We report the comprehensive studies between synchrotron X-ray diffraction, electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility experiments for the iron arsenides Can(n+1)/2(Fe1-xPtx)(2+3n)Ptn(n-1)/2As(n+1)(n+2)/2 for n = 2 and 3. Both structures crystallize in the monoclinic space group P21/m (#11) with three-dimensional FeAs structures. The horizontal FeAs layers are bridged by inclined FeAs pl...

This paper presents an extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer-based optical fiber sensor (EFPI) for measuring three-dimensional (3D) displacements, including interfacial sliding and debonding during delamination. The idea employs three spatially arranged EFPIs as the sensing elements. In our sensor, the three EFPIs are formed by three endfaces of three optical fibers and their corresponding incli...

The Pd(II) ion in the title complex, [PdCl(2)(C(14)H(10)N(4))], has a slightly distorted square-planar environment defined by the two pyridine N atoms of the chelating 2,3-di-2-pyridyl-pyrazine ligand and two chloride anions. The pyridine rings are considerably inclined to the least-squares plane of the PdCl(2)N(2) unit [maximum deviation = 0.073 (1) Å], with dihedral angles of 64.19 (9) and 66...

Experiments on the motion of a particle on an inclined rough plane have yielded some surprising results. For example, it was found that the frictional force acting on the ball is viscous, i.e. proportional to the velocity rather than the expected square of the velocity. It was also found that, for a given inclination of the plane, the velocity of the ball scales as a power of its radius. We pre...

In the title compound, [PtCl(2)(C(9)H(7)N)(2)]·CH(3)NO(2), the Pt(II) cation is four-coordinated in an essentially square-planar environment by two N atoms from two quinoline ligands and two Cl(-) anions. One of the nearly planar quinoline ligands [maximum deviations = 0.042 (6) and 0.018 (7) Å] is almost perpendicular to the PtCl(2)N(2) unit [maximum deviation = 0.024 (3) Å], making a dihedral...

The Pd(II) ion in the title complex, [PdBr(2)(C(14)H(10)N(4))], is four-coordinated in a slightly distorted square-planar environment by the two pyridine N atoms of the chelating 2,3-di-2-pyridyl-pyrazine (dpp) ligand and two bromide anions. The pyridine rings are considerably inclined to the least-squares plane of the PdBr(2)N(2) unit [maximum deviation = 0.080 (2) Å], making dihedral angles o...

In this paper, kinematic characteristics of writing are compared in 5 patient with writer’s cramp who performed a set of standardized writing task. The kinematic characteristics thumb and forefinger force before and during cramp. The effect of writing on different inclined supporting surfaces is also investigated. Our results indicate that inclined surfaces aspects of writing discomfort in writ...

Four bonobos, seven gorillas, and six orangutans were presented with two small rectangular boards on a platform. One of the boards had a piece of food under it so that it acquired an inclined orientation whereas the other remained Xat on the platform. Subjects preferentially selected the inclined board. In another experiment, subjects were initially presented with two inclined boards and a tran...

Four bonobos, seven gorillas, and six orangutans were presented with two small rectangular boards on a platform. One of the boards had a piece of food under it so that it acquired an inclined orientation whereas the other remained flat on the platform. Subjects preferentially selected the inclined board. In another experiment, subjects were initially presented with two inclined boards and a tra...