Documenting the tectono-thermal evolution of exhumed ductile portions orogenic systems is critical for interpreting orogen dynamics. Here, we utilize Raman spectroscopy carbonaceous material thermometry to quantify thermal architecture Salmon River suture zone in west-central Idaho, USA, which records Cretaceous collision Wallowa island arc terrane with North America. We integrate this publishe...

statement of problem: tongue thrust and/or its consequent swallowing pattern are amongst the parafunctional habits that have always been considered as etiological factors for dental disorders by different investigators. purpose: the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of tongue thrusting and the incidence of periodontal disorders associated with this habit among patients referre...

(paper pages 133-156) zagros active fold-thrust belt lies on the northern margin of the arabian continental crust it is a young fold-thrust mountain belt currently shortening, thickening and uplifting as a result of the collision of the arabian and iranian plates. rethickening of crust during collisional orogenies could have been carried out by reversal of fault motion along the mesozoic normal...

The flagellum in many predatory flagellates is equipped with rigid hairs, which reverse the direction of thrust to generate a feeding current. We have discovered novel mechanism for generation hairy flagella, fundamentally different from slender body theory governing smooth flagella. show that generated at crests flagellar wave, thanks key role hydrodynamic interactions among effectively functi...

The link between orogenic activity and foreland basin stratigraphy is well established; however, potential controls by foreland basin stratigraphy on thrust belt architecture have not been fully evaluated. Mechanical properties of typical foreland basin stratigraphic successions influence the structural development of fold-thrust belts in predictable ways. Fundamental features of foreland basin...

Plasma actuators (PA) can be utilized as fluid control devices without moving parts, but further improvement in drive efficiency is necessary. Herein, string-type PAs with up to 12 insulated conductive wires were evaluated replace sheet-type having a single encapsulated electrode. The thrust–power ratio of eight or more nine times that single-wire PA. This due the substantial increase width ele...

We present a new formulation of the motion of a flexible body with a vortex-sheet wake and use it to study propulsive forces generated by a flexible body pitched periodically at the leading edge in the small-amplitude regime. We find that the thrust power generated by the body has a series of resonant peaks with respect to rigidity, the highest of which corresponds to a body flexed upwards at t...

The Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) is a low cost reliable electric propulsive device that has typical performance within the ranges; specific impulse 300 – 1700 s, Impulse bit 0.06 – 2.6 mN.s and thrust efficiency less than 20%. Past studies have focused on specific aspects to increase performance and understanding, i.e. late time ablation or current sheet canting. Although enlightening, they hav...