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High pollutant exposure level of the largest European community of bottlenose dolphins in the English Channel

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
The objective of this study was to assess the levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury (T-Hg) in the blubber and skin, respectively, of the free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, from the Normanno-Breton Gulf, one of the ...
Cyrielle Zanuttini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visual servoing of nonholonomic cart [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
This paper presents a visual feedback control scheme for a nonholonomic cart without capabilities for dead reckoning. A camera is mounted on the cart and it observes cues attached on the environment.
Hashimoto, Koichi, Noritsugu, Toshiro
core   +1 more source

Polyaniline Nanoparticles: A Novel Additive for Augmenting Thermal Conductivity and Tribo-Properties of Mineral Oil and Commercial Engine Oil

open access: yesLubricants, 2022
The present work demonstrates the novel composition of nanoparticles (NPs) of polyaniline (PANI) solo and, in combination with particles of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ~230 nm, as a powerful additive (antiwear-AWA and extreme-pressure additive EPA) in
Vinay Saini, Jayashree Bijwe
doaj   +1 more source

Providing antiretroviral care in conflict settings. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
There has been an historic expectation that delivering combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) to populations affected by violent conflict is untenable due to population movement and separation of drug supplies. There is now emerging evidence that cART
Eyawo, Oghenowede   +3 more
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Endophenotype trait domains for advancing gene discovery in autism spectrum disorder

open access: yesJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with a diverse range of etiological processes, including both genetic and non-genetic causes. For a plurality of individuals with ASD, it is likely that the primary causes involve multiple common inherited ...
Matthew W. Mosconi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of some non-linear functions to describe the growth for Linda geese with CART and XGBoost algorithms

open access: yesCzech Journal of Animal Science, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine the best non-linear function describing the growth of the Linda goose breed. To achieve this aim, five non-linear functions, such as exponential, logistic, von Bertalanffy, Brody and Gompertz, were employed to ...
Cem Tirink   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simulating California reservoir operation using the classification and regression-tree algorithm combined with a shuffled cross-validation scheme [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The controlled outflows from a reservoir or dam are highly dependent on the decisions made by the reservoir operators, instead of a natural hydrological process.
Gao, X, Li, X, Sorooshian, S, Yang, T
core   +2 more sources

Application of Machine Learning Approaches in Rainfall-Runoff Modeling (Case Study: Zayandeh_Rood Basin in Iran) [PDF]

open access: yesCivil Engineering Infrastructures Journal, 2018
Run off resulted from rainfall is the main way of receiving water in most parts of the World. Therefore, prediction of runoff volume resulted from rainfall is getting more and more important in control, harvesting and management of surface water. In this
Mohammad Taghi Dastorani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

altered expression of cD300a inhibitory receptor on cD4+ T cells From human immunodeficiency Virus-1-infected Patients: association With Disease Progression Markers. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The ability of the CD300a inhibitory receptor to modulate immune cell functions and its involvement in the pathogenesis of many diseases has aroused a great interest in this molecule.
Genebat González, Miguel   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Conformance of the food vendor carts design to the prescribed standards as per food safety and standards regulations: Assessment from an urban area of North India

open access: yesIndian Journal of Public Health, 2022
Background: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is mandated with disseminating evidence-based standards, regulating the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import of street ...
Kumar Pushkar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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