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Development of mechanical properties during secondary aging in aluminium alloys (2005)

AbstractAbstractEarlier work has shown that, if the artificial aging of aluminium alloys is interrupted by a dwell period at lower temperature, higher values of tensile properties and fracture toughness may be achieved than are possible with single stage T6 tempers. A second interrupted aging cycle has now been developed that involves underaging at the elevated temperature, quenching, and then allowing secondary precipitation to occur at, or just above, room temperature. Designated a T6I4 (I=interrupted) temper by the authors, this simpler aging cycle may reduce heat treatment costs. Tests on some 30 cast and wrought alloys have resulted in tensile properties close to those for a T6 temper, with higher values of fracture toughness being recorded for some cases. Such an aging treatment can be incorporated into a paint bake cycle to simplify the heat treatment of coated automotive components.Keywords: ALUMINIUM ALLOYSHEAT TREATMENTSECONDARY AGING
Radio Frequency ID Tags to Enhance Safety (2009)

This project was originally conceived and executed to deliver a proof-of-concept of a near-term “cooperative vehicle-highway system” using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging system to significantly improve the reliability of rear-end truck-based forward collision warning (FCW) systems. A hardware apparatus was developed but proved difficult and relatively costly to design and prototype; however, one set of RFID apparatus was delivered by our Raytheon subcontractor to PATH, then it was tested at PATH. Because of range limitations it did not perform to the extent that it could conceivably enhance FCW systems.At the time this work was being conducted, the emergent TO 5217 dealing with Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration (VII) was beginning, and an idea – curve overspeed warning – was inspired by the generalization of “look-ahead” within this project. The work under this project, therefore, was transformed into conceiving and the start of implementing such a system of dynamic road-curve assistance and, to complement TO 5217, to investigate some of the test results. In the end, this system was deemed to be practicable and was in fact further investigated in TO 5217 and TO 6217.
Use Circumstances for Shopping Centers in Housing Area and its Environs to Residents Housing Area (1994)

IT IS CLEAR THAT SHOPPING CENTER OF HOUSING AREAS DON'T WORK OUT WELL ACCORDING TO THE PAST THSISES. THEREFORE WE EXAMINED USER'S BEHAVIOR FOR SHOPPING CENTER AT A MATURE HOUSING AREA AND GAVE CONSIDERATION TO PRESENT BEHAVIOR OF A SHOPPING CENTER AND A PART OF SHOPPING CENTERS. WE SENT OUT OF A QUESTIONNAIRE ON BEHAVIOR OF A SHOPPING CENTER AT HOUSING AREAS, MAEHARA, NIIZA, NISIKONAKADAI AND KIRIGAOKA. AS A RESULT, RESIDENTS OF NIIZA HOUSING AREA USE A SHOPPING CENTER OF ITS HOUING AREA BEYOND EXPECTATION BECAUSE OF CHANGE OF RESIDENTS' SHOPPING AREA FOR MATURITY OF RESIDENTS, BUT RESIDENTS OF ANOTHER HOUSING AREA TREND TO USE ANOTER SHOPPING CENTER.
A computer-based quantitative systems pharmacology model of negative symptoms in schizophrenia: exploring glycine modulation of excitation-inhibition balance (2014)

Although many antipsychotics can reasonably control positive symptoms in schizophrenia, patients' return to society is often hindered by negative symptoms and cognitive deficits. As an alternative to animal rodent models that are often not very predictive for the clinical situation, we developed a new computer-based mechanistic modeling approach. This Quantitative Systems Pharmacology approach combines preclinical basic neurophysiology of a biophysically realistic neuronal ventromedial cortical-ventral striatal network identified from human imaging studies that are associated with negative symptoms. Calibration of a few biological coupling parameters using a retrospective clinical database of 34 drug-dose combinations resulted in correlation coefficients greater than 0.60, while a robust quantitative prediction of a number of independent trials was observed. We then simulated the effect of glycine modulation on the anticipated clinical outcomes. The quantitative biochemistry of glycine interaction with the different NMDA-NR2 subunits, neurodevelopmental trajectory of the NMDA-NR2B in the human schizophrenia pathology, their specific localization on excitatory vs. inhibitory interneurons and the electrogenic nature of the glycine transporter resulted in an inverse U-shape dose-response with an optimum in the low micromolar glycine concentration. Quantitative systems pharmacology based computer modeling of complex humanized brain circuits is a powerful alternative approach to explain the non-monotonic dose-response observed in past clinical trial outcomes with sarcosine, D-cycloserine, glycine, or D-serine or with glycine transporter inhibitors. In general it can be helpful to better understand the human neurophysiology of negative symptoms, especially with targets that show non-monotonic dose-responses.
Regeneration of locally irradiated bone marrow. I. Dose dependent, long-term changes in the rat, with particular emphasis upon vascular and stromal reaction. (1966)

Locally irradiated bone marrow was uniformly depressed during the first week after radiation doses of 2000 to 10,000 rads. The early appearance of hemopoietic regeneration between 7 and 14 days at all dose levels suggested an influx of stem cells from unirradiated sites. Between 2 and 6 months post-irradiation a second wave of hemopoietic depression occurred at all dose levels and was correlated with the disappearance of the sinusoidal microcirculation. Between 6 and 12 months diffuse hemopoietic regeneration occurred only at the 2000 rad level and could be correlated with regeneration of the sinusoidal microcirculation. No significant hemopoiesis or sinusoidal regeneration was observed at the higher dose levels after 6 months or 1 year. Although large vascular channels developed, indicating circulation through the marrow cavity, the characteristic and essential anatomy of the microcirculation was not restored.
The green synthesis of liranaftate in ionic liquids (2013)

methoxy-2-methylaminopyridine was synthesized fro m 2,6-dichloropyridine;5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2-naphthy l-sulfuryl chloride was synthesized from 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2- naphthol; with the catalysis of K 2CO 3, substitution reaction was happened between 6-methoxy-2-methylaminopyridine an d 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2- naphthyl-sulfuryl chloride, which generated liranaftate whose structure was confirme d by IR, 1HNMR, MS. In the experiment, the total re covery was 73%, and purity of HPLC is 99.7%. The method pr esented here has the advantages of mild condition, simple operation, easy isolation, high yield and environme ntal benignity. Moreover, the ionic liquid, as the reaction medium, can be easily recycled and reused.
Explosive force as essential fact in successful shot put (2003)

The goal of the research was to determine the influence of explosive force on the shot put results. The sample of the subjects were 17-year old girls. The system of prediction variables was made of 8 explosive force tests. It was determined by a regression analysis that there was remarkable influence of some explosive force tests on the shot put results.
Identification of measurable lesions: an opportunity for improving reliability of RECIST assessments (2014)

Poster: ECR 2014 / C-0101 / Identification of measurable lesions: an opportunity for improving reliability of RECIST assessments by: H. Beaumont1, S. Souchet1, A. Iannessi2, D. Wormanns3; 1Valbonne/FR, 2Nice/FR, 3Berlin/DE
Analysis of transmitted optical spectrum enabling accelerated testing of CPV designs (2009)

Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) has recently gained interest based on its scalability and expected low levelized cost of electricity. The reliability of materials used in CPV systems, however, is not well established. The current qualification test for photodegradation of CPV modules includes only real-time ultraviolet (UV) exposure, i.e. methods for accelerated UV testing have not been developed. Therefore, the UV and infrared (IR) spectra transmitted through representative optical systems is evaluated in this paper. The measurements of concentrating optics are used to assess expected optical performance as well as to understand how to quantify damaging optical exposure. Optical properties (transmittance, refractive index, reflectance, and absorptance) of candidate materials are identified. The dose and flux analysis here identifies the increased significance of IR (as opposed to UV) exposure for CPV systems, particularly for the most concentrating systems. For these, the UV dose may not greatly exceed the unconcentrated global solar condition, but the thermal load scales nearly directly with the geometric concentration.
User-changeable visibility (2007)

A trait is a unit of behaviour that can be composed with other traits and used by classes. Traits offer an alternative to multiple inheritance. Conflict resolution of traits, while flexible, does not completely handle accidental method name conflicts: if a trait with method m is composed with another trait defining a different method m then resolving the conflict may prove delicate or infeasible in cases where both versions of m are still needed. In this paper we present freezeable traits , which provide an expressive composition mechanism to support unanticipated method composition conflicts. Our solution introduces private trait methods and lets the class composer change method visibility at composition time (from public to private and vice versa). Moreover two class composers may use different composition policies for the same trait, something which is not possible in mainstream languages. This approach respects the two main design principles of traits: the class composer is empowered and traits can be flattened away. We present an implementation of freezable traits in Smalltalk. As a side-effect of this implementation we introduced private (early-bound and invisible) methods to Smalltalk by distinguishing object-sends from self-sends. Our implementation uses compile-time bytecode manipulation and, as such, introduces no run-time penalties.
Primary T-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system. (1990)

We describe a 64-year-old man who presented with a 9-month history of a progressive neurologic disturbance affecting principally his short-term memory, eye movements, and sense of balance. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a 3-cm mass in the left cerebellar hemisphere. This was removed at craniotomy and proved histologically to be a diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Further investigation showed no evidence of lymphoma elsewhere in the body. Immunohistochemical studies with an extensive panel of monoclonal antibodies showed the tumor cells to be T cells staining with the markers UCHL1, MT1, OKT3, and OKT11. Cells of the helper phenotype predominated. A small admixed reactive population of polyclonal B cells and macrophages was also present. The proliferation count as judged with the antibody Ki67 was about 15%. Primary cerebral lymphoma is in itself a rare entity with most cases being of B-cell origin. Primary cerebral T-cell lymphoma is extremely rare and the few previously reported cases are reviewed.
Detecting Determinism in Human Posture Control Data (1998)

In this paper, determinism in human posture control data is investigated using the approach of nonlinear prediction. We first comment that one should be cautious of using some statistical methods to analyze nonstationary time series. Then we test the predictability of the human posture control data with different prediction techniques, and investigate how nonstationarity and noise affect the prediction results. Different time series are tested, including data from healthy and ill persons, and different predictabilities are found in different time series.
2PT109 Structure of L-lysine α-oxidase from Trichoderma viride(The 50th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan) (2012)

JapanGeneral IncorporatedAssociation metabolisrn of lipoproteins and their uptake in tissues.Some mutations in apo[ipoproteins are re]ated te inheritable disease.In this work, we studied physica] properties of amino acid mutatjons in two groups: mutations with and without disease suseeptibility in apo[ipoproteins.The analysis was carried out by two steps/ First, we enumerated peaks of MR-index plots ftom ainino aeid sequences, and the mutations which changed the positien of the MR-index peak were used for further analysis, Second, we calculated the avcrage hydrophobieity and charge density of seven residues, and changes in the rnagnitude as well as the position ofMR-index peaks.MR-index is an index that estimates allergen-specific amino acid sequence and binding site.The result indicated that the properties were significantly different between the mutatiens with and without disease susceptibitity.The results wM be usefu1 for the prediction of inheritabLe diseases of rnultM'actors.
Sweden &#x2014; Reaching 100% &#x2018;smart meters&#x2019; July 1, 2009 (2009)

In 2005 Sweden decided that data from electricity meters must be collected at least once a month from all customers no later than July 1, 2009. Since then, more than 5 million Automated Meter Reading (AMR) units have been installed in Sweden. In 2006, the European Union Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) came into force. As a result, the Swedish regulation for electricity meters and measuring systems has been revised in steps. The first step in 2006 to implement MID, mainly giving requirements for placing consumer meters on the market. A second step in 2009 giving requirements for all meters and measuring systems in use. The new regulation has a stronger focus on the measuring range and influence quantities for a specific installation and requires an operator performing inspections to be accredited. Now, as the implementation of AMR-systems and regulation is mainly over, there are new issues coming up, for example the reliability of electronic meters, power quality/EMC related to power line communication, on-site testing and quality management, smart grids, software security and small scale production of electricity.
Carcinoma verrucoso de pênis (2010)

O carcinoma verrucoso é uma variante menos agressiva do carcinoma de pênis que raramente apresenta metástase linfonodal. Neste tipo de tumor, o tratamento cirúrgico constitui a principal forma de controle da doença. O objetivo do trabalho é relatar um caso de carcinoma verrucoso de pênis que foi submetido a tratamento operatório através de penectomia total em um paciente com 44 anos apresentando lesão ulcerada em região dorsal de pênis. Progrediu o quadro com infecção local e linfadenomegalia inguinal bilateral. Biópsia com diagnóstico de carcinoma verrucoso de pênis. Foi indicado penectomia para o paciente. Apesar de o carcinoma verrucoso ser menos invasivo, foi optado por penectomia total com implante da uretra no períneo. Isto se deu por conta da grande extensão do tumor que comprometia todo o órgão. Apesar de boa diferenciação do tumor, a realização de penectomia total foi necessária no caso em questão pelo grande acometimento da lesão. O esvaziamento ganglionar também não foi realizado e sua necessidade para esses casos não é comprovada. O tratamento com antibióticos é obrigatório e geralmente melhora a adenopatia regional como no caso acima descrito.
Close-spaced thermionic converters with active spacing control and heat-pipe isothermal emitters (2002)

Thermionic converters with interelectrode gaps smaller than 10 microns are capable of substantial performance improvements over conventional ignited mode diodes. Previous devices which have demonstrated operation at such small gaps have done so at low power densities and emitter temperatures. Higher power operation requires overcoming two primary design issues: thermal distortion of the emitter due to temperature gradients and degradation of the in-gap spacers at higher emitter temperatures. This work describes two innovations for solution of these issues. The issue of thermal distortion was addressed by an isothermal emitter incorporating a heat-pipe into its structure. Such a heat-pipe emitter, with a single-crystal emitting surface, was fabricated and characterized. Finite-element computational modeling was used to analyze its distortion with an applied heat flux. The calculations suggested that thermal distortion would be significantly reduced as compared with a solid emitter. Experimental results are described for a system of active interelectrode gap control. In the present design an integral transducer determines the interelectrode gap of the converter. Initial designs for spacing actuators and their required cesium vapor seals are discussed. A novel hotshell converter design incorporating active spacing control and low-temperature seals is presented. A converter incorporating the above features would be capable of near ideal-converter performance at high power densities. In addition, active spacing control can potentially completely eliminate short-circuit failures in thermionic converter systems.
Oriente Medio: alianzas en tiempos revueltos (2014)

Ante el aumento de la inestabilidad regional y el avance –relativo pero firme– de las fuerzas que luchan contra el statu quo desde posiciones muy distintas, existe el riesgo real de que se produzca una implosion que acabe por desfigurar Oriente Medio. Los crecientes niveles de inseguridad que sienten los diferentes actores regionales afectan directamente a su eleccion de alianzas y a la forma de ejecutar su politica exterior. Un cumulo de factores hace presagiar un futuro poco estable en el corto plazo en Oriente Medio, donde las alianzas coyunturales pueden modificarse de forma abrupta y donde habra que estar preparados para esperar lo inesperable.
Control of Charge Carrier Relaxation at the Au/WSe2 Interface by Ti and TiO2 Adhesion Layers: Ab Initio Quantum Dynamics (2022)

Phonon-mediated charge relaxation plays a vital role in controlling thermal transport across an interface for efficient functioning of two-dimensional (2D) nanostructured devices. Using a combination of nonadiabatic molecular dynamics with real-time time-dependent density functional theory, we demonstrate a strong influence of adhesion layers at the Au/WSe<sub>2</sub> interface on nonequilibrium charge relaxation, rationalizing recent ultrafast time-resolved experiments. Ti oxide layers (TiO<sub><i>x</i></sub>) create a barrier to the interaction between Au and WSe<sub>2</sub> and extend hot carrier lifetimes, creating benefits for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications. In contrast, a metallic Ti layer accelerates the energy flow, as needed for efficient heat dissipation in electronic devices. The interaction of metallic Ti with WSe<sub>2</sub> causes W-Se bond scissoring and pins the Fermi level. The Ti adhesion layer enhances the electron-phonon coupling due to an increased density of states and the light mass of the Ti atom. The conclusions are robust to presence of typical point defects. The atomic-scale ab initio analysis of carrier relaxation at the interfaces advances our knowledge in fabricating nanodevices with optimized electronic and thermal properties.
Effect of Mixed‐Conducting Interfacial Layers on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Performance (1998)

The interfacial resistance of Ni‐‐stabilized (Ni‐YSZ) anodes on YSZ electrolytes has been reduced by inserting thin interfacial layers of ‐doped YSZ (YZT) or ‐doped , (YDC). Impedance spectroscopy measurements at temperatures ranging from 600 to 750°C typically showed a high frequency arc (HFA) and a low frequency arc (LFA). The HFA was reduced by the addition of either interlayer, with a larger reduction for YDC. This presumably resulted from enhanced charge transfer due to the mixed conductivity and/or enhanced redox reaction rate of the interfacial layer. The LFA, which was apparently related to mass‐transport processes, grew with decreasing YSZ surface roughness and increasing interlayer thickness. The overall interfacial resistance was minimized for layer thicknesses of ∼0.5 μm. The lowest interfacial resistances in 97% , 0.13 Ω cm2 at 750°C, and 0.29 Ω cm2 at 600°C, were obtained with 0.5 μm thick YDC interfacial layers.
Smart clustering - networking smart objects based on their physical relationships (2004)

We propose a new concept that facilitates networking of smart objects by creating topologies that reflect the physical environment. As the objects are clustered according to their physical relationships we obtain a self-organizing, scalable and fault-tolerant peer-to-peer like network. We present the ideas and benefits of this concept and our ongoing work that implements the detection of the relationships between a load-sensing table and sensor-augmented objects.
Yield and Maturity of Ultra‐Narrow Row Cotton in High Input Production Systems (2010)

Ultra‐narrow row (UNR) cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.), with rows spaced &lt;40 cm apart, has the potential to reduce the time to maturity as UNR as fewer bolls per plant need to be produced to achieve comparable yields to 1 m spaced cotton crops. The objective of this study was to compare the maturity and yield of cotton grown under UNR spacing with conventionally spaced rows in high‐yielding, high‐input production systems (&gt;1800 kg lint ha −1 ). Six field experiments comparing UNR and 1 m spaced systems were conducted across a range of environments in Australia where yield on average was increased by 14.4% ( P &lt; 0.05) in UNR but the magnitude of this difference varied among experiments (3.7–38.8%). There were no differences in crop maturity (60% bolls open) between the systems. As expected, plants under the UNR system were smaller and produced fewer and smaller bolls. The higher yield under UNR was associated with a greater number of bolls per unit area. Although plants in the UNR crop had fewer fruiting branches and bolls per plant, these bolls did not mature earlier than those in the conventionally spaced crop. Lower boll retention was measured in the UNR crop and may be a key reason for the UNR crops maturing at the same time. The use of UNR may offer opportunities for growers to improve yields, but not for shortening the time of maturity in high yield high input systems. The use of the mepiquat chloride did not affect outcomes in this study.
Structure of a new `aspzincin' metalloendopeptidase fromGrifola frondosa: implications for the catalytic mechanism and substrate specificity based on several different crystal forms (2001)

Crystal structures of a peptidyl-Lys metalloendopeptidase (MEP) from the edible mushroom Grifola frondosa (GfMEP) were solved in four crystal forms. This represents the first structure of the new family 'aspzincins' with a novel active-site architecture. The active site is composed of two helices and a loop region and includes the HExxH and GTxDxxYG motifs conserved among aspzincins. His117, His121 and Asp130 coordinate to the catalytic zinc ligands. An electrostatically negative region composed of Asp154 and Glu157 attracts a positively charged Lys side chain of a substrate in a specific manner. A Tyr133 side chain located on the S1' pocket had different configurations in two crystal forms and was not observed in the other crystal forms. The flexible Tyr133 plays two roles in the enzymatic function of GfMEP. The first is to provide a hydrophobic environment with Phe83 in order to accommodate the alkyl part of the Lys side chain of a substrate and the second is as a 'proton donor' to the oxyanion of the tetrahedral transition state to stabilize the reaction transition state.