Serotonin transporters (SERTs), sites of psychostimulant action, display multiple conducting states in expression systems. These include a substrate-independent transient conductance, two separate substrate-independent leak conductances associated with Na(+) and H(+), and a substrate-dependent conductance of variable stoichiometry, which exceeds that predicted from electroneutral substrate tran...

We study the problem of computing a minimum cut in a simple, undirected graph and give a deterministic O(m log n log log n) time algorithm. This improves both on the best previously known deterministic running time of O(m log n) (Kawarabayashi and Thorup [12]) and the best previously known randomized running time of O(m log n) (Karger [11]) for this problem, though Karger’s algorithm can be fur...

in order to decrease water consumption in agricultural sector, deficit irrigation has been suggested. for preventing a heavy loss in crop yield, management of water stress is essential. common methods for measuring plant water stress such as stomatal conductance are time-consuming and require specialized labor and a large number of measurement. temperature of leaf or canopy surface can be an in...

The particular flood recessional ecosystem in Poyang Lake provides young and high quality grasses in late autumn and wintertime, and attracts millions of migratory birds to over winter. Grasslands along the lakes within Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve (NNR) have a remarkable phenology. So far, little attention has been paid to this dynamics of phenology. This thesis aimed to describe and in...

Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax, in an upwelling area off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico, had several strategies in response to chlorophyll a distribution and availability. When the pigment was scarce, northern anchovies practically disappeared from the area and they returned to coastal waters when it was abundant. The fish gathered in specific areas where low turbulence mixing and...

At long range, the low order acoustic modes constitute some of the most energetic arrivals. Prior to using these signals in tomographic or matched field inversions, it is important to understand their fluctuation statistics. Long vertical line arrays installed as a part of the Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) experiment provided a unique opportunity to measure low-order acoustic mod...

Automatic Generation Control (AGC) is one of the ancillary services that have become important in the deregulated power system environment. Together with the fact that the load varies rapidly throughout the day, it is imperative to have a system that will maintain a continuous and reliable flow of power within the system. Long ago, system operators recognized this fact by requiring power pools ...

The JIT system and its operational techniques have shown noticeable advantages when applied in an ideal factory. The steadiness of demand and production times and the reduction of setup times represent the key factor necessary in order to correctly execute JIT. Ideal environments are designed to work with smooth and stable demand patterns, constant and balanced processing times, small lot sizes...

Photosynthetic efficiency is a critical determinant of crop yield potential, although it remains below the theoretical optimum in modern crop varieties. Enhancing mesophyll conductance (i.e. the rate of carbon dioxide diffusion from substomatal cavities to the sites of carboxylation) may increase photosynthetic and water use efficiencies. To improve water use efficiency, mesophyll conductance s...

Photosynthetic efficiency is a critical determinant of crop yield potential, although it remains below the theoretical optimum in modern crop varieties. Enhancing mesophyll conductance (i.e. the rate of carbon dioxide diffusion from substomatal cavities to the sites of carboxylation) may increase photosynthetic and water use efficiencies. To improve water use efficiency, mesophyll conductance s...