There has been a longstanding interest in deriving conditions under which dynamic optimization problems are normal, that is, the necessary conditions of optimality (NCO) can be written with a nonzero multiplier associated with the objective function. This paper builds upon previous results on nondegenerate NCO for trajectory constrained optimal control problems to provide even stronger, normal ...

The coordination geometry of the Cd(II) atom in the title complex, [Cd(NCO)(2)(C(10)H(14)N(4))(2)](n) or [Cd(NCO)(2)(bimb)(2)](n), where bimb is 1,4-bis-(imidazol-1-yl)butane, is distorted octa-hedral with the Cd(II) atom located on an inversion center and connected to four N atoms from the imidazole units of four symmetry-related bimb ligands and two O atoms from two symmetry-related NCO(-) li...

A series of polyurethane elastomers based on an aliphatic diisocyanate and a polyether macroglycol was polymerized with various cross-link densities and OH/NCO ratios. Stoichiometries yielding between 8,600 and 12,900 gm/mole/crosslink and an OH/NCO ratio of 1.1 resulted in polymers with the low modulus, yet high strength and elongation necessary for maxillofacial applications.

To clarify the physiological role of calcium-activated neutral protease (CANP) in human platelets, we loaded the platelets with a Ca2+ -sensitive fluorescent dye, fura-2, and measured the degree of aggregation, cytosolic calcium ion concentration [( Ca2+]i), and proteolysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). At physiological concentration of Ca2+ (1 mM) in ...

An environmentally friendly approach, which consists in coupling a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) based atmospheric plasma treatment with coating of an aqueous phase polyurethane dispersion (PUD) containing blocked polyisocyanates, is proposed to improve the adhesion thermoplastic (TPU) film onto poly-(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) textile fabric. In this study, screening digital design exp...

Direct detection of (13)C can be advantageous when studying uniformly enriched proteins, in particular for paramagnetic proteins or when hydrogen exchange with solvent is fast. A scheme recently introduced for long-observation-window band-selective homonuclear decoupling in solid state NMR, LOW-BASHD (Struppe et al. in J Magn Reson 236:89-94, 2013) is shown to be effective for (13)C(α) decoupli...

The photodissociation dynamics of NCO have been examined using fast beam photofragment translational spectroscopy. Excitation of the 10 , 30 , and 10 30 2 transitions of the B̃ 2P←X̃ P band produces N(S)1CO photofragments exclusively, while excitation of the 10 30 3 transition yields primarily N(D)1CO photoproducts. The translational energy @P(ET)# distributions yield D0~N–CO!52.3460.03 eV, and D...

Competencies of Future Commanders in Network Centric Operations The continuing developments in information and communication technology transform traditional military operations in more network centric operations (NCO). Implementation of NCO not only concerns technology, but involves a transformation of almost all aspects of the military organization: doctrine, material, organization, training,...

Aims. Methyl isocyanate (CH 3 NCO) and glycolonitrile (HOCH 2 CN) are isomers prebiotic molecules that involved in the formation of peptide structures nucleobase adenine, respectively. These two species investigated to study interstellar chemistry cyanides (CN) isocyanates (NCO) gain insight into reservoir molecules. Methods. ALMA observations intermediate-mass Class 0 protostar Serpens SMM1-a ...