This paper proposes a mass spring model of the dynamics of a human thigh based on real data acquired Using a force sensor mounted on a robot arm the deformation of the thigh with respect to an external force is measured The stress strain curves we obtained exhibit a strong non linearity due to the incompressibility of the human tissue Hence we propose a two layer model of the thigh using both l...

The Mikkes basin is located at the north center of Morocco. It comprises three different zones which represent diversified geologies which shelter a phreatic and confined aquifer in the Sais basin and a shallow aquifer in the Tabular Middle Atlas. The springs in the Sais phreatic aquifer have suffered a maximum depletion. The springs with a deep or mixed origin are known as low flow variation s...

One hundred and nineteen karst springs, all with electrical conductivity of less than 500 gmhosfcm, discharging two carbonatic aquifers in Zagrosides of Iran are chosen and studied. The results indicate that the lithology of each unit is well reflected in the chemistry of the springs and the overall mineralogical composition of the aquifer can successfully be reconstructed from the hydroche...

L.J. De Kok et al. (eds.), Sulfur Metabolism in Plants, Proceedings of the International Plant Sulfur Workshop 1, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4450-9_29, © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012 Abstract The effect of long-term exposure to elevated p CO 2 concentrations on sulfate and nitrate assimilation was studied under fi eld conditions using leaves from Quercus ilex and Quercus pubescens...

Corrosion and scaling in drinking water sources can lead to economic and health damages. These processes produce by-products in distribution systems, reduce chemical water quality, and are the cause of health issues among consumers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the corrosion and scaling potential of water supply sources of Marivan villages, Iran. In total, 106 water samples were collec...

Background: The aim of this study is to measure the level of radon gas in the thermal springs of the four seasons in the Black Sea Region and to determine the gamma activity levels in the soils around them. Materials and Methods: Indoor radon activity concentrations of four spa facilities, namely Ladik, Havza, Ilıcaköy, and Ayder, were measured using CR-39 passive radon dosimeters and active ra...

Karst aquifers are important groundwater resources, but are vulnerable to contamination due to relatively rapid subsurface transport. Springs, points where the landscape and water table intersect and cold groundwater discharges, link aquifer systems with land surfaces and water bodies. As such, in many regions, they are critical to the viability of lakes, streams and cold-water fish communities...

The Cheb Basin (NW Bohemia, Czech Republic) is a shallow, neogene intracontinental basin. It is a non-volcanic region which features frequent earthquake swarms and large-scale diffuse degassing of mantle-derived CO2 at the surface that occurs in the form of CO2-rich mineral springs and wet and dry mofettes. So far, the influence of CO2 degassing onto the microbial communities has been studied f...

Thermal hot water samples were collected in 2017 from six different springs eastern and southeastern Turkey's (Agri, Van, Sirnak, Mardin, Siirt Erzurum). During the study period, analysis of various physicochemical properties diversity microorganisms investigated. eleven physico-chemical parameters such as temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrogen dioxide, ammonium, nitrate, iron, aluminum, coppe...

early in this study, an α-amylase from bacillus megaterium who (bmw) was isolated from hot springs of ramsar (north of iran), and its gene was cloned in e.coli. based on its conserved sequence regions and substrate specificity, it was classified as intermediary group enzymes with the specificity of oligo-1,6-glucosidase and neopullulanase subfamilies. in the sixth conserved region (83-qvngiwmmp...