Biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Frome catchment, Purbeck district, United Kingdom [PDF]
A map for valuing ecosystem services in the 480 km2 Frome catchment, to investigate scenarios of change in land use, was internet crowd-sourced. Scouts mapped deer habitats in 15% of the 30 km2 Arne Parish, while 143 residents volunteered data on deer ...
Hodder, KH +3 more
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Associated with Posterior Cranial Fossa Meningioma
We report here a patient in whom the effects of a cerebellum mass may have led to development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A 33-year-old woman showed symptoms of OCD, including obsessive worry about infection from tainted blood and repetitive ...
Nobuyuki Takeuchi +2 more
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Summary: Clostridium butyricum MIYAIRI 588 (CBM 588) is a probiotic bacterium that has previously been used to prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea. However, the underlying mechanism by which CBM 588 protects the gut epithelial barrier remains unclear.
Mao Hagihara +20 more
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Constraints on the Size of Extra Dimensions from the Orbital Evolution of the Black-Hole X-Ray Binary XTE J1118+480 [PDF]
In a universe of the Randall-Sundrum type, black holes are unstable and emit gravitational modes in the extra dimension. This leads to dramatically shortened lifetimes of astrophysical black holes and to an observable change of the orbital period of ...
Johannsen, Tim
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Assessing the impact of the New Student Support Arrangements (NSSA) on higher education institutions (BIS research paper no.12) [PDF]
"The research explores the impact on the policies, planning and behaviours of universities nearly four years after the introduction of new arrangements for student support in higher education (known as NSSA).
Bates, Peter +4 more
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‘Oh Happy Day’ as 480 Graduate [PDF]
Cool, cloudy skies – but no rain – greeted nearly 480 candidates for graduation during the 2005 commencement ceremonies in the Oak Grove May 29. Six faculty and administrators, including President Vivian A.
Linfield Magazine Staff
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Multivariate methods and small sample size: combining with small effect size [PDF]
This manuscript is the author's response to: "Dochtermann, N.A. & Jenkins, S.H. Multivariate methods and small sample\ud sizes, Ethology, 117, 95-101." and accompanies this paper: "Budaev, S.
Budaev, Dr. Sergey V.
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Waste-reducing and energy-saving lactic acid production using activated carbon
Lactic acid (LA), a renewable material widely used in various industries, is produced through fermentation of biomass. However, LA fermentation requires the neutralization of LA to prevent the inactivation of LA-producing microorganisms, resulting in a ...
Shota Taniguchi +4 more
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Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide on Mesoporous Silicas near the Critical Temperature
The adsorption of carbon dioxide on mesoporous silicas was studied near the critical temperature (T c ) of CO 2 , i.e. 304.2 K. The critical temperature in the mesopores at which the first-order phase transition (capillary condensation) was observed (T ...
Narihito Tatsuda +3 more
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Highly Linear and Wide Non-Resonant Two-Degree-of-Freedom Piezoelectric Laser Scanner
Laser scanners with mechanically driven mirrors have exhibited increasing potential for various applications, such as displays and laser radar. Resonant scanners are the predominantly used scanners; however, non-resonant scanners are required for ...
Takashi Ozaki +2 more
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