This paper reports on the effect of a Noni TiN spray coating on aluminum to improve laser welding issues such as cracking susceptibility and laser absorption.A self-restraint hot cracking test and bead on plate test were employed to compare the laser weldability between the base material and TiN-coated material.The welds with the TiN coating can be
Emerging contaminants are posing serious global threats to the environment due to their diversity, recalcitrant nature and bioaccumulation.More disturbing is the fact that Wipes current wastewater treatment systems do not have the capacity to deal with these class of compounds.The quest to develop new technologies to mitigate the adverse effects of
Drive tourism is cited to become a major part of the road map to recover the South African tourism industry in the post-Covid era.Even before the pandemic, the South African tourism industry was subjected to serious setbacks.The implementation of stricter visa requirements to curtail child trafficking had the unintended effect of an R886m loss in d
Abstract Although much is known about the reproductive biology of pond-breeding frogs, there is comparatively little information about terrestrial-breeding anurans, a highly successful and diverse group.This study investigates the activation and in vitro fertilization of eggs of the Puerto Rican coqui frog obtained by hormonally induced ovulation.W