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A thermodynamically motivated model for stress-fiber reorganization
(Springer Verlag, 2015-09-04)
We present a model for stress-fiber reorganization and the associated contractility that includes both the kinetics of stress-fiber formation and dissociation as well as the kinetics of stress-fiber remodeling. These ...
Effect of fast pyrolysis conditions on biomass solid residues at high temperatures
(Elsevier, 2015-12-03)
Fast pyrolysis of wood and straw was conducted in a drop tube furnace (DTF) and compared with corresponding data from a wire mesh reactor (WMR) to study the influence of temperature (1000–1400)°C, biomass origin (pinewood, ...
Influence of fast pyrolysis conditions on yield and structural transformation of biomass chars
(Elsevier, 2015-09-19)
Fast pyrolysis of biomass (wood, straw, rice husk) and its major components (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin) was conducted in a wire mesh reactor. The aim of this study was to understand the influence of temperature ...
Do as I tweet, not as I do: comparing physical activity data between fitness tweets and Healthy People 2020
(JMIR Publications, 2015-11-30)
Background: The goal of this research was to compare the self-reported estimates of daily physical-activity data provided to the Healthy People 2020 research team via a telephone survey to the mobile fitness app real-time ...
Metal concentrations in lime stabilised, thermally dried and anaerobically digested sewage sludges.
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2015-11-25)
Cognisant of the negative debate and public sentiment about the land application of treated sewage sludges ( biosolids ), it is important to characterise such wastes beyond current regulated parameters. Concerns may be ...
The past, present and future in scaffold-based tendon treatments
(Elsevier, 2015-04)
Tendon injuries represent a significant clinical burden on healthcare systems worldwide. As the human population ages and the life expectancy increases, tendon injuries will become more prevalent especially among young ...
A dislocation-based model for high temperature cyclic viscoplasticity of 9-12Cr steels
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2015-06-22)
A dislocation-based model for high temperature cyclic viscoplasticity in 9–12Cr steels is presented. This model incorporates (i) cyclic softening via decrease in overall dislocation density, loss of low angle boundary ...
Use of amendments in a peat soil to reduce phosphorus losses from forestry operations
(Elsevier, 2015-10-18)
Forestry harvesting on peats is known to result in significant losses of soil phosphorus (P) to adjacent waters, and the issue is becoming an increasingly serious concern as peatland forest stocks mature and reach harvestable ...
A porosity-based corrosion model for alkali halide ash deposits during biomass co-firing.
(American Chemical Society, 2015-04-24)
This paper presents a physics-based model to describe accelerated corrosion because of alkali-halide-containing deposits, which form on superheater tube walls during biomass co-firing. Increased rates of corrosion during ...