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An Experimental Study of Particle‐Laden Jet Noise as an Analogue to Tephra‐Laden Volcanic Eruptions
Abstract Explosive volcanic eruptions produce vast amounts of acoustic energy, generally in the infrasound range. For sustained eruptions, infrasound is often dominated by jet noise, a form of noise similar to the sound from human‐made jet engines. Jet noise largely results from the combination of two sound‐producing components: fine‐scale turbulence ...
Gilles Seropian +5 more
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Abstract Hydrothermal sealing is a mechanism thought to be responsible for challenging‐to‐forecast phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions. To better understand this process, we present a study in which we assessed the textural, mineralogical, and physical properties (porosity, permeability, and tensile strength) of blocks of hydrothermal seal that were
Michael J. Heap +11 more
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Manga-boom in Deutschland: entstehung der deutchen manga-kultur [PDF]
This paper investigates the factors behind the fascination with Japanese manga in Germany. Part 1 examines the dramatic growth of the manga market in Germany since the 1990s.
NITTA Seigo
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Abstract Global geologic mapping shows that Europa’s surface is made up of an array of features including extensive ridged plains, regions of broad disruption termed chaos terrain, quasi‐linear ridges that span thousands of km, and bands up to 60 km wide that extend for 100–1000s of km.
Erin J. Leonard +2 more
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Commercial treaties and political transformation in Sulu and Southeast Asian littorals, c. 1830–1840
Abstract This article re‐examines an economic treaty concluded between Spain and the Sulu Sultanate in 1836. Analysing the Tausug (Jawi) and Spanish treaty versions alongside archival sources from Spain, the Philippines, and England, it traces the impact of indigenous agency beyond the formal signatories on economic and political transformations ...
Eleonora Poggio +2 more
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Rebellion v authority and power: suggestions from manga
The chapter analyses the relationship between the individual and the power in manga. In particular, the focus is on the rebellion against power and authority in selected manga, i.e., Death Note, Lone Wolf and Cub, Ruroni Kenshin, Ikigami and ...
Bertolini, Elisa
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Representation of the Flash Manga [PDF]
The “Flash Manga” that appeared at the mid-2000s. The medium of Manga turns to a computer from a book. In comparing the comics with the “Flash Manga”.
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Boundary-aware texture region segmentation from manga
Due to the lack of color in manga (Japanese comics), black-and-white textures are often used to enrich visual experience. With the rising need to digitize manga, segmenting texture regions from manga has become an indispensable basis for almost all manga
Xueting Liu, Chengze Li, Tien-Tsin Wong
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ABSTRACT Aims Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), driven in part by oxidative stress and the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Oleanolic acid (OA), a natural triterpene present in olive‐derived matrices, may modulate AGE metabolism.
Aída García‐González +14 more
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Valiant and Beautiful: Rethinking gender and aesthetics in shōjo manga
Shōjo manga is one of the hot topics in the study of manga. Despite this visibility, scholarly scrutiny in the English-speaking world tends to have focused on limited aspects of the category –e.g. famous works from the 1970s, and/or the “queer” genres of
Monden, M
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