Theoretical study of the generation of soap films: role of interfacial visco-elasticity

AbstractIn this work, we study theoretically the thickness of a liquid film (typically made of a surfactant solution) pulled out of a bath at constant speed in the absence of gravity, when it features a viscous or an elastic interfacial rheology. We show that a purely viscous rheology does not lead to the extraction of a steady state film of constant thickness. In contrast, the thickness of the film is well defined in the elastic case, which allows us to compute it. This thickness depends on the capillary number of the experiment, and on the elasticity of the interface. It is always lower than or equal to that obtained for an incompressible interface predicted by Frankel (Mysels, Shinoda and Frankel, Soap Films: Studies of their Thinning and a Bibliography, 1959), which is recovered in the limit of an arbitrary large elasticity.

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Role of Man in Production and Social Systems Based on Digital Technologies

Sociology and Law ◽

10.35854/2219-6242-2020-1-6-13 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 6-13

Author(s):

V. K. Potemkin

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Study ◽

Social Systems ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Changing Role ◽

Consistent Approach ◽

Social Improvement

The article presents the results of a theoretical study of the influence processes of the developed digital technologies and the activities of enterprises and organizations on the changing role of man in labor and their social improvement. The necessity of a balanced and consistent approach to create conditions for the use of digital technologies in practical activities and determining the con- sequences not only in enterprises and organizations, but also in the conscious behavior and social realities of all workers, without exception, is substantiated. The main directions of the development of digital technologies are determined, involving the wide participation of workers in their use in enterprises and organizations.

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The Role of La2O3 in Enhancement the Radiation Shielding Efficiency of the Tellurite Glasses: Monte-Carlo Simulation and Theoretical Study

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14143913 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (14) ◽

pp. 3913

Author(s):

Aljawhara H. Almuqrin ◽

Mohamed Hanfi ◽

K. G. Mahmoud ◽

M. I. Sayyed ◽

Hanan Al-Ghamdi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Monte Carlo Simulation ◽

Theoretical Study ◽

Radiation Shielding ◽

Photon Flux ◽

Transmission Factor ◽

Tellurite Glasses ◽

Attenuation Coefficients ◽

Binary Glass ◽

Buildup Factors

The radiation shielding competence was examined for a binary glass system xLa2O3 + (1 − x) TeO2 where x = 5, 7, 10, 15, and 20 mol% using MCNP-5 code. The linear attenuation coefficients (LACs) of the glasses were evaluated, and it was found that LT20 glass has the greatest LAC, while LT5 had the least LAC. The transmission factor (TF) of the glasses was evaluated against thicknesses at various selected energies and was observed to greatly decrease with increasing thickness; for example, at 1.332 MeV, the TF of the LT5 glass decreased from 0.76 to 0.25 as the thickness increased from 1 to 5 cm. The equivalent atomic number (Zeq) of the glasses gradually increased with increasing photon energy above 0.1 MeV, with the maximum values observed at around 1 MeV. The buildup factors were determined to evaluate the accumulation of photon flux, and it was found that the maximum values for both can be seen at around 0.8 MeV. This research concluded that LT20 has the greatest potential in radiation shielding applications out of the investigated glasses due to the glass having the most desirable parameters.

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The role of collective elasticity on activated structural relaxation, yielding, and steady state flow in hard sphere fluids and colloidal suspensions under strong deformation

The Journal of Chemical Physics ◽

10.1063/5.0026258 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 153 (19) ◽

pp. 194502

Author(s):

Ashesh Ghosh ◽

Kenneth S. Schweizer

Keyword(s):

Steady State ◽

Structural Relaxation ◽

Hard Sphere ◽

Colloidal Suspensions ◽

Steady State Flow ◽

State Flow ◽

Strong Deformation

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The critical role of T cells in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Cell Death and Disease ◽

10.1038/s41419-020-03249-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lin Song ◽

Lijuan Cao ◽

Rui Liu ◽

Hui Ma ◽

Yanan Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bone Marrow ◽

T Cells ◽

Steady State ◽

Side Effects ◽

Critical Role ◽

Wild Type ◽

Receptor Activator ◽

Steady State Levels ◽

Induced Apoptosis

AbstractGlucocorticoids (GC) are widely used clinically, despite the presence of significant side effects, including glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP). While GC are believed to act directly on osteoblasts and osteoclasts to promote osteoporosis, the detailed underlying molecular mechanism of GC-induced osteoporosis is still not fully elucidated. Here, we show that lymphocytes play a pivotal role in regulating GC-induced osteoporosis. We show that GIOP could not be induced in SCID mice that lack T cells, but it could be re-established by adoptive transfer of splenic T cells from wild-type mice. As expected, T cells in the periphery are greatly reduced by GC; instead, they accumulate in the bone marrow where they are protected from GC-induced apoptosis. These bone marrow T cells in GC-treated mice express high steady-state levels of NF-κB receptor activator ligand (RANKL), which promotes the formation and maturation of osteoclasts and induces osteoporosis. Taken together, these findings reveal a critical role for T cells in GIOP.

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The role of noise on the steady state distributions of phytoplankton populations

Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment ◽

10.1088/1742-5468/2016/05/054044 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 (5) ◽

pp. 054044 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

D Valenti ◽

G Denaro ◽

F Conversano ◽

C Brunet ◽

A Bonanno ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Steady State

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Accumulation of Prostacyclin in Rat Brain during Haemorrhagic Hypotension—Possible Role of PGI2 in Autoregulation

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism ◽

10.1038/jcbfm.1984.14 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 107-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

E. Shohami ◽

A. Sidi

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Steady State ◽

Control Group ◽

Prostaglandin E ◽

Cortical Tissue ◽

Arterial Blood ◽

Haemorrhagic Hypotension ◽

Potent Vasodilator ◽

Prostaglandin F

The effect of haemorrhagic hypotension on the levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), thromboxane B2 (TXB2), and 6-keto prostaglandin F1α (6-keto-PGF1α) in cortical tissue of rats was studied. Lightly anesthetized rats were subjected to steady-state hypotension for 15 min, with a mean arterial blood pressure of 80, 60, and 40 mm Hg, and compared to a control group of normotensive rats. No significant change was found in the levels of PGE2 and TXB2. The level of 6-keto-PGF1α increased from 7.8 ± 0.9 to 14.1 ± 1.9 pg/mg protein (p < 0.02) at 80 mm Hg. Our findings suggest that prostacyclin, which is a potent vasodilator, might play a role in setting the lower limit of the autoregulation range.

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