L'Époque de la Renaissance (1400-1600) : Tome II, La nouvelle culture (1480-1520)

Table of Contents: “…-- Le conseil et l'institution -- Le réalisme et l'expérience -- Système des savoirs et polyphonie des langues -- Sur quoi écrire de la théorie politique? …”
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Iodine chemistry and applications by Kaiho, Tatsuo

Table of Contents: “…25.3 Photoinitiated Cationic Polymerizations -- 25.4 Photoinitiated Condensation Polymerizations -- 25.5 Imaging Using Diaryliodonium Photoacid Generators -- 25.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 26 Polarizing Films -- 26.1 Introduction -- 26.2 Iodine and the Development of Polarized Film -- 26.3 Modern Polarizing Films -- References -- Chapter 27 Iodine in Polymer Synthesis: An Important Element for Precision Polymerizations -- 27.1 Introduction -- 27.2 Living Polymerization and Precision Polymerization -- 27.3 Iodine in Living Cationic Polymerization Cationic Polymerization: Problems in Control -- 27.4 Living Cationic Polymerization -- 27.5 Iodine in Living Radical Polymerization -- References -- Chapter 28 Iodine in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells -- 28.1 Background -- 28.2 Iodine at the Photoelectrode -- 28.3 Iodine at the Counterelectrode -- 28.4 Iodine in the Electrolyte -- 28.5 Challenges with the Iodine-Based Redox System -- 28.6 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 29 Fluorinated Repellents -- 29.1 Overview of Fluorinated Repellents -- 29.2 PFOA Issues -- 29.3 Alternative Technologies -- References -- Chapter 30 Etching Gas -- 30.1 High-Performance Silicon Dioxide Etching -- 30.2 Environmentally Harmonized CF3I Plasma for Low-Damage and Highly Selective Low-k Etching -- 30.3 Experimental -- 30.4 Results and Discussion -- 30.5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 31 Other Industrial Applications -- 31.1 Catalyst -- 31.2 Stabilizer -- 31.3 Colorant -- References -- Part VI Bioinorganic chemistry and Environmental Chemistry of iodine -- Chapter 32 Iodine Bioinorganic Chemistry: Physiology, Structures, and Mechanisms -- 32.1 Introduction -- 32.2 Basic Chemistry Of Iodine and Its Compounds -- 32.3 Iodine in Seaweeds and Microbes -- 32.4 Vanadium Haloperoxidases -- 32.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Directions -- Acknowledgments.…”
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Proceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference by Hinduja, S.

Table of Contents: “…An Optimization Algorithm for Improving Combined Multi-Stage Deep-Drawing and Ironing Processes of Axisymmetric Components. Analysis and Experimentation -- 2–12. Nanofinishing Process for 3D Freeform Surfaces Using Ball End MR Finishing Tool -- 2–13. …”
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Analyzing websites

Table of Contents: “…EHONDART -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Epistemological and methodological issues -- 5.2.1 Genesis of a method -- 5.2.2 Foundational concepts -- 5.2.3 Semiotic tools introduced in the field -- 5.3 The first field: a critical decoding of interfaces -- 5.3.1 Experimental protocol -- 5.3.2 Spontaneous opinions and impressions from viewing BFM TV's website -- 5.3.3 Identification of editorial units and first interpretations -- 5.3.4 Debating and choosing hypotheses -- 5.4 Second field: toward a social semiotic approach of websites -- 5.5 Interpretative hypotheses and interpretative filters -- 5.5.1 "BFM, the information supermarket", from the lens of an anti-capitalist viewpoint and professional habits -- 5.5.2 The "sexist, right-wing BFM", through the prism of a feminist and intersectional perspective -- 5.5.3 "BFM as a counter-power", through the lens of a complicit or critical adherence to the state media -- 5.6 Conclusion -- 5.7 Appendices -- 5.8 References -- Chapter 6 Analyzing the Mobilization Against the LPR on Twitter: Theoretical Issues and Methodological Challenges 131 Justine SIMON -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Multidimensional approach to digital social networks -- 6.2.1 Shedding light on the notion of hypertextualized discourse -- 6.2.2 Shared images and participatory culture -- 6.2.3 Interdiscursivity, narrativity and argumentativity -- 6.3 Ethical questions and methodological challenges -- 6.3.1 Ethical concerns -- 6.3.2 Methodological challenges -- 6.4 Presentation of the six sub-corpora -- 6.4.1 Sub-corpus 1: the narrating Twitter user -- 6.4.2 Sub-corpus 2: the narrator-character Twitter user -- 6.4.3 Sub-corpus 3: calls to action -- 6.4.4 Sub-corpus 4: sharing visual gags and interactive mini-stories -- 6.4.5 Sub-corpus 5: sharing of inter-iconic images and double narratives -- 6.4.6 Sub-corpus 6: oppositions of discourse/counter-discourse -- 6.5 Outlook and analytical perspectives -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 6.7 References -- Chapter 7 Metaphor and Analysis of Websites: Transformations of a Media Object 167 Pergia GKOUSKOU -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Uses of metaphors for analyzing websites and digital communications -- 7.2.1 The "website" object: between documents, media and devices -- 7.2.2 The place of metaphor in the analysis of the "website" object -- 7.2.3 Metaphor and intermediality -- 7.2.4 Metaphors, remediatization and strategies of digital communications -- 7.3 Websites that visualize open data: making sense using the metaphor as inquiry -- 7.3.1 Hypermedia maps in data visualization -- 7.3.2 The metaphor of the mosaic in data visualization -- 7.3.3 Metaphor as a framework for action: involvement of the Internet user and a sense of transparency -- 7.4 Conclusion -- 7.5 References -- Part 3 The Website as a Communication Device -- Chapter 8 Thematic Analysis of Hyperlinks: A Taxonomic Approach 193 Nathalie PIN?…”
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Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors

Table of Contents: “…Special Topics I – Materials -- Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Materials for Use as Nuclear Plant Components -- Hot Cell Tensile Testing of Neutron Irradiated Additively Manufactured Type 316L Stainless Steel -- Computational and Experimental Studies on Novel Materials for Fission Gas Capture -- Hydrogen Assisted Cracking Studies of a 12% Chromium Martensitic Stainless Steel – Influence of Hardness, Stress and Environment -- Investigation of Flow Accelerated Corrosion Models to Predict the Corrosion Behavior of Coated Carbon Steels in Secondary Piping Systems -- Effect of High-Temperature Water Environment on the Fracture Behaviour of Low-alloy RPV Steels -- Corrosion Fatigue Testing of Low Alloy Steel in Water Environments with Low Levels of Oxygen and Varied Load Dwell Times -- U-1: Feasibility Study of the Internal Zr/ZrO2 Reference Electrodes in Supercritical Water Environments -- Part 12. …”
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Evolution from a Thermodynamic Perspective Implications for Species Conservation and Agricultural Sustainability by Jordan, Carl F.

Table of Contents: “…-- Tropical Ecosystems are Stable -- Tropical Ecosystems are Unstable -- Energy Flow in Tropical Savannas and Rain Forests -- Insects in Tropical Ecosystems -- Application of Lessons to Other Regions -- Relevance to Temperate Zones -- Relevance to Aquatic Ecosystems -- The Experimental Lakes Project (Ecosystem Control of Species) -- Lake Mendota Studies (Species Control of Ecosystems) -- 8.7 Case Studies as Tests of Thermodynamic Theory -- References -- Entropy and Maximum Power -- Entropy -- 9.2 Entropy in a Steel Bar -- Thermodynamic Equilibrium -- Entropic Gradients -- Capturing and Storing Entropy -- Evapotranspiration and Entropy Reduction -- Life is a Balance between Storing and Releasing Entropy -- The Law of Maximum Entropy Production -- Energy for Metabolism as well as Growth -- Unassisted Entropy Capture is a Unique Characteristic of Life.-9.6Entropy Storage by Ecosystems -- 9.6.1 What Causes Entropy to be Stored? …”
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Behavior of Piles under Cyclic Loading : SOLCYP Recommendations. by Puech, Alain

Table of Contents: “…Crucial role of surface layers -- 8.2. Main experimental data -- 8.3. Available data on the effect of the cycles -- 8.3.1. …”
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American countercultures : an encyclopedia of nonconformists, alternative lifestyles, and radical ideas in U.S. history

Table of Contents: “…. -- Schools, alternative and experimental -- Science fiction -- Scientology -- Seattle -- Seeger, Pete -- Settlement houses -- Seven Arts, the -- Sex trade and prostitution -- Sexual revolution -- Shakers -- Shakur, Tupac --Simpsons, the -- Sinclair, Upton -- Ska -- Skateboarders -- Slang -- Slave culture -- Sloan, John -- Slow movement -- Smith, Joseph -- Smith, Patti -- Smoking, tobacco -- Smothers Brothers -- Snoop Dogg -- Snyder, Gary -- Social gospel -- Socialism -- South Park -- Spiritualism -- Spock, Benjamin -- Sports -- Squatters and squatting -- Stein, Gertrude -- Straight Edge culture -- Streaking -- Students for a Democratic Society -- Studio 54 -- Suffragists -- Surfing and surfer culture -- Surrealists -- Survivalists -- Swedenborgianism -- Talking Heads -- Taos, New Mexico -- Television -- Temperance movement -- Theater, alternative -- Theosophy -- Thoreau, Henry David -- Tramps and hoboes -- Transcendental meditation -- Transcendentalism -- Transsexuals -- Transvestites -- Trekkies -- Turner, Nat -- Twain, Mark -- UFOs -- Unabomber -- Underground Railroad -- Unitarianism -- United Farm Workers -- Universal Negro Improvement Association -- Up against the wall Motherfucker -- Utopianism -- Vegetarianism -- Venice, California -- Vietnam War Protests -- Village Voice, the -- Volkswagen Beetle -- Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. -- Voodoo, Hoodoo, and Conjure -- Vorse, Mary Heaton -- Ward, Nancy -- Warhol, Andy -- Waters, John -- Watson, Thomas E. -- Watts, Alan -- Wavy Gravy -- Weatherman -- White supremacists -- Whitman, Walt -- Whole Earth catalog -- Wilkinson, Jemima -- Williams, Roger -- Witchcraft and wicca -- Woodhull, Victoria -- Woodstock Music and Art Fair -- Woolman, John -- Wright, Frances -- Wright, Richard -- X-Files, the -- Yippies -- Yoga -- Young, Brigham -- Zappa, Frank -- Zines -- Zoarites -- Zoot Suiters.…”

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Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors Volume 2

Table of Contents: “…Special Topics I – Materials -- Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Materials for Use as Nuclear Plant Components -- Hot Cell Tensile Testing of Neutron Irradiated Additively Manufactured Type 316L Stainless Steel -- Computational and Experimental Studies on Novel Materials for Fission Gas Capture -- Hydrogen Assisted Cracking Studies of a 12% Chromium Martensitic Stainless Steel – Influence of Hardness, Stress and Environment -- Investigation of Flow Accelerated Corrosion Models to Predict the Corrosion Behavior of Coated Carbon Steels in Secondary Piping Systems -- Effect of High-Temperature Water Environment on the Fracture Behaviour of Low-alloy RPV Steels -- Corrosion Fatigue Testing of Low Alloy Steel in Water Environments with Low Levels of Oxygen and Varied Load Dwell Times -- U-1: Feasibility Study of the Internal Zr/ZrO2 Reference Electrodes in Supercritical Water Environments -- Part 12. …”
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Ecological modelling for sustainable development

Table of Contents: “…Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Study of Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Polymers with Experimental Data-Masaji Watanabe and Fusako Kawai -- Assessment of Water Quality of Beris Dam Using Factor Analysis-F.M. …”
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Advanced Nanotechnologies for Detection and Defence against CBRN Agents

Table of Contents: “…Tóth, I. Rigó, M. Koós: Experimental Study of Spectral Parameters of Silicon-Vacancy Centers in MWCVD Nanodiamond Films Important for Sensing Applications, Chap. 21, A. …”
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Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules by Choi, Sangdun

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Quantitative financial risk management : theory and practice by Zopounidis, Constantin

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 6 Risk Measures and Management in the Energy Sector -- Introduction -- Uncertainty Characterization via Scenarios -- Measures of Risks -- Case Studies -- Summary -- References -- Section Three Portfolio Management -- Chapter 7 Portfolio Optimization: Theory and Practice -- Static Portfolio Theory -- Importance of Means -- Stochastic Programming Approach to Asset Liability Management -- Siemens InnoALM Pension Fund Model -- Dynamic Portfolio Theory and Practice: The Kelly Capital Growth Approach -- Transactions Costs -- Some Great Investors -- Appendix 7.1: Estimating Utility Functions and Risk Aversion -- References -- Chapter 8 Portfolio Optimization and Transaction Costs -- Introduction -- Literature Review on Transaction Costs -- An LP Computable Risk Measure: The Semi-MAD -- Modeling Transaction Costs -- Non-Unique Minimum Risk Portfolio -- Experimental Analysis -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 9 Statistical Properties and Tests of Efficient Frontier Portfolios -- Introduction -- Notation and Setup -- Distribution of Portfolio Weights -- Empirical Study -- Discussion and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Section Four Credit Risk Modelling -- Chapter 10 Stress Testing for Portfolio Credit Risk: Supervisory Expectations and Practices -- Introduction and Motivation -- Conceptual Issues in Stress Testing: Risk versus Uncertainty -- The Function of Stress Testing -- Supervisory Requirements and Expectations -- Empirical Methodology: A Simple ST Example -- Conclusion and Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 11 A Critique of Credit Risk Models with Evidence from Mid-Cap Firms -- Introduction -- Summary of Credit Model Methodologies -- Our Empirical Methodology -- Critique -- Conclusions -- References.…”
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Plastic waste for sustainable asphalt roads

Table of Contents: “…10.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 11 Influence of compatibilizers on the storage stability of hybrid polymer-modified bitumen with recycled polyethylene -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Materials and methods -- 11.2.1 Preparation of modified bitumen -- 11.3 Experimental works -- 11.4 Results and discussion -- 11.4.1 Softening point -- 11.4.2 Rheological results -- 11.4.3 Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectra analysis -- 11.4.4 Fluorescence microscopy -- 11.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Section 5 Potential environmental issues of waste plastics in roads -- Chapter 12 Fuming and emissions of waste plastics in bitumen at high temperature -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Methodology -- 12.2.1 Materials -- 12.2.2 Plastic characterization technique -- 12.2.3 Emission measurement -- 12.2.4 PAH analysis -- 12.3 Results and discussion -- 12.3.1 Characterization of the polymer samples -- 12.3.2 Emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from bitumen blending -- 12.3.3 Validation of data -- 12.3.4 Discussion -- 12.4 Conclusions -- 12.5 Limitations and recommendations for future works -- References -- Chapter 13 Road dust-associated microplastics from vehicle traffics and weathering -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Characteristics of road dust-associated microplastics -- 13.2.1 Physical properties: shapes, color, and size -- 13.2.2 Chemical composition, polymer types, and density -- 13.3 Microplastics derived from roads and vehicle traffics -- 13.3.1 Tyre wear particles -- 13.3.2 Polymer-modified bitumen -- 13.3.3 Road marking paints -- 13.4 Microplastics generation due to weathering process -- 13.5 Conclusions -- References -- Section 6 Life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis of waste plastics in roads.…”
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Micro- and nano-structured interpenetrating polymer networks : from design to applications

Table of Contents: “…Visco-elastic measurements of IPN 1.5 Applications of IPNs 1.6 Future trends References 2 Miscibility, morphology and phase behavior of IPNs Gaohong He, Xuemei Wu, Xiaoming Yan, Xiangcun Li, Wu Xiao and Xiaobin Jiang 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Miscibility of IPNs 2.1.1 Thermodynamics immiscibility of IPNs 2.1.2 Kinetically "forced compatibility" of IPNs 2.3 Phase diagram 2.3.1 Types of phase diagrams 2.3.2 Temperature-composition phase diagram 2.3.3 Monomer-polymer phase diagram 2.3.4 Phase continuity diagram 2.4 Morphology of IPNs 2.4.1 Phase separation mechanism 2.4.2 Typical morphologies of IPNs 2.5 Acknowledgments References 3 Synthetic rubber-based IPNs Qihua Wang and Shoubing Chen 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Synthetic rubber-based IPNs 3.2.1 The synthesis methods of synthetic rubber-based IPNs 3.2.2 General purpose rubber-based IPNs 3.2.3 Specialty rubber-based IPNs 3.3 Summary and conclusions 3.4 Acknowledgments References 4 Micro- and nano-structured ipns based on thermosetting resins Sanja Marinović, Ivanka Popovic and Branko Dunjic 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Experimental details 4.2.1. Materials 4.2.2. Synthesis of ipns components and sample preparation 4.2.3. …”
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Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules

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Molecular Catalysts : Structure and Functional Design. by Gade, Lutz H.

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PID passivity-based control of nonlinear systems with applications by Ortega, Romeo, 1954-, Romero, J. G., Borja, Pablo, Donaire, Alejandro

Table of Contents: “…Author Biographies xv -- Preface xix -- Acknowledgments xxiii -- Acronyms xxv -- Notation xxix -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 Motivation and Basic Construction of PID Passivity-based Control 5 -- 2.1 L2-Stability and Output Regulation to Zero 6 -- 2.2 Well-Posedness Conditions 9 -- 2.3 PID-PBC and the Dissipation Obstacle 10 -- 2.3.1 Passive systems and the dissipation obstacle 11 -- 2.3.2 Steady-state operation and the dissipation obstacle 12 -- 2.4 PI-PBC with y0 and Control by Interconnection 14 -- 3 Use of Passivity for Analysis and Tuning of PIDs: Two Practical Examples 19 -- 3.1 Tuning of the PI Gains for Control of Induction Motors 21 -- 3.1.1 Problem formulation 23 -- 3.1.2 Change of coordinates 27 -- 3.1.3 Tuning rules and performance intervals 30 -- 3.1.4 Concluding remarks 35 -- 3.2 PI-PBC of a Fuel Cell System 36 -- 3.2.1 Control problem formulation 41 -- 3.2.2 Limitations of current controllers and the role of passivity 46 -- 3.2.3 Model linearization and useful properties 48 -- 3.2.4 Main result 50 -- 3.2.5 An asymptotically stable PI-PBC 54 -- 3.2.6 Simulation results 57 -- 3.2.7 Concluding remarks and future work 58 -- 4 PID-PBC for Nonzero Regulated Output Reference 61 -- 4.1 PI-PBC for Global Tracking 63 -- 4.1.1 PI global tracking problem 63 -- 4.1.2 Construction of a shifted passive output 65 -- 4.1.3 A PI global tracking controller 67 -- 4.2 Conditions for Shifted Passivity of General Nonlinear Systems 68 -- 4.2.1 Shifted passivity definition 69 -- 4.2.2 Main results 70 -- 4.3 Conditions for Shifted Passivity of port-Hamiltonian Systems 73 -- 4.3.1 Problems formulation 74 -- 4.3.2 Shifted passivity 75 -- 4.3.3 Shifted passifiability via output-feedback 77 -- 4.3.4 Stability of the forced equilibria 78 -- 4.3.5 Application to quadratic pH systems 79 -- 4.4 PI-PBC of Power Converters 81 -- 4.4.1 Model of the power converters 81 -- 4.4.2 Construction of a shifted passive output 82 -- 4.4.3 PI stabilization 85 -- 4.4.4 Application to a quadratic boost converter 86 -- 4.5 PI-PBC of HVDC Power Systems 89 -- 4.5.1 Background 89 -- 4.5.2 Port-Hamiltonian model of the system 91 -- 4.5.3 Main result 93 -- 4.5.4 Relation of PI-PBC with Akagi's PQ method 95 -- 4.6 PI-PBC of Wind Energy Systems 96 -- 4.6.1 Background 96 -- 4.6.2 System model 98 -- 4.6.3 Control problem formulation 102 -- 4.6.4 Proposed PI-PBC 104 -- 4.7 Shifted Passivity of PI-Controlled Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors 107 -- 4.7.1 Background 107 -- 4.7.2 Motor models 108 -- 4.7.3 Problem formulation 111 -- 4.7.4 Main result 113 -- 4.7.5 Conclusions and future research 114 -- 5 Parameterization of All Passive Outputs for port-Hamiltonian Systems 115 -- 5.1 Parameterization of all Passive Outputs 116 -- 5.2 Some Particular Cases 118 -- 5.3 Two Additional Remarks 120 -- 5.4 Examples 121 -- 5.4.1 A level control system 121 -- 5.4.2 A microelectromechanical optical switch 123 -- 6 Lyapunov Stabilization of port-Hamiltonian Systems 125 -- 6.1 Generation of Lyapunov Functions 127 -- 6.1.1 Basic PDE 128 -- 6.1.2 Lyapunov stability analysis 129 -- 6.2 Explicit Solution of the PDE 131 -- 6.2.1 The power shaping output 132 -- 6.2.2 A more general solution 133 -- 6.2.3 On the use of multipliers 135 -- 6.3 Derivative Action on Relative Degree Zero Outputs 137 -- 6.3.1 Preservation of the port-Hamiltonian Structure of I-PBC 138 -- 6.3.2 Projection of the new passive output 140 -- 6.3.3 Lyapunov stabilization with the new PID-PBC 141 -- 6.4 Examples 142 -- 6.4.1 A microelectromechanical optical switch (continued) 143 -- 6.4.2 Boost converter 144 -- 6.4.3 2-dimensional controllable LTI systems 146 -- 6.4.4 Control by Interconnection vs PI-PBC 148 -- 6.4.5 The use of the derivative action 150 -- 7 Underactuated Mechanical Systems 153 -- 7.1 Historical Review and Chapter Contents 153 -- 7.1.1 Potential energy shaping of fully actuated systems 154 -- 7.1.2 Total energy shaping of underactuated systems 156 -- 7.1.3 Two formulations of PID-PBC 157 -- 7.2 Shaping the Energy with a PID 158 -- 7.3 PID-PBC of port-Hamiltonian Systems 161 -- 7.3.1 Assumptions on the system 161 -- 7.3.2 A suitable change of coordinates 163 -- 7.3.3 Generating new passive outputs 165 -- 7.3.4 Projection of the total storage function 167 -- 7.3.5 Main stability result 169 -- 7.4 PID-PBC of Euler-Lagrange Systems 172 -- 7.4.1 Passive outputs for Euler-Lagrange systems 173 -- 7.4.2 Passive outputs for Euler-Lagrange systems in Spong's normal form 175 -- 7.5 Extensions 176 -- 7.5.1 Tracking constant speed trajectories 176 -- 7.5.2 Removing the cancellation of Va(qa) 178 -- 7.5.3 Enlarging the class of integral actions 179 -- 7.6 Examples 180 -- 7.6.1 Tracking for inverted pendulum on a cart 180 -- 7.6.2 Cart-pendulum on an inclined plane 182 -- 7.7 PID-PBC of Constrained Euler-Lagrange Systems 190 -- 7.7.1 System model and problem formulation 191 -- 7.7.2 Reduced purely differential model 195 -- 7.7.3 Design of the PID-PBC 196 -- 7.7.4 Main stability result 199 -- 7.7.5 Simulation Results 200 -- 7.7.6 Experimental Results 202 -- 8 Disturbance Rejection in port-Hamiltonian Systems 207 -- 8.1 Some Remarks On Notation and Assignable Equilibria 209 -- 8.1.1 Notational simplifications 209 -- 8.1.2 Assignable equilibria for constant d 210 -- 8.2 Integral Action on the Passive Output 211 -- 8.3 Solution Using Coordinate Changes 214 -- 8.3.1 A feedback equivalence problem 214 -- 8.3.2 Local solutions of the feedback equivalent problem 217 -- 8.3.3 Stability of the closed-loop 219 -- 8.4 Solution Using Nonseparable Energy Functions 221 -- 8.4.1 Matched and unmatched disturbances 222 -- 8.4.2 Robust matched disturbance rejection 225 -- 8.5 Robust Integral Action for Fully Actuated Mechanical Systems 230 -- 8.6 Robust Integral Action for Underactuated Mechanical Systems 237 -- 8.6.1 Standard interconnection and damping assignment PBC 239 -- 8.6.2 Main result 241 -- 8.7 A New Robust Integral Action for Underactuated Mechanical Systems 244 -- 8.7.1 System model 244 -- 8.7.2 Coordinate transformation 245 -- 8.7.3 Verification of requisites 246 -- 8.7.4 Robust integral action controller 248 -- 8.8 Examples 248 -- 8.8.1 Mechanical systems with constant inertia matrix 249 -- 8.8.2 Prismatic robot 250 -- 8.8.3 The Acrobot system 255 -- 8.8.4 Disk on disk system 260 -- 8.8.5 Damped vertical take-off and landing aircraft 265 -- A Passivity and Stability Theory for State-Space Systems 269 -- A.1 Characterization of Passive Systems 269 -- A.2 Passivity Theorem 271 -- A.3 Lyapunov Stability of Passive Systems 273 -- B Two Stability Results and Assignable Equilibria 275 -- B.1 Two Stability Results 275 -- B.2 Assignable Equilibria 276 -- C Some Differential Geometric Results 279 -- C.1 Invariant Manifolds 279 -- C.2 Gradient Vector Fields 280 -- C.3 A Technical Lemma 281 -- D Port-Hamiltonian Systems 283 -- D.1 Definition of port-Hamiltonian Systems and Passivity Property 283 -- D.2 Physical Examples 284 -- D.3 Euler-Lagrange Models 286 -- D.4 Port-Hamiltonian Representation of GAS Systems 288 -- Index 309.…”
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Characterization of minerals, metals, and materials proceedings of symposium

Table of Contents: “…Tile Production Using Wastes from Mining Industry of the Mining District Pachuca and Real Del Monte / Juan Herǹndez A, Eleazar Salinas R, Francisco Patįo C, Isauro Rivera L, Javier Flores B, Norma Tr̀pala P, Miguel P̌rez L, Mizraim U, Flores G, Iv̀n A, Reyes D -- Concrete with Cementitious Steel Slag Composites and Its Applications / Honghui Fang, Jiannyang Hwang, Gaifeng Xue, Lijun Lu -- Characterization of Dust Generated in the BOF Converter / Eduardo Junca, Još Roberto de Oliveira, Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa, Jorge Alberto, Soares Ten̤rio -- Experimental Research to Improve the Soundness of Cementitious Material Blended with Cycled Fluidized Bed Ash / Shujing Zhu, Xinghua He -- Production of Apatitic Material Using Turkish Colemanite Mineral / Cagatay Moral, Tugba Basargan, Gulhayat Nasun-Saygih -- Setting Time of Concrete Material; Laboratory Measurements Versus Field Applications / Mourad Y Riad, Samir N Shoukry, Gergis W William -- Gas Emission and Structural Changes in the Firing of Red Clay Ceramics with Addition of Sanitary Ware Mass Wastes / Faria R T, Souza V P, Cosin S, Toledo R, Vargas, H -- Characterization of Energy, Electronic and Optical Materials. …”
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Surface-Functionalized Ceramics : For Biotechnological and Environmental Applications

Table of Contents: “…5.3.3 Applications in Raman Microspectroscopy -- 5.3.3.1 Microlenses for Raman Microspectroscopy -- 5.3.3.2 SiO2/TiO2 and Hollow-shell Titania Resonators: Plasmon-free SERS -- 5.3.3.3 Probing Surface Chemical Reactions in Metal/Ceramic Composites -- 5.3.4 Ceramics for Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry -- 5.4 Concluding Remarks and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 6 Methods for Electrokinetic Surface Characteristics -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Electric Double-layer -- 6.3 Electrokinetic Phenomena-theory -- 6.3.1 Electrophoresis -- 6.3.2 Streaming Current-streaming Potential -- 6.3.3 Particle Covered Surfaces -- 6.4 Experimental Evidences, Applications -- 6.4.1 Electrophoretic Characteristics of Surfaces -- 6.4.2 Nano and Microparticle Suspensions -- 6.4.3 Protein Covered Particles -- 6.4.4 Streaming Current/Streaming Potential Characteristics of Surfaces -- 6.4.5 Bare Substrates -- 6.4.6 Polyelectrolyte Modified Surfaces -- 6.4.7 Particle Covered Surfaces -- 6.4.8 Protein Covered Surfaces -- 6.5 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 Functionalized Surfaces and Interactions with Biomolecules -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Fundamentals of Biomolecule Interactions with Functionalized Material Surfaces -- 7.2.1 Forces Between Biomolecules and Functionalized Surfaces -- 7.2.1.1 van der Waals forces -- 7.2.1.2 Electrostatic Interaction Forces -- 7.2.1.3 Hydrogen Bonds -- 7.2.1.4 Hydration and Hydrophobic Interaction Forces -- 7.2.1.5 Steric Interaction Forces -- 7.2.1.6 Specific Interaction Forces -- 7.2.1.7 Nonequilibrium Interaction Forces -- 7.2.1.8 Other Forces -- 7.2.2 Which Biomolecule, Media, and Material Properties Influence Biomolecule-Material Interactions? …”
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