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Analysis of losses in 2D photonic crystal waveguides using the 3D finite difference time domain (FDTD) method [PDF]
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
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Mutualist- and antagonist-mediated selection contribute to trait diversification of flowers [PDF]
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
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Mary Berenson and The Guide to the Italian Pictures at Hampton Court
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
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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
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Tourisme sportif et identités : Les pratiquants de canoë en Zambie
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
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Distribution networks and electrically controllable couplers for integrated optics [PDF]
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.
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Nuevas recomendaciones sobre el uso de corticoides en el paciente crítico
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
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Nepalese trekking guides: A quantitative study of sexual health knowledge and sexual behaviour [PDF]
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
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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
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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
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