Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, a major process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons (GTL) suffers from selectivity limitations. While GTL reactor produces highly useful hydrocarbons in the form of liquid fuels such as gasoline, it also produces low-grade hydrocarbons such as methane. Selectivity refers to the ratio of highly useful hydrocarbons to the total product output. The literatu...

There is a need to improve fishing methods select for certain sizes and species while excluding others. Experiments are conducted quantify selectivity of gears how variables such as gear design (e.g., mesh size, shape), environmental parameters light, turbidity, substrate) or biological fish condition) alter selectivity; the resulting data be analyzed using specialized statistical in many cases...

The analysis of object shape is critical for both object recognition and grasping. Areas in the intraparietal sulcus of the rhesus monkey are important for the visuomotor transformations underlying actions directed toward objects. The lateral intraparietal (LIP) area has strong anatomical connections with the anterior intraparietal area, which is known to control the shaping of the hand during ...

Knowledge of and information about protein binding sites has become increasingly important in the drug discovery process and not just for molecular biologists [1]. By comparing binding sites within and across protein families, relevant details about the functionality and selectivity of a target protein can be extracted leading to useful insights for the development of new ligands [2]. SiteHoppe...

A size- and shape-selective synthesis of pentagonally twinned silver icosahedral nanoparticles (AgIhNPs), one of the five platonic solid morphologies, has been developed by integrating three key factors: nuclei templating by copper, photochemical development using violet LED light and chemical oxidative etching. The presence of copper is essential for AgIhNP shape selection via the promotion of...