The GCDM Model

A model for the reduction in Universal density over time, the “GCDM” model, is derived using gas thermodynamics with z = 1089 as the starting point. In the GCDM model, the Universe is pushing itself apart with internal gas pressure. A simple three-term Hubble expression HG is derived and found to be independent, or zero-order, in temperature and molecular weight of the gas. Isoentropic expansion of the gas at any z yields an entropic energy term which is modified to include energetic electrons, derived in turn from high-energy photons. These electrons are proposed as the source of the “dark energy” term found in the ΛCDM model.

Highly Accurate Derivation of the Electron Magnetic Moment Anomaly From Spherical Geometry Using a Single Evaluation

The electron magnetic moment anomaly (ae), is normally derived from the fine structure constant using an intricate method requiring over 13,500 evaluations, which is accurate to 11dp. This paper advances the derivation using the fine structure constant and a spherical geometric model for the charge of the electron to reformulate the equation for ae. This highly accurate derivation is also based on the natural log eπ, and the zero-order spherical Bessel function. This determines a value for the electron magnetic moment anomaly accurate to 13 decimal places, which gives a result which is 2 orders of magnitude greater in accuracy than the conventional derivation. Thus, this derivation supersedes the accuracy of the conventional derivation using only a single evaluation.

Sizing an open-channel woodchip bioreactor to treat nitrate from agricultural tile-drainage and achieve water quality targets

Woodchip bioreactors are capable of removing nitrate from agricultural runoff and subsurface tile drain water, alleviating human health hazards and harmful discharge to the environment. Water pumped from agricultural tile drain sumps to nearby ditches or channels could be cost effectively diverted through a woodchip bioreactor to remove nitrate prior to discharge into local waterways. Sizing the bioreactor to achieve targeted outlet concentrations within a minimum footprint is important to minimizing cost. Determining the necessary bioreactor size should involve a hydrological component as well as reaction type and rates. We measured inflow and outflow nitrate concentrations in a pumped open-channel woodchip bioreactor over a 13-month period and used a tanks-in-series approach to model hydrology and estimate parameter values for reaction kinetics. Both zero-order and first-order reaction kinetics incorporating the Arrhenius equation for temperature dependence were modeled. The zero-order model fit the data better. The rate coefficients (k = 17.5 g N m−3 day−1 and theta = 1.12 against Tref = 20 °C) can be used for estimating the size of a woodchip bioreactor to treat nitrate in agricultural runoff from farm blocks on California's central coast. We present an Excel model for our tanks-in-series hydrology to aid in estimating bioreactor size.

Shelf life prediction of straw mushrooms (Volvariella volvacea) based food enhancer using accelerated shelf life testing method

Food shelf life is related to food safety since consumers need to be informed an expired date of the food product. This study aims to determine shelf life of natural food enhancer based on straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) using Accelerated Shelf Life Testing (ASLT). Determination of shelf life was carried out at 30, 40, 50°C followed by descriptive sensory (colour, aroma, taste) and moisture content analysis for 28 days. Further data of those parameter over storage time were plotted into a graph to obtain a linear regression equation of zero-order and first-order. Then relationship between ln slope (k) and storage temperature 1/T (°K) was plotted in a linear regression to determine activation energy. Equation of linear regression from the lowest activation value then was used to calculate the shelf life of the product. The taste parameter on zero-order was used in shelf life determination as the critical quality because it has the smallest activation energy as 1708.39 cal/mol. The Arrhenius equation then was calculated using this value to obtain degradation constant (k). The results showed that shelf life of the straw mushroom based food enhancer were 77.58 days at 30°C, 70.85 days at 40°C and 65.07 days at 50°C.

Establishment of electrochemical treatment method to dye wastewater and its application to real samples

It is of great significance to study the treatment of organic dye pollution. In this work, a method of electrochemical treatment for reactive blue 19 dye (RB19) wastewater system was established, and it was applied to the actual dye wastewater treatment. The effects of applied voltage, electrolyte concentration, electrode spacing, and initial concentration on the removal effect of RB19 have been studied in detail. The results show that the removal rate of RB19 can reach 82.6% and the chemical oxygen demand (CODcr) removal rate is 54.3% under optimal conditions. The removal of RB19 in the system is mainly the oxidation of hydroxyl free radicals. The possible degradation pathway is inferred by ion chromatography: hydroxyl free radicals attack the chromophoric group of RB19 to make it fall off, and then decompose it into ring-opening. The product is finally oxidized to CO2 and water. The kinetic fitting is in accordance with the zero-order reaction kinetics. At the same time, using the established electrochemical system to treat the actual dye wastewater has also achieved good results. After 3 hours of treatment, the CODcr removal rate of the raw water is 44.8%, and the CODcr removal of the effluent can reach 89.5%. The degradation process conforms to the zero-order reaction kinetics. The result is consistent with the electrochemical treatment of RB19.

Kinetics and mechanisms of catalyzed dual-E (antithetic) controllers

Homeostasis plays a central role in our understanding how cells and organisms are able to oppose environmental disturbances and thereby maintain an internal stability. During the last two decades there has been an increased interest in using control engineering methods, especially integral control, in the analysis and design of homeostatic networks. Several reaction kinetic mechanisms have been discovered which lead to integral control. In two of them integral control is achieved, either by the removal of a single control species E by zero-order kinetics ("single-E controllers"), or by the removal of two control species by second-order kinetics ("antithetic or dual-E control"). In this paper we show results when the control species E 1 and E 2 in antithetic control are removed enzymatically by ping-pong or ternary-complex mechanisms. Our findings show that enzyme-catalyzed dual-E controllers can work in two control modes. In one mode, one of the two control species is active, but requires zero-order kinetics in its removal. In the other mode, both controller species are active and both are removed enzymatically. Conditions for the two control modes are put forward and biochemical examples with the structure of enzyme-catalyzed dual-E controllers are discussed.