In the current understanding of exocytosis at the nerve terminal, the C2A domain of synaptotagmin is presumed to bind Ca and the membrane in a stepwise fashion: cation then membrane as cation increases the affinity of protein for membrane. Fluorescence spectroscopy data was gathered over a variety of lipid and Ca concentrations, enabling the rigorous application of microscopic binding models de...

This paper applies to the health sector a method of project analysis advocated recently by Devarajan, Squire, and Suthiwart-Narueput. A health project evaluation should establish a firm justification for public involvement; establish the counterfactual—what would happen with and without the project; and determine the fiscal effect of the project and the appropriate levels of fees in conjunction...

Due to its high density and close-to-SRAM read latency, spin transfer torque RAM (STT-RAM) is considered one of the most-promising emerging memory technologies for designing large last level caches (LLCs). However, in deep sub-micron region, STT-RAM shows read-disturbance error (RDE) whereby a read operation may modify the stored data value and this presents a severe threat to performance and r...

The article examines the phenomenon of iconic in its connection with everyday, social, and political practices. Based on distinction between idol icon, it was found out that violent practices are often disguised as Christian narratives, which should not really be related to violence their speech about disadvantaged or immediate reality existence. With help theory David Bentley Hart, Jean-Luc Ma...

In this paper, a piezoelectric impact hammer is designed and fabricated for generating stable repeated impact elastic waves and further for in-situ wave velocity measurements of concrete specimens. The piezoelectric impact hammer consists of a stacked multilayer PZT, a flying head system with an on-line load cell embedded and a holding fixture. To measure the longitudinal or Rayleigh waves of a...

BACKGROUND Racetrack surface is a risk factor for racehorse injuries and fatalities. Current research indicates that race surface mechanical properties may be influenced by material composition, moisture content, temperature, and maintenance. Race surface mechanical testing in a controlled laboratory setting would allow for objective evaluation of dynamic properties of surface and factors that ...