Search results for "pairing"

Density‐dependent influence of male characters on mate‐locating efficiency and pairing success in the waterlouse Asellus aquaticus: an experimental s…

2005

Population density is likely to determine the form of competition in which males are engaged for access to females. At low density, scramble competition should be of paramount importance because of the low probability of encounter between males and females. Consequently, sexual selection should favour characters that allow rapid detection of females. Conversely, at high population density, sexual selection should favour attributes that raise the fighting ability of males because of the more frequent contacts between males. These general predictions were tested in this study for the precopulatory mate-guarding isopod, Asellus aquaticus. In this species, male-biased sexual dimorphisms are rep…

Analyse sensorielle du fromage

2018

Molecular Design of the Cαβ Interface Favors Specific Pairing of Introduced TCRαβ in Human T Cells

2008

Abstract A promising approach to adoptive transfer therapy of tumors is to reprogram autologous T lymphocytes by TCR gene transfer of defined Ag specificity. An obstacle, however, is the undesired pairing of introduced TCRα- and TCRβ-chains with the endogenous TCR chains. These events vary depending on the individual endogenous TCR and they not only may reduce the levels of cell surface-introduced TCR but also may generate hybrid TCR with unknown Ag specificities. We show that such hybrid heterodimers can be generated even by the pairing of human and mouse TCRα- and TCRβ-chains. To overcome this hurdle, we have identified a pair of amino acid residues in the crystal structure of a TCR that …

Reliable Correlational Cuing While Controlling for Most-Recent-Pairing Effects.

2020

Irrelevant aspects of the environment or irrelevant attributes of task-relevant stimuli can have important and reliable effects on behavior. When the specific values of an irrelevant stimulus attribute are correlated with different responses, a correlational-cuing effect is observed: faster and more accurate responses when the correlation is positive than when it is negative. Previous work has shown that this effect is not due to simple differences in how often the specific stimuli are being presented, and most explanations of the effect have stressed the clear parallels with classical associative learning. Very recently, however, evidence in favor of an alternative model has been presented…

Keurusselän denitrifikaatioaktiivisuuden ajallinen ja paikallinen vaihtelu

2015

Vesien rehevöityminen on maailmanlaajuinen ongelma. Ihmisen toiminnan takia ravinteita, kuten typpeä ja fosforia, kulkeutuu vesiin paljon aiheuttaen mm. massiivisia leväkukintoja ja happikatoa orgaanisen aineen hajotessa. Tämä vähentää mm. vesien virkistysarvoa sekä kaupallista arvoa. Merissä typpi on rajoittava ravinne ja suurin osa typestä päätyy meriin jokivesien mukana. Järvissä tapahtuvassa denitrifikaatiossa typpi muuttuu kaasumaiseen muotoon, mikä vähentää merien typpikuormaa. Tutkimuksessamme mittasimme denitrifikaationopeutta kolmella eri mittauspisteellä Keuruunselällä vuosien 2013 ja 2014 aikana viitenä kertana. Jaoimme aineiston vuodenajan mukaan kesään, syksyyn ja talveen. Hypo…

Nitrogen removal by microbial processes in aquatic systems

2012

Intrinsic spin-orbit interaction in diffusive normal wire Josephson weak links: Supercurrent and density of states

2015

We study the effect of the intrinsic (Rashba or Dresselhaus) spin-orbit interaction in superconductor--nanowire--superconductor (SNS) weak links in the presence of a spin-splitting field that can result either from an intrinsic exchange field or the Zeeman effect of an applied field. We solve the full non-linear Usadel equations numerically and analyze the resulting supercurrent through the weak link and the behavior of the density of states in the center of the wire. We point out how the presence of the spin-orbit interaction gives rise to a long-range spin triplet supercurrent, which remains finite even in the limit of very large exchange fields. In particular, we show how rotating the fi…

Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Bimetallic [Ag28Cu12(SR)24]4- Nanoclusters via Ion Pairing

2016

In this work, a facile ion-pairing strategy for asymmetric synthesis of optically active negatively charged chiral metal nanoparticles using chiral ammonium cations is demonstrated. A new thiolated chiral three-concentric-shell cluster, [Ag28Cu12(SR)24] 4- was first synthesized as a racemic mixture and characterized by single-crystal X-ray structure determination. Mass spectrometric measurements revealed relatively strong ion-pairing interactions between the anionic nanocluster and ammonium cations. Inspired by this observation, the as-prepared racemic mixture was separated into enantiomers by employing chiral quaternary ammonium salts as chiral resolution agents. Subsequently, direct asymm…

Liquid Phase Micro-Extraction of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate Anionic Surfactants in Aqueous Samples

2011

Hollow fiber liquid phase micro-extraction (LPME) of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) from aqueous samples was studied. Ion pair extraction of C10, C11, C12 and C13 homologues was facilitated with trihexylamine as ion-pairing agent, using di-n-hexylether as solvent for the supported liquid membrane (SLM). Effects of extraction time, acceptor buffer concentration, stirring speed, sample volume, NaCl and humic acids were studied. At 10–50 µg L−1 linear R2-coefficients were 0.99 for C10 and C11 and 0.96 for C12. RSD was typically ~15%. Three observations were especially made. Firstly, LPME for these analytes was unusually slow with maximum enrichment observed after 15–24 h (depending on sa…

From beverage to companion food: Experts' principles for pairing wines and beers with food

2016

Projet "Associations entre bières et mets : de la perception au jugement des consommateurs en situation réelle de consommation".; Pairing beverages and dishes is part of culinary tradition. The objective is to identify the principles used by experts for pairing. Ten sommeliers and ten beer experts were presented with the description of a drink, either beer or wine. They were asked to suggest dishes to match the drink and explaining their choices. They performed the task with two beers and two wines. Both perceptual and conceptual principles are reported, the former being the most often used. Overall, 10 perceptual principles were identified. They intend to either reinforce the quality of th…