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New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 2, June 2026.Monitoring population trends are essential for the conservation of threatened species, and establishing best‐practice methods improves the efficiency, accuracy and long‐term value of data collected. For the nationally endangered Prodontria lewisii (Cromwell chafer beetle), monitoring has typically included soil core sampling for larvae, and pitfall ...
Carwen Williams +3 more
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Field Trip to a Power Plant - A Reading Guide [PDF]
The goal of this lesson is to give students an understanding of electricity, how it is made, and what resources are used to make it. It encourages them to think about the future of our various energy sources, and what this means to their generation ...
Christine McLelland
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A model based on cost minimization and reliability enhancement to solve the power plant preventive maintenance scheduling problem [PDF]
, 2015 1. Introduction and problem description The Power Plant Preventive Maintenance Scheduling Problem (PPPMSP) requires determining the period for which generating units of an electric power system should be taken offline for planned preventive ...
Perez-Canto, Salvador
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, 1995 The construction of hydroelectric power plants is always done using geological information and frequently the whole project is conditioned by the geological nature and characteristics of the site. The importance of geology in the planning, construction and operation of hydroelectric power plants will be presented and discussed.
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Performance assessment of hydroelectric power plants
, 2012 This study develops a methodology to provide insights regarding the performance of the hydroelectric power plants of a European player in the energy sector. In today’s energy generation programs, hydroelectric power plays an important role as it is based on a clean renewable energy source and capable of fulfilling a significant portion of the overall ...
Vaz, Clara B., Ferreira, Ângela P.
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Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 2, May 2026.As fragility and risk modeling techniques and computational capabilities evolve, complemented by moving toward more routine and systematic seismic risk assessment of all buildings and critical infrastructure, the authors pose a few critical questions to investigate how the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Seismic Hazard Models (NSHMs) can be used
Kishor S. Jaiswal, N. Simon Kwong
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Anatomical Description of the Main Gyri and Sulci of the Telencephalon of Alouatta belzebul
Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, Volume 55, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT The Alouatta belzebul is a species of howler monkey, of the Atelidae family and genus Alouatta. It is endemic in Brazil and has a separate geographic distribution, with two populations occurring: in the Amazon and in the Atlantic Forest on the coast of Northeast Brazil. The species is classified as ‘vulnerable’, and this is mainly justified by
Dayane Kelly Sabec Pereira +4 more
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Inventory of Landslides Triggered by Heavy Rainfall in Fuling District, Chongqing, China, June 2019
Geoscience Data Journal, Volume 13, Issue 2, April 2026.This study established a comprehensive landslide database triggered by a single rainfall event in Fuling District, Chongqing, China, to improve the accuracy of landslide prediction and early warning models. It provides scientific data support for disaster prevention and reduction in the study area.
Xue Zhiwen +10 more
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Data Centers Water Footprint: The Need for More Transparency
AGU Advances, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.Abstract The exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has driven the rapid global expansion of data centers, raising serious concerns about their environmental impact—particularly water use. While national and global water consumption by data centers may seem modest compared to other users, their localized impacts can be significant ...
Ana Pinheiro Privette +2 more
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An operational application of satellite snow cover observations, northwest United States [PDF]
LANDSAT-1 imagery showing extent of snow cover was collected and is examined for the 1973 and 1974 snowmelt seasons for three Columbia River Basins. Snowlines were mapped and the aerial snow cover was determined using satellite data.
Dillard, J. P.
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