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Bioenergy cropping systems shape ant community composition and functional roles
Frontiers in Conservation ScienceThe adoption of biomass crops grown for energy is a likely source of major landscape change in coming decades during the transition from fossil fuels.
Nathan L. Haan +3 more
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Polygons as optimal shapes with convexity constraint
, 2009 In this paper, we focus on the following general shape optimization problem: $$ \min\{J(\Om), \Om convex, \Om\in\mathcal S_{ad}\}, $$ where $\mathcal S_{ad}$ is a set of 2-dimensional admissible shapes and $J:\mathcal{S}_{ad}\to\R$ is a shape functional.
Lamboley, Jimmy, Novruzi, Arian
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Functional Morphology Studies on the Cuticle of Spherical Shape Beetles
ProceedingsMost insects have an elongated shape and can be divided into two main geometric sides: the dorsal and the ventral [...]
Yuanyuan Lu
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Solution to shape design problems of unsteady forced heat-convection fields
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2017 This paper presents numerical solution to two shape design problems of unsteady forced heat-convection fields to control temperature to a prescribed distribution.
Eiji KATAMINE, Naoya OKADA
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International Journal of Differential Equations, 2015 The exterior Bernoulli free boundary problem was studied via shape optimization technique. The problem was reformulated into the minimization of the so-called Kohn-Vogelius objective functional, where two state variables involved satisfy two boundary ...
Jerico B. Bacani, Julius Fergy T. Rabago
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Local functional descriptors for surface comparison based binding prediction
BMC Bioinformatics, 2012 Background Molecular recognition in proteins occurs due to appropriate arrangements of physical, chemical, and geometric properties of an atomic surface. Similar surface regions should create similar binding interfaces.
Cipriano Gregory M +2 more
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Immune microniches shape intestinal Treg function
NatureAbstractThe intestinal immune system is highly adapted to maintaining tolerance to the commensal microbiota and self-antigens while defending against invading pathogens1,2. Recognizing how the diverse network of local cells establish homeostasis and maintains it in the complex immune environment of the gut is critical to understanding how tolerance can
Yisu Gu +9 more
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MarNemaFunDiv: a first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodes
Scientific DataHere, we present the first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodes (MarNemaFunDiv). In this study, we propose 16 functional traits (life strategy, body shape, trophic group, oesophageal bulb, cuticle complexity, adhesive ...
Edwin Daché +6 more
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Structural transitions in a NiTi alloy: a multistage loading-unload cycle [PDF]
Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2011 NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) are increasingly used in many engineering and medical applications, because they combine special functional properties, such as shape memory effect and pseudo-elasticity, with good mechanical strength and biocompatibility.
S. Natali, C. Maletta, V. Di Cocco
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Season, Microclimate and Shoreline Disturbance Interactively Shape Bird Functional Diversity
Ecology and EvolutionUnderstanding how ecological processes shape avian community structures remains fundamental to conservation in tropical coastal ecosystems, where birds serve crucial roles as seed dispersers, scavengers, and prey population regulators.
Samuel E. Tamekloe +3 more
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