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Two degree of freedom motion control of an energy optimized aircraft ram air inlet actuators
No full textA high accurate position control structure for energy optimal actuation of an aircraft ram air inlet actuator is presented in this paper. The structure comprises a feedforward planning of the energy optimal reference motion profile, and a feedback position control with an inner loop for speed tracking control using a robust two degree of freedom (inverse disturbance observer) controller. The motion control structure is validated by simulation and experimental results under different load conditions
RAM function is dependent on Kapβ2-mediated nuclear entry
No full textEukaryotic gene expression is dependent on the modification of the first transcribed nucleotide of pre-mRNA by the addition of the 7-methylguanosine cap. The cap protects transcripts from exonucleases and recruits complexes which mediate transcription elongation, processing and translation initiation. The cap is synthesised by a series of reactions which link 7-methylguanosine to the first transcribed nucleotide via a 5' to 5' triphosphate bridge. In mammals, cap synthesis is catalysed by the sequential action of RNGTT (RNA guanylyltransferase and 5'-phosphatase) and RNMT (RNA guanine-7 methyltransferase), enzymes recruited to RNA pol II during the early stages of transcription. We recently discovered that the mammalian cap methyltransferase is a heterodimer consisting of RNMT and the RNMT-activating subunit, RAM (RNMT-activating mini-protein). RAM activates and stabilises RNMT and thus is critical for cellular cap methylation and cell viability. Here we report that RNMT interacts with the N-terminal 45 amino acids of RAM, a domain necessary and sufficient for maximal RNMT activation. In contrast, smaller components of this RAM domain are sufficient to stabilise RNMT. RAM functions in the nucleus and we report that nuclear import of RAM is dependent on PY nuclear localisation signals and Kapß2 nuclear transport protein
Numerical simulation of ram extrusion in short-fiber-reinforced fresh cementitious composites
No full textThis is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. First published in JoMMS in 4(10), 2009, published by Mathematical Sciences Publishers.A series of ram extrusion tests was carried out on a short-fiber-reinforced, semisolid, fresh cementitious composite. An elastoviscoplastic constitutive model is proposed for the extrudable fresh cementitious composite. It features the associative flow rule, a nonlinear strain rate-hardening law, and the von Mises yield criterion. The model is then implemented in ANSYS/LS-DYNA explicit finite element code.
Various ram extrusion processes of the fresh cementitious composite were simulated. It has been found that the extrusion load versus imposed displacement predictions agree well with the experimental results. The fresh paste flow, through the die entry and the die-land, is then interpreted in light of the evolution of the deformation and distribution of state variables, mainly based on numerical results and the ram extrusion mechanism.
The effects of extrusion ratio and extrusion velocity on extrusion load are also investigated, based on the mechanical properties of the fresh cementitious composite. The study indicates that the numerical procedure established, together with the constitutive model proposed, is applicable for describing ram extrusion of short-fiber-reinforced fresh cementitious composites, which might provide a numerical rheometric tool from which ram extrusion of elastoviscoplastic paste-like materials can be examined and quantified.Hong Kong Research Grant Council and China Ministry of Science and Technology
CHARACTERISTIC OF FROZEN-THAWED EPIDIDYMAL SPERMATOZOA AND REFRIGERATED STORAGE OF RAM SPERMATOZOA
No full textPost-mortem spermatozoa recovery is an important technique for obtaining germplasm reserves
from genetically valuable animals or endangered species. The purpose of this study was to study
whether ram spermatozoa within epididymides stored at 4º C for 24 and 48 h remain their motility and
viability. The characteristic of ram epididymal spermatozoa after freezing and thawing was also
observed. Six pairs of ram testes with attached epididymides were used in this study. The motility of
control spermatozoa was well maintained throughout the dilution procedure (83.3±1.1, 80±1.3, and
80±1.3% for collection, Niwa and Sasaki freezing -1 extender (NSF-1 and NSF-2 groups respectively);
but declined (P<0.05) after freezing and thawing (38.3±3.1%). Motile and viable spermatozoa could be
recovered from epididymides up to 48 h of storage, although their quality declined significantly
(P<0.05) as post-mortem storage time increased (motility: 83±1.2, 67±3.0, and 46±5.1; viability:
84.2±2.4, 73±2.8, and 66.6±2.6 % for control, 24 h and 48 h group respectively). These data indicate
that ram epididymides could be stored at 4º C for 48 h when epididymal spermatozoa cannot be
immmediately collected and cryopreserved. These storage conditions might be possible to use for
epididymal sperm recovery in wild ruminants.
Keywords: epididymal spermatozoa, Freezing, ram, refrigeratio
Ram-disk
No full textMicrocomputers are found in all areas of modern society. They have become the basic tools for word processing and data file management. A floppy disk drive is necessary for both long term file storage and on-line data support. Since the floppy disk drive is mainly a mechanical device, it is inherently slow. To improve the microcomputer's run-time efficiency, an alternate form of on-line data support is proposed. A RAM-disk is a block of solid state memory. When integrated into the microcomputer system, it functions just like a floppy disk. THE RAM-disk is completely transparent to the user. It is accessed in the same manner as a floppy disk, but its response speed is ten to twenty times faster than a floppy disk drive. The RAM-disk has 256K bytes of storage capacity. To simplify the hardware design, it is subdivided into eight tracks with 256 sectors per track and 128 bytes per sector. Several programs were created to integrate the RAM-disk with computer. A format program is to initialize the RAM-disk. Two custom BIOS programs are to integrate the RAM-disk into either drive 'A' or drive 'E' of the computer system. Once the RAM-disk is formated and integrated into the system it is accessed as either drive 'A' or drive 'E' of the system.California State University, Northridge. Department of Engineering.Includes bibliographical references (page 53
Night-Time Stories from The Panchatantra
No full textSimilar to Arora's 101 Moral Stories of Grandpa, this hardbound book with dust-jacket has 100 pages. The T of C on 6 lists fifteen numbered stories. This book is remarkable for offering a large picture on almost every page. New to me is The Sparrows & the Tusker (51). An elephant breaks off a limb and unwittingly destroys a nest. The sparrows get help from a woodpecker, a fly, and a frog, Together they lull the elephant, blind him by pecking out his eyes, and mislead him into a deep pit he mistakes for a water-hole. It is nice to meet old friends from the Panchatantra and Kalila and Dimna tradition, and I enjoy Ram-Lakshman's art. One of the best images here is that of the lion springing into the well as the hare runs away (99). The dust-jacket is glued to the covers.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)This book has a dust jacket (book cover)Retold by Reinu Bhano
Letter, [Author unclear] to Paulina T. Merritt
No full textHandwritten letter to Paulina Merritt from an unknown author, October 1, 1876.
Ram-disk
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data support. Since the floppy disk drive is mainly a\ud
mechanical device, it is inherently slow. To improve the\ud
microcomputer's run-time efficiency, an alternate form of\ud
on-line data support is proposed.\ud
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integrated into the microcomputer system, it functions\ud
just like a floppy disk. THE RAM-disk is completely\ud
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as a floppy disk, but its response speed is ten to twenty \ud
times faster than a floppy disk drive.\ud
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simplify the hardware design, it is subdivided into eight\ud
tracks with 256 sectors per track and 128 bytes per\ud
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with computer. A format program is to initialize the\ud
RAM-disk. Two custom BIOS programs are to integrate the\ud
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computer system. Once the RAM-disk is formated and\ud
integrated into the system it is accessed as either drive\ud
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Great Expectatrics: Great Papers, Great Journals, Great Econometrics
No full textThe paper discusses alternative Research Assessment Measures (RAM), with an emphasis on the Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science database (hereafter ISI). The various ISI RAM that are calculated annually or updated daily are defined and analysed, including the classic 2-year impact factor (2YIF), 5-year impact factor (5YIF), Immediacy (or zero-year impact factor (0YIF)), Eigenfactor score, Article Influence, C3PO (Citation Performance Per Paper Online), h-index, Zinfluence, and PI-BETA (Papers Ignored - By Even The Authors). The ISI RAM data are analysed for 8 leading econometrics journals and 4 leading statistics journals. The application to econometrics can be used as a template for other areas in economics, for other scientific disciplines, and as a benchmark for newer journals in a range of disciplines. In addition to evaluating high quality research in leading econometrics journals, the paper also compares econometrics and statistics, alternative RAM, highlights the similarities and differences in alternative RAM criteria, finds that several ISI RAM capture similar performance characteristics for the leading econometrics and statistics journals while the new PI-BETA criterion is not highly correlated with any of the other ISI RAM, and hence conveys additional information regarding ISI RAM, highlights major research areas in leading journals in econometrics, and discusses some likely future uses of RAM.Research assessment measures, impact factors, Immediacy, Eigenfactor score, Article influence, h-index, C3PO, Zinfluence, PI-BETA
Scientometric portrait of Ram Gopal Rastogi
No full textPublication productivity of Indian scientist (R.G. Rastogi) has been documented.
Scientometric analysis of 312 papers by Ram Gopal Rastogi published during 1954 to 1992 in various domains: (a) Luni -solar activity and quiet -time E & F- region (57); (b) Equatorial electric field and low and mid latitude iof:osphere (78); (c) Ionospheric E- region irregularities (19); (dj Ionospheric F- region irregularities (32); and (e) Magnetic disturbance effects on the equatorial low and mid latitude ionosphere (23) were analysed. Interdomainery contents and of the number of papers: a+b were 36; b+c and b+d were 20 each; b+e were 16;. c+e were 5; a+e were 3; d+e were 2; and a+d had only one publication. Highest collaborations were with H. Chandra (61), M.R. Deshpande (42), and G. Sethia (19) out of his total 97 collaborators. His highest productivity was during 1978 with 28 papers followed by 19 papers during 1977. The core journals preferred by him for publishing papers were: Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, India, and Journal of Atomic & Terrestrial Physics, UK (59 each), followed by Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, India (34). Most prolific title keywords with their frequencies were: Ionosphere (92); Equatorial (61); F-region (53); Equatorial electrojet region (40), and Magnetic equator (30)
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