We describe a rational approach devoted to modulate the sugar-phosphate backbone geometry of nucleic acids. Constraints were generated by connecting one oxygen of the phosphate group to a carbon of the sugar moiety. The so-called dioxaphosphorinane rings were introduced at key positions along the sugar-phosphate backbone allowing the control of the six-torsion angles α to ζ defining the polymer...

In this paper, we adopt a new communication protocol between the UAV and fixed on-ground nodes. This protocol tends to reduce communication power consumption by stopping communication if the channel is not good to communicate (i.e. far nodes, obstacles, etc.) The communication is performed using the XBee 868M standard and Libelium wapsmotes. Our designed protocol is based on a new communication...

A one-year-old alpine wether was presented for emergency evaluation of stranguria. Diagnostics identified a moderately distended bladder and mild dehydration. Preliminary lateral radiographs two metallic structures consistent with projectile pellets in the pelvic perineal regions no evidence radiopaque uroliths. tube cystostomy performed, contrast urethrogram revealed one region proximity to ur...

INTRODUCTION An accepted model for understanding the dynamics of legged locomotion is the simple spring-mass model introduced by Blickhan [1] and further researched by Seyfarth, et. al. [3]. In reality, however, humans and animals use segmented legs for locomtion instead of simple springs. The combination of both in a motor-driven mechanical application should therefore be more biologically ins...

Given a probability measure μ on the n−torus T and a rotation vector k ∈ R, we ask wether there exists a minimizer to the integral ∫ Tn |∇φ + k|2dμ. This problem leads, naturally, to a class of elliptic PDE and to an optimal transportation (MongeKantorovich) class of problems on the torus. It is also related to higher dimensional Aubry-Mather theory, dealing with invariant sets of periodic Lagr...

Motivation The Comprehensive-Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty (CTBT) aim to prohibit any nuclear explosion on Earth. For its realization a nuclear test verification strategy has to be set up, consisting of three pillars: •Monitoring • International Data Center •On-Site Inspection (OSI) OSI aims to be the ultimate tool to clarify wether or not a nuclear test has been carried out in violation of the CTBT....

Let h : [0,∞) 7→ [0,∞) be continuous and nondecreasing, h(t) > 0 if t > 0, and m,q be positive real numbers. We investigate the behavior when k → ∞ of the fundamental solutions u = uk of ∂tu − ∆u m + h(t)u = 0 in Ω × (0, T ) satisfying uk(x, 0) = kδ0. The main question is wether the limit is still a solution of the above equation with an isolated singularity at (0, 0), or a solution of the asso...

Let h : [0,∞) 7→ [0,∞) be continuous and nondecreasing, h(t) > 0 if t > 0, and m,q be positive real numbers. We investigate the behavior when k → ∞ of the fundamental solutions u = uk of ∂tu − ∆u m + h(t)u = 0 in Ω × (0, T ) satisfying uk(x, 0) = kδ0. The main question is wether the limit is still a solution of the above equation with an isolated singularity at (0, 0), or a solution of the asso...