The allometric propagation of COVID-19 is explained by human travel (open access)

The allometric propagation of COVID-19 is explained by human travel

Article develops an allometric model capable of fitting the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and predicting the propagation of the illness for up to 100 days.
Date: December 18, 2021
Creator: Tuladhar, Rohisha; Grigolini, Paolo & Santamaria, Fidel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dielectric function of six elemental metals (open access)

Dielectric function of six elemental metals

This article presents an accurate first-principles study of the electronic structure and absorption spectrum of six elemental metals (aluminium, gold, silver, copper, palladium, platinum) using density functional theory in an all-electron full-potential framework.
Date: December 2020
Creator: Pogodaeva, Maria K.; Levchenko, Sergey; Drachev, Vladimir P. & Gabitov, Ildar R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ice imaging in aircraft anti-icing fluid films using polarized light (open access)

Ice imaging in aircraft anti-icing fluid films using polarized light

Article presents how to enhance ice contrast in the visible spectrum by using ice birefringence and polarized light reflection. The method can be used for both visual inspection and automatic ice detection systems.
Date: December 13, 2021
Creator: Grishaev, Viktor G.; Usachev, Igor A.; Drachev, Vladimir P.; Gattarov, Ramil K.; Rudenko, Nadezhda I.; Amirfazli, Alidad et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optimization of the Observing Cadence for the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time: A Pioneering Process of Community-focused Experimental Design (open access)

Optimization of the Observing Cadence for the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time: A Pioneering Process of Community-focused Experimental Design

This article is part of a Focus Issue on the topic of Rubin LSST Survey Strategy Optimization. The motivation, history, and decision-making process of the observing strategy optimization are detailed, giving context to the science-driven proposals and recommendations for the survey strategy included in this Focus Issue.
Date: December 22, 2021
Creator: Bianco, Federica B.; Ivezić, Željko; Jones, R. Lynne; Graham, Melissa L.; Marshall, Phil; Saha, Abhijit et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surface-specific washing-free immunosensor for time-resolved cortisol monitoring (open access)

Surface-specific washing-free immunosensor for time-resolved cortisol monitoring

This article describes a method of measuring cortisol levels. It presents a metal-enhanced fluorescence assay based on a displacement of a dye labeled BSA-cortisol conjugate from the immune complex immobilized on the golden islands by free cortisol.
Date: December 29, 2020
Creator: Safarian, Sofia M.; Kusov, Pavel A.; Kosolobov, Sergey S.; Borzenkova, Oksana V.; Khakimov, Artem V.; Kotelevtsev, Yuri V. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnetic confinement of effectively unmagnetized plasma particles (open access)

Magnetic confinement of effectively unmagnetized plasma particles

Article develops a planar model for an artificially structured boundary that may provide magnetic confinement of nonmagnetically trapped plasma particles.
Date: December 1, 2020
Creator: Ordonez, Carlos A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Influence of Tools and Cutting Strategy on Milling Conditions and Quality of Horizontal Thin-Wall Structures of Titanium Alloy Ti6Al4V (open access)

Influence of Tools and Cutting Strategy on Milling Conditions and Quality of Horizontal Thin-Wall Structures of Titanium Alloy Ti6Al4V

Article describes how titanium and nickel alloys are used in the creation of components exposed to harsh and variable operating conditions. The authors state that a search is underway for cutting parameters that will minimize the vibration while meeting the quality requirements.
Date: December 18, 2023
Creator: Kurpiel, Szymon; Cudok, Bartosz; Zagórski, Krzysztof; Cieślik, Jacek; Skrzypkowski, Krzysztof & Brostow, Witold, 1934-
System: The UNT Digital Library