Crescimento de plântulas de tomate influjenciado por diferentes extratos de vermicomposto.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o crscimento de plantulas de tomate em diferentes concentrações de extratos de vermicomposto extraídas com água e do modo convencional (NaOH).Resumo expandido

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How to obtain the adhesive strength for double lap joint by using single lap joint

The testing method of adhesive strength of lap joint is prescribed in Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS K6850). However, it has been reported that the strength of double lap joint (DLJ) is about two times larger than the one of single lap joint (SLJ). Therefore, suitable testing method has been required from industries. In this study, the equivalent conditions of strength for SLJ and DLJ are investigated in terms of the intensity of singular stress field (ISSF) appearing at the interface end. First, in order to minimize the bend effect for SLJ, the effect of the specimen geometry on ISSF and deformation angle at the interface corner is considered under the same adhesive geometry and load P. It is found that the minimum ISSF of SLJ can be obtained when the adherend thickness t1 is large enough, and the deformation angle at interface corner is also smallest when adherend thickness t1 is large enough. Therefore, it is necessary to use the specimen with thicker adherend thickness. Then, the equivalent conditions of strength for SLJ and DLJ is investigated by changing adherend thickness. The results show that the strength of the DLJ in JIS (t1=1.5mm) can be obtained by using the SLJ with adherend thickness t1=7mm. When the adherend thickness t1≥25mm, the strength of SLJ is nearly equal to that of DLJ.6th International Conference on Fracture Fatigue and Wear, 26–27 July 2017, Porto, Portuga

O crescimento de plântulas de tomateiro é afetado por extratos de vermicomposto.

O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de extratos de vermicomposto sobre a morfologia da parte aérea e radicular de plantulas de tomateiro. Observou-se um aumento linear significativo da área foliar (AF) e massa foliar fresca (MFF)

Coupling Simulations of Growth and Motion of Dendrite by Phase-field Lattice Boltzmann Method

ABSTRACT Typical solidification microstructures consist of equiaxed and columnar structures. During solidification, convection of liquid plays a crucial role on both solidification structures. Here, the growth direction of columnar structures is changed by the convection [1], and free dendrites flowing within the melt form the equiaxed structure

Intensity of singular stress field for three-dimensional butt joint to evaluate the adhesive strength

Adhesive joints are extensively used in various manufacturing processes in different industrial sectors because of its high fatigue resistance. Different materials properties cause the singular stress field, whose intensity is depending on the adhesive joint geometry. Our previous studies show that debonding strength can be expressed as a constant value of the critical intensity of singular stress field (ISSF) by using two-dimensional butt joint models. By considering real specimen geometry, in this paper, the ISSFs on the interface outer edges of three-dimensional butt joints are analysed by varying the adhesive thicknesses. A mesh-independent technique combined with three-dimensional finite element method (FEM) is shown to evaluate the ISSF. The ISSF distributions on the interface outer edges are analysed in comparison with the previous two-dimensional results. It is found that the critical ISSF considered 3D geometry is almost constant independent of the adhesive thickness.2018 5th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2018), April 10th - 13th, 2018, in Kitakyushu City, Kokura region, Japan

Change of nuclear configurations in the neutrinoless double-β\beta decay of 130^{130}Te →\rightarrow 130^{130}Xe and 136^{136}Xe →\rightarrow 136^{136}Ba

The change in the configuration of valence protons between the initial and final states in the neutrinoless double-$\beta$ decay of $^{130}$Te $\rightarrow$ $^{130}$Xe and of $^{136}$Xe $\rightarrow$ $^{136}$Ba has been determined by measuring the cross sections of the ($d$,$^3$He) reaction with 101-MeV deuterons. Together with our recent determination of the relevant neutron configurations involved in the process, a quantitative comparison with the latest shell-model and interacting-boson-model calculations reveals significant discrepancies. These are the same calculations used to determine the nuclear matrix elements governing the rate of neutrinoless double-$\beta$ decay in these systems.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, 9 table

Spatial Current Patterns, Dephasing and Current Imaging in Graphene Nanoribbons

Using the non-equilibrium Keldysh Green's function formalism, we investigate the local, non-equilibrium charge transport in graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). In particular, we demonstrate that the spatial current patterns associated with discrete transmission resonances sensitively depend on the GNRs' geometry, size, and aspect ratio, the location and number of leads, and the presence of dephasing. We identify a relation between the spatial form of the current patterns, and the number of degenerate energy states participating in the charge transport. Furthermore, we demonstrate a principle of superposition for the conductance and spatial current patterns in multiple-lead configurations. We demonstrate that scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) can be employed to image spatial current paths in GNR with atomic resolution, providing important insight into the form of local charge transport. Finally, we investigate the effects of dephasing on the spatial current patterns, and show that with decreasing dephasing time, the current patterns evolve smoothly from those of a ballistic quantum network to those of classical resistor network.Comment: 25 pages, 12 figure

Confinement and Low Adhesion Induce Fast Amoeboid Migration of Slow Mesenchymal Cells

The mesenchymal-amoeboid transition (MAT) was proposed as a mechanism for cancer cells to adapt their migration mode to their environment. While the molecular pathways involved in this transition are well documented, the role of the microenvironment in the MAT is still poorly understood. Here, we investigated how confinement and adhesion affect this transition. We report that, in the absence of focal adhesions and under conditions of confinement, mesenchymal cells can spontaneously switch to a fast amoeboid migration phenotype. We identified two main types of fast migration-one involving a local protrusion and a second involving a myosin-II-dependent mechanical instability of the cell cortex that leads to a global cortical flow. Interestingly, transformed cells are more prone to adopt this fast migration mode. Finally, we propose a generic model that explains migration transitions and predicts a phase diagram of migration phenotypes based on three main control parameters: confinement, adhesion, and contractility