How aromatic dissolved organic matter differs in competitiveness against organic micropollutant adsorption

Activated carbon is employed for the adsorption of organic micropollutants (OMPs) from water, typically present in concentrations ranging from ng L⁻¹ to μg L⁻¹. However, the efficacy of OMP removal is considerably deteriorated due to competitive adsorption from background dissolved organic matter (DOM), present at...

The potential of end-of-life ships as a floating seawall and the methodical use of gap resonance for wave attenuation

This study examines the potential of a new type of floating seawall, made up of retired large-scale oceangoing vessels, to be used in open water and exposed coastal areas. The main objectives of the research are to assess the effectiveness of the floating seawall concept, to determine the contribution of the gap resonance to wave attenuation,...

Transverse and longitudinal vibrations in axially moving strings

Varying-length cable systems are widely applied in a vast class of engineering problems which arise in industrial, civil, aerospatial, mechanical, and automotive applications. Due to external excitations, large oscillations can occur when cables are lifted up or down. This phenomenon is caused by resonance. In general, resonance is harmful, and...

On resonances and transverse and longitudinal oscillations in a hoisting system due to boundary excitations

In this paper, we study transverse and longitudinal oscillations and resonances in a hoisting system induced by boundary disturbances. The dynamics can be described by an initial-boundary value problem for a coupled system of nonlinear wave equations on a slowly time-varying spatial domain. It will be shown how the boundary excitations and...

Plasmon resonance based gold nanoparticle doped optical fibre strain sensing

Strain-based structural health monitoring (SHM) relies on high performance strain sensing methods. Gold nanoparticle (NP) doped fibre optic sensors not only have the potential to increase the intensity of the backscattered signal to increase the signal to noise ratio but also have plasmon resonance peaks in the visible light range. The...

Plasmon resonance spectral peak shift due to morphing of gold nanoparticles for strain sensing

The plasmon resonance spectral peak of a gold spherical nanoparticle (NP) will shift when the NP shape is changed from sphere to spheroid. This may be used as a novel strain detection method with gold NPs embedded in a medium of different refractive index (RI). Applying a strain to the external medium will cause a change in the shape of the...

Analysis of longitudinal oscillations in a vertically moving cable subject to nonclassical boundary conditions

In this paper, we study a model of a flexible hoisting system, in which external disturbances exerted on the boundary can induce large vibrations, and so damage to the performance of the system. The dynamics is described by a wave equation on a slow time-varying spatial domain with a small harmonic boundary excitation at one end of the cable,...

Cancer Diagnosis Using Terahertz-Graphene-Metasurface-Based Biosensor with Dual-Resonance Response: Nanomaterials

Owing to the outstanding physical properties of graphene, its biosensing applications implemented by the terahertz metasurface are widely concerned and studied. Here, we present a novel design of the graphene metasurface, which consists of an individual graphene ring and an H-shaped graphene structure. The graphene metasurface exhibits a dual...

On resonances in transversally vibrating strings induced by an external force and a time-dependent coefficient in a Robin boundary condition

In this paper an initial–boundary value problem on a bounded, fixed interval is considered for a one-dimensional and forced string equation subjected to a Dirichlet boundary condition at one end of the string and a Robin boundary condition with a slowly varying time-dependent coefficient at the other end of the string. This problem may serve...

Grey Matter Age Prediction as a Biomarker for Risk of Dementia: A Population-based Study

The gap between predicted brain age and chronological age could serve as biomarker for early-stage neurodegeneration and as potentially as a risk indicator for dementia. We assess the utility of this age gap as a risk biomarker for incident dementia in a general elderly population. The brain age is estimated from longitudinal brain magnetic...

A Structure-Reconfigurable Series Resonant DC-DC Converter With Wide-Input and Configurable-Output Voltages

This paper proposes a new series resonant DC-DC converter with four configurable operation states depending on the input voltage and output voltage levels. It suits well for the DC-DC stage of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems with a wide-input voltage range and different grid voltage levels, i.e., 110/120 V and 220/230/240 V. The...