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B. Dennis. Allee effects population growth, critical density, and the chance of extinction. Nat. Res. Model., 3 481-538, 1989. 

Ghosh J, Myers CE. Arachidonic acid stimulates prostate cancer cell growth critical role of Slipoxygenase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 235 (1997) 418-423. 

Ghosh, J., and Meyers, CP. (1997) Arachidonic Acid Stimulates Prostate Cancer Cell Growth Critical Role of 5-Lipoxygenase, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 235,418-423. 

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LYNCH J.M. 1976. Products of soil micro-organisms in relation to plant growth. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 67-107. 

Fig.5 shows the noise influence on CCF for both types of pulses and different b values. This influence is weak, especially for q(t) type of signals. For s(t) signals growth of 2-factor critically increases the signal to noise ratio. For q(t) signals this effect is much weaker and depends on quantity of periods in pulses. 

The resistance to nucleation is associated with the surface energy of forming small clusters. Once beyond a critical size, the growth proceeds with the considerable driving force due to the supersaturation or subcooling. It is the definition of this critical nucleus size that has consumed much theoretical and experimental research. We present a brief description of the classic nucleation theory along with some examples of crystal nucleation and growth studies. 

In the LS analysis, an assembly of drops is considered. Growth proceeds by evaporation from drops withi < R and condensation onto drops R > R. The supersaturation e changes in time, so that e (x) becomes a sort of mean field due to all the other droplets and also implies a time-dependent critical radius. R (x) = a/[/"(l)e(x)]. One of the starting equations in the LS analysis is equation (A3.3.87) withi (x). 

Figure B3.3.10. Contour plots of the free energy landscape associated with crystal niicleation for spherical particles with short-range attractions. The axes represent the number of atoms identifiable as belonging to a high-density cluster, and as being in a crystalline environment, respectively, (a) State point significantly below the metastable critical temperature. The niicleation pathway involves simple growth of a crystalline nucleus, (b) State point at the metastable critical temperature. The niicleation pathway is significantly curved, and the initial nucleus is liqiiidlike rather than crystalline. Thanks are due to D Frenkel and P R ten Wolde for this figure. For fiirther details see [189].

As the product of two factors which vary oppositely with increasing r, the rate of embryo growth passes through a maximum at some critical (subscript c) dimension. 

We noted above that the presence of monomer with a functionality greater than 2 results in branched polymer chains. This in turn produces a three-dimensional network of polymer under certain circumstances. The solubility and mechanical behavior of such materials depend critically on whether the extent of polymerization is above or below the threshold for the formation of this network. The threshold is described as the gel point, since the reaction mixture sets up or gels at this point. We have previously introduced the term thermosetting to describe these cross-linked polymeric materials. Because their mechanical properties are largely unaffected by temperature variations-in contrast to thermoplastic materials which become more fluid on heating-step-growth polymers that exceed the gel point are widely used as engineering materials. 

An attempt has been made to define a single critical value, like for brittle fracture, from these curves (5). However, the amount of crack growth which is used to define this critical value is inevitably rather arbitrary. A more recent approach (6) is to fit a power law curve of the form... 

Fig. 3. Curve ihustrating the activation energy (barrier) to nucleate a crystalline phase. The critical number of atoms needed to surmount the activation barrier of energy AG is n and takes time equal to the iacubation time. One atom beyond n and the crystahite is ia the growth regime.

During the nineteenth century the growth of thermodynamics and the development of the kinetic theory marked the beginning of an era in which the physical sciences were given a quantitative foundation. In the laboratory, extensive researches were carried out to determine the effects of pressure and temperature on the rates of chemical reactions and to measure the physical properties of matter. Work on the critical properties of carbon dioxide and on the continuity of state by van der Waals provided the stimulus for accurate measurements on the compressibiUty of gases and Hquids at what, in 1885, was a surprisingly high pressure of 300 MPa (- 3,000 atmor 43,500 psi). This pressure was not exceeded until about 1912. 

Hydrothermal crystallisation processes occur widely in nature and are responsible for the formation of many crystalline minerals. The most widely used commercial appHcation of hydrothermal crystallization is for the production of synthetic quartz (see Silica, synthetic quartz crystals). Piezoelectric quartz crystals weighing up to several pounds can be produced for use in electronic equipment. Hydrothermal crystallization takes place in near- or supercritical water solutions (see Supercritical fluids). Near and above the critical point of water, the viscosity (300-1400 mPa s(=cP) at 374°C) decreases significantly, allowing for relatively rapid diffusion and growth processes to occur. 

The nuclear chain reaction can be modeled mathematically by considering the probable fates of a typical fast neutron released in the system. This neutron may make one or more coUisions, which result in scattering or absorption, either in fuel or nonfuel materials. If the neutron is absorbed in fuel and fission occurs, new neutrons are produced. A neutron may also escape from the core in free flight, a process called leakage. The state of the reactor can be defined by the multiplication factor, k, the net number of neutrons produced in one cycle. If k is exactly 1, the reactor is said to be critical if / < 1, it is subcritical if / > 1, it is supercritical. The neutron population and the reactor power depend on the difference between k and 1, ie, bk = k — K closely related quantity is the reactivity, p = bk jk. i the reactivity is negative, the number of neutrons declines with time if p = 0, the number remains constant if p is positive, there is a growth in population. 

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