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Using Historic Pavement Performance Data to Identify and Select Sites for Asphalt Mixture Design Studies [PDF]

, 2017
Since 1997 Arkansas asphalt mixtures have been designed using a procedure commonly known as ‘Superpave’. In a traditional Superpave mix design, the design considers only traditional volumetric parameters; however, recent advances in mix design technology
Richey, Allyson
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Effects of selective harvest on antler size of white‐tailed deer in Texas, USA

Wildlife Monographs, EarlyView.
We conducted 20 years of experiments on the selective harvest of white‐tailed deer by antler size, judged inferior, in 2 areas of South Texas, USA. Selective harvest increased the phenotypic antler size of older males in one study area but not the other. There was little evidence of evolution resulting from selective harvesting. Abstract There has been
Don A. Draeger, Charles A. DeYoung, Masahiro Ohnishi, David Navarro, Randy W. DeYoung, Bronson K. Strickland, David B. Wester, Alan T. Cain, David G. Hewitt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Poisson’s Ratio of Asphalt Concrete [PDF]

, 2016
Poisson´s ratio can be defined as the negative ratio of strains perpendicular to the load direction to the strains parallel to the loading direction. If elastic or viscoelastic models are used, Poisson´s ratio, together with elastic modulus, is a main ...
Camarena, Elvis Alexander Castillo
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Structural analysis of the flexibility of the Ubl2 domain within the papain‐like protease of SARS‐CoV‐2

Acta Crystallographica Section F, EarlyView.
The ubiquitin‐like domain 2 (Ubl2) of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus is necessary for the stability and catalytic efficiency of its papain‐like protease (PLpro). Our crystallographic study reveals that the Ubl2 domain exhibits notable flexibility and can adopt a conformation that places itself away from the PLpro catalytic domain, representing a new conformation
Gian Luca Freiherr von Scholley, Martina Schaefer, Mark D. Tully, Marc-Andre Hograindleur, Montserrat Soler-López, Roman C. Hillig, Christoph Mueller-Dieckmann, Eaazhisai Kandiah   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

All roads lead to infection: A mechanistic model to assess transmission routes of brucellosis in a wild ungulate population

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Wildlife and domestic populations frequently share diseases with a potential for cross‐species transmission, posing significant threats to animal and human health, economy and biodiversity conservation.
Rémi Fay, Sébastien Lambert, Anne Thébault, Pascal Marchand, Ariane Payne, Elodie Petit, Carole Toïgo, Emmanuelle Gilot‐Fromont   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plasma insulin‐like growth‐factor 1 (IGF‐1) concentrations predict early life‐history traits in a wild mammal

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The hormone insulin‐like growth factor 1 (IGF‐1) is a key player in the insulin/IGF signalling (IIS) pathway. Extensive biogerontological research demonstrates that this evolutionarily conserved nutrient‐sensing pathway plays a causal role in the regulation of growth ...
Sanjana Ravindran, Yolanda Corripio‐Miyar, Joel L. Pick, Xavier Bal, Jill G. Pilkington, Josephine M. Pemberton, Daniel H. Nussey, Hannah Froy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rut

, 2017
During the time of the Judges, Elimelech, Naomi and her children depart from Bethlehem to Moab because of a famine. There Elimelech dies and his sons marry two Moabites, Orpha and Ruth. Years later also the children die and Naomi decides to return to her land. On the return trip, Ruth, who refuses to leave Naomi, accompanies her.
openaire   +1 more source

Guidelines for the Use of Synthetic Fluid Dust Control Palliatives on Unpaved Roads [PDF]

, 2017
The amount of small soil particles, dust, lost from typical unpaved roads to fugitive dust is staggering. A 1 km stretch of unpaved road can contribute over 2400 kg of dust to the atmosphere (4.2 ton/mile) in a typical 3-month summer season.
Barnes, David, Connor, Billy
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Riding out the storm: Behavioural responses of a large herbivore to high‐Arctic winds

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Using 11 years of GPS data from 61 muskoxen in Northeast Greenland, we show how increasing wind speed and Arctic storms reshape movement modes and habitat selection. Muskoxen respond by bedding in dense vegetation, prioritizing energy conservation over foraging, revealing a simple behavioural strategy with potential fitness consequences under ...
Floris M. van Beest, Lars H. Hansen, Niels M. Schmidt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source