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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"CASK"”.
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Mechanism of CASK-linked ophthalmological disorders
… serine protein kinase (CASK) is a membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family protein, which is encoded by a gene of identical name present on the X chromosome. CASK may participate in presynaptic scaffolding, gene expression regulation, and cell junction …
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Conceptual Design of a Nuclear Microreactor Transportation Cask
… commercial reactor in the US. A standard Type B cask may be adapted to transport a fueled microreactor core, passing the normal condition tests and hypothetical accident condition tests, demonstrated using a sample microreactor core design with heat pipes. An adequate shutdown reactivity margin …
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Data assimilation for verification of dry storage cask content
Dry cask storage is a method for the interim storage of spent fuel assemblies. These assemblies contain fissile isotopes of uranium and plutonium which can present a proliferation concern, and consequently there is a need for methods which can verify dry cask content. The loading (or partial …
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Risk of misloading spent nuclear fuel cask for light water reactors
The student, Ibrahim Jarrah, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-12-13 at 16:30.
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The Role of CASK in Central Nervous System Function and Disorder
… hypoplastic in the majority of cases of CASK gene mutation in humans. CASK is an enigmatic multi-domain scaffolding protein which plays a vital role in organizing protein complexes at the pre-synapse through interactions with both active zone proteins and trans-synaptic adhesion molecules …
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Seismic Analysis and Isolation Strategies for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Cask Systems
… seismic safety of spent nuclear fuel dry storage casks (DSCs) and their internal fuel components. It underscores the critical need for robust containment of radioactive materials over extended operational periods to prevent damage and mitigate any potential releases. Based on a comprehensive …
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Cell-specific roles for CASK in the pathology of Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
… ONH in a cohort of patients with mutations in CASK, an X-linked gene with established roles in neural development and synaptic function. I have demonstrated that heterozygous deletion of CASK in mice (Cask+/-) recapitulates many of the phenotypes observed in patients with CASK mutations, …
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Gauging a State: Excise Taxation, Practical Mathematics, and Cask Measuring in Seventeenth Century England
This thesis investigates the mathematical developments and the continued use of gauging instruments designed to calculate the contents of wooden barrels for the purposes of collecting excise revenue for the English state. This research situates the work of mathematical practitioners alongside the …
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Thermal Behavior of the TN-32B Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask under Storage and Vacuum Drying Conditions
… to predict the temperatures in a spent fuel cask under storage and vacuum drying conditions. In particular, the TN-32 spent nuclear fuel cask was modeled because it is one of the few demonstration casks with publicly available experimental data to validate computational models for storage and …
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Crash Analysis of Degraded Concrete Containment Structures
Dry storage casks are composite structures made of an inner steel liner and a concrete outerpack that houses the basket of the spent nuclear fuel bundle. The concrete of dry cask structures will degrade due to the natural aging and the environmental effect shrinkage, creep, heat transfer, moisture …
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The effects of oak cask previous use, origin and filling strength in the maturation of Scotch Whisky
While the use of oakwood casks in the maturation of Scotch Whisky is a legal requirement for the definition and production of Scotch Whisky, these casks play a crucial role in the final organoleptic properties of the matured spirit. During the ageing process in maturation warehouses, maturing …
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Allocation of spent nuclear fuel transport casks
… transportation model of the spent fuel cask scheduling problem is formulated with the objective of determining the minimum number of casks required to meet a fixed transport schedule. An iterative search procedure is employed to determine schedules which minimize cask idle time for each …
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Experimental Investigation into the Long-Term Seismic Performance of Dry Storage Casks
… the long-term seismic performance of Dry Storage Casks (DSCs). Four scaled specimens were designed to cover a wide range of commercially available DSCs with emphasis on aspect ratios, the radius over the height of the center of mass (r/hc.g.). The aspect ratios were: 0.39, 0.43, 0.56, and 0.62. …
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Geometrically-Accurate and Homogenized Fuel Region Models to Predict Cladding Temperatures within a Truck Cask under Normal and Fire Accident Conditions
… of spent nuclear fuel cladding within transport casks must be determined for both normal conditions of transport and hypothetical fire accident conditions to assure that it does not exceed certain limit conditions. In the current work a two-dimensional finite-element thermal model of a …
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Molecular Interactions During Fertilization: Sperm -Egg Binding and Regulation of the Acrosome Reaction
… to the XY body and the sperm acrosomal region. CASK is an adaptor protein that has been implicated in coupling neuronal cell adhesion to exocytosis, and might also be an important link between zona binding and membrane fusion during the acrosome reaction. CASK is expressed in testis; however, …
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Modeling the Dynamic Response of Vertical Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Casks under Three-Dimensional Earthquake Wave Fields
… repository. In this context, Dry Storage Casks (DSCs) have been widely adopted as an interim storage solution, alluring several advantages, including minimal decommissioning cost, expedited transportation, and modular expansion capabilities. The proposed extension of operational lifespans …
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Physics and engineering aspects of South Africa's proposed dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel
… will make use of HI-STAR 100 multi-purpose casks to store spent nuclear fuel until the country decides on final disposal solution. There are many aspects that are critical to safe, efficient and cost-effective long term storage of spent nuclear fuel. Some of the physics and engineering …
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Evaluation of nuclear spent fuel dry storage casks and storage facility designs
… aged SNF assemblies are stored in dry storage casks in a facility located on the KNPS site. This minor research dissertation aims at evaluating various dry storage cask found in open literature. The dissertation provides an overview of cask types, heat transfer, radiation shielding and storage …
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Development of a switchable radioisotope generator
… allow for defect detection within canister and cask materials. PGNAA was simulated in MCNP with SNM and harmful chemicals using secondary neutrons from the SRG as another application study. The SRG was then proven to detect microstructure defects in cask and canister materials and positively …
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Influencia de los tipos de Envinado de las Botas de Roble en las características organolépticas de los Brandies de Jerez
… botas de roble para la elaboración de las Sherry Casks®, donde los tiempos de envinado mínimos se han estipulado de forma empírica. Por ello, el objetivo de la presente Tesis Doctoral ha sido estudiar la influencia de distintas variables (tiempo de envinado, tipo de vino, tipo de madera de la …
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