499 research outputs found
The immune response of rainbow trout to Flavobacterium psychrophilum following immersion-challenge model with and without hydrogen peroxide pre-treatment
First principles based atomistic modeling of phase stability in PMN-xPT
We have performed molecular dynamics simulations using a shell model
potential developed by fitting first principles results to describe the
behavior of the relaxor-ferroelectric (1-x)PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-xPbTiO3 (PMN-xPT) as
function of concentration and temperature, using site occupancies within the
random site model. In our simulations, PMN is cubic at all temperatures and
behaves as a polar glass. As a small amount of Ti is added, a weak polar state
develops, but structural disorder dominates, and the symmetry is rhombohedral.
As more Ti is added the ground state is clearly polar and the system is
ferroelectric, but with easy rotation of the polarization direction. In the
high Ti content region, the solid solution adopts ferroelectric behavior
similar to PT, with tetragonal symmetry. The ground state sequence with
increasing Ti content is R-MB-O-MC-T. The high temperature phase is cubic at
all compositions. Our simulations give the slope of the morphotropic phase
boundaries, crucial for high temperature applications. We find that the phase
diagram PMN-xPT can be understood within the random site model.Comment: 27 pages, 9 figure
Nasal localization of a <i>Pseudoterranova decipiens</i> larva in a Danish patient with suspected allergic rhinitis
Infection of North Sea cod (<em>Gadus morhua</em> L.) postlarvae and juveniles with the parasites <em>Hysterothylacium aduncum</em> Rudolphi and <em>Caligus </em>sp.
Aeromonas salmonicida infection in vaccinated rainbow trout: influence of challenge methods and environmental factors on challenge success
Hybrid system of emotion evaluation in physiotherapeutic procedures
Nowadays, the dynamic development of technology allows for the design of systems
based on various information sources and their integration into hybrid expert systems. One of the
areas of research where such systems are especially helpful is emotion analysis. The sympathetic
nervous system controls emotions, while its function is directly reflected by the electrodermal activity
(EDA) signal. The presented study aimed to develop a tool and propose a physiological data set to
complement the psychological data. The study group consisted of 41 students aged from 19 to 26 years.
The presented research protocol was based on the acquisition of the electrodermal activity signal
using the Empatica E4 device during three exercises performed in a prototype Disc4Spine system
and using the psychological research methods. Different methods (hierarchical and non-hierarchical)
of subsequent data clustering and optimisation in the context of emotions experienced were analysed.
The best results were obtained for the k-means classifier during Exercise 3 (80.49%) and for the
combination of the EDA signal with negative emotions (80.48%). A comparison of accuracy of the
k-means classification with the independent division made by a psychologist revealed again the best
results for negative emotions (78.05%)
Immune Response in Head Kidney of Rainbow Trout Fry Following Stress and Infection with <em>Flavobacterium Psychrophilum</em>
<em>Yersinia ruckeri</em> infection of rainbow trout: entrance portals and spread in the host
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