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Resonance phenomena of a solitonlike extended object in a bistable potential
We investigate the dynamics of a soliton that behaves as an extended
particle. The soliton motion in an effective bistable potential can be chaotic
in a similar way as the Duffing oscillator. We generalize the concept of
geometrical resonance to spatiotemporal systems and apply it to design a
nonfeedback mechanism of chaos control using localized perturbations.We show
the existence of solitonic stochastic resonance.Comment: 3 postscript figure
Improving Cognitive Visual-Motor Abilities in Individuals with Down Syndrome
Down syndrome causes a reduction in cognitive abilities, with visual-motor skills being
particularly affected. In this work, we have focused on this skill in order to stimulate better learning.
The proposal relies on stimulating the cognitive visual-motor skills of individuals with Down
Syndrome (DS) using exercises with a gestural interaction platform based on the KINECT sensor
named TANGO:H, the goal being to improve them. To validate the proposal, an experimental
single-case study method was designed using two groups: a control group and an experimental
one, with similar cognitive ages. Didactic exercises were provided to the experimental group using
visual cognitive stimulation. These exercises were created on the TANGO:H Designer, a platform that
was designed for gestural interaction using the KINECT sensor. As a result, TANGO:H allows for
visual-motor cognitive stimulation through the movement of hands, arms, feet and head. The “Illinois
Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA)” was applied to both groups as a pre-test and post-test in its
four reference sections: visual comprehension, visual-motor sequential memory, visual association,
and visual integration. Two checks were made, one using the longitudinal comparison of the
pre-test/post-test of the experimental group, and another that relied on comparing the difference of the
means of the pre-test/post-test. We also used an observational methodology for the working sessions
from the experimental group. Although the statistical results do not show significant differences
between the two groups, the results of the observations exhibited an improvement in visual-motor
cognitive skills
Graphite Oxide: A Simple and Reproducible Synthesis Route
The synthesis of graphite oxide (GrO) by oxidation of graphite has been carried out by different procedures. In this chapter, we describe a simple synthesis route based on Hummers’ method without the usage of NaNO3 achieving nearly the same outcomes, and this methodology is directed toward high-quality scale production of GrO with similar properties compared with GrO obtained with traditional and improved Hummers’ methods. The GrO was obtained in a series of batch reactions and characterized by different techniques, and the results showed identical interlayer d-space, type and content of oxygen functionalities, and ID/IG ratio. The high reproducibility of this methodology offers an efficient alternative for the large-scale production of graphene oxide
Modelling of bismuth segregation in InAsBi/InAs superlattices: Determination of the exchange energies
InAsBi dilute alloys are potential new candidates for the improvement of infrared optoelectronic devices such as photodetectors or lasers. In this work, InAsBi/InAs superlattices (SLs)with Bi contents ranging between 1 and 3% were grown by molecular beam epitaxy with different Bi fluxes and growth temperatures to analyze Bi segregation by cross sectional transmission electron microscopy techniques. Bi segregation profiles have been described layer-by-layer using a three-layer fluid exchange mechanism, extracting the values of the As/Bi exchange energies (E 1 , 1.26 ± 0.01 eV and E 2 , 1.36 ± 0.02 eV). A relationship to calculate the activation energies for exchange from the binding energies in III–V alloys is proposed, which would allow predicting them for other hitherto unknown compounds
Finite axisymmetric charged dust disks in conformastatic spacetimes
An infinite family of axisymmetric charged dust disks of finite extension is
presented. The disks are obtained by solving the vacuum Einstein-Maxwell
equations for conformastatic spacetimes, which are characterized by only one
metric function. In order to obtain the solutions, it is assumed that the
metric function and the electric potential are functionally related and that
the metric function is functionally dependent of another auxiliary function,
which is taken as a solution of Laplace equation. The solutions for the
auxiliary function are then taken as given by the infinite family of
generalized Kalnajs disks recently obtained by Gonz\'alez and Reina (MNRAS 371,
1873, 2006), which is expressed in terms of the oblate spheroidal coordinates
and represents a well behaved family of finite axisymmetric flat galaxy models.
The so obtained relativistic thin disks have then a charge density that is
equal, except maybe by a sign, to their mass density, in such a way that the
electric and gravitational forces are in exact balance. The energy density of
the disks is everywhere positive and well behaved, vanishing at the edge.
Accordingly, as the disks are made of dust, their energy-momentum tensor it
agrees with all the energy conditions.Comment: Submitted to PR
Homologue expression of a fungal endo-1,4-β-Dxylanase using submerged and solid substrate fermentations
The xyn5 gene, which encodes an endo-β-1,4-xylanase (Xyn5), in Aspergillus niger GS1 was cloned into an expression cassette under the control of constitutive glyceraldhehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene promoter. The expression system was designed to produce the recombinant enzyme containing a six-histidine peptide fused to the carboxyl end of the protein. The efficiency of Xyn5 production under submerged (SmF) and solid-state (SSF) fermentation was investigated using the homologous cotransformed A. niger AB4.1. A productivity of 17.1 U/(l·h) was estimated for SSF and 3.2 U/(l·h) for SmF calculated at peak value of enzyme titers. Recombinant Xyn5 obtained by SSF on polyurethane fiber, was purified 5.1-fold by anion exchange and immobilized metal affinity chromatography, with 35.7% recovery. The purified recombinant enzyme showed an apparent molecular weight of 30 kDa and optimal activity (522 U/mg protein) at pH 5.5 and 50°C.Key words: Aspergillus niger GS1, xylanolytic activity, solid-state fermentation, homologue expression, polyurethane fiber
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