Empirical data indicate that the maternal diet composition has a direct impact on foetal fat mass and resulting birth weights. Weight-bearing maternal exercise influences the placental volume, which has also been correlated to birth weight. A foetal energy balance equation, based on the first law of thermodynamics, that incorporates maternal diet and exercise is developed. Model parameters and ...

Spontaneous self-assemblies of biomolecules can generate geometrical patterns. Our findings provide an insight into the mechanism of self-assembled ring pattern generation by human serum albumin (HSA). The self-assembly is a process guided by kinetic and thermodynamic parameters. The generated protein ring patterns display a behavior which is geometrically related to a n-simplex model and is ex...

During the past 30 years, research in general relativity has brought to light strong hints of a very deep and fundamental relationship between gravitation, thermodynamics, and quantum theory. The most striking indication of such a relationship comes from black hole thermodynamics, where it appears that certain laws of black hole mechanics are, in fact, simply the ordinary laws of thermodynamics...

In this work we analyze a solution that mimics the Bardeen with cosmological constant surrounded by quintessence. We show can be obtained Einstein equations coupled nonlinear electrodynamics. also is not always regular and what conditions for regularity are. thermodynamics associated type of establishing form Smarr formula first law thermodynamics. obtain some thermodynamic quantities such as p...

Heat engines are fundamental physical objects to develop nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The thermodynamic performance of the heat engine is determined by choice cycle and time-dependence parameters. Here, we propose a systematic numerical method find optimize some target functions. We apply with slowly varying parameters show that works well. Our based on genetic algorithm which widely applied ...

The basics of quantum mechanics and statistical thermodynamics were used to predict the potential energy and intermolecular forces of asphaltene molecules. The parameters associated with the chemical structure were also estimated for a specific asphaltene molecule to predict the Mie potential function. Based on the structural results, a new form of the Virial EOS with Peneloux correction wa...

Recently Professor E. S.Rudakov has written a new book which might have attracted the attention of many peoples interested in thermodynamics. From previous experience it can be anticipated, however, that its impact on the majority of international scientific community would be substantially delayed because this book was published by an Ukrainian publisher in Russian. The main aim of this book c...

In the present study, modeling of 19 adsorption isotherms, 8 kinetic models and thermodynamics methylene blue (MB) on chitosan flakes synthesized using Archachatina marginata shell wastes was investigated in a batch mode. The operational parameters’ effects MB were studied. model parameters statistically analyzed 10 error functions. choices best fitted based comparison sum normalized (SNE...

When Maurice A. Biot developed the theory of fluid mixtures and stability of porous media, he recognized the difficulties posed by the Gibbs Paradox. Three of his papers are closely related to the resolution of Gibbs Paradox [1-3]. He is also well-known for the work on variational principles in thermodynamics [4]. When a porous medium is subjected to thermodynamic studies, "containers" of the f...

Quantum thermodynamics addresses the emergence of thermodynamic laws from quantum mechanics. The viewpoint advocated is based on the intimate connection of quantum thermodynamics with the theory of open quantum systems. Quantum mechanics inserts dynamics into thermodynamics, giving a sound foundation to finite-time-thermodynamics. The emergence of the 0-law, I-law, II-law and III-law of thermod...