In this Paper we report on phase resolved I–band optical spectroscopic and photometric observations of Cir X–1 obtained with the Very Large Telescope. The spectra are dominated by Paschen absorption lines at nearly all orbital phases except near phase zero (coinciding with the X–ray dip) when the absorption lines are filled–in by broad Paschen emission lines. The radial velocity curve of the ab...

9.1.1 The Optimization Setup Let G = G(s) be a matrix-valued function bounded on the jθ-axis. The task of Hankel ˆ optimal model reduction of G calls for finding a stable LTI system G of order less than a given positive integer m, such that the Hankel norm ∞�∞H of the difference � = G − Ĝ is minimal. Remember that Hankel norm of an LTI system with transfer matrix � = �(s), input w, and output v...

The bacterium Myxococcus xanthus uses a G protein cycle to dynamically regulate the leading/lagging pole polarity axis. The G protein MglA is regulated by its GTPase-activating protein (GAP) MglB, thus resembling Ras family proteins. Here, we show structurally and biochemically that MglA undergoes a dramatic, GDP-GTP-dependent conformational change involving a screw-type forward movement of the...

This paper proposes a diagnosis method for a multipole permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) under an interturn short circuit fault. Previous works in this area have suffered from the uncertainties of the PMSM parameters, which can lead to misdiagnosis. The proposed method estimates the q-axis inductance (Lq) of the faulty PMSM to solve this problem. The proposed method also estimates the f...

This Article contains typographical errors. In the Results section under subheading 'T. absoluta development' , " The average pupal weight of the individual feeding on plants treated with OW, OW S+ , LW and LW S+ was 3.91 g, 3.58 g, 3.15 g and 3.27 g, respectively ". should read: " The average pupal weight of the individual feeding on plants treated with OW, OW S+ , LW and LW S+ was 3.91 mg, 3....

We report transient electric dichroism studies of short double-helical DNA and poly[d(G-C)] fragments in alcohol/water mixtures. The limiting reduced dichroism and the rotational correlation time changed abruptly in the alcohol concentration range expected for the DNA B-to-A and poly[d(G-C)] B-to-Z transitions. The Z form of poly[d(G-C)] was also induced by mitomycin C crosslinking in aqueous s...

Many copper containing proteins exhibit well defined ESEEM signals detected at X-band and C-band. In these systems the Cu(II) ion is coordinated to one or several histidine residues. The main sharp features measured in the ESEEM spectra originate from the interaction o f the unpaired electron with the remote nitrogen nucleus of the histidine ring. The relative intensities of these features cont...

II and III, I and II, I and aVF, aVL and aVF, and from a vectorial combination of leads I, II, and III. The group means were similar, but there were large intraindividual differences of the QRS axis (up to ±350) and, to a somewhat lesser degree, of the T axis between the different lead combinations. Hypothetically, the axes from different lead combinations should be identical. The intraindividu...