Full Phase Research Articles

PRODUCTIVITY OF ALFALFA IN THE SYSTEM OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

The article presents the results of studies of the influence of the modes of use of the grass stand on the forage productivity of different ecotypes of alfalfa. Under the conditions of climate change, alfalfa sowing formed stable productivity indicators on the organic background of fertilizer in combination with soil liming. In the experiment, the fodder productivity of different alfalfa ecotypes was studied by Rosana (originator: Institute of Fodder and Agriculture Podillia, National Academy of Sciences) and Unitro (originator: Institute of Irrigated Agriculture, National Academy of Sciences). An increase in the yield of leaf-stem mass in the first slope of sowing alfalfa according to the main phases of growth and development was noted, which, regardless of the varietal characteristics of the crop, was in the range of 22.4-23.5 t/ha in the budding phase, 27.6-28.4 t/ha - at the beginning of flowering and 28.3-29.2 t/ha - in flowering. According to the modes of using alfalfa crops, the height of the plants in the first slope gradually increased and already at the beginning of flowering in both varieties it was 88.3-91.1 cm against the background of liming and 92.7-93.0 cm of organic matter. The linear indicators increased accordingly to 92.1-92.6 and 95.2-95.7 cm when the plants reach the full flowering phase. The best height parameters were obtained for a combination of two factors, where plant growth in both varieties was within 4.0-4.9 cm, or increased by 6.7-8.9%. It can be concluded that adjusting the terms of mowing grass contributed to its better development. It was established that the first slope of the leaf-stem mass of alfalfa was formed due to the productive moisture of the autumn-winter period and a sufficient temperature regime for passing the stages of organogenesis. The plants produced a high yield of leaf-stem mass when the grass was mowed in the phase of beginning and full flowering (3-4 regimes) regardless of the level of fertilization. At the same time, it was the largest on the organic background of fertilizer, which was 27.6-28.3 t/ha in the Unitro variety and 28.4-29.2 t/ha in Rosana. The dependence of the harvest parameters on the terms of mowing the previous slope according to the modes of use of the grass stand is established. With the alienation of alfalfa grass in the budding phase, in the second slope, the indicators were the lowest and amounted to 8.6 t/ha. An increase in productivity was observed under the second regime, up to 13.0 t/ha for mowing the grass at the beginning of flowering. The change in the mowing scheme of the grass stand within the regime affected the yield indicators of the leaf mass, which were determined by the height of the plants against the background of fertilization and the development phase of the alienation of the grass stand in the first slope. Based on the analysis of the obtained data, it can be concluded that regardless of the change in the alternation of slopes according to the main phases of growth and development of the culture, its endurance and stability to produce regardless of the hydrothermal conditions of the growing season have been noted.

Показатели формирования агрофитоценозов зернобобовых культур при применении стимулирующих биопрепаратов в условиях орошения

Purpose: to study the efficiency of using stimulating biologics on the productivity of leguminous crops in irrigated agrocenoses of the Volga region. Materials and methods. The field experience was laid in 2021–2023 on grain feed crop rotation. On the basis of the experimental production farm of the Volga Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Land Reclamation, studies were conducted on the use of stimulating biological preparations in the leguminous crop cultivation: an inoculation preparation containing Mesorin 7 + Rhizotorphin, which contains a fungicide + nitrogen-producing bacteria of high concentration; micro-fertilizers according to the phases of vegetation of leguminous crops, containing trace elements and amino acids. The control option was without the use of stimulating biologics and micronutrients. The following leguminous crops were used in the experiment: Marina soy varieties, Alpha peas and Russian black beans. Results. In the course of research, it was found that when seeds are treated before sowing with the biological preparation Mesorin 7 + Rhizotorphin, the growth of green mass from the flowering phase to the full ripeness phase of seeds is slow: peas – 1005.3–1153.5 g/m², soybeans – 2092.3–2997.3 g/m², beans – 3121.3–3324.3 g/m². When processing crops with micro fertilizers during the growing season to the phase of the beginning of bean formation, the increase in aboveground mass is: peas – 1668.5 g/m², soybeans – 2772.3 g/m², the highest value was found in beans 3140.5 g/m². The positive effect of stimulating biologics on the productivity and quality of leguminous crops when cultivated on irrigated lands was revealed. The maximum biological yield was achieved with the use of a set of micro fertilizers during the period of growth and development of soybean plants – 3.83 t/ha, peas – 1.52 t/ha, and the most promising is the production of beans with a yield of 13.08 t/ha. Conclusions. The results of studying the features of the formation and productivity of the agrophytocenosis of leguminous crops confirmed the high efficiency of the use of stimulating biological preparations and micro fertilizers to increase the yield on irrigation.

The Full Load Voltage Compensation Strategy in Capacity Configuration of燯PQC Integrated PV-BESS

Unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) with energy storage is commonly based on conventional capacity configuration strategy with power angle control. It has problems such as phase jumping before and after compensation. DC-link cannot continuously emit active power externally. Therefore, this paper presents the compensation strategy of full load voltage magnitude and phase in capacity configuration of UPQC. The topology of UPQC is integrated a series active power filter (SAPF), a shunt active power filter (PAPF) and a photovoltaic-battery energy storage system (PV-BESS). The principle of full load voltage compensation is analyzed based on the PV-BESS-UPQC topology. The magnitude constant of load voltage is maintained by controlling the appropriate shunt compensation current. Then the UPQC capacity configuration is carried out using the full load voltage compensation strategy. The compensation capacity of UPQC series and shunt units are reduced. Finally, the simulation results show that the proposed compensation strategy reduces the capacity configuration by 5.11 kVA (36.4%) compared to the conventional compensation strategy. The proposed strategy can achieve full compensation of the load voltage, which can effectively reduce the capacity allocation and improve the economy of UPQC. It also has the PV-BESS units' ability of providing active power and can stabilize the DC-link voltage.

Solid-liquid transition induced by rigidity disparity in a binary mixture of cell tissues.

The two-dimensional melting of a binary mixture of cell tissues is numerically investigated in the presence of rigidity disparity. We present the full melting phase diagrams of the system by using the Voronoi-based cellular model. It is found that the enhancement of rigidity disparity can induce a solid-liquid transition at both zero temperature and finite temperature. (i) In the case of zero temperature, the system undergoes a continuous solid-hexatic transition followed by a continuous hexatic-liquid transition for zero rigidity disparity, but a discontinuous hexatic-liquid transition for finite rigidity disparity. Remarkably, the solid-hexatic transitions always arise when the soft cells reach the rigidity transition point of monodisperse systems. (ii) In the case of finite temperature, the melting occurs via a continuous solid-hexatic transition followed by a discontinuous hexatic-liquid transition. Our study may contribute to the understanding of solid-liquid transitions in binary mixture systems with rigidity disparity.

Exact Solution of Four-Coupled Nonidentical Kuramoto Oscillators at a Full Phase Locked State

We consider a Kuramoto model of four-coupled oscillators of nonidentical initial frequencies. Under the influence of coupling, the oscillators fall into a full phase locked state of a common frequency when the coupling strength surpasses a threshold value. We find numerically the parameters that control this distinguishable coupling constant at the moment the oscillators transit into an entire frequency synchronization when a complete phase lock state takes place. We are able to set apart a recognizable phase condition at the fully locked state. This phase condition helps to derive an analytic formula to calculate the coupling factor as soon as the oscillators depart to a full phase locking state. The explicit expression of the edge coupling factor is given in terms of the initial frequencies of the four oscillators. The formula valid for calculating the distinct coupling allows to find mathematical expressions to calculate the phase differences when the four-coupled phase oscillators are strictly at the full phase locked state and have a common frequency synchronization.

Double-split-ring structure based ultra-broadband and ultra-thin dual-polarization terahertz metasurface with half-reflection and half-transmission

In this paper, we propose a dual-polarization ultra-wideband metasurface with half-reflection and half-transmission based on a double-split-ring (DSR) structure operating in a terahertz (THz) frequency range. The designed metasurface can simultaneously control the circularly polarized (CP) wave and linearly polarized (LP) wave in reflection mode and transmission mode, covering an extensive THz frequency range. The unit-cell architecture of the metasurface consists of a periodic arrangement of the DSR structure made of metal, which is affixed to an ultra-thin dielectric substrate. By manipulating the size and rotation direction of the DSR structure, we achieve full phase coverage of 0–2π of the orthogonally polarized LP wave and CP wave across a frequency span of 0.3–1.2 THz, encompassing transmission and reflection scenarios. The relative bandwidths of the corresponding orthogonal LP wave and CP wave with an average amplitude of 0.45 reach 86% and 120%, respectively. Specifically, through numerical simulations, we demonstrate that the designed metasurface has the ability to achieve THz beam deflection and vortex beam generation while reflecting and transmitting LP wave and CP wave. The proposed dual-polarization ultra-wideband metasurface holds great promise for various applications in the terahertz frequency range. These findings pave the way for the development of flexible and versatile THz devices with expanded functionality, thereby opening up new possibilities for wavefront manipulation in metasurfaces.

Effect of Disparity in Self Dispersion Interactions on Phase Behaviors of Molten A-b-B Diblock Copolymers.

Phase behaviors of molten A-b-B diblock copolymers with disparity in self dispersion interactions are revisited here. A free energy functional is obtained for the corresponding Gaussian copolymers under the influence of effective interactions originating in the localized excess equation of state. The Landau free energy expansion is then formulated as a series in powers of A and B density fluctuations up to 4th order. An alternative and equivalent Landau energy is also provided through the transformation of the order parameters to the fluctuations in block density difference and free volume fraction. The effective Flory χ is elicited from its quadratic term as the sum of the conventional enthalpic χH and the entropic χS that is related to energetic asymmetry mediated by copolymer bulk modulus. It is shown that the cubic term is balanced with Gaussian cubic vertex coefficients in corporation with energetics to yield a critical point at a composition rich in a component with stronger self interactions. The full phase diagrams with classical mesophases are given for the copolymers exhibiting ordering upon cooling and also for others revealing ordering reversely upon heating. These contrasting temperature responses, along with the skewness of phase boundaries, are discussed in relation to χH and χS. The pressure dependence of their ordering transitions is either barotropic or baroplastic; or anomalously exhibits anomalously both at different stages. These actions are all explained by the opposite responses of χH and χS to pressure.

Design of metasurfaces with decoupled amplitude and phase response for spatial light modulation.

Spatial light modulators based on metasurfaces have attracted great attention due to their abilities of amplitude and phase modulation. However, the traditional one degree of freedom (1-DOF) tunable metasurfaces are limited by incomplete phase coverage and coupled amplitude and phase modulation. Here, we propose an optimization method for 2-DOF tunable metasurfaces within the framework of temporal coupled mode theory. As a validation of the proposed method, we present a germanium antimony tellurium (GST)-alloy-based 2-DOF tunable reflective metasurface. Full-wave simulation shows that independent modulation of amplitude and phase is realized with full phase coverage and amplitude range from 0 to 0.55. Our proposed design scheme for a 2-DOF tunable metasurface may facilitate the development of high-performance metasurface devices.

MHD Nanofluid Convection and Phase Change Dynamics in a Multi-Port Vented Cavity Equipped with a Sinusoidal PCM-Packed Bed System

In this study, impacts of using a sinusoidal shape encapsulated phase change material (PCM) packed bed (PB) system on the phase change and thermal performance are analyzed in multi-port vented cavity under a partially active magnetic field during hybrid nanoliquid convection. The current study is performed for different magnetic field strengths of domains (Hartmann number between 0 and 50), wave number (between 1 and 8), wave amplitude (between 0.01 H and 0.15 H), and nanoparticle loading (between 0 and 2%) by using the finite element method. The sinusoidal shape of the PCM-PB zone and varying its geometrical form are both found to affect the phase change process and thermal performance. When wave amplitude (Hp) rises from 0.01 H to 0.15 H, full phase change time (t-fr) increases by about 33% while average Nu increases by about 55%. When a partially active magnetic field is imposed at the highest value, up to 30.3% reduction in t-fr is obtained, while average Nu rises by about 9% at t = 18 min. The value of t-fr is reduced by about 15% while spatial average Nu rises by about 55% at the highest nanoparticle loading.

The Position of Wh-Subjects in Labeling Theory

I identify an empirical limitation in Chomsky’s (2013, 2015) labeling theory and propose a theoretical modification that solves that problem. Chomsky argues that a labeling indeterminacy blocks movement of wh-subjects from Spec,TP into Spec,CP. However, I give evidence that wh-subjects can move from Spec,TP to Spec,CP. To solve the labeling problem, I propose (a) that labeling applies to the transferred constituent (normally the phase head complement), rather than the full phase, and (b) that labeling can be delayed by one application of Transfer. This proposal preserves core aspects of labeling theory, without requiring a costly complementizer deletion operation for wh-subject extraction.

Thermal critical points from competing singlet formations in fully frustrated bilayer antiferromagnets

We examine the ground-state phase diagram and thermal phase transitions in a plaquettized fully frustrated bilayer spin-1/2 Heisenberg model. Based on a combined analysis from sign-problem free quantum Monte Carlo simulations, perturbation theory, and free-energy arguments, we identify a first-order quantum phase transition line that separates two competing quantum-disordered ground states with dominant singlet formations on interlayer dimers and plaquettes, respectively. At finite temperatures, this line extends to form a wall of first-order thermal transitions, which terminates in a line of thermal critical points. From a perturbative approach in terms of an effective Ising model description, we identify a quadratic suppression of the critical temperature scale in the strongly plaquettized region. Based on free-energy arguments we furthermore obtain the full phase boundary of the low-temperature dimer-singlet regime, which agrees well with the quantum Monte Carlo data.

High-pressure investigations in CH3NH3PbX3 ( X = I, Br, and Cl): Suppression of ion migration and stabilization of low-temperature structure

Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites represent a promising next-generation photovoltaic material with drawbacks for structure stability and composition concerns. Demonstrations of ion migration and molecular dynamics suggest room for structural contraction and subsequent property adjustments. Here, we deploy dielectric and infrared spectroscopy under external pressure to probe the full structural phase diagram and dielectric response of methylammonium lead halide perovskites ${\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{NH}}_{3}\mathrm{Pb}{X}_{3}$ ($X\phantom{\rule{4pt}{0ex}}=$ I, Br, or Cl). Ion migration can be fully suppressed by pressure beyond 4 GPa. The low-temperature orthorhombic phase transition can be gradually enhanced and stabilized at ambient conditions with increasing pressure. A slow relaxation mode, presumably the motion of the ${\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{NH}}_{3}^{+}$ cation, is observed at lower pressure and is absent in the orthorhombic phase for every halide.

Vanadium dioxide-based terahertz metasurfaces for manipulating wavefronts with switchable polarization

As a unique phase transition material, vanadium dioxide (VO2) has been widely applied in switchable and modulating metasurfaces. In this work, VO2-based reflective meta-atoms are designed to achieve wavefront reconfiguration in terahertz frequency. When VO2 is metal, four optimized meta-atoms with 90o phase difference provide a full phase coverage, and they achieve high polarization conversion efficiency. After phase transition of VO2, the capability in the metallic state is lost. Thus, the corresponding phase coverage is switched from 360° to 0°, and the phenomenon of polarization conversion almost vanishes. Assembled by these meta-atoms, three metasurfaces are numerically presented. When VO2 is in the state of metal, they are anomalous reflector, metalens, and vortex beam generator. The presented metasurfaces own the abilities of wavefront manipulation and polarization conversion. When VO2 is in the insulating state, three metasurfaces are switched to specular reflector. Simulations are conducted to verify their abilities of wavefront modulation and polarization control. The proposed metasurfaces may have potential applications in the fields of terahertz switching, communication, and focusing.

Multicomponent Chiral Quantification with Ultraviolet Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy: Ternary and Quaternary Phase Diagrams of Levetiracetam.

Chiral molecules are challenging for the pharmaceutical industry because although physical properties of the enantiomers are the same in achiral systems, they exhibit different effects in chiral systems, such as the human body. The separation of enantiomers is desired but complex, as enantiomers crystallize most often as racemic compounds. A technique to enable the chiral separation of racemic compounds is to create an asymmetry in the thermodynamic system by generating chiral cocrystal(s) using a chiral coformer and using the solubility differences to enable separation through crystallization from solution. However, such quaternary systems are complex and require analytical methods to quantify different chiral molecules in solution. Here, we develop a new chiral quantification method using ultraviolet-circular dichroism spectroscopy and multivariate partial least squares calibration models, to build multicomponent chiral phase diagrams. Working on the quaternary system of (R)- and (S)-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butanamide enantiomers with (S)-mandelic acid in acetonitrile, we measure accurately the full quaternary phase diagram for the first time. By understanding the phase stabilities of the racemic compound and the enantiospecific cocrystal, the chiral resolution of levetiracetam could be designed due to a large asymmetry in overall solubility between both sides of the racemic composition. This new method offers improvements for chiral molecule quantification in complex multicomponent chiral systems and can be applied to other chiral spectroscopy techniques.

Systematic quark/gluon identification with ratios of likelihoods

Discriminating between quark- and gluon-initiated jets has long been a central focus of jet substructure, leading to the introduction of numerous observables and calculations to high perturbative accuracy. At the same time, there have been many attempts to fully exploit the jet radiation pattern using tools from statistics and machine learning. We propose a new approach that combines a deep analytic understanding of jet substructure with the optimality promised by machine learning and statistics. After specifying an approximation to the full emission phase space, we show how to construct the optimal observable for a given classification task. This procedure is demonstrated for the case of quark and gluons jets, where we show how to systematically capture sub-eikonal corrections in the splitting functions, and prove that linear combinations of weighted multiplicity is the optimal observable. In addition to providing a new and powerful framework for systematically improving jet substructure observables, we demonstrate the performance of several quark versus gluon jet tagging observables in parton-level Monte Carlo simulations, and find that they perform at or near the level of a deep neural network classifier. Combined with the rapid recent progress in the development of higher order parton showers, we believe that our approach provides a basis for systematically exploiting subleading effects in jet substructure analyses at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and beyond.

Constraints on parameter choices for successful time-series prediction with echo-state networks

Echo-state networks are simple models of discrete dynamical systems driven by a time series. By selecting network parameters such that the dynamics of the network is contractive, characterized by a negative maximal Lyapunov exponent, the network may synchronize with the driving signal. Exploiting this synchronization, the echo-state network may be trained to autonomously reproduce the input dynamics, enabling time-series prediction. However, while synchronization is a necessary condition for prediction, it is not sufficient. Here, we study what other conditions are necessary for successful time-series prediction. We identify two key parameters for prediction performance, and conduct a parameter sweep to find regions where prediction is successful. These regions differ significantly depending on whether full or partial phase space information about the input is provided to the network during training. We explain how these regions emerge.

A neural network algorithm and its prediction model towards the full color phase mixing process of colored fibers

Aiming at the demand of color matching techniques in the spinning process, a neural network prediction model is constructed in this research study, and the gridded full color phase mixing space of colored fibers is used as the sample space. Subsequently, 30 grid points are employed as training samples, while another 30 grid points are adopted as testing samples, in which the parameters of the input, hidden, and output layers are optimized. Additionally, the neural network prediction model is constructed by training samples, and validated by testing samples. Lastly, a neural network prediction model is applied to implement the prediction of color and mixing ratios for any point within the full color phase mixing model. Through the assessment of the testing samples, the predicted results for the colors of the grid point samples showed an average color difference of 1.29 (minimum was 0.22 and maximum was 2.97); the forecasts for the mixing ratios of the colored fibers were that the range of the mean absolute error for the mixing ratios of individual samples was from 0.01% to 0.18%, and the mean absolute error for the mixing ratios of all samples was 0.21%. The experimental results indicated that the proposed neural network model has a relatively advanced prediction accuracy.

Влияние фунгицидных протравителей на выход товарной продукции и морфобиометрические показатели тюльпанов при ранневесенней выгонке

Tulips are traditionally estimated as the freshest flowers during the spring holidays. At the same time, the imported planting material for early spring sprouting is 100% (or close to this value). Affection by mycosis of imported planting material remains a topical issue. Depending on degree of damage it affects the yield of commercial output and its quality. Studies conducted in the phytotron, an enclosed research greenhouse, carried out by the Department of Remote Hybridization of the Tsytsin Main Botanical Garden of Russian Academy of Science (GBS RAS) including two most popular varieties of tulips have showed that the planting material from Netherlands has a prevalence of mycoses from 47,5 to 99,5%.Preplant treatment by fungicide protectant has affected the acceleration of the onset of the phase of the full color phase of buds for 3-5 days and has a mixed impact on plant height and glass length. The treatment of bulbs with Lamador, (SC, suspension concentrates) had a retardant effect. On the Presto variety, the height of commercial products was 2.7cm lower than the control variant, on the Dynasty variety by 1.2 cm. The treatment of bulbs with the Maxim (SC, suspension concentrates) had the opposite effect. The cutting height was higher than in the control version. At the same time, treatment with fungicidal protectants did not reduce the development of mycoses on tulip bulbs. Keywords: TULIPS, EARLY SPRING GROWING, PLANT PROTECTION, PROTECTANT, FUNGICIDE TREATMENT, BULBS

Programmable Wavefront Control in the Visible Spectrum Using Low-Loss Chalcogenide Phase-Change Metasurfaces.

All-dielectric metasurfaces provide unique solutions for advanced wavefront manipulation of light with complete control of amplitude and phase at sub-wavelength scales. One limitation, however, for most of these devices is the lack of any post-fabrication tunability of their response. To break this limit, a promising approach is employing phase-change materials (PCMs), which provide fast, low energy, and non-volatile means to endow metasurfaces with a switching mechanism. In this regard, great advancements have been done in the mid-infrared and near-infrared spectrum using different chalcogenides. In the visible spectral range, however, very few devices have demonstrated full phase manipulation, high efficiencies, and reversible optical modulation. In this work, a programmable all-dielectric Huygens' metasurface made of antimony sulfide (Sb2 S3 ) PCM is experimentally demonstrated, a low loss and high-index material in the visible spectral range with a large contrast (≈0.5) between its amorphous and crystalline states. ≈2π phase modulation is shown with high associated transmittance and it is used to create programmable beam-steering devices. These novel chalcogenide PCM metasurfaces have the potential to emerge as a platform for next-generation spatial light modulators and to impact application areas such as programmable and adaptive flat optics, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), and many more.

Ab initio construction of full phase diagram of MgO-CaO eutectic system using neural network interatomic potentials

While several studies confirmed that machine-learned potentials (MLPs) can provide accurate free energies for determining phase stabilities, the abilities of MLPs for efficiently constructing a full phase diagram of multicomponent systems are yet to be established. In this work, by employing neural network interatomic potentials (NNPs), we demonstrate construction of the MgO-CaO eutectic phase diagram with temperatures up to 3400 K, which includes liquid phases. The NNP is trained over trajectories of various solid and liquid phases at several compositions that are calculated within the density functional theory (DFT). For the exchange-correlation energy among electrons, we compare the PBE and SCAN functionals. The phase boundaries such as solidus, solvus, and liquidus are determined by free energy calculations based on the thermodynamic integration or semigrand ensemble methods, and salient features in the phase diagram such as solubility limit and eutectic points are well reproduced. In particular, the phase diagram produced by the SCAN-NNP closely follows the experimental data, exhibiting both eutectic composition and temperature within the measurements. On a rough estimate, the whole procedure is more than 1000 times faster than pure-DFT based approaches. We believe that this work paves the way to fully ab initio calculation of phase diagrams.