Sentence examples for water films from inspiring English sources

Many inhabit water films or pore spaces in leaf litter and in the soil, feeding on smaller microorganisms that decompose organic material.

Microflora (bacteria and fungi), microfauna (including nematodes and the protozoa living in the water films around soil pores) and mesofauna (such as mites and springtails), can't possibly be 'transplanted' from one place to another and areas rich in obvious ecological value such as forests are likely to also be high in diversity and complexity at this level.

First, two water films of different thicknesses were fabricated.

Under natural conditions the slippery water films are caused by rain, condensation, and nectar secretion.

Figure 3 Spectral transmittance of water films with two different thicknesses.

Another explanation of water weakening of montmorillonite is that water films on montmorillonite crystal surface (e.g., Moore and Lockner 2007).

Whereas the rhodopsin blue rod water films are smoothest in humans, the red cone opsins' water films are optimized for smoothness in cats and elephants, consistent with protein species landscapes that evolve differently in different contexts.

ENS results for draining liquid water films clearly present the coupling effects of heat and mass transfer.

Droplets on insulators in outdoor high-voltage equipment move and leave water films on the insulating material.

We use a pore-scale model to describe the diffusion-controlled mass transfer through the water films.

These simulations show that, in contrast to apolar compounds, small polar organic compounds such as phenols can penetrate through thin water films to adsorb on these mineral surfaces.