Marked decline in forest-dependent small mammals following habitat loss and fragmentation in an Amazonian deforestation frontier [PDF]
, 2020 Agricultural frontier expansion into the Amazon over the last four decades has created million hectares of fragmented forests. While many species undergo local extinctions within remaining forest patches, this may be compensated by native species from ...
Palmeirim, Ana Filipa +2 more
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Security Issues and Software Updates Management in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Era
Sensors, 2020 New generation Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) are providing advanced connectivity features, enabling new automation applications, services and business models in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) era.
Imanol Mugarza +2 more
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A bioprinted cardiac patch composed of cardiac-specific extracellular matrix and progenitor cells for heart repair [PDF]
, 2018 Congenital heart defects are present in 8 of 1000 newborns and palliative surgical therapy has increased survival. Despite improved outcomes, many children develop reduced cardiac function and heart failure requiring transplantation.
Bejleri, Donald +6 more
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Mutants as Patches: Towards a formal approach to Mutation Testing
Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences, 2019 Background: Mutation testing is a widely explored technique used to evaluate the quality of software tests, but little attention has been given to its mathematical foundations.
Lewowski Tomasz, Madeyski Lech
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An evolutionarily stable joining policy for group foragers [PDF]
, 2005 For foragers that exploit patchily distributed resources that are challenging to locate, detecting discoveries made by others with a view to joining them and sharing the patch may often be an attractive tactic, and such behavior has been observed across ...
Broom, M., Fraser, C., Ruxton, G. D.
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Heat: A Highly Efficient Skin Enhancer for Transdermal Drug Delivery
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2018 Advances in materials science and bionanotechnology have allowed the refinements of current drug delivery systems, expected to facilitate the development of personalized medicine.
Sabine Szunerits, Rabah Boukherroub
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Constructing of Multi-patches B-spline Surfaces [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2015 Surface modeling utilizing B-spline technique is one of the most important tool in computer aided geometric design (CAGD). The aim of this paper is to build and develop an algorithm to design and implement the multi-patches of B-spline free-form surfaces.
Wisam Kadhum Hamdan +1 more
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The Impact of asking about interest in free nicotine patches on smoker's stated intent to change: real effect or artefact of question ordering? [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION Stage of change questions are often included on general population surveys to assess the proportion of current smokers intending to quit.
Cunningham, John A. +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 A brain tumor is a tumor in the brain that has grown out of control, which is a dangerous condition for the human body. For later prognosis and treatment planning, the accurate segmentation and categorization of cancers are crucial. Radiologists must use
Arshad Hashmi, Ahmed Hamza Osman
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Spatial fragmentation is a near-ubiquitous characteristic of marine canopies. Biophysical interactions with fragmented canopies are multi-faceted and have many significant implications at multiple scales.
Andrew M. Folkard
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