The size dependent complexity of protein sequences in various families in the FSSP database is characterized by sequence entropy, sequence similarity and sequence identity. As the average length L<Subscript>f</Subscript> of sequences in the family increases, an increasing trend of the sequence entropy and a decreasing...</subscript>

A novel emulsion fuel with 82.4% diesel, 5% water and 12.6% nano-organic additives by volume is introduced in this work. Unlike other emulsion fuels (milky in color) developed around the world, it is green in color and very stable. The performance and emissions of the diesel engine fueled by the...

An experimental study was conducted on a Euro IV diesel engine to evaluate the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of pure biodiesel and its blend fuels. For each tested fuel, the performance and emissions were measured at four different engine speeds (800rpm, 1200rpm, 2400rpm...

We critically examine how evidence and knowledge are brokered between the various actors (agents) in regulatory decisions on risk. Following a précis of context and regulatory process, we explore the role power and personality might play as evidence is synthesised and used to inform risk...

Nanocrystalline supersaturated solid solutions were formed by mechanically alloyed Fe-28Al (in atom percent) from the elemental powder of iron and aluminum. Phase evolution, grain size and lattice strain of these powders were determined and discussed. A thermodynamic model was developed based on...

The plausible association between climate change and the variability of water resources in the Tarim River basin, west China is investigated in this study. The long-term trend of the hydrological time series including temperature, precipitation, and streamflow are detected by using both...

A biomass energy utilization project (Corn stalk→Cattle→Cattle dung→Biogas digester→Biogas/Digester residues→Soil) was conducted in a typical temperate agro-village of China from 2005 to 2010. The present study focused on two key approaches of the ecological loop: (1) increasing corn...

Complex regulatory decisions about risk rely on the brokering of evidence between providers and recipients, and involve personality and power relationships that influence the confidence that recipients may place in the sufficiency of evidence and, therefore, the decision outcome. We explore...

We argue that the statistical character of wave propagation in random media can be described in terms of two universal parameters which are average properties of eigenmodes of the field. We show that the width and spacing of electromagnetic modes can be determined from the measurement of the...