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It is known that the presence of the 143-hydroxyl group and a sugar at the 3 position are absolute requirements for activity. A modified drug actodigin (100) demonstrates that reversal of the lactone 17 is consistent with activity. Reduction of digitoxigenin 91, the aglycone of digitoxin... 

The ammonia or other amine can also be used to activate a diazo color-forming process in a separate or adjacent layer.209 The image can be amplified by using the released amine to activate reductant precursors such as quinones and hydroquinones. Both positive and negative images can be produced by using appropriate imagewise and uniform exposures. 

Nitrogenase catalyzes the reduction of a number of substrates in addition to N2 and H+. Acetylene is reduced to ethylene, and nitrous oxide to dinitrogen, while azide undergoes reduction to N2 and NH3. In the last two cases the product N2 is not reduced further, implying that it is not in the correct binding position for reduction. The presence of multiple sites on the MoFe protein suggested by this observation is also supported by the non-competitive nature of the inhibition shown by some of these compounds. The reduction of acetylene has been used as a marker reaction for nitrogenase activity. 

Once an ore has been concentrated, it is reduced to the free metal, either by chemical reduction or by electrolysis. The method used (Table 21.2) depends on the activity of the metal as measured by its standard reduction potential (Table 18.1). The most active metals have the most negative standard reduction potentials and are the most difficult to reduce the least active metals have the most positive standard reduction potentials and are the easiest to reduce. 

Under discharge, the oxidation of MH is associated with the reduction of NiOOH into Ni(OH)2 in the positive active mass. When the external circuit is open (no current), the active mass (Reaction 1.1) confers to the negative current collector, a potential versus the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) according to the Nemst law ... 

IFNP la (Rebif) at 44 meg three times per week was more effective than IFNP-la IM (Avonex) in reducing relapses and MRI activity over a 48 week study in a large North American and Candian trial of over 600 patients termed EVIDENCE (Panitch et al. 2002). A significant relapse and MRI activity reductions was reported in patients changing therapy from Avonex to Rebif over an average of 34 weeks. While the higher frequency subcutaneous dosing with Rebif showed a modest positive effect over the IM Avonex form of IFNP-la,... 

The 4-pyridinecarboxylic acids [440, 441], 2-carboxythiazoles [445] and 2-carboxyi-midazoles [436, 446], and their esters amides, and thiamides [392, 447-450] are reduced in this way. The corresponding hydrazides [451] and hydroxamic acids [51] are reduced to the amides in the first step and then further reduced. When the activating group in pyridine is in the 3-position the reduction may take place in the nucleus, depending on pH. 

Hydrophilic groups on the side-chain have either little effect on Gram-positive activity (e.g. penicillin T) or cause a reduction of activity (e.g. penicillin N) (Fig. 10.35). However, they lead to an increase in activity against Gram-negative bacteria. 

NCS), which forms a biradical upon reductive activation in the minor groove abstracts hydrogen atoms from the Cl -position." Activated forms of some coordination compounds, such as manganese porphyrins (MnPy) and copper bis-phenanthroline (Cu OP2) also abstract the Cl -hydrogen atom. 

A review of the current state of scientific and technical knowledge on evaluation of the pre-crash phase set the starting point for this thesis (Chap. 2). Safety evaluation can be conducted at different levels (e.g., component-, system-, vehicle-based or with focus on the overall benefits in traffic). The method of choice depends on the level of evaluation and the underlying research question. Functions of active safety rely on sensors which perceive information from their environment and are thus subjeet to uneertainty. Besides possible technical limitations, the prediction of future movements of all involved participants contributes to this inherent uncertainty. As a eonsequenee, systems subject to uncertainties will not work perfectly in the sense of reliability. False-positive activations, e.g., due to misinterpretation of information or technical limitations, will occur with consequences on acceptance and controllability of the system. With an increasing number of false-positive activations, acceptance by the driver will decrease. In case of severe interventions in traffic, such as high velocity reductions and sharp decelerations, false-positive activations become a matter of controllability for the driver and the surrounding traffic and can ultimately have a negative impact on safety. 

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