Determination of the relevant magnetic interactions in low-dimensional molecular materials: the fundamental role of single crystal high frequency EPR

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (41) ◽  
pp. 10843 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Allão ◽  
A. K. Jordão ◽  
J. A. L. C. Resende ◽  
A. C. Cunha ◽  
V. F. Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Magnetic Interactions ◽  
Molecular Materials ◽  
Low Dimensional

Role of Adhesion in Viscoelastic Properties of Rubber-Tire Cord Composites

1981 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Prevorsek ◽  
R. K. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Adhesion Test ◽  
Rubber Composites ◽  
Mechanical Measurements ◽  
Rubber Tire ◽  
Composite Properties

Abstract Dynamic mechanical measurements have been carried out on samples of rubber and PET cord-rubber composites, with and without adhesive, as a function of strain amplitude, temperature, pretension, angle of strain application and time of cycling. The results show that mechanical loss and dynamic modulus depend on these variables as well as the presence and type of adhesive at the cord-rubber interface. Based on these results, we conclude that adhesion plays a significant role in the viscoelastic properties of a composite and it is an important factor along with the properties of components in the analysis of tire performance in terms of composite properties. This study clearly shows that the maximum adhesion may not be the optimum adhesion in tire technology. The most relevant question, i.e., the determination of the optimum level of adhesion for a specific tire, however, remains unanswered. The viscoelastic properties of the composites decrease with time of cycling but the rate of decrease depends upon the level of adhesion in the starting material. This result could be important in the development of a more realistic dynamic adhesion test. Attempts to use the viscoelastic experiments with small amplitude, high frequency strain to determine the onset of fracture in the composite specimen appears to be promising. Work is in progress to determine the potential of this method in the analysis of adhesion.

Effects of Off-Frequency Detection in Brief-Tone Audiometry

1974 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 576-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Spence ◽  
Lawrence L. Feth
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Temporal Integration ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
High Frequency Hearing Loss ◽  
Frequency Detection ◽  
Stimulus Artifact ◽  
Brief Tones ◽  
High Pass

Many studies of auditory temporal integration by pathological ears have used listeners with an abrupt high-frequency hearing loss. While this configuration may lend itself to use of the listener as his own control, it presents the opportunity for detection of the low-frequency energy of the brief-tone bursts. This study was designed to assess the role of low-frequency energy in the determination of brief-tone thresholds of listeners with such abrupt high-frequency losses. Low-frequency energy was reduced to subthreshold levels by passing the brief tones through a filter system which had a sharp high-pass characteristic. For both normal and impaired listeners, no significant differences in threshold were found between filtered and unfiltered brief tones. Thus, we must conclude that although the opportunity for off-frequency detection is present, the abnormal temporal integration functions cannot be attributed to stimulus artifact.

scholarly journals The role of crystal imperfections in electrochemical phase formation and growth

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 1624-1634 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Staikov ◽  
W.J. Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Phase Formation ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Spiral Growth ◽  
Screw Dislocations ◽  
Crystal Imperfections ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Stepwise Formation

The role of different crystal imperfections and surface inhomogeneities in the processes of electrochemical phase formation and crystal growth is discussed on the basis of experimental results obtained by electrodeposition of metals on native and foreign single crystal substrates in selected model systems. The major role of screw dislocations in the electrochemical growth of real crystals is demonstrated in the case of silver electrodeposition on silver single crystal faces prepared by the so-called capillary technique. Experimental results show that the electrochemical spiral growth of silver crystal faces with low dislocation density can be used for a preparation of surfaces with a defined and uniform density of monatomic steps. Combined electrochemical and in situ scanning probe microscopy (SPM) studies of underpotential deposition (UPD) of metals on foreign single crystal substrates show that surface inhomogeneities induce a stepwise formation of different low-dimensional (0D, 1D, and 2D) metal phases. The thermodynamic, kinetic, and structural aspects of the stepwise formation of Me phases of different dimensionality in the UPD range are discussed on an atomic level using results of electrochemical and in situ SPM measurements in various systems. Keywords: electrocrystallization, screw dislocations, spiral growth, surface inhomogeneities, underpotential deposition, low-dimensional phases, scanning tunneling microscopy.

A Molecular Approach to Immunoscintigraphy: A Study of the T-Antigen Conformation on the Surface of Tumors

1987 ◽  
Vol 26 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Selvaraj ◽  
M. R. Suresh ◽  
G. McLean ◽  
D. Willans ◽  
C. Turner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Tumor Cell ◽  
T Antigen ◽  
Human Carcinomas ◽  
Animal Tumor ◽  
Synthetic Antigens

The role of glycoconjugates in tumor cell differentiation has been well documented. We have examined the expression of the two anomers of the Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen on the surface of human, canine and murine tumor cell membranes both in vitro and in vivo. This has been accomplished through the synthesis of the disaccharide terminal residues in both a and ß configuration. Both entities were used to generate murine monoclonal antibodies which recognized the carbohydrate determinants. The determination of fine specificities of these antibodies was effected by means of cellular uptake, immunohistopathology and immunoscintigraphy. Examination of pathological specimens of human and canine tumor tissue indicated that the expressed antigen was in the β configuration. More than 89% of all human carcinomas tested expressed the antigen in the above anomeric form. The combination of synthetic antigens and monoclonal antibodies raised specifically against them provide us with invaluable tools for the study of tumor marker expression in humans and their respective animal tumor models.

On The Mechanism Of Heparin-Induced Potentiation Of Platelet Aggregation

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Yamamoto ◽  
K Watanabe ◽  
Y Ando ◽  
H Iri ◽  
N Fujiyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Aggregation ◽  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Coagulation Factors ◽  
Marked Enhancement ◽  
Matrix Bound ◽  
Induced Aggregation ◽  
Aggregation Of Platelets ◽  
Plasma Heparin

It has been suggested that heparin caused potentiation of aggregation induced by ADP or epinephrine. The exact mechanism of heparin-induced platelet activation, however, remained unknown. In this paper, we have investigated the role of anti-thrombin III ( AT ) in heparin-induced platelet activation using purified AT and AT depleted plasma. When ADP or epinephrine was added to citrated PRP one minute after addition of heparin ( 1 u/ml, porcine intestinal mucosal heparin, Sigma Co. USA ), marked enhancement of platelet aggregation was observed, compared with the degree of aggregation in the absence of heparin. However, in platelet suspensions prepared in modified Tyrode’s solution, heparin exhibited no potentiating effect on platelet aggregation induced by epinephrine or ADP. Potentiation of epinephrine- or ADP-induced platelet aggregation by heparin was demonstrated when purified AT was added to platelet suspensions at a concentration of 20 μg/ml. AT depleted plasma, which was prepared by immunosorption using matrix-bound antibodies to AT, retained no AT, while determination of α1-antitrypsinα2- macroglobulin and fibrinogen in AT depleted plasma produced values which corresponded to those of the original plasma when dilution factor was taken into account. The activities of coagulation factors were also comparable to those of the original plasma. Heparin exhibited potentiating effect on ADP- or epinephrine-induced aggregation of platelets in original plasma, but no effect in AT depleted plasma. When purified AT was added back to AT depleted plasma at a concentration of 20 μg/ml, potentiation of platelet aggregation by heparin was clearly demonstrated.Our results suggest that effect of heparin on platelet aggregation is also mediated by anti-thrombin III.

ІНТЕРПРЕТАЦІЯ КАТЕГОРІЇ РОЗВИТКУ В СУЧАСНІЙ ПСИХОЛОГІЇ

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Анжеліка Шамне
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Structure And Dynamics ◽  
Modern Psychology ◽  
Development Site ◽  
Approaches To Study ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Self Motion

У статті розглянуто сучасні підходи до інтерпретації категорії розвитку, розкрито теоретичні  та методологічні підходи до вивчення категорії розвитку у сучасній психології, визначено її психологічний  зміст,   моделі,   структуру   та   динаміку.   Категорія   розвитку   розглядається   як   епіцентр   наукової  проблематики у психології та як поняття інтегративного типу. Розвиток проаналізовано як категорію,  явище і проблему психології розвитку в різних аспектах аналізу. Розглянуто місце розвитку в системі  споріднених психологічних понять. У статті також аналізуються психологічні аспекти теоретичних та  методологічних  постнекласичних  тенденцій  вивчення  природи,  характеру  та  визначення  психічного  розвитку. Постнекласична парадигма та плюралістична методологія пізнання визначають розмитість  дисциплінарної мови  та  врахування  ролі  соціокультурного  контексту  при  вивченні  психологічних явищ.  Важливими тенденціями сучасного теоретико-методологічного стану психологічних досліджень розвитку  також є визнання неефективності моністичного підходу до його вивчення, взаємозв'язок теоретичних ідей  та   спроби   створення   метатеоретичних   схем,   постнекласичне   розуміння   розвитку   як   принципово  незавершеного   процесу   саморуху,   актуалізація   антропологічного   діапазону   проблем   та   посилення  спрямованості на роль культурного контексту в дослідженні розвитку людини.  The article deals with the modern approaches to the interpretation of the category of development, reveals  the theoretical and methodological approaches to study of development in modern psychology, its psychological  content, patterns, structure and dynamics. Category of development is viewed as an epicenter of scientific issues in  modern  psychology  and  the  concept  of  the  integrative  type.  Category  of  development  is  considered  as  the  phenomenon  and  the  problem  of  developmental  psychology  in  various  aspects  of  the  analysis.  Analyzed  the  development site in the related psychological concepts. The article analyzes the psychological aspects of theoretical  and methodological postnonclassical contemporary trends in the study of nature, character, and determination of  mental  development.  Postnonclassical  paradigm  and  pluralistic  methodology  of  knowledge  determine  the  disciplinary blurring and increase of the role of the analysis of socio-cultural context in the study of psychological  phenomenon. The important tendencies of modern theoretical and methodological state of psychological researches  of development are facts of inefficiency of the monistic approach to its study, interconnection of theoretical ideas  and   attempts   of  creating   metatheoretical   schemes,   postnonclassical   understanding   of   development   as   a  fundamentally  uncompleted  process  of  self-motion,  actualization  of  anthropological  range  of  problems  and  strengthening of focus on the role of cultural context in research of human development.   

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