Abstract. Soil hydraulic and hydrodispersive properties are necessary for modeling water solute fluxes in agricultural environmental systems. Despite the major efforts developing methods (e.g., laboratory-based, pedotransfer functions), their characterization at applicative scales remains an imperative requirement. Accordingly, this paper proposes a noninvasive situ method integrating electroma...

Turf is not a material frequently associated with construction. However, as cheap, easily available, and versatile it was used in antiquity (and has been various contexts since) to form unit-based mass walls, embankments, ramparts. Some of the best-preserved evidence for historical turf use comes from Roman period, when mainstay military construction, being widely forts (e.g. along Rhine Britai...

Introduction: Mummy was used in traditional medicine as a remedy for inflammation, articular injuries, rheumatism, bone fractures, wounds, and back pains. In a previous research, the healing effects of mummy on rabbit’s tibial fracture were studied and the results approved its efficacy. Considering some natives’ claim and suggestions of traditional medicine in regard to the effectiveness of mum...

In the present study, nano-micro-structured surfaces have been systematically designed and manufactured in order to generate controlled dropwise condensation mode for enhanced heat transfer during phase-change from vapor liquid. The conceptualization of micro-structures was conducted by using thermal modelling an individ-ual droplet pinned at a single micro-hexagonal cavity. By varying radius, ...

Compared with traditional underwater equipment powered by propeller, the manta-ray-inspired vehicle MPF mode (Median fin/paired fin) has advantages of stable swimming attitude, high maneuverability, and low noise, etc. As one sources advancing power when swims, flexible deformation pectoral fin is an important factor affecting hydrodynamic performance. In this paper, a mechanical analysis two-d...

Gummies are gelatin-based confectionery gel products where the sweeteners play vital roles in product texture. This study focused on impacts of sweeteners, which make up ~70–80% total solids, sol properties, gelling, and melting behaviors gelatin (4–6%) gels. Gelling properties solutions with without (sucrose glucose syrup) were characterized rheology differential scanning calorimetry, while fi...

We describe a method for fabricating biocompatible chitosan-based adhesives with sub-micron structures to enhance tissue bonding. This procedure avoids coating and chemical modification of requires simple drop-casting step the adhesive film formation. Chitosan thin films (27±3 μm) were fabricated pillars (rectangular cuboid height ∼150 nm, square dimension ∼1 μm pitch ∼2 or holes (diameter ~500...

Recently, consumers have become invested in more natural and sustainable ingredients contained personal care products. Unfortunately, cationic surfactants are still heavily relied on as primary conditioning agents products such shampoos because of their ability to cling well the negatively charged surface hair follicles. Additionally, sulfates utilized cleansing they highly effective low cost. ...