We present a new model of adsorption on micro-mesoporous carbons based on the quenched solid density functional theory (QSDFT). QSDFT quantitatively accounts for the surface geometrical inhomogeneity in terms of the roughness parameter. We developed the QSDFT models for pore size distribution calculations in the range of pore widths from 0.4 to 35 nm from nitrogen at 77.4 K and argon at 87.3 K ...

graph 5100, Micromeritics) and the specific surface area was measured by nitrogen adsorption, the BET-method (ASAP 2000, Micromeritics). The particle size distribution (PSD), a narrow or broad distribution, was determined by using the equation: PSD slope=[75% (ESD)-25% (ESD)]/2.APS, where ESD means equivalent spherical diameter and APS means average particle size. Oil absorption, packing index,...

Traffic classification is an essential part in common network management applications such as intrusion detection and network monitoring. Identifying traffic by looking at port numbers is only suitable to well-known applications, while signature-based classification is not applicable to encrypted messages. Our preliminary observation shows that each application has distinct packet size distribu...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the time course of tropoelastin gene expression in the poststenotic dilatation segment of rabbit aorta with experimental coarctation. METHODS Midthoracic aortic coarctation was created in rabbits to produce a PSD. The time points of the study after coarctation were 1, 3, and 7 days and 2, 4, and 8 weeks (n = 3 each). Additional animals (n = 6)...

Shank3 is a postsynaptic density (PSD) scaffold protein of the Shank family. Here we use pre-embedding immunogold electron microscopy to investigate factors influencing the distribution of Shank3 at the PSD. In dissociated rat hippocampal cultures under basal conditions, label for Shank3 was concentrated in a broad layer of the PSD, ~20-80 nm from the postsynaptic membrane. Upon depolarization ...

The link between the spectral shape of the beam attenuation spectrum and the shape of the particle size distribution (PSD) of oceanic particles is revisited to evaluate the extent to which one can be predicted from the other. Assuming a hyperbolic (power-law) PSD, N(D) ? D(-xi), past studies have found for an infinite distribution of nonabsorbing spheres with a constant index of refraction that...

Here we present the successful translation of a pore size distribution (PSD) estimation method from NMR to MRI. This approach is validated using a well-characterized MRI phantom consisting of stacked glass capillary arrays (GCA) having different diameters. By employing a double pulsed-field gradient (d-PFG) MRI sequence, this method overcomes several important theoretical and experimental limit...

Excitatory (glutamatergic) synapses in the mammalian brain are usually situated on dendritic spines, a postsynaptic microcompartment that also harbors organelles involved in protein synthesis, membrane trafficking, and calcium metabolism. The postsynaptic membrane contains a high concentration of glutamate receptors, associated signaling proteins, and cytoskeletal elements, all assembled by a v...

There are a number of overarching questions and debate in the scientific community concerning the importance of biotic interactions in species distribution models at large spatial scales. In this paper, we present a framework for revising the potential distribution of tree species native to the Western Ecoregion of Nova Scotia, Canada, by integrating the long-term effects of interspecific compe...

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor TrkB regulate synaptic plasticity. TrkB triggers three downstream signaling pathways; Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), Phospholipase Cγ (PLCγ) and Mitogen activated protein kinases/Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (MAPK/ERK). We previously showed two distinct mechanisms whereby BDNF-TrkB pathway controls trafficking of PSD-95,...