A phase field method to simulate crack nucleation and propagation in strongly heterogeneous materials from direct imaging of their microstructure [PDF]
, 2015 International audienceIn this work, crack initiation and propagation in 2D and 3D highly heterogeneous materials models, such as those obtained by micro-CT imagery of cementitious materials, is investigated for the first time by means of the phase field ...
Bornert, Michel +4 more
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Human Cloning and the Raelians: Media Coverage and the Rhetoric of Science [PDF]
, 2008 In this article, the author analyzes the reported coverage on human cloning and the Raelians in the Spanish newspaper El País. On December 27, 2002, Brigitte Boisselier, the director of the biotechnology company Clonaid, part of the International Raelian
Alcíbar, Miguel
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Separation of carbon dioxide from flue emissions using Endex principles
, 2010 In an Endex reactor endothermic and exothermic reactions are directly thermally coupled and kinetically matched to achieve intrinsic thermal stability, efficient conversion, autothermal operation, and minimal heat losses.
Ball, Rowena, Sceats, M. G.
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Digital communications over fading channels [PDF]
, 2004 In this report, the probabilities of bit error for the most commonly used digital modulation techniques are analyzed. Analytic solutions are developed for the probability of bit error when the signal is affected by the most commonly encountered ...
Beltz, Nathan E., Robertson, R. Clark
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Influence of the Antarctic ozone hole on the polar mesopause region as simulated by the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model [PDF]
, 2012 It is well established that variations in polar stratospheric winds can affect mesospheric temperatures through changes in the filtering of gravity wave fluxes, which drive a residual circulation in the mesosphere.
Jonsson, A. I. +3 more
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Sustainability, Distribution, and the Macroeconomic Analysis of Law [PDF]
, 2001 Legal economic analysis has traditionally focused on the application of microeconomic theory to questions of legal import. Scholars have generally regarded macroeconomic effects of legal rules as lying beyond the purview of the legal decisiomnaker\u27s ...
Kysar, Douglas A
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Testing Alternative Theories of the Property Price-Trading Volume Correlation [PDF]
This article examines the correlation between the real housing price and trading volume. Contrary to the predictions of standard rational expectation models, a robust positive correlation between the two variables is identified.
Charles K. Y. Leung +2 more
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Sub-basin scale dust source geomorphology detected using MODIS [PDF]
, 2008 The spatial and temporal variability of dust emissions from different surfaces in the Lake Eyre Basin, Australia is determined using MODIS data. For 2003–6 the sources of 529 dust plumes were classified: overall 37% of plumes originated in areas of ...
Grant H. McTainsh (7190288) +3 more
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PRODUCTION PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES FOR INCOME AND SUITABLE FIELD DAY RISK MANAGEMENT [PDF]
Production risk includes yield and days suitable for fieldwork variability. Both were modeled using biophysical simulation and a mean-variance, chance-constrained mathematical programming formulation representing a Kentucky corn, soybean, and wheat ...
Dillon, Carl R.
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Learning FCMs with multi-local and balanced memetic algorithms for forecasting industrial drying processes [PDF]
, 2017 In this paper, we propose a Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) learning approach with a multi-local search in balanced memetic algorithms for forecasting industrial drying processes.
Mena Nieto, Ángel Isidro +2 more
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