This study aimed to assess genotoxicity in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) erythrocytes after exposure to a sub-lethal concentration of 10 mg L(-1) di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) for 24 and 96 h. The results showed that mean MN frequencies in both DBP and ethyl methane-sulfonate (EMS, positive control for MN bioassay) groups were significantly different (p<0.01) with respect to control and sol...

Applications of magnesium alloys as biodegradable orthopaedic implants are critically dependent on the mechanical integrity of the implant during service. In this study, the mechanical integrity of an AZ91 magnesium alloy was studied using a constant extension rate tensile (CERT) method. The samples in two different geometries that is, circumferentially notched (CN), and circumferentially notch...

Just-noticeable interaural time differences were measured for low-frequency pure tones, high-frequency sinusoidally amplitude-modulated (SAM) tones, and high-frequency transposed stimuli, at multiple levels with or without a spectrally notched diotic noise to prevent spread of excitation. Performance with transposed stimuli and pure tones was similar in quiet; however, in noise, performance was...

a newly designed printed slot antenna is presented that incorporates variable two band-notched functions for ultra-wideband (uwb) applications. the two band notches of this coplanar waveguide (cpw) fed antenna are achieved by an m-shaped slot (mss) embedded in the radiating element and a c-shaped strip(css) close to ground plane, therefore two very narrow rejected properties in the wireless loc...

the present study utilizes an analytical method to formulate the three lowest modal frequencies of axially-loaded notched beam through both crack location and load level in a specific format that can be used in existing frequency-based crack-identification methods. the proposed formula provides a basis to shift into two states, one with axial loading and the other without any loading whatsoever...

In this article, a printed ultra-wideband (UWB) monopole antenna with dual band-notched characteristics of size 26mm×35mm is presented. The prototype consists of pincers-shaped radiation element and corner rounded ground plane. By inserting a pair of flexuous slots on the radiation element and a C-shaped slot on the ground plane, the 3.5/5.5 GHz dual band-notched characteristics are achieved, r...

An acoustic technique for measuring inhomogeneous stress fields in externally loaded solids is described. This method requires a measurement of transit time of a longitudinal acoustic wave through a stressed thin metal specimen using a small diameter water-coupled acoustic transducer. The transducer is mechanically scanned over the surface of the sample by a computer controlled system to take s...

where Mkk represents the trace components of the moment tensor,  and  are Lame constants. These results imply that the damage evolution and the accumulation of relative crack volume are also estimated from the moment tensor analysis. From moment tensors determined in bending tests of concrete specimens with a notch [Ohtsu & Ohtsuka 1998], the damage and the accumulation of crack volume were e...

A novel ultra-wideband (UWB) monopole antenna with triple band-notched functions is presented. A pair of folded multiplemode resonators (MMR) symmetrically coupled to the feed line are utilized to generate triple notched bands for WiMAX, WLAN and downlinks of X-band satellite communication, respectively. The centre frequencies and band gaps between them can be tuned by varying the length and wi...

Steels are heavily used in infrastructure and the transportation industry, and enhancing their fatigue resistance is a major challenge in materials engineering. In this study, by introducing a gradient microstructure into 304 austenitic steel, which is one of the most widely used types of stainless steel, we show that a strength gradient substantially enhances the fatigue life of the material. ...