Glassy materials investigated for nuclear reactor applications [PDF]
, 1968 Studies determine the feasibility of preparing fuel-bearing glasses and glasses bearing neutron-absorbing materials for use as crystalline fuel and control rods for reactors. Properties investigated were devitrification resistance, urania solubility, and
Lynch, E. D.
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Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract This article deals with anxiety about and the shaming of modern urban mothers and wives on the mines of the late colonial Central African Copperbelt. Women's various labours and public presence lead to ambivalent depictions, such as the ‘careless mother’, that were part of a broader array of anxieties about women's autonomy on the mines ...
Stephanie Lämmert
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Analysing the glaze of a medieval ceramic fragment from the Durres Amphitheater in Albania
Heritage ScienceThe paper analyses the glaze of a ceramic sherd found in the southern sector of the Durres amphitheatre. Specifically, the sherd was found in a layer datable to the late 12th to early 13th century, which can be interpreted as a dismissal layer of a ...
Maria Grazia Perna +6 more
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Ten Economic Facts About Crime and Incarceration in the United States [PDF]
, 2014 Crime and high rates of incarceration impose tremendous costs on society, with lasting negative effects on individuals, families, and communities. Rates of crime in the United States have been falling steadily, but still constitute a serious economic and
Benjamin H. Harris +3 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Contributing to global urban history, planning theory and the geography of ideas, this article discusses the travels of Henri Lefebvre’s The Right to the City in the wake of May 1968, in France. That year, under the direction of Mario González and Max Baquero, a small team including the Italian architect Vittorio Garatti, French planner Jean ...
William Kutz
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An Overlooked Habitat‐Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We measured the gas exchange of six lizard and six snake species, under high and low air humidity, and two intriguing patterns emerged. First, although desert species lose less water via evaporation than similar‐sized mesic species under similar conditions, water loss is virtually the same when each is exposed to its natural conditions.
Shahar Dubiner, Shai Meiri, Eran Levin
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Trends in Ocean S‐Isotopes May Be Influenced by Major LIP Events
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 341-376., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Ross. R. Large +5 more
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Effect of Toothbrushing On Shade and Surface Roughness of Extrinsically Stained Pressable Ceramics [PDF]
, 2016 Statement of problem The effect of toothbrushing on extrinsically stained pressable ceramic materials is unknown. Purpose The purpose of this in vitro study was to investigate the effects of toothbrushing on the shade and surface roughness of ...
Berzins, David W. +3 more
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Dynamic Pricing With Recommendation and Consumer Feedback
The RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A long‐lived seller sells a new product of unknown value by offering prices and recommendations to short‐lived consumers in continuous time. The seller receives consumer feedback about the product at a rate that increases with the instantaneous sales volume.
Wenji Xu, Shuoguang Yang
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Multifunctional Glazing System: Solution for Modern Smart Glazing
, 2014 Multifunctional glazing combines various glazing, that have potential to control solar heat gain by changing the window transmittance and low heat loss. In autonomous multifunctional glazing its function will be powered by PV layer attached to the glazing. This glazing obviates the necessity for shading devices to control the glare.
Ghosh, Aritra +2 more
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