Abstract: Vibrissae of Phoca Vitulina (harbor seal) and Mirounga Angustirostris (elephant seal) possess undulations along their…
Month: October 2018
Two-Speed Rotorcraft Research Transmission Power-Loss Associated with the Lubrication and Hydraulic Rotating Feed-Through Design Feature
Abstract: An investigation was completed into the power loss associated with a rotating feed-through (RFT) design…
Multidisciplinary Optimization of Urban-Air-Mobility Class Aircraft Trajectories with Acoustic Constraints
Abstract: The design and analysis of on-demand mobility class vehicles will require thorough acoustic analysis to…
Why single embryo transfer during IVF sometimes results in twins or triplets
Results from the largest study (nearly a million cycles) to investigate the prevalence and causes of…
Too much vitamin A may increase risk of bone fractures
Consuming too much vitamin A may decrease bone thickness, leading to weak and fracture prone bones,…
Supercharged natural killer cells may hold promise for cancer
New research suggests that a type of 'supercharged' immune cell could be mass-produced to help fight…
Root extract of Chinese medicinal plant makes worms live longer
A root extract of the Fallopia multiflora, or Chinese knotweed, has special properties: it enables the…
Statins show little promise for conditions other than heart disease
Medicines commonly prescribed to reduce people's risk of heart attack may have limited use for treating…
Increase in plastics waste reaching remote South Atlantic islands
The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10…
Immunotherapy effective against hereditary melanoma
Individuals with an inherited form of skin cancer often have a poor prognosis. The type of…