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On the propagation of the highest energy cosmic ray nuclei
We study the propagation of ultra-high energy cosmic ray nuclei through the
background of cosmic microwave and intergalactic infrared photons, using recent
re-estimates for the density of the last ones. We perform a detailed Monte
Carlo simulation to follow the disintegration histories of nuclei starting as
Fe and reaching the Earth from extragalactic sources. We obtain the maximum
energies of the arriving nuclear fragments as well as the mass composition as a
function of the distance traveled. Cosmic rays with energies in excess of
eV cannot originate from Fe nuclei produced in sources beyond
10 Mpc.Comment: 8 page
On the disintegration of cosmic ray nuclei by solar photons
We discuss in detail the possibility of observing pairs of simultaneous
parallel air showers produced by the fragments of cosmic ray nuclei which
disintegrated in collisions with solar photons. We consider scenarios with
different cosmic ray compositions, exploring the predicted rates for existing
and planned detectors and looking for methods to extract information on the
initial composition from the characteristics of the signal. In particular, we
find that fluorescence detectors, such as HiRes or the Telescope Array, due to
their low threshold ( eV) and large area () may
observe several events per year if cosmic rays at those energies are indeed
heavy nuclei. The possibility of exploiting the angular orientation of the
plane containing the two showers to further constrain the cosmic ray
composition is also discussed.Comment: 15 page
Fault-tolerant control under controller-driven sampling using virtual actuator strategy
We present a new output feedback fault tolerant control strategy for
continuous-time linear systems. The strategy combines a digital nominal
controller under controller-driven (varying) sampling with virtual-actuator
(VA)-based controller reconfiguration to compensate for actuator faults. In the
proposed scheme, the controller controls both the plant and the sampling
period, and performs controller reconfiguration by engaging in the loop the VA
adapted to the diagnosed fault. The VA also operates under controller-driven
sampling. Two independent objectives are considered: (a) closed-loop stability
with setpoint tracking and (b) controller reconfiguration under faults. Our
main contribution is to extend an existing VA-based controller reconfiguration
strategy to systems under controller-driven sampling in such a way that if
objective (a) is possible under controller-driven sampling (without VA) and
objective (b) is possible under uniform sampling (without controller-driven
sampling), then closed-loop stability and setpoint tracking will be preserved
under both healthy and faulty operation for all possible sampling rate
evolutions that may be selected by the controller
Ameloblastoma.
Tesis (Cirujano Dentista, PatologÃa Oral)La presente revisión bibliográfica involucra el estudio de un Tumor Odontogénico poco
común, pero de gran importancia, denominado Ameloblastoma, no obstante la escasa
cantidad de casos que ocurren a nivel mundial y por lo mismo la poca información a
nivel de las actualizaciones respecto de este tema que probablemente posea el
Odontólogo General, lo que nos motiva a masificar el conocimiento adquirido por este
medio y por una futura publicación en las revistas odontológicas de circulación nacional,
colaborando de esta manera a la actualización del conocimiento de nuestros colegas y
a su vez facilitando el diagnóstico que ellos puedan tener en sus respectivos pacientes
sobre este tipo de patologÃa.
El Ameloblastoma es un tumor localmente invasivo que la mayorÃa de las veces tiene
un curso benigno (1). Las metástasis son raras y se asocian a pacientes que han sido
sometidos a tratamientos quirúrgicos múltiples o extensos de sus lesiones (2). Se
conoce hace muchos años y se lo ha estudiado desde principios del siglo XIX. En su
comportamiento clÃnico representa un crecimiento local persistente en el área
maxilofacial con capacidad de provocar una deformidad notable antes de causar
debilitamiento grave en las estructuras que involucra (3). Se describen cuatro tipos
clÃnico-radiográficos: convencional, sólido, multiquÃstico o común (86% de todos los
casos), desmoplastico, uniquÃstico (13% de los casos) y periférico (extraóseo 1%
de los casos) (1 )(2), con diversos tipos histológicos que describiremos más adelante y
una contraparte maligna denominado Ameloblastoma maligno; este último de
excepcional rareza.
los Ameloblastomas son tumores de origen epitelial que pueden surgir de diversas
estructuras que se forman durante la odontogénesis, asà como de entidades patológicas
de la cavidad oral, es por este motivo que se hace indispensable y necesario que
abordemos el tema desde el punto de vista global y asÃ, comprender desde el punto de
vista anátomo-embriológico la ubicación, desarrollo y comportamiento biológico de las
posibles etiologÃas que lo involucrarÃan, (debido a que hasta el dÃa de hoy no se conoce..
Hysteretic nonequilibrium Ising-Bloch transition
We show that a parametrically driven cubic-quintic complex Ginzburg-Landau
equation exhibits a hysteretic nonequilibrium Ising-Bloch transition for large
enough quintic nonlinearity. These results help to understand the recent
experimental observation of this pheomenon [A. Esteban-Martin et al., Phys.
Rev. Lett. 94, 223903 (2005)].Comment: 3 pages + six figure
A physics-based life prediction methodology for thermal barrier coating systems
A novel mechanistic approach is proposed for the prediction of the life of
thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems. The life prediction methodology is based
on a criterion linked directly to the dominant failure mechanism. It relies on
a statistical treatment of the TBC's morphological characteristics,
non-destructive stress measurements and on a continuum mechanics framework to
quantify the stresses that promote the nucleation and growth of microcracks
within the TBC. The last of these accounts for the effects of TBC constituents'
elasto-visco-plastic properties, the stiffening of the ceramic due to sintering
and the oxidation at the interface between the thermally insulating yttria
stabilized zirconia (YSZ) layer and the metallic bond coat. The mechanistic
approach is used to investigate the effects on TBC life of the properties and
morphology of the top YSZ coating, metallic low-pressure plasma sprayed bond
coat and the thermally grown oxide. Its calibration is based on TBC damage
inferred from non-destructive fluorescence measurements using
piezo-spectroscopy and on the numerically predicted local TBC stresses
responsible for the initiation of such damage. The potential applicability of
the methodology to other types of TBC coatings and thermal loading conditions
is also discussed
Spreading of thin films assisted by thermal fluctuations
We study the spreading of viscous drops on a solid substrate, taking into
account the effects of thermal fluctuations in the fluid momentum. A nonlinear
stochastic lubrication equation is derived, and studied using numerical
simulations and scaling analysis. We show that asymptotically spreading drops
admit self-similar shapes, whose average radii can increase at rates much
faster than these predicted by Tanner's law. We discuss the physical
realizability of our results for thin molecular and complex fluid films, and
predict that such phenomenon can in principal be observed in various flow
geometries.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Scaling laws of strategic behaviour and size heterogeneity in agent dynamics
The dynamics of many socioeconomic systems is determined by the decision
making process of agents. The decision process depends on agent's
characteristics, such as preferences, risk aversion, behavioral biases, etc..
In addition, in some systems the size of agents can be highly heterogeneous
leading to very different impacts of agents on the system dynamics. The large
size of some agents poses challenging problems to agents who want to control
their impact, either by forcing the system in a given direction or by hiding
their intentionality. Here we consider the financial market as a model system,
and we study empirically how agents strategically adjust the properties of
large orders in order to meet their preference and minimize their impact. We
quantify this strategic behavior by detecting scaling relations of allometric
nature between the variables characterizing the trading activity of different
institutions. We observe power law distributions in the investment time
horizon, in the number of transactions needed to execute a large order and in
the traded value exchanged by large institutions and we show that heterogeneity
of agents is a key ingredient for the emergence of some aggregate properties
characterizing this complex system.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
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