Lost and found—Discovery of the presumed lost type of Arma pallipes Dallas, new synonymy and description of two new species of Podisus Herrich-Schäffer (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae)

The presumed lost type of Arma pallipes Dallas is found and Thomas’s (1992) neotype is hereby set aside (ICZN 1999, Art. 75.8). A. pallipes is proposed as junior subjective synonym of Podisus ventralis (Dallas). A lectotype designation by inference of holotype (Gaedike 1971) is accepted for the female typical specimen of P. neniator deposited at Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI, Müncheberg, Germany) (ICZN 1999, Art. 74.6). Two new species of Podisus Herrich-Schäffer are described: Podisus graziae Brugnera, Roell & Lemaître sp. nov. and Podisus thomasi Lemaître, Roell & Brugnera sp. nov. Photographs of all types as well as of live specimens are provided.

Development of optimum preparation conditions of Fe-deficient M-type Ca-Sr System hexagonal ferrites

In this work, an experiment was carried out to investigate the preparation condition of anosotropic Fe-deficient M-type Ca-Sr system ferrite with optimum magnetic and physical properties using the raw material Fe2O3 from steel industrial iron oxide waste. The compositions of the calcined ferrites were chosen according to the stoichiometry Ca1 − x−yLaxSryFe10.9CozO19, where x was varied between 0.05 and 0.85, y between 0 and 0.18, and z = 0. The effect of CaO, SiO2 and Co3O4 inter-additives on the Ca-Sr system ferrite was also discussed in order to obtain low-temperature sintered magnets. The optimum condition of making magnets and some properties of a typical specimen are as follows. The preparation condition: condition: composition Ca0.37La0.45Sr0.18Fe10.9Co0O19, calcination condition 1240 °C × 1hr in atmosphere, low-temperature sintering condition 1210 °C × 1hr in atmosphere, inter-additives Co3O4 = 1.85 wt%, CaCO3 = 1.7 wt%, SiO2 = 0.6 wt%, CaO/SiO2 = 1.59. The magnetic properties of Br=5425 Gauss, bHc=4320 Oe, iHc=4602 Oe and (BH)max=5.26 MGOe were obtained for Ca-Sr system hard magnets with relatively low cobalt content. The unremarkable steel industrial iron oxide waste is recycled produce high-end permanent magnets under output power < 1 kW, which will eventually be used in high-efficiency motors. This is a specific manifestation of "garbage turning into gold" and is one of the best models of circular economy.

LOW DOSE BATH FROM IMPT VS. IMXT FOR THE PELVIC AREA WHEN TREATING ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER

Twenty (10 intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and 10 intensity-modulated x-ray therapy (IMXT) treatment plans for patients with advanced prostate carcinoma were compared in this study. All chosen patients were indicated for prostate and pelvic lymph nodes irradiation using simultaneous integrated boost technique. These patients represent typical specimen for this diagnose. IMPT irradiates just half of the tissue volume with a low dose (up to 10 cobalt gray equivalent) compared to IMXT without compromise in target volumes coverage and in this way reduces the risk of secondary cancer development or other possible complications.

Humanistic aspects of Carolingian Court Poetry: Poetical Technique and Use of Sources in Paul the Deacon's Carmen X

The object of this article is the analysis of a typical specimen of Carolingian court poetry, namely Paul the Deacon’s Carmen X, which was written at the very beginning of the so-called Carolingian Renaissance in 781. In my opinion, Paul’s poem demonstrates once more how, on the one hand, the poetical technique and use of classical sources and, on the other hand, the crucial influence of the environment of Charlemagne’s court that both makes Carolingian poetry an extremely innovative literary form, and strongly connects it with the later phenomenon of Humanism.

Images differentiation of high status and low status person among young people

The study focuses on the socio-psychological analysis of images of typical specimen of high status and low status person identified using qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. On the basis of the two stages of the study, using miscellaneous research methods, (n=120) the main relevant characteristics were identified: objective sources of social status, behavioral peculiarities, personality qualities, appearance peculiarities, nonverbal behavior and experiences of such people. These characteristics may reflect important for young people areas of life and their perception of the society model.

Strain measuring accuracy with splitting-beam laser extensometer technique at split Hopkinson compression bar experiment

An accuracy problem of strain measurement at compression split Hopkinson compression bar experiments with a splitting-beam laser extensometer was considered. The splitting-beam laser extensometer technique was developed by Nie et al. to measure strain of a specimen during its tension under a high strain rate loading condition. This novel concept was an inspiration for the authors to develop own laser extensometer system, which allows for simultaneous and independent measurement of displacement of bar ends between which a compressed material specimen is placed. In order to assess a metrological property of this measuring system, a wide range of high strain rate experiments were performed, including tests with various sample materials (Al 5251, Cu OFE) with different rate of strain, and with the use of two bars material. A high accuracy of the developed laser extensometer was found in measurement of specimen strain, for which uncertainty is not greater than 0.1% and, for a typical specimen dimension, the maximum permissible error is 4.5 μm.

Investigation on Damage Tolerance of Thick Laminate Composite Structure

This study is to investigate the compressive strength of the carbon/epoxy thick laminate after damage. Through damage tolerance of thick laminate is not standardized test because specimens exceed typical specimen thickness described in the ASTM standard, design allowable of thick laminate shall be determined by the experiment to address design criteria of the structure and incorporate functional capability with damage level. In this study, it is performed the research on damage tolerance of thick laminate adopting aircraft structure. The damage tolerance of thick laminates such as no damage and impact damage is evaluated under compression loading.

Fatigue Behavior Research of TCS Typical Welded Joints

This paper has mainly concentrated on the abutting joints corner joints and lap joints of TCS stainless steel, which are produced by TaiYuan steel plant. It has used group method and fluctuation method to test the fatigue limits and p-S-N curves under 95 percent degrees of confidence and 90 and 50 percent degrees of fraction surviving of the six types of joints. These will give technique assurance and data support to welding bogie design. It has also used scanning electronic microscope to observe the typical specimen. The fatigue source and cracking reason of the specimen which will provide reference for welding methods for increasing fatigue strength of such welded joints and establishing the welding procedure were analyzed. The research in this paper will provide basic data for the applications of TCS stainless steel in new heavy load wagons.

Ultrasonic Fatigue Tests on a High Strength Steel for Welded Structure

In this paper, the ultrasonic fatigue machine which works at frequency of 20kHz is utilized to conduct the ultrasonic fatigue tests on a high strength welding structural steel with symmetric cycle stress R=－1 at room temperature. Two typical specimen geometries are tested: smooth specimen and notch specimen. The fatigue tests of smooth specimen are also carried out on the electromagnetic resonance equipment at conventional frequency. A comparison is made between the fatigue test results at the ultrasonic and conventional frequency.