Colic is a general term given for any abdominal pain.
There are many types and causes of colic, as well as predisposing
factors. Digestive colic, the true form of colic, can be
caused by feeding and management practices. The intestine
may become blocked and twisted, or gas may develop. A...
The paleomagnetic history of the volcanic rocks of Easter
Island was investigated using standard paleomagnetic techniques.
The remanent magnetization of 673 specimens from the three volcanic
episodes recognized on the island were measured using a spinner
magnetometer. Inclinations, declinations and virtual geomagnetic
poles were calculated for each flow. The majority...
The ecologically and socio-economically important marine ecosystems of Europe are facing severe threats from a variety of human impacts. To mitigate and potentially reverse some of these impacts, the European Union (EU) has mandated the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) in order to achieve Good Environmental Status...
The objective of the work reported herein is to explore the impact of decreasing channel thickness on radio-frequency (RF) sputtered amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) electrical performance through the evaluation of drain current versus gate voltage (I[subscript D] − V[subscript G]) transfer curves. For a fixed set of...
The excitation and decay probabilities for resonance scattering
of radiation from an atom with two coupled excited states and one
ground state in an external static field are calculated as a function
of time and frequency. Various oscillatory behaviors are found in all
the probabilities. These oscillations depend on the...
Environmental restrictions have induced many sawmills to seek alternatives to pentachiorophenol (penta) and similar chlorinated phenols for controlling mold and fungal stains on green lumber during storage and shipment. For that purpose, ten alternative stain preventives were evaluated against a traditional penta product (Permatox 101) on studs of Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga...
We develop an approach for measuring in-well fluid velocities using point electrical heating combined with spatially and temporally continuous temperature monitoring using distributed temperature sensing (DTS). The method uses a point heater to warm a discrete volume of water. The rate of advection of this plume, once the heating is...
Accurately predicting key combustion phenomena in reactive-flow simulations, e.g., lean blow-out, extinction/ignition limits and pollutant formation, necessitates the use of detailed chemical kinetics. The large size and high levels of numerical stiffness typically present in chemical kinetic models relevant to transportation/power-generation applications make the efficient evaluation/factorization of the chemical kinetic...