zinc coating is formed by the heterogeneous assembly of the γ, γ1, δ, ζ and η phases whose mechanicalproperties greatly differ from each other. thermal strains resulting from large differences betweenthermal expansion coefficients are partially relaxed by the formation of a crack network. in order tomodel this phenomenon, initial hardness, thermal expansion coefficient αi and toughness (kic) of...

Mercury contamination in wildlife has rarely been studied in the Southern Appalachians despite high deposition rates in the region. From 2006 to 2008 we sampled feathers from 458 birds representing 32 species in the Southern Appalachians for total mercury and stable isotope δ (15)N. Mercury concentrations (mean ± SE) averaged 0.46 ± 0.02 μg g(-1) (range 0.01-3.74 μg g(-1)). Twelve of 32 species...

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For d ≥ 1 and α ∈ (0, 2), consider the family of pseudo differential operators {∆ + b∆α/2; b ∈ [0, 1]} on Rd that evolves continuously from ∆ to ∆ + ∆α/2. In this paper, we establish a uniform boundary Harnack principle (BHP) with explicit boundary decay rate for nonnegative functions which are harmonic with respect to ∆ + b∆α/2 (or equivalently, the sum of a Brownian motion and an independent ...

carbon and sulfur isotopic data are helpful in understanding environmental conditions under which soils are formed. soils from 18 sampling sites along a climotoposequence from higher laleh zar mountains (4,351 m above sea level with xeric-mesic soil moisture-temperature regimes) to shahdad depression (250 m above sea level with arid-hyperthermic soil moisture-temperature regimes) in kerman prov...

Introduction. Quantifying the spatial position of sacrum is an important task for many medical specialties, including osteopathy. Knowing exactly how patient′s located correct osteopathic treatment. Digital radiography made it possible to process images entire spine and on a personal computer screen, without participation. The aim research was determine boundaries values indicators from radiogr...