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This paper describes time-frequency analysis of the friction coefficient with Pressure Prevention Mattresses discrete wavelet transform.Ball-on-disk experiments were conducted with a steel ball, an aluminum disk and ethanol as a lubricant.The coefficient of friction was rather stable and low during initial sliding before it suddenly increased by se

This paper describes the development of an innovative carbon nanotube-based non-woven composite sensor that can be tailored for strain sensing properties and potentially offers a reliable and cost-effective sensing option for structural health monitoring (SHM).This novel strain sensor is fabricated using a readily scalable process of coating Carbon

The relationships between an urban ecosystem located near the Atlantic Rainforest in southeastern Brazil and ant communities were studied with the objective of quantifying the ant richness and abundance in the household environment and its surroundings.Eighty residences were sampled, where 58 species and 28 genera pertaining to 7 sub-families were

Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are clusters of lymphoid cells with an organization that resembles that of secondary lymphoid organs.Both structures share common developmental characteristics, although TLSs usually appear in chronically inflamed non-lymphoid Metal Arc Lamp (1/CN) tissues, such as tumors.TLSs contain diverse types of immune cell