Abstract The research on novel high-temperature resistant primary explosives is an inevitable trend to adapt the development of weapons. In this paper, high temperature explosive cadmium azide was prepared from sodium and nitrate tetrahydrate by hydrothermal reaction. Then, storage performance tested cook-off test, influence analyzed in combination with microscopic morphology, crystal structure...

To investigate the existence and the characteristics of possible cortical operating points of the primary visual cortex, as manifested by the coherent spontaneous ongoing activity revealed by real-time optical imaging based on voltage-sensitive dyes, we studied numerically a very large-scale ( approximately 5 x 10(5)) conductance-based, integrate-and-fire neuronal network model of an approximat...

An estimated 45 to 50 million emplaced landmines in over 60 countries kill or maim approximately 10,000 people annually. An international humanitarian demining effort is underway to eliminate this global problem. Currently, the most common in-situ mine neutralization procedure is demolition using small explosive charges such as C-4 or TNT. However, this method is not suitable for mines placed o...

The explosive growth of data generated by information digitization has been identified as the key driver to escalate storage requirements. It is becoming a big challenge to design a resilient and scalable interconnection network which consolidates hundreds even thousands of storage nodes to satisfy both the bandwidth and storage capacity requirements. This paper proposes a Resilient Interconnec...

The construction, operation, and removal of offshore wind power facilities have the potential to increase the levels of noise in the surrounding waters. Increased shipping noise can be associated with all phases of the life cycle of wind farms. Pile driving during platform construction can be short-lived but can introduce very high intensity pulses into the ocean. Operational noise, while at a ...

The aim of this study was to identify the effect of somatotype and body composition variables on leg explosive power of college level men students. The sample consisted of 500 young college students, divided into two groups: athletes (N=250) undergoing Bachelor of Physical Education course whose mean age 23.86 ± 0.36 years; and nonathletes (N=250) college students who do not take part regular p...

Semiconducting nanowires were synthesized and their chemical sensor performance was studied. It was found that the nanowires exhibited a large and reversible change in electrical resistivity when exposed to trace vapor of nitroaromatic and nitroamine explosives. The sensor showed high sensitivity and fast response at room temperature. The chemiresistive effect was attributed to the adsorption o...

Tertiary storage systems are used when secondary storage can not satisfy the data storage requirements and/or it is a more cost effective option. The new application domains require on-demand retrieval of data from these devices. This paper investigates issues in optimizing I/O time for a query whose data resides on automated tertiary storage containing multiple storage devices.

To reduce human casualties associated with explosive ordnance disposal, a wide range of protective wear has been designed to shield against the blast effects of improvised explosive devices and munitions. In this study, 4 commercially available bomb suits, representing a range of materials and armor masses, were evaluated against 0.227 and 0.567 kg of spherical C-4 explosives to determine the l...