Buckling is a condition where an object bent due to the application of compression (compressive) load on object. often occurs in thin-walled structures such as plates. This study aims determine buckling strength isotropic and quasi-isotropic The method used Finite Element Method (MEH). material uses aluminum 2024-T3, while carbon/epoxy T300-5208 with [0°/90°/45°/-45°]s laminate arrangement. Mod...

It is well established that mammalian visual cortex possesses a large proportion of orientation-selective neurons. Attempts to measure the bandwidth of these mechanisms psychophysically have yielded highly variable results ( approximately 6 degrees -180 degrees ). Two stimulus factors have been proposed to account for this variability: spatial and temporal frequency; with several studies indica...

Most of the observational claims in cosmology are based on the assumption that the universe is isotropic and homogeneous so they essentially test different types of Friedmann models. This also refers to recent observations of supernovae Ia, which, within the framework of Friedmann cosmologies give strong support to negative pressure matter and also weaken the age conflict. In this essay we drop...

In human vision, the response to luminance contrast at each small region in the image is controlled by a more global process where suppressive signals are pooled over spatial frequency and orientation bands. But what rules govern summation among stimulus components within the suppressive pool? We addressed this question by extending a pedestal plus pattern mask paradigm to use a stimulus with u...

Surface waves propagating through a laterally inhomogeneous medium undergo wavefield complications such as multiple scattering, wavefront healing, and backward scattering. Unless accounted for accurately, these effects will introduce a systematic isotropic bias in estimates of azimuthal anisotropy. We demonstrate with synthetic experiments that backward scattering near an observing station will...

K 〈x, y〉 dy = ‖x‖ By ‖·‖ we denote the standard Euclidean norm. The notion of isotropic position was extensively studied by V. Milman and A. Pajor [M-P]. Note that our definition is consistent with [K-L-S]. The normalization in [M-P] is slightly different. If the information about the body K is uncomplete it is impossible to bring it exactly to the isotropic position. So, the definition of the ...

Tmprss6-mutated mask mice display iron deficiency anemia and high expression of hepcidin. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of erythropoietin administration on proteins participating in the control of iron homeostasis in the liver and spleen in C57BL/6 and mask mice. Administration of erythropoietin for four days at 50 IU/mouse/day increased hemoglobin and hematocrit in C57BL/6 m...

The reproducibility and acceptability of airways resistance measurements using the interrupter technique (MicroRint) obtained using a mouthpiece were compared with those using a face mask. Fifty children aged 4-7 yrs performed four sets of six Rint measurements; two using a mouthpiece and two using a face mask with integral mouthpiece. Complete data were obtained from 45 (90%) children using th...

Source mask optimization (SMO) is a leading resolution enhancement technique in immersion lithography at the 45-nm node and beyond. Current SMO approaches, however, fix the numerical aperture (NA), which has a strong impact on the depth of focus (DOF). A higher NA could realize a higher resolution but reduce the DOF; it is very important to balance the requirements of NA between resolution and ...

In order to improve the image contrast, a 2-D isotropic fractional differential algorithm for contrast enhancement is constructed, and its structure and parameters on 8 directions are presented. This nonlinear filter algorithm is implemented on various low-contrast digital images and the contrast enhancement of image is controlled by fractional order. The capability of fractional differential m...