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Substructures and fatigue crack growth in HIPing and semi-liquid die casting A356 alloys
No full textAnalysis of Phase Structure of Al-Al3(Ti,V,Zr) Composite Alloy Prepared by Vacuum Arc Melting
No full textCompositional Effect on Phase Stability and Hardness of Al66Mn9(Ti,Zr)25 Intermetallic Compounds
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Synthesis of Al3M and (AlM)3M Intermetallic Dispersion-Strengthened Al Alloys by Mechanical Alloying
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Fabrication of a new type of organic-inorganic hybrid superlattice films combined with titanium oxide and polydiacetylene
No full textWe fabricated a new organic-inorganic hybrid superlattice film using molecular layer deposition [MLD] combined with atomic layer deposition [ALD]. In the molecular layer deposition process, polydiacetylene [PDA] layers were grown by repeated sequential adsorption of titanium tetrachloride and 2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol with ultraviolet polymerization under a substrate temperature of 100A degrees C. Titanium oxide [TiO2] inorganic layers were deposited at the same temperatures with alternating surface-saturating reactions of titanium tetrachloride and water. Ellipsometry analysis showed a self-limiting surface reaction process and linear growth of the nanohybrid films. The transmission electron microscopy analysis of the titanium oxide cross-linked polydiacetylene [TiOPDA]-TiO2 thin films confirmed the MLD growth rate and showed that the films are amorphous superlattices. Composition and polymerization of the films were confirmed by infrared spectroscopy. The TiOPDA-TiO2 nanohybrid superlattice films exhibited good thermal and mechanical stabilities. PACS: 81.07.Pr, organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructures; 82.35.-x, polymerization; 81.15.-z, film deposition; 81.15.Gh, chemical vapor deposition (including plasma enhanced CVD, MOCVD, ALD, etc.)
Molecular Dynamics simulation on formation of icosahedron and coalescence of Pt nanoclusters
No full textSum-of-Squares-Based Region of Attraction Analysis for Gain-Scheduled Three-Loop Autopilot
No full textA conventional method of designing a missile autopilot is to linearize the original nonlinear dynamics at several trim points, then to determine linear controllers for each linearized model, and finally implement gain-scheduling technique. The validation of such a controller is often based on linear system analysis for the linear closed-loop system at the trim conditions. Although this type of gain-scheduled linear autopilot works well in practice, validation based solely on linear analysis may not be sufficient to fully characterize the closed-loop system especially when the aerodynamic coefficients exhibit substantial nonlinearity with respect to the flight condition. The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for analyzing the stability of a gain-scheduled controller in a setting close to the original nonlinear setting. The method is based on sum-of-squares (SOS) optimization that can be used to characterize the region of attraction of a polynomial system by solving convex optimization problems. The applicability of the proposed SOS-based methodology is verified on a short-period autopilot of a skid-to-turn missile. © 2018, The Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Clinical outcomes of isolated regional lymph node recurrence in patients with malignant cutaneous melanoma
No full textBackground/Aim: Regional lymph node recurrence (RLNR) is the most common pattern of recurrence within 2 years from the diagnosis of patients with non-metastatic malignant cutaneous melanoma. However, isolated RLNR without distant metastasis has been rarely studied. Patients and Methods: Forty patients with isolated RLNR as a first recurrence were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical outcomes and prognostic impact of clinicopathologic parameters were analyzed. Immunostaining for FOXP3, VEGF, pAKT, and pS6 was also performed. Results: The median disease-free interval from first diagnosis to isolated RLNR and post-recurrence recurrence-free survival (pRFS) were 12 months and 7.2 months, respectively. Distant failure was the most common pattern of failure after isolated RLNR (67.5%). The number of initially harvested lymph nodes (LN) >7 and LN ratio >22.2% at the time of recurrence were prognosticators for pRFS in multivariate analysis. None of the tested biomarkers were significantly related to prognosis. The 5-year post-recurrence overall survival rate was 84.9%. Conclusion: Most patients with isolated RLNR will experience a second failure within months, especially distantly. The number of initially harvested LNs and LN ratio at the time of recurrence could predict pRFS.N
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