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As already indicated by the electron mobility depicted in Figure 24.8, the device performance improves once the OFET has been subject to an electrical cyclic stress. The stress is applied in the form of a constant drain voltage of Id 80 V for the duration of 1 h, while the gate voltage is pulsed in 5 s intervals between Fq = 0 V and 80 V. For such cyclic conditioned transistors, the electron mobility has increased irreversibly and the Ca passivation thickness... 

Insecticides. Whereas fleas can be effectively dealt with by disinfection of clothes and living quarters, lice and mites require the topical application of insecticides to the infested subject. The following agents act mainly by interfering with the activation or inactivation of neural voltage-gated insect sodium channels. 

While some K+ channels are voltage-gated, others are modulated by G proteins (that are in turn regulated by particular hormones such as dopamine or adenosine) (see Chapter 5) and others are subject to Ca2+-dependent activation. A Ca2+-dependent K+ channel is opened by the lignan nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA). 

Reference 2 also describes the on-off characteristics of the power semiconductors used in the bridges e.g. diodes, thyristors, triads, gate turn-off thyristors and bipolar power transistors. Only the steady state operations of bridges are described herein. For such operations it is assumed that the load is well matched to the rating of the bridge. The remainder of this section is an introduction to the subject of harmonic voltages and currents that are caused by variable speed systems for DC and AC motors. It emphasises the main aspects that affect the supply power systems. 

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