Bekämpfung der Computerkriminalität

Die Autoren setzen sich mit dem Gesetzentwurf zur Bek?mpfung der Computerkriminalit?t auseinander, insbesondere mit der Strafbarkeit des Einsatzes von Analysetools.     

High-voltage LDMOS transistors fully compatible with a deep-submicron 0.35 μm CMOS process

This work presents the design of LDMOS transistors fully compatible with a standard CMOS process, only requiring mask layout manipulation. A conventional 0.35 μm CMOS process was elected to demonstrate the viability of the approach. The prototyped LDMOS transistor exhibits a breakdown voltage of 24 V, which represents an improvement of 31% when compared with the high-voltage extended-drain NMOS available in the process library, while other static parameters remain in the same range. Furthermore, this solution enables the CMOS integration of a high-voltage pass-transistor, as a consequence of the formation of an isolated lightly doped p-type region inside the n-well.     

Rippled and Helical MoS<Subscript>2</Subscript> Nanowire Catalysts: An Aberration Corrected STEM Study

Abstract  

Aberration corrected (C_s) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) has been used for the first time to characterize MoS₂ catalysts (supported on Al₂O₃ substrates) to provide detailed information of its shape and structure. The high-resolution imaging reveals unprecedented morphologies present in the MoS₂ catalyst that have never been observed before with other experimental techniques because of the insufficient image contrast and/or resolution. High angle annular dark field (HAADF)-STEM images shows very clearly that the catalyst is formed by elongated chains with a twisted and helical structure. Based on the HAADF-STEM images, we built three atomic models to illustrate the different morphologies found in the MoS₂ catalyst. The existence of these nanostructures opens the posibility for novel catalyticaly active edge morphologies in MoS₂-based nanocatalysts.     

Using PV and QV curves with the meaning of static contingency screening and planning

This paper investigates the use of the QV and PV curves in the planning scenario, when some system reinforcements and contingency screening are analyzed. The idea is to employ the continuation method to obtain the system load margin and the QV curve to calculate the reactive power reserve associated with each bus. Combining these approaches enables one to identify the system critical area, the actual operating conditions, the most severe contingencies and the most important reinforcements. The methodology proposed may provide important signals to system planners, since the planning is focused under the voltage security point of view. The ideas are tested with the help of some academic systems and two real (a Brazilians and a Paraguayan) systems with all the system limits considered.     

Volatile components in the essential oil of wild oregano (Coleus amboinicus Lour.)

The essential oil of Coleus amboinicus Lour. plants, growing in Cuba, was investigated by means of LSC, GLC and GC-MS. A total of 20 components were identified, including 13 terpene hydrocarbons and 7 oxygenated compounds. The oil contained about 64% carvacrol.     

Conservation of the centromere/kinetochore protein ZW10

Mutations in the essential Drosophila melanogaster gene zw10 disrupt chromosome segregation, producing chromosomes that lag at the metaphase plate during anaphase of mitosis and both meiotic divisions. Recent evidence suggests that the product of this gene, DmZW10, acts at the kinetochore as part of a tension-sensing checkpoint at anaphase onset. DmZW10 displays an intriguing cell cycle-dependent intracellular distribution, apparently moving from the centromere/kinetochore at prometaphase to kinetochore microtubules at metaphase, and back to the centromere/kinetochore at anaphase (Williams, B.C., M. Gatti, and M.L. Goldberg. 1996. J. Cell Biol. 134:1127-1140). We have identified ZW10-related proteins from widely diverse species with divergent centromere structures, including several Drosophilids, Caenorhabditis elegans, Arabidopsis thaliana, Mus musculus, and humans. Antibodies against the human ZW10 protein display a cell cycle-dependent staining pattern in HeLa cells strikingly similar to that previously observed for DmZW10 in dividing Drosophila cells. Injections of C. elegans ZW10 antisense RNA phenocopies important aspects of the mutant phenotype in Drosophila: these include a strong decrease in brood size, suggesting defects in meiosis or germline mitosis, a high percentage of lethality among the embryos that are produced, and the appearance of chromatin bridges at anaphase. These results indicate that at least some aspects of the functional role of the ZW10 protein in ensuring proper chromosome segregation are conserved across large evolutionary distances.     

Polaronic effects on the collective excitation energies in a quantum wire

In this work we report a investigation of the plasmon–longitudinal-optical (LO) phonon interaction effects on the intersubband and intrasubband collective excitation energies in a GaAs–Al_νGa_1?νAs rectangular quantum well wire. We observe a resonant split of the collective excitation energy into two branches, one with energy lower and other with energy higher than the LO-optical phonon energy ?ω_LO. Our calculations are performed using a self-consistent field approximation, which includes the local-field correction within the Singwi, Tosi, Land, and Sjolander (STLS) theory at zero temperature and assuming a three-subband model, where only the first subband is occupied by electrons. The potential confining effects on the collective energies were also considered.     

Nitric oxide in renal health and disease

Nitric oxide (NO) is a labile radical gas that is widely acclaimed as one of the most important molecules in biology. Through covalent modifications of target proteins and redox reactions with oxygen and superoxide radical and transition metal prosthetic groups, NO plays a critical role in many vital biological processes, including the control of vascular tone, neurotransmission, ventilation, hormone secretion, inflammation, and immunity. Moreover, NO has been shown to influence a host of fundamental cellular functions, such as RNA synthesis, mitochondrial respiration, glycolysis, and iron metabolism. NO is formed from L-arginine by NO synthases (NOSs), a family of related enzymes encoded by separate unlinked genes. The different NOS isozymes exhibit disparate tissue and intrarenal distributions and are governed by unique regulatory mechanisms. In the kidney, NO participates in several vital processes, including the regulation of glomerular and medullary hemodynamics, the tubuloglomerular feedback response, renin release, and the extracellular fluid volume. While NO serves beneficial roles as a messenger and host defense molecule, excessive NO production can be cytotoxic, the result of NO's reaction with reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, leading to peroxynitrite anion formation, protein tyrosine nitration, and hydroxyl radical production. Indeed, NO may contribute to the evolution of several commonly encountered renal diseases, including immune-mediated glomerulonephritis, postischemic renal failure, radiocontrast nephropathy, obstructive nephropathy, and acute and chronic renal allograft rejection. Moreover, impaired NO production has been implicated in the pathogenesis of volume-dependent hypertension. This duality of NO's beneficial and detrimental effects has created extraordinary interest in this molecule and the need for a detailed understanding of NO biosynthesis.