abstract. rangelands are mainly used for grazing the livestock in iran, it is essential to specify grazing suitability of rangelands in each region of country, so that it may improve the management policies and approaches for planning and designing current and future plans. the aim of this research was to determine the rangeland suitability for sheep grazing in the watershed of sadegh abad, ker...

Thiswork highlights the laser-based aqueous synthesis and processing of nanocomposites, composed of zinc or iron nanoparticles embedded in a N-Vinylcaprolactam microgel matrix, with potential applicability as ion releasing fiber pads forwound healing. An in situ laser process formicrogel synthesis is developed and optimized for high embedded nanoparticle yields, evaluating influences of laser r...

Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is an efficient solution to collect large-scale data. The efficiency can be increased by combining TLS with additional sensors in a TLS-based multi-sensor-system (MSS). The uncertainty of scanned points is not homogenous and depends on many different influencing factors. These include the sensor properties, referencing, scan geometry (e.g., distance and angle of...

Abstract. This study investigates the applicability of a personal laser scanner (PLS) in surveying small creeks urban areas. The creek geometry can be done only with PLS system or as combination terrestrial measurement and airborne image sequence acquisition by an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV). For both methods, georeferencing is performed using RTK-GNSS. Based on datasets from additional scann...

Quantum gravity gradiometers based on atom interferometry hold the promise for greater sensitivity and suitability for Earth science applications. Such instruments can potentially provide not only high resolution mapping of mass distribution both above and below the surface of the planet, but also temporal monitoring of its dynamical processes. These capabilities will significantly advance our ...

Background and Aim: The conventional procedure for removal of porcelain laminate veneers (PLVs) is time-consuming and inconvenient. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Er:YAG laser for debonding of PLVs. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight intact extracted human maxillary anterior teeth received discoid PLVs (24 feldspathic and 24 e-max ceramic). The PLVs had 0.7 mm thickn...