Abstract We present a study of the interstellar medium parameters in star-forming complexes (SFCs) NGC 3351, 5055, and 5457 galaxies. This concludes our previous investigations gas dust number spiral The data for three galaxies confirm following. There is tight correlation between near-infrared far-infrared luminosities extragalactic SFCs. Emission at 8 μm also shows strong with carbon monoxide...

Enhancing the mechanical reliability of metal interconnects is important for achieving highly reliable flexible/wearable electronic devices. In this study, Ag nanowire and Cu thin-film hybrid were explored as a novel concept to enhance under bending fatigue. Bending fatigue tests conducted on thin films Cu/Ag nanowire/polyimide (CAP) interconnects. The increase in resistance was larger than CAP...

A class of planar, pin-jointed truss structures based on the ancient Kagome basket weave pattern with exceptional characteristics for actuation has been identified. Its in-plane stiffness is isotropic and has optimal weight among planar trusses for specified stiffness or strength. The version with welded joints resists plastic yielding and buckling, while storing minimal energy upon truss bendi...

We find that the high thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes remains intact under severe structural deformations while the corresponding electrical resistance and thermoelectric power show compromised responses. Similar robust thermal transport against bending is found for boron nitride nanotubes. Surprisingly, for both systems the phonon mean free path exceeds the characteristic length of st...

The objectives of this study were to explore the mechanism by which the lodging resistance of the rice population during the late growth period responds to low-temperature, overcast and rainy weather during the reproductive growth stage. Field experiments were conducted using indica rice Yliangyou2 (lodging-resistance variety), IIyou084 (lodging-susceptible variety) and japonica rice Wuyunjing2...

The kinetics and thermodynamics of the formation of the transcriptional open complex (RPo) by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase at the synthetic Pa promoter bearing consensus -10 and -35 recognition hexamers were studied in vitro. Previously, this promoter was used as a control one in studies on the effect of DNA bending by An x Tn sequences on transcription initiation and shown to be fully funct...

Sandwich structures with thin, strong skin layers on both sides of a thick, compliant and light core combine low weight, high bending stiffness, high strength and high buckling resistance. These structures find use in many applications such as aircraft, marine applications and wind turbine blades. When used for wind turbine blades the sandwich structures are mainly made from FRP laminate skins ...

215 1 Assistant Professor and CCRF Research Chair in Rehabilitation Epidemiology, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3630 Promenade Sir-William-Osler Hosmer House, Room 205, Centre de réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Readaptation (CRIR) Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1Y5 Tel. #: (514) 398-4400 ext 00849 F...

Flexible organic solar cells (OSCs) composed of blended films of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) were fabricated and investigated with chemically doped multilayer graphene films as transparent and conducting electrodes on plastic substrates. The sheet resistance of the chemically doped graphene film was reduced to half of its original value, r...