Magneto-mechanical impedance of metallic structures.

Impedance measurements with a magneto-elastic active sensor are explored for inferring the magneto-mechanical impedance (MMI) of a metallic structure. It is shown that the MMI contains electrical response of the sensor and both electrical and mechanical structural responses. An analytical model is suggested that accounts for electrical characteristics of the sensor, sensor/structure electromagnetic interaction, and multimodal structural dynamic behavior.

Nonlinear vibrations of buried landmines.

The seismo-acoustic method is one of the most promising emerging techniques for the detection of landmines. Numerous field tests have demonstrated that buried landmines manifest themselves at the surface through linear and nonlinear responses to acoustic/seismic excitation. The present paper describes modeling of the nonlinear response in the framework of the mass-spring model of the soil-mine system.

[Electrophysiological mechanisms of the effect of allapinin in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia].

An intracardiac electrophysiological study was undertaken to examine 15 patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias. Allapinin intravenously given in a dose of 0.4 mg/kg, was tested for effects.