Standing Solitons Tuned by Impurities in Damped Nonlinear Lattices under External Excitation.

Periodic chains of nonlinear oscillators are known to support solitonic solutions within a specific range of physical parameters when damping effect is considered. This Letter investigates the dynamics of stationary solitons in damped nonlinear lattices under external excitation, focusing on the influence of impurities related to the natural frequency of the oscillators. We demonstrate experimentally and numerically that incorporating impurities into externally driven periodic lattices can expand the solitonic stability diagram under high-damping areas and near the Hopf bifurcation of periodic structures.

Functionalization of Internal Resonance in Magnetically Coupled Resonators for Highly Efficient and Wideband Hybrid Vibration Energy Harvesting.

The functionalization of internal resonance (IR) is theoretically and experimentally demonstrated on a nonlinear hybrid vibration energy harvester (HVEH) based on piezoelectric (PE) and electromagnetic (EM) transductions. This nonlinear phenomenon is tuned by adjusting the gaps between the moving magnets of the structure, enabling 1:1 and 2:1 IR. The experimental results prove that the activation of 2:1 IR with a realistic excitation amplitude allows the improvement of both the frequency bandwidth (BW) and the harvested power (HP) by 300% and 100%, respectively compared to the case away from IR.

The Effect of the Bending Beam Width Variations on the Discrepancy of the Resulting Quadrature Errors in MEMS Gyroscopes.

In this paper, we develop a new approach in order to understand the origin of the quadrature error in MEMS gyroscopes. As the width of the flexure springs is a critical parameter in the MEMS design, it is necessary to investigate the impact of the width variations on the stiffness coupling, which can generate a quadrature signal. To do so, we developed a method to determine the evolution of the stiffness matrix of the gyroscope springs with respect to the variation of the bending beams width of the springs through finite element analysis (FEA).

Towards an Ultra Sensitive Hybrid Mass Sensor Based on Mode Localization without Resonance Tracking.

We present a mode localized mass sensor prototype based on a hybrid system excited at a fixed frequency slightly below the resonances. Indeed, we show, both theoretically and experimentally, that this condition yields higher sensitivities and similar sensitivity ranges than that of resonance peak tracking while being less time consuming than a classical open-loop configuration due to the absence of frequency sweep. The system is made of a quartz resonator and a hardware that includes a resonator and the coupling.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Qatar (2010-2016): Clinical, Biological, and Prognostic Factors and Treatment Outcomes.

The current study retrospectively evaluated cytogenetic profiles, various prognostic factors, and survival outcomes in 128 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients (14 ≤ age ≤ 70 years) admitted to the National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR), Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, between January 2010 and December 2016. The median age at diagnosis was 43 years, and 80% were less than 60 years old; 75% of patients were male. Cytogenetic analysis was integrated into the World Health Organization 2008 classification and showed that the percentages of normal and abnormal karyotypes were similar, accounting for 48.