Block copolymer micelles have been prepared with a dithiomaleimide (DTM) fluorophore located in either the core or shell. Poly(triethylene glycol acrylate)-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (P(TEGA)-b-P(tBA)) was synthesized by RAFT polymerization, with a DTM-functional acrylate monomer copolymerized into either the core forming P(tBA) block or the shell forming P(TEGA) block. Self-assembly by direct...

Smallholder tree plantations are expanding in the steepland tropics due to demand for timber and interest in ecosystem services, such as carbon storage. Financial mechanisms are developing to compensate vegetation carbon stores. However, measuring biomass—necessary for accessing carbon funds—at small scales is costly and time-intensive. Therefore, we test whether low-cost drones can accurately ...

The paper discusses the use of fast circuit-switching in future highcapacity networks. We believe that the capacity and the size of the public network will increase to an extent where it is infeasible to rely on bandwidth optimization and dynamic congestion control mechanisms [8]. Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode (DTM) is a new protocol suite based on synchronous fast circuit switching. It is ...

The approach of using an airborne laser scanning for DTM generation has made great progress recently. However, it is not always clear the reliability and the quality of the geometry that characterise the generated DTM. Thus, a special test was conducted to assess the quality and the reliability of the generated DTM via an airborne laser scanning system. To perform this test, an airborne laser s...

The Padé approximation is a useful method for creating new inequalities and improving certain inequalities. In this paper we use the Padé approximant to give the refinements of some remarkable inequalities involving inverse trigonometric functions, it is shown that the new inequalities presented in this paper are more refined than that obtained in earlier papers.

Digital terrain model (DTM) is one of the important input parameters in urban flood application. This is because it influences the flow direction, flow velocity, flood extend and flood depth. LiDAR offers accurate DTM for large areas within a short period of time. From the overall LiDAR data processes, filtering (classification) poses the greatest challenge. Evaluation and comparison of current...

In this paper the random Differential Transform Method (DTM) is used to solve a time-dependent random linear differential equation. The mean square convergence of the random DTM is proven. Approximations to the mean and standard deviation functions of the solution stochastic process are shown in several illustrative examples. AMS Subject Classifications: 65L20, 60G15, 39A10.

Muhammad Idrees and Fazal Muhammad ABSTRACT In this paper, Differential Transform Method (DTM) is proposed for the closed form solution of linear and non-linear stiff systems. This method gives the series of solutions which can easily be converted into exact solution. The method is described and illustrated with the help of examples. The results show that DTM is very easy, effective and conveni...

Neste trabalho, uma solução para o problema da cinética espacial na teoria difusão de nêutrons multigrupo em geometria cartesiana unidimensional é derivada. A partir divisão do domínio nodos homogêneos, integração nodal aplicada nas equações espacial, obtendo variáveis médias cada nodo: fluxos, concentrações precursores e densidades correntes. As correntes interface são aproximadas pela média p...