A method for measuring the thermal diffusivity of solid materials under combined boundary conditions in combination with the idea of inverse heat transfer problem is proposed.Based on the idea of the finite volume method and the alternating direction implicit method, MATLAB software is used to numerically solve the temperature field of the forward
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, most Canadian provinces have gone through four distinct phases of social distancing and enhanced testing.A transmission dynamics model fitted to the cumulative case time series data permits us to estimate the effectiveness of interventions implemented in terms of the contact rate, probability of transmi
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) type A and type B are commonly used as biopharmaceutics for neurological diseases, uniquely allowing months-long paralysis of target muscles.Their exquisite neuronal specificity is conferred by a multistep process of binding, internalization, cytosolic escape and cleavage of the neuron-specific proteins, SNAP-25 and ve
Contemporary migration across borders is beset by contradictory pressures and challenges.Some borders remain relatively open, especially for potential immigrants with valued skills and assets or for humanitarian reasons, but in many other cases borders are becoming increasingly more regulated or impermeable.The differential capacities for mobility