21 research outputs found
On periodicity of solutions for thermocontrol problems with hysteresis-type switches
Mathematical models of thermocontrol processes occurring in chemical reactors and climate control systems are considered. In the models under consideration, the temperature inside a domain is controlled by a thermostat acting on the boundary. The feedback is based on temperature measurements performed by thermal sensors inside the domain. The solvability of the corresponding nonlinear nonlocal problems and the periodicity of solutions are studied. © 2009 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
On periodicity of solutions for thermocontrol problems with hysteresis-type switches
Mathematical models of thermocontrol processes occurring in chemical reactors and climate control systems are considered. In the models under consideration, the temperature inside a domain is controlled by a thermostat acting on the boundary. The feedback is based on temperature measurements performed by thermal sensors inside the domain. The solvability of the corresponding nonlinear nonlocal problems and the periodicity of solutions are studied. © 2009 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Tuition fees and funding - barriers for non-traditional students? First results from the international research project Opening Universities for Lifelong Learning (OPULL)
Molecular identification and pathogenicity assessment of a rust fungus infecting common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in its native North American range
A rust fungus collected from common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in Texas, USA, was identified as belonging to the Puccinia xanthii morphospecies based on its nrDNA ITS sequence. Pathogenicity studies carried out with this rust accession under quarantine conditions in the UK showed that the fungus was highly virulent on A. artemisiifolia plants from Australia. Recently, P. xanthii has been proposed as a potential classical biological control agent (CBCA) for common ragweed in its invasive range, focusing on
Europe, despite previous doubts about its biocontrol
potential. The results of the pathogenicity tests reported
here support the suitability of this pathogen as a CBCA
for common ragweed