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Analysis of the C$_2$ (d$^3\Pi_g$-a$^3\Pi_u$) Swan bands as a thermometric probe in CO$_2$ microwave plasmas [PDF]

Plasma Sources Science & Technology, 2020
The optical emission spectra of high pressure CO$_2$ microwave plasmas are usually dominated by the C$_2$ Swan bands. In this paper, the use of the C$_2$ Swan bands for estimating the gas temperature in CO$_2$ microwave plasmas is assessed.
Carbone, Emile, D'Isa, Federico, Fantz, Ursel, Hecimovic, Ante   +3 more
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The menopause transition and women's health at midlife: a progress report from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

Menopause, 2019
Objective: Our initial understanding of the menopause transition (MT) has been framed by clinical samples of women seeking treatment rather than by population-based studies.
Samar R El Khoudary, Gail A Greendale, Sybil L Crawford   +2 more
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The swan genome and transcriptome, it is not all black and white

Genome Biology, 2023
Background The Australian black swan (Cygnus atratus) is an iconic species with contrasting plumage to that of the closely related northern hemisphere white swans.
Anjana C. Karawita, Yuanyuan Cheng, Keng Yih Chew, Arjun Challagulla, Robert Kraus, Ralf C. Mueller, Marcus Z. W. Tong, Katina D. Hulme, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Lauren E. Steele, Melanie Wu, Julian Sng, Ellesandra Noye, Timothy J. Bruxner, Gough G. Au, Suzanne Lowther, Julie Blommaert, Alexander Suh, Alexander J. McCauley, Parwinder Kaur, Olga Dudchenko, Erez Aiden, Olivier Fedrigo, Giulio Formenti, Jacquelyn Mountcastle, William Chow, Fergal J. Martin, Denye N. Ogeh, Françoise Thiaud-Nissen, Kerstin Howe, Alan Tracey, Jacqueline Smith, Richard I. Kuo, Marilyn B. Renfree, Takashi Kimura, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Mathew McDougall, Hamish G. Spencer, Michael Pyne, Conny Tolf, Jonas Waldenström, Erich D. Jarvis, Michelle L. Baker, David W. Burt, Kirsty R. Short   +44 more
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SWAN [PDF]

Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, 2020
In this pictorial, we unfold and reflect on the design process behind the creation of a research product - SWAN. SWAN is an augmented spoon that encourages people to pay more attention to their food and urges them to eat mindfully. With SWAN, our aim is to address the increasing tensions between the lucrative appeal of screen-based media and ideologies
Rohit Ashok Khot, Jung-Ying (Lois) Yi, Deepti Aggarwal   +2 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Moderate feminism within or against the neoliberal university? The example of Athena SWAN

Gender, Work and Organization, 2019
This article argues that gender equality programmes in universities and colleges may operate as a form of ‘moderate feminism’, producing contradictions through simultaneously providing a site of resistance and complicity for feminists. Our argument draws
Charikleia Tzanakou, Ruth Pearce
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Histomorphological and ultrastructural determination of the adrenal gland in swan geese (Anser cygnoides) [PDF]

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: The adrenal gland of the avian is considered a critical organ in the body because its hormones coordinate and control many pivotal physiological actions.
Khalid Ibrahim Abd Alkhazraji, Salah Hasan Almaliki, Rabab Abdulameer Naser, Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy, Fatimah Swadi Zghair   +4 more
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Evaluating Climate Change Effects on Swan Habitats Within China: Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Conservation [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Under the combined pressures of global climate change and human activities, swan habitats in China are facing severe threats, posing direct challenges to the effectiveness of existing protected areas.
Ke Zhang, Jun Lin, Jianghua Zheng, Xuan Li, Li Xu, Liang Liu, Xuan Liu, Xi Jin, Rong Fu, Xinwei Wang, Yunzhi Sang, Xiaoyu Guo   +11 more
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A case report of black swan (Cygnus atratus) died from gastric perforation and secondary infection resulting from ingestion of cloth—like foreign material [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
In this case, the cause of death of black swan was determined by investigating the daily feeding situation of black swan and combining clinical diagnosis, pathological anatomy, PCR detection and other methods.
Xianqin Jiao, Haoqian Wang, Yongchao Yan, Cossi Remi Codjia, Xinwei Wang   +4 more
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The Image of Swan in Buryat Cosmogonic Ideas: Semantics Analyzed

Монголоведение, 2022
Introduction. In mythological worldviews of Buryats and quite a number of other Turko-Mongols, swan acts as a totem on the female part of the ethnic community. The article examines the image of swan in Buryat cosmogonic folkways. The semantic approach to
Nadezhda B. Dashieva
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Disparities in Reproductive Aging and Midlife Health between Black and White women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

Women's Midlife Health, 2022
This paper reviews differences in the experience of the menopause transition and midlife health outcomes between Black and White women who participated in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a 25-year, longitudinal, multi-racial/ethnic ...
S. Harlow, Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie, G. Greendale, N. Avis, Alexis N. Reeves, Thomas R. Richards, T. Lewis   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source