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Self-Attractive Semiflexible Polymers under an External Force Field

The dynamical response of a tethered semiflexible polymer with self-attractive interactions and subjected to an external force field is numerically investigated by varying stiffness and self-interaction strength. The chain is confined in two spatial dimensions and placed in contact with a heat bath…

A symmetrization result for a class of anisotropic elliptic problems

We prove estimates for weak solutions to a class of Dirichlet problems associated to anisotropic elliptic equations with a zero order term.

IMPROVED APPROXIMATION OF MAXIMUM VERTEX COVERAGE PROBLEM ON BIPARTITE GRAPHS

Given a simple undirected graph G and a positive integer s, the maximum vertex coverage problem (MVC) is the problem of finding a set U of s vertices of G such that the number of edges having at least one endpoint in U is as large as possible. The problem is NP-hard even in bipartite graphs, as…

Equilibria and feedback for a hybrid model of idle speed control

Lamellar ordering, droplet formation and phase inversion in exotic active emulsions

We study numerically the behaviour of a two-dimensional mixture of a passive isotropic fluid and an active polar gel, in the presence of a surfactant favouring emulsification. Focussing on parameters for which the underlying free energy favours the lamellar phase in the passive limit, we show that…

A web-based multiple criteria decision support system for evaluation analysis of carpooling

Several researches in the scientific, industrial and commercial fields are supporting the reduction of traditional combustion cars' use. The main purpose is to increase the quality of life into the metropolitan cities through the reduction of CO2 emissions and global warming. Accordingly, one of…

Difficulties and solutions for estimating transport by perturbative experiments

The first part of this work reviews the algebraic matricial approach to transport data inversion. It works for the convection-diffusion transport equation used for periodic signals and provides a formally exact solution, as well as a quantitative assessment of error bars. The standard methods of…

Entropic solutions for irrigation networks

Network-based validation of the psychometric questionnaire EDI-3 for the assessment of eating disorders

Assessing the validity of a psychometric test is fundamental to ensure a reliable interpretation of its outcomes. Few attempts have been made recently to complement classical approaches (e.g., factor models) with a novel technique based on network analysis. The objective of the current study is to…

Well-posedness of a model of nonhomogeneous compressible-incompressible fluids

We propose a model of a density-dependent compressible-incompressible fluid, which is intended as a simplified version of models based on mixture theory as, for instance, those arising in the study of biofilms, tumor growth and vasculogenesis. Though our model is, in some sense, close to the…