From 61 coking coals, 36 coal blends were prepared. Using a pilot coke oven, cokes were prepared from both 61 coking coals (Type I cokes) and 36 coal blends (Type II cokes). Coals were characterized by 14 coal characteristics and cokes by Coke Reactivity Index CRI and Coke Strength after Reaction with CO2 CSR. For the study of mutual statistic relationships among experimentally determined characteristics of coals and cokes, the Factor (FA) and Regression Analyses (RA) were used. FA distributed characteristics of coals and Type I cokes into 4 factors while characteristics of coal blends and Type II cokes were distributed into 7 factors. In case of pure coals and Type I cokes, strong relationships with high correlation coefficients (R > 0.60 ) were more abundant than in case of coal blends and Type II cokes. FA was used for the selection of coal characteristics that influence the coke quality the most significantly. These characteristics were then recalculated by RA for the predictions of CRI/CSR of Type I cokes. Predictions of CRI/CSR of Type II cokes were calculated from coal blends by the same procedure. The comparison of the predicted and experimentally determined CRI and CSR indexes showed much more reliable prediction of CRI/CSR indexes calculated from coals than calculated from coal blends. This study also explains the dominant reasons of this observation., Jana Serenčíšová, Zdeněk Klika, Ivan Kolomazník, Lucie Bartoňová and Pavel Baran., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Let $C[0,t]$ denote a generalized Wiener space, the space of real-valued continuous functions on the interval $[0,t]$, and define a random vector $Z_n C[0,t]\to\mathbb R^{n+1}$ by Z_n(x)=\biggl(x(0)+a(0), \int_0^{t_1}h(s) {\rm d} x(s)+x(0)+a(t_1), \cdots,\int_0^{t_n}h(s) {\rm d} x(s)+x(0)+a(t_n)\biggr), where $a\in C[0,t]$, $h\in L_2[0,t]$, and $0<t_1 < \cdots< t_n\le t$ is a partition of $[0,t]$. Using simple formulas for generalized conditional Wiener integrals, given $Z_n$ we will evaluate the generalized analytic conditional Wiener and Feynman integrals of the functions $F$ in a Banach algebra which corresponds to Cameron-Storvick's Banach algebra $\mathcal S$. Finally, we express the generalized analytic conditional Feynman integral of $F$ as a limit of the non-conditional generalized Wiener integral of a polygonal function using a change of scale transformation for which a normal density is the kernel. This result extends the existing change of scale formulas on the classical Wiener space, abstract Wiener space and the analogue of the Wiener space $C[0,t]$., Byoung Soo Kim, Dong Hyun Cho., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
Several studies address the question of which forest attributes are most important for the conservation of biodiversity. Unfortunately, there are no unequivocal answers because the response of a biological group to changes in forest structure depends on its natural history and scale of organization. It is important to increase our knowledge of the potential relationships between under studied groups of species and forest variables in order to adopt timber harvesting strategies not detrimental to biodiversity, especially in old-growth forests. We assessed the importance of 10 forest attributes and old-growth for Psychidae (Lepidoptera) species and communities. Research was carried out in 12 forest stands in a mountainous beech dominated landscape in southern Italy, in the middle of the Mediterranean Basin. Samples were collected in 2001 and 2013 and data were merged after pairwise comparison analyses that confirmed the long term stability of communities. Correspondence Analysis, Cluster Analysis and non-parametric Spearman Rank Order Correlation were used to identify determinants of Psychidae abundance and diversity. We collected 2,732 Psychidae belonging to 8 species. Correspondence analysis identified old-growth as the main determinant of communities. Most significant attributes for individual species were beech dominance, diameter at breast height and its standard deviation. For Taleporia defoliella there were positive correlations with these forest parameters, whereas for Psyche crassiorella the correlations were negative. This study underlined the importance of forest attributes associated with old-growth forests for sustaining biodiversity. These findings indicate the need to incorporate these attributes in forest planning, especially those aspects that are easily recognizable such as the number of large trees., Stefano Scalercio, Teresa Bonacci, Rosario Turco, Vincenzo Bernardini., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Let R be a commutative Noetherian ring and let C be a semidualizing R-module. We prove a result about the covering properties of the class of relative Gorenstein injective modules with respect to C which is a generalization of Theorem 1 by Enochs and Iacob (2015). Specifically, we prove that if for every Gc-injective module G, the character module G+ is Gc-flat, then the class GIc(R) Ac(R) is closed under direct sums and direct limits. Also, it is proved that under the above hypotheses the class GIc(R) Ac(R) is covering., Elham Tavasoli, Maryam Salimi., and Obsahuje bibliografii
A reliability of site movement assessments determined from GPS data monitored during eight two-day epoch measurements on the regional geodynamic EAST SUDETEN network (the Bohemian Massif, Central Europe) is discussed in details. Statistical tests of site positions processed by the BERNESE GPS software, their linear approximations for site movement velocity assessments and an establishment of probabilistic thresholds for reliability of the GPS data for regional geodynamic studies are delivered. The thresholds define necessary observation periods for annual epoch measurements performed on the networks with aim to obtain reliable movement estimates for geodynamic studies., Vladimír Schenk, Zdeňka Schenková, Jaroslaw Bosy and Bernard Kontny., and Obsahuje bibliografii
The application of the double-difference ( DD) algorithm to the relocation of induced seismic events from the Upper Silesian Coal Basin is discussed. The method has been enhanced by combining it with the Monte Carlo sampling technique in order to evaluate relocation errors. Results of both synthetic tests and relocation of real events are shown. They are compared with estimates of the classical single-event (SE) appr oach obtained through the Monte Carlo sampling of the a posteriori probability. On the basis of this comparis on we have concluded that the double-difference approach yields better estimates of depth than the classical location technique., Łukasz Rudziński and Wojciech Dębski., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
A graph is called distance integral (or D-integral) if all eigenvalues of its distance matrix are integers. In their study of D-integral complete multipartite graphs, Yang and Wang (2015) posed two questions on the existence of such graphs. We resolve these questions and present some further results on D-integral complete multipartite graphs. We give the first known distance integral complete multipartite graphs {K_{{p_1},{p_2},{p_3}}} with p1 < p2 < p3, and {K_{{p_1},{p_2},{p_3},{p_4}}} with p1 < p2 < p3 < p4, as well as the infinite classes of distance integral complete multipartite graphs {K_{{a_1}{p_1},{a_2}{p_2},...,{a_s}{p_s}}} with s = 5, 6., Pavel Híc, Milan Pokorný., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
This paper is about some geometric properties of the gluing of order k in the category of Sikorski differential spaces, where k is assumed to be an arbitrary natural number. Differential spaces are one of possible generalizations of the concept of an infinitely differentiable manifold. It is known that in many (very important) mathematical models, the manifold structure breaks down. Therefore it is important to introduce a more general concept. In this paper, in particular, the behaviour of kth order tangent spaces, their dimensions, and other geometric properties, are described in the context of the process of gluing differential spaces. At the end some examples are given. The paper is self-consistent, i.e., a short review of the differential spaces theory is presented at the beginning., Krzysztof Drachal., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Remifentanil is a commonly used opioid in anesthesia with cardioprotective effect in ischemia-reperfused (I/R) heart. We evaluated the influence of remifentanil on myocardial infarct size and expressions of proteins involved in apoptosis in I/R rat heart following various time protocols of remifentanil administration. Artificially ventilated anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 30 min of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 2 h of reperfusion. Rats were randomly assigned to one of five groups; Sham, I/R only, remifentanil preconditioning, postconditioning and continuous infusion group. Myocardial infarct size, the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, Bcl2, Bax and cytochrome c and the expression of genes influencing Ca2+ homeostasis were assessed. In remifentanil-administered rat hearts, regardless of the timing and duration of administration, infarct size was consistently reduced compared to I/R only rats. Remifentanil improved expression of ERK 1/2 and anti-apoptotic protein Bcl2, and expression of sarcoplasmic reticulum genes which were significantly reduced in the I/R rats only. Remifentanil reduced expression of pro-apoptotic protein, Bax and cytochrome c. These suggested that remifentanil produced cardioprotective effect by preserving the expression of proteins involved in anti-apoptotic pathways, and the expression of sarcoplasmic reticulum genes in I/R rat heart, regardless of the timing of administration., H. S. Kim ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy