This article aims to improve the electrical and thermal conductivity of the polylactic acid/wood flour/ thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM).

This article examines the impacts of control measures on the reproduction number of the Ebola virus using a mathematically-based computational model. Specifically, the authors study the effects of vaccination and reduced funeral rites. This model could be used to forecast the duration of an Ebola epidemic in any country.

This article discusses elbow tube fitting. Abstract: Safe operation of machinery depends strongly on the design of the system and the employement of proper components and materials. Unique to fluid powered systems are the proper selection of hydraulic lines, fittings, and control valves. This paper describes the cause of fracture in an elbow tube fittings due to deficiencies in the dimensional design and materials selection. The investigation included metallography, fractography, hardness testing and metrology. The results showed that the material was low carbon steel subjected to cold forming and normalized annealing processes during tube production. There were dimensional variations in the tube and the material strength was low.

Article discussing the performance of different computational methods for prediction of glycosylation sites from amino acid sequences.

This article explores metastability-based high entropy alloy design which can open a new strategic path for designing high strength materials. However, high strength is always coupled with poor damage tolerance under cyclic loading conditions (fatigue). To overcome this drawback, the articles presents grain-refined Fe42Mn28Cr15Co10Si5 exhibiting significantly high fatigue strength as compared with leading transformation induced plasticity steels upon friction stir processing.

Article discussing models for increasing the reliability of computational methods for identifying functionally important sites from biomolecular sequences.

Article presenting a review, comparison, and critical assessment of published approaches for predicting RNA-binding residues in proteins using non-redundant databases.

Article discussing protein sequence classification using feature hashing.

This report is on a study to quantify the production of sediment created by erosion in the upper basin of the Rio Santo Domingo dam site and determine the magnitude of the problem of sedimentation in the "Hydroelectric Complex General Jose Antonio Paez" reservoir.

Report for the Project Orinoco - Apure. This report discusses information on the Orinoco river delta and other deltaic tropical systems.

Report on the dynamics and control of aquatic weeds in some islands of the protected area of the Orinoco Delta.

This report reflects the efforts of the Office of the Orinoco-Apure Project to define an environmental policy based research delineating priority areas of research and identification of potential environmental impacts of the project.

This report is section three of a study of the Llanos del Rio Orinoco. The aim of the study is to establish relationships between the characteristics of plant communities of the Central Plains of Venezuela and geomorfogenetica and pedogenic evolution during the Quaternary.

This report includes sections one and two of a study of the Llanos del Rio Orinoco. The aim of this study is to establish relationships between the characteristics of plant communities of the Central Plains of Venezuela and geomorfogenetica and pedogenic evolution during the Quaternary.

Report for the Project Orinoco - Apure. This report discusses environmental and ecological information on the plains of the Orinoco river.

This report is a summary of the PAN-EARTH Project Annual Report from 1989-1990.

Reports on Venezuela mini-workshops held in Caracas and Mérida in May 1989 on national problems caused by global climate change.

Report on the PAN-EARTH Sub-Saharan Africa Workshop. This workshop focused on the effects of global climate changes on the agriculture and ecology of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.

This report discusses a PAN-EARTH / Fondo Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (FONAIAP) Workshop on Crop Model Training and Calibration.

Report on a Modeling Crop and Climate Change workshop. The objectives of the workshop were: 1) train Venezuelan scientists in the use of agricultural models IBSNAT program (International Benchmark Sites Network for Agrotechnology Transfer), including discussions about their applicability and the acquisition of knowledge about the data needed for proper simulation and validation, 2) Calibrate the model of maize (CERES) for different cultivars and different regions of Venezuela using data from soil and climate corresponding to various tests, 3) Carry out model simulations under various climate scenarios to assess their potential effects on crops, 4) To strengthen the cooperation between users of IBSNAT models to make necessary tests to get a better database application thus facilitating validation and calibration of these models, and 5) To establish plans for future agricultural and meteorological research in the context of global climate change.

Report on an international workshop on climate variability and climate change in Venezuela and the Caribbean region.

This is the activity report for the PAN-EARTH Project Case Study Venezuela from October 1988 to March 1990.

This report discusses the Ecological Effects Assessment of Climatic changes in Venezuela Workshop, organized by the PAN-EARTH Project and the Centre for Ecology of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC). The main objective was the evaluation of the effects of climate changes on the main ecosystems in Venezuela using ecological models.

This report discusses the Assessment of Impacts of Global Climatic Changes on the Venezuelan Agricultural System Workshop, as part of the PAN-EARTH Project, Venezuela case study.