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A Multiconfigurational Theoretical Study of the Octamethyldimetalates of Cr(II), Mo(II), and Re(III): Revisiting the Correlation Between M-M Bond Len…
2005
Four compounds containing metal-metal quadruple bonds, the [M 2(CH3)8]n- ions (M = Cr, Mo, W, Re and n = 4, 4, 4, 2, respectively), have been studied theoretically using multiconfigurational quantum-chemical methods. The molecular structure of the ground state of these compounds has been determined and the energy of the δ → δ* transition has been calculated and compared with previous experimental measurements. The high negative charges on the Cr, Mo, and W complexes lead to difficulties in the successful modeling of the ground-state structures, a problem that has been addressed by the explicit inclusion of four Li+ ions in these calculations. The ground-state geometries of the complexes and…
Preserved somatosensory discrimination predicts consciousness recovery in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome
2017
Objective: To assess somatosensory discrimination and command following using a vibrotactile P300-based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome (UWS), and investigate the predictive role of this cognitive process on the clinical outcomes.Methods: Thirteen UWS patients and six healthy controls each participated in two experimental runs in which they were instructed to count vibrotactile stimuli delivered to the left or right wrist. A BCI determined each subject's task performance based on EEG measures. All of the patients were followed up six months after the BCI assessment, and correlations analysis between accuracy rates and clinical outcome were investigated.Re…
Effects of aging in salt spray conditions on flax and flax/basalt reinforced composites: Wettability and dynamic mechanical properties
2016
Abstract In the last years, the industrial policies are more attentive to issues concerning sustainability, recycling and environmental care. Therefore, the use of natural fibres in composite materials has spread more and more. This paper deals with flax and basalt fibres within an epoxy matrix by investigating the wettability and the dynamic mechanical properties of the resulting composites, subjected to long-term aging tests in critical environmental conditions. The first laminate was constituted by stacking ten layers of bidirectional flax fabrics. The second one was produced by replacing two external flax layers with two layers of basalt mat, for each side of the laminate. Both laminate…
A comparative study of fatigue behaviour of flax/epoxy and glass/epoxy composites
2012
Experimental investigations on flax and glass fabrics reinforced epoxy specimens, i.e. FFRE and GFRE, submitted to fatigue tests are presented in this paper. Samples having [0/90]3S and [±45]3S stacking sequences, with similar fibre volume fractions have been tested under tension–tension fatigue loading. The specific stress-number of cycles to failure (S–N) curves, show that for the [0/90]3S specimens, FFRE have lower fatigue endurance than GFRE, but the [±45]3S FFRE specimens offer better specific fatigue endurance than similar GFRE, in the studied life range (<2 × 10^6). Overall, the three-stage stiffness degradation is observed in all cases except for [0/90]3S FFRE specimens, which prese…
Effect of hydrothermal ageing on the thermal and delamination fracture behaviour of CFRP composites
2014
Abstract This work investigates the hydrothermal ageing behaviour of a carbon fibre reinforced laminate and its epoxy matrix in bulk conditions. A model DGEBA epoxy is employed, and water uptake and dynamic mechanical thermal (DMTA) analyses have been performed on both the composites and bulk resin. Fracture toughness of the bulk resin has been measured, evidencing a substantially unmodified critical stress intensity factor KIC, although the evidence of plasticisation effects given by DMTA. Interlaminar Mode I fracture toughness of the composite showed a variable trend towards slight decreases or slight increases, according to the prevailing toughening or embrittling mechanisms activated by…
CuO nanoparticle filled vinyl-ester resin nanocomposites: Fabrication, characterization and property analysis
2007
Abstract Both unmodified cupric oxide (CuO) nanoparticles and those functionalized with a bi-functional coupling agent methacryloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (MPS) were used to fabricate vinyl-ester resin polymeric nanocomposites. The nanoparticle functionalization was observed to have a significant effect on the physical properties of the cupric oxide filled vinyl-ester resin nanocomposite. Thermal degradation study by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) showed the increased thermo-stability in the functionalized-nanoparticle-filled vinyl-ester resin nanocomposites as compared with the unmodified-nanoparticle-filled counterparts. The more uniform particle dispersion and the chemical bond betwee…
Effects of Nylon 6,6 Nanofibrous Mats on Thermal Properties and Delamination Behavior of High Performance CFRP Laminates
2014
none 8 no Nylon 6,6 electrospun nanofibrous membranes interleaved in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) laminates have been proposed as a means to provide a higher threshold value to delamination on structural sites where composites are more prone to develop such failure. A model, highly crosslinked thus inherently brittle, epoxy matrix was selected for its high Young’s modulus and glass transition temperature exceeding 250 °C. The influence of the Nylon 6,6 nanofibres on the curing behaviour of the matrix and on the thermal and dynamic mechanical properties of the cured resin was investigated. These properties were related to the features of the epoxy resin and of the resin impregnated…
X-ray micro-computed tomography investigation of fibre length degradation during the processing steps of short-fibre composites
2014
The mechanical properties of composites in the fibre direction are mainly attributed to the fibre slenderness, or aspect ratio. A trade-off between performance and processability is usually required, and dependent on the intended application. If the fibre length could be retained or not severely degraded during various processing steps towards the injection-moulded component, a stiffer and stronger composite product could be obtained. The processing steps for injection moulded wood-fibre composites here include: Pulping, commingling, extrusion, pelletizing, and injection moulding. To tune the processing parameters systematically for retained fibre length, it would be useful to investigate t…
MR2684422 Deville, Robert; Rodríguez, José Integration in Hilbert generated Banach spaces. Israel J. Math. 177 (2010), 285–306. (Reviewer: Luisa Di P…
2010
2010), 285–306, 46Exx (46J10) It is known that each McShane integrable function is also Pettis integrable, while the reverse implication in general is not true. The equivalence of McShane and Pettis integrability depends on the target Banach space X and has been proven: by R. A. Gordon [Illinois J. Math. 34 (1990), no. 3, 557–567, 26A42 (28B15 46G10 49Q15)], and by D. H. Fremlin and J. Mendoza [Illinois J. Math. 38 (1994), no. 1, 127–147, 46G10 (28B05)] if X is separable, by D. Preiss and the reviewer [Illinois J. Math. 47 (2003), no. 4, 1177–1187. 28B05 (26A39 26E25 46G10)] if X=c_0(\Gamma) (for any set \Gamma) or X is super-reflexive, by the second author of the present paper [J. Math. An…
MR2569913: Rodríguez, José. Some examples in vector integration. Bull. Aust. Math. Soc. 80 (2009), no. 3, 384–392. (Reviewer: Luisa Di Piazza),
2009
The paper deals with some classical examples in vector integration due to Phillips, Hagler and Talagrand, revisited from the point of view of the Birkhoff and McShane integrals. More precisely, the author considers: - Phillips' example of a Pettis integrable function f which is not Birkhoff integrable [R. S. Phillips, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 47 (1940), 114--145; MR0002707 (2,103c)]. It is proved here that f is universally McShane integrable. - Hagler's example of a scalarly measurable l∞-valued function g which is not strongly measurable. The function g is proved to be universally Birkhoff integrable. - Talagrand's example of a bounded Pettis integrable function φ having no conditional expe…