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Laser Sintering of Stainless Steel using Resin Powder
We tried laser sintering of 316L stainless steel powder using resin powder. The laser
sintering conditions such as laser power, scan speed and scan pitch with a YAG laser, and the
influence of additional resin powder on the density and the tensile properties of the sintered alloy
were investigated experimentally. The tensile specimen was laser-sintered with a YAG laser, and
then debound and sintered in a vacuum furnace. The tensile specimen was successfully fabricated.
The relative density and the tensile strength varied with the additional resin powder, and the
optimum weight percentage of additional resin powder was around 4%.The relative density of the
sintered alloy was approximately 85%, and the tensile strength and elongation of the sintered
alloy were more than 280 MPa and 15% respectively.Mechanical Engineerin
Compton polarimetry at parity violation experiments
Beam polarimetry is a vital aspect of accelerator-based parity violation (PV) experiments. So far, Compton backscattering polarimetry is the only method capable of measuring at the nominal beam conditions of the experiment.
However, due to the low luminosity achievable with commercial lasers, it is slow compared to other methods using solid-state targets. This article reviews the principles of Compton polarimetry, gives an overview of the methods employed to overcome this disadvantage, and presents recent developements aimed at reaching the
demanding precision goals (< 1%) of the next generation of PV experiments
Local Spin Susceptibility of the S=1/2 Kagome Lattice in ZnCu3(OD)6Cl2
We report single-crystal 2-D NMR investigation of the nearly ideal spin S=1/2
kagome lattice ZnCu3(OD)6Cl2. We successfully identify 2-D NMR signals
originating from the nearest-neighbors of Cu2+ defects occupying Zn sites. From
the 2-D Knight shift measurements, we demonstrate that weakly interacting Cu2+
spins at these defects cause the large Curie-Weiss enhancement toward T=0
commonly observed in the bulk susceptibility data. We estimate the intrinsic
spin susceptibility of the kagome planes by subtracting defect contributions,
and explore several scenarios.Comment: 4 figures; published in PR-B Rapid Communication
Identification of a carbohydrate-based endothelial ligand for a lymphocyte homing receptor.
Lymphocyte attachment to high endothelial venules within lymph nodes is mediated by the peripheral lymph node homing receptor (pnHR), originally defined on mouse lymphocytes by the MEL-14 mAb. The pnHR is a calcium-dependent lectin-like receptor, a member of the LEC-CAM family of adhesion proteins. Here, using a soluble recombinant form of the homing receptor, we have identified an endothelial ligand for the pnHR as an approximately 50-kD sulfated, fucosylated, and sialylated glycoprotein, which we designate Sgp50 (sulfated glycoprotein of 50 kD). Recombinant receptor binding to this lymph node-specific glycoprotein requires calcium and is inhibitable by specific carbohydrates and by MEL-14 mAb. Sialylation of the component is required for binding. Additionally, the glycoprotein is precipitated by MECA-79, an adhesion-blocking mAb reactive with lymph node HEV. A related glycoprotein of approximately 90 kD (designated as Sgp90) is also identified
Influence of Nitrogen on the Low Temperature Brittleness of steel
The influence of nitrogen on the low temperature
brittleness of steel has been investigated. In
particular,it was systematically studied under the coexistence of other elements which have a chemical
affinity for nitrogen . Among those studied, Ti, Al
and V have a strong affinity , Si and P a moderate
and Cu, Sn and As a weak affinity . All these alloy-
ing elements were found first to diminish the effect
of nitrogen by forming nitrides or reducing the solubility of nitrogen in a-iron, and then to reveal
their own effect with increasing content
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A homing receptor-IgG chimera as a probe for adhesive ligands of lymph node high endothelial venules.
The binding of lymphocytes to high endothelial venules (HEV) within peripheral lymph nodes (pln) is thought to be mediated by a lectinlike adhesion molecule termed the pln homing receptor (pln HR). The cloning and sequencing of cDNAs encoding both murine and human pln HR revealed that these adhesion molecules contain protein motifs that are homologous to C-type or calcium dependent lectin domains as well as to epidermal growth factor (egf) and complement-regulatory protein domains. We have produced a novel, antibody-like form of the murine HR by joining the extracellular region of the receptor to a human IgG heavy chain. This antibody-like molecule is capable of recognizing carbohydrates, blocking the binding of lymphocytes to pln HEV, and serving as a histochemical reagent for the staining of pln HEV. This murine HR-IgG chimera should prove useful in analyzing the distribution of the HR ligand(s) in normal as well as in inflammatory states
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Particle based modeling and simulation of the red blood cell Infected by malaria-mechanism of the margination of the Infected red blood cell
This paper was presented at the 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2011), which was held at the Makedonia Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki in Greece. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Italian Union of Thermofluiddynamics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Thessaly, IPEM, the Process Intensification Network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Heat Transfer Society, HEXAG - the Heat Exchange Action Group, and the Energy Institute.Motion and distribution of red blood cells in blood microvessels depend on vessel diameter, hematocrit (Hct), RBCs deformability and other factors. Migration of deformable red blood cells (RBCs) to
the center of microvessels and away from the wall leads to the formation of cell-free layer (CFL). Few experiments or simulations considered the effects of motion and interaction of RBCs on CFL thickness. We
employ a meshless (particle) method to model microvascular blood flow. An efficient parallel algorithm is developed for large-scale simulations of blood flow in microvessels. Using the developed method, we
analyze the change in RBCs shape and RBCs distribution and also thickness of CFL in a variety of vessel sizes and Hct conditions. The results indicate that the CFL thickness increases when the vessel size increases
or Hct decreases, which is in good agreement with previous experimental results. We also show change on RBCs shape and distribution for different microvessels diameter and Hct conditions
H-Dihyperon in Quark Cluster Model
The H dihyperon (DH) is studied in the framework of the SU(3) chiral quark
model. It is shown that except the chiral field, the overall effect of
the other SU(3) chiral fields is destructive in forming a stable DH. The
resultant mass of DH in a three coupled channel calculation is ranged from 2225
to 2234 .Comment: 9 pages, emte
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