Rat insulinoma gene (rig) was first isolated from a rat insulinoma cDNA library (1). Homologues of rig were also isolated from human (2), hamster (2), mouse (3), chicken (3) and Xenopus laevis (3) cDNA libraries. The amino acid sequences of isolated rig in the mammals and bird were completely conserved (100%). Using immunological methods, Kitagawa etal. (4) demonstrated that rig is in fact enco...

Near-field vector intensity measurements have been made of a 12.7-cm diameter nozzle solid rocket motor. The measurements utilized a test rig comprised of four probes each with four low-sensitivity 6.35-mm pressure microphones in a tetrahedral arrangement. Measurements were made with the rig at nine positions (36 probe locations) within six nozzle diameters of the plume shear layer. Overall lev...

The following content refers to the thermal aspects of Gas Foil Bearing (GFB). GFBs are subgroup journal bearings, for which lubrication is provided by air, instead ‘traditional’ lubricants like oil, graces etc. Bearings offer specific features unachievable traditional bearings. GFB can operate with rotating speed up several dozens krpm in extreme temperature hundreds Celsius degrees. However d...