Smoothed particle hydrodynamics for root growth mechanics [PDF]
International audienceA major challenge of plant developmental biology is to understand how cells grow during the formation of an organ. To date, it has proved dicult to develop computational models of entire organs at cellular resolution and, as a ...
Bassel, George +3 more
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Sources and effects of fluids in continental retrograde shear zones: Insights from the Kuckaus Mylonite Zone, Namibia [PDF]
Midcrustal rocks in retrograde metamorphic settings are typically H2O-undersaturated and fluid-absent and have low permeability. Exhumed continental retrograde faults, nonetheless, show evidence for the operation of fluid-mediated weakening mechanisms ...
Diener, J. F. A. +4 more
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Hydrolysis of penicillins and related compounds by the cell-bound penicillin acylase of Escherichia coli [PDF]
1. A method is given for the preparation of penicillin acylase by using Escherichia coli N.C.I.B. 8743 and a strain selected for higher yield. The enzyme is associated with the bacterial cells and removes the side chains of penicillins to give 6-amino ...
M. Cole
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Predictors of response rates of safety culture questionnaires in healthcare : a systematic review and analysis [PDF]
Objectives: Safety culture questionnaires are widely used in healthcare to understand how staff feel at work, their attitudes and views, and the influence this has on safe and high-quality patient care.
Braithwaite, Jeffrey +6 more
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A wide field of view Cherenkov/fluorescence telescope array is one of the main components of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory project.
Abraham +32 more
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This article provides an examination of the future of law school in Canada through the framework of colonization and decolonization. The authors identify five interconnected forms of contemporary colonization in law school, namely intellectual ...
Macdonald, Roderick A. +1 more
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Towards a Simulator Tool for Predicting Sprinting and Long Jump Motions with and without Running-Specific Prostheses: An Optimization-Based Approach [PDF]
The performances of sprinters and long jumpers with below the knee amputation (BKA) have improved continuously since the development of prostheses specifically for athletic movements.
Emonds, Anna Lena
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The Challenge of Stability: Niklas Luhmann's Early Political Sociology and Constitutional Adjudication in the United States and Germany [PDF]
Niklas Luhmann's early systems-theoretical conception of functional differentiation holds both normative and empirical insights for our understanding of constitutional adjudication. For example, Luhmann's conception of legal autonomy may help to shed new
Shulman, Theodor
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Joint Design and Pricing of Intermodal Port - Hinterland Network Services: Considering Economies of Scale and Service Time Constraints [PDF]
Maritime container terminal operating companies have extended their role from node operators to that of multimodal transport network operators. They have extended the gates of their seaport terminals to the gates of inland terminals in their network by ...
Ypsilantis, P. (Panagiotis) +1 more
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