EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE SMOKE TEMPERATURE DECREASE NEAR NATURAL VENTS INDUCED BY AIR ENTRAINMENT IN A TUNNEL FIRE

Experimental Study on the Smoke Temperature Decrease near Natural Vents Induced by Air Entrainment in a Tunnel Fire

Previous studies have shown that there is a large difference in the temperature of smoke in the upstream and downstream of a vertical shaft, but no quantitative study on the subject has been conducted.In this paper, a model experimental test was conducted to study the effect of a natural vertical Compressor shaft on the distribution of smoke temper

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What Is Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis Good for?

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is a unique and exceptional process in the mammalian brain that in a lifelong and activity-dependent way generates new excitatory principal neurons.A comprehensive view on their function in greater contexts has now emerged, revealing to which extent the hippocampus (and hence brain and mind) depend on these neurons.Du

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Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to pyrethroid insecticides and characterization of breeding habitats in selected districts of Mwanza, Tanzania

Abstract Background Tanzania has experienced outbreaks of dengue fever in major cities.The main vectors of the dengue virus in Tanzania are Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.The control of this mosquito vector is based on insecticide, and yet, the insecticide susceptibility of this species is not well known in many places in Tanzania.Conversely, the breedin

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Integrating habitat restoration and fisheries management : A small-scale case-study to support EEL conservation at the global scale

The aim of this work was to develop a methodological framework for the management of local eel stocks that integrates habitat restoration with optimal fishery management.The Bolsena lake (Viterbo, Italy) and its emissary, the river Marta, were taken as a reference system.The river flows in the Mediterranean sea but its course is fragmented by a num

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