EFFECT OF PREPARATION METHOD ON THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PVC/CARBON NANOTUBES NANOCOMPOSITES

Effect of Preparation Method on the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of PVC/Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites

The biggest challenge for the development of carbon nanotubes polymeric nanocomposites is in the suitable dispersion and distribution of the nanometric particles along the polymer matrix.Several preparation methods have been used to obtain nanocomposites, highlighting the mixture with polymer solution followed by solvent evaporation and the hot com

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Interaction of social support and depressive symptoms on antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in South Africa

Background: Depression consistently emerges as a significant predictor of poor antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among adult people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV).However, a gap exists regarding how social support and depressive symptoms can interact to influence ART adherence among adult PLHIV in South Africa (SA).Aim: To in

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Agroinoculation of Citrus tristeza virus Causes Systemic Infection and Symptoms in the Presumed Nonhost Nicotiana benthamiana

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) naturally infects only N64 some citrus species and relatives and within these it only invades phloem tissues.Failure to agroinfect citrus plants and the lack of an experimental herbaceous host hindered development of a workable genetic system.A full-genome cDNA of CTV isolate T36 was cloned in binary plasmids and was use

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Developing Forest Cover Composites through a Combination of Landsat-8 Optical and Sentinel-1 SAR Data for the Visualization and Extraction of Forested Areas

Mapping the distribution of forested areas and monitoring their spatio-temporal changes are necessary for the conservation and management of forests.This paper presents two new image composites for the visualization and extraction of forest cover.By exploiting the Landsat-8 satellite-based multi-temporal and multi-spectral reflectance datasets, the

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