R esum e. La propagation unidirectionnelle d'ondes de faible amplitude et de grande longueur d'onde est d ecrite, dans de nombreux syst emes physiques, par l' equation de Korteweg-de Vries. L'objet de ce travail est de proposer un probl eme mixte bien pos e lorsque le do-maine spatial est born e. Plus pr ecis ement nous etablissons l'existence de solutions locales en temps pour des donn ees ini...

We present high precision radial velocity measurements on the F5 IV star α CMi obtained by the SARG spectrograph at TNG (Telescopio Nazionale Galileo) exploiting the iodine cell technique. The time series of about 950 spectra of Procyon A taken during 6 observation nights are affected by an individual error of 1.3 m s−1. Thanks to the iodine cell technique, the spectrograph contribution to the ...

The development of a small electrical antenna plays an important role in the rapidly growing mobile communication market. This paper presents the design of a novel small and wideband planar inverted F-antenna that simultaneously covers the GSM900/GPS/ DCS1800/DCS1900/IMT2000/WLAN/DMB service bands. A very wide impedance-bandwidth characteristic was achieved by optimizing both the distance betwe...

As part of an ongoing investigation of filamentous fungi for anticancer leads, an active culture was identified from the Mycosynthetix library (MSX 70741, of the order Hypocreales, Ascomycota). The fungal extract exhibited cytotoxic activity against the H460 (human nonsmall cell lung carcinoma) cell line, and bioactivity-directed fractionation yielded peptaibols 1-12 and harzianums A (13) and B...

We present a fully integrated CMOS receiver for micro-magnetic resonance imaging together with a custom-made micro-gradient system. The receiver is designed for an operating frequency of 300 MHz. The chip consists of an on-chip detection coil and tuning capacitor as well as a low-noise amplifier and a quadrature downconversion mixer with corresponding low-frequency amplification stages. The des...

In this work a new design of a t u n a b l e c a p a c i t o r b a s e d o n microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology is presented. The design of high Qtunable capacitor has been accomplished through bulk micromachining process with all metal microstructure. A standard IC fabrication process (HP.5μ) is used to carry out the tunable capacitor. The main features of this high-Q MEMS tunable...

OBJECTIVES Scientific interest in potential mobile phone impact on human brain and performance has significantly increased in recent years. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of mobile phone radiation on seizure threshold in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS BALB/c male mice were randomly divided into three groups: control, acute, and chronic mobile phone radiation for 30, 60, a...

The theory of non-linear wave interactions leading to so-called interfacial wave turbulence, where a broadband distribution of capillary wave phenomena may be induced by a monofrequency oscillator, is well known, but experimental results are rare. In particular, it is challenging to set up a physical system where both capillary wave amplitudes are easy to measure and capillary forces dominate g...