Fiber/ metal laminates (FMLs) are hybrid composites consisting of alternating thin layers of metal sheets and fiber reinforced epoxy laminates.In this study, the effect of fiber orientation peperomia double duty on impact properties of FML plates is investigated both analytically and experimentally.Two groups of specimens were prepared and tested i
The ways we read our bodies and bodily transformations are deeply inscribed in cultural meanings that vary across different historical times and societies.Even if the desire to achieve culturally imposed beauty standards depileve easy clean and ideals is relevant to all age groups, anxieties about bodily decline become more pronounced as we approac
Individualism and collectivism are two competing philosophical and social movements that have divided the world for centuries.Their origins can be traced back to ancient times.They are founded on different interpretations of the value and place of freedom and equality in society.While their rivalry is ancient, it is also evolving and taking on ever
The peculiar Afrotropical bark beetle genus Xyloctonus Eichhoff, 1872 is revised and its biology described.Several unusual morphological features reflect adaptations to predator avoidance as they are highly exposed during mating externally on tree trunks and branches.Observations invariably indicate that males and females abandon the nest under bar