OBJECTIVE High- protein diets have become increasingly popular with various touted benefits. However, the extent to which protein quantity and source affects cognitive functioning through altering postprandial amino acid profiles has not been investigated. Further, whether all protein sources are similarly anorexigenic is uncertain. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of ...

Electrowetting (EW) has recently been demonstrated as a powerful tool for controlling droplet morphology on smooth and artificially structured surfaces. The present work involves a systematic experimental investigation of the influence of electrowetting in determining and altering the state of a static droplet resting on an artificially microstructured surface. Extensive experimentation is carr...

We present near-infrared (observed frame) spectra of the high-redshift quasar S4 0636]68 at z\ 3.2, which was previously thought to be one of a group of ““ strong ÏÏ Fe II emitters [i.e., F(Fe II jj4434È 4684)/F(Hb)[ 1]. Our K-band spectrum clearly shows emission lines of Hb and [O III] jj4959, 5007, as well as optical Fe II emission. Our computed value of F(Fe II jj4434È4684)/F(Hb) ^ 0.8 for S...

We present near-infrared (observed frame) spectra of the high-redshift quasar S4 0636+68 at z = 3.2 which was previously thought to be one of a group of “strong” Fe II emitters (i.e., F (Fe IIλλ4434–4684)/F (Hβ) > 1). Our K-band spectrum clearly shows emission lines of Hβ and [O III]λλ4959, 5007 as well as optical Fe II emission. Our computed value of F (Fe II λλ4434–4684)/F (Hβ) ≃ 0.8 for S4 0...

The performance of multi-hop parallel free-space optical (FSO) communication systems with decode-and-forward (DF) protocol over exponentiated Weibull (EW) fading channels has been investigated. Average bit error rate (ABER) and outage probability (OP) performance are analyzed under different turbulence conditions, receiver aperture size and structure parameters (R, C). The ABER and OP for FSO s...

During accommodation, the refractive changes occur when the ciliary muscle contracts, releasing resting zonular tension and allowing the lens capsule to mold the lens into an accommodated form. This results in centripetal movement of the ciliary processes and lens edge. The goal of this study was to understand the relationship between accommodative refractive changes, ciliary process movements ...

We analysed two groups of Quercus robur trees, growing at nearby plots with different micro-location condition (W-wet and D-dry) in the floodplain Krakovo forest, Slovenia. In the study we compared the growth response of two different tree groups to environmental variables, the potential signal stored in earlywood (EW) structure and the potential difference of the information stored in carbon i...

Tungsten isotope compositions of magmatic iron meteorites yield ages of differentiation that are within 72 Ma of the formation of CAIs, with the exception of IVB irons that plot to systematically less radiogenic compositions yielding erroneously old ages. Secondary neutron capture due to galactic cosmic ray (GCR) irradiation is known to lower the eW of iron meteorites, adequate correction of wh...

The Higgs-boson production in association with a W-boson pair at e+e− linear colliders is one of the important processes in probing the coupling between Higgsboson and vector gauge bosons and discovering the signature of new physics. We describe the impact of the complete electroweak(EW) radiative corrections of O(αew) to this process in the standard model(SM) at the International Linear Collid...

A reversal of the normal two-fluid competitive (water vs oil) electrowetting (nEW) on dielectric has been achieved by plasma irradiation of the normally hydrophobic fluoropolymer followed by thermal annealing. This process first renders the surface hydrophilic and then returns it to its normal hydrophobic properties as measured by water droplet contact and rolling angles. In the plasma-irradiat...