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Hunting, but not outdoor recreation, modulates behavioural tolerance to human disturbance in Alpine marmots Marmota marmota

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Humans are often perceived as predators by free‐living animals, and thus, even non‐consumptive human activities such as outdoor recreation may trigger behavioural and physiological responses, often with negative consequences on individual fitness and population persistence.
Friederike Zenth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatigue life analysis of main landing gear structure considering shock absorber travel

open access: yesHangkong gongcheng jinzhan
The fatigue life assessment for landing gears is challenging due to complexity of load cases and variation of shock absorber travel (SAT). Focusing on the high-cycle fatigue (HCF) issue of the piston sliding tube (PSL),based on the whole geometric model ...
LIU Panglun   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of active control landing gear technology to the A-10 aircraft [PDF]

open access: yes
Two concepts which reduce the A-10 aircraft's wing/gear interface forces as a result of applying active control technology to the main landing gear are described.
Edson, R., Ross, I.
core   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavior of aircraft antiskid braking systems on dry and wet runway surfaces. A slip-velocity-controlled, pressure-bias-modulated system [PDF]

open access: yes
The braking and cornering response of a slip velocity controlled, pressure bias modulated aircraft antiskid braking system is investigated. The investigation, conducted on dry and wet runway surfaces, utilized one main gear wheel, brake, and tire ...
Smith, E. G.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Landing pad assembly for aerospace vehicles Patent [PDF]

open access: yes, 1965
Landing pad assembly for aerospace ...
Blumrich, J. F.
core   +1 more source

Assessing the utility of autonomous recording units and spring point counts for monitoring abundance of ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus is a species of conservation concern that has declined across most of its range. At the southeastern trailing edge of the range in Georgia, grouse are restricted to elevations 600 m a.s.l. and abundance is relatively low.
Clayton D. Delancey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Main Landing Gear Design for Piper Arrow IV

open access: yes, 2014
The main topic of this mechanical engineering design project is to redesign the landing gear of the Piper Arrow IV- PA-28RT-201 Aircraft. The new designed needed to take into account a 66% decrease in aircraft weight respect to the original Piper Arrow.
openaire   +2 more sources

Leadership Development Through Exploring Critical Perspectives and Storytelling in Pop Culture: Toward Leadership for Liberation Values

open access: yesNew Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 107-113, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT Popular culture exists as an expression of cultural history. It speaks to who we are, what we aspire toward, and where our generation stands in relation to the major issues of the day. This article is a conversation about the myriad perspectives offered in this issue of New Directions for Student Leadership, exploring the contributions each ...
Kathleen Callahan, Sean Connable
wiley   +1 more source

Flight and Ground Operations in Support of Airframe Noise Reduction Tests [PDF]

open access: yes
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Acoustic Research Measurements (ARM) project was established to evaluate via flight tests the noise reduction benefits of the Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) technology along with various ...
Baumann, Ethan, Waggoner, Erin R.
core   +1 more source

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