effects of nonmetallic inclusions on fatigue strength

... the addition of nanoparticles improves the pore structure of concrete On one hand, nanoparticles can act as a filler to enhance the density of concrete, which leads to the porosity of concrete being ... indicative of a delay in initial cement hydration because of higher content of PC The retardation is much less marked in the second peak The total heat released under identical conditions (at times ... hydration reactions (Ye et al 2007) (ii) PC has a delaying effect on hydration of CH crystals and formation of C3 H (Puertas et al 2005a and 2005b) At higher ages, 28 days, the two aforementioned effects...

Ngày tải lên: 06/05/2014, 08:55

... Kline, Sanofi-Aventis and Teva 10 Authors' contributions RA, JH and TZ were responsible for the conception of the study TZ drafted the article All authors contributed to the interpretation of the ... 0.4% 18.8% Conclusion In conclusion, this non-interventional prospective study demonstrated that treatment with glatiramer acetate was associated with a reduction in patient-reported fatigue ratings ... associated with a reduction in subjective perceptions of fatigue and with the numbers of days taken off work due to illness We observed a reduction of approximately onequarter in both MFIS scores...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... methyl donating reactions may all contribute to its ergogenic efficacy [2] Considering the known importance of dietary betaine, the safety of betaine supplementation [2], and prevalence of betaine ... minutes following Lee et al Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010, 7:27 http://www.jissn.com/content/7/1/27 cessation of exercise, for a total of five blood timepoints After ... CM: Influence of betaine consumption on strenuous running and sprinting in a hot environment J Strength Cond Res 2008, 22:851-860 Penry JT, Manore MM: Choline: an important micronutrient for...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... Half saturation constant (mgN/l) Fig Maximum specific growth of heterotrophs Phase 5.00 40 Days of Operation 0 20 40 60 80 Days of Operation Fig Half saturation concentration Ks of heterotrophs ... 40 50 Days of operation nitrosomonas nitrobacter 60 70 Fig Half saturation concentration Ks of nitrifiers 60 80 Nitrobacter Fig Maximum specific growth of nitrifiers Half saturation constant (mgCOD/l) ... mixed-population biofilm into functions of ammonium oxidizing and COD oxidizing fractions Convergence tolerance was set to 0.0005 and the secant minimization algorithm was selected as the optimization routine...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 08:40

... The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan is a publication of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers ... longer, and were conducted by professionals (as opposed to trained paraprofessionals).23 The Effects of Childhood Stress on Health Across the Lifespan Community, Organizational, and Social Level ... dramatic rise in hormone levels Types of Stress Following are descriptions of the three types of stress that The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child has identified based on available...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... sponsored by the United States Army iii iv The Effects of Equipment Age on Spare Part Costs: A Study of M1 Tanks For more information on RAND Arroyo Center, contact the Director of Operations ... Tanks, Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, MR-1789-A, 2004, p 27 (age-failure relationship) and p 48 (high-cost parts) Congressional Budget Office, The Effects of Aging on the Costs of Operating ... Equipment Database TIM Transformation of Installation Management TOE Table of Organization and Equipment xxi xxii The Effects of Equipment Age on Spare Part Costs: A Study of M1 Tanks ULLS-G Unit Level...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20

... Comparison of Battalion Failure Distributions and Poisson Distribution in 2nd Infantry Division B.6 Comparison of Battalion Failure Distributions and Poisson Distribution in 3rd Infantry Division ... (Location 1, 180 days) B.1 Illustration of Failure Data Overdispersion B.2 Comparison of Battalion Failure Distributions and Poisson Distribution in 1st Cavalry Division B.3 Comparison of Battalion ... Battalion Failure Distributions and Poisson Distribution in 4th Infantry Division B.4 Comparison of Battalion Failure Distributions and Poisson Distribution in 1st Infantry and 1st Armor Divisions:...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 17:20

... million tons of CO2e reductions through enhanced forest management By 2050, agricultural lands could supply 465 million tons of CO2e reductions and existing forests supply an additional 178 million ... Regional Considerations Using a regional model of the U.S agricultural sector, Lewandrowski et al examined the potential for carbon sequestration at various carbon prices At a carbon price of ... up to 101 million tons of CO2e could be sequestered through tillage practices and up to 488 million tons through afforestation (147 million tons from cropland and 342 million tons from grassland)...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 01:20

... these conditions, hence the lack of reformation of POR-PChlide650 Addition of low concentrations of NADPH to PLB aged at pH 7.5 which show only limited structural reorganization, in contrast, ... percentage photoconversion in response to one, two, and four saturating flashes of white light (B) Variation of the wavelength of the absorption maximum of PChlide with NADPH concentration Ó FEBS 2002 ... The effect of the presence of the adenylates on the ability of POR-PChlide640 to undergo photoconversion was checked by comparing the efficiency of photoconversion of PLB samples containing excess...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 04:20

... accumulation of iron in and around endometriotic lesions [115] Future studies investigating the use of iron chelators may prove beneficial in the prevention of lesion formation and the reduction of ... may contribute to the culmination of these effects in spontaneous abortion [321] The generation of ROS [322-324] is often associated with DNA strand breaks induced by THC [315] Epoxidation of the ... functions Although mitochondria are major sites of ROS production, excessive ROS can affect functions of the mitochondria in oocytes and embryos This mitochondrial dysfunction may lead to arrest of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 16:20

... probably due to the concentration of Zn being higher in the chicken manure than in the composted manure There were no significant effects of biosolids application on concentration of Rev Aq Reg Cd ... the concentrations of Cd and Pb in biosolids were not being sufficiently high to give significant effects on concentrations of these metals (Rev Aq Reg) in experimental soils The content of Pb ... objective of this paper was to quantify the effects of reuse of biosolids (in the form of animal manure) as nutrient sources by: (i) investigating the effects of biosolids application on soil pH,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 16:20

... buffered solution of native protein was unfolded by a : 10 dilution to yield final concentrations of GdmCl near or above the midpoint of the equilibrium unfolding transition (concentrations of GdmCl ... two-state transition with the observation of a range of midpoint denaturant concentrations, [D]50% values, indicating significant context-dependent effects of the mutations on protein stability ... F45W mutants of the yeast protein confirms this We have explored the context-dependent effects of proline on ubiquitin stability by introducing a number of substitutions at positions P37 and P38...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

... than control pcDNA–HEK293 cells Nontoxic concentrations of each polyphenol were used in combination with increasing concentrations of etoposide to determine the effects of the polyphenols on IC50 ... following conditions: reverse transcription (20 at 61 °C), one cycle of denaturation at 95 °C for 30 s, and PCR of 45 cycles with denaturation (15 s at 95 °C), annealing (30 s at 58 °C) and elongation ... polyphenol concentrations Furthermore, recent studies show a correlation between the in vitro effects of flavonoids in the low micromolar range and in vivo work using oral solutions of flavonoids [13,14]...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 21:20

... Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating ... chairman of the ASCE Committees on Wind Effects, Dynamic Effects, and the Reliability of Offshore Structures and recipient of the Federal Engineer of the Year Award from the National Society of Professional ... the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 19:20

... of minimizing the use of X-rays on pregnant women, the use of newer equipment that reduces the risk of exposure, and the use of protective shields have all helped to decrease the likelihood of ... amount of research conducted in this critical area This document discusses fertility and pregnancy abnormalities as one of 21 priority research areas The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male ... menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and the production of breast milk Estrogen and progesterone—the sex hormones—are produced by the ovaries These hormones are responsible for sexual development and for preparing...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 16:20

... calculations by author 40 In terms of language, about 5% of consumer and provider respondents used the Spanish version of the survey, while 7.4% of Contra Costa IHSS consumers consider Spanish to be their ... Likelihood of Provider Accompanying Consumer to Locations and Saying Consumer Needs Help Getting to Locations by Each Additional Hour of Provider’s Daily Time in Travel of Specific Locations……………………………………………………………………… ... ii Abstract The Effects of Land Use on the Mobility of Elderly and Disabled and Their Homecare Workers, and the Effects of Care on Client Mobility: Findings from Contra Costa, California...

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Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 03:20

... be possible if information were available concerning the number of transactions and prices of cars of di erent age in the secondhand market Also, consideration of the secondhand market would be ... assumptions may underlie the referred overestimation of the transitory e ect of the Prever scheme: the absence of a second hand market and the assumption of a constant physical depreciation rate ... individual valuation of nondurable goods, and the consideration of a stationary stochastic process a Poisson process for the underlying uncertainty Besides the simplication of the problem, this...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 12:20

... independent of glucose concentration (1.4–1.7); second, the rate of glycogen synthesis is a sigmoidal function of Glc6P concentration when determined over a range of glucose concentrations and activities ... therefore that under short-term conditions, the rate of glucose Control strength of Glc6P on glycogenesis phosphorylation, rather than the elevated concentration of Glc6P or Fru2,6P2, determines ... by its lack of effect on phosphorylase-a at low glucose (5 mm) when the concentration of Glc6P was unchanged Comparison of the glycogenic effects of S4048 and glucokinase overexpression established...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 14:20