Environmental concerns have renewed the interest in electric vehicles. To gain
widespread use, electric vehicles will also have to offer good performance and be
reasonably priced. AC drive systems using modern semiconductors can provide
efficient operation at the required power levels, but their cost at present is still too
high....
An asymmetric approach to the synthesis of byssochlamic acid (1) is
described. Regioisomeric enzymatic differentiation is described in the selective
hydrolysis of dimethyl ester 30 by porcine liver esterase. Chiral dimethyl ester 42
was prepared by desymmetrization of cyclopentene 34 using porcine liver
esterase. A key intramolecular [2+2]cycloaddition-cycloreversion
photometathesis of...
The assessment of optimum nitrogen (N) fertilizer need for winter wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) is important for economic and environmental sustainability. A comprehensive understanding of fertilizer N requirement depends on estimation of the quantity of N needed by the crop versus that supplied by soil.
The objectives of this study...
Software maintenance is an expensive part of the software lifecycle: estimates put its cost at up to two-thirds of the entire cost of software. Regression testing, which tests software after it has been modified to help assess and increase its reliability, is responsible for a large part of this cost....
This study investigated the attitudes of mental health counselors toward persons
with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Three hundred and fifty-eight
members of the American Mental Health Counselors Association were mailed a survey
packet including an Attitude Towards AIDS Victims scale and an additional two
questions assessing comfort with clients with...