2014 Experimental results on the conductivity and rupture properties of two-dimensional continuum crack deteriorated model systems are presented. Two different systems are considered. In case 1, cracks are randomly positioned on the bonds of a regular square lattice drawn on the continuous system. Our finite size systems barely reach the critical percolation regime. The results rather correspon...

Contrary to other preservation methods like thermal treatments, high pressure can destroy microorganisms without affecting the nutritional quality, color, or food texture. The firm texture of fish flesh is an important quality parameter. During the refrigerated storage, the tissue becomes softer and the muscle is deteriorated by different proteases. The aim of this study was to study the modifi...

Repeated within-day testing on a texture discrimination task leads to retinotopically specific decreases in performance. Although perceptual learning has been shown to be highly specific to the retinotopic location and characteristics of the trained stimulus, the specificity of perceptual deterioration has not been studied. We investigated the similarities between learning and deterioration by ...

Stress, a prevalent experience in modern society, is a major risk factor for many psychiatric disorders. Although sensorimotor abnormalities are often present in these disorders, little is known about how stress affects the sensory cortex. Combining behavioral analyses with in vivo synaptic imaging, we show that stressful experiences lead to progressive, clustered loss of dendritic spines along...

This study was undertaken to determine the quality of packaged fresh cut cantaloupe subjected to transport vibration after treating with various anti-browning agents. Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) pieces were dipped in two anti-browning solutions: Treat­ ment-A (2% ascorbic acid + 1% calcium chloride + 0.5% citric acid) and Treatment-B (3% NatureSealTM) for 2 minutes and packaged in bio-based clams...

deteriorated urban textures are areas of a city isolated from developmental life cycle. they have turned into the focus of problems and inefficiencies. the evaluation of renewal actions claims to promote residents’ satisfaction in some cases. at the same time of improving objective and economic quality of life, there are claims regarding the lack of any improvements in their subjective quality ...

An experiment was conducted to examine the influence of soil aggregate size on maize root growth and development. The loamy samples resulted from different number passes rotary tilling experimental runs under controlled bin were selected. texture chosen in this study sandy loam. obtained after interval 10 (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 passes) at moisture content 10.28 % (w.b). Soil collected kept for...