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    Мотив граалю як ідеологічний чинник у фентезійній Артуріані ХХ століття

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    У статті досліджено еволюцію традиційного мотиву Граалю в аспекті авторської інтерпретації, на матеріалі циклів фентезійних романів С.Лохеда, М.Ц.Бредлі та Г.Дж.Кея розглянуто особливості імплантації зазначеного мотиву у фантастичний текст та реалізацію його субмотивів і функцій у залежності від авторської ідеології.В статье исследуется эволюция традиционного мотива Грааля в аспекте авторской интерпретации, на материале циклов фэнтезийных романов С.Лохеда, М.Ц.Бредли та Г.Дж.Кея рассмотрены особенности имплантации указанного мотива в фантастический текст и реализацию его субмотивов и функций в зависимости от авторской идеологии.The article offers the analisys of traditional Grail motif in aspect of the author's interpretation; on a base of fantasy cycles by S.Lawhead, M.Z.Bradley and G.G.Key. There are examined specifics of such motif’s implantation into fantastic texts and instantiation of it’s submotifs and functions according to the author’s ideology

    Computational haemodynamics in stenotic internal jugular veins

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    Stenosis in internal jugular veins (IJVs) are frequently associated to pathological venous circulation and insufficient cerebral blood drainage. In this work, we set up a computational framework to assess the relevance of IJV stenoses through numerical simulation, combining medical imaging, patient-specific data and a mathematical model for venous occlusions. Coupling a three-dimensional (3D) description of blood flow in IJVs with a reduced one-dimesional model (1D) for major intracranial veins, we are able to model different anatomical configurations, an aspect of importance to understand the impact of IJV stenosis in intracranial venous haemodynamics. We investigate several stenotic configurations in a physiologic patient-specific regime, quantifying the effect of the stenosis in terms of venous pressure increase and wall shear stress patterns. Simulation results are in qualitative agreement with reported pressure anomalies in pathological cases. Moreover, they demonstrate the potential of the proposed multiscale framework for individual-based studies and computer-aided diagnosis

    Anisotropic Colossal Magnetoresistance Effects in Fe_{1-x}Cu_xCr_2S_4

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    A detailed study of the electronic transport and magnetic properties of Fe1x_{1-x}Cux_xCr2_2S4_4 (x0.5x \leq 0.5) on single crystals is presented. The resistivity is investigated for 2T3002 \leq T \leq 300 K in magnetic fields up to 14 Tesla and under hydrostatic pressure up to 16 kbar. In addition magnetization and ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurements were performed. FMR and magnetization data reveal a pronounced magnetic anisotropy, which develops below the Curie temperature, TCT_{\mathrm{C}}, and increases strongly towards lower temperatures. Increasing the Cu concentration reduces this effect. At temperatures below 35 K the magnetoresistance, MR=ρ(0)ρ(H)ρ(0)MR = \frac{\rho(0) - \rho(H)}{\rho(0)}, exhibits a strong dependence on the direction of the magnetic field, probably due to an enhanced anisotropy. Applying the field along the hard axis leads to a change of sign and a strong increase of the absolute value of the magnetoresistance. On the other hand the magnetoresistance remains positive down to lower temperatures, exhibiting a smeared out maximum with the magnetic field applied along the easy axis. The results are discussed in the ionic picture using a triple-exchange model for electron hopping as well as a half-metal utilizing a band picture.Comment: some typos correcte

    Macroscopic coherence of a single exciton state in a polydiacetylene organic quantum wire

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    We show that a single exciton state in an individual ordered conjugated polymer chain exhibits macroscopic quantum spatial coherence reaching tens of microns, limited by the chain length. The spatial coherence of the k=0 exciton state is demonstrated by selecting two spatially separated emitting regions of the chain and observing their interference.Comment: 12 pages with 2 figure
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