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We consider a class of continuous-Time hybrid dynamical systems that correspond to subgradient flows of a piecewise linear and convex potential function with finitely many pieces, and which includes the fluid-level dynamics of the Max-Weight scheduling policy as a special case. We study the effect of an external disturbance/perturbation on the state trajectory, and establish that the magnitude of this effect can be bounded by a constant multiple of the integral of the perturbation. © 1963-2012 IEEE  

Electrodeposition of long and well-defined gold nanotubes in polycarbonate (PC) templates is still a major concern due to pore blockage problems. In the present study, we introduce a novel method for electrodeposition of long gold nanotubes within the pores of PC templates for the first time. In order to deposit gold atoms onto the pore walls preferentially, pore walls were functionalized with a coupling agent. Short and thin Ni nanotubes were then electrodeposited at the bottom of the pores. Gold nanotubes were subsequently electrodeposited at constant potentials and low solution concentrations. The morphology of nanotubes was characterized by electron microscopy and their formation... 

The structural and conformational behavior of gemcitabine (20; 20-diuoro cytidine) was investigated by advanced NMR experiments and a computational quantum mechanical method (DFT) using Potential Energy Scanning (PES) in gas and solution phases in the Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM). Three stable conformers (G1, G2, and G3) were predicted from minimum points in a potential energy diagram. In order to measure coupling constant values, a set of 2D spectra (H-H COSY, H-C HMQC, and H-C HMBC) was analyzed. Optimized structures and spin-spin coupling constant calculations in gas and solution phases were performed by B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) method. Both energy and NMR parameters showed that G1-form...