The simplest interpretation of the microlensing events observed towards the Large Magellanic Clouds is that approximately half of the mass of the Milky Way halo is in the form of MAssive Compact Halo Objects with M ∼ 0.5M⊙. It is not possible, due to limits from star counts and chemical abundance arguments, for faint stars or white dwarves to comprise such a large fraction of the halo mass. Thi...

abstract saturated hydraulic conductivity (ks) is one of the most important physical properties of soils which is expensive and time-consuming to directly measure. hence, indirect methods, such as pedotransfer functions (ptfs), were developed to predict the ks. previous studies showed that most of the ptfs common in the literature can not suitably predict the ks. hence, this study was conducted...

in this paper, the effects of reflected waves of the facets on the internal optical intensity of semiconductor dfb lasers are investigated. the uniformity of optical intensity along the cavity length is evaluated with flatness parameter. the dependence of this parameter on coupling coefficient, reflectivity and grating phase at the facets is also studied. this investigation shows that in some s...

by extending wireless networks and because of their different nature, some attacks appear in these networks which did not exist in wired networks. security is a serious challenge for actual implementation in wireless networks. due to lack of the fixed infrastructure and also because of security holes in routing protocols in mobile ad hoc networks, these networks are not protected against attack...

In this paper, we propose a stochastic version of the Hawking–Penrose black hole model. We describe dynamics model as continuous-time Markov jump process quanta out and in hole. The average random satisfies deterministic picture accepted physical literature. Assuming that number is finite proposed consists two componentes: amount outside. representation allows us to apply large deviation theory...

Objective. To perform a survey of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) regarding the use of vitreous cavity fluorinated gas as an adjunct to pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment or macular hole repair. Methods. A multiple-choice online questionnaire was administered to members of ASRS. Physician experience, gas preference for vitrectomy, and categorical estimate of observat...

We report on the nature of flow events for the gravity-driven discharge of glass beads through a hole that is small enough that the hopper is susceptible to clogging. In particular, we measure the average and standard deviation of the distribution of discharged masses as a function of both hole and grain sizes. We do so in air, which is usual, but also with the system entirely submerged under w...

in this study, the role of interaction of pi electrons on the strength of simultaneous σ-hole interactions (pnicogen, chalcogen and halogen bonds) is investigated using the quantum chemical calculations. x-ben||taz∙∙∙y1,y2,y3 complexes (x = cn, f, cl, br, ch3 , oh and nh2, taz= s-triazine and y1,y2 and y3 denotes ph2f, hsf, and clf molecules) is introduced as a model. the results show that inte...

introduction: the mechanisms of hepatic encephalopathy are not fully understood. moreover, there is no comprehensive data concerning the effects of nitric oxide (no) system on anxiolytic-like behaviors induced by bile duct ligation (bdl). methods: male mice weighing 25-30 g were used and anxiety-like behaviors were tested using hole-board task. results: the data indicated that cholestasis incre...

the effects of substituents on the symmetry and the nature of halogen bonds in [n∙∙∙x∙∙∙n]+-type systems are presented for the yc5h4n∙∙∙x∙∙∙nc5h5 (y = no2, cn, h, ch3, och3, oh, nh2, x = cl, br, i) complexes. some structural parameters, energy data and electronic properties were explored with the density functional theory (dft) calculations. in addition, electrostatic potentials were used in es...