The dissociation energies of the intermetallic molecules AuSr and AuBa were for the first time determined by the Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry method. The two species were produced in the vapor phase equilibrated with apt mixtures of the constituent elements, and the dissociation equilibria were monitored mass-spectrometrically in the temperature range 1406-1971 K (AuSr) and 1505-1971 K (AuBa).

A deep understanding of the dynamics and rheology of suspensions of vesicles, cells, and capsules is relevant for different applications, ranging from soft glasses to blood flow [1]. I will present the study of suspensions of fluid vesicles by a combination of molecular dynamics and mesoscale hydrodynamics simulations (multi-particle collision dynamics) in two dimensions [2], pointing out the big potential of the numerical method to address problems in soft matter.

Objectives Identifying the predictive factors of Sustained Virological Response (SVR) represents an important challenge in new interferon-based DAA therapies. Here, we analyzed the kinetics of antiviral response associated with a triple drug regimen, and the association between negative residual viral load at different time points during treatment. Methods Twenty-three HCV genotype 1 (GT 1a n = 11; GT1b n = 12) infected patients were included in the study.

The melting of glaciers coming with climate change threatens the heritage of the last glaciation of Europe likely contained in subglacial lakes in Greenland and Svalbard. This aspect urges specialists to focus their studies (theoretical, numerical, and on-field) on such fascinating objects. Along this line, we have approached the validation of the conjecture of the existence of a subglacial lake beneath the Amundsenisen Plateau at South-Spitzbergen, Svalbard, where ground penetrating radar measurements have revealed several flat signal spots, the sign of the presence of a body of water.

MIPAS on ENVISAT performed almost continuous measurements of atmospheric composition for approximately 10 years, from June 2002 to April 2012. ESA processor, based on the algorithm ORM (Optimized Retrieval Model), originally designed for the Near Real Time analysis and developed by an European Consortium led by IFAC, is currently used for the reanalysis of the full MIPAS mission. The maintenance and the upgrade of the ESA processor are made in the frame of the Quality Working Group, where a fruitful collaboration among Level 1, Level 2 and validation teams can be exploited.

Nell'ambito del workshop d'inaugurazione dell'anno accademico dell'Associazione Matematica & Realta', la presentazione intende offrire alla platea degli insegnanti di matematica delle scuole superiori di secondo grado un esempio realmente implementato di attivita' di studio e ricerca di matematica applicata. Vi si trovano ben delineati i passi fondamentali che conducono dal problema reale alla soluzione numerica proposta, manifestando la necessita' di conoscenze interdisciplinari per giungere all' uso critico ed efficace dello strumento matematico.

Heat exchange between a conducting plate and the environment is described here by means of an unknown nonlinear function F of the temperature u.

The segmentation of speckled images, as the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images, is usually recognized as a very complex problem, because of the speckle, multiplicative noise, which produces granular images. In segmentation problems, based on level set method, the evolution of the curve is determined by a speed function, which is fundamental to achieve a good segmentation. In this paper we propose a study of the new speed function obtained by the linear combination of image average intensity and image gradient speed functions.

The work mainly discusses the use of the Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GBSAR) interferometry technique to observe and control the behavior of earthfill or rockfill embankments for dam impoundments. This non-invasive technique provides overall displacements patterns measured with a sub-millimeter accuracy. The need of reliable monitoring of old embankment dams is rapidly increasing since a large number of these structures are still equipped with old monitoring devices, usually installed some decades ago, which can give only information on localized areas of the embankment.

Linear combinations of iterates of Bernstein polynomials exponentially converging to the Lagrange interpolating polynomial are given. The results are applied in CAGD to get an exponentially fast weighted progressive iterative approximation technique to fit data with finer and finer precision.