During tests, relative displacement between the loading plate and specimen occurs. Friction on the contact surface exerts a negative impact on the test results. To reduce this friction, a lubricant with thickness of 0.5 mm is added onto the contact surface. This lubricant is composed of ...
The generalised carnivorous type of the adult mandible with bifid apex and molar part bearing two unequal teeth [9], that has originated in the ancestor of Coccinellidae has been carried over with very little modification in all predatory lineages of ladybirds with several independent origins of a...
The museum also answered the question that’s been nagging me ever since my grumbling about the city’s relative lack of period architecture: I knew that it had to do with the massive refugee influx from the People’s Republic during the harshest days of the Communist Revolution… but what ...
Using the NdeI and EcoRI sites, the fragment bearing the target gene was ligated into pET28 vector (Novagen, Merck-Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA), allowing the expression of TthPrimPol fused with a multifunctional leader peptide containing a hexahistidyl sequence for purification on Ni2 þ -...
As with almost all chain emails, its original source is lost to history, with the whistleblower being anyone from a contractor at the Cavs home arena to a relative of James to some guy somebody knew. The fact that it was impossible to attribute also made it impossible to kill, and it ...
Soon, the stock would fall back to reality, with the investors bearing a significant loss. -NYTimes.com How many employees worked for Jordan Belfort's brokerage firm? At its peak in the 1990s, Stratton Oakmont, Belfort's firm that he co-founded with Danny Porush, employed more than 1,...
Even ancient history contains a parallel bearing his name- Roman Augustus Orestes, because of his great expertise in battle, sat next to Attila the Hun in his court. But in the end, it was the defense of his family, that brought his life to execution and a swift end. Both Orestes were...
When 0% < RC < 30%, the normal contact force plays a major role in the bearing of external loads, and it is consistent with the change law of the peak deviatoric stress. (4) The intermediate principal stress has a significant impact on the anisotropy of the system. However, despite var...
(also named Lavandula officinalis Chaix)—the true lavender—is a essential oil-bearing plant known worldwide, which history of usage starts in Greek and Roman times and last up to this day. The entire genus belongs to the large Lamiacae family, which is mostly native to the Mediterranean ...
Findings Correlations between intraoperative and weightbearing rigs for absolute baseline kinematics were unpredictable, ranging from poor to excellent (mean 0.56 for tilt and mean 0.50 for shift). Correlations between rigs for changes in tilt and shift, i.e. relative kinematics, were strong (>0.8...