Effects of nano-wollastonite (NW) on physical and mechanical properties of medium density fiberboard (MDF) were studied. NW was applied at 5, 10, 15, and 20 g/kg dry weight basis of wood fibers; the results were then compared with control specimens. Two application methods of NW were used: surface and internal applications. Density was kept constant at 0,67 g/cm3 for all treatments and tests we...

A ternary hybrid structure of one-dimensional (1D) silver nanowire-doped reduced graphene oxide (RGO) integrated with a CdS nanowire (NW) network has been fabricated via a simple electrostatic self-assembly method followed by a hydrothermal reduction process. The electrical conductivity of RGO can be significantly enhanced by opening up new conduction channels by bridging the high resistance gr...

We have converted nanoscale mechanical energy into electrical energy by means of piezoelectric zinc oxide nanowire (NW) arrays. The aligned NWs are deflected with a conductive atomic force microscope tip in contact mode. The coupling of piezoelectric and semiconducting properties in zinc oxide creates a strain field and charge separation across the NW as a result of its bending. The rectifying ...

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Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs)-based nanowire waveguides possess potential applications for nanophotonic circuits. Precise control on the propagation of SPPs in metal nanowires is thus of significant importance. In this work, we report the control on SPPs propagation properties by moving a silver nanoparticle (Ag NP) along a silver nanowire (Ag NW). The emission intensity at NP can be attenu...

Neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASP), a member of the WASP family, regulates reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton through activation of the Arp2/3 complex. To date, most studies of N-WASP have focused on intracellular and morphological phenomena, such as vesicle transport and filopodium formation. We investigated the importance of N-WASP in epithelial morphogenesis, using Madin-...

Author details W21C Research and Innovation Centre, G-01TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada. Department of Community Health Sciences, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3rd Floor, 3-36E, TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada. Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, Univer...

Nanowire-based ferroelectric-complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (NW FeCMOS) nonvolatile memory devices were successfully fabricated by utilizing single n- and p-type Si nanowire ferroelectric-gate field effect transistors (NW FeFETs) as individual memory cells. In addition to having the advantages of single channel n- and p-type Si NW FeFET memory, Si NW FeCMOS memory devices exhibit a dir...

We report three representative nanowire (NW) devices for applications in stretchable electronics, strain sensing, and optical sensing. Fabrication of such devices is based on a recently developed strain-release assembly method. NWs are first aligned transversely on an elastomeric substrate using the strain-release assembly. Constant resistance is achieved in silicon (Si) NW devices stretched up...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Childhood obesity has increased in recent decades in Korea. This study was designed to examine differences in the eating habits, physical activity (PA), nutrition knowledge, and self-efficacy of children by obesity status. SUBJECTS/METHODS Subjects were 5th-grade children from 70 elementary schools in 17 cities nationwide. Two-stage stratified cluster sampling was employ...