When concentrated dispersions of tripalmitin in Triton X-100 are added to reaction mixtures containing soluble beef liver lipase, the rate of hydrolysis of tripalmitin increases with incubation time. When the diluted substrate is aged at 37 degrees C for 3 hr before the addition of enzyme, the rate of hydrolysis is greater than the rate with freshly diluted dispersions and is constant for at le...

Various metal-organic framework (MOFs) adsorbents show peculiar adsorption behaviour as they can adopt different crystal phases, each phase with its own adsorption characteristics. Besides external stimuli such as temperature or light, different species of guest adsorbate can trigger a transition (breathing) of the host structure at a different pressure. Such phase transitions also occur during...

Diluted organic residues, such as feces, ingesta and other biological substances on poultry processing plant equipment surfaces, not easily discernible by human eye, are potential contamination sources for poultry carcasses. Development of sensitive detection methods for diluted organic residues is essential to ensure safe production of poultry carcasses. Hyperspectral imaging techniques have s...

In this paper we address convergence issues of the Diluted RρR algorithm [1], used to obtain the maximum likelihood estimate to the density matrix in quantum state tomography. We give a new interpretation to the diluted RρR iterations that allows us to prove the global convergence under weaker assumptions. Thus, we propose a new algorithm which is globally convergent and suitable for practical ...

BACKGROUND In general, the dose requirement and complications of propofol are lower when used in the diluted form than in the undiluted form. The aim of this study was to determine the dose requirement and complications of diluted and undiluted propofol for deep sedation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. METHODS Eighty-six patients were randomly assigned to either group D (di...

r a 201 ica.2012 olls@oxc g Abstract A fundamental question about brain function is why the connectivity in the cortex is diluted, in that neurons in a local region of the neocortex and in the CA3 part of the hippocampal cortex typically have a probability of having a synaptic connection between them that is less than 0.1. In both these types of cortex, there is evidence that the excitatory int...

We propose a self-consistent approximate solution of the disordered Kondo-lattice model (KLM) to get the interconnected electronic and magnetic properties of ’local-moment’ systems like diluted ferromagnetic semiconductors. Aiming at (A1−xMx) compounds, where magnetic (M) and non-magnetic (A) atoms are distributed randomly over a crystal lattice, we present a theory which treats the subsystems ...

This analytical method for determination of Sr in plasma and urine involves flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry (FAAS). Drying, charring, and atomization were optimized with respect to temperature, temperature ramp, and duration for Sr in dilute HNO3 and Sr in plasma diluted 20-fold with dilute HNO3. Calibration curves (r greater than 0.995) were linear in the concentration range 5-25...