The coconut palm Cocos nucifera L, is a cultivar that arrived in Brazil around 1553 by the Portuguese and expanded along entire coast of country, with commercial production four regions: North, Northeast, Midwest Southeast. has great relevance agroindustry. However, cultivation been affected diseases, among them, sandpaper, which causes losses up to 50% production, if there no control. objectiv...

anastrepha bezzii (diptera: tephritidae) larvae are common inside fruits of sterculia chicha (malvaceae) in minas gerais state, brazil. the seed dormancy and attack by a. bezzii of the native species s.chicha can be detrimental to seed germination and thus the natural spread of this plant. the objectives of the current study were to compare ecological observations of a. bezzii and s. chicha in ...

This article proposes a technique to calculate the coefficient of friction for the fingertip- object interface. Twelve subjects (6 males and 6 females) participated in two experiments. During the first experiment (the imposed displacement method), a 3-D force sensor was moved horizontally while the subjects applied a specified normal force (4 N, 8 N, 12 N) on the surface of a sensor covered wit...

Surface roughness and discoloration of thermally modified Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), Kazdağı fir (Abies equi-trojani Asch. et Sint.), Eastern beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) were evaluated. The surface the samples sanded with 60, 80, 120-grit grades evaluated at temperature levels 160, 180, 200, 220 °C. Findings subjected to multiple analysis variance Duncan’s homogeneity tests; using SP...

The objective of this study was to evaluate seed metrics, optimum temperature for germination and efficiency five pre-germination treatments overcoming dormancy Caesalpinia ferrea seeds. Seeds were subjected constant temperatures 15, 20, 25, 30 35°C the following treatments: nicking with pincers; immersion in water 24 hours at room temperature; scarification sandpaper; caustic soda 60 minutes; ...

Hydrocarbon contamination accumulated on titanium (Ti) implant surfaces during storage and sterilization is unavoidable and difficult to remove. It impairs the bioactivity of implants, restricts initial interactions between implants and the surrounding biological environment, and has become a common challenge for Ti implants. To overcome this problem, sterilization was considered as the final s...

In the comparison test, we evaluated pinhole resistance in three ways, since it was not clear what evaluation methods corresponded to the pinhole resistance on the manufacturing line. The test methods employed were Gelbo flex after 30 cycles, puncture strength (by sticking a pin head into the laminated structure), and press through contamination (by putting a laminated sample between #180 sandp...