A Dynamic Stiffness-Transfer Matrix Method for Forced Response Analysis of One-Dimensional Structures

in Journal of Modal Analysis (1994), (Avril),

Effect of aspartate and glutamate on the oxoglutarate carrier investigated in rat heart mitochondria and inverted submitochondrial vesicles.

in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Bioenergetics (1994), 1185

Interaction of glutamate and aspartate with the oxoglutarate carrier was investigated in rat heart mitochondria or inverted submitochondrial particles. With mitochondria, glutamate and aspartate had no ... [more ▼]

Interaction of glutamate and aspartate with the oxoglutarate carrier was investigated in rat heart mitochondria or inverted submitochondrial particles. With mitochondria, glutamate and aspartate had no effect on the initial rate of oxoglutarate or malate uptake. With inverted submitochondrial vesicles, binding experiments indicated that aspartate bound to the oxoglutarate carrier on its matricial face and increased the affinity of the substrate binding site for malate but did not change the affinity for oxoglutarate. Glutamate had no effect on both substrate bindings. The dissociation constants of the binary substrate-carrier complexes on the matricial side were determined (1.28 +/- 0.15 mM for oxoglutarate and 2.22 +/- 0.26 mM for malate). These values, compared with those obtained previously on the cytosolic side of intact mitochondria, confirmed the asymmetry of the carrier in the native membrane (higher affinities on the cytosolic face). It is concluded that (1) aspartate and glutamate are not cytosolic effectors of the oxoglutarate carrier, (2) matricial aspartate is a positive effector of the binding of malate on the matricial side of the oxoglutarate carrier, and (3) such a characteristic may play a role in the regulation of the oxoglutarate carrier. Thus, it may be emphasized that (1) this observation is the first clear evidence of a well-defined 'sophisticated regulation' (allosteric) of a mitochondrial metabolite carrier, and (2) this regulation of the oxoglutarate carrier may have important consequences on the efficiency of reducing equivalent import in the matrix space by the malate-aspartate shuttle. [less ▲]

2,7-dihydroapogeissoschizine from root bark of strychnos Gossweileri

in Phytochemistry (1994), 35(2), 533-536

L'Aphrodite grecque : Contribution à l’étude de ses cultes et de sa personnalité dans le panthéon archaïque et classique

Book published by CIERGA (1994)

Survey of the Greek cults of the goddess Aphrodite and analysis of her place within the Greek pantheon.

Apports et limites de trois approches courantes des associations

in Coopératives et Développement (1994), 26(1), 81-101

Hooliganisme et extrémisme

in Observatoire : Revue d'Action Sociale & Médico-Sociale (1994), 1

Les dimensions de racisme et d'extrémisme politique sont liés aux problèmes de sécurité et de violence posés par les supporters de football.

Belgian-Spanish Proposal for a Time Extended LOTOS

Report (1994)

The Tick-Tock Case Study for the Assessment of Timed FDT's

in The OSI95 Transport Service with Multimedia Support (1994)

The initial purpose of this paper was to design a case study to assess LOTOS-T [MFV93] which is a temporal extension of LOTOS developed within the ESPRIT II OSI95 project. However, we think that it can be ... [more ▼]

The initial purpose of this paper was to design a case study to assess LOTOS-T [MFV93] which is a temporal extension of LOTOS developed within the ESPRIT II OSI95 project. However, we think that it can be useful for any proposed timed FDT. It consists of a protocol composed of two entities and an underlying service provider, whose behaviour is mainly based on various timing constraints such as time-out, isochronism, rate-control,... The selection of the mechanisms was guided by the two following characteristics: Realism: the selected mechanisms have been inspired by similar and existing protocol mechanisms or service facilities, even if we have tried to (over)simplify them in order to focus the case study on the timing constraints. Temporal modelling facilities: this means that the specificity and the variety of the timing constraints are intended to assess whether timed FDTs have enough power and flexibility to tackle a maximum number of aspects of timed behaviours. Of course, we do not pretend to have explored all possible timed behaviours which may exist in protocols. We have simply tried to cover a broad spectrum of them. [less ▲]

The Qos Enhancements in OSI95

in The OSI95 Transport Service with Multimedia Support (1994)

The new communication environment has brought new requirements on the qualities of service for which the present "best effort" semantics is inadequate. The response to this evolution goes through the ... [more ▼]

The new communication environment has brought new requirements on the qualities of service for which the present "best effort" semantics is inadequate. The response to this evolution goes through the definition of a new model of QoS for the lower layers. In the Òbest effortÓ model, when a service provider accepts a transmission with a given QoS, it does not commit itself to any duty about the way it will take account of this QoS. The "guaranteed" QoS requires resources reservation mechanisms which are not always available. We present in this paper a new semantics for the QoS. It allows a service user to express more accurately its requirements, and although it does not include yet a concept of guarantee of the result, the fact is that it assures the users that the provider will monitor the selected parameters and return some defined feedback about the way it succeeds in meeting their requirements. New negotiation rules have also been specified, which are consistent with the new semantics. An example illustrates the practical use of the notions we have introduced which are at the origin of the OSI95 transport service. [less ▲]

On the Provision of a Fast Connect Facility in a Connection-Mode Transport Service

in The OSI95 Transport Service with Multimedia Support (1994)

A "fast connect" facility in a connection-mode service allows the calling service user to send service data units without waiting for the rount trip delay associated with the successful establishment of ... [more ▼]

A "fast connect" facility in a connection-mode service allows the calling service user to send service data units without waiting for the rount trip delay associated with the successful establishment of the connection. In this paper we investigate how such a fast connect facility can be added to a connection-mode transport service. Starting from the eXpress Transfer Protocol (XTP) which is at the origin of the concepr, we analyse the High Speed Transport Service (HSTS) and study how it can be improved by the introduction of a listening interaction at the called side. After having criticized these two transport facilities, we finally propose three possible models of the fast connect facility. The first one is the 4-primitive connection establishment from the Broadbant Transport Service (BTS) and the last ones are two 3-primitive connection establishment. [less ▲]