... friction reduction in both the boundary and hydrodynamic regime, - Study possible methods for confining lubricant under MEMS conditions to prevent starvation and contamination of other regions ... Equation 2-4: Wenzel’s equation accounting for roughness effects on contact angles .17 Equation 2-5: Cassie-Baxter model accounting for roughness and surface fraction effect on ... hexadecane droplets on a) OTS coated silicon and b) on the plasma treated circle and c) on bare silicon 144 Figure 8-4: Throw-off Forces for Spin Tests conducted on cleaned bare Si,...
... framework for those applications is the GrADs project meant for Grid applications [7] 12 CHAPTER Related Work In contrast to spatial execution-adaptable applications, quality-adaptable applications ... Applications Scheduling techniques for adaptive applications are attributed with another goal – QoS maximization Together with abovementioned timing and energy constraints, problem formulation for ... of applications that an embedded platform could handle increases as well Definitions of application execution performance have been extended from “hard” parameters such as memory utilization,...
... Optimizing the Performance Indices 76 Optimization for Semiactive Suspensions 80 5.4.1 5.4.2 Optimized Performance Indices 80 Effect of Alpha onPerformance Indices 86 Conclusion and ... Definition of the Performance Indices 68 5.3 Optimization for Passive Suspensions 70 5.3.1 5.3.2 Optimized Performance Indices 73 5.3.3 5.4 Procedure for H2 Optimization ... Representation of Semiactive Suspension - Hybrid Configuration 21 3.1 Quarter-Car Suspension System: (a) Passive Configuration; (b) Semiactive Configuration 27 3.2 Effect of Damping on...
... decolorization of the solution was achieved, the formation of active oxidation species and hydrogen peroxide stopped, the oxidation reactions ceased and the concentrations of intermediates remained constant ... irradiation The mechanism for the degradation that is proposed is based on the reactions in Fig [245] In semiconductor core-shell structures electronic interactions that occur at the heterojunction ... addition, the evolution of inorganic ions such as sulfate, nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium ions were monitored during the irradiation by visible light By using appropriate quenchers, the formation...
... go for additional information Testing Applicationson the Web answers testing questions such as, “How networking hardware and software affect applications under test?” “What are Web application ... Transitions from Coverage to No-Coverage Areas Transitions between Data and Voice Data or Message Race Condition Performance Tests Security Tests Testing Web Applications Using an Emulation Environment ... Setup Options Installation Sources and Destinations Server Distribution Configurations Server-Side Installation Example Media Types Branching Options Common Server-Side-Specific Installation Issues...
... microbeakers formed on p-type silicon substrate for biosensor applications Nanoscale Research Letters 2011 6:540 Submit your manuscript to a journal and benefit from: Convenient online submission Rigorous ... biological applications, and not on investigating the pore formation mechanism in p-Si, we refrain from making any assertive comments on this controversial issue However, from the above observations, ... Biomedical applications of porous silicon In Properties of porous silicon Edited by: Canham LT London: IEE Press; 1997: 24 Lehmann V, Rönnebeck S: The physics of macropore formation in lowdoped...
... to present some fixed-point theorems for ϕ-contractions on ordered and complete gauge space As an application, existence results for some integral equations on the positive real axis are given ... Fixed Point Theory and Applications v f is orbitally continuous; vi there exists a comparison function ϕ : Ê → Ê such that, for each α ∈ Λ one has ≤ ϕ dα x, y , dα f x , f y for each x, y ∈ X≤ ... is again a contradiction Thus x∗ y∗ Applications We will apply the above result to nonlinear integral equations on the real axis t x t K t, s, x s ds g t, t∈Ê 4.1 Theorem 4.1 Consider 4.1 ...
... sequential PDE solution Segment Description Declarations, Options Space for saving solution(s) Equation, BCs PDE problem definition Grid/Mesh Domain discretization Triple Initial condition Fortran Time ... Parallel stationary PDE solution Segment Description Declarations, Options Space for saving solution, parallel machine configuration and model Equation, BCs PDE problem definition Mesh generation decomposition ... discretization, indexing, solution Output Format for solution output Fortran Convergence test Fortran Time stepping loop end Subprograms Initial condition and other support functions 2.2.2 MPLUS...
... application simply crashes Another major section of application security is the separation of information between applications If an application can freely interact with other applicationson the phone, ... run on a 2.3 Android device However, an application that is written for a 2.3 Android device will run without modification on a 4.1 device Why x86 and Android Are Right for You Android and the x86 ... connected than ever before 17 www.it-ebooks.info CHAPTER ■ Beyond the Mobile App—A Technology Foundation Applicationson personal computers have come a long way since the creation and induction...
... private information 12 2.2.1.2 Enhance Constraint on Inter-component Communication (ICC) Android provides well-defined interfaces for different components to communicate with each other One component ... reinforce the Android software stack from various angles In this section, we discuss research on resource protection and analysis on the Android platform 2.2.1 Enhance the Android Permission Model ... localization, etc Android also provides several built-in Android apps, such as email, SMS, browser, contacts and Applications Home Contacts Phone Browser Application Framework Activity Manager Android...
... scattering configurations required in observing the first order phonon modes according to selection rules based on Porto’s notation 108! Table 4-5 Summary of the active Raman phonon frequency ... of the valence electrons of Al to the nucleus, a strong attraction force between the protons of the nucleus and the valence electrons is responsible for the small lattice constant and the large ... as a material for optoelectronics Although Si has been the ubiquitous material in the semiconductor applications, it fails to pass as candidate for various optoelectronic applications This is due...
... silicon consumption to form NiSi is only a half of that for CoSi2 Lower silicon consumption is desirable for the formation of shallow source and drain junctions required for deep sub-micron CMOS ... suitable forapplications in salicide processes In contrast to the conventional Ti silicide processes, nucleation does not limit the formation or transformation of Co silicide phases, even for lateral ... metal/silicon reactions: diffusion-controlled and nucleationcontrolled mechanisms 36, 37 It is important to note that thin film reactions differ from those on bulk reaction Most of thin film formation...
... Calculation results of Si Raman peak intensity attenuation at 520cm-1 as a function of (a) uniformity variable x for two-step configuration; and (b) amplitude A for sinusoidal configuration Figure ... Composition Effect on Electronic Properties…………………164 7.6 Conclusions ………………………………………………………171 References…………………………………………………………171 Chapter Conclusions and Future Work……………………………………173 8.1 Conclusions…………………………………………………………173 ... Calculations…………………………………………122 iii 6.3 Strain Effect on Interface Atomistic Configuration………………127 6.4 Strain Effect on Interface Formation Energetics……………………129 6.5 Strain Effect on Electronic...
... and bone formation, which are restored upon termination of anti-VEGF treatment [81] Thus, VEGF mediates the essential condition of vascularization that is required for the complex endochondral ... lactic-co-glycolic acid as a controlled release delivery device Introduction 160 Materials and methods 162 Results 169 Discussion 176 Conclusion 181 Chapter 182 Conclusion The continual search for advanced orthopaedic ... bacterial adhesion and promote bone formation at the tissue-implant interface The concept of using a cementless component bone implant, despite its present short-comings, is an attractive option to pursue...
... communication and require the use of such communicative processes as information sharing, negotiation of meaning, and interaction” (Richard and Rodgers, 1986: 165) In conclusion, speaking skill is one ... during the lessons Thus, class observations are conducted to clarify some information which the questionnaire cannot provide such as students’ real time -on- task and teachers’ instructional strategies ... observations were carried out in stages: before the lesson, during the lesson and after the lesson In before-lesson stage, the researcher focused on making contacts with the teacher to know the teacher’s...
... exergoeconomic performance characteristic of the endoreversible Carnot refrigeration cycle [31, 38] Equations (15) and (21) are the major performance relations for the endoreversible refrigeration ... finite-time exergoeconomic performance bound Therefore, from the above analysis, one can find that the effect of the price ratio ψ ψ on the finite-time exergoeconomic performance bound is larger: ... finite-time exergoeconomic performance bound of the endoreversible refrigerator approaches to the finite-time thermodynamic performance bound Therefore, the finite-time exergoeconomic performance bound...