cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Leptopelis Gunther 1859
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis

description: Leptopelis Günther, 1859
Leptopelis aubryi (Duméril, 1856) Photo figures 8A–B Type locality.— Gabon.
DISTRIBUTION.— It is distributed from southern Nigeria to Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, including Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, where it has been recorded in Río Muni at Cabo San Juan (Boulenger 1903) and Monte Alén (De la Riva 1994), and on Bioko at Moka (Hydeman et al. 2017); more recently, it was also reported from Angola (Marques et al. 2018). Our revision provides additional records from Río Muni (Map 7B). Descriptions of the advertisement calls from Monte Alén were provided by Bosch et al. (2000).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Twelve specimens. Miboman, Movo, Bata, Litoral, Río Muni, 08 September 1984 (EBD 18251), 24 August 1987 (EBD 27501–27505); Miboman, Bata, April 1988 (EBD 27836, 27838), December 1988 (EBD 27838); Akurenam Centro Sur, 27 August 1984 (EBD
18426); Cabo San Juan, Río Muni, 08 September 1901 (MNCN 3999), 25 August 1901 (MNCN 4004).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on pages 151-152, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Leptopelis boulengeri Photo
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis boulengeri

description: Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898) Photo figure 8C
TYPE LOCALITY.— “Victoria Kamerun”, [Limbé, Cameroon]
DISTRIBUTION.— This species is widespread over the Gulf of Guinea region, from southeastern Nigeria to Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko (Boulenger 1906a; Ahl 1929; Bell et al. 2019) and Río Muni (Ahl 1929; De la Riva 1994). Our revision provides additional records from Río Muni (Map 7C).
COMMENTS.— Some records of this species are located in Equatorial Guinea under the synonym of Leptopelis poensis Ahl, 1929 for Bioko populations (Type locality: Fernando Poo [=Bioko]), and Leptopelis violescens Ahl, 1929 for Río Muni populations (Type locality: Makomo, Spanish-Guinea).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Nineteen specimens. Miboman km 27 Ctra Bata-Movo, 1984 (EBD 19633), April 1988 (EBD 27824); Ayebe (Akurene), cerca de la cascada de Nguelensok, 15 June 1986 (EBD 21012, EBD 21020); Cabo San Juan, 19 August 1901 (MNCN 4000– 4001), 21 August 1901 (MNCN 4002–4003, MNCN 4038–4041), August 1901 (MNCN 4042–4048).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on page 152, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Surface temperature pyrometer, U.S. Patent 2,366,285
Creators: name: Ward, Percy James
name: Johnston, John
name: Sosman, Robert B
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1945

description: This invention is concerned with the problem of measuring the temperature of the surface of a hot object and, particularly, of steel work in a furnace, the object being to obtain a more accurate determination of the temperature than is afforded by prior art devices.
Leptopelis brevirostris Photo
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis brevirostris

description: Leptopelis brevirostris (Werner, 1898) Photo figure 8D
TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Kamerun (ein Exemplar aus Victoria, …)”.
DISTRIBUTION.— This species is widespread over the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, from southern Nigeria to Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko (Boulenger 1906a; Mertens 1965; Hydeman et al. 2017; Bell et al. 2019) and Río Muni (Boulenger 1900; De la Riva 1994), where our revision adds a new record (Map 8A).
COMMENTS.— The taxonomic identity of L. brevipes (Boulenger, 1906) (only known from its type locality at Musola, Bioko) has been problematic (Mertens 1965; Lötters et al. 2005; Channing & Rödel 2019). This taxon has been recently synonymized with L. brevirostris based on morphological and molecular evidences (Bell et al. 2019).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— 1 specimen. Besabeba (02º10´N 10º12´E), orilla del río Campo en la confluencia, centro sur, Kie-Ntem, 24 September 1985 (EBD 21011).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on page 152, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Leptoglossus gonagra
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus gonagra

description: Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1775)
Distribution. Occurring in Africa, Australia, Asia, various island chains, as well as the New World. In the Western Hemisphere, this species is known from Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, St. Croix, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent, Trinidad, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela and Virgin Islands (Bl̂te 1936, Barber 1939, Allen 1969, Baranowski & Slater 1986, Maes & Ĝllner-Scheiding 1993, Packauskas 2010, Brailovsky 2014a, van der Heyden & Gamboa Hidalgo 2014, Coscarón & Pall 2015, Linares & Orozco 2017, Questel 2018, Brailovsky & Perez-Gelabert 2019). The Bahamas, Cayman Island, Dominica, Colombia, Peru and Surinam are new country records.
Material Examined. New Records. Bahamas: Grand Bahamas Island, Freeport, 20–27-VI-1987, W. E. Steiner, M. J. & R. Molineaux, at light on building; Caribbean pine and palmetto scrub (NMNH, 7); Cayman Island: BWI, 1 mi W of Red Bay, 11-XI-1985, R. M. Baranowski (FSCA, 1); Cayman Brac, BWI, The Creek, 19- X-1996, E. A. Dilbert (FSCA, 1); Colombia: Rio Frio, 11–26-III-1925 (Drake, 8); Talanco, Mariquita, 8-X-1972, D. Forero (MPUJ, 1); Magdalena, Santa Marta, Tairona, 8-XII-1977, I. de Romera (MPUJ, 1); Isla Rosario, Caribe, VIII-1951, Stecker (UNDC), 1); Choco, Rio Sucio, Santata, 30-V-1978, H. Echeverri (UNDC, 1); Dominica: St. Paul Parish, West Coast Hwy, 1 km N of Mahaut, 15°22’78.4"N, 81°24’55.5”W, 15-II-2005, T. J. Henry & A. G. Wheeler (NMNH, 1); Peru: Chauchamayo (NMNH, 1); Surinam: Paramaribo, 5-I-1978, C. P. Hummlen (UNAM, 1); Paramaribo, 10-IV-1977, N. Nieser (UNAM, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 250, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Who Made You?  My Spiritual Journey from Roman Catholicism to Elan Vitalism
Creators: name: Nazareth, John Lawrence
Publisher: name: Knowledge Commons
Year: 2025

description: This article traces my spiritual journey from Roman Catholicism, the traditional religion into which I was born and instructed during my youth, to a much more personal and individuated doctrine, to which I will attach the name Élan Vitalism. The latter is premised on the "natural philosophy of organism" of four great philosopher-scientists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Henri Bergson, William James, Gustav Theodor Fechner, and Alfred North Whitehead, who were highly revered during their lifetimes, but have now fallen into relative obscurity. An introduction to their writings can be found in my recent book, The Nature of No – Thing: Reflections of an Algorithmic Scientist on an Era between Gods, Nazareth [2025]. My purpose now, in this article, is to present highlights from the natural philosophy of organism, which has led me to my personal doctrine of Élan Vitalism. In so doing, my hope is to motivate others---especially those who are dissatisfied with the traditional religions of today---to embark on a spiritual search of their own and thereby create an individuated doctrine that is suited to their own particular spiritual needs.
Leptopelis calcaratus Photo
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis calcaratus

description: Leptopelis calcaratus (Boulenger, 1906) Photo figure 8E
TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Efulen ”, Cameroon, and “Cape St. John and the Rio Benito District” (Cabo San Juan and Benito River, Equatorial Guinea).
DISTRIBUTION.— Leptopelis calcaratus inhabits the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, from southeastern Nigeria to Gabon and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it is present on Bioko (Mertens 1965; Hydeman et al. 2017) and Río Muni (Boulenger 1906a; De la Riva 1994) (Map 8B).
COMMENTS.— Populations from Bioko represent an independent lineage from those from mainland Cameroon (authors’ unpublished data). However, an integrative approach is necessary to test if this insular lineage is part of the geographically structured intraspecific variability or a distinctive species.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Illadji River, Bioko, 03°19ʹ46.04ʺN, 08°40ʹ26.13ʺE, 13 November 2003 (MNCN 48862–48868).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on page 152, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Optical energy transmitting devices and method of making same, U.S. Patent 3,157,726
Creators: name: Hicks, John W.
name: Snitzer, Elias
name: Osterberg, Harold
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1964

description: This invention relates to optical energy transmitting devices and to a method of making same. More particularly, the invention relates to thin elongated optical devices of novel construction and arrangement for enabling the efficient separate or simultaneous transmission, as desired, of optical energy in the form of different independent but readily distinguishable electromagnet modes of energy propagation from one end thereof to the other in accordance with the character of light being received from suitable light source means disposed adjacent one end thereof for transmission to suitable receiving and detecting means disposed adjacent the opposite end thereof. The invention also includes the method of making same.
Leptoglossus grenadensis Allen 1969
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus grenadensis

description: Leptoglossus grenadensis Allen, 1969
Distribution. Grenada and St. Vincent (Allen 1969). French Guiana is a new country record.
Material Examined. New Records. French Guiana: Cayenne, Collection Wm Schaus (NMNH, 2).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 250, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Kiln with conveyor mechanism, U.S. Patent 3,438,616
Creators: name: Fanning, Fred H.
name: Ruh, Edwin
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1969

description: The present invention is directed to a static kiln for burning, in a continuous manner, refractory articles. The kiln consists of a flat hearth which may be disposed horizontally or at an acute angle from the horizontal. The hearth is lined with rotatable ceramic ware so that the refractory articles may pass across the ware from the feed end to the discharge end of the kiln by rotation of the ware with a minimum of friction. Additionally, the invention is directed to methods for burning refractory articles utilizing the above apparatus.
Method for providing an adherent electroless metal coating on an epoxy surface, U.S. Patent 4,402,998
Creators: name: Kumagai, Henry Y.
name: Shanefield, Daniel J.
name: Verdi, Fred W
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1983

description: A method of electrolessly plating a substrate having a rubber-modified epoxy surface includes the steps of preheating the substrate and while still warm, sputter etching at least 50A. from its surface. The substrate is then vacuum metalized with an adhesion promoting metal film, coated with a catalytic layer and a metal is electrolessly deposited thereover.
Leptopelis millsoni
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis millsoni

description: Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895)
TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Mouths of the Niger”, Nigeria.
DISTRIBUTION.— This species occurs over the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, from southern Nigeria to Gabon and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Leptopelis millsoni has been only recorded in Equatorial Guinea at Río Muni (Ahl 1929; see comments) (Map 8C).
COMMENTS.— Ahl (1929) recorded this species in Río Muni under the synonym L. guineensis Ahl, 1929 (Type locality: Makomo, Río Muni). Our results provide a new record, confirming the presence of this species in Río Muni, where it had not been recorded since Ahl (1929).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— One specimen. Wele-Nzas, Ayene, 09 September 1985 (EBD 21016).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on pages 152-153, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Leptoglossus harpagon
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus harpagon

description: Leptoglossus harpagon (Fabricius, 1775)
Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela (Bl̂te 1936, Cazorla 2021). Argentina is a new country record.
Material Examined. New Records. Argentina: Mision, Loreto, M. Kermillev (NMNH, 1); Misiones, C. N. Iguazu, 1981, D. Carpintero (MACN, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 250, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Perforated PZT polymer composites, U.S. Patent 4,422,003
Creators: name: Safari, Ahmad
name: Newnham, Robert E.
name: Cross, Leslie E.
name: Schulze, Walter A
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1983

description: Composites of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and inactive polymers with 3-1 and 3-2 patterns and a method of fabrication thereof are described. Fabrication is accomplished by drilling holes in sintered PZT blocks and filling the holes with epoxy or some other inactive polymer. The influence of hole size and volume fraction PZT on the hydrostatic properties of the composite is evaluated. By decoupling the piezoelectric coefficients d33 and d21 in the composite, the hydrostatic coefficients are greatly enhanced.
Castable glass-ceramic composition useful as dental restorative, U.S. Patent 4,515,634
Creators: name: Wu, Jenn-Ming
name: Cannon, Warren R.
name: Panzera, Carlino
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1985

description: The invention relates to a phosphorus-nucleated lithium silicate castable glass-ceramic composition having particular utility as a dental restorative.
Leptoglossus impictipennis Stal 1870
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus impictipennis

description: Leptoglossus impictipennis Stål, 1870
Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela (Allen 1969, Cazorla 2021). Panama and Paraguay are new country records.
Material Examined. New Records. Panama: Panama, 13-VIII-1934, L. J. Roseboom (Drake, 1); Paraguay: Dept. Amambay, Parq. Nac. Cerro Cora, 22 ° 39'S 56 ° 01'W, 7–10-IV-1986, M. Pogue & M. Solis (Drake, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
NODES_INNDIANA_Z81_BOIDO_MNDworkshop2024program
Creators: name: Boido, Marina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Spoke 5 - Industry for Health and Silver Economy
INNDIANA Project
Eco healthcare
ECS00000036

description: MND workshop program

Activity organized by Boido Marina within the NODES project
Leptoglossus impictus
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus impictus

description: Leptoglossus impictus (Stål, 1860)
Distribution. Known from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay (Coscarón & Pall 2015, Diez et al. 2016). Bolivia is a new country record.
Material Examined. New Records. Bolivia: Trinidad, 1922–23, M. S. Pennington (Drake, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Leptopelis modestus
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis modestus

description: Leptopelis modestus (Werner, 1898)
TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Kamerun ”; restricted to “ Buéa, Cameroon ” by lectotype designation.
DISTRIBUTION.— This species inhabits the forests of southern Nigeria and Cameroon. In Equatorial Guinea, it is only recorded from Bioko (Hydeman et al. 2017) (Map 9A).
COMMENTS.— Populations from Bioko represent an independent lineage from those in mainland Cameroon (authors’ unpublished data). However, an integrative approach is necessary to test if this insular lineage is part of the geographically structured intraspecific variability or a different species.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— One specimen. Moka, Bioko, 03°20ʹ23.47ʺN, 08°40ʹ6.20ʺE, 15 November 2003 (MNCN 50377).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on page 153, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Leptoglossus lineosus
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus lineosus

description: Leptoglossus lineosus (Stål, 1862)
Distribution. Costa Rica, Honduras, and Mexico (Brailovsky & Barrera 1998, Linares & Orozco 2017). El Salvador is a new country record.
Material Examined. New Records. El Salvador: no. 444-340B, Date. 5-VII-54, Loc. Metapan, Col. M. S. V. (NMNH, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Leptopelis notatus
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis notatus

description: Leptopelis notatus (Peters, 1875)
TYPE LOCALITY.— “Cameruns”, Douala, Cameroon (see Frétey et al. 2014).
DISTRIBUTION.— The distribution of L. notatus encompasses the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, extending from south-eastern Nigeria through Cameroon to northern Angola. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko (Nieden 1908) and Río Muni (Nieden 1909; Lasso et al. 2002) (Map 9B).
COMMENTS.— Nieden (1909) recorded this species in Río Muni under the synonym L. tessmanni Nieden, 1909 (Type locality: Makomo, Río Muni). Our revision provides two additional records for Río Muni.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Five specimens. Nvom Aconibe-Asoc, 08 April 1987 (EBD 25047); Engong Aconibe-Asoc, 01 April 1987 (EBD 25067–25070).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on page 153, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
RADLAB - University of Edinburgh - Designing For Contestable Systems
Creators: name: Collins, Robert
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: repair
IoT
Right to Repair
Contestation
AI

description: Presentation of my research to RADLAB project members across the UK.Specifically focusing on how the research uses repair in the digital domain.

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/radlab/2023/05/26/rad-lab-external-talk/
Using geographic tools to identify industrial and commercial facilities for which pollution prevention efforts may reduce exposure to hazards associated with climate-related flooding
Creators: name: Herb, Jeanne
name: Whytlaw, Jennifer
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention Program provided Rutgers University with a grant to use geospatial analytical tools to analyze publicly available state and federal environmental data, along with data regarding current and projected flood hazards and changing climate conditions, to inform state and federal program’s operations, local resilience planning and public awareness about potential flood hazards. Rutgers identified active industrial and commercial facilities in New Jersey that may be subject to impacts from flood hazards resulting from changing climate conditions, thus creating potential future exposures in communities where the facilities reside. The data and presentation products from the project can inform federal, state and local environmental program operations (e.g. facility inspections), raise awareness about potential flood hazards in the proximity of industrial and commercial operations, and assimilate data that is useful for enhancing resilience considerations in local hazard mitigation and land use planning processes.
Intelligence artificielle et le M-commerce : Transformations et Perspectives
Creators: name: MAKLOUL, Youssef
name: GARGARI, Oualid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Le rôle de l'intelligence artificielle (IA) sur le m-commerce (commerce mobile) est un sujet de recherche pertinent dans le contexte actuel de l'évolution technologique rapide. Cette étude explore comment l'IA transforme le m-commerce, en mettant l'accent sur trois dimensions principales : la personnalisation de l'expérience utilisateur, l'optimisation des processus opérationnels et la sécurité des transactions. Le cadre théorique de cette recherche s'appuie sur les théories de la satisfaction et de la fidélisation des clients, soulignant l'importance de l'IA dans l'amélioration des interactions commerciales.

La méthodologie adoptée comprend une approche qualitative, centrée sur l'analyse de cas concrets d'entreprises de m-commerce telles qu'Amazon, Alibaba et Sephora. Cette analyse est complétée par une revue de la littérature sur le rôle et la contribution de l'IA dans le domaine, permettant de contextualiser les résultats obtenus. Les résultats montrent que l'IA joue un rôle crucial dans la personnalisation de l'expérience utilisateur en fournissant des recommandations de produits adaptées, ce qui entraîne une augmentation significative des taux de conversion. De plus, l'automatisation des processus, notamment la gestion des stocks et le service client, contribue à améliorer l'efficacité opérationnelle tout en réduisant les coûts. En termes de sécurité, l'IA renforce la protection des transactions, augmentant ainsi la confiance des consommateurs envers les plateformes de m-commerce.

Néanmoins, l'étude met également en lumière certains défis, notamment en matière de protection des données et d'éthique. Les recommandations pour les recherches futures incluent l'intégration de données primaires et l'exploration du rôle de l'IA dans le m-commerce dans des contextes géographiques variés, afin d'obtenir une perspective plus globale et nuancée.
Leptoglossus macrophyllus Stal 1870
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus macrophyllus

description: Leptoglossus macrophyllus Stål, 1870
Distribution. Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela (Bl̂te 1936, Allen 1969). Belize is a new country record.
Material Examined. New Records. Belize: Rio Grande, IX-1931, J. J. White (NMNH, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Optical waveguide apparatus and method for manufacturing, U.S. Patent 4,630,883
Creators: name: Taylor, Henry F.
name: Sigel, George H.
name: Gingerich, Michael E
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1986

description: A device and method for interconnecting multiterminal electronic devices. The device and method combine the use of input light sources, output light detectors and an optical waveguide matrix device for routing the signals from various preselected input terminals to various other output terminals. The optical waveguide matrix device includes a number of intersecting optical waveguides formed on a base. The intersecting waveguides are optically coupled by means of reflecting surfaces formed at the nodes of intersection.
Leptopelis ocellatus Photo
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis ocellatus

description: Leptopelis ocellatus (Mocquard, 1902) Photo figure 8F
TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Gabon … à environ 50 kilomètres au Sud-Ouest de Lambaréné ”.
DISTRIBUTION.— It occurs in the rainforests from southern Cameroon through Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to Republic Democratic of Congo and Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded only in Río Muni (Lake Atoc, Monte Alén National Park) by De la Riva (1994) (Map 9C).
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— No specimens of this taxon were found in the collections examined by us in this study.
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on page 153, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Flexible superconducting ceramic polymer composites and method of making same, U.S. Patent 5,108,981
Creators: name: Safari, Ahmad
name: Wilson, Catherine
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1992

description: Superconducting ceramic material is woven into an interconnected structure and embedded in a polymer to produce a flexible, superconducting ceramic material. The polymer also provides protection from moisture. The ceramic polymer composite is fabricated by soaking a carbon fabric in a solution of metal nitrates, ethylene glycol and citric acid to yield a nominal composition of, for example, YBa2Cu3O7-x. Heat treatment results in the decomposition of the nitrates, organics and carbon fabric to produce an interconnected structure of the superconducting ceramic material which takes the shape of the original carbon fabric on a reduced scale. In addition, the processing conditions yield significant grain orientation. The superconducting grains of the ceramic material align along the direction of the original fabric weave which provides an improvement of the critical current densities.
Leptopelis rufus Reichenow 1874
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis
Leptopelis rufus

description: Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874 Photo figures 8G–H
TYPE LOCALITY.— “Walde bei Victoria, am Fusse der Camerunberge”, Limbé, Cameroon.
DISTRIBUTION.— It occurs throughout the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, from southeastern Nigeria through Cameroon to northern Angola, although Marques et al. (2018) did not include it in the Angolan amphibian fauna. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko (Boulenger 1900; Boulenger 1906a) and Río Muni (Boulenger 1903; De la Riva 1994) (Map 10A).
COMMENTS.— We provide additional records from both Bioko and Río Muni.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Five specimens. Moka, Bioko, 03 March 1933 (MNCN 3739); Miboman, Bata, December 1987 (EBD 27837); Yengue, Litoral (Bata), 22 February 1988 (EBD 27826); Miboman, Km 27 Ctra Bata–Niefang, Guinea, October 1987 (EBD 27825); Ayamiken (San Joaquín de Ndyiacom), 1990 (without EBD number, labeled B8972).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on pages 153-154, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Trends in the quality of water in New Jersey streams, water years 1971–2011
Creators: name: Hickman, R. Edward
name: Hirsch, Robert M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2017

description: In a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Delaware River Basin Commission, trend tests were conducted on selected water-quality characteristics measured at stations on streams in New Jersey during selected periods over water years 1971‒2011. Tests were conducted on 3 nutrients (total nitrogen, filtered nitrate plus nitrite, and total phosphorus) at 28 water-quality stations. At 4 of these stations, tests were also conducted on 3 measures of major ions (specific conductance, filtered chloride, and total dissolved solids). Two methods were used to identify trends—Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) models and seasonal rank-sum tests. Trend results over water years 1980‒2011 in the combined dataset show that few of the 28 stations had upward trends in concentrations of either total nitrogen or total phosphorus. Results for all measures of major ions show upward trends at the four stations tested.
Optical fiber with improved moisture resistance, U.S. Patent 5,214,734
Creators: name: Inniss, Daryl
name: Kurkjian, Charles R.
name: Matthewson, Michael J
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1993

description: An optical fiber which is enclosed within a polymeric jacket. At least a portion of the jacket material comprises a particulate material which is at least partially soluble in water, such that a solution can be formed which has reduced reactivity toward the optical fiber, relative to pure water. An amount of such material is incorporated in the jacket, sufficient to delay the expected onset of accelerated fiber fatigue in a standard fatigue test by at least a factor of 2 relative to an otherwise similar fiber enclosed within a jacket which is free of the particulate material.
Electrochromic structures and methods, U.S. Patent 5,404,244
Creators: name: Van Dine, John E.
name: Parkhe, V.D.
name: Klein, Lisa C.
name: Trumbore, Forrest A
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1995

description: The invention provides for the simplified production of chromogenic devices, including relatively large scale devices in panel form. One or more of the layers of the invention are formed from heated, hydrolyzed gel reaction product of one or more dissolved organo-inorganics, such as alkoxides, which may be metallic. The invention includes an ion-conducting layer which comprises a lithium based ceramic material containing residual organic impurities.
Didynamipus sjostedti Andersson 1903
Creators: name: Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
name: Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
name: Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
name: De, Ignacio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Bufonidae
Didynamipus
Didynamipus sjostedti

description: Didynamipus sjostedti Andersson, 1903
TYPE LOCALITY.— “Kamerun”, Cameroon.
DISTRIBUTION.— This species occurs both in continental Africa, where it extends from Cameroon (see Gonwouo et al. 2013) to Nigeria (Onadeko et al. 2010), and on Bioko, where it was reported from Basilé by Boulenger (1906a). Since then, no additional records have been published for this country. We found an additional population from south Bioko province, located in the surroundings of Caldera de Luba (Map 10B).
COMMENTS.— The distribution of this poorly known species has been recently revised by Gonwouo et al. (2013), who also provided insights on its natural history, stating that its reproductive mode is direct development. Our record from southern Bioko expands the distribution range of this species southwards.
No phylogeographic studies have been performed including this monotypic taxon. The synonym Atelophryne minutus Boulenger, 1906, described from Bioko, represents an available name if future work confirms the specific distinctiveness of insular populations.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Nine specimens. From Belebu to Ureca, 3°24ʹ25.81”N, 8°33ʹ3.23”E, 19 November 2003 (MNCN 48947–48954, 46872).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors' Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, pp. 137-230 in Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8) on page 154, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11105986
Dissociative recombination and vibrational excitation of BF$^{+}$ in low energy electron collisions
Creators: name: Mezei, J. Zs
name: Colboc, F.
name: Pop, N.
name: Ilie, S.
name: Chakrabarti, K.
name: Niyonzima, S.
name: Leppers, M.
name: Bultel, A.
name: Dulieu, O.
name: Motapon, O.
name: Tennyson, J.
name: Hassouni, K.
name: Schneider, I. F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The latest molecular data - potential energy curves and Rydberg-valence interactions - characterising the super-excited electronic states of BF are reviewed in order to provide the input for the study of their fragmentation dynamics. Starting from this input, the main paths and mechanisms of BF$^+$ dissociative recombination and vibrational excitation are analysed. Their cross sections are computed for the first time using a method based on the multichannel quantum defect theory (MQDT), and Maxwellian rate-coefficients are calculated and displayed in ready-to-be-used format for low temperature plasma kinetics simulations.
description: 8 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables
Leptoglossus stigma
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoglossus
Leptoglossus stigma

description: Leptoglossus stigma (Herbst, 1784)
Distribution. Known from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela (Distant 1881, Bl̂te 1936, Packauskas 2010, Coscarón & Pall 2015, Brailovsky & van der Heyden 2019, Cazorla 2021). Bolivia, French Guiana and Peru are new country records.
Material Examined. New Records. Bolivia: V-50 (NMNH, 3); French Guiana: IV, St. Jean (NMNH, 1); Peru: Satipo, 26-III-1941, P. Paprzycki (NMNH, 1), Huanuco Dept.: Tambillo Chico Canyon, 13 km S Tingo Maria, 2800', 11–17-IV-1987, J. E. Eger (TAMU, 2).
Remarks. Brailovsky & Sánchez (1983) included the south of the United States as part of the distribution following Hussey (1956). However, Hussey’s Florida record was most likely a misidentified L. concolor (Allen 1969), as was the suspicion of Gibson (1917) regarding specimens collected north of Mexico in the NMNH. At the time, Allen (1969) suggested that L. stigma occurred east of the Andes in northern South America. The known distribution has vastly expanded, reaching as far north as San Luis Potosi and the southern extreme of Tamaulipas in Tampico, Mexico (Brailovsky & Sánchez 1983).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Coherent, flexible, coated-bore hollow-fiber waveguide, and method of making same, U.S. Patent 5,567,471
Creators: name: Harrington, James A.
name: Abel, Todd C.
name: Hirsch, Jeffrey
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1996

description: A rugged flexible hollow-fiber waveguide that permits preservation of good transverse spatial coherence of input infrared laser radiation and that transmits substantial power of such radiation, with low attenuation. The present invention preferably comprises a small-diameter thin-wall silica-glass tube; a protective coating on the outer surface of the tube; a sufficient reflective layer on the inner surface of the tube; and a thickness, optimal for the wavelength(s) of interest, of dielectric on the exposed surface of the reflective layer. The fiber is manufactured with processes that maintain the smoothness of the bore.
Leptoscelis bipustulatus
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoscelis
Leptoscelis bipustulatus

description: Leptoscelis bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Distribution. Known from Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Surinam (Osborn 1904, Bl̂te 1936, Pirán 1963, Packauskas 2010). Peru and Venezuela are new country records.
Material Examined. New Records. Peru: Satipo, VII– VIII-1940, Pedro Paprzycki (Drake, 2); Cucharas, Vall. of Riv. Huallaga, 500 mtrs a.s.l., Dept Huanuco, 15-VI-1954, F. Woytkowski (NMNH, 1); Venezuela: Exped. Territ. Amazonas, Upper Cunucunama Tapara, 20-IV-1950, J. Maldonado Capriles coll. (Drake, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 251, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Co-axial hollow core waveguide, U.S. Patent 5,815,627
Creators: name: Harrington, James A.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1998

description: A rugged flexible hollow-fiber waveguide that permits preservation of good transverse spatial coherence of input infrared laser radiation and that transmits substantial power of such radiation, with low attenuation. The present invention preferably comprises a small-diameter thin-wall silica-glass tube; a protective coating on the outer surface of the tube; a sufficient reflective layer on the inner surface of the tube; and a thickness, optimal for the wavelength(s) of interest, of dielectric on the exposed surface of the reflective layer. The fiber is manufactured with processes that maintain the smoothness of the bore. In addition to transmitting mid-infrared laser radiation through the bore of the flexible hollow-fiber waveguide, a second beam may be transmitted through the annular body of the flexible hollow-fiber. The second beam may comprise an aiming beam which creates a ring pattern surrounding the infrared beam, or the second beam may be a second therapeutic beam in the visible or near infrared region.
Leptoscelis divisa Stal 1860
Creators: name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Brailovksy, Harry
name: Barrera, Ernesto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coreidae
Leptoscelis
Leptoscelis divisa

description: Leptoscelis divisa Stål, 1860
(Fig. 19)
Distribution. Known from Brazil and Peru (Bl̂te 1936, Lethierry & Severin 1894). Bolivia is a new country record.
Material Examined. New Records. Bolivia: Beni: Cachuela Esperanza, Mar., W. M. Mann, Mulford BioExp 1921–22 (NMNH, 1); Pando: Dptm. Loma Alta: 14-II-2013, Antonio Bonaso (ACMT, 1); Beni: Ivon, W. M. Mann, Mulford BioExp. 1921–22 (NMNH, 1).
description: Published as part of Leavengood, John M., Brailovksy, Harry & Barrera, Ernesto, 2024, Studies in the New World tribe Anisoscelini Laporte, 1832 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae): updated distributions, nomenclatural changes, and keys to the genera of the tribe and the species of Anisoscelis Latreille, 1829 and Bitta Osuna, 1984, pp. 241-268 in Zootaxa 5415 (2) on page 252, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10692976
Gel cast molding with fugitive molds, U.S. Patent 5,824,250
Creators: name: Whalen, Philip J.
name: Jamalabad, Vikram R.
name: Pollinger, John P.
name: Agarwala, Mukesh
name: Danforth, Stephen C
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1998

description: A ceramic component is manufactured rapidly using a mold made directly from a solid freeform manufacturing process. Solid freeform fabrication, or rapid prototyping, procedures are used to generate molds of materials that are soluble or otherwise fugitive. A gel casting suspension containing ceramic and emulsifying agents is poured into the cavity of the mold and caused to set. The mold is then removed by dissolution or heat treatment, leaving intact the gelcast part. Conventional procedures are then utilized to densify the gelcast component to the required final component. Time consuming and expensive machine tooling procedures are virtually eliminated. Ceramic components are generated rapidly in a cost effective manner.
Combustion flame synthesis of nanophase materials, U.S. Patent 5,876,683
Creators: name: Glumac, Nicholas
name: Kear, Bernard H.
name: Skandan, Ganesh
name: Chen, Yijia
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1999

description: A low pressure combustion flame method for the production of nanophase powders, coatings and free-standing forms. The process involves controlled thermal decomposition of one or more metalorganic precursors in a flat-flame combustor unit in which both temperature distribution and gas phase residence time are uniform over the entire surface of the burner. It is this feature that makes the combustion flame reactor such a versatile tool for (1) high rate production of loosely agglomerated nanoparticle powders with controlled particle size and distribution, (2) uniform deposition of shape conformal nanophase coatings, and (3) net-shaped fabrication of nanocrystalline free-standing forms such as sheets, rings and drums. Applications for this new nanomaterials processing technology include electrical, thermal, optical, display, magnetic, catalytic, tribological and structural materials.
Methods for producing novel ceramic composites, U.S. Patent 6,004,500
Creators: name: Safari, Ahmad
name: Janas, Victor F.
name: Bandyopadhyay, Amit
name: Panda, Rajesh K.
name: Agarwala, Mukesh
name: Danforth, Stephen C
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1999

description: A process for making ceramic composites includes the steps of: a) forming a polymer composition into a three-dimensional mold; b) filling said three-dimensional mold with one or more ceramic containing compositions; c) heating said filled mold to dry and sinter the ceramic; d) removing at least a portion of said three-dimensional mold thereby forming voids; and e) filling the voids with a second composition which has a piezoelectric coefficient which is substantially different from the piezoelectric coefficient of said ceramic structure. Steps a through e yield a controlled, non-random piezoelectric ceramic composite having 2-3, 3-2 or 3--3 connectivity with respect to the sintered ceramic and the second composition throughout the composite.