We examined the characteristics of fiber fuse propagation in hole-assisted fibers (HAF). The fiber fuse propagated in the same way as in conventional single-mode fiber (SMF) when the diameter of an inscribed circle linking the air holes (c) was much larger than the diameter of the melted area (Dmelted). The melted area is caused by fiber fuse propagation and Dmelted is assumed to be almost the ...

The possibility of concomitant immunity and its potential mechanisms in Onchocerca volvulus infection were examined by analyzing cytokine and antibody responses to infective larval (third-stage larvae [L3] and molting L3 [mL3]), adult female worm (F-OvAg), and skin microfilaria (Smf) antigens in infected individuals in a region of hyperendemicity in Cameroon as a function of age. Peripheral blo...

Microalgae are able to produce many valuable biomolecules, such as polysaccharides, that presents a large diversity of biochemical structures and functions antioxidant, antifungal, anticancer, among others. Static magnetic fields (SMF) influence the metabolism microorganisms has been shown an alternative increase microalgae biomass, yield compounds production. Especially, some studies have high...

High frequency acoustic waves confined inside a suspended core fiber (SCF) are revealed by numerical simulations for the first time. A standard single mode optical (SMF) is modelled to explain current research limitations. The response and energy concentrated in both fibers evaluated from 50 56 MHz with 3D finite element method. simulated dispersion curves compared Pochhammer–Chree solutions. S...

Soiling effects influence the output of solar thermal plants, significantly causing unwanted transmittance, reflectance, and absorbance losses. Research is needed to identify what type reflective surfaces are best suited for semitropical climates, such as southeastern United States. This paper initially presents a review several concentrating power (CSP) reflector testbeds used analyze soiling ...

Background : Recognising effects of static magnetic field (SMF) varying flux density on flora and fauna is attempted. For this purpose, the influence studied for molecules five complex lipids i.e. such as β-carotene, sphingosine, ceramide, cholesterol phosphatidylcholine. Methods Computations effect real SMF 0.0, 0.1, 1, 10 100 AMFU (Arbitrary Magnetic Field Unit; here 1AMFU > 1000 T) we...

This paper deals with adaptive solutions to the socalled set-membership filtering (SMF) problem. The SMF methodology involves designing filters by imposing a deterministic constraint on the output error sequence. A set-membership decision feedback equalizer (SM-DFE) for equalization of a communications channel is derived, and connections with the minimum mean square error (MMSE) DFE are establi...

A new approach to suppressing the four-wave mixing (FWM) crosstalk by using the pairing combinations of differently linear-polarized optical signals was investigated. The simulation was conducted using a four-channel system, and the total data rate was 40 Gb/s. A comparative study on the suppression of FWM for existing and suggested techniques was conducted by varying the input power from 2 dBm...

We investigated the SMF effects on hemodynamics in the caudal artery-ligated rat as an in vivo ischemia model using noninvasive near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with power spectral analysis by fast Fourier transform. Male Wistar rats in the growth stage (10 weeks old) were randomly assigned into four groups: (i) intact and nonoperated cage control (n = 20); (ii) ligated alone (n = 20)...

This study introduced a novel magnetic-field regulation method in metallic additive manufacturing to achieve the refined grain structure and enhanced mechanical properties without post-treatment composition changes. As showcase material, Ti6Al4V alloy was fabricated using direct energy deposition under static magnetic field (SMF). It is found that transverse SMF of 0.55 T can effectively regula...