Eimeria curvata is a new coccidian described in the doves Columbina talpacoti and Scardafella squammata from western of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The oocysts are ovoid to ellipsoid, 18.3 (17-19) microm x 15.5 (15-17) microm, with a shape index of 1.2 (1.1-1.3). The wall is colorless, smooth and double-layered. A polar granule is present, but there is no micropyle or oocyst residuum. The s...

The mechanisms contributing to failure of full dental ceramic crowns under occlusal loads were studied using a unique optical approach. Model specimens comprising triple-layered crowns (veneer, core and substrate) were developed with both flat and curved occlusal surfaces and then subjected to simulated quasi-static occlusal loading using a spherical indenter. Deformation within the specimens d...

Nanostructures, such as nanowires, nanotubes and nanocoils, can be described in many cases as quasi one-dimensional curved objects projecting in three-dimensional space. A parallax method to construct the correct three-dimensional geometry of such one-dimensional nanostructures is presented. A series of scanning electron microscope images was acquired at different view angles, thus providing a ...

Abstract In this paper, nonlinear dynamic snap-through buckling and vibration behavior of the thermally post-buckled functionally graded (FG) porous nanobeams subjected to static sudden mechanical loads are investigated utilizing nonlocal elasticity theory. The physical properties nanobeam considered be functions temperature based on Touloukian model. addition, describe FG materials, two differ...

This study presents a newly developed size-dependent beam-substrate medium model for bending, buckling, and free-vibration analyses of nanobeams resting on elastic substrate media. The Euler-Bernoulli beam theory describes the beam-section kinematics Winkler-foundation represents interaction between its underlying medium. reformulated strain-gradient elasticity possessing three non-classical ma...

In this talk I will discuss an example of the use of fully nonlinear parabolic flows to prove geometric results. I will emphasise the fact that there is a wide variety of geometric parabolic equations to choose from, and to get the best results it can be very important to choose the best flow. I will illustrate this in the setting of surfaces in a three-dimensional sphere. There are quite a few...