Leaf shape, including leaf size, leaf dissection index (LDI), and venation distribution, strongly impacts leaf physiology and the forces of momentum exerted on leaves or the canopy under windy conditions. Yet, little has been known about how leaf shape affects the morphological response of trees to wind load. We studied eight Quercus species, with different leaf shapes, to determine the morphol...

Because the inductive noise Ldi/dt is induced by the power change and can have disastrous impact on the timing and reliability of the system, high-performance CPU designs are more concerned with the step power reduction instead of the average power reduction. The step power is defined as the power difference between the previous and present clock cycles, and represents the Ldi/dt noise at the m...

Pyrene-conjugated compounds are detected by label-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LA-LDI MS) without matrixes. We found that 6-amidopyrene derivatives were highly detectable by the LDI MS instrument equipped with a 355 nm laser. In a certain case of a 6-amidopyrene derivative, a molecular ion peak [M](+•) and a characteristic fragment ion peak [M-42](+•) were detected in...

The lack of quantitative data of landscape use can affect in a negative form the elaboration of public policy related to land occupation for agricultural or urban purposes. Some tools can be used for this purpose, but only emergy approach is able to account all energy inputs (from nature and economy). In this sense, the Landscape Development Intensity Index (LDI) that uses emergy synthesis as b...

We have investigated the capability of nanoparticle-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (NP-LDI MS), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) MS, and gas cluster ion beam secondary ion mass spectrometry (GCIB SIMS) to provide maximum information available in lipid analysis and imaging of mouse brain tissue. The use of Au nanoparticles deposited as a matrix for NP-L...

Aerosols from the mainstream cigarette smoke have been analyzed by electrospray ionization (ESI) coupled to Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICRMS). Measurements have been conducted in positive ion mode. The chemical composition of cigarette smoke aerosol is significant because it gives insights of one complex indoor environmental mixture. Almost 1300 chemical comp...

Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SALDI-TOF-MS) using nanoparticles (NPs) and nanostructured surfaces as the LDI-assisting nanomaterials is a soft ionization technique that features minimal fragmentation of analytes. As compared to traditional matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) using organic ma...

As part of an investigative nephrotoxicity study, kidney tissues from juvenile rats orally administered dabrafenib at different age intervals between postnatal day (PND) 7 to 35 were investigated by MALDI and LDI imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) to determine the chemical composition of tubular deposits. In the youngest age group (PND 7-13), MALDI IMS demonstrated that a dabrafenib carboxylic aci...

The purpose of the article is to outline a comprehensive conceptual framework for life skills interventions by integrating aspects of Basic Needs Theory (BNT) and Life Development Intervention (LDI). In particular, we advocate the integration of (a) the three basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness and (b) the needs-supportive motivational climate from BNT with the LD...

UNLABELLED The burn severity depends on the wound depth and area affected. Hitherto burn depth has been judged mainly by visual observation, although concerns have been raised about its validity. The regional tissue blood flow (rTBF) measured by laser Doppler imaging (LDI) in damaged tissue correlates with the depth. However, very few reports are available on the significance of the regional ti...