In October 2003, an artificial canal was dug across the Langue de Barbarie sand spit at the mouth of the Senegal River to prevent the city of Saint-Louis (Senegal) from being submerged by floods.This study aimed to explore the multiple facets of this sudden environmental change to provide a holistic overview of the situation and a better understand
The enigmatic animal phylum Placozoa holds a key position in the metazoan Tree of Life.A simple bauplan makes it appear to be the most basal metazoan known and genetic evidence also points to a position close to the last common metazoan ancestor.Trichoplax adhaerens is the only formally described species in the phylum to date, making the Placozoa t
The article presents the results of theoretical and experimental research of acoustic emission of friction units during rolling-sliding friction contact.The purpose of this study is the development of a method of accelerated assessment of contact fatigue strength with the application of acoustic emission during friction contact.The application of l
The rapid advance in mobile communications has made information and services ubiquitously accessible.Location and context information have become essential for the effectiveness of services in the era anipsyll for horses of mobility.This paper proposes the concept of geo-context that is defined as an integral synthesis of geographical location, hum