Diffraction phenomena studied in electromagnetism, acoustics, and elastodynamics are often modeled using integrals, such as the well-known Sommerfeld integral. The far field asymptotic evaluation of such integrals obtained using the method of steepest descent leads to the classical Geometrical Theory of Diffraction (GTD). It is well known that the method of steepest descent is inapplicable when...

The geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) provides a powerful and computationally efficient framework for investigating real-world diffraction problems. Originally restricted to perfectly electrically conducting (PEC) wedges, the GTD and its uniform offspring have since been extended to wedges characterized by impedance surfaces (R. Tiberio et al., IEEE Trans. AP, 37, 2, 212-218, 1989). Thoug...

The geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) as formulated by R. G. Kouyoumjian has been applied to predict the radiation characteristics of hyperboloidal subreflectors with laterally defocused feeds. In caustic or multicaustic directions the scattered fields are. determined AZIMUTH ANGLE Fig. 7. Smoothed theoretical and measured radiation patterns of pyramidal horn reflector antenna with blinde...

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTD) have a variety of symptoms and causes. The latter include fungal species from the family Diaporthaceae. The aim of our study was to determine Diaporthaceae species present in the woody parts of grapevines sampled from 12 vine-growing coastal and continental areas of Croatia. The fungi were isolated from diseased wood, and cultures analysed for phenotype (morpholog...

The grapevine trunk diseases (GTD) Botryosphaeria dieback and esca threaten the sustainability of industry worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate compare efficacy various liquid (pyraclostrobin + boscalid thiophanate methyl) paste (paste tebuconazole) formulation fungicide treatments as well biological control agents (Trichoderma atroviride SC1 T. I-1237), for their potential prevent infection...

UNLABELLED The Genomic Threading Database currently contains structural annotations for the genomes of over 100 recently sequenced organisms. Annotations are carried out by using our modified GenTHREADER software and through implementing grid technology. AVAILABILITY http://bioinf.cs.ucl.ac.uk/GTD

Specific recognition of the cargo that molecular motors transport or tether to cytoskeleton tracks allows them to perform precise cellular functions at particular times and positions in cells. However, very little is known about how evolution has favored conservation of functions for some isoforms, while also allowing for the generation of new recognition sites and specialized cellular function...

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated nosocomial infection in the United States. C. difficile secretes two homologous toxins, TcdA and TcdB, which are responsible for the symptoms of C. difficile associated disease. The mechanism of toxin action includes an autoprocessing event where a cysteine protease domain (CPD) releases a glucosyltransferase domain (GTD) i...

It is universally recognized that an accurate and precise staging and classification system for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is essential to enable clinicians to assess the prognosis or the risk of patients, to individualize and to optimize their treatment. There have been a variety of staging and classification systems developed by different centres and some are still being used. ...