without the mathematical machinery required for the most general cases. As an application the results are applied to the study of the covariance matrices and their factors of linear models of discrete time random processes. Acknowledgements The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Ronald M

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Natural Martian surface materials are evaluated for their potential use as radiation shields for manned Mars missions. The modified radiation fluences behind various kinds of Martian rocks and regolith are determined by solving the Boltzmann equation using NASA Langley's HZETRN code along with the 1977 Solar Minimum galactic cosmic ray environmental model. To make structural shielding composite materials from constituents of the Mars atmosphere and from Martian regolith for Martian surface habitats, schemes for synthesizing polyimide from the Mars atmosphere and for processing Martian regolith/polyimide composites are proposed. Theoretical predictions of the shielding properties of these composites are computed to assess their shielding effectiveness. Adding high-performance polymer binders to Martian regolith to enhance structural properties enhances the shielding properties of these composites because of the added hydrogenous constituents. Laboratory testing of regolith simulant/poly...

Maximum body length 10.5 cm (females) and 8 cm (males). Found from nearshore waters to depths of about 220 m, usually between 40 and 60 m.Taken mainly by trawls. This species is often confused with Trachypenaeus curvirostris (sometimes under the name T. asper), and therefore its actual distribution

Abstract: In this paper, the transient thermal and residual stress analysis of the welding of 9 % Ni steel plates using the FEA software ABAQUS are presented. The 9 % Ni steel plates are welded manually with welding consumables of 70 % Ni based Inconel type super-alloys (YAWATA WELD B (M

Glyceollin I has gained attention as a useful therapy for various dermatological diseases. However, the binding property of glyceollin I to the mammalian adenylyl cyclase (hereafter mAC), a critical tar-get enzyme for the down-regulation of skin melanogenesis, has not been fully explored

and depth for sand bottom then the coefficients were applied to whole image. The results shows that expanded interpretable depth from 6-7m to 15m and decreased variation of reflectance by depth. Additionally, water column corrected reflectance image shows 13%p increased accuracy on benthic cover type

by treatment with genistein, and this was also correlated with a decrease in the expression of their mRNA and proteins. In addition, a matrigel invasion assay showed that genistein reduced TPA-in-duced invasion of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. Although further in vivo studies are needed, these results suggest

.072 g/ml and 335 mOsm with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and sodium chloride (NaCl) sol-ution, respectively. The average purity of monocytes was 74.75±3.84%, with the individual purity ranging from 71.44 % to 82.38%. The average yield of monocytes was 32.62±11.16%, with the in-dividual yields ranging

nebraskense and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum. However, some phenetic characteristics differentiated it from these two species. Its 16S rRNA gene sequences were unique and phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences placed the organism in the slowly growing Mycobacterium group close to M. nebraskense