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Breeding biology and breeding success of the blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island
No full textThis paper presents the first detailed study of the timing and breeding success of an apparently declining population of blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. Nest contents of 138 natural burrows and 19 nest boxes were determined at regular intervals during the 2006 breeding season. Hatching, fledging, and overall breeding success rates were comparatively high at 78.9, 83.9, and 66.2%, respectively, suggesting that the apparent population decline cannot be explained solely by low breeding success. With 1.18 fledglings produced per pair, productivity was lower than on the east coast of the South Island, possibly due to the absence of double clutching. The high incidence of road kills suggests that road traffic may be a major contributing factor to the decline of the blue penguin population in the study area
Conservation of the blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
No full textEstimates of blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola) densities from diurnal and nocturnal line transects in the Korup region, south-western Cameroon
No full textThe Development of Nanostructured TiO2 Sol-Gel Derived Coatings – the Influence of Substrate Preparation Method and Post Treatment of Coatings
No full textThe analysis of literature data and experimental results obtained by the Author of the report clearly showed that further researches shall be devoted to the surface preparation method and characterization of the substrate obtained to check the dependency of morphological features whether they are characteristics of sol or substrates
Conservation of the blue penguin Eudyptula minor on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
No full textThe West Coast Blue Penguin Trust website can be found at: http://www.bluepenguin.org.nzOn the West Coast, residents had noticed a decline in numbers of blue penguins, but the evidence was anecdotal. No bird counts or distribution surveys had been made, so numbers were unrecorded, and the breeding season was also unknown. The West Coast Blue Penguin Trust have conducted surveys and research, and have been raising public awareness of the potential threats to blue penguins
Sol Grossbard papers 1919
No full textA typescript written while serving in the Signal Corps with the U.S. Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, 1918-1919. It is a critique of the attitudes and policies of the Allies towards Russia and its various political groups which led to the Allies' intervention in Siberia in 1918, and how these shared Russian attitudes toward each of the Allies and contributed to the final outcome of the Allies' venture in Russia. The author also presents his views as to what steps the U.S. should have taken to have enabled a stable democratic Russian government to have evolve
Scrutinizing the importance of surface chemistry versus surface roughness for aluminium / sol-gel film adhesion
No full textThe sol-gel synthesis process is a versatile method used to produce a wide diversity of materials and is being increasingly used as a surface modification method to alter porosity, wettability, catalytic activity, biocompatibility and corrosion performance of underlying substrates. Silane sol–gel films deposited on aluminium and aluminium alloys have been widely studied as chemical conversion coatings and as coupling agent between the substrate and organic layers. This study set out to investigate the effect of the surface chemical treatment prior to sol-gel application on the interfacial adhesion properties of a hybrid sol-gel film. Different surface pre-treatments, including two abrasive treatments and three chemical surface pre-treatments were used and their effect on surface chemistry and surface roughness was assessed. Surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, roughness measurements and static contact angles. Cerium nitrate loaded hybrid sol-gel films were deposited and adhesion on commercially pure aluminium was evaluated using pull-off testing. Statistical analysis revealed that, although highest adhesion values were obtained on rougher surfaces, the strongest correlation exists between the surface hydroxyl fraction and adhesion strength.Team Arjan MolTeam Yaiza Gonzalez Garci
From past research experiences looking to the future of sol–gel
No full textAbstract: Based on the outline of the conference that the author held in St. Petersburg for the conferment of the Life Achievement Award, some important steps in the evolution of science and sol–gel technology are revisited through examples taken from his research experiences. The goal is to reconsider what has been done in the past in light of what has been learned in the meantime. Some topics are still current and probably deserve further and more in-depth research, and new ideas for future work may be suggested. Driven by the interest of finding new materials and new fields of application, the sol–gel has evolved from the first studies on simple glass and glass–ceramic systems, to more sophisticated and complex organic–inorganic systems, multifunctional materials, and nanocomposites. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Sol–gel one-pot synthesis in soft conditions of mesoporous silica materials ready for drug delivery system
No full textThe present work reveals a new and simple strategy, a one-step sol–gel procedure, to encapsulate a low water-soluble drug in silica mesostructured microparticles and to improve its release in physiological media. The synthesis of these new materials is based on the efficient solubilisation of a poorly water-soluble drug in surfactant micelles (Tween 80, a pharmaceutical excipient) which act as template for the silica network. A strict control of the sol–gel process and the parameters procedure in soft conditions (concentration, pH, temperature) was applied to reach the solubilisation limit of the drug in the micellar solution so as to optimise its encapsulation. Even if this one-pot procedure could appear limited by the low drug loading, it could provide an interesting alternative for the formulation of many recent highly active but very poorly soluble drugs.Nanostructured MaterialsApplied Science
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