With remarkably few exceptions, the molecules mediating synaptic vesicle exocytosis at active zones are structurally and functionally conserved between vertebrates and invertebrates. Mover was found in a yeast-2-hybrid assay using the vertebrate-specific active zone scaffolding protein bassoon as a bait. Peptides of Mover have been reported in proteomics screens for self-interacting proteins, p...

The authors focus on trust games in the context of two aspects of communication: content (relevant vs. irrelevant communication) and media-richness (face to face, FtF, vs. computer-mediated communication, CMC). In the trust game they studied, there are two players: first-mover and second-mover. The first-mover received 6$ and she could decide to send any discrete amount of dollars to the second...

Preferences and Beliefs in a Sequential Social Dilemma: A Within-Subjects Analysis Within-subject data from sequential social dilemma experiments reveal a correlation of firstand second-mover decisions for which two channels may be responsible, that our experiment allows to separate: i) a direct, preference-based channel that influences both firstand second-mover decisions; ii) an indirect chan...

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate methodology for in-use measurement of dieselelectric passenger railroad locomotives using a Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS). The methodology was developed and demonstrated based on railyard load tests of three locomotives, including one GP40 and two F59s. These locomotives have mechanically governed prime mover engines ranging from 140 to ...

In-Cylinder Pressure Sensors (ICPS) today are close to satisfying the robustness, performance and cost requirements for application to closed loop control and monitoring of production automotive engines. Using the Robust Design framework as a compass, this thesis first checks the evidence for emergence followed by tracking the evolution of the sensor component itself and its application to robu...

In order to have an experience on movers having a nanometer precision, a mover has been fabricated and its performance is tested. In the ILC, range of about 1mm is required to cure the long term drift of the tunnel floor and precision of some nanometers is required during the beam operation in IR (Interaction Region). To achieve these range and precision, the mover has two stages, coarse mover ...