vacuum assisted resin transfer molding, as a sub-branch of rtm is a method of manufacturing composite specimens. considering the industrial development of this method, different modified techniques are designed to improve its performance. among these techniques, using a half flexible mold is regarded as an important method. in this work, dominant equations of resin flow through the mold in pola...

Forest canopies are composed of photosynthetically active vegetation (PAV, chloroplasts) and nonphotosynthetic vegetation (NPV, e.g., cell wall, vein, branch). The fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) absorbed by the canopy (FAPAR) should be partitioned into FAPARPAV and FAPARNPV. Gross primary production (GPP) of forests is affected by FAPARPAV. In this study we developed and ...

We present results of the spectroscopical follow-up observations of QSO candidates from a combined variability and proper motion (VPM) survey in a ∼ 10 square degrees region centered on the globular cluster M3. The search is based on a large number of digitised Schmidt plates with a time-baseline of three decades. This paper reviews the candidate selection, the follow-up spectroscopy, and gener...

This study investigated the organization of a vibrissal pathway that arises from the interpolar division of the spinal trigeminal complex (SP5i), transits through the ventral posterior medial nucleus (VPM), and innervates the somatosensory cortical areas in the rat. Using Fluoro-Gold and biotinylated dextran amine, respectively, as retrograde and anterograde tracers, the following organization ...

Previous studies have demonstrated that tonic responses of trigeminal ganglion neurons to maintained whisker deflections are transformed to mainly phasic responses in thalamocortical neurons. The high tonic responsiveness of thalamic reticular neurons suggests that thalamic inhibition may contribute to this suppression of tonic activity. To test this hypothesis we recorded responses of thalamoc...