Two new species of oribatid mites, Plasmobates zarae sp. n. and Basilobelba spasmenosi sp. n. are described from the Republic of Rwanda. They can easily be differentiated from other species by a number of characters. Plasmobates zarae sp. n. is differentiated the following characters. four types of particular cerotegumental layers. Integument slightly foveate to smooth on prodorsum; foveate on ...

Polypropylene (PP) has poor adhesion to metals and other surfaces for its chemical structure. Hence, chemical modification of PP is necessary for metal surface coating application. In this research, grafting of maleic anhydride (MA) onto co(propylene-b-ethylene) in the presence of a dicumyl peroxide (DCP) was accomplished in a single screw extruder. Characteristics of the modified polymer were ...

abstract background and objectives: patients are oriented towards spirituality after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg). the aim of this study was to explore the patients’ spiritual experiences after cabg. methods: this qualitative study was conducted using hermeneutic phenomenology. 11 participants (7 males and 4 females) were interviewed in tehran heart center hospital in 2013 using maxim...

I am afraid of fire because of the sadistic ringmaster at the circus always whipping me with a fire whip. I also trust those who have been nice to me, such as all of the group I travel with. I trust Zuko after he frees me from captivity. I can become quite temperamental towards anyone who I think is a threat to myself or my friends, especially Aang. Conversely, I have demonstrated an unrestrain...

Impact stresses in flapper valves have been calculated on the basis of a finite element analysis. The impact velocity at initial contact used in the present calculations, 8 m/s, has been taken £rom previous high speed photographic measurements. Our calculations indicate that the final impact velocity at oblique impact exceeds 8 m/s significantly. This "whip-lash effect" gives rise to higher imp...