Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Adjustment of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer to a Coastal Cape

Abstract During summer, significant changes in marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) speed and depth occur over small spatial scales (<100 km) downstream from topographic features along the California coast. In June and July 1996, the Coastal Waves 96 project collected observations of such changes at capes with an instrumented aircraft. This paper presents observations from the 7 June flight, when the layer-averaged speed increased 9 m s−1 and depth decreased by 500 m over a 75-km downwind from Cape Mendocino, accompanied by enhanced surface fluxes and local cloud clearing. The acceleration and thinning are reproduced when the flow is modeled as a shallow transcritical layer of fluid impinging the bends of a coastal wall, leading to the interpretation that they are produced by an expansion fan. Model runs were produced with different coastlines and imposed pressure gradients, with the best match provided by a coastline in which the cape protruded into the flow and forced a response in the subcritical r.
Comparison of a phase‐field model and of a thick level set model for brittle and quasi‐brittle fracture

This paper provides a comparison between one particular phase‐field damage model and a thick level set (TLS) damage model for the simulation of brittle and quasi‐brittle fractures. The TLS model is recasted in a variational framework, which allows comparison with the phase‐field model. Using this framework, both the equilibrium equations and the damage evolution laws are guided by the initial choice of the potential energy. The potentials of the phase‐field model and of the TLS model are quite different. TLS potential enforces a priori a bound on damage gradient whereas the phase‐field potential does not. The TLS damage model is defined such that the damage profile fits to the one of the phase‐field model for a beam of infinite length. The model parameters are calibrated to obtain the same surface fracture energy. Numerical results are provided for unidimensional and bidimensional tests for both models. Qualitatively, similar results are observed, although TLS model is observed to be less sensible to boundary conditions. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Sum rules on the dynamic permeability of hexagonal ferrites

A general sum rule has been established recently, bounding the integral of the gyromagnetic losses weighted by the frequency, by the square of the saturation magnetization [O. Acher and A. L. Adenot, Phys. Rev. B 62, 11324 (2000)]. This rule has been established for soft materials with internal anisotropy fields small compared to Bs. In this article, this result is extended to the case of hexagonal ferrites with strong planar anisotropy. It is shown that the bound on the integral is a simple expression of the saturation magnetization and of the out-of-plane anisotropy field. Experimental results on polycrystalline (Ba3Co2Fe24O41)-Co2Z and (BaCo1.25Ti1.25Fe9.5O19)-M hexagonal ferrites are presented. It is shown that the dynamic properties measured up to 18 GHz are bounded in agreement with our predictions.
Computational complexity and communication: Coordination in two-player games

The main contribution of this paper is the development and application of cryptographic techniques to the design of strategic communication mechanisms. One of the main assumptions in cryptography is the limitation of the computational power available to agents. We introduce the concept of limited computational complexity, and by borrowing results from cryptography, we construct a communication protocol to establish that every correlated equilibrium of a two-person game with rational payoffs can be achieved by means of computationally restricted unmediated communication. This result provides an example in game theory where limitations of computational abilities of players are helpful in solving implementation problems. More specifically, it is possible to construct mechanisms with the property that profitable deviations are too complicated to compute. Copyright The Econometric Society 2002.
Simulated circulation and particle trajectory analysis related to the oil spill event in the Karawang Coastal Waters

The Karawang waters are situated at the north coast of West Java Province, where the wind-driven monsoonal current controls significantly the dispersion of oil spill. Here accident of oil spill was happened on 12 July 2019. The present study aims to simulate seasonal circulation and particle trajectory analysis related to oil spill dispersion, by performing a fine-resolution 1/96° coastal circulation model of CROCO. The model is validated SST (Sea Surface Temperature) detected form satellite, sea level, and surface current with high correlation (corr.>0.86). The Sentinel-1A imagery determined initial position of oil spill. Seasonal reversal currents are reproduced well by the model, consistence with past studies. The westward flows along the northern coastal area during the southeast monsoon (SEM) bring colder and saltier seawater. In contrast, the eastward flows during the northwest monsoon period, associated with warmer and fresher seawater. The massless particles related to oil spill dispersions are advected by the current westward along the coastal area. About one week after the accident, the oil spill closed to the Tanjung Karawang waters, where particle trajectories overlay with the observed Sentinel imagery. The model suggested that on 24 July 2019, particle trajectories released from oil spill accident arrived offshore Jakarta Bay.
Investigation of optical constants of Al2O3 films in the spectral range 0.2 - 0.8 microns

We determine optical constants of Al2O3 films deposited by electron beam evaporation on a quartz substrate in the spectrum range 0.2-0.8 microns. Refractive index and extinction coefficient are determined by a spectrophotometric method using the reflection and transmission spectra. An original method of correction of the spectra of the films is used taking into account the absorption. The refractive index is determined from absorption-free spectra, and the extinction coefficient is determined from absorption spectra in the specified spectral region.
The Analysis of Panel Data under a Markov Assumption

Abstract Methods for the analysis of panel data under a continuous-time Markov model are proposed. We present procedures for obtaining maximum likelihood estimates and associated asymptotic covariance matrices for transition intensity parameters in time homogeneous models, and for other process characteristics such as mean sojourn times and equilibrium distributions. Generalizations to handle covariance analysis and to the fitting of certain nonhomogeneous models are presented, and an example based on a longitudinal study of the smoking habits of school children is discussed. Questions of embeddability and estimation are examined.
Changes in wood during mild thermal decay and its detection using ATR-IR: a review

This paper presents comprehensive review on the use of Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-IR) to detect changes in wood polymers occurred due to mild thermal decomposition. The review presents a brief overview about hardwood cell structure, thermal treatment of wood for wood preservation and energy applications, and ATR-IR Spectroscopy of thermally treated and untreated wood. Infrared spectroscopy of wood has become a quicker method to differentiate lignin properties of softwood and hardwood species, steam treated and untreated wood, ultraviolet light degraded and untreated wood, chemically decayed and raw wood, and thermally treated and untreated wood. Responses in the infrared and NMR spectra due to heat treatment are aggressively studied in the temperature range below 200 °C for wood preservation and above 200 °C but below 300 °C for wood pretreatment for bioenergy applications. When heat-treated, the wood polymers cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin undergo distinct changes which may very well be quantified using ATR-IR technology.
Physical properties of phospholipids at low temperatures through Slipid force field

Slipid (Stockholm lipids) force field is suitable for the description of the physical properties of biological membranes composed of phospholipids at room temperature. So far, its accuracy to reproduce the behavior of the thermodynamic and structural quantities of membranes at low temperatures has not yet been tested in sufficient details. In the present study, we compute some characteristic quantities of SOPC (1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) using GROMACS in conjunction with Slipid force field. The initial configuration of the SOPC system composed of 128 lipid molecules distributed equally in each monolayer and 5120 water molecules was generated with the aid of CHARMM-GUI. Atomistic molecular dynamic (MD) simulations were performed at several temperatures. By virtue of a statistical analysis of trajectories, we computed the main structural parameters of the lipid molecules and thermodynamic quantities characterizing the phase behavior of the bilayer. The results are compared to available experimental data, as well as theoretical predictions. The Slipid force field was found to describe fairly well the structural behavior of the lipids at low temperatures.
Identification of eddy-induced chlorophyll in the Northeastern Natuna Sea

We detected a robust cyclonic eddy in the northeastern Natuna Island in the Northwest Monsoon during an extremely negative El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) period (i.e., extreme La Niña event) using the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) reanalysis results. In the intense La Niña event from 1999 to 2001, we also found an increase in the abundance of chlorophyll coincided with the eddy strength pattern using the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) data. Furthermore, this chlorophyll intensity may be related to the upwelling of water mass to the surface at the eddy’s center. The intensification of chlorophyll compared to the average value at the corresponding year is 83,4% (1999), 37.8% (2000), 37.3% (2008), and 72.5% (2011). In this paper, we revisit the identification of solid eddies in extreme La Niña events from 1999 to 2012 and further discuss the mechanism of the relationship between chlorophyll intensity and eddy strength, especially during the months of the extreme La Niña event.
Tilapia growth performance and body physical index given synbiotic feed at different salinities

Tilapia saline is a fishery commodity with a fairly large market prospect but has problems with slow growth performance, affecting the speed of its production. This study aims to determine the best growth performance with the body’s physical index of tilapia at different salinities using the synbiotic feed. The synbiotic feed is given with probiotic Bacillus subtilis 105 CFU/mL density and banana flour prebiotic 1%. This study used five different salinity treatments (A. 0 ppt; B. 5 ppt; C. 10 ppt; D. 15 ppt; E. 20 ppt) with a weight of tilapia 3,35±0,5g each 20 fish/aquarium. The results showed that mortality, FCR, weight gain (WG), and feed efficiency showed significant results in the 15 ppt salinity treatment compared to other treatments. The HIS, DSI, and Condition Factor (K) values were not significantly different (P>0,05), but the IPF values were significantly different (P<0,05) from other treatments. The average treatment at 15 ppt salinity gave optimal growth performance and physical body index, especially IPF in tilapia fry.
Plasmons in graphene nanostructures

The collectivity of the electronic motion in graphene nanostructures is studied by time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). Compared with the plasmon in the homogeneous graphene, the plasmon in the graphene nanostructure has some different properties due to the effect of the size and the all dimensional confinement. In lower-energy resonance zone, spectral band is greatly broadening, even extending to the near-infrared spectral area, and the photoabsorption strength line splits. The absorption spectrum also depends on the edge configuration of the graphene nanostructure. The armchair-edge and the zigzag-edge play different roles in the absorption spectrum. Moreover, our results also demonstrate that most low-energy resonances are localized in the boundary region.
Radiative decay theory: What suppresses exciton superradiance?

We have theoretically studied the exciton superradiance which occurs under a phase-match between the exciton center-of-mass motion and the radiation field in a film with thickness over a light wavelength. With continuously increasing the film thickness, the radiative decay rates of excitons are calculated from extreme values of exciton correlation functions renormalizing the excitonphoton interaction in the film with finite thickness. Due to a consideration of intra- and inter-state retarded interactions, in the simplest system, we have derived the correct suppression thickness of the exciton superradiance. The correctness is verified from the general suppression condition derived from the polariton dispersion relation consisting of complex frequency and wavenumber for finite thickness. (© 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
One-dimensional alignment of defects in a flexible metal-organic framework

Crystalline materials are often considered to have rigid periodic lattices, while soft materials are associated with flexibility and nonperiodicity. The continuous evolution of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has erased the boundaries between these two distinct conceptions. Flexibility, disorder, and defects have been found to be abundant in MOF materials with imperfect crystallinity, and their intricate interplay is poorly understood because of the limited strategies for characterizing disordered structures. Here, we apply advanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to elucidate the mesoscale structures in a defective MOF with a semicrystalline lattice. We show that engineered defects can tune the degree of lattice flexibility by combining both ordered and disordered compartments. The one-dimensional alignment of correlated defects is the key for the reversible topological transition. The unique matrix is featured with both rigid framework of nanoporosity and flexible linkage of high swellability.
THE SANDIFORD 2.1 M CASSEGRAIN ECHELLE SPECTROGRAPH FOR MCDONALD OBSERVATORY: OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE

We describe the design, construction, and performance of an efficient new flexure-compensated Cassegrain echelle spectrograph for the 2.1 m (82-inch) Struve reflector at McDonald Observatory. The instrument has a resolving power R = lambda/Delta-lambda of 60,000 for two CCD pixels (for a reciprocal velocity dispersion of 2.5 km s-1 per pixel) and provides continuous wavelength coverage for lambda < 8000 A using a thinned backside illuminated Reticon 1200 X 400 CCD detector. Total wavelength coverage in a single exposure varies from roughly 500 A at lambda = 4400 A (range 4200 - 4700 A) to 2500 A at lambda = 7500 A (range 6500 - 9000 A), and the total system efficiency at lambda = 6000 A from the top of the atmosphere through the telescope, spectrograph, and CCD detector is 10 percent or more. The mechanical design of the Cassegrain-mounted spectrograph incorporates a unique cantilevered counterweight system designed to drastically reduce the effects of gravitational flexure. In spite of the large physical size of the Cassegrain instrument, worst case flexure shifts over 60-degrees (4 hours) of telescope motion are less than 1/2-pixel and are typically on the order of 0.2 pixels or less from all sources. A subsequent paper will describe the CCD and associated electronics in detail.
Astrocyte reactivity influences the association of amyloid-β and tau biomarkers in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

An unresolved question for the understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathophysiology is why a significant percentage of amyloid β (Aβ)-positive cognitively unimpaired (CU) individuals do not develop detectable downstream tau pathology and, consequently, clinical deterioration. In vitro evidence suggests that reactive astrocytes are key to unleashing Aβ effects in pathological tau phosphorylation. In a large study (n=1,016) across three cohorts, we tested whether astrocyte reactivity modulates the association of Aβ with plasma tau phosphorylation in CU people. We found that Aβ pathology was associated with increased plasma phosphorylated tau levels only in individuals positive for astrocyte reactivity (Ast+). Cross-sectional and longitudinal tau-PET analysis revealed that tau tangles accumulated as a function of Aβ burden only in CU Ast+ individuals with a topographic distribution compatible with early AD. Our findings suggest that increased astrocyte reactivity is an important upstream event linking Aβ burden with initial tau pathology which might have implications for the biological definition of preclinical AD and for selecting individuals for early preventive clinical trials.
Three-dimensional imaging using fast micromachined electro-absorptive shutter

Abstract. A 20-MHz switching high-speed light-modulating device for three-dimensional (3-D) image capturing and its system prototype are presented. For 3-D image capturing, the system utilizes a time-of-flight (TOF) principle by means of a 20-MHz high-speed micromachined electro-absorptive modulator, the so-called optical shutter. The high-speed modulation is obtained by utilizing the electro-absorption mechanism of the multilayer structure, which has an optical resonance cavity and light-absorption epilayers grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition process. The optical shutter device is specially designed to have small resistor–capacitor–time constant to get the high-speed modulation. The optical shutter is positioned in front of a standard high-resolution complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor. The optical shutter modulates the incoming infrared image to acquire the depth image. The suggested novel optical shutter device enables capturing of a full high resolution-depth image, which has been limited to video graphics array (VGA) by previous depth-capturing technologies. The suggested 3-D image sensing device can have a crucial impact on 3-D–related business such as 3-D cameras, gesture recognition, user interfaces, and 3-D displays. This paper presents micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems-based optical shutter design, fabrication, characterization, 3-D camera system prototype, and image evaluation.
Chroma, chromatic luminance, and luminous reflectance. Part II: Related models of chroma, colorfulness, and brightness

Part I of this article found, inter alia, that chroma resembles log inverted luminance. This article develops three math models of Munsell chroma and associated colorfulness from (1) inverted luminous reflectance Y, (2) inverted chromatic luminance, and (3) inverted chromatic luminance combined (over the mid-spectrum 480–580 nm) with the unimodal curve for spectral absorptance of M cones. The first two models are simple but of limited accuracy and demonstrate that inverted luminance (of any form) cannot fully account for varying relative chroma around the hue cycle, particularly the minor minimum and maximum about 490 and 520 nm (which also feature in B:L functions). The third model is rather complex but very accurate, apparently the only accurate model of Munsell chroma or other experimentally based scales of relative chromaticness in the literature. It adjusts to any level of luminance or purity, as demonstrated for several levels. Three models of brightness (B:L ratio) for 20 field aperture colors are given, based on either Munsell chroma or log inverted chromatic luminance. The former provides two accurate and simple models of the CIE B:L function: (1) log chroma = B:L ratio ±0.1, and (2) (chroma/k)x = B:L ratio ±0.1. The latter also predicts B:L for nonspectral colors and those of lower purities, e.g., object colors. The results finally solve the relationship between brightness and chroma and demonstrate that B:L ratio (a contrast in constant luminance) arises directly from chroma (also a form of contrast in constant luminance), or the reverse. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Col Res Appl, 34, 55–67, 2009.
The probability function of a geometric Poisson distribution

The geometric Poisson (also called Pólya–Aeppli) distribution is a particular case of the compound Poisson distribution. In this study, the explicit probability function of the geometric Poisson distribution is derived and a straightforward proof for this function is given. By means of a proposed algorithm, some numerical examples and an application on traffic accidents are also given to illustrate the usage of the probability function and proposed algorithm.
Measurements of the Sound from Circular Cylinders in an Air Stream

The frequency and intensity of the sound produced by flow past circular cylinders was investigated experimentally in the range of Reynolds number in which a periodic shedding of vortices occurs. The cylinders were placed in a wind tunnel or on a whirling device. The sound resulting from the production of a vortex street was found to possess a dipole field which consisted of a predominant fundamental frequency accompanied by harmonics. The investigation was confined to the examination of the intensity and frequency of the fundamental. When this frequency was expressed as a Strouhal number Nd/U agreement was obtained between the acoustic frequency and that found, by other workers, in the wake itself. The sound intensity was found to vary with Reynolds number in a similar way to the pressure coefficient at the rear of the cylinder.
Determination of Unfiltered Radiances from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System Instrument

Abstract A new method for determining unfiltered shortwave (SW), longwave (LW), and window radiances from filtered radiances measured by the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) satellite instrument is presented. The method uses theoretically derived regression coefficients between filtered and unfiltered radiances that are a function of viewing geometry, geotype, and whether cloud is present. Relative errors in instantaneous unfiltered radiances from this method are generally well below 1% for SW radiances (std dev ≈0.4% or ≈1 W m−2 equivalent flux), less than 0.2% for LW radiances (std dev ≈0.1% or ≈0.3 W m−2 equivalent flux), and less than 0.2% (std dev ≈0.1%) for window channel radiances. When three months (June, July, and August of 1998) of CERES Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE)-like unfiltered radiances from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite between 20°S and 20°N are compared with archived Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) scanner measurements for the sa.