In previous work, the interaction of DNA with the textile dyes Disperse Orange 1 (DO1) and Disperse Red 1 (DR1), and their electrolysis products, resulted in significant changes in the characteristic oxidation peaks of the ...

Wild ungulates, and particularly deer, can cause severe damage to commercial plantations, resulting in reduced tolerance of their presence by forestry producers. The marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus, categorized as ...

Flower herbivory and pollination have been described as interactive processes that influence each other in their effects on plant reproductive success. Few studies, however, have so far examined their joint effects in ...

During the lifetime of a component, microstructural changes emerge at its material level and evolve through time. Classical empirical degradation models (e.g. Paris Law in fatigue crack growth) are usually established ...

In this paper, a numerical model to evaluate the impact of the presence of fractured rope components on the static response of ropes is presented. Specifically, the proposed model couples the effects of two phenomena that ...

Major earthquakes may require people to evacuate immediately from buildings as recently observed in the 2015 Mw 8.3 Illapel earthquake in Chile. The building may suffer damage, thus affecting the evacuation process. Perhaps ...

Nurse effects, which occur when one plant species enhances the survival or growth of another plant species, are predicted to be most relevant in stressful environments. These effects are particulary important during seedling ...

The final properties of the composites materials are strongly dependent on the residual aspect ratio, orientation, and distribution of the fibers, which are determined by the processing conditions. Present work is a ...

The analysis of the interaction of hydrogen and their isotopes with tungsten is important, since this material is a strong candidate to form the first wall of fusion reactors for both magnetic and inertial confinement, and ...