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Identification of a nonselective cation channel in isolated lens fiber cells that is activated by cell shrinkage (2012)
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The initiation of lens cataract has long been associated with the development of a membrane "leak" in lens fiber cells that depolarizes the lens intracellular potential and elevates intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ concentrations. It has been proposed that... Read More about Identification of a nonselective cation channel in isolated lens fiber cells that is activated by cell shrinkage.
Enhancing thermal properties of asphalt materials for heat storage and transfer applications (2012)
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The paper considers extending the role of asphalt concrete pavements to become solar heat collectors and storage systems. The majority of the construction cost is already procured for such pavements and only marginal additional costs are likely to be... Read More about Enhancing thermal properties of asphalt materials for heat storage and transfer applications.
Mapping the way forward: education for sustainability in architecture and urban design (2012)
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Given the growing relevance of the sustainability agenda to the professions of the built environment, one way to ensure that its mandates are effectively integrated in architecture and urban design is to revisit the role that education, particularly... Read More about Mapping the way forward: education for sustainability in architecture and urban design.
Electrochemical Performance of Screen-Printed Composite Coatings of Conducting Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes on Titanium Bipolar Plates in Aqueous Asymmetrical Supercapacitors (2012)
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Composites of conducting polymers (polypyrrole and polyaniline) with acid treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes were formulated into printable aqueous inks, with the aid of functional additives (benzethonium chloride as a surfactant with or without p... Read More about Electrochemical Performance of Screen-Printed Composite Coatings of Conducting Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes on Titanium Bipolar Plates in Aqueous Asymmetrical Supercapacitors.
Surface plasmon microscopic sensing with beam profile modulation (2012)
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Surface Plasmon microscopy enables measurement of local refractive index on a far finer scale than prism based systems. An interferometric or confocal system gives the so-called V(z) curve when the sample is scanned axially, which gives a measure of... Read More about Surface plasmon microscopic sensing with beam profile modulation.
Theoretical basis and practical aspects of small specimen creep testing (2012)
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Interest in and the application of small specimen creep test techniques are increasing. This is because it is only possible to obtain small samples of material in some situations, for example, the scoop samples that are removed from in-service compon... Read More about Theoretical basis and practical aspects of small specimen creep testing.
Site Saturation Mutagenesis Demonstrates a Central Role for Cysteine 298 as Proton Donor to the Catalytic Site in CaHydA [FeFe]-Hydrogenase (2012)
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[FeFe]-hydrogenases reversibly catalyse molecular hydrogen evolution by reduction of two protons. Proton supply to the catalytic site (H-cluster) is essential for enzymatic activity. Cysteine 298 is a highly conserved residue in all [FeFe]-hydrogenas... Read More about Site Saturation Mutagenesis Demonstrates a Central Role for Cysteine 298 as Proton Donor to the Catalytic Site in CaHydA [FeFe]-Hydrogenase.
Design Equation for Multidielectric Fresnel Zone Plate Lens (2012)
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A structural design equation for multidielectric Fresnel zone plate (ZP) lens is outlined in this letter. Based on this equation, multidielectric ZP lenses/lens antennas are studied numerically in the 30-50 GHz microwave band and contrasted to an ord... Read More about Design Equation for Multidielectric Fresnel Zone Plate Lens.
Band-gap profiling by laser writing of hydrogen-containing III-N-Vs (2012)
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We show that the dissociation of the N-H complex in hydrogenated III-N-Vs can be laser activated at temperatures that are significantly smaller than those (>200°C) required for thermal dissociation due to a resonant photon absorption by the N-H compl... Read More about Band-gap profiling by laser writing of hydrogen-containing III-N-Vs.
Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences (2012)
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The practice of evaluating interaction with devices is embedded in disciplines such as human-computer interaction and cognitive ergonomics, including concepts such as affordances, error analysis, skill, rule and knowledge based behaviour and decision... Read More about Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences.
Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female (2012)
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In Drosophila, the accessory gland proteins (Acps) secreted from the male accessory glands (MAGs) and transferred along with sperm into the female reproductive tract have been implicated in triggering postmating behavioral changes, including refracto... Read More about Regulation of Anopheles gambiae male accessory gland genes influences postmating response in female.
The linear spin-up of a stratified, rotating fluid in a square cylinder (2012)
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Here we present experimental and theoretical results for how a stratified fluid, initially rotating as a solid body with constant angular velocity, , within a closed cylinder of square cross-section, is spun up when subject to a small, impulsive incr... Read More about The linear spin-up of a stratified, rotating fluid in a square cylinder.
Sliding mode contouring control design using nonlinear sliding surface for three-dimensional machining (2012)
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Machining accuracy as well as consumed energy saving are important issues in machining by multi-axis feed drive systems. The contour error, which is defined as the error component orthogonal to the desired contour curve, is a good indicator of machin... Read More about Sliding mode contouring control design using nonlinear sliding surface for three-dimensional machining.
Editorial (2012)
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Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials (2012)
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This paper studies the thermal, mechanical and microstructural aspects of concrete containing different amounts of microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs). In addition, numerical simulation is carried out to study the potential application of... Read More about Thermal, mechanical and microstructural analysis of concrete containing microencapsulated phase change materials.
Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves (2012)
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A previously described laser ultrasonic technique known as spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (SRAS) can be used to image surface microstructure, using the local surface acoustic wave (SAW) velocity as a contrast mechanism. It is shown here tha... Read More about Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves.
Ultrastable heterodyne interferometer system using a CMOS modulated light camera (2012)
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A novel ultrastable widefield interferometer is presented. This uses a modulated light camera (MLC) to capture and stabilise the interferogram in the widefield heterodyne interferometer. This system eliminates the contribution of piston phase to the... Read More about Ultrastable heterodyne interferometer system using a CMOS modulated light camera.
Performance comparison of CO2 conversion in slurry and monolith photoreactors using Pd and Rh-TiO2 catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation (2012)
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Anthropogenic activities are causing an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, with carbon dioxide (CO2) being the key cause of global warming. The conversion of CO2 into valuable hydrocarbons serves as a promising route for mitigating the e... Read More about Performance comparison of CO2 conversion in slurry and monolith photoreactors using Pd and Rh-TiO2 catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation.
Produced water treatment technologies (2012)
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Produced water is a complex mixture of organic and inorganic compounds and the largest volume of by-product generated during oil and gas recovery operations. The potential of oilfield produced water to be a source of fresh water for water-stressed oi... Read More about Produced water treatment technologies.