We determined the contribution of the three major prokaryotic groups (Bacteria, Crenarchaeota, and Euryarchaeota) on the uptake of Dand L-aspartic acid (Asp) in the major water masses of the North Atlantic (from 100to 4,000-m depth) with the use of microautoradiography combined with catalyzed reporter deposition fluorescence in situ hybridization (MICRO-CARD-FISH). The percentage of prokaryotic...

Belt conveyors represent efficient transport systems that are used for transportation of bulk materials across all industries. Their basic structural component is a conveyor belt. During storage and deployment, belts undergo an inevitable process ageing which leads to deterioration their properties. A challenge associated with the use ensure required electrical conductivity. This has prompted r...

This paper introduces a novel approach for performing non-invasive particle size analysis for a material stream running on a standard conveyor belt. The measurements, carried out with a 3D laser scanner and a measuring belt weigher, are accurate, robust and real world physical measures. The 3D data obtained with the laser scanner enables more accurate analysis than the spatial monochrome or col...

We simultaneously measure the flow rate and the normal force on the base, near the outlet, during the discharge through an orifice of a dense packing of monosized disks driven by a conveyor belt. We find that the normal force on the base decreases even when a constant flow rate is measured. In addition, we show, by changing the mass of the disks, that pressure can be changed while the flow rate...

Detection of moving objects has been utilized in industrial robotic systems, for example, in the recognition and monitoring of unmanned systems that also require compression of moving images [1], [2], [3], [4]. Trajectory prediction of moving objects is required for a mobile manipulator that aims at the control and observation of motion information such as object position, velocity, and acceler...

Detection of moving objects has been utilized in industrial robotic systems, for example, in the recognition and monitoring of unmanned systems that also require compression of moving images (Senior, 2002, Bierlaire & Antonini, 2003). Trajectory prediction of moving objects is required for a mobile manipulator that aims at the control and observation of motion information such as object positio...