The PC industry continues to move closer to the goal of having DC/DC converters that deliver up to 150–200 Amp at 0.95V in the near future. This goal may be an achievable one if engineers carefully consider all of the loss mechanisms, especially loss mechanisms are that most pronounced at high currents such as 30A to 40A per phase. As a step in moving closer to this goal, we have developed a se...

Previously, we have reported that a gene encoding Bombyxmoriβ-N-acetylglucosaminidase 2 (BmGlcNA case2) has been identified differentially expressed in the midgut of Bombyxmori strain NB resistant to nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV), strain 306 susceptible to NPV and a near isogenic line BC9 with similar genetic background to 306 but resistant to NPV by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). T...

Lysosomes are emerging as important players in cellular zinc ion (Zn2+) homeostasis. The series of work on Zn2+ accumulation in the neuronal lysosomes and the mounting evidence on the role of lysosomal Zn2+ in cell death during mammary gland involution set a biological precedent for the central role of the lysosomes in cellular Zn2+ handling. Such a role appears to involve cytoprotection on the...

This chapter presents several design examples of high-density, high-efficiency (HDHE), low-voltage power supply using the proposed IM circuits. The theoretical results derived from the previous chapters are applied. The following examples will be used to demonstrate the design of high density modules using the proposed IM technique. • For 70V input and 2.5V/140A output, at the switching frequen...

Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH) are a class of enzymes that catalyze the reversible oxidation of alcohols to corresponding aldehydes or ketones, by using either nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP), as coenzymes. In this study, a short-chain ADH gene was identified in Bombyx mori by 5'-RACE PCR. This is the first time the coding region of Bm...

We present a detailed study of chemical freeze-out in p-p, C-C, Si-Si and Pb-Pb collisions at beam momenta of 158A GeV as well as Pb-Pb collisions at beam momenta of 20A, 30A, 40A and 80A GeV. By analyzing hadronic multiplicities within the statistical hadronization model, we have studied the parameters of the source as a function of the number of the participating nucleons and the beam energy....

We present a detailed study of chemical freeze-out in p-p, C-C, Si-Si and Pb-Pb collisions at beam momenta of 158A GeV as well as Pb-Pb collisions at beam momenta of 20A, 30A, 40A and 80A GeV. By analyzing hadronic multiplicities within the statistical hadronization model, we have studied the parameters of the source as a function of the number of the participating nucleons and the beam energy....

The full-length chicken interferon-gamma (CHIFN-gamma) gene was amplified by reverse transcription-PCR using total RNA extracted from the spleen cells of white Leghorn chicken, a local Chinese breeding species. A truncated CHIFN-gamma gene without the N-terminal signal peptide sequence was cloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET30a, resulting in a recombinant plasmid pET-30a-CHIFN-gamma. ...

Now in its 30th year of designing electron microscopes. JEOL is still searching after its ma|or theme Higher resolution capability The JEM-200CX electron microscope and the JSM-F15 field emission scanning microscope are two of our latest developments born out of such continued research. They are now winning broad acceptance as a topnotch TEM and SEM. in many respects such as resolution, stabili...

Several new pyrazolo[4,3-b] pyridines 7a, b were prepared by reacting arylidenemalononitriles 1a, c or 1i, j with 4-nitrosoantipyrine 4. Reacting 1a, b, d with 4-azidomethylcarbonylantipyrine 8 give 2-aminopyrrole 14. Pyrano[3,2-c] quinolines 20a, b and 23 were obtained by reacting 4-hydroxyquinoline 15 with 1g, h, 2b respectively. Reaction of 1 with naphthalenediols 24, 27 and 29 yield naphtho...