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A novel approach to nonlinear variable-order fractional viscoelasticity.

2020

This paper addresses nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour of fractional systems with variable time-dependent fractional order. In this case, the main challenge is that the Boltzmann linear superposition principle, i.e. the theoretical basis on which linear viscoelastic fractional operators are formulated, does not apply in standard form because the fractional order is not constant with time. Moving from this consideration, the paper proposes a novel approach where the system response is derived by a consistent application of the Boltzmann principle to an equivalent system, built at every time instant based on the fractional order at that instant and the response at all the previous ones. The ap…

Theoretical Study of the Electronic Spectrum of trans-Stilbene

1997

The electronic spectrum of trans-stilbene in the energy range up to 6 eV has been studied using multiconfigurational second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2). The study includes a geometry determination of the ground state. In all, 12 singlet and one triplet excited states were studied. The calculated spectrum makes it possible to assign the valence excited singlet states corresponding to the three bands observed in the low-energy region of the one-photon absorption spectrum. The most intense feature of the calculated spectrum corresponds to the 11Ag → 21Bu transition at 4.07 eV. The weakly allowed 11Bu state was found 0.3 eV below 21Bu. Transition to the 31Ag state, computed at 4.95 eV, i…

Multidomain SBEM analysis for two dimensionalelastoplastic-contact problems

2012

The Symmetric Boundary Element Method based on the Galerkin hypotheses has found application in the nonlinear analysis of plasticity and contact-detachment problems, but dealt with separately. In this paper we wants to treat these complex phenomena together. This method works in structures by introducing a subdivision into sub-structures, distinguished into macroelements, where elastic behaviour is assumed, and bem-elements, where it is possible for plastic strains to occur. In all the sub-structures, elasticity equations are written and regularity conditions in weighted (weak) form and/or in nodal (strong) form between boundaries have to be introduced, to attain the solving equation system.

Protein levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the hippocampus of low/high aerobic capacity rats

2010

Hippocrates and Plato have first documented the connection between a healthy mind and body, during a period which launched analytical thinking and philosophy in Ancient Greece. Modern research has also indicated the contribution of an active lifestyle to enhanced brain performance and decreased incidence of neurodegenerative diseases and mood disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression respectively. This has been hypothesized to emerge through mechanisms which are enhanced by exercise and contribute on brain plas-ticity and health. The Neurotrophins hypothesis implicates several molecules in brain plasticity and healthy aging. Among them, Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) ha…

A route to simple nonionic surfactants

2016

AbstractA method for the synthesis of nonionic surfactants – N-alkyl-O-(2-hydroxyethyl) carbamates is proposed by acylation of fatty amines with ethylene carbonate without any solvent or catalyst. The surface tension of the prepared surfactants was measured, toxicity and biodegradability were determined for the surfactant with n-dodecyl as a hydrophobic group and N-monosubstituted amide and hydroxyl groups for their hydrophilic part.

Performance Management in Local Government: The Application of System Dynamics to Promote Data Use

2014

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how system dynamics can be used to enrich performance management in local government, focusing specifically on how the development of conceptual and simulation system dynamic models can foster a shared view of the relevant system among stakeholders to overcome factors that limit data use. Responding to this purpose, we present a normative case study on how key drivers can be used to foster a shared view of the residential refuse collection system for supporting policy and process changes. A major finding from our research, however, is that performance management cannot overlook the broader forces of citizenship outcomes that impact the community.

The value of synthetic linear epitope analogues of La/SSB for the detection of autoantibodies to La/SSB; specificity, sensitivity and comparison of m…

1998

SUMMARY In a previous study it was shown that La/SSB contains four linear epitopes, p147–154, p291–302, p301–318 and p349–364. The aim of the present study was to investigate the value of the synthetic epitope analogues of the La/SSB autoantigen for the detection of antibodies to La/SSB, in comparison with recombinant La and fragments of this protein. A total of 122 sera with anti-La/SSB activity, from patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), were tested in various peptide-based assays. In addition, 62 sera from pSS or SLE patients with other autoantibody specificities and 95 sera from healthy individuals were used as controls. The autoantibody s…

Ku teorii recytacji. Interdyscyplinarny charakter badań nad sztuką recytacji

2016

Artykuł zawiera przegląd stanowisk badawczych w odniesieniu do sztuki recytacji. Autorka wskazuje na recytację jako na zjawisko, którego rozumienie wymaga podejścia interdyscyplinarnego, uwzględniającego punkty widzenia wielu dyscyplin badawczych, jak chociażby językoznawstwa, literaturoznawstwa, teatrologii oraz estetyki. W perspektywie badawczej tych dwóch pierwszych dyscyplin recytacja ukazuje się jako sztuka wykonawcza, sztuka interpretacji zależna od literackiego tekstu. Perspektywa teatrologiczna z kolei ukazuje recytację w odniesieniu do teatru i sztuki aktorskiej. Jeżeli recytacja jest częścią mówienia scenicznego, to nie należy jej przeciwstawiać sztuce aktorskiej, lecz uznać, iż d…

Sähkö ja valon aika: näkökulma maaseudun moderniin muutokseen ennen 1960-lukua

2000

L’OUTIL ET L’ETHOS

2015

On hésite à formuler cette évidence : le monde des organisations, en général, des marques, en particulier, constitue un univers permanent de signes et de sens, à la fois naturalisé et complexe. Rien d'étonnant, donc, à concevoir, dans le sillage exemplaire de Jean-­‐Marie Floch (1990), les relations logiques et partant, épistémologiques, entre sémiotique, marketing et communication, pour appréhender marques et organisations. Pour autant, à remonter aux sources, ces relations de solidarité ont connu un parcours au ralenti, parfois contrarié, souvent négligé, au profit d'autres champs d'application, de la sémiotique aux organisations, ou d'autres approches, de la communication des organisatio…