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An L-methionine—D,L-sulfoximine-resistant mutant of the cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum showing inhibitor-resistant γ-glutamyl-transferase, defective glutamine synthetase and producing extracellular ammonia during N2 fixation
AbstractThe role of γ-glutamyl-transferase in regulation of N2-fixation and ammonia assimilation in Nostoc muscorum was examined by isolating mutants in which the enzyme was resistant to L-methionine—D,L-sulfoximine. Mutant and wild-type were compared with respect to nitrogenase activity, extracellular production of nitrogenase-catalysed ammonia, γ-glutamyl-transferase activity and growth in N2 and glutamine media. While the production of inhibitor-resistant enzyme with defective γ-glutamyl-transferase activity fully explains the inhibitor-resistant growth phenotype, the present results also suggest close metabolic linkage between γ-glutamyl transferase, nitrogenase and assimilation and extracellular production of N2-derived ammonia
Numerical analysis of stresses on layer-by-layer basis in FML composite cylinder subjected to external hydrostatic loading.
The aim of the research work was to numerically investigate the residual stresses induced between
the layers of fiber metal laminate (FML) cylinder (glass/epoxy reinforced aluminum laminates) under buckling hydrostatic loading. For the analysis of buckling behavior of FML cylinders, various fiber orientations such as 0/90˚, 60/30˚, ±45˚ and ±55˚ and different FRP thickness of 1, 2, and 3 mm were considered. The aluminum cylinder of inner diameter 80 mm, length 800 mm and wall thickness 1 mm was modeled with SHELL281 element type and a total of 1033 elements were used for computing the induced residual stresses between the layers. The results show that magnitude
of residual stresses between the layers decreased along the thickness from outer layer towards the inner layer in sine wave form. The maximum residual Von-Mises stress was at inner aluminum layer while the maximum residual radial stress was at the outermost layer of FML cylinder
due to the inward pressure. Among all types of FML cylinder 0/90˚ fiber oriented FML cylinder exhibited the least radial stress and a maximum Von-Mises stress along the FRP thickness
Numerical analysis of the effect of fiber orientation on hydrostatic buckling behavior of fiber metal composite cylinder
The external hydrostatic buckling behavior of fiber metal laminate (FML) composite cylinders was investigated numerically. The critical buckling pressure predicted by eigenvalue analysis was compared with experimental results. The numerical results showed different modes of buckling and buckling deformation for cylinders of different fiber orientation when subjected to external hydrostatic loading. FML cylinder with 0/90 fiber orientation exhibited higher buckling strength and lower buckling deformation as compared to FML cylinders of 60/30, 45, and 55 fiber orientations. The orientation of fiber has significant influence on the performance of FML composite cylinder as compared to fiberreinforced plastic thickness. The correlation between numerical and experimental results is discussed in terms of buckling strength, circumferential stiffness, and buckling deformations. It was observed that the cylinders were less sensitive to initial imperfections irrespective of fiber-reinforced plastic thickness. In addition, the results of finite element analysis and experimental results indicate good matches
Making Maps Available for Play: Analyzing the Design of Game Cartography Interfaces.
Maps in video games have grown into complex interactive systems alongside video games themselves. What
map systems have done and currently do have not been cataloged or evaluated. We trace the history of
game map interfaces from their paper-based inspiration to their current smart phone-like appearance. Read-
only map interfaces enable players to consume maps, which is sufficient for wayfinding. Game cartography
interfaces enable players to persistently modify maps, expanding the range of activity to support planning and
coordination. We employ thematic analysis on game cartography interfaces, contributing a near-exhaustive
catalog of games featuring such interfaces, a set of properties to describe and design such interfaces, a
collection of play activities that relate to cartography, and a framework to identify what properties promote
the activities. We expect that designers will find the contributions enable them to promote desired play
experiences through game map interface design
Static quantities of the W boson in the SU_L(3) X U_X(1) model with right-handed neutrinos
The static electromagnetic properties of the boson, and
, are calculated in the SU_L(3)} \times U_X(1) model with
right-handed neutrinos. The new contributions from this model arise from the
gauge and scalar sectors. In the gauge sector there is a new contribution from
a complex neutral gauge boson and a singly-charged gauge boson .
The mass of these gauge bosons, called bileptons, is expected to be in the
range of a few hundreds of GeV according to the current bounds from
experimental data. If the bilepton masses are of the order of 200 GeV, the size
of their contribution is similar to that obtained in other weakly coupled
theories. However the contributions to both and are
negligible for very heavy or degenerate bileptons. As for the scalar sector, an
scenario is examined in which the contribution to the form factors is
identical to that of a two-Higgs-doublet model. It is found that this sector
would not give large corrections to and .Comment: New material included. Final version to apppear in Physical Review
Weak decays of : the non-leptonic case
In our previous study, we calculated the transition from factors of
using the QCD sum rules. Based on the factorization
approximation, the obtained form factors can be applied to evaluate the weak
non-leptonic decay rates of , where stands for a
light pseudoscalar or vector meson. We predict that the branching ratio for
inclusive non-leptonic two-body weak decays of which are realized via
the spectator mechanism, can be as large as , in
particular, the branching ratio of can reach
. Such values will be marginally accessed by the ability of
BESIII which will begin running very soon.Comment: 16 pages, revTex4, 1 figur
Quantum physics in inertial and gravitational fields
Covariant generalizations of well-known wave equations predict the existence
of inertial-gravitational effects for a variety of quantum systems that range
from Bose-Einstein condensates to particles in accelerators. Additional effects
arise in models that incorporate Born reciprocity principle and the notion of a
maximal acceleration. Some specific examples are discussed in detail.Comment: 25 pages,1 figure,to appear in "Relativity in Rotating Frame
Study of the B^0 Semileptonic Decay Spectrum at the Upsilon(4S) Resonance
We have made a first measurement of the lepton momentum spectrum in a sample
of events enriched in neutral B's through a partial reconstruction of B0 -->
D*- l+ nu. This spectrum, measured with 2.38 fb**-1 of data collected at the
Upsilon(4S) resonance by the CLEO II detector, is compared directly to the
inclusive lepton spectrum from all Upsilon(4S) events in the same data set.
These two spectra are consistent with having the same shape above 1.5 GeV/c.
From the two spectra and two other CLEO measurements, we obtain the B0 and B+
semileptonic branching fractions, b0 and b+, their ratio, and the production
ratio f+-/f00 of B+ and B0 pairs at the Upsilon(4S). We report b+/b0=0.950
(+0.117-0.080) +- 0.091, b0 = (10.78 +- 0.60 +- 0.69)%, and b+ = (10.25 +- 0.57
+- 0.65)%. b+/b0 is equivalent to the ratio of charged to neutral B lifetimes,
tau+/tau0.Comment: 14 page, postscript file also available at
http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN
Measurement of the Mass Splittings between the States
We present new measurements of photon energies and branching fractions for
the radiative transitions: Upsilon(2S)->gamma+chi_b(J=0,1,2). The masses of the
chi_b states are determined from the measured radiative photon energies. The
ratio of mass splittings between the chi_b substates,
r==(M[J=2]-M[J=1])/(M[J=1]-M[J=0]) with M the chi_b mass, provides information
on the nature of the bbbar confining potential. We find
r(1P)=0.54+/-0.02+/-0.02. This value is in conflict with the previous world
average, but more consistent with the theoretical expectation that r(1P)<r(2P);
i.e., that this mass splittings ratio is smaller for the chi_b(1P) triplet than
for the chi_b(2P) triplet.Comment: 11 page postscript file, postscript file also available through
http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN
Radiative Decay Modes of the Meson
Using data recorded by the CLEO-II detector at CESR we have searched for four
radiative decay modes of the meson: ,
, , and . We
obtain 90% CL upper limits on the branching ratios of these modes of , , and
respectively.Comment: 15 page postscript file, postscript file also available through
http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/public/CLN
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