Abstract Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME) produced from methanol are considered as potential substitutes of Diesel fuel. Emissions formaldehyde and other components have been observed, particularly under cold-start conditions in engine test-bench experiments with OME In this study, the reactivity 3 (CH O(CH 2 O) CH ) its decomposition products was studied temperature range 80–450 °C a mod...

BACKGROUND Superior results will be achieved from cardiac surgery by minimizing the effect of ischemia/reperfusion injury during cross-clamping of the aorta. Different cardioplegia solutions have been introduced, but the optimum one is still ambiguous. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of single antegrade hot shot terminal warm blood cardioplegia (TWBC) on patients who had underg...

the close to impossible correct controlling of the temperature and light intensity is the main limiting factors of growing plants in the plastic covered greenhouses. quality and vase life of cut flowers are mostly influenced by greenhouse temperature. alstroemeria needs cold temperature for growth and flowering. in the current study, the such changes in vase life and flower quality as stem leng...

The impact of the recently demonstrated time-stretch preprocessing on the performance of Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is reported. We calculate the influence of time-stretch on the quantization noise, thermal noise and shot noise of Nyquist type ADC. We also study the effect of time-stretch on the quantization noise of converters. The results suggest that if ideal time stretching can be ac...

The active seepage of the marine cold seeps could be a critical process for the exchange of energy between the submerged geosphere and the sea floor environment through organic-rich fluids, potentially even affecting surrounding microbial habitats. However, few studies have investigated the associated microbial community changes. In the present study, 16S rRNA genes were pyrosequenced to deciph...

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We report the first successful extraction of accumulated ultracold neutrons (UCN) from a converter of superfluid helium, in which they were produced by downscattering neutrons of a cold beam from the Munich research reactor. Windowless UCN extraction is performed in vertical direction through a mechanical cold valve. This prototype of a versatile UCN source is comprised of a novel cryostat desi...

6 We report experiments on the production of ultracold neutrons (UCN) in a converter of 7 superfluid helium coated with fluorinated grease. We employed our technique of window-free 8 extraction of accumulated UCN from the helium, in which they were produced by downscat9 tering neutrons of a cold beam from the Munich research reactor. The time constant for UCN 10 passage through the same extract...