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Analysis of losses in 2D photonic crystal waveguides using the 3D finite difference time domain (FDTD) method [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The 3D FDTD method is used to obtain loss versus hole depth in a 2D photonic crystal waveguide by simulating two different length guides. The transmission results are validated against published measured data.
Craddock, IJ   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Mutualist- and antagonist-mediated selection contribute to trait diversification of flowers [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2022
Flowers are generally short-lived, and they all face a multidimensional challenge because they have to attract mutualists, compel them to vector pollen with minimal investment in rewards, and repel floral enemies during this short time window.
Luyao Huang   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Mary Berenson and The Guide to the Italian Pictures at Hampton Court

open access: yes19, 2019
The Guide to the Italian Pictures at Hampton Court is the first book published in 1894 by Mary Berenson under the pseudonym of Mary Logan. In the same year Bernard Berenson published The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance, his first important ...
Ilaria Della Monica
doaj   +2 more sources

The implications of warmer winters for ice climbing: A case study of the Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire, USA

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Dynamics, 2023
Ice climbing is important to the culture and economies of mountain communities worldwide. However, warming winters call into question the future of livelihoods associated with ice climbing. In response, this case study presents observed and simulated ice
Jimmy Voorhis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tourisme sportif et identités : Les pratiquants de canoë en Zambie

open access: yesCadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2013
Cet article repose sur une enquête sur les usages sociaux du canoë en Zambie. Il a pour objectif de décrire les caractéristiques des relations sociales qui se nouent entre étrangers et « populations locales ». Si l’organisation de l’activité recouvre une
Antoine Marsac
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution networks and electrically controllable couplers for integrated optics [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
The power distribution as a function of propagation distance in a network of coupled optical waveguides is determined for several interesting cases. An electrically controllable coupler is proposed and analyzed in detail.
Elachi, C., Yeh, C.
core   +1 more source

Nuevas recomendaciones sobre el uso de corticoides en el paciente crítico

open access: yesRevista Electrónica de AnestesiaR, 2018
La utilización de corticoides en el paciente crítico es una práctica clínica habitual, aunque no siempre respaldada por la evidencia científica. Los datos aportados por estas nuevas guías intentan responder a algunas de las dudas que se nos plantean ...
Isabel De la Calle Gil   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nepalese trekking guides: A quantitative study of sexual health knowledge and sexual behaviour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Tourism, a global industry, brings with it a number of public health problems, one of which is the spread of sexually transmitted infections transmitted between travellers and hosts.
Bhatta, P.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Nonmelanoma skin cancer in mountain guides: high prevalence and lack of awareness warrant development of evidence-based prevention tools

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2016
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common cancer in Switzerland and Europe. The main causative factor is exposure to ultraviolet radiation, which puts outdoor workers in general at a higher risk of developing NMSC than indoor
Alexander Zink   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

One- and Two-Month-Old Dog Puppies Exhibit Behavioural Synchronization with Humans Independently of Familiarity

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Behavioural synchronization is a widespread skill in social species as it helps increase group cohesion among individuals. Such a phenomenon is involved in social interactions between conspecifics as well as between individuals from different species ...
Charlotte Duranton   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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