Self-assembling DNA-caged particles: nanoblocks for hierarchical self-assembly

DNA is an ideal candidate to organize matter on the nanoscale, primarily due to the specificity and complexity of DNA based interactions. Recent advances in this direction include the self-assembly of colloidal crystals using DNA grafted particles. In this article we theoretically study the self-assembly of DNA-caged particles. These nanoblocks combine DNA grafted particles with more complicated purely DNA based constructs. Geometrically the nanoblock is a sphere (DNA grafted particle) inscribed inside a polyhedron (DNA cage). The faces of the DNA cage are open, and the edges are made from double stranded DNA. The cage vertices are modified DNA junctions. We calculate the equilibriuim yield of self-assembled, tetrahedrally caged particles, and discuss their stability with respect to alternative structures. The experimental feasability of the method is discussed. To conclude we indicate the usefulness of DNA-caged particles as nanoblocks in a hierarchical self-assembly strategy.Comment: v2: 21 pages, 8 figures; revised discussion in Sec. 2, replaced 2 figures, added new reference

Manifestations de la sécheresse en Afrique de l'Ouest non sahélienne : cas de la Côte d'Ivoire, du Togo et du Bénin

La sécheresse qui sévit depuis une vingtaine d'années dans les régions sahéliennes d'Afrique de l'Ouest semble avoir des manifestations également plus au sud dans les pays riverains du golfe de Guinée. Une double analyse, ponctuelle et spatialisée, concernant les précipitations annuelles de la Côte d'Ivoire, du Togo et du Bénin permet de mettre ce fait en évidence. Les séries chronologiques d'indices pluviométriques confirment la chute brutale de la pluviométrie à la fin des années 60. La représentation cartographique des résultats montre le net glissement des courbes isohyètes vers le sud et permet de prendre en compte la dimension régionale du phénomène. (Résumé d'auteur

Boletín oficial de la provincia de León: Num. 144 (11/12/1868)

Copia digital. Valladolid : Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Cultura y Turismo, 2011-201

Advanced general aviation comparative engine/airframe integration study

The NASA Advanced Aviation Comparative Engine/Airframe Integration Study was initiated to help determine which of four promising concepts for new general aviation engines for the 1990's should be considered for further research funding. The engine concepts included rotary, diesel, spark ignition, and turboprop powerplants; a conventional state-of-the-art piston engine was used as a baseline for the comparison. Computer simulations of the performance of single and twin engine pressurized aircraft designs were used to determine how the various characteristics of each engine interacted in the design process. Comparisons were made of how each engine performed relative to the others when integrated into an airframe and required to fly a transportation mission

Las villas de la frontera granadina y los asentamientos fortificados de época medieval

This article is about the analisis of the littles walled settlements of medieval period called villas , half way between rural and urban settlements, mainly about the ones situated on the frontier lands of the Granada kingdom and Castilla. With that we developpe the debate of the human settlements of al-Andalus, with a special reference to the Nazar kingdom of Granada