Phonon anomalies in Co−Ni alloys

Summary A detailed experimental analysis of the inelastic crosssection along the [111]-direction in Co−Ni alloys is presented. Using a simple model and studying the cross-section as a function of both composition and temperature, it is shown that interesting information about the h.c.p.-f.c.c. transition can be gained in these alloys.

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Riassunto Nel presente lavoro si describe un’analisi sperimentale dettagliata della sezione d’urto anelastica dei neutroni lungo la direzione [111] in leghe Co−Ni. Impiegando un modello relativamente semplice e studiando la sezione d’urto in funzione di temperatura e concentrazione, si mostra che si possono ottenere utili informazioni riguardanti la transizione h.c.p.-f.c.c.

     

不精确数据的相似度及其在聚类分析中的应用

基本包含度理论，提出不精确数据的一种相似度，并讨论基于此相似度的不精确数据的聚类方法。     

微液滴的非机械驱动

微液滴的非机械驱动是操纵微小尺雨液体流动的新方法。本文介绍当前有关微液滴非机械驱动的研究进展，包括：利用电化学方法产生并消耗表面活性分子来产生表面张力梯度；把表面浸润性梯度和温度梯度相结合；通过光敏化合物偶氮部分顺反异构的转换导致表面自由能的变化，最后由光照来驱动微液滴，以及利用固体基片上的亲水疏水条纹构建微芯片上实验室的液体非机械输送网络。     

2-Normalization of lattices

Let τ be a type of algebras. A valuation of terms of type τ is a function v assigning to each term t of type τ a value v(t) ⩾ 0. For k ⩾ 1, an identity s ≈ t of type τ is said to be k-normal (with respect to valuation v) if either s = t or both s and t have value ⩾ k. Taking k = 1 with respect to the usual depth valuation of terms gives the well-known property of normality of identities. A variety is called k-normal (with respect to the valuation v) if all its identities are k-normal. For any variety V, there is a least k-normal variety N _k (V) containing V, namely the variety determined by the set of all k-normal identities of V. The concept of k-normalization was introduced by K. Denecke and S. L. Wismath in their paper (Algebra Univers., 50, 2003, pp.107–128) and an algebraic characterization of the elements of N _k (V) in terms of the algebras in V was given in (Algebra Univers., 51, 2004, pp. 395–409). In this paper we study the algebras of the variety N ₂(V) where V is the type (2, 2) variety L of lattices and our valuation is the usual depth valuation of terms. We introduce a construction called the 3-level inflation of a lattice, and use the order-theoretic properties of lattices to show that the variety N ₂(L) is precisely the class of all 3-level inflations of lattices. We also produce a finite equational basis for the variety N ₂(L). This research was supported by Research Project MSM6198959214 of the Czech Government and by NSERC of Canada.     

Lattice Attacks on Digital Signature Schemes

We describe a lattice attack on the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) when used to sign many messages, m_i, under the assumption that a proportion of the bits of each of the associated ephemeral keys, y_i, can be recovered by alternative techniques.     

Zur Problematik individueller thermodynamischer Aktivitätskoeffizienten einzelner Ionensorten in Elektrolytlösungen hoher Konzentration

On the Individual Thermodynamic Activity Coefficients of Single Ion Species in Electrolyte Solutions at High Concentrations The individual activity coefficients of the single ion species, which are produced by dissociation of aqueous electrolytes, are necessary for the thermodynamic treatment of equilibrations and processes involving electrolytes. The determination of these values is one of the basic quests of electrochemistry and a controversial topic. This problem is unsolvable using classical thermodynamics. In this paper a mathematical method is shown, which can be used to split the mean activity coefficients into the values for the individual ion species of an electrolyte. For this determination the mean activity coefficients have to be expressed in the power form of equation. The concept based on the adaptation of a product function for the concentration development of the mean activity coefficients to the experimental data and their separation into factor functions of a predefined structure, which represent the concentration development of the individual activity coefficients of the single ion species of the electrolyte. This mathematical method was used to calculate the individual activity coefficients of the single ion species of alkali chlorides, alkaline earth chlorides, alkaline earth perchlorates, hydrohalic acids and alkali hydroxides. In summary, all the calculated single ion activity coefficients are in good agreement with the expected theoretical considerations. A proportionality to the reciprocal diameter of the unhydrated cation is clearly recognizable. The calculated individual activity coefficients correspond in every case with the assumption about their size, which can be reproduced using a variety of electrochemical investigations and experiments.     

More on pooling spaces

A pooling space is a ranked poset P such that the subposet w⁺ induced by the elements above w is atomic for each element w of P. Pooling spaces were introduced in [T. Huang, C. Weng, Pooling spaces and non-adaptive pooling designs, Discrete Math. 282 (2004) 163-169] for the purpose of giving a uniform way to construct pooling designs, which have applications to the screening of DNA sequences. Many examples of pooling spaces were given in that paper. In this paper, we clarify a few things about the definition of pooling spaces. Then we find that a geometric lattice, a well-studied structure in literature, is also a pooling space. This provides us many classes of pooling designs, some old and some new. We study the pooling designs constructed from affine geometries. We find that some of them meet the optimal bounds related to a conjecture of Erdös, Frankl and Füredi.     

Synthesis of a Novel Double Salt: Ammonium 3,4‐Diamino‐1,2,4‐triazolium Styphnate

Nitrogen‐rich double salt ammonium 3,4‐diamino‐1,2,4‐triazoliumstyphnate (NH₄ · DATr · TNR) ( 2 ) with good thermal stability was successfully synthesized by reacting 3,4‐diamino‐1,2,4‐triazolium chloride aqueous solution with styphnic acid methanol solution under the reaction medium of aqueous ammonia. The title double salt was characterized by elemental analysis (EA), Fourier transformation infrared spectrum (FT‐IR), and X‐ray single‐crystal diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P2₁/n. Its density is 1.780 g · cm^–3. Compound 2 is thermal stable below 200 °C by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) test. The non‐isothermal kinetics parameters were calculated by the Kissinger's method and Ozawa‐Doyle's method, respectively. In addition, compound 2 showed low friction and impact sensitivities.     

Construction of two fluorescence‐labeled non‐combined DNA index system miniSTR multiplex systems to analyze degraded DNA samples in the Chinese Han Population

MiniSTR loci have been demonstrated to be an effective approach in recovering genetic information from degraded specimens, because of the reduced PCR amplicon sizes which improved the PCR efficiency. Eight non‐combined DNA index system miniSTR loci suitable for the Chinese Han Population were analyzed in 300 unrelated Chinese Han individuals using two novel five fluorescence‐labeled miniSTR multiplex systems(multiplex I: D10S1248, D2S441, D1S1677 and D9S2157; multiplex II: D9S1122, D10S1435, D12ATA63, D2S1776 and Amelogenin). The allele frequency distribution and forensic parameters in the Chinese Han Population were reported in this article. The Exact Test demonstrated that all loci surveyed here were found to be no deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. The accumulated power of discrimination and power of exclusion for the eight loci were 0.999999992 and 0.98, respectively. The highly degraded DNA from artificially degraded samples and the degraded forensic case work samples was assessed with the two miniSTR multiplex systems, and the results showed that the systems were quite effective.