Nonlinear Dynamics - Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a self-excited and self-limited flow-induced vibration phenomenon of importance for both the academic and the technological communities.... 相似文献
Advances in Data Analysis and Classification - We propose two new outlier detection methods, for identifying and classifying different types of outliers in (big) functional data sets. The proposed... 相似文献
AbstractThis study, was to evaluate the acaricidal effect of the essential oil (EO) and fractions (FR) obtained from Laurus nobilis leaves on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Eight fractions were obtained, however FR1: sabinene (37.83%), β-pinene (13.50%), 1,8-cineole (12.66%), α-pinene (12.56%) and FR8: α-terpineol (79.19%) were highlighted as to the larvicidal potential when submitted by Larval Packet Test. The EO was tested by the Adult Immersion Test, at concentrations of 200.00; 100.00 and 50.00?µL/mL caused mortality of engorged females, egg mass reduction and hatching inhibition. Two fractions are shown to be efficient in controlling larvae FR8 (LC50?=?0.13?µL/mL, LC99?=?0.51?µL/mL) and FR1 (LC50?=?0.20?µL/mL, LC99?=?0.56?µL/mL). The fractionation of EO was determinant to elucidate which compounds were responsible for the larvicidal potential. This study opens new perspectives to direct new bioassays with the compounds obtained in the fractionation, since they present high potential on cattle tick larvae. 相似文献
The graphene family of nanomaterials (GFN) have a common carbon lattice base structure but represent a diverse range of materials with distinct chemical and physical characteristics. These characteristics are determined by the fabrication method and impart each material with specific chemical properties which govern interaction with cells and biomolecules, and physical properties that give unique nanotopography, stiffness, and electrical properties. Remarkably, members of the GFN have been shown to promote tissue formation and influence cell differentiation in a variety of tissue types, including neural, bone, and cardiac muscle, making them of high interest to the biomedical field. The diverse range of materials and experimental setups in the literature make uncovering the mechanism of action challenging. Nevertheless, it is becoming clear that the ability of GFN to form non-covalent interactions (π-π, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic) with biomolecules may increase their bioavailability via sequestering/concentration/conformation protection to induce cell differentiation. In addition to the chemical properties, the stimulation of mechanosensing pathways, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and enhanced electrical activity of cells on GFN substrates demonstrates the importance of the physical properties in directing cell differentiation. The understanding of the mechanism behind the ability of GFN to enhance cell differentiation will allow the design and selection of materials with the desired properties for tissue repair and regeneration. 相似文献
An original method for determining the handedness of individual non-centrosymmetric crystals in a mixture using a tightly-focused, circularly polarized X-ray beam is presented. The X-ray natural circular dichroism (XNCD) spectra recorded at the metal K-edge on selected crystals of [Δ-M(en)3](NO3)2 and [Λ-M(en)3](NO3)2 (M=CoII, NiII) show extrema at the metal pre-edge (7712 eV for Co, 8335 eV for Ni). A mapping of a collection of some 220 crystals was performed at the respective energies by using left and right circular polarizations. The difference in absorption for the two polarizations, being either negative or positive, directly yielded the handedness of the crystal volume probed by the beam. By using this technique, it was found that the addition of l -ascorbic acid during the synthesis of [Co(en)3](NO3)2 resulted in an enantiomeric enrichment of the Λ-isomer of 67±13 %, whereas the Ni analogue was similarly, but conversely, enriched in the Δ-isomer (65±22 %). 相似文献
In this work, the catalytic activity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon black (CB), and CNT-CB counter electrodes in the I−/I3− reduction reaction is reported and compared with the Pt counter electrode. The fabricated counter electrodes were evaluated in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The results indicate that the best cathodes were made from CNT10 (240 μm) and CB with a charge transfer resistance (RCT) of 2.70 Ω, and when the complete device shows 19.83 Ω of internal series resistance (RS), the photovoltaic parameters of these cells were JSC = 10.47 mA cm−2; VOC = 0.70 V; and FF = 57.90, with an efficiency of 4.29%, indicating a better interaction between the CNT10 in the 3D network of the counter electrode, generating a good charge transfer kinetics, in comparison with only CNT10 or CB.