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Acoustic-Vibration Characteristics of Heavy Electric Locomotive Cab

机车电传动, 2013
Based on the detailed structural finite element model of a heavy electric locomotive cab, the natural frequency of cab structure was calculated and analyzed.
LIU Xiao-bo, LIU Jian
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An Atacama subsurface tephra layer reveals how life colonized Kenorland in the Neoarchean

Scientific Reports
Much has been published on the microbiology of the Atacama Desert, the driest and oldest place on Earth, but little is known about how microbial life is able to permanently colonize this extremely harsh environment.
Armando Azua-Bustos, Carlos González-Silva, Daniel Carrizo, Laura Sánchez-García, Maite Fernández-Sampedro, Thanh Quy Dang, Cristian Vargas-Carrera, Victoria Muñoz-Iglesias, María Paz Martin-Redondo, Pedro Mustieles-del-Ser, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Jacek Wierzchos   +11 more
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen, Leon Englberger, Jens Rommel   +2 more
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Bilinear Fractal Interpolation and Box Dimension

, 2014
In the context of general iterated function systems (IFSs), we introduce bilinear fractal interpolants as the fixed points of certain Read-Bajraktarevi\'{c} operators.
Barnsley, Michael F., Massopust, Peter R.   +1 more
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Quantum field theory of the van der Waals friction [PDF]

, 2006
The van der Waals friction between two semi-infinite solids, and between a small neutral particle and semi-infinite solid is reconsidered on the basis of thermal quantum field theory in the Matsubara formulation. The calculation of the friction to linear
A. A. Abrikosov, A. I. Volokitin, A. I. Volokitin, A. Nourtier, B. E. Sernelius, B. N. J. Persson, E. M. Lifshitz, E. M. Lifshitz, G. Mahan, L. D. Landau, M. L. Levin, N. Arkani-Hamed, P. Debye, S. M. Rytov, S. M. Rytov, V. G. Polevoi, V. G. Polevoi   +16 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Domain-specific osmoadaptation revealed by metatranscriptomic analysis in hypersaline environments

Scientific Reports
High-throughput RNA-seq enables the analysis of gene expression in complex, culture-independent microbial communities. In this study, we used this approach to explore the microbial adaptation to salinity changes in hypersaline environments using samples ...
Salvador Mirete, María Lamprecht-Grandío, Carolina González de Figueras, José Eduardo González-Pastor   +3 more
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Experiences from a community advisory Board in the Implementation of early access to ART for all in Eswatini: a qualitative study

BMC Medical Ethics, 2019
Background Engaging communities in community-based health research is increasingly being adopted in low- and middle-income countries. The use of community advisory boards (CABs) is one method of practicing community involvement in health research.
Charmaine Khudzie Mlambo, Eva Vernooij, Roos Geut, Eliane Vrolings, Buyisile Shongwe, Saima Jiwan, Yvette Fleming, Gavin Khumalo   +7 more
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Classtalk: A Classroom Communication System for Active Learning [PDF]

, 1996
This pdf file is an article describing the advantages of using Classtalk technology in the classroom to enhance classroom communication. Classtalk technology cab facilitate the presentation of questions for small group work, collec the student answers ...
A. Heuvelen Van, A.P. Lightman, C.C. Bonwell, C.S. Claxton, C.W. Anderson, D. Hestenes, D. Hestenes, D.H. Jonassen, D.R. Sokoloff, D.W. Johnson, E. Glasersfeld von, E. Glasersfeld von, E. Mazur, E. Seymour, G.D. Stetten, I.A. Halloun, J. Lave, J. Mestre, J. Wilson, J.H. Larkin, J.H. Larkin, J.H. Larkin, J.H. Wandersee, J.J. Clement, J.J. Clement, J.S. Brown, Jose P. Mestre, K. Tobin, K.A. Strike, L. Schauble, L.B. Resnick, L.B. Resnick, L.C. McDermott, L.S. Vygotsky, Laura Wenk, M. Cole, M.M. Gullette, M.T.H. Chi, P.M. Sadler, P.R. Pintrich, P.R. Pintrich, P.R. Pintrich, P.W. Hewson, R. Dufresne, R. Garner, R. Glaser, R. Glaser, Robert J. Dufresne, S. Tobias, William J. Gerace, William J. Leonard, Y. Anzai   +51 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source