TESTING VAPOR SPACE AND LIQUID-AIR INTERFACE CORROSION IN SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS OF HANFORD DOUBLE-SHELLED TANKS

Prediksi lokasi user pada mobile network merupakan hal sangat penting, karena routing panggilan pada mobile station (MS) bergantung pada posisi MS saat itu. Mobilitas MS yang cukup tinggi, terutama di daerah perkotaan, menyebabkan pencarian (tracking) MS akan berpengaruh pada kinerja sistem mobile network, khususnya dalam hal efisiensi kanal kontrol pada air interface. Salah satu bentuk pencarian adalah dengan mengetahui perilaku gerakan yang menentukan posisi MS. Dari MSC/VLR dapat diketahui posisi MS pada waktu tertentu. Karena location area suatu MS selalu unik dari waktu ke waktu, dan hal itu merupakan perilaku (behaviour) MS, maka dapat dibuat profil pergerakannya. Dengan menggunakan Neural Network (NN) akan diperoleh location area MS pada masa yang akan datang. Model NN yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah Propagasi Balik. Beberapa parameter NN yang diteliti dalam mempengaruhi kinerja prediksi lokasi user meliputi noise factor, momentum dan learning rate. Pada penelitian ini diperoleh nilai optimal learning rate = 0,5 dan noise factor = 1.

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Interfacial Crystallization and Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Spider Silk Inspired Protein at the Water-Air Interface

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14154239 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (15) ◽

pp. 4239

Author(s):

Pezhman Mohammadi ◽

Fabian Zemke ◽

Wolfgang Wagermaier ◽

Markus B. Linder

Keyword(s):

Self Assembly ◽

Spider Silk ◽

Assembly Process ◽

Protein Solution ◽

Time Resolved ◽

Macromolecular Assembly ◽

X Ray Scattering ◽

Air Interface ◽

Fundamental Research ◽

Β Sheet

Macromolecular assembly into complex morphologies and architectural shapes is an area of fundamental research and technological innovation. In this work, we investigate the self-assembly process of recombinantly produced protein inspired by spider silk (spidroin). To elucidate the first steps of the assembly process, we examined highly concentrated and viscous pendant droplets of this protein in air. We show how the protein self-assembles and crystallizes at the water–air interface into a relatively thick and highly elastic skin. Using time-resolved in situ synchrotron X-ray scattering measurements during the drying process, we showed that the skin evolved to contain a high β-sheet amount over time. We also found that β-sheet formation strongly depended on protein concentration and relative humidity. These had a strong influence not only on the amount, but also on the ordering of these structures during the β-sheet formation process. We also showed how the skin around pendant droplets can serve as a reservoir for attaining liquid–liquid phase separation and coacervation from the dilute protein solution. Essentially, this study shows a new assembly route which could be optimized for the synthesis of new materials from a dilute protein solution and determine the properties of the final products.

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Eliminating Battery Replacement Throughout the Useful Life of IoT Devices with Limited-Capacity Batteries: Analysis and Design of a Zero Energy Air Interface

2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops) ◽

10.1109/iccworkshops50388.2021.9473633 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Abdelrahman Taha ◽

Hussain Elkotby ◽

Tanbir Haque ◽

Ravikumar Pragada ◽

Douglas Castor

Keyword(s):

Limited Capacity ◽

Zero Energy ◽

Analysis And Design ◽

Air Interface ◽

Useful Life ◽

Iot Devices

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Adsorption Properties of Hydrocarbon and Fluorocarbon Surfactants Ternary Mixture at the Water-Air Interface

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26144313 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (14) ◽

pp. 4313

Author(s):

Bronisław Jańczuk ◽

Katarzyna Szymczyk ◽

Anna Zdziennicka

Keyword(s):

Surface Tension ◽

Water Surface ◽

Standard Free Energy ◽

Ternary Mixtures ◽

Free Energy Of Adsorption ◽

Interface Tension ◽

Air Interface ◽

Surface Excess Concentration ◽

Tail Water ◽

Triton X

Measurements were made of the surface tension of the aqueous solutions of p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phenoxypoly(ethylene glycols) having 10 oxyethylene groups in the molecule (Triton X-100, TX100) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) with Zonyl FSN-100 (FC6EO14, FC1) as well as with Zonyl FSO-100 (FC5EO10, FC2) ternary mixtures. The obtained results were compared to those provided by the Fainerman and Miller equation and to the values of the solution surface tension calculated, based on the contribution of a particular surfactant in the mixture to the reduction of water surface tension. The changes of the aqueous solution ternary surfactants mixture surface tension at the constant concentration of TX100 and CTAB mixture at which the water surface tension was reduced to 60 and 50 mN/m as a function of fluorocarbon surfactant concentration, were considered with regard to the composition of the mixed monolayer at the water-air interface. Next, this composition was applied for the calculation of the concentration of the particular surfactants in the monolayer using the Frumkin equation. On the other hand, the Gibbs surface excess concentration was determined only for the fluorocarbon surfactants. The tendency of the particular surfactants to adsorb at the water-air interface was discussed, based on the Gibbs standard free energy of adsorption which was determined using different methods. This energy was also deduced, based on the surfactant tail surface tension and tail-water interface tension.

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Ion beam-treated space polymers: long-term stability in GEO-simulated environments

CEAS Space Journal ◽

10.1007/s12567-021-00361-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jacob Kleiman ◽

Zelina Iskanderova ◽

Leonid Krishtein ◽

J. R. Dennison ◽

Brian Wood ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ion Beam ◽

Term Stability ◽

Long Term Stability ◽

Simulated Environments

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Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Environments: Demonstrations of Current Technologies and Future Directions

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181320641514 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 2119-2123

Author(s):

Sarah Beadle ◽

Randall Spain ◽

Benjamin Goldberg ◽

Mahdi Ebnali ◽

Shannon Bailey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Augmented Reality ◽

Human Factors ◽

Virtual Environments ◽

Medical Training ◽

Risk Environment ◽

Future Directions ◽

Simulated Environments ◽

Interactive Session ◽

Immersive Technologies

Virtual environments and immersive technologies are growing in popularity for human factors purposes. Whether it is training in a low-risk environment or using simulated environments for testing future automated vehicles, virtual environments show promise for the future of our field. The purpose of this session is to have current human factors practitioners and researchers demonstrate their immersive technologies. This is the eighth iteration of the “Me and My VE” interactive session. Presenters in this session will provide a brief introduction of their virtual reality, augmented reality, or virtual environment work before engaging with attendees in an interactive demonstration period. During this period, the presenters will each have a multimedia display of their immersive technology as well as discuss their work and development efforts. The selected demonstrations cover issues of designing immersive interfaces, military and medical training, and using simulation to better understand complex tasks. This includes a mix of government, industry, and academic-based work. Attendees will be virtually immersed in the technologies and research presented allowing for interaction with the work being done in this field.

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