Unlike macroscopic multistable mechanical systems such as snap bracelets or elastic shells that must be physically manipulated into various conformations, microscopic systems can undergo spontaneous conformation switching between multistable states due to thermal fluctuations. Here we investigate the statistical mechanics of shape transitions in small elastic elliptical plates and shells driven...

In earlier work ([1]-[5]) the authors used the method of sweeping tangents to calculate area and arclength related to certain planar regions. This paper extends the method to determine volumes of solids. Specifically, take a region S in the upper half of the xy plane and allow the plane to sweep tangentially around a general cylinder with the x axis lying on the cylinder. The solid swept by S i...

La evolución de las TIC como recurso educativo ha hecho que estas estén presentes en todas áreas conocimiento y diferentes etapas formativas. El presente trabajo analiza la eficacia un programa educación para salud fundamentado el uso dispositivos tecnológicos aplicaciones informáticas control los hábitos actividad física saludable estudiantes grados universitarios Magisterio impartidos Faculta...

In spite of the parity relations between medieval towns and their country surroundings high level development settlement structures tracked during wide-scale research settlements Southern Russ, new excavations in non-fortified keep brining certain discoveries. This is remarkable at Khodosivka-Roslavske found by Northern Expedition 2007. The working over results 2007—2011 allowed testify highly-...

Objective To determine the effectiveness of commercially available magnetic bracelets for pain control in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. Design Randomised, placebo controlled trial with three parallel groups. Setting Five rural general practices. Participants 194 men and women aged 45-80 years with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Intervention Wearing a standard strength static bipolar m...

injunction it obtained in its trademark infringement action, the primary issue is whether Rolex is entitled to recover profits and attorney's fees from Robert Meece, doing business as American Wholesale Jewelry. We AFFIRM in part, VACATE in part, and REMAND for further proceedings.Because many of the facts are undisputed, the following is drawn largely from stipulated facts and the district cou...

Transfusion medicine consists of multiple process steps involving both the blood donors and the recipients. As it starts with the recruitment of donors and ends with the monitoring of adverse infectious and non-infectious events in both donors and recipients (i.e., hemovigilance), it involves several persons including healthcare aides, secretaries, phlebotomists, transporters, laboratory techni...