Animals are believed to be homeostatic by maintaining relatively constant body nutrient content independently of changes in diet.Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important elements for fishes as Loricariids, which are covered with armor-like bony plates.These species are expected to maintain nutrient homeostasis, however, in environments with low
It is practically difficult to find titanium sponges with low and stable aluminum impurities on the market even though it is the precondition to prepare high-purity titanium.Analysis indicates that almost all the aluminum impurities in the titanium sponge are inherited from the magnesium used to reduce titanium tetrachloride.However, it remains elu
Waterborne acrylic resin is widely available in architectural coatings, road adhesives, etc.Its Ventilation Fans non-toxicity, non-irritating odour, and low cost are characteristics that have received increasing attention in recent years.Concerning the water-resistance of the resin, this review introduces the effect of inorganic materials like sila
In this work, a novel approach in post-earthquake structural damage estimation is investigated.The approach is formulated as a problem of both damage approximation and localization.The inter-story drift ratio and the global damage index of Park/Ang (DIG,PA) are the estimated damage indicators for each floor of the structure.Artificial neural networ