The influence of selected factors, such as wood species, English Reins veneer combinations, and loading cycles, on the bending strength and modulus of elasticity of glued laminated wood was investigated after cyclic loading of 0, 1000, 3000, and 7000 cycles with European beech (Fagus sylvatica (L.)) and Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula (L.)) The lam

Iterative wavefront shaping is a powerful tool to overcome optical scattering and enable the focusing of diffusive light, which has exciting potential in many applications that desire localized light delivery at depths in tissue-like complex media.Unsatisfactory performance and efficiency, however, have been a long-standing problem, and the large d

A technique is described for generating large well diffracting crystals from conditions that yield microcrystals.Crystallization using this technique is both rapid (crystals appear in <1 h) and robust (48 out of 48 co-crystallized with a fragment library, compared with 26 out of Dog Houses 48 using conventional hanging drop).Agarose gel is used

Abstract Background Over the last 25 years, the prominent forest certification system established by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Short Set has used by many companies worldwide for claiming responsible forest management.The objectives of the Russian National FSC standard to decrease the size of clearcuts and the retention of forest elements