There are significant resources of oil shale in the western United States, which if exploited in an environmentally responsible manner would provide secure access to transportation fuels. Understanding the kinetics of kerogen decomposition to oil is critical to designing a viable process. A dataset of thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) of the Green River oil shale is provided and two distinct da...

An accurate method of the fluorescence probe approach based on an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecule (tetraphenylethylene) for measuring the solubility parameter of the polymer is reported. This method is distinctive in that the approach can make the polymer chain conformation in solution be related to the fluorescence intensity. Since the solubility parameter of the polymer is also cl...

In this paper we discuss the application of the certified reduced basis method and the associated software package rbMIT c © to “worked problems” in steady and unsteady conduction. Each worked problem is characterized by an input parameter vector — material properties, boundary conditions and sources, and geometry — and desired outputs — selected fluxes and temperatures. The methodology and ass...

The class of objects we consider are algebraic relations between the four kinds of classical Jacobi theta functions θj(z|τ), j = 1, . . . , 4, and their derivatives. We present an algorithm to prove such relations automatically where the function argument z is zero, but where the parameter τ in the upper half complex plane is arbitrary.

Log-ratio processor working at 500MHz applied to turn-by-turn beam position measurement was implemented. The processor circuit consists of two logarithmic amplifiers and a subtraction circuit. The output value is proportional to beam position. Before, the upper usable frequency of logarithmic amplify is lower than 500MHz. At present, several manufacturers support higher upper usable frequency o...

BACKGROUND Diagnosis and treatment decisions of cervical instability are made, in part, based on the clinician's assessment of sagittal rotation on flexion and extension radiographs. The objective of this study is to evaluate the intraobserver and interobserver reliability of three measurement techniques in assessing cervical sagittal rotation. METHODS Fifty lateral radiographs of patients wi...

This study focuses on optimization and validation of an Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method for simultaneous analysis of 11mycotoxins: Aflatoxin B1, T-2 Toxin, Ochratoxin A, Deoxynivalenol and Zearalenone in wheat matrix. Sample extraction and cleanup procedure is based on a single extraction step using acetonitrile/water/acetic acid mixture...