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Tide distortion and attenuation in an Amazonian tidal river
Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 2012 The present study seeks to evaluate tidal propagation in the Guamá-Capim river system, in the Amazonian region, considering hydrodynamic and geomorphological aspects.
Paulo T. A. Freitas +2 more
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Investigation of Interfacial Behavior in Density Current Collisions
Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThis study provides a comprehensive examination of colliding density currents with a range of density differences from 1% to 4%, using controlled laboratory experiments with saltwater and freshwater.
Jinichi Koue
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Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.The study shows that parasite infection changes heat shock protein expression and can increase heat tolerance in blue mussels. By separating parasite and temperature effects, the results suggest that infection may improve survival during heat stress, highlighting important parasite–host interactions for climate change resilience. Abstract The influence
Annika Greve +3 more
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Back to the Future: Labour and the Politics of Financial Deregulation
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract One of the professed aims of the current Labour government in the UK is to boost GDP by ‘cutting red tape’. This also applies to the financial sector, where in recent months regulators have been asked to reflect on how rule changes could contribute to competitiveness and growth. A flurry of deregulatory initiatives has resulted from this.
Nick Kotucha
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Unsteady turbulence in tidal bores: Effects of bed roughness [PDF]
, 2010 A tidal bore is a wave propagating upstream as the tidal flow turns to rising. It forms during spring tide conditions when the flood tide is confined to a narrow funneled channel.
Barré de Saint Venant A. J. C. +11 more
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Romance Loans in Middle Dutch and Middle English: Retained or Lost? A Matter of Metre1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract Romance words have been borrowed into all medieval West‐Germanic languages. Modern cognates show that the metrical patterns of loans can differ although the Germanic words remain constant: loan words Dutch kolónie, English cólony, German Koloníe compared with Germanic words Dutch wéduwe, English wídow, German Wítwe.
Johanneke Sytsema, Aditi Lahiri
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
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Environmental Impact of a Tidal Bore on Tropical Rivers [PDF]
, 2002 A tidal bore impacts significantly on the estuarine ecosystem, although little is known on the flow field, mixing and sediment motion beneath tidal bores.
Chanson, Hubert, Donnelly, Chantal
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M. E. Grant Duff, Philosophic Liberalism and the Global Liberal Cause
History, EarlyView.Abstract Historians disagree about how best to conceptualize nineteenth‐century British Liberalism in relation to its international contexts. This article argues that we can better understand the patterns involved by interrogating individuals who bridged the worlds of partisan politics and elaborated thought.
Alex Middleton
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Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship
History, EarlyView.Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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