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Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes; YCA) are widespread invaders of islands across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. We investigated the ecological preferences and impacts of this species on a Polynesian atoll. We show that even at low abundances, this species can have important impacts on the fauna, including seabirds, and require management ...
Miléna Philip +2 more
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Journal of Materials Research and TechnologyShort-time austenitization of Zn-coated steels plays a critical role in the surface microstructure and corrosion resistance of the final component after hot-deformation.
Lingling Zhang +7 more
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Исследование процессов компактирования порошковых материалов триботехнического назначения на основе дисперсноупрочненной меди [PDF]
, 2015 Проблематика. Створення теоретичних і технологічних засад отримання порошкових матеріалів антифрикційного призначення з використанням порошків дисперснозміцненої міді є актуальною задачею, розв’язання якої потребує установлення залежностей властивостей ...
Biryukovych, L. O. +8 more
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Ambient heat and early childhood development: a cross‐national analysis
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.Background Increasing evidence suggests that climate change, along with its cascading impacts on ecosystems, societies, and communities, has significant effects on both physical and mental health. However, less is known about how exposure to excessive heat early in life may influence the development of foundational skills that shape lifelong ...
Jorge Cuartas +3 more
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Cultural entrepreneurship research emphasizes entrepreneurs’ use of cultural resources to influence audience evaluations through resonance. However, the process by which such cultural resonance is achieved remains underexplored, particularly as an intermediary outcome.
Xiumei Li +3 more
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.Biting or irritating insects are a threat to the health and welfare of grazing animals. This systematic review reveals that several shrubs and bushes growing in the alpine area have insecticidal, insect‐repellent and/or attractant properties. The alder Alnus glutinosa, juniper Juniperus communis, spruce Picea abies and walnut Juglans regia are ...
Theresa Schlittenlacher +3 more
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Impersonal efficiency and the dangers of a fully automated securities exchange [PDF]
, 2010 This report identifies impersonal efficiency as a driver of market automation during the past four decades, and speculates about the future problems it might pose.
Beunza, Daniel +3 more
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, 2020 Materials used in car body must fulfill several performance requirements during manufacturing and service life. Reducing car weight also reduces fuel consumption and causes lower gas emissions. One way to make that possible is to use hot-stamped boron steel components because the high strength of steel sheet thickness can be reduced without losing ...
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The revival of Biafran separatism in contemporary Nigeria is often explained with three leading theoretical frameworks: relative deprivation, political economy and state repression. Whereas relative deprivation and political economy perspectives posit that the resurgent separatism derives from the perception and empirical reality of ...
Promise Frank Ejiofor
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Low cost tooling material and process for graphite and Kevlar composites [PDF]
An Extruded Sheet Tooling Compound (ESTC) was developed for use in quickly building low cost molds for fabricating composites. The ESTC is a very highly mineral-filled resin system formed into a 6 mm thick sheet. The sheet is laid on the pattern, vacuum (
Childs, William I.
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