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As early as 1848, it had been suggested that sensory receptors transduce only one sensation, independent of the manner of stimulation. Behavioral experiments tend to support this theory. In 1919, Renqvist proposed that the initial reaction of taste stimulation takes place on the surface of the taste-cell membrane. The taste surfaces were regarded as colloidal dispersions in which the protoplasmic, sensory particles and their components were suspended in the liquor or solution to be tested. The taste sensation would then be due to adsorption of the substances in the solution, and equal degrees of sensation would correspond to adsorption of equal amounts. Therefore, the rate of adsorption of taste stimulants would be proportional to the total substances adsorbed. The phenomenon of taste differences between isomers was partly explained by the assumption that the mechanism of taste involves a three-dimensional arrangement for example, a layer of fatty acid floating on water would have its carboxylic groups anchored in the water whereas the long, hydrocarbon ends would project upwards. 

Monensin belongs to the family of polyether ionophores. These compounds consist of a series of tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydro-pyran rings and have a carboxyl group that forms neutral salts with alkali metal cations. Their three-dimensional structure presents a lipophilic hydrocarbon exterior with the cation encircled in the oxygen-rich interior. They probably act by transporting cations through the lipid bi-layer of cell membranes, thereby preventing the concentration of potassium by the cells. Evidence for this is... 

Fig. 2-12. Schematic two-dimensional representation of spherical micelle formation by an anionic amphiphile such as CFI3—(CFl2)ii—CO M in water. The head group (0), the counterions (0), and the hydrocarbon chains are only schematically indicated to denote their relative position. The highly charged interface (ionic head groups plus bound counterions) between the micelle s hydro-phobic core and the bulk solution is called the Stern layer. For a more realistic three-dimensional picture of a micelle, see references [264, 389].

Fig. 6, left shows an end view of a type-I crystal formed by stacking two-dimensional crystal layers, ordered sheets of proteins. Many proteins, but not all, can form such a two-dimensional crystal layer, in which the hydrophobic regions of the proteins interact with the hydrocarbon tails of the lipids, the two-dimensional structure being stabilized by both hydrophobic and polar interactions. In each two-dimensional crystal layer no detergent is present and only the polar domains are exposed at the surface. These two-dimensional crystal layers then stack up to form a three-dimensional crystal through polar attractions between the layers. In three-dimensional crystals, the successive two-dimensional crystal layers need to be ordered in the third dimension with respect to translation, rotation and up-down orientation. Examples of type-I crystals which have been prepared are mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase, chloro-plastChl-a/ proteins, and a protein from the purple membrane ofhalobacteria. Two-dimensional crystals are usually rather small and useful only for examination by electron microscopy. 

R. Miller, J. Bellan Direct numerical simulation of a confined three-dimensional gas mixing layer with one evaporating hydrocarbon-droplet-laden stream, J. Fluid Mech., 384, 293-338... 

While we have demonstrated how quantities of interest, such as permeability, porosity, hydrocarbon viscosity, and pore pressure, can be uniquely obtained, at least from invasion depth data satisfying our equations for piston-like fluid displacement, the actual problem is far from solved even for the simple fluid dynamics model considered here. For one, the tacit assumption that invasion depths can be accurately inferred from resistivity readings is not entirely correct invasion radii are presently extrapolated from resistivity charts that usually assume concentric layered resistivities, which are at best simplified approximations. And second, since tool response and data interpretation introduce additional uncertainties, not to mention unknown three-dimensional geological effects in the wellbore, time lapse analysis is likely to remain an iterative, subjective, and qualitative process in the near future. With these disclaimers said and done, we now demonstrate via numerical examples how formation parameters might be determined from front radii in actual field runs. 

The three fundamental lyotropic liquid crystal structures are depicted in Figure 1. The lamellar structure with bimolecular lipid layers separated by water layers (Figure 1, center) is a relevant model for many biological interfaces. Despite the disorder in the polar region and in the hydrocarbon chain layers, which spectroscopy reveals are close to the liquid states, there is a perfect repetition in the direction perpendicular to the layers. Because of this one-dimensional periodicity, the thicknesses of the lipid and water layers and the cross-section area per lipid molecule can be derived directly from x-ray diffraction data. 

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