Power-Law Entropy-Corrected HDE and NADE in Brans-Dicke Cosmology

Considering the power-law corrections to the black hole entropy, which appear in dealing with the entanglement of quantum fields inside and outside the horizon, the holographic energy density is modified accordingly. In this paper we study the power-law entropy-corrected holographic dark energy in the framework of Brans-Dicke theory. We investigate the cosmological implications of this model in detail. We also perform the study for the new agegraphic dark energy model and calculate some relevant cosmological parameters and their evolution. As a result we find that this model can provide the present cosmic acceleration and even the equation of state parameter of this model can cross the phantom line w _D =−1 provided the model parameters are chosen suitably.     

Experimental investigation of first and second laws in a direct absorption solar collector using hybrid Fe3O4/SiO2 nanofluid

In this study, energy and entropy analysis of a residential-type direct absorption solar collector using hybrid Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ nanofluid is evaluated experimentally. The hybrid nanofluid samples are prepared in the different volume ratios of Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ (25:75, 50:50 and 75:25) and different volume fractions (500 ppm, 1000 ppm and 2000 ppm). The appropriate nanofluid samples for using as the working fluid of the collector are chosen based on the results of stability and optical properties of nanofluid. Then, outdoor thermal performance of collector is investigated using the experimental setup based on EN12975-2. Measurement of nanofluid optical properties using the spectrophotometry method shows that the extinction coefficient of 2000 ppm hybrid Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ nanofluid is on average 10 cm^?1 higher than that of the base fluid. Results of energy analysis display that the collector efficiency is increased by mass flow rate and volume fraction of nanofluid asymptotically. The asymptotic value is about 83% for 2000 ppm hybrid Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ nanofluid. The findings indicate that the variation of exergy efficiency of a direct absorption solar collector with the volume fraction and mass flow rate is similar to energy efficiency. The enhancement of exergy efficiency is 66.4% for mass flow rates of 0.0225 kg s^?1 by increasing the volume fraction from 0 to 2000 ppm. It is also observed that dimensionless entropy generation number is decreased by nanofluid volume fraction and by mass flow rate. The lowest entropy generation number is obtained in the mass flow rate of 0.0225 kg s^?1 and the volume fraction of 2000 ppm. The variation of Bejan number by volume fraction shows that the contribution of pressure drop in entropy generation is insignificant.

     

Therapeutic Potential of DNAzyme Loaded on Chitosan/Cyclodextrin Nanoparticle to Recovery of Chemosensitivity in the MCF-7 Cell Line

Commonly, acquired resistances to anticancer drug are mediated by overexpression of a membrane-associated protein that encode via multi-drug resistance gene-1 (MDR1). Herein, the mRNA-cleaving DNAzyme that targets the mRNA of MDR1 gene in doxorubicin-resistant breast cancer cell line (MCF-7/DR) loaded on the chitosan β-cyclodextrin complexes was used as a tropical agent. Chitosan/β-cyclodextrin complexes were used to deliver DNAzymes into cancer cells. Determination of the physicochemical characteristics of the particles was done by photon correlation spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The encapsulation efficiency of the complexes was tested by using gel retardation assay. Positively charged nanoparticles interacted with DNAzyme that could perform as an efficient DNAzyme transfection system. The rationale usage of this platform is to sensitize MCF-7/DR to doxorubicin by downregulating the drug-resistance gene MDR1. Results demonstrated a downregulation of MDR1 mRNAs in MCF-7/DR/DNZ by real-time PCR, compared to the MCF-7/DR as control. WST1 assay showed the 22-fold decrease in drug resistance on treated cells 24 h after transfection. Results showed the intracellular accumulation of Rh123 increased in the treated cells with DNAzyme. Results suggested a potential platform in association with chemotherapy drug for cancer therapy and indicated extremely efficient at delivery of DNAzyme in restoring chemosensitivity.

     

Improvement in IBC-silicon solar cell performance by insertion of highly doped crystalline layer at heterojunction interfaces

By inserting a thin highly doped crystalline silicon layer between the base region and amorphous silicon layer in an interdigitated back-contact(IBC) silicon solar cell, a new passivation layer is investigated. The passivation layer performance is characterized by numerical simulations. Moreover, the dependence of the output parameters of the solar cell on the additional layer parameters(doping concentration and thickness) is studied. By optimizing the additional passivation layer in terms of doping concentration and thickness, the power conversion efficiency could be improved by a factor of2.5%, open circuit voltage is increased by 30 mV and the fill factor of the solar cell by 7.4%. The performance enhancement is achieved due to the decrease of recombination rate, a decrease in solar cell resistivity and improvement of field effect passivation at heterojunction interface. The above-mentioned results are compared with reported results of the same conventional interdigitated back-contact silicon solar cell structure. Furthermore, the effect of a-Si:H/c-Si interface defect density on IBC silicon solar cell parameters with a new passivation layer is studied. The additional passivation layer also reduces the sensitivity of output parameter of solar cell to interface defect density.     

Dynamical analysis and anti-oscillation-based adaptive control of the FO arch MEMS with optimality

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper mainly investigates dynamical analysis and anti-oscillation-based adaptive control issues of the fractional-order (FO) arch microelectromechanical system (MEMS) with...     

Palladium nanoparticles supported on cucurbit[6]uril: an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the Suzuki reaction under mild conditions

A new NC palladacycle was synthesized and supported on cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]). The CB[6]‐supported palladium was used as an efficient nanocatalyst for the Suzuki reaction. In these reactions various aryl halides were reacted with arylboronic acids in H₂O–EtOH at both room temperature and 40 °C. The obtained Pd nanocatalyst exhibited excellent reactivity and stability in C ? C bond formation, which confirms that the catalyst is a completely active heterogeneous species. The Pd nanocatalyst was characterized using X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Regiospecific strategies for the synthesis of novel dihydropyrimidinones and pyrimidopyridazines catalyzed by molybdate sulfuric acid

The one-pot reactions of aryl glyoxals with acetylacetone and urea using molybdate sulfuric acid (5 mol %) lead to the novel functionalized 5-acetyl-4-(aryloyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidinones, which readily undergo the Knorr condensation with hydrazines to produce new pyrimido[4,5-d]pyridazines. The present strategies are in accordance with green chemistry principles through the use of a safe and recyclable catalyst under solvent-free conditions.     

Three‐Step Synthesis of Novel 2‐Aryl‐3‐benzamidobenzofurans: Regiospecific Reactions Catalyzed by Molybdate Sulfuric Acid

A solvent‐free and synthetic pathway to novel benzofuran derivatives, starting from oxidation of phenyl ketones to arylglyoxals in three steps was developed. The molybdate sulfuric acid catalyzed the reaction of arylglyoxals with benzamide and phenols to afford 2‐aryl‐3‐benzamidobenzofurans in high yield. The structures of the synthesized compounds were assigned on the basis of elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR spectral data. The present methodology offers several advantages such as non‐hazardous reaction condition, simple operation, and work‐up procedure.     

On the asymptotics of the on-diagonal Szegö kernel of certain Reinhardt domains

We compute the leading and subleading terms in the asymptotic expansion of the Szegö kernel on the diagonal of a class of pseudoconvex Reinhardt domains whose boundaries are endowed with a general class of smooth measures. We do so by relating it to a Bergman kernel over projective space.