The structures of micelles of the surfactant polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) in 0-50% aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solutions (pH 7.2, ionic strength 2.44 mM) were investigated by means of small-angle X-ray scattering. At DMSO concentrations of 0-20%, core-shell cylinder micelles formed, and at 30-50% DMSO, core-shell discus micelles formed, that is, changing the hydrophobicity of the DMSO solven...

The major protein in the pancreatic secretory (zymogen) granule phase sequencing of purified protein. By use of the PCR product, membrane (1) is a glycoprotein (GP2) with molecular mass of two clones which contained the entire coding region of GP2 in ~ 80 KD in the rat (GP-80) and ~ 75 KD in the dog (GP-75). both orientations were purified from a rat pancreas cDNA library GP-75 was isolated fro...

Performance and age of elite marathoners is well known. Participation and performance trends of elderly marathoners (75 years and older) are not well investigated. This study investigated participation and performance trends in elderly marathoners older than 75 years competing during 2004-2011 in four races (Berlin, New York, Chicago and Boston) of the 'World Marathon Majors' using mixed-effect...

ii DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my wife Dr. Therese Bu Akl– for being a caring and supportive partner who made my life such a wonderful journey; to my daughters Maria and Yasmine– for their patience and love; and to my sister Susan and her husband Alex – for their kindness and support. Thank you. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my appreciation to Dr. Joon Sang Lee for the vital ...

50 Introduction 50 Methods 51 Results 58 Discussion 59 Acknowledgements 61 References 61 Figures 64 CHAPTER 6. THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANES AND HABITAT LOSSS ON THE VIABILITY OF THE ALABAMA BEACH MOUSE 69 Abstract 69 Introduction 69 Methods 70 Results 75 Discussion 75 Acknowledgements 78 References 78 Figures 80 CHAPTER 7. GENERAL CONCLUSION 83 Further Research Needs 84 Theoretical Significance 84...

In this paper, we work on extending a Chinese thesaurus with words distinctly used in various Chinese communities. The acquisition and classification of such region-specific lexical items is an important step toward the larger goal of constructing a Pan-Chinese lexical resource. In particular, we extend a previous study in three respects: (1) to improve automatic classification by removing dupl...

The structures of micelles of the surfactant polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) in 0-50% aqueous N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solutions (pH 7.2, ionic strength 2.44 mM) were investigated by means of small-angle X-ray scattering. At all the tested DMF concentrations, core-shell cylinder micelles formed; that is, increasing the concentration of DMF did not result in changes in the shape of the micelles. Th...

Crop growth in arid and semiarid regions usually depends on irrigation, but inappropriate irrigation practice can result water stress. Water needs of watermelon are the highest during period strong formation vegetative generative organs. Thus, 85-90% moisture is required from seeds for seed germination. Before fruit, soil should be maintained at 70% total field capacity soil, time fruit ripenin...

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