Onsager’s phenomenological equations successfully describe irreversible thermodynamic processes. They assume a symmetric coupling matrix between thermodynamic fluxes and forces. It is easily shown that the antisymmetric part of a coupling matrix does not contribute to dissipation. Therefore, entropy production is exclusively governed by the symmetric matrix even in the presence of antisymmetric...

Languages instantiate many different kinds of dependencies, holding between adjacent or nonadjacent elements. In the domain of phonotactics, while sensitivity to adjacent dependencies emerges between 6 and 10 months, it is unknown when sensitivity to nonadjacent dependencies emerges. The present study tests a perceptual equivalent of the Labial-Coronal (LC) bias, a dependency involving two non-...

In this paper, the main defects of LC-based Σ∆ modulators due to process variations are presented. Resonance frequency shift of LC tank circuit, which was discussed is some publications, is shown to be one among many other possible defects that are discussed in this paper. The effect of each defect on modulator output spectrum is shown and discussed. It is suggested that the information extract...

This paper deals with generalized approach to the reciprocating piston compressor driven by oscillating electrical motor and possibilities of development of new structures of the device. The current term linear compressor, ipso facto, restricts the considered devices only with a linear motion of the piston. Therefore the more general term oscillating motor-compressors is used in the paper, in w...

background: to study the chemical constituents and larvicidal activity of essential oil extracted from the leaves of coccinia grandis against three mosquito species. methods: essential oil was extracted by hydro distillation using clevenger apparatus and was analyzed for chemical constituents by gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (gc-ms). larvicidal activity was recorded after 12 and 24h...