Existing methods of detecting explosives have many problems in terms of stability, sensitivity, high selectivity, and rapid sensing for any given situation. In this study, we selected a displacement method using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) immunosensor, which is one of the ways to overcome these problems. In an SPR displacement immunoassay, the methods to realize a high sensitivity were i...

We study asset-pricing implications of innovation in a general-equilibrium overlappinggenerations economy. Innovation increases the competitive pressure on existing firms and workers, reducing the profits of existing firms and eroding the human capital of older workers. Due to the lack of inter-generational risk sharing, innovation creates a systematic risk factor, which we call “displacement r...

We consider a particle immersed in a thermal reservoir and simultaneously subjected to an external random force that drives the system to a nonequilibrium situation. Starting from a Langevin equation description, we derive exact expressions for the mean-square displacement and the velocity autocorrelation function of the diffusing particle. An effective temperature is introduced to characterize...

Engineers and researchers often use nonlinear beam-column elements to simulate the response of reinforced concrete structures. Namely, distributed plasticity elements are arguably the most attractive due to the good compromise between accuracy and computational time. Formulation wise, three types of distributed plasticity beam elements can be distinguished: displacement-based, force-based and m...

the dynamics of multicomponent adsorption in a fixed bed adsorber is examined numerically. the dynamic model of adsorption in the packed column included axial dispersion and variable space velocity along the bed for the multicomponent adsorption adsorption the pore fluid and the solid phase are in equilibrium with a nonlinear isotherm. the numerical solution is based upon the modified lax-wendr...

We study the free diffusion in two dimensions of active Brownian swimmers subject to passive fluctuations on the translational motion and to active fluctuations on the rotational one. The Smoluchowski equation is derived from a Langevin-like model of active swimmers and analytically solved in the long-time regime for arbitrary values of the Péclet number; this allows us to analyze the out-of-eq...

in this article, a transversely isotropic linear elastic half-space with depth wise isotropy axis of material containing a cylindrical cavity of finite length is considered to be under the effect of an arbitrary torsion force applied on the wall of the cavity. to this end, the equation of equilibrium has been written in a cylindrical coordinate system, by dividing the involved domain to two reg...

A typical passive magnetic bearing has been modeled and analyzed for its performance characteristics. The magnetic bearing studied in this work comprised of a Shaft, inner magnets sleeved over the shaft, and outer magnetic rings. A detailed analysis has been perform on the force exerted by a permanent magnet on the shaft nurture to restore the shaft to its equilibrium position when an eccentric...

In this paper, a displacement-constrained volume-minimizing topology optimization model is present for two-dimensional continuum problems. The new model is a generalization of the displacement-constrained volume-minimizing model developed by Yi and Sui [1] in which the displacement is constrained in the loading point. In the original model the displacement constraint was formulated as an equali...