Tertiary-Treated Municipal Wastewater is a Significant Point Source of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Into Duluth-Superior Harbor [PDF]
In this study, the impact of tertiary-treated municipal wastewater on the quantity of several antibiotic resistance determinants in Duluth-Superior Harbor was investigated by collecting surface water and sediment samples from 13 locations in Duluth ...
Allen H. K. +49 more
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Scaling up the production of TiAl turbine wheels for passenger car turbochargers requires the fabrication of thin blades that are similar to those of nickel-based superalloys.
Toshimitsu Tetsui +3 more
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High strength nickel base alloy, WAZ-16, for applications up to 2200 F [PDF]
Alloy product is high strength, high temperature nickel base material with higher incipient melting temperature than all known nickel base alloys. It is microstructurally stable and has high impact resistance both before and after prolonged thermal ...
Freche, J. C., Waters, W. J.
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Technological characterization of vaginal probiotic lactobacilli: resistance to osmotic stress and strains compatibility [PDF]
Aims: The aim was to evaluate the osmotic stress resistance of vaginal beneficial probiotic strains, their growth kinetics and parameters when growing in salt-added culture media, and their compatibility to go further in the design of a probiotic formula
Birgitt, Wiese +3 more
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Improved impact-resistant boron-aluminum composites for use as turbine engine fan blades [PDF]
Efforts to improve the impact resistance of B/Al are reviewed and analyzed. Thin sheet Charpy and Izod impact tests and standard full size Charpy impact tests were conducted on unidirectional and angleply composites containing 4, 5.6 and 8 mil boron in ...
Mcdanels, D. L., Signorelli, R. A.
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Impact-resistant nacre-like transparent materials
Nacre-inspired toughened glass Nacre is a biological composite that is present in seashells. This composite contains a small amount of organic material that toughens brittle ceramics, such that a highly regular three-dimensional brick-and-mortar assembly of microscopic mineral tablets is bonded together with biopolymers ...
Z. Yin, F. Hannard, F. Barthelat
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Effect of waste tire products on some characteristics of roller-compacted concrete
Roller-compacted concrete pavement (RCCP) is one of the most durable, economical, and practical solutions for the construction of roads for various heavy-duty purposes. To make RCCP more sustainable, different waste materials have been utilized.
Abed Ziyad Majeed +2 more
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Bighorn sheep horn-based metamaterial lattice structures for targeted energy absorption applications
A novel approach to developing architected metamaterial unit cells has been introduced in the study, drawing inspiration from the structural attributes of bighorn sheep horns.
Sandeep Suresh Babu +4 more
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Effect of fiber diameter and matrix alloys on impact-resistant boron/aluminum composites [PDF]
Efforts to improve the impact resistance of B/Al are reviewed and analyzed. Nonstandard thin-sheet charpy and Izod impact tests and standard full-size Charpy impact tests were conducted on composites containing unidirectional 0.10mm, 0.14mm, and 0.20mm ...
Mcdanels, D. L., Signorelli, R. A.
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High velocity impact resistance of fibre metal laminates [PDF]
The high velocity impact resistance of fibre metal laminates (FMLs) based on combinations of three different aluminium alloys (6161-O, 6061-T6, 7075-T6) and a glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin have been investigated both experimentally and numerically.
Cantwell, W +5 more
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