First-Order Complexity of Subgraph Isomorphism via Kneser Graphs

Mathematical Notes - The problem of finding the least number of variables of a first-order formula expressing the statement that an input-graph contains a subgraph isomorphic to a given...     

Some Properties of Smooth Convex Functions and Newton’s Method

Doklady Mathematics - New properties of convex infinitely differentiable functions related to extremal problems are established. It is shown that, in a neighborhood of the solution, even if the...     

Controlled Formation of β-Si3N4 on Native Oxidized Silicon Wafers in Ammonia Flow

Crystallography Reports - The formation of β-Si3N4 for subsequent growth of AlGaN and GaN heterostructures of silicon wafers has been studied. It is established that the native oxide layer...     

Diagnostics for Electromagnetic Conditions in the Heliosphere by Cosmic Ray Effects

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - We review some results of diagnostics for the electromagnetic characteristics of the heliosphere and of the Earth magnetosphere within the model for cosmic ray modulation...     

Identification of potential inhibitors of coronavirus hemagglutinin-esterase using molecular docking,molecular dynamics simulation and binding free energy calculation

Molecular Diversity - The pandemic outbreak of the Corona viral infection has become a critical global health issue. Biophysical and structural evidence shows that spike protein possesses a high...     

Effect of Mechanical Stress on the Splitting of Spin Sublevels in 4H-SiC

JETP Letters - The effect of static mechanical strain on the splitting of spin sublevels of color centers based on spin 3/2 silicon vacancies in silicon carbide at room temperature has been shown....     

Two-Dimensional Excitons in Multiple GaN/AlN Monolayer Quantum Wells

JETP Letters - The decay kinetics of low-temperature exciton photoluminescence in a heterostructure with multiple GaN/AlN monolayer quantum wells, which is prepared by molecular beam epitaxy, is...     

Raman and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Investigations of the Structure and Ru–Mn Valence States of Li2Mn0.9Ru0.1O3

Journal of Applied Spectroscopy - We report the effect of the sintering temperature on the structure and valence states of Ru–Mn in Li2Mn0.9Ru0.1O3. These effects are explored by synchrotron...     

Role of Conformational Changes of Hexameric Bacterial Uridine Phosphorylases in Substrate Binding

Crystallography Reports - Crystals of mutants of uridine phosphorylase from Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 at the active-site threonine residue were obtained, and the three-dimensional structures of...     

Suppressing the spiking of a synchronized array of Izhikevich neurons

Nonlinear Dynamics - The aim of this research work is to investigate the synchronization and desynchronization of an array of non-identical Izhikevich neurons in a star-like configuration. Both...