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Effects of cushion box and closed let-down ladder usage on damage to corn during handling: physiological deterioration

open access: yesPlant Methods, 2022
Background Corn seeds have a high susceptibility to mechanical damage due to their large size and mass. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the cushion box and closed let-down ladder usage in minimizing the negative influence of
Reza Shahbazi, Feizollah Shahbazi
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Underlying causal factors associated with construction worker fatalities involving stepladders

open access: yesConstruction Economics and Building, 2013
Stepladders are frequently utilized on construction projects as a means of access to elevation. Stepladder heights commonly range from 4 feet (1.2 m) to 14 feet (4.3 m). Since these heights are not extreme, there is a common misperception that stepladder
Aneurin Thomas James Grant   +1 more
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Radola Gajda and Czechs. In the history of counterrevolution and Russian Civil War [PDF]

open access: yesОмский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность", 2018
The result of the war and revolution are not only changes in social and economic way of life, the concept of morality. They also cause unexpected and rapid career growth.
S. V. Novikov
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Theory Without Measurement or Some Finishing Touches on The Creative Portrait of Douglass North

open access: yesЖурнал институциональных исследований, 2021
The article examines some of the key features of the scientific work of Douglass North. It is argued that the popular image of North as an adherent of this or that school of economic thought is not highly relevant.
Alexander Maltsev, Natalia Rozinskaya
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Movement and Protection for Random Shape Rockfalls in Steeply Dipping Coal Seams

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering, 2021
In view of the randomness of rockfalls shape and irregularity of the bottom floor of working face in steeply dipping coal seams (SDCS), it is difficult to accurately simulate rockfall movement, and it is consequently unable to effectively protect against
Ming Liu, Jie Chen
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Selection of an experimental fish ladder located at the dam of the Itaipu Binacional, Paraná River, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2004
The specific selection of a weir and orifice type experimental fish ladder in the dam of the Itaipu Reservoir (Paraná River) was evaluated by samplings in the river downstream and at two points along the ladder (at heights of 10 m and 27 m) during 28 ...
Domingo Rodriguez Fernandez   +2 more
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On Ladder Height Distributions of General Risk Processes

open access: yesThe Annals of Applied Probability, 1993
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Miyazawa, Masakiyo, Schmidt, Volker
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Falls from ladders: age matters more than height [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Research, 2014
Falls from ladders account for a significant number of hospital visits. However, the epidemiology, injury pattern, and how age affects such falls are poorly described in the literature.Patients ≥18 y who suffered falls from ladders over a 5½-y period were identified in our trauma registry.
Jorge, Con   +7 more
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Work-related falls from ladders – a follow-back study of US emergency department cases

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2011
OBJECTIVES: Ladder falls comprise 16% of all US workplace fall-related fatalities, and ladder use may be particularly hazardous among older workers.
David A Lombardi   +5 more
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Large-Group One-Session Treatment: Feasibility in Highly Height Fearful Individuals and Predictors of Outcome

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
ObjectiveExposure based large-group one-session treatments (LG-OSTs) proved feasible in different situational fears and showed promising short- and long-term outcomes. Based on prior LG-OST protocols we explored feasibility and effectiveness of an LG-OST
André Wannemueller   +8 more
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