Most residential landscapes include a combination of hardscapes
(patios, decks, walkways, and driveways) and ornamental plants. As you
think about the design, construction, and maintenance of your landscape,
consider how sustainable each component is and how it could be modified to be more sustainable.
A sustainable landscape is more than exterior decoration. By using less water, fertilizer, and pesticides than a traditional
landscape, it has minimal impact on the environment. Thus, it is both aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound.
Creating a sustainable landscape means working toward a thoughtful balance between resources used and results...
A sustainable landscape is more than the conscious arrangement of outdoor space for human enjoyment and satisfaction. It is a landscape that uses minimal water, fertilizers, pesticides, labor, and building
materials. Creating a sustainable landscape means working toward a
thoughtful balance between resources used—both in construction and maintenance—and results gained.
The piezoelectric fatigue behavior of Pb-free ceramics based on solid solutions of Bi(Zn₀.₅Ti₀.₅)O₃-(Bi₀.5K₀.₅)TiO₃-(Bi₀.₅Na₀.₅)TiO₃ was characterized at 50 kV/cm after 10⁶ bipolar cycles. Ferroelectric compositions containing 2.5% Bi(Zn₀.₅Ti₀.₅)O₃ exhibited only minor losses in maximum strain (~10%). In compositions with 5% Bi(Zn₀.₅Ti₀.₅)O₃ that exhibit large electric field-induced strains, the electromechanical strain actually...
Background: Chronic heavy alcohol consumption is a risk factor for bone fracture.
Using a non-human primate model of voluntary alcohol self-administration, we have recently shown that alcohol consumption suppresses intracortical bone remodeling. The current study extends this investigation to asses the effect of alcohol consumption on cancellous bone mass, architecture,...
Internally recording instruments were installed in the Drake Passage in January 1979 and recovered in January 1980. Additional instruments were installed at this time for the first experiment in the Pilot Ocean Monitoring Experiment. These are to be recovered in March of 1981. The array consisted of seventy current meters...
Amendments and fertilizers applied to optimize crop production and improve soil health also supply inputs of soil organic matter (SOM) and nutrients that affect soil microorganisms. In the dairy-intensive Pacific Northwest, dairy manure is stored as slurry mixtures until conditions are appropriate for soil application. During storage, the manure begins...
Much recent research has focused on the development lead-free perovskite piezoelectrics as environmentally compatible alternatives to lead zirconate titanate (PZT). Two main categories of lead free perovskite piezoelectric ceramic systems were investigated as potential replacements to lead zirconate titanate (PZT) for actuator devices. First, solid solutions based on Li, Ta,...
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Fig. 2.8 Post-fatigue hysteresis (2x107 cycles at 2Ec) with Eapp decreasing from 4 to 2 Ec
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Internally recording instruments were installed in the Drake Passage in January 1977 and recovered in December 1977. Additional instruments were installed at this time and recovered in January 1979. The first array consisted of 21 Aanderaa current meters on five moorings. The second array was one mooring with three current...