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Transformations between the theoretical and observational planes in the HST-NICMOS and WFPC2 photometric systems
Color-temperature relations and bolometric corrections in the HST-NICMOS
F1110W, F160W and F222M and in the WFPC2 F439W, F555W and F814W photometric
systems, using two different sets of model atmospheres, have been derived. This
database of homogeneous, self-consistent transformations between the
theoretical and observational planes also allows combinations of visual and
infrared quantities, without any further transformation between the two
different photometric systems. The behavior of the inferred quantities with
varying the stellar parameters, the adopted model atmospheres and the
instrumental configurations are investigated. Suitable relations to transform
colors and bolometric corrections from HST to ground-based photometric systems
are also provided.Comment: 22 pages, 14 figure
Phylogenetically distinct equine influenza viruses show different tropism for the swine respiratory tract
Influenza A viruses circulate in a wide range of animals. H3N8 equine influenza virus (EIV) is an avian-origin virus that has established in dogs as canine influenza virus (CIV) and has also been isolated from camels and pigs. Previous work suggests that adaptive mutations acquired during EIV evolution might have played a role in CIV emergence. Given the potential role of pigs as a source of human infections, we determined the ability of H3N8 EIVs to replicate in pig cell lines and in respiratory explants. We show that evolutionary distinct EIVs display different infection phenotypes along the pig respiratory tract, but not in cell lines. Our results suggest that EIV displays a dynamic host range along its evolutionary history, supporting the view that evolutionary processes play important roles on host range and tropism, and also underscore the utility of using explants cultures to study influenza pathogenesis
The Effect of Salience on Co-variation in Brazilian Portuguese
This paper analyzes cross-correlations among six variables of Brazilian Portuguese (the pronunciation of nasal /e/, coda r-retroflexion, coda r-deletion, NP agreement, 3rd person plural subject-verb agreement, and 1st person plural subject-verb agreement), with the objective of identifying constraints that promote the co-occurrence of sociolinguistic variants in individual speakers’ speech. We focus on the perspective of structural cohesion, and show that co-variability is conditioned not only by structural similarities among dependent variables (such as agreement processes or coda weakening), but also by general linguistic constraints that operate across multiple variables, such as phonic salience (Naro 1981, Scherre 1988, Naro et al. 1999). Finally, we suggest that markedness may be a more general linguistic principle underlying co-variation
Analisis Dan Evaluasi Jabatan Pada Perusahaan Tekstil
This research presents job analysis and evaluation in order to design salary structure of a textile company. Preliminary interview, questionnaire, observation and focus group discussions were applied for job analysis. In addition, a point factor system and analytical hierarchy process methods were used for doing job evaluation. Job description and job specification and basic salary of each job were produced in this study
An In Situ Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Selectivity Dependence on Surface C-Bound and O-Bound Reaction Intermediates
The CO_{2} electro-reduction reaction (CORR) is a promising avenue to convert
greenhouse gases into high-value fuels and chemicals, in addition to being an
attractive method for storing intermittent renewable energy. Although
polycrystalline Cu surfaces have long known to be unique in their capabilities
of catalyzing the conversion of CO_{2} to higher-order C1 and C2 fuels, such as
hydrocarbons (CH_{4}, C_{2}H_{4} etc.) and alcohols (CH_{3}OH, C_{2}H_{5}OH),
product selectivity remains a challenge. In this study, we select three metal
catalysts (Pt, Au, Cu) and apply in situ surface enhanced infrared absorption
spectroscopy (SEIRAS) and ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(APXPS), coupled to density-functional theory (DFT) calculations, to get
insight into the reaction pathway for the CORR. We present a comprehensive
reaction mechanism for the CORR, and show that the preferential reaction
pathway can be rationalized in terms of metal-carbon (M-C) and metal-oxygen
(M-O) affinity. We show that the final products are determined by the
configuration of the initial intermediates, C-bound and O-bound, which can be
obtained from CO_{2} and (H)CO_{3}, respectively. C1 hydrocarbons are produced
via OCH_{3, ad} intermediates obtained from O-bound CO_{3, ad} and require a
catalyst with relatively high affinity for O-bound intermediates. Additionally,
C2 hydrocarbon formation is suggested to result from the C-C coupling between
C-bound CO_{ad} and (H)CO_{ad}, which requires an optimal affinity for the
C-bound species, so that (H)CO_{ad} can be further reduced without poisoning
the catalyst surface. Our findings pave the way towards a design strategy for
CORR catalysts with improved selectivity, based on this
experimental/theoretical reaction mechanisms that have been identified
The First Detailed Abundances for M giants in Baade's Window from Infrared Spectroscopy
We report the first abundance analysis of 14 M giant stars in the Galactic
bulge, based on R=25,000 infrared spectroscopy (1.5-1.8um) using NIRSPEC at the
Keck II telescope. Because some of the bulge M giants reach high luminosities
and have very late spectral type, it has been suggested that they are the
progeny of only the most metal rich bulge stars, or possibly members of a
younger bulge population. We find the iron abundance and composition of the M
giants are similar to those of the K giants that have abundances determined
from optical high resolution spectroscopy: =-0.190 +/- 0.020 with a
1-sigma dispersion of 0.08 +/- 0.015. Comparing our bulge M giants to a control
sample of local disk M giants in the Solar vicinity, we find the bulge stars
are enhanced in alpha elements at the level of +0.3 dex relative to the Solar
composition stars, consistent with other studies of bulge globular clusters and
field stars. This small sample shows no dependence of spectral type on
metallicity, nor is there any indication that the M giants are the evolved
members of a subset of the bulge population endowed with special
characteristics such as relative youth or high metallicity. We also find low
12C/13C < 10, confirming the prsence of extra-mixing processes during the red
gaint phase of evolutionComment: 19 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical
Journa
Beyond Freezing: Low Temperature Lipidic Cubic Phase As Biomimetic, Nanoconfining Matrix
Lipidic cubic phases (LCPs) are used in areas ranging from membrane biology to drug delivery. Because some membrane proteins are notoriously unstable at room temperature, and available LCPs undergo transformation to lamellar phases at low temperatures, the development of stable low-temperature LCPs for biophysical studies of membrane proteins is called for. A family of synthetic lipids with designed cyclopropyl modifications in the hydrophobic chains was synthesised in order to study the relationship between lipid molecular structure and mesophase behaviour. These lipids show a unique liquid-crystalline behaviour at low temperatures, enabling the use of LCP crystallisation in conditions never explored before.1
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The intermediate-age globular cluster NGC 1783 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
We present Hubble Space Telescope ACS deep photometry of the intermediate-age
globular cluster NGC 1783 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. By using this
photometric dataset, we have determined the degree of ellipticity of the
cluster (=0.140.03) and the radial density profile. This profile
is well reproduced by a standard King model with an extended core (r_c=24.5'')
and a low concentration (c=1.16), indicating that the cluster has not
experienced the collapse of the core.
We also derived the cluster age, by using the Pisa Evolutionary Library (PEL)
isochrones, with three different amount of overshooting (namely,
=0.0, 0.10 and 0.25). From the comparison of the observed
Color-Magnitude Diagram (CMD) and Main Sequence (MS) Luminosity Function (LF)
with the theoretical isochrones and LFs, we find that only models with the
inclusion of some overshooting (=0.10-0.25) are able to reproduce
the observables. By using the magnitude difference between the mean level of the He-clump and the flat
region of the SGB, we derive an age =1.40.2 Gyr.Comment: Accepted to publication by A
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