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Resonant behaviour of an oscillating wave energy converter in a channel
A mathematical model is developed to study the behaviour of an oscillating
wave energy converter in a channel. During recent laboratory tests in a wave
tank, peaks in the hydrodynamic actions on the converter occurred at certain
frequencies of the incident waves. This resonant mechanism is known to be
generated by the transverse sloshing modes of the channel. Here the influence
of the channel sloshing modes on the performance of the device is further
investigated. Within the framework of a linear inviscid potential-flow theory,
application of the Green theorem yields a hypersingular integral equation for
the velocity potential in the fluid domain. The solution is found in terms of a
fast-converging series of Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind. The
physical behaviour of the system is then analysed, showing sensitivity of the
resonant sloshing modes to the geometry of the device, that concurs in
increasing the maximum efficiency. Analytical results are validated with
available numerical and experimental data.Comment: Accepted for publicatio
BAC-FISH assays delineate complex chromosomal rearrangements in a case of post-Chernobyl childhood thyroid cancer
Structural chromosome aberrations are known hallmarks of many solid tumors. In the papillary form of thyroid
cancer (PTC), for example, activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) genes, RET and neurotrophic tyrosine kinase
receptor type I (NTRK1) by intra- and interchromosomal rearrangements has been suggested as a cause of the disease. However,
many phenotypically similar tumors do not carry an activated RET or NTRK-1 gene or express abnormal ret or NTRK-
1 transcripts. Thus, we hypothesize that other cellular RTK-type genes are aberrantly expressed in these tumors. Using fluorescence
in situ hybridization-based methods, we are studying karyotype changes in a relatively rare subgroup of PTCs,
i.e., tumors that arose in children following the 1986 nuclear accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine. Here, we report our technical
developments and progress in deciphering complex chromosome aberrations in case S48TK, an aggressively growing PTC
cell line, which shows an unusual high number of unbalanced translocations
Early Results on Radioactive Background Characterization for Sanford Laboratory and DUSEL Experiments
Measuring external sources of background for a deep underground laboratory at
the Homestake Mine is an important step for the planned low-background
experiments. The naturally occurring -ray fluxes at different levels in
the Homestake Mine are studied using NaI detectors and Monte Carlo simulations.
A simple algorithm is developed to convert the measured -ray rates into
-ray fluxes. A good agreement between the measured and simulated
-ray fluxes is achieved with the knowledge of the chemical composition
and radioactivity levels in the rock. The neutron fluxes and -ray
fluxes are predicted by Monte Carlo simulations for different levels including
inaccessible levels that are under construction for the planned low background
experiments.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures, and 9 table
Mechanical Characterization of Fourth Generation Composite Humerus
Mechanical data on upper extremity surrogate bones, supporting use as biomechanical tools, is limited. The objective of this study was to characterize the structural behaviour of the fourth-generation composite humerus under simulated physiologic bending, specifically, stiffness, rigidity, and mid-diaphysial surface strains. Three humeri were tested in four-point bending, in anatomically defined anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) planes. Stiffness and rigidity were derived using load–displacement data. Principal strains were determined at the anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral surfaces in the humeral mid-diaphysial transverse plane of one specimen using stacked rosettes. Linear structural behaviour was observed within the test range. Average stiffness and rigidity were greater in the ML (918 ± 18 N/mm; 98.4 ± 1.9 Nm2) than the AP plane (833 ± 16 N/mm; 89.3 ± 1.6 Nm2), with little inter-specimen variability. The ML/AP rigidity ratio was 1.1. Surface principal strains were similar at the anterior (5.41 µε/N) and posterior (5.43 µε/N) gauges for AP bending, and comparatively less for ML bending, i.e. 5.1 and 4.5 µε/N, at the medial and lateral gauges, respectively. This study provides novel strain and stiffness data for the fourth-generation composite humerus and also adds to published construct rigidity data. The presented results support the use of this composite bone as a tool for modelling and experimentation
Hybrid exciton-polaritons in a bad microcavity containing the organic and inorganic quantum wells
We study the hybrid exciton-polaritons in a bad microcavity containing the
organic and inorganic quantum wells. The corresponding polariton states are
given. The analytical solution and the numerical result of the stationary
spectrum for the cavity field are finishedComment: 3 pages, 1 figure. appear in Communications in Theoretical Physic
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