X-ray diffraction analysis of the alloy system Co-Ni-Cr-Ta showed that the ternary alloy base consisted of three phases (a, ,8, and v-). Addition of Ta caused a decrease in the intensity of the 3 lines. Further Ta additions caused diffraction lines characteristic of the intermetallic compound a-Co3Ta. At higher Ta concentrations, the intensity of the lines characteristic of the aphase increased...

Distributed Software Transactional Memory (D-STM) is a recent but promising model for programming distributed systems. It aims to present programmers with a simple to use abstraction (transactions), while maintaining performance and scalability similar to distributed fine-grained locks. Any complications usually associated with such locks (i.e. distributed deadlock) are avoided. Building upon t...

Transactional theory represents one of the most significant frameworks for conceptualizing reading and writing developed in the twentieth century and continues to have a powerful influence on literacy researchers and practitioners. At the core of transactional theory is the notion that meaning is produced in the transaction of a reader with a text. In contrast with other models that “locate” me...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Given the high rate of adolescent smoking, cessation remains a vital public health priority. This study explored archival data using a structured phenomenological framework known as Reversal Theory (RT). In order to better understand aspects of adolescent tobacco use we compared the transactional, psychological states described by RT to the factor structure of adolescen...

Effectiveness of Transactional Analysis Training on Cognitive Flexibility, Resilience and Anxiety in Mothers Children with Externalized Behavioral Problems

The zygomycete Blakeslea trispora is used commercially as natural source of â-carotene. Trisporic acid (TA) is secreted from the mycelium of B. trispora during mating between heterothallic strains and is considered as a mediator of the regulation of mating processes and an enhancer of carotene biosynthesis. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and multivariate analysis were employed to investig...

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In the course of this research project the output of four Task Analysis (TA) methods were investigated, explored and evaluated to ascertain whether they could support the Requirements Analysis (RA) phase and so contribute directly to other activities in the development life cycle for Interactive MultiMedia (IMM) systems. The research discusses the success and failure factors particular TA metho...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to use high resolution synchrotron radiation-based Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) micro-spectroscopy coupled with multivariate analysis to investigate the characteristics of adult stem cell (SC) and transit amplifying (TA) cell populations of the human corneal epithelium. METHODS Spectra of individual SC and TA cells in situ from cryosections of human ...

BACKGROUND Partnership type is an important factor associated with unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and subsequent risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI). We examined the association of partnership type with UAI among men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women (TGW) in Lima, Peru, recently diagnosed with HIV and/or STI. METHODS We report data from a...