Shape memory and magnetic properties of a Ni43Co7Mn39Sn11 Heusler polycrystalline alloy were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, the sample extraction method, and the three-terminal capacitance method. A unique martensitic transformation from the ferromagnetic parent phase to the antiferromagneticlike martensite phase was detected and magnetic-field-induced “reverse” transition w...

Based on progressively Type-II censored samples, the empirical estimators of reliability performances for Burr XII distribution are researched under LINEX error loss. Firstly, we obtain the Bayes estimators of the reliability performances. Secondly, different from the predecessor, the empirical Bayes estimators of the reliability performances are derived where hyper-parameter is estimated using...

The mermithid parasite Heleidomermis magnapapula was maintained in larvae of the midge Culicoides variipennis for 20 months in enamel pans containing nutrient-rich water and polyester pads as a substrate. Inseminated female mermithids were introduced to the pad surface when the host was in the late second or early third-instar. Host larvae were harvested from the pans 9 days after exposure and ...

Merino sheep in Thornveld, Dorper sheep and Angora goats in inland Valley Bushveld, Angora goats and Boer goats in Valley Bushveld on the coastal plateau, and springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis, and black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou, in Karroid Mountainveld, all in the Eastern Cape Province, were examined for the larvae of nasal bot flies. The sheep and goats were infested with the larvae of O...

This study explores the impact of industry–university–research (IUR) cooperation on economic system. The constructs a vulnerability evaluation index comprising 42 indicators in five dimensions. Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) panel data from 2006–2018 are used to assess China. research results show that, firstly, 2006–2018, values indicated good development trend, with fluctuations sensitivi...

Infrastructure financialization is an important economic phenomenon in urbanization and urban financialization. The existing studies are mainly focused on qualitative theoretical analysis around the world. To quantitatively evaluate impact of infrastructure uneven regional development, this study firstly measures characteristics development China, then we use Tobit model to analyze based panel ...

Many crustaceans detect odors from distant sources using chemosensory sensilla (aesthetascs) on their antennules. The greater the flow of water through arrays of aesthetascs, the faster the access of odorant to receptors inside the aesthetascs. Stomatopods facilitate odorant access by flicking their antennules, thus increasing the relative velocity of the water reaching their aesthetascs. We us...