We describe a one-step, one-pot non-aqueous route for the synthesis of Sb2Te3 nanocrystals with hexagonal shape and highly anisotropic nanostructures. The as-prepared nanostructures were characterized by XRD, TEM and HRTEM. The effect of the stabilizers on the nanocrystal morphology has been discussed in detail. We have studied the thermal conductivity of the compacted bulk from the Sb2Te3 nano...

High-power 2.3m In(Al)GaAsSb–GaSb type-I double quantum-well diode laser arrays were fabricated and characterized. Linear laser arrays with 19 100m-wide elements on a 1-cm-long bar generated 10 W in continuous-wave (CW) mode and 18.5 W in quasi-CW mode (30 s/300 Hz) at a heatsink temperature of 18 C. Array power conversion efficiency peaked at 30 A and was about 9%. Device internal efficiency w...

A mode-locked thin-disk laser based on Yb:CALGO is demonstrated for the first time. At an average output power of 28 W we obtained pulses with a duration of 300 fs and a pulse energy of 1.3 μJ. 197 fs pulses with 0.9 μJ of energy were achieved at an average output power of 20 W. The shortest pulse duration measured in our experiments was 135 fs with a spectrum centered at 1043 nm. The experimen...

Assuming that the reader is familiar with basic magnetic design theory, this topic provides design guidance to achieve high efficiency, low electromagnetic interference (EMI), and manufacturing ease for the magnetic components in typical offline power converters. Magnetic-component designs for a 90-W notebook adapter and a 300-W ATX power supply are used as examples. Magnetic applications to be...

We developed an adenoviral vector, in which Yamanaka’s four reprogramming factors (RFs) were controlled by individual CMV promoters in a single cassette (Ad-SOcMK). This permitted coordinated expression of RFs (SOX2, OCT3/4, c-MYC and KLF4) in a cell for a transient period of time, synchronizing the reprogramming process with the majority of transduced cells assuming induced pluripotent stem ce...

Fast-twitch skeletal muscles are specialized for in vivo motor functions that require high power (mastication and load lifting), high speed (eyelid blink), or a combination of the two (withdrawal reflexes and escape responses). Those functions that rely on high power often involve tetanic stimulation of the effector muscles, resulting in sustained force generation even during tetani that are no...

The effect of microwave-assisted convective air-drying on the drying kinetics and quality of mango was evaluated. Both microwave power and pretreatment time were significant factors but the effect of power was more profound. Increase in microwave power and pretreatment time had a positive effect on drying time. The nonenzymatic browning index of the fresh samples increased from 0.29 to 0.60 whi...

Robert W. Style, Rostislav Boltyanskiy, Guy K. German, 2 Callen Hyland, Christopher W. MacMinn, 3 Aaron F. Mertz, 4 Larry A. Wilen, Ye Xu, and Eric R. Dufresne ∗ Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA Department of Bioengineering, Binghamton University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford 0X1 3PJ, UK Laboratory of Mammalian...

Seven microfilaremic Myanmar patients were treated with a single 300 mg dose of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) orally, as part of a case-finding survey in Ranong Province, Southern Thailand. This was conducted in order to evaluate the short-term effects of single-dose DEC on Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremia and antigenemia during a 12-week course of treatment. Analysis of microfilarial periodicity...

TEHRAN,Iran Iranian security men, disguised as m aintenance w orkers and a doctor, yesterday overpow ered four hijackers w ho had threatened to blow up a Kuwaiti jet at Tehran’s airport and freed the rem aining hostages of the six-day o r­ deal. The gunm en, w ho had com m an­ deered the Airbus A-300 jetliner carrying 161 people on Tuesday, w ere "severely beaten u p ” during the assault, accor...