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The use of fire-retardant intumescent mats for fire and heat protection of glass fibre-reinforced polyester composites: Thermal barrier properties

FIRE AND MATERIALS, Issue 1 2010
Everson Kandare
Abstract This study investigates the use of integral, hybrid intumescent thermal barriers (mats) to provide surface protection to the core fibre-reinforced polyester composite structural integrity when exposed to a fire or heat source. Glass fibre-reinforced composites protected by intumescent mats/fabrics containing silicate fibres, expandable graphite and in some cases borosilicate glass bounded together by an organic matrix have been evaluated for fire performance under a constant heat flux of 50kW/m2. The effect of insulative fabric thickness as well as chemical composition on the flammability of the resultant hybrid composites is evaluated. Glass fibre-reinforced polyester (GRP) composites without any surface protection have a relatively higher time-to-ignition and peak heat release rate values when compared with core composites protected by insulative fabrics. Thermograms representing the variation of temperature on the reverse side of the hybrid composites with time when exposed to a constant heat flux show that the inclusion of intumescent surface barriers results in retarded temperature increments within the core GRP composites. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Uncovering the dark Web: A case study of Jihad on the Web

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Issue 8 2008
Hsinchun Chen
While the Web has become a worldwide platform for communication, terrorists share their ideology and communicate with members on the "Dark Web",the reverse side of the Web used by terrorists. Currently, the problems of information overload and difficulty to obtain a comprehensive picture of terrorist activities hinder effective and efficient analysis of terrorist information on the Web. To improve understanding of terrorist activities, we have developed a novel methodology for collecting and analyzing Dark Web information. The methodology incorporates information collection, analysis, and visualization techniques, and exploits various Web information sources. We applied it to collecting and analyzing information of 39 Jihad Web sites and developed visualization of their site contents, relationships, and activity levels. An expert evaluation showed that the methodology is very useful and promising, having a high potential to assist in investigation and understanding of terrorist activities by producing results that could potentially help guide both policymaking and intelligence research. [source]

Integrated wide,narrow band antenna for multiband applications

MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, Issue 2 2010
E. Ebrahimi
Abstract In this article, a novel integration concept is introduced for multiband antennas. An integrated wide,narrow band antenna is presented, which is composed of a shorted microstrip patch integrated to a coplanar waveguide fed ultrawideband monopole antenna. The patch is printed on the reverse side of the substrate using the monopole antenna as a ground plane. A prototype of the antenna is fabricated and verified. This antenna adds the possibility to operate in two of different standards or frequency bands at any given time. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 425,430, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.24926 [source]

Effects of repeated low-dose UVB irradiation on the hyphal growth of Candida albicans

MYCOSES, Issue 1 2006
J. Brasch
Summary Ultraviolet B light (UVB) can have negative phototropic effects on fungi. Candida albicans is often found on human skin exposed to UVB. Therefore, it is of medical interest to know whether a negative phototropic response to UVB irradiation can support an invasive growth of this potentially dangerous agent. In our study we investigated how repeated irradiation with low doses of UVB can influence the hyphal growth of C. albicans. Six randomly chosen strains of C. albicans were tested. Formation of hyphae was induced and maintained within transparent agar plates. The fungi were exposed to UVB three times daily for 7 days from either the obverse or the reverse side during incubation. The wavelength spectrum was in the range of 310,315 nm, single doses were between 0.0018 and 0.432 J cm,2. After 7 days the morphology and growth direction of C. albicans cells were determined microscopically. All six strains showed a common and dose-dependent response to UVB irradiation: the progression of hyphal growth was inhibited, no phototropic effects were seen and as a new finding an increased formation of blastospores was observed. We conclude that an irradiation of human skin colonized by C. albicans with doses of UVB that can occur under natural or artificial conditions is unlikely to trigger skin invasion by C. albicans. [source]