It is known that any self-dual Boolean function can be decomposed into compositions of 3-bit majority functions. In this paper, we define a notion of a ternary majority formula, which is a ternary tree composed of nodes labeled by 3-bit majority functions and leaves labeled by literals. We study their complexity in terms of formula size. In particular, we prove upper and lower bounds for ternar...

Substrates of III-V ternary compound semiconductors with variable bandgaps orlattice constants still remain very attractive for a variety of electronic, optoelec-tronic, and photovoltaic devices. However, the commercial technology for growinglarge-diameter, compositionally homogeneous, bulk III-V ternary crystals has notbeen fully developed. This chapter discusses the fundamenta...

Vapor-liquid equilibrium relationships are important properties for practical use, such as in the design and operation of distillation equipment. In general, vapor-liquid equilibrium relations are determined experimentally, and it is a custom to test the thermodynamic consistency of the equilibrium data. Investigators1^4-15'17'19~22-24) have proposed various methods for testing thermodynamic co...

book, Solar Cells 2016. 1 IMPROVING ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS THROUGH USING TERNARY SYSTEMS Ana CHARAS, Joana FARINHAS, Ricardo OLIVEIRA, Jorge MORGADO Instituto de Telecomunicações, IST, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal [email protected] Bulk heterojunctions based on ternary blends of materials of complementary properties have been explored as an approach to improve organic photovoltai...

The inference engine is one of main components of expert system that influences the performance of expert system. The task of inference engine is to give answers and reasons to users by inference the knowledge of expert system. Since the idea of ternary grid issued in 2004, there is only several developed method, technique or engine working on ternary grid knowledge model. The in 2010 developed...

Density, viscosity and refractive index of pure, binary and ternary mixtures of diethanolamine (DEA) and methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) with water have been measured at different temperatures from 288.15 K to 323.15 K at atmospheric pressure. Also, this study presents the effects of mixture composition and temperature upon these thermo- physical properties. To measure the density and refractive i...

Nickel is one of the essential trace elements found in biological systems. It is mostly found in nickel-based enzymes as an essential cofactor. It forms coordination complexes with amino acids within enzymes. Nickel is also present in nucleic acids, though its function in DNA or RNA is still not clearly understood. In this study, complex formation tendencies of Ni(II) with adenine and certain L...

A great number of samples in the systems ZrZ^-arAls and HfZn2_xAlz was prepared and investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction. In both systems hitherto unknown ternary Friauf-Laves structures of the MgCu2-type (S. G. Fd3m) were identified. Their homogeneity regions were determined to be ZrZno.eAl1.4-ZrZno.4Al1.6 and HfZn1.25Alo.75HfZno.sAli.s, respectively. The unit cell parameter of Zr...