On the dyadic Green's functions for Beltrami fields

A simple derivation of the Green's functions for Beltrami fields is presented for use with time-harmonic electromagnetism in homogeneous biisotropic media.     

A Novel Approach to Predict Field Strength in the Shadow of a 3-D Building Scenario

A novel approach to predict field strength in the shadow of a 3-D building scenario is presented. The field strength predicted by the proposed model is compared with available measurements and earlier predicted fields based on Fresnel-Kirchhoff theory. Two different scenarios have been considered to validate our model. The proposed model gives an improvement of 7.7 dB for Scenario 1; and 5.8 dB for Scenario 2. A good agreement between the prediction and the measurement is also observed.     

Partial removal of hafnium from zirconium through the reactions of tetrachloride vapours with solid sodium chloride

A pyrometallurgical method for partial separation of hafnium from zirconium has been investigated. The method involves continuous reaction between a flowing gas mixture of zirconium tetrachloride and hafnium tetrachloride with solid sodium chloride in a packed bed reactor. The solid-vapour reaction enriches the vapour phase with respect to zirconium tetrachloride. This may be attributed to a more favourable reaction for hafnium tetrachloride. The influence of a number of parameters, e.g. temperature, gas flow rate, particle size and bed length, has been studied. Decreases in flow rate and particle size and increase in bed length are found to favour separation, while temperature has little effect. A simple equation has been derived to explain the experimental observations.     

Cuphea a rich source of medium chain triglycerides: Fatty acid composition and oil diversity in Cuphea procumbens

The phenological characteristics, oil content, and fatty acid composition of 34 selections of Cuphea procumbens have been studied. The mean seed yield per plant was 9.7 ± 0.43 g. Maximum seed yield (16.7 g) was noticed in NBC‐27, while the average number of fruits per plant was 124.9 ± 10.7. The oil content in the seeds ranged from 16.7—28.7%, maximum being in NBC‐34. The fatty acid composition revealed the presence of capric acid (C10:0) in all the selections of C. procumbens as the major constituent of the oil ranging from 87.7—94.6%. C. procumbens showed its novelty as an alternative source of capric acid and may be utilized as a renewable resource in the production of plasticizers and lubricants which wholly depend on petrochemical import. Researches are in progress in order to obtain tolerant cultivars against wild plant characteristics and some delayed seed shattering plants have been identified.     

Performance Analysis of Privacy Protection System During Data Transfer in MANETs

The openness of a Mobile Adhoc network (MANET) makes it vulnerable to various attacks that can breach privacy, and this demands a privacy protection system. In this paper, we propose a privacy protection system with flexible and adaptable policies to protect privacy during data transfer based on application and context attributes. We also provide the performance analysis model to test the suitability of policies for maintaining privacy, which is essential for the real-time implementation of this system in a resource-limited MANET. Finally, the proposed privacy protection system is compared with previous works using simulations, and the results obtained show the effectiveness of the proposed privacy protection system.