Complementarity in romantic relationships: constructs involved in individual and partner change

The purpose of the current research was to investigate complementarily vs. similarity in romantic partners, as well as changes in partners\u27 life skill levels over time. It was predicted that individuals would be more complementary to each other than similar, that they would be more likely to improve their weaknesses if they were high in Type A personality and growth, and if they perceived that their partners wanted them to improve. Surprisingly, none of these hypotheses were supported. However, improvement on life skills was positively correlated with both relationship duration and relationship satisfaction. Implications and future research possibilities are discussed

Engineering of factors determining alpha-amylase and cyclodextrin glycosyltranferase specificity in the cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase form Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes EM1

The starch-degrading enzymes alpha-amylase and cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) are functionally and structurally closely related, with CGTases containing two additional domains (called D and E) compared to the three domains of alpha-amylases (A, B and C). Amino acid residue 196 (Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes EM1 CGTase numbering) occupies a dominant position in the active-site cleft. All alpha-amylases studied have a small residue at this position (Gly, Leu, Ser, Thr or Val), in contrast to CGTases which have a more bulky aromatic residue (Tyr or Phe) at this position, which is highly conserved. Characterization of the F196G mutant CGTase of T. thermosulfurigenes EM1 revealed that, for unknown reasons, apart from the F196G mutation, domain E as well as a part of domain D had become deleted [mutant F196G(Delta'DE)]. This, nevertheless, did not prevent the purification of a stable and active mutant CGTase protein (62 kDa). The mutant protein was more similar to an alpha-amylase protein in terms of the identity of residue 196, and in the domain structure containing, however some additional C-terminal structure. The mutant showed a strongly reduced temperature optimum. Due to a frameshift mutation in mutant F196G, a separate protein of 19 kDa with the DE domains was also produced. Mutant F196G(Delta'DE) displayed a strongly reduced raw-starch-binding capacity. similar to the situation in most alpha-amylases that lack a raw-starch-binding E domain. Compared to wild-type CGTase, cyclization, coupling and disproportionation activities had become drastically reduced in the mutant F196G(Delta'DE), but its saccharifying activity had doubled, reaching the highest level ever reported for a CGTase. Under industrial production process conditions, wild-type CGTase converted starch into 35% cyclodextrins and 11% linear oligosaccharides (glucose, maltose and maltotriose), whereas mutant F196G(Delta'DE) converted starch into 21% cyclodextrins and 18% into linear oligosaccharides. These biochemical characteristics indicate a clear shift from CGTase to alpha-amylase specificity

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Shadow Masks for Nanogap Fabrication

We describe a technique for fabricating nanometer-scale gaps in Pt wires on insulating substrates, using individual single-walled carbon nanotubes as shadow masks during metal deposition. More than 80% of the devices display current-voltage dependencies characteristic of direct electron tunneling. Fits to the current-voltage data yield gap widths in the 0.8-2.3 nm range for these devices, dimensions that are well suited for single-molecule transport measurements

Uma breve caminhada pela tradução literária: mediando palavras e culturas

This article seeks to briefly analyze the sociocultural aspects of a literary translation, as well as to offer a condensed overview of the methods and challenges faced in the translation of literary texts, based on the translation concepts and methods of theorists such as: Bassnett (2002), Derrida (2001), Furlan (1998), Gentzler (1990), Lefevere (2003), Munday (2001), Nida (1991), Oittinen (2002), Ricouer (2006) e Venuti (2004). We also offer a concise study of translation and the cultural-linguistic implications faced by the literary translator. Aspects of the original texts that “get lost” in an adaptation or translation will be analyzed, giving special emphasis to the concepts of domestication and foreignization to better meet the needs of the end reader. Likewise, the article examines how the literary translator acts as a type of guardian of secrets that relays information back and forth in an incessant search for meaning between the source text (ST) and source culture (SC) and the target text (TT) and culture (TC), and the role of translation as a sociocultural mediator.Resumo: Este artigo visa analisar, embora de forma reduzida, os aspectos socioculturais de uma tradução literária, assim como oferecer uma breve abordagem dos métodos e dos desafios da tradução de textos literários, tendo como base teórica os conceitos e métodos de tradução tais como: Bassnett (2002), Derrida (2001), Furlan (1998), Gentzler (1990), Lefevere (2003), Munday (2001), Nida (1991), Oittinen (2002), Ricouer (2006) e Venuti (2004). Um estudo conciso também se dará do tema tradução e as implicações linguístico-culturais enfrentadas pelo tradutor literário. Serão analisados aspectos do texto original que “se perdem” numa adaptação ou tradução dando uma ênfase especial aos conceitos de domesticação e estrangeirização para melhor atender às necessidades do leitor final. Igualmente, o artigo examina como o tradutor literário funciona como uma espécie de guardião de segredos que leva e traz informação na procura incessante de significado entre o texto de partida (TP) e cultura de partida (CP) e o texto de chegada (TC) e cultura de chegada (CC), e como a tradução funciona como mediadora sociocultural.       Palavras-Chave: Tradução Literária. Mediadora Sociocultural. Teorias Tradutológicas

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Методы минимизации энергопотребления при проектировании КМОП БИС

Представлены основные методы, позволяющие уменьшить величину рассеиваемой мощности на этапах проектирования КМОП БИС. Приведена классификация источников рассеиваемой мощности

UK Large-scale Wind Power Programme from 1970 to 1990: the Carmarthen Bay experiments and the Musgrove Vertical-Axis Turbines

This article describes the development of the Musgrove Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) concept, the UK ‘Carmarthen Bay’ wind turbine test programme, and UK government’s wind power programme to 1990. One of the most significant developments in the story of British wind power occurred during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, with the development of the Musgrove vertical axis wind turbine and its inclusion within the UK Government’s wind turbine test programme. Evolving from a supervisor’s idea for an undergraduate project at Reading University, the Musgrove VAWT was once seen as an able competitor to the horizontal axis wind systems that were also being encouraged at the time by both the UK government and the Central Electricity Generating Board, the then nationalised electricity utility for England and Wales. During the 1980s and 1990s the most developed Musgrove VAWT system, along with three other commercial turbine designs was tested at Carmarthen Bay, South Wales as part of a national wind power test programme. From these developmental tests, operational data was collected and lessons learnt, which were incorporated into subsequent wind power operations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/03095240677860621