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(1976)Gravity data from the Cape May region of the eastern United States was employed to determine the behavior of the crust-mantle interface in the transition region of the continental margin. By using the Talwani method of ...
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(1987)This paper examines the feasibility of using a cryogenic optical fiber link for an irradiation study of the quantum Hall effect (QHE). Commercially available GaAs₁₋ₓPₓ light-emitting diodes (LED's) were studied at temperatures ...
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(2014-09-15)Parasites, in particular trematodes (Platyhelminthes: Digenea), play major roles in the population dynamics and community structure of invertebrates on soft-sediment mudflats (Leung, 2009). Austrobilharzia variglandis and ...
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(1995)With the passing of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the United States formally recognized Mexico as a country of great economic importance. In doing so, the United States opened the door to increased interdependence ...
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(2014-08-21)On the one hand, liberals, such as John Rawls (1971), assume that individuals are morally unencumbered by their community affiliations. Their only obligations are those that they voluntarily accept. On the other hand, ...
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(2021-04-26)The existing electric grid is transitioning to a smart grid with increased penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as photovoltaic (PV) units, battery storage units, electric vehicles (EV), and EV chargers. ...
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(2012-07-11)Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD is characterized by the accumulation of fat in the liver, also known as steatosis. This is one of the most common types of liver diseases and can occur in a range of individuals. ...
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(1994)Robots have contributed a great deal to manufacturing industry, increasing both productivity and quality. However, they often achieve accuracy for quality by adding mass to their links, increasing weight and power required ...
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(2020-04-16)How can virtual reality be used to advance modern dance education methods? As a rapidly evolving technology, virtual reality has the potential to be developed for many different educational purposes. Previous research has ...
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This creative project serves to explore the fields of choreography, lighting and music design, and virtual reality technology to create a performance piece. There is a growing surge of advances in virtual reality technology, ...
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When was the last time you did something for the first time? The goal of the Dare to Be First campaign is to inspire girls and women to be trailblazers by seeing how historical female figures from the past rose above to ...
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(1982)DARTLS, a system for automatic programming of protection relay trip logic and sequencing, is being developed at Texas A&M University. This system employs interactive computer graphics and user-friendly software to enable ...
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(2015-11-24)The factors involved in choosing between storing data repositories at locally-hosted infrastructures or at (remote) public clouds are well understood for many enterprise application domains. The proliferation of ...
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Each day, we might find our attention drifting to somewhere else: the things we need to do, the things we shouldn’t have done, or a fantasy that popped into our heads. For most people, mind wandering happens in fleeting ...
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(2013-02-18)The United States has deployed American soldiers to Afghanistan and Iraq for over a decade, often sending its soldiers for a second or third tour. The soldiers’ combat experience has changed dramatically since previous ...
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(1976)The purpose of this paper is to examine those cul-de-sac images in Dostoevsky's major novels in which the villains--principally Svidrigailov in Crime and Punishment, Stavrogin in The Possessed, and Smerdyakov in The Brothers ...
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(2012-05-04)Decay heat is an important parameter in reactor design. Fission products generate heat in the reactor core even when the reactor has shut down. This heat has potential to melt the core if heat removal is not sufficient, ...
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(2021-05-04)Ovarian cancer is metastatic at the time of diagnosis, with the liver being one of the most common sites of metastasis. Infiltrative liver metastases are not amenable to optimal surgical removal; moreover, liver metastases ...
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(2012-07-11)Our research focuses on the role of intermediate proteins in human disease. Desmin, a major intermediate filament protein in muscle cells, is organized into a central coiledcoil alpha helical domain flanked by globular ...
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The aim of this study was to examine the effects that personality and decision-making behavior have on charitableness. We assessed the personalities of our participants by running a series of personality tests based on ...