Studiesof nuclearor atomic reactionsinvolving neon. argon, krypton, xenon, fluorine, sulfur, chlorine, nitrogen, and other elements as targets have required use of gas cells, differentially pumped chambers [l1, or compound solid targets (e.g. melamine). The large spatial extent of a gas cell target can cause severe geometrical problems, e.g . at small scattering angles where good angular resolu...

CC-BY 4.0 International license not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a The copyright holder for this preprint (which was. Abstract Small molecule inhibitors of clathrin-mediated endocytosis are highly desired for the dissection of membrane trafficking pathways in the lab and for potential use as anti-infectives in the clinic. One inhibition strategy is to prevent ...

In this paper, we determine the optimal exercise strategy for corporate warrants if investors suffer from imperfect information and we evaluate the impact of this friction on the value of a warrant. For this purpose, we address both exercises at maturity, where imperfect information about the firm value is present, and exercises before maturity which are impacted by imperfect information about ...

Confronting a recently mated female with a strange male can induce a pregnancy block ('Bruce effect'). The physiology of this effect is well studied, but its functional significance is still not fully understood. The 'anticipated infanticide hypothesis' suggests that the pregnancy block serves to avoid the cost of embryogenesis and giving birth to offspring that are likely to be killed by a new...

This paper proves that the optimal exercise time for the holder of an American option depends upon the physical drift of the underlying asset and the utility of the option holder. We illustrate our results by applying them to several families of utility functions, namely the CARA, the HARA, and the expected return. While the option holder maximises his utility, the issuer gains from the di eren...

The reset right embedded in a derivative refers to the feature that the holder can alter certain terms in the derivative contract according to some preset rules. In this paper, we consider options that allow the holder to reset the strike price with preset number of times at any moment during the life of the option. The determination of the optimal reset policies adopted by the holder leads to ...

Abstract   Fiber-metal laminates (FMLs) are new type of composite materials which could improve defects of traditional composites in ductility, formability, impact and damage tolerance. Drawing behavior of a thermoplastic based FML was investigated consisting of glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene composite laminate and aluminum AA1200-O as the core and skin layers, respectively. The effects o...

A specially designed specimen holder employing a beryllium dome has been fabricated for collection of XRD data from highly reactive materials. The specimen holder has a robust o-ring type seal (>10 torr) and no observed intensity artifacts in the 1° to 150° 2θ range. The design also minimizes specimen displacement errors and allows for analysis of both powders and bulk specimens (i.e., pellets)...