• Plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings: numerical study on damage localization and evolution 

  Slámečka, Karel; Skalka, Petr; Čelko, Ladislav; Pokluda, Jaroslav; Saucedo-Mora, Luis; Marrow, Thomas James; Thandavamoorthy, Uma (Gruppo Italiano Frattura, 2016-01-01)

  Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are advanced material systems used to enhance performance and in-service life of components operated at high temperatures in gas turbines and other power generation devices. Because of ...

• Multi-parameter approximation of stress field in a cracked specimen using purpose-built Java applications 

  Veselý, Václav; Sobek, Jakub; Tesař, David; Frantík, Petr; Pail, Tomáš; Seitl, Stanislav (Gruppo Italiano Frattura, 2015-05-15)

  A quality of multi-parameter approximation of the stress and displacement fields around a crack tip in a non-brittle material test specimen is studied in the paper. The stress field approximation using Williams power series ...

• Over-deterministic method: The influence of rounding numbers on the accuracy of the values of Williams' expansion terms 

  Růžička, Vladimír; Malíková, Lucie; Seitl, Stanislav (Gruppo Italiano Frattura, 2017-11-01)

  A study on the accuracy of the values of Williams’ expansion terms influenced by rounding numbers is presented. The results are presented taking into account a three-point bend single edge notched beam. Crack tip stress ...

• A numerical study of two different specimen fixtures for the modified compact tension test – their influence on concrete fracture parameters 

  Holušová, Táňa; Seitl, Stanislav; Cifuentes, Héctor; Fernández-Canteli, Alfonso (Gruppo Italiano Frattura, 2016-01-01)

  The modified compact tension test (MCT) may represent a new test configuration for the performance of static and other kinds of fatigue tests on concrete-like materials. Core drilling can be employed to obtain specimens ...

• The application of capillary electrophoresis, mass spectrometry and Brdicka reaction in human and rabbit metallothioneins analysis 

  Kepinska, Marta; Křížková, Soňa; Guszpit, Ewelina; Merlos Rodrigo, Miguel Ángel; Milnerowicz, Halina (Wroclaw Medical University, 2018-11-30)

  Background. Metallothioneins (MTs) constitute a family of evolutionary conserved low molecular weight proteins with small variations in their amino acid sequences. They play a role in the regulation of trace metals metabolism, ...

• Application of the Enzymatic Electrochemical Biosensors for Monitoring Non-Competitive Inhibition of Enzyme Activity by Heavy Metals 

  Amirmansoor, Ashrafi; Sýs, Milan; Sedláčková, Eliška; Farag, Amir Shaaban; Adam, Vojtěch; Přibyl, Jan; Richtera, Lukáš (MDPI, 2019-07-03)

  The inhibition effect of the selected heavy metals (Ag+, Cd2+, Cu2+, and Hg2+) on glucose oxidase (GOx) enzyme from Aspergillus niger (EC 1.1.3.4.) was studied using a new amperometric biosensor with an electrochemical ...

• Preparation and Characterization of Carbon Paste Electrode Bulk-Modified with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Its Application in a Sensitive Assay of Antihyperlipidemic Simvastatin in Biological Samples 

  Amirmansoor, Ashrafi; Richtera, Lukáš (MDPI, 2019-06-02)

  Determination of an antihyperlipidemic drug simvastatin (SIM) was carried out using a carbon paste electrode bulk-modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-CPE). Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), scanning ...

• Experimental Analysis of Steam Condensation in Vertical Tube with Small Diameter 

  Kubín, Milan; Hirš, Jiří; Plášek, Josef (Elsevier, 2016-01-12)

  Thermal design of tubular heat exchanger based on condensation heat of water steam requires knowledge of condensation heat transfer in the each tube. This paper is just aimed on experimental analysis of steam condensation ...

• Influence of partial immersion on steel plate dynamic properties 

  Kůrečka, Jan; Habán, Vladimír (EDP Sciences, 2019-06-28)

  Eigenfrequency of object drops when it is submerged in the water compared to an air exposition. In this article the effect of partial submersion on dynamic properties of steel plate is investigated. Changes differ by a ...

• The effect of surface grooves on film breakdowns in point contacts 

  Šperka, Petr; Křupka, Ivan; Hartl, Martin (Elsevier, 2016-10-01)

  Surface roughness plays an important role in transition from full to mixed elastohydrodynamic regime. One kind of features appearing on a real rough surface are grooves longer than contact diameter. It has already been ...

• Design of Fractional-Order Integrator Controlled by Single Voltage Gain 

  Šotner, Roman; Petržela, Jiří; Jeřábek, Jan; Herencsár, Norbert; Andriukaitis, Darius (IEEE, 2019-07-01)

  This work presents analyses of interaction of fractional- and integer-order transfer functions when their responses are added together by simple linear operation of sum. The mathematical background is very complex but ...

• Use of the industrial X-ray computed microtomography to address scientific questions in developmental biology 

  Tesařová, Markéta; Zikmund, Tomáš; Kaiser, Jozef (NDT.net, 2019-03-01)

  X-ray computed microtomography (microCT) that allows to extract quantitative 3D information about various objects is already a well-established and widely used industrial technique for non-destructive testing, materials ...

• Straddled numbers: numbers equal to the sum of powers of consecutive primes from the least prime factor to the largest prime factor 

  Kureš, Miroslav (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2019-07-02)

  Positive integers equal to the sum of powers of consecutive primes from the least prime factor to the largest prime factor are studied. They are called the straddled numbers and their properties are derived. There are also ...

• Comparative Study of Op-Amp-based Integrators Suitable for Fractional-Order Controller Design 

  Herencsár, Norbert; Kartci, Aslihan; Yildiz, Hacer A.; Šotner, Roman; Dvořák, Jan; Kubánek, David; Jeřábek, Jan; Koton, Jaroslav (IEEE, 2019-07-01)

  In this paper, a fractional-order capacitor (FOC) of an order = 0.89 (i.e. constant phase angle –80.1 degree) was emulated via Valsa RC network with five branches. The network component values were optimized using modified ...

• Implications of Model Complexity for the Simulated Thermal Behavior of a Casement Window 

  Khosravi, Shiva; Šikula, Ondřej; Pont, Ulrich; Mahdavi, Ardeshir (IOP Publishing, 2019-06-27)

  Windows have been a subject of interest for research in building industry due to their multifaceted and significant implications for indoor environmental quality and energy use. In this context, the present contribution ...

• VDIBA-Based Fractional-Order Oscillator Design 

  Kartci, Aslihan; Herencsár, Norbert; Dvořák, Jan; Vrba, Kamil (IEEE, 2019-07-01)

  This paper deals with a voltage-mode integer- and fractional-order oscillator design providing compact and simple CMOS structure. The proposed circuit consists of only one grounded/floating capacitor, one grounded/floating ...

• A nondestructive indirect approach to long-term wood moisture monitoring based on electrical methods 

  Slávik, Richard; Čekon, Miroslav; Štefaňák, Jan (MDPI, 2019-07-24)

  Wood has a long tradition of use as a building material due its properties and availability. However, it is very sensitive to moisture. Wood components of building structures basically require a certain level of moisture ...

• Experimental and numerical study of turbulent flow around a Fanwings profile 

  BENFERHAT, Slimane; Tayeb, Yahiaoui; IMINE, Bachir; Ladjedel, Omar; Šikula, Ondřej (Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-07-20)

  The main objective of this paper is an experimental and numerical study of airflow on a propulsive wing also called ventilated wing or FANWING, which is a drone operating at low speed. To optimize the aerodynamic shape of ...

• Electrochemical evaluation of selenium (IV) removal from its aqueous solutions by unmodified and modified graphene oxide 

  Koudelková, Zuzana; Býtešníková, Zuzana; Xhaxhiu, Kledi; Kremplová, Monika; Hynek, David; Adam, Vojtěch; Richtera, Lukáš (MDPI, 2019-03-02)

  The removal of selenium from superficial and waste water is a worldwide problem. The maximum limit according to the World Health Organization (WHO) for the selenium in the water is set at a concentration of 10 g/L. Carbon ...

• Transcriptomic landscape of cisplatin-resistant neuroblastoma cells 

  Merlos Rodrigo, Miguel Ángel; Buchtelová, Hana; Jimenez Jimenez, Ana Maria; Adam, Pavlína; Babula, Petr; Heger, Zbyněk; Adam, Vojtěch (MDPI, 2019-03-31)

  The efficiency of cisplatin (CDDP) is significantly hindered by the development of resistance during the treatment course. To gain a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of cisplatin ...

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