The temporal shift in the near-IR absorption peak of myoglobin (Mb) following flash photolysis of MbCO at cryogenic temperatures appears to be due largely to an inhomogeneous reactive process rather than to relaxation. This conclusion, which follows from a new analysis of the experimental data, is based on the following three points: First, at very low temperatures (60 K) a transient line-narro...

We consider the problem of estimating the peak parameters in a spectroscopic signal, i.e. their locations, amplitudes and form parameters. A marked point process provides a suitable representation for this phenomenon: it consists in modeling the spectrum as a noisy sum of points lying in the observation space and characterized by their locations and some marks (amplitude and widths). A non-supe...

Achieving peak performance is the primary goal of most athletes. Coaches too, are constantly striving to help their athletes reach their potential and achieve peak performance. Interestingly, although the field of sport psychology has focused almost exclusively on peak performance in athletes, it is a common concern and goal for musicians, actors / performers, academics and business people as w...

The construction of devices based on molecular components depends upon the development of molecular wires with adaptable current–voltage characteristics. Here, we report that quantum interference effects could lead to substantial differences in conductance in molecular wires which include some simple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). For molecular wires containing a single benzene, anthr...

مکان‌یابی با درنظرگرفتن موضوع رقابت در بازار، یک تصمیم راهبردی و بلندمدت محسوب می­‌شود. چنانچه انتخاب مکان، بررسی‌­های لازم صورت نگیرد، حیات سازمان تحت تأثیر قرار می‌­گیرد. به‌­دلیل وجود پیچیدگی‌­های موجود مسائل مکان‌یابی، ارائه مدل‌های محدودیت­‌های متنوعی مواجه است. هدف این پژوهش، توسعه مدل رقابتی درنظر­گرفتن دو محصول از سوی سه رقیب است؛ برای منظور، مسئله به‌­صورت بازی مکان ـ قیمت تعریف استفاد...

Rate of delivery of psychostimulants has been associated with their positive euphoric effects and potential addiction liability. However, information on individual differences in onset of d-amphetamine's effects remains scarce. We examined individual differences in the time to peak subjective and physiological effects and the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of oral d-amphetamine. We considere...

I was aware of a need for object-oriented programming long before I learned that it existed. I felt the need because I was using C and Lisp to build mediumsized systems, including a widely-used text editor, CASE and VLSI tools. Stated simply, I wanted flexible connections between providers and consumers of behavior in my systems. For example, in the text editor anything could produce text (file...

Access to smart meter data in the United States presents an opportunity to better understand residential energy consumption and energy-related behaviors. Air-conditioning (A/C) use, in particular, is a highly variable and significant contributor to residential energy demand. Most current building simulation software tools require intricate detail and training to accurately model A/C use within ...