Newfangled vinylsulfone (VS) based fiberreactive dyes were synthesized and applied to mill desized, bleached and mercerized textile fabric (100% cotton). Padthermosol dyeing method was utilized due to less hazardous environmental affects and high dye fixation to optimize dyeing quality parameters i.e. salt concentration, pH, dyeing time and dyeing temperature. The pretreated and dyed cotton fab...

OBJECTIVE To test casting capacities of impression materials under dry and wet sulcular conditions in vitro. METHOD AND MATERIALS An incisor with a circular shoulder preparation (1 mm) was inserted in a primary mold. A shiftable secondary mold allowed adaptation of sulcular depth (1 to 4 mm). An outer circular chamfer assured reproducible positioning of an impression material carrier. Tested ...

The recent multi-year droughts in California have highlighted the heightened risk of longer and more intense droughts, thus increasing interest understanding potential impacts for major economic activities, such as agriculture. This study examines changes cropping pattern California’s Central Valley between 2007 2016 response to two consecutive (2007–2009 2012–2016), factors driving these chang...

The assembly of local communities from regional species pools is shaped by historical aspects of distribution, environmental conditions, and biotic interactions. We studied local community assembly patterns in African annual killifishes of the genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes), investigating data from 168 communities across the entire range of regionally co-existing species. Nothobranch...

Team Oshkosh, composed of Oshkosh Corporation, Teledyne Scientific and Imaging Company, VisLab of the University of Parma, Ibeo Automotive Sensor GmbH, and Auburn University, participated in the DARPA Urban Challenge and was one of the 11 teams selected to compete in the final event. Through development, testing, and participation in the official events, we experimented and demonstrated autonom...

introduction lentil with about 28 percent protein occupies the second after soybean. it is one of the major crops in developing countries as a complement to cereals and is an excellent source of protein and amino acids in the diet. results of studies shown that for most crops, including lentil, the occurrence of drought stress in some phenology stages cause irreparable damages to yield. therefo...

one of the important problems in the urban development process in the world has been land use and planning for urban sustainability. considering this important issue, this study investigates spatial analysis and urban land use planning in dogonbadan. this research is applied- analytical and by applying land extension index and hensen model intends to study and plan urban land use in this city. ...

Schirmer Engineering Corporation (Schirmer Engineering) was retained by The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) as a Project Consultant for the project titled “Data Needs for NFPA Automatic Sprinkler Committees.” This report investigates the NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (2007 Edition) requirements for dry pipe systems having a maximum volume of 500 gallons ...