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Polar-coordinate lattice Boltzmann modeling of compressible flows

We present a polar coordinate lattice Boltzmann kinetic model for compressible flows. A method to recover the continuum distribution function from the discrete distribution function is indicated. Within the model, a hybrid scheme being similar to, but different from, the operator splitting is…

Improved Lattice Boltzmann Without Parasitic Currents for Rayleigh-Taylor Instability

Parallel Sparse Computation Toolkit

This paper presents a new software framework for solving large and sparse linear systems on current hybrid architectures, from small servers to high-end supercomputers, embedding multi-core CPUs and Nvidia GPUs at the node level. The framework has a modular structure and is composed of three main…

A chemo-mechano-biological formulation for the effects of biomechemical alterations on arterial mechanics: the role of molecular transport and multiscale tissue remodelling

This paper presents a chemo-mechano-biological framework for arterialphysiopathology. The model accounts for the fine remodelling in the multi-scale hierarchical arrangement of tissue constituents and for the diffusion of molecular species involved in cell-cell signalling pathways. Effects in terms…

Variable Annuities and embedded options: some remarks in a fuzzy logic framework

Variable annuities are investment products offered by Insurance Companies. They allow investors to place assets in mutual funds under the umbrella of a tax-deferred account. The account value of variable annuities fluctuates based on the performance of the selected mutual funds and therefore some…

ImmunoGrid: towards agent-based simulations of the human immune system at a natural scale.

Exploring the molecular causes of hepatitis B virus vaccination response: an approach with epigenomic and transcriptomic data

Background: Variable responses to the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) vaccine have recently been reported as strongly dependent on genetic causes. Yet, the details on such mechanisms of action are still unknown. In parallel, altered DNA methylation states have been uncovered as important contributors to a…

Kinetic approach to relativistic dissipation

Despite a long record of intense effort, the basic mechanisms by which dissipation emerges from the microscopic dynamics of a relativistic fluid still elude complete understanding. In particular, several details must still be finalized in the pathway from kinetic theory to hydrodynamics mainly in…

Reactive Rayleigh-Taylor systems: Front propagation and non-stationarity

Reactive Rayleigh-Taylor systems are characterized by the competition between the growth of the instability and the rate of reaction between cold (heavy) and hot (light) phases. We present results from state-of-the-art numerical simulations performed at high resolution in 2d by means of a self-…

A resting state EEG study on depressed persons with suicidal ideation

Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric illness that is often associated with potentially life -threatening physiological changes and increased risk for suicidal behavior. Electroencephalography (EEG) research suggests an association between depression and specific frequency…