Martensitic transformation and mechanical properties of Ti-rich Ti-Ni-Cu melt-spun ribbon

Martensitic transformation,mechanical and thermomechanical properties of a Ti-rich Ti52Ni23Cu25 melt spun ribbon annealed at a temperature below the crystallization temperature were studied by XRD,DSC and DMA.After annealing the initially amorphous ribbon at 400℃for 10 h,the ribbon is fully crystallized and exhibits one-stage B2-B19 phase transformation with the temperature hysteresis of 14℃.The annealed ribbon is composed of B2,B19 and B11-TiCu phase with(001)preferential orientation. On the stress―strain curves,the rearrangement of the martensite variants and stress-induced martensitic transformation are observed below the Mf temperature and above the Af temperature,respectively.The annealed ribbon exhibits up to 1.6%superelastic shape recovery with small stress hysteresis of 25 MPa.No flat stress-plateau is associated with the superelasticity.The annealed ribbon shows a well-defined shape memory effect during thermal cycling from-60 to 100℃.The transformation strain and recovery strain increase with increasing the applied external stress.Under the external stress above 150 MPa,the shape recovery strain is not sensitive to it and keeps stable at about 1.74%.

Dense Fractal Networks, Trends, Noises and Switches in Homeostasis Regulation of Shannon Entropy for Chromosomes’ Activity in Living Cells for Medical Diagnostics

We analyze correlations and patterns of oxidative activity of 3D DNA at DNA fluorescence in complete sets of chromosomes in neutrophils of peripheral blood. Fluorescence of DNA is registered by method of flow cytometry with nanometer spatial resolution. Experimental data present fluorescence of many ten thousands of cells, from different parts of body in each population, in various blood samples. Data is presented in histograms as frequency distributions of flashes in the dependence on their intensity. Normalized frequency distribution of information in these histograms is used as probabilistic measure for definition of Shannon entropy. Data analysis shows that for this measure of Shannon entropy common sum of entropy, i.e. total entropy E, for any histogram is invariant and has identical trends of changes all values of E (r) = lnr at reduction of rank r of histogram. This invariance reflects informational homeostasis of chromosomes activity inside cells in multi-scale networks of entropy, for varied ranks r. Shannon entropy in multi-scale DNA networks has much more dense packing of correlations than in “small world” networks. As the rule, networks of entropy differ by the mix of normal D 2 and abnormal D > 2 fractal dimensions for varied ranks r, the new types of fractal patterns and hinges for various topology (fractal dimension) at different states of health. We show that all distributions of information entropy are divided on three classes, which associated in diagnostics with a good health or dominants of autoimmune or inflammatory diseases. This classification based on switching of stability at transcritical bifurcation in homeostasis regulation. We defined many ways for homeostasis regulation, coincidences and switching patterns in branching sequences, the averages of Hölder for deviations of entropy from homeostasis at different states of health, with various saturation levels the noises of entropy at activity of all chromosomes in support regulation of homeostasis.

Fractal Networks of Real Worlds of Fluorescing DNA in Complete Set of Chromosomes inside Blood Cells for Medical Diagnostics

We analyze fluorescence due to oxidizing activity of DNA in neutrophils of peripheral blood in the large populations ~104 - 105 of cells. Fluorescence is registered by flow cytometry method. Spatial resolution is about a few nanometers for varied complex three-dimensional (3D) DNA nanostructures of all non-coding and coding parts of DNA. It’s shown that oxidative activity of all 3D DNA in the full set of chromosomes inside cells is defined by new standards for complex networks of “exponentially small worlds”, with more dense packing than in the well known networks of “small worlds”. Analysis of various blood samples in vivo and during medical treatment shown that only two classes of Good and Bad Networks of DNA for a good and a bad health existed. This division is defined by any network to one from two classes of “n” or “s” shaped curves for typical deviations and from straight line in perfect networks of “exponentially small worlds”, as for two types of hysteresis curves at phase transitions or at switching of bistability. These deviations coincide with two types of positive and negative trends of changing fractal dimension by changing the scales of multi-scale networks of fluorescing DNA. These trends give the overall assessments of human immunity, including hidden and unidentified diseases, and as a sum of all kinds of health and illness of given person, from the point of view the inner life of neutrophils, living in different parts of human body in given time. Characteristics of deviations associated with type, level and complexity of illness in the dependence on

Antenna Array Pattern Synthesis via Coordinate Descent Method

This paper presents an array pattern synthesis algorithm for arbitrary arrays based on coordinate descent method (CDM). With this algorithm, the complex element weights are found to minimize a weighted L2 norm of the difference between desired and achieved pattern. Compared with traditional optimization techniques, CDM is easy to implement and efficient to reach the optimum solutions. Main advantage is the flexibility. CDM is suitable for linear and planar array with arbitrary array elements on arbitrary positions. With this method, we can configure arbitrary beam pattern, which gives it the ability to solve variety of beam forming problem, e.g. focused beam, shaped beam, nulls at arbitrary direction and with arbitrary beam width. CDM is applicable for phase-only and amplitude-only arrays as well, and furthermore, it is a suitable method to treat the problem of array with element failures.

Development of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn-N High-Alloyed Powder Processed by Mechanical Alloying

The present work shows the research results of phase formation in obtaining high-alloy powder of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn-N by mechanochemical synthesis in various gas atmospheres.

Invariance and Noises of Shannon Entropy for Information on Oxidative Activity of DNA in All Living Cells for Medical Diagnostics

We analyze oxidative activity of DNA due to fluorescence of chromosomes inside cells, using flow cytometry method with nanometer spatial resolution. Statistics of fluorescence is presented in histogram as frequency distributions of flashes in the dependence on their intensity and in distributions of Shannon entropy, which was defined on the base of normalized distribution of information in original histogram for frequency of flashes. We show that overall sum of entropy, i.e. total entropy E , for any histogram is invariant and has identical trends of changes all values of E(r) = lnr at reduction of histogram’ rank r. This invariance reflects informational homeostasis of chromosomes activity in multi-scale networks of entropy inside all cells in various samples of blood for DNA inside neutrophils, lymphocytes, inside all leukocytes of human and inside chicken erythrocytes for various dyes, colors and various excitations of fluorescence. Informational homeostasis of oxidative activity of 3D DNA in the full set of chromosomes inside living cells exists for any Shannon-Weaver index of biodiversity of cells, at any state of health different beings. Regulation perturbations in information activity DNA provides informational adaptability and vitality of cells at homeostasis support. Noises of entropy, during regulation of informational homeostasis, depend on the states of health in real time. The main structural reconstructions of chromosomal correlations, corresponding to self-regulation of homeostasis, occur in the most large-scale networks of entropy, for rank r<32. We show that stability of homeostasis is supported by activity of all 46 chromosomes inside cells. Patterns, hidden switching and branching in sequences of averages of H?lder and central moments for noises in regulation of homeostasis define new opportunities in diagnostics of health and immunity. All people and all aerobic beings have one overall homeostatic level for countdown of information activity of DNA inside cells. We noted very bad and dangerous properties of artificial cells with other levels of informational homeostasis for all aerobic beings in foods, medical treatment and in biotechnologies.

All-carbon nanotube diode and solar cell statistically formed from macroscopic network

Schottky diodes and solar cells are statistically created in the contact area between two macroscopic films of single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNTs） at the junction of semiconducting and quasi-metallic bundles consisting of several high quality tubes. The n-doping of one of the films allows for photovoltaic action, owing to an increase in the built-in potential at the bundle-to-bundle interface. Statistical analysis demonstrates that the Schottky barrier device contributes significantly to the I-V characteristics, compared to the p-n diode. The upper limit of photovoltaic conversion efficiency has been estimated at N20%, demonstrating that the light energy conversion is very efficient for such a unique solar cell. While there have been multiple studies on rectifying SWNT diodes in the nanoscale environment, this is the first report of a macroscopic all-carbon nanotube diode and solar cell.