Carbonized elastomer-based composites (CECs) possess a number of attractive features in terms thermomechanical and electromechanical performance, durability aggressive media facile net-shape formability, but their relatively low ductility strength limit suitability for structural engineering applications. Prospective applications such as elements micro-electro-mechanical systems MEMS can be env...

BACKGROUND The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) was developed to assess underlying systems for balance control in order to be able to individually tailor rehabilitation interventions to people with balance disorders. A short form, the Mini-BESTest, was developed as a screening test. The study aimed to assess interrater and test-retest reliability of the Norwegian version of the BESTest...

The hierarchical architecture of protective biological materials such as mineralized fish scales, gastropod shells, ram's horn, antlers, and turtle shells provides unique design principles with potentials for guiding the design of protective materials and systems in the future. Understanding the structure-property relationships for these material systems at the microscale and nanoscale where fa...

The usage of wastes of algae would be admirable from environmental and solid waste management point of view. Thus, herein, this data set present a facile method for providing an adsorbent from mixture of algae waste-bentonite. The prepared adsorbent was applied to remove Pb2+ from aqueous solution. The characterization data of the adsorbent were analyzed using FTIR and SEM-EDX methods. The FTIR...

The normal and lateral line cycloid scales of a cyprinid fish Rutilus frisii kutum Kamenskii, 1901 have been subjected to scanning electron microscopy technique to study their detailed structure. The scales have the general morphological characteristics of the cycloid scales. In the normal scale located below the dorsal fin, the focus lies on the anterior region with few mucous pores. There is ...

Through this project, we will explore Semantic Textual Similarity a shared task in Sem Eval 2012. The problem involves comparing a pair of sentences for semantic equivalence, reporting the equivalence on a scale of 0 5 with 0 meaning no equivalence and 5 meaning semantically equivalent. This task is more challenging than determining if the two sentences are paraphrases (a simple yes/no answer),...

OBJECTIVE To develop a simple rapid procedure for bioreduction of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous leaves extracts of Catharanthus roseus (C. roseus). METHODS Characterization were determined by using UV-Vis spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray and X-ray diffraction. RESULTS SEM showed the formation of silver nanoparticles with an average ...

Polymers are nowadays actively used in numerous applications owing their low cost and optimized structural properties. Besides, the miniaturization of the novel materials down to nano and even atomic scale needs the use of Electron Microscopy techniques both for imaging and structuring abilities. When used for surface modification, electrons and ions allow altering the surface properties toward...

XML query translation is an inevitable step involved in using non-XML databases storing XML data. In this paper, we address the XQuery to Sem-SQL translation issue, part of the XML storage and retrieval using the Semantic Binary Object-Oriented Database System (Sem-ODB) project, by providing a high-level description of the translation scheme between XQuery and Sem-SQL. Our translation scheme ut...

Theoretical analyses and experimental studies of synthesized assemblages indicate that under particular circumstances species diversity can enhance community productivity through niche complementarity. It remains unclear whether this process has important effects in mature natural ecosystems where competitive feedbacks and complex environmental influences affect diversity-productivity relations...