Protons from hydrogen or water vapour may dissolve in oxides and other corrosion products, and may affect, and in some cases, dominate their defect structures. Defect-dependent properties like scale growth and plastic deformation then become dependent on the ambient hydrogen or water vapour pressure. Small concentrations of protons may enhance the transport of oxygen in the form of hydroxide io...

Two distinct approaches are being explored in red blood cell substitute (RCS) development: hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) and perfluorocarbon-based oxygen carriers (PFBOCs). HBOCs are based on intra- and/or intermolecularly "engineered" human or animal hemoglobins (Hbs), optimized for O2 delivery and longer intravascular circulation. Some are currently being evaluated in Phase II/III ...

Some pulp mills expect to produce viscose fiber by means of pre-existing pulp production lines as used for conventional kraft pulp having a relatively high content of hemicellulose. In the present study oxygenreinforced alkali extraction was used to dissolve the oxidized lignin, which increased the content of alpha cellulose and increased the degree of mercerization. This paper considers the in...

Overview This document contains additional explanatory text supporting our Eurographics 2006 paper: “Cross dissolve without cross fade: preserving contrast, color and salience in image compositing”, M. Grundland, R. Vohra, G. P. Williams, and N. A. Dodgson, Computer Graphics Forum, 25(3), E. Gröller and L. Szirmay-Kalos (guest editors), 2006 That paper is terse in order to fit within the ten pa...

The high solubility of oxygen in Ti, Zr, and Hf makes it difficult to stabilize protective oxide scales on their surfaces as the subsurface regions can serve boundless sinks that continuously dissolve oxygen. Alloying elements are crucial reduce diffusivity within early transition metals. Past studies have shown most substitutional alloying additions titanium repel interstitial Here we use firs...