Bioadhesives produced by marine macroalgae represent a potential source of inspiration for the development of water-resistant adhesives. Assessing their adhesion strength, however, remains difficult owing to low volumes of adhesive material produced, low solubility and rapid curing time. These difficulties can be circumvented by testing the adhesion strength of macroalgae propagules attached to...

The global distribution of marine species, many of which disperse during the larval stages, is influenced by ocean temperature regimes. Here, we test how temperature and the coral symbionts (Symbiodinium) affect survival, symbiont uptake, settlement success and habitat choice of Acropora millepora larvae. Experiments were conducted at Heron Island (Australia), where larvae were exposed to 22.5,...

The next ten years will bring major change to the world of banking, securities trading and finance. Influenced by the key converging factors of the Internet, the euro, the Y2K Problem, same-day-settlement, and electronic trading networks, the future will find us in a world with one-third fewer banks and one-third fewer stock exchanges. The vast majority of trades in listed securities will occur...

Vacuum preloading combined with prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) has the potential to improve soft sediments under water, however, its development is partly limited by unclear understanding of mechanism. This paper aims extend comprehension influential mechanism overlapping water in scenario underwater vacuum PVDs. The systematic investigations were conducted small strain finite element dra...

Consolidation deformation induced by low frequency cyclic loads was investigated finite element analysis (FEA) and some available test data. Both one-dimensional (1D) consolidation the of a prefabricated vertical drain (PVD) unit cell were considered. With theoretical reasoning using results FEA, it has been established that amount rate continuous load with maximum increment q, can be calculate...

Abstract Background Consolidation of clays could be a very time-consuming procedure. However, preloading can increase the speed consolidation; applying an electric field accelerate this procedure significantly. The efficiency electroosmosis approach has been studied for different types previously. At same time, there is no information about performance EO method Tabriz gray clay. Methods This p...

Electro-osmotic consolidation is an attractive soil improvement technique for soft clay. A review of research and practical applications of electro-osmosis was performed. The achievements and major bottleneck of the current technique were briefly discussed, and the potential areas for scientific research and engineering application were proposed. A laboratory testing facility was developed for ...

1. Pulmonary consolidation may be produced in normal mice by the inhalation of Friedländer's bacillus or Streptococcus haemolylicus. 2. The initial lesion is in both instances interstitial in character and the spread is by way of the interstitial tissue, though the ultimate consolidation may come to resemble in the gross a lobar pneumonia. 3. The lesions grossly and microscopically may be disti...

The Brazilian Agrarian Reform Program has subsidized the settlement of over 425,000 destitute families on previously unproductive land in what has become a very effective vehicle for social inclusion and productivity growth for those settlers who reach the final stage of the process and receive definitive title to the land. Unfortunately, there is a large difference in efficiency and productivi...