In celestial mechanics interactions of radiation and small bodies in Solar system can be classified as scattering, absorption, radiation drag and thermal emission. The final one, in particular, induces important secular changes of orbits and rotation states of asteroids and meteoroids, as supported by a number of astronomical observations., Miroslav Brož., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
Protective coatings are widely used to improve the lifetime of some machine parts exposed to a repeated dynamical stress. An analysis technique called dynamical impact test is applied to determine a fatigue, wear resistance and possibility of protective coating optimisation as well. This technique and the unique dynamical impact tester employed at the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i. are described. Some of the impact test results important to indicate the protective coatings behaviour under repeated dynamical load are noticed in the last part of this paper. and Ochranné vrstvy jsou často užívány ke zvýšení životnosti součástí přístrojů vystavených opakovanému dynamickému namáhání. Pro určení životnosti, otěruvzdornosti a následné optimalizaci ochranných vrstev je používána analýza pomocí tzv. dynamického impaktního testu. V textu je popsán princip této metody, přiblížen je i unikátní přístroj využívaný k impaktnímu testování na Ústavu přístrojové techniky AV ČR, v.v.i. V závěru jsou popsány některé výsledky testu důležité pro určení chování ochranných vrstev pod opakovanou dynamickou zátěží.
Hopf bifurcation, dynamics at infinity and robust modified function projective synchronization (RMFPS) problem for Sprott E system with quadratic perturbation were studied in this paper. By using the method of projection for center manifold computation, the subcritical and the supercritical Hopf bifurcation were analyzed and obtained. Then, in accordance with the Poincare compactification of polynomial vector field in R3, the dynamical behaviors at infinity were described completely. Moreover, a RMFPS scheme of this special system was proposed and proved based on Lyapunov direct method. The simulation results demonstrate the correctness of the dynamics analysis and the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization strategy.
In this paper, a theory of the causes of condensations i the central parts of open star clusters is developed, which are in the state of approximate statistical equilibrium. A method is proposed of establishing the mean diameter of star clusters. Owing to galactic rtation, clusters of central densities smaller than 4.5 solar masses/parsec^3 show some elongation in the direction of the galactic plane. Clusters of central densities larger than 0.5 solar masses/parsec^3 may, as a whole, be regarded as stationary and their state as statistically in equilibrium. Assuming Maxwell´s velocity distribution, stars from the central parts of the star clusters will, on account of the shorter relaxation time, tend to escape quicker than these from the border. The star clusters will therefore contract quicker around the centre than at the border. After the state of the cluster has become stationary its central part has a larger kinetic energy than the border parts, in spite of the fact that the star energies of various cluster regions adjust themselves. The paper derives a method of determining initial residual star velocities in the cluster. Today´s value of the residual velocity, together with the initial velocity, allow us to estimate the age of the star cluster. The theoretical results were applied to moving cluster Hyades. The age was estimated as 1.1 x 10^9 years. The theoretical flatness of the cluster 0.69 agrees well with the observed value of 0.07, given by van Bueren [19].
In this paper, a discrete version of continuous non-autonomous predator-prey model with infected prey is investigated. By using Gaines and Mawhin's continuation theorem of coincidence degree theory and the method of Lyapunov function, some sufficient conditions for the existence and global asymptotical stability of positive periodic solution of difference equations in consideration are established. An example shows the feasibility of the main results.
Dynamical behavior of a boundary layer separation is studied using both theoretical analysis and experimental approach. The dynamical nature of the phenomenon is demonstrated on a simple case of a boundary layer in adverse pressure gradient studied experimentally. The Time-Resolved PIV technique was used to study instantaneous structure of the separation region and its time development. Distinctive coherent structures and their dynamical behavior were identified using the BOD method. and Obsahuje seznam literatury
To specify the role of individual cytokines in the immune response to pyrogens, isolated and cultivated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were used for the experiments. Different pyrogens (lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli - LPS and live Borrelia afzelii) were applied and the time course of changes in concentrations of different cytokines in the medium was followed using the ELISA method. It was found that nonstimulated human PBMC proliferate under in vitro conditions and produce IL-6, TNF-a, IL-10 and finally also IL-1b. Productions of IL-12 and INF-g are not changed. Proliferation of PBMC is potentiated after incubation with LPS or live Borrelia. PBMC stimulated by LPS increase the net production (stimulated minus unstimulated) of IL-1b and TNF-a significantly, while production of IL-6 was smaller. A delayed increase in the production of IL-10 was also observed. Productions of IL-12 and INF-g were not influenced. In contrast to LPS, stimulation of PBMC with live Borrelia, increases also the production of IL-12 and IFN-g, besides IL-1b, TNF-a, IL-6 and IL-10. Productions of IL-1b, IL-6 and TNFa increased immediately after incubation with both LPS and Borrelia, while productions of IL-12 and INF-g begin to increase 8 hours and production of IL-10 12 hours after stimulation. Data indicate that stimulation with different pyrogens may activate the cells of the immune cascade in a different way. Stimulation of BPMC by LPS seems to activate the initial steps of the immune response (macrophages and granulocytes) only, while infection with live Borrelia also stimulates the later phase of the immune response, probably due to effect of initially produced cytokines., L. Janský, P. Reymanová, J. Kopecký., and Obsahuje bibliografii
To specify the role of individual cytokines in the immune response to pyrogens, isolated and cultivated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were used for the experiments. Different pyrogens (lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli - LPS and live Borrelia afzelii) were applied and the time course of changes in concentrations of different cytokines in the medium was followed using the ELISA method. It was found that nonstimulated human PBMC proliferate under in vitro conditions and produce IL-6, TNF-a, IL-10 and finally also IL-1b. Productions of IL-12 and INF-g are not changed. Proliferation of PBMC is potentiated after incubation with LPS or live Borrelia. PBMC stimulated by LPS increase the net production (stimulated minus unstimulated) of IL-1b and TNF-a significantly, while production of IL-6 was smaller. A delayed increase in the production of IL-10 was also observed. Productions of IL-12 and INF-g were not influenced. In contrast to LPS, stimulation of PBMC with live Borrelia, increases also the production of IL-12 and IFN-g, besides IL-1b, TNF-a, IL-6 and IL-10. Productions of IL-1b, IL-6 and TNFa increased immediately after incubation with both LPS and Borrelia, while productions of IL-12 and INF-g begin to increase 8 hours and production of IL-10 12 hours after stimulation. Data indicate that stimulation with different pyrogens may activate the cells of the immune cascade in a different way. Stimulation of BPMC by LPS seems to activate the initial steps of the immune response (macrophages and granulocytes) only, while infection with live Borrelia also stimulates the later phase of the immune response, probably due to effect of initially produced cytokines., L. Janský, P. Reymanová, J. Kopecký., and Obsahuje bibliografii
This paper is an introduction to dynamics of dianalytic self-maps of nonorientable Klein surfaces. The main theorem asserts that dianalytic dynamics on Klein surfaces can be canonically reduced to dynamics of some classes of analytic self-maps on their orientable double covers. A complete list of those maps is given in the case where the respective Klein surfaces are the real projective plane, the pointed real projective plane and the Klein bottle.
The dominant forces determining the motion of interplanetary particulates are gravitation, solar radiation pressure and Lorentz force. The latter two becoming significant for micron- and submicron- sized particles. In situ measurements by spaceprobes, microcrater distributions and remote observations both in the IR and visible wavelength range have established the mass frequency and spatial distribution of dust particles in interplanetary space. Consequences of the Poynting-Robertson effect and mutual collisions on these distributions and the contributions of various sources (interstellar dust, asteroids and comets) are discussed. It is shown that the contribution from a distributed source of large particles in the inner solar system is most important. Collisions between these meteor sized particles (m > 10^-5 g) produce large amounts of zodiacal light particles (10^-5 g to 10^-10 g) and
β-meteoroids (m < 10^-10 g) which leave the solar system on hyperbolic orbits. At the present time the Poynting-Robertson effect transports into the inner solar system less than 10% of the zodiacal light particles which are produced by collisions from bigger particles.