one of the problems that sometimes occur in gas allocation optimization is instability phenomenon. this phenomenon reduces the oil production and damages downhole and surface facilities. different works have studied the stability and suggested some solutions to override it, but most of them (such as making the well intelligent) are very expensive and thus they are not applicable to many cases. ...

It is well documented that directed motion of cells is influenced by substrate stiffness. When cells are cultured on a substrate of graded stiffness, they tend to move from softer to stiffer regions--a process known as durotaxis. In this study, we propose a mathematical model of durotaxis described as an elastic stability phenomenon. We model the cytoskeleton (CSK) as a planar system of prestre...

sliding mode control (smc) is a powerful approach to solve the tracking problem for   dynamical systems with uncertainties. however, the traditional smcs introduce actuator chattering phenomenon which performs a desirable behavior in many physical systems such as servo control and robotic systems, particularly, when the zero steady state error is required.  many methods have been proposed to el...

We investigate the existence and stability of a thermoelastic contact problem with second sound. Previous results established the existence and stability of a solution of the corresponding classical system in the case of radial symmetry. However, recent works have shown that sometimes stability can be lost when the classical Fourier heat conduction is substituted by Cattaneo’s Law. We show that...

Second generation intact stability criteria for few past years had been under development by International Maritime Organization (IMO). Since the draft proposed amendments shall be amended to International code on Intact Stability (IS code 2008), new regulations shall enter into force for ships of length more than 24 meter. Generally second generation intact stability criteria (SGISC) refers to...