We present an easy-to-use analytic toolbox for the calculation of short-time transport properties of concentrated suspensions of spherical colloidal particles with internal hydrodynamic structure, and direct interactions described by a hard-core or soft Hertz pair potential. The considered dynamic properties include self-diffusion and sedimentation coefficients, the wavenumber-dependent diffusi...

Post-fledging juvenile survival rates are difficult to measure, particularly for seabirds (Harris et al. 1994, Gaston 1997). However, several studies have highlighted the demographic importance of estimates of survival during the first year, and until first breeding, for both seabirds (e.g. Hudson 1985) and birds in general (e.g. Ganey et al. 1998, Hafner et al. 1998). Such estimates are partic...

Background Over the last few decades, shallow geothermal systems (< 400 m depth) have been increasingly utilized as renewable energy sources and storage systems for heating and cooling for domestic and public use (e.g., Bayer et al. 2012; Blum et al. 2010; Fridleifsson et al. 2009; Lund et al. 2011). Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) facilities directly use aquifers for seasonal storage of ...

ground penetration radar (gpr) as a nondestructive method for identifying underground objects has been successfully applied to different fields of science such as geotechnical investigations, oil and gas exploration, geology, pipe detection and archeology investigations. metallic and nonmetallic objects can be identified by this method.  the depth of penetration is dictated by the gpr antennas....

We calculate short-time diffusion properties of suspensions of porous colloidal particles as a function of their permeability, for the full fluid-phase concentration range. The particles are modeled as spheres of uniform permeability with excluded volume interactions. Using a precise multipole method encoded in the HYDROMULTIPOLE program, results are presented for the hydrodynamic function, H(q...

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i read the recent publication on children contacting with smear positive tuberculosis patients with great interest.[1] aminzadeh et al . concluded that the ‘strategy of six months of supervised isonicotinylhydrazine (inh) chemoprophylaxis is successful, particularly in children who are at high risk to progress to the disease, following exposure.[1] i agree with the usefulness and effectiveness ...