Topographical characteristics

An important block of the MBWB is the methods of determination of various parameters of the water cycle. Such methods are based on the use of surface, satellite, and airborne measurements. The MBWB used as a global model makes it easier to understand the role of the oceans and land in the hydrological cycle, to identify the main factors that control it, as well as to trace the dynamics of its interaction with plants, soil, and topographic characteristics of the Earth surface. It is based on the interaction between the elements of the water cycle, and takes natural and anthropogenic factors into account by means of information interfaces with other units of the global model (Krapivin and Kondratyev, 2002). 

The structure of this chapter is as follows. In Section II, after the concept of potential-energy surface and the coordinate systems in which the potential can be represented have been introduced, we describe the most important topographical characteristics of the molecular potential function. The general aspects, which refer to the calculation of the potential energy by ab initio methods, are analyzed in Section III. The need to develop efficient methods for the calculation of the potential function and the corresponding gradient in... 

The moraines near the cave are well-preserved and contain a great deal of rock derived from the Precambrian granite, gneiss, and schist. Based on topographic characteristics, it is likely that the glacial materials along the eastern edge of Tellurium Park are Ivanhoe deposits. 

Topography of a substrate is as important as chemical composition in controlling cell responses and functions [69]. Structural properties of the substrate at molecular, nanometer, and micrometer scales control and influence cell adhesion, spreading, migration, growth, differentiation, and a variety of functions, in a cell-type specific manner [24], With nano and microfabrication techniques, we are now able to mimic in vivo structures, create new topographic characteristics at the cellular and subcellular level, and guide cells to behave in the way we prefer. 

For a photovoltaic system, daily insolation tables are available quite readily on the web or in various publications. For wind power there are wind tables, but exact topographical characteristics are critical to performance and general wind statistics will not usually suffice, so a site test is really necessary. 

Structural and Topographical Characteristics of Protein-LMWE Mixed... 

The first step in the route selection is to define a suitable corridor which connects the inlet and outlet sections. The choice of this corridor, its location and width, is based on engineering judgment. To discretize the problem the topographical characteristics of the corridor are defined over a two-dimensional grid as shown in Fig. 14. The grid is divided into sections (i = 1,... 

Table 1. Topographic characteristics of large-scale landslide triggered by Wenchuan Earthquake.

However, such a plot may in certain practical cases be too complicated or time-consuming for a simple comparison of specific, topographical characteristics of a surface. In such cases, standardised roughness values may therefore be preferred. 

Kaiser JP, Reinmann A, Bruinink A. The effect of topographic characteristics on cell migration velocity. Biomaterials 2006 27 5230 1. 

The above topographical characteristics of the potential energy surfaces not only explain why the quenching of the state of OH is so efficient but also they... 

The chemical and topographical characteristics of surfaces have profoimd effects on cellular, tissue, and host responses to synthetic materials [11, 31]. Consequently, surface modifications of chemistry and roughness have been introduced to improve performance in virtually all materials used in biotechnological [e.g., tissue culture and enzyme-linked immimosorbent assay (ELISA) plates, gene and protein array chips, bioseparation and bioprocess matrices] and biomedical (e.g., vascular grafts, orthopedic and dental implants, biosensors, catheters) appUcations. This review focuses on interfaces controlling cell-biomaterial adhesive interactions via manipulations of material surface chemistry to modulate protein adsorption and activity. 

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