Analysis of propagation of a fault driven by a steadily moving shearing force through a structural interface reveals a channeling effect for the energy release. This effect implies that a steady-state solution for propagation ...

The study of soap films spanning wire frames continues to provide insight into both static and dynamic properties of foams. Experiments show that sufficiently small triangular faces shrink spontaneously, with their area ...

Abundance of a population of three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L., in a small backwater of Afon Rheidol in mid-Wales (UK) was estimated annually each October from 1972 to 1999 by mark-recapture. 2. The ...

Anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigales) are active degraders of fibrous plant material in the rumen. However, only limited information is available relating to how quickly they colonize ingested feed particles. The aim of ...

The dynamics of a simple spin chain (two spins) coupled to bosonic baths at different temperatures is studied. The analytical solution for the reduced density matrix of the system is found. The dynamics and temperature ...

The dynamics of water in fresh and in rehydrated white bread is studied using quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). A diffusion constant for water in fresh bread, without temperature gradients and with the use of a ...

In this paper we present a prototype system for altering perceived attributes of faces in video sequences, such as the apparent age, sex or emotional state. The system uses multilinear models to decompose the parameters ...

Date of first flowering was recorded for 40 years in the same agricultural varieties of white clover ( Trifolium repens L.). Standard procedures, experimental conditions and germplasm allowed the unmediated effects of ...

Data about the nature and timing of Holocene events from the Southern Hemisphere, especially in southern South America, are required to provide insight into the extent and nature of past climate change in a region where ...