This paper presents uniform risk spectra for zero stiffness bilinear elastic (ZSBE) systems. The ZSBE oscillator is a system with post-“yield” that satisfactorily predicts the response of different systems negative lateral (e.g., free-standing or restrained rocking blocks). It can be described by single parameter; thus, it simpler to produce its spectrum. Using proxy, this provides sites in six...

Cross sections of inelastic light scattering accompanied by vibronic excitation in large conjugated carbon structures is assessed at the π-electron level. Intensities of Raman and vibrational Raman optical activity (VROA) spectra of fullerenes are computed, relying on a single electron per atom. When considering only first neighbor terms in the Hamiltonian (a tight-binding (TB) type or Hückel-m...

Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy measurements and first-principles calculations are employed to characterize edge structures observed for graphene nanoislands grown on the Co(0001) surface. Images of these nanostructures reveal straight well-ordered edges with zigzag orientation, which are characterized by a distinct peak at low bias in tunneling spectra. Density functional theory ...

In this paper we investigate how the color of a pigmented polymer is affected by reduction of the reflectance at the air-polymer interface. Both theoretical and experimental investigations show modified diffuse-direct reflectance spectra when the reflectance of the surface is lowered. Specifically it is found that the color change is manifested as an increase in chroma, leading to a clearer col...

this study investigates the degradation of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (sdbs) in aqueous solution by the fenton-like oxidation process. the effects of different parameters such as concentrations of ferric chloride and hydrogen peroxide, ph and reaction time on the sdbs removal and chemical oxygen demand (cod) reduction were evaluated. response surface methodology (rsm) with central composite...

background and objective: lactobacillus plantarum is one of the probiotics species used in functional food products. these bacteria or their purified bacteriocins are used as biological preservatives in the food industry. the first step in production of an array of probiotic products is optimizing production in fermentors. this study aimed to examine factors affecting the in vitro growth optimi...

nano-hydroxyapatite/gelatin (nha/ge) microspheres are currently used in bone tissue engineering as bone filler. in this  study, the effect of fabrication process parameters on the particle size of nano-hydroxyapatite/gelatinmicrospheres was investigated. the nha/ge microspheres were fabricated using water in oil emulsion. in order to design an experimental design, a surface response model with ...

the optimization of process conditions for the degradation of acid blue 193 by uv/peroxydisulfate was investigated using response surface methodology (rsm). the effects of four parameters namely initial k2s2o8 concentration, uv irradiation, temperature, and initial dye concentration on two process responses, color removal and the rate constants of the first-order kinetic equations, were investi...

biodegradation of phenanthrene (phe) was studied in aqueous culture to demonstrate the potential of the mixed culture in degrading high concentration of phe. the experiments were conducted to monitor biodegradation of phenanthrene for duration of 6 days. biodegradation of phe was successfully achieved in low and middle concentration by the isolated mixed culture. a full factorial central compos...