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Ultrafast Photo-Dynamics of a Reversible Photochromic Spiropyran

2002

We report the first ultrafast ring closure kinetics of the merocyanine (MC) of a reverse photochromic spiropyran 1‘,3‘,3‘-trimethyl-6,8-dinitrospiro[2H-1-benzopyran-2,2-indoline] (6,8-dinitro BIPS) and its 1‘-(2-carboxyethyl) substituted derivative. The reaction is fast and essentially over in a few hundred picoseconds. The rate of MC-S1 state decay evaluated from transient absorbance can be correlated directly with the MC-S1 state lifetime as determined using stimulated and ordinary emission measurements. The recovery of the MC-S0 state from MC-S1 has a component with a lifetime of 60−78 ps in acetonitrile with a second component of 350−470 ps probably due to a metastable intermediate. We …

SpiropyranAbsorbancePhotoexcitationchemistry.chemical_compoundPhotochromismchemistryExcited stateMetastabilityPicosecondMerocyaninePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPhotochemistryThe Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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Some efficient algorithms for the solution of a single nonlinear equation

1981

High order methods for the numerical solution of nonlinear scalar equations are proposed which are more efficient than known procedures, and a unified approach to various methods suggested in literature is given.

Split-step methodNonlinear systemComputational Theory and MathematicsEfficient algorithmApplied MathematicsMathematical analysisScalar (mathematics)Order of accuracyHigh orderComputer Science ApplicationsNumerical stabilityLocal convergenceMathematicsInternational Journal of Computer Mathematics
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Chapter 3 Giant Siliceous Spicules From the Deep‐sea Glass Sponge Monorhaphis chuni

2009

Only 13 years after realizing, during a repair of a telegraph cable pulled out from the deep sea, that the depth of the ocean is plentifully populated with a highly diverse fauna and flora, the Challenger expedition (1873-1876) treasured up a rich collection of vitreous sponges (Hexactinellida). They had been described by Schulze and represent the phylogenetically oldest class of siliceous sponges (phylum Porifera); they are eye-catching because of their distinct body plan, which relies on a filigree skeleton. It is constructed by an array of morphologically determined elements, the spicules. Soon after, during the German Deep Sea Expedition "Valdivia" (1898-1899), Schulze could describe th…

SpongeSpiculePaleontologyMorphology (linguistics)Sponge spiculebiologyMonorhaphisMechanical stabilityHexactinellidbiology.organism_classificationDeep sea
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Albumin-driven disassembly of lipidic nanoparticles: the specific case of the squalene-adenosine nanodrug

2020

International audience; In the field of nanomedicine, nanostructured nanoparticles (NPs) made of self-assembling prodrugs emerged in the recent years with promising properties. In particular, squalene-based drug nanoparticles have already shown their efficiency through in vivo experiments. However, a complete pattern of their stability and interactions in the blood stream is still lacking. In this work we assess the behavior of squalene-adenosine (SQAd) nanoparticles-whose neuroprotective effect has already been demonstrated in murine models-in the presence of fetal bovine serum (FBS) and of bovine serum albumin (BSA), the main protein of blood plasma. Extensive physicochemical characteriza…

SqualeneAdenosinecomplexationserum albuminSerum albumin02 engineering and technologyPlasma protein binding010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesMiceDrug StabilitymedicineAnimalsHumansGeneral Materials ScienceProdrugsColloidsBovine serum albuminComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSBinding Sitesbiology[CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistryChemistryAlbuminIsothermal titration calorimetry[CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyHuman serum albumindisassembly0104 chemical sciencesnanodrugbiology.proteinBiophysicsNanomedicineNanoparticles0210 nano-technologyFetal bovine serummedicine.drugProtein Binding
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Critical temperature of the LIESST effect in iron(II) spin crossover compounds

1999

Abstract The light-induced crossover in a series of iron(II) compounds has been investigated by irradiating the sample at 10 K with a Kr + laser coupled to an optical fiber within a SQUID cavity. The temperature dependence of the molar fraction of the light-induced metastable HS state has been recorded for 22 compounds. The critical LIESST temperature, T c (LIESST), has been defined as the temperature for which the light-induced HS information was erased in the SQUID cavity. The dependence of T c (LIESST) as a function of the thermal spin crossover temperature, T 1/2 , has been discussed. The effect of cooperation has been analyzed and the influence of horizontal and vertical displacements …

SquidCondensed matter physicsbiologyChemistryAnalytical chemistryGeneral Physics and AstronomyMole fractionPhotomagnetismLaserLIESSTlaw.inventionSpin crossoverlawbiology.animalMetastabilityThermalPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryChemical Physics Letters
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About the Stability of Active Queue Management Mechanism

2004

In this paper, we discuss the influence of multiple bottlenecks on the stability of Active Queue Management (AQM) controllers, usually configured on a single bottleneck basis. To see this, we consider a network scenario where RED is configured at each router according to previously developed control theoretic techniques. These configuration rules assure stability in a single bottleneck scenario. Yet, we show that instability may arise when two links become congested. We justify this result through a multiple bottleneck model.

Stability analysis Communication Networks Control Theory
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AQM Generalized Nyquist stability in multiple bottlenecks networks

2005

The influence of multiple bottlenecks on the stability of Active Queue Management (AQM) controllers, usually configured on a single bottleneck basis is discussed. We consider a network scenario where RED is configured at each router according to previously developed control theoretic techniques. These configuration rules assure stability in a single bottleneck scenario. We show that instability may arise when two links become congested. We justify this result through a multiple bottleneck model using the Generalized Nyquist stability criterion.

Stability analysis Communication Networks Control Theory
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Stability under influence of noise with regulated periodicity

2008

A very simple stochastic differential equation with quasi-periodical multiplicative noise is investigated analytically. For fixed noise intensity the system can be stable at high noise periodicity and unstable at low noise periodicity.

Stability conditionNoise with regulated periodicitySettore FIS/03 - Fisica Della Materia
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Finite-time stability analysis and stabilization for linear discrete-time system with time-varying delay

2014

Abstract The problem of finite-time stability for linear discrete-time systems with time-varying delay is studied in this paper. In order to deal with the time delay, the original system is firstly transformed into two interconnected subsystems. By constructing a delay-dependent Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional and using a two-term approximation of the time-varying delay, sufficient conditions of finite-time stability are derived and expressed in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The derived stability conditions can be applied into analyzing the finite-time stability and deriving the maximally tolerable delay. Compared with the existing results on finite-time stability, the derived …

Stability conditionsDiscrete time systemComputer Networks and CommunicationsControl and Systems EngineeringControl theoryApplied MathematicsSignal ProcessingLinear matrixFinite timeControl and Systems Engineering; Signal Processing; Computer Networks and Communications; Applied MathematicsStability (probability)MathematicsJournal of the Franklin Institute
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On the dynamical stability of negative conductance free running oscillators

1985

For a class of weakly nonlinear autonomous systems exhibiting both resistive and reactive nonlinearities, asymptotic orbital stability is investigated through a new narrow-band differential approach. The main result is the derivation of the exact characteristic polynomial associated with the local dynamics of the amplitude and phase of the free-running oscillation to be tested. For an nth-order circuit, (n - 1) necessary and sufficient stability conditions are then obtained, in an analytical explicit form suitable for computer implementation, by resorting to conventional Hurwitz test algorithms. A comparison with other differential stability criteria available in the literature is also carr…

Stability conditionsNonlinear systemControl theoryOscillationNegative resistanceMathematical analysisGeneral EngineeringPhase (waves)Differential (infinitesimal)Stability (probability)Characteristic polynomialMathematicsIEE Proceedings G (Electronic Circuits and Systems)
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