The toughness of bone is an important feature in preventing it from fracturing. We consider the notch sensitivity in impact, and the associations between brittleness, notch sensitivity and post-yield energy absorption of mammalian mineralized tissues. Specimens of bone-like tissues covering a wide range of mineralization were broken, either notched or un-notched, in impact. The greater the mine...

This study aimed at evaluating the effect of sodium monensin and protein supplementation in the enteric methane production and the population of ruminal protozoa in bovine fed Brachiaria brizantha Marandu cultivar hay. The treatments were: mineralized salt, mineralized salt with monensin, proteinenriched salt and protein-enriched salt with monensin. The experimental outline was in a 4 x 4 Latin...

An assemblage of hydrous, Cl-bearing alteration-induced minerals is present within 150 m of footwall-style Cu–Ni–PGE sulfide mineralization hosted by the Sudbury Breccia at the Fraser Copper zone, Fraser mine, Onaping–Levack area, Ontario. The pyroxene hornfels to hornblende hornfels contact-metamorphic aureole of the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) contains less than 15 modal % hydroxysilicates....

INTRODUCTION The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) connects the femur to the tibia, and functions as a joint stabilizer. ACL tears and ruptures are the most common knee ligament injuries, and affect over 250,000 people per year in the United States alone[1]. Current ACL reconstruction procedures cannot fully restore function without associated side effects such as donor site morbidity, muscle at...

A 2-yr study was conducted to confirm that managed pastures can provide Holstein steers adequate P to meet their daily requirement. Treatments offered were trace mineralized salt with or without additional P. In the first year, 80 Holstein steers (248 kg of BW) were assigned to 4 grazing groups. Treatments were trace mineralized salt only or a 67:33 mixture of trace mineralized salt and dicalci...

Space-borne multispectral and radar data were used to comprehensively map geological contacts, lithologies structural elements controlling gold-bearing quartz veins in the Wadi Hodein area Egypt. In this study, enhancement algorithms, band combinations, math (BM), Principal Component Analysis (PCA), decorrelation stretch mineralogical indices applied Landsat-8 OLI, ASTER ALOS PALSAR following a...