Impact assessment of Niger State fisheries legislation on fisheries conservation in Edozhigi local government area (L.G.A.) of Niger State

A preliminary survey was conducted among the fishermen in five selected villages in Edozhigi L.G.A. of Niger State. One hundred and fifty fishermen were randomly selected and interviewed to find out the impact of Niger State fisheries legislation on fisheries conservation resources in the area. The analysis of data collected using descriptive statistics indicated that undersized mesh of gill nets, beach seines and traps are being used unabated. Also, fenced barriers across the entrance of flood plain ponds and Ex-bow lakes from the main stream are in the area. The fisheries rules and regulations implementers are rarely seen or not seen at all in the area. The decreasing nature of fish catches was detected. It is observed that government policy on fish conversation is neglected due to inadequate or lack of funding for meaningful extension and implementation of the fisheries rules and regulations

A Whale of a Deception

In late October of 1966, an imposing ship steamed quietly through the placid waters of the Suez Canal. Clad in drab industrial gray, and flying a Soviet hammer and sickle flag at her masthead, the vessel was accompanied by a large fleet of smaller craft. Any observer able to decipher Cyrillic script could have read, in rusting metallic letters on her bow, the name Sovetskaya Ukraina. The more experienced would perhaps have identified her as a whaling factory ship, traveling with her attendant fleet of catcher boats and scouting vessels on a transit that would take them south into the Red Sea and beyond.

Fracionamento biomonitorado de fração isolada do extrato hexânico de Pterodon polygalaeoflorus

O gênero Pterodon compreende algumas espécies largamente distribuídas sobre a região central do Brasil. Seus frutos são comercialmente disponíveis no mercado da flora medicinal sendo amplamente utilizados pelas suas propriedades farmacológicas como antirreumático, anti-inflamatório e analgésicas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi biomonitorar o fracionamento do extrato hexânico de Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth. (ExPpg), utilizando modelos de inflamação aguda (edema de pata e bolha de ar). O fracionamento/sub-fracionamento foi realizado por cromatografia em coluna de sílica e as amostras analisadas por cromatografia em camada fina e cromatografia gasosa acoplada a espectrômetro de massas. O edema de pata foi induzido em camundongos SW por injeção (s.c.) de carragenina. Uma hora antes da inoculação de carragenina os animais foram tratados v.o. com veículo (EtOH 15%, 1,25% Tween-20), indometacina (10 mg/kg p.c.) ou ExHPpg/frações/sub-frações de Ppg. No modelo bolha de ar, a cavidade foi desenvolvida em camundongos SW através da injeção de ar estéril (s.c.) no dorso e a inflamação induzida por carragenina. Uma hora antes de inocular a carragenina os animais foram tratados (v.o) com o veículo, indometacina (10 mg/kg) ou ExHPpg/Fr2Ppg/sub-frações. Após 4 h o exsudato da bolha foi coletado para contagem total e diferencial de leucócitos (Panótico rápido) e dosagem de proteínas (biureto), e a pele referente à bolha foi removida para análises macroscópica e histológica (HE). Também foi realizado estudo de migração de neutrófilos pelo ensaio do transwell. Após demonstração do efeito antiedematogênico do ExHPpg, este foi fracionado em quatro frações. A fração Fr2Ppg, mais ativa no modelo de edema de pata, também inibiu os diferentes parâmetros inflamatórios avaliados no modelo de bolha de ar, com a menor dose testada, e foi sub-fracionada em cinco sub-frações. Destas, as SF2.1 e SF2.2 foram as que mostraram melhor efeito anti-inflamatório pelo modelo da bolha de ar. Em relação ao grupo controle com carragenina, o ExHppg, Fr2Ppg, SF 2.1 e SF 2.2, na dose 0,02 mg/kg, exerceram inibições de 70,6%, 62,8%, 54,7% e 79% no número total de células no exsudato, reduções de 76,8%, 76,9%, 71,1% e 73,3% na concentração de proteína, respectivamente. Com a dose de 0,2 mg/kg, foram observadas inibições apenas para ExHPpg e SF 2.1, com intensidades menores, na leucometria total (62,9% e 48,62%, respectivamente), e na concentração de proteína para SF 2.1 e SF 2.2 (reduções de 68,2% e 30,4%, respectivamente). As análises macroscópica e histológica mostraram redução importante da vasodilatação e do infiltrado inflamatório pelo tratamento com o ExHppg, Fr2Ppg, SF 2.1 e SF 2.2. No ensaio de transwell a Fr2Ppg exibiu 31,4% de inibição na migração de neutrófilos. As sub-frações SF2.1 e SF2.2 foram avaliadas por GC-MS, identificando-se de diversos compostos majoritários. Em resumo, este trabalho confirma o potencial anti-inflamatório da espécie Pterodon polygalaeflorus e mostra um fracionamento efetivo do ExHPpg quanto à composição e ação anti-inflamatória.

Detached-eddy simulation of transonic flow past a fan-blade section

Detached-eddy simulation of transonic flow past a thin section of a fan blade has been carried out. The inflow Mach number is 1.03, and a bow shock forms upstream of the blade. The shock (corresponding to an adjacent blade) impinges on the suction-side boundary layer which causes separation and rapid transition to turbulence. The boundary layer later re-attaches near the trailing edge. The pressure-side boundary layer transitions near the leading edge and remains attached. Mean surface pressure shows basic agreement with a steady RANS calculation; strong shock motion in the DES is the major cause of discrepancy. Surface pressure spectra are investigated, and low-frequency two-dimensional disturbances associated with the shock motion are dominant. Removing the two-dimensional component from the spectra, the pressure-side three-dimensional spectra reproduce the spectral shape given by a correlation for flat-plate boundary layer wall-pressure spectra developed by Goody. 1 The suction-side disturbances produce similar high- and intermediate-frequency scalings despite substantially different boundary layer development. Near-wake results show that disturbance kinetic energy peaks at the suction-side inflection point of the mean profile, and that the energy is concentrated at low frequencies relative to the near-trailing edge surface pressure. Copyright © 2009 by the authors.

Computational fluid-structure interaction of DGB parachutes in compressible fluid flow

This paper describes large-scale simulations of compressible flows over a supersonic disk-gap-band parachute system. An adaptive mesh refinement method is used to resolve the coupled fluid-structure model. The fluid model employs large-eddy simulation to describe the turbulent wakes appearing upstream and downstream of the parachute canopy and the structural model employed a thin-shell finite element solver that allows large canopy deformations by using subdivision finite elements. The fluid-structure interaction is described by a variant of the Ghost-Fluid method. The simulation was carried out at Mach number 1.96 where strong nonlinear coupling between the system of bow shocks, turbulent wake and canopy is observed. It was found that the canopy oscillations were characterized by a breathing type motion due to the strong interaction of the turbulent wake and bow shock upstream of the flexible canopy. Copyright © 2010 by ASME.

Long range exhaustion-a mathematical model for the axisymmetric air flow of a local exhaust ventilation hood assisted by a turbulent radial jet

Abstract-Mathematical modelling techniques are used to predict the axisymmetric air flow pattern developed by a state-of-the-art Banged exhaust hood which is reinforced by a turbulent radial jet flow. The high Reynolds number modelling techniques adopted allow the complexity of determining the hood's air Bow to be reduced and provide a means of identifying and assessing the various parameters that control the air Bow. The mathematical model is formulated in terms of the Stokes steam function, ψ, and the governing equations of fluid motion are solved using finite-difference techniques. The injection flow of the exhaust hood is modelled as a turbulent radial jet and the entrained Bow is assumed to be an inviscid potential flow. Comparisons made between contours of constant air speed and centre-line air speeds deduced from the model and all the available experimental data show good agreement over a wide range of typical operating conditions. | Mathematical modelling techniques are used to predict the axisymmetric air flow pattern developed by a state-of-the-art flanged exhaust hood which is reinforced by a turbulent radial jet flow. The high Reynolds number modelling techniques adopted allow the complexity of determining the hood's air flow to be reduced and provide a means of identifying and assessing the various parameters that control the air flow. The mathematical model is formulated in terms of the Stokes steam function, Ψ, and the governing equations of fluid motion are solved using finite-difference techniques. The injection flow of the exhaust hood is modelled as a turbulent radial jet and the entrained flow is assumed to be an inviscid potential flow. Comparisons made between contours of constant air speed and centre-line air speeds deduced from the model and all the available experimental data show good agreement over a wide range of typical operating conditions.

Fluid-structure interaction simulations of a tension-cone inflatable aerodynamic decelerator

A series of fluid-structure interaction simulations of an aerodynamic tension-cone supersonic decelerator prototype intended for large mass payload deployment in planetary explorations are discussed. The fluid-structure interaction computations combine large deformation analysis of thin shells with large-eddy simulation of compressible turbulent flows using a loosely coupled approach to enable quantification of the dynamics of the vehicle. The simulation results are compared with experiments carried out at the NASA Glenn Research Center. Reasonably good agreement between the simulations and the experiment is observed throughout a deflation cycle. The simulations help to illuminate the details of the dynamic progressive buckling of the tension-cone decelerator that ultimately results in the collapse of the structure as the inflation pressure is decreased. Furthermore, the tension-cone decelerator exhibits a transient oscillatory behavior under impulsive loading that ultimately dies out. The frequency of these oscillations was determined to be related to the acoustic time scale in the compressed subsonic region between the bow shock and the structure. As shown, when the natural frequency of the structure and the frequency of the compressed subsonic region approximately match, the decelerator exhibits relatively large nonaxisymetric oscillations. The observed response appears to be a fluid-structure interaction resonance resulting from an acoustic chamber (pistonlike) mode exciting the structure. Copyright © 2013 by Christopher Porter, R. Mark Rennie, Eric J. Jumper.

High-performance bowing machine tests of bowed-string transients

The development is described of a computer-controlled bowing machine that can bow a string with a range of gestures that match or exceed the capabilities of a human violinist. Example measurements of string vibration under controlled bowing conditions are shown, including a Schelleng diagram and a set of Guettler diagrams, for the open D string of a cello. For some results a rosin-coated rod was used in place of a conventional bow, to provide quantitative data for comparison with theoretical predictions. The results show qualitative consistency with the predictions of Schelleng and Guettler, but details are revealed that go beyond the limitations of existing models. © S. Hirzel Verlag · EAA.

Two-dimensional numerical simulations of shock waves in micro convergent-divergent nozzles

The steady two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations with the slip wall boundary conditions were used to simulate the supersonic flow in micro convergent-divergent nozzles. It is observed that shock waves can take place inside or outside of the micronozzles under the earth environment. For the over-expanded flows, there is a boundary layer separation point, downstream of which a wave interface separates the viscous boundary layer with back air flow and the inviscid core flow. The oblique shock wave is followed by the bow shock and shock diamond. The viscous boundary layer thickness relative to the whole nozzle width on the exit plane is increased but attains the maximum value around of 0.5 and oscillates against this value with the continuous increasing of the nozzle upstream pressures. The viscous effect either changes the normal shock waves outside of the nozzle for the inviscid flow to the oblique shock waves inside the nozzle, or transfers the expansion jet flow without shock waves for the inviscid flow to the oblique shock waves outside of the nozzle. 

Picosecond ultra-wideband short pulse radiated by antenna arrays

This report presents the experiments to study the characteristics of the picosecond ultra-wideband pulses coherent radiation. The testing involves bow-tie horn antennas for both the transninting and receiving antenna. Sixteen channels of electrical pulses with 290 ps duration and jitter < 30 ps have been used. The antenna arrays with various frames of 4 x 1, 4 x 2, 4 x 3, 4 x 4 are employed to radiate the pulses. The receiving antenna measures the electrical field in different distance front the transmitting antennas arrant The results show that if the pulses are in coherent condition, the peak power pulse of output by antennas array with N elements are N-2 of that of the single element antenna. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Heat Transfer Problems Induced By Multi-shocks Interaction

Numerical simulations of the multi-shock interactions observable around hypersonic vehicles were carried out by solving Navier-Stokes equations with the AUSMPW scheme and the new type of the IV interaction created by two incident shock waves was investigated in detail. Numerical results show that the intersection point of the second incident shock with the bow shock plays important role on the flow pattern, peak pressures and heat fluxes. In the case of two incident shocks interacting with the bow shock at the same position, the much higher peak pressure and more severe heat transfer rate are induced than the classical IV interaction. The phenomenon is referred to as the multi-shock interaction and higher requirements will be imposed on thermal protection systems.

原子力显微镜管式扫描器运动学建模与误差分析

针对样本扫描模式原子力显微镜,对其管式扫描器-样本-探针系统进行了运动学分析,建立了该系统的运动学模型,该模型表明:对于给定原子力显微镜扫描器,样本上与探针接触点的横向和纵向位移取决于探针尖端相对于扫描管轴心的偏置量、所加电压(或名义扫描范围)及样本厚度。据此模型,对由于弯曲运动模式所产生的两种重要误差—交叉耦合误差及扫描范围误差进行了定量分析,分析表明:扫描范围误差主要受样本厚度及名义扫描范围影响,而Z向交叉耦合误差主要受探针偏置量及名义扫描范围影响,实验验证了所建立的运动学模型和误差计算公式的正确性;另外,还提出了相应的减小误差的方法。

The 'Belfast' timber roof truss - is it sustainable and relevant today?

In the early 19th century the requirement for clear span industrial buildings brought about the development of a variety of timber truss types. The Belfast truss was introduced circa 1860 to meet the demand for efficient wide span industrial buildings. It has essentially a bow-string configuration with a curved top chord, straight horizontal bottom chord and close-spaced lattice web. Several thousand still exist in Ireland, many in buildings of historic significance. This paper sets out to demonstrate the efficiency of the Belfast truss and to show that, by modern structural design criteria, the concept, member sizes and joint details were well chosen. Trusses in historic buildings can be replicated almost exactly as originally fabricated. Results of a theoretical study are compared with the experimental behaviour of two full-scale trusses: one a replacement truss, tested in the laboratory; the other an 80-year-old truss tested on site. In addition, experimental results from a manufacturers archive material of full-scale truss tests carried out about 100 years ago are compared with theoretical models. As well as considering their significance in building conservation the paper proposes that Belfast trusses are an attractive sustainable alternative to other roof structures. The analysis, design, fabrication and testing of trusses have resulted in a better understanding of their behaviour which is not only of historic interest and fundamental to the repair/restoration of existing trusses, but also relevant to the design of modern timber trusses and the promotion of a sustainable form of roof construction.

Charge exchange emission from solar wind helium ions

Charge exchange X-ray and far-ultraviolet (FUV) aurorae can provide detailed insight into the interaction between solar system plasmas. Using the two complementary experimental techniques of photon emission spectroscopy and translation energy spectroscopy, we have studied state-selective charge exchange in collisions between fully ionized helium and target gasses characteristic of cometary and planetary atmospheres (H2O, CO2, CO, and CH4). The experiments were performed at velocities typical for the solar wind (200-1500 km s(-1)). Data sets are produced that can be used for modeling the interaction of solar wind alpha particles with cometary and planetary atmospheres. These data sets are used to demonstrate the diagnostic potential of helium line emission. Existing Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) observations of comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp are analyzed in terms of solar wind and coma characteristics. The case of Hale-Bopp illustrates well the dependence of the helium line emission to the collision velocity. For Hale-Bopp, our model requires low velocities in the interaction zone. We interpret this as the effect of severe post-bow shock cooling in this extraordinary large comet.

Short-term consumption of phytoestrogen-rich foods in humans alters dietary macro- and micronutrient intake

The aim of this study was to determine bow nutrient intake is affected by a short-term phytoestrogen-rich diet. Ten healthy volunteers consumed 100 g soya chunks, 150 g lentils, and 250 g kidney beans daily for 3 days. Urine was collected during the 2 days before, 3 intervention days, and 2 days after the intervention and analyzed for phytoestrogen status. Subjects filled in food diaries throughout the study period. Urinary daidzein, but not equol and enterolactone, levels increased during the 7-day period. There was no change in energy, protein, sugar, or total fat intake, but an increase in carbohydrate, fiber, and starch intake. There was a change in the distribution of fat intake with a fall in saturated fat and cholesterol intake. Iron intake significantly increased, although vitamin B-12 fell significantly. The long-term effects of this diet and the associated health benefits of these changes require further study. (C) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.