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      Impact resistance of oil-immersed lignum vitae

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          Biological materials immersed in vegetable and mineral oil, such as rattan armor and wooden sleepers, have been extensively used since ancient times because of their excellent mechanical properties. This study quantitatively investigated the viscoelasticity and tribological performance of lignum vitae immersed in poly-alpha-olefin (PAO) and tung oils ( Aleuritesfordii Hemsl.) to reveal the mechanism of impact resistance. The acceleration of samples immersed in tung oil was higher than that of dry and PAO-immersed samples in the first impact. The elastic modulus of the samples immersed in tung oil increased slightly. The impact damage on the samples immersed in tung oil was reduced because of the low friction coefficient (0.07) resulted in a low wear rate. The extent of impact damage on the samples immersed in tung oil was approximately 34% and 58% lower than that on the dry and PAO oil-immersed samples, respectively, under an angle of 20° and a height of 10 cm. The impact damage on the PAO-immersed samples was reduced because of low friction coefficient. However, impact damage increased because of large elastic modulus. The findings of this study can serve as a reference for the application of modified biological materials with high strength and wear resistance.

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          Delta 12-oleate desaturase-related enzymes associated with formation of conjugated trans-delta 11, cis-delta 13 double bonds.

          Jun Imamura, M Iwabuchi, Junko Kohno-Murase (2003)
          Conjugated linolenic acids are present as major seed oils in several plant species. Punicic acid (or trichosanic acid) is a conjugated linolenic acid isomer containing cis-delta9, trans-delta11, cis-delta13 double bonds in the C(18) carbon chain. Here we report cDNAs, TkFac and PgFac, isolated from Trichosanthes kirilowii and Punica granatum, that encode a class of conjugases associated with the formation of trans-delta11, cis-delta13 double bonds. Expression of TkFac and PgFac in Arabidopsis seeds under transcriptional control of the seed-specific napin promoter resulted in accumulation of punicic acid up to approximately 10% (w/w) of the total seed oils. In contrast, no punicic acid was found in lipids from leaves even when the conjugases were driven under control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter. In yeast cells grown without exogenous fatty acids in the culture medium, TkFac and PgFac expression resulted in punicic acid accumulation accompanied by 16:2delta(9cis, 12cis) and 18:2delta(9cis, 12cis) production. Thus, TkFac and PgFac are defined as bifunctional enzymes having both conjugase and delta12-oleate desaturase activity. Furthermore, we demonstrate that 16:2delta(9cis, 12cis) and 18:3delta(9cis, 12cis, 15cis) as well as 18:2delta(9cis, 12cis) are potential substrates for the conjugases to form trans-delta11 and cis-delta13 double bonds.
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            Fresh-stem bending of silver fir and Norway spruce.

            Tor Lundström, Markus Stoffel, Veronika Stöckli (2008)
            The bending and growth characteristics of large fresh stems from four silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) and three Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) trees were studied. Twenty logs taken from different stem heights were subjected to four-point bending tests. From the bending test records, we calculated stress-strain curves, which accounted for detailed log taper, shear deformation and self weight. From these curves we determined, among other parameters, the modulus of elasticity (MOE), the modulus of rupture (MOR) and the work absorbed in bending (W). No significant differences were found between species for the wood properties examined. Values of MOE, MOR and W generally decreased with stem height, with MOR in the range of 43 to 59 MPa and MOE ranging from 10.6 to 15.6 GPa. These MOE values are twice or more those reported for stems of young Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) trees. Based on the radial growth properties measured in discs from the logs, we calculated predicted values of MOE and MOR for the stem cross section. The predictions of MOE were precise, whereas those of MOR were approximate because of a complex combination of different failure mechanisms. Methods to test and calculate MOE, MOR and W for the stems of living trees are discussed with the aim of improving analyses of tree biomechanics and assessments of forest stability protection.
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              Qualitative mass spectrometric analysis of the volatile fraction of creosote-treated railway wood sleepers by using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography.

              Eduardo P. Mateus, Marco D R Gomes da Silva, Alexandra Ribeiro … (2008)
              The volatile composition of 20-year-old out-of-service creosote-treated railway wood sleepers was studied. The emitted volatile fraction was collected by means of dynamic purge-and-trap concentration at ambient temperature, and analyzed by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC) hyphenated with mass spectrometric detection systems, using quadrupole (GC x GC/qMS) and time-of-flight (GC x GC/ToF-MS) mass analyzers and selective nitrogen-phosphorus detection (GC x GC-NPD). The analysis of mass spectrometry data and GC x GC retention time allowed the tentative identification of about 300 compounds based on spectrometric data and positioning of each compound in the GC x GC plot. Major important headspace components are polyaromatic hydrocarbons, phenols and benzene derivatives, hydrocarbons and heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen atoms. Many of the reported compounds are listed as belonging to toxicological substance classes which have been related to harmful health effects. GC x GC provides greater speciation and evidence of composition heterogenicity of the sample than one-dimensional GC analysis, thus allowing to better demonstrate its potential toxicity. Data obtained by specific detection systems for N-heterocycles assisted mass data interpretation assignments. The enhanced separation power obtained after GC x GC compared to one-dimensional gas chromatography (1D-GC) together with spectral deconvolution and correlation with physical-chemical data, allowed the identification of complex isomer clusters, as demonstrated for alkylquinolines, and applied also to alkylphenols, alkylbenzenes and alkylnaphthalenes.
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Sci Rep
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Sci Rep
                Title: Scientific Reports
                Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
                ISSN (Electronic): 2045-2322
                Publication date (Electronic): 18 July 2016
                Publication date Collection: 2016
                Volume: 6
                Electronic Location Identifier: 30090
                Affiliations
                [1 ]State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University , China
                [2 ]Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), Jilin University , China
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                Publisher Item ID: srep30090
                DOI: 10.1038/srep30090
                PMC ID: 4948022
                PubMed ID: 27425829
                SO-VID: 64ac64a7-1b79-46df-8ce8-777a7e74c80f
                Copyright © Copyright © 2016, Macmillan Publishers Limited
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                Date received : 20 April 2016
                Date accepted : 28 June 2016
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