A three-dimensional (3D) knee joint computational model was developed and validated to predict knee joint contact forces and pressures for different degrees of malalignment. A 3D computational knee model was created from high-resolution radiological images to emulate passive sagittal rotation (full-extension to 65°-flexion) and weight acceptance. A cadaveric knee mounted on a six-degree-of-free...

A major computational issue in the finite element (FE) integration of coupled consolidation equations is the repeated solution in time of the resulting discretized indefinite system. Because of ill-conditioning, the iterative solution, which is recommended in large size 3D settings, requires the computation of a suitable preconditioner to guarantee convergence. In this paper the coupled system ...

High resolution spectra of 34 halo population dwarf and subgiant stars have been obtained with VLT/UVES and used to derive sulphur abundances from the λλ8694.0, 8694.6 and λλ9212.9, 9237.5 S i lines. In addition, iron abundances have been determined from 19 Fe ii lines and zinc abundances from the λλ4722.2, 4810.5 lines. The abundances are based on a classical 1D, LTE model atmosphere analysis,...

Subcalcaneal fat serves as shock absorber and provides cushioning to the underlying foot structures and the body as a whole. Changes in mechanical response of the subcalcaneal fat (i.e., stiffening due to age [1] or diabetes [2]) can compromise the ability to dissipate plantar stress and potentially cause tissue injury. Inverse finite element (FE) analysis has been used to quantify mechanical p...

From equivalent widths of the S i lines at 8694 Å, Israelian & Rebolo (2001) and Takada-Hidai et al. (2002) have derived a surprisingly high sulphur-to-iron ratio ([S/Fe] ≃ 0.5 to 0.7) in six halo stars with [Fe/H] ≃ −2.0 suggesting perhaps that hypernovae made a significant contribution to the formation of elements in the early Galaxy. To investigate this problem we have used high-resolution s...

The influences of diameter and length of the Fe-N₄-patched carbon nanotubes (Fe-N₄/CNTs) on oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity were investigated by density functional theory method using the BLYP/DZP basis set. The results indicate that the stability of the Fe-N₄ catalytic site in Fe-N₄/CNTs will be enhanced with a larger tube diameter, but reduced with shorter tube length. A tube with to...

We report optical spectroscopic measurements on electron- and hole-doped BaFe2As2. We show that the compounds in the normal state are not simple metals. The optical conductivity spectra contain, in addition to the free carrier response at low frequency, a temperature-dependent gap-like suppression at fairly high energy scale near 0.6 eV. This suppression evolves with the As–Fe–As bond angle ind...

The magnetic polarization of the Lu 5d states through the Ho(1-x)Lu(x)(Fe(1-y)Al(y))(2) series has been studied by means of x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. A combined study of the dichroic signals performed at the Fe K-, Ho L(2)- and Lu L(2,3)-edges gives a complete picture of the polarization scheme at the conduction band. The results show that in the presence of competing localized magneti...

Magnetic properties of uranium-based compounds are related to the character of the 5f electronic states, ranging between a localized character and itinerancy (see e.g. [1]). UFe2 is the first uranium compound reported to exhibit ferromagnetism [2]. The Curie temperature TC given by various authors differs in some extent, but remains in the vicinity of 160 K in most of cases (see [1] and referen...

The formation of [O i], O i and OH lines in metal-poor stars has been studied by means of 3D hydrodynamical model atmospheres. For O i detailed 3D non-LTE calculations have been performed. While the influence of 3D model atmospheres is minor for [O i] and O i lines, the very low temperatures encountered at low metallicities have a drastic impact on OH. As a result, the derived O abundances are ...