Ownership-dependent mating tactics of minor males of the beetle Librodor japonicus (Nitidulidae) with intra-sexual dimorphism of mandibles [PDF]
, 2007 Intra-sexual dimorphism is found in the weapons of many male beetles. Different behavioral tactics to access females between major and minor males, which adopt fighting and alternative tactics, respectively, are thought to maintain the male dimorphism ...
AP Bridge +33 more
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An underwater discharge shockwave separation method based on minimum-phase cepstrum
AIP Advances, 2021 Underwater discharge sound sources are widely utilized. The acoustic signals generated by underwater discharge consist of shock waves and bubble pulsations.
Liang Qiao +4 more
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Stable microstructure in a nanocrystalline copper–tantalum alloy during shock loading
Communications Materials, 2020 Shock loading of materials alters the microstructure and considerably degrades mechanical performance. Here, shock loading of a nanocrystalline Cu–Ta alloy is found to induce minor changes to microstructure and mechanical performance, attributed to the ...
B. Chad Hornbuckle +10 more
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Image enhancement for underwater range-gated image with multi-slice integration method
AIP Advances, 2022 Active illumination underwater brings the backscatter problem. The traditional pulsed laser range-gated imaging (PLRGI) system uses a small gate width to suppress most of the backscattered light.
Hongsheng Lin +4 more
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program and Implications for US National Security. [PDF]
, 2010 This article analyzes Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program and the characteristics of the environment in which the program is nested. These characteristics include Pakistan’s history of internal and external instability; nuclear saber rattling during ...
Tkacik, Michael
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IEEE Access, 2021 The lack of a load power prediction function in conventional multi-wheel electric drive vehicles leads to lags in control action. To address this issue, we developed a real-time energy management strategy with improved load power prediction accuracy ...
Luming Chen +3 more
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Characterization of a Nanosized Iron Powder by Comparative Methods
KONA Powder and Particle Journal, 2014 Fe nanopowder, derived from microwave plasma synthesis (Materials Modifications Inc., Fairfax, VA), was obtained and characterized for particle size and size distribution.
L.J. Kecskes +5 more
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Postcard from a Canadian Supporter to Geraldine Ferraro [PDF]
, 1984 Postcard from a Canadian supporter to Geraldine Ferraro. Author is concerned about nuclear weapons. Postcard has handwritten notes.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/vice_presidential_campaign_correspondence_1984_international/1227/thumbnail ...
Ferraro, Geraldine
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
Vikalpa The Journal for Decision Makers, 2016 A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life and threaten to rip apart our social fabricWe live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our liveswhere we go to school, whether
Shikha Verma
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Error analysis of cross-shaped magnetic gradient full tensor measurement system
AIP Advances, 2020 The structural characteristics of the magnetic gradient full tensor measurement system are important factors affecting the accuracy of the magnetic gradient full tensor measurement.
Lei Xu +5 more
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