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A moving boundary problem arising from the diffusion of oxygen in absorbing tissue
Approximate analytical and numerical solutions of a partial differential equation are obtained which describe the
diffusion of oxygen in an absorbing medium. Essential
mathematical difficulties are associated with the presence
of a moving boundary which marks the furthest penetration
of oxygen into the medium and also with the need to allow
for an initial distribution of oxygen through the medium
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A method for solving moving boundary problems in heat flow Part I: Using cubic splines
A new approach to a heat-flow problem involving a moving boundary makes use of a grid system which moves with the boundary. The necessary interpolations are performed by using cubic splines. The method smooths out irregularities in the motion of the boundary which were evident in previous calculations based on a fixed grid system
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A method for solving moving boundary problems in heat flow part ii: Using cubic polynomials
A moving grid system has been used to get the solution of the moving boundary problem discussed earlier in Part I, but basing the necessary interpolations on ordinary cubic polynomials rather than splines. The computations are much more economical and the results obtained are also found to he more satiafactory
Weighted Density Approximation Description of Insulating YH and LaH
Density functional calculations within the weighted density approximation
(WDA) are presented for YH and LaH. We investigate some commonly used
pair-distribution functions G. These calculations show that within a consistent
density functional framework a substantial insulating gap can be obtained while
at the same time retaining structural properties in accord with experimental
data. Our WDA band structures agree with those of approximation very well,
but the calculated band gaps are still 1.0-2.0 eV smaller than experimental
findings.Comment: 6 Pages, 3 figure
Dynamical cluster-decay model for hot and rotating light-mass nuclear systems, applied to low-energy S + Mg Ni reaction
The dynamical cluster-decay model (DCM) is developed further for the decay of
hot and rotating compound nuclei (CN) formed in light heavy-ion reactions. The
model is worked out in terms of only one parameter, namely the neck-length
parameter, which is related to the total kinetic energy TKE(T) or effective
Q-value at temperature T of the hot CN, defined in terms of the
both the light-particles (LP), with 4, Z 2, as well as the
complex intermediate mass fragments (IMF), with , is
considered as the dynamical collective mass motion of preformed clusters
through the barrier. Within the same dynamical model treatment, the LPs are
shown to have different characteristics as compared to the IMFs. The systematic
variation of the LP emission cross section , and IMF emission
cross section , calculated on the present DCM match exactly the
statistical fission model predictions. It is for the first time that a
non-statistical dynamical description is developed for the emission of
light-particles from the hot and rotating CN. The model is applied to the decay
of Ni formed in the S + Mg reaction at two incident
energies E = 51.6 and 60.5 MeV. Both the IMFs and average
spectra are found to compare reasonably nicely with the experimental data,
favoring asymmetric mass distributions. The LPs emission cross section is shown
to depend strongly on the type of emitted particles and their multiplicities
Subsidiary capability upgrading and parent-subsidiary relationship: insights from a Chinese acquisition in the UK
Purpose: - This study aims to explore capability upgrading of EMNE’s subsidiaries in developed countries and how the parent-subsidiary relationship influences such upgrading. Design/methodology/approach: - The study adopts an interdisciplinary approach to capability upgrading of EMNEs subsidiaries in developed countries. It employs a single case study to explore this under-research area. Finding: - the analysis challenges the orthodox view and suggests broad based capability upgrading has taken place in the EMNE acquired subsidiaries ranging from product, process, functional to intersectoral. In addition, the capability upgrading was contingent on the degree of subsidiary autonomy and subsidiary mandates. Originality/value: - This study represents one of the first to examine capability upgrading and parent-subsidiary relationship in the context of EMNEs’ internationalisation activities
Topological Density and Instantons on a Lattice
We present an update on the study of topological structure of QCD. Issues
addressed include a comparison between the plaquette and the geometric methods
of calculating the topological density. We show that the improved gauge action
based on sqrt(3) blocking transformation suppresses the formation of
topologically charged dislocations with low action. Using a cooling method we
identify the instantons' location, estimate their size and density, and
calculate the renormalization constant Z_Q for the plaquette method.Comment: 3 Pages, submitted to Proceedings of XII International Symposium on
Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 94, Bielefeld). uuencoded tar file includes
figures as TeXDraw (.tex) file
Emission of intermediate mass fragments from hot Ba formed in low-energy Ni+Ni reaction
The complex fragments (or intermediate mass fragments) observed in the
low-energy Ni+NiBa reaction, are studied within
the dynamical cluster decay model for s-wave with the use of the
temperature-dependent liquid drop, Coulomb and proximity energies. The
important result is that, due to the temperature effects in liquid drop energy,
the explicit preference for -like fragments is washed out, though the
C (or the complementary Sn) decay is still predicted to be one
of the most probable -nucleus decay for this reaction. The production
rates for non- like intermediate mass fragments (IMFs) are now higher
and the light particle production is shown to accompany the IMFs at all
incident energies, without involving any statistical evaporation process in the
model. The comparisons between the experimental data and the (s-wave)
calculations for IMFs production cross sections are rather satisfactory and the
contributions from other -waves need to be added for a further
improvement of these comparisons and for calculations of the total kinetic
energies of fragments.Comment: 22 pages, 15 figure
Pulsed radiolysis of model aromatic polymers and epoxy based matrix materials
Models of primary processes leading to deactivation of energy deposited by a pulse of high energy electrons were derived for epoxy matrix materials and polyl-vinyl naphthalene. The basic conclusion is that recombination of initially formed charged states is complete within 1 nanosecond, and subsequent degradation chemistry is controlled by the reactivity of these excited states. Excited states in both systems form complexes with ground state molecules. These excimers or exciplexes have their characteristics emissive and absorptive properties and may decay to form separated pairs of ground state molecules, cross over to the triplet manifold or emit fluorescence. ESR studies and chemical analyses subsequent to pulse radiolysis were performed in order to estimate bond cleavage probabilities and net reaction rates. The energy deactivation models which were proposed to interpret these data have led to the development of radiation stabilization criteria for these systems
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