With the help of the international used tyre trade, the Asian tiger mosquito, Stegomyia albopicta, has been able to expand its range world-wide. In 1979, the species was recorded in Europe for the first time in Albania, and has since been reported in 14 European countries. In addition to its rapid spread, St. albopicta is of particular interest due to its vector capacity for certain infectious ...

For any given road layout or curvature skid resistance as property of pavement surface and tyre is a decisive factor limiting the speed threshold for safe driving. Skid resistance is no fixed value and is significantly lowered in case of precipitation depending on form and rate. A further influence factor in such cases is the macro texture of pavements due to their capacity to hold precipitatio...

Observational data from the Galileo Orbiter's remote-sensing instruments, including solid-state imaging (SSI), the Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS), and the ultraviolet spectrometer (UVS), are analyzed and interpreted in terms of the history of the Tyre and Pwyll impact sites and the nature of Europa's crustal zonal structure. Material characterized by asymmetric 1.4 and 2.0/xm bands a...

Off-road motorcycles transit over significantly irregular terrains facilitated by their suspension system. The optimisation of is an open topic. On one hand, on-road need to be extended consider off-road peculiarities such as larger amplitude motion and a standing rider, provide predictions. the other objective methodology verify predictions needed since current practice rely on subjective perc...