SUBSTRATE VIBRATIONS DURING COURTSHIP IN THREE DROSOPHILA SPECIES.

Substrate vibrations during courtship in three Drosophila species.

While a plethora of studies have focused on the role of visual, chemical and near-field airborne signals in courtship of Drosophila fruit flies, the existence of substrate-borne vibrational signals has been almost completely overlooked.Here we describe substrate vibrations generated during courtship in three species of the D.melanogaster group, fro

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Ranking sustainable urban mobility indicators and their matching transport policies to support liveable city Futures: A MICMAC approach

Understanding, promoting and managing sustainable urban mobility better is very critical in the midst of an unprecedented climate crisis.Identifying, evaluating, benchmarking and prioritising its key indicators is a way to ensure that policy-makers will develop read more those transport strategies and measures necessary to facilitate a more effecti

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Mitigation of Electrical Discharge Damage in Electric Vehicle Bearings: Comparative Study of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Alumina Nanoparticles in Lubricating Grease

The electrified environments encountered in electric vehicles (EVs) in terms of parasitic currents present significant challenges for the performance of EV bearings and their lubricants.This study investigates the effectiveness of various concentrations (0.1 wt.%, 0.2 wt.%, 0.3 wt.%, and 0.4 wt.%) of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and alumin

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As-Built Performance of Net-Zero Energy, Emissions, and Cost Buildings: A Real-Life Case Study in Melbourne, Australia

This research investigated the real-world operational performance of five purposely designed and built net-zero-energy houses in Melbourne, Australia.The embodied energy and carbon emissions of these houses were calculated based on their architectural and engineering drawings, as well as the relevant databases of embodied energy and emission factor

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