Thermal conductivity of superconducting MgB 2 was studied in both the superconducting and the normal state region. The latter is almost equally determined by the electronic-and the lattice contribution to the total thermal conductivity. In the superconducting state, however, the lattice contribution is larger. The electronic thermal conductivity below T c was derived from the experimental data ...

The Northern Carnarvon Basin (NCB) hosts an extensive record of Jurassic–Cretaceous rift-related igneous activity, manifested by a >45 000 km2 intrusive complex and series volcanic centres constrained seismic mapping. However, there are relatively few well penetrations these rocks (<1% ~1500 exploration wells) in comparison to other basins that witness magmatism, thus, their lithological ...

Surface geothermal expressions such as mud pools, fumaroles, mineral deposits, collapse pits, and hydrothermal eruption craters vary in scale type over space time. The evolution time of these surficial thermal features strongly relates to alteration processes caused by fluids. changes the physical mechanical properties top subsoils that can control fluid flow, degassing patterns, occurrence haz...

The widespread deployment of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) in law enforcement and border control applications has heightened the need for ensuring that the security afforded by these systems is not compromised. While several issues related to fingerprint system security have been investigated in the past, including the use of fake fingerprints for masquerading identity, th...

The Sungun porphyry copper deposit is located in northwestern Iran and is associated with diorite/granodiorite to quartz-monzonite of Miocene age, which intruded Eocene volcanosedimentary and Cretaceous carbonate rocks. Copper mineralization was accompanied by both potassic and phyllic alteration. Three main mineralization related alteration episodes (potassic, transition, and phyllic alteratio...

Soil engineering properties are usually determined in a laboratory setting at room temperature of 270C. Seasonal changes, which is mainly the alteration thermal condition surrounding soil, causes reasonable concern about nature and magnitude changes influences soil properties. The particle size distribution, consistency limit, strength, mineralogy, permeability all accompanied by rise temperatu...