Taanlastest saab Türgi trump / Kaarel Tarand

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tarand, Kaarel, 1966-

2006-01-01

Türgi pakub end lääne ja islamimaailma peavahendajaks tsivilisatsioonide kokkupõrke ärahoidmiseks. Kui Türgi diplomaatial õnnestub pingeid leevendada, on Euroopal tema ees tänuvõlg, mida saab tasuda ainult EL-i liikmeks vastuvõtmisega, ütleb autor. Muhamedi karikatuuride avaldamise käsitlemisest Eestis

Tehnikaromud saab peagi tasuta ära anda / Urmas Tooming

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tooming, Urmas

2005-01-01

13. augustist saab vana elektroonikat tasuta ära anda. MTÜ Eesti Elektroonikaromu on juba loonud selleks üle Eesti 44 kogumispunkti, EES-Ringlus ühingus endale konkurenti ei näe. Lisa: Vana tehnika

Piirivalve saab 147 miljoni eest uhke helikopteri / Sigrid Laev

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Laev, Sigrid

2005-01-01

Eesti piirivalve saab helikopteri Agusta Bell, kopteri soetamine täidab Schnegen Facility programmi eesmärki, mille kohaselt tuleb EL-i välispiiride valve viia vastavusse Schengeni õigusruumi nõuetega. Raha ostmiseks annab abiprogramm Schengen Facility

Evelin Ilves saab sama nimega firmalt tasuta uisutrikoosid / Kadri Jakobson

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Jakobson, Kadri, 1970-

2008-01-01

Proua Evelin Ilves saab rulluisutrikood tootjafirmalt Ilves-Extra tasuta. Presidendi kantselei sõnul testib Rulluisuliidu president E. Ilves uisutrikood, mida Ilves-Extra alles kavatseb tootmisse võtta. Arvamust avaldavad Ilves-Extra juht Arvo Kivikas ja suhtekorraldusekspert Ivo Rull

Osa Pärnu poliitikuid saab ärimeestelt igakuist tasu / Teet Roosaar

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Roosaar, Teet, 1963-

2005-01-01

Kuigi Pärnu uus linnavalitsus kärpis volikogu liikmete äriühingute nõukogudest makstavat tasu poole väiksemaks, saab osa poliitikuid endiselt lisasissetulekut, teiste seas linnakassast doteeritavalt Pärnu ATP-lt

32. keskkoolis saab jälle teatriharidust / Liisa-Indra Kärt

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Kärt, Liisa-Indra

2003-01-01

Alates sügisest saab 32. keskkoolis jälle õppida teatrieriala, 29.03 toimunud vastuvõtukatsetel osales 50 teatrihuvilist noort. Konkurss treatriklassi oli ootamatult tihe, teatriklass tegutses 32. koolis alates selle loomisest aastal 1971-1980

Riiklikud autasud haridustöötajaile / Linda Järve

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Järve, Linda, 1946-

2003-01-01

President Arnold Rüütel omistas seoses Eesti Vabariigi 85. aastapäevaga riiklikke autasusid teiste hulgas ka silmapaistvatele haridusinimestele. Riigivapi III klassi pälvis P. Kreitzberg. Valgetähe V klassi saab Tallinna Lilleküla Gümnaasiumi õpetaja L. Metsaorg, Valgetähe IV klassi ordeni saab K. Võlli, TPÜ emeriitprofessor andragoog T. Märja saab IV klassi Valgetähe ordeni

Preparation for Lithuania's leadership over the EU / Rokas M. Tracevskis

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tracevskis, Rokas M.

2010-01-01

14. jaanuaril toimunud Leedu välisministri Vygaudas Ušackase ja Kreeka asevälisministri Dimitris Droutsase kohtumisel räägiti ka sellest, et 2013. aasta teisel poolel saab Leedust Euroopa Liidu eesestujamaa. Kreeka saab Euroopa Liidu eesistujamaaks 2014. aasta esimesel pool

Igale riskile leidub sobilik kindlustus / Evelin Soots

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Soots, Evelin

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti : Stroitelstvo, 9. juuni 2004, lk. 13. Autor tutvustab ehituse koguriski kindlustuse võimalusi ja tingimusi. Kommenteerib Jüri Veisberg. Lisad: CAR kindlustusperiood; Kindlustada saab ka koristust

Uudised : Konkursiedu. Laulva revolutsiooni meenutuseks. Vanemuise kontserdimaja saab juurdeehituse / Alo Põldmäe

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Põldmäe, Alo, 1945-

2001-01-01

Eesti-taani duo saavutas 2.-4. juunini Prantsusmaal Poitiers's toimunud Euroopa Improvisatsiooniturniiril III koha. 20. juunil Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseumis toimuvast õhtust "Lauldes vabaks", kus meenutatakse Laulvat Revolutsiooni. Vanemuise kontserdimaja saab juurdeehituse

75 FR 19673 - Petition for Exemption From the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Saab

Science.gov (United States)

2010-04-15

... content requirements of Sec. 543.6. Saab stated that before the vehicle can operate, driver authentication... device will provide the five types of performance listed in Sec. 543.6(a)(3): promoting activation...

Arnold Rüütel saab kõrgeima autasu / Silja Lättemäe

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Lättemäe, Silja, 1952-

2008-01-01

President Arnold Rüütel saab president Toomas Hendrik Ilveselt Riigivapi ketiklassi teenetemärgi. Rahvaliit pole rahul, et A. Rüütel pole saanud ühtki riiklikku autasu oma panuse eest Eesti taasiseseisvumisse

Õppelaenu maksimum nüüd 25 000 krooni / Liis Rohtmets

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Rohtmets, Liis

2007-01-01

Valituses kehtestatud uuest õppelaenu maksimummäärast, milleks on 25 000 krooni. Ilmunud ka Vali Uudised 29. juuni 2007, lk. 3, pealkiri kujul: Sügisest saab õppelaenu võtta 25 000 krooni ; Türi Rahvaleht 6. juuli, 2007, lk. 3, pealkiri kujul: Sügisest saab õppelaenu võtta 25 000 krooni

Kätepesu võib nakkustest päästa / Ada Maltseva

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Maltseva, Ada, 1970-

2006-01-01

Vt. ka Linnaleht : Tartu 5. mai, lk. A8-A9 ; Linnaleht : Tallinn : na russkom jazõke 12. apr. Haigusi saab vältida nii vaktsineerimise kui ka elementaarse puhtuse hoidmisega. Lisa: Viimane aeg puugisüstiks

Vana-aasta filmiõhtu

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

2002-01-01

Kanal2s oli sügisel telesari eesti tuntud arstidest, keda on filmitud aasta vältel. Helle Karise portreefilmide sarja "Contra mortem" näidatakse ka 30. detsembril Kinomajas filmiõhtul. Kohtuda saab ka arstide endiga

Võõrkeeletestid nüüd ka Narvas

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

2012-01-01

Sellest aastast toimuvad Narva kolledžis Tallinna ülikooli korraldatavad rahvusvaheliste keeletestide väljasõidueksamid. Esialgu saab sooritada IELTS-i (International English Language Testing System) eksamit

Rüütel saab poehinnast kolm korda odavama Audi / Küllike Rooväli

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Rooväli, Küllike, 1969-

2002-01-01

Presidendi uueks ametiautoks saab Audi A8 4,2 Lang quattro. Audi tehas alandas presidendidele pakutava auto hinda ligi kolm korda. Pressinõunik Ester Šanki, Reval Auto juhi Aivar Toompere ja Silberauto pressiesindaja Üllar Borni kommentaarid

XXI sajandil võib vabalt puhkeda demokraatia kriis / Jaan Kaplinski

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Kaplinski, Jaan, 1941-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 4. apr. lk. 12. Autor usub, et XXI sajand saab otsustavaks ajaks nii inimsoo kui ka demokraatia jätkusuutlikkusele. Pole võimatu, et elatustaseme langus ja suure osa inimeste võimetus sellega leppida ning leida võimalus ka kasinates tingimustes hästi elada võib viia demokraatia kriisile

Loetud tunnid viienda Potterini / Jaak Urmet

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Urmet, Jaak, 1979-

2003-01-01

J. K. Rowlingi "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" ("Harry Potter ja Fööniksi ordu") paisatakse müüki 21. juunil; samast päevast saab ka eestikeelset väljaannet tellida, mis ilmub oktoobris, ka reklaaamikampaaniast USAs

Oma isast kättemaksufilmi teinud kunstnik avas maalinäituse / Kaupo Meiel

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Meiel, Kaupo, 1975-

2001-01-01

19. veebr. avas rootsi kunstnik Linda Västrik Pärnu Uue Kunsti Muuseumis oma arvutil tehtud skulptuurikavandite näituse "Valus vaikus", igal paaristunnil saab vaadata ka tema filmi "Isa ja mina". Samas ruumis on väljas ka belgia vaimupuudega kunstniku Thierry Degeyteri maalid

Harry Potteri looja uus rekord

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

2005-01-01

J. K. Rowlingult on ilmumas Harry Potteri lugude kuues köide "Harry Potter ja segavereline prints". Vaata ka: Postimees, 11. juuli, lk. 17, pealkirjaga: "Kuuendat Harry Potterit saab osta laupäevast" ; Postimees, 14. juuli, lk. 17, pealkirjaga ""Harry Potter" tuleb Tallinnas öömüüki" ; SL Õhtuleht, 15. juuli, lk. 12, pealkirjaga "Täna öösel saab osta Potteri uue raamatu"

Lootuse festivalile Hiiumaalt bussiga / Annely Veevo

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Veevo, Annely

2009-01-01

29. - 31. mail Saku Suurhallis toimuvast kristlikust suurüritusest Lootuse festival, kus saab kuulata nii välismaa muusikuid kui ka eesti muusikuid. Ürituse eesmärgist. 30. mail toimub ürituse raames ka lastefestival, kus lauluab 500-liikmeline lastekoor ning etendub lastenäidend

Ilon Wiklandi Imedemaa muudab tagasi lapseks / Janar Ala

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Ala, Janar, 1979-

2009-01-01

Haapsalus avati 1. juulil 2009. a. lastepärane teemakeskus Iloni Imedemaa, kus saab tutvuda raamatuillustraatori Ilon Wiklandi kujutatud tegelastega. Avamisel viibis ka proua Evelin Ilves koos tütre Kadri Keiuga. Samal teemal ka "Pildi sisse: Iloni Imedemaa avab tee kunstniku loomingusse" lk. 1. Fotod sündmusest vt. ka: Postimees : Arter 4. juuli 2009, lk. 16, pealk.: Imedemaa Haapsalus

Simpsonid kohtuvad Potteriga / Märt Hiietamm

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Hiietamm, Märt

2003-01-01

Matt Groeningi animaseriaali ühes osas kohtuvad Simpsonid Inglismaal J. K. Rowlingiga. Ka teistest seriaalitegijate plaanidest ja tagasivaade algusaastale. Lisaks sõnum : "Simpsonitest" saab USA pikim naljasari

President Arnold Rüütel : ekstensiivse arengu aeg on möödas / Arnold Rüütel

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Rüütel, Arnold, 1928-

2001-01-01

Eesti-suguses väikeriigis saab ekstensiivset arengumudelit kasutada vaid piiratud aja jooksul ning vajalik on üleminek intensiivsele ja samaaegselt ka ühiskonnakesksele arengumudelile. Kommenteerib A. Luukas

Judokas Indrek Pertelson rajab veel sel aastal kaks spordikeskust / Merike Teder

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Teder, Merike

2005-01-01

Tippspordiga lõpparve teinud judoka Indrek Pertelson avab veel sel aastal Tallinnas kaks perespordikeskust, kus peale idamaiste võitlusviiside harrastamise saab ka tervist kontrollida ja jõudu taastada

Virgini lennuk annab tiivad erakosmoseärile / Liisi Poll

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Poll, Liisi, 1980-

2009-01-01

Sir Richard Bransoni ettevõte Virgin Calactic esitles tavaturistidele mõeldud lennukit, millega saab lennata 110 kilomeetri kõrgusele, projektist võib tulevikus kasu olla ka USA kosmoseagentuurile NASA

Lavastaja Rimas Tuminas: Pöördun Tšehhovi kui arsti poole" / Rimas Tuminas ja Sergei Makovetski ; intervjueerinud Maris Johannes

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tuminas, Rimas, 1952-

2010-01-01

Lavastaja Rimas Tuminas ja Moskva Jevgeni Vahtangovi nimeline Teater toovad teatrifestivalile "Kuldne Mask Eestis" Anton Tšehhovi "Onu Vanja". Intervjuu lavastajaga, sõna saab sekka ka Vanja osatäitja

Animeerija ei pea olema da Vinci / Eve Tisler

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tisler, Eve

2006-01-01

Sügisest saab Eesti Kunstiakadeemia meediateaduskonnas fotograafia, stenograafia ja graafilise disaini kõrval õppida ka animatsiooni. Osakonna erakorraline dotsent on Ülo Pikkov ning professor Priit Pärn annab kursust loovusest

Jüri Vips müüb tarkvara Hongkongi lennufirmale / Kerli Nõu

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Nõu, Kerli

2006-01-01

Eesti tarkvarafirma Modera Consulting OÜ müüb tarkvara, mis sobib ettevõttesiseseks asjaajamiseks, kliendisuhtluseks, ka saab selle kaudu pakkuda reaalajas toimivat kliendiabi. Tabel: Modera Consulting OÜ. Lisa: Tuntud kliendid

Jätkuvad üritused sarjast "Pro Light and Sound" / Mari Kolle

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Kolle, Mari

2003-01-01

5.- 9. märtsini saab Frankfurdis teoks järjekordne sündmus sarjast "Pro Light and Sound". Tegemist on rahvusvahelise muusikamessiga, mille raames toimub ka lava- ja kommunikatsioonitehnika erialamess

Euroopa avastab Eestit / Lauri Hermann

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Hermann, Lauri, 1980-

2004-01-01

Saksa telekanal ZDF näitas 8. aprillil reportaaži 10 Euroopa Liiduga liituvast riigist "Muinasjutt saab tõeks". Eestist jutustas ka dokumentaalfilm "Dieter Kronzucker : Europas Neue Grenze" telekanalil N24

Agreement expected on moving nuclear project forward

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

2009-01-01

Leedu loodab allkirjastada Eesti, Läti ja Poolaga uue Ignalina tuumajaama ehituse deklaratsiooni 2010. aasta esimesel poolel. Konkursi abil kavatsetakse leida ka strateegiline investor, kes saab edaspidi üle poole Ignalina kasumist

Politsei hakkab kiiruskaamera abil kihutajaid trahvima / Ingvar Bärenklau

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Bärenklau, Ingvar, 1967-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 13. apr. lk. 5. Politsei alustab Eesti teedel teste eravärvides politseiautole paigutatud mobiilse kiiruskaameraga, mille abil saab tuvastada kiiruseületajaid ja neid trahvida

Peipsi järve uurijate töö mahtus nelja raamatusse / Raimu Hanson

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Hanson, Raimu, 1957-

2002-01-01

Trükist ilmunud ingliskeelsest monograafiatriloogiast "Lake Peipsi. Geology", "Lake Peipsi. Fauna and flora", "Lake Peipsi. Meteorology. Hydrochemistry". Eesti keeles ilmus raamatust "Peipsi" saab Peipsi kohta põhjaliku ülevaate ka laiem lugejaskond

Evelin Ilvese sünnipäev möödub autos / Karoliina Vasli

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Vasli, Karoliina

2010-01-01

President Toomas Hendrik Ilvese delegatsioon naaseb Türgi-visiidilt Eestisse autodega. 20. aprillil 2010 saab presidendi abikaasa 42-aastaseks. Vt. ka foto lk. 16. Ametlik visiit Türgi Vabariiki 15.-21.04.2010

Siemensi tulevane tegevjuht astus varjust välja / Erik Aru

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Aru, Erik

2004-01-01

Siemensi juhiks saab strateegilise planeerimise doktor Klaus Kleinfeld. Firmal on eeskätt probleem kahe tegevusvaldkonna - info- ja sidesüsteemide ning transpordisüsteemidega. Lisad: Siemens AG; Rõhub innovaatilisusele nagu ka konkurendid

Mobiilne töötaja võib tööd teha isegi pargipingil / Alar Pardla

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Pardla, Alar, 1970-

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 8. sept. lk. 21. GPRS-i ja WiFi kasutajaid puudutavatest turvalisuse ja maksumuse küsimustest. Tabel: GPRS-andmeside hind erineb kuni 20 korda; WiFi-teenuse hindu on raske võrrelda. Vt. samas: Ka Motorola hakkab WiFi-mobiiltelefone tootma. Lisa: Nipid, kuidas mobiilne e-posti kasutaja saab kulusid kokku hoida; Neli kulutust kontori mobiilsemaks muutmisel

Rong viib autod ohutult rööbastel Euroopasse / Mirko Ojakivi

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Ojakivi, Mirko

2007-01-01

Helsingi-Rovaniemi reisirongi külge on haagitud autotreiler reisijate autodega. Edelaraudtee juhi Kalvi Pukka väitel on selline idee liikvel olnud ka Edelaraudtees, kuid niisugune teenus õigustab end, kui linnadevaheline kaugus on umbes 600 km. Rail Baltica valmimisel on mõeldav, et rongiga Lätti või Leetu sõites saab kaasa võtta ka auto. Lisa: Rongi autotreilerid

Juhtimiskvaliteedi auhinna konkurss 2006 : võimalus kõigile, kes tahavad paremaid tulemusi / Lolita Peterson

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Peterson, Lolita

2006-01-01

Juhtimiskvaliteedi auhinna konkursist, mis sellest aastast on kolmeastmeline, mõeldud nii suurtele ja tugevatele organisatsioonidele kui ka juhtimise parandamisega alustajatele. Lisad: Mis on Eesti juhtimiskvaliteedi auhind? Mis kasu saab organisatsioon konkursist? Skeem: Kolmetasandiline tunnustusskeem

Toetusrühm on toetuseks ehk maalitud seinast, kuldvõtmekesest ja tegelikust elust / Avo Üprus

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Üprus, Avo, 1954-

2005-01-01

Autor leiab, et valitsus saab juhtida oma programme ka kodanikeühenduste koostöövõrgu kaudu ning lihtsustada nii riigi ülesehitust. Muutuvas maailmas võib kaasamise kaudu kasvatada usaldust ja vastutust

Võsokaja moda : v muzei ili na prodazhu? / Marina Radina

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Radina, Marina

2006-01-01

Kõrgmoenädalast kevad/suvi 2006 Pariisis. Tuntud disainerite ja moemajade Jean Paul Gaultier', John Galliano (Christian Diori moemaja), Chaneli, Valentino, Christian Lacroix', Elie Saab'i kollektsioonidest. Chaneli moemaja demonstratsioonil osales ka Carmen Kass

Res Publica tähistab sünnipäeva konverentsiga / Lauri Tankler

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tankler, Lauri

2003-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Võta Võim : na russkom jazõke 3. dets. lk. 3. Res Publica saab 2-aastaseks, mille puhul korraldatakse konverents "Riik ja Res Publica". Vt. samas: Selle aasta veebruaris said kuldmärgid

Ständig förbättring på Saab Aerosystems

OpenAIRE

Johansson, Sandra

2008-01-01

The today’s high tech society with demands for new innovations and a cost effective work puts the companies to the test with many and complicated demands. To be a part of the evolution the companies have to establish good quality together with high profit. The global environment demands that companies work in line with total quality management and continuous improvements are a part of that. Saab has for a long time had one dominating product and one customer. The demands for continuous improv...

Teadmistepõhine ühiskond, teadmistepõhine riigivalitsemine / Mati Heidmets

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Heidmets, Mati

2004-01-01

Autori hinnangul saab teadmistepõhisest valitsemisest rääkida siis, kui teadmusjuhtimine ja õppiva organisatsiooni põhimõtete järgimine on saanud tavaliseks praktikaks nii riigi- kui ka avaliku ning kolmanda sektori organisatsioonides

India laulja ja eesti poetess esinevad koos / Ilona Martson

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Martson, Ilona, 1970-

2003-01-01

India lauljatari Kakoli Sengupta kontsertidel Eestis saab sõna Doris Kareva, kes kannab ette Põhja-India pühaku Kabiri 15. sajandil loodud poeesiat; vt. ka fotod Kroonika (2003) nr. 40, 30. sept., lk. 54

Stille wird zu Farben : [aus "Vaikus saab värvideks" ("Stille wird zu Farben")] : [luuletused] / Jaan Kaplinski ; tlk. Irja Grönholm ja Gisbert Jänicke

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Kaplinski, Jaan, 1941-

2006-01-01

Sisu: Stille wird zu Farben ; Der letzte rote Apfel ; Wer allein bleibt ; Ruf nach dem Vorherigen ; Mit jedem Frühling ; So viele Namen ; In die Spuren ; Höher ; Es wird Licht ; Mit dem Sommerwrind um die Wette ; Ob sie noch hört. Orig.: Vaikus saab värvideks ; Viimane verev õun ; Üksi jääb ; Hüüab eelmist ; Iga kevadega ; Niipalju nimesid ; Astub tuule jälgedele ; Käib kõrgemalt ; Saab valguseks ; Suvetuulega võidu ; Kas kuuleb enam

BDG kaupleb Cannes'i võidufilmi Eesti levisse / Tiit Tuumalu

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tuumalu, Tiit, 1971-

2004-01-01

Dokumentalist Michael Moore võitis 57. Cannes' i filmifestivalil oma filmiga "Fahrenheit 9/11" Kuldse Palmioksa. Eestis saab näha ka tema varasemaid filme. Soome televisioon näitab kaht M. Moore'i autorsusega telesarja

PM : Cabinet likely to choose TNK-BP

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

2005-01-01

Tõenäoliselt saab Mazeikiu Nafta aktsiate ostjaks Suurbritannia-Vene ettevõte TNK-BP. Endiselt soovib ka Leedu Jukose osa naftakompaniist osta, kuid selleks raha laenamine võib mõjutada riigi majandust ja üleminekut eurole

Planeering kui kaasaegne teos par excellence : kas tulevikku saab välja mõelda? = The plan as a contenporary work par excellence : can the future be made up? / Toomas Tammis

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Tammis, Toomas, 1969-

2011-01-01

Tulevikku saab kavandada läbi visioonide, läbi erinevate erialade teadmistest kokku lõimunud loomingulise akti, mis ei saa kunagi olla liiga täpne. Planeering saab olla teatav süsteem, mis suudab lõputult produtseerida väikseid üsna täpselt koha- ja keskkonnatundlikke produkte, jäädes ise pidevasse loomisse ning pooleliolekusse, olles pidevas interaktsioonis ühiskonnaga viimast lõputult monitoorides ja muutes

Eesti NATO ukselävel / Mari-Ann Kelam

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Kelam, Mari-Ann, 1946-

2002-01-01

Seda, et NATO liitumisläbirääkimistele kutsutavate seas on ka Eesti, saab veel tänagi pidada üheks meie iseseisva riikluse suursaavutuseks, kui mitte imeks, kirjutab Riigikogu liige Mari-Ann Kelam. Autor: Isamaaliit. Parlamendisaadik

Põnevalt omalaadne salong igale maitsele

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

2008-01-01

Sisustussalongis Antique & Repro pakutavast. Müügil on antiikmööbel (ka uusantiik), kaasaegsed õlimaalid, mis kopeerivad endisaegseid stiile ja originaalteoseid, sisustusesemed, Veneetsia lühtrid ja ehted. Salongist saab küsida nõu kodukujunduse osas

Cannes'i filmifestivali kava tuleb kirju / Andres Laasik

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

Laasik, Andres, 1960-2016

2004-01-01

Cannes'i festival toimub 12.-23. maini, žüriid juhib Quentin Tarantino, sinna kuulub ka Peter von Bagh. Avafilmiks saab Pedro Almodovari "Vilets haridus" ("La mala educacion") ja lõpetajaks Irwin Winkleri Cole Porterit portreteeriv "De-Lovely"

Ilmar Raag tutvustab filmi

Index Scriptorium Estoniae

2007-01-01

Eesti Ajaloomuuseumis Suurgildi hoones näidatakse täna filmietenduste-kontsertide sarjas "Kas kino ka saab?" Sergei Eisensteini 1925.a. mängufilmi "Soomuslaev Potjomkin" ("Bronenossets Potjomkin") koos Ilmar Raagi kommenteeriva sõnavõtuga. Filmi saadab ansambel Mooses

Neue Dimensionen der privaten Durchsetzung der EU-Wettbewerbsregeln: Preisschirmeffekte / Marina Repas, Tomaž Keresteš

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Repas, Marina

2015-01-01

Euroopa Liidu konkurentsiõiguse eraõiguslikku rakendamist käsitlevast kohtupraktikast (C-557/12). Küsimusest, kas kartelli liikmete vastu saab esitada tsiviilhagi ka kartelli kattevarjus toimunud hinnakujundusega (umbrella effects ; umbrella pricing) tekitatud kahju hüvitamise nõudes

Die territorialen Grenzen der Human Rights Litigation in den USA / Michael Stürner

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Stürner, Michael

2014-01-01

Kahju hüvitamisest rahvusvaheliste õigusnormide rikkumise puhul, territoriaalsetest piiridest inimõiguste alases kohtuvaidluses USA-s. Kohtuasjast Kiobel versus Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. Ameerika Ühendriikide kohtutesse saab esitada inimõiguste rikkumisega seotud hagisid ka USA kodakondsust mitteomavad inimesed

Kas Cesis on Eesti-Läti paraadiks valmis? / Maarius Suviste

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Suviste, Maarius, 1966-

2009-01-01

President Toomas Hendrik Ilvese ja Läti riigipea Valdis Zatlersi kokkuleppel korraldatakse 2009. a. võidupüha paraad Lätis Cesises. Kohalike elanike arvamusi. Vt. samas: Lätlane: paraad on eestlastele olulisem; Paraadile saab ka rongiga; Rakvere kiidab asukoha heaks

Tahaks eestlaseks saada / Erika Klaats

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Klaats, Erika, 1954-

2000-01-01

Vt. ka Molodjozh Estonii : Subbota Sep/2 lk. 10. Venelased panevad lapse eesti kooli, kuid ei arvesta sellega, et võõras keeles õppides ei pruugi laps koolis edukalt edasi jõuda. Lisa: Eesti koolid, kus saab õppida vene keeles

Soome disainiklassika Adamson-Ericus / Kersti Koll

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Koll, Kersti

2000-01-01

Adamson-Ericu muuseumis näitus "Soome disain 1900. Tehas "Iris", Louis Sparre ja Alfred William Finch". Näha saab ka Aito Mäkineni filmi "A. W. Finch - eurooppalainen". Koostajad ja kujundajad Marketta Tamminen, Heidi Gustafsson, Juha Jämbäck

Teenuste disainist / Stella Soomlais

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Soomlais, Stella

2010-01-01

Disainer Stella Soomlais teenuste disaini (service design) taustast maailma mastaabis, mõiste olemusest ja teema laiaulatuslikuma käsitluse vajadusest. Alates 2009. aastast saab teenusedisaini õppida ka Eestis. TÜ Pärnu kolledž pakub ärijuhtimise magistriõpet spetsialiseerumisega teenuste disainile

Mis toob tulevik? / Ernits Villem

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Ernits, Villem, 1891-1982

2013-01-01

Tuleviku-aimdustest. Esimese maailmasõja järgsest perioodist. Sotsialistliku revolutsiooni perioodist. Autori arvamus on, et kui revolutsiooniperiood mööda saab, siis on ka kapitalistlik maailmakord kadunud ja liigutakse sotsialistliku ilmakorra sihis. Mõtteid Saksamaa, Venemaa ja Eesti arenguvõimalustest

Animatsionnõi son v tjomnuju notsh / Dmitri Babitshenko

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Babitshenko, Dmitri

2006-01-01

23. nov. algab PÖFFi raames toimuv animafilmifestifal "Animated Dreams", mille raames näidatakse kinos "Sõprus" filme kuni 26. novembrini. Programmist, mis sel aastal on jaotatud kaheks : konkursi- ja eriprogrammiks. Saab näha ka eesti uut animatsiooni, muusikavideosid jne

Skype murdis arvutist välja / Erik Rand

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Rand, Erik

2006-01-01

Vt. ka Postimees : na russkom jazõke 24. juuli, lk. 9. Seni vaid arvutist kõnesid teha võimaldanud Skype pakub nüüd kaasaskantavaid telefone, millega saab kõnelda igal pool, kus on avalik WiFi võrk

Kivid sinu sees / Marika Makarova

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Makarova, Marika

2011-01-01

Sapi- ja neerukivide tekke põhjustest, ravist nii tavameditsiini kui ka Steineri poolt loodud antroposoofilise meditsiini vahenditega ning mida saab teha, et kividest hoiduda. Nõuannavad Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla kirurgid Rein Lumiste ja Toomas Tamm ning perearstikeskuse Medicum perearst Pille Soone

Algas vene kirjanduse nädal / Raimu Hanson

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Hanson, Raimu, 1957-

2008-01-01

22. septembril algas Tartu Linnaraamatukogus vene kirjanduse nädal Inga Ivanova raamatu "Kadunud koerte saladus" esitlusega; 24. sept. toimub Igor Kotjuhi autoriõhtu; 26.-28. toimub Tartu Ülikoolis vene kirjandusele pühendatud rahvusvaheline teaduskonverents. Raamatukogust saab osta ka venekeelseid raamatuid

Aasta parim catering-firma le Bonaparte / Eda-Liis Kann

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Kann, Eda-Liis, 1979-

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedmosti : Vkus zhizni, 27. okt. 2004, lk. 14-15. Äripäev ja Pernod Ricard Estonia viisid läbi parima catering-firma konkursi. Lisa: 200 krooni eest saab piisavalt süüa. Kommenteerib Imre Kose

Kes nad on? Mida nad tahavad? Ekspress näitab, kuidas tekkis noorte venelaste liikumine pronkssõduri kaitseks / Viktoria Ladõnskaja

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Ladõnskaja, Viktoria, 1981-

2006-01-01

Tõnismäe Pronkssõduri kaitseks interneti teel ellu kutsutud vene noorte ühendus Notshnoi dozor - Öine vahtkond. Lisa: Väljavõtteid Notshnoi Dozori avalikust pöördumisest. Vt ka: Argo Ideon, Tarmo Vahter. Mis nüüd saab?

Mati Hindi juubeliseminer Tallinna Ülikoolis

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2007-01-01

Täna kell 11 algab Tallinna Ülikoolis seminar, mis on pühendatud keeleteadlase ja Tallinna Ülikooli emeriitprofessori Mati Hindi hiljutisele 70 aasta juubelisünnipäevale, vaadata saab ka Mati Hindi elutööd tutvustavat näitust

Märkmeid ja viiteid Ojasoo-Semperi teatri kohta / Aare Pilv

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Pilv, Aare, 1976-

2006-01-01

Tiit Ojasoo ja Ene-Liis Semperi NO99 teater Eesti teatripildis kui uudne nähtus. Peatutakse pikemalt lavastustel "Vahel on tunne, et elu saab otsa ja armastust polnudki", "Seitse samuraid", aga ka "Verevennad" ja Draamateatris tehtud lavastusel "Julia". Kommentaarid, lk. 20

Pensioni saab endiselt postkontorist

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2008-01-01

Veebruaris 2009 jõustuvast seadusemuudatusest pensionide kojukande kohta. Ilmunud ka Virumaa Teataja 28. nov. 2008, lk. 4 ; Koit 27. nov. 2008, lk. 2 ; Vooremaa 27. nov. 2008, lk. 3 ; Järva Teataja 27. nov. 2008, lk. 4 ; Nädaline 27. nov. 2008, lk. 5 ; Lääne Elu 27. nov. 2008, lk. 5 ; Sakala 28. nov. 2008, lk. 5 ; Pärnu Postimees 28. nov. 2008, lk. 18 ; Vooremaa 11. dets. 2008, lk. 2

Real-world adjustments of driver seat and head restraint in Saab 9-3 vehicles.

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Carlsson, Anna; Pipkorn, Linda; Kullgren, Anders; Svensson, Mats

2017-05-19

Whiplash-associated disorder (WAD), commonly denoted whiplash injury, is a worldwide problem. These injuries occur at relatively low changes of velocity (typically whiplash injury than males.  Improved seat design is the prevailing means of increasing the protection of whiplash injury for occupants in rear impacts. Since 1997, more advanced whiplash protection systems have been introduced on the market, the Saab Active Head Restraint (SAHR) being one of the most prominent. The SAHR-which is height adjustable-is mounted to a pressure plate in the seatback by means of a spring-resisted link mechanism.  Nevertheless, studies have shown that seats equipped with reactive head restraints (such as the SAHR) have a very high injury-reducing effect for males (∼60-70%) but very low or no reduction effect for females. One influencing factor could be the position of the head restraint relative to the head, because a number of studies have reported that adjustable head restraints often are incorrectly positioned by drivers.  The aim was to investigate how female and male Saab drivers adjust the seat in the car they drive the most. The seated positions of drivers in stationary conditions have been investigated in a total of 76 volunteers (34 females, 42 males) who participated in the study. Inclusion criteria incorporated driving a Saab 9-3 on a regularly basis. The majority of the volunteers (89%) adjusted the head restraint to any of the 3 uppermost positions and as many as 59% in the top position.  The average vertical distance between the top of the head and the top of the head restraint (offset) increase linearly with increasing statures, from an average of -26 mm (head below the head restraint) for small females to an average of 82 mm (head above the head restraint) for large males. On average, the offset was 23 mm for females, which is within a satisfactory range and in accordance with recommendations; the corresponding value for males was 72 mm. �

Mis saab raamatupoest edasi? / Silvia Viidik

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Viidik, Silvia, 1972-

2010-01-01

USA suurim raamatupoeketi Barnes & Noble majandustulemused näitavad, et e-raamatute ja e-lugejate müügi kasv on mõjutanud ka ettevõtte edukust, sundides raamatupoeketti oma strateegilisi valikuid ümber hindama

Eesti pätidraama läks Karlovy Varyl täismajale / Tristan Priimägi

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Priimägi, Tristan, 1976-

2008-01-01

8. juulil esilinastus Karlovy Vary filmifestivalil Rene Vilbre noortefilm "Mina olin siin", mille aluseks on Sass Henno romaan "Mina olin siin. Esimene arest". Film võistleb võistlusprogrammis "East of the West". Ka teistest eesti filmidest, mida festivali eri programmides näha saab

MTVP riskirahaga ehitatakse Rate'ist Euroopa turuliidrit / Raigo Neudorf

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Neudorf, Raigo

2007-01-01

Riskikapitalifirma Martinson Trigon Venture Partners (MTVP) eesmärk on kasvatada suhtlusportaali Rate.ee omanikefirma Rate Solutions üheks Euroopa juhtivaks tegijaks omas valdkonnas. Lisad: Martinson suunas fondi 7 miljonit; Ka kirjavigade pealt saab teenida; Martinsonil ja Trigonil oli kavas riskikapitalifirma luua juba 1999. aastal

Veritasu Inguššias : üks tapmise ja sugulaste kättemaksu lugu / Jaanus Piirsalu

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Piirsalu, Jaanus, 1973-

2008-01-01

31. augustil tapeti Nazranis Inguššia üks opositsiooniliidritest Magomed Jevlojev. Mõrvatu isa Jahja Jevlojevi sõnul ei rakendata tapmise organiseerijatele ja täidesaatjatele veritasu juhul, kui tapja saab kohtus karistatud. Vt. samas: Veritasu traditsioon näeb ette ka lepitamisvõimalust

Gutscheine und Protektionismus / Gerald Braun

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Braun, Gerald

2016-01-01

Euroopa Kohtu otsusest, mis käsitleb küsimust, millistel tingimustel võivad tööandjad väljastada oma töötajatele maksusoodustusega talonge, mida saab kasutada majutuseks, meelelahutuseks ja/või toitlustuseks (C‑179/14). Vt. ka lk. 439-440

Eesti saab veel ühe monumendi / Eric A. Johnson

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Johnson, Eric A.

2008-01-01

Eesti Vabadussõjas (1918-1920) osalesid peale soomlaste, rootslaste, taanlaste ja inglaste ka ameeriklased, kes olid enamuses Ameerika Punase Risti vabatahtlikud. Monument, mis plaanitakse valmis saada aasta lõpuks, hakkab seisma Tallinna kaitseväe kalmistul. Ilmunud ka: Linnaleht : na russkom jazõke, 23. mai 2008, lk 9 (V Estonii pojavitsja eshtshjo odin monument)

Kassinurme saab Kassirabaks / Riina Mägi

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Mägi, Riina, 1957-

2006-01-01

30. juulil esietendub Jõgeva Linna Teatri vabaõhulavastus "Kassirabal", milles teevad kaasa ka professionaalsed näitlejad Ülle Lichtfeldt, Ines Aru ja Luule Komissarov ning Jõgeva, Põltsamaa, Tallinna, Mäetaguse ja teiste paikade harrastusnäitlejad

Bohorodyts'ka and Starosamars'ka hundred (sotnya: administrative system and officer (starshyna corps

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Repan, O. A.

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Bohorodyts'ka and Starosamars'ka hundred (sotnyais an unique Cossack formations. They existed in a territorial isolation from the Hetmanate and Slobozhanshchyna, on the lands of the Zaporozhian Sich. The study of these formations will better understand the policy of the Russian government in relation to the Sich, to find out the methods by which the state authorities planned to put Zaporizhzhya Cossacks under their control. We do not know when the Bohorodyts'ka hundred (sotnya arose. Now the first mention in the documents dates back to 1700. The Russian government planned to create a Cossack regiment (polk here, but in reality was founded a Cossack hundred (sotnya. Ivan Mazepa, as an autonomous ruler, wanted to include this formation in the structure of Hetmanate, but a hundred (sotnya was subject to the authority of a representative of the Russian administration – the Kiev governor. The hundreds (sotnya were liquidated as a result of Russia's defeat in the war with Turkey and the signing of the Prut peace in 1711. We do not know when the Cossack hundred (sotnya was restored under the name Starosamars'ka. This happened in the late 1730s – early 1740s. In 1744, the Starosamarsʼka hundreds became part of the Poltava regiment (polk of the Hetmanate. The administrative apparatus of the hundreds was predominantly similar to other hundreds of Hetmanates, but the real power of the Cossack officers was a bit lower here. During the existence of the Starosamars'ka hundreds, such a body of self-government was preserved as a council (rada that was not typical for the Hetmanate in this period. This was due to the fact that the peoples could easily escape from their power and move to neighboring settlements and recognize the jurisdiction of the Zaporozhska Sich. The population of hundreds and officers consisted mainly of immigrants from the left bank of the Dnieper, to a lesser extent – from immigrants from the right bank. Summing up, I note that the

Noore teadlase preemia saab Jaan Raik

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2004-01-01

Vabariigi presidendi kultuurirahastu nõukogu otsustas tänavuse noore teadlase preemia anda Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli vanemteadurile, tehnikateaduste doktor Jaan Raik'ile. Ilmunud ka Pärnu Postimees, 2004/Dec/1, lk. 6 ; Mente et Manu, 2004/Dec/15, lk. 1

Valmis ristipuude kaardirakendus

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2016-01-01

Keskkonnaameti tellimusel valmis Maa-ameti interaktiivne kaardirakendus, kust saab näha Eestis leiduvaid ristipuid. Kaardi jaoks kogusid andmeid TLÜ vanemteadur Marju Kõivupuu, Keskkonnaministeeriumi looduskaitse peaspetsialist Urve Sinijärv ja Keskkonnaameti kultuuripärandi spetsialist Liina Laanemets, kes esinevad ka kaardi esitlemise infopäevadel

Personalihaldusprogramm aitab korrastada töötajate andmed / Heiki Koov

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Koov, Heiki

2005-01-01

Personaliarvestuses kasutatava personalihaldusprogrammi (HRM ehk Human Resourse Management) lühike tutvustus. Lisad: Ekraanipilt. Taavi Personali saab sisestada ka töötaja foto; Leia esimese korraga õige programm; Personaliprogrammi lõplik hind sõltub firma spetsiifikast. Vt. samas: Valdo Praust. Personaliprogrammis kasutatavad isikuandmed vajavad hoolikat kaitset

Majanduskasvu kiirendamine on võimalik / Janno Reiljan

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Reiljan, Janno, 1951-2018

2003-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Põhjarannik, Severnoje Poberezhje 4. jaan. lk. 2,2, Hiiu Leht 7. jaanuar lk. 2, Koit 9. jaanuar lk. 7 "Majanduskasvu saab kiirendada", Teataja : Eestimaa Rahvaliidu Ajaleht jaanuar nr. 1 lk. 6, Vestnik : Gazeta Narodnogo Sojuza Estonii veebruar nr. 6 lk. 3. Majanduskasvu suurendamise võimalustest

Lokaalne ja globaalne MoKS / Evelyn Müürsepp, John Grzinich, Siiri Kolka ; intervjueerinud Maarin Mürk

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Müürsepp, Evelyn

2011-01-01

Intervjuu Mooste Kunsti- ja Sotsiaalpraktika Keskuse eestvedajate Evelyn Müürsepa ja John Grzinichiga ning 2010. a. lõpul tööle võetud assistendi Siiri Koklaga. Keskusel saab tänavu 10 aastat tegutsemist. Tähtpäevaks renoveeriti ka Mooste mõisa valitsejamaja

Кино на все времена! / Элла Аграновская

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Аграновская, Элла, 1950-

2009-01-01

Vene filmirežissöör Igor Minajev, kes elab ja töötab Prantsusmaal, sai valmis teose "Kaugel Sunset-Boulevard'ist". Rollides ka Lembit Ulfsak ja vene kino legend Tatjana Samoilova. Filmi saab näha 31. märtsil Vene Kultuurikeskuse filmiklubis

Europe's long-term decline is alarming, but not inevitable / Toomas Hendrik Ilves

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Ilves, Toomas Hendrik, 1953-

2007-01-01

Euroopa Liidu konkurentsivõimest globaliseeruvas maailmas. Autor toob eeskujuks postsovetliku Eesti, kes tegi panuse uusimale infotehnoloogia infrastruktuurile. Euroopa arengusuundadest ning vajadusest ühise energiapoliitika järele. Ilmunud ka: Vaba Eesti Sõna 25. okt. 2007, lk. 12 ja 1. nov. 2007, lk. 12; eesti k. ilmunud ka: Äripäev 1. nov. 2007, lk. 23, pealk.: Euroopat saab aidata ta ise; vene k. ilmunud ka: Den za Dnjom 26. okt. 2007, lk. 26 (tõlk. Jevgenija Unanjants); Delovõje Vedomosti 7. nov. 2007, lk. 14; Ekonomitsheskoje obozrenije - LOGOS-PRESS (Moldova), 26. okt. 2007, nr. 39

Meningokoki vastu saab end vaktsineerida / Ada Maltseva

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Maltseva, Ada, 1970-

2008-01-01

Vt. ka Linnaleht : Tallinn : na russkom jazõke, Linnaleht : Tartu 16. jaan., lk. 7. Tervisekaitseinspektsiooni avalike suhete juht Iiris Saluri räägib meningokokknakkusest ning selle vastu vaktsineerimisest

Ostetud saab vaid parim / Silvia Viidik

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Viidik, Silvia, 1972-

2010-01-01

Maailma kaks suuremat kiibitootjat - Advanced Micro Devices ja Intel - alandasid oma kvartaliprognoose. Autor analüüsib, mis sellel turul toimub, ning ütleb, et enne tulemuste hooaega võiks infotehnoloogiasektorist huvitatud investor kaaluda pigem ettevõtteid, kes toodavad ka väga valivale kliendile sobivaid tooteid

Meie unistuste internet / Roy Strider

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Strider, Roy, 1974-

2009-01-01

Identiteedimoondamistest ja mainerünnetest virtuaalreaalsuses. Autor leiab, et internet on oma näilises vabaduses muutunud oluliseks võitlustandriks valitsustele, erakondadele ning ettevõtetele ja võib ületada oma kasulikkuse kriitilise piiri. Spinnimiset, mis on info edastamine (ka moonutustega) sellisel moel, et keegi sellest kasu saab.

Mark Soosaar tutvustab lastevahelist armastust / Kaupo Meiel

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Meiel, Kaupo, 1975-

2001-01-01

3. juunil avatakse Pärnu uue kunsti muuseumis rahvusvaheline aktinäitus "Mees ja naine" alapealkirjaga "Armastus laste vahel", kus teoseid ka täiskasvanutest. Näitusel saab vaadata Jean Cocteau' 20 homoerootilist joonistust ja filmi "Poeedi veri", Jan Saudeki, Joel Peter Witkini ja Robert Mapplethorpe'i fotosid

Режиссер из Таиланда получил Золотую ветвь

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2010-01-01

Lõppes 63. Cannes'i filmifestival. Kuldse Palmioksa sai Tai režissöör Apichatpong Weerasethakul oma filmi "Onu Boonmee, kes saab mäletada oma eelmisi elusid" ("Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives", Tai-Prantsusmaa-Saksamaa-Suurbritannia-Hispaania 2010) eest. Ka teistest võitjatest

Jõulukuusest saab Stroomi rannas skulptuur / Malle Pajula

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Pajula, Malle, 1971-

2002-01-01

Tuleskulptuuri seavad kokku rootsi kunstnikud Gunnar Carl Nilsson ja Ola Öhlin, kes Rootsis asutasid tuleskulptorite seltsi. Tuleskulptuure teevad ka eesti kunstnikud ja üliõpilased. Süüdatakse 14. jaanuaril

Kust saab edaspidi elektrit? / Marko Pomerants

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Pomerants, Marko, 1964-

2008-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Eesti Eest = Za Estoniju : Izdanije objedinenija "Sojuz Otetshestva i Res Publica" 20. nov. 2008, lk. 5. Millest toodetakse elektrit Eestis lähema 20 aasta jooksul. Riigikogu keskkonnakomisjoni esimees peab end Eesti oma tuumaelektrijaama küsimuses pessimistiks, vähemalt selle valmimises lähemal 12-15 aastal

Всё, что шевелится, у трекера под колпаком / Павел Скворцов ; интервьюировала Юлия Леонова ; комментировали Лехо Леппик, Вахур Оя, Тыну Уус

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Скворцов, Павел

2011-01-01

Go GPS Service OÜ direktor räägib ettevõtte poolt pakutavast GPS tracker'ist, mille abil saab jälgida sõidukitega toimuvat. Ettevõte peab läbirääkimisi kohalike omavalitsustega, et osutada ka eakate GPS-hooldusteenust ja aidata üles leida metsa kadunud inimesi

Eesti allilm suudab tõkestada GSM-levi / Rasmus Kagge

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Kagge, Rasmus, 1977-

2006-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 10. mai lk. 2. Politsei andmetel on Eesti kuritegelike jõukude käes praegu vähemalt paar GSM-levi segajat ehk jammerit. Politseil on õnnestunud konfiskeerida autovarastelt üks GSM-levi tõkestaja. Lisa. Kasutajapiirang. Vt. samas: Jammereid saab osta internetist

Ravikindlustust saab igaüks / Merike Lees

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Lees, Merike, 1976-

2008-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 16. apr. lk. 14. Haigekassas on lihtne registreeruda suvalise firma töötajana ravikindlustatud isikuks. Vt. samas: Haiguslehtedega teenib tubli lisa; Vastutus langeb tööandjale; Ettekirjutusi vähe

Deep-Space Ka-Band Flight Experience

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Morabito, D. D.

2017-11-01

Lower frequency bands have become more congested in allocated bandwidth as there is increased competition between flight projects and other entities. Going to higher frequency bands offers significantly more bandwidth, allowing for the use of much higher data rates. However, Ka-band is more susceptible to weather effects than lower frequency bands currently used for most standard downlink telemetry operations. Future or prospective flight projects considering deep-space Ka-band (32-GHz) telemetry data links have expressed an interest in understanding past flight experience with received Ka-band downlink performance. Especially important to these flight projects is gaining a better understanding of weather effects from the experience of current or past missions that operated Ka-band radio systems. We will discuss the historical flight experience of several Ka-band missions starting from Mars Observer in 1993 up to present-day deep-space missions such as Kepler. The study of historical Ka-band flight experience allows one to recommend margin policy for future missions. Of particular interest, we will review previously reported-on flight experience with the Cassini spacecraft Ka-band radio system that has been used for radio science investigations as well as engineering studies from 2004 to 2015, when Cassini was in orbit around the planet Saturn. In this article, we will focus primarily on the Kepler spacecraft Ka-band link, which has been used for operational telemetry downlink from an Earth trailing orbit where the spacecraft resides. We analyzed the received Ka-band signal level data in order to characterize link performance over a wide range of weather conditions and as a function of elevation angle. Based on this analysis of Kepler and Cassini flight data, we found that a 4-dB margin with respect to adverse conditions ensures that we achieve at least a 95 percent data return.

Ühe ajastu lõpu algus / Kalev Kask

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Kask, Kalev

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Meie Maa, 9. nov. 2004, lk. 7. Yasser Arafati tervislik seisund on halvenemas, seni pole ta ametlikult kedagi oma järeltulijaks määranud. Palestiinlased peaksid suutma valida talle kombekohase järglase, vastasel juhul satuvad nad keerulisse võimuvõitlusse, millest saab kasu eelkõige Iisrael, leiab autor

Bingo! / Tiina Tammet

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Tammet, Tiina, 1971-

2005-01-01

Diarmuid Gavin Design'i kujundatud Rahvuslik Loteriiaed (The National Lottery Garden) Chelsea aiandusnäitusel. Rohelisi toone täiendavad värvilised metallist pallid. Kõrgete metallvarbade otsas moodustavad pallid värvika õielaine, aia eesosas saab neist pergola. Pallid vooderdavad ka mullikujulist aiapaviljoni. Aia teostas Sean Cunningham. 3 värv. ill

Kohalik väikefirma Programeter üritab Räniorus läbi murda / Raigo Neudorf

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Neudorf, Raigo

2008-01-01

Mark Kofmani ja Anton Litvinenko poolt asutatud OÜ Programeter töötas välja tarkvara, millega saab mõõta ja analüüsida tarkvaraprogrammeerijate tööd ja oskusi. Väikefirmal on kavas avada oma kontor USAs Silicon Valley's. Vt. ka: Meeskond kõigepealt; Rahas ei suple

Tutanhamon saab uue viimse puhkepaiga / Allan Espenberg

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Espenberg, Allan

2005-01-01

Egiptuses hakatakse ehitama hiigelsuurt muuseumi, mis eksponaatide kõrval mahutaks ka kunstiteoste restaureerimise töökodasid ja Ramses II 12 m kõrguse kuju. Muuseum tuleks Giza püramiididest põhja poole. Projekti autor Iirimaa arhitektuuribüroo Heneghan Peng Architects

Ionization constants pKa of cardiolipin.

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Olofsson, Gerd; Sparr, Emma

2013-01-01

Cardiolipin is a phospholipid found in the inner mitochondrial membrane and in bacteria, and it is associated with many physiological functions. Cardiolipin has a dimeric structure consisting of two phosphatidyl residues connected by a glycerol bridge and four acyl chains, and therefore it can carry two negative charges. The pKa values of the phosphate groups have previously been reported to differ widely with pKa1 = 2.8 and pKa2 = 7.5-9.5. Still, there are several examples of experimental observations from cardiolipin-containing systems that do not fit with this dissociation behavior. Therefore, we have carried out pH-titration and titration calorimetric experiments on two synthetic cardiolipins, 1,1',2,2'-tetradecanoyl cardiolipin, CL (C14:0), and 1,1',2,2'-tetraoctadecenoyl cardiolipin, CL (C18:1). Our results show that both behave as strong dibasic acids with pKa1 about the same as the first pKa of phosphoric acid, 2.15, and pKa2 about one unit larger. The characterization of the acidic properties of cardiolipin is crucial for the understanding of the molecular organization in self-assembled systems that contain cardiolipin, and for their biological function.

Riik andis maade munitsipaliseerimisele rohelise tule / Tõnis Kõiv

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Kõiv, Tõnis, 1970-

2006-01-01

Vabariigi valitsus kiitis heaks maa munitsipaliseerimise korra. Sama ka Pärnu Postimees 7. juuni 2006, lk. 15 ; Nädaline 17. juuni 2006, lk. 2 ; Järva Teataja 8. juuni 2006, lk. 2, pealkiri kujul : Maad saab riigilt lihtsamalt ; Harjumaa 9. juuni 2006, lk. 2, pealkiri kujul : Maade munitsipaliseerimine ; Põhjarannik 8. juuni 2006, lk. 2

The Determination of "Apparent" pKa's. Part II: An Experiment Using Very Weak Acids (pKa's > 11.4).

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Cawley, John J.

1995-01-01

Presents an experiment designed to show students that the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation will fail when they use this particular one-half titration technique for acids with large pKa's. Involves determining the apparent pKa for such acids and using that to calculate the true pKa. (JRH)

Ionization constants pKa of cardiolipin.

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Gerd Olofsson

Full Text Available Cardiolipin is a phospholipid found in the inner mitochondrial membrane and in bacteria, and it is associated with many physiological functions. Cardiolipin has a dimeric structure consisting of two phosphatidyl residues connected by a glycerol bridge and four acyl chains, and therefore it can carry two negative charges. The pKa values of the phosphate groups have previously been reported to differ widely with pKa1 = 2.8 and pKa2 = 7.5-9.5. Still, there are several examples of experimental observations from cardiolipin-containing systems that do not fit with this dissociation behavior. Therefore, we have carried out pH-titration and titration calorimetric experiments on two synthetic cardiolipins, 1,1',2,2'-tetradecanoyl cardiolipin, CL (C14:0, and 1,1',2,2'-tetraoctadecenoyl cardiolipin, CL (C18:1. Our results show that both behave as strong dibasic acids with pKa1 about the same as the first pKa of phosphoric acid, 2.15, and pKa2 about one unit larger. The characterization of the acidic properties of cardiolipin is crucial for the understanding of the molecular organization in self-assembled systems that contain cardiolipin, and for their biological function.

Review: Bilirubin pKa studies; new models and theories indicate high pKa values in water, dimethylformamide and DMSO

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Ostrow J

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Correct aqueous pKa values of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB, a poorly-soluble, unstable substance, are essential for understanding its functions. Our prior solvent partition studies, of unlabeled and [14C] UCB, indicated pKa values above 8.0. These high values were attributed to effects of internal H-bonding in UCB. Many earlier and subsequent studies have reported lower pKa values, some even below 5.0, which are often used to describe the behavior of UCB. We here review 18 published studies that assessed aqueous pKa values of UCB, critically evaluating their methodologies in relation to essential preconditions for valid pKa measurements (short-duration experiments with purified UCB below saturation and accounting for self-association of UCB. Results These re-assessments identified major deficiencies that invalidate the results of all but our partition studies. New theoretical modeling of UCB titrations shows remarkable, unexpected effects of self-association, yielding falsely low pKa estimates, and provides some rationalization of the titration anomalies. The titration behavior reported for a soluble thioether conjugate of UCB at high aqueous concentrations is shown to be highly anomalous. Theoretical re-interpretations of data in DMSO and dimethylformamide show that those indirectly-derived aqueous pKa values are unacceptable, and indicate new, high average pKa values for UCB in non-aqueous media (>11 in DMSO and, probably, >10 in dimethylformamide. Conclusions No reliable aqueous pKa values of UCB are available for comparison with our partition-derived results. A companion paper shows that only the high pKa values can explain the pH-dependence of UCB binding to phospholipids, cyclodextrins, and alkyl-glycoside and bile salt micelles.

Fade Mitigation Techniques at Ka-Band

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Dissanayake, Asoka (Editor)

1996-01-01

Rain fading is the dominant propagation impairment affecting Ka-band satellite links and rain fade mitigation is a key element in the design of Ka-band satellite networks. Some of the common fade mitigation techniques include: power control, diversity, adaptive coding, and resource sharing. The Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) provides an excellent opportunity to develop and test Ka-band rain impairment amelioration techniques. Up-link power control and diversity are discussed in this paper.

Eesti Energia salajased uuringud / Sulev Vedler, Tarmo Vahter

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Vedler, Sulev, 1970-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Infopress 2. märts nr. 9 lk. 160. Hoitakse salajas Briti konsultatsioonifirma Lexicon Partners poolt koostatud uuringut, mida peaks Eesti riik peale hakkama oma osalusega monopoolses elektriettevõttes Eesti Energia. Majandusminister Edgar Savisaar lasi uuringu ministeeriumisse tuua ning andis juristidele ülesande analüüsida, kui palju saab dokumendist avaldada. Vt. samas: Elektri hind

Eesti artistid sihivad MTV Uute Euroopa Helide auhinda

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2007-01-01

MTV Euroopa Uute Helide auhinna taotlejate seas on ka debüütalbumi üllitanud indiebänd Under Marie, rockansamblid No-Big-Silence ja Bedwetters, leedu bändid Gravel ja Vaidas ning Astro'n'out Lätist. Võitjad selguvad 1. nov. muusikaauhindade galal Münchenis, oma lemmikute poolt saab hääletada veebilehel www.mtvema.com

Kes peab meie eest unistama? / Ignar Fjuk

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Fjuk, Ignar, 1953-

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Vooremaa, 6. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Hiiumaa, 3. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Meie Maa, 7. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Pärnu Postimees, 13. apr. 2004, lk. 15; Valgamaalane, 15. apr. 2004, lk. 2. Mõtteid seoses Eesti EL-i ja NATO-ga liitumisega. Autor küsib, mis saab edasi, andes samas kaks nõuannet

Pakendite tagastamine paremini paika! / Marko Pomerants

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Pomerants, Marko, 1964-

2008-01-01

Pakendiseaduse eelnõust. Ilmunud ka Meie Maa 28. aprill 2008, lk. 2 ; Oma Saar 30. aprill 2008, lk. 5 ; Vali Uudised 30. aprill 2008, lk. 5 ; Koit 3. mai 2008, lk. 3 ; Vooremaa 3. mai 2008, lk. 2 ; Järva Teataja 6. mai 2008, lk. 2, pealkiri kujul: pakendite tagastamist saab parandada ; Virumaa Teataja 29. mai 2008, lk. 11

Mis saab maaärist? / Ester Šank

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Šank, Ester, 1956-

2000-01-01

Maaostu piirava seaduseelnõu Riigikogu menetlusest välja arvamist kommenteerib Vootele Hansen. Lisatud ka eelnõu autorite Jaanus Marrandi, Harri Õunapuu ja töörühma liikme Ain Kendra seisukohad

pKa predictions for proteins, RNAs, and DNAs with the Gaussian dielectric function using DelPhi pKa.

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Wang, Lin; Li, Lin; Alexov, Emil

2015-12-01

We developed a Poisson-Boltzmann based approach to calculate the pKa values of protein ionizable residues (Glu, Asp, His, Lys and Arg), nucleotides of RNA and single stranded DNA. Two novel features were utilized: the dielectric properties of the macromolecules and water phase were modeled via the smooth Gaussian-based dielectric function in DelPhi and the corresponding electrostatic energies were calculated without defining the molecular surface. We tested the algorithm by calculating pKa values for more than 300 residues from 32 proteins from the PPD dataset and achieved an overall RMSD of 0.77. Particularly, the RMSD of 0.55 was achieved for surface residues, while the RMSD of 1.1 for buried residues. The approach was also found capable of capturing the large pKa shifts of various single point mutations in staphylococcal nuclease (SNase) from pKa-cooperative dataset, resulting in an overall RMSD of 1.6 for this set of pKa's. Investigations showed that predictions for most of buried mutant residues of SNase could be improved by using higher dielectric constant values. Furthermore, an option to generate different hydrogen positions also improves pKa predictions for buried carboxyl residues. Finally, the pKa calculations on two RNAs demonstrated the capability of this approach for other types of biomolecules. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Saksa-Poola umbusk saab tuult tiibadesse / Jeroen Bult

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Bult, Jeroen

2005-01-01

Uute valitsuste ametisseastumine Berliinis ja Poolas võib halvendada Saksa-Poola suhteid. Uut konservatiivset Poola valitsust iseloomustab euroskeptilisus ja Ameerika-meelsus, vähenenud on ka Saksamaa kantsleri Angela Merkeli kriitika Venemaa suhtes. Lisa: Pinged

Kinnisvara pakkumishinda saab oluliselt alla kaubelda / Andres Hall

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Hall, Andres

2005-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Molodjozh Estonii : Nedvizhimost 26. jaan. lk. 1, Delovõje Vedomosti 16. märts lk. 16. . Kinnisvara pakkumishinnad sisaldavad olulisel määral "õhku", mida ostjal on võimalik hinnast maha kaubelda

Überlegungen zu der sumerischen Zeichen-Gruppe ŠÈ.KA

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Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos

2003-12-01

Full Text Available This paper deals with the different readings and meanings of the signs ŠÈ.KA. One of these readings is Zì.KA or zì-KA/ka, which has been traditionally interpreted as a kind of flour or as the process of milling. However, a revision of the texts from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2117-2008 B.C., in which the group of signs ZÌ.KA o zì-KA/ka appears, shows that this term is actually a kind of gift.

El presente artículo trata de las diferentes lecturas y significados del grupo de signos ŠÈ.KA. Entre dichas lecturas se encuentra la de ZÌ.KA o zì-KA/ka, que ha sido tradicionalmente interpretada bien como un tipo de harina, o bien como la acción que conduce a su fabricación. Sin embargo, una revisión de los textos de la III Dinastía de Ur (c. 2117-2008 a.C. en los que aparece el término ZÌ.KA o zì-KA/ka demuestra que, en realidad, con él se hace referencia a un tipo de regalo.

Ionization Constants pKa of Cardiolipin

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Olofsson, Gerd; Sparr, Emma

2013-01-01

Cardiolipin is a phospholipid found in the inner mitochondrial membrane and in bacteria, and it is associated with many physiological functions. Cardiolipin has a dimeric structure consisting of two phosphatidyl residues connected by a glycerol bridge and four acyl chains, and therefore it can carry two negative charges. The pKa values of the phosphate groups have previously been reported to differ widely with pKa1 = 2.8 and pKa2 = 7.5-9.5. Still, there are several examples of experimental ob...

Vaid "rikas" tallinlane saab toitu valida / Vesta Reest

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Reest, Vesta, 1971-

1999-01-01

Eestis toodetud kaupa ostavad Eesti keskmisest jõukamad Tallinna elanikud, mitte kõik eestlased. Ilmunud ka: Molodjozh Estonii, 3. juuli 1999, lk. 10; Den za Dnjom, 9. juuli 1999, lk. 14-15; Vesti : Nedelja Pljuss, 1. juuli 1999, lk. 11

Püssi plaat saab 30aastaseks / Gerli Romanovitsh

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Romanovitš, Gerli, 1977-

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Severnoje Poberezhje, 22. dets. 2004, lk. 4. Aasta aega Šveitsi investeerimisfirmale Sorbes AG kuulunud Püssi Repo Vabrikud tähistab puitlaastvabrikute kombinaadi 30. sünnipäeva. Praegu toodetakse 170 000 m3 puitlaastplaati aastas

Aafrika saab endale esimese ühisarmee / Allan Espenberg

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Espenberg, Allan

2007-01-01

Lõuna-Aafrika riikide majandusühenduse (Southern African Development Community) SADCi peaeesmärkidest ja tegevusest. Organisatsiooni 27. tippkohtumisel valiti uueks esimeheks Sambia president Levy Mwanawasa, samas otsustati moodustada ka regionaalne armee, mille peamiseks ülesandeks on rahumissioonide korraldamine ja elluviimine

Gazpromil tuleb rahast puudus kätte / Karin Volmer

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Volmer, Karin

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 16. juuli, lk. 7.Venemaa president Vladimir Putin ja Prantsusmaa president Nicolas Sarkozy leppisid kokku, et Gazpromi partneriks seni suurimate veealuste maagaasivarude kaevandamisel Barentsi meres asuval Shtokmani leiukohal saab Prantsuse firma Total. Lisa: Kas teate? Vt. samas: Jürgen Tamme. Läänemere põhja plaanitava gaasijuhtme tulevik on ebamäärane

John Berry : rahvuse kaardile mängimine toob tõsiseid tagajärgi / John Berry ; interv. Raivo Vetik

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Berry, John

2007-01-01

Kanada emeriitprofessor rahvuslikust turvatundest, sobivast nimetusest mitte-eestlaste kohta, pronkssõduri teisaldamisest, Venemaaga suhtlemisest, ajaloosündmuste erinevast mõtestamisest, sh. ka Kanadas; kakskeelsusest, muukeelse eestimeelsuse võimalikkusest. Professori sõnul saab ajaloosündmusi õpetada nii, et näidatakse nende erinevaid tõlgendusi, ta soovitab õpetada mõlemaid käsitlusi ja lasta õpilastel mõtiskleda erinevuste üle

Playtech ja Skype tõmbavad Eesti turu IT-spetsidest tühjaks / Liis Kängsepp

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Kängsepp, Liis, 1981-

2005-01-01

Lähiajal tahavad nii Skype kui ka Playtech värvata juurde üle saja töötaja, mis tekitab Eestis tarkvaraspetsialistide põua. Diagramm: Majandusnäitajad. Kommenteerib Linnar Viik. Vt. samas: Skype pakub motiveerimiseks optsioone; Suured kontsernid saavad lüüa palgaga; Uue töötaja leidja saab preemiat; Pärast väljaõpet lahkutakse erasektorisse

The sensitivity of the Late Saalian (140 ka) and LGM (21 ka) Eurasian ice sheets to sea surface conditions

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Colleoni, Florence [Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna (Italy); UJF, CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Geophysique de l' Environnement, Saint Martin d' Heres Cedex (France); Stockholm University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockhlom (Sweden); Liakka, Johan [Stockholm University, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm (Sweden); Krinner, Gerhard; Peyaud, Vincent [UJF, CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Geophysique de l' Environnement, Saint Martin d' Heres Cedex (France); Jakobsson, Martin [Stockholm University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stockhlom (Sweden); Masina, Simona [Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna (Italy)

2011-08-15

This work focuses on the Late Saalian (140 ka) Eurasian ice sheets' surface mass balance (SMB) sensitivity to changes in sea surface temperatures (SST). An Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM), forced with two preexisting Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 21 ka) SST reconstructions, is used to compute climate at 140 and 21 ka (reference glaciation). Contrary to the LGM, the ablation almost stopped at 140 ka due to the climatic cooling effect from the large ice sheet topography. Late Saalian SST are simulated using an AGCM coupled with a mixed layer ocean. Compared to the LGM, these 140 ka SST show an inter-hemispheric asymmetry caused by the larger ice-albedo feedback, cooling climate. The resulting Late Saalian ice sheet SMB is smaller due to the extensive simulated sea ice reducing the precipitation. In conclusion, SST are important for the stability and growth of the Late Saalian Eurasian ice sheet. (orig.)

Taimne linn - fantaasia saab tegelikkuseks / Kadri Kalle

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Kalle, Kadri, 1984-

2009-01-01

Belgia arhitektist Luc Schuitenist ja tema töödest Brüsselis 2009. a. suvel eksponeeritud näitusel "Vegetal City". Arhitekt pakub loovaid lähenemisi sellele, kuidas linnad võiksid rohkem sarnaneda looduslike elupaikadega. Juba 1970. aastatel ehitas ta maja, mis kasutab päikese- ja tuuleenergiat, tema ideekavandite hulka kuuluvad ka üllatava disainiga keskkonnasõbralikud sõidukid

Eesti ja USA kaitsekoostöö saab uue aluspaberi

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2017-01-01

Valitsus kiitis eilsel istungil heaks Eesti ja Ameerika Ühendriikide valitsuse kaitsekoostöö kokkuleppe ning volitas kaitseminister Margus Tsahknat allkirjastama selle USA suursaadikuga Eestis. Leppe peab ratifitseerima ka riigikogu

Kellest saab Alan Greenspani järeltulija? / Tõnis Oja

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Oja, Tõnis, 1957-

2005-01-01

USA presidendil ei ole veel uut kandidaati ametist lahkuva keskpanga juhi Alan Greenspani asemele. Vt. samas: Alan Greenspani tegevuse olulisemad verstapostid keskpanga juhina; Pole välistatud ka ametikoha säilitamine

Helsingi saab eestlaste disainitud pingid / Raivo Murde

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Murde, Raivo

2010-01-01

Eesti ettevõtte Frog Industrial Designi kaubamärgi Extery pingid "Klaar" võitsid Helsingi avaliku ruumi mööblikonkursi. Tooteseeria autoriteks on Martin Pärn, Edina Dufala-Pärn, Sven Sõrmus ja Pent Talvet disainibüroost Iseasi. Žürii valis Exteri toodangust välja ka teisi linnaruumis kasutatavaid elemente. Eestlaste disainitud linnamööbel on eksponeeritud Helsingi sisustusmessil Habitare

Ameerika pidu saab läbi / Hans-Werner Sinn

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Sinn, Hans-Werner, 1948-

2008-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 26. märts lk. 33. Jooksevkonto defitsiit, ülemäärane tarbimine ja katteta laenud USA-s on toonud lõpu ebatavaliselt pikale majanduskasvu perioodile maailmamajanduses

Deep space propagation experiments at Ka-band

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Butman, Stanley A.

1990-01-01

Propagation experiments as essential components of the general plan to develop an operational deep space telecommunications and navigation capability at Ka-band (32 to 35 GHz) by the end of the 20th century are discussed. Significant benefits of Ka-band over the current deep space standard X-band (8.4 GHz) are an improvement of 4 to 10 dB in telemetry capacity and a similar increase in radio navigation accuracy. Propagation experiments are planned on the Mars Observer Mission in 1992 in preparation for the Cassini Mission to Saturn in 1996, which will use Ka-band in the search for gravity waves as well as to enhance telemetry and navigation at Saturn in 2002. Subsequent uses of Ka-band are planned for the Solar Probe Mission and the Mars Program.

Võdin vabastab rasvast / Alo Lõhmus

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Lõhmus, Alo

2007-01-01

Vt. ka Postimees : na russkom jazõke 9. nov., lk. 11. New Yorgi Stony Brooki ülikooli biotehnoloogia keskuse direktor Clinton T. Rubin avaldas ajakirjas Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences uudise, et hiir, kes viibib iga päev 15 minutit ülikerge vibratsiooni käes, saab 15 nädalaga lahti 27% senisest keharasvast ning tema luud on muutunud samavõrra toekamaks

Peipsi-äärsetel kaluritel jääb paberitega jändamist vähemaks / Madis Aesma

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Aesma, Madis

2005-01-01

Kuna Peipsi rannik on Eesti poolel jagatud nelja maakonna vahel, tuli senini Pepsi regioonis kalapüügiga tegelevatel ettevõtetel taotleda nelja püügiluba ja saata hiljem ka neli kalapüügiaruannet. 2006. aastast alates on Peipsi kant aga ühtne kalapiirkond ning püügilube taotleda ning andmeid esitada saab põllumajandusministeeriumi kalamajandusosakonna Ida-Eesti piirkondlikku keskusesse Jõgeval

Mis on mee sees? / Liisa Puusepp

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Puusepp, Liisa, 1980-

2017-01-01

Õietolmuanalüüsi kasutuselevõtust meetodina möödub tänavu 100 aastat. Õietolmuanalüüsiga saab kindlaks määrata, mis taimede õietolmuterad mees leiduvad ning korjeala. Tallinna Ülikooli ökoloogia keskuses rakendatakse õietolmuanalüüsi eelkõige mineviku taimkatte struktuuri, maakasutuse muutuse ja maastiku avatuse rekonstrueerimiseks, lisaks tehakse ka mee õietolmuanalüüsi

Franchisingkäsikirjan tuottaminen käytettyjen valokuvaustarvikkeiden verkkokaupalle

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Heikkinen, Antti

2015-01-01

Tämän opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena oli luoda selkeä ja helppokäyttöinen franchisingkäsikirja Kameratori Oy:lle. Kameratori on vuonna 2010 perustettu käytettyyn valokuvauskalustoon keskittyvä verkkokauppa, joka myy Tampereen toimitiloista käsin kuntotarkistettua kuvauskalustoa Suomeen ja maailmalle. Franchisingkäsikirjaan on dokumentoitu Kameratori.fi-verkkosivuston käyttöön tarvittava ohjeistus. Käsikirja on yksi olennaisimmista dokumenteista franchisingantajan ja -ottajien...

Riigilt saab toetust senisest rohkem inimesi / Heljo Pikhof

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Pikhof, Heljo, 1958-

2001-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Meie Maa, 30. okt. 2001, lk. 2; Vooremaa, 30. okt. 2001, lk. 2; Koit, 30. okt. 2001, lk. 6; Lääne Elu, 30. okt. 2001, lk. 4. Vastuseks M. Treiali art.-le üle 80-aastastele pensionilisa maksmise kohta. Vanus ei ole objektiivne alus, et lisaraha maksta. Uuest toetuste süsteemist. Autor: Rahvaerakond Mõõdukad

New insights on water level variability for Lake Turkana for the past 15 ka and at 150 ka from relict beaches

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Forman, S. L.; Wright, D.

2015-12-01

Relict beaches adjacent to Lake Turkana provide a record of water level variability for the Late Quaternary. This study focused on deciphering the geomorphology, sedimentology, stratigraphy and 14C chronology of strand plain sequences in the Kalokol and Lothagam areas. Nine >30 m oscillations in water level were documented between ca. 15 and 4 ka. The earliest oscillation between ca. 14.5 and 13 ka is not well constrained with water level to at least 70 m above the present surface and subsequently fell to at least 50 m. Lake level increased to ~ 90 m between ca. 11.2 and 10.4 ka, post Younger Dryas cooling. Water level fell by >30 m by 10.2 ka, with another potential rise at ca. 8.5 ka to >70 m above current level. Lake level regressed by > 40 m at 8.2 ka coincident with cooling in the equatorial Eastern Atlantic Ocean. Two major >70 m lake level oscillations centered at 6.6 and 5.2 ka may reflect enhanced convection with warmer sea surface temperatures in the Western Indian Ocean. The end of the African Humid Period occurred from ca. 8.0 to 4.5 ka and was characterized by variable lake level (± > 40 m), rather than one monotonic fall in water level. This lake level variability reflects a complex response to variations in the extent and intensity of the East and West African Monsoons near geographic and topographic limits within the catchment of Lake Turkana. Also, for this closed lake basin excess and deficits in water input are amplified with a cascading lake effect in the East Rift Valley and through the Chew Bahir Basin. The final regression from a high stand of > 90 m began at. 5.2 ka and water level was below 20 m by 4.5 ka; and for the remainder of the Holocene. This sustained low stand is associated with weakening of the West African Monsoon, a shift of the mean position of Congo Air Boundary west of the Lake Turkana catchment and with meter-scale variability in lake level linked to Walker circulation across the Indian Ocean. A surprising observation is

Assigning the pKa's of Polyprotic Acids.

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Bodner, George M.

1986-01-01

Discusses (1) polyproptic acids for which the difference between K-a's is large; (2) the Henderson-Hasselbach equation; (3) polyprotic acids for which the difference between K-a's is small; (4) analysis of microscopic dissociation constants for cysteine; and (5) analysis of pK-a data. (JN)

Ulukiliha sobib ka jõululauale / Raivo Feldmann

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Feldmann, Raivo

2009-01-01

Adavere lihakauplusest, mida on külastanud ka president Toomas Hendrik Ilves ja proua Evelin Ilves. OÜ Chef Foodsi kaupa tellib ka presidendi kantselei. Juuresoleval fotol president Toomas Hendrik Ilves ja proua Evelin Ilves koos OÜ Chef Foodsi juhatuse liikme Veiko Villemi ja juhataja Priit Noorhaniga

Aktsiis tõstab õlle hinda kolm-neli krooni / Erik Müürsepp

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Müürsepp, Erik

2007-01-01

Alkoholiaktsiisi tõusuga kaasneb alkoholihinna tõus, Saku Õlletehase kasum võib selle juhatuse esimehe Ireneusz Smaga hinnangul väheneda kuni 30%, Eesti võib õlletehase suuromaniku Baltic Beverages Holdingu silmis kaotada Läti ja Leeduga võrreldes atraktiivsuses, õlle aktsiisi tõus võib kaudselt mõjutada turismi. Lisa: Eestlane saab vähem õlut osta. Vt. ka täpsustust Eesti Päevaleht 18. okt. lk. 2

Mark Leonard : Venemaal on kinnisidee kontrollida ümbruskonda / Mark Leonard ; interv. Liisa Past

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Leonard, Mark

2007-01-01

Euroopa välissuhete nõukogu juht vastab küsimustele, kas praeguse Euroopa konfliktid ja vastuolud ei õõnesta tema võimalust olla maailmas oluline jõud, kas Venemaast saab kunagi EL-i liige ja mille poolest ta Euroopast erineb, kas Hiina hakkab ka poliitikas silma paistmiseks jõudu koguma, milline on Hiina ja Venemaa tegelik eesmärk, miks on Hiina inimõiguste küsimus Euroopa aruteludest kadunud

The Haapsalu Gallows Hill / Martin Malve, Liivi Varul, Raido Roog... [jt.

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2014-01-01

Võllamägi asus kesk- ja varauusaegsest Haapsalu linnast 1,2 km kaugusel. Võib eeldada, et võllamägi eksisteeris juba keskajal. Siiani säilinud teabe alusel saab väita, et võllamäge kasutati alates 16. sajandist. Võllamägi likvideeriti 1801. aastal. Haapsalu võllamägi on seni Eestis ainuke kindlalt teadaolev kesk- ja varauusaegne hukkamispaik, mis on ka praeguseni säilinud

Norma kaotamine / Martin Hanson

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Hanson, Martin, 1984-

2010-01-01

Autoturvasüsteemide tootjale Autolivile kuulub tütarfirma Automotive Holdingu kaudu 51% Norma aktsiatest, kuid plaanitakse tõsta osalust 77%-ni. Väikeaktsionärid kaaluvad Autolivi pakkumist, kuid kui Autoliv saab nõusoleku vähemalt 39% omanikelt, peavad ka teised oma aktsiad loovutama. Autolivi pakutud ülevõtmishinnaks on 92,31 krooni ja see tekitab väikeaktsionärides ning analüütikutes vastakaid tundeid. Tabel

Lauri Liipa : alati saab paremini / Lauri Liipa ; interv. Jaana Pikalev

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Liipa, Lauri, 1972-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 12. dets. lk. 19. AS TNT Express Worldwide Eesti uus juht Lauri Liipa vastab küsimustele ettevõtte juhtimise ja ettevõtte rollist kiirkullerteenuste pakkumisel. Lisa: CV: Lauri Liipa

Ettevõtja saab maaostuks laenu / Silja Lättemäe

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Lättemäe, Silja, 1952-

2004-01-01

Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutus annab maaostuks laenu 25 aastaks intressiga 6% aastas. Tabel: Kutsekoolidele jagatavad MES-i stipendiumid. Vt. ka: Kuidas hindate MESi tööd? Küsimusele vastab Eesti Põllumajandus-Kaubanduskoja juhatuse esimees Ester Tuiksoo

ELi 52 miljardist saab lõviosa keskkond / Hindrek Riikoja

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Riikoja, Hindrek

2006-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 13. veebr. lk. 3. Euroopa Liidu struktuurifondidest Eestile aastateks 2007-2013 eraldatavast 52 miljardist kroonist läheb esialgse kava kohaselt 13,4 miljardit krooni keskkonnale, 11 miljardit haridusküsimuste lahendamiseks ning 11,8 miljardit ettevõtluse ja teaduse arendamiseks. Diagramm: Euroraha saajad

Kuulus dress ka Evelinile!

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2009-01-01

Proua Evelin Ilves kinkis Eestis esinenud popstaar Madonnale eesti rahvusmotiividega dressid. Sarnased spordirõivad tulevad müügile ka Tallinnas Viru keskuses Bastioni esinduskaupluses. Proua Evelin Ilvesele valmistatakse ainulaadsed valgest kangast dressid

Multi-Step Ka/Ka Dichroic Plate with Rounded Corners for NASA's 34m Beam Waveguide Antenna

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Veruttipong, Watt; Khayatian, Behrouz; Hoppe, Daniel; Long, Ezra

2013-01-01

A multi-step Ka/Ka dichroic plate Frequency Selective Surface (FSS structure) is designed, manufactured and tested for use in NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) 34m Beam Waveguide (BWG) antennas. The proposed design allows ease of manufacturing and ability to handle the increased transmit power (reflected off the FSS) of the DSN BWG antennas from 20kW to 100 kW. The dichroic is designed using HFSS and results agree well with measured data considering the manufacturing tolerances that could be achieved on the dichroic.

Rationalization of the pKa values of alcohols and thiols using atomic charge descriptors and its application to the prediction of amino acid pKa's.

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Ugur, Ilke; Marion, Antoine; Parant, Stéphane; Jensen, Jan H; Monard, Gerald

2014-08-25

In a first step toward the development of an efficient and accurate protocol to estimate amino acids' pKa's in proteins, we present in this work how to reproduce the pKa's of alcohol and thiol based residues (namely tyrosine, serine, and cysteine) in aqueous solution from the knowledge of the experimental pKa's of phenols, alcohols, and thiols. Our protocol is based on the linear relationship between computed atomic charges of the anionic form of the molecules (being either phenolates, alkoxides, or thiolates) and their respective experimental pKa values. It is tested with different environment approaches (gas phase or continuum solvent-based approaches), with five distinct atomic charge models (Mulliken, Löwdin, NPA, Merz-Kollman, and CHelpG), and with nine different DFT functionals combined with 16 different basis sets. Moreover, the capability of semiempirical methods (AM1, RM1, PM3, and PM6) to also predict pKa's of thiols, phenols, and alcohols is analyzed. From our benchmarks, the best combination to reproduce experimental pKa's is to compute NPA atomic charge using the CPCM model at the B3LYP/3-21G and M062X/6-311G levels for alcohols (R(2) = 0.995) and thiols (R(2) = 0.986), respectively. The applicability of the suggested protocol is tested with tyrosine and cysteine amino acids, and precise pKa predictions are obtained. The stability of the amino acid pKa's with respect to geometrical changes is also tested by MM-MD and DFT-MD calculations. Considering its strong accuracy and its high computational efficiency, these pKa prediction calculations using atomic charges indicate a promising method for predicting amino acids' pKa in a protein environment.

Kan Kaşanmak Deyimi Üzerine On The Idiom Kan Kaşanmak

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Yaşar ŞİMŞEK

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Mankind chose to tell his own feeling and thoughts with stereotyped words by using the expression facilities of his vernacular. The meaning of stereotyped words form as community's mutual thought's product by switching of the word or phrase's first meaning via simile. Idioms have a crucial place in regard to show the expression facilities in stereotyped words. That's why, the detection of entitiy in a language have an importance. In this essay, it will be dwelled on the idiom "kan kaşanmak"which is forgotten in these days, on the other hand; is mentioned oftenin Old Anatolian Turkish texts. The essay is composed of two parts. Inthe first part; the word kaşanmak's usage which is used in the meaningof "to urinate" in Uighur Turkish, Karakhanid Turkish, ChagataiTurkish, Qipchaq Turkish and Old Anatolian Turkish since Old Turkishperiod and today exists in Anatolian and Azerbaijan dialects, is going tobe tried to be shown with examples now that it forms a basis for "kankaşanmak" idiom.In the second part of the study, it will be dwelled on the idiom kankaşanmak's meaning transformation which is idiomatic form of theword kaşanmak, starting with the first meaning of it. The first meaningof the idiom kan kaşanmak means "to urinate blood, but later itbecomes a idiom by meaning transformation; in the meaning of"frighten to death, be scared as piss oneself, be scared as peeing bloodand this is going to be shown with examples. The study is going to befinished with showing the idiom's first meaning which is used in today'sAnatolian dialects usage " using an animal to carry load and animal'speeing blood because of the heavy burden" in the close meaning it isused for people too. İnsanoğlu, konuştuğu dilin ifade olanaklarını kullanarak, kendisine has duygu ve düşünceleri kalıplaşmış sözlerle anlatma yoluna gitmiştir. Kalıplaşmış sözlerin anlamı, sözcüğün ya da sözcük grubunun ilk anlamından mecaz yolu ile geçiş yaparak halk

Briti korruptsioonivastane seadus kehtib ka Eestis / Tõnis Tamme

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Tamme, Tõnis, 1972-

2011-01-01

Suurbritannias jõustub 1. juulil 2011 uus korruptsioonivastane seadus (Bribery Act 2010), mis kehtib ühtmoodi nii Briti ettevõtetele kui ka mujal maailmas asutatud äriühingutele, kelle äritegevus või ka osa sellest omab puutumust Suurbritanniaga

Kolmanda põlvkonna mobiilside saab hoogu / Tõnu Grünberg

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Grünberg, Tõnu, 1963-

2003-01-01

EMT arendus- ja tehnoloogiadirektor Tõnu Grünberg kommenteerib 3G mobiilsidevõrgu arengut maailmas ning prognoosib, et aastaks 2005 jõutakse ka Eestis toimiva 3G kommertsvõrguni. 3G toob mobiilse andmeside arengusse olulise hüppe, leiab autor

Concentrating Solar Power Projects - KaXu Solar One | Concentrating Solar

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Power | NREL KaXu Solar One This page provides information on KaXu Solar One, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, parcipants and power plant configuration . Status Date: April 14, 2015 Project Overview Project Name: KaXu Solar One Country: South Africa Location

IT ei loe / Nicholas G. Carr

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Carr, Nicholas G.

2003-01-01

Harvard Business Review endise toimetaja arvates on infotehnoloogia (IT) strateegiline tähtsus ettevõtetes oluliselt vähenenud ning innovaatilised IT lahendused ei anna enam konkurentsieeliseid, mille tõttu peab muutuma ka juhtide suhtumine IT riskidesse, investeeringutesse ja juhtimisse. Vt. samas: Kuidas vältida üleinvesteerimist IT-sse?; Liiga palju head; Mis saab müüjatest?; Uued reeglid IT juhtimises. Kommenteerivad Henn Sarv, Avo Kokk, Olli Heinonen ja Jüri Kaljundi

Jüri Kasel on väljas kaks suurt näitust : ...

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2005-01-01

Kuni 6. I 2006 saab Belgias Liege'i kaasaegse kunsti keskuses vaadata Jüri Kase suuri maale, paarisadat joonistust ning objekti ja kuni 12. XII Inglismaal Oxfordi Jacqueline du Pre muusikahoones maale. Liege'i näitusel on väljas ka Jaanus Miku tehtud video "Pinta pilte". 22.-26. XI Eesti kultuuripäevadel Oxfordis esines Weekend Guitar Trio, Kristiina Ehin luges luulet, näidati Priit Tenderi ja Ülo Pikkovi animafilme

Pindalatoetusi saab tänavu taotleda maikuus / Heli Raamets

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Raamets, Heli, 1975-

2005-01-01

Sama ka Vali Uudised 27. aprill 2005, lk. 7 ; Vooremaa : Palamuse Valla Teataja 30. aprill 2005, lk. 3 ; Vooremaa : Pala Teataja 3. mai 2005, lk. 2 artiklis pealkiri kujul: Pindalatoetuse taotlusi ootab PRIA mais ; Vooremaa : Jõgeva Valla Teataja 7. mai 2005, lk. 3 ; Vooremaa : Saare Valla Teataja 14. mai 2005, lk. 2 artiklis pealkiri kujul: PRIA ootab pindalatoetuse taotlusi

Mars Global Surveyor Ka-Band Frequency Data Analysis

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Morabito, D.; Butman, S.; Shambayati, S.

2000-01-01

The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft, launched on November 7, 1996, carries an experimental space-to-ground telecommunications link at Ka-band (32 GHz) along with the primary X-band (8.4 GHz) downlink. The signals are simultaneously transmitted from a 1.5-in diameter parabolic high gain antenna (HGA) on MGS and received by a beam-waveguide (BWG) R&D 34-meter antenna located in NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Network (DSN) complex near Barstow, California. The projected 5-dB link advantage of Ka-band relative to X-band was confirmed in previous reports using measurements of MGS signal strength data acquired during the first two years of the link experiment from December 1996 to December 1998. Analysis of X-band and Ka-band frequency data and difference frequency (fx-fka)/3.8 data will be presented here. On board the spacecraft, a low-power sample of the X-band downlink from the transponder is upconverted to 32 GHz, the Ka-band frequency, amplified to I-W using a Solid State Power Amplifier, and radiated from the dual X/Ka HGA. The X-band signal is amplified by one of two 25 W TWTAs. An upconverter first downconverts the 8.42 GHz X-band signal to 8 GHz and then multiplies using a X4 multiplier producing the 32 GHz Ka-band frequency. The frequency source selection is performed by an RF switch which can be commanded to select a VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) or USO (Ultra-Stable Oscillator) reference. The Ka-band frequency can be either coherent with the X-band downlink reference or a hybrid combination of the USO and VCO derived frequencies. The data in this study were chosen such that the Ka-band signal is purely coherent with the X-band signal, that is the downconverter is driven by the same frequency source as the X-band downlink). The ground station used to acquire the data is DSS-13, a 34-meter BWG antenna which incorporates a series of mirrors inside beam waveguide tubes which guide the energy to a subterranean pedestal room, providing a stable environment

Eestlane saab tööd ka Mustal Mandril / Reelika Võsang

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Võsang, Reelika

2005-01-01

Heategevusorganisatsiooni Humana People to People projektidega on võimalik liituda igaühel, kes ei karda väljakutseid, pingelist koolitust ja tööd ning soovib teisi aidata. Samas räägib vabatahtliku elust Aafrikas Jana Teppih. Lisa: Fakte aidsist

Toetusi saab küsida ka LEADER-programmi raames / Raavo Raadik

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Raadik, Raavo

2011-01-01

Eesti Hobusekasvatajate Seltsi raskeveohobuse kasvatajate haruseltsi juht Enn Rand on LEADER-programmi abil oluliselt arendanud Pärnumaal Tõstamaa vallas asuvat Maria talu, mis on praeguseks muutunud maakonnas arvestatavaks puhke- ja spordikeskuseks

Vanilla Ninjast saab vene bänd / Viktoria Ladõnskaja

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Ladõnskaja, Viktoria, 1981-

2007-01-01

Plaadifirmalt Topten Vanilla Ninja lepingu ära ostnud jurist Aleksander Simakov kuulutab välja konkursi bändi uute tüdrukute leidmiseks, bänd koosseisus Piret Järvis, Lenna Kuurmaa ja Katrin Siska kavatsevad ka Vanilla Ninja nime all jätkata

Precision Deployable Mast for the SWOT KaRIn Instrument

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Design and prototype a lightweight, precision-deployable mast for the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) antennas in the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)...

The Potential for a Ka-band (32 GHz) Worldwide VLBI Network

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Jacobs, C. S.; Bach, U.; Colomer, F.; Garcia-Miro, C.; Gomez-Gonzalez, J.; Gulyaev, S.; Horiuchi, S.; Ichikawa, R.; Kraus, A.; Kronschnabl, G.;

Muusikamaailm : Uus muusikasaal Philadelphias. Elgari teostekogu jätkatakse. Mortier tuleb ka Pariisi. Salonen loovutas Suomi-palkinto. Uusooper Dallases / Priit Kuusk

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Kuusk, Priit, 1938-

2001-01-01

Philadelphia sai uue kontserdisaali. Londoni kirjastus Novello jätkab Edward Elgari kogutud teoste väljaandmist. Belgia teatrimees ja ooperiadministraator Gerard Mortierist saab Ruhri kunstidetriennaali juht. Esa-Pekka Salonen loovutas oma 100 000margalise preemia kolmele noorele soome heliloojale. Dallase Ooperis tuli maailmaesiettekandele USA helilooja Tobias Pickeri ooper "Therese Raquin"

Predicting pKa for proteins using COSMO-RS

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Andersson, Martin Peter; Jensen, Jan Halborg; Stipp, Susan Louise Svane

2013-01-01

We have used the COSMO-RS implicit solvation method to calculate the equilibrium constants, pKa, for deprotonation of the acidic residues of the ovomucoid inhibitor protein, OMTKY3. The root mean square error for comparison with experimental data is only 0.5 pH units and the maximum error 0.8 p......H units. The results show that the accuracy of pKa prediction using COSMO-RS is as good for large biomolecules as it is for smaller inorganic and organic acids and that the method compares very well to previous pKa predictions of the OMTKY3 protein using Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics. Our approach...

Snovanje in konstruiranje nadstreška za lahka gospodarska vozila

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Čirić, Sebastijan

2015-01-01

Diplomska naloga opisuje primer snovanja in konstruiranja nadstreška za lahka gospodarska vozila. Naloga vsebuje statični preračun nadstreška sprogramom Scia Engineer 2011.1 in izdelavo modela nadstreška ter tehnično dokumentacijo v programu Pro Engineer 5.0. Rezultati statičnega preračuna so analizirane vrednosti povesa in napetosti.

Ettevaatust, pankur ettevõtte nõukogus

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2006-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Finansovõi Menedzhment : infovõpusk nr. 4 mai lk. 9. A. Burak Güner'i ja Ulrike Malmendier'i uurimusest "The impact of boards with financial expertise on corporate policies" selgub, et ettevõtte nõukogusse valitud kommertspankurid mõjutavad firmasid võtma laenu siis, kui kreeditor saab sellest rohkem kasu kui ettevõtte omanikud. Investeerimispankuritel on kalduvus vastu aktsionäride huve üle investeerida ning muude finantsekspertide kuulumine nõukokku suurendab tippjuhtide optsioonipakette

Tarbekunsti- ja Disainimuuseum taas avatud

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2005-01-01

2. VI avati rekonstrueeritud muuseumihoone. Rekonstrueerimisprojekti autorid: Arhitektuuriagentuuri arhitekt Inga Raukas, sisearhitekt Monika Löve. Ehitustööd: Rihti Projekt. Avatud nahakunstinäitus "Järjehoidja" (kuraator Airi Ligi, kujundaja Siiri Nõva, näha saab ka nahakunsti üliõpilaste töid; filmiprogramm: Maya Yonesho "Üks uks", "Ecce libri" Pille Kivihallist, Tiina Piisangust ja Maarja Unduskist) ja rahvusvaheline köitekunstinäitus "Scripta manent III. Maailma parim asi", kujundaja Lennart Mänd

Maailma farmaatsiatööstus saab Tartust topeltkiirenduse / Nils Niitra

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Niitra, Nils, 1975-

2004-01-01

Tänavu sügisel valmib Tartu Ülikoolis Euroopa Liidu rahastatud molekulaardisaini süsteem, mis kahandab uute ravimite väljatöötamise kestust maailmas seniselt 15 aastalt 7-8 aastani. Lisad: Mis on molekulaardisain?, Mis on grid? Vt. ka Postimehes pealk. all: Tartu Ülikool aitab ravimitootjaid

Infot saab hallata kõik-ühes portaalitarkvaraga / Jaak Ennuste

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Ennuste, Jaak

2003-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 17. dets. lk. 23. Microsofti poolt turule toodud infoportaali tarkvara SharePoint Portal Server 2003 võimaldab kõiki infotöötlemise protsesse hallata ühes keskkonnas ja on mõeldud eelkõige informatsiooniga töötavatele ettevõtetele. Lisa: Portaali juurutamine ettevõttes

Proposal for the Award of a Contract for the Supply of 13 kA and 20.5 kA, 18 V Switched-Mode Power Converters for the LHC

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2003-01-01

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of 13 kA and 20.5 kA, 18 V switched-mode power converters using sub-converters of 3.25 kA. Following a market survey (MS-2866/SL/LHC) carried out among 81 firms in seventeen Member States and a call for tenders for prototypes (IT-2919/SL/LHC) sent on 11 June 2001, a call for tenders for the supply of the pre-series and series of 13 kA and 20.5 kA, 18 V switched-mode power converters both using sub-converters of 3.25 kA was sent to two firms on 17 September 2002. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with TRANSTECHNIK (DE), the only firm that has delivered a successfully qualifying prototype, for the supply of eighteen 13 kA and one 20.5 kA, 18 V switched-mode power converters and spares for a total amount of 4 607 731 euros (6 747 300 Swiss francs), not subject to revision. The rate of exchange used is that stipulated in the tender. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract val...

"Vedes päi elo tulob..." = "Veest saab elu alguse..." : [luuletused] / Miikul Pahomov ; tlk. Jaan Õispuu

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Pahomov, Miikul

2006-01-01

Sisu: "Vedes päi elo tulob..." = "Veest saab elu alguse..." ; "Ei skuup voi pajatada denguush..." = "Ei kooner rahast laulda või..." ; "Coma neicud lyydilaane..." = "Kaunis neiu, lüüdi neiu..." ; "Olizhbo purjeh..." = "Oleks puri mul..." ; "Mi om meiden lyhyd elo..." = "Mis on meie pisku elu..." ; "Sinizhed lindud..." = "Sinised linnud..." ; "Ole, kaivo, puhtaz..." = "Ole, allik, puhas..." ; "Pimedas..." = "Pimedas..." ; Ken miä olen? = Kes ma olen ; Lüüdiland = Lüüdiland ; "Sa kuna mäned, minun rahvaz..." = "Kuhu lähed sa, minu rahvas..." ; Minu kibu - minun mua = Minu valu on minu maa ; Lüüdikiel̀ = Lüüdi keel ; Dälgmäizhed = Viimased ; Kand da latv = Känd ja latv ; Kardàlaine külü = Karjala saun ; Petruskoi = Petruskoi ; "Tägä Suomen taivhan al..." = "Siinse soome taeva all..." ; Viiburin - Piiterin tiel = Viiburi - Piiteri teel

Origin of the pKa shift of the catalytic lysine in acetoacetate decarboxylase.

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Ishikita, Hiroshi

2010-01-01

The pKa value of Lys115, the catalytic residue in acetoacetate decarboxylate, was calculated using atomic coordinates of the X-ray crystal structure with consideration of the protonation states of all titratable sites in the protein. The calculated pKa value of Lys115 (pKa(Lys115)) was unusually low (approximately 6) in agreement with the experimentally measured value. Although charged residues impact pKa(Lys115) considerably in the native protein, the significant pKa(Lys115) downshift in the...

Computing pKa Values in Different Solvents by Electrostatic Transformation.

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Rossini, Emanuele; Netz, Roland R; Knapp, Ernst-Walter

2016-07-12

We introduce a method that requires only moderate computational effort to compute pKa values of small molecules in different solvents with an average accuracy of better than 0.7 pH units. With a known pKa value in one solvent, the electrostatic transform method computes the pKa value in any other solvent if the proton solvation energy is known in both considered solvents. To apply the electrostatic transform method to a molecule, the electrostatic solvation energies of the protonated and deprotonated molecular species are computed in the two considered solvents using a dielectric continuum to describe the solvent. This is demonstrated for 30 molecules belonging to 10 different molecular families by considering 77 measured pKa values in 4 different solvents: water, acetonitrile, dimethyl sulfoxide, and methanol. The electrostatic transform method can be applied to any other solvent if the proton solvation energy is known. It is exclusively based on physicochemical principles, not using any empirical fetch factors or explicit solvent molecules, to obtain agreement with measured pKa values and is therefore ready to be generalized to other solute molecules and solvents. From the computed pKa values, we obtained relative proton solvation energies, which agree very well with the proton solvation energies computed recently by ab initio methods, and used these energies in the present study.

Ka-band microwave generation using the Smith-Purcell effect

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Ekdahl, C.A.; Davis, H.A.

1983-01-01

The CERETRON microwave generator concept relies on the conversion of intense relativistic electron beam (REB) energy into highpower microwave emission through the Smith-Purcell effect. We report initial results from experiments with the production of Ka-band Smith-Purcell radiation generated by a 50-kA, 2.8-MeV beam propagated through a cylindrical transmission grating with lambda 0 = 1 cm. These experiments were performed without a quasi-optical resonator, and the output was limited by breakdown of the grating and by limited access through the 90-kG magnet coil. Nevertheless, the measured power output from these initial experiments was about 7 kW in the Ka band

Studying NASA's Transition to Ka-Band Communications for Low Earth Orbit

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Chelmins, David T.; Reinhart, Richard C.; Mortensen, Dale; Welch, Bryan; Downey, Joseph; Evans, Michael

2014-01-01

As the S-band spectrum becomes crowded, future space missions will need to consider moving command and telemetry services to Ka-band. NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Testbed provides a software-defined radio (SDR) platform that is capable of supporting investigation of this service transition. The testbed contains two S-band SDRs and one Ka-band SDR. Over the past year, SCaN Testbed has demonstrated Ka-band communications capabilities with NASAs Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) using both open- and closed-loop antenna tracking profiles. A number of technical areas need to be addressed for successful transition to Ka-band. The smaller antenna beamwidth at Ka-band increases the criticality of antenna pointing, necessitating closed loop tracking algorithms and new techniques for received power estimation. Additionally, the antenna pointing routines require enhanced knowledge of spacecraft position and attitude for initial acquisition, versus an S-band antenna. Ka-band provides a number of technical advantages for bulk data transfer. Unlike at S-band, a larger bandwidth may be available for space missions, allowing increased data rates. The potential for high rate data transfer can also be extended for direct-to-ground links through use of variable or adaptive coding and modulation. Specific examples of Ka-band research from SCaN Testbeds first year of operation will be cited, such as communications link performance with TDRSS, and the effects of truss flexure on antenna pointing.

Kanegelo ya Nimirode: Re lebelela diphihlelelo t�a gagwe ka lefsa

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Elelwani B. Farisani

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Kanegelo ya Hama/Nimirode e �omi�it�we go gatelela Bathobaso ba Afrika-Borwa le ba Amerika. Taodi�wana ye e lekola Nimirode ka lefsa le go t�ea magato a go bu�et�a seriti sa gagwe le sa Bathobaso sekeng.Seo se tlo dirwa ka dikgato t�e tlhano ka mo tlase. Sa mathomo, re tlo lekola dimelo t�a bana ba Noage, go kwe�i�a Nimirode, yo e lego yena �edi ye kgolo ya taodi�wana ye. Sa bobedi re tlo lebelela ka fao bangwadi ba bangwe ba t�welet�ago seswant�ho sa go befa sa Nimirode. Sa boraro, re tlo sekaseka tiri�o ya kanegelo ya Hama/Nimirode go gatelela le go dira Bathobaso makgoba. Sa bone, re tlo sekaseka diphihlelelo le dikatlego t�a Nimirode. Mo re tlo tsepelela diphihlelelo t�a gagwe t�e tharo t�e kgolo bjalo ka go ba mmu�i wa maemo, motsomi yo maatla le moagi. Nepo ya karolo ye ke go ganet�ana le tshekatsheko ya go se be botse ye e nepilwego Nimirode nakong ya go feta. Re tlo tlalelet�a ka go fa tshekatsheko ye e tebilego ya thogako godimo ga Hama/Ku�e/Nimirode. Sa bohlano, ebile e le sa mafelelo, re tlo t�welet�a nyanyeng bohlokwa bja kanegelo ya Nimirode go bao ba bego ba gatelet�we le go ba makgoba ka baka la temana ye. Re tlo nepi�a Afrika-Borwa.

Updating and test on 12 kA HTSCL for Russia JINR

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Zhou, Tingzhi; Ding, K; Liu, C; Xu, C; Feng, H; Wu, H; Liu, X; Song, Y

2014-01-01

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) started manufacture and test of superconducting magnets for the new accelerator complex Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility (NICA). A pair of current leads rated 12 kA was developed for cold testing of the magnets in 2012. The operation of the facility needs ∼350 leads rated from 100 A to 12 kA to convey current for the magnets. After the test of the pair of 12 kA leads in JINR a contract of supplying 3 pairs of 12 kA high temperature superconducting current leads (HTSCLs) were signed to ASIPP this year. In this paper the design updating and test of the current leads are introduced.

On the development of protein pKa calculation algorithms

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Carstensen, Tommy; Farrell, Damien; Huang, Yong; Baker, Nathan A.; Nielsen, Jens Erik

2011-01-01

Protein pKa calculation methods are developed partly to provide fast non-experimental estimates of the ionization constants of protein side chains. However, the most significant reason for developing such methods is that a good pKa calculation method is presumed to provide an accurate physical model of protein electrostatics, which can be applied in methods for drug design, protein design and other structure-based energy calculation methods. We explore the validity of this presumption by simulating the development of a pKa calculation method using artificial experimental data derived from a human-defined physical reality. We examine the ability of an RMSD-guided development protocol to retrieve the correct (artificial) physical reality and find that a rugged optimization landscape and a huge parameter space prevent the identification of the correct physical reality. We examine the importance of the training set in developing pKa calculation methods and investigate the effect of experimental noise on our ability to identify the correct physical reality, and find that both effects have a significant and detrimental impact on the physical reality of the optimal model identified. Our findings are of relevance to all structure-based methods for protein energy calculations and simulation, and have large implications for all types of current pKa calculation methods. Our analysis furthermore suggests that careful and extensive validation on many types of experimental data can go some way in making current models more realistic. PMID:21744393

Historical review of bryological research in Fruška Gora Mt. (Serbia

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Ilić Miloš M.

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Fruška Gora is a mountain located in the southern part of Pannonian plane and it is poorly bryologicaly investigated as well as most parts of Serbia. First data on bryophytes, for this region, were published in 1949 by Teodor Soška in his paper Pregled mahovina i lišajeva u okolini Beograda (Review of mosses and lichens in the vicinity of Belgrade. Soška listed 34 species of mosses and 8 liverworts species for this region. Later, in 1955, Zlatko Pavletić in his capital work Prodromus flore briofita Jugoslavije (Prodromus of Yugoslavian bryophyte flora, stated 26 moss species and 3 liverwort species, without indicating specific localities, but all of them were Soška’s original results. In 1966, the second botanist with original findings of bryophytes on Fruška Gora was Popović, who recorded 2 liverwort and 19 moss species, for this mountain, also without specific localities. By far, the most comprehensive data were given by Cvetić and Sabovljević in 2004. Their study A contribution to the bryophyte flora of Fruška Gora (Vojvodina, Serbia counted total number of 118 mosses and 14 liverworts, on 16 localities within National park Fruška Gora. The latest study on bryophytes of Fruška Gora was in 2013, and it is the first and so far, the last study of bryophyte assemblages on grasslands. Authors of this paper recorded 18 species of mosses from 29 releveé. Complete bryophyte flora of Fruška Gora is still unknown. Considering the fact that this is the region with high biodiversity, dense hydrological network and a rather complex geology, Fruška Gora certainly deserves further bryological researches.

Ka-band waveguide rotary joint

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Yevdokymov, Anatoliy; Sirenko, Kostyantyn; Kryzhanovskiy, Volodymyr; Pazynin, Vadim

2013-01-01

The authors present a design of a waveguide rotary joint operating in Ka-band with central frequency of 33 GHz, which also acts as an antenna mount. The main unit consists of two flanges with a clearance between them; one of the flanges has three

Amobilisasi Sel Bacillus licheniformis KA-08 dalam Menghasilkan Keratinase Termostabil

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Anthoni Agustien

2012-10-01

Full Text Available Isolate local Bacillus licheniformis KA-08 known extracellular thermostable keratinase producers. Scale up of thermostable keratinase production can be with cells immobilized. The objective of the research is to thermostable keratinase production of B. licheniformis KA-08 cells immobilization. Thermostable keratinase activities were determined with modification of Brandelli and Riffel method. Protein concentration of enzyme determined with Lowry method. Immobilization of cells by Ca-alginate matrix with Adinarayana method, alginate concentration and amount of alginate bead effects with Beshay method. The result extracellular thermostable keratinase of B. licheniformis KA-08 cells immobilized was maximum produced at 12 times incubation with activity as 9.25 U/mg. Three percent alginate has optimum activity. Three hundred alginate beads has optimum activity. Cells immobilized ofB. licheniformis KA-08 has scale up of thermostable keratinase activity at 2 times than free cells. Thermostable keratinase produced by cell immobilized was nine cycles.

Papp-prillid pähe : täna õhtul saab stereokino / Maris Meiessaar

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Meiessaar, Maris

2008-01-01

Animafilmide festivali "Animated Dreams" loenguprogrammis Keyframes esineb täna Von Krahli teatris hollandi stereofilmi guru Alexander Lentjes. Filmide osas näeb ka Andres Tenusaare uut stereofilmi "Miriami piknik"

Potentiometric determination of acid dissociation constants (pKa) for human and veterinary antibiotics.

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Qiang, Zhimin; Adams, Craig

2004-07-01

This work determined the acid dissociation constants (pKa) of 26 common human and veterinary antibiotics by potentiometric titration. Selected antibiotics consisted of sulfonamides, macrolides, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones, and other miscellaneous antibiotics. After validation of analysis methods using phosphoric acid as a model compound, a second-derivative (delta2pH/deltaV2) method was primarily applied to determining pKa's from titration curves for most antibiotics due to its convenience and accuracy. For tetracyclines, however, a least-square non-linear regression method was developed to determine their pKa's because the second-derivative method cannot well distinguish the pKa,2 and pKa,3 of tetracyclines. Results indicate that the pKa values are approximately 2 and 5-7.5 for sulfonamides; 7.5-9 for macrolides; 3-4, 7-8 and 9-10 for tetracyclines; 3-4, 6, 7.5-9 and 10-11 for fluoroquinolones; while compound-specific for other miscellaneous antibiotics. The moieties corresponding to specific pKa's were identified based on chemical structures of antibiotics. In addition, the pKa's available in literature determined by various techniques are compiled in comparison with the values of this work. These results are expected to essentially facilitate the research on occurrence, fate and effects, analysis methods development, and control of antibiotics in various treatment operations.

Saksa ajaleht : Narvast saab vahest uue Euroopa inetuim linn / Sirle Sommer-Kalda

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Sommer-Kalda, Sirle, 1974-

2003-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Severnoje Poberezhje 12. nov. lk. 1, Postimees 13. nov. lk. 5 (lüh.). Hamburgi ajalehes Hamburger Abendblatt ilmunud artiklist Narva linna kohta. Narva linnavolikogu esimehe Mihhail Stalnuhhini, linnasekretär Ants Liimetsa, sihtasutuse Pro Narva juhataja Andres Toode arvamus artiklist

AltiKa: a Ka-band Altimetry Payload and System for Operational Altimetry during the GMES Period

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Jacques Verron

2006-03-01

Full Text Available This paper describes the Ka-band altimetry payload and system that has beenstudied for several years by CNES, ALCATEL SPACE and some science laboratories.Altimetry is one of the major elements of the ocean observing system to be madesustainable through the GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems and GMES(Global Monitoring of the Environment and Security programs. A short review of somemission objectives to be fulfilled in terms of mesoscale oceanography in the frame of theGEOSS and GMES programs is performed. To answer the corresponding requirements, theapproach consisting in a constellation of nadir altimeter is discussed. A coupled Ka-bandaltimeter-radiometer payload is then described; technical items are detailed to explain howthis payload shall meet the science and operational requirements, and expectedperformances are displayed. The current status of the payload development and flightperspectives are given.

Deployable Ka-Band Reflectarray, Phase I

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Tyvak, in collaboration with UCLA, proposes a novel approach to the challenge of creating a large reflector for Ka-band high data rate links. We propose to attach...

A Novel Ku-Band/Ka-Band and Ka-Band/E-Band Multimode Waveguide Couplers for Power Measurement of Traveling-Wave Tube Amplifier Harmonic Frequencies

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Wintucky, Edwin G.; Simons, Rainee N.

2015-01-01

This paper presents the design, fabrication and test results for a novel waveguide multimode directional coupler (MDC). The coupler, fabricated from two dissimilar frequency band waveguides, is capable of isolating power at the second harmonic frequency from the fundamental power at the output port of a traveling-wave tube (TWT) amplifier. Test results from proof-of-concept demonstrations are presented for a Ku-band/Ka-band MDC and a Ka-band/E-band MDC. In addition to power measurements at harmonic frequencies, a potential application of the MDC is in the design of a satellite borne beacon source for atmospheric propagation studies at millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequencies (Ka-band and E-band).

Ravimiturg peaks ka sel aastal jõudsalt kasvama / Violetta Riidas

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Riidas, Violetta

2008-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Äripäev 30. apr. lk. 16. Eelmise aasta ravimituru kasv jätkub tõenäoliselt ka sel aastal, kuna negatiivne riigieelarve ravimihüvitisi ei kärbi. Vt. samas: Võrdlus: Ravimituru jaotus haiglaapteekide ning teiste asutuste vahel peamiste ATC rühmade lõikes, 2007

Hea haridus saab alguse headest õpetajatest / Tõnis Lukas

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Lukas, Tõnis, 1962-

2008-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Põhjarannik 2. veebr. 2008, lk. 4, Severnoje Poberezhje 2. veebr. 2008, lk. 4., Pärnu Postimees 2. veebr. lk 19, Meie Maa 4. veebr. lk. 2, Lääne Elu 5. veebr. 2008, lk. 2, Hiiu Leht 5. veebr. 2008, lk. 2, Nädaline 5. veebr. 2008, lk. 4., Võrumaa Teataja 5. veebr. lk. 2, Harju Elu 8. veebr. lk. 2, Koit 12. veebr. lk. 6, Järva Teataja 19. veebr. lk. 2, Sakala 20. veebr. lk. 2. Valitsus kiitis heaks haridusminister Tõnis Lukase poolt esitatud määruse eelnõu, mille kohaselt tõusevad õpetajate palkade alammäärad käesoleva aasta esimesest jaanuarist 22% võrra

Development of a 20kA current feedthrough using YBCO bulk conductors

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Maehata, Keisuke; Ishibashi, Kenji; Shintomi, Takakazu; Iwamoto, Akifumi; Maekawa, Ryuji; Mito, Toshiyuki

2004-01-01

In the phase II experiment of the Large Helical Device (LHD) of the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), it is planned to operate the helical coils at 1.8 K by employing pressurized superfluid cooling to raise the magnetic field to 4 T with 17.3 kA. It is important to develop a 20kA-class current feedthrough into the 1.8 K region, but it must have a high current capacity and low heat leakage in the maximum magnetic leakage field of 1 T. Rectangle-shaped YBCO bulk conductors measuring 20 mm wide, 140 mm long and 10 mm thick were manufactured from square-pillar-shaped YBCO bulk materials for a 20 kA current. To check the quality of the bulk conductors, internal defects or cracks were detected by carrying out a precise survey of trapped magnetic flux. An assembled 20 kA current feedthrough was mounted in the λ-plate of a pressurized superfluid cooling cryostat. Experiments of current feeding into the 1.8 K region were carried out by operating the 20 kA current feedthrough. In the experiments, the transport current was kept at 20 kA for longer than 1,200 s. During the 20 kA operation, the current transport section of the YBCO bulk conductors remained in the superconducting state and the voltage drop between the YBCO bulk conductors and the copper electrode was observed to be constant. A contact resistance and the Joule heat generation in the joint region between the YBCO bulk conductors and the copper electrode were obtained as 1.45 nΩ and 0.72 W, respectively in the 20 kA operation. We have demonstrated the feasibility of using a 20 kA current feedthrough for the phase II experiment of the LHD. (author)

A Ka-Band Celestial Reference Frame with Applications to Deep Space Navigation

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Jacobs, Christopher S.; Clark, J. Eric; Garcia-Miro, Cristina; Horiuchi, Shinji; Sotuela, Ioana

2011-01-01

The Ka-band radio spectrum is now being used for a wide variety of applications. This paper highlights the use of Ka-band as a frequency for precise deep space navigation based on a set of reference beacons provided by extragalactic quasars which emit broadband noise at Ka-band. This quasar-based celestial reference frame is constructed using X/Ka-band (8.4/32 GHz) from fifty-five 24-hour sessions with the Deep Space Network antennas in California, Australia, and Spain. We report on observations which have detected 464 sources covering the full 24 hours of Right Ascension and declinations down to -45 deg. Comparison of this X/Ka-band frame to the international standard S/X-band (2.3/8.4 GHz) ICRF2 shows wRMS agreement of approximately 200 micro-arcsec in alpha cos(delta) and approximately 300 micro-arcsec in delta. There is evidence for systematic errors at the 100 micro-arcsec level. Known errors include limited SNR, lack of instrumental phase calibration, tropospheric refraction mis-modeling, and limited southern geometry. The motivation for extending the celestial reference frame to frequencies above 8 GHz is to access more compact source morphology for improved frame stability and to support spacecraft navigation for Ka-band based NASA missions.

Vesnička tesařů Ostrovec (Johannesdörfl)

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6/7, 2016/2017 (2017), s. 39-46 ISSN 1805-8906 R&D Projects: GA MK DG16P02H023 Keywords : Ostrovec (Johannesdörfl) * carpenters * church od St. John the Baptist * František Maxmilián Kaňka * Johann Mathes Spiess * Anton Haffenecker Subject RIV: AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage OBOR OECD: Architectural design

Determination of lactic acid bacteria in Kaºar cheese and ...

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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) arise in Kaşar cheese, an artisanal pasta filata cheese produced in Turkey from raw milk without starter addition or pasteurized milk with starter culture. In this study, 13 samples of Kaşar cheese that were produced from raw milk were used as reference materials. LAB were characterized by using ...

Elevation Change Derived from SARAL/ALtiKa Altimetric Mission: Quality Assessment and Performance of the Ka-Band

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Quanming Yang

2018-04-01

Full Text Available The waveform retracking algorithm is a key factor that affects the accuracy of elevation change from satellite altimetry over an ice sheet. The elevation change results from four waveform retracker algorithms (ICE1/ICE2/Sea Ice/OCEAN provided by the Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa (SARAL/ALtiKa data were compared using repeated SARAL data between March 2013 and April 2016 to determine the optimal retracker in the crossovers of descending and ascending orbits over a Greenland ice sheet (GrIS. The ICE1 provided slightly better results than the three other algorithms with the lowest standard deviation (SD of 0.30 m year−1. Further comparison was also conducted between the Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa (SARAL and Operation ICEBridge laser data, thereby indicating that ICE1 was the best retracker with an Root Mean Square Error (RMSE of 0.43 m year−1. The distribution of elevation change rate and uncertainties over Greenland from SARAL were presented using the selected ICE1 retracker with a volume loss of 40 ± 12 km3 year−1. This volume loss did not include the fast-changing coastal areas of the GrIS. A large thinning was observed in Jakobshavn Isbræ, and a trend that extended far inland was also found from 2013–2016. Furthermore, a melting ice sheet was observed in the large areas northwest over the GrIS.

Seadusandja peab mõtlema nagu filosoof, aga kirjutama nagu talupoeg / Heiki Raudla

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Raudla, Heiki, 1949-

2001-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Põhjarannik : Laupäev, 24. nov. 2001, lk. 2; Severnoje Poberezhje: Subbota, 24. nov. 2001, lk. 2; Meie Maa, 24. nov. 2001, lk. 2; Pärnu Postimees, 24. nov. 2001, lk. 2; Võrumaa Teataja, 24. nov. 2001, lk. 2; Hiiu Leht, 27. nov. 2001, lk. 2; Lääne Elu, 27. nov. 2001, lk. 4; Nädaline, 27. nov. 2001, lk. 4; Vooremaa, 27. nov. 2001, lk. 2; Koit, 27. nov. 2001, lk. 6. Kodanikuühiskond saab tõelise arenguvõimaluse alles siis, kui kodanikud osalevad demokraatlikus juhtimises

Veerandi võrra vähem tööpuudust! / Eiki Nestor

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Nestor, Eiki, 1953-

2002-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Pärnu Postimees, Hiiu Leht 3. mai lk. 2,2, Põhjarannik, Severnoje Poberezhje 4. ami lk. 2, Meie Maa 3. mai lk. 2, Valgamaalne 7. mai lk. 2, Molodjozh Estonii 9. mai lk. 7, Hiiumaa 7. mai lk. 5, Järva Teataja 14. mai lk. 2, Vooremaa 14. mai lk. 2, Nädaline 16. mai lk. 4. Mõõdukad pakkusid välja tööhõiveprogrammi, millega saab vähendada tööpuudust 12%-lt üheksale. Autor: Rahvaerakond Mõõdukad. Parlamendisaadik

X/Ka Celestial Frame Improvements: Vision to Reality

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Jacobs, C. S.; Bagri, D. S.; Britcliffe, M. J.; Clark, J. E.; Franco, M. M.; Garcia-Miro, C.; Goodhart, C. E.; Horiuchi, S.; Lowe, S. T.; Moll, V. E.;

A 130 ka reconstruction of rainfall on the Bolivian Altiplano

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Placzek, C. J.; Quade, J.; Patchett, P. J.

2013-02-01

New efforts to link climate reconstructions from shoreline deposits and sediment cores yield an improved and more detailed lake history from the Bolivian Altiplano. On the Southern Altiplano, 10 lake oscillations have been identified from this new unified chronology, each coincident with North Atlantic cold events such as Heinrich Events H5, H2, H1, and the Younger Dryas. By coupling this new lake history to a hydrologic budget model we are able to evaluate precipitation variability on the Southern Bolivian Altiplano over the last 130 ka. These modeling efforts underscore the relative aridity of the Altiplano during the rare and small lake cycles occurring between 80 and 20 ka, when colder temperatures combined with little or no change in rainfall produced smaller paleolakes. Relative aridity between 80 and 20 ka contrasts with the immense Tauca lake cycle (18.1-14.1 ka), which was six times larger than modern Lake Titicaca and coincided with Heinrich Event 1. This improved paleolake record from the Southern Altiplano reveals a strong link between central Andean climate and Atlantic sea-surface temperature gradients during the late Pleistocene, even though today rainfall variability is driven mostly by Pacific sea-surface temperature anomalies associated with El Niño/Southern Oscillation. However, not all Heinrich Events appear to result in lake expansions, most conspicuously during the global cold interval between 80 and 20 ka when the Altiplano and Amazon Basin were relatively arid.

KaBOB: ontology-based semantic integration of biomedical databases.

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Livingston, Kevin M; Bada, Michael; Baumgartner, William A; Hunter, Lawrence E

2015-04-23

The ability to query many independent biological databases using a common ontology-based semantic model would facilitate deeper integration and more effective utilization of these diverse and rapidly growing resources. Despite ongoing work moving toward shared data formats and linked identifiers, significant problems persist in semantic data integration in order to establish shared identity and shared meaning across heterogeneous biomedical data sources. We present five processes for semantic data integration that, when applied collectively, solve seven key problems. These processes include making explicit the differences between biomedical concepts and database records, aggregating sets of identifiers denoting the same biomedical concepts across data sources, and using declaratively represented forward-chaining rules to take information that is variably represented in source databases and integrating it into a consistent biomedical representation. We demonstrate these processes and solutions by presenting KaBOB (the Knowledge Base Of Biomedicine), a knowledge base of semantically integrated data from 18 prominent biomedical databases using common representations grounded in Open Biomedical Ontologies. An instance of KaBOB with data about humans and seven major model organisms can be built using on the order of 500 million RDF triples. All source code for building KaBOB is available under an open-source license. KaBOB is an integrated knowledge base of biomedical data representationally based in prominent, actively maintained Open Biomedical Ontologies, thus enabling queries of the underlying data in terms of biomedical concepts (e.g., genes and gene products, interactions and processes) rather than features of source-specific data schemas or file formats. KaBOB resolves many of the issues that routinely plague biomedical researchers intending to work with data from multiple data sources and provides a platform for ongoing data integration and development and for

A ˜50 ka record of monsoonal variability in the Darjeeling foothill region, eastern Himalayas

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Ghosh, Ruby; Bera, Subir; Sarkar, Anindya; Paruya, Dipak Kumar; Yao, Yi-Feng; Li, Cheng-Sen

2015-04-01

Pollen, phytoliths and δ 13C signatures of soil organic matter from two fluvial sedimentary sequences of the Darjeeling foothill region, eastern Himalayas are used to portray palaeoclimatic oscillations and their impact on regional plant communities over the last ˜50 ka. Quantitative palaeoclimate estimation using coexistence approach on pollen data and other proxies indicate significant oscillations in precipitation during the late part of MIS 3 (46.4-25.9 ka), early and middle part of MIS 2 (25.9-15.6 ka), and 5.4 to 3.5 ka. Middle to late MIS 3 (ca 46.4-31 ka.) was characterized by a comparatively low monsoonal activity and slightly higher temperature than that during ca 31 ka onwards. Simultaneous expansion of deciduous trees and chloridoid grasses also imply a drier and warmer phase. Between 31 and 22.3 ka (late MIS 3 to mid-MIS 2), higher precipitation and a slightly cooler temperature led to an increase in evergreen elements over deciduous taxa and wet-loving panicoid grasses over dry-loving chloridoid grasses than earlier. After ca 22.3 ka, shrinking of forest cover, expansion of C4 chloridoid grasses, Asteraceae and Cheno-ams in the vegetation with lowering of temperature and precipitation characterized the onset of the LGM which continued till 18.3 ka. End of the LGM is manifested by a restoration in the forest cover and in the temperature and precipitation regime. Later, during 5.4 to 4.3 ka, a strong monsoonal activity supported a dense moist evergreen forest cover that subsequently declined during 4.3 to 3.5 ka. A further increase in deciduous elements and non-arboreals might be a consequence of reduced precipitation and higher temperature during this phase. A comparison between monsoonal rainfall, MAT and palaeoatmospheric CO2 with floral dynamics since last ˜50 ka indicates that these fluctuations in plant succession were mainly driven by monsoonal variations.

Jaapani edumetoodika ka Eestis / Merike Lees

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Lees, Merike, 1976-

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 17. nov. lk. 28. Tootmissfääris kasutatavast Jaapani 20 võtme metoodikast loodab ettevõttele kasu saada lehtmetalli töötleva AS-i Favor Metaform nõukogu esimees Almar Proosi. Lisa: Mis on 20 võtit?

Highly Perturbed pKa Values in the Unfolded State of Hen Egg White Lysozyme

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Bradley, John; O'Meara, Fergal; Farrell, Damien; Nielsen, Jens Erik

2012-01-01

The majority of pKa values in protein unfolded states are close to the amino acid model pKa values, thus reflecting the weak intramolecular interactions present in the unfolded ensemble of most proteins. We have carried out thermal denaturation measurements on the WT and eight mutants of HEWL from pH 1.5 to pH 11.0 to examine the unfolded state pKa values and the pH dependence of protein stability for this enzyme. The availability of accurate pKa values for the folded state of HEWL and separa...

Potential for Paragliding Tourism Development in Niška Banja (South Serbia

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Lazar Pavić

2013-07-01

Full Text Available People today pay attention more on their health and because of that sports tourism becomes more popular. Especially popular segment of sports tourism is adventure sports including paragliding which has a special place. Tourist product of Niška Banja, as one of more visited tourism destination in Serbia, is mostly based on its health function. In the first part of this paper it is presented touristic valorisation of Niška Banja using criteria recommended form World Tourism Organization. In the second part of this paper it is used marketing mix as a tool for creating potential tourism product Paragliding weekend in Niška Banja. The aim of this paper is to show how the tourism offers of Niška Banja can be diversified using a new integrated product and how the touristic value can be increased.

Mis saab Eesti maaelust 2013. aastal? / Kalev Kotkas

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Kotkas, Kalev, 1960-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Nädaline, 14. juuli 2007, lk. 5; Meie Maa, 13. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Järva Teataja, 17. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Valgamaalane, 17. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Hiiu Leht, 17. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Põhjarannik, 13. juuli 2007, lk. 3; Severnoje Poberezhje, 13. juuli 2007, lk. 3; Sõnumitooja, 18. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Pärnu Postimees, 19. juuli 2007, lk. 15; Lääne Elu, 19. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Võrumaa Teataja, 17. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Virumaa Teataja, 20. juuli 2007, lk. 11; Vooremaa, 19. juuli 2007, lk. 2; Sakala, 25. juuli 2007, lk. 2. Autor arutleb maaelu arengukava 2007-2013 meetmete võimaluse üle põllumajanduse konkurentsivõimet parandada ning hoiatab riigikontrolli maaelu käsitleva auditi ja selles prognoositavate majandusraskuste võimalike kaasmõjude eest noorte elukutsevalikule

Muusikamaailm : Homme Verdi mälestuspäev. Placido Domingo juubel. Jansons tuleb Münchenisse. Uus peadirigent ka Berliini. Preemiaid / Priit Kuusk

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Kuusk, Priit, 1938-

2001-01-01

Verdi 100. surma-aastapäeval toimuvatest ooperietendustest maailma tuntumates muusikateatrites. 21. jaan. tähistati New Yorgi Metropolitan Operas P.Domingo 60. juubelit galaõhtuga. M.Jansons valiti L.Maazeli järglaseks Baieri Raadio SO peadirigendi kohale. 2002.a. sügisest saab Berliini Koomilise Ooperi peadirigendiks K.Petrenko. Preemiatest ئ Tribune Internationale des Jeunes Interpreters konkursilt Leipzigis, Franco Capuana nim. noorte dirigentide konkursilt Spoletos ja Hannoveri Riigiooperi lauljate võistluselt "Orfeo"

Advances in Ka-Band Communication System for CubeSats and SmallSats

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Kegege, Obadiah; Wong, Yen F.; Altunc, Serhat

2016-01-01

A study was performed that evaluated the feasibility of Ka-band communication system to provide CubeSat/SmallSat high rate science data downlink with ground antennas ranging from the small portable 1.2m/2.4m to apertures 5.4M, 7.3M, 11M, and 18M, for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Lunar CubeSat missions. This study included link analysis to determine the data rate requirement, based on the current TRL of Ka-band flight hardware and ground support infrastructure. Recent advances in Ka-band transceivers and antennas, options of portable ground stations, and various coverage distances were included in the analysis. The link/coverage analysis results show that Cubesat/Smallsat missions communication requirements including frequencies and data rates can be met by utilizing Near Earth Network (NEN) Ka-band support with 2 W and high gain (>6 dBi) antennas.

Development of a thermally switched superconducting rectifier for 100 kA

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Mulder, G.B.J.; Mulder, G.B.J.; ten Kate, Herman H.J.; Krooshoop, Hendrikus J.G.; van de Klundert, L.J.M.; van de Klundert, L.J.M.

1991-01-01

A full-wave superconducting rectifier for 100 kA has been developed. Typical design values of this device are: a secondary current of 100 kA, a primary amplitude of 20 A, an operating frequency of 0.5 Hz, and an average power on the order of 100 W. The rectification is achieved by means of thermally

Potentiometric pKa Determination of Piroxicam and Tenoxicam in Acetonitrile-Water Binary Mixtures

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Çubuk Demiralay, Ebru; Yılmaz, Hülya

2012-01-01

Abstract: Ionization constant (pKa) is one among the parameter to be estimated with accuracy, irrespective of solubility constraints. In the present study, acid-base behaviour of the piroxicam and tenoxicam was studied. By using the potentiometric method, pKa values of piroxicam and tenoxicam have been determined in different percentage of acetonitrile-water binary mixtures (acetonitrile content between 30 and 45% in volume). Aqueous pKa values of these compounds were calculated by mole fract...

Effect of methylation on the side-chain pKa value of arginine.

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Evich, Marina; Stroeva, Ekaterina; Zheng, Yujun George; Germann, Markus W

2016-02-01

Arginine methylation is important in biological systems. Recent studies link the deregulation of protein arginine methyltransferases with certain cancers. To assess the impact of methylation on interaction with other biomolecules, the pKa values of methylated arginine variants were determined using NMR data. The pKa values of monomethylated, symmetrically dimethylated, and asymmetrically dimethylated arginine are similar to the unmodified arginine (14.2 ± 0.4). Although the pKa value has not been significantly affected by methylation, consequences of methylation include changes in charge distribution and steric effects, suggesting alternative mechanisms for recognition. © 2015 The Protein Society.

Improving Cry8Ka toxin activity towards the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis).

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Oliveira, Gustavo R; Silva, Maria C M; Lucena, Wagner A; Nakasu, Erich Y T; Firmino, Alexandre A P; Beneventi, Magda A; Souza, Djair S L; Gomes, José E; de Souza, José D A; Rigden, Daniel J; Ramos, Hudson B; Soccol, Carlos R; Grossi-de-Sa, Maria F

2011-09-09

The cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a serious insect-pest in the Americas, particularly in Brazil. The use of chemical or biological insect control is not effective against the cotton boll weevil because of its endophytic life style. Therefore, the use of biotechnological tools to produce insect-resistant transgenic plants represents an important strategy to reduce the damage to cotton plants caused by the boll weevil. The present study focuses on the identification of novel molecules that show improved toxicity against the cotton boll weevil. In vitro directed molecular evolution through DNA shuffling and phage display screening was applied to enhance the insecticidal activity of variants of the Cry8Ka1 protein of Bacillus thuringiensis. Bioassays carried out with A. grandis larvae revealed that the LC50 of the screened mutant Cry8Ka5 toxin was 3.15-fold higher than the wild-type Cry8Ka1 toxin. Homology modelling of Cry8Ka1 and the Cry8Ka5 mutant suggested that both proteins retained the typical three-domain Cry family structure. The mutated residues were located mostly in loops and appeared unlikely to interfere with molecular stability. The improved toxicity of the Cry8Ka5 mutant obtained in this study will allow the generation of a transgenic cotton event with improved potential to control A. grandis.

Improving Cry8Ka toxin activity towards the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis

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Gomes José E

2011-09-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis is a serious insect-pest in the Americas, particularly in Brazil. The use of chemical or biological insect control is not effective against the cotton boll weevil because of its endophytic life style. Therefore, the use of biotechnological tools to produce insect-resistant transgenic plants represents an important strategy to reduce the damage to cotton plants caused by the boll weevil. The present study focuses on the identification of novel molecules that show improved toxicity against the cotton boll weevil. In vitro directed molecular evolution through DNA shuffling and phage display screening was applied to enhance the insecticidal activity of variants of the Cry8Ka1 protein of Bacillus thuringiensis. Results Bioassays carried out with A. grandis larvae revealed that the LC50 of the screened mutant Cry8Ka5 toxin was 3.15-fold higher than the wild-type Cry8Ka1 toxin. Homology modelling of Cry8Ka1 and the Cry8Ka5 mutant suggested that both proteins retained the typical three-domain Cry family structure. The mutated residues were located mostly in loops and appeared unlikely to interfere with molecular stability. Conclusions The improved toxicity of the Cry8Ka5 mutant obtained in this study will allow the generation of a transgenic cotton event with improved potential to control A. grandis.

Ettevõtte saab pankroti asemel uuesti jalule tõsta / Rein Lang

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Lang, Rein, 1957-

2008-01-01

Seaduseelnõust, millega luuakse makseraskustesse sattunud firmade jaoks saneerimismenetlus, mis on alternatiiv senisele pankrotimenetlusele. Ilmunud ka Sakala 29. juuli 2008, lk. 2, pealkiri kujul: menetlus aitab makseraskustes ettevõtte jalule ; Pärnu Postimees 30. juuli 2008, lk. 15 ; Põhjarannik 29. juuli 2008, lk. 2 ; Võrumaa Teataja 31. juuli 2008, lk. 2 ; Koit 31. juuli 2008, lk. 6 ; Kuulutaja 1. august 2008, lk. 4 ; Nädaline 5. aug. 2008, lk. 4 ; Oma Saar 5. aug. 2008, lk. 5

Multiple Nonconformities in Ice-Walled Lake Successions Indicate Periods with Cold Summers (24.4 - 22.5 ka, 21.1 - 19.2 ka, 18.5 - 18.1 ka) during the Last Deglaciation in Northeastern Illinois, USA

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Curry, B. B.

2014-12-01

Unprecedented age control on many last glacial stratigraphic units and morainal ice-margin positions are interpreted from AMS radiocarbon ages of tundra plant macrofossils archived in low-relief ice-walled lake plain (IWLP) deposits the Lake Michigan Lobe (south-central Laurentide Ice Sheet). IWLPs are periglacial features that formed on morainal dead-ice permafrost. Lacustrine sediment, and the fossils contained therein, had physical and temporal proximity to the glacier which formed the underlying moraine. In modern ice-walled lakes, as the lake's ice cover begins to melt, moats form which allows access of sloughing tundra-mantled active layer sediment (soil) into the lakes. Multiple AMS ages from two sites with proglacial sediment buried by glacial max LIS diamicton, and IWLPs reveal evidence of episodic plant growth and sedimentation including ca. 24.0 to 24.4 ka (post Shelby Phase), 22.5 to 21.1 ka (post Livingston Phase), 18.1 to 17.4 ka (post Woodstock Phase). Although presently based on negative evidence, the associated nonconformities (listed in title) indicate periods when cold conditions did not promote development of the estival moat. Although the evidence does not preclude tundra growth during the cold summers, there was little landscape modification due to limited thawing of the active layer. At approximately the onset of the 19.2-18.5 "warm" period, at least two large deglacial discharge events flooded the Fox and Kankakee tributary valleys of the Illinois River. The latter, known as the Kankakee Torrent, occurred at 19.05 - 18.85 ka (σ1 range) at the Oswego channel complex. The temporal coincidence of the torrents and sedimentation in ice-walled lakes suggests that the post-Livingston Phase nonconformity (21.1 - 19.2 ka) was a period of lessened meltwater discharge through subglacial conduits (tunnel valleys) as the frozen toe promoted formation of subglacial lakes, buildup of pore-water pressures, and the release of subglacial water as "torrents

ATLAS computing operations within the GridKa Cloud

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Kennedy, J; Walker, R; Olszewski, A; Nderitu, S; Serfon, C; Duckeck, G

2010-01-01

The organisation and operations model of the ATLAS T1-T2 federation/Cloud associated to the GridKa T1 in Karlsruhe is described. Attention is paid to Cloud level services and the experience gained during the last years of operation. The ATLAS GridKa Cloud is large and divers spanning 5 countries, 2 ROC's and is currently comprised of 13 core sites. A well defined and tested operations model in such a Cloud is of the utmost importance. We have defined the core Cloud services required by the ATLAS experiment and ensured that they are performed in a managed and sustainable manner. Services such as Distributed Data Management involving data replication,deletion and consistency checks, Monte Carlo Production, software installation and data reprocessing are described in greater detail. In addition to providing these central services we have undertaken several Cloud level stress tests and developed monitoring tools to aid with Cloud diagnostics. Furthermore we have defined good channels of communication between ATLAS, the T1 and the T2's and have pro-active contributions from the T2 manpower. A brief introduction to the GridKa Cloud is provided followed by a more detailed discussion of the operations model and ATLAS services within the Cloud.

Development of Methods for the Determination of pKa Values

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Reijenga, Jetse; van Hoof, Arno; van Loon, Antonie; Teunissen, Bram

2013-01-01

The acid dissociation constant (pKa) is among the most frequently used physicochemical parameters, and its determination is of interest to a wide range of research fields. We present a brief introduction on the conceptual development of pKa as a physical parameter and its relationship to the concept of the pH of a solution. This is followed by a general summary of the historical development and current state of the techniques of pKa determination and an attempt to develop insight into future developments. Fourteen methods of determining the acid dissociation constant are placed in context and are critically evaluated to make a fair comparison and to determine their applications in modern chemistry. Additionally, we have studied these techniques in light of present trends in science and technology and attempt to determine how these trends might affect future developments in the field. PMID:23997574

Validation of SARAL/AltiKa data in the Amazon basin

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Santos da Silva, Joecila; Calmant, Stephane; Medeiros Moreira, Daniel; Oliveira, Robson; Conchy, Taina; Gennero, Marie-Claude; Seyler, Frederique

2015-04-01

SARAL/AltiKa is a link between past missions (since it flies on the ERS-ENVISAT orbit with Ku band nadir altimeters in LRM) and future missions such as SWOT's Ka band interferometry swaths. In the present study, we compare the capability of its altimeter AltiKa to that of previous missions working in the Ku band such as ENVISAT and Jason-2 in retrieving water levels over the Amazon basin. Same as for the aforementioned preceding missions, the best results were obtained with the ICE-1 retracking algorithm. We qualitatively analyze the impact of rainfalls in the loss of measurements. Since making long -multi mission- time series is of major importance either for hydro-climatic studies or for basin management, we also present an estimate of the altimeter bias in order that the SARAL series of water level can be appended to those of these previous missions.

Risk Assessment of Mineral Groundwater Near Rogaška Slatina

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Trcek, Branka; Leis, Albrecht

2017-10-01

Groundwater resources of mineral and thermo-mineral water are invaluable for planning a sustainable spatial and economic development of the Rogaška Slatina area, which requires a protection of this natural heritage. Numerous previous investigations of Rogaška groundwaters were subjects to balneology and to demands for larger exploitation quantities, that is why information are missing that are essential for definition of the Rogaška fractured aquifer system with mineral and thermo-mineral water and for its protection. The isotopic investigations of groundwaters stored in the Rogaška Slatina fractured aquifer system were performed aiming at answering open questions on the groundwater recharge and dynamics, on connections between different types of aquifers and on solute transport. Environmental isotopes 2H, 18O, 3H, 13C of dissolved inorganic carbon and 14C were analysed in mineral, thermo-mineral and spring waters. Results indicated the source and mechanism of groundwater recharge, its renewability, a transit time distribution, hydraulic interrelationships, the groundwater origin and its evolution due to effects of water-rock interaction. The mean residence time estimates of mineral and thermo- mineral water in the aquifer are between 3400 and 14000 years. On the other hand, the mixing processes between younger and older waters or mineral and spring waters are reflected as well as waters that infiltrated predominantly after the 1960s. These suggest the vulnerability of the research systems to man-made impacts. The presented results coupled with available information on a physical hydrogeology and water chemistry asses the optimal balance between the environmental protection and economic use of mineral water resources in the study area. They are essential for the protection strategy development of mineral and thermo-mineral water in the Rogaška Slatina area bringing together the state administration and local authorities and stakeholders.

Rahvusvaheline koostöö saab tänu jalgpallile uued mõõtmed / Priit Raju

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Raju, Priit

2007-01-01

6. juunil 2007 aset leidnud Eesti-Inglismaa jalgpalli valikmängu ajal käisid Tallinnas patrullimas ka ehtsad Briti politseinikud. Vt. samas: Margus Kotter. Kui õppida, siis õppida maailma parimailt

Iga päev saab kümneid lapsi koolis viga / Anneli Aasmäe

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Aasmäe, Anneli, 1973-

2004-01-01

Terviseedendajate sõnul pole koolid piisavalt turvalised. Kommenteerib Tervise Arengu Instituudi koolitervise peaspetsialist Kädi Lepp, kelle sõnul saaksid koolid ka ise õpilaste traumade vähendamiseks paljugi ära teha

pKa values in proteins determined by electrostatics applied to molecular dynamics trajectories.

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Meyer, Tim; Knapp, Ernst-Walter

2015-06-09

For a benchmark set of 194 measured pKa values in 13 proteins, electrostatic energy computations are performed in which pKa values are computed by solving the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. In contrast to the previous approach of Karlsberg(+) (KB(+)) that essentially used protein crystal structures with variations in their side chain conformations, the present approach (KB2(+)MD) uses protein conformations from four molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of 10 ns each. These MD simulations are performed with different specific but fixed protonation patterns, selected to sample the conformational space for the different protonation patterns faithfully. The root-mean-square deviation between computed and measured pKa values (pKa RMSD) is shown to be reduced from 1.17 pH units using KB(+) to 0.96 pH units using KB2(+)MD. The pKa RMSD can be further reduced to 0.79 pH units, if each conformation is energy-minimized with a dielectric constant of εmin = 4 prior to calculating the electrostatic energy. The electrostatic energy expressions upon which the computations are based have been reformulated such that they do not involve terms that mix protein and solvent environment contributions and no thermodynamic cycle is needed. As a consequence, conformations of the titratable residues can be treated independently in the protein and solvent environments. In addition, the energy terms used here avoid the so-called intrinsic pKa and can therefore be interpreted without reference to arbitrary protonation states and conformations.

Diatom species composition in the Raška river (Southwestern Serbia

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Vidaković Danijela P.

2015-01-01

Full Text Available The paper presents data on the composition of epilithic diatoms in the Raška River. Samples were collected by scraping stone surfaces with a brush from 5 localities along the Raška River in April, June, August and November 2011 and March and May 2012. Diatom frustules were cleaned using cold acid method, and mounted on permanent slides. An investigation of the Raška River resulted in description of 106 diatom taxa. The most species rich genera are Navicula (10, Gomphonema (10 and Nitzschia (9, while other genera are presented with one or more species. Detailed floristic analysis of the benthic diatom flora in this river has not been conducted before. Therefore, this paper provides a groundwork for future researches. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR 037009

Ostaci srednjevjekovne utvrde Kaštel (Fenarlik u kartografskim izvorima XIX i XX vijeka : The remains of the fortress Kaštel (Fenarlik in cartographic sources of the 19th and 20th centuries

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Jusuf Topoljak

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Utvrda Kaštel (Fenarlik, locirana između Novog Travnika i Bugojna, vjerovatno je podignuta u razdoblju srednjeg vijeka, a u kartografskim izvorima se prvi put javlja tek 1883. godine. Geodetski planovi i karte 19. i 20. vijeka vjerodostojno dokumentuju propadanje ostataka tog utvrđenja, isprva ga jasno prikazujući kao ruševinu, dok se naposljetku sačuvao samo toponim Kaštel. Ovim radom autori su pokušali identifikovati i objediniti sve relevantne kartografske izvore na kojima je predočen lokalitet Kaštela, uz analizu načina topografisanja ostataka srednjevjekovne utvrde. : The fortress Kaštel (Fenarlik, located between Novi Travnik and Bugojno, probably was built in the period of middle ages. Concerning cartographic sources, it first appeared in 1883. Geodetic plans and maps from the 19th and 20th century credibly documented deterioration of the fortress remains. At first, it clearly displayed a ruin, while ultimately toponym Kaštel was the only preserved. Authors of this paper tried to identify and consolidate all relevant cartographic sources that represent the place Kaštel, together with the analysis of topographing the medieval fortresses.

Reverberation Mapping of the Kepler target KA1858+48

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Pei, Liuyi; Barth, A. J.; Malkan, M. A.; Cenko, S. B.; Clubb, K. I.; Filippenko, A. V.; Gates, E. L.; Horst, J.; Joner, M. D.; Leonard, D. C.; Sand, D. J.

2013-01-01

KA1858+48 is a Seyfert 1 galaxy at redshift 0.078 and is among the brightest active galaxies being monitored by the Kepler mission. We have carried out a reverberation mapping program designed to measure the broad-line region size and estimate the mass of the black hole in KA1858+48. We obtained spectroscopic data using the Kast Spectrograph at the Lick 3 m telescope during dark runs from late winter through fall of 2012, by requesting an observation on each night that the Kast Spectrograph was mounted on the telescope. We also obtained V-band images from the Nickel 1 m telescope at Lick Observatory, the 0.9 m telescope at Brigham Young University West Mountain Observatory, the Faulkes Telescope North at the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope, the KAIT telescope at Lick Observatory, and the 1 m telescope at Mt. Laguna Observatory. The H-beta light curve shows a lag time of approximately 12 days with respect to the V-band continuum flux variations. We will present the continuum and emission-line light curves, cross-correlation lag measurements, and a preliminary estimate of the black hole mass in KA1858+48.

Maarjamäel saab näha Soome pusse minevikust tänaseni / Siiri Suutre

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Suutre, Siiri

2007-01-01

8.11.2007 avatakse Tallinnas näitus "Vahe soome puss. Soome pussnoad minevikust tänapäevani". Näituse idee autori Tõnu Arraku sõnul on Soome puukko olnud algusest peale nii tarbeese kui ka disainiobjekt

Muukeelne elanikkond vajab ka ETVd / Ela Tomson

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Tomson, Ela, 1945-

2006-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 4. juuli lk. 7, Pjarnuskii Ekspress 7. juuli lk. 7. Autori arvates on riik jätnud Eestis elava muukeelse elanikkonna Venemaa telekanalite mõju alla. Ometi poleks see, kui varustada ETV tähtsamad saated venekeelsete subtiitritega, midagi rahamahukat ja kaelamurdvat

Predicting the pKa and stability of organic acids and bases at an oil-water interface.

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Andersson, M P; Olsson, M H M; Stipp, S L S

2014-06-10

We have used density functional theory and the implicit solvent model, COSMO-RS, to investigate how the acidity constant, pKa, of organic acids and bases adsorbed at the organic compound-aqueous solution interface changes, compared to its value in the aqueous phase. The pKa determine the surface charge density of the molecules that accumulate at the fluid-fluid interface. We have estimated the pKa by comparing the stability of the protonated and unprotonated forms of a series of molecules in the bulk aqueous solution and at an interface where parts of each molecule reside in the hydrophobic phase and the rest remains in the hydrophilic phase. We found that the pKa for acids is shifted by ∼1 pH unit to higher values compared to the bulk water pKa, whereas they are shifted to lower values by a similar amount for bases. Because this pKa shift is similar in magnitude for each of the molecules studied, we propose that the pKa for molecules at a water-organic compound interface can easily be predicted by adding a small shift to the aqueous pKa. This shift is general and correlates with the functional group. We also found that the relative composition of molecules at the fluid-fluid interface is not the same as in the bulk. For example, species such as carboxylic acids are enriched at the interface, where they can dominate surface properties, even when they are a modest component in the bulk fluid. For high surface concentrations of carboxylic acid groups at an interface, such as a self-assembled monolayer, we have demonstrated that the pKa depends on the degree of deprotonation through direct hydrogen bonding between protonated and deprotonated acidic headgroups.

AHP 44: BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN AMDO - A CASE STUDY OF KHRI KA NATIONALITIES BOARDING SCHOOL

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Tshe dpal rdo rje ཚེ་དཔལ་རྡོ་རྗེ། (Caihuan Duojie 才还多杰

2017-02-01

Full Text Available The state sponsored education of Tibetan children in Khri ka (Guide County, Mtsho lho (Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Mtsho sngon (Qinghai Province, China, using Khri ka Nationalities Boarding School as a case study, is described. School history, the government rationale for closing village-based Tibetan primary schools, and the nationalities boarding schools operating in Khri ka in 2015 are introduced. Detailed descriptions of teachers; students; instructional materials; classes; language use; rules; punishments; home visiting; communication between students, parents, and teachers; school reports to the local authorities; and official local supervision and evaluation of Khri ka Nationalities Boarding School are also provided. An overall evaluation of this school concludes the paper.

Kõik, mis valesti sai minna, see on ka valesti läinud / George Soros

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Soros, George, 1930-

2008-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Molodjozh Estonii : Biznes Sreda, Delovõje Vedomosti 6. veebr. lk. 10. Praegune finantskriis, mille käivitas kinnisvaramulli lõhkemine USA-s, tähistab ka dollari kui rahvusvahelisel reservvaluutal baseeruva laenuandmise laienemise ajastu lõppu

Computational chemical analysis of unconjugated bilirubin anions and insights into pKa values clarification

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Vega-Hissi, Esteban G.; Estrada, Mario R.; Lavecchia, Martín J.; Pis Diez, Reinaldo

2013-01-01

The pKa, the negative logarithm of the acid dissociation equilibrium constant, of the carboxylic acid groups of unconjugated bilirubin in water is a discussed issue because there are quite different experimental values reported. Using quantum mechanical calculations we have studied the conformational behavior of unconjugated bilirubin species (in gas phase and in solution modeled implicitly and explicitly) to provide evidence that may clarify pKa values because of its pathophysiological relevance. Our results show that rotation of carboxylate group, which is not restricted, settles it in a suitable place to establish stronger interactions that stabilizes the monoanion and the dianion to be properly solvated, demonstrating that the rationalization used to justify the high pKa values of unconjugated bilirubin is inappropriate. Furthermore, low unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) pKa values were estimated from a linear regression analysis.

Ka-band Technologies for Small Spacecraft Communications via Relays and Direct Data Downlink

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Budinger, James M.; Niederhaus, Charles; Reinhart, Richard; Downey, Joe; Roberts, Anthony

2016-01-01

As the scientific capabilities and number of small spacecraft missions in the near Earth region increase, standard yet configurable user spacecraft terminals operating in Ka-band are needed to lower mission cost and risk and enable significantly higher data return than current UHF or S-band terminals. These compact Ka-band terminals are intended to operate with both the current and next generation of Ka-band relay satellites and via direct data communications with near Earth tracking terminals. This presentation provides an overview of emerging NASA-sponsored and commercially provided technologies in software defined radios (SDRs), transceivers, and electronically steered antennas that will enable data rates from hundreds of kbps to over 1 Gbps and operate in multiple frequency bands (such as S- and X-bands) and expand the use of NASA's common Ka-bands frequencies: 22.55-23.15 GHz for forward data or uplink; and 25.5-27.0 GHz for return data or downlink. Reductions in mass, power and volume come from integration of multiple radio functions, operations in Ka-band, high efficiency amplifiers and receivers, and compact, flat and vibration free electronically steered narrow beam antennas for up to + 60 degrees field of regard. The software defined near Earth space transceiver (SD-NEST) described in the presentation is intended to be compliant with NASA's space telecommunications radio system (STRS) standard for communications waveforms and hardware interoperability.

Ka-band waveguide rotary joint

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Yevdokymov, Anatoliy

2013-04-11

The authors present a design of a waveguide rotary joint operating in Ka-band with central frequency of 33 GHz, which also acts as an antenna mount. The main unit consists of two flanges with a clearance between them; one of the flanges has three circular choke grooves. Utilisation of three choke grooves allows larger operating clearance. Two prototypes of the rotary joint have been manufactured and experimentally studied. The observed loss is from 0.4 to 0.8 dB in 1.5 GHz band.

MARIJANSKA PUČKA BLAGDANSKA IMENA NA DUBROVAČKOM PODRUČJU

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Vulić, Sanja

2009-01-01

U radu se opisuju pučka imena blagdana Gospe Karmelske, Gospe od Anđela, Gospina Pohoda sv. Elizabeti, Gospe od Krunice, Gospe Snježne, Gospe od Zdravlja, Gospe Lurdske, Gospe Fatimske, Imena Marijina, Gospe od Sedam Žalosti, Bezgrješnoga Začeća, Velike Gospe, Male Gospe i nekih lokalnih svetkovina. Uglavnom se razmatraju pučka blagdanska imena koja sam prikupila osobnim terenskim istraživanjem u samom gradu Dubrovniku, u Postranju u Župi dubrovačkoj, u Trpnju i Orebiću na Pelješcu te na otok...

Aeroflot tahab ka ise Moskvast Tallinna lennata / Raimo Poom

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Poom, Raimo

2011-01-01

Aeroflot kavatseb suurendada oma rahvusvaheliste reiside hulka umbes veerandi võrra, uute sihtkohtade seas on infoportaali ATO.ru andmeil ka Tallinn. Tallinna lennujaama juhatuse liikme Erik Sakkovi kommentaare

Ka-Band Electronically Steered CubeSat Antenna, Phase II

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Kymeta Government Solutions (KGS) designed, analyzed, built, tested, and delivered a small, lightweight, low-cost, low-power electronically steered Ka-band prototype...

Ka-Band Klystron Amplifier for CUBESATs, Phase I

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — We propose a Ka-Band klystron amplifier for use in CubeSats. It will operate at 35.7 GHz, have 400 MHz of bandwidth, and output at least 32 watts of saturated power....

pKa-critical Interpretations of Solubility–pH Profiles: PG 300995 and NSC-639829 Case Studies

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George Butcher

2015-07-01

Full Text Available Two weak bases, PG-300995 (anti-HIV agent and NSC-639829 (anti-tumor agent, whose log S – pH profiles had been previously published, but whose pKa values had not been reported, were analyzed using a method which can determine pKa values from log S – pH data. This “SpH-pKa” technique, although often practiced, can result in inaccurate pKa values, for a variety of reasons. The operational SpH-pKa values were compared to those predicted by MarvinSketch (ChemAxon, ADMET Predictor (Simulation Plus, and ACD/Percepta (ACD/Labs. The agreement for the sparingly-soluble PG-300995 was reasonably good. However, a substantial difference was found for the practically-insoluble NSC-639829. To probe this further, the pKa of NSC‑639829 was measured by an independent spectrophotometric cosolvent technique. The log S - pH profile of NSC-639829 was then re‑analyzed with the independently-measured pKa. It was found that the equilibrium model which best fit the solubility data is consistent with the presence of a monocationic NSC-639829 dimeric species below pH 4. This illustrates that an independently-determined accurate pKa is critical to mechanistic interpretations of solubility-pH data. Apparently, the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation holds for PG-300995, but not NSC-639829.

Descriptional Complexity of the Languages KaL: Automata, Monoids and Varieties

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Ondřej Klíma

2010-08-01

Full Text Available The first step when forming the polynomial hierarchies of languages is to consider languages of the form KaL where K and L are over a finite alphabet A and from a given variety V of languages, a being a letter from A. All such KaL's generate the variety of languages BPol1(V. We estimate the numerical parameters of the language KaL in terms of their values for K and L. These parameters include the state complexity of the minimal complete DFA and the size of the syntactic monoids. We also estimate the cardinality of the image of A* in the Schuetzenberger product of the syntactic monoids of K and L. In these three cases we obtain the optimal bounds. Finally, we also consider estimates for the cardinalities of free monoids in the variety of monoids corresponding to BPol1(V in terms of sizes of the free monoids in the variety of monoids corresponding to V.

NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana Underway Meteorological Data, Quality Controlled

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Peetri maja kant Kadriorus saab peagi uue näo / Ulvar Käärt

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Käärt, Ulvar, 1982-

2009-01-01

Kadrioru pargis asuva Peeter I maja ja presidendi kantselei vahelise pargiala uuendustöödest. Vt. samas: Presidendi lossi esine suletakse. Peetri aia rekonstrueerimistööde käigus on plaanis pargi territooriumile üle viia ka praegu presidendi kantselei esist paraadplatsi läbiv kõnnitee, kuna kantseleil on plaanis hoone esine ümbritseda piirdeaiaga

Revalidation and rationale for high pKa values of unconjugated bilirubin

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Ostrow J Donald

2007-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Our prior solvent partition analysis, published in 1992, yielded pKa values for unconjugated bilirubin of about 8.1 and 8.4, but these results have been challenged and studies by other methods have suggested pKa values below 5.0. Methods We repeated our published solvent partition studies, using 14C-unconjugated bilirubin highly purified by extraction of residual labeled impurities from CHCl3 into an aqueous buffer, pH 7.0. Partition ratios at six pH values from 5.0 to 9.0 were determined by radioassay and compared with our prior values obtained by diazo assay. Results At pH values ranging from 4.8 to 9.2, stable aqueous/chloroform 14C-partition ratios did not differ significantly from our published partition ratios based on diazo assay. Conclusion These results support the high pKa values of unconjugated bilirubin, above 8.0, derived from our earlier solvent partition study. In both studies, our measurements were based on the rapid analysis of clearly under-saturated solutions of highly-purified bilirubin over a wide pH range, using properly purified and preserved solvents. No previous direct estimate of the aqueous pKa values of unconjugated bilirubin meets all these preconditions. Three theoretical factors acting in combination, each related to the unique, extensive internal H-bonding of the -COOH groups, are proposed to support high pKa values of unconjugated bilirubin in water: a donation of an H-bond from the -OH moiety of the -COOH group, which is broken on ionization; b hindered solvation of the -COO- group after ionization; and c restricted rotation of the -COO- and -COOH groups. Our findings and rationale rebut methodological and theoretical criticisms leveled against our prior work. High pKa values for unconjugated bilirubin dictate that: a bilirubin diacid, which readily diffuses across membranes and can cause neurotoxicity, is the dominant unbound bilirubin species of unconjugated bilirubin in plasma at

pKa prediction for acidic phosphorus-containing compounds using multiple linear regression with computational descriptors.

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Yu, Donghai; Du, Ruobing; Xiao, Ji-Chang

2016-07-05

Ninety-six acidic phosphorus-containing molecules with pKa 1.88 to 6.26 were collected and divided into training and test sets by random sampling. Structural parameters were obtained by density functional theory calculation of the molecules. The relationship between the experimental pKa values and structural parameters was obtained by multiple linear regression fitting for the training set, and tested with the test set; the R(2) values were 0.974 and 0.966 for the training and test sets, respectively. This regression equation, which quantitatively describes the influence of structural parameters on pKa , and can be used to predict pKa values of similar structures, is significant for the design of new acidic phosphorus-containing extractants. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

GPM, DPR Level 2A Ka Precipitation V03

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — The 2AKa algorithm provides precipitation estimates from the Ka radar of the Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar on the core GPM spacecraft. The product contains two...

Predicting the pKa and stability of organic acids and bases at an oil-water interface

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Andersson, Martin Peter; Olsson, Mats Henrik Mikael; Stipp, Susan Louise Svane

2014-01-01

We have used density functional theory and the implicit solvent model, COSMO-RS, to investigate how the acidity constant, pKa, of organic acids and bases adsorbed at the organic compound-aqueous solution interface changes, compared to its value in the aqueous phase. The pKa determine the surface...... phase and the rest remains in the hydrophilic phase. We found that the pKa for acids is shifted by ∼1 pH unit to higher values compared to the bulk water pKa, whereas they are shifted to lower values by a similar amount for bases. Because this pKa shift is similar in magnitude for each of the molecules...... is not the same as in the bulk. For example, species such as carboxylic acids are enriched at the interface, where they can dominate surface properties, even when they are a modest component in the bulk fluid. For high surface concentrations of carboxylic acid groups at an interface, such as a self...

Presidenti nõustab Sten Tamkivi

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2009-01-01

Alates 1. oktoobrist 2009 hakkab president Toomas Hendrik Ilvest infotehnoloogia-, innovatsiooni- ja laiemalt ettevõtluse küsimustes nõustama Skype Eesti juht Sten Tamkivi. Ilmunud ka: Äripäev 2. okt. 2009, lk. 3, pealk.: Tamkivist saab presidendi nõunik; Eesti Elu 2. okt. 2009, lk. 2, pealk.: Skype Eesti juht hakkab presidenti nõustama; Meie Kodu 7. okt. 2009, lk. 3, pealk.: Presidenti hakkab nõustama Skype Eesti juht Sten Tamkivi; Vaba Eesti Sõna 1. okt. 2009, lk. 5, pealk.: Skype Eesti juht hakkab presidenti nõustama; Arvutimaailm 2009, nr. 10, lk. 56, pealk.: Skype'i juht hakkab presidenti nõustama

The 13 ka Pelée-Type Dome Collapse at Nevado de Toluca Volcano, México.

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D'Antonio, M.; Capra, L.; Sarocchi, D.; Bellotti, F.

2007-05-01

The Nevado de Toluca is an active volcano located in the central sector of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, 80 km southwest of Mexico City. Activity at this andesitic to dacitic stratovolcano began ca. 2.6 Ma ago. During the last 42 ka, the volcano has been characterized by different eruptive styles, including five dome collapses dated at 37, 32, 28, 26, and 13 ka and five Plinian eruptions at 42 ka, 36 ka, 21.7 ka, 12.1 ka and 10.5 ka. The 13 ka dome collapse is the youngest event of this type, and originated a 0.11 km3 block-and-ash flow deposit on the north-eastern sector of the volcano. The deposit consists of two facies: channel-like, 10 m thick, monolitologic, that is composed of up to five units, with decimetric dacitic clasts set in a sandy matrix; and a lateral facies that consists of a gray, sandy horizon, up to 4 m thick, with a 30 cm-thick surge layer at the base. The main component is a dacitic lava, with different degree of vesciculation, with mineral association of Pl-Hbl-Opx. Plagioclases show two different textures: in equilibrium, with normal zoning (core = An37-64.3, rim = An30.7-45.8) or with spongy cellular texture with inverse zoning (core = An38-43.5, rim = An45-51.2). Hornblende is normally light green, barren of oxidation. The rock matrix contains up to 53 perc. of glass with abundant microlites, indicating over-pressure on the crystallizing magma and a rapid expulsion. All these stratigraphic and petrographic features indicate that the dome was quickly extruded on the summit of the volcano, probably triggered by a magma mixing process, and its collapse was accompanied by an explosive component, being classified as a Pelée-type event.

Under tõi kirjanduse juurde ka Ilvese / Jaanus Kulli

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Kulli, Jaanus, 1955-

2009-01-01

Sirje Kiini raamatust "Marie Under : elu, luuletaja identiteet ja teoste vastuvõtt" (Tallinn : Tänapäev, 2009), mille esitlus toimus 10. dets. Kirjanike Majas Tallinnas. Sõnavõtuga esines ka president Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Swedbank hüvitab tekitatud kahju ka fondi vahetajatele

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2009-01-01

Swedbank hüvitab veel enne 2009. aasta lõppu Private Debt Fondi osaku puhasväärtuse alanemise kolmandas kvartalis ning kompensatsiooni saavad ka need kliendid, kes on andnud sisse pensionifondi vahetamise taotluse

Internetiside VoIP sobib ka ettevõtteile / Valdur Laid

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Laid, Valdur, 1969-

2005-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 8. juuni lk. 19. Kommunikatsiooni liikumisest internetti ehk IP-võrku ning selle võimalustest ettevõtjaile. Vt. samas: Väikefirmade IP-lahendus jõuab aasta lõpus massturule

Molecular Paleoclimate Reconstructions over the Last 9 ka from a Peat Sequence in South China

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Wang, Xinxin; Huang, Xianyu; Sachse, Dirk; Ding, Weihua; Xue, Jiantao

2016-01-01

To achieve a better understanding of Holocene climate change in the monsoon regions of China, we investigated the molecular distributions and carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions (δ13C and δD values) of long-chain n-alkanes in a peat core from the Shiwangutian (SWGT) peatland, south China over the last 9 ka. By comparisons with other climate records, we found that the δ13C values of the long-chain n-alkanes can be a proxy for humidity, while the δD values of the long-chain n-alkanes primarily recorded the moisture source δD signal during 9–1.8 ka BP and responded to the dry climate during 1.8–0.3 ka BP. Together with the average chain length (ACL) and the carbon preference index (CPI) data, the climate evolution over last 9 ka in the SWGT peatland can be divided into three stages. During the first stage (9–5 ka BP), the δ13C values were depleted and CPI and Paq values were low, while ACL values were high. They reveal a period of warm and wet climate, which is regarded as the Holocene optimum. The second stage (5–1.8 ka BP) witnessed a shift to relatively cool and dry climate, as indicated by the more positive δ13C values and lower ACL values. During the third stage (1.8–0.3 ka BP), the δ13C, δD, CPI and Paq values showed marked increase and ACL values varied greatly, implying an abrupt change to cold and dry conditions. This climate pattern corresponds to the broad decline in Asian monsoon intensity through the latter part of the Holocene. Our results do not support a later Holocene optimum in south China as suggested by previous studies. PMID:27505008

Molecular Paleoclimate Reconstructions over the Last 9 ka from a Peat Sequence in South China.

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Xinxin Wang

Full Text Available To achieve a better understanding of Holocene climate change in the monsoon regions of China, we investigated the molecular distributions and carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions (δ13C and δD values of long-chain n-alkanes in a peat core from the Shiwangutian (SWGT peatland, south China over the last 9 ka. By comparisons with other climate records, we found that the δ13C values of the long-chain n-alkanes can be a proxy for humidity, while the δD values of the long-chain n-alkanes primarily recorded the moisture source δD signal during 9-1.8 ka BP and responded to the dry climate during 1.8-0.3 ka BP. Together with the average chain length (ACL and the carbon preference index (CPI data, the climate evolution over last 9 ka in the SWGT peatland can be divided into three stages. During the first stage (9-5 ka BP, the δ13C values were depleted and CPI and Paq values were low, while ACL values were high. They reveal a period of warm and wet climate, which is regarded as the Holocene optimum. The second stage (5-1.8 ka BP witnessed a shift to relatively cool and dry climate, as indicated by the more positive δ13C values and lower ACL values. During the third stage (1.8-0.3 ka BP, the δ13C, δD, CPI and Paq values showed marked increase and ACL values varied greatly, implying an abrupt change to cold and dry conditions. This climate pattern corresponds to the broad decline in Asian monsoon intensity through the latter part of the Holocene. Our results do not support a later Holocene optimum in south China as suggested by previous studies.

18 Ka BP records of climatic changes, Bay of Bengal: Isotopic and sedimentological evidences

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Chauhan, O.S.; Suneethi, J.

are also identified at 10.3 and 11.5 Ka BP. The later event matches well with that of the ‘Younger Dryas’ event of world climate models. The beginning of the Holocene is marked by lighter d18O values (at around 9.5 Ka BP), which has been interpreted...

Comparison of AltiKa and CryoSat-2 Elevation and Elevation Rates over the Amundsen Sea Sector

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Otosaka, I.; Shepherd, A.; Hogg, A.

2017-12-01

Altimeters have been successfully used for more than two decades to observe changes in the ice sheet surface and to estimate the contribution of ice sheets to sea level rise. The Satellite for Argos and AltiKa (SARAL) was launched in February 2013 as a joint mission between the French space agency (CNES) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). While the altimeters previously launched into space are operating at Ku-band (13.6 GHz), the altimeter on board SARAL, AltiKa, is the first instrument to operate at Ka-band (36.8 GHz). The higher frequency of AltiKa is expected to lead to reduced penetration of the radar signal into the snowpack, compared to Ku-band. A comparison of ice sheet elevation measurements recorded at the two frequencies may therefore provide useful information on surface and its scattering properties. In this study, we compare elevation and elevation rates recorded by AltiKa and CryoSat-2 between March 2013 and April 2017 over the Amundsen Sea Sector (ASS), one of the most rapidly changing sectors of West Antarctica. Elevation and elevation rates are computed within 5 km grid cells using a plane fit method, taking into account the contributions of topography and fluctuations in elevation and backscatter. The drifting orbit and imaging modes of CryoSat-2 result in 78,7 % sampling of the study area, whereas AltiKa samples 39,7 % due to its sparser orbit pattern and due to loss of signal in steeply sloping coastal margins. Over the study period, the root mean square difference between elevation and elevation change recorded at Ka-band and Ku-band were 40.3 m and 0.54 m/yr, respectively. While the broad spatial pattern of elevation change is well resolved by both satellites, data gaps along the Getz coastline may be partly responsible for the lower elevation change rate observed at Ka-band. We also compared CryoSat-2 and AltiKa to coincident airborne data from NASA's Operation IceBridge (OIB). The mean difference of elevation rate between

Ehitusala tõus jätkus ka mullu

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2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti, 3. nov. 2004, lk. 14-15. Ehitusfirmade TOP 95 aastal 2003. Kasumi TOP 40. Käibe TOP 40. TOP-i koostamise metoodika. Kasumi kasvu TOP 20. Käibe kasvu TOP 20. Omakapitali tootluse TOP 20. Rentaabluse TOP 20. Ehitusettevõtete üld- ja finantsandmed

Estimated pKa values for the environmentally relevant C1 through C8 perfluorinated sulfonic acid isomers.

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Rayne, Sierra; Forest, Kaya

2016-10-14

In order to estimate isomer-specific acidity constants (pKa) for the perfluorinated sulfonic acid (PFSA) environmental contaminants, the parameterization method 6 (PM6) pKa prediction method was extensively validated against a wide range of carbon oxyacids and related sulfonic/sulfinic acids. Excellent pKa prediction performance was observed for the carbon oxyacids using the PM6 method, but this approach was found to have a severe positive bias for sulfonic/sulfinic acids. To overcome this obstacle, a correlation was developed between non-adjusted PM6 pKa values and the corresponding experimentally obtained/estimated acidity constants for a range of representative alkyl, aryl and halogen-substituted sulfonic acids. Application of this correction to the PM6 values allows for extension of this computational method to a new acid functional group. When used to estimate isomer-specific pKa values for the C1 through C8 PFSAs, the modified PM6 approach suggests an adjusted pKa range from -5.3 to -9.0, indicating that all members of this class of well-known environmental contaminants will be effectively completely dissociated in aquatic systems.

The IUPAC aqueous and non-aqueous experimental pKa data repositories of organic acids and bases.

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Slater, Anthony Michael

2014-10-01

Accurate and well-curated experimental pKa data of organic acids and bases in both aqueous and non-aqueous media are invaluable in many areas of chemical research, including pharmaceutical, agrochemical, specialty chemical and property prediction research. In pharmaceutical research, pKa data are relevant in ligand design, protein binding, absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination as well as solubility and dissolution rate. The pKa data compilations of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, originally in book form, have been carefully converted into computer-readable form, with value being added in the process, in the form of ionisation assignments and tautomer enumeration. These compilations offer a broad range of chemistry in both aqueous and non-aqueous media and the experimental conditions and original reference for all pKa determinations are supplied. The statistics for these compilations are presented and the utility of the computer-readable form of these compilations is examined in comparison to other pKa compilations. Finally, information is provided about how to access these databases.

High Current, Low Voltage Power Converter [20kA, 6V] LHC Converter Prototype

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Jørgensen, H E; Dupaquier, A; Fernqvist, G

1998-01-01

The superconducting LHC accelerator requires high currents (~12.5kA) and relatively low voltages (~10 V) for its magnets. The need to install the power converters underground is the driving force for reduced volume and high efficiency. Moreover, the LHC machine will require a very high level of performance from the power converters, particularly in terms of DC stability, dynamic response and also in matters of EMC. To meet these requirements soft-switching techniques will be used. This paper describes the development of a [20kA,6V] power converter intended as a stable high-current source for D CCT calibration and an evaluation prototype for the future LHC converters. The converter is made with a modular concept with five current sources [4kA,6V] in parallel. The 4kA sources are built as plu g-in modules: a diode rectifier on the AC mains with a damped L-C passive filter, a Zero Voltage Switching inverter working at 20 kHz and an output stage (high frequency transformers, Schottky rectifi ers and output filter...

Test results on prototype 50-kA conductors for tokamak induction heating coils

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Wollan, J.J.; Williamson, K.D. Jr.; Turck, B.

1979-01-01

Fabricability of a very large, 50-kA superconducting cable has been demonstrated. Test results of critical current and stability measurements are presented. The design critical current of 55 kA at 7 T was met. The recovery current was degraded as a result of the expectedly poor insulation system. Energy loss measurements on prototype advanced mixed matrix conductors, which will be incorporated into a second prototype cable, are presented

Electrostatic contribution of surface charge residues to the stability of a thermophilic protein: benchmarking experimental and predicted pKa values.

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Chi-Ho Chan

Full Text Available Optimization of the surface charges is a promising strategy for increasing thermostability of proteins. Electrostatic contribution of ionizable groups to the protein stability can be estimated from the differences between the pKa values in the folded and unfolded states of a protein. Using this pKa-shift approach, we experimentally measured the electrostatic contribution of all aspartate and glutamate residues to the stability of a thermophilic ribosomal protein L30e from Thermococcus celer. The pKa values in the unfolded state were found to be similar to model compound pKas. The pKa values in both the folded and unfolded states obtained at 298 and 333 K were similar, suggesting that electrostatic contribution of ionizable groups to the protein stability were insensitive to temperature changes. The experimental pKa values for the L30e protein in the folded state were used as a benchmark to test the robustness of pKa prediction by various computational methods such as H++, MCCE, MEAD, pKD, PropKa, and UHBD. Although the predicted pKa values were affected by crystal contacts that may alter the side-chain conformation of surface charged residues, most computational methods performed well, with correlation coefficients between experimental and calculated pKa values ranging from 0.49 to 0.91 (p<0.01. The changes in protein stability derived from the experimental pKa-shift approach correlate well (r = 0.81 with those obtained from stability measurements of charge-to-alanine substituted variants of the L30e protein. Our results demonstrate that the knowledge of the pKa values in the folded state provides sufficient rationale for the redesign of protein surface charges leading to improved protein stability.

Drastic lake level changes of Lake Van (eastern Turkey) during the past ca. 600 ka: climatic, volcanic and tectonic control

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Cukur, D.; Krastel, S.; Schmincke, H.; Sumita, M.; Tomonaga, Y.; Damci, E.

2013-12-01

Lake Van is the largest soda lake in the world with a present surface of 3,574 km2 and a maximum water depth of 450 m. Sedimentary deposits in the lake preserve one of the most complete record of continental climate in the Middle East since the Middle Pleistocene. We studied these deposits to characterize the evolution of the lake level and its possible relationships with changes in climate, volcanic, and regional tectonics since the formation of the lake ca. 600 ka ago. Changes in lake level were determined based on high-resolution seismic reflection profiles showing erosional surfaces, changes in stratal geometries such as downward shifts in coastal onlap, and recognition of distinctive stratigraphic features such as prograding delta clinoforms. Our results show that Lake Van has undergone drastic changes in surface elevation by as much as 600 meters over the past ca. 600 ka. Five major lowstands occurred at ca. ~600 ka, ca. 365-340 ka, ca 290-230 ka; ca. 150-130 ka; and ca. 30-14 ka. During a first period (A) (ca. 600-ca 230 ka) lake levels changed drastically by hundreds of m but at longer time intervals between low and high stands. Changes occurred more frequently but mostly by a few tens of m during the past ca. 230 ka years where we can distinguish a first period (B1) of stepwise transgressions between ca. 230 and 150 ka followed by a short regression between ca. 150 and 130 ka. Lake level rose stepwise again during period B2 lasting until ca 30 ka. During the past 30 ka a regression and a final transgression each lasted ca. 15 ka years. The major lowstand periods in Lake Van occurred during glacial periods, arguing for a climatic control of these lake-level fluctuations (i.e., significantly reduced precipitation leading to lake level low stands). Although climate forcing may have been the dominant cause for the drastic lake level changes of Lake Van, volcanic and tectonic forcing factors are also invoked. For example, the number of distinct tephra layers

PODJETNIŠKA AKTIVNOST NA KOROŠKEM

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Marhl, Anja

2010-01-01

Da bi se posameznik podal na podjetniško pot mora zaznati poslovno priložnost, hkrati pa mora imeti tudi ustrezno znanje oziroma sposobnosti. Odločitev za podjetništvo je vedno osebna odločitev. Posameznik se mora sam odločiti ali bo deloval kot podjetnik, ali pa se bo ukvarjal s čim drugim. Koroška regija je ena izmed najstarejših slovenskih industrijskih regij. Prevladujejo predelovalne dejavnosti (proizvodnja kovin in kovinskih izdelkov, proizvodnja iz gume in plastike ter proizvodnja ...

NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana Underway Meteorological Data, Near Real Time

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce — NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana Underway Meteorological Data (Near Real Time, updated daily) are from the Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (SAMOS)...

Determination of the pKa of Benzophenones in Ethanol-Water

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G. T. Castro

2000-03-01

Full Text Available The pKa of monohydroxylated benzophenones was determined by UV spectroscopy. The values obtained are coherent with the resonant forms and hydrogen bond intramolecular of the analyzed compounds.

Thermal Runaway of the 13 kA Busbar Joints in the LHC

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Verweij, A P

2010-01-01

Triggered by the incident in the LHC in September 2008, the thermo-electrical stability of the 10,000 soldered busbar joints in the 13 kA circuits of the LHC has been re-assessed. For this purpose the computer model QP3 has been developed. In this paper the results of some calculations are presented, and it is shown how the results have been used to improve the quench detection system and ensure safe future operation. First the layout of the 13 kA circuits, the geometry of the soldered joints...

DARHT 2 kA Cathode Development

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Henestroza, E.; Houck, T.; Kwan, J.W.; Leitner, M.; Miram, G.; Prichard, B.; Roy, P.K.; Waldron, W.; Westenskow, G.; Yu, S.; Bieniosek, F.M.

2009-03-09

In the campaign to achieve 2 kA of electron beam current, we have made several changes to the DARHT-II injector during 2006-2007. These changes resulted in a significant increase in the beam current, achieving the 2 kA milestone. Until recently (before 2007), the maximum beam current that was produced from the 6.5-inch diameter (612M) cathode was about 1300 A when the cathode was operating at a maximum temperature of 1140 C. At this temperature level, the heat loss was dominated by radiation which is proportional to temperature to the fourth power. The maximum operating temperature was limited by the damage threshold of the potted filament and the capacity of the filament heater power supply, as well as the shortening of the cathode life time. There were also signs of overheating at other components in the cathode assembly. Thus it was clear that our approach to increase beam current could not be simply trying to run at a higher temperature and the preferred way was to operate with a cathode that has a lower work function. The dispenser cathode initially used was the type 612M made by SpectraMat. According to the manufacturer's bulletin, this cathode should be able to produce more than 10 A/cm{sup 2} of current density (corresponding to 2 kA of total beam current) at our operating conditions. Instead the measured emission (space charge limited) was 6 A/cm{sup 2}. The result was similar even after we had revised the activation and handling procedures to adhere more closely to the recommend steps (taking longer time and nonstop to do the out-gassing). Vacuum was a major concern in considering the cathode's performance. Although the vacuum gauges at the injector vessel indicated 10{sup -8} Torr, the actual vacuum condition near the cathode in the central region of the vessel, where there might be significant out-gassing from the heater region, was never determined. Poor vacuum at the surface of the cathode degraded the emission (by raising the work function

DARHT 2 kA Cathode Development

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Henestroza, E.; Houck, T.; Kwan, J.W.; Leitner, M.; Miram, G.; Prichard, B.; Roy, P.K.; Waldron, W.; Westenskow, G.; Yu, S.; Bieniosek, F.M.

2009-01-01

In the campaign to achieve 2 kA of electron beam current, we have made several changes to the DARHT-II injector during 2006-2007. These changes resulted in a significant increase in the beam current, achieving the 2 kA milestone. Until recently (before 2007), the maximum beam current that was produced from the 6.5-inch diameter (612M) cathode was about 1300 A when the cathode was operating at a maximum temperature of 1140 C. At this temperature level, the heat loss was dominated by radiation which is proportional to temperature to the fourth power. The maximum operating temperature was limited by the damage threshold of the potted filament and the capacity of the filament heater power supply, as well as the shortening of the cathode life time. There were also signs of overheating at other components in the cathode assembly. Thus it was clear that our approach to increase beam current could not be simply trying to run at a higher temperature and the preferred way was to operate with a cathode that has a lower work function. The dispenser cathode initially used was the type 612M made by SpectraMat. According to the manufacturer's bulletin, this cathode should be able to produce more than 10 A/cm 2 of current density (corresponding to 2 kA of total beam current) at our operating conditions. Instead the measured emission (space charge limited) was 6 A/cm 2 . The result was similar even after we had revised the activation and handling procedures to adhere more closely to the recommend steps (taking longer time and nonstop to do the out-gassing). Vacuum was a major concern in considering the cathode's performance. Although the vacuum gauges at the injector vessel indicated 10 -8 Torr, the actual vacuum condition near the cathode in the central region of the vessel, where there might be significant out-gassing from the heater region, was never determined. Poor vacuum at the surface of the cathode degraded the emission (by raising the work function value). We reexamined

Ka-band SAR interferometry studies for the SWOT mission

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Fernandez, D. E.; Fu, L.; Rodriguez, E.; Hodges, R.; Brown, S.

2008-12-01

The primary objective of the NRC Decadal Survey recommended SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) Mission is to measure the water elevation of the global oceans, as well as terrestrial water bodies (such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands), to answer key scientific questions on the kinetic energy of ocean circulation, the spatial and temporal variability of the world's surface freshwater storage and discharge, and to provide societal benefits on predicting climate change, coastal zone management, flood prediction, and water resources management. The SWOT mission plans to carry the following suite of microwave instruments: a Ka-band interferometer, a dual-frequency nadir altimeter, and a multi-frequency water-vapor radiometer dedicated to measuring wet tropospheric path delay to correct the radar measurements. We are currently funded by the NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) to reduce the risk of the main technological drivers of SWOT, by addressing the following technologies: the Ka-band radar interferometric antenna design, the on-board interferometric SAR processor, and the internally calibrated high-frequency radiometer. The goal is to significantly enhance the readiness level of the new technologies required for SWOT, while laying the foundations for the next-generation missions to map water elevation for studying Earth. The first two technologies address the challenges of the Ka-band SAR interferometry, while the high- frequency radiometer addresses the requirement for small-scale wet tropospheric corrections for coastal zone applications. In this paper, we present the scientific rational, need and objectives behind these technology items currently under development.

p Ka determinations of xanthene derivates in aqueous solutions by multivariate analysis applied to UV-Vis spectrophotometric data

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Batistela, Vagner Roberto; Pellosi, Diogo Silva; de Souza, Franciane Dutra; da Costa, Willian Ferreira; de Oliveira Santin, Silvana Maria; de Souza, Vagner Roberto; Caetano, Wilker; de Oliveira, Hueder Paulo Moisés; Scarminio, Ieda Spacino; Hioka, Noboru

2011-09-01

Xanthenes form to an important class of dyes which are widely used. Most of them present three acid-base groups: two phenolic sites and one carboxylic site. Therefore, the p Ka determination and the attribution of each group to the corresponding p Ka value is a very important feature. Attempts to obtain reliable p Ka through the potentiometry titration and the electronic absorption spectrophotometry using the first and second orders derivative failed. Due to the close p Ka values allied to strong UV-Vis spectral overlap, multivariate analysis, a powerful chemometric method, is applied in this work. The determination was performed for eosin Y, erythrosin B, and bengal rose B, and also for other synthesized derivatives such as 2-(3,6-dihydroxy-9-acridinyl) benzoic acid, 2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluorescein, eosin methyl ester, and erythrosin methyl ester in water. These last two compounds (esters) permitted to attribute the p Ka of the phenolic group, which is not easily recognizable for some investigated dyes. Besides the p Ka determination, the chemometry allowed for estimating the electronic spectrum of some prevalent protolytic species and the substituents effects evaluation.

Kui suudab Steve, suudab ka Apple / Tarvo Vaarmets

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Vaarmets, Tarvo

2008-01-01

Ehkki Apple'i kolmanda kvartali kasum kasvas kolmandiku võrra ja oli oodatust kümnendiku jagu suurem, langes ettevõtte aktsia hind börsil. Investoreid teeb rahutuks nii ettevõtte juhi Steve Jobsi tervis kui ka Apple'i majandusprognoos neljandaks kvartaliks. Lisa: Analüütikud on aktsia suhtes üksmeelel. Diagramm: Aktsia hinnal taas suund alla

Ka-Band, Multi-Gigabit-Per-Second Transceiver

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Simons, Rainee N.; Wintucky, Edwin G.; Smith, Francis J.; Harris, Johnny M.; Landon, David G.; Haddadin, Osama S.; McIntire, William K.; Sun, June Y.

2011-01-01

A document discusses a multi-Gigabit-per-second, Ka-band transceiver with a software-defined modem (SDM) capable of digitally encoding/decoding data and compensating for linear and nonlinear distortions in the end-to-end system, including the traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA). This innovation can increase data rates of space-to-ground communication links, and has potential application to NASA s future spacebased Earth observation system. The SDM incorporates an extended version of the industry-standard DVB-S2, and LDPC rate 9/10 FEC codec. The SDM supports a suite of waveforms, including QPSK, 8-PSK, 16-APSK, 32- APSK, 64-APSK, and 128-QAM. The Ka-band and TWTA deliver an output power on the order of 200 W with efficiency greater than 60%, and a passband of at least 3 GHz. The modem and the TWTA together enable a data rate of 20 Gbps with a low bit error rate (BER). The payload data rates for spacecraft in NASA s integrated space communications network can be increased by an order of magnitude (>10 ) over current state-of-practice. This innovation enhances the data rate by using bandwidth-efficient modulation techniques, which transmit a higher number of bits per Hertz of bandwidth than the currently used quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) waveforms.

"7 vaprat" ei lõpeta ka suvel / H. S.

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H. S.

2002-01-01

Populaarne muusikaedetabelisaade "7 vaprat" läheb juunis ansamblitega Terminaator, Tuberkuloited, No Big Silence, Blacky, Speed Free ja Hell Can Wait suvetuurile. 11. juunil antakse kontsert Tartus, 12. juunil Rakveres, 13. juunil Pärnus ja 15. juunil Tallinnas. Kontsertidest valmivad ka telesaated, saatejuht Villu Tamme

An integrated Ka/Ku-band payload for personal, mobile and private business communications

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Hayes, Edward J.; Keelty, J. Malcolm

1991-01-01

The Canadian Department of Communications has been studying options for a government-sponsored demonstration payload to be launched before the end of the century. A summary of the proposed system concepts and network architectures for providing an advanced private business network service at Ku-band and personal and mobile communications at Ka-band is presented. The system aspects addressed include coverage patterns, traffic capacity, and grade of service, multiple access options as well as special problems, such as Doppler in mobile applications. Earth terminal types and the advanced payload concept proposed in a feasibility study for the demonstration mission are described. This concept is a combined Ka-band/Ku-band payload which incorporates a number of advanced satellite technologies including a group demodulator to convert single-channel-per-carrier frequency division multiple access uplink signals to a time division multiplex downlink, on-board signal regeneration, and baseband switching to support packet switched data operation. The on-board processing capability of the payload provides a hubless VSAT architecture which permits single-hop full mesh interconnectivity. The Ka-band and Ku-band portions of the payload are fully integrated through an on-board switch, thereby providing the capability for fully integrated services, such as using the Ku-band VSAT terminals as gateway stations for the Ka-band personal and mobile communications services.

Cijepani litički materijal s prapovijesnog nalazišta Slavča, Nova Gradiška

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Šošić, Rajna; Karavanić, Ivor

2005-01-01

SUMMARY TECHNOLOGICAL AND TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHIPPED STONE ARTIFACTS FROM THE PREHISTORIC SITE OF SLAV^A, NOVA GRADI[KA The site of Slav~a is situated on the south flanks of Psunj Mountain, in the town of Nova Gradi{ ka, Western Slavonia. The site has been continuosly excavated since 1997 by the City Museum of Nova Gradi{ka. A total number of 1655 chipped stone artifacts have been analyised, classified to the Sopot, Kostolac and Lasinja cultures, in effect a peri...

Prediction of pKa values using the PM6 semiempirical method

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Jimmy C. Kromann

2016-08-01

Full Text Available The PM6 semiempirical method and the dispersion and hydrogen bond-corrected PM6-D3H+ method are used together with the SMD and COSMO continuum solvation models to predict pKa values of pyridines, alcohols, phenols, benzoic acids, carboxylic acids, and phenols using isodesmic reactions and compared to published ab initio results. The pKa values of pyridines, alcohols, phenols, and benzoic acids considered in this study can generally be predicted with PM6 and ab initio methods to within the same overall accuracy, with average mean absolute differences (MADs of 0.6–0.7 pH units. For carboxylic acids, the accuracy (0.7–1.0 pH units is also comparable to ab initio results if a single outlier is removed. For primary, secondary, and tertiary amines the accuracy is, respectively, similar (0.5–0.6, slightly worse (0.5–1.0, and worse (1.0–2.5, provided that di- and tri-ethylamine are used as reference molecules for secondary and tertiary amines. When applied to a drug-like molecule where an empirical pKa predictor exhibits a large (4.9 pH unit error, we find that the errors for PM6-based predictions are roughly the same in magnitude but opposite in sign. As a result, most of the PM6-based methods predict the correct protonation state at physiological pH, while the empirical predictor does not. The computational cost is around 2–5 min per conformer per core processor, making PM6-based pKa prediction computationally efficient enough to be used for high-throughput screening using on the order of 100 core processors.

Accurate pKa calculation of the conjugate acids of alkanolamines, alkaloids and nucleotide bases by quantum chemical methods.

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Gangarapu, Satesh; Marcelis, Antonius T M; Zuilhof, Han

2013-04-02

The pKa of the conjugate acids of alkanolamines, neurotransmitters, alkaloid drugs and nucleotide bases are calculated with density functional methods (B3LYP, M08-HX and M11-L) and ab initio methods (SCS-MP2, G3). Implicit solvent effects are included with a conductor-like polarizable continuum model (CPCM) and universal solvation models (SMD, SM8). G3, SCS-MP2 and M11-L methods coupled with SMD and SM8 solvation models perform well for alkanolamines with mean unsigned errors below 0.20 pKa units, in all cases. Extending this method to the pKa calculation of 35 nitrogen-containing compounds spanning 12 pKa units showed an excellent correlation between experimental and computational pKa values of these 35 amines with the computationally low-cost SM8/M11-L density functional approach. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Maksude tõstmine lööb nii ettevõtlust kui ka tavalist inimest / Mirko Ojakivi

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Ojakivi, Mirko

2008-01-01

Konjunktuuriinstituudi direktori Marje Josingu sõnul halvendaks maksutõus nii ettevõtluse konkurentsivõimet kui ka inimeste võimet eluga toime tulla, ka maksumaksjate liidu esimees Lasse Lehis peab maksude tõstmist valeks, eriti vale oleks tema väitel tõsta käibemaksu

Full Ka Band Waveguide-to-Microstrip Inline Transition Design

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Li, Jianxing; Li, Lei; Qiao, Yu; Chen, Juan; Chen, Jianzhong; Zhang, Anxue

2018-05-01

In this paper, a compact and broadband inline waveguide-to-microstrip transition is proposed to cover the full Ka band. The transition can be segmented from the electric point of view into three building blocks, comprising a microstrip line to rectangular coaxial line, a wedged rectangular coaxial line to ridged waveguide, and a final tapered ridged waveguide impedance transformer to standard waveguide. Both good electrical performance and simple modular assembly without any soldering have been simultaneously obtained. The validation of the design concept has been conducted by numerical simulations and experimental measurements. The experimental results of a fabricated back-to-back transition prototype coincide with the simulated results. It shows that the proposed transition achieves good return loss of lower than 15.5 dB and low insertion loss with a fluctuation between 0.23 to 0.60 dB across the entire Ka band. Details of design considerations and operation mechanism as well as simulation and measurement results are presented.

Developing hybrid approaches to predict pKa values of ionizable groups

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Witham, Shawn; Talley, Kemper; Wang, Lin; Zhang, Zhe; Sarkar, Subhra; Gao, Daquan; Yang, Wei

2011-01-01

Accurate predictions of pKa values of titratable groups require taking into account all relevant processes associated with the ionization/deionization. Frequently, however, the ionization does not involve significant structural changes and the dominating effects are purely electrostatic in origin allowing accurate predictions to be made based on the electrostatic energy difference between ionized and neutral forms alone using a static structure. On another hand, if the change of the charge state is accompanied by a structural reorganization of the target protein, then the relevant conformational changes have to be taken into account in the pKa calculations. Here we report a hybrid approach that first predicts the titratable groups, which ionization is expected to cause conformational changes, termed “problematic” residues, then applies a special protocol on them, while the rest of the pKa’s are predicted with rigid backbone approach as implemented in multi-conformation continuum electrostatics (MCCE) method. The backbone representative conformations for “problematic” groups are generated with either molecular dynamics simulations with charged and uncharged amino acid or with ab-initio local segment modeling. The corresponding ensembles are then used to calculate the pKa of the “problematic” residues and then the results are averaged. PMID:21744395

Additive manufacturing of Ka-band antennas for wireless communications

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Armendariz, Unai; Rommel, Simon; Rodríguez Páez, Juan Sebastián

2016-01-01

This paper presents the design and fabrication of WR-28 waveguide horn antennas operating in the Ka-band frequency range between 26.5 GHz and 40 GHz through 3D printing. Three different antennas are fabricated from polylactide acid filaments in conductive and non-conductive variants; the latter i...

A thermally switched 9 kA superconducting rectifier fluxpump

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ten Kate, Herman H.J.; Bunk, Paul B.; Steffens, Harry A.; van de Klundert, Louis J.M.

1981-01-01

The feasibility of superconducting rectifier-fluxpumps has to be demonstrated at current levels of 10 - 100 kA, where is asked for in the superconducting devices now being planned. An intensive program has been started at the low temperature division of the University of Twente to construct such

Tõnu Talve "Ka" tuuritab Kadrinas ja Rakveres / Ants Juske

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Juske, Ants, 1956-2016

2005-01-01

Tõnu Talve maalidest. Kadrinas esitatud trio Fragile performance'st ja näitusest tsüklist "Ka" Rakveres. Rakvere näitusel Teele Tuuna ja kolmeaastase tütre Anneliise tööd. Trio Fragile koosseisus on kitarrist Robert Jürjendal, trummar Arvo Urb ja maalija Tõnu Talve

Uusim tehnika annab säästu ka maasoojuspumpades / Lauri Lehtinen

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Lehtinen, Lauri

2009-01-01

Õhksoojuspumpadega tuntust kogunud inverter- ehk sagedusmuunduriga kompressortehnikat kasutatakse ka uue põlvkonna maasoojuspumpades. Tootjate sõnul annab invertertehnika varasemate seadmetega võrreldes umbes 10–15% kokkuhoidu

Maailma esimene online-maakler teenindab ka eesti keeles / Romet Kreek

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Kreek, Romet, 1972-

2005-01-01

Maailma esimene online-maaklerfirma E*Trade avas eestikeelse kauplemiskeskkonna, kuhu lähikuudel lisandub võimalus kaubelda ka Eesti aktsiatega. Tabel: E*Trade pakub konkurentsi kohalikele maakleritele. Kommenteerib Peeter Koppel. Vt. samas: Lauri Matsulevitsh. LHV konkurenti ei karda

Tänane heategevuskontsert toetab ka Kiigemetsa kooli / Vaike Käosaar

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Käosaar, Vaike

2007-01-01

Heategevuskontserdist "Ma olen eriline" Põltsamaa lossihoovis, kus esinevad mitmed Eestimaa tuntud muusikud ja mille tulusid kasutatakse samasuguse pealkirjaga raamatu kirjastamise toetuseks, et aidata peresid, kus kasvab autistlikke lapsi ning Kiigemetsa Kooli, kus õpetatakse teiste seas ka autismipuudega lapsi

Miniaturized Ka-Band Dual-Channel Radar

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Hoffman, James P.; Moussessian, Alina; Jenabi, Masud; Custodero, Brian

2011-01-01

Smaller (volume, mass, power) electronics for a Ka-band (36 GHz) radar interferometer were required. To reduce size and achieve better control over RFphase versus temperature, fully hybrid electronics were developed for the RF portion of the radar s two-channel receiver and single-channel transmitter. In this context, fully hybrid means that every active RF device was an open die, and all passives were directly attached to the subcarrier. Attachments were made using wire and ribbon bonding. In this way, every component, even small passives, was selected for the fabrication of the two radar receivers, and the devices were mounted relative to each other in order to make complementary components isothermal and to isolate other components from potential temperature gradients. This is critical for developing receivers that can track each other s phase over temperature, which is a key mission driver for obtaining ocean surface height. Fully hybrid, Ka-band (36 GHz) radar transmitter and dual-channel receiver were developed for spaceborne radar interferometry. The fully hybrid fabrication enables control over every aspect of the component selection, placement, and connection. Since the two receiver channels must track each other to better than 100 millidegrees of RF phase over several minutes, the hardware in the two receivers must be "identical," routed the same (same line lengths), and as isothermal as possible. This level of design freedom is not possible with packaged components, which include many internal passive, unknown internal connection lengths/types, and often a single orientation of inputs and outputs.

pKa Determination of water-soluble calix[4]arenes

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Shinkai, Seiji; Araki, Koji; Grootenhuis, P.D.J.; Reinhoudt, David

1991-01-01

Neutral, water-soluble 5,11,17,23-tetrakis[bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)aminosulphonyl]calix[4]arene-25,26,27,28-tetraol and 5,11,17,23-tetranitrocalix[4]arene-25,26,27,28-tetraol have been synthesized and the pKa values of the OH groups determined in an aqueous system.

Che legend elab ka 40 aastat hiljem / Evelyn Kaldoja

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Kaldoja, Evelyn, 1980-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 9. okt. lk. 10. Argentinas sündinud ja 1967. aastal hukatud revolutsionääri Ernesto Che Guevara poliitikukarjäärist, tema panusest Kuuba revolutsiooni ja poliitikasse. Ernesto Che Guevara mälestamisest Ladina-Ameeerika riikides. Lisa: Kuuba revolutsioon; Che Guevara elu

Euroopa Liit lubab toetada Afganistani ka tulevikus heldelt / Ahto Lobjakas

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Lobjakas, Ahto, 1970-

2005-01-01

Euroopa Komisjoni president Jose Manuel Barroso ja Euroopa Liidu ühise välispoliitika peakoordinaator Javier Solana lubasid Afganistani presidendile Hamid Karzaile, et Euroopa Liit jätkab kestva välisabi osutamist riigile ka peale parlamendivalimiste toimumist septembris

Eolian depositional phases during the past 50 ka and inferred climate variability for the Pampean Sand Sea, western Pampas, Argentina

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Tripaldi, Alfonsina; Forman, Steven L.

2016-05-01

The Pampean Sand Sea, which occurs from the Argentinian Pampas to the eastern Andean piedmont, hosts presently stabilized dune fields spanning the late Quaternary. This study integrates previous results and presents new geomorphic, stratigraphic, sedimentological, and chronologic data for nineteen >2 m-thick eolian successions for the San Luis paleo-dune field, western Pampas, to better constrain the depositional history. Six eolian depositional phases are identified spanning the past 50 ka, interposed with paleosols and/or bounded by erosive surfaces. Age control was from 61 OSL ages of small aliquots of quartz grains from eolian stratigraphic units. The inferred timing of eolian phases are at ca. 70 ± 10 yr, 190 ± 20 yr, 12 to 1 ka, 22 to 17 ka, 29 to 24 ka, and 40 to 32 ka. A maximum span for periods of pedogenesis at ca. 12 to 17 ka, 22 to 24 ka, and 29 to 32 ka was provided by bounding OSL ages, which broadly overlap with high stands of pluvial lakes and glacier advances in the central Andes. We infer that the added precipitation may reflect expansion of the Southern Hemisphere monsoon, associated with Northern Hemisphere Heinrich events, leading to episodes of significantly wetter conditions (>350 mm MAP) to at least 35° S. Most of the Holocene (12 ka to 0.8 ka) was characterized by sand sheet deposit under drier than present conditions (100-450 mm MAP), associated with Monte-type vegetation (shrub steppe). The latest two eolian depositional phases, occurred at ca. 190 and 70 yr ago, during the historic period with European settlement and are related to anthropogenic landscape disturbance, though the youngest phase was concomitant with 1930s drought. Wet conditions dominated since ca. AD 1970 with new lakes and rivers forming across this eolian terrain; an incongruous environmental response in reference to drier conditions for most of the Holocene.

Cilvēka attēlojums nacionālsociālisma laikā: vācu cilvēka tēls plakātos

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Ziemele, Agnese

2010-01-01

Bakalaura darbā „Cilvēka attēlojums nacionālsociālisma laikā: vācu cilvēka tēls plakātos” tiek noskaidrota sievietes, vīrieša un jaunieša loma sabiedrībā. No 1933. līdz 1945. gadam Vācijā pastāvošā nacionālsociālistiskās ideoloăija ietekmēja propagandas saturu, kā arī noteica sabiedrības locekĜu domāšanas veidu un uzskatus. Darba gaitā tiek aplūkotas tā laika Vācijā valdošās politiskās idejas, mediju un propagandas, kā arī Trešā reiha valodas īpatnības. Darba galvenais pētījumu...

Test results of the 18 kA EDIPO HTS current leads

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Wesche, Rainer; Bagnasco, Maurizio; Bruzzone, Pierluigi; Felder, Roland; Guetg, Marc; Holenstein, Manuel; Jenni, Markus; March, Stephen; Roth, Felix; Vogel, Martin

2011-01-01

For the new test facility EDIPO (European DIPOle), to be hosted by CRPP, two 18 kA HTS current leads were manufactured and successfully tested. The HTS module, made of AgMgAu/Bi-2223 tapes, is cooled only by heat conduction to the cold end, while the copper part is cooled by forced flow helium gas. The current leads were tested at low voltage up to the maximum current of 18 kA. The helium mass flow rates required for stable operation at various currents were determined. In addition to the steady state operation, the transient behavior in the case of a loss of flow was studied experimentally. The test results provide an estimate of the operational limits of the EDIPO HTS current leads.

ATLAS operations in the GridKa T1/T2 Cloud

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Duckeck, G; Serfon, C; Walker, R; Harenberg, T; Kalinin, S; Schultes, J; Kawamura, G; Leffhalm, K; Meyer, J; Nderitu, S; Olszewski, A; Petzold, A; Sundermann, J E

2011-01-01

The ATLAS GridKa cloud consists of the GridKa Tier1 centre and 12 Tier2 sites from five countries associated to it. Over the last years a well defined and tested operation model evolved. Several core cloud services need to be operated and closely monitored: distributed data management, involving data replication, deletion and consistency checks; support for ATLAS production activities, which includes Monte Carlo simulation, reprocessing and pilot factory operation; continuous checks of data availability and performance for user analysis; software installation and database setup. Of crucial importance is good communication between sites, operations team and ATLAS as well as efficient cloud level monitoring tools. The paper gives an overview of the operations model and ATLAS services within the cloud.

Test results of the 18 kA EDIPO HTS current leads

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Wesche, Rainer, E-mail: rainer.wesche@psi.ch [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP), Association Euratom - Confederation Suisse, 5232 Villigen PSI (Switzerland); Bagnasco, Maurizio; Bruzzone, Pierluigi; Felder, Roland; Guetg, Marc; Holenstein, Manuel; Jenni, Markus; March, Stephen; Roth, Felix; Vogel, Martin [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP), Association Euratom - Confederation Suisse, 5232 Villigen PSI (Switzerland)

2011-10-15

For the new test facility EDIPO (European DIPOle), to be hosted by CRPP, two 18 kA HTS current leads were manufactured and successfully tested. The HTS module, made of AgMgAu/Bi-2223 tapes, is cooled only by heat conduction to the cold end, while the copper part is cooled by forced flow helium gas. The current leads were tested at low voltage up to the maximum current of 18 kA. The helium mass flow rates required for stable operation at various currents were determined. In addition to the steady state operation, the transient behavior in the case of a loss of flow was studied experimentally. The test results provide an estimate of the operational limits of the EDIPO HTS current leads.

Food safety assessment of Cry8Ka5 mutant protein using Cry1Ac as a control Bt protein.

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Farias, Davi Felipe; Viana, Martônio Ponte; Oliveira, Gustavo Ramos; Santos, Vanessa Olinto; Pinto, Clidia Eduarda Moreira; Viana, Daniel Araújo; Vasconcelos, Ilka Maria; Grossi-de-Sa, Maria Fátima; Carvalho, Ana Fontenele Urano

2015-07-01

Cry8Ka5 is a mutant protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that has been proposed for developing transgenic plants due to promising activity against coleopterans, like Anthonomus grandis (the major pest of Brazilian cotton culture). Thus, an early food safety assessment of Cry8Ka5 protein could provide valuable information to support its use as a harmless biotechnological tool. This study aimed to evaluate the food safety of Cry8Ka5 protein following the two-tiered approach, based on weights of evidence, proposed by ILSI. Cry1Ac protein was used as a control Bt protein. The history of safe use revealed no convincing hazard reports for Bt pesticides and three-domain Cry proteins. The bioinformatics analysis with the primary amino acids sequence of Cry8Ka5 showed no similarity to any known toxic, antinutritional or allergenic proteins. The mode of action of Cry proteins is well understood and their fine specificity is restricted to insects. Cry8Ka5 and Cry1Ac proteins were rapidly degraded in simulated gastric fluid, but were resistant to simulated intestinal fluid and heat treatment. The LD50 for Cry8Ka5 and Cry1Ac was >5000 mg/kg body weight when administered by gavage in mice. Thus, no expected relevant risks are associated with the consumption of Cry8Ka5 protein. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Determination of pKa values of alendronate sodium in aqueous solution by piecewise linear regression based on acid-base potentiometric titration.

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Ke, Jing; Dou, Hanfei; Zhang, Ximin; Uhagaze, Dushimabararezi Serge; Ding, Xiali; Dong, Yuming

2016-12-01

As a mono-sodium salt form of alendronic acid, alendronate sodium presents multi-level ionization for the dissociation of its four hydroxyl groups. The dissociation constants of alendronate sodium were determined in this work by studying the piecewise linear relationship between volume of titrant and pH value based on acid-base potentiometric titration reaction. The distribution curves of alendronate sodium were drawn according to the determined pKa values. There were 4 dissociation constants (pKa 1 =2.43, pKa 2 =7.55, pKa 3 =10.80, pKa 4 =11.99, respectively) of alendronate sodium, and 12 existing forms, of which 4 could be ignored, existing in different pH environments.

Kas kollaste kaartide lõpp toob lõpu ka lapsesoodustusele? / Jarno Laur

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Laur, Jarno, 1975-

2006-01-01

Erastamisväärtpaberite väljaandmise ja kasutamise lõpetamise eelnõust, millega lõpetataks ka lastega seotud 25 000 kroonine hinnasoodustus maa väljaostmisel. Sama ka Vali Uudised 13. jaan. 2005, lk. 2 ; Kuulutaja 13. jaan. 2006, lk. 4 ; Põhjarannik 13. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Lääne Elu 17. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Nädaline 17. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Hiiu Leht 17. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Lõunaleht 19. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Meie Maa 17. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Vooremaa 21. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Virumaa Nädalaleht 13. jaan. 2006, lk. 2 ; Valgamaalane 19. jaan. 2006, lk. 2

Kas läheb ka Ruudi tapmiseks? / Kati Murutar

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Murutar, Kati, 1967-

2006-01-01

Lastefilm "Ruudi" : stsenaristid Katrin Laur, Aare Toikka, Aarne Mägi : režissöör Katrin Laur : nimiosas lapsnäitleja Paul Oskar Soe : Allfilm - MRP Matila Röhr Productions - Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv 2006. Võetud kõne alla ka Peeter Simmi "Kõrini!" ja Peeter Urbla "Stiilipeo" arvustaja meelest teenimatult mahategevad retsensioonid

Experimental determination of net protein charge and A(tot) and K(a) of nonvolatile buffers in human plasma.

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Staempfli, Henry R; Constable, Peter D

2003-08-01

The mechanism for an acid-base disturbance can be determined by using the strong ion approach, which requires species-specific values for the total concentration of plasma nonvolatile buffers (Atot) and the effective dissociation constant for plasma weak acids (Ka). The aim of this study was to experimentally determine Atot and Ka values for human plasma by using in vitro CO2 tonometry. Plasma Pco2 was systematically varied from 25 to 145 Torr at 37 degrees C, thereby altering plasma pH over the physiological range of 6.90-7.55, and plasma pH, Pco2, and concentrations of quantitatively important strong ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, lactate) and buffer ions (total protein, albumin, phosphate) were measured. Strong ion difference was estimated, and nonlinear regression was used to calculate Atot and Ka from the measured pH and Pco2 and estimated strong ion difference; the Atot and Ka values were then validated by using a published data set (Figge J, Rossing TH, and Fencl V, J Lab Clin Med 117: 453-467, 1991). The values (mean +/- SD) were as follows: Atot = 17.2 +/- 3.5 mmol/l (equivalent to 0.224 mmol/g of protein or 0.378 mmol/g of albumin); Ka = 0.80 +/- 0.60 x 10-7; negative log of Ka = 7.10. Mean estimates were obtained for strong ion difference (37 meq/l) and net protein charge (13+.0 meq/l). The experimentally determined values for Atot, Ka, and net protein charge should facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of acid-base disturbances in critically ill humans.

Loogikavigade lubatavusest

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Jüri Eintalu

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Loogikavigu on kahte liiki: (1 vastuolud; (2 kehtetud järeldused. Sooritada kehtetu järeldus on üldiselt väiksem viga kui väita vastuolu. On kaks erinevat printsiipi: (A teadaolevalt väära väidet ei tohi esitada; (B ei tohi esitada väidet, mille tõeväärtus pole teada. (A keelab sooritada esimest liiki loogikavigu; (B ka teist liiki loogikavigu. Printsiibi (B lükkame me tagasi. Oletusi saab genereerida näiteks: (1 dedutseerides neid teadaolevalt vastuolulisest teooriast; (2 saades neid induktiivsete järelduste tulemeina. Ent ka printsiipi (A tohib eirata. Võib esitada teadaolevalt vastuolulise teooria kui ligilähedaselt tõese ning seda kasutada - kui paremaid pole käepärast. Popper esitas tõesarnasuse teooria. Samuti nõudis ta vastuoluliste teadusteooriate elimineerimist. - Ent paremate teadusteooriate leiutamine võib ebaõnnestuda. Wittgensteini vaated tema Märkmetes matemaatika alustest on usutavamad. Implitsiitselt rakendas Witttgenstein mitteformaliseeritud tõesarnasuse mõistet vastuolulistele teooriatele, lubades selliseid teooriaid kasutada.

Elucidation of the electronic spectrum changes of KA-Al3+ complex by potentiometric titration, FTIR, 13C NMR and quantum mechanics

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Piantavini, Mário S.; Gonçalves, Alan G.; Trindade, Ângela C.L.B.; Noseda, Miguel D.; Mercê, Ana L.R.; Pontarolo, Roberto; Machado, Antonio E.H.

2017-01-01

Kojic acid (KA) is an organic acid widely used in pharmaceutical industry, mainly as a skin lightening agent. Based on the ability of KA to form complexes with ions, we found the most possible kind of complex formed with cation aluminum. KA-Al 3+ complex structures were studied using potentiometric and spectrophotometric (UV) titrations, FTIR and 13 C NMR. The electronic spectroscopy showed that the KA-Al 3+ complexes absorb at higher wavelengths (λ max = 305 nm) than do the non-complexed KA (λ max = 269 nm), confirming complexation. The IR spectra of KA complexed and not complexed allowed to correlate the changes in the absorption of enol and carbonyl groups in absence and presence of Al 3+ in aqueous solutions. The complexation suggested by the potentiometric titration and FTIR spectroscopy are in accordance with the data obtained from NMR results. Calculations based on quantum mechanics were utilized to understand the differences found in the non complexed and complexed KAH electronic spectra. (author)

The potentials for creating sustainable rural tourism in Bačka

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Stankov Uglješa

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Average rural household in Bačka mostly depend on agricultural activities. Modern society changes, especially changes in agriculture production imply need for diversification of business activities. Rural tourism can be important part of rural economy for some villages in Bačka. Fertile plain, Danube, Tisa and other smaller rivers, animals and games represent base of natural tourist attractions of rural tourism. However, main competitive advantages of Bačka are anthropogenic values. Traditional pannonian houses, baroques churches, numerous rural festivities, and "melting point" of different nationalities make good base for rural tourism development. Different combinations of rural attractions create several tourist experiences of this region: authentic tourist experience at "szalashes", particular tourist experience in villages, intensive tourist experience of rural events and manifestations, not authentic tourist experiences of pseudo rural attractions and complex tourist experience in rural areas. Regarding to emitive centers of rural tourist demand can be specified tree regions for development of rural tourism - region of Novi Sad, Subotica, and Sombor. Rural tourism can make a valuable contribution to rural economies, job creation, landscape conservation, retention of rural population, support to rural culture and tradition, nature conservation and other. At the same time, rural tourism is facing various limitations. With in this context, rural tourism planning has to include principles of sustainable development.

Nonlinear electrostatic emittance compensation in kA, fs electron bunches

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Geer, S.B. van der; Loos, M.J. de; Botman, J.I.M.; Luiten, O.J.; Wiel, M.J. van der

2002-01-01

Nonlinear space-charge effects play an important role in emittance growth in the production of kA electron bunches with a bunch length much smaller than the bunch diameter. We propose a scheme employing the radial third-order component of an electrostatic acceleration field, to fully compensate the nonlinear space-charge effects. This results in minimal transverse root-mean-square emittance. The principle is demonstrated using our design simulations of a device for the production of high-quality, high-current, subpicosecond electron bunches using electrostatic acceleration in a 1 GV/m field. Simulations using the GPT code produce a bunch of 100 pC and 73 fs full width at half maximum pulse width, resulting in a peak current of about 1.2 kA at an energy of 2 MeV. The compensation scheme reduces the root-mean-square emittance by 34% to 0.4π mm mrad

Computing pKa Values with a Mixing Hamiltonian Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Approach.

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Liu, Yang; Fan, Xiaoli; Jin, Yingdi; Hu, Xiangqian; Hu, Hao

2013-09-10

Accurate computation of the pKa value of a compound in solution is important but challenging. Here, a new mixing quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) Hamiltonian method is developed to simulate the free-energy change associated with the protonation/deprotonation processes in solution. The mixing Hamiltonian method is designed for efficient quantum mechanical free-energy simulations by alchemically varying the nuclear potential, i.e., the nuclear charge of the transforming nucleus. In pKa calculation, the charge on the proton is varied in fraction between 0 and 1, corresponding to the fully deprotonated and protonated states, respectively. Inspired by the mixing potential QM/MM free energy simulation method developed previously [H. Hu and W. T. Yang, J. Chem. Phys. 2005, 123, 041102], this method succeeds many advantages of a large class of λ-coupled free-energy simulation methods and the linear combination of atomic potential approach. Theory and technique details of this method, along with the calculation results of the pKa of methanol and methanethiol molecules in aqueous solution, are reported. The results show satisfactory agreement with the experimental data.

Electromagnetic Properties of Graphene-like Films in Ka-Band

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Sofia Voronovich

2014-05-01

Full Text Available We studied electromagnetic properties of pyrolytic carbon (PyC films with thicknesses from 9 nm to 110 nm. The PyC films consisted of randomly oriented and intertwined graphene flakes with a typical size of a few nanometers were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD at 1100 °C on a quartz substrate. The reflectance and transmittance of these films in Ka-band, 26–37 GHz, were studied both experimentally and theoretically. The discovered remarkably high absorption loss of up to 50% of incident power, along with chemical stability, makes PyC films attractive for electromagnetic (EM interference shielding in space and airspace communication systems, as well as in portable electronic devices occupying this frequency slot. Since, in practical applications, the PyC film should be employed for coating of dielectric surfaces, two important issues to be addressed are: (i which side (front or back of the substrate should be covered to ensure maximum absorption losses; and (ii the frequency dependence of absorbance/transmittance/reflectance of binary PyC/quartz structures in the Ka-band.

14C ages and activity for the past 50 ka at Volcán Galeras, Colombia

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Banks, N.G.; Calvache, V.M.L.; Williams, S.N.

1997-01-01

Volcán Galeras is the southernmost Colombian volcano with well-recorded historic activity. The volcano is part of a large and complex volcanic center upon which 400,000 people live. Historic activity has centered on a small-volume cone inside the youngest of several large amphitheaters that breach the west flank of the volcano, away from the city of Pasto (population 300,000). Lava flows (SiO2 between 54.6 and 64.7 wt.%) have dominated activity for more than 1 Ma, but explosive events have also occurred. Joint studies by volcanologists from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and the United States produced 24 new14C ages and more than 100 stratigraphic sections to interpret the past 50 ka of activity at Galeras, including sector collapse events. The youngest collapse event truncated 12.8 ka lava flows and may have occurred as recently as 8 to 10 ka. Tephra-fall material rapidly thins and becomes finer away from the vent area. The only widespread marker in the < 10 ka section is a biotite-bearing tephra deposited between 4.1 and 4.5 ka from a source south of Galeras. It separates cryoturbated from largely undisturbed layers on Galeras, and thus dates a stratigraphic horizon which is useful in the interpretation of other volcanoes and geotectonics in the equatorial Andes. Pyroclastic flows during the past 50 ka have been small to moderate in volume, but they have left numerous thin deposits on the north and east flanks where lava flows have been impeded by crater and amphitheater walls. Many of the pyroclastic-flow deposits are lithic rich, with fines and clasts so strongly altered by hydrothermal action before eruption that they, as well as the sector collapse deposits, resemble waste dumps of leached cappings from disseminated sulfide deposits more than volcanogenic deposits. This evidence of a long-lived hydrothermal system indicates susceptibility to mass failure and explosive events higher than expected for a volcano built largely by lava flows and

A 20-15 ka high-resolution paleomagnetic secular variation record from Black Sea sediments - no evidence for the 'Hilina Pali excursion'?

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Liu, Jiabo; Nowaczyk, Norbert R.; Frank, Ute; Arz, Helge W.

2018-06-01

A comprehensive magnetostratigraphic investigation on sixteen sediment cores from the southeastern Black Sea yielded a very detailed high-quality paleosecular variation (PSV) record spanning from 20 to 15 ka. The age models are based on radiocarbon dating, stratigraphic correlation, and tephrochronology. Further age constraints were obtained by correlating four meltwater events, described from the western Black Sea, ranging in age from about 17 to 15 ka, with maxima in K/Ti ratios, obtained from X-ray fluorescence (XRF) scanning, and minima in S-ratios, reflecting increased hematite content, in the studied cores. Since the sedimentation rates in the investigated time window are up to 50 cm ka-1, the obtained PSVs records enabled a stacking using 50-yr bins. A directional anomaly at 18.5 ka, associated with pronounced swings in inclination and declination, as well as a low in relative paleointensity (rPI), is probably contemporaneous with the Hilina Pali excursion, originally reported from Hawaiian lava flows. However, virtual geomagnetic poles (VGPs) calculated from Black Sea sediments are not located at latitudes lower than 60°N, which denotes normal, though pronounced secular variations. During the postulated Hilina Pali excursion, the VGPs calculated from Black Sea data migrated clockwise only along the coasts of the Arctic Ocean from NE Canada (20.0 ka), via Alaska (18.6 ka) and NE Siberia (18.0 ka) to Svalbard (17.0 ka), then looping clockwise through the Eastern Arctic Ocean.

Pöffi filme näeb ka Ida-Virumaal

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2005-01-01

Avatakse IX Pimedate Ööde Filmifestivali põhiprogramm, millest osa linastub ka Jõhvis ja Narvas. Lisatud PÖFFi programm Narva kultuurikeskuses Rugodiv ja dokumentaalfilmi "Sügavas kurgus" tutvustus : režissöörid Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato : Ameerika Ühendriigid 2005. Film käsitleb 1972.a. kurikuulsa pornofilmi "Sügav kurk" ("Deep Throat") fenomeni

Improvement of Ka-band satellite link availability for real-time IP-based video contribution

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G. Berretta

2017-09-01

Full Text Available New High Throughput Satellite (HTS systems allow high throughput IP uplinks/contribution at Ka-band frequencies for relatively lower costs when compared to broadcasting satellite uplinks at Ku band. This technology offers an advantage for live video contribution from remote areas, where the terrestrial infrastructure may not be adequate. On the other hand, the Ka-band is more subject to impairments due to rain or bad weather. This paper addresses the target system specification and provides an optimized approach for the transmission of IP-based video flows through HTS commercial services operating at Ka-band frequencies. In particular, the focus of this study is on the service requirements and the propagation analysis that provide a reference architecture to improve the overall link availability. The approach proposed herein leads to the introduction of a new concept of live service contribution using pairs of small satellite antennas and cheap satellite terminals.

Damaška and the faces of international criminal justice

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Swart, B.

2008-01-01

Mirjan Damaška 's scholarly publications provide important insights for the analysis of systems of criminal justice at the international level. This is particularly true for his major book: The Faces of Justice and State Authority - A Comparative Approach to the Legal Process. The book develops

İNAÇ TURİZMİ İŞLEVİYLE GELİŞMEKTE OLAN HAÇKA YAYLASI

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Çavuş, Ahmet

2013-01-01

Trabzon’a bağlı Düzköy ilçesinde bulunan Haçka Yaylası; Düzköy’e 12, Akçaabat’a 40, Trabzon’a 52 km uzaklıktadır. Yöredeki sevilen ve benimsenen bir din aliminin türbesinin bulunduğu Haçka Yaylası, daha çok inanç turizmi işleviyle gelişme göstermektedir. Trabzon ve çevre iller başta olmak üzere, Türkiye’nin farklı şehirlerinden ziyaretçiler ve yurtdışından gurbetçiler buraya gelmektedir. Haçka Yaylası’nda, 1996’dan beri bu alimi anma törenleri yapılmakta olup, 2011 yılında 16.sı düzenlenen bu...

Test of 60 kA coated conductor cable prototypes for fusion magnets

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Uglietti, D.; Bykovsky, N.; Sedlak, K.; Stepanov, B.; Wesche, R.; Bruzzone, P.

2015-12-01

Coated conductors could be promising materials for the fabrication of the large magnet systems of future fusion devices. Two prototype conductors (flat cables in steel conduits), each about 2 m long, were manufactured using coated conductor tapes (4 mm wide) from Super Power and SuperOx, with a total tape length of 1.6 km. Each flat cable is assembled from 20 strands, each strand consisting of a stack of 16 tapes surrounded by two half circular copper profiles, twisted and soldered. The tapes were measured at 12 T and 4.2 K and the results of the measurements were used for the assessment of the conductor electromagnetic properties at low temperature and high field. The two conductors were assembled together in a sample that was tested in the European Dipole (EDIPO) facility. The current sharing temperatures of the two conductors were measured at background fields from 8 T up to 12 T and for currents from 30 kA up to 70 kA: the measured values are within a few percent of the values expected from the measurements on tapes (short samples). After electromagnetic cycling, T cs at 12 T and 50 kA decreased from about 12 K to 11 K (about 10%), corresponding to less than 3% of I c.

Development of Fruška Gora and some open questions of sustainability

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Bajić-Brković Milica

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Future development of Fruška Gora triggers numerous questions from the domain of sustainability. The solutions defined in the spatial plan-PPPPN Fruška Gora 2022, can be carried out only on condition that the current course of spatial planning and space related decision making change, so that the respective procedures become more sensitive to the specific requirements of sustainability. Sustainability by itself affects the way planning is being performed, while the specifics of a concrete case, like the case explored in this paper, set up a particular input relevant for both the conceptual and methodological aspects of planning. The proposals of implementing the specific sustainability-based techniques along with the practical implications of their use throughout the planning process are examined in this paper. Normally, most of them are not part of a standard planning procedure, however, they become highly relevant in cases like Fruška Gora, or similar. A sequence of innovations and possible modifications of/within the existing paradigm proposed here include: the prevention techniques, carrying capacity assessment as it relates to the eco-balance, risk assessment, impact analysis, eco-sensitive zoning, GIS based monitoring, etc. Special attention is given to the issues of physical and environmental quality, as they relate to sustainability.

Theoretical pKa prediction of the α-phosphate moiety of uridine 5‧-diphosphate-GlcNAc

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Vipperla, Bhavaniprasad; Griffiths, Thomas M.; Wang, Xingyong; Yu, Haibo

2017-01-01

The pKa value of the α-phosphate moiety of uridine 5‧-diphosphate-GlcNAc (UDP-GlcNAc) has been successfully calculated using density functional theory methods in conjunction with the Polarizable Continuum Models. Theoretical methods were benchmarked over a dataset comprising of alkyl phosphates. B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) calculations using SMD solvation model provide excellent agreement with the experimental data. The predicted pKa for UDP-GlcNAc is consistent with most recent NMR studies but much higher than what it has long been thought to be. The importance of this study is evident that the predicted pKa for UDP-GlcNAc supports its potential role as a catalytic base in the substrate-assisted biocatalysis.

Cataclysmic Rock Avalanche from El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, circa 3.6 ka

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Stock, G. M.

2008-12-01

El Capitan in Yosemite Valley is one of the largest and most iconic granite faces in the world. Despite glacially steepened walls exceeding 90 degrees, a historic database shows relatively few rock falls from El Capitan in the past 150 years. However, a massive bouldery deposit beneath the southeast face suggests an earlier rock avalanche of unusually large size. Spatial analysis of airborne LiDAR data indicate that the rock avalanche deposit has a volume of ~2.70 x 106 m3, a maximum thickness of 18 m, and a runout distance of 660 m, roughly twice the horizontal extent of the adjacent talus. The deposit is very coarse on its distal edge, with individual boulder volumes up to 2500 m3. Cosmogenic 10Be exposure dates from boulders distributed across the deposit confirm this interpretation. Four 10Be samples are tightly clustered between 3.5 and 3.8 ka, with a mean age of 3.6 +/- 0.6 ka. A fifth sample gives a much older age of 22.0 ka, but a glacier occupied Yosemite Valley at this time, prohibiting deposition; thus, the older age likely results from exposure on the cliff face prior to failure. The similarity of ages and overall morphology suggest that the entire deposit formed during a single event. The mean exposure age coincides with inferred Holocene rupture of the northern Owens Valley and/or White Mountain fault(s) between 3.3 and 3.8 ka (Lee et al., 2001; Bacon and Pezzopane, 2007). This time coincidence, combined with the fact that historic rupture of the Owens Valley fault in A.D. 1872 generated numerous large rock falls in Yosemite Valley, strongly suggests that the El Capitan rock avalanche was triggered by a seismic event along the eastern margin of the Sierra Nevada circa 3.6 ka. As there is not an obvious "scar" on the expansive southeast face, the exact source area of the rock avalanche is not yet known. Detrital apatite U-Th/(He) thermochronometry can determine the elevation(s) from which rock fall boulders originate, but significant inter-sample age

Potential forcings of summer temperature variability of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau in the past 12 ka

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Zhang, Enlou; Chang, Jie; Sun, Weiwei; Cao, Yanmin; Langdon, Peter; Cheng, Jun

2018-06-01

Investigating potential forcing mechanisms of terrestrial summer temperature changes from the Asian summer monsoon influenced area is of importance to better understand the climate variability in these densely populated regions. The results of spectral and wavelet analyses of the published chironomid reconstructed mean July temperature data from Tiancai Lake on the SE Tibetan Plateau are presented. The evidence of solar forcing of the summer temperature variability from the site on centennial timescales where key solar periodicities (at 855 ± 40, 465 ± 40, 315 ± 40 and 165 ± 40 year) are revealed. By using a band-pass filter, coherent fluctuations were found in the strength of Asian summer monsoon, Northern Hemisphere high latitude climate and high elevation mid-latitude (26°N) terrestrial temperatures with solar sunspot cycles since about 7.6 ka. The two abrupt cooling events detected from the Tiancai Lake record, centered at ∼9.7 and 3.5 ka were examined respectively. Coupled with the paleoclimate modeling results, the early Holocene event (9.7 ka) is possibly linked to an ocean-atmospheric feedback mechanism whereas the latter event (3.5 ka) may be more directly related to external forcing.

pKa value and buffering capacity of acidic monomers commonly used in self-etching primers.

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Salz, Ulrich; Mücke, Angela; Zimmermann, Jörg; Tay, Franklin R; Pashley, David H

2006-06-01

The aim of this investigation was to characterize acidic monomers used in self-etching primers/adhesives by determination of their pKa values and by calculation of their calcium dissolving capacity in comparison with phosphoric and hydrochloric acid. The following acidic monomers were included in this study: 4-methacryloyloxyethyl trimellitate anhydride (4-META), 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP), dimethacryloyloxyethyl hydrogen phosphate (di-HEMA-phosphate), ethyl 2-[4-(dihydroxyphosphoryl)-2-oxabutyl]acrylate (EAEPA), 2-[4-(dihydroxyphosphoryl)-2-ox-abutyl]acrylic acid (HAEPA), and 2,4,6 trimethylphenyl 2-[4-(dihydroxyphosphoryl)-2-oxabutyl]acrylate (MAEPA). The pKa values were obtained by titration with 0.1 mol/l NaOH in aqueous solution. The inflection points of the resulting potentiometric titration curve were determined as pKa values. In the case of the sparingly water-soluble acidic monomers MAEPA and 4-META, the co-solvent method using different water/ethanol ratios for MAEPA or water/acetone ratios for 4-META was used. The dissolving capacity of each acidic monomer is defined as the amount of hydroxyapatite (HA) dissolved by 1 g of acid. For each monomer, the HA dissolving capacity was calculated bythe corresponding pKa value and the molecular weight. To confirm the calculated dissolving capacities, increasing amounts of HA powder (100 mg portions) were slowly added to 15 mmol/l aqueous solutions of the monomers to determine how much HA could be dissolved in the acidic solutions. For all the investigated acidic monomers, pKal values between 1.7 to 2.5 were observed. The pKa2 values for the phosphate/phosphonate derivatives are between 7.0 and 7.3, and are comparable to phosphoric acid. For dicarboxylic acid derivatives, the pKa2 values are in the range of 4.2 to 4.5. Due to their comparable molecular weights and pKal values, the three tested acids di-HEMA phosphate, MDP and 4-META all possess comparable dissolving capacities for HA (ie, 0

Palaeocirculation across New Zealand during the last glacial maximum at ˜21 ka

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Lorrey, Andrew M.; Vandergoes, Marcus; Almond, Peter; Renwick, James; Stephens, Tom; Bostock, Helen; Mackintosh, Andrew; Newnham, Rewi; Williams, Paul W.; Ackerley, Duncan; Neil, Helen; Fowler, Anthony M.

2012-03-01

What circulation pattern drove Southern Alps glacial advances at ˜21 ka? Late 20th century glacial advances in New Zealand are commonly attributed to a dual precipitation increase and cooler than normal temperatures associated with enhanced westerly flow that occur under synoptic pressure patterns termed 'zonal' regimes (Kidson, 2000). But was the circulation pattern that supported major Southern Alps glacial advances during the global LGM similar to the modern analog? Here, a Regional Climate Regime Classification (RCRC) time slice was used to infer past circulation for New Zealand during the LGM at ˜21 ka. Palaeoclimate information that supported the construction of the ˜21 ka time slice was derived from the NZ-INTIMATE Climate Event Stratigraphy (CES), one new Auckland maar proxy record, and additional low-resolution data sourced from the literature. The terrestrial evidence at ˜21 ka implicates several possibilities for past circulation, depending on how interpretations for some proxies are made. The interpretation considered most tenable for the LGM, based on the agreement between terrestrial evidence, marine reconstructions and palaeoclimate model results is an 'anticyclonic/zonal' circulation regime characterized by increased influences from blocking 'highs' over the South Island during winter and an increase in zonal and trough synoptic types (with southerly to westerly quarter wind flow) during summer. These seasonal circulation traits would have generated lower mean annual temperatures, cooler than normal summer temperatures, and overall lower mean annual precipitation for New Zealand (particularly in the western South Island) at ˜21 ka. The anticyclonic/zonal time slice reconstruction presented in this study has different spatial traits than the late 20th Century and the early Little Ice Age signatures, suggesting more than one type of regional circulation pattern can drive Southern Alps glacial activity. This finding lends support to the hypothesis

DelPhiPKa web server: predicting pKa of proteins, RNAs and DNAs.

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Wang, Lin; Zhang, Min; Alexov, Emil

2016-02-15

A new pKa prediction web server is released, which implements DelPhi Gaussian dielectric function to calculate electrostatic potentials generated by charges of biomolecules. Topology parameters are extended to include atomic information of nucleotides of RNA and DNA, which extends the capability of pKa calculations beyond proteins. The web server allows the end-user to protonate the biomolecule at particular pH based on calculated pKa values and provides the downloadable file in PQR format. Several tests are performed to benchmark the accuracy and speed of the protocol. The web server follows a client-server architecture built on PHP and HTML and utilizes DelPhiPKa program. The computation is performed on the Palmetto supercomputer cluster and results/download links are given back to the end-user via http protocol. The web server takes advantage of MPI parallel implementation in DelPhiPKa and can run a single job on up to 24 CPUs. The DelPhiPKa web server is available at http://compbio.clemson.edu/pka_webserver. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Veretu retrobuum : [ka TPÜ AR kohvikust] / Allan Hmelnitski

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Hmelnitski, Allan

2004-01-01

"Ka mina eelistan kõigi söögikohtade seast Teaduste Akadeemia puhvetit, mis on 100% breezhnevi aegne disain - kunstnahast lett, ümmargused madalad lauad, pikk-pikk nahkdiivan, kurgid ja tomatid mis maitsevad hästi ja tugevalt, täpselt nagu aastal 85, hallides ülikondades vanemad härrad vestlemas põlevkivist ja paeklindi ajaloost. Vot see on tõeline petlik naiivsus, turvalisus, rahu, muretus ja stabiilsus nagu aastal 76 ema süles."

Mahepõllumajandus : [1999-2004, ka ökomärgist] / Peeter Prass

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Prass, Peeter

2005-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Agriculture and the development of rural life : overview 2004/2005. - Tallinn, 2005, lk.43-45. Hinnanguliselt moodustas 2004. a. mahepõllundusega hõivatud maa üldisest põllumajandusmaast alla 5%. Piimalehmadest olid maheloomad veidi üle 2%. Diagrammid

Venezia filmifestivali punane vaip ootab tänavu ka eestlasi / Tiit Tuumalu

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Tuumalu, Tiit, 1971-

2007-01-01

Eesti mängufilm "Sügisball" (režissöör Veiko Õunpuu, produtsent Katrin Kissa) esilinastub 7. septembril Venezia 64. filmifestivali konkursiprogrammis Orizzonti. Ka teistest võistlevatest filmidest

Morphotectonic control of the Białka drainage basin (Central Carpathians: Insights from DEM and morphometric analysis.

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Wołosiewicz Bartosz

2016-06-01

Full Text Available The Białka river valley is directly related to a deep NNW-SSE oriented fault zone. According to the results of previous morphometric analyses, the Białka drainage basin is one of the most tectonically active zones in the Central Carpathians. It is also located within an area of high seismic activity.

Benthic foraminifera and bottom water evolution in the middle-southern Okinawa Trough during the last 18 ka

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LI Tiegang; XIANG Rong; SUN Rongtao; CAO Qiyuan

2005-01-01

A piston sediment core E017 from the middle-southern Okinawa Trough was investigated. A preliminary study of the deep-water evolution since 18 cal. ka BP was performed based on the quantitative census data of benthic foraminiferal fauna, together with planktonic foraminiferal oxygen and carbon isotope, AMS14C dating, and the previous results achieved in the southern Okinawa Trough. The result shows that the benthic fauna was dominated by Bulimina aculeata (d'Orbigny), Uvigerina peregrina (Cushman), Hispid Uvigerina and Uvigerina dirupta (Todd) during the glaciation-deglaciation before 9.2 cal. ka BP, while Epistominella exigua (Brady), Pullenia bulloides (d'Orbigny), Cibicidoides hyalina (Hofker), Sphaeroidina bulloides (d'Orbigny) and Globocassidulina subglobosa (Brady) predominated the fauna in the post-glacial period after 9.2 cal. ka BP. The benthic foraminifera accumulation rate (BFAR), paleoproductivity estimates and benthic foraminiferal assemblage conformably indicate that surface water paleoproductivity and organic matter flux during the glaciation-deglaciation were higher than those of the post-glacial period in the middle-southern Okinawa Trough, and gradually enhanced from the southern to the central Okinawa Trough during the glaciation-deglaciation, which could be caused by the discrepancy of the terrigenous nutrients supply. High abundances of E. exigua, an indicator of pulsed organic matter input, after 9.2 cal. ka BP may indicate that the intensity of seasonally riverine pulsed flux during the post-glacial period was stronger than that of the glaciation-deglaciation period, and the seasonal influx in the central trough might be stronger than in the south. The temporal distributions of the typical species indicating bottom water oxygen content and ventilation condition show that the ventilation of the bottom water during the post-glacial period is more active than the glaciation-deglaciation, which reflects that the evolution of the intermediate and

The Alleret Maar lacustrine sequence (French Massif Central): a 150 ka long early-middle Pleistocene continental paleoenvironmental record.

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Nomade, S.; Pastre, J.; Guillou, H.; Gauthier, A.; Scaillet, S.

2008-12-01

Lacustrine maar sequences of the French Massif Central are of great interest for paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions of mid-latitudes Quaternary continental environments. In particular, the western Velay region yields exceptional sequences spanning the last 450 ka (Reille et al., J. Quat. Sci. 2000). However, older sequences remain largely unknown despite the presence of interbedded alkaline tephras allowing precise absolute radiochronological control of many lacustrine squences. The Alleret maar is a 1500 m wide phreatomagmatic crater that provides a long lacustrine sequence (41 m). The upper part of this sequence (AL2 core, 14.6 m) was studied between 2005 and 2006 (Pastre et al., C. R. Acad Sci, 2007). A 39Ar/40Ar date (557 ± 5ka) obtained from an interbedded tephra layer located at 7m as well as the associated pollen data attribute the beginning of this sequence to the MIS 15. Thanks to the AL3 core recovered in 2005 (40.6 m, CNRS Meudon) several new tephra layers were discovered in the bottom part of this lacustrine sequence. Three new 39Ar/40Ar ages (single crystal analyses) from trachytic tephra layers were obtained at the LSCE Argon Laboratory (France). These layers are located at -30.2, -36.2 and -39.2m. Ages obtained relative to the ACR-2 flux standard (1,201Ma, Kuiper et al., Science, 2008) range from 692 ± 6 ka (MSWD: 2.3, n=18) for the youngest (-30.2m) to 726 ± 9Ka Ka (MSWD: 2.2, n=12) for the lowest tephra located at -39.2m. These new dates indicate a relatively homogeneous deposition rate of 3.5cm/ka and that the last 10 meters cover the MIS 17-MIS18 period. According to these current radiochronological data the complete lacustrine sequence last more than 150ka. Ongoing sedimentary and pollen studies will allow to extend the paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic records of the French Massif Central towards the beginning of the early middle Pleistocene.

CIA võis lennutada ja hoida vange ka Euroopa idaosas / Kaivo Kopli

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Kopli, Kaivo

2006-01-01

Amnesty Internationali raportis antakse ülevaade kolme vahistatud Jeemeni mehe kogetust aastatel 2003-2005. Meeste tunnistustest järeldab Amnesty, et neid hoiti kinni ka Ida-Euroopas. Lisa: Kolme Jeemeni mehe tunnistused

Riigikogus tehakse ka tööd / Vilja Savisaar

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Savisaar, Vilja, 1962-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Sakala, 13. juuni 2007, lk. 2; Lääne Elu, 14. juuni 2007, lk. 2; Põhjarannik, 14. juuni 2007, lk. 2; Severnoje Poberezhje, 14. juuni 2007, lk. 2; Vooremaa, 14. juuni 2007, lk. 2; Harju Ekspress, 15. juuni 2007, lk. 8; Järva Teataja, 16. juuni 2007, lk. 2; Koit, 21. juuni 2007, lk. 6. Parlamendiliige Keskerakonna fraktsiooni poolt parlamendis algatatud eelnõudest

Töötaja leiab ka miinimumpalgaga / Ralf-Martin Soe

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Soe, Ralf-Martin

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 31. okt. lk. 6. Madalate palkade TOP 10. Vt. samas: Küsimustele vastab Helter-R-i tegevjuht Kalev Kivipalu; Madal palk toob kaela maksuameti luubi alla sattumise; Endised töötajad: Helter-R-is sain palka osaliselt sulas; Tagant teine: suur juveelitootja - keskmine palk 3400 krooni kuus; Tagant kolmas koht: maksuamet uuris väikseid palku; Tabel. Kommenteerib Ruth Laatre

Eestil on Euroopas ka oma tee / Jürgen Ligi

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Ligi, Jürgen, 1959-

2004-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Põhjarannik, 17. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Severnoje Poberezhje, 17. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Koit,17. apr. 2004, lk. 6; Meie Maa, 17. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Hiiu Leht, 20. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Virumaa Nädalaleht, 23. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Sakala, 23. apr. 2004, lk. 2; Valgamaalane, 8. mai 2004, lk. 2. Maksu- ja sotsiaalpoliitika otsustusõigusest ning kaitsmisest EL-i riikides

Malama I Ka `Aina: Fostering the Culture-Science connection

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Bruno, B.; Chinn, P.

2005-12-01

The Malama I Ka `Aina Project (Caring for the land, or sustainability) aims to improve and expand the education of Hawai`i's children by developing and disseminating standards-based, culturally relevant science curricular materials based on an understanding and appreciation of the ways in which traditional Hawaiians interacted with their environment for sustainability. Key concepts include the role of water and the ahupua`a (traditional Hawaiian system of land management), and a culture-based sense of place that includes knowledge of and connection to the land. Elementary, middle, high school and University of Hawai`i teachers work together to develop and implement curricula that are especially relevant to a particular school's science program and issues, e.g., invasive species, students, community and/or geographical location. Participants (typically a mix of teachers, education majors and science majors) enroll in Malama I Ka `Aina, a three-credit course offered through the University of Hawai`i`s Dept. of Curriculum Studies and applicable toward a Bachelor's or Master's degree. This course (team taught by scientists, cultural experts and educational professionals) enables participants to: (1) Study Hawai`i`s unique geology, geography and environmental issues in the context of Hawaiian culture and post Western contact; (2) Use course knowledge to develop, teach and assess Hawaii-oriented, project-based, inquiry activities that address the Hawaii Science Content Standards; (3) Gain an appreciation for the scientific method, and the curiosity that drives science (4) Use educational technology such as PowerPoint, graphing packages and web authoring software to develop electronic resources for educational activities. A sample of the lessons developed by course participants can be found on http://malama.hawaii.edu/schools/index2.html. This project is based at the University of Hawai`i College of Education and funded by an award to P. Chinn by the US Department of

Increasing Diversity in STEM through Ka Hikina O Ka Lā Summer Bridge Program for Native Hawaiian Students

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Coopersmith, A.; Cie, D. K.; Calder, S.; Naho`olewa, D.; Rai, B.

2014-12-01

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) Mitigation Initiative and the Kahikina O Ka Lā Program are NSF-funded projects at the University of Hawai`i Maui College. These projects offer instruction and activities intended to increase diversity in STEM careers. Ke Alahaka, the 2014 summer bridge program, was offered to Native Hawaiian high-school students who indicated an interest in STEM areas. Content workshops were offered in Marine Science, Physics, Biotechnology, and Computer Science and Engineering as well as a Hawaiian Studies course designed to provide a cultural context for the STEM instruction. Focus groups and other program assessments indicate that 50% of the students attending the workshops intend to pursue a STEM major during their undergraduate studies.

Ka-band InSAR Imaging and Analysis Based on IMU Data

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Shi Jun

2014-02-01

Full Text Available Compared with other bands, the millimeter wave Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR has high accuracy and small size, which is a hot topic in InSAR research. On the other hand, shorter wavelength causes difficulties in 2D imaging and interferometric phase extraction. In this study, the imaging and phase performance of the streaming Back Projection (BP method combined with IMU data are analyzed and discussed on the basis of actual Ka-band InSAR data. It is found that because the wavelength of the Ka-band is short, it is more sensitive to the antenna phase-center history. To ensure the phase-preserving capacity, the IMU data must be used with accurate motion error compensation. Furthermore, during data processing, we verify the flat-earth-removing capacity of the BP algorithm that calculates and compensates the master and slave antenna phase centers individually.

Hemp farming development and socioeconomic position of Bačka: Example of Odžaci

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Stojanović Vladimir

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Hemp is a very important agricultural crop for Bačka region. For centuries, hemp had been grown in this area and it had a crucial importance not only for the agriculture, but for the industry and trade of this region as well. From uncultivated, poorly inhabited and underdeveloped area in 18th century, Bačka made its way to a promising region in which agriculture and industry represent the backbone of the economic development. Significant number of colonial settlements from 18th century and colonization period during rule of Austro-Hungarian empress Maria Theresa recognized growing hemp as their main opportunities to prosper. Later on, in these settlements, the small manufactories for hemp processing were built which eventually had grown into larger factories for hemp fabric production. The town of Odžaci was one of these settlements. From a small colonial settlement, it became one of the important industrial centres in Bačka region.

Ka-Band MMIC Subarray Technology Program (Ka-Mist)

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Pottinger, W.

1995-01-01

Ka-band monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) arrays have been considered as having high potential for increasing the capability of space, aircraft, and land mobile communication systems in terms of scan performance, data rate, link margin, and flexibility while offering a significant reduction in size, weight, and power consumption. Insertion of MMIC technology into antenna systems, particularly at millimeter wave frequencies using low power and low noise amplifiers in closed proximity to the radiating elements, offers a significant improvement in the array transmit efficiency, receive system noise figure, and overall array reliability. Application of active array technology also leads to the use of advanced beamforming techniques that can improve beam agility, diversity, and adaptivity to complex signal environments. The objective of this program was to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the 'tile' array packaging architecture at EHF via the insertion of 1990 MMIC technology into a functional tile array or subarray module. The means test of this objective was to demonstrate and deliver to NASA a minimum of two 4 x 4 (16 radiating element) subarray modules operating in a transmit mode at 29.6 GHz. Available (1990) MMIC technology was chosen to focus the program effort on the novel interconnect schemes and packaging requirements rather than focusing on MMIC development. Major technical achievements of this program include the successful integration of two 4 x 4 subarray modules into a single antenna array. This 32 element array demonstrates a transmit EIRP of over 300 watts yielding an effective directive power gain in excess of 55 dB at 29.63 GHz. The array has been actively used as the transmit link in airborne/terrestrial mobile communication experiments accomplished via the ACTS satellite launched in August 1993.

Tüli Euroopa raha pärast mõjutab ka eesti elu / Marianne Mikko

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Mikko, Marianne, 1961-

2005-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Severnoje Poberezhje 5. juuli, lk. 2, Koit 5. juuli, lk. 6, Võrumaa Teataja 5. juuli, lk. 2, Vooremaa 7. juuli lk. 2, Hiiu Leht 12. juuli lk. 2, Nädaline 12. juuli lk. 4, Sõnumitooja 13. juuli lk. 2, Meie Maa 13. juuli lk. 2, Vali Uudised 15. juuli lk. 2, Virumaa Teataja 26. juuli lk. 7, Sakala 28. juuli lk. 2, Harjumaa 5. august lk. 2. Inglise peaministri Tony Blair'i ja Prantsusmaa presidendi Jacques Chirac'i vaidlustest sõltub ka Eesti põllumehe saatus, kuna Euroopa Liidu eelarvest tulevad tänavu peaaegu kõik põllumajandustoetused

Analysis of Cry8Ka5-binding proteins from Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) midgut.

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Nakasu, Erich Y T; Firmino, Alexandre A P; Dias, Simoni C; Rocha, Thales L; Ramos, Hudson B; Oliveira, Gustavo R; Lucena, Wagner; Carlini, Célia R; Grossi-de-Sá, Maria Fátima

2010-07-01

Biotech crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins present a valuable approach for insect control. Cry8Ka5, which is highly toxic to the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), was used as a model to study toxin-ligand interactions. Three Cry-binding proteins were detected after toxin overlay assays. Following de novo sequencing, a heat-shock cognate protein and a V-ATPase were identified, whilst a approximately 120 kDa protein remained unknown. Additional Cry8Ka5-binding proteins were visualized by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis ligand blots. (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

The 9.2 ka event in Asian summer monsoon area: the strongest millennial scale collapse of the monsoon during the Holocene

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Zhang, Wenchao; Yan, Hong; Dodson, John; Cheng, Peng; Liu, Chengcheng; Li, Jianyong; Lu, Fengyan; Zhou, Weijian; An, Zhisheng

2018-04-01

Numerous Holocene paleo-proxy records exhibit a series of centennial-millennial scale rapid climatic events. Unlike the widely acknowledged 8.2 ka climate anomaly, the likelihood of a significant climate excursion at around 9.2 cal ka BP, which has been notably recognized in some studies, remains to be fully clarified in terms of its magnitude and intensity, as well as its characteristics and spatial distributions in a range of paleoclimatic records. In this study, a peat sediment profile from the Dajiuhu Basin in central China was collected with several geochemical proxies and a pollen analysis carried out to help improve understanding of the climate changes around 9.2 cal ka BP. The results show that the peat development was interrupted abruptly at around 9.2 cal ka BP, when the chemical weathering strength decreased and the tree-pollen declined. This suggests that a strong drier regional climatic event occurred at around 9.2 cal ka BP in central China, which was, in turn, probably connected to the rapid 9.2 ka climate event co-developing worldwide. In addition, based on the synthesis of our peat records and the other Holocene hydrological records from Asian summer monsoon (ASM) region, we further found that the 9.2 ka event probably constituted the strongest abrupt collapse of the Asian monsoon system during the full Holocene interval. The correlations between ASM and the atmospheric 14C production rate, the North Atlantic drift ice records and Greenland temperature indicated that the weakened ASM event at around 9.2 cal ka BP could be interpreted by the co-influence of external and internal factors, related to the changes of the solar activity and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

Nonsynonymous substitution rate (Ka is a relatively consistent parameter for defining fast-evolving and slow-evolving protein-coding genes

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Wang Lei

2011-02-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Mammalian genome sequence data are being acquired in large quantities and at enormous speeds. We now have a tremendous opportunity to better understand which genes are the most variable or conserved, and what their particular functions and evolutionary dynamics are, through comparative genomics. Results We chose human and eleven other high-coverage mammalian genome data–as well as an avian genome as an outgroup–to analyze orthologous protein-coding genes using nonsynonymous (Ka and synonymous (Ks substitution rates. After evaluating eight commonly-used methods of Ka and Ks calculation, we observed that these methods yielded a nearly uniform result when estimating Ka, but not Ks (or Ka/Ks. When sorting genes based on Ka, we noticed that fast-evolving and slow-evolving genes often belonged to different functional classes, with respect to species-specificity and lineage-specificity. In particular, we identified two functional classes of genes in the acquired immune system. Fast-evolving genes coded for signal-transducing proteins, such as receptors, ligands, cytokines, and CDs (cluster of differentiation, mostly surface proteins, whereas the slow-evolving genes were for function-modulating proteins, such as kinases and adaptor proteins. In addition, among slow-evolving genes that had functions related to the central nervous system, neurodegenerative disease-related pathways were enriched significantly in most mammalian species. We also confirmed that gene expression was negatively correlated with evolution rate, i.e. slow-evolving genes were expressed at higher levels than fast-evolving genes. Our results indicated that the functional specializations of the three major mammalian clades were: sensory perception and oncogenesis in primates, reproduction and hormone regulation in large mammals, and immunity and angiotensin in rodents. Conclusion Our study suggests that Ka calculation, which is less biased compared to Ks and Ka

Muusikauudiseid maailmast / Nele-Eva Steinfeld

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Steinfeld, Nele-Eva

2015-01-01

Lühisõnumeid maailmast: Daniel Barenboim kujundas uue kontsertklaveri. Orchestre de Paris' peadirigendiks saab Daniel Harding. PIAS Records saab endale Harmondia Mundi. Kuninganna Elisabethi konkursi võitis korea viiuldaja Lim Ji Young. BBC Promsi uueks juhiks saab David Pickard. Suri jazzilegend Ornette Coleman. Lahkunud on bluusilegend B. B. King

Regeneration of Vrnjačka Banja and sustainable tourism development

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Marić Igor

2005-01-01

Full Text Available The development of Vrnjačka Banja has always been dynamic, starting with its reputation of an elite spa, followed by being a spa for mass medical and other tourist purposes, all up to present days when Banja became the economic center of its municipality, qualified by a number of various functions and interests. With the latest Master Plan for Vrnjačka Banja, the attempt was made to have a better control over space and to meet most of the partial interests. The aim was to "activate" wider area of Banja from central parts to the periphery, and to comprehend Banja in its wider context. Sustainable development as a tall order cannot be attained if its application does not involve a number of other instruments of public action or if it is not in sync with reaching a consensus, which would require a permanent action. In such a context, Master Plan is not an obstacle but a solid basis with significant flexibility for a creative local government.

Hydroclimatic variability in loess δDwax records from the central Chinese Loess Plateau over the past 250 ka

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Wang, Zheng; An, Zhisheng; Liu, Zhonghui; Qiang, Xiaoke; Zhang, Fan; Liu, Weiguo

2018-04-01

This study reports hydrogen isotopic records from the central Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) over the past 250 ka. After eliminating the influence of ice and local temperatures, the δDwax records extracted from two loess sites at Xifeng and Luochuan can be taken to represent arid/humid alternations in the hydrological environment in this marginal Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM) region; they also contain integrated information on summer precipitation patterns and the corresponding responses to these changes by predominant vegetation cover types. These arid/humid alternations show 100 ka, 40 ka and 20 ka cycles. An increase in precipitation in association with an enhanced summer monsoon has historically been taken to be the major factor driving a humid environment in the central CLP. However, hydroclimatic changes in δDwax records differ for the central CLP, central China and southern China. Over a 20 ka cycle, the influence of solar insolation on hydroclimatic changes can be shown to be consistent throughout the central CLP. However, changes in the relative location of the land and sea may have caused different hydroclimatic responses between southern China and the central CLP on a glacial-interglacial scale. The hydroclimatic variability in the central CLP would suggest that an enhanced summer monsoon due to climatic warming is the key to understanding decreased drought degree in this marginal monsoonal region.

Stairs to Skałka. From Iconography of Martyrdom of Bishop Stanislaus

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Tomasz Węcławowicz

2003-12-01

Full Text Available For over one hundred years research discussions have revolved around two issues: was Skałka really the site of the martyrdom of bishop Stanislaus, and, what was the church like in its medieval phases: the alleged, pre-Romanesque phase and, confirmed by sources, the Gothic foundation of Casimir the Great. An argument over the site of the martyrdom will turn out to be unimportant if it is considered in two different meanings, two different orders of interpretation. In the historiographic meaning, bishop Stanislaus might have been killed on the Wawel hill, while in the hagiographic meaning, the martyrdom must have taken place on the site called Skałka, outside the town and the Vistula river, in a distant sanctuary of Archangel Gabriel. The latter of the aforementioned research questions - what was the church “Na Skałce’ like in the Middle Ages - was put at the end of the 19th century by Władysław Łuszczkiewicz. In an answer, he presented the churches imagined in the scenes of the Martyrdom of St. Stanislaus in triptychs from St. Mary’s church in Cracow and from a church at Pławno. He understood them as realistic views of Skałka at the beginning of the 16th century A survey of a broad material shows, however, that in the late medieval iconography of St. Stanislaus at least two architectural types of the church which is the background of the Martyrdom scene can be distinguished at the beginning of the 16th century. The question what Skałka was like in reality is a wrong question then and must be left unanswered. The right question is: why was the architectural background of the Martyrdom scene depicted in such different ways, and, was this architecture in its iconographic design really meant to show only the Gothic church ‘Na Skałce’. With varied realisations of details of the church itself, the common motives of all depictions of Skałka are: walls surrounding the hill, gates built in them - one, two or three, always open and

Saja aasta asemel saaks maantee valmis ka kümnega / Jarno Laur

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Laur, Jarno, 1975-

2006-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Järva Teataja 9. märts lk. 2. Riigikogu liige sotsiaaldemokraatide fraktsiooni poolt Riigikogu menetlusse antud Tallinna-Tartu-Luhamaa maantee ehitamise otsuse eelnõust, otsuse vastuvõtmise vajalikkusest ning tee-ehituse rahastamisest

A novel miniature superconducting converter for 1 kA magnets

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Chevtchenko, O.A.; Krooshoop, Hendrikus J.G.; ten Kate, Herman H.J.; Fedorovsky, Michael A.

1996-01-01

A miniature full-wave converter to control the current of a superconducting magnet is developed and tested in our institutes. Typical design values of the device are: AC voltage of 35 V, current of 7 A, and frequency 50-60 Hz; DC voltage o f f 0.2 V, and current of * 1 kA. An efficiency is better

Reconstruction of the eruptive activity on the NE sector of Stromboli volcano: timing of flank eruptions since 15 ka

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Calvari, S.; Branca, S.; Corsaro, R.A.; De Beni, E.; Miraglia, L.; Norini, G.; Wijbrans, J.R.; Boschi, E.

2011-01-01

A multidisciplinary geological and compositional investigation allowed us to reconstruct the occurrence of flank eruptions on the lower NE flank of Stromboli volcano since 15 ka. The oldest flank eruption recognised is Roisa, which occurred at ~15 ka during the Vancori period, and has transitional

High Efficiency Ka-Band Spatial Combiner

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D. Passi

2014-12-01

Full Text Available A Ka-Band, High Efficiency, Small Size Spatial Combiner (SPC is proposed in this paper, which uses an innovatively matched quadruple Fin Lines to microstrip (FLuS transitions. At the date of this paper and at the Author's best knowledge no such FLuS innovative transitions have been reported in literature before. These transitions are inserted into a WR28 waveguide T-junction, in order to allow the integration of 16 Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA's. A computational electromagnetic model using the finite elements method has been implemented. A mean insertion loss of 2 dB is achieved with a return loss better the 10 dB in the 31-37 GHz bandwidth.

Ferroelectric switch for a high-power Ka-band active pulse compressor

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Hirshfield, Jay L. [Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, CT (United States)

2013-12-18

Results are presented for design of a high-power microwave switch for operation at 34.3 GHz, intended for use in an active RF pulse compressor. The active element in the switch is a ring of ferroelectric material, whose dielectric constant can be rapidly changed by application of a high-voltage pulse. As envisioned, two of these switches would be built into a pair of delay lines, as in SLED-II at SLAC, so as to allow 30-MW μs-length Ka-band pulses to be compressed in time by a factor-of-9 and multiplied in amplitude to generate 200 MW peak power pulses. Such high-power pulses could be used for testing and evaluation of high-gradient mm-wave accelerator structures, for example. Evaluation of the switch design was carried out with an X-band (11.43 GHz) prototype, built to incorporate all the features required for the Ka-band version.

Kolem Patočkovy politiky duchovního člověka

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Chvatík, Ivan

2015-01-01

Roč. 70, č. 6 (2015), s. 458-464 ISSN 0046-385X Institutional support: RVO:67985955 Keywords : philosophy * upswing to the political * meaning * history * solidarity of the shaken * Patočka Subject RIV: AA - Philosophy ; Religion

Residues in the H+ Translocation Site Define the pKa for Sugar Binding to LacY†

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Smirnova, Irina; Kasho, Vladimir; Sugihara, Junichi; Choe, Jun-Yong; Kaback, H. Ronald

2009-01-01

A remarkably high pKa of approximately 10.5 has been determined for sugar-binding affinity to the lactose permease of Escherichia coli (LacY), indicating that, under physiological conditions, substrate binds to fully protonated LacY. We have now systematically tested site-directed replacements for the residues involved in sugar binding, as well as H+ translocation and coupling, in order to determine which residues may be responsible for this alkaline pKa. Mutations in the sugar-binding site (Glu126, Trp151, Glu269) markedly decrease affinity for sugar but do not alter the pKa for binding. In contrast, replacements for residues involved in H+ translocation (Arg302, Tyr236, His322, Asp240, Glu325, Lys319) exhibit pKa values for sugar binding that are either shifted toward neutral pH or independent of pH. Values for the apparent dissociation constant for sugar binding (Kdapp) increase greatly for all mutants except neutral replacements for Glu325 or Lys319, which are characterized by remarkably high affinity sugar binding (i.e., low Kdapp) from pH 5.5 to pH 11. The pH dependence of the on- and off-rate constants for sugar binding measured directly by stopped-flow fluorometry implicates koff as a major factor for the affinity change at alkaline pH and confirms the effects of pH on Kdapp inferred from steady-state fluorometry. These results indicate that the high pKa for sugar binding by wild-type LacY cannot be ascribed to any single amino acid residue but appears to reside within a complex of residues involved in H+ translocation. There is structural evidence for water bound in this complex, and the water could be the site of protonation responsible for the pH dependence of sugar binding. PMID:19689129

Experimental determination of net protein charge, [A]tot, and Ka of nonvolatile buffers in bird plasma.

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Stämpfli, Henry; Taylor, Michael; McNicoll, Carl; Gancz, Ady Y; Constable, Peter D

2006-06-01

The quantitative mechanistic acid-base approach to clinical assessment of acid-base status requires species-specific values for [A]tot (the total concentration of nonvolatile buffers in plasma) and Ka (the effective dissociation constant for weak acids in plasma). The aim of this study was to determine [A]tot and Ka values for plasma in domestic pigeons. Plasma from 12 healthy commercial domestic pigeons was tonometered with 20% CO2 at 37 degrees C. Plasma pH, Pco2, and plasma concentrations of strong cations (Na, K, Ca), strong anions (Cl, L-lactate), and nonvolatile buffer ions (total protein, albumin, phosphate) were measured over a pH range of 6.8-7.7. Strong ion difference (SID) (SID5=Na+K+Ca-Cl-lactate) was used to calculate [A]tot and Ka from the measured pH and Pco2 and SID5. Mean (+/-SD) values for bird plasma were as follows: [A]tot=7.76+/-2.15 mmol/l (equivalent to 0.32 mmol/g of total protein, 0.51 mmol/g of albumin, 0.23 mmol/g of total solids); Ka=2.15+/-1.15x10(-7); and pKa=6.67. The net protein charge at normal pH (7.43) was estimated to be 6 meq/l; this value indicates that pigeon plasma has a much lower anion gap value than mammals after adjusting for high mean L-lactate concentrations induced by restraint during blood sampling. This finding indicates that plasma proteins in pigeons have a much lower net anion charge than mammalian plasma protein. An incidental finding was that total protein concentration measured by a multianalyzer system was consistently lower than the value for total solids measured by refractometer.

MMIC for High-Efficiency Ka-BAnd GaN Power Amplifiers (2007043), Phase I

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — This proposal addresses the need for high-efficiency, high-output power amplifiers operating in the Ka-band frequencies. For space communications, the power...

Elucidation of the electronic spectrum changes of KA-Al{sup 3+} complex by potentiometric titration, FTIR, {sup 13}C NMR and quantum mechanics

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Piantavini, Mário S.; Gonçalves, Alan G.; Trindade, Ângela C.L.B.; Noseda, Miguel D.; Mercê, Ana L.R.; Pontarolo, Roberto, E-mail: pontarolo@ufpr.br [Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba (Brazil); Machado, Antonio E.H. [Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), MG (Brazil)

2017-08-15

Kojic acid (KA) is an organic acid widely used in pharmaceutical industry, mainly as a skin lightening agent. Based on the ability of KA to form complexes with ions, we found the most possible kind of complex formed with cation aluminum. KA-Al{sup 3+} complex structures were studied using potentiometric and spectrophotometric (UV) titrations, FTIR and {sup 13}C NMR. The electronic spectroscopy showed that the KA-Al{sup 3+} complexes absorb at higher wavelengths (λ{sub max}= 305 nm) than do the non-complexed KA (λ{sub max}= 269 nm), confirming complexation. The IR spectra of KA complexed and not complexed allowed to correlate the changes in the absorption of enol and carbonyl groups in absence and presence of Al{sup 3+} in aqueous solutions. The complexation suggested by the potentiometric titration and FTIR spectroscopy are in accordance with the data obtained from NMR results. Calculations based on quantum mechanics were utilized to understand the differences found in the non complexed and complexed KAH electronic spectra. (author)

A 25 kA, 2T, 78 kJ, 52 litre superconducting test coil. Strength calculations and construction

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ten Kate, Herman H.J.; Holtslag, A.H.M.; Knoben, J.; Steffens, H.A.; van de Klundert, L.J.M.

1983-01-01

Within the scope of our research program for a 25 kA superconducting rectifier, we have built a 25 kA s.c. coil being a single layer solenoid with a bore of 0.45 meter and a volume of 52 litre. The starting point for the design was to avoid any metallic structural material. This unique coil consists

Jan Patočka: fenomenología asubjetiva y filosofía herética de la Historia

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Ortega Rodríguez, Iván

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Our aim is to present the thought of Jan Patočka and the philosophical debates stimulated by his positions. The core of his thought is, on our opinion, human existence as essentially transcending the given and disclosing its essential freedom. Patočka’s phenomenological research seeks an “asubjective phenomenology” and a conceptualization of existence as movement (diversified in the three movements of human existence. In Philosophy of History, Patočka focuses on the origins of Europe and at the essential transformations which have led to an absolute dominion of technical reason. In this situation, only sacrifice seems to offer a possibility to counter the absoluteness of technical civilisation. Finally, we confront Patočka and Lévinas, and we show that a fundamental debate between ontological pluralism and ontological monism is stirred. This debate is of essential importance in the fields of Ethics and Politics. Patočka’s thought is, then, an example of how phenomenology is still timely.Nuestro objetivo es presentar el pensamiento de Jan Patočka y los debates filosóficos que suscitan sus posiciones. El núcleo de su pensamiento, a nuestro juicio, es la existencia humana como esencialmente trascendiendo lo dado y descubriendo en ello su esencial libertad. La investigación fenomenológica de Patočka busca una fenomenología “asubjetiva” y conceptuar la existencia como movimiento (diversificado en los tres movimientos de la existencia humana. La filosofía de la historia apunta a los orígenes de Europa, así como a las transformaciones esenciales que han llevado a un dominio absoluto de la razón técnica. En esta situación, sólo el sacrificio parece poder contrarrestar la civilización técnica. Finalmente, confrontamos a Patočka con Levinas, mostrando cómo se suscita un debate fundamental entre el monismo y el pluralismo ontológico. Este debate tiene una importancia crucial la Ética y la Política El pensamiento de

A Novel Low-cost, Ka-band, High Altitude, Multi-Baseline Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sensor for Surface Water Ocean Topography, Phase II

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — This proposal presents the Ka-band SWOT Phenomenology Airborne Radar (KaSPAR) to support the surface water ocean topography (SWOT) mission for science and algorithm...

A New Blind Pointing Model Improves Large Reflector Antennas Precision Pointing at Ka-Band (32 GHz)

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Rochblatt, David J.

2009-01-01

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-Deep Space Network (DSN) subnet of 34-m Beam Waveguide (BWG) Antennas was recently upgraded with Ka-Band (32-GHz) frequency feeds for space research and communication. For normal telemetry tracking a Ka-Band monopulse system is used, which typically yields 1.6-mdeg mean radial error (MRE) pointing accuracy on the 34-m diameter antennas. However, for the monopulse to be able to acquire and lock, for special radio science applications where monopulse cannot be used, or as a back-up for the monopulse, high-precision open-loop blind pointing is required. This paper describes a new 4th order pointing model and calibration technique, which was developed and applied to the DSN 34-m BWG antennas yielding 1.8 to 3.0-mdeg MRE pointing accuracy and amplitude stability of 0.2 dB, at Ka-Band, and successfully used for the CASSINI spacecraft occultation experiment at Saturn and Titan. In addition, the new 4th order pointing model was used during a telemetry experiment at Ka-Band (32 GHz) utilizing the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft while at a distance of 0.225 astronomical units (AU) from Earth and communicating with a DSN 34-m BWG antenna at a record high rate of 6-megabits per second (Mb/s).

On the Performance of Adaptive Data Rate over Deep Space Ka-Bank Link: Case Study Using Kepler Data

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Gao, Jay L.

2016-01-01

Future missions envisioned for both human and robotic exploration demand increasing communication capacity through the use of Ka-band communications. The Ka-band channel, being more sensitive to weather impairments, presents a unique trade-offs between data storage, latency, data volume and reliability. While there are many possible techniques for optimizing Ka-band operations such as adaptive modulation and coding and site-diversity, this study focus exclusively on the use of adaptive data rate (ADR) to achieve significant improvement in the data volume-availability tradeoff over a wide range of link distances for near Earth and Mars exploration. Four years of Kepler Ka-band downlink symbol signal-to-noise (SNR) data reported by the Deep Space Network were utilized to characterize the Ka-band channel statistics at each site and conduct various what-if performance analysis for different link distances. We model a notional closed-loop adaptive data rate system in which an algorithm predicts the channel condition two-way light time (TWLT) into the future using symbol SNR reported in near-real time by the ground receiver and determines the best data rate to use. Fixed and adaptive margins were used to mitigate errors in channel prediction. The performance of this closed-loop adaptive data rate approach is quantified in terms of data volume and availability and compared to the actual mission configuration and a hypothetical, optimized single rate configuration assuming full a priori channel knowledge.

Best of both worlds: combining pharma data and state of the art modeling technology to improve in Silico pKa prediction.

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Fraczkiewicz, Robert; Lobell, Mario; Göller, Andreas H; Krenz, Ursula; Schoenneis, Rolf; Clark, Robert D; Hillisch, Alexander

2015-02-23

In a unique collaboration between a software company and a pharmaceutical company, we were able to develop a new in silico pKa prediction tool with outstanding prediction quality. An existing pKa prediction method from Simulations Plus based on artificial neural network ensembles (ANNE), microstates analysis, and literature data was retrained with a large homogeneous data set of drug-like molecules from Bayer. The new model was thus built with curated sets of ∼14,000 literature pKa values (∼11,000 compounds, representing literature chemical space) and ∼19,500 pKa values experimentally determined at Bayer Pharma (∼16,000 compounds, representing industry chemical space). Model validation was performed with several test sets consisting of a total of ∼31,000 new pKa values measured at Bayer. For the largest and most difficult test set with >16,000 pKa values that were not used for training, the original model achieved a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.72, root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.94, and squared correlation coefficient (R(2)) of 0.87. The new model achieves significantly improved prediction statistics, with MAE = 0.50, RMSE = 0.67, and R(2) = 0.93. It is commercially available as part of the Simulations Plus ADMET Predictor release 7.0. Good predictions are only of value when delivered effectively to those who can use them. The new pKa prediction model has been integrated into Pipeline Pilot and the PharmacophorInformatics (PIx) platform used by scientists at Bayer Pharma. Different output formats allow customized application by medicinal chemists, physical chemists, and computational chemists.

HPLC ve Kağıt Kromatografisi Tekniklerinin Kombinasyonu ile Flavonoidlerin Saflaştırılması

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Velioğlu, Sedat; Cemeroğlu, Bekir

1992-01-01

Bu araştırmada, kağıt kromatografisi ve yüksek basınç likit kromatografisi (HPLC) yöntemlerinin birlikte uygulanması ile flavonoidlerin saf olarak elde edilme olanakları incelenmiştir. Whatman 3MM kromatografi kağıdı ve BAW solvent sistemi kullanılarak inen tipte kağıt kromatografisi tekniğiyle 7 band elde edilmiş ve bu bantlar üzerindeki flavonoidler MAW solvent sistemiyle elue edildikten sonra HPLC kolonuna enjekte edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, bu yolla 15 adet pikin saf olarak elde edil...

Paleoclimate in continental northwestern Europe during the Eemian and early Weichselian (125-97 ka): insights from a Belgian speleothem

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Vansteenberge, Stef; Verheyden, Sophie; Cheng, Hai; Edwards, R. Lawrence; Keppens, Eddy; Claeys, Philippe

2016-07-01

The last interglacial serves as an excellent time interval for studying climate dynamics during past warm periods. Speleothems have been successfully used for reconstructing the paleoclimate of last interglacial continental Europe. However, all previously investigated speleothems are restricted to southern Europe or the Alps, leaving large parts of northwestern Europe undocumented. To better understand regional climate changes over the past, a larger spatial coverage of European last interglacial continental records is essential, and speleothems, because of their ability to obtain excellent chronologies, can provide a major contribution. Here, we present new, high-resolution data from a stalagmite (Han-9) obtained from the Han-sur-Lesse Cave in Belgium. Han-9 formed between 125.3 and ˜ 97 ka, with interruptions of growth occurring at 117.3-112.9 and 106.6-103.6 ka. The speleothem was investigated for its growth, morphology and stable isotope (δ13C and δ18O) composition. The speleothem started growing relatively late within the last interglacial, at 125.3 ka, as other European continental archives suggest that Eemian optimum conditions were already present during that time. It appears that the initiation of Han-9 growth is caused by an increase in moisture availability, linked to wetter conditions around 125.3 ka. The δ13C and δ18O proxies indicate a period of relatively stable conditions after 125.3 ka; however, at 120 ka the speleothem δ18O registered the first signs of regionally changing climate conditions, being a modification of ocean source δ18O linked to an increase in ice volume towards the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5e-5d transition. At 117.5 ka, drastic vegetation changes are recorded by Han-9 δ13C immediately followed by a cessation of speleothem growth at 117.3 ka, suggesting a transition to significantly dryer conditions. The Han-9 record covering the early Weichselian displays larger amplitudes in both isotope proxies and changes in stalagmite

Müügiga kimpus majaomanikud otsivad samal ajal ka rentnikke / Kaire Talviste

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Talviste, Kaire, 1979-

2008-01-01

Olukorrast eramute üüriturul: kinnisvaraportaalides on rendile pakkuda ligi paarsada maja, mida püütakse samal ajal ka edutult müüa, rendihinnad ulatuvad 30 000 - 50 000 kroonini kuus, eramuid üürivad peamiselt välismaalased

Geological conditions of origin of the Potočka zijalka cave

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Stanko Buser

2002-12-01

Full Text Available In the Potočka zijalka cave on Mt. Ol{eva in Southern Karavanke during excavation of cave sediments of Würm age that contain cultural remains of the Cromagnon Man also large amounts of gravel were before the Badenian transgression, from the Central Alps during Miocene.

A role for icebergs in the 8.2 ka climate event

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Wiersma, A.P.; Jongma, J.I.

2009-01-01

We investigate the potential role of icebergs in the 8.2 ka climate event, using a coupled climate model equipped with an iceberg component. First, we evaluate the effect of a large iceberg discharge originating from the decaying Laurentide ice sheet on ocean circulation, compared to a release of an

Partially Observable Markov Decision Process-Based Transmission Policy over Ka-Band Channels for Space Information Networks

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Jian Jiao

2017-09-01

Full Text Available The Ka-band and higher Q/V band channels can provide an appealing capacity for the future deep-space communications and Space Information Networks (SIN, which are viewed as a primary solution to satisfy the increasing demands for high data rate services. However, Ka-band channel is much more sensitive to the weather conditions than the conventional communication channels. Moreover, due to the huge distance and long propagation delay in SINs, the transmitter can only obtain delayed Channel State Information (CSI from feedback. In this paper, the noise temperature of time-varying rain attenuation at Ka-band channels is modeled to a two-state Gilbert–Elliot channel, to capture the channel capacity that randomly ranging from good to bad state. An optimal transmission scheme based on Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes (POMDP is proposed, and the key thresholds for selecting the optimal transmission method in the SIN communications are derived. Simulation results show that our proposed scheme can effectively improve the throughput.

Toetades Ilvest, aitame Eestit!

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2006-01-01

80 kultuuritegelase ja teadlase pöördumine valijameeste poole, milles nad võtavad endale vastutuse olla Toomas Hendrik Ilvese usaldusmeesteks ja tagavad, et nende presidendikandidaadist saab hea riigipea. Allakirjutanud tunnustavad president Arnold Rüütlit panuse eest Eesti ühinemisel Euroopa Liiduga, kuid heidavad ette tema viimase aja tegevust Eestimaa Rahvaliidu ja Eesti Keskerakonna huvides. Ilmunud ka: Eesti Päevaleht 14. sept. 2006, lk. 3; Järva Teataja 14. sept. 2006, lk. 2, pealk.: Ilvest toetades aitame Eestit; Virumaa Teataja, SL Õhtuleht, Põhjarannik, Severnoje Poberezhje 14. sept. 2006, lk. 11,12,2,2; Sakala, Hiiu Leht, Sirp, Meie Maa, Linnaleht : Tartu 15. sept.2006, lk. 2,2,19,2,A6; Lääne Elu 16. sept.2006, lk. 2, Vaba Eesti Sõna 15. sept. 2006, lk. 2

Calculation of attenuation by rain using the DAH model and diameter of antennas for the Ka Band in Mexico; Calculo de atenuacion por lluvia usando el modelo DAH y diametro de antena para Banda Ka en Mexico

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Landeros-Ayala, S.; Neri-Vela, R; Cruz-Sanchez, H.; Hernandez-Bautista, H. [Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, D.F. (Mexico)

2002-03-01

In the last years, the peak in the demand of satellite communication service has caused the saturation in the use of the frequencies corresponding to the band, Cand Ku. Due to this, the engineers have looked for viable alternatives, in order to satisfy the current requisition, as well as the future demand, for which a considerable increment is expected. One of these alternatives is the use of the Ka Band (20Hz/30Hz), that is why the importance of studying the propagation effects that are experienced at these frequencies, especially the attenuation effect by rain, as in this case, where it is significant. The present article has the purpose to describe the use of the Modelo DAH (whose authors are Asoka Dissanayake, Jeremy Allnutt and Fatim Haidara), mixed with the global maps of distribution of rain by Crane, for the calculation of the attenuation by rain in satellite communication systems operated in the Ka Band. Besides, antenna diameters for the systems of communications in Ka Band in different locations of the Mexican Republic, using for it the attenuation margins for rain obtained through the Modelo DAH, and using as references the characteristics of the ANIK F2 satellite and a terrestrial station VSAT, are proposed. [Spanish] En los ultimos anos, el auge en la demanda de servicios de comunicacion por satelite ha provocado la saturacion en los uso de la frecuencia correspondientes a las bandas C y Ku. Debido a esta razon, se han buscado alternativas viables para poder satisfacer la demanda actual, asi como la demanda futura, para la cual se espera un incremento considerable. Una de estas alternativas es el uso de Banda Ka (20Hz/30Hz), de ahi la importancia del estudio sobre los efectos de programacion que se experimentan a esta frecuencia, en especial, el efecto de atencion por lluvias, ya que sen este caso resulta ser significativa. El presente articulo tiene como finalidad describir el uso del Modelo DAH (cuyos autores son Asoka Dissanayake, Jeremy Allnutt y

Różnicowanie infekcyjnego zapalenia krążka międzykręgowego i seronegatywnej spondyloartropatii

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Maria Maślińska

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Objawy infekcyjnego zapalenia krążka międzykręgowego mogąimitować objawy spondyloartropatii seronegatywnych i wymagaćróżnicowania wśród tych jednostek chorobowych (tab. I. Spondyloartropatieseronegatywne to grupa zapalnych chorób przebiegającychz zajęciem stawów kręgosłupa i stawów obwodowych.Wśród zapaleń kości i szpiku infekcyjne zapalenie krążka międzykręgowegostanowi ok. 2–4% wszystkich przypadków. Poniżejprzedstawiono opis przypadku 18-letniego mężczyzny diagnozowanegoz powodu podejrzenia spondyloartropatii. U pacjentawystępowały: ból kręgosłupa o charakterze zapalnym, bóle stawówobwodowych oraz epizody stanów gorączkowych. Po wykluczeniuspondyloartropatii ostatecznie rozpoznano u pacjentainfekcyjne zapalenie krążka międzykręgowego. Dzięki diagnostycemetodą rezonansu magnetycznego możliwe było postawienie diag -nozy (ryc. 1, 2 oraz ocena skuteczności leczenia (ryc. 3, 4. Niew każdym przypadku infekcyjnego zapalenia krążka międzykręgowegomożliwe jest ustalenie czynnika etiologicznego, wówczasw leczeniu należy uwzględnić potencjalne czynniki ryzyka zakażeniaoraz najczęstsze patogeny, będące przyczyną spondylodiscitis,takie jak Staphylococcus aureus (w 50% przypadków i Escherichiacoli (23%. Brak klinicznej poprawy po 2 tygodniach optymalniecelowanej antybiotykoterapii drogą dożylną byłby wskazaniem doleczenia chirurgicznego.Womawianym przypadku rozpoznanie kliniczne potwierdził dobryefekt terapeutyczny prowadzonej antybiotykoterapii, wobec czegonie było wskazań do leczenia operacyjnego. Opisany przypadekwskazuje również na konieczność szybkiej oceny kręgosłupa pierwmetodąrezonansu magnetycznego u pacjentów z bólem zapalnymkręgosłupa i objawami ogólnymi wobec wątpliwości co do ich etiologiii braku wyjaśnienia ich przyczyny klasycznym zdjęciem radiologicznym.Ponieważ bardziej narażeni na infekcyjne zapaleniekrążka międzykręgowego są chorzy z obni

Transmission characteristic of graphene/TiO2 paper measured at Ka-band

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Agusu, La; Mitsudo, Seitaro; Ahmad, La Ode; Herdianto, Fujii, Yutaka; Ishikawa, Yuya; Furuya, Takahashi; Ramadhan, La Ode Ahmad Nur

2017-01-01

The commercial telecommunication system in future would explore the electromagnetic spectrum with higher frequency than used now, because it requires higher speed of transmission data. Using the millimeter waves (mmW) with frequency ranging from 30 to 300 GHz, such requirement could be fulfilled. The upcoming 5G cellular technology is expected to use frequency 30 GHz or higher. Then materials with a specific characteristic at the mmW range are interesting to be explored and investigated. Here, we report the synthesis process of graphene/TiO2 deposited on paper and their transmission characteristics to the electromagnetic energy at frequency 27-40 GHz (Ka-Band). The reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was synthesized by a modified Hummers method with introduction of microwave irradiation in the process. rGO and TiO2 were mixed in ethanol solution and deposited on the paper by a spraying technique. Transmission coefficient of electromagnetic wave energy at Ka-Band was measured by using the millimeter vector network analyzer. Conductivity of rGO is 1.89 Scm-1 and for the graphene/TiO2 with TiO2 content is up to 50%, conductivity is down to Scm-1 Graphene/TiO2 layer with thickness of 60).lm and TiO2 loading up to 25% can has the transmission coefficient of -4 dB at the middle frequency of 31 GHz and bandwidth of 2.2 GHz. This can be useful as the electromagnetic interference shielding material at Ka-band.

Determination of pKa constants of hypericin in aqueous solution of the anti-allergic hydrotropic drug Cromolyn disodium salt

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Keša, Peter; Antalík, Marián

2017-05-01

In this work we established three from altogether six proton dissociation constants (pKa) of hydroxyl groups of hypericin in its monomeric form. The monomeric state of hypericin (5.0 × 10-6 mol·L-1) in aqueous solution was stabilised by the presence of hydrotropic drug Cromolyn disodium salt (6.0 × 10-2 mol·L-1). Data show that one acid-base transition occurs with the pKa of 7.8 and the other two are characterised by the apparent single pKa of 11.5. The spectral changes of hypericin above pH 13 indicate that the last two hydroxyls are deporotonized at this high pH values.

Kas Roger Federer suudab Rafael Nadali alistada ka Pariisis? / Maarja Värv

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Värv, Maarja

2007-01-01

Prantsusmaa lahtiste tennisemeistrivõistluste eel on paljude jaoks suurim küsimus, kas maailma esinumber Roger Federer suudab lõpuks võita ka Roland Garros' esikoha ning astuda sammu suure slämmi suunas. Vt. samas: Maret Ani põhiturniirile ei pääsenud

Riik plaanib haiglatele anda õiguse ka arstirohtu müüa / Andrus Karnau

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Karnau, Andrus

2006-01-01

Vt. ka Postimees : na russkom jazõke 31. märts lk. 3. Riik tahab anda haiglatele õiguse pidada jaemüügirohupoode, selle kava vastu on aga konkureerivad apteegiketid, konkurentsi- ja ravimiamet. Lisa: Ketistunud apteegiturg

Challenges in pKa Predictions for Proteins: The case of Asp213 in Human Proteinase 3

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Hajjar, Eric; Dejaegere, Annick; Reuter, Nathalie

2009-09-01

Knowledge of the protonation states of the ionizable residues in an enzyme is a prerequisite to an accurate description of its structure and mechanism. In practice, the use of the inappropriate protonation state for an amino acid in a molecular modeling computation (e.g., molecular dynamics simulation) is likely to lead to unrealistic results. Although methods using solvers of the linearized Poisson-Boltzmann equation have proven to yield accurate pKa predictions, they bear a number of limitations. They are quite demanding in terms of computational power and are sensitive to representation of the charges and their position (force field and protein conformation). Moreover they depend on the choice of a dielectric constant for the protein interior. In this manuscript, we describe the difficulties met when trying to predict the protonation state of a buried amino acid, located in a protein for which very little biochemical data is available. Such a case is highly representative of the challenges faced in theoretical biology studies. Proteinase 3 (PR3) is an enzyme involved in proteolytic events associated with inflammation. It is a potential target in the development of new anti-inflammatory therapeutic strategies. We report the results of pKa predictions of the aspartic acid 213 of PR3 with a FDPB solver. We probed the influence of the choice of the dielectric constant for the protein interior ɛp and the benefits of conformational sampling by molecular dynamics (MD) on the pKa prediction of this carboxylate group. Using only the FDPB calculations, we could not conclude on the protonation state of Asp213. MD simulations confronted to knowledge of the ligand-binding and reaction mechanism led us to decide on a protonated form of this aspartic acid. We also demonstrate that the use of the wrong protonation state leads to an unreliable structural model for PR3. pKa prediction with a fast empirical method yielded a pKa of 8.4 for Asp213, which is in agreement with our

Deriving and Interpreting Ka(karimusubi in Premodern Japanese

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Moreno MITROVIĆ

2015-02-01

Full Text Available This paper provides a new syntax and semantics for kakarimusubi (KM, a focus construction prominent in the grammar of Old Japanese (OJ and Early Middle (Classical Japanese (CJ, which diachronically developed into the interrogative construction in Modern Japanese (MdJ headed by the ka particle. Adopting Chierchia & Caponigro’s (2013 novel analysis of Free Relatives (FRs as embedded interrogatives, an FR-based analysis of KM is proposed so as to obtain a compositional semantic analysis of this focus construction as well as an account of the adnominal marking of the presuppositional musubi component of this grammatical construction.

FIZIČKA AKTIVNOST I ŠEĆERNA BOLEST

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BARETIĆ, MAJA

2017-01-01

Sve veća učestalost šećerne bolesti povezuje se s prihvaćanjem netradicionalnih načina prehrane i prakticiranjem „sjedilačkog načina života“. Liječenje šećerne bolesti sastoji se od promjene životnog stila što uključuje promjenu fizičke aktivnosti, tipa i učestalosti prehrane te uzimanje specifi čne terapije. Fizička aktivnost je dio temeljnog liječenja dijabetesa; ima dokazane koristi u smanjenju inzulinske rezistencije, poboljšanju glikemijske kontrole, lipidnog profi la, u normalizaciji tj...

Test results of a 20 kA high temperature superconductor current lead using REBCO tapes

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Heller, R.; Fietz, W. H.; Gröner, F.; Heiduk, M.; Hollik, M.; Lange, C.; Lietzow, R.

2018-05-01

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has developed a 20 kA high temperature superconductor (HTS) current lead (CL) using the second generation material REBCO, as industry worldwide concentrate on the production of this material. The aim was to demonstrate the possibility of replacing the Bi-2223/AgAu tapes by REBCO tapes, while for easy comparison of results, all other components are copies of the 20 kA HTS CL manufactured for the satellite tokamak JT-60SA. After the manufacture of all CL components including the newly developed REBCO module, the assembly of the CL has been executed at KIT and an experiment has been carried out in the CuLTKa test facility where the REBCO CL was installed and connected to a JT-60SA CL via a superconducting bus bar. The experiment covers steady state operation up to 20 kA, pulsed operation, measurement of the heat load at 4.5 K end, loss-of-flow-accident simulations, and quench performance studies. Here the results of these tests are reported and directly compared to those of the JT-60SA CL.

A 230 ka record of glacial and interglacial events from Aurora Cave, Fiordland, New Zealand

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Williams, P.W.

1996-01-01

Caves overrun by glaciers are known to accumulate dateable evidence of past glacial and interglacial events. Results are reported from an investigation of Aurora Cave on the slopes above Lake Te Anau in Fiordland. The cave commenced to form before c. 230 ka B.P. Sequences of glaciofluvial sediments interbedded with speleothems are evidence of the number and timing of glacial advances and the status of intervals between them. Twenty-six uranium series dates on speleothems underpin a chronology of seven glacial advances in the last 230 ka, with the peak of the late Otira glaciation, Aurora 3 advance, at c. 19 ka B.P. With five advances in the Otiran, the last glaciation is more complex than previously recognised. Comparison of the record with that recorded offshore from DSDP Site 594 reveals little matching, but the correspondence of the Aurora sequence with that interpreted from other onshore deposits is more convincing. Glacial deposits on slopes above the cave for a further 660 m may be evidence of the 'missing' glacial events of the mid-early Pleistocene. (author). 44 refs., 12 figs., 5 tabs

Solid State KA-Band, Solid State W-Band and TWT Amplifiers, Phase I

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Phase I of the proposal describes plans to develop a state of the art transmitter for the W-Band and KA -Band Cloud Radar system. Our focus will be concentrated in...

Investigation of the adsorption of water vapor and carbon dioxide by KA zeolite

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Khanitonov, V.P.; Shtein, A.S.

1984-01-01

According to the present data, KA zeolite, which can adsorb only water vapor, helium, and hydrogen, has the greatest selectivity in drying. The feasibility of using this zeolite in devices for selective drying of gases used in gas-analysis systems was studied. The results of the experiments were approximated by the thermal equation of the theory of bulk filling of micropores. The limiting value of the adsorption depends on the temperature, and it can be calculated according to the density of the adsorbed phase and the adsorption volume. The critical diameters of the water and carbon dioxide molecules are close to the dimensions of the KA-zeolite pores, something that determines the activated nature of the adsorption of these substances. Experiments on coadsorption of water vapor and carbon dioxide by a fixed bed of KA-zeolite under dynamic conditions showed that the adsorption of these substances has a frontal nature. The time of the protective action of the layer of zeolite during adsorption af water vapor exceeded by more than an order the time of the protective action during adsorption of carbon dioxide. The results showed that this adsorbent can be used for selective drying of gas mixtures containing carbon dioxide in batch-operation devices. Beforehand, the adsorbent should be regenerated with respect to moisture, and then it should be saturated with carbon dioxide by blowing the adsorbent with a gas mixture of the working composition until the equilibrium state is reached

Consolidation of the 13 kA Interconnects in the LHC for Operation at 7 TeV

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Verweij, A P; Tock, J P; Willering, G P; Steckert, J; Perin, A; Scheuerlein, C; Mathot, S; Koratzinos, M; Garion, C; Denz, R; Fessia, P; Charifoulline, Z; Bertinelli, F; Sgobba, S; ten Kate, H H J

2011-01-01

The accident in the LHC in September 2008 occurred in an interconnection between two magnets of the 13 kA dipole circuit. Successive measurements of the resistance of other interconnects revealed other defective joints, even though the SC cables were properly connected. These defective joints are characterized by a poor bonding between the SC cable and the copper stabilizer in combination with an electrical discontinuity in the copper stabilizer. A quench at the 7-13 kA level in such a joint can lead to a fast and unprotected thermal run-away and hence opening of the circuit. It has therefore been decided to operate the LHC at a reduced and safe current of 6 kA corresponding to 3.5 TeV beam energy until all defective joints are repaired. A task force is reviewing the status of all electrical joints in the magnet circuits and preparing for the necessary repairs. The principle solution is to resolder the worst defective joints and, in addition, to apply an electrical shunt made of copper across all joints with ...

Expansion of plasma of electrically exploding single copper wire under 4.5 kA-9.5 kA/wire

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Li Yexun; Yang Libing; Sun Chengwei

2003-01-01

The experimental system for electrically exploding single metal wire has been designed and manufactured. Expansion of the dense plasma column formed from an electrically exploding Cu wire of diameter 30 μm has been studied with a high-speed photographer to obtain the time-dependent radius (R-t) curve. The experimental results demonstrate that the mean expansion rate of the dense plasma column is 1.94 μm/ns, 2.6 μm/ns and 3.75 μm/ns according to the peak pulse current 4.5 kA, 7 kA and 9.5 kA respectively. The results can be beneficial to giving a profound understanding of the early stage of wire-array Z-pinch physics and to improvement on their design

Experimental determination of net protein charge and A(tot) and K(a) of nonvolatile buffers in canine plasma.

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Constable, Peter D; Stämpfli, Henry R

2005-01-01

Acid-base abnormalities frequently are present in sick dogs. The mechanism for an acid-base disturbance can be determined with the simplified strong ion approach, which requires accurate values for the total concentration of plasma nonvolatile buffers (A(tot)) and the effective dissociation constant for plasma weak acids (K(a)). The aims of this study were to experimentally determine A(tot) and K(a) values for canine plasma. Plasma was harvested from 10 healthy dogs; the concentrations of quantitatively important strong ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, L-lactate) and nonvolatile buffer ions (total protein, albumin, phosphate) were determined; and the plasma was tonometered with CO2 at 37 degrees C. Strong ion difference (SID) was calculated from the measured strong ion concentrations, and nonlinear regression was used to estimate values for A(tot) and K(a), which were validated with data from an in vitro and in vivo study. Mean (+/- SD) values for canine plasma were A(tot) = (17.4 +/- 8.6) mM (equivalent to 0.273 mmol/g of total protein or 0.469 mmol/g of albumin); K(a) = (0.17 +/- 0.11) x 10(-7); pK(a) = 7.77. The calculated SID for normal canine plasma (pH = 7.40; P(CO2) = 37 mm Hg; [total protein] = 64 g/L) was 27 mEq/L. The net protein charge for normal canine plasma was 0.25 mEq/g of total protein or 0.42 mEq/g of albumin. Application of the experimentally determined values for A(tot), K(a), and net protein charge should improve understanding of the mechanism for complex acid-base disturbances in dogs.

Prediction Of pKa From Chemical Structure Using Free And Open-Source Tools

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The ionization state of a chemical, reflected in pKa values, affects lipophilicity, solubility, protein binding and the ability of a chemical to cross the plasma membrane. These properties govern the pharmacokinetic parameters such as absorption, distribution, metabolism, excreti...

High-Efficiency, Ka-band Solid-State Power Amplifier Utilizing GaN Technology, Phase I

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — QuinStar Technology proposes to develop an efficient, solid-state power amplifier (SSPA), operating at Ka-band frequencies, for high data rate, long range space...

Liha tootmine : [2000-2004 Eestis liikide kaupa, s.h. ka kitseliha] / Matti Piirsalu

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Piirsalu, Matti, 1947-

2005-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Agriculture and the development of rural life : overview 2004/2005. - Tallinn, 2005, lk. 20-22. 2004. a. vähenes sealihatoodang 3%, lamba- ja kitseliha toodang 25%.Veise- ja linnuliha tootmine kasvas kubki 5%. Tabel: Lihatoodang aastatel 2000-2004

High-Efficiency, Ka-Band Solid-State Power Amplifier Utilizing GaN Technology, Phase II

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration — QuinStar Technology proposes to develop a high-efficiency, solid-state power amplifier (SSPA), operating at Ka-band frequencies, for high data rate, long range space...

Efficient Aerobic Oxidation of Cyclohexane to KA Oil Catalyzed by Pt ...

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127, No. 7, July 2015, pp. 1167–1172. c Indian Academy of Sciences. ... The catalyst was used for the partial oxidation of cyclohexane in a Parr type reactor. It was found that Pt-Sn supported on MWCNTs can act as an efficient catalyst for the partial ... version ratio with high selectivity for KA oil in a liquid ... These gases.

Enroni krahh võib hakata mõjutama ka Eesti ettevõtteid / Gert D. Hankewitz

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Hankewitz, Gert D.

2006-01-01

USA energiafirma Enron finantspettus võib hakata läbi koostööpartnerite, kellele hakkavad kehtima karmimad raamatupidamisreeglid, mõjutama ka Eesti firmasid. Vt. samas: Akt karmistab reegleid; Hansapangale tooks akt lisakulutusi

Evidence of Gate Voltage Oscillations during Short Circuit of Commercial 1.7 kV/ 1 kA IGBT Power Modules

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Reigosa, Paula Diaz; Wu, Rui; Iannuzzo, Francesco

2015-01-01

This paper analyzes the evidence of critical gate voltage oscillations in 1.7 kV/1 kA Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) power modules under short circuit conditions. A 6 kA/1.1 kV Non-Destructive Test (NDT) set up for repeatable short circuit tests has been built with a 40 nH stray inducta...

Round busbar concept for 30 nH, 1.7 kV, 10 kA IGBT non-destructive short-circuit tester

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Smirnova, Liudmila; Pyrhönen, Juha; Iannuzzo, Francesco

2014-01-01

Design of a Non-Destructive Test (NDT) set-up for short-circuit tests of 1.7 kV, 1 kA IGBT modules is discussed in this paper. The test set-up allows achieving short-circuit current up to 10 kA. The important objective during the design of the test set-up is to minimize the parasitic inductance...

Comparison of excitotoxic profiles of ATPA, AMPA, KA and NMDA in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures

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Kristensen, Bjarne Winther; Noraberg, J; Zimmer, J

2001-01-01

) values was found after 2 days of exposure: AMPA (3.7 mM)>NMDA (11 mM)=KA (13 mM)>ATPA (33 mM). Exposed to 30 microM ATPA, 3 microM AMPA and 10 microM NMDA, CA1 was the most susceptible subfield followed by fascia dentata and CA3. Using 8 microM KA, CA3 was the most susceptible subfield, followed...... by fascia dentata and CA1. In 100 microM concentrations, all four agonists induced the same, maximal PI uptake in all hippocampal subfields, corresponding to total neuronal degeneration. Using glutamate receptor antagonists, like GYKI 52466, NBQX and MK-801, inhibition data revealed that AMPA excitotoxicity...

Multiple scattering effects on the Linear Depolarization Ratio (LDR) measured during CaPE by a Ka-band air-borne radar

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Iguchi, Toshio; Meneghini, Robert

1993-01-01

Air-borne radar measurements of thunderstorms were made as part of the CaPE (Convection and Precipitation/Electrification) experiment in Florida in July 1991. The radar has two channels, X-band (10 GHz) and Ka-band (34.5 GHz), and is capable of measuring cross-polarized returns as well as co-polarized returns. In stratiform rain, the cross-polarized components can be observed only at the bright band region and from the surface reflection. The linear depolarization ratios (LDR's) measured at X-band and Ka-band at the bright band are nearly equal. In convective rain, however, the LDR in Ka-band often exceeds the X-band LDR by several dB, and sometimes by more than 10 dB, reaching LDR values of up to -5 dB over heavy convective rain. For randomly oriented hydrometeors, such high LDR values cannot be explained by single scattering from non-spherical scattering particles alone. Because the LDR by single backscatter depends weakly on the wavelength, the difference between the Ka-band and X-band LDR's suggests that multiple scattering effects prevail in the Ka-band LDR. In order to test this inference, the magnitude of the cross-polarized component created by double scattering was calculated using the parameters of the airborne radar, which for both frequencies has beamwidths of 5.1 degrees and pulse widths of 0.5 microsecond. Uniform rain beyond the range of 3 km is assumed.

MARKETINŠKA STRATEGIJA ZA SPLETNO TRGOVINO KUPONI.ENAA.COM

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Marzidošek, Dean

2016-01-01

Marketinška strategija za spletne trgovine je precej drugačna od klasične marketinške strategije. Seveda upošteva enake zakonitosti, vendar so v večini primerov klasični oglaševalski kanali, kot so na primer televizija, radio, tisk in podobno, popolnoma odsotni. Na drugi strani jih nadomeščajo digitalni kanali v popolnosti, ki se jim je treba tudi bolj podrobno posvetiti v spletni strategiji. Prednost digitalnih kanalov je v zelo dobri in hitri merljivosti rezultatov, dostopnost takšnih oglaš...

Weathering rind formation in buried terrace cobbles during periods of up to 300ka

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Yoshida, H.; Metcalfe, R.; Nishimoto, S.; Yamamoto, H.; Katsuta, N.

2011-01-01

Highlights: → Weathering rinds in sandstone and basalt cobbles buried for up to 300 ka have been investigated. → The aim was to determine the formation process and elemental mass balances during rind development. → Elemental mass balances across the rinds were determined by using open system mass balance (τ i,j ) calculations. → The formation rates are slower than the tropical areas due to the lower rainfall in the studied area. - Abstract: Weathering rinds formed in Mesozoic sandstone and basalt cobbles buried in terrace deposits for up to 300 ka have been investigated. The aim was to determine the formation process and elemental mass balances during rind development. The ages of terraces distributed in the western part of Fukui prefecture, central Japan have been determined as 50 ka, 120 ka and 300 ka based on a tephro-stratigraphic method. Detailed investigations across the weathering rinds, consisting of microscopic observations, porosity measurements, and mineralogical and geochemical analyses using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), secondary X-ray analytical microscopy (SXAM), scanning electron microanalyser (SEM) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) have been carried out. The results revealed that the Fe concentrations in the weathering rind of a basalt cobble slightly decreased from the cobble's surface (rim) towards the unweathered core. In contrast, in a sandstone cobble formed under the same environmental conditions over the same period of time there is an Fe-rich layer at some distance below the cobble's surface. Elemental mass balances across the rinds were determined by using open system mass balance (τ i,j ) calculations and show that the Fe was precipitated as Fe-oxyhydroxides in the basalt cobbles, although Fe was slightly removed from the rims. In sandstone cobbles, on the other hand, Fe migrated along a Fe concentration gradient by diffusion and precipitated as Fe-oxyhydroxide minerals to form the weathering rinds

Development and performance test results of 50 kA vapor-cooled current lead for ITER

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Sugimoto, Makoto; Isono, Takaaki; Hamada, Kazuya

1998-01-01

JAERI has developed 50 kA current leads for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The Center Solenoid (CS) Model Coil program is under way by means of international collaboration in ITER-EDA. The CS model coil is being developed for ITER CS coil and is for demonstration for ITER construction. The performance test of the CS model coil will be carried out at the JAERI ITER common test facility (CTF). The current lead consists of the vertical lead and the connection lead. The vertical lead is a vapor-cooled type and has a cable-in-conduit geometry. The vertical lead was designed with a heat leak of 1.2 W/kA at a helium flow rate of 0.06 g/(s·kA). The measured heat leak satisfied the designed value. The connection lead was made from copper pipe soldered with NbTi superconducting wires. The pipe was stabilized by the superconducting wires and a cooling channel. The current lead was operated up to 60 kA. The design and the performance test results of 50 kA current leads are reported. The results meet the specifications for the CS model coil test and for the ITER real machine. (author)

Response of benthic foraminifera to 4.2 ka cooling event in the Nakdong River delta, southeast Korea

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Takata, H.; Khim, B. K.; Cheong, D.; Shin, S.

2016-02-01

Here we report the change of benthic foraminifera in response to 4.2 ka cooling event in the Nakdong River delta (southeastern Korea). It has been known that this cooling event caused climatic deteriorations in the world, which is closely related to the decline/development of the civilizations (e.g., Kawahata et al., 2009). This event was also correlated to one of Bond Events in the North Atlantic. Because coastal sediment depositions have been influenced by both oceanographic and terrestrial climatic changes, the study may provide us clue to understand the possible teleconnection of the cooling event between the North Atlantic and the East Asian margin. We investigated fossil benthic foraminiferal faunas and planktonic/total foraminiferal ratio (P/T ratio) at two borehole cores, ND-01 and ND-02 (landward and seaward sites, respectively). Common constituents are taxa from bay to shelf environments in the East Asian margin. Biotic response of benthic foraminifera partly changed after 4.2 ka showing that Haynesina sp. A (opportunistic species?) decreased significantly at core ND-01. In addition, P/T ratio at both core sites showed temporal decline at 4.2 ka. This suggests the decreasing influence of the seawater relative to the coastal water. Holocene fluctuations of the Tsushima Warm Current, a branch of Kuroshio, flowing off the Nakdong River delta, have been documented. The decline pattern of P/T ratio in this area is similar to that of total sulfur content in Lake Tougou-ike, southwestern Japan at 4 ka which was interpreted as the influence of the small sea-level falling (Kato et al., 2003). According to the similar stratigraphic variation patterns between our and their studies, our finding suggests that this event was not regional but related to the fluctuations of the Tsushima Warm Current. Thus, biotic response of benthic foraminifera in the Nakdong River delta recorded 4.2 ka cooling event related to temporal weakening of the Tsushima Warm Current.

The effects of multiple features of alternatively spliced exons on the KA/KS ratio test

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Chen Feng-Chi

2006-05-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The evolution of alternatively spliced exons (ASEs is of primary interest because these exons are suggested to be a major source of functional diversity of proteins. Many exon features have been suggested to affect the evolution of ASEs. However, previous studies have relied on the KA/KS ratio test without taking into consideration information sufficiency (i.e., exon length > 75 bp, cross-species divergence > 5% of the studied exons, leading to potentially biased interpretations. Furthermore, which exon feature dominates the results of the KA/KS ratio test and whether multiple exon features have additive effects have remained unexplored. Results In this study, we collect two different datasets for analysis – the ASE dataset (which includes lineage-specific ASEs and conserved ASEs and the ACE dataset (which includes only conserved ASEs. We first show that information sufficiency can significantly affect the interpretation of relationship between exons features and the KA/KS ratio test results. After discarding exons with insufficient information, we use a Boolean method to analyze the relationship between test results and four exon features (namely length, protein domain overlapping, inclusion level, and exonic splicing enhancer (ESE frequency for the ASE dataset. We demonstrate that length and protein domain overlapping are dominant factors, and they have similar impacts on test results of ASEs. In addition, despite the weak impacts of inclusion level and ESE motif frequency when considered individually, combination of these two factors still have minor additive effects on test results. However, the ACE dataset shows a slightly different result in that inclusion level has a marginally significant effect on test results. Lineage-specific ASEs may have contributed to the difference. Overall, in both ASEs and ACEs, protein domain overlapping is the most dominant exon feature while ESE frequency is the weakest one in affecting

Design considerations on a sparse array antenna for Ka-band spaceborne SAR applications

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Jacobs, S.; Bekers, D.; Monni, S.; Otten, M.; Van Rossum, W.; Gerini, G.; Germani, C.; Fortini, D.; Toso, G.

2015-01-01

This contribution addresses the problem of designing a sparse active array antenna for spaceborne SAR applications at Ka-band. The main driver for the design is limiting the recurring manufacturing costs associated to the number of active modules, while preserving main performance and insuring a

NALPS: a precisely dated European climate record 120–60 ka

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R. Boch

2011-11-01

Full Text Available Accurate and precise chronologies are essential in understanding the rapid and recurrent climate variations of the Last Glacial – known as Dansgaard-Oeschger (D-O events – found in the Greenland ice cores and other climate archives. The existing chronological uncertainties during the Last Glacial, however, are still large. Radiometric age data and stable isotopic signals from speleothems are promising to improve the absolute chronology. We present a record of several precisely dated stalagmites from caves located at the northern rim of the Alps (NALPS, a region that favours comparison with the climate in Greenland. The record covers most of the interval from 120 to 60 ka at an average temporal resolution of 2 to 22 yr and 2σ-age uncertainties of ca. 200 to 500 yr. The rapid and large oxygen isotope shifts of 1 to 4.5‰ occurred within decades to centuries and strongly mimic the Greenland D-O pattern. Compared to the updated Greenland ice-core timescale (GICC05modelext the NALPS record confirms the timing of rapid warming and cooling transitions between 118 and 106 ka, but suggests younger ages for D-O events between 106 and 60 ka. As an exception, the timing of the rapid transitions into and out of the stadial following GI 22 is earlier in NALPS than in the Greenland ice-core timescale. In addition, there is a discrepancy in the duration of this stadial between the ice-core and the stalagmite chronology (ca. 2900 vs. 3650 yr. The short-lived D-O events 18 and 18.1 are not recorded in NALPS, provoking questions with regard to the nature and the regional expression of these events. NALPS resolves recurrent short-lived climate changes within the cold Greenland stadial and warm interstadial successions, i.e. abrupt warming events preceding GI 21 and 23 (precursor-type events and at the end of GI 21 and 25 (rebound-type events, as well as intermittent cooling events during GI 22 and 24. Such superimposed events have not yet been documented

Dopingaine võib kätte saada ka vanaema retseptiga / Kristjan Port ; intervjueerinud Indrek Kuus

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Port, Kristjan, 1960-

2011-01-01

Intervjuu Tallinna Ülikooli terviseteaduste ja spordi instituudi direktori, SA Eesti Antidoping nõukogu liikme Kristjan Pordiga, kes tõdeb, et profispordi kõrval on dopingainetega muret ka harrastusspordis

Thermal Runaway of the 13 kA Busbar Joints in the LHC

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Verweij, A P

2010-01-01

Triggered by the incident in the LHC in September 2008, the thermo-electrical stability of the 10,000 soldered busbar joints in the 13 kA circuits of the LHC has been re-assessed. For this purpose the computer model QP3 has been developed. In this paper the results of some calculations are presented, and it is shown how the results have been used to improve the quench detection system and ensure safe future operation. First the layout of the 13 kA circuits, the geometry of the soldered joints and the quench detection system will be described. Special focus is put on several types of defects in the joint that have been found in the LHC. The difference between slow and fast thermal run-away will be discussed, focusing on quench propagation and reduced thermal and electrical contacts between the various parts of the joint. It is shown that an enhancement of the LHC quench detection system with a much lower threshold will greatly reduce the risk of burn-out of the joint. Finally it is discussed that protection is...

Dynamic optical fiber delivery of Ka-band packet transmissions for wireless access networks

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Rodríguez Páez, Juan Sebastián; Madsen, Peter; Tafur Monroy, Idelfonso

2017-01-01

A Reconfigurable Radio Access Unit is presented and experimentally demonstrated. In the unit, an optical switching system is set to dynamically deliver different packets to different points in the network. The packets are transmitted wirelesslty on the Ka-band (26–40 GHz), achieving BER values...

Tallinna info- ja abitelefon toetab ka hättasattunud lapsi / Hille Tänavsuu

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Tänavsuu, Hille, 1941-2014

2006-01-01

Vt. ka Postimees : na russkom jazõke 16. jaan., lk. 5. Infotelefoni projektijuhi Herve Merivaldi sõnul ei sõanda lapsed lastekaitsetöötaja või politsei poole pöörduda. Abitelefonile helistades aitavad dispetsherid neil ühendust saada inimestega, kes neid aidata võivad

Multiproxy evidence for terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem responses during the 8.2 ka cold event as recorded at Højby Sø, Denmark

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Hede, Mikkel Ulfeldt; Rasmussen, Peter; Noe-Nygaard, Nanna

2010-01-01

ecosystems to the 8.2 ka cold event. A reduced pollen production by thermophilous deciduous tree taxa in the period c. 8250–8000 cal yr BP reveal that the forest ecosystem was affected by low temperatures during the summer and winter/early-spring seasons. This finding is consistent with the timing of the 8.......2 ka cold event as registered in the Greenland ice cores. At Højby Sø, the climate anomaly appears to have started 200–250 yr earlier than the 8.2 ka cold event as the lake proxy data provide strong evidence for a precipitation-induced distinct increase in catchment soil erosion beginning around 8500...... cal yr BP. Alteration of the terrestrial environment then resulted in a major aquatic ecosystem change with nutrient enrichment of the lake and enhanced productivity, which lasted until c. 7900 cal yr BP. Keywords: 8.2 ka cold event; Lake sediments; Palaeoclimate; Pollen; Macrofossils; Geochemistry...

Optimization of crude oil degradation by Dietzia cinnamea KA1, capable of biosurfactant production.

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Kavynifard, Amirarsalan; Ebrahimipour, Gholamhossein; Ghasempour, Alireza

2016-05-01

The aim of this study was isolation and characterization of a crude oil degrader and biosurfactant-producing bacterium, along with optimization of conditions for crude oil degradation. Among 11 isolates, 5 were able to emulsify crude oil in Minimal Salt Medium (MSM) among which one isolate, named KA1, showed the highest potency for growth rate and biodegradation. The isolate was identified as Dietzia cinnamea KA1 using morphological and biochemical characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The optimal conditions were 510 mM NaCl, pH 9.0, 35 °C, and minimal requirement of 46.5 mM NH4 Cl and 2.10 mM NaH2 PO4 . Gravimetric test and Gas chromatography-Mass spectroscopy technique (GC-MS) showed that Dietzia cinnamea KA1 was able to utilize and degrade 95.7% of the crude oil after 5 days, under the optimal conditions. The isolate was able to grow and produce biosurfactant when cultured in MSM supplemented with crude oil, glycerol or whey as the sole carbon sources, but bacterial growth was occurred using molasses with no biosurfactant production. This is the first report of biosurfactant production by D. cinnamea using crude oil, glycerol and whey and the first study to report a species of Dietzia degrading a wide range of hydrocarbons in a short time. © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Quench propagation in the superconducting 6 kA flexible busbars of the LHC

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Herzog, R.; Calvi, M.; Sonnemann, F.; Pelegrin-Carcelen, J.M.

2002-01-01

Flexible superconducting cables with currents up to 6 kA will be used to power magnets individually in the insertion regions of the LHC. In case of a quench, the currents in these circuits will decay very fast (with time constants of about 200 ms) such that relatively small copper cross sections are sufficient for these busbars. Quench propagation experiments on a prototype cable and corresponding simulations led to a detailed understanding of the quench behavior of these busbars and to recommendations for the design and application of the cable. Simulations of the quench process in a multi-strand conductor led to a detailed understanding of the way current crosses from superconducting to pure copper strands and how this affects the quench propagation velocity. At nominal current (6 kA), the quench propagation velocities are high (10 m/s) and the hot spot temperature increases rapidly. In this situation, timely quench detection and energy extraction (current reduction) are vital to prevent damage of circuit components

Quench Propagation in the Superconducting 6 kA Flexible Busbars of the LHC

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Calvi, M; Pelegrin-Carcelen, J M; Sonnemann, F

2002-01-01

Flexible superconducting cables with currents up to 6 kA will be used to power magnets individually in the insertion regions of the LHC. In case of a quench, the currents in these circuits will decay very fast (with time constants of about 200 ms) such that relatively small copper cross sections are sufficient for these busbars. Quench propagation experiments on a prototype cable and corresponding simulations led to a detailed understanding of the quench behavior of these busbars and to recommendations for the design and application of the cable. Simulations of the quench process in a multi-strand conductor led to a detailed understanding of the way current crosses from superconducting to pure copper strands and how this affects the quench propagation velocity. At nominal current (6 kA), the quench propagation velocities are high (10 m/s) and the hot spot temperature increases rapidly. In this situation, timely quench detection and energy extraction (current reduction) are vital to prevent damage of circuit c...

Quench propagation in the superconducting 6 kA flexible busbars of the LHC

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Herzog, R.; Calvi, M.; Sonnemann, F.; Pelegrin-Carcelen, J. M.

2002-05-01

Flexible superconducting cables with currents up to 6 kA will be used to power magnets individually in the insertion regions of the LHC. In case of a quench, the currents in these circuits will decay very fast (with time constants of about 200 ms) such that relatively small copper cross sections are sufficient for these busbars. Quench propagation experiments on a prototype cable and corresponding simulations led to a detailed understanding of the quench behavior of these busbars and to recommendations for the design and application of the cable. Simulations of the quench process in a multi-strand conductor led to a detailed understanding of the way current crosses from superconducting to pure copper strands and how this affects the quench propagation velocity. At nominal current (6 kA), the quench propagation velocities are high (10 m/s) and the hot spot temperature increases rapidly. In this situation, timely quench detection and energy extraction (current reduction) are vital to prevent damage of circuit components.

A novel Ka-band coaxial transit-time oscillator with a four-gap buncher

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Song, Lili; He, Juntao; Ling, Junpu [College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073 (China)

2015-05-15

A novel Ka-band coaxial transit-time oscillator (TTO) with a four-gap buncher is proposed and investigated. Simulation results show that an output power of 1.27 GW and a frequency of 26.18 GHz can be achieved with a diode voltage of 447 kV and a beam current of 7.4 kA. The corresponding power efficiency is 38.5%, and the guiding magnetic field is 0.6 T. Studies and analysis indicate that a buncher with four gaps can modulate the electron beam better than the three-gap buncher in such a Ka-band TTO. Moreover, power efficiency increases with the coupling coefficient between the buncher and the extractor. Further simulation demonstrates that power efficiency can reach higher than 30% with a guiding magnetic field of above 0.5 T. Besides, the power efficiency exceeds 30% in a relatively large range of diode voltage from 375 kV to 495 kV.

Determination of pKa values of diastereomers of phosphinic pseudopeptides by CZE

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Koval, Dušan; Kašička, Václav; Jiráček, Jiří; Collinsová, Michaela

2006-01-01

Roč. 27, č. 23 (2006), s. 4648-4657 ISSN 0173-0835 R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA203/04/0098; GA ČR(CZ) GA203/05/2539 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z40550506 Keywords : diastereomer separation * phosphinic pseudopeptides * pKa determination Subject RIV: CC - Organic Chemistry Impact factor: 4.101, year: 2006

Soil moisture fluctuations recorded in Saharan dust deposits on Lanzarote (Canary Islands) over the last 180 ka

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von Suchodoletz, H.; Oberhänsli, H.; Hambach, U.; Zöller, L.; Fuchs, M.; Faust, D.

2010-08-01

Aeolian sediments trapped in volcanically dammed valleys on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, were investigated in order to reveal environmental changes over the last 180 ka. Clay content and frequency-dependent magnetic susceptibility were used as proxies for pedogenesis and palaeo-soil moisture. During the last 180 ka, these proxies showed a general pattern of enhanced soil moisture during glacials and stadials and more arid conditions during interglacials and interstadials. Comparisons of these results with proxies from regional palaeoclimate studies identified a positive correlation with proxies of trade-wind strength off northwest Africa and inverse correlations with both sea surface temperatures in the northeast Atlantic and the extent of Mediterranean vegetation. Possible causes for the observed pattern include a glacial enhancement of precipitation from westerly cyclones, a change in relative humidity due to fluctuating air temperatures and an occasional influence of the African summer monsoon. Although it is not yet possible to clearly differentiate among these factors, it is clear that the first two factors must have been primarily dominant. These results represent the first quasi-continuous terrestrial data testifying to environmental changes in the northwest African coastal area for the last 180 ka and complement the abundant data derived from marine cores of the region. High latitude dynamics had a major influence in this area and were intermediated by North Atlantic sea surface temperatures. A possible negative correlation can also be observed with the orbital obliquity cycle with a 10 ka time lag, which is similar to the lag recorded from North Atlantic sea surface temperatures.

Status report of the three phase 25 kA, 1.5 kW thermally switched superconducting rectifier, transformer and switches

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ten Kate, Herman H.J.; Holtslag, A.H.M.; Knoben, J.; Steffens, H.A.; van de Klundert, L.J.M.

1983-01-01

A 25 kA, 1.5 kW superconducting rectifier system has been developed. This rectifier system working like an a.c.-d.c, converter with a primary current of 35 A at 0.1Hz, will energize a 25 kA coil with an average power of 5.4 MJ/hr and a proposed energy efficiency of at least 96%. Such a highly

Reconfigurable phased antenna array for extending cubesat operations to Ka-band: Design and feasibility

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Buttazzoni, G.; Comisso, M.; Cuttin, A.; Fragiacomo, M.; Vescovo, R.; Vincenti Gatti, R.

2017-08-01

Started as educational tools, CubeSats have immediately encountered the favor of the scientific community, subsequently becoming viable platforms for research and commercial applications. To ensure competitive data rates, some pioneers have started to explore the usage of the Ka-band beside the conventional amateur radio frequencies. In this context, this study proposes a phased antenna array design for Ka-band downlink operations consisting of 8×8 circularly polarized subarrays of microstrip patches filling one face of a single CubeSat unit. The conceived structure is developed to support 1.5 GHz bandwidth and dual-task missions, whose feasibility is verified by proper link budgets. The dual-task operations are enabled by a low-complexity phase-only control algorithm that provides pattern reconfigurability in order to satisfy both orbiting and intersatellite missions, while remaining adherent to the cost-effective CubeSat paradigm.

A re-evaluation of the 0-10 ka 10Be production rate for exposure dating obtained from the Koefels (Austria) landslide

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Kubik, Peter W.; Ivy-Ochs, Susan

2004-01-01

The sea level, high latitude 10 Be production rate for exposure dating obtained from the giant 9.8 ka landslide of Koefels (Austria) has been calculated based on a re-assessment of the contribution of the muonic cosmic ray component. The 0-10 ka production rate value is 5.44 ± 0.19 10 Be atoms/y g quartz

Tõe jõud propaganda vastu / Igor Gräzin

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Gräzin, Igor, 1952-

2004-01-01

Autori arvates saab reaalseks argumendiks eetilises poliitikas olla propaganda täielik vastand tõde. Alafinantseeritud ühiskonnateadus saab toota vaid müüte, poliitikute kirjutatud ajalugu on propaganda

The characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated during the traditional production of Užička sausage

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Borović, B.; Velebit, B.; Vesković, S.; Lakićević, B.; Baltić, T.

2017-09-01

Užička sausage is a traditionally fermented dry sausage that is produced in western Serbia. It is made of beef and pork with the addition of solid fat and natural spices. The whole manufacturing process lasted for 21 days. The goal of this study was to create a collection of lactic acid bacteria isolated during the ripening and identify them using molecular methods. A total of 50 isolates from different stages of ripening (fermentation and drying) were identified by molecular methods. Leuconococcus mesenteroides, Lactobacillus brevis, and Lactobacillus sakei were the predominant microorganisms in Užička sausage.

Food safety knowledge on the Bt mutant protein Cry8Ka5 employed in the development of coleopteran-resistant transgenic cotton plants.

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Farias, Davi F; Peijnenburg, Ad A C M; Grossi-de-Sá, Maria F; Carvalho, Ana F U

2015-01-01

Insecticidal Cry proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been exploited in the development of genetically modified (GM) crops for pest control. However, several pests are still difficult to control such as the coleopteran boll weevil Anthonomus grandis. By applying in vitro molecular evolution to the cry8Ka1 gene sequence, variants were generated with improved activity against A. grandis. Among them, Cry8Ka5 mutant protein showed coleoptericidal activity 3-fold higher (LC50 2.83 μg/mL) than that of the original protein (Cry8Ka1). Cry8Ka5 has been used in breeding programs in order to obtain coleopteran-resistant cotton plants. Nevertheless, there is some concern in relation to the food safety of transgenic crops, especially to the heterologously expressed proteins. In this context, our research group has performed risk assessment studies on Cry8Ka5, using the tests recommended by Codex as well as tests that we proposed as alternative and/or complementary approaches. Our results on the risk analysis of Cry8Ka5 taken together with those of other Cry proteins, point out that there is a high degree of certainty on their food safety. It is reasonable to emphasize that most safety studies on Cry proteins have essentially used the Codex approach. However, other methodologies would potentially provide additional information such as studies on the effects of Cry proteins and derived peptides on the indigenous gastrointestinal microbiota and on intestinal epithelial cells of humans. Additionally, emerging technologies such as toxicogenomics potentially will offer sensitive alternatives for some current approaches or methods.

Asetonitril-Su İkili Karışımlarında Piroksikam ve Tenoksikam'ın Potansiyometrik pKa Tayini

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Çubuk Demiralay, Ebru; Yılmaz, Hülya

2012-01-01

İyonlaşma sabiti (pKa) çözünebilirlik sınırlaması olmaksızın doğru tahmin edilebilen parametrelerden birisidir. Sunulan bu çalışmada, piroksikam ve tenoksikamın asit- baz davranışı çalışılmıştır. Potansiyometrik metot kullanılarak, piroksikam ve tenoksikamın pKa değerleri asetonitril-su ikili karışımlarının farklı yüzdelerinde tayin edilmiştir (asetonitril içeriği hacimce % 30 ile 45 arasında). Bu bileşiklerin sudaki pKa değerleri mol kesri ve Yasuda-Shedlovsky eşitlikleri kullanarak hesaplan...

Sequence preservation of osteocalcin protein and mitochondrial DNA in bison bones older than 55 ka

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Nielsen-Marsh, Christina M.; Ostrom, Peggy H.; Gandhi, Hasand; Shapiro, Beth; Cooper, Alan; Hauschka, Peter V.; Collins, Matthew J.

2002-12-01

We report the first complete sequences of the protein osteocalcin from small amounts (20 mg) of two bison bone (Bison priscus) dated to older than 55.6 ka and older than 58.9 ka. Osteocalcin was purified using new gravity columns (never exposed to protein) followed by microbore reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Sequencing of osteocalcin employed two methods of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS): peptide mass mapping (PMM) and post-source decay (PSD). The PMM shows that ancient and modern bison osteocalcin have the same mass to charge (m/z) distribution, indicating an identical protein sequence and absence of diagenetic products. This was confirmed by PSD of the m/z 2066 tryptic peptide (residues 1 19); the mass spectra from ancient and modern peptides were identical. The 129 mass unit difference in the molecular ion between cow (Bos taurus) and bison is caused by a single amino-acid substitution between the taxa (Trp in cow is replaced by Gly in bison at residue 5). Bison mitochondrial control region DNA sequences were obtained from the older than 55.6 ka fossil. These results suggest that DNA and protein sequences can be used to directly investigate molecular phylogenies over a considerable time period, the absolute limit of which is yet to be determined.

Pollen-based evidence of extreme drought during the last Glacial (32.6-9.0 ka) in coastal southern California

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Heusser, Linda E.; Kirby, Matthew E.; Nichols, Jonathan E.

2015-10-01

High resolution pollen analyses of sediment core LEDC10-1 from Lake Elsinore yield the first well-dated, terrestrial record of sub-centennial-scale ecologic change in coastal southern California between ˜32 and 9 ka. In the Lake Elsinore watershed, the initial, mesic montane conifer forests dominated by Pinus, and Cupressaceae with trace amounts of Abies and Picea were replaced by a sequence of multiple, extended severe mega-droughts between ˜27.5 and ˜25.5 ka, in which halophytic and xerophytic herbs and shrubs occupied an ephemeral lake. This prolonged and extended dry interval, which corresponds with warm waters offshore, imply strengthening of the North Pacific High and persistent below-average winter precipitation. The subsequent, contrasting monotonic occurrence of montane conifers reflects little variation in cold, mesic climate until ˜15 ka. Postglacial development of Quercus woodland and chaparral mark the return to more xeric, warmer conditions at this time. A brief reversal at ˜13.1-˜12.1 ka, as reflected by an expansion of Pinus, is correlative with the Younger Dryas and interrupts development of warm, postglacial climate. Subsequent gradual expansion of xeric vegetation post - Younger Dryas denotes the establishment of a winter hydroclimate regime in coastal southern California that is more similar to modern conditions. Pollen-based reconstructions of temperature and precipitation at Lake Elsinore are generally correlative with pollen-based paleoclimatic reconstructions and foraminifera-based sea surface temperatures from Santa Barbara Basin in marine core ODP 893. The conspicuous absence of the ˜27.5-˜25.5 ka glacial "mega-drought" in the Santa Barbara Basin pollen record highlights the sensitivity of Lake Elsinore to hydroclimate change, and thus, the importance of this new record that indicates that mega-drought can occur during the full glacial when climatic boundary conditions and forcings differed substantially from the present.

Dust records in the Pleistocene sediments of Fraser Island: palaeoclimatic reconstruction of wind erosion over the last 600 ka

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Longmore, M.E.; McTainsh, G.H.

1997-01-01

Full text: Pleistocene lake sediments from a relic perched freshwater lake on Fraser Island have been found to date back to ca.600 ka using U/Th analysis of the organics. This sequence is one of the three longest terrestrial records of environmental change in Australia and the contained evidence of vegetation, fire and lake level changes (Longmore and Heijnis, 1996) and is an invaluable contribution to palaeoclimatic reconstruction. A younger sequence, dated by conventional radiocarbon analysis, has 6.5 m of continuous organic sedimentation from ca. 30 ka to the present. The last 8.5 ka has been analysed in detail, showing a mid-Holocene 'dry' period (Longmore, 1996). Continental aeolian dust from extreme wind erosional events has been measured in modern atmospheres (McTainsh, 1989; Knight et al., 1995) and deep sea cores (Hesse, 1994), but the terrestrial record of wind erosion during the Pleistocene is sparse. We will report on a pilot project to determine the presence of aeolian dust from extreme wind erosional events in the past in the sediments of Fraser Island lakes. Due to the highly weathered, well-sorted, siliceous nature of the dune sands forming the Island and the highly organic nature of the lake sediments (80-95% LOI), these are some of the few terrestrial sequences that permit separation of aeolian dust from local catchment materials. In the future, oxygen isotope and XRD analysis of the extracted dust will allow the most likely source of the entrained material to be determined and thus provide further evidence as to the wind regime during the last 600ka and 30ka respectively. The separation of dust from these terrestrial sequences is a major achievement and potentially may make a significant contribution to global palaeoclimatic models

VADJA KIRJAVIISIST JA SÕNALOOMEST

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Enn Ernits

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Võimalikult efektiivse kirjakeele loomiseks tuleb lahendada järgmised põhiprobleemid: 1 valida sobiv(ad murdetaust(ad, 2 kehtestada keele normid, 3 luua kirjaviis ning 4 kohaldada keel vastavaks tänapäeva kultuuri- ja ühiskonnanõuetele (Tauli 1968: 19. Nimetatud küsimuste lahendamisel võib lähtuda nii keelekorralduse üldpõhimõtetest kui ka teiste läänemeresoome keelte (eesti, soome, võru ja vepsa kirjakeele korraldamise kogemustest. Pisikeele probleeme on tänapäeval soovitatav lahendada võimalikult paindlikult. Siinkirjutaja eelistab võtta vadja kirjakeele põhjaks Kattila murde, kuid ei välista teistegi murrete kasutamist. Vähemalt esialgu tuleks kirjakeelt normeerida nii vähe kui võimalik. Soovitatav on tarvitada maksimaalselt foneemilist kirja, milles oleksid c, č, š, ž; õ, ä, ö, ü; ď, ń, ŕ, ź, ť. Sandhi tuleks jätta tähistamata. Keelt on vaja rikastada tänapäevaste mõistetega, kusjuures sõnavara saab luua nii oma ressursside kui ka naaberkeelte leksika varal. Omasõnu luuakse põhiliselt liitmise ja sufiksite abil tuletamise teel, näiteks čehsi-škoulu ’keskkool’, nimezikko ’nimekiri, nimestik’ (< nimi ’nimi’.

Denudational slope processes on weathered basalt in northern California: 130 ka history of soil development, periods of slope stability and colluviation, and climate change

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McDonald, Eric; Harrison, Bruce; Baldwin, John; Page, William; Rood, Dylan

2017-04-01

The geomorphic history of hillslope evolution is controlled by multiple types of denudational processes. Detailed analysis of hillslope soil-stratigraphy provides a means to identify the timing of periods of slope stability and non-stability, evidence of the types of denudational processes, and possible links to climatic drivers. Moreover, the degree of soil formation and the presence of buried or truncated soils provide evidence of the relative age of alternating periods of colluviation and stability. We use evaluation of soil stratigraphy, for a small forested hillslope (soils and slope colluvium are derived from highly weathered basalt. Stratigraphic interpretation is reinforced with soil profile development index (PDI) derived age estimates, tephrochronology, luminescence ages on colluvium, and He3 nuclide exposure dates. Soils formed along hilltop ridges are well developed and reflect deep (>2-3 m) in-situ weathering of the basalt bedrock. PDI age estimates and He3 exposure dates indicate that these hilltop soils had been in place for 100-130 ka, implying a long period of relative surface stability. At about 40-30 ka, soil stratigraphy indicates the onset of 3 distinct cycles of denudation of the hilltop and slopes. Evidence for changes in stability and onset of soil erosion is the presence of several buried soils formed in colluvium downslope of the hilltop. These buried soils have formed in sediment derived from erosion of the hilltop soils (i.e. soil parent material of previously weathered soil matrix and basalt cobbles). The oldest buried soil indicates that slope stability was re-established between 32-23 ka, with stability and soil formation lasting to about 10 ka. Soil-stratigraphy indicates that two additional intervals of downslope transport of sediment between 6-10 ka, and 2-5 ka. Soil properties indicate that the primary method of downslope transport is largely due to tree throw and faunal burrowing. Onset of slope instability at 40-30 ka appears to

Rimi toob Eesti liha lettidele ka Poola kaudu / Urmas Jaagant, Agnes Ojala

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Jaagant, Urmas

2010-01-01

Lihatootjate ja Poolas asuvat pakendamiskeskust pidava Hilton Foodsi vahel jätkuvad läbirääkimised, et sõlmida ekspordilepingud. Hilton Foods töötleb ja pakendab nii Eesti kui ka teiste riikide liha ning müüb selle Rimi kaubamärgi all Leedu, Läti, Ungari, Eesti jt. riikide poodidele. Rimi turundusjuhi Evelin Mägioja selgitusi

Past climate variability between 97 and 7 ka reconstructed from a multi proxy speleothem record from Western Cuba

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Winterhalder, Sophie; Scholz, Denis; Mangini, Augusto; Spötl, Christoph; Jochum, Klaus Peter; Pajón, Jesús M.

2016-04-01

The tropical hydrological cycle plays a key role in regulating global climate, mainly through the export of heat and moisture to higher latitudes, and is highly sensitive to climate change, for instance due to changes in the position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Previous work on Caribbean stalagmites suggests a strong connection of precipitation variability to North Atlantic (NA) sea surface temperatures on multidecadal to millenial timescales (Fensterer et al., 2012; Fensterer et al., 2013; Winter et al., 2011). Cold phases in the NA potentially lead to a southward shift of the ITCZ and thus drier conditions in Cuba. On orbital timescales, Cuban stalagmites suggest a relation of speleothem δ18O values with the δ18O value of Caribbean surface waters (Fensterer et al., 2013). Here we present an expansion of the Cuban speleothem record covering the whole last glacial period from the end of MIS5c (97 ka BP) until 7 ka with hiatuses between 93-80 ka, 37-35 ka and 13-10 ka. Stalagmite Cuba medio (CM) has been precisely dated with 60 230Th/U-ages, mainly performed by the MC-ICPMS technique. The δ18O and δ13C records are completed by a continuous, high resolution LA-ICPMS trace element profile. These data allow for the first time to establish a multi-proxy climate reconstruction for the North Western Caribbean at decadal to centennial resolution for this period. The long-term variability of the δ18O values probably reflects rainfall amount in Cuba. The response to some Dansgaard/Oeschger and Heinrich stadials confirms the previously observed correlation between Caribbean and NA climate variability. However, this connection is not clearly imprinted throughout the record. Furthermore, trace elements, such as Mg, do not proof without ambiguity drier conditions in Cuba during NA cold events, such as the Heinrich stadials. This suggests that climate variability in Cuba was more complex during the last 100ka, and that the NA was not the only driving factor

A 150-ka-long record for the volcano-tectonic deformation of Central Anatolian Volcanic Province

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Karabacak, Volkan; Tonguç Uysal, I.; Ünal-İmer, Ezgi; Mutlu, Halim; Zhao, Jian-xin

2017-04-01

The Anatolian Block represents one of the most outstanding examples of intra-plate deformation related to continental collision. Deformation related to the convergence of the Afro-Arabian continent toward north gives rise to widespread and intense arc volcanism in the Central Anatolia. All the usual studies on dating the volcano-tectonic deformation of the region are performed entirely on volcanic events of the geological record resulted in eruptions. However, without volcanic eruption, magma migration and related fluid pressurization also generate crustal deformation. In the current study has been funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey with the project no. 115Y497, we focused on fracture systems and their carbonate veins around the Ihlara Valley (Cappadocia) surrounded by well-known volcanic centers with latest activities of the southern Central Anatolian Volcanic Province. We dated 37 samples using the Uranium-series technique and analyzed their isotope systematics from fissure veins, which are thought to be controlled by the young volcanism in the region. Our detailed fracture analyses in the field show that there is a regional dilatation as a result of a NW-SE striking extension which is consistent with the results of recent GPS studies. The Uranium-series results indicate that fracture development and associated carbonate vein deposition occurred in the last 150 ka. Carbon and oxygen isotope systematics have almost remained unchanged in the studied time interval. Although veins in the region were precipitated from fluids primarily of meteoric origin, fluids originating from water-rock interaction also contribute for the deposition of carbonate veins. The age distribution indicates that the crustal deformation intensified during 7 different period at about 4.7, 34, 44, 52, 83, 91, 149 ka BP. Four of these periods (4.7, 34, 91, 149 ka BP) correspond to the volcanic activities suggested in the previous studies. The three crustal

"Parim" on subjektiivne, aga kõhutundest ka ei piisa / Inga Kuusik

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Kuusik, Inga, 1961-

2007-01-01

Ilmunud ka: Finansovõi Menedzhment : infovõpusk nr. 13 apr. lk. 6-7. Saku Õlletehase uus finantsjuht oma tööst tubakatootja Imperial Tobacco Grupi Kesk-Aasia regiooni finantsdirektorina Kõrgõzstanis, Saku Õlletehase kapitali struktuurist, finantsdirektori rollist ettevõttes ja tööjõu värbamisest Saku Õlletehases. Lisad: Saku Õlletehas 2006: mõõdukas käibe-, aga suur kasumikasv; Tabel: Saku Õlletehase dividendimaksed 1997-2007

The Evolution of Deepwater Dissolved Oxygen in the Northern South China Sea During the Past 400 ka

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Wang, N.; Huang, B.; Dong, Y.

2016-12-01

Reconstruction of dissolved oxygen in paleo-ocean contributes toward understanding the history of ocean circulation, climate, causes of extinctions, and the evolution of marine organisms. Based on analysis of benthic foraminifera oxygen index (BFOI), the redox-sensitive trace elements (Mo/Al), the percentage of epifaunal benthic foraminifera and infaunal/epifaunal ratio at core MD12-3432, we reconstruct the evolution of deep water dissolved oxygen in northern South China Sea (SCS) during the past 400 ka and discuss the mechanisms of variable dissolved oxygen. Both BFOI and Mo/Al are redox indicators. Similar trends confirm that they reflect the variation of dissolved oxygen in seawater since 400 ka accurately. BFOI and Mo/Al indicate that dissolved oxygen was high in MIS 11-MIS 7 and decreased gradually during MIS 6- MIS 2. The percentage of epifauna decreased and infaunal/epifaunal ratio increased with decreasing dissolved oxygen. By comparison of dissolved oxygen and productivity indexes such as phytoplankton total (PT) and species abundances, we found that when PT fluctuated in the average range of 1000-1500 ng/g, the abundances of Bulimina and Uvigerina which represent high productivity increased. However, when PT reached the range of 2500-3000 ng/g, the abundances of Bulimina and Uvigerina didn't increase, but the abundances of dysoxic species Chilostomella oolina and Globobulimina pacifica increased and the dissolved oxygen reached low value. The reasons may be that the decomposition of excessive organic matter consumed more dissolved oxygen. The low dissolved oxygen suppressed the growth of Bulimina and Uvigerina and accelerated the boom of C. oolina and G. oolina. The dissolved oxygen is not only associated with productivity, but also affected by the thermohaline circulation. Benthic foraminifera F. favus is the representative species in Pacific deep water. Its appearance at 194 ka, 205 ka, 325, the 328 ka in MD12-3432 indicate that the upper border of

Talumehed nõuavad Natura aladel ümbermõõtmisi / Silja Lättemäe

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Lättemäe, Silja, 1952-

2006-01-01

Eestis tänavu esmakordselt makstavat Natura toetust saab ebasoodsamates piirkondades looduskaitse nõuete täitmise eest. Toetust saab vaid sellise põllu eest, mis asub tervikuna Natura 2000 võrgustiku alal

The reconstruction of easterly wind directions for the Eifel region (Central Europe during the period 40.3–12.9 ka BP

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K. Seelos

2010-03-01

Full Text Available A high resolution continuous reconstruction of last glacial wind directions is based on provenance analysis of eolian sediments in a sediment core from the Dehner dry Maar in the Eifel region (Germany. This Maar is suitable to archive easterly wind directions due to its location west of the Devonian carbonate basins of the Eifel-North-South-Zone. Thus, eolian sediments with high clastic carbonate content can be interpreted as an east wind signal. The detection of such east wind sediments is applied by a new module of the RADIUS grain size analyze technique. The investigated time period from 40.3–12.9 ka BP can be subclassified in three units: The first unit covers the periods of the ending GIS-9, H4, and GIS-8. With the exception of H4 (40–38 ka BP the content of organics in our record is relatively high. With the end of GIS-8 (38–36.5 ka the content of organics decrease and the content of dust increases rapidly. The second time slice (36–24 ka BP has an increased content of dust accumulation and a high amount of east winds layers (up to 19% of the dust storms per century came from the east. In comparison, the subsequent period (24–12.9 ka BP is characterized by lower east wind sediments again. Increased frequencies of east wind occur during the time intervals corresponding with the Heinrich events H1 and H2. The unusual H3 show no higher east wind frequency but so do its former and subsequent Greenland stadials. The late LGM (21–18 ka BP is characterized by a slightly elevated east wind frequency again.

Crippled song. Ręka by Bolesław Leśmian within the context of expressionistic poetry

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Katarzyna Szewczyk-Haake

2009-01-01

Full Text Available The analysis of Leśmian’s poem Ręka (from the collection of poems entitled Łąka, 1920 leads to distinguishing certain features of the poem that make a connection of the poem with literary expressionism feasible. The above similarities can be testified not only by distinct macabre motifs but also a very peculiar way the narrator constructs his narrative that can be concluded as an attempt at establishing a particular bond between the protagonist and the reader. Works written by the Poznań based expressionists Stanisław Kubicki and Józef Wittlin provide the appropriate context for the poem.

PROPOSAL HOW TO RECONSTRUCT THE ROŠKA MULTI-STOREY

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Blaž Vogelnik

2013-01-01

Full Text Available We have known for years that the residential towers on Roška Street are absolutely the most problematic buildings in Ljubljana in terms of their seismic safety. We decided to propose the rehabilitation of these structures in line with a "new philosophy" according to which the building interiors are left unaffected, and all the necessary reinforcements are implemented externally. During rehabilitation works, the building is not deprived of its habitational function. We developed the "nothing within – all without" philosophy back in 1981 for the rehabilitation of a big hotel near Makarska (we also took out a patent for it then. It is also essential to note that, apart from adequate seismic reinforcement, we gain new residential floor areas which generally cover all rehabilitation costs. In the case of the residential towers on Roška Street, we envisaged additional reinforced concrete walls for the entire perimeter of the towers. These walls are "stabilised" with a 3 m wide console slab running all around each floor, thus adding approximately 65 sqm of additional floor area to every apartment, which amounts to a little more than the net apartment floor area. Before setting up the new additional perimeter walls, we place 15 cm of insulation in between which considerably reduces the use of heating energy and eliminates all "thermal bridges". The old perimeter walls are connected to the new ones by Ø 22 mm inox steel treenails (with weak thermal conductivity. Since the existing structures are no longer settling, all of the new perimeter walls will be founded on Jet-Grouted columns.

Pension tuleb maal tasuta koju ka tulevikus / Siim-Valmar Kiisler

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Kiisler, Siim, 1965-

2008-01-01

Regionaalminister Siim-Valmar Kiisleri sõnul toetas riigikogu sotsiaalkomisjon tema ettepanekut ning otsustas kirjutada eelnõusse sisse sätte, et hajaasustusega piirkondades ning asulates, kus pangateenused pole kättesaadavad, jääb pensionide ning hüvitiste kojukanne edaspidigi tasuta. Ilmunud ka: Harju Elu 17. okt. lk. 2, Vooremaa 16. okt. lk. 2; Harju Elu 17. okt. lk. 2; Kuulutaja 17. okt. lk. 4; Võrumaa Teataja 18. okt. lk. 2; Meie Maa 16. okt. lk. 2; Koit 21. okt. lk. 6; Sakala 22. okt. lk. 2; Oma Saar 23. okt. lk. 5

Health of primary teachers in Obalno-kraška region

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Lavrič, Katja

2013-01-01

The purpose of the dissertation was to evaluate the health of elementary school teachers teaching in the southwestern part of Slovenia, in the so-called Obalno-kraška region. The main goals were to determine how often do these teachers engage in physical activity, how frequently are they absent from work due to health problems, how often do they feel tense, under stress or under severe pressure and how do they deal with it, how many of them smoke or live in a smoking environment, what is thei...

Water shortage and drought monitoring in Bačka region (Vojvodina, North Serbia: Setting-up measurement stations network

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Jovanović Mlađen

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Water shortage and drought, as the most important hydro-climatic hazards, cause significant damages in case of most continents including SE Europe. An experimental field established in Bačka region (Vojvodina Autonomous Province, North Serbia for the purpose of droughts/water shortage monitoring and remote sensing under ongoing IPA project 'Water shortage hazard and adaptive water management strategies in the Hungarian-Serbian cross-border region' (WAHASTRAT. The main objective of this project is to determine water shortage con­flicts on a local and regional level, and to reveal the frequency, extent and severity of future hydro-cli­matic hazards. The locations of eight measurement stations selected on the principle of representativeness in term of terrain configuration and soil cover. An area in which measurement stations were placed, covers about 1000 km2 (12% of total area of Bačka and includes geomorphic units which reliable represent the relief of the whole Bačka region. Measurement stations were placed on 4 out of 5 most common soil types in the Bačka and Vojvodina: chernozem, alluvial soils, smonitza and saline and alkali soils. A measurement equipment system was constructed for the requirements of the WAHASTRAT project. The aim was to design a user-friendly and affordable IT solution, which would enable continuous re­mote monitoring of meteorological parameters and soil moisture. Independent solar-powered meas­urement stations are able to automatically measure air temperature, air humidity, wind speed, wind di­rection, precipitation and soil moisture.

Berliini filmifestivalil näeb ka Peeter Simmi filmi "Head käed" / Triin Tael

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Tael, Triin

2002-01-01

Berliini 52. filmifestival algas eile sakslase Tom Tykweri mängufilmiga "Taevas". Esmakordselt on festivali "Panorama" kavas eesti mängufilm, milleks on Peeter Simmi "Head käed". Eesti filmid on esil ka festivali suurel filmiturul

Põhja-Korea leppe hinnaks on energia / Triin Oppi

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Oppi, Triin

2007-01-01

Põhja-Korea andis lubaduse seisata 60 päeva jooksul oma olulisim tuumareaktor ja avada taas uksed rahvusvahelistele inspektoritele, kui saab vastutasuks rasket kütteõli. Lisa: Pyongyuang saab vastutasuks. Kaart: Põhja-Korea tuumarajatised

Viisnurga poolitus toodab lisaväärtust / Tarvo Vaarmets

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Vaarmets, Tarvo

2007-01-01

Praegusest Viisnurgast saab kinnisvaraarendusettevõte Trigon Property Development ning sellest eraldatakse mööbli ja ehitusmaterjalide tootmine, mis koondatakse uue ettevõtte alla, mille nimeks saab Viisnurk. Vt. samas: Viisnurk. Diagramm: Viisnurga aktsia hind

Comparison of Predicted pKa Values for Some Amino-Acids, Dipeptides and Tripeptides, Using COSMO-RS, ChemAxon and ACD/Labs Methods Comparaison des valeurs de pKa de quelques acides aminés, dipeptides et tripeptides, prédites en utilisant les méthodes COSMO-RS, ChemAxon et ACD/Labs

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Toure O.

2013-05-01

Full Text Available Liquid-phase pKa values play a key role in food science. Chemical properties of molecules depend largely on whether they are ionized or not. Most organic molecules are capable of gaining and/or losing a proton in aqueous solutions. Proton transfer most. frequently occurs between water and any ionizable atom of the organic molecule. The molecule’s response to profanation or deprotonation depends significantly on the site that was disturbed by proton transfer. Partial charge distribution in the molecule also varies with protonation of the acidlbase active sites. Then it can he used to determine the pKa of a molecule. First, we use the COSMO-RS method, a combination of the quantum chemical dielectric continuum solvation model COSMO with a statistical thermodynamics treatment fin- more Realistic Solvation (RS simulations, for the direct prediction of pKa constants of about 50 molecules (amino-acids, dipeptides and tripeptides. Then, we compare our results with experimental data and the pKa values predicted using two other methods. We used respectively the ChemAxon method using a program based on the calculation of partial charge of atoms in the molecule and the ACD/Labs method that enables to calculate single pKa values. for all possible dissociation centers when the rest of the molecule is considered neutral, using an internal database containing chemical structures and their experimental pKa values. The averaged Root Mean Square Error (RMSE of the predicted pKa values for each method compared to experimental results were respectively 0.596 for COSMO-RS, 0.445 for ChemAxon and 0.490 for ACD/Labs. While ACDILabs and ChemAxon are parameterized using a large set ofexperimental data (including several of the studied molecules, the COSMO- RS method was used in a fully predictive way. Regarding these results, COSMO-RS appears as a promising method to predict the pKa values of molecules of interest in food science with scarce available pKa values such

Identifikace – co odhalí zubní lékařství? Kazuistika

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Dostálová, T.; Eliášová, H.; Fojtášek, L.; Zvárová, Jana; Teuberová, Z.; Seydlová, M.

2007-01-01

Roč. 17, č. 4 (2007), s. 16-19 ISSN 1210-3381 R&D Projects: GA AV ČR 1ET200300413 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10300504 Keywords : zubní lékařství * forenzní * identifikace Subject RIV: EC - Immunology

Spatiotemporal changes of land use patterns in high mountain areas of Northeast Turkey: a case study in Maçka.

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Sen, Gokhan; Bayramoglu, Mahmut M; Toksoy, Devlet

2015-08-01

High mountain forests (HMFs) have an important significance in forest ecosystems, but the benefits from such ecosystems have been compromised in recent years. In Turkey, HMFs constitute significant portions of Turkish forests because they cover 4% of Turkey; 15% of all Turkish forest areas are HMFs. The Eastern Black Sea region has a particular importance for HMFs due to its biological diversity and the rich presence of endemic species. This study analyzes the changes in spatial and temporal patterns of forest cover in HMF from 1973 to 2008 in the town of Maçka, which is located at the center of the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The spatial and temporal change patterns of land use are quantified by interpreting spatial data. Remote sensing (RS), geographical information system (GIS), and a spatial pattern analysis program for categorical maps (FRAGSTATS) have been used for data collection, analysis, and presentation. The results showed that the HMF areas had biphasic growth from 1973 to 2008. Despite a net increase of 200.6 ha in forested areas between 1984 and 2008, there was an overall decrease from 1973 to 2008. The annual percentage of forestation for the forest areas within the study period was 0.04% in Maçka. The amount of aggregated forest area fragments rose from 388 in 1973 to 711 in 2008. The increase in the HMF of Maçka can be explained to some extent by the change in the demographic structure of Maçka and its plateaus, which contributed to changes in the daily life of the population of Maçka and its villages, such as changes in annual incomes, their lifestyles, decrease in transhumance and stockbreeding, decrease in the time of dwelling on the plateaus, and changes in the traditional architectural style.

Wykrywanie białka prionu w płynach ustrojowych – nowe perspektywy w diagnostyce choroby Creutzfeldta-Jakoba

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Ewa Golańska

2013-11-01

Full Text Available Choroba Creutzfeldta-Jakoba (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, CJD należy do grupy chorób wywołanych przez priony, których diagnostyka nastręcza trudności ze względu na brak nieinwazyjnych metod umożliwiających przyżyciowe definitywne rozpoznanie. Rutynowe badania laboratoryjne wspomagające diagnostykę polegają na oznaczaniu obecności białka 14-3-3 w płynie mózgowo-rdzeniowym. Białko to jest jednak jedynie nieswoistym markerem rozpadu neuronów. Również badania obrazowe oraz EEG są niewystarczające do pewnego potwierdzenia rozpoznania. Obecnie duże nadzieje wiąże się z rozwojem czułych i swoistych metod wykrywania śladowych ilości nieprawidłowych konformerów białka PrPSc – markera jednoznacznie związanego z chorobami wywołanymi przez priony – znajdujących się w płynie mózgowo-rdzeniowym lub krwi chorych z CJD. W artykule omówiono opracowane w ostatnich latach metody, w których wykorzystuje się zdolność białka prionu do indukowania przekształcenia struktury przestrzennej cząsteczek PrPc w patologiczną izoformę PrPSc. Największe nadzieje na praktyczne zastosowanie budzi obecnie metoda konwersji indukowanej przez wytrząsanie (quaking-induced conversion, QuIC, oparta na amplifikacji nieprawidłowych konformerów białka prionu w warunkach in vitro z zastosowaniem oczyszczonego zrekombinowanego białka PrPc jako substratu. Omówiono zasadę metody, wyniki najnowszych badań nad jej optymalizacją oraz perspektywy wykorzystania w celach diagnostycznych i naukowych.

Molecular Weight Dependent Glucose Lowering Effect of Low Molecular Weight Chitosan Oligosaccharide (GO2KA1 on Postprandial Blood Glucose Level in SD Rats Model

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Emmanouil Apostolidis

2013-07-01

Full Text Available This research investigated the effect of enzymatically digested low molecular weight (MW chitosan oligosaccharide on type 2 diabetes prevention. Three different chitosan oligosaccharide samples with varying MW were evaluated in vitro for inhibition of rat small intestinal α-glucosidase and porcine pancreatic α-amylase (GO2KA1; 10,000 Da. The in vitro results showed that all tested samples had similar rat α-glucosidase inhibitory and porcine α-amylase inhibitory activity. Based on these observations, we decided to further investigate the effect of all three samples at a dose of 0.1 g/kg, on reducing postprandial blood glucose levels in Sprague-Dawley (SD rat model after sucrose loading test. In the animal trial, all tested samples had postprandial blood glucose reduction effect, when compared to control, however GO2KA1 supplementation had the strongest effect. The glucose peak (Cmax for GO2KA1 and control was 152 mg/dL and 193 mg/dL, respectively. The area under the blood glucose-time curve (AUC for GO2KA1 and control was 262 h mg/dL and 305 h mg/dL, respectively. Furthermore, the time of peak plasma concentration of blood glucose (Tmax for GO2KA1 was significantly delayed (0.9 h compared to control (0.5 h. These results suggest that GO2KA1 could have a beneficial effect for blood glucose management relevant to diabetes prevention in normal and pre-diabetic individuals. The suggested mechanism of action is via inhibition of the carbohydrate hydrolysis enzyme α-glucosidase and since GO2KA1 (MW < 1000 Da had higher in vivo effect, we hypothesize that it is more readily absorbed and might exert further biological effect once it is absorbed in the blood stream, relevant to blood glucose management.

Correlation of fluvial sequences in the Mediterranean basin over the last 200 ka and their relationship to climate change

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Macklin, M. G.; Fuller, I. C.; Lewin, J.; Maas, G. S.; Passmore, D. G.; Rose, J.; Woodward, J. C.; Black, S.; Hamlin, R. H. B.; Rowan, J. S.

2002-08-01

This paper presents a new correlation of Late and Middle Pleistocene fluvial sedimentary sequences in Greek, Libyan and Spanish river basins and evaluates river response to climate change over the Last Interglacial-Glacial Cycle. Over the past 200,000 years there have been at least 13 major alluviation episodes in the Mediterranean, although the amplitude, frequency and possibly, duration of these events varied significantly across the region. Parts of Oxygen Isotope Stage (OIS) 5 appears to have been periods of pronounced landscape change in many Mediterranean catchments with major river aggradation occurring at ˜109-111 ka (during OIS 5d) and most notably at ˜88 ka (OIS 5b/5a boundary). Other parts of OIS 5 appear to have been periods of relative fluvial inactivity. OIS 2 and 3 were both characterised by an apparent increase in the number of alluviation events, and this record of river behaviour parallels many other palaeoenvironmental records in the region which also show more frequent climate fluctuations between ˜12 and 65 ka. There is evidence for a high degree of synchrony in major river aggradation events across the Mediterranean in catchments with very different sizes, tectonic regimes and histories. Climate-related changes in catchment hydrology and vegetation cover over the last 200 ka would appear to be the primary control of large-scale (catchment wide) sedimentation over time periods of between 10 3 and 10 4 years.

Suitsunurgas sosistatakse siis, kui avalikult öelda ei saa / Anneli Salk

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Salk, Anneli

2006-01-01

Kuulujutte saab vältida, andes töötajale ettevõttes toimuvast laiemat infot kui ainult tema kitsast töölõiku puudutav. Kommenteerib Anna Tammerik. Vt. samas: Suhete kujunemisel saab esile tuua nelja etappi

Uudised : Tasuta muusika

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2007-01-01

Briti rockansambli The Charlatans uut singlit "You Cross My Path" saab kuulata raadiojaama Xfm koduleheküljel, bändi Radiohead uut plaati "In The Rainbow" saab alates 10. oktoobrist kuulata bändi koduleheküljel

Evaluation and Performance Analysis of 3D Printing Technique for Ka-Band Antenna Production

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Armendariz, Unai; Rommel, Simon; Rodríguez Páez, Juan Sebastián

2016-01-01

This paper presents the design and fabrication of 3D printed WR-28 waveguide horn antennas operating in the Ka-band frequency range between 26.5GHz and 40GHz. Three antennas are fabricated from polylactide acid filaments in conductive and non-conductive variants; the latter is covered...

Ac loss measurements on a superconducting transformer for a 25 kA superconducting rectifier

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ten Kate, Herman H.J.; Mulders, J.M.; de Reuver, J.L.; van de Klundert, L.J.M.

1984-01-01

Ac loss measurements have been performed on a superconducting transformer. The transformer is a part of a 25 kA thermally switched superconducting rectifier operating at a frequency of 0.1 Hz. The loss measurements have been automatized by means of a microcomputer sampling four relevant signals and

Attractiveness of the complex tourist offer of monasteries and villages of Fruška gora from the aspect of potential tourists

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Škrbić Iva

2012-01-01

Full Text Available If the revival of Fruška gora villages is to be achieved and their extinction prevented, economic activity must be revived, thus enabling the existential conditions for country life. One of the alternatives is to revive the tourist village through the creation of high-quality tourism products and/or services that could be realized on the market. Merging of Fruška gora villages and monasteries may be provided with the necessary resources. However, before planning the tourist products and services, it is necessary to examine the target market demand and determine if there is potential for travel demand. If so, it would generate realistic demand after a market activation of tourism products and services. Therefore, the subject of this paper is rating of attitudes and opinions of the residents of the city of Novi Sad of the particular forms of tourism products / services that might be a part of the offer of the Fruška gora monasteries and villages in order to prove or disprove the validity of the programming of tourist products and services in Fruška gora villages and monasteries, as well as their placement on the tourist market. The study included 75 adult respondents who live in the city of Novi Sad. Survey was used, and data were analyzed by statistical analysis. The results showed that the residents of Novi Sad recognize monasteries and villages of Fruška gora as a valuable resource. There is a high level of interest in this type of tourist products and services that can result in a satisfactory real travel demand.

柴达木盆地大浪滩130ka BP以来的孢粉组合与古气候%Sporo-pollen assemblage and palaeoenvironment since 130 ka BP in Dalangtan Lake of Qaidarn Basin

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侯献华; 郑绵平; 杨振京; 杨庆华; 毕志伟

2011-01-01

This paper obtained the data of the cores based on U-series age from ZK02 borehole at ridge of Dalangtan in the western Qaidam basin, where 34 samples from the sludge containing gypsum silt were selected of select for 130 ka BP (90.5 m and above) and the pollen analysis was done. Based on the pollen characteristics, the assemblage of the pollen from the bottom upwards can be divided into six zones to analyze the ancient vegetation succession in the last interglacial (130 ka BP) state in this area. The results showed as follows: in the period of 130 ka BP (the last interglacial period), the vegetation in the western Qaidam basin obviously changed compared with the very significant environment. Overall, the spruce, fir and pine trees consisted of some cold temperate coniferous forest had expanded for five times to the surrounded Zhongshan area, and even extends towards the basin. But thegrass of Gramineae, Compositae, Artemisia as the main component occupied the basin, which showed the climate that was mild climate controlled by the summer monsoon flow from the East Asia to the West, while vegetation flourished, the enhanced soil expanded, water being desalinized, the lake larger in the interstadial period, particularly that in the first pollen assemblage I ( 130 -92 ka BP) and the pollen assemblage IV (56.2 -49 ka BP) in the duration of sedimentation when the plant diversity increased. In addition to the grassland vegetation in the basin, on the wetlands around the lake the plant was growing quite flonrishing, which demonstrated that the two periods were the most enhanced summer monsoon circulation with more adequate rainfall and the forest expanding fast in the mountains. The river flow was incresing and salt lake became desaltinized. The emergent grasses were growing at the edge of the marsh in the lake area. In particular in 49 ka BP ago or so, coniferous forest was growing associated with mountain cedar. Thus it suggested that the place was affected by the

Networking of Fruška Gora Lakes Tourist Offer through System of Cyclepaths – Case Study Sot, Bruje and Moharač (Serbia

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Aleksandra Vujko

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Fruška gora lakes Sot, Bruje and Moharač are the lakes that can be used in many ways for sports and recreation tourism. Nevertheless, the current tourism offer in these lakes is based only on offer for sports fishing. Bearing in mind that Fruška gora National Park, where there are three zones of protection, is of great importance the fact that the second and third zones are, with regard to territorial perspective, areas where it is desirable to develop sports and recreational tourism. Cycling is becoming an increasingly popular form of sports and recreational tourism, so tourism networking of Fruška gora lakes with system of cycle paths would represent only the first step to turn the whole mountain into the European cycle mainstream. In this sense, the aim of this paper is set to map the FJSA cycling paths connected to the system. The field research resulted in the mapping of the terrain. The interviews with experts from the Provincial Secretariat of Environmental Protection, the National Park and the Cycling Association of Vojvodina helped in the SWOT analysis of cycle tourism on Fruška gora lakes.

A K/Ka band radiating element for Tx/Rx phased array

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Sandhu, Ali Imran; Arnieri, E.; Amendola, G.; Boccia, L.; Meniconi, E.; Ziegler, V.

2017-01-01

The paper presents a K/Ka band radiating element for TX/RX phased arrays. Dual band operations is obtained using a single radiating surface: a novel radiator is adopted and placed in a configuration in which dual band and single band elements are interleaved. The array elements are optimized to scan the beam in excess of 50° in both bands. A subarray with 49 Rx elements and 105 Tx elements was built and measured confirming the results obtained in simulations.

A K/Ka band radiating element for Tx/Rx phased array

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Sandhu, Ali Imran

2017-01-20

The paper presents a K/Ka band radiating element for TX/RX phased arrays. Dual band operations is obtained using a single radiating surface: a novel radiator is adopted and placed in a configuration in which dual band and single band elements are interleaved. The array elements are optimized to scan the beam in excess of 50° in both bands. A subarray with 49 Rx elements and 105 Tx elements was built and measured confirming the results obtained in simulations.

Millennial-scale variations in dustiness recorded in Mid-Atlantic sediments from 0 to 70 ka

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Middleton, Jennifer L.; Mukhopadhyay, Sujoy; Langmuir, Charles H.; McManus, Jerry F.; Huybers, Peter J.

2018-01-01

Sedimentary records of dust deposition in the subtropical Atlantic provide important constraints on millennial- and orbital-scale variability in atmospheric circulation and North African aridity. Constant flux proxies, such as extraterrestrial helium-3, yield dust flux records that are independent of the biases caused by lateral sediment transport and limited resolution that may be associated with age-model-derived mass accumulation rates. However, Atlantic dust records constrained using constant flux proxies are sparsely distributed and generally limited to the past 20 ka. Here we extend the Atlantic record of North African dust deposition to 70 ka using extraterrestrial helium-3 and measurements of titanium, thorium, and terrigenous helium-4 in two sediment cores collected at 26°N and 29°N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and compare results to model estimates for dust deposition in the subtropical North Atlantic. Dust proxy fluxes between 26°N and 29°N are well correlated, despite variability in lateral sediment transport, and underscore the utility of extraterrestrial helium-3 for constraining millennial-scale variability in dust deposition. Similarities between Mid-Atlantic dust flux trends and those observed along the Northwest African margin corroborate previous interpretations of dust flux variability over the past 20 ka and suggest that long distance transport and depositional processes do not overly obscure the signal of North African dust emissions. The 70 ka Mid-Atlantic record reveals a slight increase in North African dustiness from Marine Isotope Stage 4 through the Last Glacial Maximum and a dramatic decrease in dustiness associated with the African Humid Period. On the millennial-scale, the new records exhibit brief dust maxima coincident with North Atlantic cold periods such as the Younger Dryas, and multiple Heinrich Stadials. The correlation between Mid-Atlantic dust fluxes and previous constraints on North African aridity is high. However

Theoretical prediction of pKa in methanol: testing SM8 and SMD models for carboxylic acids, phenols, and amines.

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Miguel, Elizabeth L M; Silva, Poliana L; Pliego, Josefredo R

2014-05-29

Methanol is a widely used solvent for chemical reactions and has solvation properties similar to those of water. However, the performance of continuum solvation models in this solvent has not been tested yet. In this report, we have investigated the performance of the SM8 and SMD models for pKa prediction of 26 carboxylic acids, 24 phenols, and 23 amines in methanol. The gas phase contribution was included at the X3LYP/TZVPP+diff//X3LYP/DZV+P(d) level. Using the proton exchange reaction with acetic acid, phenol, and ammonia as reference species leads to RMS error in the range of 1.4 to 3.6 pKa units. This finding suggests that the performance of the continuum models for methanol is similar to that found for aqueous solvent. Application of simple empirical correction through a linear equation leads to accurate pKa prediction, with uncertainty less than 0.8 units with the SM8 method. Testing with the less expensive PBE1PBE/6-311+G** method results in a slight improvement in the results.

New tests on the 40 kA Nb3Sn CEA conductor for ITER applications

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Duchateau, J.L.; Bessette, D.; Katheder, H.

1994-01-01

New tests have been performed on the 40 kA CEA Nb 3 Sn conductor in the Sultan III facility. The aim of these tests is to obtain key experimental data on the behaviour of Nb 3 Sn conductors for fusion applications under high field and large transport current. The 40 kA Nb 3 Sn CEA conductor has a shape and an internal arrangement of the superconducting wires which is very similar to the ITER conductors. The level of the ac losses experienced by these conductors under varying fields influences deeply their design. The basic experiment consists of producing field pulses on the conductor by means of a coil installed in the bore of the Sultan magnet and recording the integrated voltage obtained on pick-up coils placed on the conductor as a function of time. (author) 4 refs.; 5 figs.; 2 tabs

Introducing Leo LT - the "three-headed lion"

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2008-01-01

Leedu valitsus kiitis heaks seaduseparandused, mille tulemusena saab võtta tuumajaama ehitaja, investeerimis- ja energiafirma Leo LT strateegilise tähtsusega firmade hulka. Kui parlament valitsuse ettepanekud heaks kiidab, saab riik 61,7% Leo LT ja 38,3% NDX Energija aktsiatest

Euroopa abiraha igatseb taotlejaid / Ain Alvela

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Alvela, Ain, 1967-

2008-01-01

Aastatel 2007-2013 saab Eesti Euroopa Liidult toetusi 78 miljardit krooni, millele toetudes on võimalik rasked ajad üle elada. Vt. samas: Tuhahoidlast asula jäätmepunktini; Suurima toetuse saab keskkond. Kommenteerivad Antti Tooming ja Kai Niels Willadsen

Pre-eruptive conditions of dacitic magma erupted during the 21.7 ka Plinian event at Nevado de Toluca volcano, Central Mexico

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Arce, J. L.; Gardner, J. E.; Macías, J. L.

2013-01-01

The Nevado de Toluca volcano in Central Mexico has been active over the last ca. 42 ka, during which tens of km3 of pyroclastic material were erupted and two important Plinian-type eruptions occurred at ca. 21.7 ka (Lower Toluca Pumice: LTP) and ca. 10.5 ka (Upper Toluca Pumice: UTP). Samples from both the LTP and UTP contain plagioclase, amphibole, iron-titanium oxides, and minor anhedral biotite, set in a vesicular, rhyolitic, glassy matrix. In addition, UTP dacites contain orthopyroxene. Analysis of melt inclusions in plagioclase phenocrysts yields H2O contents of 2-3.5 wt.% for LTP and 1.3-3.6 wt.% for UTP samples. Ilmenite-ulvospinel geothermometry yields an average temperature of ~ 868 °C for the LTP magma (hotter than the UTP magma, ~ 842 °C; Arce et al., 2006), whereas amphibole-plagioclase geothermometry yields a temperature of 825-859 °C for the LTP magma. Water-saturated experiments using LTP dacite suggest that: (i) amphibole is stable above 100 MPa and below 900 °C; (ii) plagioclase crystallizes below 250-100 MPa at temperatures of 850-900 °C; and (iii) pyroxene is stable only below pressures of 200-100 MPa and temperatures of 825-900 °C. Comparison of natural and experimental data suggests that the LTP dacitic magma was stored at 150-200 MPa (5.8-7.7 km below the volcano summit). No differences in pressure found between 21.7 ka and 10.5 ka suggest that these two magmas were stored at similar depths. Orthopyroxene produced in lower temperature LTP experiments is compositionally different to those found in UTP natural samples, suggesting that they originated in two different magma batches. Whole-rock chemistry, petrographic features, and mineral compositions suggest that magma mixing was responsible for the generation of the dacitic Plinian LTP eruption.

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Determination of pKa and the corresponding structures of quinclorac using combined experimental and theoretical approaches

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Song, Dean; Sun, Huiqing; Jiang, Xiaohua; Kong, Fanyu; Qiang, Zhimin; Zhang, Aiqian; Liu, Huijuan; Qu, Jiuhui

2018-01-01

As an emerging environmental contaminant, the herbicide quinclorac has attracted much attention in recent years. However, a very fundamental issue, the acid dissociation of quinclorac has not yet to be studied in detail. Herein, the pKa value and the corresponding structures of quinclorac were systematically investigated using combined experimental and theoretical approaches. The experimental pKa of quinclorac was determined by the spectrophotometric method to be 2.65 at 25 °C with ionic strength of 0.05 M, and was corrected to be 2.56 at ionic strength of zero. The molecular structures of quinclorac were then located by employing the DFT calculation. The anionic quinclorac was directly located with the carboxylic group perpendicular to the aromatic ring, while neutral quinclorac was found to be the equivalent twin structures. The result was further confirmed by analyzing the UV/Vis and MS-MS2 spectra from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints. By employing the QSPR approach, the theoretical pKa of QCR was determined to be 2.50, which is excellent agreement with the experimental result obtained herein. The protonation of QCR at the carboxylic group instead of the quinoline structure was attributed to the weak electronegative property of nitrogen atom induced by the electron-withdrawing groups. It is anticipated that this work could not only help in gaining a deep insight into the acid dissociation of quinclorac but also offering the key information on its reaction and interaction with others.

Evidence for an Elevated Aspartate pKa in the Active Site of Human Aromatase*

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Di Nardo, Giovanna; Breitner, Maximilian; Bandino, Andrea; Ghosh, Debashis; Jennings, Gareth K.; Hackett, John C.; Gilardi, Gianfranco

2015-01-01

Aromatase (CYP19A1), the enzyme that converts androgens to estrogens, is of significant mechanistic and therapeutic interest. Crystal structures and computational studies of this enzyme shed light on the critical role of Asp309 in substrate binding and catalysis. These studies predicted an elevated pKa for Asp309 and proposed that protonation of this residue was required for function. In this study, UV-visible absorption, circular dichroism, resonance Raman spectroscopy, and enzyme kinetics were used to study the impact of pH on aromatase structure and androstenedione binding. Spectroscopic studies demonstrate that androstenedione binding is pH-dependent, whereas, in contrast, the D309N mutant retains its ability to bind to androstenedione across the entire pH range studied. Neither pH nor mutation perturbed the secondary structure or heme environment. The origin of the observed pH dependence was further narrowed to the protonation equilibria of Asp309 with a parallel set of spectroscopic studies using exemestane and anastrozole. Because exemestane interacts with Asp309 based on its co-crystal structure with the enzyme, its binding is pH-dependent. Aromatase binding to anastrozole is pH-independent, consistent with the hypothesis that this ligand exploits a distinct set of interactions in the active site. In summary, we assign the apparent pKa of 8.2 observed for androstenedione binding to the side chain of Asp309. To our knowledge, this work represents the first experimental assignment of a pKa value to a residue in a cytochrome P450. This value is in agreement with theoretical calculations (7.7–8.1) despite the reliance of the computational methods on the conformational snapshots provided by crystal structures. PMID:25425647

Detailed design of a 13 kA 13 kV dc solid-state turn-off switch

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Praeg, W.F.

1985-01-01

An experimental facility for the study of electromagnetic effects in the First Wall-Blanket-shield (FWBS) systems of fusion reactors has been constructed at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). In a test volume of 0.76 m 3 , a vertical, pulsed 5 kG dipole field (B -1 ) is perpendicular to a 10 kG solenoid field. Power supplies of 2.75 MW at 550 V dc and 5.5 MW at 550 V dc and a solid-state switch rated at 13 kA and 13 kV (169 MW) control the pulsed magnetic fields. The total stored energy in the coils is 2.6 MJ. This paper describes the design and construction features of the solid-state switching circuit which turns off a dc of 13 kA in approximately 82 μs and holds off voltages of < 13 kV

Density functional theory prediction of pKa for carboxylated single-wall carbon nanotubes and graphene

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Li, Hao; Fu, Aiping; Xue, Xuyan; Guo, Fengna; Huai, Wenbo; Chu, Tianshu; Wang, Zonghua

2017-06-01

Density functional calculations have been performed to investigate the acidities for the carboxylated single-wall carbon nanotubes and graphene. The pKa values for different COOH-functionalized models with varying lengths, diameters and chirality of nanotubes and with different edges of graphene were predicted using the SMD/M05-2X/6-31G* method combined with two universal thermodynamic cycles. The effects of following factors, such as, the functionalized position of carboxyl group, the Stone-Wales and single vacancy defects, on the acidity of the functionalized nanotube and graphene have also been evaluated. The deprotonated species have undergone decarboxylation when the hybridization mode of the carbon atom at the functionalization site changed from sp2 to sp3 both for the tube and graphene. The knowledge of the pKa values of the carboxylated nanotube and graphene could be of great help for the understanding of the nanocarbon materials in many diverse areas, including environmental protection, catalysis, electrochemistry and biochemistry.

20180318 - Prediction Of pKa From Chemical Structure Using Free And Open-Source Tools (ACS Spring)

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The ionization state of a chemical, reflected in pKa values, affects lipophilicity, solubility, protein binding and the ability of a chemical to cross the plasma membrane. These properties govern the pharmacokinetic parameters such as absorption, distribution, metabolism, excreti...

submitter Manufacture and Test of ITER 10-kA HTSCL Prototypes

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Zhou, Tingzhi; Liu, Chenglian; Lu, Kun; Ran, Qingxiang; Song, Yuntao; Niu, Erwu; Bauer, Pierre; Devred, Arnaud; Lee, Seungje; Taylor, Thomas; Yang, Yifeng

2016-01-01

To carry current for the ITER correction coils, the 10-kA high-temperature superconducting current leads studied here are designed. Current leads provide the transition from 4.5-K low temperature to room temperature. This paper summarizes the major design features of the prototypes, which is followed by a discussion of the manufacturing and testing. The test results approved their excellent performance on low joint resistance and long loss-of-flow accident time. The overheating time, mass flow, and heat loads to 5-K ends also reached the expectation.

Electrochemistry of 2-dimethylaminoethanethiol SAM on gold electrode: Interaction with SWCNT-poly(m-aminobenzene sulphonic acid), electric field-induced protonation-deprotonation, and surface pKa

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Pillay, J

2009-06-01

Full Text Available -called electric field induced protonation-deprotonation process, hitherto observed for the -COOH terminated SAMs, is also observed for the -N(H)+(CH3)2 terminated. The surface pKa of DMAET was estimated as 7.6, smaller than its solution pKa of 10.8. It is also...

Reconstruction of past climate variability in SE Spain between 14 and 8 ka

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Budsky, Alexander; Scholz, Denis; Mertz-Kraus, Regina; Christoph, Spötl; Gibert, Luis; Jochum, Klaus Peter; Andreae, Meinrat O.

2016-04-01

In comparison to the large climatic oscillations during the Pleistocene, Holocene climate only underwent minor changes. Nevertheless, cyclic climate changes also occurred during the Holocene. The Bond events, represented by the presence of cold, ice-bearing waters from the north of Iceland as far south as the latitude of Britain, occurred at a cyclicity of about 1500 a and were particularly pronounced during the Early Holocene. However, their climatic impact on the terrestrial realm was not consistent over Europe, in particular with respect to changes in precipitation. Here we present a precisely dated high-resolution flowstone record from Cueva Victoria, SE Spain, a site well suited to study the competing influence of the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea on the southern Iberian Peninsula. We sampled several flowstones with a thickness of up to 60 cm. 230Th/U-dating has shown that these deposits mainly formed during relatively warm climate intervals of the Middle and Late Pleistocene, i.e. interglacials and interstadials (Budsky et al., 2015; Gibert et al., 2016). Here we focus on a short (11 cm) flowstone sequence from the Holocene with a high temporal resolution (centennial for stable isotopes and annual for trace elements). The flowstone grew between 14 and ca. 8 ka b2k. The decreasing trend of the δ18O and δ13C values as well as of several trace elements between 12 and 11 ka b2k reflects an increase in temperature and precipitation at the beginning of the Holocene. In particular, Sr and Mg show a trend towards low and stable values. Subsequently, from 10.5 to 8 ka b2k, the δ13C values show a high variability (-11 to -4), whereas the δ18O values are rather stable (between -6 and -7). Maxima in δ13C are interpreted as drier conditions in response to Bond events. These events possibly led to a change of the atmospheric circulation, affecting the vegetation in SE Spain, which evolved towards an open C3 vegetation at ca. 8 ka b2k concomitant with drier conditions

Muusikamaailm : "Passioon 2000" Stuttgardis. Ojai festivalilt. Boulez dirigeerib ka Edinburghis. Placido Domingo Helsingis / Priit Kuusk

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2000-01-01

Stuttgardi Rahvusvahelisel Bachi Akadeemia korraldataval Euroopa muusikafestivalil ettekandele tulevatest "tänapäevastest passioonidest". Ojai muusikafestivalist Jaapanis. P. Boulezi 75. sünnipäevale pühendatud kontserdisari "Boulez 2000" jõudis ka Edinburghi festivalile. P. Domingo kontserdist Helsingi olümpiastaadionil, K. Mattila kontserdist Helsingi Areenal

An optimized multi-proxy, multi-site Antarctic ice and gas orbital chronology (AICC2012): 120-800 ka

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Bazin, L.; Landais, A.; Lemieux-Dudon, B.; Toyé Mahamadou Kele, H.; Veres, D.; Parrenin, F.; Martinerie, P.; Ritz, C.; Capron, E.; Lipenkov, V.; Loutre, M.-F.; Raynaud, D.; Vinther, B.; Svensson, A.; Rasmussen, S. O.; Severi, M.; Blunier, T.; Leuenberger, M.; Fischer, H.; Masson-Delmotte, V.; Chappellaz, J.; Wolff, E.

2013-08-01

An accurate and coherent chronological framework is essential for the interpretation of climatic and environmental records obtained from deep polar ice cores. Until now, one common ice core age scale had been developed based on an inverse dating method (Datice), combining glaciological modelling with absolute and stratigraphic markers between 4 ice cores covering the last 50 ka (thousands of years before present) (Lemieux-Dudon et al., 2010). In this paper, together with the companion paper of Veres et al. (2013), we present an extension of this work back to 800 ka for the NGRIP, TALDICE, EDML, Vostok and EDC ice cores using an improved version of the Datice tool. The AICC2012 (Antarctic Ice Core Chronology 2012) chronology includes numerous new gas and ice stratigraphic links as well as improved evaluation of background and associated variance scenarios. This paper concentrates on the long timescales between 120-800 ka. In this framework, new measurements of δ18Oatm over Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 11-12 on EDC and a complete δ18Oatm record of the TALDICE ice cores permit us to derive additional orbital gas age constraints. The coherency of the different orbitally deduced ages (from δ18Oatm, δO2/N2 and air content) has been verified before implementation in AICC2012. The new chronology is now independent of other archives and shows only small differences, most of the time within the original uncertainty range calculated by Datice, when compared with the previous ice core reference age scale EDC3, the Dome F chronology, or using a comparison between speleothems and methane. For instance, the largest deviation between AICC2012 and EDC3 (5.4 ka) is obtained around MIS 12. Despite significant modifications of the chronological constraints around MIS 5, now independent of speleothem records in AICC2012, the date of Termination II is very close to the EDC3 one.

Major dust events in Europe during marine isotope stage 5 (130–74 ka: a climatic interpretation of the "markers"

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D.-D. Rousseau

2013-09-01

Full Text Available At present, major dust storms are occurring at mid-latitudes in the Middle East and Asia, as well as at low latitudes in Northern Africa and in Australia. Western Europe, though, does not experience such dramatic climate events, except for some African dust reaching it from the Sahara. This modern situation is of particular interest, in the context of future climate projections, since the present interglacial is usually interpreted, in this context, as an analog of the warm Eemian interval. European terrestrial records show, however, major dust events during the penultimate interglacial and early glacial. These events are easily observed in loess records by their whitish-color deposits, which lie above and below dark chernozem paleosols in Central European records of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS 5 age. We describe here the base of the Dolni Vestonice (DV loess sequence, Czech Republic, as the reference of such records. The dust is deposited during intervals that are characterized by poor vegetation – manifested by high δ13C values and low magnetic susceptibility – while the fine sand and clay in the deposits shows grain sizes that are clearly different from the overlying pleniglacial loess deposits. Some of these dust events have been previously described as "Markers" or Marker Silts (MS by one of us (G. Kukla, and are dated at about 111–109 ka and 93–92 ka, with a third and last one slightly visible at about 75–73 ka. Other events correspond to the loess material of Kukla's cycles, and are described as eolian silts (ES; they are observed in the same DV sequence and are dated at about 106–105 ka, 88–86 ka, and 78.5–77 ka. These dates are determined by considering the OSL ages with their errors measured on the studied sequence, and the comparison with Greenland ice-core and European speleothem chronologies. The fine eolian deposits mentioned above, MS as well as ES, correspond to short events that lasted about 2 ka; they are

High power semiconductor switches in the 12 kV, 50 kA pulse generator of the SPS beam dump kicker system

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Bonthond, J; Faure, P; Vossenberg, Eugène B

2001-01-01

Horizontal deflection of the beam in the dump kicker system of the CERN SPS accelerator is obtained with a series of fast pulsed magnets. The high current pulses of 50 kA per magnet are generated with capacitor discharge type generators which, combined with a resistive free-wheel diode circuit, deliver a critically damped half-sine current with a rise-time of 25 ms. Each generator consists of two 25 kA units, connected in parallel to a magnet via a low inductance transmission line.

Reducing uncertainty in Climate Response Time Scale by Bayesian Analysis of the 8.2 ka event

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Lorenz, A.; Held, H.; Bauer, E.; Schneider von Deimling, T.

2009-04-01

We analyze the possibility of uncertainty reduction in Climate Response Time Scale by utilizing Greenland ice-core data that contain the 8.2 ka event within a Bayesian model-data intercomparison with the Earth system model of intermediate complexity, CLIMBER-2.3. Within a stochastic version of the model it has been possible to mimic the 8.2 ka event within a plausible experimental setting and with relatively good accuracy considering the timing of the event in comparison to other modeling exercises [1]. The simulation of the centennial cold event is effectively determined by the oceanic cooling rate which depends largely on the ocean diffusivity described by diffusion coefficients of relatively wide uncertainty ranges. The idea now is to discriminate between the different values of diffusivities according to their likelihood to rightly represent the duration of the 8.2 ka event and thus to exploit the paleo data to constrain uncertainty in model parameters in analogue to [2]. Implementing this inverse Bayesian Analysis with this model the technical difficulty arises to establish the related likelihood numerically in addition to the uncertain model parameters: While mainstream uncertainty analyses can assume a quasi-Gaussian shape of likelihood, with weather fluctuating around a long term mean, the 8.2 ka event as a highly nonlinear effect precludes such an a priori assumption. As a result of this study [3] the Bayesian Analysis showed a reduction of uncertainty in vertical ocean diffusivity parameters of factor 2 compared to prior knowledge. This learning effect on the model parameters is propagated to other model outputs of interest; e.g. the inverse ocean heat capacity, which is important for the dominant time scale of climate response to anthropogenic forcing which, in combination with climate sensitivity, strongly influences the climate systems reaction for the near- and medium-term future. 1 References [1] E. Bauer, A. Ganopolski, M. Montoya: Simulation of the

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2011-08-26

... pressure bulkhead, possibly resulting in in-flight decompression of the fuselage and injury to occupants... 44 U.S.C. 1510. #0; #0;The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. #0... information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe...

Pollen-based continental climate reconstructions at 6 and 21 ka: a global synthesis

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Bartlein, P.J. [University of Oregon, Department of Geography, Eugene, Oregon (United States); Harrison, S.P. [University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol (United Kingdom); Macquarie University, School of Biological Sciences, North Ryde, NSW (Australia); Brewer, S. [University of Wyoming, Botany Department, Wyoming (United States); Connor, S. [University of the Algarve, Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Faro (Portugal); Davis, B.A.S. [Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lausanne (Switzerland); Gajewski, K.; Viau, A.E. [University of Ottawa, Department of Geography, Ottawa, ON (Canada); Guiot, J. [CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence cedex 4 (France); Harrison-Prentice, T.I. [GTZ, PAKLIM, Jakarta (Indonesia); Henderson, A. [University of Minnesota, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Minneapolis, MN (United States); Peyron, O. [Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement UMR 6249 CNRS-UFC UFR Sciences et Techniques, Besancon Cedex (France); Prentice, I.C. [Macquarie University, School of Biological Sciences, North Ryde, NSW (Australia); University of Bristol, QUEST, Department of Earth Sciences, Bristol (United Kingdom); Scholze, M. [University of Bristol, QUEST, Department of Earth Sciences, Bristol (United Kingdom); Seppae, H. [University of Helsinki, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 65, Helsinki (Finland); Shuman, B. [University of Wyoming, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Laramie, WY (United States); Sugita, S. [Tallinn University, Institute of Ecology, Tallinn (Estonia); Thompson, R.S. [US Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO (United States); Williams, J. [University of Wisconsin, Department of Geography, Madison, WI (United States); Wu, H. [Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing (China)

2011-08-15

Subfossil pollen and plant macrofossil data derived from {sup 14}C-dated sediment profiles can provide quantitative information on glacial and interglacial climates. The data allow climate variables related to growing-season warmth, winter cold, and plant-available moisture to be reconstructed. Continental-scale reconstructions have been made for the mid-Holocene (MH, around 6 ka) and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, around 21 ka), allowing comparison with palaeoclimate simulations currently being carried out as part of the fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The synthesis of the available MH and LGM climate reconstructions and their uncertainties, obtained using modern-analogue, regression and model-inversion techniques, is presented for four temperature variables and two moisture variables. Reconstructions of the same variables based on surface-pollen assemblages are shown to be accurate and unbiased. Reconstructed LGM and MH climate anomaly patterns are coherent, consistent between variables, and robust with respect to the choice of technique. They support a conceptual model of the controls of Late Quaternary climate change whereby the first-order effects of orbital variations and greenhouse forcing on the seasonal cycle of temperature are predictably modified by responses of the atmospheric circulation and surface energy balance. (orig.)

Ka Hana `Imi Na`auao: A Science Curriculum Project

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Napeahi, K.; Roberts, K. D.; Galloway, L. M.; Stodden, R. A.; Akuna, J.; Bruno, B.

2005-12-01

In antiquity, the first people to step foot on what are now known as the Hawaiian islands skillfully traversed the Pacific Ocean using celestial navigation and learned observations of scientific phenomena. Long before the Western world ventured beyond the horizon, Hawaiians had invented the chronometer, built aqueduct systems (awai) that continue to amaze modern engineers, and had preventive health systems as well as a comprehensive knowledge of medicinal plants (including antivirals) which only now are working their way through trials for use in modern pharmacopia. Yet, today, Native Hawaiians are severely underrepresented in science-related fields, reflecting (in part) a failure of the Western educational system to nurture the potential of these resourceful students, particularly the many "at-risk" students who are presently over-represented in special education. A curriculum which draws from and incorporates traditional Hawaiian values and knowledge is needed to reinforce links to the inquiry process which nurtured creative thinking during the renaissance of Polynesian history. The primary goal of the Ka Hana `Imi Na`auao Project (translation: `science` or `work in which you seek enlightenment, knowledge or wisdom`) is to increase the number of Native Hawaiian adults in science-related postsecondary education and employment fields. Working closely with Native Hawaiian cultural experts and our high school partners, we will develop and implement a culturally responsive 11th and 12th grade high school science curriculum, infused with math, literacy and technology readiness skills. Software and assistive technology will be used to adapt instruction to individual learners` reading levels, specific disabilities and learning styles. To ease the transition from secondary to post-secondary education, selected grade 12 students will participate in planned project activities that link high school experiences with college science-related programs of study. Ka Hana `Imi Na

Trace-element deposition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela Shelf, under sulfate-reducing conditions: a history of the local hydrography and global climate, 20 ka to the present

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Piper, David Z.; Dean, Walter E.

2002-01-01

A sediment core from the Cariaco Basin on the Venezuelan continental shelf, which recovered sediment that has been dated back to 20 ka (thousand years ago), was examined for its major-element-oxide and trace-element composition. Cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) can be partitioned between a siliciclastic, terrigenous-derived fraction and two seawater-derived fractions. The two marine fractions are (1) a biogenic fraction represented by nutrient trace elements taken up mostly in the photic zone by phytoplankton, and (2) a hydrogenous fraction that has been derived from bottom water via adsorption and precipitation reactions. This suite of trace elements contrasts with a second suite of trace elements—barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), gallium (Ga), lithium (Li), the rare-earth elements, thorium (Th), yttrium (Y), and several of the major-element oxides—that has had solely a terrigenous source. The partitioning scheme, coupled with bulk sediment accumulation rates measured by others, allows us to determine the accumulation rate of trace elements in each of the three sediment fractions and of the fractions themselves. The current export of organic matter from the photic zone, redox conditions and advection of bottom water, and flux of terrigenous debris into the basin can be used to calculate independently trace-element depositional rates. The calculated rates show excellent agreement with the measured rates of the surface sediment. This agreement supports a model of trace-element accumulation rates in the subsurface sediment that gives a 20-kyr history of upwelling into the photic zone (that is, primary productivity), bottom-water advection and redox, and provenance. Correspondence of extrema in the geochemical signals with global changes in sea level and climate demonstrates the high degree to which the basin hydrography and provenance have responded to the paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic regimes of

Reverberation Mapping of the Kepler-Field AGN KA1858+4850

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Pei, Liuyi; Barth, Aaron J.; Aldering, Greg S.; Briley, Michael M.; Carroll, Carla J.; Carson, Daniel J.; Cenko, S., Bradley; Clubb, Kelsey I.; Cohen, Daniel P.; Cucchiara, Antonino;

Reverberation Mapping of the KEPLER Field AGN KA1858+4850

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Pei, Liuyi; Barth, Aaron J.; Aldering, Greg S.; Briley, Michael M.; Carroll, Carla J.; Carson, Daniel J.; Cenko, S. Bradley; Clubb, Kelsey I.; Cohen, Daniel P.; Cucchiara, Antonino; Desjardins, Tyler D.; Edelson, Rick; Fang, Jerome J.; Fedrow, Joseph M.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Fox, Ori D.; Furniss, Amy; Gates, Elinor L.; Gregg, Michael; Gustafson, Scott; Horst, J. Chuck; Joner, Michael D.; Kelly, Patrick L.; Lacy, Mark; Laney, C. David; Leonard, Douglas C.; Li, Weidong; Malkan, Matthew A.; Margon, Bruce; Neeleman, Marcel; Nguyen, My L.; Prochaska, J. Xavier; Ross, Nathaniel R.; Sand, David J.; Searcy, Kinchen J.; Shivvers, Isaac S.; Silverman, Jeffrey M.; Smith, Graeme H.; Suzuki, Nao; Smith, Krista Lynne; Tytler, David; Werk, Jessica K.; Worseck, Gábor

2014-11-01

KA1858+4850 is a narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy at redshift 0.078 and is among the brightest active galaxies monitored by the Kepler mission. We have carried out a reverberation mapping campaign designed to measure the broad-line region size and estimate the mass of the black hole in this galaxy. We obtained 74 epochs of spectroscopic data using the Kast Spectrograph at the Lick 3 m telescope from 2012 February to November, and obtained complementary V-band images from five other ground-based telescopes. We measured the Hβ light curve lag with respect to the V-band continuum light curve using both cross-correlation techniques (CCF) and continuum light curve variability modeling with the JAVELIN method and found rest-frame lags of τ CCF = 13.53+2.03-2.32 days and τ JAVELIN = 13.15+1.08-1.00 days. The Hβ rms line profile has a width of σline = 770 ± 49 km s-1. Combining these two results and assuming a virial scale factor of f = 5.13, we obtained a virial estimate of M{BH} = 8.06+1.59-1.72 × 106 {M}⊙ for the mass of the central black hole and an Eddington ratio of L/L Edd ≈ 0.2. We also obtained consistent but slightly shorter emission-line lags with respect to the Kepler light curve. Thanks to the Kepler mission, the light curve of KA1858+4850 has among the highest cadences and signal-to-noise ratios ever measured for an active galactic nucleus; thus, our black hole mass measurement will serve as a reference point for relations between black hole mass and continuum variability characteristics in active galactic nuclei.

Reverberation mapping of the Kepler field AGN KA1858+4850

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Pei, Liuyi; Barth, Aaron J.; Carson, Daniel J. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697 (United States); Aldering, Greg S.; Cucchiara, Antonino [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States); Briley, Michael M. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608 (United States); Carroll, Carla J. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, N283 ESC, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 (United States); Cenko, S. Bradley; Edelson, Rick [Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 (United States); Clubb, Kelsey I.; Cohen, Daniel P.; Filippenko, Alexei V.; Fox, Ori D. [Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3411 (United States); Desjardins, Tyler D. [Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7 (Canada); Fang, Jerome J. [Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (United States); Fedrow, Joseph M. [Department of Astronomy, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182 (United States); Furniss, Amy [Department of Physics, Stanford University, 382 Via Pueblo Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 (United States); Gates, Elinor L. [Lick Observatory, P.O. Box 85, Mt. Hamilton, CA 95140 (United States); Gregg, Michael [Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 (United States); Gustafson, Scott [Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 (United States); and others

2014-11-01

KA1858+4850 is a narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy at redshift 0.078 and is among the brightest active galaxies monitored by the Kepler mission. We have carried out a reverberation mapping campaign designed to measure the broad-line region size and estimate the mass of the black hole in this galaxy. We obtained 74 epochs of spectroscopic data using the Kast Spectrograph at the Lick 3 m telescope from 2012 February to November, and obtained complementary V-band images from five other ground-based telescopes. We measured the Hβ light curve lag with respect to the V-band continuum light curve using both cross-correlation techniques (CCF) and continuum light curve variability modeling with the JAVELIN method and found rest-frame lags of τ{sub CCF}=13.53{sub −2.32}{sup +2.03} days and τ {sub JAVELIN} =13.15{sub −1.00}{sup +1.08} days. The Hβ rms line profile has a width of σ{sub line} = 770 ± 49 km s{sup –1}. Combining these two results and assuming a virial scale factor of f = 5.13, we obtained a virial estimate of M{sub BH}=8.06{sub −1.72}{sup +1.59}×10{sup 6}M{sub ⊙} for the mass of the central black hole and an Eddington ratio of L/L {sub Edd} ≈ 0.2. We also obtained consistent but slightly shorter emission-line lags with respect to the Kepler light curve. Thanks to the Kepler mission, the light curve of KA1858+4850 has among the highest cadences and signal-to-noise ratios ever measured for an active galactic nucleus; thus, our black hole mass measurement will serve as a reference point for relations between black hole mass and continuum variability characteristics in active galactic nuclei.

Ka-band IQ vector modulator employing GaAs HBTs

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Cao Yuxiong; Wu Danyu; Chen Gaopeng; Jin Zhi; Liu Xinyu

2011-01-01

The importance of high-performance, low-cost and millimeter-wave transmitters for digital communications and radar applications is increasing. The design and performance of a Ka-band balanced in-phase and quadrature-phase (I-Q) type vector modulator, using GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) as switching elements, are presented. The balanced technique is used to remove the parasitics of the HBTs to result in near perfect constellations. Measurements of the monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) chip with a size of 1.89 x 2.26 mm 2 demonstrate an amplitude error below 1.5 dB and the phase error within 3 0 between 26 and 40 GHz except for a singular point at 35.6 GHz. The results show that the technique is suitable for millimeter-wave digital communications. (semiconductor integrated circuits)

Experience of 12 kA / 16 V SMPS during the HTS Current Leads Test

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Panchal, P.; Christian, D.; Panchal, R.; Sonara, D.; Purwar, G.; Garg, A.; Nimavat, H.; Singh, G.; Patel, J.; Tanna, V.; Pradhan, S.

2017-04-01

As a part of up gradation plans in SST-1 Tokamak, one pair of 3.3 kA rated prototype hybrid current leads were developed using Di-BSCCO as High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) and the copper heat exchanger. In order to validate the manufacturing procedure prior to go for series production of such current leads, it was recommended to test these current leads using dedicated and very reliable DC switch mode power supply (SMPS). As part of test facility, 12 kA, 16 VDC programmable SMPS was successfully installed, commissioned and tested. This power supply has special features such as modularity, N+1 redundancy, very low ripple voltage, precise current measurements with Direct Current Current Transformer, CC/CV modes with auto-crossover and auto-sequence programming. As a part of acceptance of this converter, A 5.8 mΩ water-cooled resistive dummy load and PLC based SCADA system is designed, developed for commissioning of power supply. The same power supply was used for the testing of the prototype HTS current leads. The paper describes the salient features and experience of state-of-art of power supply and results obtained from this converter during the HTS current leads test.

Variation of paleo-productivity and terrigenous input in the eastern Arabian Sea during the past 100 ka

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Ishfaq, A.M.; Pattan, J.N.; Matta, V.M.; Banakar, V.K.

A 4.1m long sediment core from the eastern Arabian Sea is studied using multiple geochemical proxies to understand the variation of productivity and terrigenous matter supply during the past 100 ka. The temporal variation in element concentration...

Distributed propulsion.

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Lindström, Robin; Rosvall, Tobias

2013-01-01

En prestandaanalys utfördes på en SAAB 2000 som referensobjekt. Olika metoder för att driva flygplan på ett miljövänligare sätt utvärderades tillsammans med distributed propulsion. Efter undersökningar valdes elmotorer tillsammans med Zink-luft batterier för att driva SAAB 2000 med distributed propulsion. En prestandaanalys utfördes på detta plan på samma sätt som för den ursprungliga SAAB 2000. Resultaten jämfördes och slutsatsen blev att räckvidden var för kort för att konfigurationen skull...