A reduced basis Darcy-Stokes finite element heterogeneous multiscale method (RBDS-FE-HMM) is proposed for the Stokes problem in porous media. The multiscale method is based on the Darcy-Stokes finite element heterogeneous multiscale method (DS-FE-HMM) introduced in [A. Abdulle, O. Budáč, Multiscale Model. Simul. 13 (2015)] that couples a Darcy equation solved on a macroscopic mesh, with missing...

In this paper, a three-dimensional (3-D) nonlinear finite element (FE) method is used in association with the Articulated Total Body (ATB) biodynamics method, to study the human brain response under dynamic loading. The FE formulation includes the detailed model of the skull, brain, cerebral-spinal fluid (CSF), dura mater, pia mater, falx and tentorium membranes. The brain is modeled as viscoel...

Time domain analysis of electromagnetic wave propagation is required for design and characterization of many optical and microwave devices. The FDTD method is one of the most widely used time domain methods for analysing electromagnetic scattering and radiation problems. However, due to the use of the Finite Difference grid, this method suffers from higher numerical dispersion and inaccurate di...

A new method, based on the use of a disposable sensor, for the determination of Fe(II) in waters and wines is proposed. The sensor is formed by an inert rectangular strip of polyester (Mylar) and a circular film (6 mm in diameter) adhered on its surface. This film, which contains the required reagents for the fixation of the analyte by means of a complexation reaction, forms the sensing zone of...

Aims. We use integrated-light spectroscopic observations to measure metallicities and chemical abundances for two extragalactic young massive star clusters (NGC1313-379 and NGC1705-1). The spectra were obtained with the X-Shooter spectrograph on the ESO Very Large Telescope. Methods. We compute synthetic integrated-light spectra, based on colour-magnitude diagrams for the brightest stars in the...

iron, cobalt and copper are metals, which appear together in many real samples, both natural and artificial. recently a classical univariate micellar colorimetric method has been developed for determination of these metal ions. the organized molecular assemblies such as micelles are used in spectroscopic measurements due to their possible effects on the systems of interest. the ability of micel...

Novel simple kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of tiopronin [N-(2mercaptopropionyl)-glycine, MPG] in pharmaceutical formulation has been developed and validated. The proposed method is based on the coupled redox-complexation reaction whose first step is reduction of Fe by MPG, while second one includes the complexation of Fe, resulted from preceding redox reaction, with 2,...

A new finite element heterogeneous multiscale method (FE-HMM) is proposed for the numerical solution of the wave equation over long times in a rapidly varying medium. Our new FE-HMM-L method not only captures the short-time behavior of the wave field, well described by classical homogenization theory, but also more subtle long-time dispersive effects, both at a computational cost independent of...

Variations in the abundance of iron in the mantle may have important consequences for mantle dynamics and geochemistry. The abundance of iron in lavas derived from mantle source regions varies during partial melting and subsequent fractionation, so that source heterogeneities are not easily resolved in iron abundances alone. However, manganese is a geochemically similar element, so that the pla...