Orbital escape device Patent

Development and characteristics of inflatable structure to provide escape from orbit for spacecrews under emergency condition

2014 REU Poster: Expression and Characterization of WT BMUL4434 from Burkholderia multivorans

Poster presentation at REU Summer's End Research Symposium, 2014, by REU participant Santina Johnson, Spring Hill College - Sean Elliott group, Kimberly Rizzolo lab mentorBacterial cytochrome c peroxidases (bCcPs) are di-heme enzymes that protect the cell from peroxide by reducing it to water. Alternatively, MauG is a di-heme enzyme that is similar in structure to bCcPs, yet is a poor peroxidase. Instead, MauG catalyzes the formation of tryptophan tryptophyl quinone (TTQ) the catalytic cofactor required for MADH. Previous work in the Elliott lab used bioinformatics to investigate how sequence divergence within peroxidase superfamily reflects functionality. The bioinformatics analysis led to the discovery of unreported di-heme enzymes found in all strains of Burkholderia. BMUL4434 from Burkholderia multivorans was gene synthesized and codon optimized for expression in E. coli. We expressed and purified WT BMUL4434 and obtained initial optical characterization to understand where it falls in the peroxidase superfamily.NSF-RE

IBM Cloud Strategic Audit

An examination of IBM Cloud\u27s strategy and history and a recommendation for what to do moving forward

Impact testing machine Patent

Impact testing machine for imparting large impact forces on high velocity package

Chebyshev minimax control theory

General, closed-form, analytical solutions are determined for certain classes of C-minimax control problems, several alternative mathematical theories are derived, and a controller design theory is developed to give optimal control in the presence of unmeasureable external disturbances

Molding process for imidazopyrrolone polymers

A process is described for producing shaped articles of imidazopyrrolone polymers comprising molding imidazopyrrolone polymer molding power under pressure and at a temperature greater than 475 C. Moderate pressures may be employed. Preferably, prior to molding, a preform is prepared by isostatic compression. The preform may be molded at a relatively low initial pressure and temperature; as the temperature is increased to a value greater than 475 C., the pressure is also increased

Complexity models in design

Complexity is a widely used term; it has many formal and informal meanings. Several formal models of complexity can be applied to designs and design processes. The aim of the paper is to examine the relation between complexity and design. This argument runs in two ways. First designing provides insights into how to respond to complex systems – how to manage, plan and control them. Second, the overwhelming complexity of many design projects lead us to examine how better understanding of complexity science can lead to improved designs and processes. This is the focus of this paper. We start with an outline of some observations on where complexity arises in design, followed by a brief discussion of the development of scientific and formal conceptions of complexity. We indicate how these can help in understanding design processes and improving designs

On being yeast in batches of dough

Delivered at the closing service, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Waterloo, Ont, Ap 23 2003. 1 Cor 5:6b-9

Reverse osmosis membrane of high urea rejection properties

Polymeric membranes suitable for use in reverse osmosis water purification because of their high urea and salt rejection properties are prepared by generating a plasma of an unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer and nitrogen gas from an electrical source. A polymeric membrane is formed by depositing a polymer of the unsaturated monomer from the plasma onto a substrate, so that nitrogen from the nitrogen gas is incorporated within the polymer in a chemically combined form