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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2012 A number of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) technologies are used to reduce the temperature at which the asphalt mixtures are produced and compacted, apparently without compromising the performance of the pavement. The main objective of this study is to determine
Yongjoo Kim +5 more
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Labor strategies in Northern Rhodesian copper mines, 1926—1935 [PDF]
, 1979 African Studies Center Working Paper No ...
Parpart, Jane L.
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Clinical Obesity, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2025.Summary Background Bariatric surgery is very effective in long‐term weight management. The present study was undertaken to investigate the short‐term effects of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on (a) gastrointestinal (GI) motility, that is gastric emptying and oro‐cecal transit time and (b) secretion of regulatory gut ...
Jennifer A. Wilbrink +4 more
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Can One Estimate the Conditional Distribution of Post-Model-Selection Estimators? [PDF]
We consider the problem of estimating the conditional distribution of a post-model-selection estimator where the conditioning is on the selected model.
Benedikt M. Potscher, Hannes Leeb
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Scaling area‐based conservation, including initiatives led or comanaged by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a flagship goal of the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservationists often aspire to scale initiatives, but this is rarely achieved in practice. Identifying and addressing factors that limit initiative adoption (i.e.
Thomas Pienkowski +39 more
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Analysis and Evaluation of Possibilities for the Use of Warm Mix Asphalt in Lithuania
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2009 Production of hot mix asphalt (HMA) requires a lot of consumption of energy, exhaustion of CO2 and other environment unfriendly materials. The fumes of HMA are injurious for roadmen and asphalt plant workers.
Audrius Vaitkus +3 more
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WMA investigates its future president [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2015 The World Medical Association (WMA) has resumed investigating legal claims against its president-elect, Dr. Ketan Desai, a urologist from India. Desai has been dogged by legal charges since he was first elected WMA president in 2009.
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Informed Consent as a Human Right in the Inter‐American Human Rights System (IAHRS)
Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Informed consent is presented as a fundamental right and principle in modern medical practice. It involves obtaining permission from a patient before any medical procedure, treatment, or research protocol. Although not explicitly recognized as a standalone right in international human rights instruments, informed consent in healthcare is ...
Diana Rocío Bernal‐Camargo +1 more
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Applying the Gini Coefficient to measure inequality of water use in the Olifants River water management area, South Africa [PDF]
River basin management / Water stress / Water use / Indicators / Households / Rural areas / Irrigation programs / South Africa / Olifants ...
Cullis, J., van Koppen, Barbara
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Soil sand content is a driving force in structuring bee communities
Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.We conducted a carefully designed observational study across three soil sand content categories using Dalea purpurea that attracts a wide range of bee species and grows in different soil types. Soil sand content, not floral resource availability, affected patterns of bee distribution, and contrary to expectations, sandier sites did not host the highest
Marissa H. Chase +5 more
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