We consider type IIA compactification on K3. We show that the instanton subsectors of the worldvolume of N 4-branes wrapped around K3 lead to a Hagedorn density of BPS states in accord with heterotic-type IIA duality in 6 dimensions. We also find evidence that the correct framework to understand the results of Nakajima on the appearance of affine Kac-Moody algebras on the cohomology of moduli s...

Abstract. This paper discusses numerical simulation techniques using a moving mesh approach together with the multigrid fictitious boundary method (FBM) for liquid-solid flow configurations. The flow is computed by an ALE formulation with a multigrid finite element solver (FEATFLOW), and the solid particles are allowed to move freely through the computational mesh which can be adaptively aligne...

A 2D mathematical model of coupled heat and mass transfer describing oven roasting of meat was formulated from first principles. The current formulation of model equations incorporates the effect of shrinkage phenomena and water holding capacity. The model equations are based on conservation of mass and energy. The pressure driven transport of water in meat is expressed using Darcy’s equation. ...

The operation of a micro-pump system driven by a magnetoelastic polymeric membrane developed at Texas A&M University is analyzed by numerical simulations. Unsteady, incompressible NavierStokes equations in a moving boundary system are solved by a spectral element methodology, employing an Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) formulation on unstructured meshes. The performance of the micro-pump i...

A review of a procedure for the simulation of time-dependent, inviscid and turbulent viscous, compressible flows involving geometries that change in time is presented. The adopted discretization technique employs unstructured meshes and both explicit and implicit time-stepping schemes. A dual time-stepping procedure and an ALE formulation enable flows involving moving boundary components to be ...

In Sri Lankan traditional medicine, the decoction of leaves of the plant Pongamia pinnata (L.) is claimed to possess antinociceptive activity. However, as yet, its antinociceptive potential has not been scientifically investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the antinociceptive potential of an aqueous leaf extraction (ALE) of P. pinnata in rats, using three algesiometric methods (...

This work presents a multidimensional cell-centered unstructured finite volume scheme for the solution of multimaterial compressible fluid flows written in the Lagrangian formalism. This formulation is considered in the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) framework with the constraint that the mesh and the fluid velocity coincide. The link between the vertex velocity and the fluid motion is obt...

Maltose and maltotriose are the major sugars in brewer's wort. Brewer's yeasts contain multiple genes for maltose transporters. It is not known which of these express functional transporters. We correlated maltose transport kinetics with the genotypes of some ale and lager yeasts. Maltose transport by two ale strains was strongly inhibited by other alpha-glucosides, suggesting the use of broad ...

In this extended abstract we introduce the Arcade Learning Environment (ALE): both a challenge problem and a platform and methodology for evaluating the development of general, domainindependent AI technology. ALE provides an interface to hundreds of Atari 2600 game environments, each one different, interesting, and designed to be a challenge for human players. ALE presents significant research...