STOCHASTIC HEAT ENGINES BEYOND A UNIQUE DEFINITION OF TEMPERATURE

Stochastic heat engines beyond a unique definition of temperature

When Carnot and Stirling initially conceptualized heat engines, temperature unambiguously represented our everyday perception of cold and hot.However, as this energy scale is expanded to measure the strength of noise in general nonequilibrium heat baths, such as those consisting of bacteria or active particles, it takes on different definitions and

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Comparison of Microleakage of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Apical Plug Applied by the Manual Technique and Indirect Use of Ultrasonic with Different Powers

Statement of the Problem: A mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) apical plug is commonly applied prior to endodontic treatment of open-apex teeth.However, difficult application and condensation of MTA in the apical region is a drawback of this technique.Purpose: This study aimed to compare the microleakage of MTA apical plug applied by the manual techn

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Matched filter processing to improve measuring accuracy of interferometric fringe analysis using a multi-pulse train interferometer

We propose a novel approach to address the problem of measurement accuracy in analyzing the distance between the peak positions of interference Bronc Halter envelopes in multi-pulse train (MPT) interferometry.In the frequency domain, a bandpass filter cannot remove all noise since the deterministic signal and noise overlap in the frequency domain.I

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Determination of Fuel Type for Optimal Performance and Emission in a CI Engine Used Biodiesel and its Blends via Multi-Criteria Decision Making

In this study, fuel type which provides optimum engine performance and exhaust emission for a compression ignition (CI) engine used alternative fuel was determined by COPRAS in multi criteria decision making (MCDM), and it was ranked from good to bad.Furthermore, the engine performance and exhaust emission results obtained from the use of fuels are

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