detection
The change in morphology, diameter, branching pattern or tortuosity of retinal blood vessels is an important indicator of various clinical disorders of the eye and the body. This paper reports an automated method for segmentation of blood vessels in ... Keywords: Bit plane slicing, Blood vessel segmentation, First order derivative of Gaussian, Image segmentation, Mathematical morphology, Medical imaging, Retinal image, Ocular fundus
M. M. Fraz; S. A. Barman; P. Remagnino; A. Hoppe; A. Basit; B. Uyyanonvara; A. R. Rudnicka; C. G. Owen
Venting and Rapid Recompression Increase Survival and Improve Recovery for Red Snapper with Barotrauma
Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, are the most economically important reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Population assessments that began in the mid-1980�s found red snapper to be severely overfished and lead to extensive regulations and harvest restrictions. As a result of these regulations many fish that are captured must be released and are known as regulatory discards. Red snapper live deep in the water column and when captured and rapidly brought to the surface they often suffer pressure-related injuries collectively known as barotrauma. These injuries include a distended abdomen and stomach eversion from the buccal cavity. High mortality of discards due to barotrauma injuries impedes recovery of the fishery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two techniques designed to minimize barotrauma-related mortality: venting and rapid recompression. In laboratory experiments using hyperbaric chambers, I assessed sublethal effects of barotrauma and subsequent survival rates of red snapper after single and multiple simulated capture events from pressures corresponding to 30 and 60 m. I evaluated the use of rapid recompression and venting to increase survival and improve recovery indices, including the ability to evade a simulated predator. A condition index of impairment, the barotrauma reflex (BtR) score, was used to assess sublethal external barotrauma injuries, reflex responses, and behavioral responses. Greater capture depths resulted in higher BtR scores (more impairment). Non-vented fish had higher BtR scores than vented fish after both single and multiple decompression events. All fish in vented treatments from 30 and 60 m depths had 100% survival after a single capture event. Non-vented fish had 67% survival after decompression from 30 m and 17% survival from 60 m. Behaviorally, non-vented fish showed greater difficulty achieving an upright orientation upon release and less ability to evade a simulated predator than vented fish. Rapid recompression also greatly improved survival compared to surface-released fish with 96% of all rapidly recompressed fish surviving. These results clearly show that venting or rapid recompression can be effective tools for alleviating barotrauma symptoms, improving predator evasion after a catch-and-release event, and increasing survival. Fisheries managers should encourage the use of either of these two techniques to aid in the recovery of this important fishery.
Drumhiller, Karen L
Independent Technical ({open_quotes}Red Team{close_quotes}) Reviews
Offices under the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM) in the Department of Energy (DOE) and some National Laboratories are using Independent Technical or {open_quotes}Red Team{close_quotes} Reviews to understand and improve the performance of major projects, major system acquisitions, programs and organizations. A core group formed in 1991 by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, has organized teams of commercial and private consultants to perform over fifteen Independent Technical Reviews (ITRs) throughout the DOE Complex. This paper discusses: review initiation, team formation, methodology, site response, and observations gathered over the past three years.
Thullen, P.; Bennett, D.R.; Kosiewicz, S.T. [Los Alamos National Labs., NM (United States); Weaver, D.L. [Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
A microfabricated deformability-based flow cytometer with application to malaria
Malaria resulting from Plasmodium falciparum infection is a major cause of human suffering and mortality. Red blood cell (RBC) deformability plays a major role in the pathogenesis of malaria. Here we introduce an automated ...
Bow, Hansen
ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVES WITH ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY AGAISNT PLASMODIUM falciparum DESIGNED WITH AID OF
the surface of infected red blood cells by inserting parasite proteins2 . Among the classes of drugs of diseases in People's Republica of China3, 4 . In this work, Quantum Chemical and Partial Least Squares (PLS
Ferreira, Márcia M. C.
Drinking Water Problems: Lead
Lead in drinking water can damage the brain, kidneys, nervous system and red blood cells. This publication explains how lead can enter drinking water, how to have your water tested, and how to eliminate lead from drinking water.
Dozier, Monty; McFarland, Mark L.
P LUS: A DVENT URES I N VET ERI NA RY M EDI CI NE s T RA NSF O R MI N G D A I RY FA R MS Boosting the
doxycycline make a difference? Maybe, but here was the catch: To slow IMHA's destruction of red blood cells- tion. How to get out of this catch-22? Start the doxycycline but "contin- ue to treat the IMHA because
Tufts University
Geometry-driven visualization of microscopic structures in biology
At a microscopic resolution, biological structures are composed of cells, red blood corpuscles (RBCs), cytoplasm and other microstructural components. There is a natural pattern in terms of distribution, arrangement and packing density of these components ...
Kishore Mosaliganti; Raghu Machiraju; Kun Huang; Gustavo Leone
Design and implement for diagnosis systems of hemorheology on blood viscosity syndrome based on GrC
This paper discusses the design and implement for the diagnosis software of blood flowing dynamic theory on blood viscosity syndrome (BVS). The BVS is a clinical syndrome caused by one or several blood viscosity factors. The software of diagnosis and ...
Qing Liu; Feng Jiang; Dayong Deng
Attempts were made to find out to what extent iodinated compounds are present in lyraph draining from the thyroid gland of the primate, by using baboons, Papio papio, which were injected with 50 to 200 mu C /sup 131/I 2 to 7 days before collection of lymph. Radioiodine was released from the thyroid gland of the baboon into the lymphatic vessels which drain the gland, as well as irto the thyroid venous blood. A high proportion, 90% or more, of the /sup 131/I appeared in the thyroid lymph in organically combined form. The concentration of /sup 131/I in the thyroid lymph was very much higher (10 to 100-fold) than that in the thyroid venous blood or in the peripheral blood. The administration of thyroidstimulating hormone (TSH) rnised the concertration of radioactivity in the thyroid lymph as well as in the thyroid venous blood and these separate effects of TSH appeared to be closely related processes. lt is known that physical or radiation damage to the thyroid gland may lead to the appearance of iodoprotein in the peripheral blood; however, it was possible to exclude the factor of physical daraage by collecting lynaph nt a distance from the gland. To avoid radiation damage, the doses of /sup 131/I used were lower than those generally used in experiments on the release of radioiodine from the thyroid gland. It was shown that if /sup 125/I was used instead of /sup 131/I, the radiation dose rate to the thyroid gland of a small animal can be reducec by a factor of about 25, and a preliminary study, in which /sup 125/I was used in the monkey, suggested that a similar release of radioiodine, in organic form, takes place into the thyroid lymph. It seems unlikely that such a very low radiation dose could damage the thyroid gland. Therefore, it was concluded that the release of iodinated compounds irto the lymphatics of the thyroid is a physiological phenomenon and that it is not due to damage to the gland. (BBB)
Daniel, P.M.; Gale, M.M.; Pratt, O.E.
This invention is comprised of an electrochemical cell has a layer-type or sandwich configuration with a Teflon center section that houses working, reference and counter electrodes and defines a relatively narrow electrolyte cavity. The center section is surrounded on both sides with thin Teflon membranes. The membranes are pressed in place by a pair of Teflon inner frames which are in turn supported by a pair of outer metal frames. The pair of inner and outer frames are provided with corresponding, appropriately shaped slits that are in plane generally transverse to the plane of the working electrode and permit X-ray beams to enter and exit the cell through the Teflon membranes that cover the slits so that the interface between the working electrode and the electrolyte within the cell may be analyzed by transmission geometry. In one embodiment, the center section consists of two parts, one on top of the other. Alternatively, the center section of the electrochemical cell may consist of two intersliding pieces or may be made of a single piece of Teflon sheet material. The electrolyte cavity is shaped so that the electrochemical cell can be rotated 900 in either direction while maintaining the working-and counter electrodes submerged in the electrolyte.
Nagy, Z.; Yonco, R.M.; You, Hoydoo; Melendres, C.A.
An electrochemical cell has a layer-type or sandwich configuration with a Teflon center section that houses working, reference and counter electrodes and defines a relatively narrow electrolyte cavity. The center section is surrounded on both sides with thin Teflon membranes. The membranes are pressed in place by a pair of Teflon inner frames which are in turn supported by a pair of outer metal frames. The pair of inner and outer frames are provided with corresponding, appropriately shaped slits that are in plane generally transverse to the plane of the working electrode and permit X-ray beams to enter and exit the cell through the Teflon membranes that cover the slits so that the interface between the working electrode and the electrolyte within the cell may be analyzed by transmission geometry. In one embodiment, the center section consists of two parts, one on top of the other. Alternatively, the center section of the electrochemical cell may consist of two intersliding pieces or may be made of a single piece of Teflon sheet material. The electrolyte cavity is shaped so that the electrochemical cell can be rotated 90[degree] in either direction while maintaining the working and counter electrodes submerged in the electrolyte. 5 figs.
Nagy, Z.; Yonco, R.M.; You, H.; Melendres, C.A.
DISCOVERY OF RED-SKEWED K {sub {alpha}} IRON LINE IN Cyg X-2 WITH SUZAKU
We report on the Suzaku observation of neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binary Cygnus X-2 which reveals a presence of the iron K {sub {alpha}} emission line. The line profile shows a significant red wing. This discovery increases the number of NS sources where red-skewed iron lines were observed and strongly suggests that this phenomenon is common not only in black holes but also in other types of accreting compact objects. We examine the line profile in terms of models which attribute its production to the relativistic effects due to reflection of X-ray radiation from a cold accretion disk and also as a result of the line formation in the extended wind/outflow configuration. Both models are able to adequately represent the observed line profile. We consider the results of line modeling in the context of subsecond variability. While we were unable to conclusively disqualify one of the models, we find that the wind paradigm has several advantages over the relativistic disk reflection model.
Shaposhnikov, Nikolai [CRESST/NASA GSFC, Astrophysics Science Division, Greenbelt MD 20771 (United States); Titarchuk, Lev [George Mason University/Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, Fairfax, VA 22030 (United States); Laurent, Philippe [CEA/DSM/DAPNIA/SAp, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette (France)], E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
A Semi-Empirical Model of the Infra-Red Universe
We present a simple model of the infra-red universe, based as much as possible on local observations. We model the luminosity and number evolution of disk and starburst galaxies, including the effects of dust, gas and spectral evolution. Although simple, our approach is able to reproduce observations of galaxy number counts and the infra-red and sub-millimeter extra-galactic backgrounds. It provides a useful probe of galaxy formation and evolution out to high redshift. The model demonstrates the significant role of the starburst population and predicts high star formation rates at redshifts 3 to 4, consistent with recent extinction-corrected observations of Lyman break galaxies. Starbursting galaxies are predicted to dominate the current SCUBA surveys. Their star formation is driven predominantly by strong tidal interactions and mergers of galaxies. This leads to the creation of spheroidal stellar systems, which may act as the seeds for disk formation as gas infalls. We predict the present-day baryonic mass in bulges and halos is comparable to that in disks. From observations of the extra-galactic background, the model predicts that the vast majority of star formation in the Universe occurs at z<5.
Jonathan C. Tan; Joe Silk; Christophe Balland
Integrated software has been written that comprises the tool kit for the Intelligent Computing System (ICS). Luff Exploration Company is applying these tools for analysis of carbonate reservoirs in the southern Williston Basin. The integrated software programs are designed to be used by small team consisting of an engineer, geologist and geophysicist. The software tools are flexible and robust, allowing application in many environments for hydrocarbon reservoirs. Keystone elements of the software tools include clustering and neural-network techniques. The tools are used to transform seismic attribute data to reservoir characteristics such as storage (phi-h), probable oil-water contacts, structural depths and structural growth history. When these reservoir characteristics are combined with neural network or fuzzy logic solvers, they can provide a more complete description of the reservoir. This leads to better estimates of hydrocarbons in place, areal limits and potential for infill or step-out drilling. These tools were developed and tested using seismic, geologic and well data from the Red River Play in Bowman County, North Dakota and Harding County, South Dakota. The geologic setting for the Red River Formation is shallow-shelf carbonate at a depth from 8000 to 10,000 ft.
Kenneth D. Luff
The Extremely Red Objects Found Thus Far in the Caltech Faint Galaxy Redshift Survey
We discuss the very red objects found in the first field of the Caltech Faint Galaxy Redshift Survey, for which the observations and analysis are now complete. In this field, which is 15 arcmin$^2$ and at J005325+1234 there are 195 objects with $K_s < 20$ mag, of which 84% have redshifts. The sample includes 24 spectroscopically confirmed Galactic stars, 136 galaxies, three AGNs, and 32 objects without redshifts. About 10% of the sample has $(R-K) \\ge 5$ mag. Four of these objects have redshifts, with $0.78 \\le z \\le 1.23$. Three of these are based on absorption features in the mid-UV, while the lowest redshift object shows the standard features near 4000\\AA. Many of the objects still without redshifts have been observed spectroscopically, and no emission lines were seen in their spectra. We believe they are galaxies with $z \\sim 1 - 1.5$ that are red due to their age and stellar content and not to some large amount of internal reddening from dust. Among the many other results from this survey of interest here is a determination of the median extinction in the mid-UV for objects with strong emission line spectra at $z \\sim 1 - 1.3$. The result is extinction by a factor of $\\sim$2 at 2400\\AA.
Judith G. Cohen; David W. Hogg; Roger Blandford; Michael A. Pahre; Patrick L. Shopbell
An electrochemical cell is described having an alkali metal negative electrode such as sodium and a positive electrode including Ni or transition metals, separated by a [beta] alumina electrolyte and NaAlCl[sub 4] or other compatible material. Various concentrations of a bromine, iodine and/or sulfur containing additive and pore formers are disclosed, which enhance cell capacity and power. The pore formers may be the ammonium salts of carbonic acid or a weak organic acid or oxamide or methylcellulose. 6 figs.
Acute experiments were done in cats and chronic experiments in dogs. The cats were subjected to whole-body x irradiation with a dose of 1500 r, and were examined on the third day after irradiation, when radiation disease was fully developed. Reflexes from the baro- and chemoreceptors were investigated, and arterial blood pressure was recorded in the irradiated cats after intravenous administration of adrenaline, noradrenaline, serotonin, acetylcholine, histamine, Regitine, atropine, or Pendiomid. Dogs were subjected to whole-body irradiation with 800 r,; changes in arterial blood pressure, which occurred after the administration of neurohormones, were investigated before and after irradiation. Pressor reflexes in irradiated cats, elicited by clamping and unclamping of both common carotid arteries, corresponded to a rise from 129.6 to 141.4 mm Hg, as compared to pressor reflexes in nonirradiated cats from 106.6 to 146. Reflexes from carotid sinus chemoreceptors evoked by 0.5% KCl were also weaker in irradiated cats. The results of both the acute and chronic experiments indicate that circulatory changes occur in radiation disease. The changes mainly involve responses of the circulatory system to neurohormones and stimulation of vascular baro- and chemoreceptors. (TCO)
Ryzewski, J.
Particle sorting using a porous membrane in a microfluidic device Huibin Wei,ab
,b Huiling Wu,bc Eric W. Hall,b Cheuk-wing Li,b Romana Schirhagl,b Jin-Ming Lin*a and Richard N. Zare blood cells and red blood cells with platelets. Introduction Several reports exist concerning efforts
Zare, Richard N.
Photoelectrodialytic cell
A multicompartment photoelectrodialytic demineralization cell is provided with a buffer compartment interposed between the product compartment and a compartment containing an electrolyte solution. Semipermeable membranes separate the buffer compartment from the product and electrolyte compartments. The buffer compartment is flushed to prevent leakage of the electrolyte compartment from entering the product compartment.
Murphy, George W. (2328 Ashwood, Norman, OK 73069)
Photovoltaic cell
In a photovoltaic cell structure containing a visibly transparent, electrically conductive first layer of metal oxide, and a light-absorbing semiconductive photovoltaic second layer, the improvement comprising a thin layer of transition metal nitride, carbide or boride interposed between said first and second layers.
Gordon, Roy G. (Cambridge, MA); Kurtz, Sarah (Somerville, MA)
Dielectric barrier discharge plasma in Ar/O{sub 2} promoting apoptosis behavior in A549 cancer cells
The Ar/O{sub 2} plasma needle in the induction of A549 cancer cells apoptosis process is studied by means of real-time observation. The entire process of programmed cell death is observed. The typical morphological changes of A549 apoptosis are detected by 4', 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole staining, for example, chromatin condensation and nuclear fragmentation. Cell viability is determined and quantified by neutral red uptake assay, and the survival rate of A549 from Ar/O{sub 2} plasmas is presented. Further spectral analysis indicates the reactive species, including O and OH play crucial roles in the cell inactivation.
Huang Jun; Li Hui; Chen Wei; Lv Guohua; Wang Xingquan; Zhang Guoping; Wang Pengye [Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China); Ostrikov, Kostya [Plasma Nanoscience Centre Australia (PNCA), CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, P.O. Box 218, Lindfield, New South Wales 2070 (Australia); School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia); Yang Size [Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China); Department of Aeronautics, Fujian Key Laboratory for Plasma and Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005 (China)
The feeding biomechanics of juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Juvenile red snapper are attracted to structure and settle onto low profile reefs, which serve as nursery grounds. Little is known about their life history during this time. However, recent studies from a shell bank in the NW Gulf of Mexico have shown higher growth rates for juveniles located on mud habitats adjacent to low profile reefs, perhaps due to varied prey availability and abundance. To further investigate the habitat needs of juvenile red snapper, individuals were collected from a low profile shell ridge (on-ridge) and adjacent mud areas (off-ridge) on Freeport Rocks, TX, and divided into three size classes (?3.9 cm SL, 4.0-5.9 cm SL, ?6 cm SL). Feeding morphology and kinematics were characterized and compared among size classes and between the two habitats. A dynamic jaw lever model was used to make predictions about feeding mechanics, and kinematic profiles obtained from high-speed videos of prey capture events validated the model�s predictive ability. Model output suggested an ontogenetic shift in feeding morphology from a juvenile feeding mode (more suction) to an adult feeding mode (more biting). Stomach contents revealed a concomitant shift in prey composition that coincided with the ontogenetic shift in feeding mode. The model also predicted that on-ridge juveniles would have faster jaw closing velocities compared to off-ridge juveniles, which had slower, stronger jaws. Analysis of prey capture events indicated that on-ridge juveniles demonstrated greater velocities and larger displacements of the jaws than off-ridge juveniles. Shape analysis was used to further investigate habitat effects on morphology. Off-ridge juveniles differed from on-ridge in possessing a deeper head and body. Results from model simulations, kinematic profiles, personal observations, and shape analysis all complement the conclusion that on-ridge juveniles exhibited more suction feeding behavior, whereas off-ridge juveniles used more biting behavior. Stomach contents demonstrated an early switch to piscivory in off-ridge juveniles compared to on-ridge juveniles, which may account for higher off-ridge growth rates. Habitat disparity, perhaps available prey composition, generated variations in juvenile feeding mechanics and consequently feeding behavior. This disparity may ultimately affect the growth rates and recruitment success of juvenile red snapper from different habitats.
Case, Janelle Elaine
Interaction of temperature, dissolved oxygen and feed energy on ecophysiological performance of juvenile red drum
The red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) is important for recreational fishing and aquacultural production in Texas' coastal waters and elsewhere in the nearshore Gulf of Mexico and in subtemperate to subtropical areas of the western North Atlantic Ocean. I performed indoor-tank and outdoor-pond experiments, in conjunction with automa ted respirometry and ecophysiological modeling, to assess interacting effects of temperature, dissolved-oxygen concentration (DO) and feed energy density on survival, growth, metabolism, and other measures of juvenile red drum performance. The main objective was to test an energy/metabolism tradeoff hypothesis, which states that growth of fish exposed to high temperatures can be limited by available feed energy; whereas, growth of fish exposed to lower temperatures can be limited by their metabolic capacity to exploit available feed energy. Also, I examined the influence of DO on this relationship and evaluated the effects of cyclical regimes of temperature and DO on fish performance. Insights from laboratory-based feeding trials were incorporated in experiments conducted in hatchery ponds to assess effects of oxygen supplementation and dietary additives - nucleotides and prebiotics - on performance in a more natural setting. In examining these issues, various technologies were developed. These included a computer-based apparatus for autonomously inducing cyclical regimes of temperature and DO in experimental tanks over an extended period of time. Additionally, I developed a soft feed with low energy-density to simulate natural forage. Experimental results supported the principal research hypothesis: At high temperature and DO, ecophysiological performance of juvenile red drum was enhanced by feeding to satiation with a high-energy feed (15.9 kJ/g) versus with a foragesimulating feed having lower energy density (4.1 kJ/g). Cyclical regimes of temperature and DO - as imposed in my particular laboratory experiments -did not impart growth benefits; however, the potential for enhanced growth via an appropriate cyclical environmental regime remains intact. Results from outdoor-pond experiments were consistent with laboratory results; however, the strong positive effect of feed energy density overwhelmed potential effects of dietary additives or oxygen supplementation on growth.
Fontaine, Lance Pierre
Some Lessons Learned from 20 Years in RedOx Flow Battery R&d
lessons learned from 20 years in lessons learned from 20 years in RedOx Flow Battery R&D Dr Steve Clarke, CEO Applied Intellectual Capital, Alameda CAc DOE Workshop Washington DC March 2012 www.apicap.com Contents ● AIC's involvement in RFB R&D ● Some key lessons learned ● Some remaining challenges to be overcome 2 Applied Intellectual Capital ● Technology consulting Electrochemical and materials focus Clients include leading industrials, VCs, DOE, DOD and EPA 33,000 ft. facility for laboratory, engineering, rapid prototyping and testing ● Technology venturing (own micro- fund) IP generated by consulting and R&D Leverages labs, facilities and consulting successes ● Combined resources Proven business development team Start-up to IPO
Combustion characteristics of red alder sawdust. Technical Progress Report No. 3
Significant quantities of wood resdiue fuels are presently being used in industrial steam generating facilities. Recent studies indicate that substantial additional quantities of wood residue fuels are available for energy generation in the form of steam and/or electricity. A limited data base on the combustion characteristics of wood residue fuels has resulted in the installation and operation of inefficient combustion systems for these fuels. This investigation of the combustion characteristics of wood residue fuels was undertaken to provide a data base which could be used to optimize the combustion of such fuels. Optimization of the combustion process in industrial boilers serves to improve combustion efficiency and to reduce air pollutant emissions generated in the combustion process. Data are presented on the combustion characteristics of red alder sawdust.
Junge, D.C.
An extensive library of synthetic spectra covering the far red, RAVE and GAIA wavelength ranges
A library of 183588 synthetic spectra based on Kurucz's ATLAS9 models is presented for the far red spectral interval (7653 -- 8747\\AA). It is characterized by 3500 K grid of spectra is calculated for resolving powers 8500, 11500 and 20000. A section of the grid is also computed for [alpha/Fe]=+0.4 and for microturbulent velocities 0 and 4 km/s. The library covers the wavelength ranges and resolutions of the two ambitious spectroscopic surveys by the ground experiment RAVE and the space mission GAIA. Cross-sections across the multi-dimensional data-cube are used to illustrate the behaviour of the strongest spectral lines. Interpretation of real data will have to include interpolation to grid substeps. We present a simple estimate of the accuracy of such a procedure.
Zwitter, T; Munari, U; Zwitter, Tomaz; Castelli, Fiorella; Munari, Ulisse
Tomaz Zwitter; Fiorella Castelli; Ulisse Munari
Stratigraphy and depositional environment of upper Cambrian Red Lion Formation, southwestern Montana
The Red Lion Formation was examined along a northwest-southeast transect from Missoula to Bozeman, Montana. Lateral equivalents are the Snowy Range Formation east of Bozeman and the upper Fishtrap Dolomite in northwest Montana. The basal Dry Creek Member (0-5 m) consists of shale interbedded with quartz siltstones and sandstones. The overlying Sage Member, up to 115 meters in thickness, is characterized by ribbon carbonate beds containing lime mudstone and quartzose calcisiltite couplets arranged in fining-upward sequences 1-5 cm thick. Couplets are interlayered in places with thin (1-5 cm) to medium bedded (6-70 cm) units of laminated and non-laminated calcareous siltstones, flat-pebble conglomerates, trilobite packstones, cryptalgal boundstones, bioturbated lime mudstones and shales. In places, the upper Sage contains columnar and domal algal features. The Red Lion Formation is considered to be one Grand Cycle with the Dry Creek representing a lower inner detrital half-cycle and the Sage an upper carbonate half-cycle. The Dry Creek formed as the result of a westward clastic pulse from the inner detrital belt across an intrashelf basin onto outer middle carbonate peritidal complexes of the underlying Pilgrim Formation. Lower Sage ribbon rocks were deposited in storm-crossed, below wave-base areas. During deposition of the upper Sage, shallowing formed discontinuous algal-peritidal complexes over much of western and central Montana. These complexes were less extensive than earlier Cambrian buildups owing to slower rates of basin subsidence and clastic input suppressing carbonate production.
Hayden, L.L.; Bush, J.H.
Performance of Hydrogenated a-Si:H Solar Cells with Downshifting Coating: Preprint
We apply a thin luminescent downshifting (LDS) coating to a hydrogenated amorphous Si (a-Si:H) solar cell and study the mechanism of possible current enhancement. The conversion material used in this study converts wavelengths below 400 nm to a narrow line around 615 nm. This material is coated on the front of the glass of the a-Si:H solar cell with a glass/TCO/p/i/n/Ag superstrate configuration. The initial efficiency of the solar cell without the LDS coating is above 9.0 % with open circuit voltage of 0.84 V. Typically, the spectral response below 400 nm of an a-Si:H solar cell is weaker than that at 615 nm. By converting ultraviolet (UV) light to red light, the solar cell will receive more red photons; therefore, solar cell performance is expected to improve. We observe evidence of downshifting in reflectance spectra. The cell Jsc decreases by 0.13 mA/cm2, and loss mechanisms are identified.
Nemeth, B.; Xu, Y.; Wang, H.; Sun, T.; Lee, B. G.; Duda, A.; Wang, Q.
Nanocrystal Solar Cells
research on organic photovoltaic cells since small molecule10 years prior (4). Photovoltaic cells with an active layerof the associated photovoltaic cells. 2.4 Charge transport
Gur, Ilan
Blood lead levels of traffic- and gasoline-exposed professionals in the city of Athens
During the past 10 y, blood lead levels in the population of Athens, Greece, have decreased steadily. This decrease has paralleled the reduction of tetraethyl lead in gasoline and the introduction of unleaded fuel. Blood lead levels and other parameters were studied in 42 gas-station employees, 47 taxi drivers, 47 bus drivers, and 36 controls, all of whom worked in Athens. The blood lead levels did not differ significantly among the four groups. Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase were elevated in gas-station employees, and the former was elevated in taxi drivers. Gas-station employees who smoked had higher blood lead levels than their nonsmoking counterparts. The absence of any difference in the blood lead levels of individuals for whom physical examinations were either normal or abnormal suggests that either lead was not the cause of increased blood lead levels or that its contribution may have been important in the past.
Kapaki, E.N.; Varelas, P.N.; Syrigou, A.I.; Spanaki, M.V.; Andreadou, E.; Kakami, A.E.; Papageorgiou, C.T. [Athens Univ. School of Medicine (Greece). Aeginition Hospital
Peculiarities of Brain's Blood Flow : Role of Carbon Dioxide
Among the major factors controlling the cerebral blood flow (CBF), the effect of PaCO2 is peculiar in that it violates autoregulatory CBF mechanisms and allows to explore the full range of the CBF. This research resulted in a simple physical model, with a four parameter formula, relating the CBF to PaCO2. The parameters can be extracted in an easy manner, directly from the experimental data. With this model earlier experimental data sets of Rhesus monkeys and rats were well fitted. Human data were also fitted with this model. Exact formulae were found, which can be used to transform the fits of one animal to the fits of another one. The merit of this transformation is that it enable us the use of rats data as monkeys data simply by rescaling the PaCO2 values and the CBF data. This transformation makes possible the use of experimental animal data instead of human ones.
Gersten, Alexander
Molecular and somatic-cell genetic analysis of metal-resistance mechanisms in mammalian cells
Combined molecular genetic analyses and somatic cell systems were utilized to delineate factors involved in metal metabolism. Somatic cells derived by selection procedures using toxic heavy metals were used to define primary factors involved in acquisition of metal resistance. Such cell variants permitted isolation of the specific genes involved in conferring heavy metal binding proteins, the metallothioneins. (MT). These isolated genes provided the molecular probes to dissect the multiple levels of control and organization of this one set of genes responsible for metal resistance. Studies on the roles of MT in metal resistance used these variants and cell lines derived from human tumors to illustrate that MTs play an important but not exclusive role in cadmium detoxification. Studies on Cd/sup + +/ responses in human tumor derived cell lines showed several orders of magnitude differences in Cd/sup + +/ sensitivity in lines having similar MT responses. Analysis of cultured normal blood cell responses showed that the most Cd/sup + +/ resistant population, the granulocytes, did not produce significant quantities of MT. The results presented here further show a lack of correlation between MT and cytotoxic responses to Cd/sup + +/ in freshly cultured human leukemic peripheral blood cells. In these, enhanced Cd/sup + +/ uptake may be a factor determining enhanced sensitivity. Theses results together indicate that an adequate understanding of cellular responses to toxic metals will not be provided by elucidation of the role(s) of one or a few known metal binding proteins such as MT. Other factors and systems that modulate cellular uptake and sensitivity must first be defined.
Enger, M.D.; Hildebrand, C.E.; Walters, R.A.; Seagrave, J.C.; Barham, S.S.; Hoagland, H.C.
Troposphere�Planetary Boundary Layer Interactions and the Evolution of Ocean Surface Density: Lessons from Red Sea Corals
A time series of oxygen isotope (?18O) measurements of a coral from the northern Red Sea (RS) is presented and used as a direct proxy for water surface density ?s. With a relatively constant subsurface density, the generated surface density time ...
Gidon Eshel; Daniel P. Schrag; Brian F. Farrell
A Subsynoptic-Scale Kinetic Energy Analysis of the Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak (AVE-SESAME I)
The kinetic energy balance during the Red River Valley tornado outbreak (10�11 April 1979) is examined using mesa a-scale rawinsonde data from the first regional-scale day of AVE-SESAME 1979. Computational procedures account for non-simultaneous ...
Henry E. Fuelberg; Gary J. Jedlovec
Red-green-blue polymer light-emitting diode pixels printed by optimized laser-induced forward transfer
Red-green-blue polymer light-emitting diode pixels printed by optimized laser-induced forward tri-color organic light-emitting diode (OLED) pixels. At reduced pressures, and with a defined donor already been used to fabricate basic small-molecule organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)2,3 and polymeric
The Eastern red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens uses the geomagnetic field for two forms of spatial orientation: (1)
The Eastern red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens uses the geomagnetic field for two forms also use the geomagnetic field to derive map information (Fischer et al., 2001; Phillips et al., 2002 from the geomagnetic field (Phillips and Borland, 1994). Under long- wavelength light, therefore
Phillips, John B.
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DIY RED TAPE CHECKLIST With so many local councils, stratas, bodies corporate/community management systems throughout Australia it would be
DIY RED TAPE CHECKLIST With so many local councils, stratas, bodies corporate/community management, these are some of things you may need to look out for. DIY WORK · Finaliseyourplansinprecisedetail asbestos(egroofs)isillegal. http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/3/1143/2/ asbestos_in_the_home.pm DIY RED
Peters, Richard
Spatial And Temporal Relationships Between Blood Lead And Soil Lead Concentrations In Detroit, Michigan.
??This study explored variations in child blood lead levels (BLLs) relative to street-side soil lead in Detroit, Michigan. Findings showed that average BLLs steadily decreased� (more)
Bickel, Michael Jonathan
Electrorefining cell evaluation
Operational characteristics of the LANL electrorefining cell, a modified LANL electrorefining cell, and an advanced electrorefining cell (known as the CRAC cell) were determined. Average process yields achieved were: 75% for the LANL cell, 82% for the modified LANL cell, and 86% for the CRAC cell. All product metal from the LANL and modified LANL cells was within foundry specifications. Metal from one run in the CRAC cell exceeded foundry specifications for tantalum. The LANL and modified LANL cells were simple in design and operation, but product separation was more labor intensive than with the CRAC cell. The CRAC cell was more complicated in design but remained relatively simple in operation. A decision analysis concluded that the modified LANL cell was the preferred cell. It was recommended that the modified LANL cell be implemented by the Plutonium Recovery Project at Rocky Flats and that development of the CRAC cell continue. 8 refs., 22 figs., 12 tabs.
Bronson, M.C.; Thomas, R.L. (ed.)
Corrosion and Electrochemical Cells
Table 1 Cell conditions for commercial and industrial electrode processes...fuel cells Electrolytic e cell > e cell,rev I �?� 0 (impressed current
Gamma and X-ray shielding compositions utilizing bauxite - Red Mud regional research laboratory (CSIR), Bhopal, India
Available in abstract form only. Full text of publication follows: The application spectrum of X-ray and Gamma radiation is increasing exponentially in the area of diagnostic, nuclear medicine, food preservation, nuclear power plants and strategic utilities. To prevent the harmful effects of these radiations, shielding materials based on lead metal and its compounds are being used historically, which are toxic in nature. To protect environment it has become necessary to develop non-toxic lead free shielding materials. The use of titanium metal and its compounds as synthetic rock i.e. SYNROC are reported to be very effective non-toxic shielding materials for various applications. Red mud waste generated in aluminum producing industries possesses a unique mineralogical compositions containing fairly high quantity of titanium oxide and iron oxide useful for making non toxic shielding compositions and therefore red mud has been utilized for the first time in the world for making radiation shielding materials. The red mud based compositions developed have been characterized for their various physico-mechanical properties namely compressive strength, impact strength, density and X-ray and gamma radiation shielding capacity in terms of shielding thickness i.e. HVT. Based on the characterization results it is found that the red mud based materials can be used for the construction of X-ray diagnostic and CT-Scanner room and as a substitute shielding material for concrete in the nuclear reactors and other radiation based applications. Studies on the identification of shielding phases and their morphology present, in the red mud based shielding compositions has been carried out using X-ray diffraction and SEM technique. The results of these studies are presented in this paper. (authors)
Anshul, Avneesh; Amritphale, Sudhir Sitaram; Chandra, Navin; Ramakrishnan, N. [Regional Research Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bhubaneswar 751013, Orissa (India)
Whole Blood Demonstration Whole Blood Demonstration Name: Harvey Status: educator Grade: n/a Location: CT Country: USA Date: Spring 2012 Question: I am trying to create a teaching tool that shows how blood separates in a centrifuge. I want to be able to shake up three liquids in a sealed jar and then have them separate into three component levels after a minute or so--like blood does in a centrifuge. I can do this with water and red food coloring (representing red blood cells) and vegetable oil (representing blood plasma), but I can't figure out what a third white liquid or substance (representing white blood cells) would be. Any ideas? Replies: How about a fine sand? I know it's not a liquid, but it will suspend readily, and settle slowly... and cells aren't a liquid either...
Microfluidic Cell Culture
... microfluidic device with access to optical imaging, electrochemical interrogation, controlled lysis of desired cells, and collection of cell contents for ...
Reduced Toxicity With Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor (DSRCT): An Update on the Whole Abdominopelvic Radiation Therapy (WAP-RT) Experience
Purpose: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare malignancy typically involving the peritoneum in young men. Whole abdominopelvic radiation therapy (WAP-RT) using conventional 2-dimensional (2D) radiation therapy (RT) is used to address local recurrence but has been limited by toxicity. Our objectives were to assess the benefit of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) on toxicity and to update the largest series on radiation for DSRCT. Methods and Materials: The records of 31 patients with DSRCT treated with WAP-RT (22 with 2D-RT and 9 with IMRT) between 1992 and 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. All received multi-agent chemotherapy and maximal surgical debulking followed by 30 Gy of WAP-RT. A further focal boost of 12 to 24 Gy was used in 12 cases. Boost RT and autologous stem cell transplantation were nearly exclusive to patients treated with 2D-RT. Toxicities were assessed with the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Dosimetric analysis compared IMRT and simulated 2D-RT dose distributions. Results: Of 31 patients, 30 completed WAP-RT, with a median follow-up after RT of 19 months. Acute toxicity was reduced with IMRT versus 2D-RT: P=.04 for gastrointestinal toxicity of grade 2 or higher (33% vs 77%); P=.02 for grade 4 hematologic toxicity (33% vs 86%); P=.01 for rates of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; and P=.04 for rates of platelet transfusion. Post treatment red blood cell and platelet transfusion rates were also reduced (P=.01). IMRT improved target homogeneity ([D05-D95]/D05 of 21% vs 46%) and resulted in a 21% mean bone dose reduction. Small bowel obstruction was the most common late toxicity (23% overall). Updated 3-year overall survival and progression-free survival rates were 50% and 24%, respectively. Overall survival was associated with distant metastasis at diagnosis on multivariate analysis. Most failures remained intraperitoneal (88%). Conclusions: IMRT for consolidative WAP-RT in DSRCT improves hematologic toxicity in particular. Although the long-term efficacy of current treatment options remains disappointing, the improved therapeutic index of IMRT may aid in generalizing its use and allowing the addition of novel approaches such as intraperitoneal immunotherapy.
Desai, Neil B. [Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States)] [Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States); Stein, Nicholas F. [Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States)] [Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States); LaQuaglia, Michael P. [Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States)] [Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States); Alektiar, Kaled M. [Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States)] [Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States); Kushner, Brian H.; Modak, Shakeel; Magnan, Heather M. [Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States)] [Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States); Goodman, Karyn [Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States)] [Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States); Wolden, Suzanne L., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (United States)
Driving Blood-Flow Research at The Petascale Driving Blood-Flow Research at The Petascale A simulation of malaria-infected blood traveling through an artery of the brain. Infected blood cells are blue; healthy ones are red. The team coupled the NEKTAR flow dynamic code with the LAMMPS particle dynamic code to observe velocity and plasmas? interaction with the cells. Image credit: Joseph A. Insley and Michael E. Papka, Argonne National Laboratory A simulation of malaria-infected blood traveling through an artery of the brain. Infected blood cells are blue; healthy ones are red. The team coupled the NEKTAR flow dynamic code with the LAMMPS particle dynamic code to observe velocity and plasmas? interaction with the cells. Image credit: Joseph A. Insley and Michael E. Papka, Argonne National Laboratory (hi-res
Photoelectrochemical cell
A photoelectrochemical cell comprising a sealed container having a light-transmitting window for admitting light into the container across a light-admitting plane, an electrolyte in the container, a photoelectrode in the container having a light-absorbing surface arranged to receive light from the window and in contact with the electrolyte, the surface having a plurality of spaced portions oblique to the plane, each portion having dimensions at least an order of magnitude larger than the maximum wavelength of incident sunlight, the total surface area of the surface being larger than the area of the plane bounded by the container, and a counter electrode in the container in contact with the electrolyte.
Rauh, R. David (Newton, MA); Boudreau, Robert A. (Norton, MA)
Climate influences vegetative and reproductive components of primocane-fruiting red raspberry cultivars
Climatic elements (solar radiation, daylength, water supply, growing degree days (GDD), corn heat units (CHU), soil, and air temperatures) were monitored to determine which elements could account for the variability in yield of primocane-fruiting red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) cultivars. The climatic elements were classed as either having a major or minor influence on the vegetative and reproductive components, based on the frequency of the significance of the multiple regression coefficients. Soil temperature and water supply had a major influence, while daylength, solar radiation, and above ground temperature (i.e., air, GDD, or CHU) had a lesser influence on these components. Soil temperature had the largest influence during April and May, while water supply was equally influential at all times during the season. Air temperature and solar radiation had their largest influence during the period of flower initiation and development (i.e., June and July), while daylength was most influential from June to October. Berry count, weight, and yield had the highest frequency of associations among the climatic elements, indicating the complexity of the association between these yield components and climate. Total number of nodes/cane, length of the fruiting section/cane, and the harvest period showed the fewest number of associations. Not all cultivars responded similarly to changes in their yield components. Autumn Bliss' was less sensitive to climatic variation than either Heritage' or Redwing'. When Redwing' was the anomaly, it was usually related to air or soil temperatures.
Prive, J.P.; Sullivan, J.A.; Proctor, J.T.A. (Univ. of Guelph, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Horticultural Science); Allen, O.B. (Univ. of Guelph, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics)
A second-quantized red herring in full configuration-interaction Monte Carlo
Full configuration-interaction quantum Monte Carlo (FCI-QMC) is a Monte Carlo method that allows for exact solution of the ground state of fermionic Hamiltonians (albeit at exponential cost). FCI-QMC involves stochastic projection to the ground state, working in a basis of second- quantized determinants. While a Fermi sign problem still exists within FCI-QMC, it has been suggested that even without annihilation the sign problem is fundamentally distinct from that of more standard techniques such as diffusion Monte Carlo, as a result of working in determinant space. Furthermore, it is widely believed that this distinction is at least partially responsible for the success of FCI-QMC in mitigating the sign problem. In this paper, we show that second quantization is a red herring; the sign problem of FCI-QMC comes from the conventional instability to a bosonic ground state, and in fact FCI-QMC without annihilation can be equated step-by-step to a first-quantized algorithm where anti-symmetry comes only from initi...
Kolodrubetz, Michael
Solar hot water demonstration project at Red Star Industrial Laundry, Fresno, California
The Final Report of the Solar Hot Water System located at the Red Star Industrial Laundry, 3333 Sabre Avenue, Fresno, California, is presented. The system was designed as an integrated wastewater heat recovery and solar preheating system to supply a part of the hot water requirements. It was estimated that the natural gas demand for hot water heating could be reduced by 56 percent (44 percent heat reclamation and 12 percent solar). The system consists of a 16,500 gallon tube-and-shell wastewater heat recovery subsystem combined with a pass-through 6,528 square foot flat plate Ying Manufacturing Company Model SP4120 solar collector subsystem, a 12,500 gallon fiber glass water storage tank subsystem, pumps, heat exchangers, controls, and associated plumbing. The design output of the solar subsystem is approximately 2.6 x 10/sup 9/ Btu/year. Auxiliary energy is provided by a gas fired low pressure boiler servicing a 4,000 gallon service tank. This project is part of the US Department of Energy's Solar Demonstration Program with DOE sharing $184,841 of the $260,693 construction cost. The system was turned on in July 1977, and acceptance tests completed in September 1977. The demonstration period for this project ends September 2, 1982.
Red River Wildlife Management Area HEP Report, Habitat Evaluation Procedures, Technical Report 2004.
A habitat evaluation procedures (HEP) analysis conducted on the 314-acre Red River Wildlife Management Area (RRWMA) managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game resulted in 401.38 habitat units (HUs). Habitat variables from six habitat suitability index (HSI) models, comprised of mink (Mustela vison), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), common snipe (Capella gallinago), black-capped chickadee (Parus altricapillus), yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), were measured by Regional HEP Team (RHT) members in August 2004. Cover types included wet meadow, riverine, riparian shrub, conifer forest, conifer forest wetland, and urban. HSI model outputs indicate that the shrub component is lacking in riparian shrub and conifer forest cover types and that snag density should be increased in conifer stands. The quality of wet meadow habitat, comprised primarily of introduced grass species and sedges, could be improved through development of ephemeral open water ponds and increasing the amount of persistent wetland herbaceous vegetation e.g. cattails (Typha spp.) and bulrushes (Scirpus spp.).
Ashley, Paul
Fe and Al Abundances for 180 Red Giants in the Globular Cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)
We present radial velocities, Fe, and Al abundances for 180 red giant branch (RGB) stars in the Galactic globular cluster Omega Centauri ($\\omega$ Cen). The majority of our data lie in the range 11.0$Al/Fe] ratios exhibit large star--to--star scatter for all populations, with the more than 1.0 dex range of [Al/Fe] decreasing for stars more metal--rich than [Fe/H]$\\sim$--1.4. The minimum [Al/Fe] abundance observed for all metallicity populations is [Al/Fe]$\\sim$+0.15. The maximum abundance of log $\\epsilon$(Al) is reached for stars with [Fe/H]$\\sim$--1.4 and does not increase further with stellar metallicity. We interpret these results as evidence for type II SNe providing the minimum [Al/Fe] ratio and a mass spectrum of intermediate mass asymptotic giant branch stars causing the majority of the [Al/Fe] scatter. These results seem to fit in the adopted scheme that star formation occurred in $\\omega$ Cen over $>$1 Gyr.
Christian I. Johnson; Catherine A. Pilachowski; Jennifer Simmerer; Dustin Schwenk
We present a hierarchical Bayesian determination of the velocity-dispersion function of approximately 430,000 massive luminous red galaxies observed at relatively low spectroscopic signal-to-noise ratio (S/N {approx} 3-5 per 69 km s{sup -1}) by the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III. We marginalize over spectroscopic redshift errors, and use the full velocity-dispersion likelihood function for each galaxy to make a self-consistent determination of the velocity-dispersion distribution parameters as a function of absolute magnitude and redshift, correcting as well for the effects of broadband magnitude errors on our binning. Parameterizing the distribution at each point in the luminosity-redshift plane with a log-normal form, we detect significant evolution in the width of the distribution toward higher intrinsic scatter at higher redshifts. Using a subset of deep re-observations of BOSS galaxies, we demonstrate that our distribution-parameter estimates are unbiased regardless of spectroscopic S/N. We also show through simulation that our method introduces no systematic parameter bias with redshift. We highlight the advantage of the hierarchical Bayesian method over frequentist 'stacking' of spectra, and illustrate how our measured distribution parameters can be adopted as informative priors for velocity-dispersion measurements from individual noisy spectra.
Shu Yiping; Bolton, Adam S.; Dawson, Kyle S.; Brownstein, Joel R. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, 115 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (United States); Schlegel, David J. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States); Wake, David A. [Department of Astronomy, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 (United States); Brinkmann, Jon [Apache Point Observatory, Apache Point Road, P.O. Box 59, Sunspot, NM 88349 (United States); Weaver, Benjamin A., E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com [Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, New York University, NY 10003 (United States)
Light Trapping for Thin Silicon Solar Cells by Femtosecond Laser Texturing: Preprint
Femtosecond laser texturing is used to create nano- to micron-scale surface roughness that strongly enhances light-trapping in thin crystalline silicon solar cells. Light trapping is crucial for thin solar cells where a single light-pass through the absorber is insufficient to capture the weakly absorbed red and near-infrared photons, especially with an indirect-gap semiconductor absorber layer such as crystalline Si which is less than 20 um thick. We achieve enhancement of the optical absorption from light-trapping that approaches the Yablonovitch limit.
Lee, B. G.; Lin, Y. T.; Sher, M. J.; Mazur, E.; Branz, H. M.
Organic Solar Cells: Absolute Measurement of Domain Composition and
Organic Solar Cells: Absolute Organic Solar Cells: Absolute Measurement of Domain Composition and Nanoscale Size Distribution Explains Performance in Solar Cells Organic Solar Cells: Absolute Measurement of Domain Composition and Nanoscale Size Distribution Explains Performance in Solar Cells Print Tuesday, 22 January 2013 00:00 This front cover represents the morphology and resulting device dynamics in organic solar cell blend films of PTB7 and PC71BM, as revealed by combined resonant x-ray scattering and microscopy done at the Advanced Light Source. Harald Ade and co-workers find that the fullerene molecules (red) are miscible in the polymer (blue) up to 30 wt.%, above which they begin to agglomerate (bottom). This agglomeration is important for the optoelectronic processes within the device, but the agglomerates must be kept to small sizes by the solvent processing additive diiodooctane (DIO). Correlation of this morphology with the spectrally resolved quantum efficiency shows that the yellow excitons created upon photoabsorption must arrive at the agglomerate interface for charge separation to occur. The blue electrons and green holes can then percolate through appropriate molecules in the mixed matrix to the electrodes for harvesting of electrical energy. Article Link (PDF)
Preliminary report on the geology of the Red River Valley drilling project, eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota
Thirty-two wells, 26 of which penetrated the Precambrian, were drilled along the eastern edge of the Williston Basin in the eastern tier of counties in North Dakota and in nearby counties in northwestern Minnesota. These tests, along the Red River Valley of the North, were drilled to study the stratigraphy and uranium potential of this area. The drilling program was unsuccessful in finding either significant amounts of uranium or apparently important shows of uranium. It did, however, demonstrate the occurrence of thick elastic sections in the Ordovician, Jurassic and Cretaceous Systems, within the Red River Valley, along the eastern margins of the Williston Basin which could serve as host rocks for uranium ore bodies.
Moore, W.L.
Fuel cell arrangement
A fuel cell arrangement is provided wherein cylindrical cells of the solid oxide electrolyte type are arranged in planar arrays where the cells within a plane are parallel. Planes of cells are stacked with cells of adjacent planes perpendicular to one another. Air is provided to the interior of the cells through feed tubes which pass through a preheat chamber. Fuel is provided to the fuel cells through a channel in the center of the cell stack; the fuel then passes the exterior of the cells and combines with the oxygen-depleted air in the preheat chamber.
Isenberg, Arnold O. (Forest Hills Boro, PA)
A fuel cell arrangement is provided wherein cylindrical cells of the solid oxide electrolyte type are arranged in planar arrays where the cells within a plane are parallel. Planes of cells are stacked with cells of adjacent planes perpendicular to one another. Air is provided to the interior of the cells through feed tubes which pass through a preheat chamber. Fuel is provided to the fuel cells through a channel in the center of the cell stack; the fuel then passes the exterior of the cells and combines with the oxygen-depleted air in the preheat chamber. 3 figs.
Isenberg, A.O.
Bending of Light Near a Star and Gravitational Red/Blue Shift : Alternative Explanation Based on Refraction of Light
Many of the general-relativity-tests such as bending of light near a star and gravitational red/blue shift are explained without general-relativity and without Newtonian-approach. The author first casts doubts on both, the Newtonian and the relativistic approach; and proposes a novel alternative-explanation. The new alternative-explanation is based on refraction-phenomenon of optics. It predicts that as the ray passes through/near the stars atmospheric-medium, it bends due to refraction-phenomenon towards star-core, like a ray bends while passing through a prism or water-drop. A semi-empirical estimation of the atmospheric-height and its refractive-index are made to find the refraction-results. The refraction-based theory also suggests new explanation for gravitational red/blue shift; it tells that frequency remains constant (as it is so in refraction-phenomenon) and the red/blue shift is due to change in wavelength due to change in velocity of light in the medium . Estimated results for bending of light and the red/blue shift etc. with the new approach though agree well with known values, but important thing is that the physics is quite different. The proposed refraction-based theory proposes a new-look on black-hole, suggesting that black-hole formation is critically due to total-internal-reflection within atmosphere and subsequent absorption into the star-core. Gravitational-lensing is explained as real refraction-lensing. The present paper also suggests a possible-alternative and meaning to the curved geometry of space-time, and indicates that the fabric of space-time which warps(curves) around the mass is not the empty-vacuum but the atmospheric-medium.
Dr. R. C. Gupta
The increasing abundance of passive 'red-sequence' galaxies since z {approx} 1-2 is mirrored by a coincident rise in the number of galaxies with spheroidal morphologies. In this paper, however, we show in detail, that, the correspondence between galaxy morphology and color is not perfect, providing insight into the physical origin of this evolution. Using the COSMOS survey, we study a significant population of red-sequence galaxies with disk-like morphologies. These passive disks typically have Sa-Sb morphological types with large bulges, but they are not confined to dense environments. They represent nearly one-half of all red-sequence galaxies and dominate at lower masses ({approx}passive disks with M {sub *} {approx}passive disk population has declined since z {approx} 1, likely because they transform into spheroidals. Based on these trends, we estimate that as much as 60% of galaxies transitioning onto the red sequence evolve through a passive disk phase. The origin of passive disks therefore has broad implications for our understanding of how star formation shuts down. Because passive disks tend to be more bulge-dominated than their star-forming counterparts, a simple fading of blue disks does not fully explain their origin. We explore the strengths and weaknesses of several more sophisticated explanations, including environmental effects, internal stabilization, and disk regrowth during gas-rich mergers. While previous work has sought to explain color and morphological transformations with a single process, these observations open the way to new insight by highlighting the fact that galaxy evolution may actually proceed through several separate stages.
Bundy, Kevin; Hopkins, Philip; Ma, Chung-Pei [Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94705 (United States); Scarlata, Claudia; Capak, Peter [Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 314-6, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States); Carollo, C. M.; Oesch, Pascal [Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich (Switzerland); Ellis, Richard S.; Salvato, Mara; Scoville, Nick [Astronomy Department, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States); Drory, Niv [Max-Planck Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstrashe, 85748 Garching (Germany); Leauthaud, Alexie [Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States); Koekemoer, Anton M. [Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218 (United States); Murray, Norman [Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, 60 St George Street, University of Toronto, ON M5S 3H8 (Canada); Ilbert, Olivier [Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, BP 8, Traverse du Siphon, 13376 Marseille Cedex 12 (France); Pozzetti, Lucia [Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, Via Ranzani, 1, I-40127 Bologna (Italy)
Tiny Conspiracies: cell-to-cell communication in bacteria
Tiny Conspiracies: cell-to-cell communication in bacteria. Purpose: Bacteria, primitive single-celled organisms, communicate ...
Primer on Use of Multi-Spectral and Infra Red Imaging for On-Site Inspections
The purpose of an On-Site Inspection (OSI) is to determine whether a nuclear explosion has occurred in violation of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and to gather information which might assist in identifying the violator (CTBT, Article IV, Paragraph 35) Multi-Spectral and Infra Red Imaging (MSIR) is allowed by the treaty to detect observables which might help reduce the search area and thus expedite an OSI and make it more effective. MSIR is permitted from airborne measurements, and at and below the surface to search for anomalies and artifacts (CTBT, Protocol, Part II, Paragraph 69b). The three broad types of anomalies and artifacts MSIR is expected to be capable of observing are surface disturbances (disturbed earth, plant stress or anomalous surface materials), human artifacts (man-made roads, buildings and features), and thermal anomalies. The purpose of this Primer is to provide technical information on MSIR relevant to its use for OSI. It is expected that this information may be used for general background information, to inform decisions about the selection and testing of MSIR equipment, to develop operational guidance for MSIR use during an OSI, and to support the development of a training program for OSI Inspectors. References are provided so readers can pursue a topic in more detail than the summary information provided here. The following chapters will provide more information on how MSIR can support an OSI (Section 2), a short summary what Multi-Spectral Imaging and Infra Red Imaging is (Section 3), guidance from the CTBT regarding the use of MSIR (Section 4), and a description of several nuclear explosion scenarios (Section 5) and consequent observables (Section 6). The remaining sections focus on practical aspects of using MSIR for an OSI, such as specification and selection of MSIR equipment, operational considerations for deployment of MISR equipment from an aircraft, and the conduct of field exercises to mature MSIR for an OSI. Finally, an appendix provides detail describing the magnitude and spatial extent of the surface shock expected from an underground nuclear explosion. If there is a seismic event or other data to suggest there has been a nuclear explosion in violation of the CTBT, an OSI may be conducted to determine whether a nuclear explosion has occurred and to gather information which may be useful in identifying the party responsible for conducting the explosion. The OSI must be conducted in the area where the event that triggered the inspection request occurred, and the inspected area must not exceed 1,000 square kilometers, or be more than 50 km on aside (CTBT Protocol, Part II, Paragraphs 2 and 3). One of the guiding principles for an inspection is that it be effective, minimally intrusive, timely, and cost-effective [Hawkins, Feb 1998]. In that context, MSIR is one of several technologies that can be used during an aircraft overflight to identify ground regions of high interest in a timely and cost-effective manner. This allows for an optimized inspection on the ground. The primary purpose for MSIR is to identify artifacts and anomalies that might be associated with a nuclear explosion, and to use the location of those artifacts and anomalies to reduce the search area that must be inspected from the ground. The MSIR measurements can have additional utility. The multi-spectral measurements of the ground can be used for terrain classification, which can aid in geological characterization of the Inspected Area. In conditions of where light smoke or haze is present, long-wave infrared imaging can provide better imaging of the ground than is possible with standard visible imagery.
Henderson, J R
Crystal Structure of an Anthrax Toxin -Host Cell Receptor Complex
Eugenio Santelli1, Laurie A. Bankston1, Stephen H. Leppla2 & Robert C. Liddington1 Eugenio Santelli1, Laurie A. Bankston1, Stephen H. Leppla2 & Robert C. Liddington1 1Program on Cell Adhesion, The Burnham Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, U.S.A. 2Microbial Pathogenesis Section, National Insitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, U.S.A. Fig. 1a: Mechanism of anthrax toxin entry into host cells. Fig. 1b: Two orthogonal views of the PA-cmg2 complex. Cmg2 is shown in blue. PA domains are colored yellow (I), red (II), gray (III) and green (IV). Figs 1b and 2 were created using the UCSF Chimera package8. Infection by Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, involves the action of a secreted three-component toxin thought to disrupt host immune defences. Two of these components, lethal factor (LF) and oedema
Tissue transglutaminase treatment leads to concentration-dependent changes in dendritic cell phenotype - implications for the role of transglutaminase in coeliac disease
2007, 357:1731-1743. 14. Jensen K, Sollid LM, Scott H, Paulsen G, Kett K, Thorsby E, Lundin KEA: Gliadin-specific T cell responses in peripheral blood of healthy individuals involve T cells restricted by the coeliac disease associated DQ2 heterodimer...
Dalleywater, William J; Chau, David YS; Ghaemmaghami, Amir M
We present a detailed abundance analysis and atmospheric parameters of 76 stars from a survey to identify field Galactic red horizontal-branch (RHB) stars. High-resolution echelle spectra (R {approx_equal} 60,000, S/N {>=} 100) were obtained with the 2.7 m Harlan J. Smith Telescope at McDonald Observatory. The target stars were selected only by color and parallax information. Overall metallicities and relative abundances of proton-capture elements (C, N, O, Li), {alpha}-elements (Ca and Si), and neutron-capture elements (Eu and La) were determined by either equivalent width or synthetic spectrum analyses. We used CN features at the {lambda}{lambda}7995-8040 region in order to determine the {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C ratios of our targets. Investigation of the evolutionary stages, using spectroscopic T{sub eff} and log g values along with derived {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C ratios, revealed the presence of 18 probable RHB stars in our sample. We also derived kinematics of the stars with available distance information. Taking into account both the kinematics and probable evolutionary stages, we conclude that our sample contains 5 thick-disk and 13 thin-disk RHB stars. Up until now, RHB stars have been considered as members of the thick disk, and were expected to have large space velocities and sub-solar metallicities. However, our sample is dominated by low-velocity solar-metallicity RHB stars; their existence cannot be easily explained with standard stellar evolution.
Afsar, M. [Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir (Turkey); Sneden, C.; For, B.-Q., E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Astronomy and McDonald Observatory, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 (United States)
HST/WFPC2 Morphologies of K-selected Extremely Red Galaxies
We selected 115 extremely red objects (EROs) from deep HST WFPC2 archive data combined with ground-based K-band images, with (F814W - Ks) >= 4mag, K-band SNR >= 5, and a median limiting Ks magnitude of 18.7mag, over a corresponding area of 228 sq. arcminutes, for a morphological study of the ERO galaxy population. The survey covered a total of 409 sq. arcminutes over 77 separate WFPC2 fields. This is the first complete sample of bright EROs with high resolution HST morphologies. From a visual morphological classification, we find that 30+/-5% of our EROs have morphologies consistent with a pure bulge or bulge-dominated galaxy (equivalent to E/S0), while disks comprise 64+/-$7% of the sample. Only 6% of the EROs remained unclassifiable. Mergers or strongly interacting systems, which includes sources from both classes, make up 17+/-4% of the full sample. The quantitative MDS profile fitting is consistent with these results. These results highlight the complex nature of optical/near-IR color selected EROs. The dominant component of our sample is comprised of disks, not spheroids or strongly interacting systems like HR10. Using Bruzual & Charlot SED models, we investigated population differences in EROs selected by their (I-K) vs. (R-K) colors and found that I-band based surveys preferentially select systems with prolonged star formation. Real differences in the surface densities of EROs in R-band and I-band based surveys may reflect this color selection effect, complicating the comparisons between and interpretations on the nature of the ERO population.
L. Yan; D. Thompson
THE RED SUPERGIANT PROGENITOR OF SUPERNOVA 2012aw (PTF12bvh) IN MESSIER 95
We report on the direct detection and characterization of the probable red supergiant (RSG) progenitor of the intermediate-luminosity Type II-Plateau (II-P) supernova (SN) 2012aw in the nearby (10.0 Mpc) spiral galaxy Messier 95 (M95; NGC 3351). We have identified the star in both Hubble Space Telescope images of the host galaxy, obtained 17-18 yr prior to the explosion, and near-infrared ground-based images, obtained 6-12 yr prior to the SN. The luminous supergiant showed evidence for substantial circumstellar dust, manifested as excess line-of-sight extinction. The effective total-to-selective ratio of extinction to the star was R'{sub V} Almost-Equal-To 4.35, which is significantly different from that of diffuse interstellar dust (i.e., R{sub V} = 3.1), and the total extinction to the star was therefore, on average, A{sub V} Almost-Equal-To 3.1 mag. We find that the observed spectral energy distribution for the progenitor star is consistent with an effective temperature of 3600 K (spectral type M3), and that the star therefore had a bolometric magnitude of -8.29. Through comparison with recent theoretical massive-star evolutionary tracks we can infer that the RSG progenitor had an initial mass 15 {approx}star had initial mass {approx}17-18 M{sub Sun }. The circumstellar dust around the progenitor must have been destroyed in the explosion, as the visual extinction to the SN is found to be low (A{sub V} = 0.24 mag with R{sub V} = 3.1).
Van Dyk, Schuyler D. [Spitzer Science Center/Caltech, Mailcode 220-6, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States); Cenko, S. Bradley; Filippenko, Alexei V., E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com [Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3411 (United States); and others
Zeroing the Stellar Isochrone Scale: The Red Giant Clump Luminosity at Intermediate Metallicity
The color-magnitude diagrams of the open clusters NGC 2420 and NGC 2506 have been investigated as intermediate links between the solar neighborhood and the Magellanic Clouds. Two sets of theoretical isochrones which include convective overshoot are zeroed to the sun at solar abundance and to the unevolved main sequence dwarfs of the Hipparcos catalog at [Fe/H] = -0.4, requiring a differential of 0.4 mag between the unevolved main sequences at a given color. Adopting E(B-V) = 0.04 and [Fe/H] = -0.39 for NGC 2506 and 0.04 and -0.29 for NGC 2420,the respective apparent moduli are 12.70 and 12.15, while the ages of both clusters are approximately 1.9 +/- 0.2 or 2.2 +/- 0.2 Gyr, depending on the choice of isochrones. From the composite giant branch of the two clusters, the mean clump magnitudes in V and I are found to be 0.47 and -0.48 (-0.17,+0.14). Applying a metallicity correction to the M_I values, the cluster sample of Udalski (1998) leads to (m-M)_0 = 18.42 (+0.17,--0.15) and 18.91 (+0.18,--0.16) for the LMC and SMC, respectively. A caveat to this discussion and to the claim that clusters of the same abundance and age are identical is the observation that the (V-I) colors of the red giants in NGC 2506 are significantly redder at a given (B-V) than the giants in clusters of comparable age and/or metallicity. If the CCD photometry for NGC 2506 is tied to the standard system rather than using a general cluster relation between (B-V) and (V-I), the M_I for the clump will decrease by 0.1 mag.
B. A. Twarog; B. J. Anthony-Twarog; A. R. Bricker
Stridulatory organ morphology, acoustics, and function in the red imported fire ant
The purpose of this research was to determine whether stridulation in the red imported fire ant (RIFA) serves a significant communicative function. Three general objectives were developed. 1) Characterize the stridulatory organ (SO). 2) Determine the information content of the signal through an acoustics analysis; and 3) Determine colony level employment of the SO. Characterization of the morphology of the SO revealed a general increase in all SO parameters (length, width, distance between teeth, and total teeth) in relation to ant size. This was most evident in the worker caste. The SO was significantly different between castes suggesting that the resulting acoustical properties could serve to distinguish each caste. Morphological analysis revealed that the SO of males is thin and unlikely to be very functional. Based on the differences in the structure of the SO between female castes, the possible evolution of the SO is discussed. Characterization of the acoustical properties, pulse length and pulse carrier frequency for both directions of gaster movement, showed that both were variable and overlapped between the female castes. This suggests that signals are not altered for different contexts (Markl et. al. 1977). Pulse lengths for both directions of gaster movement were the only properties shown to be significantly different between castes, while short pulse frequency was the only acoustical property found correlated to ant size. These differences are discussed in terms of selection, as opposed to allometric variation or developmental processes. Three colony level behaviors associated with RIFAs, disturbance response, emigration, and excavation, were examined for SO employment. Stridulation was not associated with mound disturbance or employed during nest emigration. However, stridulations were found to be significantly employed during soil excavation. Thus, sound may be serving one or more possible functions: 1) As an aid in the removal of soil particles; 2) As a signal communicating a need to dig; 3) As an acoustical imaging tool; and 4. As an aid in mound construction via particle compression and the expulsion of interstitial water.
Rauth, Steven Joseph
Success Breeds Success: Authorship Distribution in the Red Journal, 1975-2011
Purpose: Publication analysis has value in evaluating the mechanics of academic efforts in specific scientific communities. The specific aim of this study was to evaluate whether established bibliometric patterns seen in other academic fields were likewise observed in radiation oncology publication parameters. Methods and Materials: We used a commercial bibliographic database to analyze all publications in Red Journal, or International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics (IJROBP), the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), and Radiology (Rad) between January 1, 1975 and May 18, 2011. Power-law (Lotka's law or 1/n{sup 2}) conformance was assessed. Curve fit analysis was then performed. Results: In all 4 journals, a total of 219,476 authors were responsible for 62,232 articles. Of those, 79,810 authors published 13,772 articles in IJROBP, with 79,446/16,707 authors/articles in NEJM, 106,984/11,920 authors/articles in JCO and 90,325/19,745 authors/articles in Rad. The mean {+-} standard deviation of authors per publication was 5.74 {+-} 4.61 overall. There were 5.8 {+-} 3.53, 4.8 {+-} 5.7, 8.9 {+-} 3.53, and 4.6 {+-} 2.8 authors per article in IJROBP, NEJM, JCO, and Rad, respectively (P<.001). The number of authors publishing n articles was 1/n{sup 2.02} of those publishing 1 article in IJROBP, 1/n{sup 2.52} in NEJM, 1/n{sup 1.97} in JCO, and 1/n{sup 2.16} in Rad. Conclusions: Bibliometric analysis shows that authorship distributions in IJROBP approximate those of the scientific literature in comparable scientific journals. Our results suggest that the majority of publications in the field of radiation oncology are produced by a small but highly productive group of authors.
Holliday, Emma [Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas (United States) [Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas (United States); Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (United States); Fuller, Clifton David, E-mail: email@example.com [Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (United States); Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon (United States); Wilson, Lynn D. [Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (United States)] [Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (United States); Thomas, Charles R. [Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon (United States)] [Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon (United States)
Bed bugs are blood-sucking insects in the family Cimicidae. Both nymphs
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T. E. Lowe á R. W. Brill á K. L. Cousins Blood oxygen-binding characteristics of bigeye tuna 1999 / Accepted: 18 December 1999 Abstract We found blood from bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) to have a signi®cantly higher O2 anity than blood from other tunas. Its P50 (partial pressure of oxygen, PO2
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Parabolic cell analyzer
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Salzman, Gary C. (Los Alamos, NM); Skogen Hagenson, Mary J. (Los Alamos, NM)
Photovoltaic Cell Materials
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small bubbles led to increased lysis of red blood cells (1- to 3-mm diameter bubbles, 9.8 0.5% lysis, n imaging of blood in polypropylene pipette bulbs showed that, with each SW, bubbles were recruited from image background noise) was placed in pipette bulbs (low- density polyethylene, Fisher model 13
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Unraveling the puzzles of spectroscopy-based non-invasive blood glucose detection
Disorders of glucose homeostasis, including types 1 and 2 diabetes, represent a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of diabetes requires direct measurement of blood ...
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Phagocytic and bactericidal activities of leukocytes in whole blood from atomic bomb survivors
This study evaluated the phagocytic and bactericidal activities of peripheral blood leukocytes from Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors for Staphylococcus aureus. The data were analyzed by multiple linear regression for age, sex, radiation exposure, city of exposure, and neutrophil counts. No significant radiation effect was observed for either blood phagocytic or bactericidal activities. The only significant variable for these functions was the neutrophil count.
Sasagawa, S.; Yoshimoto, Y.; Toyota, E.; Neriishi, S.; Yamakido, M.; Matsuo, M.; Hosoda, Y.; Finch, S.C. (Hiroshima Univ. (Japan))
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Single Cell Mechanics BIOMATERIALS
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A fuel cell overview
This paper is an overview of the fuel cell as an efficient and environmentally benign energy conversion technology. The topics of the paper include their physical arrangement, types of fuel cells, status of commercial development, applications of the fuel cell power plants and comparison with existing alternatives, and good design practice for fuel cell safety.
Krumpelt, M. [Argonne National Lab., IL (United States); Reiser, C.
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Assessing Morphometric and Otolith Measurements of Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, to Characterize a Recreational Headboat Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico's Exclusive Economic Zone
As a highly targeted species, red snapper have been overfished since the 1970�s. Inadequate monitoring and reporting of discard rates impedes regulatory measures which are in place to allow red snapper populations to reach a healthy, sustainable level. This study documented the relationship between morphometric measurements and otolith analysis of red snapper caught from a recreational headboat fishing exclusively in the GOM�s EEZ of the upper Texas coast. The collected data of this research show that of the 594 red snapper caught within the sample group, 76% of the fish were discarded; analysis of the lengths of these discarded fish show that 15.5% were of regulation size (16 inches) or larger, clear evidence that high-grading is occurring. The effort for the total amount of red snapper caught by each individual angler within the sample group was measured to determine on average, approximately two red snapper were caught per person, per hour. The size distribution ranged from 16 to 32 inches with a mean total length of 21.32 inches for retained fish while discarded fish ranged from 5.5 to 22.5 inches with a mean of 14.23. Weight distribution ranged from 1.5 to 18.5 pounds with a mean of 5.81 pounds for retained fish and 0.20 to 6 pounds with a mean of 1.57 pounds for discarded fish. Age distribution ranged from 3 to 14 years of age; red snapper can live over 50 years, however relatively none (2.42%) older than 10 years were present in the sample, demonstrating a highly truncated population. Because fecundancy increases with age in females, longevity extends reproduction potential for red snapper. Management of reef fishes, and red snapper in particular, are difficult due to variances in growth rates and habitat use, complex population structure, and increasing reproduction levels with maturity. Recommendations for management include implementing an educational outreach program, reducing effort and discard rates, lowing rates of exploitation, and creating a marine reserve. Future research should address the entire Texas coast population of for-hire vessels (charter and headboats) to obtain data on discard rates and age distribution of red snapper.
Carrillo, Nicole Amber
Molten carbonate fuel cell
A molten electrolyte fuel cell with an array of stacked cells and cell enclosures isolating each cell except for access to gas manifolds for the supply of fuel or oxidant gas or the removal of waste gas, the cell enclosures collectively providing an enclosure for the array and effectively avoiding the problems of electrolyte migration and the previous need for compression of stack components, the fuel cell further including an inner housing about and in cooperation with the array enclosure to provide a manifold system with isolated chambers for the supply and removal of gases. An external insulated housing about the inner housing provides thermal isolation to the cell components.
Kaun, Thomas D. (New Lenox, IL); Smith, James L. (Lemont, IL)
A molten electrolyte fuel cell is disclosed with an array of stacked cells and cell enclosures isolating each cell except for access to gas manifolds for the supply of fuel or oxidant gas or the removal of waste gas. The cell enclosures collectively provide an enclosure for the array and effectively avoid the problems of electrolyte migration and the previous need for compression of stack components. The fuel cell further includes an inner housing about and in cooperation with the array enclosure to provide a manifold system with isolated chambers for the supply and removal of gases. An external insulated housing about the inner housing provides thermal isolation to the cell components.
Kaun, T.D.; Smith, J.L.
Fuel cells seminar
This year`s meeting highlights the fact that fuel cells for both stationary and transportation applications have reached the dawn of commercialization. Sales of stationary fuel cells have grown steadily over the past 2 years. Phosphoric acid fuel cell buses have been demonstrated in urban areas. Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells are on the verge of revolutionizing the transportation industry. These activities and many more are discussed during this seminar, which provides a forum for people from the international fuel cell community engaged in a wide spectrum of fuel cell activities. Discussions addressing R&D of fuel cell technologies, manufacturing and marketing of fuel cells, and experiences of fuel cell users took place through oral and poster presentations. For the first time, the seminar included commercial exhibits, further evidence that commercial fuel cell technology has arrived. A total of 205 papers is included in this volume.
We present the discovery of a super lithium-rich K giant star, G0928+73.2600. This red giant (T {sub eff} = 4885 K and log g = 2.65) is a fast rotator with a projected rotational velocity of 8.4 km s{sup -1} and an unusually high lithium abundance of A(Li) = 3.30 dex. Although the lack of a measured parallax precludes knowing the exact evolutionary phase, an isochrone-derived estimate of its luminosity places the star on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in a location that is not consistent with either the red bump on the first ascent of the red giant branch or with the second ascent on the asymptotic giant branch, the two evolutionary stages where lithium-rich giant stars tend to cluster. Thus, even among the already unusual group of lithium-rich giant stars, G0928+73.2600 is peculiar. Using {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C as a tracer for mixing-more mixing leads to lower {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C-we find {sup 12}C/{sup 13}C = 28, which is near the expected value for standard first dredge-up mixing. We can therefore conclude that 'extra' deep mixing has not occurred. Regardless of the ambiguity of the evolutionary stage, the extremely large lithium abundance and the rotational velocity of this star are unusual, and we speculate that G0928+73.2600 has been enriched in both lithium and angular momentum from a sub-stellar companion.
Carlberg, Joleen K.; Majewski, Steven R.; Rood, Robert T. [Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400325, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4325 (United States); Smith, Verne V.; Cunha, Katia, E-mail: email@example.com [National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 (United States)
Replacement of Fishmeal with Plant Feedstuffs in the Diet of Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus: An Assessment of Nutritional Value
The expansion of aquaculture has increased demand for fishmeal supplies around the world; this, in turn, has resulted in dramatic increases in the cost of fishmeal, which has sparked interest in alternative feedstuffs. The development of new processing technologies, as well as the expanding generation of by-products from ethanol production has resulted in the development of novel protein sources that have the potential for replacing fishmeal in aquafeeds. The present study assessed the nutritional value of soy protein concentrate (SoyPC), barley protein concentrate (BarPC) and corn protein concentrate (CornPC) in the diet of red drum. Three sequential feeding trials were conducted; in these 50%, 75%, or 90% of the protein provided by Special SelectTM menhaden fishmeal in the reference diet was replaced with either SoyPC, BarPC, or CornPC in isonitrogenous (40% CP), isoenergetic (3.1kcal g-1) diets. Red drum with an average weight of 2.5 g, 1.6 g, and 1.5 g for trials 1, 2, and 3, respectively, were stocked in a recirculating system and fed twice daily at a rate approaching apparent satiation for 6 to 8 weeks. Along with the substitution of the selected plant feedstuffs, supplementation of DL-methionine and L-lysine was provided to exceed the established requirements of red drum for lysine and methionine, and glycine was added for palatability. Performance parameters of weight gain, feed efficiency, survival, hepatosomatic index, intraperitoneal fat ratio, and apparent digestibility coefficients for protein along with proximate composition of whole-body tissues were determined in the various trials. Results showed that 50% replacement of fishmeal protein by each of the protein concentrates produced fish performance, condition indices, and whole-body composition similar to those produced by the reference diet. However, replacing 75% and 90% of fishmeal protein with each of the plant protein concentrates reduced fish performance but not as severely as replacing all of the fishmeal protein with equal (33%) contributions from SoyPC, BarPC, and CornPC. Contrarily, these dietary substitutions did not reduce the apparent protein digestibility of the experimental diets. Based on the various results of this study, SoyPC, BarPC, and CornPC can readily replace 50% of the protein provided by menhaden fishmeal without adversely affecting the performance of cultured red drum.
Moxley, Joseph
Low Power, Red, Green and Blue Carbon Nanotube Enabled Vertical Organic Light Emitting Transistors for Active Matrix OLED Displays
Organic semiconductors are potential alternatives to polycrystalline silicon as the semiconductor used in the backplane of active matrix organic light emitting diode displays. Demonstrated here is a light-emitting transistor with an organic channel, operating with low power dissipation at low voltage, and high aperture ratio, in three colors: red, green and blue. The single-wall carbon nanotube network source electrode is responsible for the high level of performance demonstrated. A major benefit enabled by this architecture is the integration of the drive transistor, storage capacitor and light emitter into a single device. Performance comparable to commercialized polycrystalline-silicon TFT driven OLEDs is demonstrated.
McCarthy, M. A. [University of Florida, Gainesville; Liu, B. [University of Florida, Gainesville; Donoghue, E. P. [University of Florida, Gainesville; Kravchenko, Ivan I [ORNL; Kim, D. Y. [University of Florida, Gainesville; So, Franky [University of Florida, Gainesville; Rinzler, A. G. [University of Florida, Gainesville
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Electrolyzer Research and Development Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Solid oxide diagram In an SOFC, oxygen from air is reduced to ions at the cathode, which diffuse through the...
Durable silver mirror with ultra-violet thru far infra-red reflection
A durable highly reflective silver mirror characterized by high reflectance in a broad spectral range of about 300 nm in the UV to the far infrared (.about.10000 nm), as well as exceptional environmental durability. A high absorptivity metal underlayer is used which prevents the formation of a galvanic cell with a silver layer while increasing the reflectance of the silver layer. Environmentally durable overcoat layers are provided to enhance mechanical and chemical durability and protect the silver layer from corrosion and tarnishing, for use in a wide variety of surroundings or climates, including harsh or extreme environments.
Wolfe, Jesse D. (Discovery Bay, CA)
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Numeric Definition of the Clinical Performance of the Nested Reverse Transcription-PCR for Detection of Hematogenous Epithelial Cells and Correction for Specific mRNA of Non-Target Cell Origin as Evaluated for Prostate Cancer Cells
Background: Inappropriate quality management of reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) assays for the detection of blood-borne prostate cancer (PCa) cells hampers clinical conclusions. Improvement of the RT-PCR methodology for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) mRNA should focus on an appropriate numeric definition of the performance of the assay and correction for PSA mRNA that is not associated with PCa cells. Methods and Results: Repeated (RT-)PCR tests for PSA mRNA in single blood specimens from PCa patients and PCa-free controls, performed by four international institutions, showed a large percentage (?50%) of divergent test results. The best estimates of the mean, ? (SD), of the expected Poisson frequency distributions of the number of positive tests among five replicate assays of
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An infrared study of galactic OH/IR stars. II. The `GLMP sample' of red oxygen-rich AGB stars
We present optical and near-infrared finding charts taken from the DSS and 2MASS surveys of 94 IRAS sources selected from the GLMP catalogue (Garc\\'{\\i}a-Lario 1992), and accurate astrometry (~0.2") for most of them. Selection criteria were very red IRAS colours representative for OH/IR stars with optically thick circumstellar shells and the presence of variability according to the IRAS variability index (VAR>50). The main photometric properties of the stars in this `GLMP sample' are presented, discussed and compared with the correspondent properties of the `Arecibo sample' of OH/IR stars studied in Jim\\'enez-Esteban et al. (2005a). We find that 37% of the sample (N=34) have no counterpart in the 2MASS, implying extremely high optical depths of their shells. Most of the sources identified in the 2MASS are faint (K>~8) and of very red colour in the near-infrared, as expected. The brightest 2MASS counterpart (K=5.3mag) was found for IRAS 18299--1705. Its blue colour H--K=1.3 suggests that IRAS 8299--1705 is a p...
Jim�nez-Esteban, F M; Engels, D; Calder�n, J V P
An Improved Red Spectrum of the Methane or T-dwarf SDSS 1624+0029 Role of the Alkali Metals
A Keck II low resolution spectrum shortward of ome-micron is presented forSDSS 1624+0029, the first field methane or T dwarf discovered in the SloanDigital Sky Survey. Significant flux is detected down to the spectrum's shortwavelength limit of 6200 AA. The spectrum exhibits a broad absorption featurecentered at 7700 AA, which we interpret as the K I 7665/7699 resonance doublet.The observed flux declines shortward of 7000 AA, due most likely to the redwing of the Na I doublet. Both Cs I doublet lines are detected more stronglythan in an earlier red spectrum. Neither Li I absorption nor H$\\alpha$ emissionare detected. An exploratory model fit to the spectrum suggests that the shapeof the red spectrum can be primarily accounted for by the broad wings of the KI and Na I doublets. This behavior is consistent with the argument proffered byBurrows, Marley and Sharp that strong alkali absorption is principallyresponsible for depressing T dwarf spectra shortward of 1$\\mu$m. In particular,there seems no compelling rea...
Liebert, J; Burrows, A; Burgasser, A J; Kirkpatrick, J D; Gizis, J E; Liebert, James; Burrows, Adam; Burgasser, Adam J.; Gizis, John E.
Chemical Abundances in Twelve Red Giants of the Large Magellanic Cloud from High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy
High-resolution infrared spectra (R=50,000) have been obtained for twelve red-giant members of the LMC with the Gemini South 8.3-meter telescope plus Phoenix spectrometer. Quantitative chemical abundances of carbon-12, carbon-13, nitrogen-14, and oxygen-16 were derived from molecular lines of CO, CN, and OH, while sodium, scandium, titanium, and iron abundances were derived from neutral atomic lines. The LMC giants have masses from about 1 to 4 solar masses and span a metallicity range from [Fe/H]= -1.1 to -0.3. The program red giants all show evidence of first dredge-up mixing, with low 12C/13C ratios, and low 12C correlated with high 14N abundances. Comparisons of the oxygen-to-iron ratios in the LMC and the Galaxy indicate that the trend of [O/Fe] versus [Fe/H] in the LMC falls about 0.2 dex below the Galactic trend. Such an offset can be modeled as due to an overall lower rate of supernovae per unit mass in the LMC relative to the Galaxy, as well as a slightly lower ratio of supernovae of type II to supernovae of type Ia.
V. V. Smith; K. H. Hinkle; K. Cunha; B. Plez; D. L. Lambert; C. A. Pilachowski; B. Barbuy; J. Melendez; S. Balachandran; M. S. Bessell; D. P. Geisler; J. E. Hesser; C. Winge
Transparent Conductors and Barrier Layers for Thin Film Solar Cells:
This report describes the research undertaken to increase the efficiency of thin-film solar cells based on amorphous silicon in the so-called''superstrate structure'' (glass front surface/transparent electrically conductive oxide (TCO)/pin amorphous silicon/metal back electrode). The TCO layer must meet many requirements: high optical transparency in the wavelength region from about 350 to 900 nm, low electrical sheet resistance, stability during handling and deposition of the subsequent layers and during use, a textured (rough) surface to enhance optical absorption of red and near-infrared light, and low-resistance electrical contact to the amorphous silicon p-layer. Fluorine-doped tin oxide has been the TCO used in most commercial superstrate amorphous silicon cells. Fluorine-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:F) was later shown to be even more transparent than fluorine-doped tin oxide, as well as being more resistant to the strongly reducing conditions encountered during the deposition of amorphous silicon. Solar cells based on ZnO:F showed the expected higher currents, but the fill factors were lower than standard cells grown on tin oxide, resulting in no consistent improvement in efficiency. This problem was recently mitigated by using a new proprietary p/buffer layer combination developed at BP Solar.
Gordon, R. G.; Broomhall-Dillard, R.; Liu, X.; Pang, D.; Barton, J.
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4/3/2012 4/3/2012 eere.energy.gov Fuel Cell Technologies Overview Flow Cell Workshop Washington, DC Dr. Sunita Satyapal & Dr. Dimitrios Papageorgopoulos U.S. Department of Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Program 3/7/2011 Flow Cells for Energy Storage Workshop Purpose To understand the applied research and development needs and the grand challenges for the use of flow cells as energy-storage devices. Objectives 1. Understand the needs for applied research from stakeholders. 2. Gather input for future development of roadmaps and technical targets for flow cells for various applications. 3. Identify grand challenges and prioritize R&D needs. Flow cells combine the unique advantages of batteries and fuel cells and can offer benefits for multiple energy storage applications.
Crystalline Silicon Photovolatic Cells
Crystalline silicon cells are made of silicon atoms connected to one another to form a crystal lattice. This lattice comprises the solid material that forms the photovoltaic (PV) cell's...
California Fuel Cell Partnership
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Photovoltaic Cell Conversion Efficiency
The conversion efficiency of a photovoltaic (PV) cell, or solar cell, is the percentage of the solar energy shining on a PV device that is converted into electrical energy, or electricity....
Silicon solar cell assembly
A silicon solar cell assembly comprising a large, thin silicon solar cell bonded to a metal mount for use when there exists a mismatch in the thermal expansivities of the device and the mount.
Burgess, Edward L. (Albuquerque, NM); Nasby, Robert D. (Albuquerque, NM); Schueler, Donald G. (Albuquerque, NM)
Photovoltaic Cell Quantum Efficiency
Quantum efficiency (QE) is the ratio of the number of charge carriers collected by a photovoltaic (PV) cell to the number of photons�or packets of light�of a given energy shining on the solar cell....
Photovoltaic Cell Structures
The actual structural design of a photovoltaic (PV), or solar cell, depends on the limitations of the material used in the PV cell. The four basic device designs are:
Evaluation of Whole and Lipid-Extracted Algae Meals (LEA) in the Diet of Juvenile Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Digestibility of LEA by Red Drum and Hybrid Striped Bass (Morone chrysops x Morone saxatilis)
As aquaculture continues to expand, protein sources have become more costly and less available. Simultaneously, lipid-extracted algal meals (LEA) (co-products of bio-diesel production) are becoming increasingly available as alternative sources of energy are investigated. By integrating LEA into aquaculture diets, feed prices could be lowered and bio-diesel production would have an additional revenue stream. Three feeding trials each of 7 weeks duration were conducted to evaluate five different algal meals as partial replacements for fishmeal and soy protein concentrate in diets for juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) for CP and energy in various LEAs also were determined with red drum and hybrid striped bass (HSB). In the first trial, whole algae meal and LEA derived from Navicula sp. replaced 5 or 10% of the crude protein (CP) in the reference diet. Weight gain, feed efficiency (FE), hepatosomatic index (HSI), as well as protein and energy retention were not significantly (P>0.05) affected by the dietary treatments. Algal inclusion significantly affected the ADCs of the various dietary treatments for dry matter, CP, and energy. The inclusion of ash in the form of diatomaceous earth improved digestibility of protein as well as weight gain, survival and FE. A second feeding trial evaluated LEA derived from Chlorella sp. processed at high temperatures, replacing 5, 10, 20, and 25% of the CP in the reference diet. Weight gain, FE, survival, and protein efficiency ratio (PER) were significantly reduced at substitution levels of 20 and 25%. The third feeding trial evaluated LEA derived from Nanochloropsis salina, replacing 5, 7.5, 10, and 15% of the CP in the reference diet. Weight gain, FE, survival, and PER were significantly affected by some dietary treatments, with the 15% substitution levels causing significant reductions in performance. Intraperitoneal fat ratio and whole-body lipids were significantly lower in the fish fed the 15% substitution diet. Based on the results of these experiments, replacement of up to 10% of CP from fishmeal and soy protein concentrate with LEA was possible without causing substantial reductions in fish performance, and the whole algae product provided a more nutritious product. Red drum and HSB showed similar responses in their ability to digest CP and energy from the various algal products, although ADCs varied greatly among the different products and processing methods.
Patterson, Donovan Aaron
Centrifuge apparatus
A method and apparatus for operating a continuous flow blood separation centrifuge are provided. The hematocrit of the entrant whole blood is continuously maintained at an optimum constant value by the addition of plasma to the entrant blood. The hematocrit of the separated red cells is monitored to indicate the degree of separation taking place, thereby providing a basis for regulating the flow through the centrifuge.
Sartory, Walter K. (Oak Ridge, TN); Eveleigh, John W. (Oak Ridge, TN)
cell probe model
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Electroluminescence in photovoltaic cell
Here we propose two methods to get electroluminescence images from photovoltaic cells in a school or home lab.
Petraglia, Antonio; 10.1088/0031-9120/46/5/F01
Energy Basics: Photovoltaic Cells
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Irreversible Cell Potential
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Solar Cell Silicon
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Biomarkers of cell senescence
The present invention provides a biomarker system for the in vivo and in vitro assessment of cell senescence. In the method of the present invention, .beta.-galactosidase activity is utilized as a means by which cell senescence may be assessed either in in vitro cell cultures or in vivo.
Dirmi, Goberdhan P. (Simli U.P., IN); Campisi, Judith (Berkeley, CA); Peacocke, Monica (Newton, MA)
Rapidly refuelable fuel cell
This invention is directed to a metal-air fuel cell where the consumable metal anode is movably positioned in the cell and an expandable enclosure, or bladder, is used to press the anode into contact with separating spacers between the cell electrodes. The bladder may be depressurized to allow replacement of the anode when consumed.
Joy, Richard W. (Santa Clara, CA)
The present invention provides a biomarker system for the in vivo and in vitro assessment of cell senescence. In the method of the present invention, .beta.-galactosidase activity is utilized as a means by which cell senescence may be assessed either in vitro cell cultures or in vivo.
Dimri, Goberdhan P. (Simli U.P., IN); Campisi, Judith (Berkeley, CA); Peacocke, Monica (Newton, MA)
The present invention provides a biomarker system for the in vivo and in vitro assessment of cell senescence. In the method of the present invention, {beta}-galactosidase activity is utilized as a means by which cell senescence may be assessed either in in vitro cell cultures or in vivo. 1 fig.
Dirmi, G.P.; Campisi, J.; Peacocke, M.
The present invention provides a biomarker system for the in vivo and in vitro assessment of cell senescence. In the method of the present invention, {beta}-galactosidase activity is utilized as a means by which cell senescence may be assessed either in vitro cell cultures or in vivo. 1 fig.
Dimri, G.P.; Campisi, J.; Peacocke, M.
by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic cells. Inorganic Chemistry,by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells. Inorganic ChemistryThe characteristics of a photovoltaic cell. Generally,
Phuyal, Dibya
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Implications of home-range estimation in the management of red-cockaded woodpeckers in South Carolina
I undertook a behavioral study to determine red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) home-range size at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA. In this location, because much of the timber was harvested in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the available habitat largely consisted of younger trees (e.g., less than 45 years old), not generally considered prime habitat for this species. From 1992 to 1995, I observed seven groups of red-cockaded woodpeckers to determine year-round home-range size. Most of the previous home-range studies on this species used the minimum convex polygon approach to estimate the size of the home range. I compared the minimum convex polygon and fixed kernel home-range estimation methods for each group. I found that the fixed kernel method gave consistently smaller estimates of home range than did the minimum convex polygon, a result directly related to the methodologies of the techniques. Mean home-range sizes for the 95% level were 56.9 f 5.2 S.E. ha with the fixed kernel versus 91.9 & 11.7 S.E. ha with the minimum convex polygon. Core area (50%) means were 4.5 f 0.5 S.E. ha for the fixed kernel versus 16.7 f 2.4 S.E. ha with the minimum convex polygon. It is recommended that future home-range studies use the fixed kernel estimator rather than the minimum convex polygon as it gives a more realistic and appropriate depiction of the area actually used by the birds within a given group. In estimating the number of groups that may be accommodated in a particular area, the mean home-range size as well as its shape need to be considered. Home-range size estimates at the Savannah River Site were similar to those obtained elsewhere in the species' range. Red-cockaded woodpeckers, in spite of the prevalence of relatively young forest structure, did not increase their home-range size to compensate for the paucity of older, more mature pine habitat. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Franzreb, Kathleen, E.
Carotenoids & Retinoids; Molecular Aspects and Health IssuesChapter 19 Blood Response to Caroten Supplemenataion in Humans
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Oscillating stars in binary systems are among the most interesting stellar laboratories, as these can provide information on the stellar parameters and stellar internal structures. Here we present a red giant with solar-like oscillations in an eclipsing binary observed with the NASA Kepler satellite. We compute stellar parameters of the red giant from spectra and the asteroseismic mass and radius from the oscillations. Although only one eclipse has been observed so far, we can already determine that the secondary is a main-sequence F star in an eccentric orbit with a semi-major axis larger than 0.5 AU and orbital period longer than 75 days.
Hekker, S. [School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT (United Kingdom); Debosscher, J.; De Ridder, J.; Aerts, C.; Van Winckel, H.; Beck, P. G.; Blomme, J. [Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven (Belgium); Huber, D.; Hidas, M. G.; Stello, D.; Bedding, T. R. [Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA), School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006 (Australia); Gilliland, R. L. [Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 (United States); Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Kjeldsen, H. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C (Denmark); Brown, T. M. [Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope, Goleta, CA 93117 (United States); Borucki, W. J.; Koch, D. [NASA Ames Research Center, MS 244-30, Moffet Field, CA 94035 (United States); Jenkins, J. M. [SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center, MS 244-30, Moffet Field, CA 94035 (United States); Southworth, J. [Astrophysics Group, Keele University Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG (United Kingdom); Pigulski, A. [Instytut Astronomiczny Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego, Kopernika 11, 51-622 Wroclaw (Poland)], E-mail: email@example.com (and others)
Fuel Cell Handbook update
The objective of this work was to update the 1988 version of DOE`s Fuel Cell Handbook. Significant developments in the various fuel cell technologies required revisions to reflect state-of-the-art configurations and performance. The theoretical presentation was refined in order to make the handbook more useful to both the casual reader and fuel cell or systems analyst. In order to further emphasize the practical application of fuel cell technologies, the system integration information was expanded. In addition, practical elements, such as suggestions and guidelines to approximate fuel cell performance, were provided.
Owens, W.R.; Hirschenhofer, J.H.; Engleman, R.R. Jr.; Stauffer, D.B.
Fuel Cells Team
Judith Valerio at one of our 31 single-cell test stands Fuel Cell Team The FC team focus is R&D on polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells for commercial and military applications. Our program has had ongoing funding in the area of polymer electrolyte fuel cells since 1977 and has been responsible for enabling breakthroughs in the areas of thin film electrodes and air bleed for CO tolerance. For more information on the history of fuel cell research at Los Alamos, please click here. Fuel cells are an important enabling technology for the Hydrogen Economy and have the potential to revolutionize the way we power the nation and the world. The FC team is exploring the potential of fuel cells as energy-efficient, clean, and fuel-flexible alternatives that will
Graduate Program in Cancer Cell Biology CELL SHEDDING
Graduate Program in Cancer Cell Biology CELL SHEDDING ANOIKIS CELL SHEDDING METASTASIS NORMAL CELLS) To the Cancer Cell Biology Program: As a Graduate Student in the Cancer Cell Biology Program, I acknowledge account of my laboratory work, commit to ethics before science and devote my full and undivided time
Mohaghegh, Shahab
Power from the Fuel Cell
Power for Buildings Using Fuel-Cell Cars,� Proceedings ofwell as to drive down fuel-cell system costs through productis most likely to be the fuel-cell vehicle. Fuel cells are
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Reservoir characterization of the Ordovician Red River Formation in southwest Williston Basin Bowman County, ND and Harding County, SD
This topical report is a compilation of characterizations by different disciplines of the Red River Formation in the southwest portion of the Williston Basin and the oil reservoirs which it contains in an area which straddles the state line between North Dakota and South Dakota. Goals of the report are to increase understanding of the reservoir rocks, oil-in-place, heterogeneity, and methods for improved recovery. The report is divided by discipline into five major sections: (1) geology, (2) petrography-petrophysical, (3) engineering, (4) case studies and (5) geophysical. Interwoven in these sections are results from demonstration wells which were drilled or selected for special testing to evaluate important concepts for field development and enhanced recovery. The Red River study area has been successfully explored with two-dimensional (2D) seismic. Improved reservoir characterization utilizing 3-dimensional (3D) and has been investigated for identification of structural and stratigraphic reservoir compartments. These seismic characterization tools are integrated with geological and engineering studies. Targeted drilling from predictions using 3D seismic for porosity development were successful in developing significant reserves at close distances to old wells. Short-lateral and horizontal drilling technologies were tested for improved completion efficiency. Lateral completions should improve economics for both primary and secondary recovery where low permeability is a problem and higher density drilling is limited by drilling cost. Low water injectivity and widely spaced wells have restricted the application of waterflooding in the past. Water injection tests were performed in both a vertical and a horizontal well. Data from these tests were used to predict long-term injection and oil recovery.
Sippel, M.A.; Luff, K.D.; Hendricks, M.L.; Eby, D.E.
Discovery of a red and blue shifted iron disk line in the galactic jet source GRO J1655-40
We report the discovery of emission features in the X-ray spectrum of GRO J1655-40 obtained with RXTE during the observation of 1997, Feb 26. We have fitted the features firstly by two Gaussian lines which in four spectra analysed have average energies of 5.85 +/- 0.08 keV and 7.32 +/- 0.13 keV, strongly suggestive that these are the red and blue shifted wings of an iron disk line. These energies imply a velocity of ~0.33 c. The blue wing is less bright than in the calculated profiles of disk lines near a black hole subject to Doppler boosting, however known Fe absorption lines in GRO J1655-40 at energies between ~7 and 8 keV can reduce the apparent brightness of the blue wing. Secondly, we have fitted the spectra using the disk line model of Laor based on a full relativistic treatment plus an absorption line, and show that good fits are obtained. This gives a restframe energy of the disk line between 6.4 and 6.8 keV indicating that the line is iron K_alpha emission probably of significantly ionized material. The Laor model shows that the line originates in a region of the accretion disk extending from ~10 Schwarzschild radii from the black hole outwards. The line is direct evidence for the black hole nature of the compact object and is the first discovery of a highly red and blue shifted iron disk line in a Galactic source.
M. Balucinska-Church; M. J. Church
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PARABOLIC FLIGHTS Wouter Aerts1 , Pieter Joosen1 , Devy Widjaja1,2 , Carolina Varon1,2 , Steven Vandeput1 Leuven, Belgium, Email: email@example.com ABSTRACT Gravity changes during partial-G parabolic to reduce postflight orthostatic intolerance. Key words: parabolic flight; heart rate; blood pressure
Effects of rapeseed oil duodenal infusion on dairy cow performances and blood metabolites during early lactation
Effects of rapeseed oil duodenal infusion on dairy cow performances and blood metabolites during, Argentina; 3 Laboratoire d'Etude du Métabolisme Energédque, INRA Theix, 63122 Ceyrat, France Rapeseed-oil), respectively. Oil-free dry matter intake was lower in group 0 (12.7 vs 15.2 kg/d, P
Recanati, Catherine
Approach on the high frequency electromagnetic field effects on human blood
Applications of microwave have been increased in the last years due to radars and police communication systems, high power satellite and TV transmitters, mobile phones, microwave ovens and medical devices. Exposure to microwave emissions has a negative ... Keywords: biological effects, exposure to microwave emissions, microscope analysis, modeling, simulation, ultrastructure of the human blood
Marius A. Silaghi; Ulrich L. Rohde; Ovidiu C. Fratila; Helga Silaghi; Tiberia Ioana Ilias
Blood and hair lead in children with different extents of iron deficiency in Karachi
Childhood iron deficiency has a high incidence in Pakistan. Some but not all studies have shown that dietary iron deficiency may cause increased absorption of lead as both compete for the same transporters in the small intestine. Therefore, children in Pakistan, residing in heavily polluted cities like Karachi may be prone to lead poisoning. This hypothesis was tested by investigating blood and hair lead concentrations in children from Karachi who were divided into four groups of iron status; normal, borderline iron deficiency, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia. A prospective observational study was conducted where 269 children were categorized into four groups of iron status using the World Health Organization criteria and one based on soluble transferrin receptor measurements. Blood iron status was determined using a full blood count, serum iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation and soluble transferrin receptor measurements. Blood lead was determined by graphite atomic absorption spectroscopy, whereas hair lead was assessed using an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy technique. Blood lead concentrations were significantly higher in children with iron deficiency anaemia (mean [95% confidence intervals] were 24.9 [22.6-27.2] {mu}g/dL) compared to those with normal iron status (19.1 [16.8-21.4] {mu}g/dL) using WHO criteria. In contrast, hair lead content was not significantly different in children of different iron status. Our findings reinforce the importance of not only reducing environmental lead pollution but also the development of national health strategies to reduce childhood iron deficiency in Pakistan.
Ataur Rahman, Muhammad; Rahman, Bushra [Karachi Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270 (Pakistan)] [Karachi Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270 (Pakistan); Saeed Ahmad, Muhammad [School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD (United Kingdom)] [School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD (United Kingdom); Blann, Andrew [Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, United Kingdom. (United Kingdom)] [Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, United Kingdom. (United Kingdom); Ahmed, Nessar, E-mail: email@example.com [School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD (United Kingdom)] [School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD (United Kingdom)
Hydrogenation of Dislocation-Limited Heteroepitaxial Silicon Solar Cells: Preprint
Post-deposition hydrogenation by remote plasma significantly improves performance of heteroepitaxial silicon solar cells. Heteroepitaxial deposition of thin crystal silicon on sapphire for photovoltaics (PV) is an excellent model system for the study and improvement of deposition on inexpensive Al2O3-coated (100) biaxially-textured metal foils. Without hydrogenation, PV conversion efficiencies are less than 1% on our model system. Performance is limited by carrier recombination at electrically active dislocations that result from lattice mismatch, and other defects. We find that low-temperature hydrogenation at 350 degrees C is more effective than hydrogenation at 610 degrees C. In this work, we use measurements such as spectral quantum efficiency, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), and vibrational Si-H spectroscopies to understand the effects of hydrogenation on the materials and devices. Quantum efficiency increases most at red and green wavelengths, indicating hydrogenation is affecting the bulk more than the surface of the cells. SIMS shows there are 100X more hydrogen atoms in our cells than dangling bonds along dislocations. Yet, Raman spectroscopy indicates that only low temperature hydrogenation creates Si-H bonds; trapped hydrogen does not stably passivate dangling-bond recombination sites at high temperatures.
Bolen, M. L.; Grover, S.; Teplin, C. W.; Bobela, D.; Branz, H. M.; Stradins, P.
Summary.-Regional and distant lymph node cells, thoracic duct cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes from rats bearing a spontaneously metastasizing and apparently non-immunogenic sarcoma were assayed for cytotoxic activity on microcultures of tumour cells at 7, 14 and 21 days of tumour growth. In the regional lymph nodes detectable cytotoxicity was present at 7 days and the overall activity remained constant at 14 and 21 days. At Day 7 of tumour growth the cytotoxic cell population in the regional node was tumour specific in its cytotoxic effect, very radiosensitive and could not be removed by nylon wool column purification. In contrast the cells in the regional nodes at Day 21 were nonspecifically cytotoxic and could be completely removed by nylon wool treatment. In the peripheral blood, cytotoxic lymphoid cells not removed by nylon wool, were detectable at all stages of tumour growth. The thoracic duct lymph cells were, however, without cytotoxic activity throughout the period of tumour growth studied. Distant lymph node cells were assayed for cytotoxicity and it was found that they acquired significant cytocidal properties only late in tumour growth. The sera from tumour-bearing rats were tested for inhibitory
G. A. Currii; J. Gage
What's Happening to Our Body after Drinking Coke? The Characteristic of the Blood Pressure Wave in Radial Artery
Previous literature has suggested that psychological state may be changed via drinking coke, however, studies empirically documenting the link between coke and blood pressure wave (BPW) are scant. Therefore, the current article attempts to explore how ... Keywords: Blood pressure wave (BPW), spectrum analysis, Sphygmogram, Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
Sheng-Chieh Huang; Yung-Pin Lee; Min-Hua Hsieh; Hui-Min Wang; Mark C. Hou; Shih-Chun Chao; Cheng-Lung Tseng; Wei-Ta Hsiao; Chung-Hung Hong; Kai-Yu Shao; Shi-Han Luo; Wei-Chun Chiu; Wei-Yu Chen
The green (5577 Angstrom-Sign ) and red-doublet (6300, 6364 Angstrom-Sign ) lines are prompt emissions of metastable oxygen atoms in the {sup 1}S and {sup 1}D states, respectively, that have been observed in several comets. The value of the intensity ratio of green to red-doublet (G/R ratio) of 0.1 has been used as a benchmark to identify the parent molecule of oxygen lines as H{sub 2}O. A coupled chemistry-emission model is developed to study the production and loss mechanisms of the O({sup 1}S) and O({sup 1}D) atoms and the generation of red and green lines in the coma of C/1996 B2 Hyakutake. The G/R ratio depends not only on photochemistry, but also on the projected area observed for cometary coma, which is a function of the dimension of the slit used and the geocentric distance of the comet. Calculations show that the contribution of photodissociation of H{sub 2}O to the green (red) line emission is 30%-70% (60%-90%), while CO{sub 2} and CO are the next potential sources contributing 25%-50% (green lines and G/R ratios are in good agreement with the observations made on the comet Hyakutake in 1996 March.
Bhardwaj, Anil; Raghuram, Susarla, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com, E-mail: email@example.com [Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum 695022 (India)
Red waters of Myrionecta rubra are biogeochemical hotspots for the Columbia River estuary with impacts on primary/secondary productions and nutrient cycles
The localized impact of blooms of the mixotrophic ciliate Myrionecta rubra in the Columbia River estuary during 2007-2010 was evaluated with biogeochemical, light microscopy, physiological and molecular data. M. rubra affected surrounding estuarine nutrient cycles, as indicated by high and low concentrations of organic nutrients and inorganic nitrogen, respectively, associated with red waters. M. rubra blooms also altered the energy transfer pattern in patches of the estuarine water that contain the ciliate by creating areas characterized by high primary production and elevated levels of fresh autochthonous particulate organic matter, therefore shifting the trophic status in emergent red water areas of the estuary from net heterotrophy towards autotrophy. The pelagic estuarine bacterial community structure was unaffected by M. rubra abundance, but red waters of the ciliate do offer a possible link between autotrophic and heterotrophic processes since they were associated with elevated dissolved organic matter and enhanced microbial secondary production. Taken together these findings suggest that M. rubra red waters are biogeochemical hotspots of the Columbia River estuary.
Herfort, Lydie; Peterson, Tawnya D.; Prahl, Fredrick G.; McCue, Lee Ann; Needoba, Joe A.; Crump, Byron C.; Roegner, G. Curtis; Campbell, Victoria; Zuber, Peter A.
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Distributed Energy Fuel Cells
Energy Fuel Cells Energy Fuel Cells DOE Hydrogen DOE Hydrogen and and Fuel Cells Fuel Cells Coordination Meeting Fuel Cell Coordination Meeting June 2-3, 2003 Electricity Users Kathi Epping Kathi Epping Objectives & Barriers Distributed Energy OBJECTIVES * Develop a distributed generation PEM fuel cell system operating on natural gas or propane that achieves 40% electrical efficiency and 40,000 hours durability at $400-750/kW by 2010. BARRIERS * Durability * Heat Utilization * Power Electronics * Start-Up Time Targets and Status Integrated Stationary PEMFC Power Systems Operating on Natural Gas or Propane Containing 6 ppm Sulfur 40,000 30,000 15,000 Hours Durability 750 1,250 2,500 $/kWe Cost 40 32 30 % Electrical Efficiency Large (50-250 kW) Systems 40,000 30,000 >6,000 Hours Durability 1,000 1,500 3,000
How Fuel Cells Work
How Fuel Cells Work How Fuel Cells Work Diagram: How a PEM fuel cell works. 1. Hydrogen fuel is channeled through field flow plates to the anode on one side of the fuel cell, while oxygen from the air is channeled to the cathode on the other side of the cell. 2. At the anode, a platinum catalyst causes the hydrogen to split into positive hydrogen ions (protons) and negatively charged electrons. 3. The Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) allows only the positively charged ions to pass through it to the cathode. The negatively charged electrons must travel along an external circuit to the cathode, creating an electrical current. 4. At the cathode, the electrons and positively charged hydrogen ions combine with oxygen to form water, which flows out of the cell.
Amorphous silicon solar cells
The fabrication, performance, and applications of a-Si solar cells are discussed, summarizing the results of recent experimental investigations and trial installations. Topics examined include the fundamental principles and design strategies of solar power installations; the characteristics of monocrystalline-Si solar cells; techniques for reducing the cost of solar cells; independent, linked, and hybrid solar power systems; proposed satellite solar power systems; and the use of solar cells in consumer appliances. Consideration is given to the history of a-Si, a-Si fabrication techniques, quality criteria for a-Si films, solar cells based on a-Si, and techniques for increasing the efficiency and lowering the cost of a-Si solar cells. Graphs, diagrams, drawings, and black-and-white and color photographs are provided. 136 references.
Takahashi, K.; Konagai, M.
Concentrator silicon cell research
This project continued the developments of high-efficiency silicon concentrator solar