Mud

Mud is a mixture of water and any combination of soil, silt, and clay, and usually forms after rainfall or near water sources. Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone (generally called lutites). When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed bay muds.

Building and construction

Adhesive

In the construction industry, mud is a semi-fluid material that can be used to coat, seal, or adhere materials. Depending on the composition of the mud, it can be referred by many different names, including slurry, mortar, plaster, stucco, and concrete.

Material

Mud, cob, adobe, clay, and many other names are historically used synonymously to mean a mixture of subsoil and water possibly with the addition of stones, gravel, straw, lime, and/or bitumen. This material was used a variety of ways to build walls, roofs and floors.

Mudbrick

Mud can be made into mud bricks,also called adobe, by mixing mud with water, placing the mixture into moulds and then allowing it to dry in open air. Straw is sometimes used as a binder within the bricks, as it adds a support lattice. When the brick would otherwise break, the straw will redistribute the force throughout the brick, decreasing the chance of breakage. Such buildings must be protected from groundwater, usually by building upon a masonry, fired brick, rock or rubble foundation, and also from wind-driven rain in damp climates, usually by deep roof overhangs. In extremely dry climates a well drained flat roof may be protected with a well-prepared (puddled) and properly maintained dried mud coating, viable as the mud will expand when moistened and so become more water resistant. Adobe mudbricks were commonly used by the Pueblo Indians to build their homes and other necessary structures.

Mudá

Mudá is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 105 inhabitants.

Mudá is first recorded in 1059, under the name Mudave.

Coordinates: 42°53′N 4°24′W / 42.883°N 4.400°W / 42.883; -4.400

Żmudź

Żmudź may refer to:

Mite

Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari (also known as Acarina) and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology. In soil ecosystems, mites are favored by high organic matter content and by moist conditions, wherein they actively engage in the fragmentation and mixing of organic matter.

Diversity and ecology

Mites are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups. They have exploited an incredible array of habitats, and because of their small size (most are microscopic), go largely unnoticed. Many live freely in the soil or water, but there are also a large number of species that live as parasites on plants, animals, and some that feed on mold. It is estimated that 48,200 species of mites have been described.

Mites occupy a wide range of ecological niches. For example, Oribatid mites are important decomposers and occur in many habitats. They eat a wide variety of material including living and dead plant and fungal material, lichens and carrion; some are even predatory, though no species of Oribatida mite are parasites.

Mite (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the mite is a type of creature.

Publication history

The mite first appeared in White Dwarf #6 (April 1978). The mite appeared in the original first edition Fiend Folio (1981).

The mite appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons for the Greyhawk setting in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990). The mite appeared under the "gremlin" heading in the Monstrous Manual (1993).

Description

A mite is a tiny, mischievous, wingless humanoid that waylays dungeons adventurers for fun and profit. Mites are small and quick, scurrying to and fro through their interconnecting tunnels. They use traps to catch lone travelers, who they swarm over and pummel with weighted clubs to stun them and torment them for days until the mites get bored.

References

Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering

The Mangalore Institute of Technology And Engineering (MITE) is a college of engineering and technology located in Mangalore, India. It was established by Mr. Rajesh Chowta under the Rajalaxmi Education Trust, Mangalore in 2007 with an objective of promoting research oriented advanced courses in the field of technology and engineering.

Campus

MITE is on the Mangalore - Sholapur Highway, about 30 km from Mangalore and about 4 km short of the village of Moodabidri. The institute is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum and approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

Library

Mite central library is on the ground floor of the main college building. It is large, centrally air conditioned and divided into 2 major sections. The 'Reference section'. covers the major portion of the library. A student has the choice of referring to any book of his choice be it engineering, management or any other book available in the library. In addition to it to update and expand the knowledge of the student computers are also provided. A student can login and go through online journals and browse educational sites through them. The library is completely digitized and all records as well as e-books are loaded into the computers. a student can search for the copy of the book he wants from the library's own database software. To enhance group study and discussion on various topics, the other portion of the library is the 'Group Discussion Section', where the students can speak to each other, discuss various topics and stay well informed.

Toyota Dyna

The Toyota Dyna is a medium-duty cab over truck for commercial use. In the Japanese market, the Dyna is sold alongside its twin called the Toyoace. The Toyoace was a renaming of the Toyopet SKB Truck as a result of a 1956 public competition with 200,000 entries. "Dyna" is short for dynamic.

The Dyna was originally available in Japan only at Toyota Diesel Store locations, then later available at Toyota Store locations, while the Toyoace twin was available at Toyopet Store locations. The Dyna was also sold as the Japanese: Daihatsu Delta and the Hino Dutro.

In Japan, its traditional competitors are the Isuzu Elf, the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter and the Nissan Atlas.

The former Central Motors produced the Dyna Route Van from April 1957 to June 1967.

Prehistory (1956–1959)

RK52

The Toyopet Route Truck RK52 was the contributing platform of the Dyna. A new Toyota Japanese dealership was established to sell the Toyopet Toyoace series SKB called Toyopet Store, which also introduced a sedan version of this platform called the Toyopet Master.