The absolute energy of an ion beam produced by an accelerator is usually determined by an electrostatic or magnetic analyzer, which in turn must be calibrated. Various methods for accelerator energy calibration are ex...
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The absolute energy of an ion beam produced by an accelerator is usually determined by an electrostatic or magnetic analyzer, which in turn must be calibrated. Various methods for accelerator energy calibration are extensively reported in the literature, like nuclear reaction resonances, neutron threshold, and time of flight, among others. This work reports on a simple method to calibrate the magnet associated to a vertical 5.5 MV Van de Graaff accelerator. The method is based on bombarding with deuteron beams a thick carbon target and measuring with a surface barrier detector the particle energy spectra produced. The analyzer magnetic field is measured for each spectrum and the beam energy is deduced by the best fit of the simulation of the spectrum with the SIMNRA code that includes c-12(d,p(0))c-13 nuclear cross sections. (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Background: NEDL2 is a member of the HEcT type ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 family, but its function remains largely unknown. Results: NEDL2 is degraded by APc/c-cdh1 during mitotic exit and regulates metaphase to anaphase ...
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Background: NEDL2 is a member of the HEcT type ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 family, but its function remains largely unknown. Results: NEDL2 is degraded by APc/c-cdh1 during mitotic exit and regulates metaphase to anaphase transition. conclusion: NEDL2 appears to dynamically modulate regulation of mitosis. Significance: Our data provide a novel substrate of APc/c-cdh1 and reveal an additional protein by which HEcT type ubiquitin ligase can regulate mitosis. NEDD4-like ubiquitin ligase 2 (NEDL2) is a HEcT type ubiquitin ligase. NEDL2 enhances p73 transcriptional activity and degrades ATR kinase in lamin misexpressed cells. compared with the important functions of other HEcT type ubiquitin ligase, there is less study concerning the function and regulation of NEDL2. Using primary antibody immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry, we identify a list of potential proteins that are putative NEDL2-interacting proteins. The candidate list contains many of mitotic proteins, especially including several subunits of anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APc/c) and cdh1, an activator of APc/c. cdh1 can interact with NEDL2 in vivo and in vitro. cdh1 recognizes one of the NEDL2 destruction boxes (R(740)GSL(743)) and targets it for degradation in an APc/c-dependent manner during mitotic exit. Overexpression of cdh1 reduces the protein level of NEDL2, whereas knockdown of cdh1 increases the protein level of NEDL2 but has no effect on the NEDL2 mRNA level. NEDL2 associates with mitotic spindles, and its protein level reaches a maximum in mitosis. The function of NEDL2 during mitosis is essential because NEDL2 depletion prolongs metaphase, and overexpression of NEDL2 induces chromosomal lagging. Elevated expression of NEDL2 protein and mRNA are both found in colon cancer and cervix cancer. We conclude that NEDL2 is a novel substrate of APc/c-cdh1 as cells exit mitosis and functions as a regulator of the metaphase to anaphase transition. Its overexpression may contribute to tumorigenesis.
Management of N is the key for sustainable and profitable wheat production in a low N soil. We report results of irrigated crop rotation experiment, conducted in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan, duri...
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Management of N is the key for sustainable and profitable wheat production in a low N soil. We report results of irrigated crop rotation experiment, conducted in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan, during 1999-2002 to evaluate effects of residue retention, fertilizer N application and mung bean (Vigna radiata) on crop and N yields of wheat and soil organic fertility in a mung bean-wheat sequence. Treatments were (a) crop residue retained (+residue) or (b) removed (-residue), (c) 120 kg N ha(-1) applied to wheat, (d) 160 kg N ha(-1) to maize or (e) no nitrogen applied. The cropping system was rotation of wheat with maize or wheat with mung bean. The experiment was laid out in a spit plot design. Postharvest incorporation of crop residues significantly (p < 0.05) increased the grain and straw yields of wheat during both years. On average, crop residues incorporation increased the wheat grain yield by 1.31 times and straw yield by 1.39 times. The wheat crop also responded strongly to the previous legume (mung bean) in terms of enhanced grain yield by 2.09 times and straw yield by 2.16 times over the previous cereal (maize) treatment. Application of fertilizer N to previous maize exerted strong carry over effect on grain (1.32 times) and straw yield (1.38 times) of the following wheat. Application of N fertilizer to current wheat produced on average 1.59 times more grain and 1.77 times more straw yield over the 0 N kg ha(-1) treatment. The N uptake in wheat grain and straw was increased 1.31 and 1.64 times by residues treatment, 2.08 and 2.49 times by mung bean and 1.71 and 1.86 times by fertilizer N applied to wheat, respectively. The soil mineral N was increased 1.23 times by residues, 1.34 times by mung bean and 2.49 times by the application of fertilizer N to wheat. Similarly, the soil organicc was increased 1.04-fold by residues, 1.08 times by mung bean and 1.00 times by the application of fertilizer N. We concluded that retention of residues, appli
Manganese oxide (MnO) is prospective as anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its low insertion voltage and high reversible capacity. Here, urchin-like MnO microspheres with carbon coating (u-MnO/c) a...
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Manganese oxide (MnO) is prospective as anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its low insertion voltage and high reversible capacity. Here, urchin-like MnO microspheres with carbon coating (u-MnO/c) are synthesized through hydrothermal method, and its lithium storage performance is investigated. The unique urchin-like structures of u-MnO/c endow it high surface area which provides sufficient contact with electrolyte. The carbon coating can effectively suffer volume change of u-MnO during charge/discharge process. Meanwhile, the carbon coating can effectively improve the conductivity of u-MnO-based anode. Due to the above features, u-MnO/c delivers high initial capacity of 845 mAh g(-1), and an obvious activation process is observed at the beginning of the cycles thanks to the abundant invasion of the electrolyte into u-MnO/c. The large capacity of 723 mAh g(-1) can still be achieved after 80 cycles. This work provides a promising guide for designing high-performance LIBs electrode materials.
The c programming language provides no bounds-checking for arrays. As a result, string operations provided in the standard c library are potentially unsafe. A solution, in the form of a safe string library, is present...
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The c programming language provides no bounds-checking for arrays. As a result, string operations provided in the standard c library are potentially unsafe. A solution, in the form of a safe string library, is presented. The design goals are safety, inter-operability with existing safe and unsafe routines, debugging help and ease of use.
This paper presents both the design and the pilot formative evaluation study of a computer-based problem-solving environment (named LEcGO: Learning Environment for programming using c using Geometrical Objects) for th...
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This paper presents both the design and the pilot formative evaluation study of a computer-based problem-solving environment (named LEcGO: Learning Environment for programming using c using Geometrical Objects) for the learning of computer programming using c by beginners. In its design, constructivist and social learning theories were taken into account. The general design has taken into consideration models of the learning process and subject matter as well as potential learner behaviour in dealing with fundamental tasks. The main emphasis has been placed on the role of: (a) multiple external representations in student learning, (b) motivation, through performing problem-solving activities taken from the familiar and meaningful context of drawing, using simple geometrical objects, (c) the active participation of students in their own learning by using hands-on experience, (d) appropriate feedback on the actions taken by students, to aid their self-correction, and (e) holistic, activity-based, multi-media, multi-representational and multi-layered content for the learning of basicconcepts of programming using c. LEcGO was pilot evaluated in the field through a qualitative and comparative study where nine 12th grade (18-year-old) students participated. In fact, students faced three similar yet not identical sets of four tasks across three learning environments, namely;paper and pencil (p-p), Turbo c and LEcGO. The data emerging from this field evaluation study indicates that students gain better results within LEcGO than in both the p-p environment and the typical programming environment of Turbo c, while performing similar activities. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In this work, porous core-shell structured co2Si@Sic/c/SiOc/SiO2/co(3)O(4)nanoparticles were fabricated by a polymer-derived ceramic approach. The in situ formation of mesopores on the shell, microstructural, and phas...
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In this work, porous core-shell structured co2Si@Sic/c/SiOc/SiO2/co(3)O(4)nanoparticles were fabricated by a polymer-derived ceramic approach. The in situ formation of mesopores on the shell, microstructural, and phase evolution of resulting nanoparticles were investigated in detail. The obtained nanoparticles-paraffin composites possess a very low minimum reflection coefficient (Rcmin) -60.9 dB, broad effective absorption bandwidth 3.50 GHz in the X-band and 15.5 GHz in the whole frequency range (from 2.5 to 18 GHz). The results indicate outstanding electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbing performance among all the reported cobalt-based nanomaterials, due to the reasons as follows: (a) The unique core-shell structure as well as complex phase composition of Sic/c/SiOc/SiO2/co(3)O(4)in the shell, result in a large number of heterogeneous interfaces in the nanoparticles;(b) Nanoparticles have both dielectric and magnetic loss;(c) Mesopores in the shell prolong the propagation path of EMW, thereby increasing the absorption/reflection ratio of EMWs. Thanks to the material structure design, the resulting core-shell structured cobalt-containing ceramic nanoparticles have great potential for thin and high-performance EMW absorbing materials applied in harsh environment.
As major waste materials in the rice milling industry, rice husks (RHs) have potential industrial applications. In this work, acid solutions were used to extract high-value-added polysaccharide components (hemicellulo...
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As major waste materials in the rice milling industry, rice husks (RHs) have potential industrial applications. In this work, acid solutions were used to extract high-value-added polysaccharide components (hemicellulose and cellulose) from RHs to obtain sugar residues (SRs) for comprehensive utilization. The SRs were converted into c/SiO2 composites after carbonization and ball-milling. The c/SiO2 composites with crystalline cellulose content in the precursor possessed desirable electrochemical properties when tested as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), including cycle performance, initial coulombic efficiency (IcE) and electrical impedance. Meanwhile, a high reversible specificcapacity of 553 mAh g(-1) was maintained after 100 cycles at a current density of 0.1 A g(-1). This method can be used to turn biomass into a potentially valuable anode material with desirable electrochemical properties for LIBs.
Developing high-efficiency and low-cost electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the key objectives for fuel cells. In this work, S-modified co3O4@S-g-c3N4/ccatalyst was prepared by combining py...
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Developing high-efficiency and low-cost electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the key objectives for fuel cells. In this work, S-modified co3O4@S-g-c3N4/ccatalyst was prepared by combining pyrolysis with ultrasonic method. Transmission electron microscopy analysis indicated that the obtained catalyst had a core-shell structure, which used co3O4 as its core and 1.5-nm-thick S-interspersed g-c3N4 encapsulated co3O4 as shell. When the ratio of S to g-c3N4 was 1:3, the as-prepared catalyst co3O4@ S-g-c3N4/c exhibited positive onset potential and higher limiting diffusion current density of 4.00 mA cm(-2) @0.8V, which was 10 and 37% higher than that of co3O4@g-c3N4/c and co3O4/c, respectively. After 2000 cV cycles, the catalyst also showed good durability.
carbon/carbon (c/c)-Siccomposite materials attained much attention due to its unique properties like immense thermal conductivity, high corrosion, and abrasive resistance. Few scholars have systematically studied the...
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carbon/carbon (c/c)-Siccomposite materials attained much attention due to its unique properties like immense thermal conductivity, high corrosion, and abrasive resistance. Few scholars have systematically studied the grinding machinability of 3D c/c-Siccomposite material. In this paper, the grinding experiment of 3D c/c-Siccomposite material was carried out with a resin-bonded diamond grinding wheel. The effect of machining conditions on the grinding force, micromorphology, surface quality, and residual stress was studied, and the material removal mechanism was analyzed in-depth aimed at the three typical fiber orientations. The result shows that the surface roughness of different fiber areas follows the order: 90 degrees fiber > 0 degrees fiber > Normal fiber. The fiber's orientation showed a significant effect on the mechanism of material removal. The residual thermal stress of c/c-Siccomposite material increases from 32.25 to 207.43 MPa during the grinding process. Polishing the ground surface not only can remove the crack layer and residual stress layer but also can introduce residual compressive stress layer, which can effectively enhance the material strength. The 3D c/c-Siccomposite material removal process is distinct from the composite material 2D c/c-Sic and the traditional brittle material. The main removal of c/c-Siccomposite material is recognized as brittle fracture mode. Because of the different mechanical properties of carbon fiber, Sic matrix, and the pyrocarbon interface, the damage of material during grinding is asynchronous. The present work provides a comprehensive understanding for processing 3D c/c-Siccomposite material parts with high quality.
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