Electron transport and relaxation may be substantially different in low-dimensional
systems compared to that observed in bulk material. In the present work, Monte Carlo
models are used for the solution to the Boltzmann transport equation, with scattering
rates calculated quantum mechanically for superlattice and quantum wells. Carrier
relaxation following optical...
Both liquid and solid wastes from Pacific whiting surimi manufacturing were
characterized and value-added products were recovered. A proteinase in surimi wash
water (SWW) was determined to be cathepsin L with Mr 54,200 on SDS-substrate gel.
Heat treatment and acidification shifted the activity zone to M [subscript r] 39,500. No...
Kinetic properties of the two proteases, causing textural degradation of Pacific
whiting (Merluccius productus) during heating, were compared and characterized with the
synthetic substrate, Z-Phe-Arg-NMec. Pacific whiting P-I and P-II showed the highest
specificity on Z-Phe-Arg-NMec, specific substrate for cathepsin L. The K [subscript m] of
preactivated P-I and P-II...
This paper comprises two major sections. In the first, tests of the influence of several application factors on efficiency of silvicultural herbicides are described for evergreen shrub, deciduous shrub, and herbaceous forest vegetation in Oregon and California. The second presents decision trees illustrating how to use the experimental results and...
Two sets of experiments measured changes in the oxygen consumption of the euryhaline teleost Oreochromis niloticus during acclimation to progressively increased salinity. Six acrylic respirometers were constructed for this purpose. The salinities tested were 9, 18, 27 and 36 ppt, with 36 ppt considered as full strength seawater. Fish were...
Some parasites may modify the behavior of their
hosts. Altered behaviors may: 1) benefit the host in
that they defend against the pathogen, 2) benefit the
pathogen and represent manipulations of the host
response, and 3) benefit neither the host or the
pathogen and simply be a product of the...