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Model Surfaces Produced by Atomic Layer Deposition
Authors: Walsh Rick B , Howard Shaun C , Nelson Andrew , Skinner William M , Liu Guangming , Craig Vincent S J 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Atomic layer deposition is used with the aim of producing new model surfaces suitable for fundamental wet surface science investigations. Alumina surfaces are found to dissolve in aqueous solutions, although they can be passivated against dissolution by adsorption. Highly useful thick titania films can be produced by employing low temperatures during formation, whereas hafnia and zirconia films have a tendency to produce films that crystallize, and this increases the roughness of the films.
Calculation of van der Waals Interaction Energy in Free Liquid Films Accounting for Many-body Contributions
Authors: Emelyanenko Kirill A , Emelyanenko Alexandre M , Boinovich Ludmila 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
In our work, we have adopted a coupled fluctuating dipoles method based on a microscopic approach that accounts for many-body interactions to compute the van der Waals forces in free liquid films. We have analyzed the peculiarities of the surface forces in films with thicknesses of a few molecular diameters, where the macroscopic theory is not applicable. The problem addressed in our study is related to the influence of the nanobubble size on the energy of the liquid film formed when two nanobubbles approach each other. It is shown that the decrease in lateral size of the liquid film results in the diminution of the van der Waals specific attraction, a change in the contribution of many-body interactions to the total energy, and variation of the thickness dependence of the free excess energy of the liquid film.
Structure Determination of Hydrogen-bonding Network of Water in Hydrophobic Nanospace by Neutron and X-ray Diffractions
Authors: Iiyama Taku , Fujisaki Fumika , Futamura Ryusuke , Hamasaki Atom , Ozeki Sumio , Hoshikawa Akinori , Ishigaki Toru 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
The structure of the hydrogen-bonding network of water in carbon micropores was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and neutron diffraction (ND). ND provided positional information about both oxygen and hydrogen. A reverse Monte Carlo simulation was performed to combine the XRD and ND data. The results of ND from the adsorbed water showed that the hydrogen-bonding structure resembled that of bulk water when the pore width was 1 nm but was distorted at the 2nd nearest-neighbor distance.
Study of Water Adsorption on Hydrophobic Na-ZSM-5 and H-ZSM-5 by Directly Measuring Adsorption Isobars and Isotherms
Authors: Ito Hiromitsu , Iiyama Taku , Hamasaki Atom , Ozeki Sumio , Yamazaki Satoshi 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
The effects of different cation species on water adsorption on hydrophobic ZSM-5 zeolite are investigated through adsorption isotherm and isobar measurements. The adsorption isobars clearly show that sodium cations behave as stronger water adsorption sites than do protons. Furthermore, the adsorption isotherms of Na- and H-zeolites show such differences at part of the hysteresis loop. This suggests that the cation species in ZSM-5 affect the formation of the first, second, and third hydration shells in the hydrophobic space.
Gold Mesh Structures with Controlled Aperture Ratios Fabricated by Reactive-monolayer-assisted Thermal Nanoimprint Lithography
Authors: Kubo Shoichi , Nagase Koichi , Nakagawa Masaru 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Fabrication of Au mesh structures by reactive-monolayer-assisted thermal nanoimprint lithography was demonstrated. A fluorescent dye-doped polystyrene thin film on a Au-plated substrate modified with a photoreactive monolayer was transformed using a mold with a lattice pattern. Au mesh patterns were obtained by removal of the residual layers and subsequent wet etching. The aperture ratio could be tuned by controlled side-etching. Au mesh structures with a Au line width of approximately 1 µm are promising for transparent conductive substrates.
Nanostructured Silica–Lipid Hybrid Microparticles: A Supersaturating Carrier for Water- and Lipid-resistant Compounds
Authors: Tan Angel , Prestidge Clive 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Nanostructured silica–lipid hybrid (SLH) microparticles, which are fabricated based on Pickering emulsion templates, are reported to enhance the encapsulation efficiency of a weak base anthelmintic, albendazole (ABZ). ABZ exhibits poor solubility in aqueous solutions and in commonly used pharmaceutical surfactants and oils. The encapsulation of ABZ–SLH in a supersaturated but noncrystalline form was shown to enhance its dissolution kinetics (up to tenfold) in simulated gastric fluids, regardless of the presence of sink conditions that were representative of the influence of food intake.
Photoelectrochemical Responses from Polymer-coated Plasmonic Copper Nanoparticles on TiO2
Authors: Yamaguchi Taishi , Kazuma Emiko , Sakai Nobuyuki , Tatsuma Tetsu 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Plasmonic Cu nanoparticles photocatalytically deposited on a TiO2 electrode show photocorrosion under visible light. The electrode protected with poly(vinyl alcohol) exhibits photopotential and photocurrent responses due to localized surface plasmon resonance, suggesting that it could be applied to cost-effective plasmonic devices.
Particle-stabilized Foams for Advanced Ceramic Component Production
Authors: Franks George V , Chuanuwatanakul Chayuda , Tallon Carolina 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
The morphology of alumina gelcast ceramic foams is influenced by surfactant concentration and chain length. The surfactants cause the ceramic particles to become hydrophobic and stabilize air bubbles introduced by beating. The microstructure transforms from closed pore (bubble) morphology to open pore (granular) morphology as surfactant concentration is increased. The influence of the contact angle is less significant than the influence of the particle aggregate size (and suspension viscosity) on determining the transition from bubble-like to granular morphology.
Adenoma malignum of the uterine cervix: Imaging features with clinicopathologic correlation
Authors: Park Sung Bin , Lee Jong Hwa , Lee Young Ho , Song Mi Jin , Lim Kyung Taek , Hong Sung Ran , Kim Jeong Kon 
Published: October 2012

Background Adenoma malignum, also known as minimal deviation adenocarcinoma, is a subtype of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Purpose To evaluate the clinical, pathologic, and imaging features of the adenoma malignum of the uterine cervix. Material and Methods We retrospectively analyzed the CT and MRI findings in 13 patients: size, endoluminal fluid, appearance of the solid and cystic component, margin, enhancement, characteristics of locules of the cystic lesion, tumor spread, and associated ovarian lesion. Clinical and pathologic features were determined in 24 patients. Results The mean of the major tumor diameter was 4.1 cm (range, 2.2-6.5 cm). In the imaging features, 77% of 13 tumors demonstrated endoluminal fluid. All tumors showed enhancing solid components; 62% were multicystic and 38% had solid lesions. Most solid lesions exhibited an irregular margin (80%). The locules of the multicystic lesions tended to have smooth margins (75%), to have an average major diameter of ≤1 cm (88%), and to be 11 -20 in number (75%). The solid lesions were associated with invasion and metastases (60%). Clinically, 38% of 24 patients had watery discharge and 13% had Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, while pathologically, most patients were low stage (I or II) (83%). Over the 2-year follow-up of 17 patients, 82% was free from disease. The patients with more aggressive tumors or an unfavorable prognosis that manifested as tumor recurrence or metastasis tended to have invasion, watery discharges, high stages (III or IV) (100%) and solid lesions, metastases, and associated ovarian lesions (67%). Conclusion Awareness of imaging features as well as clinicopathologic manifestations of adenoma malignum can aid in accurate diagnosis, treatment, and prediction of prognosis.
A novel approach for extending autocollimator calibration from plane to spatial angles
Authors: Geckeler Ralf D. , Kranz Oliver , Just Andreas , Krause Michael 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Autocollimators are versatile devices for the contactless measurement of the tilt angles of reflecting surfaces. In their practical application, e.g., in deflectometric profilometers for the precision form measurement of optical surfaces, the autocollimator beam is deflected in two orthogonal angular directions simultaneously. The concurrent engagement of both measuring axes results in errors in their angle response due to the crosstalk between them, which need to be calibrated. In this contribution, the capabilities of autocollimator calibration at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) are presented. The measurement of spatial angles is discussed in detail with a focus on achieving traceability of this measurand and reaching lowest uncertainties. A novel concept is introduced, which makes use of an innovative Cartesian arrangement of three autocollimators (two reference autocollimators and the autocollimator to be calibrated) facing a reflector cube. Each of the two reference autocollimators, which are used for the precise measurement of the cube’s angular orientation, is primarily sensitive to rotations of the cube around one of the two relevant axes and can, thus, be calibrated and traced back to PTB’s national primary standard for the plane angle in a conventional manner. In this way, the measurement of spatial angles is effectively divided into two separate measurements of plane angles. The mechanical realisation of the setup at PTB is described.
Factors associated with moderate blooms of Pyrodinium bahamense in shallow and restricted subtropical lagoons in the Gulf of California
Authors: Morquecho Lourdes , Alonso-Rodríguez Rosalba , Arreola-Lizárraga José A. , Reyes-Salinas Amada 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
We examined the environmental and biological factors related to blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense in three shallow, restricted subtropical lagoons in the Gulf of California during the rainy summer. In the San José, Yavaros, and El Colorado lagoons, the vegetative stage peaked at 63, 108, and 151 (×103 cells l-1), respectively. At San José, production of cysts peaked at 9.7×103 g-1 of dry sediment mass as the bloom declined. Large diatoms predominated, with P. bahamense the most common dinoflagellate during the blooms. Abundance of P. bahamense at San José was positively correlated with salinity (r=0.50, p=0.0003), seawater temperature (r=0.44, p=0.005), silicates (r=0.45, p=0.003), and ammonium (r=0.32, p=0.005), and negatively correlated with dissolved oxygen (r=-0.34, p<0.0001). No such correlations were found at El Colorado and Yavaros. The environmental window that favors development of blooms is restricted to the summer and is influenced by seawater temperature, salinity, and relative concentrations of ammonium and phosphates that, in turn, depend on rainfall and runoff, which is greater on the eastern side of the Gulf where seawater quality is degraded.
Regularization of backward parabolic equations in Banach spaces
Authors: Hào Dinh Nho , Duc Nguyen Van 
Published: October 2012

Abstract.
The ill-posed backward parabolic equation

with a densely defined linear operator A such that
generates an analytic semigroup
in a Banach space X and being given
is stabilized by the Tikhonov
regularization method and by the well-posed non-local boundary value
problem

A priori and a posteriori parameter choice rules for these
regularization methods are suggested which yield the error estimate

for all , where are computable constants, E
is a bound for and is a defined harmonic function.
Low intensity laser therapy accelerates muscle regeneration in aged rats
Authors: Vatansever Fatma , Rodrigues Natalia C. , Assis Livia L. , Peviani Sabrina S. , Durigan Joao L. , Moreira Fernando M.A. , Hamblin Michael R. , Parizotto Nivaldo A. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractElderly people suffer from skeletal muscle disorders that undermine their daily activity and quality of life; some of these problems can be listed as but not limited to: sarcopenia, changes in central and peripheral nervous system, blood hypoperfusion, regenerative changes contributing to atrophy, and muscle weakness. Determination, proliferation and differentiation of satellite cells in the regenerative process are regulated by specific transcription factors, known as myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs). In the elderly, the activation of MRFs is inefficient which hampers the regenerative process. Recent studies found that low intensity laser therapy (LILT) has a stimulatory effect in the muscle regeneration process. However, the effects of this therapy when associated with aging are still unknown.This study aimed to evaluate the effects of LILT (λ=830 nm) on the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle of aged rats.The total of 56 male Wistar rats formed two population sets: old and young, with 28 animals in each set. Each of these sets were randomly divided into four groups of young rats (3 months of age) with n=7 per group and four groups of aged rats (10 months of age) with n=7 per group. These groups were submitted to cryoinjury + laser irradiation, cryoinjury only, laser irradiation only and the control group (no cryoinjury/no laser irradiation). The laser treatment was performed for 5 consecutive days. The first laser application was done 24 h after the injury (on day 2) and on the seventh day, the TA muscle was dissected and removed under anesthesia. After this the animals were euthanized. Histological analyses with toluidine blue as well as hematoxylin-eosin staining (for counting the blood capillaries) were performed for the lesion areas. In addition, MyoD and VEGF mRNA was assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction.The results showed significant elevation (In conclusion, LILT increased the maturation of satellite cells into myoblasts and myotubes, enhancing the regenerative process of aged rats irradiated with laser.
Sensitivity analysis of free-volume theory parameters in multicomponent polymer-solvent-solvent systems
Authors: Arya Raj Kumar , Vinjamur Madhu 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Sensitivity analysis of free-volume theory para­meters have been done in ternary polymer-solvent-solvent systems. Two ternary polymer-solvent-solvent systems have been studied: poly(styrene)-tetrahydrofuran-p-xylene and poly(methyl methacrylate)-ethylbenzene-tetrahydrofuran systems. Simulation analysis has been done to see the effect of all parameters involved in predicting the self-diffusion coefficient in polymer-solvent systems. Sensitivity analysis showed that the predictions are highly sensitive to ξ13 and ξ23 and, therefore, they need to be predicted with good accuracy and these two are not pure component properties.
Termes d'adresse et liste
Authors: López Díaz, Montserrat 
Published: October 2012

Résumé
Deux listes de termes d'adresse issues d'une publicité imprimée centrent notre propos. Il s'agit d'interroger leur “grammaire” en ceci que les listes possèdent une organisation morphologique, syntaxique, sémantique et pragmatique que l'on doit dégager, compte tenu également du contexte de la publicité. Les termes d'adresse désignent parallèlement la femme et l'homme selon une hiérarchie marquée par le parcours entre la formalité et la familiarité produisant une impression d'ordre chronologique. En effet, on commence par les appellatifs de la distance officielle et de la déférence, qui précisent l'identité de manière objective, et on finit par ceux de l'intimité la plus privée, qui qualifient de façon affective. Ce faisant, la métamorphose lexicale sert à évoquer une histoire.
Tarasti's existential semiotics: Towards a functional model
Authors: Duits, Rufus 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
The accompanying article aims to develop Eero Tarasti's inceptual theory of existential semiotics into a fully functioning if rudimentary model for semiotic analysis. It consists of the presentation, analysis, and critique of several of the essential but nebulous formulations that Tarasti offers, and the development on this basis of a tool for existential semiotic analysis: an existential version of Greimas' semiotic square. The particular concepts concerning which Tarasti is taken to task are transcendence, endo-/exo-signs, and understanding. In each case, the analysis and critique follows the same lines: revealing how Tarasti's implicit opposition to structuralism belies a fundamental misappropriation of the existential tradition and demonstrating how it is possible to develop his initial insights both into a more faithful appropriation of existentialism and into a more fundamental structuralism. On the foundation of the clarified concepts of transcendence, subjectivity, and understanding, an existential semiotic square is then developed that, while remaining rudimentary, will at least support basic existential semiotic analysis. Examples are given to demonstrate its functionality.
Pointing to show agreement
Authors: Healy, Christina 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Speakers use pointing gestures for many discursive functions. This project analyzes pointing gestures made by five people during a dinner conversation. I describe functions discussed in previous studies and note them in these data. I also identify an additional purpose: pointing at the last speaker to indicate agreement with his or her statement. This project adds to the growing body of research on pointing gestures and has implications for professionals in myriad of fields. I mention the specific application to sign language interpreters, who may miss vital non-verbal cues when unable to see the speaker for whom they interpret.
A Romantic quest: Meyerbeer's adaptation of the Faust theme
Authors: Letellier, Robert Ignatius 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
The theme of Faust, the scholar who barters his soul to the devil, has undergone many transformations since it first emerged in the primitive theatres and chapbooks of the sixteenth century. The various strands of the Faust myth are reflected in the musical treatment of the story that became a recurrent feature of Romanticism, especially in its most popular and universal genre of opera. It may seem surprising that Meyerbeer, the master of historical French grand opéra, should have an association with Goethe's great drama, but in fact the elements of the Faust legend are consistently at play in the scenarios of his operas. These operas share deeply in concerns that can be identified as overtly Faustian, especially in the mixture of modes that characterize their thematic and dramaturgical conception. Meyerbeer's operas are about religion, freedom of choice, destiny, and the nature of individual assent in the context of personal and other socio-political determinants. This piece seeks to examine the recurrent Faust motif, both as surface theme and as structural subtext, with significant implications for the scenic topoi and musical forms that Meyerbeer, working with his great librettist Scribe, used in realizing his very considerable existential and eschatological concerns.
Codes, heterogeneities, and structures: Visual information and visual art
Authors: Somov, Georgij Yu. 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
Codes are mechanisms in which signs are actualized. They relate various sign sides to each other. These sign sides can be represented as heterogeneities (diversity, relations, differences), some are organized with the help of various differences – identities formulated in a specific way. The basis of the codes of visual perception and art are primarily the heterogeneities of the elements perceived directly (contours of objects, sizes, directions of movement, light and color irritants, etc.). A structure, conceived of as a manner of connection, is a principle for constructing a kind of a whole and is the center of an organized heterogeneity.
Intertextuality, translation, and the semiotics of museum presentation: The case of bilingual texts in Chinese museums
Authors: Neather, Robert 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
This paper seeks to explore the various verbal (linguistic) interactions within the intersemiotic environment of the museum exhibition space. Drawing on notions of intertextuality in the social semiotic tradition such as those developed by Lemke, it begins with a theoretical account of intertextuality in the bilingual museum, before focusing more specifically on two case studies from museums in the PRC and Hong Kong in which Chinese language Source Texts are accompanied by corresponding English language Target Texts. In each case the paper considers the particular relations that obtain between these co-spatially situated Source Texts, the strategies through which such intertextual usage is mediated in translation, and how the intertextual relationships of the Source Text cluster are reconfigured in the correspondent Target Text cluster. A number of factors are identified in the translation process, including discoursal shifts, re-prioritization and redistribution of Source Text material across different Target Texts, and the use of alternative types of lexicogrammatical repetition that seek to create a different form of recapitulation in translation, whether to correct perceived shortcomings in the original ST relationships, or for reasons of cultural or museological convention.
The mirrored Madonna: Text and symbol in body writing artworks
Authors: Katić, Elvira K. 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
This study analyzed several body writing artworks by a poet/artist whose poems served as the inspirations for his artistic compositions. One of the poems served as both a catalyst for the artworks as well as a motivated element in the artworks that helped to signify the artist's meaning. Through semiotic analysis of the artworks, relationships between the poetic text, the body text, and the body writing construct were explored. These artworks conveyed a multiplicity of meanings that seemed both superimposed and refracted, one upon another like the reflections in a mirrored room. The inscribed text on the body served as both a linguistic and artistic element that imparted a multi-faceted level of meaning to the artworks as a whole.
Text semiotics: Between philology and hermeneutics – from the document to the work
Authors: Rastier, François 
Published: October 2012

Abstract
For over a century, the increasing separation between philosophical hermeneutics, which has moved away from texts, and philology, tempted by positivism, may have caused regret. Formal and cognitive linguistics have developed partial models, thus abandoning the historical comparative methodology characteristic of cultural studies to such an extent that they have lost contact with philological and hermeneutical issues.
In contrast, corpus linguistics has developed a digital philology, and is confronted with the hermeneutics of software output. But a text model must still be developed that reflects not only textual semiosis (as a normed pairing between content and expression) but also the poles of Viewpoint (genetic and hermeneutic) and Guarantee (as much for content, in terms of legitimacy, as for expression, in terms of authenticity).
This will allow the articulation of internal and external linguistics (as pragmatics cannot), and also the reconciliation of philology and hermeneutics, mediated by text semiotics. As the document is a philological concept, the text a linguistic concept, and the complete work the object of hermeneutics, textual semiosis is the ideal way to understand and describe the articulation between these levels of objectivity and the disciplines attached to them.