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On the Effects of the Incidence Angle on the L-Band Multi-Polarisation Scattering of a Small Ship

Remote Sensing, 2022
The monitoring of ships is of paramount importance for ocean and coastal area surveillance. The synthetic aperture radar is shown to be a key sensor to provide effective and continuous observation of ships due to its unique imaging capabilities.
Muhammad Adil, Andrea Buono, Ferdinando Nunziata, Emanuele Ferrentino, Domenico Velotto, Maurizio Migliaccio   +5 more
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MDMA Powder, Pills and Crystal: The persistance of ecstasy and the poverty of policy. [PDF]

, 2009
Commonly known as ecstasy, MDMA has been central to the British acid house, rave and dance club scene over the last 20 years. Figures from the annual national British Crime Survey suggest that ecstasy use has declined since 2001. This apparent decline is
Measham, Fiona, Moore, Karenza, Smith, Zoe   +2 more
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Topology‐Optimized Stretchable Piezoelectric Sensors With Tailored Liquid‐Metal Circuits for Anisotropic Stress‐Adaptive Motion Monitoring

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic showing the leveraging of topology optimization, the printing of a tailored eutectic gallium‐indium liquid alloy electrode, and porous ceramic engineering to simultaneously enhance mechanical durability, stretchability, and sensing sensitivity to produce a highly deformable and stretchable sensor capable of monitoring complex and anisotropic ...
Hanmin Zeng, Qianqian Xu, Jianxun Zhang, Peiqiong Zhou, Jiachen Zhang, Jinlan Li, Senfeng Zhao, Kechao Zhou, Dou Zhang, Chris Bowen, Yan Zhang   +10 more
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Underperformance in affluence: the remarkable relative decline in American heights in the second half of the 20th-century [PDF]

, 2006
Objective: We use the complete set of NHES and NHANES data collected between 1959 and 2004 in order to construct trends for the physical stature of the non-Hispanic white and black US adult population and compare them to those of Western- and Northern ...
Komlos, John, Lauderdale, Benjamin E.
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Vision‐Assisted Avocado Harvesting with Aerial Bimanual Manipulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work outlines the design and implementation of a bimanual aerial robot that employs visual perception and learning to detect, reach, and harvest avocados. A new gripper and fixer arm assembly is used to harvest avocados, while visual perception enables the detection of avocados and estimation of their position and orientation for determining ...
Zhichao Liu, Jingzong Zhou, Caio Mucchiani, Konstantinos Karydis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DOES PHYSICAL CAPACITY EXPLAIN THE HEIGHT PREMIUM? [PDF]

, 2010
The paper examines the role of physical capacity in the determination of the height premium by using the "Health 2000 in Finland" data that contain both self-reported information on the physical strenuousness of work, and information on muscle mass from medical examinations.
Böckerman, Petri, Johansson, Edvard, Kiiskinen, Urpo, Heliövaara, Markku   +3 more
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Colorectal Cancer Cell's Weapon: RNF32 Engages SPP1+ Macrophages to Foster Liver Metastasis, Targeted by Indole‐3‐Acetic Acid

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cytoplasmic RNF32 fuels CRC liver metastasis by degrading GSK3β, which stabilizes β‐catenin and activates Wnt/EMT. Moreover, RNF32 rewires the metastatic niche: it depletes CD8+/CD4+ T and NK cells while recruiting SPP1+ macrophages (which boost tumor stemness via CD44), fibroblasts, and immunosuppressive monocytes to aid colonization.
Hongyu Wang, Shipeng Dai, Yuchen Xie, Pengyu Chen, Yue Chai, Chongyu Wang, Xueying Huang, Xiao Dong, Junfeng Shi, Yongxiang Xia, Xiaofeng Qian, Weiwei Tang, Yichan Zhou   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of load flank angle modifications on the structural integrity of buttress threaded connections [PDF]

, 2013
One of the main requirements of threaded & coupled connections used in oil-producing wells is the ability to resist high tensile loads. In order to ensure integrity under ever-increasing loads, the geometric parameters of the connection can be modified ...
De Baets, Patrick, De Waele, Wim, Galle, Timothy, Jula, Felicia Camelia, Van Wittenberghe, Jeroen   +4 more
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Designing Cost‐Effective Carbon Payments to Induce Cellulosic Feedstock Production for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Perennial bioenergy crops, such as miscanthus and switchgrass, and crop residues have the potential to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and mitigate carbon emissions. However, high establishment costs, delayed returns, and risk–return profiles that diverge from those of conventional crops can hinder incentives to adopt ...
Fahd Majeed, Madhu Khanna, Ruiqing Miao
wiley   +1 more source

Fertilizer and Plant Growth Regulator Strategies for Improving Consumer Performance of Container-grown Petunia

HortTechnology, 2021
The overall goal was to evaluate fertilizer options for greenhouse producers, with or without a plant growth regulator (PGR) application, to improve subsequent performance of container-grown annuals.
Jonathan Ebba, Ryan W. Dickson, Paul R. Fisher, Crysta N. Harris, Todd Guerdat, Sofia Flores   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source