We report a molecular simulation study on the non-monotonic behavior of critical temperature, Tcp, of a confined Yukawa fluid. Close to the adhesive hard sphere (AHS) range of the surface–fluid interaction, Tcp monotonically increases with increasing surface–fluid interaction range. Subsequently, after a certain threshold value, depending on the surface interaction well depth, Tcp decreases mon...

A microchannel was constructed between two glass slides, taking advantage of their surface properties. The channel geometry was defined by a line that was previously printed on the slide surface using a highly water-soluble liquid [2-(2ethoxyethoxy)ethanol] as the ink. Water, which acted as the working fluid flowed along this line. Although the channel did not have any sidewalls, the water was ...

We compare four different model geometries for particles with small-scale surface roughness. The geometries are based on regular and stochastic surface perturbations, as well as on 2Dand 3D-roughness models. We further compare T-matrix and discrete dipole computations. Particle size parameters of 5 and 50 are considered, as well as refractive indices of 1.6+0.0005i and 3+0.1i. The effect of sma...

There have been few assessments of the performance of alternative resistance surfaces, and little is known about how connectivity modeling approaches differ in their ability to predict organism movements. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of four connectivity modeling approaches applied to two resistance surfaces in predicting the locations of highway crossings by American black bears ...

In this paper, we propose a new method for morphing between two polygonal, possibly non-simply connected, shapes in the plane. The method is based on reconstructing an xy-monotone surface whose extreme cross-sections coincide with the given shapes. The surface generated by our algorithm does not contain any self-intersections, does not change the topologies of the input slices, does not contain...

This paper presents an updated and systematic overview of the recent development in studies on nucleation process in diamond CVD. The nucleation mechanisms are discussed, and the nucleation enhancement methods developed to date are summarized. The effects of surface conditions and deposition parameters on the surface nucleation are described. Finally, a brief description of theoretical and mode...

4 5 Authors: Chung Sub Kim and Daniel Johnston 6 Author contributions: C.S.K and D.J. designed research; C.S.K performed research; 7 C.S.K. analyzed data; C.S.K. and D.J. wrote the paper. 8 9 Department of Neuroscience and Center for Learning and Memory 10 University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. 11 12 Running Head: Coupling of A1ARs to GIRK in dorsal CA1 neurons 13 14 Daniel Johns...

Photographic systems created on the basis of “core-shell” microcrystals are successfully used in scientific and practical purposes, since advantages, which such systems have allow to vary their properties over a wide range. However in the majority of cases “core-shell” systems are used as surface photosensitive microcrystals. Researches of an internal photosensitivity is connected to a number o...

An idealized geometry corresponding to a premixed flame in stagnation-point flow is used to investigate the effects of catalysis on extending the extinction limits of nonadiabatic stretched flames. Specifically, a surface catalytic reaction is assumed to occur on the stagnation plane, thereby augmenting combustion in the bulk gas with an exothermic surface reaction characterized by a reduced ac...