Theory of the low-temperature longitudinal spin Seebeck effect

Using a simplified microscopic model of coupled spin and lattice excitations in a ferromagnetic insulator we evaluate the magnetic-field dependence of the spin Seebeck effect at low temperatures. The model includes Heisenberg exchange coupling, a harmonic lattice potential, and a pseudodipolar exchange interaction. Our approach goes beyond previous work [Phys. Rev. B 98, 134421 (2018)] in that it does not rely on the a priori assumption of a fast equilibration of the magnon and phonon distributions. Our theory shows that singular features in the magnetic-field dependence of the spin Seebeck effect at low temperatures observed by Kikkawa et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 207203 (2016)] are independent of the relative strength of magnon-impurity and phonon-impurity scattering

Rotierende Balken und Schalen als Berechnungsmodelle für lang kragende Fräswerkzeuge mit Hohlschaft zur Hochgeschwindigkeitsbearbeitung

Die Verwendung von lang kragenden Schaftfräsern im Bereich der Hochgeschwindigkeitsbearbeitung birgt besondere Herausforderungen bezüglich der Prozessdynamik. In diesem Zusammenhang werden verschiedene kontinuumsmechanische Berechnungsmodelle für Werkzeuge mit Hohlschaft vorgestellt. Dabei wird eine teilweise Füllung des Schaftes mit einer fließfähigen Ausgleichsmasse zum Zweck des automatischen Wuchtens berücksichtigt. Ausgehend von der Verformungskinematik wird die systembeschreibende Variationsformulierung mit Hilfe des Hamilton'schen Prinzips hergeleitet. Dabei wird auch auf den Einfluss von stochastisch verteilten Unwuchten, geometrischen Nichtlinearitäten und Schubdeformationen eingegangen. Zur Ortsdiskretisierung werden sowohl lokale als auch globale Methoden angewendet und miteinander verglichen. Die Auswertung stellt den Einfluss von verschiedenen geometrischen sowie prozessbedingten Parametern auf die Eigenfrequenzen, stationäre Deformation, Stabilität sowie Zeitlösung dar.:1. Einleitung 1.1. Problemstellung und Motivation der Arbeit 1.2. Stand der Technik 1.2.1. Hochgeschwindigkeitsfräsen 1.2.2. Verwendung lang kragender Schaftfräser 1.3. Thema und Aufbau der Arbeit 2. Theoretische Grundlagen 2.1. Kontinuumsmechanische Grundbegriffe 2.2. Spannungen und konstitutive Gleichungen 2.3. Prinzip von Hamilton 2.4. Lösungstheorie 2.4.1. Anfangswertprobleme 2.4.2. Randwertprobleme 2.5. Stochastische Grundbegriffe 3. Balkenmodelle 3.1. Verformungskinematik des Balkens 3.2. Variationsformulierung 3.3. Modellierung der Unwucht 3.4. Globale Diskretisierung 3.4.1. Stationäre Lage und Linearisierung 3.4.2. Ortsfunktionen 3.5. Lokale Diskretisierung 3.6. Anmerkungen zur schubweichen Formulierung 3.7. Berechnungsergebnisse 3.7.1. Ruhendes Werkzeug 3.7.2. Rotierendes Werkzeug 4. Schalenmodelle 4.1. Verformungskinematik der Schale 4.2. Variationsformulierung 4.3. Globale Diskretisierung 4.3.1. Stationäre Lage und Linearisierung 4.4. Lokale Diskretisierung mittels FEM 4.4.1. Konforme flache Schalenelemente 4.5. Anmerkungen zur schubweichen Formulierung 4.6. Berechnungsergebnisse 4.6.1. Ruhender Schaft 4.6.2. Rotierender Schaft 5. Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 6. Verzeichnisse 6.1. Quellenverzeichnis 6.2. Symbolverzeichnis 6.3. Abbildungsverzeichnis 6.4. Tabellenverzeichnis A. Feldgleichungen und Ableitungen der Ansätze für die Balkenmodelle B. Anmerkungen zum Timoshenko-Balken C. Feldgleichungen und Ableitungen der Ansätze für die Schalenmodelle D. Anmerkungen zur Mindlin-Reissner-SchaleThe use of long slender end mills for high-speed-cutting (HSC) holds special requirements with respect to the system dynamics. In this context, several tool models in the area of continuum mechanics are presented. Especially hollow tool shafts, with a fluid medium inside, for the purpose of automatic balancing are considered. Starting with the kinematics of deformation, Hamilton's principle is used to evaluate the variational formulation. Therefore, also the influence of a stochastic distributed unbalance, geometrical nonlinearities and shear deformations are discussed. For space discretisation local as well as global approaches are used and compared with each other. Following up on this, results are presented, which show the influence of different geometrical and process-related parameters due to the eigenfrequencies, stationary deformation, stability and time solution.:1. Einleitung 1.1. Problemstellung und Motivation der Arbeit 1.2. Stand der Technik 1.2.1. Hochgeschwindigkeitsfräsen 1.2.2. Verwendung lang kragender Schaftfräser 1.3. Thema und Aufbau der Arbeit 2. Theoretische Grundlagen 2.1. Kontinuumsmechanische Grundbegriffe 2.2. Spannungen und konstitutive Gleichungen 2.3. Prinzip von Hamilton 2.4. Lösungstheorie 2.4.1. Anfangswertprobleme 2.4.2. Randwertprobleme 2.5. Stochastische Grundbegriffe 3. Balkenmodelle 3.1. Verformungskinematik des Balkens 3.2. Variationsformulierung 3.3. Modellierung der Unwucht 3.4. Globale Diskretisierung 3.4.1. Stationäre Lage und Linearisierung 3.4.2. Ortsfunktionen 3.5. Lokale Diskretisierung 3.6. Anmerkungen zur schubweichen Formulierung 3.7. Berechnungsergebnisse 3.7.1. Ruhendes Werkzeug 3.7.2. Rotierendes Werkzeug 4. Schalenmodelle 4.1. Verformungskinematik der Schale 4.2. Variationsformulierung 4.3. Globale Diskretisierung 4.3.1. Stationäre Lage und Linearisierung 4.4. Lokale Diskretisierung mittels FEM 4.4.1. Konforme flache Schalenelemente 4.5. Anmerkungen zur schubweichen Formulierung 4.6. Berechnungsergebnisse 4.6.1. Ruhender Schaft 4.6.2. Rotierender Schaft 5. Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 6. Verzeichnisse 6.1. Quellenverzeichnis 6.2. Symbolverzeichnis 6.3. Abbildungsverzeichnis 6.4. Tabellenverzeichnis A. Feldgleichungen und Ableitungen der Ansätze für die Balkenmodelle B. Anmerkungen zum Timoshenko-Balken C. Feldgleichungen und Ableitungen der Ansätze für die Schalenmodelle D. Anmerkungen zur Mindlin-Reissner-Schal

Automatisierte Generierung und Simulation von Hyper-Heuristiken für stochastische Multi-Modus-Multi-Projekt-ressourcenbeschränkte Projekt- und Systemplanungsprobleme mit Umrüstzeiten

A simulation framework is presented which covers both generation and simulation of production planning and control problems which include transfer times and stochastic influences and therefore extend classical multi-mode multi-project RCPSPs. This allows for systematic and in-depth investigations of the quality and the behaviour of heuristics. In addition, the automated design of heuristics based on Boolean operators applied to relations of problem specific quantities leads on average to better results than a manual selection and adjustment of heuristic strategies

Boltzmann approach to the longitudinal spin Seebeck effect

We develop a Boltzmann transport theory of coupled magnon-phonon transport in ferromagnetic insulators. The explicit treatment of the magnon-phonon coupling within the Boltzmann approach allows us to calculate the low-temperature magnetic-field dependence of the spin-Seebeck voltage. Within the Boltzmann theory we find that this magnetic field dependence shows similar features as found by Flebus et al. [Phys. Rev. B 95, 144420 (2017)] for a strongly coupled magnon phonon system that forms magnon-polarons, and consistent with experimental findings in yttrium iron garnet by Kikkawa et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 207203 (2016)]. In addition to the anomalous magnetic-field dependence of the spin Seebeck effect, we also predict a dependence on the system size

Preparation and Characterization of Bionanocomposite Films Based on Wheat Starch and Reinforced With Cellulose Nanocrystals

Financiado para publicación en acceso aberto: Universidade da Coruña/CISUG[Abstract] In recent times, the attention of scientific community has been focusing on the replacement of petroleum-based polymers by others more environmentally friendly. In this sense, bionanocomposites based on glycerol-plasticized wheat starch and reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were prepared by a solvent-casting process to obtain environmentally friendly films. The plasticization process was proven to be complete in the conditions used and no residual crystallinity was observed in any case. The incorporation of CNCs leads to materials with increased rigidity (about 1000% increment in modulus) which is related to a good filler-matrix interaction and to the formation of a rigid crystalline network of cellulose. This fact allowed also to improve the moisture resistance and the barrier properties (in both, oxygen and water vapor as permeant) of the bionanocomposite films due to the formation of a tortuous path, which prevent the gas diffusion. Moreover, the thermal stability of films was not affected by the filler incorporation. These improvements in the properties make these films susceptible to be used in short-time applications in the food packaging industry.Xunta de Galicia; ED431C 2019/17The research leading to these results received funding from the Xunta de Galicia Government: program of consolidation and structuring competitive research units [Grant number: ED431C 2019/17]. Funding for open access charge was provided by Universidade da Coruña/CISUG

Social Stress Increases Cortisol and Hampers Attention in Adolescents with Excess Weight

Objective: To experimentally examine if adolescents with excess weight are more sensitive to social stress and hence more sensitive to harmful effects of stress in cognition.Design and Methods: We conducted an experimental study in 84 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years old classified in two groups based on age adjusted Body Mass Index percentile: Normal weight (n=42) and Excess weight (n=42). Both groups were exposed to social stress as induced by the virtual reality version of the Trier Social Stress Task --participants were requested to give a public speech about positive and negative aspects of their personalities in front of a virtual audience. The outcome measures were salivary cortisol levels and performance in cognitive tests before and after the social stressor. Cognitive tests included the CANTAB Rapid Visual Processing Test (measuring attention response latency and discriminability) and the Iowa Gambling Task (measuring decision-making).Results: Adolescents with excess weight compared to healthy weight controls displayed increased cortisol response and less improvement of attentional performance after the social stressor. Decision-making performance decreased after the social stressor in both groups.Conclusion: Adolescents who are overweight or obese have increased sensitivity to social stress, which detrimentally impacts attentional skills.This study has been funded by grants PSI2010-17290 (INTEROBE) from the Ministry of Innovation and Science (MICINN), and P-10-HUM-6635 (NEUROECOBE)

Forschendes Lehren und Lernen gestalten: ein standortübergreifendes Projektseminar zu "Rechtsextremismus und Zivilgesellschaft"

Wie kann "Forschendes Lernen" noch besser in die politikwissenschaftliche Lehre integriert werden? Dieser Frage gingen sechs Lehrende an den sächsischen Universitäten Dresden, Leipzig und Chemnitz im Wintersemester 2015/2016 mit einem gemeinsam entworfenen Projektseminar unter dem Titel "Rechtsextremismus und Zivilgesellschaft" nach. Im Interview berichten die Beteiligten von ihren Konzeptionen und deren Umsetzung

Code-assisted discovery of TAL effector targets in bacterial leaf streak of rice reveals contrast with bacterial blight and a novel susceptibility gene

Citation: Cernadas RA, Doyle EL, Nin˜o-Liu DO, Wilkins KE, Bancroft T, et al. (2014) Code-Assisted Discovery of TAL Effector Targets in Bacterial Leaf Streak of Rice Reveals Contrast with Bacterial Blight and a Novel Susceptibility Gene. PLoS Pathog 10(2): e1003972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003972Bacterial leaf streak of rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc) is an increasingly important yield constraint in this staple crop. A mesophyll colonizer, Xoc differs from X. oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), which invades xylem to cause bacterial blight of rice. Both produce multiple distinct TAL effectors, type III-delivered proteins that transactivate effector-specific host genes. A TAL effector finds its target(s) via a partially degenerate code whereby the modular effector amino acid sequence identifies nucleotide sequences to which the protein binds. Virulence contributions of some Xoo TAL effectors have been shown, and their relevant targets, susceptibility (S) genes, identified, but the role of TAL effectors in leaf streak is uncharacterized. We used host transcript profiling to compare leaf streak to blight and to probe functions of Xoc TAL effectors. We found that Xoc and Xoo induce almost completely different host transcriptional changes. Roughly one in three genes upregulated by the pathogens is preceded by a candidate TAL effector binding element. Experimental analysis of the 44 such genes predicted to be Xoc TAL effector targets verified nearly half, and identified most others as false predictions. None of the Xoc targets is a known bacterial blight S gene. Mutational analysis revealed that Tal2g, which activates two genes, contributes to lesion expansion and bacterial exudation. Use of designer TAL effectors discriminated a sulfate transporter gene as the S gene. Across all targets, basal expression tended to be higher than genome-average, and induction moderate. Finally, machine learning applied to real vs. falsely predicted targets yielded a classifier that recalled 92% of the real targets with 88% precision, providing a tool for better target prediction in the future. Our study expands the number of known TAL effector targets, identifies a new class of S gene, and improves our ability to predict functional targeting