This paper presents an investigation on microencapsulation of paraffin as a phase change materials (PCMs) for application in buildings. Encapsulated PCM particles were prepared by suspension-like polymerization technique. The effect of surfactant concentration and mass ratio of PCM to monomer on the final characteristics and performance of the microcapsules were investigated. The distribution o...

Stopping set properties determine the iterative decoding performance of any linear block code on the Binary Erasure Channel (BEC). Furthermore, there is a common conception that they are crucial factors on other channels, like the Binary Symmetric Channel (BSC), as well. In order to investigate whether this is true indeed, we study stopping set properties and iterative decoding performance on t...

Techniques from model-driven software development are useful to analyse the performance of a software architecture during early development stages. Design models of software models can be transformed into analytical or simulation models, which enable analyzing the response times, throughput, and resource utilization of a system before starting the implementation. This chapter provides an overvi...

Paracetamol (PCM) overdose can cause nephrotoxicity with oxidative stress as one of the possible mechanisms mediating the event. However, Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), the major secretory product of the human adrenal gland, has been shown to possess a multi-targeted antioxidant activity which is also effective against lipid peroxidation induced in various animal models and against various huma...

This paper aims to investigate the energy efficiency of PCM-concrete wallboards using experimental and numerical approaches. First, a laboratory work was performed manufacture mixtures with different proportions PCMs. Then, an innovative bench test based on transient plane source theory used for thermal analysis mixtures. Besides, simulation by finite element method carried confrontation result...

Simple, accurate, precise and sensitive ultraviolet spectrophotometric and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RPHPLC) methods for simultaneous estimation of paracetamol (PCM) and nabumetone (NAB) in combined tablet dosage form have been developed and validated. Linearity of PCM and NAB was found in concentration range of 2-30 and 1-12 μg/mL in methanol at 249 and 230 nm, re...

This paper presents a review of developed simulated models for a wireless data acquisition system. The system reads analogue information provided by two sensors used for medical purposes. The real data have been recorded by two, pH and pressure sensors used in diagnosing conditions of the esophagus that are employed to examine the system performance. The created model contains four main simulat...

The centrosome serves as the primary micro-tubule-organizing center in animal cells and, consequently, functions in many processes, such as migration and formation of the mitotic spindles. The centrosome consists of a pair of centrioles surrounded by pericentriolar material (PCM), the platform for microtubule nucle-ation. The pair of centrioles duplicate once per cell cycle to ensure the equal ...

Centrosomes are microtubule-nucleating organelles that facilitate chromosome segregation and cell division in metazoans. Centrosomes comprise centrioles that organize a micron-scale mass of protein called pericentriolar material (PCM) from which microtubules nucleate. During each cell cycle, PCM accumulates around centrioles through phosphorylation-mediated assembly of PCM scaffold proteins. Du...