A new CFRP-aluminum joining method has been developed by Cu electrodeposition. deposition was filled into the roughened CFRP surface and significant anchor effect attained method. As a result, A6061 Al alloy were successfully joined electrodeposition high strength of 67 MPa obtained.

The remarkable enhancement of Raman signals from molecules on roughened silver surfaces or on silver colloids has made it possible to obtain vibrational spectra with only monolayer and submonolayer coverage. This communication discusses the physical notions underlying this phenomenon and then surveys the as yet limited applications to macromolecules.

A new species of the plant bug tribe Mirini representing a new genus, Fangumellus flavobadius, is described from Laos. This genus is characterized primarily by the medium-sized, ovoid, tumid body, less shiny, roughened, almost impunctate dorsal surface, short antenna and labium, short pygophore, and atypical shape of parameres and endosoma. The phylogenetic relationship to other known mirine ge...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of nicotine and cotinine, two major components of tobacco, on fungal biofilm formation on two acrylic resins. Additionally, the nystatin susceptibility of the planktonic and biofilm fungal cells was compared. Materials and Method: Ivocap and Lucitone 199 polished and roughened acrylic resin discs were fabricated and randomly assign...

Recent research suggests that the resurgence of bed bugs in the U.S. has occurred at an alarming rate. Assumptions have been made that socioeconomic status is not associated with the prevalence of bed bug infestations. Little information is available at the local level, however, about the prevalence of bed bugs in private homes. The authors' pilot study aimed to identify prevalence, knowledge, ...

Effects of surface roughness on the optical scattering properties of ice crystals are investigated using a randomwave superposition model of roughness that is a simplification of models used in studies of scattering by surface water waves. Unlike previous work with models of rough surfaces applicable only in limited size ranges, such as surface perturbation methods in the small particle regime ...

The scattering properties of transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films into dielectric and semiconductor surrounding media are modeled and compared to experiment. The new approach is not only valid for smooth optical films but also for films with enhanced roughness in order to generate light trapping structures for thin film solar cells. ©2010 Optical Society of America. OCIS codes: (310.0310) t...