Composite materials are being widely used in applications including marine industry where specific properties and corrosion resistance are required. Many applications have been mentioned for pipes systems on ships, offshore platforms and also for coastal engineering plant such as power stations and desalination installations. However, it was recognized that the optimum use of composite material...

in this study, bio-based carbon nanotubes (cnts) have received considerable research attention due to their comparative advantages of high level stability, simplistic use, low toxicity and overall environmental friendliness. new potentials for improvement in heat transfer applications are presented due to their high aspect ratio, high thermal conductivity and special surface area. phonons have ...

Healthcare associated infections are a considerable burden to the health care system. The affected patients have their prognosis worsened and demand more resources from hospitals. Furthermore, the bacteria causing these infections are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics while also becoming more deadly and contagious. Contributing with knowledge for stopping these infections is, there...

Dynamic modulus characterizes the viscoelastic behavior of asphalt materials and is the most important input parameter for design and rehabilitation of flexible pavements using Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). Laboratory determination of dynamic modulus is very expensive and time consuming. To overcome this challenge, several predictive models were developed to determine dyn...

Organizations face an increasingly turbulent environment requiring flexibility and agility of processes and structures. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the interaction between formal organizational structures and informal networks in fulfilling these needs. A considerable body of evidence about informal collaborative arrangements in organizations exists, pointing to their importance in ac...

An old idea for explaining the hierarchy is strong gauge dynamics. We show that such dynamics also stabilises the moduli in M theory compactifications on manifolds of G2holonomy without fluxes. This gives stable vacua with softly broken susy, grand unification and a distinctive spectrum of TeV and sub-TeV sparticle masses. MIRAMARE – TRIESTE June 2006 1. Stabilising Hierarchies and Moduli M the...