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    Interstitial compounds as fuel cell catalysts - Their preparative techniques and electrochemical testing

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    Preparation and electrochemical testing methods for fuel cell catalysts using interstitial compound

    Development of an improved oxygen electrode for use in alkaline H2-O2 fuel cells Quarterly report, Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 1966

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    Interstitial compounds of transition elements prepared for improving oxygen electrode in alkaline hydrox fuel cel

    Development of an improved oxygen electrode for use in alkaline H2-O2 fuel cells Quarterly report, Apr. 1 - Jun. 30, 1967

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    Preparation of institial compounds of transition metals for hydrogen oxygen fuel cell cathode

    Изучение структуры цинктитановых боросиликатных стекол по данным рассеяния рентгеновских лучей под малыми углами

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    В статті вивчено мікронеоднорідну будову цинктитанових боросилікатних стекол та процесів фазового розділу в них за даним розсіяння нейтронів під малими кутами. Зроблено висновок про характер розподілення часток, що виділяються за розмірами, які змінюються в дослідних стеклах в залежності від вмісту в них TiO₂ та ZnO. Встановлено вплив наявності мікронеоднорідностей після варки на характер їх фазовогорозподілення.In paper the micronon-uniform structure zinc-titanium borosilicate glass and processes of phase separation in them according to diffusing under vanishing angles of neutrons is investigated. It is drawn a In paper the micronon-uniform structure zinc-titanium borosilicate glass and processes of phase separation in them according to diffusing under vanishing angles of neutrons is investigated. It is drawn a leading-out on distribution of depositing corpuscles character on sizes which changes in studied glasses depending on the contents in them TiO₂ and ZnO. Effect of presence micro micronon-uniforms after melting on character of their phase separationis established

    The Complexity of Drawing Graphs on Few Lines and Few Planes

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    It is well known that any graph admits a crossing-free straight-line drawing in R3\mathbb{R}^3 and that any planar graph admits the same even in R2\mathbb{R}^2. For a graph GG and d{2,3}d \in \{2,3\}, let ρd1(G)\rho^1_d(G) denote the minimum number of lines in Rd\mathbb{R}^d that together can cover all edges of a drawing of GG. For d=2d=2, GG must be planar. We investigate the complexity of computing these parameters and obtain the following hardness and algorithmic results. - For d{2,3}d\in\{2,3\}, we prove that deciding whether ρd1(G)k\rho^1_d(G)\le k for a given graph GG and integer kk is R{\exists\mathbb{R}}-complete. - Since NPR\mathrm{NP}\subseteq{\exists\mathbb{R}}, deciding ρd1(G)k\rho^1_d(G)\le k is NP-hard for d{2,3}d\in\{2,3\}. On the positive side, we show that the problem is fixed-parameter tractable with respect to kk. - Since RPSPACE{\exists\mathbb{R}}\subseteq\mathrm{PSPACE}, both ρ21(G)\rho^1_2(G) and ρ31(G)\rho^1_3(G) are computable in polynomial space. On the negative side, we show that drawings that are optimal with respect to ρ21\rho^1_2 or ρ31\rho^1_3 sometimes require irrational coordinates. - Let ρ32(G)\rho^2_3(G) be the minimum number of planes in R3\mathbb{R}^3 needed to cover a straight-line drawing of a graph GG. We prove that deciding whether ρ32(G)k\rho^2_3(G)\le k is NP-hard for any fixed k2k \ge 2. Hence, the problem is not fixed-parameter tractable with respect to kk unless P=NP\mathrm{P}=\mathrm{NP}

    Recognizing hyperelliptic graphs in polynomial time

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    Recently, a new set of multigraph parameters was defined, called "gonalities". Gonality bears some similarity to treewidth, and is a relevant graph parameter for problems in number theory and multigraph algorithms. Multigraphs of gonality 1 are trees. We consider so-called "hyperelliptic graphs" (multigraphs of gonality 2) and provide a safe and complete sets of reduction rules for such multigraphs, showing that for three of the flavors of gonality, we can recognize hyperelliptic graphs in O(n log n+m) time, where n is the number of vertices and m the number of edges of the multigraph.Comment: 33 pages, 8 figure

    A Nearly Linear-Time PTAS for Explicit Fractional Packing and Covering Linear Programs

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    We give an approximation algorithm for packing and covering linear programs (linear programs with non-negative coefficients). Given a constraint matrix with n non-zeros, r rows, and c columns, the algorithm computes feasible primal and dual solutions whose costs are within a factor of 1+eps of the optimal cost in time O((r+c)log(n)/eps^2 + n).Comment: corrected version of FOCS 2007 paper: 10.1109/FOCS.2007.62. Accepted to Algorithmica, 201

    A Unifying Model of Genome Evolution Under Parsimony

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    We present a data structure called a history graph that offers a practical basis for the analysis of genome evolution. It conceptually simplifies the study of parsimonious evolutionary histories by representing both substitutions and double cut and join (DCJ) rearrangements in the presence of duplications. The problem of constructing parsimonious history graphs thus subsumes related maximum parsimony problems in the fields of phylogenetic reconstruction and genome rearrangement. We show that tractable functions can be used to define upper and lower bounds on the minimum number of substitutions and DCJ rearrangements needed to explain any history graph. These bounds become tight for a special type of unambiguous history graph called an ancestral variation graph (AVG), which constrains in its combinatorial structure the number of operations required. We finally demonstrate that for a given history graph GG, a finite set of AVGs describe all parsimonious interpretations of GG, and this set can be explored with a few sampling moves.Comment: 52 pages, 24 figure

    Node-weighted Steiner tree and group Steiner tree in planar graphs

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    We improve the approximation ratios for two optimization problems in planar graphs. For node-weighted Steiner tree, a classical network-optimization problem, the best achievable approximation ratio in general graphs is Θ [theta] (logn), and nothing better was previously known for planar graphs. We give a constant-factor approximation for planar graphs. Our algorithm generalizes to allow as input any nontrivial minor-closed graph family, and also generalizes to address other optimization problems such as Steiner forest, prize-collecting Steiner tree, and network-formation games. The second problem we address is group Steiner tree: given a graph with edge weights and a collection of groups (subsets of nodes), find a minimum-weight connected subgraph that includes at least one node from each group. The best approximation ratio known in general graphs is O(log3 [superscript 3] n), or O(log2 [superscript 2] n) when the host graph is a tree. We obtain an O(log n polyloglog n) approximation algorithm for the special case where the graph is planar embedded and each group is the set of nodes on a face. We obtain the same approximation ratio for the minimum-weight tour that must visit each group
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