On chromatic polynomial of certain families of dendrimer graphs

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 404 – 416 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Aqsa Shah, Syed Ahtsham Ul Haq Bokhary
Abstract: Let \(G\) be a simple graph with vertex set \(V(G)\) and edge set \(E(G)\). A mapping \(g:V (G)\rightarrow\{1,2,…t\}\) is called \(t\)-coloring if for every edge \(e = (u, v)\), we have \(g(u) \neq g(v)\). The chromatic number of the graph \(G\) is the minimum number of colors that are required to properly color the graph. The chromatic polynomial of the graph \(G\), denoted by \(P(G, t)\) is the number of all possible proper coloring of \(G\). Dendrimers are hyper-branched macromolecules, with a rigorously tailored architecture. They can be synthesized in a controlled manner either by a divergent or a convergent procedure. Dendrimers have gained a wide range of applications in supra-molecular chemistry, particularly in host guest reactions and self-assembly processes. Their applications in chemistry, biology and nano-science are unlimited. In this paper, the chromatic polynomials for certain families of dendrimer nanostars have been computed.
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A series solution for melting heat transfer characteristics of hybrid Casson fluid under thermal radiation

EASL-Vol. 2 (2019), Issue 4, pp. 21 – 32 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi, Reza Saleh
Abstract: In the present paper, we focus on the melting heat transfer characteristics of Casson fluid involving thermal radiation and viscous dissipation. To this end, the governing partial differential equations (PDEs) are transformed into the ordinary differential equations (ODEs) via the similarity variables. Besides establishing a homotopy-based methodology and its optimization performed in MATHEMATICA package BVPh2.0, the present findings are compared and validated by those available results in the literature. It can be shown that regardless of the variable fluid properties, this methodology predicts the heat transfer rate with and without melting effect at any Prandtl number. Furthermore, it is seen that the velocity distribution is significantly affected by the melting parameter.
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An extension of Petrović’s inequality for \(h-\)convex (\(h-\)concave) functions in plane

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 398 – 403 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Wasim Iqbal, Khalid Mahmood Awan, Atiq Ur Rehman, Ghulam Farid
Abstract: In this paper, Petrović’s inequality is generalized for \(h-\)convex functions on coordinates with the condition that \(h\) is supermultiplicative. In the case, when \(h\) is submultiplicative, Petrović’s inequality is generalized for \(h-\)concave functions. Also particular cases for \(P-\)function, Godunova-Levin functions, \(s-\)Godunova-Levin functions and \(s-\)convex functions has been discussed.
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On smarandachely adjacent vertex total coloring of subcubic graphs

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 390 – 397 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Enqiang Zhu, Chanjuan Liu
Abstract: Inspired by the observation that adjacent vertices need possess their own characteristics in terms of total coloring, we study the smarandachely adjacent vertex total coloring (abbreviated as SAVTC) of a graph \(G\), which is a proper total coloring of \(G\) such that for every vertex \(u\) and its every neighbor \(v\), the color-set of \(u\) contains a color not in the color-set of \(v\), where the color-set of a vertex is the set of colors appearing at the vertex or its incident edges. The minimum number of colors required for an SAVTC is denoted by \(\chi_{sat}(G)\). Compared with total coloring, SAVTC would be more likely to be developed for potential applications in practice. For any graph \(G\), it is clear that \(\chi_{sat}(G)\geq \Delta(G)+2\), where \(\Delta(G)\) is the maximum degree of \(G\). We, in this work, analyze this parameter for general subcubic graphs. We prove that \(\chi_{sat}(G)\leq 6\) for every subcubic graph \(G\). Especially, if \(G\) is an outerplanar or claw-free subcubic graph, then \(\chi_{sat}(G)=5\).
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On oscillatory second-order nonlinear delay differential equations of neutral type

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 382 – 389 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Sandra Pinelas, Shyam Sundar Santra
Abstract: In this paper, new sufficient conditions are obtained for oscillation of second-order neutral delay differential equations of the form \(\frac{d}{dt} \Biggl[r(t) \frac{d}{dt} \biggl [x(t)+p(t)x(t-\tau)\biggr]\Biggr]+q(t)G\bigl(x(t-\sigma_1)\bigr)+v(t)H\bigl(x(t-\sigma_2)\bigr)=0, \;\; t \geq t_0,\) under the assumptions \(\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{d\eta}{r(\eta)}=\infty\) and \(\int_{0}^{\infty}\frac{d\eta}{r(\eta)}<\infty\) for \(|p(t)|<+\infty\). Two illustrative examples are included.
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Evaluation of Markov chains to describe movements on tiling

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 358 – 381 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Meseyeki Saiguran, Arne Ring, Abdullahi Ibrahim
Abstract: This study investigate movements of molecule on the biological cell via the cell walls at any given time. Specifically, we examined the movement of a particle in tiling, i.e. in hexagonal and square tiling. The specific questions we posed includes (i) whether particles moves faster in hexagonal tiling or in square tiling (ii) whether the starting point of particles affect the movement toward attainment of stationary distribution. We employed the transitional probabilities and stationary distribution to derive expected passage time to state \(j\) from state \(i\), and the expected recurrence time to state \(i\) in both hexagonal and square tiling. We also employed aggregation of state symmetries to reduce the number of state spaces to overcome the problems (i.e. the difficulty to perform algebraic computation) associated with large transition matrix. This approach leads to formation of a new Markov chain \(X_t\) that retains the original Markov chains properties, i.e. by aggregation of states with the same stochastic behavior to the process. Graphical visualization for how fast the equilibrium is attained with different values of the probability parameter \(p\) in both tilings is also provided. Due to difficulties in obtaining some analytical results, numerical simulation were performed to obtains useful results like expected passage time and recurrence time.
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On graceful difference labelings of disjoint unions of circuits

ODAM-Vol. 2 (2019), Issue 3, pp. 38 – 55 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Alain Hertz, Christophe Picouleau
Abstract: A graceful difference labeling (gdl for short) of a directed graph \(G\) with vertex set \(V\) is a bijection \(f:V\rightarrow\{1,\ldots,\vert V\vert\}\) such that, when each arc \(uv\) is assigned the difference label \(f(v)-f(u)\), the resulting arc labels are distinct. We conjecture that all disjoint unions of circuits have a gdl, except in two particular cases. We prove partial results which support this conjecture.
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Optimal control analysis of combined anti-angiogenic and tumor immunotherapy

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 349 – 357 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Anuraag Bukkuri
Abstract: The author considers a mathematical model of immunotherapy and anti-angiogenesis inhibitor therapy for cancer patients over a fixed time horizon. Disease dynamics are captured by a system of ODEs developed in [1], describing dynamics among host cells, cancer cells, endothelial cells, effector cells, and anti-angiogenesis. Existence, uniqueness, and characterization of optimal treatment profiles that minimize the tumor and drug usage, while maintaining healthy levels of effector and host cells are determined. A theoretical analysis is performed to characterize the optimal control. Numerical simulations are performed to illustrate optimal control profiles for a variety of different patients, each leading to different treatment protocols.
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Existence and uniqueness of mild solution for stochastic partial differential equation with poisson jumps and delays

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 343 – 348 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Annamalai Anguraj, Ravi kumar
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to investigate the existence and uniqueness theorem for stochastic partial differential equations with poisson jumps and delays. The existence of mild solutions of the problem is studied by using a different resolvent operator defined in [1] and fixed point theorem.
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Investigation of nanostructured iron oxides as anodic material for water splitting

OJC-Vol. 2 (2019), Issue 2, pp. 15 – 21 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Masood Rauf Khan, Zahid Sarfraz, Hafiz Sami ur Rehman
Abstract: We explore the possibility of using an iron-based anodic material (\(\alpha\)-hematite) synthesized with a hierarchical 3D urchin-like morphology, as an OER catalyst. The electrodes are prepared by pulsed laser deposition followed by thermal annealing leading to the hierarchical 3D urchin-like morphology. The effect of the deposition parameter on the catalyst phase and morphology are investigated by microRaman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, while the electrode metrics are determined by voltammetric methods and Tafel analysis. We observe that the material is highly electroactive towards the OER, with performance in-line with that of noble-metal based state-of-the-art catalysts.
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