Acquisition Of Properties Research Articles

Dielectric Detection of Single Nanoparticles Using a Microwave Resonator Integrated with a Nanopore.

The characterization of individual nanoparticles in a liquid constitutes a critical challenge for the environmental, material, and biological sciences. To detect nanoparticles, electronic approaches are especially desirable owing to their compactness and lower costs. While electronic detection in the form of resistive-pulse sensing has enabled the acquisition of geometric properties of various analytes, impedimetric measurements to obtain dielectric signatures of nanoparticles have scarcely been reported. To explore this orthogonal sensing modality, we developed an impedimetric sensor based on a microwave resonator with a nanoscale sensing gap surrounding a nanopore built on a 220 nm silicon nitride membrane. The microwave resonator has a coplanar waveguide configuration with a resonance frequency of approximately 6.6 GHz. The approach of single nanoparticles near the sensing region and their translocation through the nanopores induced sudden changes in the impedance of the structure. The impedance changes, in turn, were picked up by the phase response of the microwave resonator. We worked with 100 and 50 nm polystyrene nanoparticles to observe single-particle events. Our current implementation was limited by the nonuniform electric field at the sensing region. This work provides a complementary sensing modality for nanoparticle characterization, where the dielectric response, rather than ionic current, determines the signal.

Cancer Cell Biomechanical Properties Accompany Tspan8-Dependent Cutaneous Melanoma Invasion.

The intrinsic biomechanical properties of cancer cells remain poorly understood. To decipher whether cell stiffness modulation could increase melanoma cells' invasive capacity, we performed both in vitro and in vivo experiments exploring cell stiffness by atomic force microscopy (AFM). We correlated stiffness properties with cell morphology adaptation and the molecular mechanisms underlying epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT)-like phenotype switching. We found that melanoma cell stiffness reduction was systematically associated with the acquisition of invasive properties in cutaneous melanoma cell lines, human skin reconstructs, and Medaka fish developing spontaneous MAP-kinase-induced melanomas. We observed a systematic correlation of stiffness modulation with cell morphological changes towards mesenchymal characteristic gains. We accordingly found that inducing melanoma EMT switching by overexpressing the ZEB1 transcription factor, a major regulator of melanoma cell plasticity, was sufficient to decrease cell stiffness and transcriptionally induce tetraspanin-8-mediated dermal invasion. Moreover, ZEB1 expression correlated with Tspan8 expression in patient melanoma lesions. Our data suggest that intrinsic cell stiffness could be a highly relevant marker for human cutaneous melanoma development.

Accession, Property Acquisition, and Libertarianism

In the present paper we argue that besides four traditional methods of property acquisition – that is, homesteading, production, voluntary transfer and rectification of injustice – libertarianism also recognizes a fifth method, namely the method of accession. We contend that not only have some libertarian scholars implicitly embraced the accession principle, but also that if libertarianism wants to distribute exclusive ownership to indivisible things produced from inputs supplied by two or more parties without running into conflict with its own principles of justice, it has to recognize accession as the fifth mode of appropriation. As the main thesis of the paper goes against the received view concerning the very core of libertarianism, that is, its methods of property acquisition, the text indicates some new developments within the libertarian theory of justice.

Management of Employees’ Cooperative of the State Universities and Colleges in Region

The study assessed the management of employees’ cooperative of the state universities and colleges in Region 1. Specifically, it was directed to determine the 1.) the level of the management of employees cooperatives in SUC’s of Region 1 along the a.) cooperative governance and management in terms of organization and registration, membership, administration, responsibilities, rights and privileges, capital property and funds, allocation and distribution of net surplus and b.) cooperative operations in terms of voluntary and open membership, democratic member control, member economic participation, autonomy and independence, education, training and information, cooperation among Cooperatives; and concern for the community, 2. level of outputs of the employees' cooperatives of SUC’s in Region I along a.) for the cooperative in terms of generation of more productive services, increases of volume of business operations, improvement of facilities and assets and better employee benefits and b.) for the members in terms of increase in income, patronage refund and interest on share capital, 3. level of impact of the level of effectiveness of employees cooperatives of SUC’s in Region I along a.) for the cooperative in terms of internal and external factors and b) for the members in terms of improved quality of life, increase in household income, average increase in savings deposit, acquisition of properties and assets and improvement/renovation of house.

The power of Internet: from the perspective of women’s bargaining power

In the exploration of factors influencing women’s empowerment, prior research has offered limited insights into the impact of technology, specifically the Internet. This study pioneers the incorporation of the Internet into the framework of women’s empowerment, investigating its causal effect on women’s bargaining power within households. Bargaining power is defined here as women’s capacity to shape crucial decisions pertaining to significant family matters such as investments and property acquisitions. Utilizing data from the Third National Survey on Chinese Women’s Social Status and the 2014 China Family Panel Studies, this paper reveals that Internet usage significantly enhances women’s bargaining power. Notably, this positive effect persists even after addressing endogeneity concerns through instrumental variable methodology. The study further uncovers that the empowering influence of Internet use is particularly pronounced in rural areas. Gender beliefs, employment status, and income level emerge as pivotal mediating factors through which Internet usage influences women’s bargaining power. The findings highlight the crucial role of digital technology in women’s empowerment, underscoring the importance of policies aimed at expanding women’s Internet access to enhance their bargaining power within households.

Covert investigative (research) actions in the investigation of property theft in the field of implementation of state social programs

The article notes that the acquisition of property by abuse of official position in the sphere of implementation of state social programs is a hidden crime committed by organized groups of persons. Concealment of the specified crimes is carried out by drawing up documents that are outwardly legal and provided for by regulatory legal acts for the activities of the relevant state trust funds of certain types. Covert investigative (research) actions are used to expose organized groups of criminals who embezzle funds from state trust funds. They are a special tool in the matter of gathering evidence, which can be used by investigative bodies only in certain normatively defined cases. The article analyzes these conditions, in particular, points out such a qualifying circumstance of embezzlement of funds from state trust funds as the use of martial law conditions. This circumstance determines the classification of the crime, regardless of the amount of stolen funds, into the category of serious crimes, which provides grounds for conducting any secret investigative (search) actions.
 Attention is drawn to the fact that covert investigative (search) actions differ from overt investigative (search) actions in that they are aimed at identifying the behavior of certain officials related to an already committed crime (or ongoing crime). Identification and recording of the actions (behavior) of these persons takes place secretly and already during the pre-trial investigation. This provides an opportunity to obtain direct and indirect evidence of their involvement in these crimes. It is emphasized that the conduct of covert investigative (search) actions is possible only in compliance with the prescriptions defined in the norms of the criminal procedural legislation. The article defines the specific features of conducting individual secret investigative (search) actions during the pre-trial investigation of property acquisition by abuse of official position in the field of implementation of state social programs. The thesis is substantiated that the specific nature of the tactical tasks of the investigation is the factor that determines such features.
 It is concluded that undercover investigative (detective) actions are a necessary tool for obtaining evidence, which plays a significant role in exposing organized groups of criminals in the investigation of theft of property in the sphere of implementation of state social programs.

Plato, Aristotle, and Locke on the accumulation of wealth and natural law

The possibility of a growing accumulation of wealth, what we now refer to as economic growth, was something already considered by Plato, Aristotle and Locke, under the concept of chrematistics. In this paper we show how the economic thinking of these authors cannot be fully understood without considering the intimate relationship they establish between politics and property accumulation. In addition to continuities and ruptures in the arguments, there can be seen a growing understanding of the phenomenon of economic growth in such a way that, when we arrive at Locke, an evident paradigm shift can be appreciated. This change is rooted in the contributions of scholastic thinking for which the acquisition of property through human labour or industry enjoys legitimacy according to natural law.

Investigating acquisition of magnetic properties and biocompatibility of Gadolinium substituted Strontium phosphosilicate for magnetic imaging in orthopaedics

The ability to acquire in situ magnetic resonance properties in biological apatites to facilitate real time MRI was investigated by substituting a series of hierarchically increasing Gadolinium over Strontium in the study. Samples were synthesized using an aqueous sol–gel pathway to ensure maximum reactivity and favour Silica-based species. Structural features were investigated using diffraction and IR spectra followed by VSM to calculate magnetization as a function of the field revealing the paramagnetic behaviour of the samples when doped. Morphological features visualized through FE-SEM showed sustained structural integrity of parent material characteristic of the P63/M space group and the EDAX spectra confirmed the hypothesised substitution when sintered as well. When immersed with SBF a loss of secondary phases and formation of amorphous calcium phosphate flakes were confirmed by diffraction and morphological studies. Biocompatibility was evaluated against first contact cells i.e. RBC via haemolytic study and L929 cells wherein Alamar assay show the samples least toxic at 25 μg/ml beyond which cell viability decreases providing enough evidence of applicability of Strontium phosphosilicate as a bioactive ceramic.

Abstract C114: Engrailed-1 promotes pancreatic cancer metastasis

Abstract Engrailed-1 (EN1) is a critical homeodomain transcription factor (TF) required for neuronal survival, and EN1 expression has been shown to promote aggressive forms of triple negative breast cancer. Here, we report that EN1 is aberrantly expressed in a subset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) patients with poor outcomes. EN1 predominantly repressed its target genes through direct binding to gene enhancers and promoters, implicating a role in the acquisition of mesenchymal cell properties. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that EN1 promoted PDA transformation and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Our findings nominate the targeting of EN1 and downstream pathways in aggressive PDA. Citation Format: Jihao Xu, Jae-Seok Roe, EunJung Lee, Claudia Tonelli, Tim Somervile, Melissa Yao, Joseph Milazzo, Herve Tiriac, Anna Kolarzyk, Esak Lee, Jeam Grem, Audrey Lazenby, James Grunkemeyer, Michael Hollingsworth, Paul Grandgenett, Alexander Borowsky, Youngkyu Park, Christopher Vakoc, David Tuveson, Chang-il Hwang. Engrailed-1 promotes pancreatic cancer metastasis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research: Pancreatic Cancer; 2023 Sep 27-30; Boston, Massachusetts. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(2 Suppl):Abstract nr C114.

A novel linear temperature thermistor in the xAl2O3-(1-x)CdSnO3 system

Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) thermistors, known for their high sensitivity and fast response, find wide applications in national economy, military, aerospace and various other fields. The study of NTC thermistors with linear temperature-resistance is of great significance in streamlining circuit designs and developing high-performance electronic ceramics. This study focuses on the synthesis of a linear thermistor material in xAl2O3-(1-x)CdSnO3 system by a solid-phase reaction method. Through the introduction of th high-resistance Al2O3 phase, a three-dimensional conductive network is established with Al2O3 and CdSnO3, resulting in the acquisition of linear electrical properties. These properties have exhibited excellent linear NTC variation within the temperature range of 308 K–458 K. Notably, at x = 0.2, the thermistor shows the highest linearity (R2 = 0.9984). Additionally, the complex impedance spectral analysis has helped build resistive and capacitive conductivity models revealing the linearization mechanisms.

Study of shape memory mechanism and performance of shape memory polyurethane prepared based on tetrahydrofuran

A series of shape memory polyurethane (SMPU) substrates were fabricated utilizing polyether polyol (PPG) with varying molecular weights, 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), and4,4′-methylene-bis-(2-chloroaniline) (MOCA) as primary raw materials. Tetrahydrofuran (THF) served as the solvent. The investigation focused on the effects of different soft segment molecular weights and additional THF content on the properties of SMPU. The study aimed to explore the impact of varying soft segment molecular weights and THF additions on the shape memory properties of polyurethane, as well as the mechanism behind THF's influence. The findings demonstrated that the introduction of THF significantly enhanced the phase separation degree and ordered hydrogen bonding of polyurethane, leading to the acquisition of shape memory properties. Compared to specimens without THF addition, when PPG had a molecular weight of 500, hydrogen bonding increased by 50 %. Furthermore, at THF addition of 9 mL, the specimen exhibited the highest shape recovery degree, with a phase separation temperature of 28.21 °C, a degree of carbonyl-ordered hydrogen bonding of 49.08 %, a bending strength of 43.81 MPa, and an impact toughness of 38.19 KJ/m2. The shape memory performance of the specimens was evaluated at various temperatures, revealing that the models both achieved 100 % shape fixation at different temperatures. Additionally, the degree and rate of retraction increase with the increase in temperature. The shape memory performance of the prepared specimens was shown to be good by the DMA shape memory cycling test.

The Catholic Church and investor capitalism in late-nineteenth century Ireland

ABSTRACT The Catholic Church embarked upon an ambitious project of property development in the nineteenth century that transformed the Irish built environment and landscape. People responded energetically to fundraising drives for churches, convents, monasteries and welfare-focused institutions. The acquisition of significant property and substantial capital by the Irish Catholic Church was a major source of its power, which continued into independent Ireland. Much of this wealth came to the Catholic Church through bequests, donations, and returns on investment, which were managed by the relevant dioceses and orders. This article focuses on the episcopacy of Archbishop William Walsh of Dublin during the 1880s and 1890s to understand the way in which the management of the archdiocese of Dublin’s financial resources shaped the social, economic, and political development of Ireland’s capital city. By focusing on the management of one of the most significant bequests under Walsh’s supervision – the Egan Bequest – a complex story of religion, investment and infrastructure building is revealed. This activity helped produce a model of investor capitalism that shaped Dublin in ways that remain contested to this day.

О некоторых вопросах квалификации уголовных правонарушений, связанных с легализацией (отмыванием) преступных доходов

The article raises the issues of qualification of actions of persons using criminal proceeds and making attempts to legalize (launder) them. The purpose of the article is to identify mechanisms and techniques of qualification of criminal offences related to legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds, which include the main directions of criminal law nature, linking together the main idea of determining the main channels of legalization of criminally obtained property. At the same time, we should also take into account the scientific significance of the article, which consists in the empirical positioning of an in-depth understanding of financial crimes related to the acquisition of illegal property through legal channels, where also has a practical significance, closely related to the scientific significance, which consists in the development of specialized measures to qualify the range of offenses and crimes related to money laundering and other similar. As a methodological basis of the research it is supposed to consider purely legal techniques of analysis consisting of synthesis, deduction, induction and abstraction, as well as external-descriptive and internal-descriptive, including correlational studies of stable cohorts with high validity, achieved with a sample of 1000 units or more. The main results of the article are based on an overview conclusion regarding the implementation procedures of the mechanisms of Western countries in terms of introducing norms on the identification of ways to combat illegal legalization of property. The value of the study is exceptional due to its relevance in the transitional regimes of the new state. The practical significance of the results of the work implies the construction of specialized mechanisms, for which the act of implementation for law enforcement agencies is assumed.

Self-formation of compositionally complex surface oxides on high entropy alloys observed by accelerated atom probe tomography: a route to sustainable catalysts.

Sustainable catalysts rely on abundant elements which are prone to oxidation. A route to non-noble electrocatalysts is opened by directing the formation of unavoidable surface oxides towards creating a few atomic layers of an active and stable electrocatalyst, which is in direct contact with its metallic, conducting support. This is enabled by combining possibilities of compositionally complex solid solutions with accelerated atomic-scale surface characterization. Surface composition changes from the as-synthesized state to states after exposure to the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are investigated using a Cantor-alloy-catalyst-coated tip array for atom probe tomography (APT): The film on top of the tip forms a nanoreactor which enables acquisition of intrinsic properties. The as-deposited film has an around 3 nm thick native oxide; short and prolonged OER exposures result in an oxygen-influenced surface layer with lower oxidation depth and altered metal composition. This shows that as-synthesized complex compositions can be used to obtain active and stable surface oxides under electrochemical load, while their surface evolution is observed by accelerated APT.

Development and Calibration of Water Apparent Optical Property Acquisition System

Development and Calibration of Water Apparent Optical Property Acquisition System

Integration of Uniform Civil Code and Personal Law Disputes

ABSTRACT In terms of national religion, India does not adhere to any since it is a secular nation and state. The primary focus of this article is the legal framework surrounding the idea of a uniform civil code. In the first section, "Introduction to the Uniform Civil Code," the term is defined and the history of the law is explained. Regardless of a person's religion, caste, language, or tribe, all Indian citizens shall be subject to the same secular civil laws. All of India's secular civil laws, including those pertaining to contracts, property transfers, and criminal law, are based on a common code. It will also regulate the acquisition and administration of property, as well as the personal laws pertaining to adoption and maintenance, marriage, divorce, and inheritance. Article 44 of the Directive Principle of State Policy (DPSP) in Part IV of the Constitution mandates that the state create a Uniform Civil Code. Regardless of the fact that these principles are not legally binding, they are essential for running the country. One is the requirement that states create a uniform civil code as stated in Article 44 of the constitution. As we move further with the paper's methodology, we'll talk about how the Uniform Civil Code's execution relates to secularism and how the code itself came to be.The country might fall apart, and with it, the peace and harmony that has long existed among its citizens. It goes on to talk about constitutional protections and the Uniform Civil Code. The paper also discusses the Indian judiciary's stance on the Uniform Civil Code and its judgements.

Семантика терминов имущества в бурятском языке (на примере эд бараа)

Introduction. The article is devoted to the establishment of differential semantic features of the Buryat term ed baraa, presented in the monuments of Old Mongolian writing of the 18th–19th centuries, reflecting the usual legal practice of the Buryats in relation to the totality of things owned by a person. The relevance of the study is due to the interest in the specifics of understanding property relations and the formation of property terms in the Buryat language of that time. Materials and methods. The research material was written sources from the collection “Customary Law of the Khorin Buryats. Monuments of Old Mongolian Writing”, which presents the legislative acts of the Khorin Buryats. The introduction briefly describes the extent to which the problem has been studied and defines the research methodology. Results. Analysis of the texts in which the term under study functions allowed the authors to establish that ed baraa is an invariant term for movable property. Ed baraa serves to designate the totality of household material objects and things in the possession of a person, excluding livestock, in addition, it participates in the implementation of the property rights of the owner in relation to material goods belonging to him. Based on the internal form of the word, ed baraa is a paired word, formed by adding two independent words with a coordinating connection, and having an abstract meaning. The abstractness and collective meaning of the term becomes possible as a result of summing up the meaning of the words and its components, where ed delegates the sign of a relatively large property quantity and represents a characteristic of the components in abstraction from specific signs. Baraa, as a nominee of the nuclear component, carries the attribute ‘small property, household items, belongings’. The internal form of the word contains a key feature of the plurality of goods, which is considered as property. This term implies the semantics that this property can be the subject of purchase and sale; there is an indication of the acquisition of property, since it was a product of labor produced for sale, in order to exchange for other products of labor or money.

Semantic and Syntactic Range of Old English Nominalisations with Aspectual Verbs

This article analyses the complementation of Old English verbs of aspect by means of nominalisations. Three types of derived nominals are distinguised: deverbal nominals that entail a verbal predication but do not take complements of their own; direct nominalisations (with Actor or Undergoer genitive); and oblique nominalisations. The main conclusion of the article is that, to the sources of the English gerund identified by Lass (1992), others should be added, including suffixes (such as -ung, -ness and -t) and affixless derivation from strong and weak verbs. It is also a conclusion of this study that Old English already provides evidence of the acquisition of verbal properties by deverbal nominalisations, such as nominalisations with direct objects and voice distinctions.

Engrailed-1 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis.

Engrailed-1 (EN1) is a critical homeodomain transcription factor (TF) required for neuronal survival, and EN1 expression has been shown to promote aggressive forms of triple negative breast cancer. Here, it is reported that EN1 is aberrantly expressed in a subset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) patients with poor outcomes. EN1 predominantly repressed its target genes through direct binding to gene enhancers and promoters, implicating roles in the activation of MAPK pathways and the acquisition of mesenchymal cell properties. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that EN1 promoted PDA transformation and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. The findings nominate the targeting of EN1 and downstream pathways in aggressive PDA.

The missing link in New Jersey’s Hurricane Sandy recovery: Land use management

Hurricane Sandy devastated New Jersey with record storm surge, coastal erosion and inundation, widespread flooding, and associated property damage. The federal response to this catastrophic storm event was swift, with passage of a supplemental appropriation bill in excess of $60 billion to facilitate response and recovery. In New Jersey, hurricane recovery included a range of positive mitigation actions, including structural elevation of residential and smaller commercial buildings, property acquisitions, restoration of natural resources, enhanced construction standards, and large-scale beach nourishment. However, New Jersey’s recovery plan promoted quick rebuilding without consideration of long-term storm vulnerability concerns, and without fully understanding the cause of damages and appropriate land use management actions that could mitigate future storm and flood damages. There was a conspicuous absence of land use planning and management strategies in the context of future conditions of increasing sea level rise, chronic coastal erosion and increasing risk to people and property. This deficiency represents a significant gap in New Jersey’s Hurricane Sandy recovery and a missed opportunity to address a long-standing vulnerability.