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Identification of factors contributing to broken and buckled rails: insights from long-term data
European Transport Research ReviewRails are a fundamental part of rail transport ensuring smooth movement of rail vehicles. Rails may, however, break or buckle, which threatens the safety and continuity of rail traffic.
Vojtěch Nezval +2 more
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The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2014 There is increasing effort to optimize test methods for evaluation of subgrade. It takes effect in aspiration in replacement of static plate loading test by other faster test methods. One of them is the use of Light Falling Weight Deflectometer.
Karel Pospisil, Petr Zednik, Josef Stryk
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND The present study investigated the potential health risks of heavy metals (HMs) in the fruits and leaves of mulberry and sour cherry trees exposed to water from Sivas geothermal basin (Turkey). RESULTS The target HMs were ranked according to their hazard index as: Cd < Pb < Zn < Cu < Ni < Mn < Cr. The total hazard index for mulberry
E Işıl Arslan Topal +3 more
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Communications, 2019 The first aid is an important tool to save people's lives after traffic accidents. Drivers are the most-likely bystanders, who might help injured people at the traffic accident site.
Vaclav Linkov +3 more
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Pet ferrets are typically vaccinated against distemper using a canine multivalent vaccine despite the lack of relevant safety or efficacy data. Here, we investigate the safety of a novel live canine parvovirus type 2c (CPV‐2c) vaccine strain and the efficacy of the live Onderstepoort canine distemper virus (CDV) vaccine strain used ...
Jacqueline Pearce +4 more
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Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.The Amur tiger, an endangered flagship species mainly found in the Russia Far East and Northeastern China, holds immense biological importance, and has been listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Wei Xie +15 more
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Atmospheric Environment: XThe aim of this article is to compare two approaches to estimating emissions from railway transport in the Czech Republic—top-down and bottom-up—and to assess their suitability for national and regional emission inventories.
Leoš Pelikán +4 more
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Advances in γδ T Cells: Cutaneous Biology and Therapeutic Potential for Skin Neoplasms
The Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT γδ T cells represent an increasingly important subset of T lymphocytes in the immune response to cancer and as a platform for novel immunotherapies. The aim of this review is to synthesize recent insights into the biology and advances in therapeutic applications of γδ T cells in cutaneous malignancies, especially melanoma, within a framework ...
Simo Du +9 more
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Proactive safety assessment of urban through-roads based on GPS data
Archives of TransportRoad safety is a worldwide issue, while urban roads account for a high share of serious road injuries, especially involving vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians or cyclists.
Jiri Ambros +4 more
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Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.Abstract Designers often create visualizations to achieve specific high‐level analytical or communication goals. These goals require people to extract complex and interconnected data patterns. Prior perceptual studies of visualization effectiveness have focused on low‐level tasks, such as estimating statistical quantities, and have recently explored ...
Hyotaek Jeon +8 more
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