Developing a group of machine cells and their corresponding part families to minimize the inter-cell and intra-cell material flow is the basic objective of the designing of a cellular manufacturing system (CMS). Afterwards achieving a competent cell layout is essential in order to minimize the total inter-cell part travels, which is principally noteworthy. There are plentiful articles of CMS li...

piled upon example from which one must conclude that the charlatan of that day was fully as competent in the light of general knowledge as is the quack today. The book has five chapters following an Introduction. I: The Doctor; II: The Apothecary; III: The Charlatan; IV: Remedies and Cures; V: Medical Practices. In the Introduction one notes many instances where the dates assigned to various ph...

Realization of heterogeneous electrochemical CO2-to-fuel conversion via molecular catalysis under high-flux conditions requires the assembly of large quantities of reactantaccessible catalysts on conductive surfaces. As a proof of principle, we demonstrate that electrophoretic deposition of thin films of an appropriately chosen metal−organic framework (MOF) material is an effective method for i...

A diiron benzenedithiolate hydrogen-evolving catalyst immobilized onto fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrodes is prepared, characterized, and studied in the context of the development of water splitting devices based on molecular components. FTO was chosen as the preferred electrode material owing to its conductive properties and electrochemical stability. An FTO nanocrystalline layer is als...

Collagen is a well known protein component that has the capacity to mineralize in a variety of vertebrate tissues. In its mineralized form, collagen potentially can be utilized as a biomimetic material for a variety of applications, including, for example, the augmentation and repair of damaged, congenitally defective, diseased or otherwise impaired calcified tissues such as bone and cartilage....

Chloroplasts can be isolated from higher plants directly following homogenization; however, the resulting yield, purity, and intactness are often low, necessitating a large amount of starting material. This protocol is optimized to produce a high yield of pure chloroplasts from isolated Arabidopsis protoplasts. The two-part method is a simple, scaled-down, and low-cost procedure that readily pr...