Pb(In1/2Nb1/2)O3–Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 (PIN–PMN–PT) piezoelectric single-crystal rectangular beams with the PIN:PMN:PT ratio of 0.33:0.35:0.32 are prepared, and their mode-coupling effect is investigated both theoretically and experimentally for ultrasonic array transducer applications. The PIN–PMN–PT rectangular beams become a tall-narrow beam and a short-wide plate, and so exhibiting an unc...

An experimental investigation was carried out to study the single-phase stagnation point jet impingement heat transfer on smooth and micro pin fin structures using water and R134a. The experiments were carried out for a single jet (dj = 2.0 mm) impinging on a 2 2 mm micro-heater over a wide range of Reynolds numbers. Both an unfinned and a micro structured impingement surfaces were investigated...

Micro heat exchangers have been revealed to be efficient devices for improved transfer due short distances and increased surface-to-volume ratios. Further augmentation of the behaviour within microstructured can achieved with enhancement techniques, more precisely this study, passive techniques. Pin fin geometries influence flow path and, therefore, were chosen as option further improvement per...

Vertebrate odd-skipped related genes (Osr) have an essential function during the formation of the intermediate mesoderm (IM) and the kidney structures derived from it. Here, we show that these genes are also crucial for limb bud formation in the adjacent lateral plate mesoderm (LPM). Reduction of zebrafish Osr function impairs fin development by the failure of tbx5a maintenance in the developin...

The gene old of bacteriophage P2 is known to (i) cause interference with phage A growth; (ii) kill recBmutants of Escherichia coli after P2 infection; and (iii) determine increased sensitivity of P2 lysogenic cells to X-ray irradiation. In all of these phenomena, inhibition of protein synthesis occurs. We have isolated bacterial mutants, named pin (P2 interference), able to suppress all of the ...

The PIN-FORMED (PIN) proteins are plasma-membrane-associated facilitators of auxin transport. They are often targeted to one side of the cell only through subcellular mechanisms that remain largely unknown. Here, we have studied the potential roles of the cytoskeleton and endomembrane system in the localisation of PIN proteins. Immunocytochemistry and image analysis on root cells from Arabidops...

In this study, a fluid–thermal–electrical multiphysics numerical model was developed for the thermal and electrical analyses of heat sink-based thermoelectric generator (TEG) in waste recovery system used casting bronze ingot mold. Moreover, validated based on experimental data. Heat sinks were installed hot side TEG module to recover from flue gas generated process. The results characteristics...