We tested the hypothesis that the body oxygen stores, aerobic dive limit (ADL) and dive performance of muskrats can be enhanced by dive-conditioning in a laboratory setting. We compared several key variables in 12 muskrats trained to swim a 16 m underwater course to a feeding station ('divers') with those of 12 animals precluded from diving but required to travel identical distances in water to...

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) has been proposed several years ago as a suitable technique to deposit a pure Mg film over a radio frequency (rf ) gun Cu backflange in order to obtain a high efficiency photocathode surface for the generation of high brightness electron beams. In this paper we report preliminary experimental results on the emission properties of a PLD grown Mg film within the high...

The presented research concerned the phenomenon of polyelectrolyte changes resulting from modification by applying ultrasonic field. main aim this was to determine activation degree macromolecular chemical compound and its effect on sewage sludge subjected conditioning followed dewatering. overall goal investigate potential way reducing dosage compounds prior conditioning. samples were sonicate...

objective roughness is the main parameter in interlocking bonding mechanism. yet there is no model designed to evaluate the effect of surface roughness on adhesion of coating materials in pharmaceutical sciences. materials and methods in this study polymethyl metacrylate spherical beads with different sizes were poured into 10 mm mold, then it was pressed by hand screw and finally heated to 141...