association of genetic polymorphism in the calpastatin (cast) gene with average daily gain was examined in iranian purebred kurdi sheep. the genotypes for cast were determined by the pcr-sscp method. blood samples were collected from 84 purebred kurdi sheep belonging to the kurdi breeding station located in the khorasan province, north-east of iran. extraction of genomic dna was based on the gu...

The most rational approach to fabricate soft robotics is the implementation of soft actuators. Conventional soft electromechanical actuators exhibit linear or circular deformation, based on their design. This study presents the use of conjugated polymers, Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) to locally vary ion permeability of the ionic electroactive polymer actua...

The structural and photoluminescence (PL) properties of thin films of poly(3-hexylthophene) (P3HT) with molecular weights (MWs) of 3000 and 13,300 have been investigated. Although high MW P3HT always self-organizes into one packing structure (form I), low MW P3HT forms two different packing structures (forms I and II) depending on the fabrication conditions. In this work, several fabrication te...

For decades, color-critical video monitoring for broadcast and post-production applications was performed on a reference (grade 1) CRT monitor, or a reference projector for cinema applications. Flat panel displays, although having clear advantages in terms of depth, longevity and insensitivity to magnetic fields, have until recently failed to produce accurate and stable pictures as required for...

This paper concerns automotive parts located underneath the engine and in particular the engine oil pan. Classically made of stamped steel or cast aluminum, new developments have allowed the manufacture oil pans with polyamide 66 reinforced by 35% weight of short glass fiber. However, polyamides have some limitations and the most significant is their response to localized impact loading. The na...

High quality BiOCl nanosheets were fabricated using facile, room temperature hydrolysis of Bi(NO3)3 and HCl. The resulting nanosheets had dimensions of 500 nm with the exposed {001} facet. The band gap of the nanosheets was found to be 3.34 eV with conduction and valence band edges at -3.63 eV and -6.97 eV with respect to vacuum, respectively. The electrical conductivity of drop-cast BiOCl nano...

A new reactive ink based on a silver citrate complex is proposed for a photochemical route to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy active substrates with controllable extinction spectra. The drop-cast test of the ink reveals homogeneous nucleation of silver and colloid particle growth originating directly from photochemical in situ reduction in droplets, while the following evaporation of the de...

We report the optoelectronic properties occurring in single-walled carbon nanotubes ~SWNTs!— conjugated polymer, poly~3-octylthiophene! composites. Composite films were drop or spin cast from a solution on indium–tin oxide ~ITO! and quartz substrates and studied using absorption spectroscopy and electrical characterization methods. Diodes ~Al/polymer-nanotube composite/ ITO! with a low nanotube...