These survey results are consistent with the hypothesis that the weevil played an important role in producing both observed declines. The effect of weevils on watermilfoil was evaluated in two experiments. In an aquarium experiment, we found that the viability of stem fragments damaged by weevils ...
In this study, liquid|liquid interfaces were created by pipetting microliter-sized droplets of water and DCE between a glass slide and a cover slip (see Fig.1). When the water phase contained HAuCl4and the DCE phase contained [NBu4][ClO4], an emulsion began to form at the liquid|liquid ...
This work examines the application of machine learning (ML) algorithms to evaluate dissolved gas analysis (DGA) data to quickly identify incipient faults in oil-immersed transformers (OITs). Transformers are pivotal equipment in the transmission and dist
The chemicals were bought from the Laboratory and Scientific Enterprise. The synthetic oil properties used in this experiment, as well as the laboratory measurement and properties, are presented in Table 1. The physical and chemical properties of crude oil are highly dependent on the geographical ...
We studied monomolecular layers at the oil/water interface (O/Wint) in a Langmuir interfacial trough using egg-yolk phosphatidylcholine (EPC) (the model phospholipid) and Vaseline (VAS) as oil phase. The temporal dynamics in the surface pressure (π) evo
Based on pyrolysis simulation experiment, Prinzhofer et al. (2000) established a kerogen cracking gas and oil cracking gas identification plot (Li et al., 2015; Prinzhofer et al., 2000), and it has be applied to the analyses of oil-type gas genetic types in Tarim Basin (Liu et al.,...
Addition of chaotropic and kosmotropic salts may reduce the degree of attractive interactions and thus improve deposition. To test this hypothesis, the influence of differ- ent salts (KCl, NaCl, LiCl, and NH4Cl) at various salt con- centrations (0–2500 mM) on the aggregation behavior of ...
We have been studying the biological activities of olive oil phenols in vitro and in vivo including the bioavailability of phenols and their effects in animals and humans. In vitro, ortho-diphenolic (catecholic) compounds such as oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol exert potent antioxidant activities, s...
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) is often considered one of the most aggressive macrophyte invaders in freshwater habitats throughout the USA. However, conditions leading to successful milfoil invasions are not well understood. This study sought to illuminate the role of herbivores in deter...
Scientists and engineers encounter considerable environmental and economic obstacles stemming from the depletion of crude oil or petroleum fossil fuel reservoirs. To mitigate this challenge, alternative solutions like bio-oil-modified binder derived from