Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Top-gated chemical vapor deposited MoS2 field-effect transistors on Si3N4 substrates

We report the electrical characteristics of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) top-gated field-effect transistors (FETs) on silicon nitride (Si3N4) substrates. We show that Si3N4 substrates offer comparable electrical performance to thermally grown SiO2 substrates for MoS2 FETs, offering an attractive passivating substrate for transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMD) with a smooth surface morphology. Single-crystal MoS2 grains are grown via vapor transport process using solid precursors directly on low pressure CVD Si3N4, eliminating the need for transfer processes which degrade electrical performance. Monolayer top-gated MoS2 FETs with Al2O3 gate dielectric on Si3N4 achieve a room temperature mobility of 24 cm2/V s with Ion/Ioff current ratios exceeding 107. Using HfO2 as a gate dielectric, monolayer top-gated CVD MoS2 FETs on Si3N4 achieve current densities of 55 μA/μm and a transconductance of 6.12 μS/μm at Vtg of −5 V and Vds of 2 V. We observe an increase in mobility a.
Ambient air particle transport into the effluent of a cold atmospheric-pressure argon plasma jet investigated by molecular beam mass spectrometry

Ambient air species, which are transported into the active effluent of an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet result in highly reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS). Especially for the envisaged application field of plasma medicine, these RONS are responsible for strong biological responses. In this work, the effect of ambient air transport into the effluent of an atmospheric-pressure plasma argon jet on the on-axis densities of nitrogen, oxygen and argon was investigated by means of absolutely calibrated molecular beam mass spectrometry (MBMS). According to biomedical experiments a (bottomless) Petri dish was installed in front of the MBMS. In the following, the near flow field is referring to the region close to the nozzle exit and the far flow field is referring to the region beyond that. The absolute on-axis densities were obtained by three different methods, for the near flow field with VUV-absorption technique, for the far flow field with the MBMS and the total flow field was calculated with a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. The results of the ambient air particle densities of all independent methods were compared and showed an excellent agreement. Therefore the transport processes of ambient air species can be measured for the whole effluent of an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet. Additionally, with the validation of the simulation it is possible in future to calculate the ambient species transport for various gas fluxes in the same turbulent flow regime. Comparing the on-axis densities obtained with an ignited and with a non-ignited plasma jet shows that for the investigated parameters, the main influence on the ambient air species transport is due to the increased temperature in the case when the jet is switched on. Moreover, the presence of positive ions (e.g. ) formed due to the interaction of plasma-produced particles and ambient air species, which are transported into the effluent, is shown.
UNJUK KERJA METODE KLASIFIKASI SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE (SVM) DENGAN LEARNING VECTOR QUANTIZATION (LVQ) PADA APLIKASI PENGENALAN WAJAH

Face recognition techniques and classification methods have been proposed, but not many techniques that compare performance between methods. This research wants to analyze the performance of recognition. The method which are studied and compared are support vector machine and learning vector quantization. The result showed that the performance of the method, on the varied training number, LVQ method is better than SVM. In large number of classes, LVQ method is better than SVW. Keywords: classification, face recognition, LVQ, SVM
Development of Mobile IoT Solutions: Approaches, Architectures, and Methodologies

Modern Living, as we know it, has been impacted meaningfully by the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT consists of a network of things that collect data from machines (e.g., mobile devices) and people. Mobile application development is a flourishing tendency, given the increasing popularity of smartphones. Nowadays, users are accessing their desired services on the smartphone by means of dedicated applications as the latter offers a more customized and prompt service. In addition, companies are also looking to persuade users by offering interactive and effective mobile applications. Mobile application developers are using IoT to develop better applications. However, there is no generalized consensus on the selection of best architecture or even the most suitable communications protocols to be used on an IoT application development. Therefore, this article aims at presenting approaches, architectures, and methodologies relevant to the development of mobile IoT solutions.
Influence of the rhizosphere on microbial biomass and recently formed organic matter

We have aimed to quantify the effect of roots on the size of the soil microbial biomass, and their influence on the turnover of soil organic matter and on the extent of the rhizosphere. We sampled a sandy clay loam topsoil from two subplots with different treatment histories. One had a normal arable fertilization record, the other had received only inorganic nitrogen fertilizer but no phosphorus and potassium for 30 years.
Tratamento anaeróbio de águas residuárias do beneficiamento de café por via úmida em reatores UASB em dois estágios

In this work, it was evaluated the efficiency of two stage up flow anaerobic sludge blanquet (UASB) reactors, in bench scale, treating a liquid effluent from the coffee pulping, submitted to hydraulic detention time (HDT) of 4.0; 5.2 and 6.2 days, resulting in organic loading rate (OLR) of 5.8; 3.6 and 3.0 g COD (L d)-1 in the first reactor (R1) and HDT of 2.0; 2.6 and 3.1 days with OLR of 5.8; 0.5 and 0.4 g DQO total (L d)-1 in the second reactor (R2). The medium values of total COD affluent varied from 15,440 to 23,040 mg O2 L-1. The medium values of removal efficiencies of total COD and TSS varied from 66 to 98% and 93 to 97%, respectively, in the system of treatment with the UASB reactors in two stages. The content of methane in the biogas varied from 69 to 89% in the R1 and from 52 to 73% in the R2. The maximum volumetric methane production of 0.708 L CH4 (L reactor d)-1 was obtained with OLR of 3.6 g total COD (L reactor d)-1 and HDT of 6.2 days in the R1. Average pH values ranged from 4.7 to 7.7 and 4.9 to 8.0 in the effluents of R1 and R2, respectively. Total volatile acids concentrations was kept below 100 mg L-1 with HDT of 5.2 and 6.2 days in the R1 and HDT of 2.6 and 3.1 days in the R2. The medium values of total phenols of affluent ranged from 80 to 97 mg L-1 and the average removal efficiencies ranged from 72 to 90% in the UASB reactors in two stages.
Reentrant Nematic Mixtures

Abstract Binary mixtures of some terminal non-polar liquid crystals with the two terminal polar liquid crystals 4-cyano-4′-n-octyloxy-biphenyl (8 CBP) and 4-cyano-benzylidene-4′-n-octyloxyaniline (CBOOA) exhibit reentrant nematic phases. The phase diagram of the system 8 CBP/CBOOA indicates that the pure components show this effect too. X-ray data on layer thickness and transition enthalpies are presented.
Clustering spatial functional data

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Clustering spatial functional data Vincent Vandewalle, Cristian Preda, Sophie Dabo
Estimation of CO2 diffusion coefficient at 0–10 cm depth in undisturbed and tilled soils

Diffusion coefficients (D) of CO2 at 0–10 cm layers in undisturbed and tilled soil conditions were estimated using the Penman (Penman HL. 1940. Gas and vapor movement in soil, 1. The diffusion of vapours through porous solids. J Agric Sci. 30:437–463), Millington–Quirk (Millington RJ, Quirk JP. 1960. Transport in porous media. In: Van Baren FA, editor. Transactions of the 7th International Congress of Soil Science. Vol. 1. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 97–106), Ridgwell et al. (Ridgwell AJ, Marshall SJ, Gregson K. 1999. Consumption of atmospheric methane by soils: A process-based model. Global Biogeochem Cy. 13:59–70), Troeh et al. (Troeh FR, Jabro JD, Kirkham D. 1982. Gaseous diffusion equations for porous materials. Geoderma. 27:239–258) and Moldrup et al. (Moldrup P, Kruse CW, Rolston DE, Yamaguchi T. 1996. Modeling diffusion and reaction in soils: III. Predicting gas diffusivity from the Campbell soil–water retention model. Soil Sci. 161:366–375) models. Soil bulk density and volumetric soil water content (θv) at 0–10 cm were measured on 14 April, 2 June and 12 July 2005 at 0–10 cm depth in no-till (NT) and conventional till (CT) malt barley and undisturbed soil grass–alfalfa (UGA) systems. Air-filled porosity (ε) was calculated from total soil porosity and θv measurements. Both soil air porosity and estimated CO2 diffusivity at the 0–10 cm depth were significantly affected by tillage. Results of CO2 diffusion coefficients in the soil followed trends similar to those for soil ε data. The CT tended to have significantly greater estimated soil CO2 diffusion coefficients than the NT and UGA treatments. The relationship between D/D 0, and air-filled porosity was well described by a power (R 2 = 0.985) function. The model is useful for predicting CO2 gas-diffusion coefficients in undisturbed and tilled soils at various ranges of ε where actual gas D measurements are time-consuming, costly and infeasible.
Order of magnitude enhancement in x-ray yield at low pressure deuterium-krypton admixture operation in miniature plasma focus device

In a 200J fast miniature plasma focus device about 17- and 10-fold increase in x-ray yield in spectral ranges of 0.9–1.6keV and 3.2–7.7keV, respectively, have been obtained with deuterium-krypton (D2–Kr) admixture at operating pressures of ⩽0.4mbar. In the pressure range of >0.4–1.4mbar, about twofold magnification in average x-ray yield along with broadening of optimum pressure range in both spectral ranges were obtained for D2–Kr admixtures. An order of magnitude enhancement in x-ray yields at low pressures for admixture operation will help in achieving high performance device efficiency for lithography and micromachining applications.
DISSOLUTION OF FIBERS INHALED BY RATS

AbstractThis article provides an analysis and an interpretation of the results of an inhalation study of the durability of several man-made vitreous fiber (MMVF) insulation wool samples in rats. The study was sponsored by the Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association and was conducted by the Research and Consulting Company in Geneva with fiber size measurements made by Schuller Mountain Technical Center in Denver, CO. In this study, rats were exposed for 5 days to 4 types of airborne, respirable-sized MMVF and to crocidolite asbestos fibers. The MMVF included two compositions of glass wool, and one each of rock and slag wool. After exposure, animals were sacrificed at intervals up to 18 mo, and the number, length, and diameter of a representative sample of fibers in their lungs were measured. These data show that the long fibers (>20 μm) are eliminated from the rats' lungs at a rate that is predicted from the dissolution rate measured in vitro for these fiber compositions. In particular, the long MMVF .
Ocena stopnje telesne dejavnosti pri bolnikih z rakom debelega črevesa in danke : diplomsko delo

INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer is a disease, characterized by high incidence rate and mortality. The most important etiological factors for the development of colorectal cancer are lifestyle related factors (e.g. nutritional habits and alcohol consumption) and genetic predispositions. Previous studies have shown the protective effects of regular physical activity that are more prominent in colon cancer than in rectal cancer. AIM: The aim of diploma thesis was to assess the level of physical activity in patients with colorectal cancer and establish whether Slovenian patients reach optimal level of physical activity that causes modifications of variable risk factors for the development of cancer. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Research took place at the Institute of Oncology in Ljubljana. It included 21 subjects (13 male in 8 female), aged 52 to 79 years. Participants were patients with rectal cancer included into the BISER study (preoperative radiochemotherapy with IMRT – integrated simultaneous boost in rectal cancer) that has been approved by the Slovenian National Medical Ethics Committee (No. 41/12/13). Physical activity of subjects in representative seven days prior to the diagnosis of rectal cancer was assessed by research instrument long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). RESULTS: Results have shown that majority of patients with colorectal cancer (71,4 %) reaches the level of physical activity that has protective effect. Among them there are 7 (53, 8 %) male subjects and 8 (100 %) female subjects. Although the overal activity level was
Effects of excluded volume and bond length on the dynamics of dense bead-spring polymer melts

We consider the effects of the ratio of average bond length, l0, to excluded volume bead diameter, d0, on the dynamics of dense liquids of freely jointed bead-spring polymer chains. Monodisperse (N=50) systems for which 0.73 1, which in turn increases the volume density and optimizes packing. Friction coefficients depend on local density (i.e., density of nearest neighbors around any monomer) in a manner akin to the empirical relationship between diffusivity and total number density in simple Lennard-Jones fluids [Levesque and Verlet, Phys. Rev. A 2, 2514 (1970)]. This work demonstrates the degree of interplay between structure and dynamics in macromolecular liquids.
Inovação tecnológica e produção no setor químico

Innovation is the main tool for competitiveness and growth in the chemical sector and the main factors for innovation activities in industry as well as the innovation dynamics are discussed in this paper. Success indicators of innovation in Oxiteno are the following: 54% of the current production derives from RD&E projects, 11% of the gross margin in the internal market is due to new products, the company is a technology licensor, holding 17 patents and keeping a strong participation in the production and service sales in the high technology catalysts area, beyond its core petrochemicals and surfactants area.
Synthesis of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Based Drug Carrier Hydrogel Using Ionizing Radiation for Possible Use as Site Specific Delivery System

A unique natural polymer based colon specific drug carrier was prepared from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and acrylic acid (AAc) in aqueous solution employing γ‐radiation induced copolymerization and crosslinking. The effect of preparation conditions such as the natural polymer content and irradiation dose on gelation process was investigated. The swelling behavior of the prepared hydrogels was characterized by investigating the time and pH dependent swelling of the (CMC/AAc) hydrogels of different CMC content. The effects of the hydrogel composition and pH of the swelling medium on the swelling indices were estimated. The results show that the increment in the CMC content in the feed solution enhances the gelation process. The results also show the dependence of the swelling indices on both hydrogel composition and pH value of the swelling medium. To evaluate the ability of the prepared hydrogel to be used as a colon‐specific drug carrier, the release profile of theophylline was studied as a function of time at pH 1 and pH 7.
Mechanical Behavior of Alumina/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanocomposites

Alumina/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites were synthesized using 38 and 17 nm alumina nanoparticles. At an optimum weight fraction, the resulting nanocomposites display a room-temperature brittle-to-ductile transition in uniaxial tension with an increase in the strain-to-failure that averages 40% strain and the appearance of a well-defined yield point in uniaxial tension. Concurrently, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the nanocomposites drops by more than 20 °C. The brittle-to-ductile transition is found to depend on poor interfacial adhesion between polymer and nanoparticle. This allows the nucleation of voids, typically by larger particles (∼100 nm), which subsequently expand during loading. This void formation suppresses craze formation and promotes delocalized shear yielding. In addition, the reduction in Tg shrinks the shear yield envelope, further promoting this type of yield behavior. The brittle-to-ductile phenomenon is found to require both larger particles for void growth a.
SRR(Social Relation Rank) and TS_SRR(Topic Sensitive_Social Relation Rank) Algorithm; toward Social Search

요 약 “소셜 네트워크(Social Network)와 검색(Search)의 만남”은 현재 인터넷 상에서 매우 의미 있는 두 영역의 결합이다. 이와 같은 두 영역의 결합을 통해 소셜 네트워크 내에서 친구들의 생각이나 관심사 및 활동을 검색하고 공유함으로써 검색의 효율성과 적합성을 높이기 위한 연구들이 활발히 수행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 일반적인 소셜 관계 랭크(SRR : Social Relation Rank) 및 토픽이 반영된 소셜 관계 랭 크(TS_SRR : Topic Sensitive_Social Relation Rank) 알고리즘을 제안한다. SRR은 소셜 네트워크 내에 존 재하는 웹 사용자들의 내재적인 특성 및 검색 성향 등에 대한 관련성(또는 유사정도)을 수치로 산정한 ‘소셜 관계 지수(SRV : Social Relation Value)’에 랭킹(Ranking)을 부여한 것을 의미한다. 제안하는 알고 리즘의 검색 적용 가능성을 검증하기 위해 첫째, 웹 사용자간 직접 또는 간접적인 연결로 구성된 소셜 네트워크를 구성 한다. 둘째, 웹 사용자들의 속성에 내재된 정보를 이용하여 토픽별 SRV를 산정한 후 랭킹을 부여하고, 토픽별 변화되는 랭킹에 따라 소셜 네트워크를 재구성 한다. 마지막으로 (TS_)SRR과 웹 사용자들의 검색 패턴(Search Pattern)을 비교 실험 한다. 실험 결과 (TS_)SRR이 높은 웹 사용자 간에 는 검색 패턴 또한 유사함을 확인 하였다. 결론적으로 (TS_)SRR 알고리즘을 기반으로 관심분야에 연관 성이 높은, 즉 상위에 랭크 된 웹 사용자들을 검색하여 검색 패턴을 공유 또는 상속받는 다면 개인화 검색(Personalized Search) 및 소셜 검색(Social Search)의 효율성과 신뢰성 향상에 기여 할 수 있다.
Electron mobility in dense Argon gas at several temperatures

We report measurements of electron mobility /spl mu/ in Ar gas in a range below and above the critical point. /spl mu/ is measured as a function of the electric field E for densities up to N < 100 /spl times/ 10/sup 26/ m/sup -3/, encompassing the critical density (N/sub c/ = 80.8 /spl times/ 10/sup 21/ m/sup -3/), for T=142.8, 152.2, 177.3, and 199.7 K The data confirm the model proposed for the positive density effect observed in the zero-field density-normalized mobility /spl mu//sub 0/N in Argon at T=162.7 K We observe that below the critical temperature T/sub c/ = 150.9 K the density effect is neither positive nor negative. This is consistent with the observation that at 90 K /spl mu//sub 0/N shows a negative effect in contrast with its behavior at room temperature. The modified kinetic-theory model accurately describes the T, N, and E dependence of /spl mu/N mainly by including a density dependent shift of the ground state energy of the electrons that affects the cross section.
Three‐Dimensional Measurement of Particle Shape

A system for simultaneous three‐dimensional measurement of particle shape has been developed. The system is based on a free‐fall analysis. Free‐falling particles are captured from three orthogonal directions and reconstructed in the three‐dimensional sense. The three‐dimensional information can be used for particle characterization as well as for simulations of particle behavior.
The open molecular framework of paramagnetic lithium octabutoxy-naphthalocyanine: implications for the detection of oxygen and nitric oxide using EPR spectroscopy

The oxygen-induced broadening of the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum of lithium octa-n-butoxy-naphthalocyanine (LiNc-BuO) is interpreted in terms of its open molecular framework crystal structure. LiNc-BuO was prepared as a microcrystalline powder and its structure analyzed using X-ray powder diffraction techniques. The structure contains strongly coupled dimers of LiNc-BuO molecules, which favors a high degree of spin exchange, and results in a single sharp EPR line. The molecular packing leads to a structure with open channels large enough (10 × 6 A2) for the penetration of small diatomic paramagnetic molecules such as oxygen (O2) and nitric oxide (NO), as well as the larger triatomic species, nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The EPR linewidth of LiNc-BuO is extremely sensitive to the concentration of paramagnetic gases in the pressure range of 0–760 mmHg. The effect of oxygen on LiNc-BuO is reversible without any signs of permanent adsorption or chemical oxidation. The time response of the effect of oxygen is extremely rapid (0.24 s). The paramagnetic gas-sensing properties of LiNc-BuO are attributed to the open molecular framework of the crystal structure. The oxygen-sensing property, combined with the previously established biostability and biocompatibility of this material, should enable precise and accurate measurements of oxygen concentration in biological systems using EPR spectroscopy.
A Review of Bio-Oil Upgrading by Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation

Fast pyrolysis is an attractive thermal conversion process to generate the alternative liquid fuel. However, the bio-oil obtained from biomass pyrolysis has polarity, instability and low energy density due to contained oxygenated compound. Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) process is the most promising route for bio-oil upgrading through oxygen elimination. The products are suitable for co-feeding into the existing refineries. Metal catalyst and operating conditions play an important role in HDO efficiency. A summary of HDO process has been conducted with various metal catalysts, type of reactors, and reaction mechanisms. It also raises some challenges in improving catalyst efficiency, reducing hydrogen consumption, and effort to understand the HDO kinetics.
Monitoring interface traps by DCIV method

DCIV method is demonstrated as a production monitoring tool for process-residue interface traps. The high sensitivity of the methodology attained from forward-biasing a p-n junction allows routine detection of as few as 100 active interface traps in small area MOS transistors. Examples are given for MOST's from five different sub-half-micron production technologies. The body recombination current shows peaks around the intrinsic surface condition whose amplitude is proportional to the number of active interface traps in the mid-channel region. The variation of the peak amplitude with the forward bias voltage follows exactly the single-energy level formula, from which the interface-trap energy level can be determined to a few tenths of a kT accuracy.
Thermal spike model in the electronic stopping power regime

Abstract Two models have been proposed in order to explain the appearance of latent tracks induced in matter by the slowing down process of ions in the electronic stopping power regime. The first one was the thermal spike proposed by Desauer and reconsidered for metals by Seitz and Koehler. The second one was the ionic spike proposed by Fleischer et al in order to explain that metals are insensitive to the electronic excitation produced by fission fragment irradiations. In both models the key is the high mobility of the electrons in metals. The ionic spike model was considered as ineffective because of the too quick screening by the return electrons which inhibits a Coulomb impulse. In the thermal spike model the electronic energy was considered as spread out in a too large volume to induce a significant increase of the lattice temperature. Since that time a systematic use of heavy ion accelerators has enlarged the number of materials (metals, semiconductors and insulators) which present a defect creation.