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Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, EarlyView.Additives' structures. ABSTRACT Poly(vinyl chloride) has been a key polymeric material since its commercial production in 1931, demonstrating versatility across numerous industries due to its compatibility with various additives. PVC's inherent properties, flame retardance, durability, and recyclability make it ideal for building and construction ...
Stefano Gardi +4 more
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Ungulate substrate use in fauna passages
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Fauna passages are increasingly constructed at major roads and railways to mitigate the negative effects of infrastructure and traffic on wildlife. The function of such passages depends on design, including the construction materials, soil, and vegetation.
Milla Niemi, Jan Olof Helldin
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, 2002 This thesis comprises railway innovation in the 19th century, railway regulation, recent railway reforms across Europe and a theoretical analysis. The historical study is complemented by an investigation of the rationale for extensive regulations and ...
Knipping, O
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Urban green spaces experience a mix of natural and anthropogenic noises, which could disrupt the vocal communication of several species. This study investigated how such complex soundscapes affect the occurrence of Anaxipha pallidula, which communicates through calls, focusing on both sound level and quality.
Hiroki Mori, Takeshi Osawa
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Actual Problems of Public-Use Railway Infrastructure Development Modeling
The current work is aimed at studying the actual problems in modeling Latvian public-use railway infrastructure (hereinafter – the railway infrastructure) development and targeted on defining both key variables and test indicators. The research was based
Hudenko, Justīna
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Exploration of new wildlife surveying methodologies that leverage advances in sensor technology and machine learning has led to tentative research into the application of seismology techniques. This, most commonly, involves the deployment of a footfall trap – a seismic sensor and data logger customised for wildlife footfall.
Benjamin J. Blackledge +4 more
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Research related to vibrations from high speed railway traffic
, 2008 We discuss here recent results from several research programmes related to dynamic aspects and vibrations induced by high speed railway traffic, developed at the computational mechanics group, within the “Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos” of the ...
Gabaldón Castillo, Felipe +1 more
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The Modeling of Energy Flows in Railway Networks using XML-Infrastructure Data
, 2012 This paper introduces a new Modelica package called RailwaySystem Library that provides the capabilities of simulating the energy flow in electrical railway net- works on which a fleet of railway vehicles is running.
Streit, Sebastian +3 more
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Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.Asiatic black bears in Russia face conservation threats such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, which exacerbate food shortages caused by crop failures. This study explores an innovative approach to rehabilitating bears that abandon hibernation in mid‐winter due to extreme exhaustion by providing supplemental food near their den sites.
Sergey A. Kolchin +2 more
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Pittman‐Robertson and Dingell‐Johnson: A Congressional endorsement of state supremacy over wildlife?
Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.Abstract The Pittman–Robertson Act of 1937 (PR) and the Dingell–Johnson Act of 1950 (DJ) provide states with substantial capacity to manage fish and wildlife by directing revenue from federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment to states. The precise scope of state and federal wildlife management authority has been a topic of debate among ...
J. Vaughan Branch +2 more
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