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The action of pancreatic desoxyribonuclease. I. Isolation of mono- and dinucleotides
The nature of the products of the action of pancreatic desoxyribonuclease (DNase) upon highly polymerized desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been the subject of numerous investigations. Titrimetric studies (1-5) have
revealed that, during the digestion, approximately one secondary phosphate group becomes titratable per 4 phosphorus atoms, which may be interpreted to mean that the products are, on the average, of the magnitude of tetranucleotides. More recently, ionophoretic (9), diffusion (5), and dialysis (10, 11) studies of the digest have suggested that it contains a complex mixture of polynucleotides of a range of magnitudes
The Inner Rings of Beta Pictoris
We present Keck images of the dust disk around Beta Pictoris at 17.9 microns
that reveal new structure in its morphology. Within 1" (19 AU) of the star, the
long axis of the dust emission is rotated by more than 10 degrees with respect
to that of the overall disk. This angular offset is more pronounced than the
warp detected at 3.5" by HST, and in the opposite direction. By contrast, the
long axis of the emission contours at ~ 1.5" from the star is aligned with the
HST warp. Emission peaks between 1.5" and 4" from the star hint at the presence
of rings similar to those observed in the outer disk at ~ 25" with HST/STIS. A
deconvolved image strongly suggests that the newly detected features arise from
a system of four non-coplanar rings. Bayesian estimates based on the primary
image lead to ring radii of 14+/-1 AU, 28+/-3 AU, 52+/-2 AU and 82+/-2 AU, with
orbital inclinations that alternate in orientation relative to the overall disk
and decrease in magnitude with increasing radius. We believe these new results
make a strong case for the existence of a nascent planetary system around Beta
Pic.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, PDF format. Published in ApJL, December 20,200
The action of pancreatic desoxyribonuclease. I. Isolation of mono- and dinucleotides
The nature of the products of the action of pancreatic desoxyribonuclease (DNase) upon highly polymerized desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been the subject of numerous investigations. Titrimetric studies (1-5) have
revealed that, during the digestion, approximately one secondary phosphate group becomes titratable per 4 phosphorus atoms, which may be interpreted to mean that the products are, on the average, of the magnitude of tetranucleotides. More recently, ionophoretic (9), diffusion (5), and dialysis (10, 11) studies of the digest have suggested that it contains a complex mixture of polynucleotides of a range of magnitudes
H_2 Emission From Disks Around Herbig Ae and T Tauri Stars
We present the initial results of a deep ISO-SWS survey
for the low J pure rotational emission lines of H2
toward a number of Herbig Ae and T Tauri stars.
The objects are selected to be as isolated as possible
from molecular clouds, with a spectral energy distribution
characteristic of a circumstellar disk. For most
of them the presence of a disk has been established
directly by millimeter interferometry. The S (1) line is
detected in most sources with a peak flux of 0.3-1 Jy.
The S(0) line is definitely seen in 2 objects: GG Tau
and HD 163296. The observations suggest the presence
of "warm" gas at T_(kin) ≈ 100 K with a mass of a
few % of the total gas+ dust mass, derived assuming
a gas-to-dust ratio of 100:1. The S(1) peak flux does
not show a strong correlation with spectral type of
the central star or continuum flux at 1.3 millimeter.
Possible origins for the warm gas seen in H_2 are discussed,
and comparisons with model calculations are
made
The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. I. Chamaeleon II Observed with MIPS
We present maps of over 1.5 square degrees in Chamaeleon (Cha) II at 24, 70,
and 160 micron observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope Multiband Imaging
Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) and a 1.2 square degree millimeter map from SIMBA
on the Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST). The c2d Spitzer Legacy
Team's data reduction pipeline is described in detail. Over 1500 24 micron
sources and 41 70 micron sources were detected by MIPS with fluxes greater than
10-sigma. More than 40 potential YSOs are identified with a MIPS and 2MASS
color-color diagram and by their spectral indices, including two previously
unknown sources with 24 micron excesses. Our new SIMBA millimeter map of Cha II
shows that only a small fraction of the gas is in compact structures with high
column densities. The extended emission seen by MIPS is compared with previous
CO observations. Some selected interesting sources, including two detected at 1
mm, associated with Cha II are discussed in detail and their SEDs presented.
The classification of these sources using MIPS data is found to be consistent
with previous studies.Comment: 44 pages, 12 figures (1 color), to be published in Ap
Divergence of the Grueneisen Ratio at Quantum Critical Points in Heavy Fermion Metals
We present low-temperature volume thermal expansion, , and specific
heat, , measurements on high-quality single crystals of CeNi2Ge2 and
YbRh2(SiGe) which are located very near to quantum
critical points. For both systems, shows a more singular temperature
dependence than , and thus the Grueneisen ratio
diverges as T --> 0. For CeNi2Ge2, our results are in accordance with the
spin-density wave (SDW) scenario for three-dimensional critical
spin-fluctuations. By contrast, the observed singularity in
YbRh2_{0.95}_{0.05}_2$ cannot be explained by the itinerant SDW
theory but is qualitatively consistent with a locally quantum critical picture.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
Elastomeric spring actuator using nylon wires
Medical devices are designed for collaboration with the human body, which makes the steps to create them increasingly more complex if the device is to be implanted. Soft robots have the unique potential of meeting both the mechanical compliance with the interacting tissues and the controlled functionality needed for a repair or replacement. Soft devices that fulfill fundamental mechanical roles are needed as parts of soft robots in order to carry out desired tasks. As the medical devices become increasingly low-profile, soft devices must feature multi-functionality that is embedded in the structure. A device embedded with nylon actuators allows for the controlled collapsing of an elastomeric spring by compression alone or compression and twisting. In this paper we present the concept of a novel elastomeric spring, its fabrication and mechanical characterization
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