"This specimen is paramount for understanding the origin of modern birds," says Luis Chiappe of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
The SCC susceptibility of the alloy in a simulated human body fluid was established by slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) testing using smooth specimens under different electrochemical conditions for understanding the mechanism of SCC.
Similarly, specimen identification is a critical input parameter for understanding fishery catch data and partitioning ecotype-specific harvest rates.
The unique specimen of Srokalarva berthei provides previous unknown data for understanding the early evolution of Holometabola, and an assessment of the various biological and environmental factors that could have affected the early evolution of this hyperdiverse group of insects.
Understanding the role of preexisting stress concentrations (such as notches, inclusions, and hard second phases) provides a bridge for understanding the fatigue damage evolution in a smooth specimen compared to that in a cracked specimen.
In the present paper, we describe the new specimen from the Kugou locality and discuss its implications for understanding the evolution of the leptoceratopsid dinosaurs.
The kinds of details that such specimens can bring to questions of growth and development are most important for understanding dinosaur ecology and this baby, which clocks in at less than 6 feet (around 1.8 m) in total length, has a lot to tell us.
In addition, improved methods of specimen preparation for electron microscopy, combined with tomography, provide new opportunities for understanding Golgi structure.
"The specimens found here paint the best picture of ancient climate," Chiappe says, which is increasingly important for understanding the significance of modern changes.
For example, in breast cancer research, analysis of specimens from microdissection may provide important information about genes involved in different cancer development stages and for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development [ 9].
