On the Origins of Fracture Toughness in Advanced Teleosts: How the Swordfish Sword's Bone Structure and Composition Allow for Slashing under Water to Kill or Stun Prey
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.201900287
Abstract: Abstract The osseous sword of a swordfish (Xiphias gladius) is specialized to incapacitate prey with stunning blows. Considering the sword's growth and maturation pattern, aging from the sword's base to the tip, while missing a… read more here.
Keywords: prey; sword; bone; advanced teleosts ... See more keywords
An Archaeometallurgical Investigation of a Steel Sword from the Safavid Dynasty
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DOI: 10.1007/s11837-017-2696-9
Abstract: In this study, a steel sword belonging to the Safavid dynasty was investigated to identify its chemistry, microstructure, mechanical properties, and processing. To this aim, chemical and phase analyses, optical microscopy investigations and a hardness… read more here.
Keywords: sword; archaeometallurgical investigation; safavid dynasty; steel ... See more keywords
MESOAMERICAN FLAT CURVED STICKS: INNOVATIVE “TOLTEC” SHORT SWORD, FENDING STICK, OR OTHER PURPOSE?
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DOI: 10.1017/s095653611700013x
Abstract: Abstract Flat and curved sticks with longitudinal facial grooves were dredged from the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza in the early 1900s. They are similar to specimens recovered from the North American Southwest, where a… read more here.
Keywords: sword; flat curved; curved sticks; innovative toltec ... See more keywords
DE-Sword: Incentivized Verifiable Tag Path Query in RFID-Enabled Supply Chain Systems
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DOI: 10.1109/tdsc.2020.3048159
Abstract: In this article, we propose Double Edged (DE)-Sword, an incentivized verifiable tag path query scheme. DE-Sword queries tag records stored across a path of participants within an RFID-enabled supply chain in a verifiable way. Different… read more here.
Keywords: path; sword incentivized; sword; supply chain ... See more keywords
Study on Blade Curving Caused by Quenching of the Japanese Sword
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DOI: 10.1520/mpc20180051
Abstract: Blade curving caused by quenching of the Japanese sword has been recognized by swordsmiths through the ages. In the late 1920s, Denzaburo Hattori noted that, based on his experimental results using cylindrical specimens, sword curving… read more here.
Keywords: quenching japanese; sword; japanese sword; caused quenching ... See more keywords