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Visco-elastic regularization and strain softening
In this paper it is intended to verify the capacity of regularization of the numerical
solution of an elasto-plastic problem with linear strain softening. The finite element method
with a displacement approach is used. Drucker-Prager yield criteria is considered. The radial
return method is used for the integration of the elasto-plastic constitutive relations. An elastovisco-
plastic scheme is used to regularize the numerical solution. Two constitutive laws have
been developed and implemented in a FE-program, the first represent the radial return
method applied to Drucker-Prager yield criteria and the second is a time integration
procedure for the Maxwell visco-elastic model. Attention is paid to finite deformations. An
associative plastic flow is considered in the Drucker-Prager elasto-plastic model. The
algorithms are tested in two problems with softening. Figures showing the capability of the
algorithms to regularize the solution are presented
Oxygen adsorption effect on magnetic properties of graphite
Both experimental and theoretical studies of the magnetic properties of
micrographite and nanographite indicate a crucial role of the partial oxidation
of graphitic zigzag edges in ferromagnetism. In contrast to total and partial
hydrogenation, the oxidation of half of the carbon atoms on the graphite edges
transforms the antiferromagnetic exchange interaction between graphite planes
and over graphite ribbons to the ferromagnetic interaction. The stability of
the ferromagnetism is discussed.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Disorder and the effective Mn-Mn exchange interaction in GaMnAs diluted magnetic semiconductors
We perform a theoretical study, using {\it ab initio} total energy
density-functional calculations, of the effects of disorder on the
exchange interactions for diluted semiconductors. For a 128
atoms supercell, we consider a variety of configurations with 2, 3 and 4 Mn
atoms, which correspond to concentrations of 3.1%, 4.7%, and 6.3%,
respectively. In this way, the disorder is intrinsically considered in the
calculations. Using a Heisenberg Hamiltonian to map the magnetic excitations,
and {\it ab initio} total energy calculations, we obtain the effective \JMn,
from first () all the way up to sixth () neighbors. Calculated
results show a clear dependence in the magnitudes of the \JMn with the Mn
concentration . Also, configurational disorder and/or clustering effects
lead to large dispersions in the Mn-Mn exchange interactions, in the case of
fixed Mn concentration. Moreover, theoretical results for the ground-state
total energies for several configurations indicate the importance of a proper
consideration of disorder in treating temperature and annealing effects
Solar type II radio bursts associated with CME expansions as shown by EUV waves
We investigate the physical conditions of the sources of two metric Type-II
bursts associated with CME expansions with the aim of verifying the
relationship between the shocks and the CMEs, comparing the heights of the
radio sources and the heights of the EUV waves associated with the CMEs. The
heights of the EUV waves associated with the events were determined in relation
to the wave fronts. The heights of the shocks were estimated by applying two
different density models to the frequencies of the Type-II emissions and
compared with the heights of the EUV waves. For the 13 June 2010 event, with
band-splitting, the shock speed was estimated from the frequency drifts of the
upper and lower branches of the harmonic lane, taking into account the H/F
frequency ratio fH/fF = 2. Exponential fits on the intensity maxima of the
branches revealed to be more consistent with the morphology of the spectrum of
this event. For the 6 June 2012 event, with no band-splitting and with a clear
fundamental lane on the spectrum, the shock speed was estimated directly from
the frequency drift of the fundamental emission, determined by linear fit on
the intensity maxima of the lane. For each event, the most appropriate density
model was adopted to estimate the physical parameters of the radio source. The
13 June 2010 event presented a shock speed of 664-719 km/s, consistent with the
average speed of the EUV wave fronts of 609 km/s. The 6 June 2012 event was
related to a shock of speed of 211-461 km/s, also consistent with the average
speed of the EUV wave fronts of 418 km/s. For both events, the heights of the
EUV wave revealed to be compatible with the heights of the radio source,
assuming a radial propagation of the shock.Comment: Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysic
Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of ornamental plants from Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
A list of 35 scale insects collected from 72 ornamental plant species in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil is provided. Regarding host specificity, 30 scale insects were polyphagous, 4 oligophagous, and 1 monophagous. A total of 102 coccoid/plant associations are recorded, 29 of which are new host records for the species; 60 are new host records for the species in Brazil. Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893 (Coccidae), Phenacoccus similis Granara de Willink, 1983 (Pseudococcidae), and Orthezia molinarii (Morrison, 1952) (Ortheziidae) are recorded for the first time in Brazil. In addition, we describe the injury caused by scale insects on ornamental plants
Finding the right answer: an information retrieval approach supporting knowledge sharing
Knowledge Management can be defined as the effective strategies to get the right piece of knowledge to the right person in the right time. Having the main purpose of providing users with information items of their interest, recommender systems seem to be quite valuable for organizational knowledge management environments. Here we
present KARe (Knowledgeable Agent for Recommendations), a multiagent recommender system that supports users sharing knowledge in a peer-to-peer environment. Central to this work is the assumption that social interaction is essential for the creation and dissemination of new knowledge. Supporting social interaction, KARe allows users to share knowledge through questions and answers. This paper describes KARe�s agent-oriented architecture and presents its recommendation algorithm
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