Our data describe autophagic flux in primary rat hepatic stellate cells (rHSCs) treated with pro-fibrotic growth factor, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). An autophagy flux experiment determines the rate of synthesis and degradation of the autophagosome marker, LC3-II in the presence and absence of the lysosomal inhibitor bafilomcyin, which blocks LC3-II degradation in lysosomes. The eff...

It has been claimed that extreme black holes exhibit a phenomenon of flux expulsion for Abelian Higgs vortices, irrespective of the relative width of the vortex to the black hole. Recent work by two of the authors showed a subtlety in the treatment of the event horizon, which cast doubt on this claim. We analyze in detail the vortex–extreme black hole system, showing that, while flux expulsion ...

in conventional direct torque control (dtc), the stator flux is usually kept constant by controlling the x-axis component of the stator voltage in the stator flux reference frame. the torque is then controlled by the y-axis component of stator voltage. in this scenario, the stator current does not exceed its permissible value. however, in the so-called optimal efficiency mode, the induction mot...

The term ‘thermal flux’ implies a Maxwellian distribution of velocity and energy corresponding to the most probable velocity of 2200 m s−1 at 293.4 K. In order to measure the thermal neutron flux density, the foil activation method was used. Thermal neutron flux determination in paraffin phantom by counting the emitted rays of indium foils with two different detectors (Geiger– Muller counter an...

The wavelet transform is used to identify scales of large coherent structures present in atmospheric turbulence above the subarctic forest at Schefferville. Individual coherent structures contributing to much of the exchange between the forest and the atmosphere are depicted in terms of both scale and location using contour diagrams of wavelet transform coefficients. Three typical case studies ...

Chaotic flux occurring across a heteroclinic upon perturbing an area-preserving planar flow is examined. The perturbation is assumed to have general periodicity, extending the harmonic requirement that is often used. Its spatial and temporal parts are moreover not required to be separable. This scenario, though well-understood phenomenologically, has until now had no computable formula for the ...

The reliability concerns regarding surface insulation resistance (SIR) and electrochemical migration (ECM) have been significantly raised in the printed circuit board (PCB) assembly with wide adoption of lead-free assembly materials and process. Moreover, the miniaturization trend of the electronic industry also increases the sensitivity of the functional assemblies to surface contamination and...

The quantum density of states of the Henon-Heiles potential displays a pronounced beating pattern. This has been explained by the interference of three isolated classical periodic orbits with nearby actions and periods. A singular magnetic flux line, passing through the origin, drastically alters the beats even though the classical Lagrangian equations of motion remain unchanged. Some of the ch...