Non-magmatic, fracture-controlled hydrothermal systems located within and near the Idaho batholith have been examined and evaluated for potential application as natural analogues to high-level nuclear waste repositories. Detailed geochemical, Ž . petrologic, and structural studies of hot springs along the South Fork of the Payette River SFPR in central Idaho, USA, have been combined to assess t...

We discuss a theoretical model for bidirectional cargo transport in biological cells, which is driven by teams of molecular motors and subject to thermal fluctuations. The model describes explicitly the directed motion of the molecular motors on the filament. The motor-cargo coupling is implemented via linear springs. By means of extensive Monte Carlo simulations we show that the model describe...

The paper presents the results of study physical and chemical characteristics thermo-mineral waters Daginsky field (Sakhalin Island) after reconstruction captation structures in 2019–2020. analysis data indicates stability composition before works on territory springs. had a typical Cl-Na composition, values hydrogeochemical indicators did not exceed range established by for these over multi-ye...

In this paper, we propose a methodology to optimize the nonlinear stiffness of nonlinear Series Elastic Actuators (SEAs). The nonlinear restoring forces of the springs are optimized in order to minimize the mechanical power of the actuators of the SEAs. We define the cost function as the time average of the square of the actuator power, and use a 3 order Hermite interpolation to parameterize th...

Ochroconis gallopava is an anamorphic mould characterized by slow growth rate and production of a maroon pigment, which has been isolated worldwide from soil, thermal springs, decaying vegetation, and chicken litter. It has been reported to cause localized, mostly pulmonary, and systemic infection in severely immunocompromised patients. We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman known for ulce...

Many components of the storage ring and front ends in the third generation of light sources are subjected to high heat loads from intense x-rays. Temperature rises and thermal stresses in these components must be kept within acceptable limits of critical heat flux and low-cycle fatigue failure. One of the design solutions is to improve heat transfer to the cooling water either by increasing wat...

This paper presents the responses of the railway vehicle and track components in terms of contact forces and displacements. The considered vehicle model is a five-DOF pitch-plane lumped parameter quarter car model supported on two-dimensional track systems comprising three layers. The car body is linked with the vehicle bogie through secondary suspension springs and damper elements, which is fu...