261. Antiviral respiratory masks with plasma-functionalized polypropylene textiles for optimal adsorption of antiviral substanceMark Zver, David Dobnik, Rok Zaplotnik, Miran Mozetič, Alenka Vesel, Arijana Filipić, Polona Kogovšek, Katja Fric, Alja Štern, Gregor Primc, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks were the first line of defense against the spread of infection. However, infectious viruses may remain on medical textiles, potentially serving as an additional source of infection. Due to their chemical inertness, many textiles cannot be enhanced with antiviral functionalities. Through treatment with low-pressure gaseous plasma, we have activated the surface of a medical-grade melt-blown, non-woven polypropylene textile so that it can absorb sodium dodecyl sulfate, an antimicrobial surfactant. Within two hours of contact time, the functionalized textile has been able to inactivate over 7 log10 PFU mL−1 of bacteriophage phi6, a surrogate of enveloped viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, and it has retained its antiviral properties for over 100 days. The functionalized material has not disrupted facial mask filtration efficiency or breathability. In addition, the in vitro biocompatibility testing in accordance with ISO 10993-5 for testing of medical devices has demonstrated that the selected formulation causes no adverse effects on the mouse fibroblast cell line L-929. With the treatment processes that have been completed within seconds, the method seems to have great potential to produce antiviral textiles against future outbreaks. Ključne besede: surgical face masks, plasma functionalization, antiviral materials, virus filtration, breathability Objavljeno v DiRROS: 07.10.2024; Ogledov: 123; Prenosov: 353 Celotno besedilo (4,16 MB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
262. Water-templated growth of interfacial superglue polymers for tunable thin films and in situ fluid encapsulationVenkata Subba R. Jampani, Miha Škarabot, Urban Mur, Damien Baigl, Ulrich Jonas, Jan P. F. Lagerwall, Miha Ravnik, Manos Anyfantakis, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Thin polymer films (TPFs) are indispensable elements in numerous technologies ranging from liquid encapsulation to biotechnology to electronics. However, their production typically relies on wet chemistry involving organic solvents or chemical vapor deposition, necessitating elaborate equipment and often harsh conditions. Here, an eco-friendly, fast, and facile synthesis of water-templated interfacial polymers based on cyanoacrylates (superglues, CAs) that yield thin films with tailored properties is demonstrated. Specifically, by exposing a cationic surfactant-laden water surface to cyanoacrylate vapors, surfactant-modulated anionic polymerization produces a manipulable thin polymer film with a thickness growth rate of 8 nm min−1. Furthermore, the shape and color of the film are precisely controlled by the polymerization kinetics, wetting conditions, and/or exposure to patterned light. Using various interfaces as templates for film growth, including the free surface of drops and soap bubbles, the developed method advantageously enables in situ packaging of chemical and biological cargos in liquid phase as well as the encapsulation of gases within solidified bubbles. Simple, versatile, and biocompatible, this technology constitutes a potent platform for programmable coating and soft/smart encapsulation of fluids. Ključne besede: thin polymer films, fluid encapsulation Objavljeno v DiRROS: 07.10.2024; Ogledov: 119; Prenosov: 289 Celotno besedilo (16,18 MB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
263. Diet of three cryptobenthic clingfish species and the factors influencing itDomen Trkov, Danijel Ivajnšič, Marcelo Kovačić, Lovrenc Lipej, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Cryptobenthic fish are small benthic fish species that normally live in various hiding places. Due to their large numbers, they are very important for energy transfer to higher trophic levels. However, due to their small size and hidden lifestyle, knowledge about them and their ecology, including their diet, is still limited. Using a non-destructive method based on faecal pellets, we investigated the diet of three clingfish species, Lepadogaster lepadogaster, L. candolii, and Apletodon incognitus, in the shallow northern Adriatic Sea. To better understand the results, we studied the fauna of potential prey in the habitats of the fish studied and also took fish specimens to observe their behaviour in the laboratory. The three species feed predominantly on crustaceans, particularly amphipods, copepods, and decapods. The proportion of the different taxa in the diet depends on the species of clingfish, the size of the specimens, and the size of the prey. In addition, the behaviour of the fish, the home range of the specimens, and the availability of food played an important role. The presence of certain crustacean groups in the environment also determines the occurrence of clingfish of different species and sizes. Ključne besede: cryptobenthic fish, clingfish species, diet, diet habits, non-destructive method, faecal pellets, crustaceans, northern Adriatic Sea Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 186; Prenosov: 63 Celotno besedilo (738,93 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
264. On the 2-rainbow independent domination numbers of some graphsBoštjan Gabrovšek, Aljoša Peperko, Janez Žerovnik, 2023, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: By suitably adjusting the tropical algebra technique we compute the rainbow independent domination numbers of several infinite families of graphs including Cartesian products $C_n \Box P_m$ and $C_n \Box C_m$ for all $n$ and $m\le 5$, and generalized Petersen graphs $P(n,2)$ for $n \ge 3$. Ključne besede: graph theory, rainbow independent domination number, path algebra, tropical algebra Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 145; Prenosov: 57 Celotno besedilo (459,61 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
265. Inequalities and equalities on the joint and generalized spectral and essential spectral radius of the Hadamard geometric mean of bounded sets of positive kernel operatorsKatarina Bogdanović, Aljoša Peperko, 2023, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: We prove new inequalities and equalities for the generalized and the joint spectral radius (and their essential versions) of Hadamard (Schur) geometric means of bounded sets of positive kernel operators on Banach function spaces. In the case of nonnegative matrices that define operators on Banach sequences we obtain additional results. Our results extend results of several authors that appeared relatively recently. Ključne besede: Hadamard-Schur geometric mean, Hadamard-Schur product, joint and generalized spectral radius, essential spectral radius, measure of noncompactness, positive kernel operators, non-negative matrices, bounded sets of operators Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 142; Prenosov: 86 Celotno besedilo (1,72 MB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
266. Covering the edges of a graph with trianglesCsilla Bujtás, Akbar Davoodi, Laihao Ding, Ervin Győri, Zsolt Tuza, Donglei Yang, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: In a graph $G$, let $\rho_\triangle(G)$ denote the minimum size of a set of edges and triangles that cover all edges of $G$, and let $\alpha_1(G)$ be the maximum size of an edge set that contains at most one edge from each triangle. Motivated by a question of Erdős, Gallai, and Tuza, we study the relationship between $\rho_\triangle(G)$ and $\alpha_1(G)$ and establish a sharp upper bound on $\rho_\triangle(G)$. We also prove Nordhaus-Gaddum-type inequalities for the considered invariants. Ključne besede: edge-disjoint triangles, edge clique covering, Nordhaus-Gaddum inequality Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 125; Prenosov: 70 Celotno besedilo (283,48 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
267. Vertex-primitive digraphs with large fixityMarco Barbieri, Primož Potočnik, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: The relative fixity of a digraph $\Gamma$ is defined as the ratio between the largest number of vertices fixed by a nontrivial automorphism of $\Gamma$ and the number of vertices of $\Gamma$ .We characterize the vertex-primitive digraphs whose relative fixity is at least $1 \over 3$, and we show that there are only finitely many vertex-primitive digraphs of bounded out-valency and relative fixity exceeding a positive constant. Ključne besede: vertex-primitive digraphs, fixity, product action, graphs Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 176; Prenosov: 60 Celotno besedilo (397,05 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
268. Fast winning strategies for Staller in the Maker-Breaker domination gameCsilla Bujtás, Pakanun Dokyeesun, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: The Maker-Breaker domination game is played on a graph $G$ by two players, called Dominator and Staller, who alternately choose a vertex that has not been played so far. Dominator wins the game if his moves form a dominating set. Staller wins if she plays all vertices from a closed neighborhood of a vertex $v \in V(G)$. Dominator's fast winning strategies were studied earlier. In this work, we concentrate on the cases when Staller has a winning strategy in the game. We introduce the invariant $\gamma'_{\rm SMB}(G)$ (resp., $\gamma_{\rm SMB}(G)$) which is the smallest integer $k$ such that, under any strategy of Dominator, Staller can win the game by playing at most $k$ vertices, if Staller (resp., Dominator) plays first on the graph $G$. We prove some basic properties of $\gamma_{\rm SMB}(G)$ and $\gamma'_{\rm SMB}(G)$ and study the parameters' changes under some operators as taking the disjoint union of graphs or deleting a cut vertex. We show that the inequality $\delta(G)+1 \le \gamma'_{\rm SMB}(G) \le \gamma_{\rm SMB}(G)$ always holds and that for every three integers $r,s,t$ with $2\le r\le s\le t$, there exists a graph $G$ such that $\delta(G)+1 = r$, $\gamma'_{\rm SMB}(G) = s$, and $\gamma_{\rm SMB}(G) = t$. We prove exact formulas for $\gamma'_{\rm SMB}(G)$ where $G$ is a path, or it is a tadpole graph which is obtained from the disjoint union of a cycle and a path by adding one edge between them. Ključne besede: domination game, Maker–Breaker game, winning number, Maker-Breaker domination game, closed neighborhood hypergraph Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 131; Prenosov: 72 Celotno besedilo (503,82 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
269. Comparative simulative analysis and design of single-chain self-assembled protein cagesFei Xiao, Longfei Luo, Xin Liu, Ajasja Ljubetič, Nengzhi Jin, Roman Jerala, Guang Hu, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Coiled-coil protein origami (CCPO) is a modular strategy for the de novo design of polypeptide nanostructures. It represents a type of modular design based on pairwise-interacting coiled-coil (CC) units with a single-chain protein programmed to fold into a polyhedral cage. However, the mechanisms underlying the self-assembly of the protein tetrahedron are still not fully understood. In the present study, 18 CCPO cages with three different topologies were modeled in silico. Then, molecular dynamics simulations and CC parameters were calculated to characterize the dynamic properties of protein tetrahedral cages at both the local and global levels. Furthermore, a deformed CC unit was redesigned, and the stability of the new cage was significantly improved. Ključne besede: chemical structure, conformation, genetics oligomers stability Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 154; Prenosov: 40 Celotno besedilo (2,23 MB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
270. A note on the 2-colored rectilinear crossing number of random point sets in the unit squareSergio Cabello, Éva Czabarka, Ruy Fabila-Monroy, Yuya Higashikawa, Raimund Seidel, László Székely, Josef Tkadlec, Alexandra Wesolek, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Let $S$ be a set of four points chosen independently, uniformly at random from a square. Join every pair of points of $S$ with a straight line segment. Color these edges red if they have positive slope and blue, otherwise. We show that the probability that $S$ defines a pair of crossing edges of the same color is equal to $1/4$. This is connected to a recent result of Aichholzer et al. who showed that by $2$-colouring the edges of a geometric graph and counting monochromatic crossings instead of crossings, the number of crossings can be more than halved. Our result shows that for the described random drawings, there is a coloring of the edges such that the number of monochromatic crossings is in expectation ${1 \over 2} - {7 \over 50}$ of the total number of crossings. Ključne besede: arrangement of points, flat, hyperplane Objavljeno v DiRROS: 03.10.2024; Ogledov: 123; Prenosov: 57 Celotno besedilo (504,15 KB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |