The study of terrestrial geomicrobiology and its relationship to rock weathering processes is an essential tool in developing analogues for similar processes that may have occurred on Mars. Most studies of manganese-enhanced rock varnish have focused on samples taken from warm arid desert regions. Here, we examine samples obtained from eolian-abraded lava flows of the 4700-4800 m high Ashikule ...

abstract today, pottery in shahreza of isfahan is a valuable arts with its up and downs which has stabilized  its place among iranian pottery centers. the investigation of contemporary pottery in the course of  history shows that iranian potters have used predecessors' experiences, as well as remained  professions of pottery art such as soheili, bahari and fakhar, and tried to promote qual...

DESCRIPTION OF WELLCOME TILE* The tile is an elongated octagon in shape. It has a blue tinted glaze, and bright blue decoration with the motto in maroon. The sides of the tile are chamfered, and the glaze on the back is in irregular patches. The design of the Society of Apothecaries' Arms-with ribbon-like scrollwork to the sides of Apollo, who has an unusual 'Red Indian' headdress-is quite dist...

This paper describes a series of visual search experiments for targets defined by their hinocular characteristics. In searches for targets defined by binocular rivalry among fused distractors, or vice versa, the rivalrous items do not "pop out" (reaction time [RT] increases with number of distractors). Binocular luster, a variety of rivalry, is an exception. Luster, an important property of vis...

In this work was investigated the feasibility to use Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) glasses in construction sector as secondary raw material. WEEE glasses were used in different percentages as a function of the product obtained: 30-40wt% for glaze formulations, about 40wt% for glass-ceramics and 5wt% in brick bodies. The laboratory and industrial scale up results demonstrated ...

Determining the aero-icing characteristics is key for safety assurance in aviation, but it may be a computationally expensive task. This work presents framework development of low-dimensional models application to aerofoil icing. The builds on: an adaptive sampling strategy identify local, nonlinear features across icing envelope continuous intermittent icing; classic technique based on Proper ...